Thrilled to share we've been awarded a Plus 3 grant by Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation! 🎉🧠 Brain metastases don't just invade - they rewire. Our lab will investigate how SCLC reshapes brain microenvironment into a metabolic ally. #CancerNeuroscience #Metabolism www.cmmc-uni-koeln.de/cmmc-news/sh...

Elisa Motori Receives Plus 3 Grant for Research on Brain Metastases

Dr. Elisa Motori, principal investigator at the Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC) and the CECAD Research Center, has been awarded funding through the prestigious Plus 3 program of the Boehr...

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Our 'Mitochondria & Cell Fate Transitions: From Stemness to Senescence' conference was everything a scientific meeting should be: amazing talks, bold ideas, unexpected connections. Rarely do disciplines that work in silos collide so productively! ✨ #Mitochondria #CellTransitions #FusionConferences

Check out this great review from @winklerlab.bsky.social and colleagues: cancer neuroscience is going to rewrite everything we thought we knew about oncology - and we're just getting started!🧠🔍

Winkler Laboratory@winklerlab.bsky.social · 5mo ago

What are the current and emerging topics in Cancer Neuroscience, and what comes next for the field? In our new review, now online @cp-cell.bsky.social, we discuss previous and ongoing research from leading laboratories and propose future directions for research. 🧠🔬 Curious? See link below 😀👇

⚠️ Just out in @natmetabolism.nature.com ⚠️ Our latest review with @pluchinolab.bsky.social & @biancasilvalab.bsky.social explores how #microglia and #neuron #metabolism shapes #brain health and cognition! 🧠 Our Evridiki Asimakidou did a wonderful job leading this! 👏 www.nature.com/articles/s42...

The metabolic engine of cognition: microglia–neuron interactions in health, ageing and disease - Nature Metabolism

This Review highlights how metabolic interactions between microglia and neurons shape brain health, and how their disruption in ageing and disease contributes to cognitive decline.

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What a week at our EMBO workshop "Mitochondria in the Nervous System" in Engelberg!!! 🦒🧠⛰️ Amazing talks, early career scientists buzzing with excitement, sharing projects, connecting, and getting invaluable feedback. Their energy and inspiration? Totally unforgettable!

✨ Malta is calling! From mitochondria to cell transitions, join us for incredible speakers and the latest in science. Register now - we’re excited to see you there!

Fusion Conferences@fusionconf.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Don't forget to register and submit your abstract for our #MitoCellFate conference in Malta next year ☀️ 📢Check out our wonderful speaker line-up so far! 📅Early-bird & talk deadline: 10 Nov 2025 bit.ly/46xBYVt #FusionStemCells #FusionAgingResearch

Finally out in @nature.com! SCLC rewires synaptic signaling to fuel growth - spotlighting a novel therapeutic target 🧠🔬 Proud to have co-led this work with fantastic partner labs: Max Anstötz, Silvio Rizzoli, @bergamilab.bsky.social, Filippo Beleggia and Christian Reinhardt: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Functional synapses between neurons and small cell lung cancer - Nature

Small cell lung cancer cells form functional synapses with glutamatergic neurons, receiving synaptic transmissions and deriving a proliferative advantage from these interactions.

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Ever wondered how mitochondria 🔋 influence cell fate 🧫? I’m excited to host the first Fusion Conference all about that, together with Mireille Khacho & Mageni Soriano! We’ll dive into mitochondria’s role in cell identity and transitions. Stay tuned—we’ll announce an exciting speaker lineup soon!

Fusion Conferences@fusionconf.bsky.social · last yr.

SAVE THE DATE🥳 We are SO excited to announce registration for our new 'Mitochondria and Cell Fate Transitions: From Stemness to Senescence' Conference is now open 🗓️10-13 May 2026 📍St. Julian's, Malta Check out our website & keep an eye out for a full speaker lineup soon: bit.ly/3U5HibJ #MitoCellFate

🎉 Countdown is on! Leading up to the EMBO Workshop "Mitochondria in the Nervous System" in Engelberg (Switzerland), we’ll be spotlighting some of the exciting talks, themes, and speakers you won’t want to miss 🔍🧠⚡ We’ll kick things off on September 28 with Erika Holzbaur as our keynote speaker.

I'm thrilled to be co-organizing the very first EMBO Workshop bridging mitochondria and brain research - a powerhouse of science, ideas, and amazing speakers! 🧠🔬 📅 registration closes MAY 30th, so don’t wait to snag your spot! Stay tuned - more updates about the topics and speakers coming soon! 🎙️

CRC1218@crc1218.bsky.social · last yr.

📢Registration open!📢 So proud to see our very own Elisa Motori co-hosting this exciting EMBO Workshop: “Mitochondria in the Nervous System” Co-sponsored by the CRC1218! Two invited speakers of the CRC1218! Don’t miss out! 🗓 29.09.-02.10.2025 📍Engelberg, CH 👉 meetings.embo.org/event/25-mit...