The Zelzer lab performs interdisciplinary research on the development and morphogenesis of the musculoskeletal and proprioceptive system 🐁🔬🦴🧬
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Thrilled to see our paper now published @Cell_Metabolism led by @FabianPassini: Piezo2 in sensory neurons regulates systemic and adipose tissue metabolism (1/5 🧵)
cell.com/cell-metabolism/abs…
Two weeks ago, we said farewell to our @RonVinestock as she begins her postdoc in the @RuthFranklinLab at @harvardmed ! 🎉 We’re so excited for this next chapter and wish her the very best of luck. We’ll miss you, Ron! ❤️
What a great week in Prato! 🇮🇹 @BavatBornstein, @Christina_gqy, and Anat gave excellent talks at the Mechanotransduction, Muscle Spindles and Proprioception Conference. Great to catch up with old friends, meet new colleagues, and share exciting science. See you next time!
Congratulations to our PhD student @Christina_gqy on receiving the Best Early Career Researcher (ECR) Presentation Award at the 3rd Mechanotransduction, Muscle Spindles and Proprioception Conference in Prato, Italy! 🎉🏆 We're proud to see her outstanding work recognized
Congratulations to our @RonVinestock and Avital on graduating! Ron with her PhD and Avital with her MSc! 🎓✨
You are both brilliant, and we are so proud of you. Mazal tov! 💙
Congratulations to @RonVinestock on defending her PhD thesis today! A wonderful talk and a big milestone—so proud👩🏻🎓🎓👏🏻
It’s a wrap! 🎉
Well done to Bavat, Ron, and Christina for excellent talks and posters, fantastic representation of the lab 👏🏻
#FISEB #Ilanit2026
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Excited to share our study @CellCellPress introducing a novel class of macrophage-targeted immunocytokines (MiTEs) that engage myeloid, T and NK cells to boost anti-tumor immunity in solid tumors. Led by @MVLocquenghien, @PascaleZwicky & @CuriousKX (1/16)
cell.com/cell/abstract/S0092…
🏆👩🔬Big congratulations to our PhD student Elisheva for winning Best Poster at the D. Dan and Betty Kahn Symposium: Frontiers in Biomedicine! 🎉 Great recognition for outstanding science!
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We're proud to share that the Weizmann Institute of Science has been ranked 6th in the world in the 2025 @cwtsleiden Ranking - a jump of four places from the 2024 ranking and our highest position since the ranking was introduced some two decades ago >> bit.ly/2025-Leiden-Eng
Exciting to see our work featured on Weizmann wonder wander! Congrats @FabianPassini
Weizmann Institute researchers reveal that the nervous system can sense fat tissue and that blocking this ability protects mice from metabolic disorders >>
bit.ly/Fat-Sense-Eng
Great Preview by Dr. Tseng et al. on our back-to-back studies with the Patapoutian lab in Cell Metabolism! Both reveal how PIEZO2+ sensory neurons regulate fat by inhibiting sympathetic output—shedding light on adipose tissue surveillance & metabolism.
🔗 cell.com/cell-metabolism/ful…"
Exciting news! Our paper, "Piezo2 in sensory neurons regulates systemic and adipose tissue metabolism," was selected for the Editors' Choice section of @scisignal ! 🎉🔬
Check out the highlight here: 🔗
science.org/doi/10.1126/scis…
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This suggests a new model: Mechanoregulation by Piezo2 in sensory neurons prevents systemic hypermetabolism and adipose tissue thermogenesis. (4/5)
Huge thanks to all co-authors and collaborators: @BavatBornstein, @SarahRu63600780, @KupermanYael, Sharon Krief, @EviMasschelein, Tevie Mehlman, Alexander Brandis, @AddadiSefi, Shira Huri-Ohev Shalom, @proferikrichter, Tal Yardeni, Amir Tirosh, @BockKatrien and @ZelzerLab! (5/5)