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Francesca Bartolini

@francescabartolini.bsky.social
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Microtubule wrangler by day, flamenco aficionado by night 💃

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Francesca Bartolini @francescabartolini.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
One afternoon to write it and almost two years to revise it!😂😂 I hope you will enjoy it! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Francesca Bartolini @francescabartolini.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Thrilled to share Alessandro's beautiful work on a surprising novel presynaptic function of synuclein in dopaminergic neurons! 😎https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.29.728874v1
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Francesca Bartolini @francescabartolini.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Our latest collaboration with Guido and Cristina on mechanisms of BIPN! Shared and specific molecular mechanisms of proteasome inhibitors in chemotherapy‐induced peripheral neurotoxicity - Iseppon - British Journal of Pharmacology - Wiley Online doi.org/10.1111/bph....
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This study compares the molecular mechanisms of chemotherapy-related peripheral neurotoxicity of two proteasome inhibitors, bortezomib and carfilzomib, using a multidisciplinary approach to reveal th....
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Francesca Bartolini @francescabartolini.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
🤔Can we translate microglial microtubules into therapeutic targets? You can read our take on it here! 👇👇👇https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnins.2026.1812417/full
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Journal of Cell Biology @jcb.org · 19/01/2026
Identification of a cytosol to nucleus feedback loop that regulates neuronal #microtubule nucleation. New study from Nitish Kumar, Melissa M. Rolls and colleagues (Pennsylvania State University): rupress.org/jcb/article/... #Neuroscience #Cytoskeleton
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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
This is a huge, huge deal. Meanwhile the Director of the National Institute for Neurological Disease and Stroke (the agency that funds this kind of work) has been dismissed and the funding for disease research is being cut.
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Italian Academy, Columbia University @italianacademy.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Deadline Dec 5. Fellowships: Pancreatic Cancer Detection/AI—& more. Scadenza: 5 dicembre. Borse di ricerca sul Cancro al pancreas/intelligenza artificiale—e molto altro. @Columbia. Details: tinyurl.com/iafellow26 #PancreaticCancerAwarenessMonth, #WorldPancreaticCancerDay, #PancSky
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preLights @prelights.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Reliable actin labelling in expansion #microscopy 🔬 Beautiful #preprint from Olivier Mercey, @lreymond.bsky.social & team @dudinlab.bsky.social @centriolelab.bsky.social Read the latest #preLight from @kanishka03.bsky.social ⬇️👀 prelights.biologists.com/highlights/h...
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HAK-actin, U-ExM-compatible probe to image the actin cytoskeleton - preLights
HAK-actin is a new probe that may help researchers see the actin cytoskeleton in sharper detail using expansion microscopy.
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Francesca Bartolini @francescabartolini.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
💊✨ Exciting new collaboration with Laurence Lafanechère’s team (Grenoble)! Our new study introduces Carba1, a bifunctional carbazole compound that protects against chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) — a major unmet need in cancer therapy.
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Paul & Virginie - Centriole Lab @centriolelab.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Trouble imaging actin in ExM? Meet HAK-Actin, a probe for U-ExM, cryo-ExM & iU-ExM. Enables post-expansion labeling for max signal. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Soon at @spirochrome.com Led by O.Mercey and @lreymond.bsky.social, in collab with @dudinlab.bsky.social and @marinelap.bsky.social
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Francesca Bartolini @francescabartolini.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
so many stories in one short clip!
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Sauer Lab @sauer-lab.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
🚨 New Preprint! Ex-dSTORM resolves fine details of the molecular architecture of CCPs, the 8-nm periodicity of microtubules, and the docking site of synaptic vesicles at the presynapse of hippocampal neurons. ▶️ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Charleston Conference on Alzheimer's Disease (CCAD) @the-ccad.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Nominate a deserving early-career investigator today for a chance to compete for a $100,000, 2-year grant! Support the next generation of Alzheimer’s researchers. Nominate ➡️ airtable.com/appjJE7FUGZY... #CCAD2026 #AlzheimersResearch #EarlyCareerScientists #ResearchFunding
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Shannon Macauley @macauleylab.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
LipidCruncher: An open-source web application for processing, visualizing, and analyzing lipidomic data
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Dr Alessio Veneziano @aveneziano.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Today, the 25th of April, in Italy 🇮🇹 we celebrate the #Liberation from NaziFascism. We celebrate to remember the people of the resistance, we celebrate to remember that we kicked fascists' asses once and we can do it again.
Partigiani of the resistance movement. Four people (three men and a woman) stand in the front of a crowd of fighters. Image from the book "Noi Partigiani, memoriale della resistenza Italiana".
