
Pilar Alcaide, PhD
@PilarAlcaidePhD
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Professor of Immunology at Tufts University, Boston, MA. Cardiovascular Immunologist. Always with the goal ⚽️ in mind. S is for ⚽️ ⛷ and SCIENCE.
Boston, MA
Joined July 2020
Last PhD thesis dissertation of the 2024-2025 academic year for the Alcaide lab. Congrats Dr. Sanders @erinsand74!!. Way to present, wrap up the year and celebrate!!. Busy &Happy Spring. @TuftsMedSchool @TuftsUniversity #proudmentor #endothelialcellls #cardiacremodeling
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It’s been three weeks since I left the Alcaide lab where I did my PhD internship, and I still think about it every day. I miss the joy during experiments, the thoughtful mentoring, the kind contacts, and the genuine support I received from each person there. 🧵 @TuftsMedSchool
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RT @AartiAsnaniMD: Huge congrats to Brandon Theall for his successful PhD defense. Yet another superstar graduates from the @PilarAlcaidePh….
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🥂🪅PhD defense day in the lab with Brandon passing with flying colors. Congrats, Dr. Theall! ThankU @AartiAsnaniMD for your insight as external examiner. @TuftsMedSchool @TuftsUniversity @AHAScience #fibrosis #immunology #heartfailure
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June 12 1PM EST👇 See you!.
Reminder! Join us for a virtual Town Hall next week to reflect on #Pathobiology2025 and learn about Dr. Alcaide's upcoming ASIP Presidential term! Please register early as space will be limited to 100 participants
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Nice collaboration with our lab neighbors @TuftsMedSchool. Congrats @kate_sulka and the Sharma lab! @SashaSmolgovsky @AbeBayer.
Excited to have contributed to this paper!!! Read here how STING regulates microglia in aging. Congrats to @kate_sulka and the whole team!!! @CellReports .
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RT @ASIPath: Reminder for #ASIPmembers: Join us for a virtual Town Hall on June 12 to reflect on #Pathobiology2025 and learn about Dr. Alca….
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Thank you for your ledership @MariaAntoniaZ97 &Sarah Dooley! Date saved!.
SAVE THE DATE! #PISA2025 will be held October 28–30, 2025.#VirtualMeeting #YoungInvestigators #CareerDevelopment #Pathobiology
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Congrats @thorplab !!!.
Myeloid maladaptive fatty acid metabolism plays a role in promoting systemic inflammation and cardiac diastolic dysfunction @josephahill @HFpEF.@MattFeinsteinMD @PilarAlcaidePhD @GlintonKris: @gabrieleschiat1 @Matt_DeBerge
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RT @AbeBayer: Congratulations to everyone😁 and thank you to the mentor that makes it all happen!! @PilarAlcaidePhD Happy that @TuftsGSBS re….
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🔝ending of the academic yr in the Alcaide lab:.1. Best thesis= @SashaSmolgovsky: Deans Award.2. Best paper=@AbeBayer: Lasagna Award; & 5 certificates including @MariaAntoniaZ97 's @nih_nhlbi F31 & @ErinSand54 's @AHAScience Fellowship. @RamonaE_91 is hands full!! #proudmentor
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Very honored and thankful to receive this award in Nara, Japan @ishr2025 #ISHR2025Nara surrounded by good colleagues and friends #cardiovascularesearch #cardioimmunology
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Congratulations, Zach! GALL Trainee Scholar Award for Excelence in Cardiovascular Research #Proudmentor #Pathobiology2025 @ASIPath @TuftsMedSchool @TuftsUniversity
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Honored and grateful.
Dr. Alcaide (@PilarAlcaidePhD) presents the Outstanding Investigator Award Lecture at #Pathobiology2025 @TuftsMedSchool
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Good morning, Portland, OR. Ready for #ASIP2025 @ASIPath @WomeninPath outstanding science and an impressive network of colleagues at all career stages.
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What a week of amazing research talks @TuftsMedSchool with back to back seminars from @Gsabiolab @CNIOStopCancer& Caitlin O'Meara @MedicalCollege. Thank you for your time sharing your data and advising our trainees! @TuftsUniversity #cardioimmunology
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RT @ASIPath: One week until #Pathobiology2025 begins! #Repost and #share if you will be joining us in Portland! #ASIP2025 #diseaseresearch….
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