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3D iPSC models and CRISPR to investigate mechanisms of neurodegenerative and neurovascular disorders | Professor of Neurobiology at LMU Munich | isd-research.de/paquetlab

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Healthcare in Europe (DE) @health-europe-de.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
🧠 Ein Team um @paquetlab.bsky.social vom @isd-research.bsky.social des @lmu-klinikum.bsky.social hat ein neuartiges 3D‑Gewebemodell entwickelt, das die komplexen Zusammenhänge im Gehirngewebe bei #Alzheimer real abbildet. Das könnte die Erforschung der neurodegenerativen Erkrankung voranbringen.
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Alzheimer-Forschung: Modell bildet Hirngewebe in 3D ab
Wie lässt sich die Erforschung der Alzheimer-Demenz schneller, effektiver und besser machen? Nach Jahrzehnten intensiver Forschung weltweit und trotz jüngster therapeutischer Fortschritte ist es bisla...
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PaquetLab @paquetlab.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
@lmu.de press release for our new paper:
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PaquetLab @paquetlab.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
🧵New paper from the lab @isd-research.bsky.social @lmu-klinikum.bsky.social @lmu.de published in @natneuro.nature.com: We developed a highly reproducible 3D human brain tissue model (3BTM) that enables studying microglial phenotypes in health and disease! #OA PDF here: rdcu.be/fxLou Thread👇: 1/11
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Biomedical Center Munich / LMU Munich @bmc-lmu.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Well done - especially to our BMC group leader Martin Kerschensteiner
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PaquetLab @paquetlab.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Big congrats Veronica, and all the best for your lab!
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LMU München @lmu.de · 01/06/2026
🏆 Top-ranked: LMU Munich is the best German #university in this year’s Center for World University Ranking (CWUR). Within the EU, #LMU ranks 8th and globally 51st among the 21,291 universities assessed. Congratulations! 🙌 🎉 #LMUMunich #CWUR #Ranking
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LMU München @lmu.de · 10/06/2026
🏥 Startschuss am Campus Großhadern/Martinsried der LMU München: Heute wird das neues neue #Zentrum für Diagnostik und translationale Forschung des Max von Pettenkofer-Instituts für Hygiene und Medizinische Mikrobiologie (DIAG) eröffnet. 🔬 www.lmu.de/de/newsroom/... #LMU #DIAG
LMU-Präsident Professor Matthias H. Tschöp, Professor Sebastian Suerbaum, Lehrstuhl für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Krankenhaushygiene am Max von Pettenkofer-Institut der LMU, Bayerns Wissenschaftsminister Markus Blume, Bayerns Bauminister Christian Bernreiter, Thomas Jenkel, Amtsleiter des Staatlichen Bauamtes München (v.r.)

© LMUAußenansicht des Neubaus DIAG (Diagnostik für die Bakteriologie und Virologie) am Campus Großhadern / MartinsriedBayerns Wissenschaftsminister Markus Blume, Bayerns Bauminister Christian Bernreiter und LMU Präsident Matthias Tschöp
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Baptiste Lacoste @blacoste.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
The absolute dream paper for any #cerebrovascular developmental biologist !! Congrats to @nicolasrenier.bsky.social, @alexdubrac.bsky.social and their teams !
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The spatiotemporal dynamics of postnatal vascularization in the mouse brain
Whole-brain tissue clearing and spatial transcriptomics were applied to map postnatal vascular development in the mouse brain, identifying three coordinated phases that link vascular growth to neurona...
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Angelika Dannert @angelikadannert.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Very proud of our new paper, which I worked on in the @paquetlab.bsky.social for the past years! 👩‍🔬 Out this week in Science Translational Medicine @science.org. Find all the exciting details on what we found here 👇
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PaquetLab @paquetlab.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
🧵New paper from the lab @isd-research.bsky.social @lmu-klinikum.bsky.social @lmu.de in STM @science.org! A human #iPSC-derived #Tauopathy model that endogenously develops late-stage Tau pathology. Free personal PDF: www.science.org/eprint/5H5YD.... Here's what we found👇 1/10
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PaquetLab @paquetlab.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Big congrats to our PhD student @ishitaajith.bsky.social !!
