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Sergiu P. Pasca @sergiuppasca.bsky.social · 23m

We are getting closer to this special event at Asilomar

Dana Foundation @danafoundation.bsky.social · 3h

(1/2) On Nov. 10-12, scientists, ethicists, policymakers, patient advocates, and science communicators will convene to explore the ethical and societal questions posed by #organoid and #assembloid research.

Hear more from @sergiuppasca.bsky.social in this clip from #NeuroSociety Stories.

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Sergiu P. Pasca @sergiuppasca.bsky.social · 5d

meetings.cshl.edu/meetings.asp...

Assembloids and Complex Cell-Cell Interactions across Tissues and Organs

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meetings & Courses -- a private, non-profit institution with research programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics, bioinformatics.

meetings.cshl.edu

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Sergiu P. Pasca @sergiuppasca.bsky.social · 5d

Less than two weeks left to register for the inaugural conference on Assembloids & Complex Cell-Cell Interactions at @cshlnews.bsky.social

Check out the topics and amazing lineup of speakers!

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Sergiu P. Pasca @sergiuppasca.bsky.social · 7d

Wishing her every success as she joins a great cohort of lab alumni setting independent research programs worldwide (5th to start their group
this past cycle).

Photo from our lab celebration of Xiaoyu’s paper coming out last year. 👏

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Sergiu P. Pasca @sergiuppasca.bsky.social · 7d

A bittersweet day as another postdoc leaves to start an independent lab at St Jude’s Children Hospital.

Xiaoyu Chen led fearless work on developing a therapeutic approach for Timothy syndrome—now advancing toward clinical trial.

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Sergiu P. Pasca @sergiuppasca.bsky.social · 14d

Recent conversation at the @danafoundation.bsky.social about neural assembloids and organoids, their applications and ethical challenges (including more on the upcoming Asilomar conference)

Dana Foundation @danafoundation.bsky.social · 14d

Our new episode of NeuroSociety Stories is officially live! @sergiuppasca.bsky.social discusses his pioneering work using human stem cells to create neural #organoids and #assembloids for studying brain development and psychiatric disorders.

#neurosociety #neuroscience #neuroethics #brainresearch

Sergiu Pasca: Brain Organoids, Ethics, and the Future of Psychiatric Therapies

YouTube video by Dana Foundation

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Sergiu P. Pasca @sergiuppasca.bsky.social · 26d

More here: meetings.cshl.edu/meetings.asp...

Assembloids and Complex Cell-Cell Interactions across Tissues and Organs

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meetings & Courses -- a private, non-profit institution with research programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics, bioinformatics.

meetings.cshl.edu

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Sergiu P. Pasca @sergiuppasca.bsky.social · 26d

Invited speakers here:

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Sergiu P. Pasca @sergiuppasca.bsky.social · 26d

One week left to register for the 1st conference on assembloids at @cshlnews.bsky.social this December. Spectacular list of speakers (see below) tackling cell-cell interactions across tissues and organs

Two amazing keynotes:
Ruslan M. Medzhitov & Joanna Wysocka

#assembloids #organoids

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Sergiu P. Pasca @sergiuppasca.bsky.social · Sep 5

I wanted to share a quick update on this call, which has received an overwhelmingly positive response. While I will carefully review the hundreds of applications received, I sincerely apologize that I won’t be able to respond to everyone. Those selected for an interview will be notified soon.

Sergiu P. Pasca @sergiuppasca.bsky.social · Aug 13

Consider joining us at Stanford as a postdoctoral fellow!

If you have a published paper or a preprint, will graduate in the next period, and are excited to work in California, email me your CV and a brief statement of your research interests and trajectory by the end of August.

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Reposted by Sergiu P. Pasca

Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · Sep 2

Yesterday we had a brilliant start to #ARNASydney2025. We kicked off with the #RNA in neuroscience & RNA tech, AI & Bioinformatics sessions. Speakers included @sergiuppasca.bsky.social, Mike Clark, @sabaaltaf.bsky.social, Nicole Green and several others

#RNASky @unswrna.bsky.social

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Sergiu P. Pasca @sergiuppasca.bsky.social · Aug 29

Last day to sign up for the Asilomar meeting 👇

Sergiu P. Pasca @sergiuppasca.bsky.social · Aug 21

Great news about our upcoming meeting at Asilomar on the Ethics of Neural #Organoids and #Assembloids Research!

