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Researchers in the Vosshall lab have discovered the first evidence of what happens when a female mosquito chooses to mate for the one and only time in her life.
We spoke to @leslievosshall.bsky.social and @leahhouri.bsky.social about their unexpected findings. See the full Q&A:
We spoke to @leslievosshall.bsky.social and @leahhouri.bsky.social about their unexpected findings. See the full Q&A:
What we got wrong about mosquito mating - News
Researchers have discovered the first evidence of what happens when a female mosquito chooses to mate for the one and only time in her life.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Researchers in the Vosshall lab have discovered the first evidence of what happens when a female mosquito chooses to mate for the one and only time in her life.
We spoke to @leslievosshall.bsky.social and @leahhouri.bsky.social about their unexpected findings. See the full Q&A:
We spoke to @leslievosshall.bsky.social and @leahhouri.bsky.social about their unexpected findings. See the full Q&A:
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Happy to see our recent work on SLC25A45 featured on the cover of @cp-cellmetabolism.bsky.social . Huge thanks to @yuyangliu.bsky.social for the design! @KivancBirsoy @rockefeller.edu
November 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Happy to see our recent work on SLC25A45 featured on the cover of @cp-cellmetabolism.bsky.social . Huge thanks to @yuyangliu.bsky.social for the design! @KivancBirsoy @rockefeller.edu
Current treatments for autoimmune diseases have significant shortcomings, including high cost and supply shortages. A new alternative from the #RavetchLab achieves the same effectiveness when tested in mice at a fraction of the dose. @science.org
Researchers develop a potential IVIG replacement for treating autoimmunity that's significantly more potent - News
The discovery could greatly improve patient experience and address supply shortages.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Current treatments for autoimmune diseases have significant shortcomings, including high cost and supply shortages. A new alternative from the #RavetchLab achieves the same effectiveness when tested in mice at a fraction of the dose. @science.org
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In today's episode, Neuroscientist Erich Jarvis explores the connections between birdsong and speech:
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Vocal Learning is for the Birds | BirdNote
Neuroscientist Erich Jarvis explores the connections between birdsong and speech.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
In today's episode, Neuroscientist Erich Jarvis explores the connections between birdsong and speech:
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The #TarakhovskyLab, as part of an international team of scientists, has identified a new molecular pathway that shifts microglia into a protective state. The findings may lead to Alzheimer's therapies that can reprogram the brain’s own immune defenses.
This immune circuit may protect the brain from Alzheimer's - News
The atlas makes the most dangerous animal in the world a lot easier to study--and perhaps defeat one day.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The #TarakhovskyLab, as part of an international team of scientists, has identified a new molecular pathway that shifts microglia into a protective state. The findings may lead to Alzheimer's therapies that can reprogram the brain’s own immune defenses.
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It turns out female mosquitoes are in charge during sex. A study found they give a subtle signal when they accept a mate, a overturing decades of assumptions about mosquito behavior.
I wrote about this fascinating work by @leahhouri.bsky.social, @leslievosshall.bsky.social et al for @nature.com:
I wrote about this fascinating work by @leahhouri.bsky.social, @leslievosshall.bsky.social et al for @nature.com:
Glowing sperm helps to reveal secrets of mosquito sex
Female Aedes mosquitoes signal that copulation can proceed by subtly extending their genitalia.
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October 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
It turns out female mosquitoes are in charge during sex. A study found they give a subtle signal when they accept a mate, a overturing decades of assumptions about mosquito behavior.
