Gina Zarkada

Assistant Professor @PNBUconn

[UConn Physiology & Neurobiology @PNBUConn]

Congrats to Daniel Mulkey and Akiko Nishiyama of UConn PNB on recognition by the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE)! Daniel Mulkey was elected to the 2026 class, and Akiko Nishiyama was inducted with the 2018 class.
#UConn #PNB #CASE

[Ali Max Erturk @erturklab]

in @CellCellPress, using iDISCO+ clearing & spatial transcriptomics, @nicolasrenier lab maps how cerebral vasculature forms across the whole brain. Reveals three phases—growth, specialization, refinement—linking vascular remodeling to neuronal maturation.
https://t.co/9d8IvaK9Rq

[Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center @MSKCancerCenter]

🚨 An experimental, personalized vaccine using #mRNA to prevent #pancreaticcancer from returning after surgery continues to show promise in a small, 16-person patient group.

New results from a phase 1 clinical trial, being presented at #AACR26, show that nearly 90% of people whose immune systems responded to the vaccine were still alive six years later.

“These early results show this new immunotherapy approach has the potential to be groundbreaking for one of the deadliest cancers,” says MSK physician-scientist Dr. Vinod Balachandran (@TheVinodLab), the trial’s principal investigator and Director of The Olayan Center for Cancer Vaccines.

Learn more about these findings: https://t.co/C0IwK11OaA @AACR

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

A new MRI protocol described in @ScienceAdvances can scan the human #brain and its venous network in under 7 minutes, marking it as a potential tool for diagnosing cerebrovascular diseases and monitoring neurodegeneration. https://t.co/5tiRCjdpd0

[Florian Krammer @florian_krammer]

We just opened 5 junior group leader positions at the Ignaz Semmelweis Institute in Vienna. We are looking for motivated, enthusiastic young leaders in infectious disease research that complement our current team. More information here:
https://t.co/in0bUMfPey

[Petrova Lab – Vascular and Tumor Biology @PetrovaLab]

‼️Lymphatic Education&Research Network-GRC Scholarships‼️

LE&RN is awarding 10 × $1,000 scholarships to early investigators to attend 2026 Lymphatics GRC March 1 – March 6, 2026, Lucca (Barga), Italy.

🗓 Apply by Dec 8, 2025!

https://t.co/XOpZ7nfXYT

[Petrova Lab – Vascular and Tumor Biology @PetrovaLab]

Registration is now open for the Gordon Research Seminar and Gordon Research Conference on Lymphatics 2026

Half of the talks will be selected from submitted abstracts. Don’t miss your chance to share your work!
https://t.co/Vn3JswJlwy
https://t.co/hrZtPoscWf

[Dritan Agalliu @DAgalliu]

A postdoc position is open in the @AgalliuLab for a scientist with a strong PhD background in Neuroscience, Neuroimmunology or Vascular Biology and interest in neurovascular / BBdysfunction in CNS disorders. Please contact me with your CV and cover letter if you are interested.

[GomezLab@Pitt @GomezLabPitt1]

A postdoctoral position is available in the Gomez lab @PittDeptofMed @PittVMI. If you are interested in vascular biology, smooth muscle cells, or epigenetics, contact us. Pitt offers exceptional resources for postdoc training and career development. Join us!

[Ralf H. Adams @ralfhadams]

In a recent preprint at bioRxiv (Yang et al., https://t.co/MblqlBKo92), a group of authors led by Dr Anjali Kusumbe challenges an article from my lab published in 2024 (Koh et al. 2024, PMID: 39537918). The new preprint refers to Extended Data Figures and Supplementary videos that are unfortunately not provided at bioRxiv. Nevertheless, the manuscript text and the 5 main figures plus a proposed model contain a couple of major issues that I will cover here.

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[Hellmut Augustin @HellmutAugustin]

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

[Bong-Ihn Koh @bikohcello]

Please consider contributing to this collection! Looking forward to working with all of you to share with the rest of world how you get those beautiful images!!!

https://t.co/181YtPhgC4

[nature @Nature]

The story of the discovery of monoclonal antibodies 50 years ago shows how the free exchange of ideas can lead to life-changing treatments

https://t.co/l81HdVSAec

[nature @Nature]

Researchers have been sneaking secret messages into their papers in an effort to trick AI tools into giving them a positive peer-review report

Read the full story: https://t.co/1kOYRLf72i

[Hellmut Augustin @HellmutAugustin]

Spread the word: The European Center for Angioscience @UniHeidelberg 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: https://t.co/B49wuaWYAE

[Rui Benedito @RuiBenedito_]

The new Department of Functional Genetics at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine is looking for scientists at any level. 👇 https://t.co/n1m7uWjB3d

[Petrova Lab – Vascular and Tumor Biology @PetrovaLab]

Amazing work from @makinenlab sheds new light on the mechanisms of lymphatic capillary function!

[The Dobreva Lab @DobrevaLab]

The newly established Helmholtz Institute for Translational AngioCardioScience (HI-TAC) is looking for two Junior Research Group Leaders in the field of AngioCardioScience! Please feel free to reach out and help spread the word! Apply now: https://t.co/bT5LwagcVo

[Karina Yaniv @KarinaYaniv]

So frustrated with for-profit journals!
@NaturePortfolio @ScienceMagazine @SpringerNature
we pay tons of money for publishing, and review for you for free! Yet, you won't use even a small part of your profit to support our conferences! As GRC organizer I find it outrageous! 1/3

[Huveneers Lab @Huveneers_Lab]

Cell–cell junctions in focus – imaging junctional architectures and dynamics at high resolution https://t.co/4r9AZNjKPX

What did advanced microscopists do to our point of view?

#superresolution #volumeEM #optogenetics #biosensors with @vera_janssen1