Dr. Milena Pirozzi, MSc, PhD

10/23/25 Giveaway: Set of Matte Grape Crochet Hooks kingsumo.com/g/m444pvm/win-…

Very interesting take on the topic of the week: Nobel laureates!

Congrats to @RhienEHare on her promotion to Account Coordinator! 🎊 She joined Stellate as an intern back in the summer of 2023, and since then, she's been promoted x2 supporting teams on both nonprofit & investigator accounts. We are so proud of you, Rhien!

@DaniBeckman @RobWust No wonder I felt like I did not know how to move my body when I tried to get a workout in, 3 weeks after covid!

Some people asked in the comments why you should not exercise for at least 6-8 weeks after getting #COVID19. Researchers like @RobWust have recently shown that SARS-CoV-2 infection can induce changes in skeletal muscle structure and function, which can be worsened after exercise. Follow him to get more insights; the work is quite interesting! nature.com/articles/s4146…

Hey Scientists! Are you looking for a website, logo, or custom design work? Stellate's Creative team is open for business ✨ We have capacity to take on new projects starting in June 2024 with late summer / early fall web launches. Learn more here: stellatecomms.com/creative-portf…

We could be your host 🍎 and you could enjoy this view from your lab bench! Join the @AvHStiftung event 👇🏼 and reach out if interested in learning more about our research 🧠 🧬🔬

Exciting breakthrough in vascular dementia research! 🧠 Our latest pre-print identifies unique blood proteomic signatures in CADASIL, the most prevalent monogenic form of vascular cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID). biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Such an amazing team and company to work for! I can’t say enough good things about @caitvw @gserratomarks and their team!

@NinaSteele17 @Momademia I hope your LO gets well soon, hfm is so hard (my oldest had it twice!!!)

@NinaSteele17 @Momademia I’m sorry, I feel you! It’s impossible to understand how big of a problem this is until you experience it first hand. We restorted to have a live-in nanny (it was covid so it started as the only option). Not everyone can afford it, but it saved our sanity (and our jobs)

Norovirus COVID-19 Sinus infection Now, hand foot and mouth disease 😷🤷🏻‍♀️ What is the point in daycare? Sorry, how do people maintain their jobs? I’m confused… most folks I talk to says it doesn’t get better so nothing to look forward to but more sick time.@Momademia

@jogleeson_ucsd @UWISCRM had the option to do it for internal teams but might be able to do it for externals as well. @UCSDHealth also has an amazing facility, possibly @jan_nolta can help you?

What is the going rate for fibroblast IPSC reprogramming? I have a quote for $20k to reprogram one line, ie, the internal Univ Calif rate. Can it be done for less?? Are there less expensive options?

@ravenscimaven Coocking coconut oil…

What is the most desperate lotion substitute you used when you were ashy but didn’t have lotion?

@stellatecomms @BaileyCSarka @OlsenLabMCW What an amazing start of the year @BaileyCSarka! Congrats!

Welcome to our newest Account Coordinator, @BaileyCSarka⭐️ Bailey has a background in neuroscience & recently completed her PhD with @OlsenLabMCW. She's ready to help elevate Stellate's clients through strategic & creative #scicomm. Meet our team: stellatecomms.com/team

@KSchaferPhD The honesty of this tweet is life. We should really stop the narrative that motherhood is a magical thing. I love my kids with all my being, but I don’t know that I would choose to be a mother knowing what I know now. It does get better, but you don’t get these years back.

First year (almost) i the books for @purplexcell, and I could not be happier. 🎄Happy Holidays everyone!

@jan_nolta Now, that's a true celebration! Happy holidays @jan_nolta !

Today in our stem cell and gene therapy seminar series we had a pancake breakfast and gift exchange instead of a speaker.🥞🍳🥓☕️ I am extremely grateful to work with each of these amazing people who are so dedicated to research and patient care. Happy holidays everyone! 😊💚❤️🎄

The best team too work with, and very fun projects to work on. If you are interested or have questions, feel free to DM me! #womeinstem #CareerDevelopment #Jobs #scicomm

Today our Humans of #CADASIL series is featuring Barney. This is Barney and his sister, Marilyn. Barney was diagnosed with CADASIL in 2010. His doctor says he’s a bit of an outlier; as he is doing pretty well at age 72. Barney is participating in both the CADASIL Consortium and Dr. Elahi’s study. He is hopeful that treatments will be found for future generations. If you have been affected by CADASIL, whether through a personal diagnosis or that of a friend or family member, and you'd like to share your story, please reach out to us via email at projectcadasil@gmail.com.

People with serious mental health illnesses face a reduction in life expectancy, often dying 10-20 years earlier than the general population. Thank you @StanfordHIL for inviting me to speak on how Metabolic Psychiatry opens new avenues of treatment for serious mental illnesses.

My last post about being sick with #COVID19 attracted much attention, good and bad. For those who wished me well, thank you very much! I have already recovered my sense of smell and taste and am improving from Covid symptoms every day. For the denialists who took precious time of their lives to come to my post and say that the virus does not exist or that it is just a common cold, just a message: I directly see the virus in the brain using microscopy, and you can see it as well in the video I made below. Viral protein (red, viral nucleocapsid) is found mainly inside neurons (blue, neun) in the olfactory cortex. Glial cells such as astrocytes (white, gfap) and microglia (green, iba1( are attacking these infected neurons, trying to slow down the viral spreading across the brain. Although beneficial, this mechanism also generates more neuroinflammatory propagation, with additional collateral damage to the circuits besides the death of infected neurons. You can deny as much as you want that this is happening, but science is here clearly proving what is going on. Our first study was published last year: cell.com/cell-reports/f… We are currently also looking at how vaccines can modulate this type of neuronal damage. So far, it seems that, although not able to prevent neuronal infection, vaccination reduces the neuroinflammatory response generated by the immune system in the brain. More to come soon! #FluorescenceFriday