Abbas Zaki
@abbasz.bsky.social
Engineer pretending to be a biologist | PhD candidate @ UTSW | making photosynthetic mammalian cells | posting through the PhD
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Yesterday at the "Planetary #CellBiology" session of #CellBio2025, chaired by Amy Gladfelter, we explored how cell and #MolecularBiology discoveries connect to planetary health, informed by voices from science, education and funding. 🧪 American Society for Cell Biology
December 8, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Yesterday at the "Planetary #CellBiology" session of #CellBio2025, chaired by Amy Gladfelter, we explored how cell and #MolecularBiology discoveries connect to planetary health, informed by voices from science, education and funding. 🧪 American Society for Cell Biology
So many amazing talks at day 1 of #cellbio2025 was absolutely torn between sessions but managed to catch @gzaffagnini.bsky.social discussing how oocytes maintain proteostasis with endolysosomal vesicular assemblies (ELVAs)
December 7, 2025 at 5:03 AM
So many amazing talks at day 1 of #cellbio2025 was absolutely torn between sessions but managed to catch @gzaffagnini.bsky.social discussing how oocytes maintain proteostasis with endolysosomal vesicular assemblies (ELVAs)
Just bonkers cool stuff at #cellbio2025 “Cells at the Extremes” session starting with Andy Garcia giving a great talk on how archaea modify their membranes to survive extreme habitats 🌡️
December 7, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Just bonkers cool stuff at #cellbio2025 “Cells at the Extremes” session starting with Andy Garcia giving a great talk on how archaea modify their membranes to survive extreme habitats 🌡️
Amazing start to #cellbio2025 with a mentoring keynote by Dr. Margaret Werner Washburne! So sad to have missed the first part but what an inspirational talk about resilience and imagination in the face of challenges!
December 7, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Amazing start to #cellbio2025 with a mentoring keynote by Dr. Margaret Werner Washburne! So sad to have missed the first part but what an inspirational talk about resilience and imagination in the face of challenges!
Gonna try to post impressions/takeaways from talks while at #cellbio2025 (mostly to force myself to take better notes but also cause it’s fun 😅)
December 7, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Gonna try to post impressions/takeaways from talks while at #cellbio2025 (mostly to force myself to take better notes but also cause it’s fun 😅)
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Main principles she taught students:
* Know your heart
* Look for the positive or the blessing in everything
* Embrace who you are and bring it to the table
* Show gratitude/finish well
#CellBio2025
* Know your heart
* Look for the positive or the blessing in everything
* Embrace who you are and bring it to the table
* Show gratitude/finish well
#CellBio2025
December 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Main principles she taught students:
* Know your heart
* Look for the positive or the blessing in everything
* Embrace who you are and bring it to the table
* Show gratitude/finish well
#CellBio2025
* Know your heart
* Look for the positive or the blessing in everything
* Embrace who you are and bring it to the table
* Show gratitude/finish well
#CellBio2025
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Packed room for the opening mentoring keynote by Maggie Werner Washburne talking about the importance of imagination in science and persistence
#CellBio2025
#CellBio2025
December 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Packed room for the opening mentoring keynote by Maggie Werner Washburne talking about the importance of imagination in science and persistence
#CellBio2025
#CellBio2025
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At CellBIO2025? This Sunday, Dec 7 | 8:30–9:45 AM EST you can hear @karlaneugebauer.bsky.social talking about her work to promote education in #PlanetaryCellBiology.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU7N...
@floravincent.bsky.social @embo.org @ascbiology.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU7N...
@floravincent.bsky.social @embo.org @ascbiology.bsky.social
Can Linking Cells to Ecosystems Help Us Understand Climate Change?
YouTube video by Cells4PlanetaryHealth
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
At CellBIO2025? This Sunday, Dec 7 | 8:30–9:45 AM EST you can hear @karlaneugebauer.bsky.social talking about her work to promote education in #PlanetaryCellBiology.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU7N...
@floravincent.bsky.social @embo.org @ascbiology.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU7N...
@floravincent.bsky.social @embo.org @ascbiology.bsky.social
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🌍 Heading to #CellBIO2025 meeting @embo.org @ascbiology.bsky.social ? Join us as we continue building Planetary Cell Biology, a cross scale field - from cells to biodiversity. Sunday, Dec 7 | 8:30–9:45 AM EST
Curious? www.youtube.com/@Cells4Plane...
🌱 Join the community: forms.gle/AjQ6dVBL7QT5...
Curious? www.youtube.com/@Cells4Plane...
🌱 Join the community: forms.gle/AjQ6dVBL7QT5...
Cells for Planetary Health Community Registration Form
Following the “Integrating Cell and Planetary Scales to Address Climate Resilience” workshop held in Lisbon in April 2025, we’re launching a new community dedicated to bridging scientific disciplines ...
forms.gle
December 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
🌍 Heading to #CellBIO2025 meeting @embo.org @ascbiology.bsky.social ? Join us as we continue building Planetary Cell Biology, a cross scale field - from cells to biodiversity. Sunday, Dec 7 | 8:30–9:45 AM EST
Curious? www.youtube.com/@Cells4Plane...
