Santiago Correa, PhD (he/him)
@santicorreaphd.bsky.social
Assistant Prof @ColumbiaBME | Postdoc @Appel Lab @Stanford | PhD @Hammond Lab @MIT | BS @Yale. Self-Assembling NanoTechnologies for Immunoengineering. 🇨🇴🏳️🌈
Pinned
We are excited to share our new paper in Matter @cp-matter.bsky.social (www.cell.com/matter/fullt...:
(1/19) We formulated injectable hydrogels in which extracellular vesicles (EVs) act as both structural and bioactive components 🧪. Thread below on the hydrogel design framework and bioactivity:
(1/19) We formulated injectable hydrogels in which extracellular vesicles (EVs) act as both structural and bioactive components 🧪. Thread below on the hydrogel design framework and bioactivity:
The lab's first paper is out now in @cp-matter.bsky.social
We explored whether extracellular vesicles (EVs) could serve as structural elements in biomaterials—and whether doing so would confer intrinsic bioactivity.
Artemis' thread explains how we used yogurt EVs to answer both these questions! 🧪
We explored whether extracellular vesicles (EVs) could serve as structural elements in biomaterials—and whether doing so would confer intrinsic bioactivity.
Artemis' thread explains how we used yogurt EVs to answer both these questions! 🧪
Reposted by Santiago Correa, PhD (he/him)
Come! I'll be part of a little panel talking about queer nature and the tickets are free!
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We're so excited to be hosting this event for LGBTQ+ STEM Day with @prideinstem.bsky.social on 18th November!
🌈 Find out more and book your free ticket: www.outsavvy.com/event/31027/...
🌈 Find out more and book your free ticket: www.outsavvy.com/event/31027/...
November 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Come! I'll be part of a little panel talking about queer nature and the tickets are free!
🌈🦐🦒🦖🐟🦩🕷️🌈
🌈🦐🦒🦖🐟🦩🕷️🌈
Reposted by Santiago Correa, PhD (he/him)
Warming waters cause corals to “bleach” when these organisms expel symbiotic algae that provide nutrients, oxygen & vibrant colors.
The latest global bleaching event - researchers estimate >84% of the planet's coral ecosystems have been affected since Jan 2023 - has made it clear the crisis is now.
The latest global bleaching event - researchers estimate >84% of the planet's coral ecosystems have been affected since Jan 2023 - has made it clear the crisis is now.
October 14, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Warming waters cause corals to “bleach” when these organisms expel symbiotic algae that provide nutrients, oxygen & vibrant colors.
The latest global bleaching event - researchers estimate >84% of the planet's coral ecosystems have been affected since Jan 2023 - has made it clear the crisis is now.
The latest global bleaching event - researchers estimate >84% of the planet's coral ecosystems have been affected since Jan 2023 - has made it clear the crisis is now.
Reposted by Santiago Correa, PhD (he/him)
'Our results indicate that a population of Treg cells acts to oppose excessive activation of sensory neurons through the production of enkephalins, endogenous opioid peptides that reduce nociceptive signaling, & by limiting its tone to restrain associated inflammation during inflammatory challenge'
Enkephalin-producing regulatory T cells in the skin restrain local inflammation through control of nociception
Regulatory T cells curb noxious sensory signaling to dampen cutaneous inflammation, a neuromodulatory mechanism for immunosuppression.
www.science.org
September 15, 2025 at 6:16 AM
'Our results indicate that a population of Treg cells acts to oppose excessive activation of sensory neurons through the production of enkephalins, endogenous opioid peptides that reduce nociceptive signaling, & by limiting its tone to restrain associated inflammation during inflammatory challenge'
Reposted by Santiago Correa, PhD (he/him)
Tuning collagen nonlinear mechanics with interpenetrating networks drives adaptive cellular phenotypes in three dimensions | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Tuning collagen nonlinear mechanics with interpenetrating networks drives adaptive cellular phenotypes in three dimensions
This work demonstrates that changes in the nonlinear elasticity of collagen in hybrid networks tunes cell-matrix interactions.
www.science.org
September 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Tuning collagen nonlinear mechanics with interpenetrating networks drives adaptive cellular phenotypes in three dimensions | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Reposted by Santiago Correa, PhD (he/him)
Applying to the NSF-GRFP (or another fellowship) on a tight deadline?
