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Di Rienzi Lab @dirienzilab.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

We are looking to recruit a PhD in Neuroscience to investigate oxytocin signaling over the gut-brain axis. Research expertise in oxytocin/vasopressin signaling, imaging, mouse models, behavior, and/or electrophysiology are preferred. Please reach out! dirienzilab.org/join

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Di Rienzi Lab @dirienzilab.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Happy little anaphase cell trying to put the intestinal epithelium back together after damage.

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Di Rienzi Lab @dirienzilab.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

We are so grateful to @mkaelberer.bsky.social for hosting us last week to learn techniques to study the vagus! @dkweikart.bsky.social @saradirienzi.bsky.social

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Di Rienzi Lab @dirienzilab.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Lab undergrads Shayan Shah and Nicole Lesiczka did a fantastic job presenting their posters at the SURE poster session! Also BIG congrats to Nicole for being awarded the best new sophomore award! 🏆🎉 #ProudPI

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Di Rienzi Lab @dirienzilab.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

A big week of firsts for the lab! First big genotyping run of our mice and first immunofluorescence assay and imaging! 🍾🥳

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Di Rienzi Lab @dirienzilab.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Also, please use all of the resources in this paper. We made a Shiny app for easy viewing of the RNASeq data. And the paper has many supplemental tables of the RNASeq and metabolomics data in various formats for easy data analysis. Enjoy!

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Di Rienzi Lab @dirienzilab.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

New paper out! We looked into what our favorite beneficial microbe does to gut hormones. We found L. reuteri regulates many gut hormones like PYY and GIP but also vasopressin, which we didn't know was made in the gut. Check it out!

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Di Rienzi Lab @dirienzilab.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Welcoming postdoc Daphne Weikart! Daphne obtained her Ph.D in Food Science and Clinical and Translational Sciences at Penn State and will be working to understand the role of intestinal oxytocin in behavior.

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Di Rienzi Lab @dirienzilab.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

First lab member! Welcoming Haoyu Jiang who will be our master of all in the lab, managing the lab, the people, the mice, and pushing forward our research!

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Di Rienzi Lab @dirienzilab.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

New Year, New Lab! We're incredibly excited for the start and growth of the lab over 2025!

Sign saying "Sara Di Rienzi 314" indicating the room number of the Di Rienzi lab

Picture of the Di Rienzi, empty and ready to be filled with equipment and people.

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Di Rienzi Lab @dirienzilab.bsky.social · 05/09/2024

Lab opens in 4 months!!!🔬🦠🧪 Wanna study intestinal hormones and microbes with us? Check out our Join Us page! www.dirienzilab.org/join

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Di Rienzi Lab @dirienzilab.bsky.social · 02/08/2024

Welcome everyone! The lab website is up! dirienzilab.org

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