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Fabian Theis @fabiantheis.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Munich takes the top two spots in the FT ranking of Europe’s startup hubs — UnternehmerTUM #1, Start2 Group #2. Strong science, engineering depth, & real bridges between research + entrepreneurship. Huge opportunity ahead in part. for AI + bio/med. 🚀 www.ft.com/content/ab05...
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FT ranking: Europe’s leading start-up hubs 2026
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Takeshi Uenaka @tuenaka.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Losing sleep over #iPSC transgene silencing after differentiation? Same here. Bright in iPSCs. Gone after differentiation. Our paper in @cp-cellstemcell.bsky.social maps what actually keeps expression on👇 www.cell.com/cell-stem-ce... 🔗 Free access (50 days): www.sciencedirect.com/science/auth...
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PaquetLab @paquetlab.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Many thanks @nature.com for selecting our image of a fully #iPSC derived #BBB (#blood-brain-barrier) as 'Image of the Week' in Nature Briefings: mailchi.mp/nature/trans... 😀 Find the image in action in our primary research paper here: rdcu.be/eUIl3
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Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD) @isd-research.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Image of the Week: Congrats to the team of González-Gallego J et al., Nat Neurosci. 2026 for this lovely award in Nature Briefing 🏆 🖼️ @judit-gonzalez.bsky.social @paquetlab.bsky.social (->Fig 2b www.nature.com/articles/s41...)
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LMU München @lmu.de · 03/02/2026
🏛️ 200 Years of LMU in Munich 🎓 Founded in 1472, relocated from Landshut to Munich in 1826 — today LMU celebrates 200 years in Munich and inaugurates Prof. Dr. Matthias H. Tschöp as President.
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Martin Kampmann @kampmann.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Our paper is (finally) out in Cell today! CRISPR screens in iPSC-derived neurons reveal principles of tau proteostasis www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... Great collaborative effort - read more from first author @asamelson.bsky.social below:
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CRISPR screens in iPSC-derived neurons reveal principles of tau proteostasis
CRISPR screens in iPSC-derived neurons reveal that the E3 ubiquitin ligase CRL5SOCS4 ubiquitinates tau, that CUL5 expression is correlated with resilience in human Alzheimer’s disease, and that electr...
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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft @dfg.de · 19/01/2026
#ECR save the dates! 🗓️ In der Reihe #PROSPECTS informiert unser Team #Karriereförderung auch 2026 regelmäßig über die Fördermöglichkeiten bei der DFG. Hier haben wir die Infotalks für die erste Jahreshälfte. Teilnahme ohne vorherige Registrierung möglich, Link erscheint hier. 👉 sohub.io/bvv0
Infotafel mit Logo der Prospects DFG Research Career Series und den Terminen: 

10.02.2026, 14:30 - 16:00 Uhr – The Emmy Noether Programme (in English)
11.03.2026, 10:30 - 12:00 Uhr – DFG-Förderangebote für Postdocs
14.04.2026, 14:30 - 16:00 Uhr – Das Walter Benjamin-Programm
20.05.2026, 14:00 - 15:30 Uhr – DFG funding Opportunities for Postdocs (in English)
25.06.2026, 14:00 - 15:30 Uhr – The Emmy Noether Programme (in English)
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
The reckless human embryo genome editor, He Jiankui, known as China's Dr. Frankenstein, is back at it. "People were not yet ready to accept what I was doing." We're still not. nytimes.com/2026/01/13/w...
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China’s ‘Dr. Frankenstein’ Thinks Time Is on His Side
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Stem Cell Reports @stemcellreports.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Stem Cell Reports is calling for applications to serve on its editorial team as an Early Career Editor, a prestigious opportunity for outstanding, early-career scientists to help shape the future of stem cell publishing. The deadline to apply is 13 March 2026. ow.ly/8iiP50XWscj
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SyNergy - Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology @synergy-munich.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
🧠 Fully human #iPSC - derived 3D #BBB model with perfusable vessels and key BBB functions. #FOXF2 deletion causes BBB dysfunction, rescued by lipid-nanoparticle delivery of Foxf2 mRNA. 🔗Read a summary of the study on our website: www.synergy-munich.de/news-events/...