We built a 7-week guide + timeline to get you from draft to submission. It’s not too late — you’ve got this! ✨
🔗 cientificolatino.com/apply-in-7-weeks
#NSFGRFP #GradSchool #Fellowship
We built a 7-week guide + timeline to get you from draft to submission. It’s not too late — you’ve got this! ✨
🔗 cientificolatino.com/apply-in-7-weeks
#NSFGRFP #GradSchool #Fellowship
September 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Applying to the NSF-GRFP (or another fellowship) on a tight deadline?
We built a 7-week guide + timeline to get you from draft to submission. It’s not too late — you’ve got this! ✨
🔗 cientificolatino.com/apply-in-7-weeks
#NSFGRFP #GradSchool #Fellowship
We built a 7-week guide + timeline to get you from draft to submission. It’s not too late — you’ve got this! ✨
🔗 cientificolatino.com/apply-in-7-weeks
#NSFGRFP #GradSchool #Fellowship
Reposted by Santiago Correa, PhD (he/him)
An NLRP3 stimulatory universal influenza vaccine.
We report an NLRP3 stimulus that generates hyperactive dendritic cells (hDCs).
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
We report an NLRP3 stimulus that generates hyperactive dendritic cells (hDCs).
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
An NLRP3-stimulatory adjuvant improves the immunogenicity of influenza virus vaccines in mice and non-human primates | mBio
The generation of vaccines that stimulate T cell activities is an unmet need for the
scientific community, as T cells are the primary mediators of immune memory. In this
study, we report a new vaccine...
journals.asm.org
September 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
An NLRP3 stimulatory universal influenza vaccine.
We report an NLRP3 stimulus that generates hyperactive dendritic cells (hDCs).
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
We report an NLRP3 stimulus that generates hyperactive dendritic cells (hDCs).
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Reposted by Santiago Correa, PhD (he/him)
#InterferonPower! Thrilled for our latest work @cp-cell.bsky.social! With @danielboehmer.bsky.social, we dug into tons of papers & created what we hope will be a go-to resource for immunologists & non-immunologist about type I, II, III (& IV😉) #interferons! Free👉 authors.elsevier.com/a/1leKGL7PXu...
August 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
#InterferonPower! Thrilled for our latest work @cp-cell.bsky.social! With @danielboehmer.bsky.social, we dug into tons of papers & created what we hope will be a go-to resource for immunologists & non-immunologist about type I, II, III (& IV😉) #interferons! Free👉 authors.elsevier.com/a/1leKGL7PXu...
Reposted by Santiago Correa, PhD (he/him)
big one! a decade in the making. nadler & team develop tools to track lipid transport in living cells at single-species resolution. turns out non-vesicular, asymmetry-driven transport is the main architect of organelle identity. feels like the dawn of a golden era for lipid biology. rdcu.be/eBGJv
Quantitative imaging of lipid transport in mammalian cells
Nature - Directional, non-vesicular lipid transport is responsible for fast, species-selective lipid sorting into organelle membranes.
rdcu.be
August 21, 2025 at 8:51 AM
big one! a decade in the making. nadler & team develop tools to track lipid transport in living cells at single-species resolution. turns out non-vesicular, asymmetry-driven transport is the main architect of organelle identity. feels like the dawn of a golden era for lipid biology. rdcu.be/eBGJv
Reposted by Santiago Correa, PhD (he/him)
Yeah, because they've been hacking away at the social safety net since the year I was born (it is actually the year I was born quality of life started to decrease it's pretty depressing)
There’s Something Very Dark Happening to Millennials and Gen Z Adults
America is not a good place to be an early adult.
slate.com
August 21, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Yeah, because they've been hacking away at the social safety net since the year I was born (it is actually the year I was born quality of life started to decrease it's pretty depressing)
The lab's first paper is out now in @cp-matter.bsky.social
We explored whether extracellular vesicles (EVs) could serve as structural elements in biomaterials—and whether doing so would confer intrinsic bioactivity.
