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Mike Piacentino

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Assistant Professor, Dept of Cell Biology, JHU SOM. Lipids and membranes in neural crest development. He/him. 🏳️‍🌈🐣🔬 https://piacentinolab.com/

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Mike Piacentino @mikepiacentino.bsky.social · Jun 14

We're #hiring! Our group in the Cell Bio Dept at Hopkins is looking for a Research Technologist to join us and study #neuralcrest #cellmigration during #devbiol! Looking to build up your lab experience? Check it out! @socdevbio.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social
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Research Technologist

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Mike Piacentino @mikepiacentino.bsky.social · May 30

Looking forward to it!

Mike Piacentino @mikepiacentino.bsky.social · May 29

Uh oh what did I do? But yes please, we should make this happen - there or before?

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Mike Piacentino @mikepiacentino.bsky.social · May 29

I'm so excited for #ICDB2025, it's looking like such a great meeting and I'm honored to share our work!

Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · May 29

Michael Piacentino @mikepiacentino.bsky.social will be a speaker at #ICDB2025 and we couldn't be happier! Michael's work focuses on epidermal to mesenchimal transition in the highly migratory neural crest cells 🐤🧪

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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · Apr 14

Totally BOSS move: Harvard completely redid its home page to push back on the threats to research. 12/10 no notes www.harvard.edu

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Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders who make a difference globally.

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Mike Piacentino @mikepiacentino.bsky.social · Jan 15

Thank you, Rohan!

Mike Piacentino @mikepiacentino.bsky.social · Jan 15

Thank you, Jeff!

Mike Piacentino @mikepiacentino.bsky.social · Jan 15

Thanks, Julie!!

Mike Piacentino @mikepiacentino.bsky.social · Jan 15

Thank you, John!

Mike Piacentino @mikepiacentino.bsky.social · Jan 15

Thank you!!

Mike Piacentino @mikepiacentino.bsky.social · Jan 15

Thanks, Megan!

Mike Piacentino @mikepiacentino.bsky.social · Jan 15

Glad to hear folks are safe, but I’m so sorry for your friends and all those who have lost so much.

Mike Piacentino @mikepiacentino.bsky.social · Jan 15

Thanks! And so great hanging out with you at ASCB, I hope you all had a great holiday!

Mike Piacentino @mikepiacentino.bsky.social · Jan 15

Thank you!!!!

Mike Piacentino @mikepiacentino.bsky.social · Jan 15

Thank you!

Mike Piacentino @mikepiacentino.bsky.social · Jan 15

Thank you!! And congratulations to you and your recent defense, I’ve enjoyed following your work!

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Mike Piacentino @mikepiacentino.bsky.social · Jan 14

Thanks Louis, and same! I always enjoy running into you!

Mike Piacentino @mikepiacentino.bsky.social · Jan 14

Thank you! I hope you’re all staying safe over there, my heart is breaking following the news of the fires.

Mike Piacentino @mikepiacentino.bsky.social · Jan 14

Thanks, and big congrats on the Hanna Gray Fellowship!

Mike Piacentino @mikepiacentino.bsky.social · Jan 14

Thanks Chrystal!!

Mike Piacentino @mikepiacentino.bsky.social · Jan 14

Thank you!!

Mike Piacentino @mikepiacentino.bsky.social · Jan 14

I'm honored to receive the H.W. Mossman Award in Developmental Biology! Thank you @anatomyorg.bsky.social for recognizing our work toward understand how membrane lipids shape embryonic development, and I'm so excited to share our future discoveries!

American Association for Anatomy @anatomyorg.bsky.social · Jan 14

We are pleased to highlight more than 19 distinguished members of our association as winners of our 2025 spring awards! Get to know the winners and their new distinctions here: ow.ly/wm1b50UGk2E
#Anatomy25 #anatomy #science #research #education #AAA

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Mike Piacentino @mikepiacentino.bsky.social · Dec 17

Anyone at #cellbio24 want to learn how an apolipoprotein organizes cell migration and sensory tissue specification in the embryo? Come check out my lab’s poster this morning 11:30am at board B391, or grab me any other time and I’d love to share! #neuralcrest #chicken @ascbiology.bsky.social

Mike Piacentino @mikepiacentino.bsky.social · Dec 15

Approaching 24 hours at #cellbio24 and already buzzing with new ideas!

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Mike Piacentino @mikepiacentino.bsky.social · Nov 16

We’re interested in collective cell migration over here too! 👋🏻

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