TMR 7/16 @noonEST: Cyborg Organoids Implanted with Flexible Electronics Reveal Principles of Human Islet Cell Electrical Maturation- Juan Alvarez PhD- University of Pennsylvania open.substack.com/pub/thesugar...

June newsletter - Check out these upcoming events!

Upcoming WORKSHOP: Crafting & Writing a Research Article June 22, 2026 and June 29, 2026 4 pm – 6 pm Zoom (link provided after registration) Sign up: forms.gle/ZDHsrxjJWung...

Monthly Hablemos Ciencia Research in Progress seminar of the Spring semester. Join us on Monday, April 20th, from 4-5 pm in the JMB Class of ’62 Auditorium at Penn. Presentations will be in Spanish, followed by a Spanish/Spanglish Q&A/Discussion. Food will be provided.

Lang & Raoux spotlight how our cyborg technology can warp SC‑islet protocol optimization, clarify their heterogeneity & organization, and reveal links between maturation & immunogenicity, with applications from real‑time transplant monitoring to closed‑loop systems | www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

A new electronic implant system created by #FreemanHrabowski Scholar @juanalvarezdom.bsky.social & colleagues helps lab-grown pancreatic cells mature & function properly, providing a potential new pathway to replace pancreatic tissue damaged by diabetes: bit.ly/4b16OHn.

Implanted flexible electronics reveal principles of human islet cell electrical maturation ft. Israeli Galicia-Silva, Mai Liu, Zihan Gao, Samuel Pollock & @juanalvarezdom.bsky.social (Cell & Developmental Biology) @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

TOMORROW! Penn Engaged Research Community Pop-Up (PERC-UP) to offer Stories of Resilience in Academia: Monday, April 6, 2:30-4p in the BRB 14 Lounge. Coffee, drinks, and snacks will be provided. Co-sponsored by the Community and Wellness Committee @upenn.edu CDB Dept. @rtaatpennmed.bsky.social

TODAY at noon: Dr. Susan Bell, Prof. Emerita @ Drexel University | 2022 Leo G. Reeder Awardee | Medical sociologist | Activist will share her pathway & influential research on medicalization & pharmaceuticalization and their impact on vulnerable populations and health disparities.

TOMORROW! Learn about Dr. Bell's career journey researching medicalizaiton & pharmaceuticalization and their impact on vulnerable populations and health disparities 👇https://Jefferson.zoom.us/j/96624268877? pwd=wXzSaoT1g9BOb3XtHabUOkPj3GEaN6.1

In ONE week! Lear about Dr. Bell's career journey researching medicalizaiton & pharmaceuticalization and their impact on vulnerable populations and health disparities 👇

👇Looking forward to sharing our work in Linking Biological Rhythms to Beta Cell Maturation: How the Circadian Clock Shapes Islet Maturation this Thurs 12 noon EST @the(sugar)science! 👇 open.substack.com/pub/thesugar...

JOURNEY TALK: Dr. Susan Bell, Prof. Emerita @ Drexel University | 2022 Leo G. Reeder Awardee | Medical sociologist | Activist will share her pathway & influential research on medicalization & pharmaceuticalization and their impact on vulnerable populations and health disparities.

March NEWSLETTER - Check out these upcoming events!

JOURNEY TALK: Dr. Ziegler-Johnson, Executive Team member of the African Caribbean Cancer Consortium @AC3network | Environment & Genetics Working Group | PA Cancer Coalition | will share her pathway & cutting-edge community-engaged research on cancer disparities teams.microsoft.com/meet/2676962...

Could “cyborg” transplants replace pancreatic tissue damaged by diabetes? | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

Delighted to share our latest now published in @science.org, where we developed "cyborg" pancreatic organoids to trace and stimulate functional human islet cell maturation. We're excited for the potential as new tools for #diabetes research and therapy!

Workshops: Poster Presentations (2/20) & Peer Networking (2/23) || Wistar Trainee Symposium (2/27) || INSPIRE upcoming sponsored events!

