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Eloísa del Pino @eloisadelpino.bsky.social · 3d

Como 1ª institución científica del país, en la que trabajan 17.000 personas en todo el territorio nacional, el @csic.es, organismo publico adscrito @cienciagob.bsky.social, sintió la responsabilidad de poner en marcha un

Plan de Sostenibilidad

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Carmen Ruiz de Almodóvar @ruizdealmodovar.bsky.social · 7d

This was a great opportunity to bring ours science to society. Thanks to my amazingly engaged lab and to Paula Urrutia for making it a success!

Paula Urrutia @sciart-is-cool.bsky.social · 8d

NeuVa Mandalas first series of workshops concluded with inspiring lessons from the science, the art practice, and the interconnections created during our time at IMPULSE. Thank you to all for their creativity and engagement! #sciart #bonn #neuvaartlab #ruizdealmodovarlab @ruizdealmodovar.bsky.social

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Carmen Ruiz de Almodóvar @ruizdealmodovar.bsky.social · 19d

Looking forward to the second day of our workshop series. Three lab members from our group will present the science and Paula will follow with very creative art and craft. We are fully booked for this Sunday, so looking forward to all the registered!

Paula Urrutia @sciart-is-cool.bsky.social · 19d

NeuVa Art Lab opens creative approaches to understand #Neurovascular research. The next NeuVa Mandala workshop is on September 21, 2025 at IMPULSE Uni #Bonn. #sciart #scicomm #neuroscience @ruizdealmodovar.bsky.social

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Paula Urrutia @sciart-is-cool.bsky.social · 19d

NeuVa Art Lab opens creative approaches to understand #Neurovascular research. The next NeuVa Mandala workshop is on September 21, 2025 at IMPULSE Uni #Bonn. #sciart #scicomm #neuroscience @ruizdealmodovar.bsky.social

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Carmen Ruiz de Almodóvar @ruizdealmodovar.bsky.social · 21d

Last Sunday we welcomed the first group of people intersted in exploring at the NeuVa ART LAB. Huge thanks to Paula Urrutia @sciart-is-cool.bsky.social and everyone who made it possible!
Looking forward to the next one!

@erc.europa.eu @immunosens.bsky.social @unibonn.bsky.social

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oZgun Gokce @gokcegroup.bsky.social · 25d

We are seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher to join our group at the University Hospital Bonn / DZNE. The project will focus on spatial omics approaches to study how lipid transport and the immune system shape neurodegeneration. DM me here

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Carmen Ruiz de Almodóvar @ruizdealmodovar.bsky.social · 27d

Don't miss this EVBO seminar!

Guille Luxán @gluxan.bsky.social · 27d

Woohoo! Fantastic speakers 💃🏻💃🏻 Looking forward to meeting y'all there :)

EVBO @evborg.bsky.social · 27d

🍂 Kicking off the fall seminar series! 📢 EVBO seminar, Tue 16th of September: Profs. Lena Claesson-Welsh & Hellmut Augustin. Don't miss it!

Carmen Ruiz de Almodóvar @ruizdealmodovar.bsky.social · 28d

We start this coming Sunday at IMPULSE!

Paula Urrutia @sciart-is-cool.bsky.social · Sep 4

NeuVa ART Lab is having the first #sciart workshop in #Bonn. Join us for a crafty #neuroscience cafe at Impulse Uni Bonn . Free workshop, Registration required : www.immunosensation.de/events/neuva...

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · Sep 4

Congratulations! Junior-Professor Dr. Amelie Schiprowski, Professor Dr. Lucie Flek and Dr. Moritz Lürig for each receiving a €1.5 million ERC Starting Grant supporting early-career researchers.
Read More: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/univ...
@erc.europa.eu @mluerig.bsky.social @aschiprowski.bsky.social

(c) Bildcollage: von links - Prof. Dr Lucie Flek, Jun.-Prof. Dr Amelie Schiprowski, Dr Moritz Lürig. Collage: from left: Max Waidhas/University of Bonn; Marc Thürach/ECONtribute; Kristen Grace/Florida Museum of Natural History

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Paula Urrutia @sciart-is-cool.bsky.social · Sep 4

NeuVa ART Lab is having the first #sciart workshop in #Bonn. Join us for a crafty #neuroscience cafe at Impulse Uni Bonn . Free workshop, Registration required : www.immunosensation.de/events/neuva...

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Pierre Vanderhaeghen @vanderhaeghenp2.bsky.social · Sep 3

New from the lab: Fatty Acid Metabolism Sets the Species-specific Tempo of Cortical Development through Protein Acetylation Dynamics. Led by amazing trio: @ryo2iwata.bsky.social , Isabel Gallego, @emirerkol.bsky.social, together with @steinaerts.bsky.social , @fendtlab.bsky.social

Species-specific Rates of Fatty Acid Metabolism Set the Scale of Temporal Patterning of Corticogenesis through Protein Acetylation Dynamics

Developmental processes display temporal differences across species, leading to divergence in organ size and composition. In the cerebral cortex, neurons of diverse identities are generated sequential...

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Carmen Ruiz de Almodóvar @ruizdealmodovar.bsky.social · Sep 3

Program and registration here: www.ukbonn.de/invz/neuva-a...

Registration

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Carmen Ruiz de Almodóvar @ruizdealmodovar.bsky.social · Sep 3

By bringing together concepts of the neurovascular unit with hands-on-crafting, we invite all interested people to join and open dialogues about creativity and brain health, as a way to promote scientific knowledge in society. Resulting collective art will be exposed in a follow-up exhibition.

