Anna Kajaste-Rudnitski Lab
@kajastelab.bsky.social
We study host-virus interactions & innate immunity in gene therapy & autoimmunity. From 🇫🇮/🇺🇦 via 🇫🇷 in 🇮🇹. Views are my own.
Dept. of Biology & Biochemistry , University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Dept. of Biology & Biochemistry , University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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AAV vectors trigger DNA damage response-dependent pro-inflammatory signalling in human iPSC-derived CNS models and mouse brain
Nature Communications - Costa-Verdera et. al describe a mechanism by which AAV vector genomes activate P53-mediated signalling in CNS cells involving downstream STING activation and...
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We are super excited to share our work on #InnateImmune sensing of #AAV 🦠🧬 in the 🧠, just out in @natcomms.nature.com ! 🤩
Huge congratulations to all the team and collaborators 💪🏻
And our funders 💰
@erc.europa.eu #FondazioneTelethon and #FNIH 🙏🏻
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Huge congratulations to all the team and collaborators 💪🏻
And our funders 💰
@erc.europa.eu #FondazioneTelethon and #FNIH 🙏🏻
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
It was great to have our former postdoc Helena Costa-Verdera visit us @unipv.bsky.social today. Her work on #AAV signaling in the CNS continues 🧠🦠🧬 Stay tuned!
February 13, 2026 at 1:24 PM
It was great to have our former postdoc Helena Costa-Verdera visit us @unipv.bsky.social today. Her work on #AAV signaling in the CNS continues 🧠🦠🧬 Stay tuned!
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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🧪
The EMBO Women in Science Lectures address issues related to gender and diversity in science.
Find out more and apply here:
https://www.embo.org/funding/lecture-travel-and-childcare-grants/women-in-science-lectures/
The EMBO Women in Science Lectures address issues related to gender and diversity in science.
Find out more and apply here:
https://www.embo.org/funding/lecture-travel-and-childcare-grants/women-in-science-lectures/
February 11, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🧪
The EMBO Women in Science Lectures address issues related to gender and diversity in science.
Find out more and apply here:
https://www.embo.org/funding/lecture-travel-and-childcare-grants/women-in-science-lectures/
The EMBO Women in Science Lectures address issues related to gender and diversity in science.
Find out more and apply here:
https://www.embo.org/funding/lecture-travel-and-childcare-grants/women-in-science-lectures/
It was great to visit the @institutimagine.bsky.social yesterday for a seminar on our work on cell-autonomous immunity in the #CNS 🧠🦠🧬 and interesting exchanges with many PIs & friends 😊
Today I got to visit & talk @institutpasteur.bsky.social (too busy for a pic!) 🥰 Fantastic 2 days! Thank you 🙏🏻
Today I got to visit & talk @institutpasteur.bsky.social (too busy for a pic!) 🥰 Fantastic 2 days! Thank you 🙏🏻
February 10, 2026 at 5:33 PM
It was great to visit the @institutimagine.bsky.social yesterday for a seminar on our work on cell-autonomous immunity in the #CNS 🧠🦠🧬 and interesting exchanges with many PIs & friends 😊
Today I got to visit & talk @institutpasteur.bsky.social (too busy for a pic!) 🥰 Fantastic 2 days! Thank you 🙏🏻
Today I got to visit & talk @institutpasteur.bsky.social (too busy for a pic!) 🥰 Fantastic 2 days! Thank you 🙏🏻
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When AI was added to a tool for sinus surgery: “Cerebrospinal fluid leaked from one patient’s nose. In another… a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull. In two other cases, patients suffered strokes after a major artery was accidentally injured”
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
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February 9, 2026 at 11:42 PM
When AI was added to a tool for sinus surgery: “Cerebrospinal fluid leaked from one patient’s nose. In another… a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull. In two other cases, patients suffered strokes after a major artery was accidentally injured”
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
OMG… the cancer is metastasizing 😣🙅♀️
FT exclusive:
“The US state department is set to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities across Europe to disseminate Washington’s policy positions and challenge perceived threats to free speech.”
via @annasophiegross.bsky.social and colleagues
“The US state department is set to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities across Europe to disseminate Washington’s policy positions and challenge perceived threats to free speech.”
via @annasophiegross.bsky.social and colleagues
February 6, 2026 at 6:58 PM
OMG… the cancer is metastasizing 😣🙅♀️
The abstract deadline has been extended to February 15th! Don’t miss out!