🌱 Join the community: forms.gle/AjQ6dVBL7QT5...
Curious? www.youtube.com/@Cells4Plane...
🌱 Join the community: forms.gle/AjQ6dVBL7QT5...
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Another neat factoid at #EMBOclimateResilience, this time form @abbasz.bsky.social: "Global healthcare, if it were a country (Healthcareistan) would be the 5th greatest carbon emitter."
April 15, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Another neat factoid at #EMBOclimateResilience, this time form @abbasz.bsky.social: "Global healthcare, if it were a country (Healthcareistan) would be the 5th greatest carbon emitter."
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🌍🔬 📣 Please spread the word!
How can cell biology shape a more resilient planet?
Virtual registration still open for @embo.org Workshop - Cells 4 Climate Resilience meetings.embo.org/event/25-cli...
🗓️ Deadline: April 11
🎥 Watch the teaser youtu.be/8eMJ91udHDs @cells4planethealth.bsky.social
How can cell biology shape a more resilient planet?
Virtual registration still open for @embo.org Workshop - Cells 4 Climate Resilience meetings.embo.org/event/25-cli...
🗓️ Deadline: April 11
🎥 Watch the teaser youtu.be/8eMJ91udHDs @cells4planethealth.bsky.social
Integrating cell and planetary scales to address climate resilience
The climate crisis is a multiscale problem that requires transdisciplinary expertise for understanding and engineering climate resilience. Cells are the first responders of the biosphere and yet cell…
meetings.embo.org
April 6, 2025 at 1:19 PM
🌍🔬 📣 Please spread the word!
How can cell biology shape a more resilient planet?
Virtual registration still open for @embo.org Workshop - Cells 4 Climate Resilience meetings.embo.org/event/25-cli...
🗓️ Deadline: April 11
🎥 Watch the teaser youtu.be/8eMJ91udHDs @cells4planethealth.bsky.social
How can cell biology shape a more resilient planet?
Virtual registration still open for @embo.org Workshop - Cells 4 Climate Resilience meetings.embo.org/event/25-cli...
🗓️ Deadline: April 11
🎥 Watch the teaser youtu.be/8eMJ91udHDs @cells4planethealth.bsky.social
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Join us to explore how cell biology can contribute to climate health: meetings.embo.org/event/25-cli.... Virtual registration deadline is April 11. Watch the teaser: youtu.be/8eMJ91udHDs. #Cells4PlanetHealth #EMBOCells4ClimateResilience
Integrating cell and planetary scales to address climate resilience
The climate crisis is a multiscale problem that requires transdisciplinary expertise for understanding and engineering climate resilience. Cells are the first responders of the biosphere and yet cell…
meetings.embo.org
April 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Join us to explore how cell biology can contribute to climate health: meetings.embo.org/event/25-cli.... Virtual registration deadline is April 11. Watch the teaser: youtu.be/8eMJ91udHDs. #Cells4PlanetHealth #EMBOCells4ClimateResilience
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🌍🔬 📣 Please spread the word! Join us!
How can cell biology shape a more resilient planet?
Virtual registration is still open for the EMBO Workshop on Cells 4 Climate Resilience → meetings.embo.org/event/25-cli...
🗓️ Deadline: April 11
🎥 Watch the teaser → youtu.be/8eMJ91udHDs
@embo.org
How can cell biology shape a more resilient planet?
Virtual registration is still open for the EMBO Workshop on Cells 4 Climate Resilience → meetings.embo.org/event/25-cli...
🗓️ Deadline: April 11
🎥 Watch the teaser → youtu.be/8eMJ91udHDs
@embo.org
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meetings.embo.org
April 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
🌍🔬 📣 Please spread the word! Join us!
How can cell biology shape a more resilient planet?
Virtual registration is still open for the EMBO Workshop on Cells 4 Climate Resilience → meetings.embo.org/event/25-cli...
🗓️ Deadline: April 11
🎥 Watch the teaser → youtu.be/8eMJ91udHDs
@embo.org
How can cell biology shape a more resilient planet?
Virtual registration is still open for the EMBO Workshop on Cells 4 Climate Resilience → meetings.embo.org/event/25-cli...
🗓️ Deadline: April 11
🎥 Watch the teaser → youtu.be/8eMJ91udHDs
@embo.org
Someone pinch me because I can’t believe Martin Chalfie came to my poster at #ASCB2024 #CellBio2024!
PhD Bucket List Item No.662: chat about my project with a Nobel Laureate ✅
PhD Bucket List Item No.662: chat about my project with a Nobel Laureate ✅
December 18, 2024 at 3:53 AM
Someone pinch me because I can’t believe Martin Chalfie came to my poster at #ASCB2024 #CellBio2024!
PhD Bucket List Item No.662: chat about my project with a Nobel Laureate ✅
PhD Bucket List Item No.662: chat about my project with a Nobel Laureate ✅
PhD Bucket List Item No. 283: meet sci twitter(🦋?) celeb IRL ✅
Thanks @pracheeac.bsky.social for sharing insights on curiosity driven science @arcadiascience.com!!
