Marta Roccio
@martaroccio.bsky.social
Scientist, Stem Cell Biologist, Hearing Researcher, Swimmer, Mother of Wild Boys
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🚨 After 7 years in the making, my PhD thesis work is finally published in @science.org 🧬✨
What does our gut say about how we became human? During my hitchhiking journey spanning 3 countries and multiple lab moves
What does our gut say about how we became human? During my hitchhiking journey spanning 3 countries and multiple lab moves
Diet/microbes place the gut epithelium as a nexus for evolutionary change. With Jason Spence and Craig Lowe labs we use #organoids to explore how evolution prepared the developing human intestine for exposure to the environment. @science.org #evodevo www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 1/11
July 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
🚨 After 7 years in the making, my PhD thesis work is finally published in @science.org 🧬✨
What does our gut say about how we became human? During my hitchhiking journey spanning 3 countries and multiple lab moves
What does our gut say about how we became human? During my hitchhiking journey spanning 3 countries and multiple lab moves
Fantastic meeting as always!
@bacell3d.bsky.social 2025 has begun with a bang! Time for a start selfie!
June 23, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Fantastic meeting as always!
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Two postdoc positions in the lab within the ERC Synergy project "Chronology" in collaboration with S. Ostojic, M. Jazayeri and V. van Wassenhove @virginievanw.bsky.social . Two focuses: sound sequences representations across the brain & novel all-optical technology. Contact: brice.bathellier@cnrs.fr
June 15, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Two postdoc positions in the lab within the ERC Synergy project "Chronology" in collaboration with S. Ostojic, M. Jazayeri and V. van Wassenhove @virginievanw.bsky.social . Two focuses: sound sequences representations across the brain & novel all-optical technology. Contact: brice.bathellier@cnrs.fr
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"The number one reason small businesses fail has nothing to do with the quality of product or reputation: it’s when they run out of cash, and it’s a fate that befalls junior research groups as much as small businesses."
Academic sociobiology with @tirscienceblog.bsky.social
"Group leaders nowadays bear a huge individual responsibility for raising money. But what if it was departments, and not group leaders, that were the unit of selection?"
totalinternalreflectionblog.com/2025/05/22/t...
"Group leaders nowadays bear a huge individual responsibility for raising money. But what if it was departments, and not group leaders, that were the unit of selection?"
totalinternalreflectionblog.com/2025/05/22/t...
The unit of selection
Group leaders nowadays bear a huge individual responsibility for raising money. But what if it was departments, and not group leaders, that were the unit of selection?
totalinternalreflectionblog.com
May 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
"The number one reason small businesses fail has nothing to do with the quality of product or reputation: it’s when they run out of cash, and it’s a fate that befalls junior research groups as much as small businesses."
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David Liu @harvard.edu beautifully articulates the criticality of basic science funding for developing revolutionary therapeutics like life-saving base editors 👏
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Breakthrough Prize-Winning Biochemist on the Deadly Cost of Funding Cuts | Amanpour and Company
YouTube video by Amanpour and Company
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May 24, 2025 at 1:13 AM
David Liu @harvard.edu beautifully articulates the criticality of basic science funding for developing revolutionary therapeutics like life-saving base editors 👏
youtu.be/8YhJM6zxYDw?...
youtu.be/8YhJM6zxYDw?...
How cool is that!
Now online! Near-infrared spatiotemporal color vision in humans enabled by upconversion contact lenses
Near-infrared spatiotemporal color vision in humans enabled by upconversion contact lenses
Based on the principle of refractive index matching, highly transparent upconversion contact lenses (UCLs) with a high concentration of upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) were developed. These lenses efficiently convert multispectral near-infrared (NIR) light into the three primary visible colors, enabling humans to acquire wearable NIR color vision.
dlvr.it
May 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
How cool is that!
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Shout out to all the amazing scientists who worked on these 8 studies - your work will accelerate neuroscience research globally!
We're grateful to play a part in helping these tools reach labs worldwide.
www.addgene.org/collections/...
We're grateful to play a part in helping these tools reach labs worldwide.
www.addgene.org/collections/...
May 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Shout out to all the amazing scientists who worked on these 8 studies - your work will accelerate neuroscience research globally!
We're grateful to play a part in helping these tools reach labs worldwide.
www.addgene.org/collections/...
We're grateful to play a part in helping these tools reach labs worldwide.
www.addgene.org/collections/...
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We've launched the Armamentarium, a new toolkit for targeted gene delivery to the brain and spinal cord.
This #OpenScience resource was made possible thanks to support from the NIH BRAIN Initiative and teamwork with our collaborators.
🧠📈 www.nih.gov/news-events/...
This #OpenScience resource was made possible thanks to support from the NIH BRAIN Initiative and teamwork with our collaborators.
🧠📈 www.nih.gov/news-events/...
Scientists design gene delivery systems for cells in the brain and spinal cord
NIH-funded breakthrough could enable targeted therapies for many neurological disorders.
www.nih.gov
May 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
We've launched the Armamentarium, a new toolkit for targeted gene delivery to the brain and spinal cord.
