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Marta Roccio

@martaroccio.bsky.social
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Scientist, Stem Cell Biologist, Hearing Researcher, Swimmer, Mother of Wild Boys

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Institut Pasteur Education @pasteuredu.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
👂 Only 1 month left to apply for the Pasteur Course Hearing: from mechanisms to restoration technologies! Learn from leading experts in auditory neuroscience, genetics, imaging and hearing therapies. 📅 Oct 19–30, 2026 ⏰ Apply by July 20 Apply here 👉 www.pasteur.fr/en/education...
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Pasteur Course Hearing: from mechanisms to restoration technologies_Student_Testimonial
YouTube video by Institut Pasteur EDUCATION
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Marta Roccio @martaroccio.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Fantastic Keynote!
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Hearing Health Foundation @hearinghealthfn.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
"Regeneron will provide Otarmeni at no cost to clinically eligible individuals in the U.S. This may not necessarily reflect out-of-pocket costs for administration of this free therapy" investor.regeneron.com/news-release... #genetherapy @regeneron.com
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Otarmeni™ (lunsotogene parvec-cwha) Approved by FDA as First and Only Gene Therapy for Genetic Hearing Loss; Regeneron to Provide Otarmeni for Free in the U.S. | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Approval in severe-to-profound and profound  OTOF -related hearing loss is based on pivotal results of the CHORD trial demonstrating 80% of participants achieved or surpassed a hearing level meeting t...
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Marta Roccio @martaroccio.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Excited to launch a new project through the UZH Innovation Hub Entrepreneur Fellowship @UZH_en We’re leveraging human-specific in vitro inner ear models to develop effective gene therapies for genetic hearing loss. Learn more: www.innovation.uzh.ch/en/stories/f... Curious? Reach out/DM
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Umut Kilik @umut-kilik.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
🚨 After 7 years in the making, my PhD thesis work is finally published in @science.org 🧬✨ What does our gut say about how we became human? During my hitchhiking journey spanning 3 countries and multiple lab moves
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Marta Roccio @martaroccio.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Fantastic meeting as always!
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Brice Bathellier @bathellierlab.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Two postdoc positions in the lab within the ERC Synergy project "Chronology" in collaboration with S. Ostojic, M. Jazayeri and V. van Wassenhove @virginievanw.bsky.social . Two focuses: sound sequences representations across the brain & novel all-optical technology. Contact: brice.bathellier@cnrs.fr
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Thiago Carvalho @cyrilpedia.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
"The number one reason small businesses fail has nothing to do with the quality of product or reputation: it’s when they run out of cash, and it’s a fate that befalls junior research groups as much as small businesses."
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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 24/05/2025
David Liu @harvard.edu beautifully articulates the criticality of basic science funding for developing revolutionary therapeutics like life-saving base editors 👏 youtu.be/8YhJM6zxYDw?...
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Breakthrough Prize-Winning Biochemist on the Deadly Cost of Funding Cuts | Amanpour and Company
YouTube video by Amanpour and Company
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Marta Roccio @martaroccio.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
How cool is that!
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Addgene @addgene.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Shout out to all the amazing scientists who worked on these 8 studies - your work will accelerate neuroscience research globally! We're grateful to play a part in helping these tools reach labs worldwide. www.addgene.org/collections/...
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Addgene: Brain Armamentarium
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allen institute @alleninstitute.org · 21/05/2025
We've launched the Armamentarium, a new toolkit for targeted gene delivery to the brain and spinal cord. This #OpenScience resource was made possible thanks to support from the NIH BRAIN Initiative and teamwork with our collaborators. 🧠📈 www.nih.gov/news-events/...
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Scientists design gene delivery systems for cells in the brain and spinal cord
NIH-funded breakthrough could enable targeted therapies for many neurological disorders.
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Hearing Health Foundation @hearinghealthfn.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Join us for a research webinar via Zoom next Monday April 28! Birds Show the Way to Hair Cell Regeneration with Stefan Heller, Ph.D., from Stanford University, at 5pm ET. Learn more and register here: hhf.org/webinar
Join us for a research webinar via Zoom next Monday April 28! Birds Show the Way to Hair Cell Regeneration with Stefan Heller, Ph.D., from Stanford University, at 5pm ET. Learn more and register here: hhf.org/webinar
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Hearing Health Foundation @hearinghealthfn.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
"Children with private insurance were significantly more likely to receive cochlear implants and hearing aids than those with public insurance. Caucasian children received these interventions more frequently than non-Caucasian children." From: blogs.bcm.edu/2025/04/04/w... #keeplistening
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When access to hearing help isn't equal - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network
Why children's access to hearing healthcare is deeply unequal in America and targeted approaches that address these disparities.
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ggeleoc.bsky.social @ggeleoc.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Annoucement: International Symposium on Usher Syndrome USH2025 June 19th - 21st; Nijmegen, the Netherlands. www.ush2025.org/en/ Abstract deadline: April 11h Registration: www.ush2025.org/en/inschrijv...
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Marta Roccio @martaroccio.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Interesting findings!
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Arun Sharma @arunsharmaphd.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
The website for our new @cirmnews.bsky.social Organoid and Organ-Chip Shared Resources Lab is now live! We offer training, services, and shared equipment to support stem cell researchers across California. Take a look!🔬🧫 www.cedars-sinai.edu/health-scien...
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CIRM Organoid and Organ-Chip Shared Resources Laboratory
Explore the Organoid and Organ-Chip Shared Resources Lab at Cedars-Sinai, advancing basic research with cutting-edge tools, training and expertise.
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Marta Roccio @martaroccio.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
"We must speak with a unified voice in support of evidence-based policymaking and scientific freedom" Very nice editorial from the Company of Biologists Journals!