Artemis' thread explains how we used yogurt EVs to answer both these questions! 🧪
We explored whether extracellular vesicles (EVs) could serve as structural elements in biomaterials—and whether doing so would confer intrinsic bioactivity.
Artemis' thread explains how we used yogurt EVs to answer both these questions! 🧪
We are excited to share our new paper in Matter @cp-matter.bsky.social (www.cell.com/matter/fullt...:
(1/19) We formulated injectable hydrogels in which extracellular vesicles (EVs) act as both structural and bioactive components 🧪. Thread below on the hydrogel design framework and bioactivity:
(1/19) We formulated injectable hydrogels in which extracellular vesicles (EVs) act as both structural and bioactive components 🧪. Thread below on the hydrogel design framework and bioactivity:
July 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The lab's first paper is out now in @cp-matter.bsky.social
We explored whether extracellular vesicles (EVs) could serve as structural elements in biomaterials—and whether doing so would confer intrinsic bioactivity.
Artemis' thread explains how we used yogurt EVs to answer both these questions! 🧪
We explored whether extracellular vesicles (EVs) could serve as structural elements in biomaterials—and whether doing so would confer intrinsic bioactivity.
Artemis' thread explains how we used yogurt EVs to answer both these questions! 🧪
Reposted by Santiago Correa, PhD (he/him)
BWF is proud to announce the 2025 recipients of its Postdoctoral Diversity Enrichment Program (PDEP), which provides critical support to postdoctoral researchers pursuing careers in biomedical and medical research. www.bwfund.org/news/bwf-ann... #bwfpdep
BWF Announces 2025 Postdoctoral Diversity Enrichment Program Recipients - Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Research Triangle Park, N.C. — The Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) is proud to announce the 2025 recipients of its Postdoctoral Diversity Enrichment Program (PDEP), which provides critical support to…
www.bwfund.org
July 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
BWF is proud to announce the 2025 recipients of its Postdoctoral Diversity Enrichment Program (PDEP), which provides critical support to postdoctoral researchers pursuing careers in biomedical and medical research. www.bwfund.org/news/bwf-ann... #bwfpdep
Reposted by Santiago Correa, PhD (he/him)
BWF is pleased to announce the 2025 recipients of its Career Awards at the Scientific Interface (CASI). buff.ly/WDswUnt #bwfcasi
buff.ly
July 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
BWF is pleased to announce the 2025 recipients of its Career Awards at the Scientific Interface (CASI). buff.ly/WDswUnt #bwfcasi
I am super proud of our postdoctoral fellow @roberthincapie.bsky.social who has been selected as one of the @bwfund.bsky.social PDEP recipients! This is such a well-deserved recognition of Robert's research potential and commitment to making academia a better place 🧪
www.bwfund.org/news/bwf-ann...
www.bwfund.org/news/bwf-ann...
BWF Announces 2025 Postdoctoral Diversity Enrichment Program Recipients - Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Research Triangle Park, N.C. — The Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) is proud to announce the 2025 recipients of its Postdoctoral Diversity Enrichment Program (PDEP), which provides critical support to po...
www.bwfund.org
July 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I am super proud of our postdoctoral fellow @roberthincapie.bsky.social who has been selected as one of the @bwfund.bsky.social PDEP recipients! This is such a well-deserved recognition of Robert's research potential and commitment to making academia a better place 🧪
www.bwfund.org/news/bwf-ann...
www.bwfund.org/news/bwf-ann...
