Jasenka Zubcevic, PhD
@JasenkaPhd
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Associate professor at @USF Microbiomes Institute. @BristolUni alumni. Studying autonomic, immune, and gut-brain axis in cardiometabolic conditions.
Tampa, FL
Joined May 2021
Our lab’s first preprint is now online. We show that gut #microbiota can regulate #bloodpressure via colonic #vagal #serotonin signaling, which is dampened by #gut #dysbiosis in rodent #hypertension.
Intestinal serotonergic vagal signaling as a mediator of microbiota-induced hypertension https://t.co/FCcF3ua1P2
#biorxiv_physio
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.@ElonMusk has directly received more than $15 billion in government spending in the last decade. Will the DOGE recommend any cuts to these taxpayer dollars going into his pocket? Or is the Trump Administration just targeting cuts to Medicaid, veterans and public schools?
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Remember when "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" tried to teach us about tariffs and no one was paying attention
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⚠️ BREAKING: Wastewater in Saint Petersburg, Florida has tested positive for H5 bird flu. Florida has no known active outbreak of bird flu in dairy cows or poultry.
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A scientist treated her own cancer, then published the findings. 🧵1/12
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.@Nature asked more than 1,000 lab leaders about the state of hiring in academia and industry. Join a one-hour webinar on 19 November to hear what they said. Register here: https://t.co/gIkUS72GWO
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A scientist who successfully treated her own breast cancer by injecting the tumour with lab-grown viruses has sparked discussion about the ethics of self-experimentation
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Our anniversary focus issue on #neuroscience includes content reflecting on the progress of the field, highlighting emerging topics, and paving the way toward many more years of fascinating neuroscience research. Explore the issue: https://t.co/BmZncmI80J
#50YearsofCell
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What is a healthy #microbiome, and is there such a thing? Perspective published in @NatureRevMicro by a large team of international experts, colleagues from @Pharmabiotic, and the EU funded Human Microbiome Action Consortium. https://t.co/f5An12xvLb
https://t.co/Y3RBgbB1xh
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Nature Reviews Microbiology - In this Perspective, Joos, Ross and colleagues reflect on current approaches and the challenges of defining a 'healthy' microbiome, and propose an updated...
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Not only do catnip and silver vine hold a special place in felines’ hearts, the intoxicating chemicals in these plants also protect cats from mosquito bites, according to research from @ScienceAdvances. Learn more on #NationalCatDay: https://t.co/CU64v5r7fN
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This is verrrrrry interesting.... and useful.
This is great! @NIAIDNews have launched a collection of public domain illustrations (currently 550 individual icons) https://t.co/qYzIsbr0TH
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Because of annoying complications with the use of images prepared on BioRender @iamscicomm for publication or presentations, our lab will be exploring open-source alternatives like https://t.co/bIsTovq6UY or drawing our own images with Illustrator.
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Call for Papers from #FASEBBioAdvances: Null Findings in Biological Research! 🧪 Negative results matter—contribute to advancing transparent and collaborative science. Submission deadline: April 30, 2025 Submit here: https://t.co/ZqLHKUfWxq
#OpenScience #NullResults
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How important circadian rhythm is for promoting our health: a study of ~89,000 @UK_biobank participants with 13 million hours of light sensors https://t.co/yf84XtD0YL
@PNASNews @circadian247 "Minimizing night light, maximizing day light, and keeping regular light–dark patterns
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Artificial-intelligence tools offer a variety of approaches to help scientists to sift through the literature — how can researchers use them responsibly?
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Nature - Artificial-intelligence tools offer a variety of approaches to help scientists to sift through the literature — how can researchers use them responsibly?
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A growing field of research is challenging long-held assumptions about goats, pigs, and other farm animals. Learn more: https://t.co/0n54sbKL1d
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Open-rank tenured or tenure-track position @USF_HKRC in kidney research, with a particular emphasis on renal physiology, chronic kidney disease, and hypertension, as well as related areas in cardiovascular biology and medicine. @USFHealthMed @USFResearch
https://t.co/q0hAU3NIjO
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The Hypertension & Kidney Research Center is inviting applications for tenured or tenure-track positions as an Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor
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An absolutely bonkers stat from this Nature article on Nobel Prize winners. "702 out of 736 researchers who have won science and economics prizes up to 2023 are part of the same academic family" https://t.co/qC3AeqwnSM
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