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Elisa Zhang, Ph.D. @elisazhang.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Thrilled to share that a Preview I wrote is now online with Cell Stem Cell: shorturl.at/rTOnC Here I highlight an exciting new study from Nikolakopoulou et al. establishing a new organoid-based model of the human menstrual cycle. 1/n

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From breakdown to repair: A human organoid model of menstruation

Menstruation entails repeated cycles of cyclical shedding and scarless regeneration of the endometrium, yet the precise cellular states underlying thi…

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Amazing turnout at our #NoKings outside NIH. We heard energizing and impactful words from @michaeldgreen.phd, @lauramatalopez.bsky.social, former NIAID Director Jeanne Marrazzo, amazing folks from @27unihted.bsky.social & @savehealthresearch.bsky.social Recharged and ready to keep up the fight!

Photo of Michael Green giving a speech outside the NIH in front of a crowd of hundreds of supporters.

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ᐯIᑕTOᖇ ᑎIᘔET, ᗰᗪ @nizet.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

𝐍𝐎 𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 Carmel Valley, San Diego Concerned citizens speaking out in the suburbs. Time to combat disinformation and preserve our nation's commitment to scientific and educational progress for a healthy planet and its people, with peace and justice for all. #NoKings #PeacefulProtest

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Elisa Zhang, Ph.D. @elisazhang.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Our lab is hiring a research technician! We are interested in reproduction, stem cells, and development. If you are seeking a robust 2-year career experience before the next chapter of your educational journey, this is the position for you! hhmi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...

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Research Technician - Zhang Lab

Primary Work Address: One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA, 95616 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) advances the discovery and s...

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Elisa Zhang, Ph.D. @elisazhang.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

We are still accepting applications for postdoc positions in our lab! Please repost!

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Megan Dennis @mydennis.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Consider applying for the Robert E. Chason Endowed Chair in Translational Research at the UC Davis MIND Institute! Join a vibrant community of colleagues studying neurodevelopment conditions like autism. UC Davis is an excellent place to work and live. Find more details here: lnkd.in/gZRyViNa

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Robert E. Chason Endowed Chair in Translational Research, MIND Institute

University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!

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Elisa Zhang, Ph.D. @elisazhang.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

🚨 We are recruiting postdocs! If you're interested in reproductive, stem cell/developmental biology, and/or women's health, please apply! 📝 Please repost! 🚩 More info here: hhmi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...

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Postdoctoral Scientist - Zhang Lab

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Fernando Santana @lfsantana68.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Join me and make a gift! #CrowdfundUCDavis t.co/zxc7VRKq4p

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Elisa Zhang, Ph.D. @elisazhang.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

In the face of federal funding cuts, UC Davis has initiated a small crowdfunding campaign to support our critical scientific research operations. Please donate here, and please share amongst your communities: www.givecampus.com/schools/Univ...

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Save Science

Please make a gift today!

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Elisa Zhang, Ph.D. @elisazhang.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Happy to have started as an @hhmi.org Freeman Hrabowski Scholar! Incredibly grateful for this opportunity and am excited for some very cool new directions! We are *HIRING*, especially postdocs! Please reach out if you’re interested in uterine and pregnancy biology. Please repost!

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UC Davis Physiology @ucd-physiology.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

‼️New paper and surgical procedure video from #PMB Zhang Lab. Congrats, Nathan Ng and @elisazhang.bsky.social ! @ucdavishealth.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social @ucdavismedschool.bsky.social

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Elisa Zhang, Ph.D. @elisazhang.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

We’re happy to share that our methods paper and video on our mouse uterine injury surgical procedure is now out in JoVE! First paper of the lab! Congrats to first author Nathan Ng! review.jove.com/t/67977/mous...

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Mouse Model of Surgical Uterine Injury and Subsequent Pregnancy Outcomes | Protocol

Scientific Article | This protocol describes a procedure for inducing uterine injury in a mouse model, followed by downstream analyses during a subsequent...

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Elisa Zhang, Ph.D. @elisazhang.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Check out this awesome study from my phenomenally talented colleague @accorsi-alice.bsky.social ! Apple snails can regrow their eyes! How do they do this? 👀 Read below ⬇️ to find out more! #regeneration

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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

A big thanks to NC Rep. Valerie Foushee for being the first signature on this bipartisan letter urging the House to maintain a strong commitment to funding for NIH in the 2026 Appropriations bill. Is your Representative here? www.aamc.org/research/adh...

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Anshul Kundaje @anshulkundaje.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

@saramostafavi.bsky.social (@Genentech) & I (@Stanford) r excited to announce co-advised postdoc positions for candidates with deep expertise in ML for bio (especially sequence to function models, causal perturbational models & single cell models). See details below. Pls RT 1/

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Ishmail Abdus-Saboor @ishmailsaboor.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Happy Juneteenth, and congrats!

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UC Davis Physiology @ucd-physiology.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Congratulations to all the amazing scientists named 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholars by HHMI. We’re immensely honored to have two #PMB faculty members, @doctheagrif.bsky.social and @elisazhang.bsky.social , among this inspiring group. An incredible and well-deserved achievement! @ucdavis.bsky.social

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The 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholars | HHMI

Freeman Hrabowski Scholars are outstanding early career faculty who have the potential to become leaders in their research fields.

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Harvard Med Cell Biology @harvardcellbio.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Congratulations to our own Lucas Farnung @lucas.farnunglab.com who has been named as one of 30 Freeman Hrabowski Scholars for 2025 by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). So well deserved deserved !! www.hhmi.org/programs/fre...