Explore #immunology, #virology, #microbiology and more at EMBO Workshop "Pathogen Immunity and Signalling" in Leiden, NL, 8–11 June 2026.
Abstract submission/Registration deadline: 1 February/15 March
https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-pathogen-immunity
#EMBOpathogenSignalling #EMBOevents 🧪
Abstract submission/Registration deadline: 1 February/15 March
https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-pathogen-immunity
#EMBOpathogenSignalling #EMBOevents 🧪
February 3, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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🚨 Hiring Alert! 🚨My lab at Institut Pasteur is recruiting several Postdocs! We have exciting open projects in: 🦠 Synthetic Biology and🛡️ Bacterial Immunity. Come do great science with us in the middle of Paris! 🇫🇷🥐 research.pasteur.fr/en/job/postd...
Postdoctoral position - Synthetic Biology / Bacterial Immunity - Research
The Bikard lab at Institut Pasteur in Paris is seeking to hire postdoctoral researchers. We are investigating bacteria / bacteriophages interactions, and the genetic innovation that happens at this in...
research.pasteur.fr
January 28, 2026 at 11:19 AM
🚨 Hiring Alert! 🚨My lab at Institut Pasteur is recruiting several Postdocs! We have exciting open projects in: 🦠 Synthetic Biology and🛡️ Bacterial Immunity. Come do great science with us in the middle of Paris! 🇫🇷🥐 research.pasteur.fr/en/job/postd...
Yet more evidence of how viruses created the host 😉 🦠
Out now in @science.org Endogenous retroviruses synthesize heterologous chimeric RNAs to reinforce human early embryo development | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Endogenous retroviruses synthesize heterologous chimeric RNAs to reinforce human early embryo development
Zygotic genome activation (ZGA) failure leads to developmental arrest and poses a clinical challenge to women’s fertility. We observed that human embryos arresting at the eight-cell ZGA stage exhibite...
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January 23, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Yet more evidence of how viruses created the host 😉 🦠
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The (Yoav) Voichek lab has opened its gates at the Weizmann Institute, and is actively recruiting students and researchers at all levels - come explore gene regulation and computational genomics in a fun, friendly sprouting lab 🤗🥼⚗️🧪
www.weizmann.ac.il/plants/voichek
www.weizmann.ac.il/plants/voichek
January 11, 2026 at 8:41 PM
The (Yoav) Voichek lab has opened its gates at the Weizmann Institute, and is actively recruiting students and researchers at all levels - come explore gene regulation and computational genomics in a fun, friendly sprouting lab 🤗🥼⚗️🧪
www.weizmann.ac.il/plants/voichek
www.weizmann.ac.il/plants/voichek
Very much looking forward to great science and informal interactions 🤩 check out the program and join us at an amazing venue in Leiden, NL, in June 8-12! ⏳Abstract deadline Feb 1st
Incredibly excited to be taking part in the EMBO Workshop Pathogen Immunity & Signalling. Thanks to Annemarthe van der Veen, @kajastelab.bsky.social, @iannaconelab.bsky.social, @maurogaya.bsky.social, @manellab.bsky.social, @jnpruneda.bsky.social, Jan Rehwinkel & Mads Gyrd-Hansen for organising.
January 9, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Very much looking forward to great science and informal interactions 🤩 check out the program and join us at an amazing venue in Leiden, NL, in June 8-12! ⏳Abstract deadline Feb 1st
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Incredibly excited to be taking part in the EMBO Workshop Pathogen Immunity & Signalling. Thanks to Annemarthe van der Veen, @kajastelab.bsky.social, @iannaconelab.bsky.social, @maurogaya.bsky.social, @manellab.bsky.social, @jnpruneda.bsky.social, Jan Rehwinkel & Mads Gyrd-Hansen for organising.
