Heather McCauley
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Assistant Professor at UNC Chapel Hill Enteroendocrine cells are cool 😎
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Thrilled to share that the first trainee-driven paper of my lab is out! Check out 1st author Jennifer’s poster at
#DDW2025
or mine at
#APS2025
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Enteroendocrine cells regulate intestinal barrier permeability | American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology | American Physiological Society
The intestinal epithelial barrier is essential for nutrient absorption and protection against ingested pathogens and foreign substances. Barrier integrity is maintained by tight junctions, which are s...
https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/ajpcell.01077.2024
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Jeremy Berg
4 months ago
I wanted to show support for these brave public servants and to allow others, including the scientific community, to join me. In partnership with
@standupforscience.bsky.social
, we have a way for you to do that...
www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
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Bethesda Declaration — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
Support NIH Staff Now!
https://www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-declaration?utm_source=nihBluesky&utm_campaign=bethesdadec
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Guillermo Sánchez, PhD
6 months ago
Thank you to the
@apsphysiology.bsky.social
for an amazing conference. Great science and networking as always but particularly great crab cakes in Baltimore. Hope to run it back in Minneapolis next year!
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Thrilled to share that the first trainee-driven paper of my lab is out! Check out 1st author Jennifer’s poster at
#DDW2025
or mine at
#APS2025
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Enteroendocrine cells regulate intestinal barrier permeability | American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology | American Physiological Society
The intestinal epithelial barrier is essential for nutrient absorption and protection against ingested pathogens and foreign substances. Barrier integrity is maintained by tight junctions, which are s...
https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/ajpcell.01077.2024
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Cell Biology and Physiology at UNC-CH
8 months ago
Hungry? Special cells lining our gut sense the food we eat and even how much our intestines stretch!
@hamccauley.bsky.social
won an award to develop a new humanized mouse model to understand how these cells message immune cells and influence
#guthealth
and disease.
unc.live/42KuHjM
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Understanding the role of gut messenger cells in gastrointestinal disease
Health McCauley received a Junior Faculty Development Award to create a new humanized mouse model that more closely replicates complex immune cell dynamics in the gut.
https://unc.live/42KuHjM
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Mark Peifer (He, him)
9 months ago
The rapid actions of the Trump Administration to shut down all communication by NIH, thus putting both study sections and councils on hold, is challenging for all of us. We can make our voices known. Below is an example email I sent to both NC Senators (text in alt text) 1/2 🧪
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Edelblum Lab
9 months ago
If you are female PhD faculty in
#GIresearch
(
#basicscience
or
#translational
), we invite you to join WINGS, Women Innovating in Gastrointestinal Science, a community for career development, mentorship & networking. Please fill out the form on our website and RT!
bit.ly/4fHBWfj
#GISky
#Gastrosky
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WINGS | edelblumlab
Women Innovating in Gastrointestinal Science is a group of basic & translational GI researchers that provides a community to connect, empower and inspire female faculty.
https://www.edelblumlab.com/wings
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Matt Tyska
11 months ago
Good sampling on this confocal volume of small intestinal tissue showing the apical shag carpet (blue is F-actin, magenta is ZO1)🔬🤩
@vucellimaging.bsky.social
#microscopy
#cytoskeleton
#epithelial
#cellbiology
#biology
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Happy Thanksgiving from the McCauley Lab!
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