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@HFSP

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Strasbourg, France

Joined November 2009

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HFSP@HFSP · Jul 18

We are proud to support bold, interdisciplinary science across borders and disciplines! Over the past few days, Almut Kelber, our #HFSP Awardees Director, has joined global funding leaders at the #IAAnnualConclave2025 in India to discuss the future of science. #GlobalScience

DDBT/WT India Alliance@India_Alliance · Jul 17

Next, we had a powerful session from global funders shaping the future of research. Speakers: Dr. Almut Kelber (@HFSP), Dr. @drshirshendum (Wadhwani Innovation Network), Dr. Morag Foreman (@wellcometrust), & Dr. Shahaj Uddin Ahmad (@DBTIndia). Chaired by Dr. Dipanwita Sengupta.

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HFSP@HFSP · Jul 17

A huge thank you to all the service providers who worked behind the scenes to help make #HFSPmtg2025 a success, from tech to logistics to catering and beyond. #CVP #GSquare #HarrytheHirer #MonashEventManagement #BlackTruffle #TheFreshCollective We are grateful💙 📽️NorringtonMedia

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HFSP@HFSP · Jul 11

🧬 Newsflash: @erinschuman wins the 2026 HFSP Nakasone Award! Her discovery that proteins are made locally at synapses has reshaped how we understand memory and plasticity. 📷 Read more: bit.ly/4eLV4dh #HFSP #neuroscience #synapticplasticity #HFSPNakasoneAward

HFSP's tweet image. 🧬 Newsflash: @erinschuman wins the 2026 HFSP Nakasone Award! Her discovery that proteins are made locally at synapses has reshaped how we understand memory and plasticity. 📷 Read more: bit.ly/4eLV4dh #HFSP #neuroscience #synapticplasticity #HFSPNakasoneAward

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HFSP@HFSP · Jul 10

Day 2 at #HFSPmtg2025: packed with bold science and big ideas! 🧬 19 oral presentations 📌 8 poster teaser talks 🎤 Keynote by Shigekazu Nagata on apoptosis & immune balance From mouse lemur brains to viral proteins and stem cells—this is frontier science at its finest😃 #HFSP

HFSP's tweet image. Day 2 at #HFSPmtg2025: packed with bold science and big ideas!
🧬 19 oral presentations
📌 8 poster teaser talks
🎤 Keynote by Shigekazu Nagata on apoptosis &amp; immune balance
From mouse lemur brains to viral proteins and stem cells—this is frontier science at its finest😃
#HFSP

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HFSP@HFSP · Jul 10

What a start! ✨ Day 1 of #HFSPmtg2025 brought bold science, new connections, and an amazing global community together in Melbourne. From opening talks to hallway conversations—we’re just getting started. 📸 Some moments from today ⬇️ #ScienceWithoutBorders #sts

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HFSP@HFSP · Jul 9

🎥 A moment of gratitude. @jacob_hanna shares a few words about winning the 2025 HFSP Nakasone Award, honoring his groundbreaking work in stem cell biology and early development. 👏 Thank you for your inspiring message, and congratulations once again! #HFSPmtg2025 #NakasoneAward

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HFSP@HFSP · Jul 9

🎉 Full house in Melbourne for the kickoff of the 24th HFSP Awardees Meeting! Congrats to @jacob_hanna, 2025 HFSP Nakasone Awardee, who was honored at today’s ceremony. Let the science begin! #HFSPmtg2025 #NakasoneAward #sts

HFSP's tweet image. 🎉 Full house in Melbourne for the kickoff of the 24th HFSP Awardees Meeting!

Congrats to @jacob_hanna, 2025 HFSP Nakasone Awardee, who was honored at today’s ceremony.
Let the science begin!
#HFSPmtg2025 #NakasoneAward #sts

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HFSP@HFSP · Jul 8

📑 Programs? Printed. 🏛️ Venue? Looking amazing. 🧪 Energy? Building fast. We're almost ready to welcome the HFSP community to Melbourne for an unforgettable week of science and connection! Who's coming to the 24th HFSP Awardees Meeting? #HFSP #HFSPmtg2025

HFSP's tweet image. 📑 Programs? Printed.
🏛️ Venue? Looking amazing.
🧪 Energy? Building fast.

We're almost ready to welcome the HFSP community to Melbourne for an unforgettable week of science and connection!
Who's coming to the 24th HFSP Awardees Meeting?

#HFSP #HFSPmtg2025

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HFSP@HFSP · Jul 7

🧪 Curious minds, bold ideas! The #HFSPMasterclass in Australia gathered early career researchers to explore frontier funding, global collaboration & career pathways. Huge thanks to all who joined us! 📸 See some moments from the session 👇

HFSP's tweet image. 🧪 Curious minds, bold ideas!
The #HFSPMasterclass in Australia gathered early career researchers to explore frontier funding, global collaboration &amp; career pathways.
Huge thanks to all who joined us!
📸 See some moments from the session 👇

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HFSP@HFSP · Jul 3

🐟 How do zebrafish crystals relate to human health? #HFSPReseaeachGrant awardee Viviana Monje (U.Buffalo) and team investigate the lipid membranes that form crystals in zebrafish skin—offering insights into conditions like kidney stones and gout. 🔗 buffalo.edu/news/releases/…

HFSP's tweet card. University at Buffalo researcher Viviana Monje and colleagues awarded $1.2 million grant to study how popular aquarium fish produces crystals.

