@silviavicenzi
Postdoctoral CIRM Fellow UC San Diego • 2025 GEPA Award Recipient • Chair Postdoctoral Association • Co-Leader DASL • Coordinator CellComm.org • 🎙️Podcast Host https://www.buzzsprout.com/2398968 • Outreach SciComm
Thank you @ash.hematology.org for supporting our research spearheaded by @silviavicenzi.bsky.social in the lab! Excited to have the opportunity to jump-start the next stage of our exploration into #bloodstemcell #aging with our collab & #lipidomics expert @drdorotask.bsky.social! #Fight4Hematology
We're thrilled to announce the largest private gift in our 137-year history: a $25 million unrestricted donation from MBL Whitman Scientist Mark Terasaki.
His extraordinary generosity will bolster our renowned research and education programs. 🔬
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@caamodt.bsky.social ✨ Caitlin shows how to spot a healthy lab 🧪 listen to the episode on all platforms 🎧 🎙️
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Sometimes the best insights come from behind the scenes 💬✨
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Tag someone who’s applying to labs right now! 🎥
#AcademicAdvice #LabCultureMatters #PhDLife #PostdocTips #InclusiveScience #DASLPodcast #WomenInSTEM #LabMentorship
🎓 Thinking about joining a new lab? Caitlin @caamodt.bsky.social drops some golden advice on how to spot supportive environments in academia 👇
1️⃣ Look for diversity—it’s often a sign of a healthy culture.
2️⃣ Talk to current lab members.
3️⃣ If you can, talk to someone who left the lab.
That time I bonded with some long-lived clams to uncover their anti-aging secrets 🐚🧬 #BiologyOfAging #MyMBLMoment #BoA @fish4walking.bsky.social
That unforgettable moment I learned how to patch neurons! 🧠✨ #ephys #MyMBLMoment @neurobiombl.bsky.social
Ahhh thank you so much for checking it out! 🥹💖 It truly means the world. The DASL Podcast has been a labor of love, and uplifting the voices of underrepresented trainees is more important now than ever, especially with the challenges DEI is facing. Grateful for your support! 💪🏽🎙️✨
I looked up DASL again today and turns out the program now has a podcast led by @silviavicenzi.bsky.social! ✨🎙️🥰
It makes me super glad to see that underrepresented trainees are being highlighted, especially with the shift in the current administration towards DEI 🥹
In #myfirstpost here, I'm excited to share the news that the Crews Lab's latest research on #immunesystem #aging is now published in @geroscience.bsky.social! This work is the culmination of a wonderful collaboration with @drdorotask.bsky.social Lab with major efforts by @silviavicenzi.bsky.social!
Thank you so much :)
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#AgingBiology #Geroscience #Immunology #LipidMetabolism #StemCells #ImmuneSystem #Cancer #Aging
I’m beyond grateful to my mentors, Dr Leslie Crews and Dr Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk, for their trust and guidance throughout this journey. 🙌 Thank you for teaching me so much, and I'm excited to see where this research takes us next! 🚀 ✨ Stay tuned for more 😎 4/n
This study opens exciting possibilities for targeting lipid metabolism to restore immune function in the elderly. 🌱✨ The potential impact on overall health in aging populations is so exciting! 3/n
Through our research, we uncovered how disrupted lipid homeostasis accelerates immune system aging using a unique mouse model. 🧬🐭 It’s been such an incredible journey filled with learning and growth. 2/n
📣 I'm thrilled to share that my first-author paper, published in my current position as a CIRM Postdoctoral Fellow in the Crews Lab at UC San Diego, is now officially available! 💪🔬 1/n
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10/ 🎧 If you’re in STEM (or just need a reminder of your worth beyond work), don’t miss this episode. So much wisdom packed in.
9/ 🤝 Building trust, supporting others, and creating space for belonging—Monica’s approach is all heart.
8/ 👩🔬 She also highlights the power of community. Being around passionate, curious women in STEM brings her joy—and purpose.
7/ 🔍 Her advice for staying grounded? Stay connected to the original curiosity that pulled you into science. That spark matters.
6/ 🧭 Monica emphasizes the importance of personal integrity—even when the research environment tests it.
5/ 💬 A major takeaway: "You are not your work." In a field that ties identity to output, this reminder hits deep.
4/ 😓 She speaks honestly about the emotional challenge of switching labs or mentors. It’s tough—but sometimes, it’s exactly what you need to grow.
3/ 📚 Being a minority in STEM meant facing systemic hurdles. But Monica turned them into fuel: building resilience, adaptability, and resourcefulness.
2/ 💼 Monica grew up learning the value of hard work from her immigrant parents—lessons that shaped how she approached academia and life.
