Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Great to see another paper published from our wonderful U54 collaboration! 🧪 congrats Parent lab and team www.frontiersin.org/journals/mol...frontiersin.orgFrontiers | Cryopreservation of human cortical organoids using vitrificationVitrification is a fast-cooling cryopreservation technique that limits ice crystal formation and cryoprotectant toxicity. We adapted an established vitrifica... 000
Reposted by Pearson Lab Wert Laboratory (PI: Katherine Wert) @wertlaboratory.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Excellent talk by @suprajagv.bsky.social at #ISER2026 @iser.bsky.social 2113
Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Congrats to Momoko and team on their beautiful work making cerebral organoids with anterior and posterior identity 🧠🧪🎉 www.cell.com/cell-stem-ce...cell.comMorphogen-guided neocortical organoids with anteroposterior areal identityTsai et al. describe a transient morphogen exposure strategy that establishes anterior and posterior organizers in neocortical organoids, driving long-term tissue polarization and areal molecular iden... 030
Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Finally refreshed my website thanks to Annette and Isabella in the lab! Hopefully the link works! capearsonlab.comcapearsonlab.comThe Pearson Lab – Developmental biology lab at Weill Cornell Medicine investigating neural progenitor cell biology and neurodevelopmental disorders. 020
Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026news.weill.cornell.edu/news/2026/08...news.weill.cornell.eduCoordinating the Development of Heart Muscle and VasculatureDuring development, regional dips in oxygen levels serve as a signal that triggers the coordinated growth of heart muscle and coronary vessels, according to a new study. 000
Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Our Summer Scholars Program ended today with a great presentation by this years intern. Congrats to Ritika and everyone involved! appel.weill.cornell.edu/news/congrat...appel.weill.cornell.eduCongratulations to Ritika Rohatgi and Dr. Li Fan on the Successful Completion of the 2026 Appel Summer Scholar Program | Helen & Robert Appel Alzheimer’s Disease Research InstituteThe Helen & Robert Appel Institute for Alzheimer's Disease Research is proud to congratulate Ritika Rohatgi and Dr. Li Fan on the successful completion of the 2026 Appel Summer Scholar Program. 000
Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Usually try to keep posts science-related but phew 😮💨 🏴⚽️ 110
Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Congrats @harrisonlab.bsky.social and team! Another beautiful paper, this time illustrating the role of hypoxia in coordinating coronary angiogenesis and myocardial expansion during zebrafish heart development 🧪♥️🐟 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...pnas.orgPNASProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans... 042
Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 17/06/2026A lovely study from the Casaccia lab published in Nature Neuroscience showing the importance of glucose metabolism in OPC development 🧠🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comGlucose-dependent spatial and temporal modulation of oligodendrocyte progenitor cell proliferation via ACLY-regulated histone acetylation - Nature NeuroscienceThe authors identify glucose-derived conversion of citrate to acetyl-CoA upstream of histone acetylation as modulating the regional dynamics of oligodendrocyte progenitors, with extranuclear acetyl-Co... 042
Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 04/06/2026So excited and honored to join the Stem Cell Reports editorial board as an Early Career Editor. @stemcellreports.bsky.social 082
Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 04/06/2026As an early career editor for @stemcellreports.bsky.social, I am excited to share that we are looking for submissions in the field of stem cell research! I invite you to submit your work for consideration. invt.io/1bxba2xo5he @isscr.orginvt.ioCheck out ISSCR's society journal, Stem Cell Reports! 020
Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Forever grateful for the support from the GLUT1 Deficiency foundation and thankful to them for highlighting our research 🧪👩🔬🧠 www.g1dfoundation.org/recent-nih-g...g1dfoundation.orgRecent NIH grants for GLUT1 Deficiency Research | GLUT1 Deficiency FoundationWe are thrilled to share exciting news from the GLUT1 Deficiency research community as two investigators, Dr. Caroline Pearson and Dr. Casey Vickstrom, have recently received NIH funding to support… 020
Reposted by Pearson Lab David Solecki @so-lets-kilab70.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Hey y’all 👋 repost magic appreciated. The Solecki lab is recruiting multiple postdocs at St. Jude for a chromatin imaging project at the edge of live-cell imaging, neuronal cell biology, chromatin regulation, and quantitative image analysis. Ever dreamed of touring chromatin like this? We CAN 🔥 57157
Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Njoud and I wrote a review article about our favorite cells - radial glia - and their complex yet fascinating relationship with endothelial cells and the cortical vasculature. 🧪🧠 #devbio #neurodev #neuroscience #science Enjoy! www.frontiersin.org/journals/cel... 021
Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 04/02/2026The Pearson lab is looking for an enthusiastic research technician to join our team! Come join us in New York City! 🍎🧪 jobs.weill.cornell.edu/NY/job/New-Y... #science #neurobiology #devbiojobs.weill.cornell.eduResearch Technician IResearch Technician I 044
Reposted by Pearson Lab Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Tylenol during pregnancy is safe without increased risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability of offspring A new review of the evidence just out www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... 241428513
Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 09/01/2026podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...podcasts.apple.comBrain BallsPodcast Episode · Radiolab · 01/09/2026 · 41m 000
Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 29/12/2025c.org/rjDpX6tzX7c.orgSupport a New York State Biomedical Institute for a Healthier, More Affordable FutureCan you spare a minute to help this campaign? 000
Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 07/09/2025Super proud of Njoud and her PhD thesis work. Here she demonstrates that mitochondrial dysfunction is one of the earliest defects in DRPLA-patient derived neurons. Furthermore, neurodegeneration and ROS accumulation can be rescued with phenylbutyrate treatment. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...biorxiv.orgMitochondrial dysfunction precedes neurodegeneration in DRPLA patient-derived neurons, and phenylbutyrate improves survival.Dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy (DRPLA) is a progressive autosomal-dominant neurodegenerative disorder caused by a CAG repeat expansion in the ATN1 gene, which encodes the transcriptional corepre... 141
Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Might have to update my website with this image….🧠🧪 160
Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Paper submitted! It’s just the beginning but super grateful to all our co-authors🤞🏻🧠⚡️🧪 030
Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 21/06/2025Enjoyed my time at the @foxp1foundation.bsky.social meeting in the Netherlands. So great to see lots of exciting #FOXP1 related research and meet so many inspiring parents 🦊🧪 020
Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 08/06/2025Know any great developmental neurobiologists looking for a post doc position? Are you looking for an adventure with cerebral organoids in New York City? We are looking for an enthusiastic new team member! Feel free to DM or email me 🧪 🧠 🍎 #science #neurodev #neurobiology #neuroscience #devbio 0119
Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Happy to contribute to this methods paper from our collaborators at University of Michigan - it was an exciting day when vitrified cerebral organoids arrived! 🧪 🧠 👩🔬 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...biorxiv.orgCryopreservation of Human Cortical Organoids Using VitrificationCryopreservation at ultra-low temperatures is a valuable tool for preserving cells and tissues used in research. However, few protocols exist for the preservation of brain organoid models. Current met... 061
Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 09/04/2025👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/health/nobel-laureate-research-funding-patapoutian/index.htmlcnn.comNobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger | CNNDr. Ardem Patapoutian says he watches “with deep sadness as the United States’ remarkable scientific enterprise, which took generations of hard work and national investment to build, faces a concerted... 020
Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Can finally breathe and celebrate that my R01 application has been funded! 🧪🧠🥳 #GLUT1 #neurobiology 2330
Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Excited to see the latest preprint from the Badhuri lab at UCLA 🧠🧫🧪 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...biorxiv.orgMetabolic Atlas of Early Human Cortex Identifies Regulators of Cell Fate TransitionsCharacterization of cell type emergence during human cortical development, which enables unique human cognition, has focused primarily on anatomical and transcriptional characterizations. Metabolic pr... 021
Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 08/03/2025Always had a strong squad of #womeninSTEM for support and friendship @emmanning.bsky.social @kchinnaiya.bsky.social Pam Ellis, Katherine Jeays-Ward, Marysia Placzek. Inspiring, encouraging and life long mentorship 130
Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 08/03/2025Happy International Women's Day! Science is a team sport and I'm so thankful to be part of such a strong squad of #womeninSTEM @suprajagv.bsky.social @madelineandrews.bsky.social @jennkong.bsky.social @katrinaladams.bsky.social 🧪💪👩🔬🦄 1101
Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 08/03/2025Fab new study on #FOXP1 and its role during cortical development from Gena Konopka and her team 🧪🧠🦊👏cell.comCell-type-specific roles of FOXP1 in the excitatory neuronal lineage during early neocortical murine developmentOrtiz et al. leverage mice with loss of FOXP1 in their cortical progenitors. Detailed cell-type-specific genomic and epigenetic alterations are described, with key findings in progenitors related to a... 0194
Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Do you think it’s more in response to this? www.hhs.gov/about/news/2...hhs.gov 120
Reposted by Pearson Lab Ashley Ingiosi @ashleyingiosi.bsky.social · 02/03/2025Try this 👇 to access era commons, and view the rest of the thread for access solutions to PubMed, etc. 173
Reposted by Pearson Lab Herman Wong @hermanywong.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Johns Hopkins officials said the NIH funding cut puts at risk approximately 600 current and ongoing clinical trials at Hopkins, including open clinical trials in cancer, pediatrics and children’s health, heart and vascular studies and the aging brain. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...thebaltimorebanner.comJohns Hopkins sues federal government over NIH fundsJohns Hopkins University joined several universities in a lawsuit on Monday evening suing the federal government over NIH funding. 251372622
Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 30/01/2025New cover slide for work in progress talk tomorrow #devbio #neuroscience 🧪🧠🌈 090
Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 27/01/2025An actual #microscopymonday in action! Beautiful #organoids packed full of neurons #neurobiology #neurodev 😍🧠🧪 080
Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 10/01/2025We are hiring! Looking for a research technician to join our team, preferably with some wet lab experience but not necessary. We welcome anyone with a willingness to learn! Applications can be submitted through jobs.weill.cornell.edu/job-invite/9...jobs.weill.cornell.eduResearch Technician IResearch Technician I 121
Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 29/12/2024Have some reading to do! Thanks @trayon.bsky.social for this list! 010
Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 11/12/2024Super happy to receive an R03 from the NIMH to continue our work on FOXP1 and further our understanding of its role during brain development 🧪🧠🦊 150
Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 11/12/2024It seems like there are so many journals that will accept reviews from another journal now it might be worth doing that - especially after a year! 120
Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 09/12/2024So good to be back in LA for this years #AES meeting! And so much exciting science 🧪 020
Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 07/12/2024Had such a fun morning at UCLA. It was so nice to see old friends and meet new people and have the opportunity to present our work 🧪🧠 150
Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Some post-holiday reading! 😍 🧪 🧠@derubeislab.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...biorxiv.orgSex-specific perturbations of neuronal development caused by mutations in the autism risk gene DDX3XDDX3X is an X-linked RNA helicases that escapes X chromosome inactivation and is expressed at higher levels in female brains. Mutations in DDX3X are associated with intellectual disability (ID) and au... 030
Pearson Lab @capearson.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Looking forward to visiting #UCLA 🐻 and attending #AES2024 next week….and a trip to Disneyland 😍🏰 030