Anna Molofsky Lab
brain immune communication throughout the lifespan and in neuropsychiatric diseases
- IFN-brite: A new interferon reporter from our lab designed by Dr. Sarah Anderson is bright and pan cellular
- @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social A genetically encoded reporter reveals interferon responses in multiple cell lineages www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... @annamolofskylab.bsky.social
- Amazing story from @arimolofskylab.bsky.social led by the fearless @nathanec.bsky.social now online @nature.com
- Nature research paper: Dynamic fibroblast–immune interactions shape recovery after brain injury go.nature.com/46smMbh
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabI spoke with Jade Hindmon, host of @kpbssandiego.bsky.social Midday Edition, about the consequences of the current administration’s cuts to science funding. Please share to help spread the word and raise awareness. www.kpbs.org/podcasts/kpb...
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabI am saddened by this news. Atul was a vibrant colleague and tireless proponent of using data to unravel the complexity of disease.
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabNew pre-print from our lab here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabHave you registered yet for #ReThinkNeuroimmunology in October? Speakers include @aleksdelab.bsky.social @labschaefer.bsky.social @annamolofskylab.bsky.social @itchdoctor.bsky.social @becherlab.bsky.social @gocastelobranco.bsky.social @miriammerad.bsky.social @kuchroolab.bsky.social & more
- #ReThinkNeuroimmunology 3 day think tank exploring the biggest discoveries & breakthroughs in neuroimmunology. Organized by @quintanalabhms.bsky.social @bethstevenslab.bsky.social @jonykipnis.bsky.social @idoamitlab.bsky.social #RejaneRua Registrations 🔗 genelayinstitute.org/rtn/
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabWe're now appreciating how the immune and nervous systems communicate across body & brain, and there's still more to explore! Had a fun time co-writing this with some amazing immunologists and neuroscientists @nickmroz.bsky.social @arimolofskylab.bsky.social @annamolofskylab.bsky.social 😎🧠
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabReview @sciimmunology.bsky.social @arimolofskylab.bsky.social @annamolofskylab.bsky.social @nickmroz.bsky.social @phagocyticpai.bsky.social The nervous and type 2 immune systems regulate each other via cytokines and neurotransmitters www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabThis month in #Science #Immunology: @nickmroz.bsky.social, @phagocyticpai.bsky.social, @annamolofskylab.bsky.social, & @arimolofskylab.bsky.social pen an insightful & timely Review on crosstalk between the #nervous system & #type2 immunity! #WeekendRead #neuroimmunology #allergy #Alzheimers #itch
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- Reposted by Anna Molofsky Lab#ReThinkNeuroimmunology 3 day think tank exploring the biggest discoveries & breakthroughs in neuroimmunology. Organized by @quintanalabhms.bsky.social @bethstevenslab.bsky.social @jonykipnis.bsky.social @idoamitlab.bsky.social #RejaneRua Registrations 🔗 genelayinstitute.org/rtn/
- .@washumedicine.bsky.social @weizmanninstitute.bsky.social @genelayinstitute.bsky.social @massgenbrigham.bsky.social
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabThis was the last @hhmi.org conference Lilly and Yuh-Nung Jan attended as investigators. They're becoming HHMI emeritus but still run a thriving NIH-funded lab. From cloning the first potassium ion channel (Shaker) to decoding neuronal development, the Jans have made a huge impact.
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabThousands of federal health workers woke up on April 1 to find they had been fired or laid off. Scientists and civil servants at the FDA, CDC, and NIH were let go as part of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s pledge to cut jobs at the country’s most important disease-fighting agencies.
- www.wired.com/story/doctor... “To get rid of 11 of our senior PIs … we’re hoping that’s a mistake, because we can’t figure out why they would want to do that,”
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabRemoving the top leadership at NIAID, NIH and other health agencies, including the CDC and FDA, will damage America’s position as a leader in groundbreaking research in disease prevention and treatment. That puts us all at risk. Read our statement: asm.org/Press-Releas...
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- Go John and Boaz! new gene therapy for Dravet
- Good news! Thanks to brain research, there's new hope for a future cure for Dravet syndrome - a devastating condition impacting children and their families. We spoke with @fox13seattle.bsky.social's @mireyag.bsky.social about the incredible success of the gene therapy in mice and what's next. 🧠📈
- Interneuron-specific dual-AAV SCN1A gene replacement corrects epileptic phenotypes in mouse models of Dravet syndrome | Science Translational Medicine www.science.org/doi/full/10....
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabDysfunctional meningeal lymphatics interfere with the inhibitory synaptic inputs and disrupt excitatory/inhibitory balance on cortical neurons in a microglia-IL-6-dependent manner @cellcellpress.bsky.social @jonykipnis.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabWe have no memories for events from our earliest childhood years (aka infantile amnesia). Is it because we can't form them or can't keep them? Our Perspective on exciting new work from @tristansyates.bsky.social and colleagues. Babies form fleeting memories | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky Lab“This review belongs in the canon of papers that inspire deep theory work,” writes Stephanie Palmer about a groundbreaking review by her mentor—Allison Doupe—and Patricia Kuhl that helped the field define the neural and evolutionary dynamics of speech. #neuroskyence
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabThis is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabThis is one of the best features I have seen on blue sky yet- a custom feed of papers from people you follow. I had to un-follow the various biorxiv channels, as it was dominant, but now I am seeing lots of cool papers from people I follow. Great work on this feed, @paper-feed.bsky.social team!
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabCartoon by @paulnoth.bsky.social
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabWhere does TrumpElon think innovation for all their favorite biotech corporations comes from? PCR only exists because somebody was looking for bacteria in hot springs at Yellowstone. I’m just a private practice ophthalmologist who barely understands p values but even I know this shit is important.