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The 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholars | HHMI

Freeman Hrabowski Scholars are outstanding early career faculty who have the potential to become leaders in their research fields.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 14/06/2025

Stay classy, San Diego. #NoKings

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John Cusack @johncusack.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

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Elisa Zhang, Ph.D. @elisazhang.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

An excellent op-ed from @socdevbio.bsky.social president Carole LaBonne @labonnelab.bsky.social. Our lab uses both animal models and human organoids. We believe these to be complementary approaches, each with their respective strengths and limitations. www.statnews.com/2025/05/19/a...

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There is no replacement (yet) for animal models in medical research

The NIH is “reducing animal use in research.” But there is no replacement for animal models.

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Elisa Zhang, Ph.D. @elisazhang.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Check out our department's newest 5-min. podcast episode on our research! @zhanglab.bsky.social #PMB #uterus

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UC Davis Physiology @ucd-physiology.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

New on Physiology Talks podcast🎤🔬: Episode #3 features research published from #PMB Zhang Lab @elisazhang.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social — it explores how uterine injury from procedures like C-sections can affect future pregnancy outcomes. Note: podcast uses AI. open.spotify.com/episode/3Z0u...

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#3: Uterine Injury—Zhang Lab

UC Davis PMB—Physiology Talks · Episode

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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

"Given the very real consequences for our competitiveness, our standard of living and, yes, also our bottom lines, we all ought to be making the case for aggressively funding basic science." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/o...

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Opinion | The White House Tech Bros Owe Their Fortunes to the Research They’re Killing (Gift Article)

Underlying many investments are breakthroughs in medicine and technology from great universities.

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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Please highlight this story. ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago. kfor.com/news/local/w...

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'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects

A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …

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Hakeem Jefferson @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

A colleague at Stanford’s business school used The Stanford Daily to argue—poorly—against DEI. The piece was riddled with historical errors and left one searching for fact, so I broke my public writing hiatus to respond. I hope you’ll read and share the piece. stanforddaily.com/2025/04/22/w...

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What DEI threatens isn’t merit. It’s monopoly.

Political science professor Hakeem Jefferson argues for DEI's importance to de-monopolizing universities.

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UC Davis Physiology @ucd-physiology.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

The Earth has a rhythm, like a heartbeat. From tides to trees, its balance sustains life. Today, we celebrate this fundamental pulse." 🌍🫀 #EarthDay

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 23/04/2025

Cuts to the the Women’s Health Initiative “will lead to incalculable losses to scientific discovery and human health.” www.statnews.com/2025/04/22/w...

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Women’s Health Initiative, known for hormone therapy trials, to lose federal funding

The Women's Health Initiative, the enormous study that shaped treatment of menopause and other conditions, is on the verge of shutting down.

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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Totally BOSS move: Harvard completely redid its home page to push back on the threats to research. 12/10 no notes www.harvard.edu

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Harvard University

Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders who make a difference globally.

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Elisa Zhang, Ph.D. @elisazhang.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Just submitted a grant application! Now off to a Keystone symposium - it’s been jam-packed but also really exciting this week!

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Elisa Zhang, Ph.D. @elisazhang.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

So pleased to have been able to attend last night’s MIT Menstruation Science launch event at the Ragon Institute. Hats off to the Center for Gynepathology Research for putting on this wonderful event!

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Elisa Zhang, Ph.D. @elisazhang.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Manuscript accepted!!! 😃 Trying to share some good news in these difficult times!

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Holden Thorp @holdenthorp.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Superb leadership from Chris Eisgruber. This is outstanding: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

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Princeton’s President Responds to Attacks on Higher Education

Podcast Episode · Big Take · 04/01/2025 · 33m

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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Fantastic piece on the power and gravity of research that on it face may seem trivial. @labonnelab.bsky.social reminds us that basic research is the foundation of ALL research. www.statnews.com/2025/04/03/b...

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Why we study shrimp on treadmills: The case for curiosity-driven research

“If we cut or limit funding for curiosity-driven research, we risk shutting down the pipeline of future innovation,” writes Carole LaBonne of Northwestern.

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Elisa Zhang, Ph.D. @elisazhang.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

“Eisgruber also emphasized the need for universities to act together in response to governmental funding cuts. “I think it’s important for universities to stand shoulder to shoulder as we go forward,” he said.” www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2025...

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In Bloomberg interview, Eisgruber signals that Princeton will not make concessions

University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 signaled that Princeton would not make concessions to the federal government after news broke that the Trump administration had suspended dozens of the U...

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UC Davis Physiology @ucd-physiology.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Between days of rain and crystal-blue skies, the introduction of spring is shining its light on our magnificent Davis campus and #PMB labs @ucdavis.bsky.social. ☀️🔬

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ᐯIᑕTOᖇ ᑎIᘔET, ᗰᗪ @nizet.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

thank you Senator Young for speaking up from the Republican side of the aisle in support of funding scientific and medical research “𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴”

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Opinion | Funding for R&D isn’t a gift to academia

Investing in scientific research and development is vital to U.S. security.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Not satisfied with purchasing a Presidential Election to become co-President, Sissy SpaceX now wants to buy himself a Supreme Court judge in Wisconsin. You can end his shopping spree, Wisconsinites! 🚫 💰 #VoteForJudgeSusanCrawford 🗳️ ✅ 👍 This is super important.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously. Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.

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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA

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