Alina Batzilla
@alinabatzi.bsky.social
Huge thanks to @mariabernabeu.bsky.social and to everyone else who contributed and made this project possible 🎉
Pre-print alert 🚨
We answer a longstanding question in the field. Do immune cells cause cerebral malaria?
The answer is YES!!!! And independently of P. falciparum accumulation in the brain.
www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...
We answer a longstanding question in the field. Do immune cells cause cerebral malaria?
The answer is YES!!!! And independently of P. falciparum accumulation in the brain.
www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...
Innate immune responses to Plasmodium falciparum disrupt the blood-brain barrier
Plasmodium falciparum accumulation at the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a hallmark of cerebral malaria, a life-threatening complication. Conversely, the contribution of the immune response to vascular ...
www.biorxiv.org
October 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Huge thanks to @mariabernabeu.bsky.social and to everyone else who contributed and made this project possible 🎉
Reposted by Alina Batzilla
EMBL Barcelona researchers have created a lab-grown blood-brain barrier to show how the malaria parasite damages it, and have successfully tested potential therapeutics that could help prevent or even reverse the damage.
#tissuebiology
www.embl.org/news/science...
#tissuebiology
www.embl.org/news/science...
September 18, 2025 at 11:57 AM
EMBL Barcelona researchers have created a lab-grown blood-brain barrier to show how the malaria parasite damages it, and have successfully tested potential therapeutics that could help prevent or even reverse the damage.
#tissuebiology
www.embl.org/news/science...
#tissuebiology
www.embl.org/news/science...
Very happy that I could be part of this!! 🎉 Huge thank you to my coauthor @liviapiatti.bsky.social, to @mariabernabeu.bsky.social, the whole lab, and everyone involved!! It was amazing to work with you on this great project!!
We are happy to show one ourt first exciting papers. We have developed a blood-brain barrier model to study the disruptive effects caused by the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum.
First, congratulations to the fearless @liviapiatti.bsky.social and @alinabatzi.bsky.social
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First, congratulations to the fearless @liviapiatti.bsky.social and @alinabatzi.bsky.social
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Plasmodium falciparum egress disrupts endothelial junctions and activates JAK-STAT signaling in a microvascular 3D blood-brain barrier model
Nature Communications - Here the authors show that Plasmodium falciparum egress products disrupt endothelial barrier and activate JAK-STAT and interferon type response in a 3D blood-brain barrier...
rdcu.be
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Very happy that I could be part of this!! 🎉 Huge thank you to my coauthor @liviapiatti.bsky.social, to @mariabernabeu.bsky.social, the whole lab, and everyone involved!! It was amazing to work with you on this great project!!
Reposted by Alina Batzilla
We’re looking for PhD students to join the lab! 🧫🧑🔬
Curious about how metabolic processes shape patterning and morphogenesis? Enthusiastic about stem cell models for human development? - Then apply through the VBC PhD program! training.vbc.ac.at/phd-program/
‼️Deadline: April 15‼️
Curious about how metabolic processes shape patterning and morphogenesis? Enthusiastic about stem cell models for human development? - Then apply through the VBC PhD program! training.vbc.ac.at/phd-program/
‼️Deadline: April 15‼️
PhD Program
Empowering Curious Researchers at the Vienna BioCenter PhD Program
Are you a curious and motivated student looking to launch a successful scientific career? Look no further than the Vienna BioCenter P...
training.vbc.ac.at
April 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
We’re looking for PhD students to join the lab! 🧫🧑🔬
Curious about how metabolic processes shape patterning and morphogenesis? Enthusiastic about stem cell models for human development? - Then apply through the VBC PhD program! training.vbc.ac.at/phd-program/
‼️Deadline: April 15‼️
Curious about how metabolic processes shape patterning and morphogenesis? Enthusiastic about stem cell models for human development? - Then apply through the VBC PhD program! training.vbc.ac.at/phd-program/
‼️Deadline: April 15‼️