@Boletta_Lab

Cell Biologist with interest in renal disorders #PKD #cilia #cancermetabolism Ts&RTs=my view

 Milan, Italy
Joined January 2022
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🎉Beyond happy to receive an #ERCAdG! @ERC_Research QtCilia studies a novel nutrient sensing role of #cilia (@NatMetab rdcu.be/dDTn3).We will study how #cilia sense glutamine(Q) and talk to #mitochondria to regulate #metabolism. In health and disease #ciliopathies #PKD
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Fouad Chebib, MD, FASN
@fouadchebibOct 7
I never thought WE will be doing this successfully in 2026! “If you can dream it, you can do it.” @MayoClinic
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⏰ Only 2 days left for early bird registration! Travel grant fellowships are available! If you are based in Chile, India, Singapore, or Taiwan, we particularly encourage you to apply. 📅 Deadline: Full abstract general submission Dec 15th meetings.embo.org/event/27-c…

Cilia

Cilia are microtubule-based projections present on most human cells. They function either as motile structures or as immotile sensory organelles that regulate essential cellular and developmental pro…

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7th European Cilia Meeting@EuroCilia2027Jul 24
📣 Abstract submission and early registration are now OPEN for the 7th European Cilia Conference—an official EMBO workshop! 📅 8–12 March 2027 📍 Stresa, Italy Submit and register: meetings.embo.org/event/27-c… eurocilia.eu #EMBOCilia #Cilia2027
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Kurt zimmerman@Zimmermk1986Sep 16
Excited to share the most recent work from our lab! If you are a pkd researcher, check out our website to investigate expression of your gene in different cell types/models!
JCI insight
@JCI_insightSep 16
Kurt A. Zimmerman @Zimmermk1986 developed a single-cell atlas of polycystic kidney disease (#PKD) that integrates multiple disease models: doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.… The authors then used the atlas to identify increased osteopontin (Spp1) as a common factor in PKD. Spp1 deletion in PKD mouse models reduced cyst severity and improved kidney function. Importantly, the atlas can be accessed at: bmblx.bmi.osumc.edu/scPKD/ @yoderlab_uab @KatharinaHopp85 @daniyal_jafree @UCL_ICH_Kidney
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🏆 Lillian Jean Kaplan Prize for PKD: Feng Qian. Learn more: bit.ly/4xANJpj “I am deeply honored and humbled to receive the Lillian Jean Kaplan International Prize. This recognition reflects the collective efforts of many outstanding colleagues, trainees, collaborators, and patients whose contributions have advanced our understanding of polycystic kidney disease. While significant progress has been made, important challenges remain. I look forward to continuing the pursuit of discoveries that deepen our understanding of PKD and ultimately improve the lives of patients and families affected by this disease.” Prof. Qian
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PKD Foundation@PKDFoundationSep 4
Today is PKD Awareness Day. Awareness doesn't happen on its own. It happens because people are willing to share their stories, invite others to events, and start conversations. Learn how to get involved ➡️ pkdcure.org/awarenessday
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📣 Abstract submission and early registration are now OPEN for the 7th European Cilia Conference—an official EMBO workshop! 📅 8–12 March 2027 📍 Stresa, Italy Submit and register: meetings.embo.org/event/27-c… eurocilia.eu #EMBOCilia #Cilia2027
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Alessandro Carrer@acarrerJul 13
FINAL CALL
Alessandro Carrer@acarrerJun 3
Still one month to submit an abstract for ISCaM2026. The program includes 22 slots for selected talks that will add to lectures from L. Finley, A. Teleman, A. Efeyan, W. Palm, N. Kanarek, M. R-Colman, C. Muñoz Pinedo, and many others. APPLY
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So well deserved! Happy to see this. Congratulations Feng!!
PKD Foundation@PKDFoundationJul 3
Congratulations, Dr. Feng Qian, professor of medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, on receiving the 2027 Lillian Jean Kaplan International Prize for Advancement in the Understanding of polycystic kidney disease!
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PKD Foundation@PKDFoundationJul 3
Congratulations, Dr. Feng Qian, professor of medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, on receiving the 2027 Lillian Jean Kaplan International Prize for Advancement in the Understanding of polycystic kidney disease!
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Congrats Moe!
Moe Mahjoub 🇨🇦🍁@MahjoubLabJul 1
So grateful for this funding from KidneyCure 🙏 For those of us who got good, fundable scores at NIDDK but didn’t get funded (because of the various shenanigans 🙄), this is a lifeline to keep these projects alive.
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Thrilled to congratulate Dr. Virginie Hamel (@UNIGEnews) being elected an @EMBO Member! 🧬✨ We are incredibly honored to have her as a speaker for #EMBOCilia2027. Don't miss the chance to hear about her group’s groundbreaking work on centriole and cilia assembly mechanisms! 👋
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🎉 Excited to receive an #ERCPoC grant! QrCiliopathies will test the hypothesis that glutamine sensing is critical in renal ciliopathies, and an actionable node for therapeutics development. In PKD and beyond. #cilia #metabolism #mitochondria #PKD
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This is truly sad news. I have dear memories of Jim when I was starting my lab and I felt him as a kind, thoughtful supporter. He inspired many to pay it forward. R.I.P 🙏
PKD Foundation@PKDFoundationJun 25
The PKD Foundation is deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. James Calvet, a pioneering researcher whose work helped shape our understanding of PKD and inspired generations of scientists.
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Flavia Galletti@FLAVIAZHJun 24
A reminder of how does it feel to live with PKD 💛
PKD International@PKD_IntJun 24
🧵💙 Behind every PKD diagnosis, there is a personal story. Living with PKD is about much more than managing a medical condition. It can mean facing uncertainty, navigating complex healthcare journeys, worrying about loved ones, and sometimes feeling alone.
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🥉 Third Prize Winner! 🥉 Congrats to PhD student @AnthonyRabate (Université Lyon 1) for this stunning shot, "A tulip field in the drosophila testis"! 🌷 These are young elongating spermatids captured via expansion microscopy. 🔬✨ #FluorescenceFriday #Cilia2027
The magenta highlights the nuclei of the spermatids, while the vibrant green tracks the axoneme stained with acetylated tubulin. The orange pinpoints the pericentriolar material stained with asterless.