I wrote about this fascinating work by @leahhouri.bsky.social, @leslievosshall.bsky.social et al for @nature.com:
I wrote about this fascinating work by @leahhouri.bsky.social, @leslievosshall.bsky.social et al for @nature.com:
Good luck to Rockefeller's Clare Cahir, Heloise Carion, Erika Layfield, Julia Losner, Dan Oh, Ethan Seltzer, Taylor Wallace, and all other runners in the NYC Marathon this Sunday! 🏃🏽 🏃🏽♀️ 🏃🏽♂️
October 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Good luck to Rockefeller's Clare Cahir, Heloise Carion, Erika Layfield, Julia Losner, Dan Oh, Ethan Seltzer, Taylor Wallace, and all other runners in the NYC Marathon this Sunday! 🏃🏽 🏃🏽♀️ 🏃🏽♂️
A global effort, led by @leslievosshall.bsky.social and @nadavshai.bsky.social, just made the most dangerous animal in the world a lot easier to study—and perhaps defeat one day.
Learn more about the first head-to-toe cellular atlas of the mosquito, published in @cellpress.bsky.social, below.
Learn more about the first head-to-toe cellular atlas of the mosquito, published in @cellpress.bsky.social, below.
Researchers release the world’s first head-to-toe cellular atlas of the mosquito - News
The atlas makes the most dangerous animal in the world a lot easier to study—and perhaps defeat one day.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
A global effort, led by @leslievosshall.bsky.social and @nadavshai.bsky.social, just made the most dangerous animal in the world a lot easier to study—and perhaps defeat one day.
Learn more about the first head-to-toe cellular atlas of the mosquito, published in @cellpress.bsky.social, below.
Learn more about the first head-to-toe cellular atlas of the mosquito, published in @cellpress.bsky.social, below.
In @nature.com: Using AI and other cutting-edge techniques, the Klinge lab has captured the first near-continuous "molecular movie" of ribosome formation—revealing, frame by frame, how cells build the protein factories that make life possible.
More here: https://bit.ly/3LbHTaF
More here: https://bit.ly/3LbHTaF
October 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
In @nature.com: Using AI and other cutting-edge techniques, the Klinge lab has captured the first near-continuous "molecular movie" of ribosome formation—revealing, frame by frame, how cells build the protein factories that make life possible.
More here: https://bit.ly/3LbHTaF
More here: https://bit.ly/3LbHTaF
The first detailed look at how mosquitoes mate from @leslievosshall.bsky.social's lab reverses the assumption that male mosquitoes control the process, finding that a subtle female behavior dictates whether mating will take place or not. @currentbiology.bsky.social
More here: https://bit.ly/4huwEpL
More here: https://bit.ly/4huwEpL
October 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The first detailed look at how mosquitoes mate from @leslievosshall.bsky.social's lab reverses the assumption that male mosquitoes control the process, finding that a subtle female behavior dictates whether mating will take place or not. @currentbiology.bsky.social
More here: https://bit.ly/4huwEpL
More here: https://bit.ly/4huwEpL
Congratulations to Rockefeller's Steve Bonilla, who has been named an @hhmi.org Freeman Hrabowski Scholar! Bonilla's lab is pursuing insights into the fundamental rules of RNA folding, structure, and dynamic function.
Steve Bonilla is named an HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar - News
Steve Bonilla, assistant professor and head of the Laboratory of Structural Biology and Biophysics, has been named an HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar. Bonilla is one of 30 Hrabowski Scholars appointed in this year's class and the first Rockefeller facult...
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October 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Congratulations to Rockefeller's Steve Bonilla, who has been named an @hhmi.org Freeman Hrabowski Scholar! Bonilla's lab is pursuing insights into the fundamental rules of RNA folding, structure, and dynamic function.
Greg Alushin (@alushinlab.bsky.social) is decoding how the body’s building blocks sense and respond to force, with implications for everything from cancer to developmental disorders. In this Q&A, he discusses where his work on the cytoskeleton could lead us:
How cells move and change shape--and why it matters for our health - News
Inside each of your cells, there's a microscopic scaffolding that helps determine what the cell looks like, how it moves, and how it responds to its surroundings. This internal structure, called the cytoskeleton, is constantly shifting and adjusting. It...