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Carmen Ruiz de Almodóvar @ruizdealmodovar.bsky.social · Sep 3

NeuVa ART Lab kicks off this month at IMPULSE House (Uni. Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social) with a Mandala workshop, merging SCIENCE and TEXTILE ART to explore the importance of blood vessels in the brain. More info here: www.ukbonn.de/invz/neuva-a...

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Carmen Ruiz de Almodóvar @ruizdealmodovar.bsky.social · Sep 3

As an public outreach platform, linked to our Institute of Neurovascular Cell Biology at UKBonn, the Immunosensation Cluster ‪ @immunosens.bsky.social, and our ERC Consolidator grant @erc.europa.eu‬, together with artist Paula Urrutia @sciart-is-cool.bsky.social, we have created NeuVa ART Lab.

What is NeuVa ART Lab?

www.ukbonn.de

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The Hassan Brain Development Team @hassanbraindevlab.bsky.social · Sep 1

Latest from the lab, the beautiful work of Iryna Mohylyak and colleagues describing a temporal developmental transcriptional program for mitochondrial quality control and synaptic connectivity, with @jdejuan-sanz.bsky.social, Olga Corti and @steinaerts.bsky.social
labs
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Temporal transcriptional regulation of mitochondrial morphology primes activity-dependent circuit connectivity - Nature Communications

This study investigates the developmental transcriptional regulation of mitochondrial quality control. Authors identify the Drosophila factor Mirana, homologous to mammalian TZAP, as a key temporal re...

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Journal of Experimental Medicine @jem.org · Aug 28

A high-throughput #zebrafish screen identifies novel candidate treatments for Kaposiform Lymphangiomatosis (KLA). New study from Ivan Bassi @ivanbassi.bsky.social, Karina Yaniv @karinayaniv.bsky.social and colleagues @weizmanninstitute.bsky.social: rupress.org/jem/article/...

#CardiovascularBiology

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Hellmut Augustin @hellmutaugustin.bsky.social · Jul 14

Spread the word: The European Center for Angioscience @uniheidelberg.bsky.social continues to grow: We have openings for 2 additional Junior Group Leader positions. Get in touch with us if you are ready to start your own lab. See also corresponding ad in @nature.com: www.nature.com/naturecareer...

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Hellmut Augustin @hellmutaugustin.bsky.social · Aug 20

Interested in pursuing a postdoc in the Augustin lab at the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg (www.augustinlab.de)? Working at the interface of angioscience and metastasis. Apply to the DKFZ postdoctoral fellowship program (www.dkfz.de/en/karriere/...). Deadline: Sept. 15, 2025.

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Hellmut Augustin @hellmutaugustin.bsky.social · Aug 20

Still time to apply to the 2 open 6-year Junior Group Leader positions at the European Center for Angioscience (ECAS) at Heidelberg University. Application deadline is September, 10, 2025.

Hellmut Augustin @hellmutaugustin.bsky.social · Jul 14

Spread the word: The European Center for Angioscience @uniheidelberg.bsky.social continues to grow: We have openings for 2 additional Junior Group Leader positions. Get in touch with us if you are ready to start your own lab. See also corresponding ad in @nature.com: www.nature.com/naturecareer...

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Karina Yaniv @karinayaniv.bsky.social · Aug 21

Happy to see our work, led by @ivanbassi.bsky.social, out today in @jem.org! #Zebrafish help us find new treatments for a #rare_disease affecting #lymphatic vessels! Congrats to all authors and thanks to #MDBRide4Rare, #ODC_UPenn, @erc.europa.eu for support @weizmanninstitute.bsky.social

Journal of Experimental Medicine @jem.org · Aug 21

Bassi et al. @karinayaniv.bsky.social @weizmanninstitute.bsky.social use #zebrafish to help identify new treatments for a severe lymphatic malformation. rupress.org/jem/article/...

#CardiovascularBiology #HumanDiseaseGenetics

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Fiona Doetsch @doetschlab.bsky.social · Aug 20

New pre-print on sex differences in the choroid plexus- the 🧠's fluid secretion organ. Important differences in secretory signaling & immune compartments that can impact the 🧠 in health & disease. ‪@karol-kaiser.bsky.social‬@violesilvar.bsky.social‬ Luca von Allmen. 🧪
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Choroid plexus sex differences in secretory signalling and immune compartments

The choroid plexus (ChP)- cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) axis is emerging as a key regulator of the brain environment. The ChP is a multi-functional structure, which forms the blood-CSF barrier, and acts a...

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Mass Lab @masslab.bsky.social · Jul 17

🧠 New book chapter out!

We review the developmental origin and functional diversity of #microglia - key players at the crossroads of #immunity and #neurodevelopment.

🔹 Ontogeny & specialization
🔹 Transcriptional & metabolic shifts
🔹 Roles in disease & repair
👉 authors.elsevier.com/a/1lKxcErwXf...

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Fame Lab @labfame.bsky.social · Jun 5

Molecular Hallmarks of Hydrocephalus @ScienceTranslational Medicine is out today. Grateful to work under leadership of Andy Hale, Ryann Fame, & Kris Kahle with other top-notch collaborators including @labfame.bsky.social members Arjun Rajan and Blake Zhou! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Siegenthaler Lab @siegenthalerlab.bsky.social · Jul 14

For all the #DevNeuro postdocs & graduate students...Neural Development GRS will be held right before - Aug 1-2, 2026 and is co-chaired by @deepthavasu.bsky.social & Aleksandra Recupero - we will post about this as well! Check out the website www.grc.org/neural-devel...

2026 Neural Development (GRS) Seminar GRC

The 2026 Gordon Research Seminar on Neural Development (GRS) will be held in Newport, Rhode Island. Apply today to reserve your spot.

www.grc.org

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