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PaquetLab @paquetlab.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Many thanks #Alzforum for featuring our recent studies on iPSC models of the #blood-brain-barrier! And we are also grateful for all the thoughtful comments from experts in the field! www.alzforum.org/news/researc.... Primary papers can be found here rdcu.be/eUIl3 and here rdcu.be/eUImz 🙂
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iPSC-Derived Cells Mimic the Blood-Brain Barrier On Microfluidic Chips | ALZFORUM
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PaquetLab @paquetlab.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
And another new paper with co-first and -last author contributions from the lab at @natneuro.nature.com! Another great collab with DichgansLab @isd-research.bsky.social @lmumuenchen.bsky.social: Foxf2 maintains brain endothelial cell function via Tie2 signaling! #OA PDF: rdcu.be/eUImz Thread👇 1/7
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PaquetLab @paquetlab.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
New paper out today at @natneuro.nature.com in collab. with DichgansLab @isd-research.bsky.social @lmumuenchen.bsky.social: We developed a fully #iPSC-derived human model of the #BBB #blood-brain-barrier and applied it to study neurovascular disease (NVD)! #OA PDF here: rdcu.be/eUIl3 Thread👇 1/10
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Mathias Jucker @mathiasjucker.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Human – mouse chimeric cultures to study microglia and amyloid pathology; This is a very exciting approach with lots of potential. Congratulations to Vasiliki Panagiotakopoulou! Cell Reports www.cell.com/cell-reports...
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Chimeric human organoid and mouse brain slice co-cultures to study microglial function
Panagiotakopoulou et al. developed a co-culture system combining human cerebral organoids and mouse brain slices. The model supports long-term study of human microglia, enhances cortical marker expres...
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PaquetLab @paquetlab.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Zebrafish indeed rock for imaging! Thanks for digging out this work from my Postdoc again 😀
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Jeroen Pasterkamp @jeroenpasterkamp.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Exciting opportunity to learn about #humanbrainmodels and #singlecelltechnology! July 13-17 2026 we for the first time will offer the Utrecht Summer School titled "Advanced human brain models in the single-cell era" for master and PhD students. Apply now: utrechtsummerschool.nl/courses/life...
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Deborah Kronenberg-Versteeg @debkrov.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
🧠Very excited to share our new preprint on microglia in chimeric brain slice cultures 🔬 the chimeric slices offer an opportunity to investigate human microglia in a flexible and physiologically-relevant 3D environment 👉🏼read the full preprint here www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8...
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Chimeric organotypic brain slice cultures support the maturation and functional analysis of human iPSC-derived microglia
Microglia, the primary myeloid cells of the brain, are crucial for maintaining brain homeostasis and are implicated in various neuropathological processes. Microglial identity and function are determi...
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Angelika Dannert @angelikadannert.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
🎉 So excited to receive the #DeutscherStudienpreis (German Thesis Award) by the @koerber-ip.bsky.social handed over by the German Head of Parliament @bundestag.de. I got recognized for my work on novel human experimental models of dementia in the lab of @paquetlab.bsky.social.
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PaquetLab @paquetlab.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
She did it! Huge congrats to @angelikadannert.bsky.social from our lab, who received the @koerber-ip.bsky.social DSP award for the best biomedical research thesis in Germany, directly from Julia Klöckner, head of the German parliament @bundestag.de!!! 🍾
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PaquetLab @paquetlab.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Big congrats to Mila @milaborri.bsky.social from the lab for obtaining a EU-funded #MCSA postdoc fellowship!! We look forward to working with you on developing #iPSC based vascularized human brain tissue models to study major #brain diseases, such as #Alzheimer's and #stroke!
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PaquetLab @paquetlab.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Great conference! Very happy to join again.
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PaquetLab @paquetlab.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Very happy to be at the Barcelona #B4event blood-brain-barrier meeting and present our work this afternoon on a novel fully #iPSC based model of the #BBB that allows investigating neurovascular diseases! premc.org/blood-brain-...
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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 17/09/2025
What makes Bluesky different: it’s open source, so anyone can contribute to building the experience they want. And even if you build a whole new app, the protocol means you can migrate with your data, identity, and relationships intact.
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PaquetLab @paquetlab.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Great #BBB Model to study malaria! Congrats Maria and Team!