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Andy Moore @aaandmoore.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Happy to officially introduce FilaBuster - a strategy for rapid, light-mediated intermediate filament disassembly. Compatible with multiple IF types, modular in design, and precise enough to induce localized filament disassembly in live cells. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Christophe 🔬 Leterrier @christlet.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Our PhD student Louis Romette is optimizing long-term live-cell imaging. He just casually dropped this 65-hour movie of a growing neuron (div 3 to 6) with knocked-in actin 🔥🕶️ #realtimemicroscopy
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
A blood test biomarker for early detection of Parkinson's disease when there are no symptoms @natureaging.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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Pre-symptomatic Parkinson’s disease blood test quantifying repetitive sequence motifs in transfer RNA fragments - Nature Aging
Madrer et al. identify a Parkinson’s disease–specific increase in transfer RNA (tRNA) fragments in human blood, cerebrospinal fluid and postmortem brain tissue, demonstrating the ability of blood-base...
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Francesca Bartolini @francescabartolini.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Happy to share the latest paper of my postdoc JieJia Teoh from his old lab. Super lucky to have you join our MT family JJ! academic.oup.com/brain/advanc...
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Synaptic dysregulation in a mouse model of GRIN2D developmental and epileptic encephalopathy
Gain-of-function variants in the GRIN2D gene cause a severe developmental and epileptic encephalopathy. Teoh et al. generate a mouse model with the V664I v
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Christophe 🔬 Leterrier @christlet.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
We have a new review out! In this Microscopy & Microanalysis piece, Louisa Mezache and I survey some of the latest commercially available microscope technologies: Nikon NSPARC, Re-scan Gaia, CSR Biotech MI-SIM, refinements to STED, SMLM from Bruker and Abbelight… Check it out with free access:
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Advancing Super-Resolution Microscopy: Recent Innovations in Commercial Instruments
Abstract. Super-resolution microscopy techniques have accelerated scientific progress, enabling researchers to explore cellular structures and dynamics wit
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Francesca Bartolini @francescabartolini.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Happy to share this fabulous collaboration with Laurence Lafanechere et al. in which we demonstrate that in addition to synergizing with taxanes, Carba1 remarkably protects neurons from CIPN by stimulating NAD biosynthesis through activation of NAMPT! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Preventing neuropathy and improving anti-cancer chemotherapy with a carbazole-based compound
Advances in cancer treatment have led to a steady increase in the rate of disease remission. However, while many treatment-related adverse effects gradually resolve after therapy, chemotherapy-induced...
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Francesca Bartolini @francescabartolini.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Protein codes promote selective subcellular compartmentalization | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Protein codes promote selective subcellular compartmentalization
Cells have evolved mechanisms to distribute ~10 billion protein molecules to subcellular compartments where diverse proteins involved in shared functions must assemble. In this study, we demonstrate t...
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
@michellemonje.bsky.social at @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social and Frank Winkler at Heidelberg University have won the 2025 @brainprize.bsky.social from the Lundbeck Foundation for their work in cancer neuroscience. By @sydneywyatt.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/community/20...
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2025 Brain Prize honors pair of cancer neuroscientists
Michelle Monje and Frank Winkler share the $1.4 million award for their discovery of synapses between brain cancer cells and neurons.
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Francesca Bartolini @francescabartolini.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Very interesting new cell biology linking the blood-borne hormone osteocalcin to the renewal of a primary cilia-autophagy axis in hippocampal neurons! rdcu.be/ebez3
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A primary cilia–autophagy axis in hippocampal neurons is essential to maintain cognitive resilience
Nature Aging - Exploring the molecular mechanisms by which the blood-borne factor osteocalcin promotes cognitive resilience, Rivagorda, Romeo-Guitart et al. identify a primary cilia axis through...
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American Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Your Action Is Needed! Congress needs to hear from scientists. Call your representatives to oppose funding freezes and restrictions on research. Find contact info at govtrack.us and make your voice heard today! #SciencePolicy www.ascb.org/science-poli...
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Celtic Karla @celtickarla.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Alzheimer's Association Research Fellowship (AARF) Alzheimer's Association Clinician Scientist Fellowship to Promote Diversity (AACSF-D) LOI deadline: Feb 27, 2025 Max Award: 200K-250K #medsky #academicsky 🧪 www.alz.org/research/for...
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Francesca Bartolini @francescabartolini.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Cell Bio 2024 mini symposium on synaptic microtubules: every talk was engaging, thought-provoking, and left a great impression on everyone who attended. We've already received so much positive feedback! I love this bunch and can't wait to do this again!👇👇
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Journal of Cell Biology @jcb.org · 04/12/2024
Help choose JCB’s cover of the year! 🔬 Explore 12 breathtaking images submitted by our talented authors and vote for your favorite. 🗓️ Voting closes on Friday, December 20! Have your say in celebrating the beauty of science 👉 buff.ly/3BdttSI #CellBio2024
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Francesca Bartolini @francescabartolini.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
I'm excited to share an invitation to the Science Art Show & Reception that Beata is organizing after her subgroup session. The event will take place near the conference venue directly after our subgroup (6:30-10:30 pm). Pls RSVP and join the fun!👇👇👇
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