Paper of the Month (Feb 2026): Malainou et al. show that neutrophil-derived TNFSF14 drives loss of alveolar macrophages after influenza, increasing susceptibility to secondary pneumococcal pneumonia. Blocking this pathway improved outcomes, highlighting TNFSF14 as a potential therapeutic target.

Thrilled to share my main postdoc work with @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social We used genomic barcoding + scRNAseq in chick & human embryos to reveal a lineage architecture that reshapes how we understand neural tube development & cell fate decisions 🧵👇 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

My lab @mpi-muenster.bsky.social is looking for a computational biologist with a passion for imaging and spatial biology. A staff scientist position with long-term perspective! Apply and spread the word 🙏 jobs.mpi-muenster.mpg.de/jobposting/0...

One week left! Apply and join us as #PhD student! tinyurl.com/lungorganoids #PhDPositions #PhDJobs #AcademicJobs #ResearchJobs #ScienceJobs #devbio #lung #organoids #stemcells #AcademicTwitter

Herold Lab was at the DZL Annual Meeting 2025 in Heidelberg! As always, we enjoyed connecting with colleagues from all DZL sites. The meeting brought together researchers from across the network to share the latest insights. #heroldlab #dzl #heidelberg #lungresearch

PanzaLab is looking for 2 PhD students to join the Junior Research Group "Lung Organoids and Disease Modeling." The group of Prof @paolopanza.bsky.social offers 2 part-time (50%) PhD positions with a competitive salary & the chance to earn your doctorate. Apply now www.pulmonary-infections.com/jobs/

I have started my tenure-track Professorship for Lung #Organoids at⁣⁣ @jlugiessen.bsky.social — and 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 #𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 !⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Join us as a #PhD student to work on fascinating 3D #lung models, #stemcells, and disease mechanisms! 🫁🔬⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Please repost &⁣⁣ Apply here! tinyurl.com/lungorganoids

Herausragender Erfolg in der #Exzellenzstrategie: Gleich drei #Exzellenzcluster für die #JLUGiessen – #Herz-#Lungen-, #Batterie- und #Wahrnehmungsforschung konnten im Wettbewerb überzeugen @cpi-exstra.bsky.social @heroldlab.bsky.social @dfg.de @wissrat.bsky.social www.uni-giessen.de/de/ueber-uns...

Here in Italy today we celebrate Liberation Day (Festa della Liberazione), also known as Anniversario della Resistenza (anniversary of the resistance) where we commemorate the victory over the fascists. Something that in 2025 we should all be reminded of.

Grateful for the chance to talk with Janet Rossant and @mingxiagu.bsky.social! In this @stemcellreports.bsky.social podcast episode we touch on the roles of the #vasculature in the #lung and I talk a bit about what comes next! @jlugiessen.bsky.social @heroldlab.bsky.social @cpi-exstra.bsky.social

New #lung development research shows that #microvasculature promotes alveolar type 2 cell differentiation in lung #organoids via secreted SPARCL1 #differentiation #pericytes ow.ly/8eZb50VlM9U @isscr.org @cellpress.bsky.social @gairdnerawards.bsky.social @sickkidsvs.bsky.social

Our latest work is online @stemcellreports.bsky.social: We show that ✨SPARCL1✨ activates NF-κB and promotes differentiation of alveolar type 2 cells in #lung #organoids 🫁. A new link between vasculature and epithelium in #lungdevelopment! www.cell.com/stem-cell-re...