This #OpenScience resource was made possible thanks to support from the NIH BRAIN Initiative and teamwork with our collaborators.
🧠📈 www.nih.gov/news-events/...
This #OpenScience resource was made possible thanks to support from the NIH BRAIN Initiative and teamwork with our collaborators.
🧠📈 www.nih.gov/news-events/...
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Join us for a research webinar via Zoom next Monday April 28! Birds Show the Way to Hair Cell Regeneration with Stefan Heller, Ph.D., from Stanford University, at 5pm ET. Learn more and register here: hhf.org/webinar
April 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Join us for a research webinar via Zoom next Monday April 28! Birds Show the Way to Hair Cell Regeneration with Stefan Heller, Ph.D., from Stanford University, at 5pm ET. Learn more and register here: hhf.org/webinar
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"Children with private insurance were significantly more likely to receive cochlear implants and hearing aids than those with public insurance. Caucasian children received these interventions more frequently than non-Caucasian children." From: blogs.bcm.edu/2025/04/04/w... #keeplistening
When access to hearing help isn't equal - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network
Why children's access to hearing healthcare is deeply unequal in America and targeted approaches that address these disparities.
blogs.bcm.edu
April 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
"Children with private insurance were significantly more likely to receive cochlear implants and hearing aids than those with public insurance. Caucasian children received these interventions more frequently than non-Caucasian children." From: blogs.bcm.edu/2025/04/04/w... #keeplistening
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Annoucement: International Symposium on Usher Syndrome USH2025 June 19th - 21st; Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
www.ush2025.org/en/
Abstract deadline: April 11h
Registration: www.ush2025.org/en/inschrijv...
www.ush2025.org/en/
Abstract deadline: April 11h
Registration: www.ush2025.org/en/inschrijv...
April 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Annoucement: International Symposium on Usher Syndrome USH2025 June 19th - 21st; Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
www.ush2025.org/en/
Abstract deadline: April 11h
Registration: www.ush2025.org/en/inschrijv...
www.ush2025.org/en/
Abstract deadline: April 11h
Registration: www.ush2025.org/en/inschrijv...
Interesting findings!
Polyglot brains: A new imaging study reveals how speaking multiple languages reshapes the anatomy of a brain area that processes speech sounds.
Polyglot brains
A new imaging study reveals how speaking multiple languages reshapes the anatomy of a brain area that processes speech sounds.
buff.ly
April 2, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Interesting findings!
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The website for our new @cirmnews.bsky.social Organoid and Organ-Chip Shared Resources Lab is now live!
We offer training, services, and shared equipment to support stem cell researchers across California. Take a look!🔬🧫
www.cedars-sinai.edu/health-scien...
We offer training, services, and shared equipment to support stem cell researchers across California. Take a look!🔬🧫
www.cedars-sinai.edu/health-scien...
CIRM Organoid and Organ-Chip Shared Resources Laboratory
Explore the Organoid and Organ-Chip Shared Resources Lab at Cedars-Sinai, advancing basic research with cutting-edge tools, training and expertise.
www.cedars-sinai.edu
March 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The website for our new @cirmnews.bsky.social Organoid and Organ-Chip Shared Resources Lab is now live!
We offer training, services, and shared equipment to support stem cell researchers across California. Take a look!🔬🧫
www.cedars-sinai.edu/health-scien...
We offer training, services, and shared equipment to support stem cell researchers across California. Take a look!🔬🧫
www.cedars-sinai.edu/health-scien...
"We must speak with a unified voice in support of evidence-based policymaking and scientific freedom"
Very nice editorial from the Company of Biologists Journals!
Very nice editorial from the Company of Biologists Journals!
Science under siege: protecting scientific progress in turbulent times
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
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Science under siege: protecting scientific progress in turbulent times
As Editors-in-Chief of The Company of Biologists' journals, we have been watching with growing concern the policy changes in the United States of America (USA) and the challenges that these are creati...
journals.biologists.com
March 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
"We must speak with a unified voice in support of evidence-based policymaking and scientific freedom"
Very nice editorial from the Company of Biologists Journals!
Very nice editorial from the Company of Biologists Journals!
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Job alert!
Postdoc position in auditory neuroscience.
Funded by the Fondation Bettencourt Schueller.
Work in Paris (France) at @pasteur.fr / @cnrs.fr / Institut de l'Audition.
#neuroscience #hearing #optogenetics
Postdoc position in auditory neuroscience.
Funded by the Fondation Bettencourt Schueller.
Work in Paris (France) at @pasteur.fr / @cnrs.fr / Institut de l'Audition.
#neuroscience #hearing #optogenetics
March 10, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Job alert!
Postdoc position in auditory neuroscience.
Funded by the Fondation Bettencourt Schueller.
Work in Paris (France) at @pasteur.fr / @cnrs.fr / Institut de l'Audition.
#neuroscience #hearing #optogenetics
Postdoc position in auditory neuroscience.
Funded by the Fondation Bettencourt Schueller.
Work in Paris (France) at @pasteur.fr / @cnrs.fr / Institut de l'Audition.