We secured additional support to waive the registration fee for at least 30 participants, which is especially beneficial for trainees

If interested, complete the form at the link below

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Sergiu P. Pasca @sergiuppasca.bsky.social · Aug 22

🎉🎉🎉

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Sergiu P. Pasca @sergiuppasca.bsky.social · Aug 21

We will discuss and outline main issues

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Sergiu P. Pasca @sergiuppasca.bsky.social · Aug 21

More here: sto.stanfordtickets.org/ethical-and-...

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Sergiu P. Pasca @sergiuppasca.bsky.social · Aug 21

Great news about our upcoming meeting at Asilomar on the Ethics of Neural #Organoids and #Assembloids Research!

We secured additional support to waive the registration fee for at least 30 participants, which is especially beneficial for trainees

If interested, complete the form at the link below

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Sergiu P. Pasca @sergiuppasca.bsky.social · Aug 13

More on the lab here: med.stanford.edu/pascalab.html

Pasca Lab at Stanford Medicine

Welcome to Pasca Lab at Stanford School of Medicine, where groundbreaking neuroscience research meets ethical scientific discovery. Explore our published research, educational initiatives, and media c...

med.stanford.edu

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Sergiu P. Pasca @sergiuppasca.bsky.social · Aug 13

No prior experience in stem cells, organoids, or assembloids needed (we generally recruit outside of the field).

There are no preset projects—just come ready to tackle important questions in human brain development and disease.

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Sergiu P. Pasca @sergiuppasca.bsky.social · Aug 13

Consider joining us at Stanford as a postdoctoral fellow!

If you have a published paper or a preprint, will graduate in the next period, and are excited to work in California, email me your CV and a brief statement of your research interests and trajectory by the end of August.

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Sergiu P. Pasca @sergiuppasca.bsky.social · Aug 7

open access here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lZ2i3BtfH...

authors.elsevier.com

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Sergiu P. Pasca @sergiuppasca.bsky.social · Aug 7

Short article on neuronal maturation in the primate cortex with Kent Imaizumi in the lab

www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...

Timing matters: Genetic regulation of neuronal maturation in the primate brain

The molecular mechanisms that govern the extended neuronal maturation in the primate brain remain incompletely understood. In this issue of Neuron, Gao et al. measure gene activity, chromatin state, a...

www.cell.com

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Reposted by Sergiu P. Pasca

scienceartnews.bsky.social @scienceartnews.bsky.social · Aug 6

@sergiuppasca.bsky.social / @stanford.edu

‘The human brain remains the final frontier’

Stanford neuroscientist Sergiu Pasca is pioneering technology to recreate human brain tissue and neural circuits in the lab – giving scientists unprecedented access to human brain development and open...

news.stanford.edu

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Sergiu P. Pasca @sergiuppasca.bsky.social · Aug 6

That you will solve soon 👍

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Sergiu P. Pasca @sergiuppasca.bsky.social · Aug 6

Very difficult question. If I could speculate, it could be understanding deeply how mental processes—and ultimately consciousness—arise from biological matter.

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Sergiu P. Pasca @sergiuppasca.bsky.social · Aug 5

Brief summary of our lab work and mission! So much more to do!

Stanford University @stanford.edu · Aug 4

Stanford neuroscientist @sergiuppasca.bsky.social is pioneering technology to recreate human brain tissue and neural circuits in the lab — giving scientists unprecedented access to human brain development and opening new possibilities for treating disorders from psychiatric disease to chronic pain.

‘The human brain remains the final frontier’

Stanford neuroscientist Sergiu Pasca is pioneering technology to recreate human brain tissue and neural circuits in the lab – giving scientists unprecedented access to human brain development and open...

news.stanford.edu

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