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabA recent study found that cervical cancer deaths in young women have plummeted since the introduction of the human papillomavirus vaccine.
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabDendrite specific linking of memories over time - a cool extension of the work from @sjo09.bsky.social, @denisejcai.bsky.social, and others: www.nature.com/articles/s41... #neuroscience 🧪
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabFinally! www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/s...
- Agree! An honor to receive the Bowes award together with @kampmann.bsky.social - a testament to the incredible collaborations at @ucsfhealth.bsky.social that make our science possible!
- Honored and grateful to receive the 2025 Bowes Biomedical Investigator Award - along with my friend, colleague and collaborator @annamolofskylab.bsky.social 😊🎉🎉🎉 www.ucsf.edu/news/2025/02...
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabSan Francisco really showed up for #standupforscience2025!! Making me proud, Bay Area. 🥼🌁🌍
- The Molofsky Lab #standupforscience2025 San Francisco!
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabJoin us on Friday to hear @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social speak at @standupforscience.bsky.social in SF. Science is for Everyone.
- It is important at this pivotal moment to @standupforscience.bsky.social. Looking forward to sharing my thoughts on why this should be a national priority at tomorrow’s rally in SF:
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabSTAND UP FOR SCIENCE SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT! ☀️ Dr. Atul Gawande will be speaking at Stand Up for Science in D.C. on March 7th! @agawande.bsky.social More speaker announcements coming soon, stay tuned! 👀☀️
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabCongratulations to our long time collaborator and all round excellent human being @michellemonje.bsky.social. So very well deservesd!
- Congratulations to winners of The Brain Prize 2025! Professors @michellemonje.bsky.social, @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social and @hhmi.org Investigator, and Frank Winkler, Heidelberg University Hospital, have pioneered the field of Cancer Neuroscience. Learn more: brainprize.org/winners/canc...
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabJust saying.
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabA reminder that mRNA vaccines are among the greatest scientific and medical breakthroughs ever, with almost unlimited potential against infectious diseases and many different types of cancer.
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabNew findings from team led by Sophia Shi, @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social & Tony Wyss-Coray suggest that changes in the sugar coating on the blood-brain barrier may contribute to age-related cognitive decline and brain disease:
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabAs a student, I was perplexed by a field that dismissed qualitative, classical studies—the foundation we build upon—in favor of 'sexy' techniques. I first learnt about axonal beads through Cajal's drawings. I wonder what else we've forgotten. Cross-posting some images to bsky. #FluorescenceFriday
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabWhat do Americans need more: better treatments for cancer, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, infectious diseases and other major public health problems or a way to send Musk to Mars?
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabWho benefits from US funding uncertainty? Hours after posting this, I got an email inviting me to China with a “package to support my research for 20 years.” Apparently, generous offers are available to all good scientists!🧪🧠
- I expect that most academic biomedical researchers have considered leaving the US—if only in theory for now. What a colossal mess! Our representatives need to hear this. Please amplify so they know this matters. @levin.house.gov @repscottpeters.bsky.social @schiff.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabNew York Times article now up on Federal Register stuff. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/s... 1/n
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- A US Senator Joins the Fray. Thank you @murray.senate.gov ! More of this, please! www.murray.senate.gov/senator-murr...
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabTrump's illegal NIH cuts mean cancer researchers would be laid off, sick kids going without treatment, and more. These cuts would be DEVASTATING for lifesaving research. Some Republicans have said they agree—but they just blocked my amendment to reverse Trump's NIH cuts anyway.
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabFirst splicing therapy in utero for spinal motor atrophy (SMA). Massive achievement.
- A two-and-a-half-year-old girl shows no signs of a rare genetic disorder, after becoming the first person to be treated for the motor-neuron condition while in the womb. go.nature.com/41a7Zzj
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky Lab#Medsky🧪 #idsky #episky #neurosky #immunosky #publichealth Accumulating evidence suggests that adult vaccinations can reduce the risk of developing latent Alzheimer’s disease & Alzheimer’s disease related dementias. content.iospress.com/articles/jou...
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabWelcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabThe MMR vaccine is 97% effective at preventing measles infection. But infants under 12 months old are not eligible for the vaccine, leaving them vulnerable. When measles spreads due to low vaccination rates, it puts our youngest—and most defenseless—children at the greatest risk.
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- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabGet in Dorks, we are going protesting. STAND UP FOR SCIENCE. MARCH 7th 12-4pm. DC AND YOUR STATE CAPITALS. More information to come.
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabIt's not "Breaking News" now, since it was announced by NIH yesterday. But it is breaking....... washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabExcited to see our lab's first paper in @cp-immunity.bsky.social! It's amazing to see the intricate interplay between the enteric neurons and innate lymphocytes! Congrats to everyone involved! #Immunology #Neuroimmune #ILC2s
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabWhy scratching makes a rash worse and a potential benefit to scratching--it reduced S. aureus on skin. Andrew Liu's paper from our lab is out now at #science #neuroimmune #immunology www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabNational Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t... Story by @ericboodman.bsky.social
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabDelighted to highlight new work by Kelly Jameson and colleagues showing that select microbial metabolites in the small intestinal lumen regulate vagal activity www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabWas looking back through the covers of previous issues of @cp-immunity.bsky.social, and this one still makes me tear up. A beautiful and hopeful cover that came at a very difficult time. www.cell.com/immunity/iss...
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabHi #neuroscience community! This is one of my favorite posts ever. In close collaboration with @liddelowsa.bsky.social and Ye Zhang, we've built a new tool that we are eager to share! www.webseq.net
- Reposted by Anna Molofsky LabPropagation of #neuronal micronuclei regulates #microglial characteristics. Another great mechanism regulating #neuroimmune interactions! #neuroskyence #neuroscience www.nature.com/articles/s41...