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HFSP@HFSP · Jul 1

🧬 Reimagining early development from stem cells! We’re excited to welcome @jacob_hanna (@WeizmannScience) as the 2025 HFSP Nakasone Awardee and keynote speaker at the HFSP Awardees Meeting. Bold science. Global minds. 📅 9 July | Melbourne #ScienceWithoutBorders #HFSPmtg2025

HFSP's tweet image. 🧬 Reimagining early development from stem cells! We’re excited to welcome @jacob_hanna (@WeizmannScience) as the 2025 HFSP Nakasone Awardee and keynote speaker at the HFSP Awardees Meeting. Bold science. Global minds. 📅 9 July | Melbourne #ScienceWithoutBorders #HFSPmtg2025

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HFSP@HFSP · Jun 23

🧪 What happens when cell death goes wrong? At the 24th #HFSP Awardees Meeting, Shigekazu Nagata (Osaka University) will deliver a keynote on apoptosis, immune balance, and what happens when dead cells don’t get cleared. 🔗 zurl.co/MWw5l #sts #HFSPmtg2025

HFSP's tweet image. 🧪 What happens when cell death goes wrong?

At the 24th #HFSP Awardees Meeting, Shigekazu Nagata (Osaka University) will deliver a keynote on apoptosis, immune balance, and what happens when dead cells don’t get cleared.

🔗 zurl.co/MWw5l
#sts #HFSPmtg2025

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HFSP@HFSP · Jun 20

🌞 As summer heat sets in, how do plants keep cool? HFSP-supported scientists uncovered a long-mysterious genetic pathway that lets leaves open their pores to beat the heat, even when water is scarce. 🔗zurl.co/4ktdb #HFSPgrants #PlantScience #ClimateResilience #sts🧪

HFSP's tweet image. 🌞 As summer heat sets in, how do plants keep cool?
HFSP-supported scientists uncovered a long-mysterious genetic pathway that lets leaves open their pores to beat the heat, even when water is scarce.
🔗zurl.co/4ktdb
#HFSPgrants #PlantScience #ClimateResilience #sts🧪

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HFSP@HFSP · Jun 17

🌱 On this #WorldDaytoCombatDesertification and Drought, #HFSPGrant researchers are digging into ancient dunes. 🧪By reviving long-buried seeds, they’re tracking how fast dune grasses evolve to help protect coasts from erosion & #climatechange. 🔗 zurl.co/HpOSz

HFSP's tweet image. 🌱 On this #WorldDaytoCombatDesertification and Drought, #HFSPGrant researchers are digging into ancient dunes.

🧪By reviving long-buried seeds, they’re tracking how fast dune grasses evolve to help protect coasts from erosion &amp; #climatechange.

🔗 zurl.co/HpOSz

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HFSP@HFSP · Jun 16

It’s here! 🎉 The final program for the HFSP Awardees Meeting 2025 is now online. Explore groundbreaking science, global speakers, and bold ideas—all in Melbourne 🌏 📅 See what’s coming: zurl.co/B1dyE 🧪 #sts #HFSPmtg2025 #GlobalCollaboration #FrontierScience

HFSP's tweet image. It’s here! 🎉 The final program for the HFSP Awardees Meeting 2025 is now online.
Explore groundbreaking science, global speakers, and bold ideas—all in Melbourne 🌏
📅 See what’s coming: zurl.co/B1dyE
🧪 #sts #HFSPmtg2025 #GlobalCollaboration #FrontierScience

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HFSP@HFSP · Jun 8

🧪 On #WorldOceansDay, we dive deep-sea—(almost) literally! 🌊 Audrey Mat (Vienna BioCenter) studied hydrothermal vent mussels at 1700m below sea level, revealing they do follow tidal rhythms. 🎥 Watch: zurl.co/HhDqY #HFSP #MarineBiology #WOD2025 #sts

HFSP's tweet image. 🧪 On #WorldOceansDay, we dive deep-sea—(almost) literally!
🌊 Audrey Mat (Vienna BioCenter) studied hydrothermal vent mussels at 1700m below sea level, revealing they do follow tidal rhythms.

🎥 Watch: zurl.co/HhDqY

#HFSP #MarineBiology #WOD2025 #sts

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HFSP@HFSP · Jun 7

🧪 At #WorldFoodSafetyDay we spotlight Chaitanya Gokhale (Würzburg & MPI Plön) who uses Parrondo’s paradox to optimize crop rotation, balancing yield and sustainability. Fewer pesticides, smarter cycles, safer food! 🎥 zurl.co/B3PDu #HFSP #FoodSecurity #sts

HFSP's tweet image. 🧪 At #WorldFoodSafetyDay we spotlight Chaitanya Gokhale (Würzburg &amp; MPI Plön) who uses Parrondo’s paradox to optimize crop rotation, balancing yield and sustainability.
Fewer pesticides, smarter cycles, safer food!
🎥 zurl.co/B3PDu
#HFSP #FoodSecurity #sts

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HFSP@HFSP · Jun 6

Genes matter, but sometimes cell density rules! #HFSP Fellow @marcosantorelli showed that a single synthetic gene circuit can generate diverse patterns just by changing the density of cells. 🧬New ways to decode development. 📄 bit.ly/45DfzGe #DevelopmentalBiology

HFSP's tweet image. Genes matter, but sometimes cell density rules!
#HFSP Fellow @marcosantorelli showed that a single synthetic gene circuit can generate diverse patterns just by changing the density of cells.
🧬New ways to decode development.
📄 bit.ly/45DfzGe
#DevelopmentalBiology

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HFSP@HFSP · Jun 5

🧪 On #WorldEnvironmentDay we spotlight #FrontierResearch by Jan Siemens (Heidelberg University) that reveals how life and the brain adapt to a warming world.🌡️ 🎥 zurl.co/Q079U #HFSP #HeatAdaptation #Neuroscience #ClimateChange #sts #WED2025

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