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Aki Ushiki @akiushiki.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Our bat–mouse limb paper is now on bioRxiv! 🦇https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04.07.717074v2 This was a collaborative effort across the @nadavahituv.bsky.social Nicola Illing, Dorit Hockman, Guy Kelman, Tommy Kaplan labs and my lab at @washugenetics.bsky.social

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Aki Ushiki @akiushiki.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

We are recruiting a postdoc or gap-year research assistant. Details are in the link below. Seeking candidates interested in cis-regulatory mechanisms. Postdoc wustl.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job... Research Assistant (Gap Year) wustl.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job...

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Postdoctoral Research Associate - Genetics

Position Summary The Ushiki Lab investigates the molecular mechanisms of cis-regulatory function and how noncoding genetic variation alters gene regulation in human disease. Our work integrates functi...

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Takashi Akera Lab @takashiakeralab.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

We are hiring POSTDOC now!🚨please repost! Fully-funded 5-year position 👩🏻‍🔬👨‍🔬🧬Looking forward to your application!✉️

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WashU Medicine Genetics @washugenetics.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Thrilled to share that the @washugenetics.bsky.social Department has been ranked #5 in the nation for NIH funding in 2025! This achievement reflects the strength of our faculty, staff and trainees and their dedication to innovative scientific discovery. Read more: genetics.wustl.edu/washu-medici...

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WashU Medicine Genetics Ranks No. 5 in NIH Funding for 2025 - Genetics

The Department of Genetics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has been ranked No. 5 in the nation for NIH funding in 2025, according to the latest report from the Blue Ridge Inst...

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Aki Ushiki @akiushiki.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Please join us for a special seminar this Friday! Dr. Carol Wise will present, “Translating Genetic Discovery into Medicine for Scoliosis.” @washugenetics.bsky.social

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Aki Ushiki @akiushiki.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

I truly appreciate the Foundation’s support!

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Aki Ushiki @akiushiki.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Great start to 2026! I’m honored to receive the 2026 Peter Joseph Pappas Research Grant from @preeclampsia.org Our lab will investigate how non-coding genetic variation contributes to preeclampsia pathogenesis. 🧬 preeclampsia.org/the-news/new...

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Preeclampsia - New Preeclampsia Research Funded To Investigate Genetic Targets And Possible Therapeutics

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Aki Ushiki @akiushiki.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Happy holidays from the Ushiki Lab! 🎄⛄️ at the Genetics holiday luncheon @washugenetics.bsky.social

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Aki Ushiki @akiushiki.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Big thanks to my postdocs for the surprise birthday cake! You really made my day! 🎂🌟

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Aki Ushiki @akiushiki.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Thank you for visiting St. Louis @crumplab.bsky.social ! Learned a lot from the seminar and discussion. 🐟 🧬 @washugenetics.bsky.social

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Aki Ushiki @akiushiki.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Finally found this in St. Louis — my favorite Chinese dish that I used to eat all the time in San Francisco! 🥹 Dongbei style Sweet and sour pork! 鉄鍋炖

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Aki Ushiki @akiushiki.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

After the conference, faculty mentoring meeting, and grant submission — refilling my energy. ⚡️🪫🍜

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Coline Arnould @colinearnould.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Check out our latest study now on bioRxiv! Huge thanks to our collaborators @pkeukeleire.bsky.social, Martin Kircher & all co-authors

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Aki Ushiki @akiushiki.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Yasin and I presented at the WashU MRC annual symposium!

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Aki Ushiki @akiushiki.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Our lab's postdoc, Yasin, and I will be presenting at the WashU Musculoskeletal Research Center (MRC) Annual Symposium next week! Looking forward to the event! musculoskeletal.wustl.edu/education-2/...

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MRC Annual Symposium

please join us for the MRC Annual Symposium 2025 May 21, 2025 8:30am – 5:15pm St. Louis, MissouriEric P. Newman Educational Center 320 S Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO, United StatesWashington Uni…

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Aki Ushiki @akiushiki.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Finally got my NHGRI R00 NOA today—hooray! 🎉 For K99 recipients: I submitted my R00 app in late Oct. Everything halted at NIH in Jan, it showed up in eRA in Feb, then the grant admin left NHGRI… and the NOA finally arrived today! 3+ months delayed—was supposed to start in Jan.

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Aki Ushiki @akiushiki.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Ushiki Lab’s first experimental results are coming in!🤗🧬 Exciting!

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