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October 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Greg Alushin (@alushinlab.bsky.social) is decoding how the body’s building blocks sense and respond to force, with implications for everything from cancer to developmental disorders. In this Q&A, he discusses where his work on the cytoskeleton could lead us:
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October 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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A new @pnas.org study from Michael Rout, working with a team led by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, solves the long-standing mystery of how NPCs make split-second decisions about which molecules to allow to pass through their molecular gates: bit.ly/4hleGGd
October 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A new @pnas.org study from Michael Rout, working with a team led by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, solves the long-standing mystery of how NPCs make split-second decisions about which molecules to allow to pass through their molecular gates: bit.ly/4hleGGd
Rockefeller's Jeff Friedman has won the 2025 Albany Medical Center Prize, one of the nation’s most prestigious prizes in biomedicine. Friedman is recognized for his discovery of leptin, which established a biological basis for obesity. Congrats, Jeff!
Jeffrey M. Friedman is awarded the 2025 Albany Medical Center Prize - News
Jeffrey M. Friedman has been awarded the 2025 Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research, one of the nation's most prestigious prizes in biomedicine. Friedman, who is Rockefeller's Marilyn M. Simpson Professor, a Howard Hughes Medic...
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October 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Rockefeller's Jeff Friedman has won the 2025 Albany Medical Center Prize, one of the nation’s most prestigious prizes in biomedicine. Friedman is recognized for his discovery of leptin, which established a biological basis for obesity. Congrats, Jeff!
Don't miss this piece in @thetransmitter.bsky.social by @vcallier.bsky.social on @danielkronauer.bsky.social's latest work! His lab discovered that a protective screen of spurious transcriptional activity enables each olfactory neuron to express exactly one out of hundreds of olfactory receptors.
Ant olfactory neurons reveal new gene regulation mechanism
The mechanism enables each olfactory neuron in the ant to express exactly one out of hundreds of olfactory receptors.
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October 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Don't miss this piece in @thetransmitter.bsky.social by @vcallier.bsky.social on @danielkronauer.bsky.social's latest work! His lab discovered that a protective screen of spurious transcriptional activity enables each olfactory neuron to express exactly one out of hundreds of olfactory receptors.
Svetlana Mojsov has won the 2025 Kimberly Prize in Biochemistry from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine! She is recognized for her discovery of GLP-1, a gut hormone central to insulin regulation and now the basis of widely used diabetes and weight-loss treatments. Congratulations!
Influential Biochemist Svetlana Mojsov Named Winner of 2026 Kimberly Prize - News Center
Distinguished biochemist Svetlana Mojsov, PhD, the Lulu Chow Wang and Robin Chemers Neustein Research Associate Professor at the Rockefeller University, New York, has been named the winner of the annual $250,000 Kimberly Prize in Biochemistry and Molecu...
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October 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Svetlana Mojsov has won the 2025 Kimberly Prize in Biochemistry from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine! She is recognized for her discovery of GLP-1, a gut hormone central to insulin regulation and now the basis of widely used diabetes and weight-loss treatments. Congratulations!
Congrats to @veenapadmanaban.bsky.social of the @sohailtavazoie.bsky.social lab, who was honored at the Blavatnik Awards Ceremony this week! Veena's work established neurons as novel drivers of breast cancer metastasis and uncovered actionable therapeutic targets. Learn more below:
Veena Padmanaban, 2025 Blavatnik Regional Awards Laureate in Life Sciences
Cancer cell biologist, Veena Padmanaban from The Rockefeller University has discovered a critical cross-talk mechanism between sensory nerves and breast cancer cells, establishing neurons as novel drivers of breast cancer metastasis and uncovering actio...
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October 9, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Congrats to @veenapadmanaban.bsky.social of the @sohailtavazoie.bsky.social lab, who was honored at the Blavatnik Awards Ceremony this week! Veena's work established neurons as novel drivers of breast cancer metastasis and uncovered actionable therapeutic targets. Learn more below:
A study from the @danielkronauer.bsky.social lab has revealed a new form of olfaction gene regulation that may be broadly shared across insect species—opening up a new window into studying connections between genes and social behaviors. Read a Q&A with the scientists:
What could an ant's sense of smell teach us about social organization? - News
Ants rely on smell to navigate nearly every aspect of their complex social lives. Thus, investigating their olfactory system, scientists believe, will reveal clues about the organization of ant society. But olfaction is one of the least understood sens...