January 9, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Incredibly excited to be taking part in the EMBO Workshop Pathogen Immunity & Signalling. Thanks to Annemarthe van der Veen, @kajastelab.bsky.social, @iannaconelab.bsky.social, @maurogaya.bsky.social, @manellab.bsky.social, @jnpruneda.bsky.social, Jan Rehwinkel & Mads Gyrd-Hansen for organising.
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I guess I should re-post from the Bird Site "The Rules For Academic Success here":
I always get asked for advice about starting/surviving the tenure track. Here are the rules I've found useful. Thought I'd put it out there for the masses...
This list gets longer all the time
I always get asked for advice about starting/surviving the tenure track. Here are the rules I've found useful. Thought I'd put it out there for the masses...
This list gets longer all the time
August 1, 2023 at 6:30 PM
I guess I should re-post from the Bird Site "The Rules For Academic Success here":
I always get asked for advice about starting/surviving the tenure track. Here are the rules I've found useful. Thought I'd put it out there for the masses...
This list gets longer all the time
I always get asked for advice about starting/surviving the tenure track. Here are the rules I've found useful. Thought I'd put it out there for the masses...
This list gets longer all the time
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Another great science appointment is coming up with Sharon Cantor and @albertociccia.bsky.social. Join us live on Tuesday, January 13 at 5pm (Rome) / 11am (NYC).
Zoom link: uniroma1.zoom.us/j/95149984403
To join our community, register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Zoom link: uniroma1.zoom.us/j/95149984403
To join our community, register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
January 8, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Another great science appointment is coming up with Sharon Cantor and @albertociccia.bsky.social. Join us live on Tuesday, January 13 at 5pm (Rome) / 11am (NYC).
Zoom link: uniroma1.zoom.us/j/95149984403
To join our community, register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Zoom link: uniroma1.zoom.us/j/95149984403
To join our community, register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Every machine in a Hospital that diagnoses your body without cutting you open is based on a principle of Physics, discovered by a Physicist who had no interest in Medicine.
If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again.
#sciencematters
If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again.
#sciencematters
November 25, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Every machine in a Hospital that diagnoses your body without cutting you open is based on a principle of Physics, discovered by a Physicist who had no interest in Medicine.
If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again.
#sciencematters
If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again.
#sciencematters
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Calling aspiring group leaders! We've just opened applications for group leader fellowship sponsorship to start a lab in UCL NPP. Deadline 5 Jan. @uclnpp.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3h33dvev
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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November 6, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Calling aspiring group leaders! We've just opened applications for group leader fellowship sponsorship to start a lab in UCL NPP. Deadline 5 Jan. @uclnpp.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3h33dvev
Congratulations for this wonderful work! More proof of how wrong the view that we are superior is just because we do not understand other codes of communication (sounds, gestures, ferohormones…). A narrative to legitimate the destruction&disrespect that distingishes us as a species. Homo Horribilis
Are humans really the only rational animals? Our NEW PAPER 🎉 out in @science.org suggests otherwise! In a large collaboration led with my joint first author @hanna-schleihauf.bsky.social, we show that “Chimpanzees rationally revise their beliefs” 🧵
Chimpanzees rationally revise their beliefs
The selective revision of beliefs in light of new evidence has been considered one of the hallmarks of human-level rationality. However, tests of this ability in other species are lacking. We examined...
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October 31, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Congratulations for this wonderful work! More proof of how wrong the view that we are superior is just because we do not understand other codes of communication (sounds, gestures, ferohormones…). A narrative to legitimate the destruction&disrespect that distingishes us as a species. Homo Horribilis
Excited to be co-organizing this @embo.org Workshop on #Pathogen #Immunity and #Signalling next June 8-12 2026 in Leiden! 🥳🥳🥳 #Savethedate
Join us for this exciting meeting! @embo.org Workshop "Pathogen Immunity and Signalling", 8-12 June, 2026, Leiden, The Netherlands meetings.embo.org/event/26-pat...
