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
The labs of Aylin Rodan and Adrian Rothenfluh
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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.
So exciting to see WNK bodies making the cover of JCI! @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social @arohans.bsky.social @news.upmc.com
Journal of Clinical Investigation@jci.org · last yr.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
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...
jneurosci.org
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
independent.co.uk
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...
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...
OMG !!! some lab members just gave me a Labubu - Big into Energy - Happiness 🙏 #GoodVibes #happy Grantwriting will be a zinch…
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-...
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
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...
