Thomas Worzfeld @worzfeld.bsky.social · 30/06/2026PhD position available to study the role of desmosomes in epithelial mechanobiology! For details and application, please click here: www.nature.com/naturecareer... 020
Thomas Worzfeld @worzfeld.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Job opening: Professorship for Molecular Pharmacology at Marburg University, Germany. We seek a scientifically outstanding researcher in the field of epithelial biology in inflammation, regeneration, and/or cancer. stellenangebote.uni-marburg.de/jobposting/0...stellenangebote.uni-marburg.deProfessorship (W 2) for Molecular Pharmacology 0711
Thomas Worzfeld @worzfeld.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Radiotherapy against cancer can cause skin inflammation and scarring. This paper identifies a protein called DKK3 as a key regulator of radiation-induced epidermal hyperplasia and skin fibrosis — highlighting it as a promising therapeutic target. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comWnt-associated DKK3 in keratinocytes mediates radiation-induced hyperplasia, dermatitis and skin fibrosis - Signal Transduction and Targeted TherapySignal Transduction and Targeted Therapy - Wnt-associated DKK3 in keratinocytes mediates radiation-induced hyperplasia, dermatitis and skin fibrosis 010
Reposted by Thomas WorzfeldHetCCI (SPP 2493) @hetcci.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Proud to kick-off #HetCCI, a DFG-funded research consortium in Germany (Priority Programme #SPP2493 on heterotypic cell-cell interactions in epithelia). Follow us if interested in how epithelial cells interact with non-epithelial tissues in different settings! Webpage will follow asap. #cellbiology 0138
Thomas Worzfeld @worzfeld.bsky.social · 06/12/2025W3-Professur für Nephrologie mit Klinikleitung ausgeschrieben! Diese Professur ist am Fachbereich Medizin, @unimarburg.bsky.social und der Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH zu besetzen. Bewerbungsfrist ist der 09.01.2026. Hier der Link zur Ausschreibung: jobs.zeit.de/jobs/profess...jobs.zeit.deProfessur (W3) für Innere Medizin mit Schwerpunkt Nephrologie - Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbHUniversitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH bietet Stelle als Professur (W3) für Innere Medizin mit Schwerpunkt Nephrologie in Marburg - jetzt bewerben! 000
Reposted by Thomas WorzfeldEMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 02/12/2025AI holds huge promise for life science research. But unreliable answers currently limit its impact. @juliosaezrod.bsky.social, Head of Research at EMBL-EBI, discusses how Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers are helping to change this. www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/p... 🧬💻ebi.ac.ukConnecting AI to biology: Model Context ProtocolJulio Saez-Rodriguez discusses how MCP servers are helping AI connect to life science databases, making AI a more reproducible tool for research. 0127
Reposted by Thomas WorzfeldMarkus Mukenhirn @markusmukenhirn.bsky.social · 02/12/2025doi.org/10.1073/pnas...doi.orgControl of renal calcium permeability via a tight junctional claudin switch | PNASTight junctions seal the paracellular space between epithelial cells, with their claudin (CLDN) composition dictating epithelial permeability prope... 072
Reposted by Thomas WorzfeldChristoph Schell, MD,PhD @nephpath.bsky.social · 30/11/2025www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgArp2/3-dependent regulation of ciliogenesis governs adaptive distal tubular epithelial cell states in kidney diseaseProteinuria causes ciliary elongation and actin cytoskeleton remodeling, revealing a key mechanism in kidney disease progression. 142
Thomas Worzfeld @worzfeld.bsky.social · 27/11/2025Truly happy to host Victor Puelles in Marburg today, talking about complex tissue analysis across biological scales. Thrilling science and exciting discussions! @puellesv.bsky.social 031
Reposted by Thomas WorzfeldUniversität Marburg @unimarburg.bsky.social · 21/11/2025💥 15 Mio € DFG-Förderung! 💥 Spitzenforschung zu Haut, Schleimhaut & Verdauungstrakt! 💥 Ein starkes Trio an der Spitze: Hertl (UMR), Waschke (LMU) & Schlegel (Würzburg)! 🙌 Ein riesiger Schritt für die Erforschung lebensbedrohlicher Erkrankungen. #DFG #SFB/TRR425 #DEFINE #Marburg #MedizinForschung 051
Thomas Worzfeld @worzfeld.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Happy to share our new protocol on modelling acute kidney injury in vitro using organoids: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comProtocol for a mouse tubuloid model of myoglobinuric acute kidney injuryMyoglobinuric acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs as a result of rhabdomyolysis. Here, we present a protocol based on mouse primary renal tubular epithel… 042
Thomas Worzfeld @worzfeld.bsky.social · 09/09/2025Interested in doing exciting research on #epithelial #plasticity in the #kidney or #intestine? Then please check out our recent job ads for #PhD and #Postdoc positions! www.nature.com/naturecareer... www.nature.com/naturecareer... www.nature.com/naturecareer... www.nature.com/naturecareer... 064
Thomas Worzfeld @worzfeld.bsky.social · 09/09/2025Great to be invited to the 5th Inflammation & Imaging Symposium in Münster with exciting scientific talks and discussions! www.uni-muenster.de/Cells-in-Mot... @uni-muenster.de 152