Reposted by Santiago Correa, PhD (he/him)
Are you from one of these states? Then we need your help to save American science!
The Senate Appropriations Committee will be marking up the President's Budget Request for science on Wednesday. People have been saying the proposed cuts "decimated" US science, but that's wrong: they are apocalyptic
The Senate Appropriations Committee will be marking up the President's Budget Request for science on Wednesday. People have been saying the proposed cuts "decimated" US science, but that's wrong: they are apocalyptic
July 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Are you from one of these states? Then we need your help to save American science!
The Senate Appropriations Committee will be marking up the President's Budget Request for science on Wednesday. People have been saying the proposed cuts "decimated" US science, but that's wrong: they are apocalyptic
The Senate Appropriations Committee will be marking up the President's Budget Request for science on Wednesday. People have been saying the proposed cuts "decimated" US science, but that's wrong: they are apocalyptic
I'm honored to join the amazing community of Beckman researchers! I want to thank all the mentors and friends who helped me reach this milestone -- it's too many to list!! This funding will support our work integrating synthetic and natural nanomaterials to develop new cancer immunotherapies
Congratulations to our 2025 Beckman Young Investigator Awardees! Ten researchers to receive $6M in total science #funding for cutting-edge #research: www.beckman-foundation.org/latest-news/...
#BYI #beckman #science #grants #academia #chemistry #lifesciences
#BYI #beckman #science #grants #academia #chemistry #lifesciences
Beckman Foundation Announces 2025 Beckman Young Investigator Awardees
Beckman Foundation announces 2025 Beckman Young Investigator Awardees - 10 researchers selected to receive $6M in total science funding for cutting-edge research. #BYI
www.beckman-foundation.org
June 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I'm honored to join the amazing community of Beckman researchers! I want to thank all the mentors and friends who helped me reach this milestone -- it's too many to list!! This funding will support our work integrating synthetic and natural nanomaterials to develop new cancer immunotherapies
Reposted by Santiago Correa, PhD (he/him)
"Women are PIs on 58% of the canceled grants, although they are PIs on only 34% of all active NSF grants.
Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant."
Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant."
Another scoop from Jeff Mervis (@policyhound.bsky.social): NSF's ~1400 grant terminations have disproportionately affected PIs from groups underrepresented in science: women, racial & ethnic minorities, & those with disabilities. 1/3
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump officials take steps toward a radically different NSF
Efforts to shrink staff, budget, and focus have alarmed members of Congress
www.science.org
May 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
"Women are PIs on 58% of the canceled grants, although they are PIs on only 34% of all active NSF grants.
Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant."
Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant."
Reposted by Santiago Correa, PhD (he/him)
This is a project and an area I've been working in for years. We've published numerous papers on the topic, and recently went through a competitive renewal in which the science of the grant was rigorously evaluated and supported.
And it was cut for cheap political points
And it was cut for cheap political points
May 13, 2025 at 11:39 PM
This is a project and an area I've been working in for years. We've published numerous papers on the topic, and recently went through a competitive renewal in which the science of the grant was rigorously evaluated and supported.
And it was cut for cheap political points
And it was cut for cheap political points
Reposted by Santiago Correa, PhD (he/him)
Yesterday, the NIH R35 “Outstanding Investigator” grant to fund scientists in my lab studying antibiotic resistance was terminated for reasons not related to the content of the science, or any actions taken by me or members of my lab
May 13, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Yesterday, the NIH R35 “Outstanding Investigator” grant to fund scientists in my lab studying antibiotic resistance was terminated for reasons not related to the content of the science, or any actions taken by me or members of my lab
Vaccine research is out. Cancer research is out. How are immuno engineers thinking about what role federal funding can now play in this work? Is there any facet of our field that hasn't become villainized? 🧪
March 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Vaccine research is out. Cancer research is out. How are immuno engineers thinking about what role federal funding can now play in this work? Is there any facet of our field that hasn't become villainized? 🧪
One of the few powers we have as individual citizens, particularly between elections, is our consumer power. Effective boycotts could really make a difference, and I'd love to see guides for the top 5 companies to boycott. I for one cancelled Prime today and closed my Amazon credit card.