DEC1 regulates human β cell functional maturation & circadian rhythm ft. Sam Preza, Zihan Gao, Mai Liu, @juanalvarezdom.bsky.social (@pennsleep/ @IRM_UPenn/ @PennIDOM), Bliss Zheng, Akshaya Biju, Zhihui Cheng (@pennbioeng) & Matthew Choi (@PennCDB) @cellpress.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell-reports...

This Friday @4pm: How to design an impactful and polished scientific poster WORKSHOP!

An INSPIRING talk Thu 1/22 @ noon from @drkarenknudsen.bsky.social CEO of @parkerici.bsky.social - from forging paths for women in STEM to turning all cancers into curable disease (Zoom: tinyurl.com/kya2thha)!

Join us for JOURNEY TALK #2 next Thu Jan 22, where @drkarenknudsen.bsky.social CEO of @parkerici.bsky.social | C-suite Healthcare Executive | Board Director | Strategist | Global Scientific Leader | Public Policy Expertise | Innovator | will discuss her research, personal journey, and career path!

January NEWSLETTER - Check out these upcoming events!

Humbled & honored for the recognition! Tasked with bold and creative exploration that pushes boundaries for ideas and people in Science

🚨Publication update🚨 DEC1 regulates human β cell functional maturation and circadian rhythm: Cell Reports www.cell.com/cell-reports...

Taken only 1 biology course since high school? Not a problem! Our speaker tomorrow @mirlab.bsky.social will talk about his research, personal journey, and career path to becoming Asst. Prof. @upenn.edu @chopresearch.bsky.social sky.social and @hhmi-science.bsky.social Freeman Hrabowski Scholar!

Join us for our inaugural JOURNEY TALK next Tues Dec 16th, where @mirlab.bsky.social, Asst. Prof. @upenn.edu @chopresearch.bsky.social and @hhmi-science.bsky.social Freeman Hrabowski Scholar, will talk about his research, personal journey, and career path!

👇Today @noon #cellbio2025 Roundtable Discussion: INSPIRING the Future of Biomedical Research Through Resilience

We are excited to host a social in San Diego during the Society for Neuroscience conference for the Científico Latino community! 💙🏄️ We will gather in the beginning of the conference on Saturday, Nov 15 at 5:30 PM. RSVP for location. See you there!! 🔗 cientificolatino.com/sfn2025 #sfn2025

Join us tomorrow! Please register. Let's learn together!

Join us this Sat Nov 1 for an in-person kickoff event at @Jefferson SKCCC featuring a speed-mentoring lunch & poster session!

Chemistry Matters: highlighting Dr. Svetlana Mojsov's contributions to the GLP-1 discovery & characterization, paving the way for today's blockbuster obesity drugs. This Tues Oct 21 @wistar.org's Women & Science Helen Dean King Award Ceremony & Lecture tinyurl.tools/f0331a61

Honored to be an @HHMINEWS FHS! Grateful to mentors & colleagues @PennCDB @IRM_UPenn @pennepigenetics.bsky.social @pennmedicine.bsky.social for all their support

3rd Annual Update on Cancer Care in Latinos, Hispanics, and Latinx Communities - followed by a speed mentoring event sponsored by @inspirecommunity.bsky.social! when: Nov 1, 2025 where: Hamilton Building, Thomas Jefferson University, 1001 Locust St.

This is the start of something good! #INSPIRE

👇TODAY: Hispanic Heritage Celebration! 2-4p, BRB Auditorium @pennmedicine.bsky.social @Penn_SACNAS @PennCDB @wistar.org @inspirecommunity.bsky.social

Facing uncertainty, stress, fear during uncertain times? Join us today for a Coping in Difficult Times workshop, hosted by PennCDB @ BRB Auditorium 2-3:30pm!

Join us this Sept 30 for a #HispanicHeritageMonth celebration with trainees + faculty + industry pros for an enriching discussion + happy hour! Co-hosted by @Penn_SACNAS @PennCDB + our partners @wistar.org @inspirecommunity.bsky.social