Excited to share our latest paper, out today @CellCellPress. We found that large pieces of the human genome can transfer between cells upon direct contact, endowing recipient cells with heritable phenotypic changes. (1/7)
cell.com/cell/fulltext/…
RAB5c coordinates early endosome-to-phagosome trafficking to drive LC3-associated phagocytosis and pathogen killing in macrophages.
New paper out in @ScienceAdvances 🧵
After #AACR26, I had the wonderful opportunity to travel to Chengdu to participate in the Chinese Anti-Cancer Association Young Scientists Forum on Tumor Biomarkers 🧵
Revealing potential therapeutic targets in membranous nephropathy
doi.org/10.1172/jci.in…
Using a multi-omic approach in a murine model of membranous nephropathy, Nicola M. Tomas @NicolaMTomas, @Tobias_B_Huber & team @UKEHamburg@HCKH_Hamburg elucidate the action of anti-THSD7A autoantibodies in the kidney in the context of autoimmunity.
Images: (1/3) Thsd7a-/- mice showing DACH1-positive podocytes, (2/3) Thsd7a-/- mice with broadening of podocyte foot processes at 6 months; (3/3) graphical abstract
#MembranousNephropathy#KidneyDisease
Our findings, together with labs @renkawitzteam, @BenediktSabass, combining immunology, mechanobiology and parasitology are in Biorxiv doi:doi.org. 10.1101/2024.05.03.592378.
Congratulations to first author Mauricio Fernandez-Ruiz.
Our Blebbisome paper has been out for a year and has 50 citations! To celebrate, here is Video 5 from the paper: fibroblasts (green arrows) and their blebbisomes (magenta arrowheads) hanging out. #CellBiology#microscopy
See the paper here:
nature.com/articles/s4155…
New year, new perspectives.
We present cryogenic cyclically multiplexed expansion microscopy (Cy-ExM): 20 targets are visualized across an entire cell.
Imaged with our "Mr. Snouty" oblique plane microscope.
biorxiv.org/content/10.648…
I will join Tsinghua University, College of AI, as an Assistant Professor in the coming month. I am actively looking for 2026 spring interns and future PhDs (ping me if you are in #NeurIPS).
It has been an incredible journey of 10 years since I attended an activity organized by Tsinghua University and decided to change my undergraduate major from Economics to Computer Science, inspired by one of the teammates. During the 10 years, I met with appreciation of many wonderful researchers/professors who led me to continued growth. 🐿️
My research focus will continue to be AI & Robotics, with a specific emphasis on Interactive Embodied Intelligence. You can check my homepage to learn more: maureenzou.github.io/lab.html.
I am currently local to San Diego and will be attending #NeurIPS. Please ping me over WeChat or Email if any old or new friends are interested in having a coffee chat! (Really looking forward to meeting as many friends as possible at #NeurIPS)
[The photo is one of the places that I will miss a lot in the US]
It was a real privilege to contribute as part of the International Organizing Committee, for @IsevOrg meeting on "#EVs in #Immunity", held at Athens, Greece. Special thanks to my fellow committee members.