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October 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
A study from the @danielkronauer.bsky.social lab has revealed a new form of olfaction gene regulation that may be broadly shared across insect species—opening up a new window into studying connections between genes and social behaviors. Read a Q&A with the scientists:
By boosting a single protein, PI31, the Steller lab restored a cleanup system in the brain—potentially pointing toward a new strategy for treating Alzheimer's and related disorders.
Read a Q&A with Steller about this work below:
Read a Q&A with Steller about this work below:
Preserving synaptic communication may be key to preventing neurodegeneration - News
Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's feature telltale protein plaques that clog the brain, but attempts to clear those aggregates have failed to meaningfully improve outcomes for patients. That could be because protein clumps a...
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October 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
By boosting a single protein, PI31, the Steller lab restored a cleanup system in the brain—potentially pointing toward a new strategy for treating Alzheimer's and related disorders.
Read a Q&A with Steller about this work below:
Read a Q&A with Steller about this work below:
Happy Science Saturday! Rockefeller's annual science festival for kids that connects world-class scientists with kids from across the city was a smashing success 🧪 🔬 🧬
September 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Happy Science Saturday! Rockefeller's annual science festival for kids that connects world-class scientists with kids from across the city was a smashing success 🧪 🔬 🧬
Congrats to the 2025 Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award winners, recognized for their roles in developing a novel treatment for cystic fibrosis. Remarks from Rockefeller president Rick Lifton detail the remarkable history and impact of this discovery.
2025 Lasker Awards - Richard Lifton
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September 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Congrats to the 2025 Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award winners, recognized for their roles in developing a novel treatment for cystic fibrosis. Remarks from Rockefeller president Rick Lifton detail the remarkable history and impact of this discovery.
Last week, developmental biologist Maria Jasin of @mskcancercenter.bsky.social was awarded the 2025 Pearl Meister Greengard Prize, the preeminent international award recognizing outstanding women scientists. Congratulations!
#WomenInStem
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September 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Last week, developmental biologist Maria Jasin of @mskcancercenter.bsky.social was awarded the 2025 Pearl Meister Greengard Prize, the preeminent international award recognizing outstanding women scientists. Congratulations!
#WomenInStem
#WomenInStem
🎶 The Peggy Rockefeller Concert Series opens the 2025–26 season with the acclaimed Beo String Quartet joined by pianist Ilya Yakushev on September 30. Learn more about the Peggy Rockefeller Concerts and buy tickets below.
Peggy Rockefeller concert series kicks off new season - News
When the first notes of the Beo String Quartet ring out in Caspary Auditorium on September 30, they will launch the 68th season of the Peggy Rockefeller Concerts. This enduring Rockefeller tradition brings world-class musicians to one of New York City's...
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September 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
🎶 The Peggy Rockefeller Concert Series opens the 2025–26 season with the acclaimed Beo String Quartet joined by pianist Ilya Yakushev on September 30. Learn more about the Peggy Rockefeller Concerts and buy tickets below.
A new study from the #BradyLab marks a breakthrough in accessing the so-called microbial dark matter that lurks everywhere on our planet. We asked Sean Brady and lead author Jan Burian how the findings may kickstart a new era of discovery in microbiology.
There are countless species of bacteria scientists have never seen. This lab develops techniques that allow scientists to see them. - News
Bacteria have long been a key source of lifesaving antibiotics, but most species cannot be grown in the lab--leaving their therapeutic potential untapped even as multidrug resistance becomes an increasingly urgent threat. A team at Rockefeller's Laborat...
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September 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
A new study from the #BradyLab marks a breakthrough in accessing the so-called microbial dark matter that lurks everywhere on our planet. We asked Sean Brady and lead author Jan Burian how the findings may kickstart a new era of discovery in microbiology.