Our division chief, Dr. Aylin Rodan presented "Human and Fly Kidneys: Urine for a treat" at the Pinhead Institute's Punk Science series in Telluride, Colorado. This is a STEM outreach event to introduce kids to the vital role of kidneys #NephFwd

So exciting to see WNK bodies making the cover of JCI! @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social @arohans.bsky.social @news.upmc.com

😃 i guess!? Although, they rhymed the punchline “cocaine” with “🪰🪰🪰 have no 🧠”.
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Bitter Sensing Protects Drosophila from Developing Experience-Dependent Cocaine Consumption Preference Cocaine is an addictive psychostimulant, and the risk of developing cocaine use disorder (CUD) is highly heritable. Little is known about the specific genes and mechanisms that lead to the development...

Congrats 🍾 to Travis Philyaw. His paper has come out in paper format. www.jneurosci.org/content/45/2... One ⛰️it reached: being made fun of on NPR’s Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me… www.npr.org/2025/06/07/g...

congrats Andy!! and happy 🚴🚣🏻⛹🏻🤸🏻‍♂️…

Two robots stretchered off in world’s first AI football match Event was a preview of the upcoming World Humanoid Robot Games in China

as with all things Gianni Infantino touches, the FIFA ⚽️ Club World Cup reaches new and frenzied heights of speed and quality… www.independent.co.uk/tech/robot-f...

it is important to have your 🍫 snack tailored to your conference 🍷

while the picture is poor, Maggie’s talk #RSA_ISBRA2025 on alcohol-induced sleep deficits was great! 👏👏 healthcare.utah.edu/newsroom/new...

On Friday, we broke ground on the Eccles Health Campus in West Valley City. The historic project will expand access to world-class health care and create thousands of jobs in Utah’s westside communities.

📰 attheu.utah.edu/health-medic...

Female baboons with strong relationship to fathers found to live longer Study suggests role of male parents may be under-appreciated in some primate species

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j... slightly after father’s day, but still… #Dads

OMG !!! some lab members just gave me a Labubu - Big into Energy - Happiness 🙏 #GoodVibes #happy Grantwriting will be a zinch…

NIH scientists publish declaration criticizing Trump's deep cuts in public health research Scores of National Institutes of Health researchers and staffers have come forward to send their Trump-appointed leader a letter challenging policies they say undermine the NIH mission.

Please read this and share widely, especially with people outside of science.

Things are BAD in American bioscience right now and everyone needs to know just how bad - and dangerous - it is. apnews.com/article/nih-...

Wes Sundquist

Wes Sundquist and others speaking

Wes Sundquist receiving award.

Congratulations to Wes Sundquist, chair of the @utah.edu Department of Biochemistry, and collaborators for receiving the @aaas.org Mani L. Bhaumik Breakthrough of the Year Award for their work on lenacapavir.

www.aaas.org/news/road-le...