Thanks @pracheeac.bsky.social for sharing insights on curiosity driven science @arcadiascience.com!!
December 18, 2024 at 1:57 AM
PhD Bucket List Item No. 283: meet sci twitter(🦋?) celeb IRL ✅
Thanks @pracheeac.bsky.social for sharing insights on curiosity driven science @arcadiascience.com!!
Thanks @pracheeac.bsky.social for sharing insights on curiosity driven science @arcadiascience.com!!
PhD Bucket List No. 3034: Meet someone from @nightsciencepod.bsky.social IRL ✅
Thanks @prakashlab.bsky.social for the great feedback!
Thanks @monicabettencourt.bsky.social @gladfelterlab.bsky.social @samreckpeterson.bsky.social for organizing an amazing session & opportunity to share our work!
Thanks @prakashlab.bsky.social for the great feedback!
Thanks @monicabettencourt.bsky.social @gladfelterlab.bsky.social @samreckpeterson.bsky.social for organizing an amazing session & opportunity to share our work!
December 18, 2024 at 1:20 AM
PhD Bucket List No. 3034: Meet someone from @nightsciencepod.bsky.social IRL ✅
Thanks @prakashlab.bsky.social for the great feedback!
Thanks @monicabettencourt.bsky.social @gladfelterlab.bsky.social @samreckpeterson.bsky.social for organizing an amazing session & opportunity to share our work!
Thanks @prakashlab.bsky.social for the great feedback!
Thanks @monicabettencourt.bsky.social @gladfelterlab.bsky.social @samreckpeterson.bsky.social for organizing an amazing session & opportunity to share our work!
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Great to see so much interest on our ASCB/EMBO mtg session on #cellbiology4climateresilience. If you are interested in the topic - register in our amazing EMBO workshop in Lisbon @embopress.org meetings.embo.org/event/25-cli....
December 16, 2024 at 5:46 PM
Great to see so much interest on our ASCB/EMBO mtg session on #cellbiology4climateresilience. If you are interested in the topic - register in our amazing EMBO workshop in Lisbon @embopress.org meetings.embo.org/event/25-cli....
Survived my first ever conference talk at #ASCB #CellBio2024!
Grateful to my PI @joshuagruber.bsky.social for the opportunity & for bearing with the corny jokes in the slides 🫡
Grateful to my PI @joshuagruber.bsky.social for the opportunity & for bearing with the corny jokes in the slides 🫡
December 16, 2024 at 2:24 AM
Survived my first ever conference talk at #ASCB #CellBio2024!
Grateful to my PI @joshuagruber.bsky.social for the opportunity & for bearing with the corny jokes in the slides 🫡
Grateful to my PI @joshuagruber.bsky.social for the opportunity & for bearing with the corny jokes in the slides 🫡
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Fantastic #ASCB #CellBio2024 meeting here in San Diego. Would like to highlight our student @abbasz.bsky.social talk this afternoon in the Climate Change session on mammalian-algae endosymbiosis.
December 15, 2024 at 6:37 PM
Fantastic #ASCB #CellBio2024 meeting here in San Diego. Would like to highlight our student @abbasz.bsky.social talk this afternoon in the Climate Change session on mammalian-algae endosymbiosis.
Gotta hand it to #drosophila researchers—y’all never miss when naming things 🫡
November 19, 2024 at 4:33 AM
Gotta hand it to #drosophila researchers—y’all never miss when naming things 🫡
Science is hard
but sometimes you’ll randomly realize you get to pick the 🧠 of people that are like *the* expert on things for ur project and I think that’s kinda neat
but sometimes you’ll randomly realize you get to pick the 🧠 of people that are like *the* expert on things for ur project and I think that’s kinda neat
November 9, 2024 at 12:34 AM
Science is hard
but sometimes you’ll randomly realize you get to pick the 🧠 of people that are like *the* expert on things for ur project and I think that’s kinda neat
but sometimes you’ll randomly realize you get to pick the 🧠 of people that are like *the* expert on things for ur project and I think that’s kinda neat
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“Samples were prepared as previously described”
The previous description:
The previous description:
November 8, 2024 at 8:16 PM
“Samples were prepared as previously described”
The previous description:
The previous description:
1st Committee meeting in t-1.5h…
Adding meme slides cause u can’t stress failing as a scientist if ur stressing not being funny instead 🫡
Adding meme slides cause u can’t stress failing as a scientist if ur stressing not being funny instead 🫡
November 5, 2024 at 7:43 PM
1st Committee meeting in t-1.5h…
Adding meme slides cause u can’t stress failing as a scientist if ur stressing not being funny instead 🫡
Adding meme slides cause u can’t stress failing as a scientist if ur stressing not being funny instead 🫡
*looking out the window after making plates for next week*
We saved the daylight… but at what cost 🥲
We saved the daylight… but at what cost 🥲
November 4, 2024 at 3:48 AM
*looking out the window after making plates for next week*
We saved the daylight… but at what cost 🥲
We saved the daylight… but at what cost 🥲