Dr Carla Usai (@CarlaBiotech) profile picture

Postdoctoral researcher #SARSCoV2 #longcovid @CReSa_r | Previously @QMUL & @CIMA_unav | @UniPadova & @unav alumna | #scicomm | #womeninSTEMM advocate 🇮🇹🇪🇺

Barcelona, Spain
Joined October 2018
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It's that time of the year again 🥇
BREAKING NEWS The 2024 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation.
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The same applies for coffee ☕ #soveryItalian
List of reasons to have a cup of tea: -You’ve received good news -You’ve received bad news -You’re thirsty -You’re tired -You’re cold -You’re under the weather -You’re bored -You need a break -To make up after an argument -Because someone else is having one -To be polite -Because you’re back from holiday -Because biscuits are dry -Because it’s a day ending in Y -Just because you want one and you don’t ever need a reason so actually just ignore this list
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Dr Carla Usai retweeted
Il 18 marzo 2020 a Bergamo sfilavano i camion con le bare dei morti di Covid. Oggi le vittime della pandemia saranno ricordate in una cerimonia. Presente il commissario Ue Gentiloni e il presidente del Consiglio superiore di Sanità Locatelli. #ANSA ansa.it/sito/notizie/cronaca…
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PAPER ALERT🧵 The recent pandemic confirmed that the elderly are at higher risk when it comes to infectious diseases: they are more susceptible to getting infected and developing severe disease, and their immune system is also less responsive to vaccines (immunosenescence). 1/5
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Our results, together with data on the efficacy of the already available vaccines in different age groups, highlight the importance of both preclinical and clinical studies for the optimisation of vaccination strategies for elderly individuals. 4/5
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This new product of the fruitful @CReSA_r – @IrsiCaixa collaboration has been published open access @Nature_NPJ and is available at the following link: rdcu.be/dzP7nhttps://rdcu.be… 4/5
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Dr Carla Usai retweeted
Long COVID is a double curse in low-income nations — here’s why Not only is the prevalence of the condition poorly understood, but it’s also often ignored by physicians and the wider public go.nature.com/4aIUBG1
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Our aim for 2023 was starting the development of small #animalmodels for #LongCovid #neuroCovid within the @epivinf project. It has been a huge team effort at @CReSA_r that I'm sure will pay back! @vergaralert @QuimSegales
#12daysofLabAnimal 🎵 On the ninth day of studies, for studying post-covid we guarantee, Animal models are the key!
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Dr Carla Usai retweeted
🫱🏽‍🫲🏿 Thrilled to celebrate the #EPIVINF annual meeting at Palau Macaya in Barcelona! 🤯 Reunited and witnessing incredible strides in understanding how viral infections impact genes, immunity, and health. 👩🏽‍🔬 Let's keep pushing forward!
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Here is the preprint of our latest work on #hdv induced #liver damage in a #preclinical model 👇🏼 @CIMA_unav #Hepatitis #viralHepatitis #HBV #HDV
Protective Role of RIPK1 Scaffolding against HDV-Induced Hepatocyte cell death and the Significance of Cytokines in Mice biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #bioRxiv
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Dr Carla Usai retweeted
Addio a Giorgio Napolitano. L’ex capo dello stato aveva 98 anni. È stato il primo Presidente della Repubblica italiana a essere rieletto per un secondo mandato. 🇮🇹 bit.ly/AddioAGiorgioNapolita…
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We made it to the cover!
✨Our September issue is now live✨ nature.com/laban/volumes/52/… On the cover: @CarlaBiotech and colleagues (@Cresa_r) provide an overview of the animal models available to study neurological manifestations of the post-COVID-19 condition #LongCovid Link 👉 nature.com/articles/s41684-0…
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Dr Carla Usai retweeted
✨Our September issue is now live✨ nature.com/laban/volumes/52/… On the cover: @CarlaBiotech and colleagues (@Cresa_r) provide an overview of the animal models available to study neurological manifestations of the post-COVID-19 condition #LongCovid Link 👉 nature.com/articles/s41684-0…
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