ZelzerLab

The Zelzer lab performs interdisciplinary research on the development and morphogenesis of the musculoskeletal and proprioceptive system 🐁🔬🦴🧬

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Thrilled to see our paper now published @Cell_Metabolism led by @FabianPassini: Piezo2 in sensory neurons regulates systemic and adipose tissue metabolism (1/5 🧵)
https://t.co/9auzEn5Wf3

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Third year of celebrating Chinese New Year in the lab 🧧🐎
A slightly belated celebration this time, but no less festive
Many thanks to Christina for bringing it all together, and to Eli for hosting
Happy Year of the Horse 🐴✨

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Congratulations to @RonVinestock on defending her PhD thesis today! A wonderful talk and a big milestone—so proud👩🏻‍🎓🎓👏🏻

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It’s a wrap! 🎉
Well done to Bavat, Ron, and Christina for excellent talks and posters, fantastic representation of the lab 👏🏻
#FISEB #Ilanit2026

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Nothing like fresh air and the coastal iris in bloom 🌸 #labtrip

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Enjoying lunch in the warm January sun ☀️

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Excited to share our study @CellCellPress introducing a novel class of macrophage-targeted immunocytokines (MiTEs) that engage myeloid, T and NK cells to boost anti-tumor immunity in solid tumors. Led by @MVLocquenghien, @PascaleZwicky & @CuriousKX (1/16)
https://t.co/2z69HAdAEs

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🏆👩‍🔬Big congratulations to our PhD student Elisheva for winning Best Poster at the D. Dan and Betty Kahn Symposium: Frontiers in Biomedicine! 🎉 Great recognition for outstanding science!

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We're proud to share that the Weizmann Institute of Science has been ranked 6th in the world in the 2025 @cwtsleiden Ranking - a jump of four places from the 2024 ranking and our highest position since the ranking was introduced some two decades ago >> https://t.co/YNbQnHGe0S

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Great food, great company — and a warm welcome to our newest lab members 🍜

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Exciting to see our work featured on Weizmann wonder wander! Congrats @FabianPassini

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Weizmann Institute researchers reveal that the nervous system can sense fat tissue and that blocking this ability protects mice from metabolic disorders >>
https://t.co/RdS4s902MR

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Celebrating Eli’s birthday with our traditional homemade poppyseed cake. Happy birthday, boss! 🍰🎉

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We're so proud of our PhD student Elisheva Berent-Barzel for receiving an honorable mention for the 2025 Student Award for Volunteering and Diversity Promotion!
We admire your dedication — to both science and community 👏👏

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Great Preview by Dr. Tseng et al. on our back-to-back studies with the Patapoutian lab in Cell Metabolism! Both reveal how PIEZO2+ sensory neurons regulate fat by inhibiting sympathetic output—shedding light on adipose tissue surveillance & metabolism.
🔗 https://t.co/K9Go0ve8Rl"

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Science is hard, but at least our outfits are peer-reviewed 🌶️

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Exciting news! Our paper, "Piezo2 in sensory neurons regulates systemic and adipose tissue metabolism," was selected for the Editors' Choice section of @scisignal ! 🎉🔬
Check out the highlight here: 🔗
https://t.co/ApNbEXH6hh
@FabianPassini

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Huge thanks to all co-authors and collaborators: @BavatBornstein, @SarahRu63600780, @KupermanYael, Sharon Krief, @EviMasschelein, Tevie Mehlman, Alexander Brandis, @AddadiSefi, Shira Huri-Ohev Shalom, @proferikrichter, Tal Yardeni, Amir Tirosh, @BockKatrien and @ZelzerLab! (5/5)

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Thrilled to see our paper now published @Cell_Metabolism led by @FabianPassini: Piezo2 in sensory neurons regulates systemic and adipose tissue metabolism (1/5 🧵)
https://t.co/9auzEn5Wf3

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This suggests a new model: Mechanoregulation by Piezo2 in sensory neurons prevents systemic hypermetabolism and adipose tissue thermogenesis. (4/5)