ALT The magenta highlights the nuclei of the spermatids, while the vibrant green tracks the axoneme stained with acetylated tubulin. The orange pinpoints the pericentriolar material stained with asterless.

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Mick lab@MickLabJun 12
We are very proud of our @Saar_Uni B.Sc. student Smilla Koy for winning the Euro #Cilia2027 image competition. A well-deserved recognition of her amazing work. We're lucky to have such talent in the lab!
7th European Cilia Meeting@EuroCilia2027Jun 5
🏆 GRAND PRIZE WINNER 🏆 Congrats to Smilla-Maria Koy (BSc Student, Mick Lab, Saarland University, Germany) for winning our Image Competition! 🔬 "IMCD3 Spheroid with Cilia" captures primary cilia emerging into the lumen to show cell polarity. #FluorescenceFriday #cilia.
Confocal image of a hollow spheroids with apical ZO-1 signal and primary cilia emerging from the apical site pointing towards the lumen. This 3D technique is used to assess apicobasal polarity characteristics in cells, where primary cilia play an important role in establishment and maintenance.

ALT Confocal image of a hollow spheroids with apical ZO-1 signal and primary cilia emerging from the apical site pointing towards the lumen. This 3D technique is used to assess apicobasal polarity characteristics in cells, where primary cilia play an important role in establishment and maintenance.

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🏆 Second Prize Winner! Congrats to PhD student @chandrama_ghosh (Kodjabachian Lab,IBDM,France) for "Cells in Bloom"! 🌸 These "flowers" in the image are actually cells on a live frog embryo's skin. 🐸Magenta: Cell membranes & cilia;Green: Basal bodies #cilia #FluorescenceFriday
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Maxence Nachury@MaxNACHURYJun 10
📢 Good news: the abstract deadline for the FASEB Conference on Cilia and Centrosomes has been extended to June 23. If you missed the original deadline, there’s still time to submit your abstract and join us in Washington, DC, August 2–6. events.faseb.org/event/cilia…

Home - Cilia and Centrosomes

Explore cutting-edge research on cilia and centrosomes, from development and genomics to disease mechanisms and therapeutic innovations.

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Maxence Nachury@MaxNACHURYJun 4
Excited to share our new paper in Science Advances on the proteome of neuronal primary cilia. We found that neuronal cilia are enriched in postsynaptic signaling proteins, including mGluR5, GABAB receptors, GPR158, ion channels, and transporters. science.org/doi/10.1126/scia…
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🏆 GRAND PRIZE WINNER 🏆 Congrats to Smilla-Maria Koy (BSc Student, Mick Lab, Saarland University, Germany) for winning our Image Competition! 🔬 "IMCD3 Spheroid with Cilia" captures primary cilia emerging into the lumen to show cell polarity. #FluorescenceFriday #cilia.
Confocal image of a hollow spheroids with apical ZO-1 signal and primary cilia emerging from the apical site pointing towards the lumen. This 3D technique is used to assess apicobasal polarity characteristics in cells, where primary cilia play an important role in establishment and maintenance.

ALT Confocal image of a hollow spheroids with apical ZO-1 signal and primary cilia emerging from the apical site pointing towards the lumen. This 3D technique is used to assess apicobasal polarity characteristics in cells, where primary cilia play an important role in establishment and maintenance.

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