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Selina Wray @selinawray.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Primary paper: www.cell.com/cell-reports...
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Astrocyte induction of disease-associated microglia is suppressed by acute exposure to fAD neurons in human iPSC triple cultures
Lish et al. present a co-culture system of iPSC-derived human microglia, astrocytes, and neurons to investigate intercellular communication across different environmental and genetic contexts. Transcr...
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LMU München @lmu.de · 16/07/2025
🎓🇩🇪 Over 500 LMU students will get the Germany Scholarship in 2025 – a record! 💡 It provides €300/month, funded half by the government, half by private sponsors. Supporting talent and social engagement, no matter their background. #LMU #Scholarship #Education 👉 Read more: www.lmu.de/en/newsroom/....
The LMU Germany Scholarship holders for 2025
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Stefan Hauser @stefanhauser.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
'Stem Cells in Neuroscience' is returning to Tübingen, Germany. SAVE THE DATE: February 25-27, 2026. More info: stemcelltuebingen.com Please share #stemcelltuebingen2026 @dzne.science @hih-tuebingen.bsky.social @unituebingen.bsky.social @tueneurocampus.bsky.social
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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft @dfg.de · 22/05/2025
The #ClustersOfExcellence have been selected: today, the Excellence Commission approved 70 projects for funding. 45 clusters will continue and 25 will be newly established. Funding starts on 1 Jan 2026 for 7 years, with €539 million per year. The full list: www.dfg.de/resource/blo... 1/3
Map of Germany with the Clusters of Excellence
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LMU München @lmu.de · 22/05/2025
🎉 Major achievement for #LMU in the Excellence Strategy: All seven proposed Clusters of Excellence have successfully passed the review process and will be funded for seven years as of 2026. An outstanding result! 🎉 #ExcellenceCluster #LMUMunich #research Read more here: www.lmu.de/en/newsroom/...
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PaquetLab @paquetlab.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
…and our research cluster @synergy-munich.bsky.social is one of the funded ones! Big congratulations to all involved!
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PaquetLab @paquetlab.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Important engagement by our Master student Stella:
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 05/05/2025
Europe’s choice is clear. To put science at the heart of its economy. To become the home of scientific freedom and collaboration. And to welcome talent from all over the world. I’m glad to present the first elements of our Choose Europe Initiative. → europa.eu/!TTbWbJ
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Angelika Dannert @angelikadannert.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Excited to be at #Tau2025 in London! I really enjoy the great and inspiring discussions with all the fellow Tau enthusiasts! 🔬👩‍🔬
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PaquetLab @paquetlab.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Great to be at #Tau2025 in London, where @angelikadannert.bsky.social from the lab presents our human #iPSC model of Tauopathies in a packed poster session
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PaquetLab @paquetlab.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Great starter pack for Tau aficionados! Thanks Melissa
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PaquetLab @paquetlab.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
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VIB-KU Leuven Center for Neuroscience @vibneuroleuven.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
🚀 New study reveals how four different anti-amyloid drugs interact with amyloid beta protein. They found that lecanemab performed best in binding to small oligomeric forms of the amyloid protein, suggesting a working model for treating people in the earlier stages of Alzheimer’s (1/4)
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ghazeskandari.bsky.social @ghazeskandari.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Congratulations to Dr. Jean Paul Chadarevian and the entire @blurtonjoneslab.bsky.social team for this beautiful piece of work: Harnessing human iPSC-microglia for CNS-wide delivery of disease modifying proteins." 👍👍👍 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Harnessing human iPSC-microglia for CNS-wide delivery of disease-modifying proteins
Widespread delivery of therapeutic proteins to the brain remains challenging. To determine whether human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-microgli…
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Takeshi Uenaka @tuenaka.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Losing sleep over #iPSC transgene silencing after differentiation? Same here — too many times😭 So we built a PiggyBac construct that resists silencing. Expression stays ON, even after differentiation. Our #preprint is out👇 🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Supported by @cziscience.bsky.social
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Prevention of Transgene Silencing During Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Differentiation
While high and stable transgene expression can be achieved in undifferentiated pluripotent stem cells, conventional transgene expression systems are often silenced upon differentiation. Silencing occu...
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