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interested in two things in Drosophila 🪰🪰 : 1. Intake, such as drugs of abuse, food, etc., and how the brain 🧠 regulates that and is affected by it, and 2. Output, such as water and ions, and how the kidney 🫘 keeps those things in balance.
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Our division chief, Dr. Aylin Rodan presented "Human and Fly Kidneys: Urine for a treat" at the Pinhead Institute's Punk Science series in Telluride, Colorado. This is a STEM outreach event to introduce kids to the vital role of kidneys #NephFwd
August 22, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Our division chief, Dr. Aylin Rodan presented "Human and Fly Kidneys: Urine for a treat" at the Pinhead Institute's Punk Science series in Telluride, Colorado. This is a STEM outreach event to introduce kids to the vital role of kidneys #NephFwd
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So exciting to see WNK bodies making the cover of JCI! @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social @arohans.bsky.social @news.upmc.com
A nod and a wink to kidney-specific WNK1
This issue’s cover features work by Cary R. Boyd-Shiwarski et al. on kidney-specific WNK1 as a scaffolding protein that organizes WNK bodies — structures essential for maintaining blood potassium levels: buff.ly/Cw7u7c1
This issue’s cover features work by Cary R. Boyd-Shiwarski et al. on kidney-specific WNK1 as a scaffolding protein that organizes WNK bodies — structures essential for maintaining blood potassium levels: buff.ly/Cw7u7c1
August 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
So exciting to see WNK bodies making the cover of JCI! @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social @arohans.bsky.social @news.upmc.com
Congrats 🍾 to Travis Philyaw. His paper has come out in paper format. www.jneurosci.org/content/45/2... One ⛰️it reached: being made fun of on NPR’s Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me… www.npr.org/2025/06/07/g...
Bitter Sensing Protects Drosophila from Developing Experience-Dependent Cocaine Consumption Preference
Cocaine is an addictive psychostimulant, and the risk of developing cocaine use disorder (CUD) is highly heritable. Little is known about the specific genes and mechanisms that lead to the development...
www.jneurosci.org
July 7, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Congrats 🍾 to Travis Philyaw. His paper has come out in paper format. www.jneurosci.org/content/45/2... One ⛰️it reached: being made fun of on NPR’s Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me… www.npr.org/2025/06/07/g...
as with all things Gianni Infantino touches, the FIFA ⚽️ Club World Cup reaches new and frenzied heights of speed and quality… www.independent.co.uk/tech/robot-f...
Two robots stretchered off in world’s first AI football match
Event was a preview of the upcoming World Humanoid Robot Games in China
www.independent.co.uk
July 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
as with all things Gianni Infantino touches, the FIFA ⚽️ Club World Cup reaches new and frenzied heights of speed and quality… www.independent.co.uk/tech/robot-f...
it is important to have your 🍫 snack tailored to your conference 🍷
June 26, 2025 at 12:59 AM
it is important to have your 🍫 snack tailored to your conference 🍷
while the picture is poor, Maggie’s talk #RSA_ISBRA2025 on alcohol-induced sleep deficits was great! 👏👏 healthcare.utah.edu/newsroom/new...
June 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
while the picture is poor, Maggie’s talk #RSA_ISBRA2025 on alcohol-induced sleep deficits was great! 👏👏 healthcare.utah.edu/newsroom/new...
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On Friday, we broke ground on the Eccles Health Campus in West Valley City. The historic project will expand access to world-class health care and create thousands of jobs in Utah’s westside communities.
📰 attheu.utah.edu/health-medic...
📰 attheu.utah.edu/health-medic...
June 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
On Friday, we broke ground on the Eccles Health Campus in West Valley City. The historic project will expand access to world-class health care and create thousands of jobs in Utah’s westside communities.
📰 attheu.utah.edu/health-medic...
📰 attheu.utah.edu/health-medic...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j... slightly after father’s day, but still… #Dads
Female baboons with strong relationship to fathers found to live longer
Study suggests role of male parents may be under-appreciated in some primate species
www.theguardian.com
June 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j... slightly after father’s day, but still… #Dads
OMG !!! some lab members just gave me a Labubu - Big into Energy - Happiness 🙏 #GoodVibes #happy Grantwriting will be a zinch…
June 12, 2025 at 10:58 PM
OMG !!! some lab members just gave me a Labubu - Big into Energy - Happiness 🙏 #GoodVibes #happy Grantwriting will be a zinch…
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Please read this and share widely, especially with people outside of science.
Things are BAD in American bioscience right now and everyone needs to know just how bad - and dangerous - it is. apnews.com/article/nih-...
Things are BAD in American bioscience right now and everyone needs to know just how bad - and dangerous - it is. apnews.com/article/nih-...
NIH scientists publish declaration criticizing Trump's deep cuts in public health research
Scores of National Institutes of Health researchers and staffers have come forward to send their Trump-appointed leader a letter challenging policies they say undermine the NIH mission.
apnews.com
June 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Please read this and share widely, especially with people outside of science.
Things are BAD in American bioscience right now and everyone needs to know just how bad - and dangerous - it is. apnews.com/article/nih-...
Things are BAD in American bioscience right now and everyone needs to know just how bad - and dangerous - it is. apnews.com/article/nih-...
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Congratulations to Wes Sundquist, chair of the @utah.edu Department of Biochemistry, and collaborators for receiving the @aaas.org Mani L. Bhaumik Breakthrough of the Year Award for their work on lenacapavir.
www.aaas.org/news/road-le...
www.aaas.org/news/road-le...
June 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Congratulations to Wes Sundquist, chair of the @utah.edu Department of Biochemistry, and collaborators for receiving the @aaas.org Mani L. Bhaumik Breakthrough of the Year Award for their work on lenacapavir.
www.aaas.org/news/road-le...
www.aaas.org/news/road-le...