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Kaska Koltowska @lymphaticslab.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Proud to share our new paper in EMBO Reports! 🧬 How does a cell "decide" to become lymphatic vs blood endothelium? Turns out it's not just which genes switch on — it's how the genome folds around them. 💥 link.springer.com/content/pdf/... #Lymphatics #Zebrafish #DevBio #VascularBiology #Genomics

The topologically associating domains (TADs) and chromatin accessibility of lymphatic endothelial cells diverge from those of blood endothelial cells. These differences underlie the activation of LEC-specific regulatory networks governing cell identity and involving genes linked to lymphatic disease.

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Halin Lab - Pharmaceutical Immunology and Vascular biology @halinlab.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

We are looking for an enthusiastic and talented postdoc to join our team and advance 3D imaging and organ-on-chip models, by studying leukocyte migration in human lung lymphatics in an interdisciplinary @snsf.ch -funded project at @ethz.ch If you are interested, check here: lnkd.in/dw9gzFjW

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Journal of Cell Biology @jcb.org · 27/01/2026

Collado-Diaz, Christakopoulou, Schineis et al. @halinlab.bsky.social @ethz.ch show that lymphatic endothelial cells generate a soluble chemokine variant, CCL21-ΔC, through uPA/plasmin-dependent cleavage. rupress.org/jcb/article/...

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Journal of Experimental Medicine @jem.org · 05/01/2026

JEM’s January issue is here! rupress.org/jem/issue/22... The cover is a light-sheet #microscopy image of a cleared, immunostained human skin biopsy depicting podoplanin-positive, αSMA-negative lymphatic vessels (yellow-red) & αSMA-positive blood vessels (blue). (Bauer et al. doi.org/10.1084/jem....)

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Milena Petkova @milena-kp.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Feeling incredibly grateful to have been awarded a two‑year @ethz.ch postdoctoral fellowship to investigate lymphatic–immune interactions and immune trafficking in solid tumours. Excited for this opportunity to pursue this work and deeply thankful to @halinlab.bsky.social for the tremendous support!

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Milena Petkova @milena-kp.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Thanks for choosing my picture from our @jem.org paper for a biomedical picture of the day @bpodaily.bsky.social! It's always great to show the importance of the "other vessels"- the beautiful lymphatic system!

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Milena Petkova @milena-kp.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

It was a great pleasure to be a part of this new study from @halinlab.bsky.social focusing on the #Lymphatics in human skin!

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Milena Petkova @milena-kp.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

So happy to be part of this study from @taijamakinenlab.bsky.social which is now on the cover of Nat.Cardiovasc.Research! Amazing, Marle Kraft!

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