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Jérémie Barral @barral-lab.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Job alert! Postdoc position in auditory neuroscience. Funded by the Fondation Bettencourt Schueller. Work in Paris (France) at @pasteur.fr / @cnrs.fr / Institut de l'Audition. #neuroscience #hearing #optogenetics
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Nature Reviews Bioengineering @natrevbioeng.nature.com · 06/03/2025
Check out our collection on biofabrication! All articles currently free to access! go.nature.com/3QNJWS0
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Biofabrication
This collection on biofabrication features articles that explore the progress of various biofabrication techniques, highlighting how these technologies are ...
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BaCell3D @bacell3d.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!🚨 conferences.unibas.ch/frontend/ind... Date: June 23-25, 2025 Venue: ZLF Hörsaal, University of Basel Early bird registration: 300 CHF Registration with abstract submission: 100 CHF Deadline April 28th⏳ Join us to stay updated on the latest advancements in #organoids!
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Marta Roccio @martaroccio.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
www.who.int/campaigns/wo...
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World Hearing Day
World Hepatitis Day, 28 July, is an opportunity to step up national and international efforts on hepatitis and highlight the need for a greater global response.
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Mekayla Storer @storerlab.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Calling all students. The registration for the European Summer School on Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine is now open.
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Marta Roccio @martaroccio.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Beautiful! 4 days too soon🏹❤️
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Marta Roccio @martaroccio.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
hearingreview.com/inside-heari... interesting opportunity to follow the hearing therapeutic summit online !
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New Hearing Therapeutics Virtual Symposium Announced
The inaugural Hearing Therapeutics Summit is a virtual event that will bring together experts to discuss advancements in hearing care.
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 29/01/2025
A muscle patch developed using stem cells can help to repair failing hearts without adverse effects, according to a paper in Nature. #Medsky 🧪
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Engineered heart muscle allografts for heart repair in primates and humans - Nature
Epicardial engineered heart muscle allografts from induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes can safely and effectively remuscularize chronically failing hearts in rhesus macaques, leading to improved cardiac function and paving the way for human clinical trials.
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Jeroen Pasterkamp @jeroenpasterkamp.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
We are again organising our annual Utrecht Summerschool on 'Neural circuit development & plasticity' for (inter)national senior MSc and PhD students, July 7-11 2025! Application is open and we hope to see you all in Utrecht this summer: utrechtsummerschool.nl/courses/life...
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Neural Circuit Development and Plasticity | Utrecht Summer School
Our summerschool is aimed at advanced master students and starting PhD students with the goal to teach them on recent advances in neural circuit development and plasticity from an interdisciplinary pe...
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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
There are two weeks left to apply for the #ChooseDevelopment! Summer Undergraduate Research Program. Undergrads from underrepresented racial or ethnic group, first-generation college students, veterans & students with a disability are eligible. bit.ly/3FwHqYp Deadline: February 1, 2025 #devbio
Society for Developmental Biology Logo - Choose Development
Paid Summer Undergraduate Research Training
Mission
To broaden the scientific workforce by preparing undergraduate students to enter doctoral programs in developmental biology with enriched mentored research experiences for two summers.
Overview
Two 10-week summer research internships in the lab of an SDB member
Receive $5500 stipend each summer
Receive guidance and support from a team of mentors
Network with the developmental biology community
Present summer research at the next SDB annual meeting
Eligibility
Undergraduate student from underrepresented group(s), first generation college student, veteran, or undergraduate student with a disability
U.S. citizen or permanent resident
Interest to pursue a doctoral degree
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QR Code to Choose Development website
Application Deadline: February 1, 2025
www.sdbonline.org/choose_development
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Marta Roccio @martaroccio.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
www.irem.uzh.ch/ssl-dir/iPSZ... Nice symposium coming up in Zurich for stem cell fans !
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iPSZürich 2025 Symposium | Home / Overview
iPSZürich 2025 is the fourth iPSZurich Symposium. It focuses on research around Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells and the collaboration between UZH, ETHZ, and the CiRA Institute in Kyoto, Japan. Duration...
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Hearing Health Foundation @hearinghealthfn.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
"I started supporting hearing loss research right after I came out of my hearing loss closet." @sharieberts.bsky.social
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Why So Little Funding for Hearing Research?
The critical need for funding in hearing research. Support the cause to find innovative solutions for those living with hearing loss.
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Marta Roccio @martaroccio.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Happy New Ear to my nerdy friends and new Year to the rest.
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EMBL Events @events.embl.org · 17/12/2024
The 5th edition of #EESOrgan is now open for registration! 🥳 The meeting will incorporate more complementary technologies, such as multiomics, engineered embryo models and bioengineering as well as put a bigger focus on cancer. 💻 s.embl.org/ees25-10-x 📥 Submit your abstract by 16 Jul
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Marta Roccio @martaroccio.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
For every painful and disappointing grant/application rejection I offer meals through sharethemeal.org of the UN world food program (I am now officially a philanthro-pro…with little grant money). There may not be enough money for research, but nobody should go without food. Help out! #sharethemeal
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Feed people in need | ShareTheMeal | Charity donate
Donate now and feed someone in need. Share meals with people in need, and the UN World Food Programme delivers them.
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Marta Roccio @martaroccio.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Chocolate cake with and without hearing loss 🥸
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Hearing Health Foundation @hearinghealthfn.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
9to5mac.com/2024/11/28/h... sub not req'd :)
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Apple holiday video showcases AirPods Pro 2 hearing aid feature
A heartwarming new Apple holiday video entitled Heartstrings showcases the new hearing aid feature offered by AirPods Pro 2. It...
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Marta Roccio @martaroccio.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
happy to join the group !
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