March 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
One of the few powers we have as individual citizens, particularly between elections, is our consumer power. Effective boycotts could really make a difference, and I'd love to see guides for the top 5 companies to boycott. I for one cancelled Prime today and closed my Amazon credit card.
Reposted by Santiago Correa, PhD (he/him)
The Trump NIH is banning hires of new students and postdocs. This is devastating for NIH research and will result in a lost generation of researchers at the institution.
Heard from a applicant today: "A lot of people are banking their entire careers on the [NIH student programs]..."
#NIH 🧪
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Heard from a applicant today: "A lot of people are banking their entire careers on the [NIH student programs]..."
#NIH 🧪
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February 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The Trump NIH is banning hires of new students and postdocs. This is devastating for NIH research and will result in a lost generation of researchers at the institution.
Heard from a applicant today: "A lot of people are banking their entire careers on the [NIH student programs]..."
#NIH 🧪
1/
Heard from a applicant today: "A lot of people are banking their entire careers on the [NIH student programs]..."
#NIH 🧪
1/
Reposted by Santiago Correa, PhD (he/him)
Hero lawyers in state AG offices busted their asses over the weekend to get this done. Now do your part: call your Representative and Senators TODAY. Call your AG AND governor and voice your support for these lawsuits.
BREAKING: 22 states sue NIH over Trump administration's new 15% cap on overhead for federal research grants. Suit filed federal court in Boston contends lifesaving research 'will grind to a halt' under the policy. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com
February 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Hero lawyers in state AG offices busted their asses over the weekend to get this done. Now do your part: call your Representative and Senators TODAY. Call your AG AND governor and voice your support for these lawsuits.
Reposted by Santiago Correa, PhD (he/him)
The NIH 6 months ago, vs the NIH now. 🧵
Video 👇🏼 NIH 6 months ago. A hallway full of colorful posters profiling women and POC researchers.
Shared by @amritalaxshmy.bsky.social on the bird site.
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Video 👇🏼 NIH 6 months ago. A hallway full of colorful posters profiling women and POC researchers.
Shared by @amritalaxshmy.bsky.social on the bird site.
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February 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The NIH 6 months ago, vs the NIH now. 🧵
Video 👇🏼 NIH 6 months ago. A hallway full of colorful posters profiling women and POC researchers.
Shared by @amritalaxshmy.bsky.social on the bird site.
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Video 👇🏼 NIH 6 months ago. A hallway full of colorful posters profiling women and POC researchers.
Shared by @amritalaxshmy.bsky.social on the bird site.
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Reposted by Santiago Correa, PhD (he/him)
My latest from inside NIH as well as universities that get its funding. I think it is important to say clearly what moves like this will actually do to people.
Destructive Banality: NIH Indirect Costs Move Sounds Boring, Could Kill You
Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.
www.splinter.com
February 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
My latest from inside NIH as well as universities that get its funding. I think it is important to say clearly what moves like this will actually do to people.
Reposted by Santiago Correa, PhD (he/him)
1. EXCLUSIVE
Today, the NSA is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion," a NSA source tells Popular Information.
The massive purge is creating chaos, taking down "mission-related" work
Today, the NSA is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion," a NSA source tells Popular Information.
The massive purge is creating chaos, taking down "mission-related" work
The NSA's "Big Delete"
Today, the National Security Agency (NSA) is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion." The "...
popular.info
February 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
1. EXCLUSIVE
Today, the NSA is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion," a NSA source tells Popular Information.
The massive purge is creating chaos, taking down "mission-related" work
Today, the NSA is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion," a NSA source tells Popular Information.
The massive purge is creating chaos, taking down "mission-related" work