#neuroscience #hearing #optogenetics
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Check out our collection on biofabrication!
All articles currently free to access!
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All articles currently free to access!
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Biofabrication
This collection on biofabrication features articles that explore the progress of various biofabrication techniques, highlighting how these technologies are ...
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March 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Check out our collection on biofabrication!
All articles currently free to access!
go.nature.com/3QNJWS0
All articles currently free to access!
go.nature.com/3QNJWS0
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REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!🚨
conferences.unibas.ch/frontend/ind...
Date: June 23-25, 2025
Venue: ZLF Hörsaal, University of Basel
Early bird registration: 300 CHF
Registration with abstract submission: 100 CHF
Deadline April 28th⏳
Join us to stay updated on the latest advancements in #organoids!
conferences.unibas.ch/frontend/ind...
Date: June 23-25, 2025
Venue: ZLF Hörsaal, University of Basel
Early bird registration: 300 CHF
Registration with abstract submission: 100 CHF
Deadline April 28th⏳
Join us to stay updated on the latest advancements in #organoids!
March 3, 2025 at 10:06 AM
REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!🚨
conferences.unibas.ch/frontend/ind...
Date: June 23-25, 2025
Venue: ZLF Hörsaal, University of Basel
Early bird registration: 300 CHF
Registration with abstract submission: 100 CHF
Deadline April 28th⏳
Join us to stay updated on the latest advancements in #organoids!
conferences.unibas.ch/frontend/ind...
Date: June 23-25, 2025
Venue: ZLF Hörsaal, University of Basel
Early bird registration: 300 CHF
Registration with abstract submission: 100 CHF
Deadline April 28th⏳
Join us to stay updated on the latest advancements in #organoids!
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Calling all students. The registration for the European Summer School on Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine is now open.
February 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Calling all students. The registration for the European Summer School on Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine is now open.
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interesting opportunity to follow the hearing therapeutic summit online !
interesting opportunity to follow the hearing therapeutic summit online !
New Hearing Therapeutics Virtual Symposium Announced
The inaugural Hearing Therapeutics Summit is a virtual event that will bring together experts to discuss advancements in hearing care.
hearingreview.com
February 3, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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interesting opportunity to follow the hearing therapeutic summit online !
interesting opportunity to follow the hearing therapeutic summit online !
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A muscle patch developed using stem cells can help to repair failing hearts without adverse effects, according to a paper in Nature. #Medsky 🧪
Engineered heart muscle allografts for heart repair in primates and humans - Nature
Epicardial engineered heart muscle allografts from induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes can safely and effectively remuscularize chronically failing hearts in rhesus macaques, leading to improved cardiac function and paving the way for human clinical trials.
go.nature.com
January 29, 2025 at 9:48 PM
A muscle patch developed using stem cells can help to repair failing hearts without adverse effects, according to a paper in Nature. #Medsky 🧪
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We are again organising our annual Utrecht Summerschool on 'Neural circuit development & plasticity' for (inter)national senior MSc and PhD students, July 7-11 2025! Application is open and we hope to see you all in Utrecht this summer: utrechtsummerschool.nl/courses/life...
Neural Circuit Development and Plasticity | Utrecht Summer School
Our summerschool is aimed at advanced master students and starting PhD students with the goal to teach them on recent advances in neural circuit development and plasticity from an interdisciplinary pe...
utrechtsummerschool.nl
January 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
We are again organising our annual Utrecht Summerschool on 'Neural circuit development & plasticity' for (inter)national senior MSc and PhD students, July 7-11 2025! Application is open and we hope to see you all in Utrecht this summer: utrechtsummerschool.nl/courses/life...
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There are two weeks left to apply for the #ChooseDevelopment! Summer Undergraduate Research Program. Undergrads from underrepresented racial or ethnic group, first-generation college students, veterans & students with a disability are eligible. bit.ly/3FwHqYp Deadline: February 1, 2025 #devbio
January 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
There are two weeks left to apply for the #ChooseDevelopment! Summer Undergraduate Research Program. Undergrads from underrepresented racial or ethnic group, first-generation college students, veterans & students with a disability are eligible. bit.ly/3FwHqYp Deadline: February 1, 2025 #devbio
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Nice symposium coming up in Zurich for stem cell fans !
Nice symposium coming up in Zurich for stem cell fans !
iPSZürich 2025 Symposium | Home / Overview
iPSZürich 2025 is the fourth iPSZurich Symposium. It focuses on research around Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells and the collaboration between UZH, ETHZ, and the CiRA Institute in Kyoto, Japan. Duration...
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January 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Nice symposium coming up in Zurich for stem cell fans !
Nice symposium coming up in Zurich for stem cell fans !
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"I started supporting hearing loss research right after I came out of my hearing loss closet." @sharieberts.bsky.social
Why So Little Funding for Hearing Research?
The critical need for funding in hearing research. Support the cause to find innovative solutions for those living with hearing loss.
livingwithhearingloss.com
January 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"I started supporting hearing loss research right after I came out of my hearing loss closet." @sharieberts.bsky.social