Assistant Professor @PNBUconn

Storrs, CT
Joined September 2019
Interested in graduate school? Join the UConn PNB Virtual Graduate Program Open House on Nov. 5, 2026. 🧠 Meet students 🔬 Explore research 💻 Learn about the program ⏰ 2:00-4:00 PM ET Scan the QR code on the flyer to register. #UConn #Neuroscience #GradSchool
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‼️ELS2027 is here‼️ Registration for European Lymphatic Symposium 2027 is now open! 🎉 Join us in beautiful Budapest for cutting-edge science, and networking with the lymphatic research community. Register today: semmelweispremium.hu/els2027
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Blood vessels in the brain deteriorate in Alzheimer’s, especially in APOE4 carriers. But what drives this damage? Our new study, out now in @CellPressNews , uncovers a mechanism linking APOE4 to vascular fibrosis and amyloid accumulation in the brain. 🧠🧬
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#lipidtime: It's a lipid universe. Today in Nature we publish the Lipid Brain Atlas, the first map of membrane lipid composition across the entire mouse brain, a layer of organisation that cell-type and transcript maps had left out. #lipidomics #neuroscience #BrainAtlas
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We're glad you're here! Whether you're new to PNB or returning for another year, we're excited to have you as part of our community.🌐 pnb.uconn.edu 🔬 Research 📣 Seminars & RIP Talks 🎓 Hands-On Learning Stay Curious. Get Involved. Stay Connected.
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Yellow blood vessels (CD31) and magenta nerve fibers (NeuN) form an intricate web in this cleared intact mouse retina, imaged with #DALISPIM at 15X magnification. Sample courtesy of the Zarkada Lab at the University of Connecticut. #MicroscopyMonday
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Congrats to Daniel Mulkey and Akiko Nishiyama of UConn PNB on recognition by the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE)! Daniel Mulkey was elected to the 2026 class, and Akiko Nishiyama was inducted with the 2018 class. #UConn #PNB #CASE
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Gina Zarkada retweeted
in @CellCellPress, using iDISCO+ clearing & spatial transcriptomics, @nicolasrenier lab maps how cerebral vasculature forms across the whole brain. Reveals three phases—growth, specialization, refinement—linking vascular remodeling to neuronal maturation. cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092…
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🚨 An experimental, personalized vaccine using #mRNA to prevent #pancreaticcancer from returning after surgery continues to show promise in a small, 16-person patient group. New results from a phase 1 clinical trial, being presented at #AACR26, show that nearly 90% of people whose immune systems responded to the vaccine were still alive six years later. “These early results show this new immunotherapy approach has the potential to be groundbreaking for one of the deadliest cancers,” says MSK physician-scientist Dr. Vinod Balachandran (@TheVinodLab), the trial’s principal investigator and Director of The Olayan Center for Cancer Vaccines. Learn more about these findings: bit.ly/3QuIiaL @AACR
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A new MRI protocol described in @ScienceAdvances can scan the human #brain and its venous network in under 7 minutes, marking it as a potential tool for diagnosing cerebrovascular diseases and monitoring neurodegeneration. scim.ag/4pODNnH
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We just opened 5 junior group leader positions at the Ignaz Semmelweis Institute in Vienna. We are looking for motivated, enthusiastic young leaders in infectious disease research that complement our current team. More information here: semmelweisinstitute.ac.at/tr…
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‼️Lymphatic Education&Research Network-GRC Scholarships‼️ LE&RN is awarding 10 × $1,000 scholarships to early investigators to attend 2026 Lymphatics GRC March 1 – March 6, 2026, Lucca (Barga), Italy. 🗓 Apply by Dec 8, 2025! form.jotform.com/LERN/2026-g…
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Registration is now open for the Gordon Research Seminar and Gordon Research Conference on Lymphatics 2026 Half of the talks will be selected from submitted abstracts. Don’t miss your chance to share your work! grc.org/lymphatics-grs-confe… grc.org/lymphatics-conferenc…
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Gina Zarkada retweeted
A postdoc position is open in the @AgalliuLab for a scientist with a strong PhD background in Neuroscience, Neuroimmunology or Vascular Biology and interest in neurovascular / BBdysfunction in CNS disorders. Please contact me with your CV and cover letter if you are interested.
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A postdoctoral position is available in the Gomez lab @PittDeptofMed @PittVMI. If you are interested in vascular biology, smooth muscle cells, or epigenetics, contact us. Pitt offers exceptional resources for postdoc training and career development. Join us!
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Gina Zarkada retweeted
In a recent preprint at bioRxiv (Yang et al., doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.02.6…), a group of authors led by Dr Anjali Kusumbe challenges an article from my lab published in 2024 (Koh et al. 2024, PMID: 39537918). The new preprint refers to Extended Data Figures and Supplementary videos that are unfortunately not provided at bioRxiv. Nevertheless, the manuscript text and the 5 main figures plus a proposed model contain a couple of major issues that I will cover here. 1/
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Still time to apply to the 2 open 6-year Junior Group Leader positions at the European Center for Angioscience (ECAS) @UniHeidelberg. Application deadline is September 10, 2025.
Spread the word: The European Center for Angioscience @UniHeidelberg continues to grow: We have openings for 2 additional Junior Group Leader positions. Get in touch with us if you are ready to start your own lab. See also corresponding ad in @Nature: nature.com/naturecareers/job…
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Gina Zarkada retweeted
Please consider contributing to this collection! Looking forward to working with all of you to share with the rest of world how you get those beautiful images!!! app.jove.com/methods-collect…
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Gina Zarkada retweeted
Researchers have been sneaking secret messages into their papers in an effort to trick AI tools into giving them a positive peer-review report Read the full story: go.nature.com/4eVTIwC
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