Caitlin Vander Weele, PhD
@caitvw
Founder & CEO @stellatecomms. Midwest manners with Big Apple hustle. Ex-neuroscientist at MIT. She/her/Dr. 👋🏻 [email protected]
Repeat after me: LAB WEBSITES MATTER! While it may seem like a nice-to-have... in today's world, it's a need-to-have. For you, your trainees, and your prospective team members. I couldn't have written this better myself: nature.com/articles/s4225…
Science orgs & nonprofits: join us for a FREE webinar on revamping your website. We’ll cover: ✔️ Signs it’s time to redesign ✔️ How design drives funding + engagement ✔️ Tips for translating science Design isn't just pretty, it's impactful! Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…
The #cannabis landscape has changed. High THC concentrations in today's products have profound effects on the brain 🧠 I spoke with @dougbopst on The Adversity Advantage about the risks of cannabis consumption. 🎧 Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/bb/podcast/can…
PRESS RELEASE | Team "NYC-Vita", co-led by @IcahnMountSinai investigators @MiriamMerad @zahifayad @FannyElahi & @DrTomMarron, named semifinalist in prestigious @xprize Healthspan, a $101 million global competition dedicated to transforming how we age. 👉mountsinai.org/about/newsroom…
How is prefrontal neural activity refined as we age? Out today in @NatureHumBehav this work, led by Elizabeth Johnson and @cross_zachariah, reveals how changes in neural 'noise' impact cognition during development. Proud to be part of this work! nature.com/articles/s4156…
We recently celebrated the graduating cohort from our CARES youth program. The commitment and strength this group has shown demonstrates how life trajectories can change with the proper support and the impact our program has on those seeking help. Congratulations graduates 🎉
For the first time, a non-primate species has been proven to use gestures to signal what they want. 🐘🍎 New work led by @EleuteriVesta at @univienna marks a key milestone in animal communication, showing elephants utilize goal-directed intentionality. science.org/content/articl…
The Tian Lab looks forward to welcoming high school students each year as a part of @MPFNeuro's summer internship program! We’re thrilled to have Olivia & Nicole join us this summer and to be part of their journey as they explore what a future in neuroscience can look like.
Meet MPFI's 2025 High School Internship cohort! These seven talented students have been working alongside our researchers this summer on projects in neuroscience, programming, or mechanical engineering. Read more about these talented students in our latest blog post:…
In celebration of 20 years of Women's Health, @WomensHealthMag kicks off their first-ever Longevity List with 20 experts in a variety of categories. Congratulations to @IcahnMountSinai's Dr. @FannyElahi who is considered one of the best of the best...👉womenshealthmag.com/health/a653671…
Thanks to @lou_romain_ & Circle of Voices for including ESP’s perspective on #UNOC2025. Listen to hear Jane Lawton (at 54:34) share reflections on the meeting and the learnings we’re taking forward as we continue our work to decode animal communication. tinyurl.com/bdcu32ac
We are excited to announce the very first Misophonia Collaborative Forum! 📅 9/18/2025 | 📍Chicago, Il or Virtual Join us as we bridge research, practice, and lived experience. Link to register: bit.ly/MRFCollabForum #MRFCollabForum #MisophoniaAwareness
What’s better than a one-channel #Miniscope? 🥁 A TWO-CHANNEL Miniscope! Our new Miniscope2C is a dual-channel, open-source Miniscope that lets you record 2 fluorescent signals simultaneously in freely moving animals. Read the paper here: science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… (1/9)
“You need to have appreciation for the real molecular mechanism of a pathway, and you really need to study it until the last residue. Until then, you can’t develop potent inhibitors.” ~ Arc Core Investigator @li_lingyin
Activation of the stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway can be great for fighting pathogens and treating cancer. But when the pathway is too active, it can do more harm than good, aggravating autoimmune and neurodegenerative diseases. cen.acs.org/analytical-che…
I recently spoke about my lab's newest sensors at @EMBLEvents's European Light Microscopy Initiative meeting 🔦 🧠 Sharing progress with the community is key to moving science forward, which is why these sensors, and all our tools, are open source ➡️ lintianlab.org/research#tools
Founders play hard mode. Parent founders play the hardest mode.
Did not realize how physically and mentally exhausting it would be to care for 2 under 2 from 5-8PM every night. It takes extreme willpower for a parent to come back to their computer after the kids are asleep to start cranking on work again. Shoutout to all the parents.
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Are you a medical professional wanting to learn more about #misophonia? Resources are available now for medical professionals and for those that want to share this information with their clinician or physician! To learn more, visit: misophoniaday.com
STING Inhibition Differences Revealed Between Humans and Mice Mechanistic discrepancies between species highlight the limitations of mouse models in advancing STING inhibition drugs for various diseases @arcinstitute #immunecells #mice #therapeutics hubs.li/Q03vPvl80