October 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Excited to be co-organizing this @embo.org Workshop on #Pathogen #Immunity and #Signalling next June 8-12 2026 in Leiden! 🥳🥳🥳 #Savethedate
Yesterday we took a break from the lab to hike in the autumn hills above Lago Maggiore and enjoy lunch in the small village of Fosseno 🍂🍁🌰 beautiful views, so many chestnuts (!) and refreshing outdoor time together 🥰
October 17, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Yesterday we took a break from the lab to hike in the autumn hills above Lago Maggiore and enjoy lunch in the small village of Fosseno 🍂🍁🌰 beautiful views, so many chestnuts (!) and refreshing outdoor time together 🥰
Super excited to have Carolina Petrillo rejoin us @unipv.bsky.social as a #MSCA postdoctoral fellow after her first postdoc @columbiauniversity.bsky.social 🥳
Honored and grateful to have you onboard again for more great science together! 🙏🏻
Honored and grateful to have you onboard again for more great science together! 🙏🏻
September 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Super excited to have Carolina Petrillo rejoin us @unipv.bsky.social as a #MSCA postdoctoral fellow after her first postdoc @columbiauniversity.bsky.social 🥳
Honored and grateful to have you onboard again for more great science together! 🙏🏻
Honored and grateful to have you onboard again for more great science together! 🙏🏻
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David Baltimore passed away this weekend. A pioneer of molecular virology who won the Nobel prize in medicine & physiology for his discovery of viral reverse transcriptase. This essay he wrote in 2018 reflecting of his 60yr career in science is a great read.
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Sixty Years of Discovery | Annual Reviews
Each of us is a story. Mine is a story of doing science for 60 years, and I am honored to be asked to tell it. Even though this autobiography was written for the Annual Review of Immunology, I have ch...
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September 8, 2025 at 1:43 AM
David Baltimore passed away this weekend. A pioneer of molecular virology who won the Nobel prize in medicine & physiology for his discovery of viral reverse transcriptase. This essay he wrote in 2018 reflecting of his 60yr career in science is a great read.
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
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Exciting FULL PROFESSORSHIP at the Vienna BioCenter - Molecular Mechanisms of Disease Mechanisms: www.maxperutzlabs.ac.at/news/open-po... Come be our colleague!
Full Professorship in Molecular Mechanisms of Disease
The Max Perutz Labs - one of Europe’s leading institutes for basic research in the life sciences - invite applications for a Full Professorship in Molecular Mechanisms of Disease. We are seeking outst...
www.maxperutzlabs.ac.at
September 4, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Exciting FULL PROFESSORSHIP at the Vienna BioCenter - Molecular Mechanisms of Disease Mechanisms: www.maxperutzlabs.ac.at/news/open-po... Come be our colleague!
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Attending #Cytokines2025? Are you a grad student or an early career postdoc? Don't miss the opportunity to apply to the @jem.org Early Career Travel Award!
More here👉 hubs.la/Q03yQFLq0
More here👉 hubs.la/Q03yQFLq0
July 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Attending #Cytokines2025? Are you a grad student or an early career postdoc? Don't miss the opportunity to apply to the @jem.org Early Career Travel Award!
More here👉 hubs.la/Q03yQFLq0
More here👉 hubs.la/Q03yQFLq0
It was really great to visit! Thank you so much for having me @pluchinolab.bsky.social Looking forward to collaborating together 🤓🤩
Great seminar by @kajastelab.bsky.social on innate anti-viral immunity, inflammation & next-gen gene therapies! Implications for understanding cell function in new treatments for degenerative conditions like #progressiveMS
#multiplesclerosis #geneTherapy #immunology @camneurodept.bsky.social
#multiplesclerosis #geneTherapy #immunology @camneurodept.bsky.social
July 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
It was really great to visit! Thank you so much for having me @pluchinolab.bsky.social Looking forward to collaborating together 🤓🤩
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Become our colleague! Tenure-track Assistant Professor position at The Center for Integrative Genomics, University of Lausanne, Switzerland. unil.ch/cig/en/home....
More details for how to apply are here:
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
More details for how to apply are here:
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
July 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Become our colleague! Tenure-track Assistant Professor position at The Center for Integrative Genomics, University of Lausanne, Switzerland. unil.ch/cig/en/home....
More details for how to apply are here:
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
More details for how to apply are here:
www.nature.com/naturecareer...