MorriseyLab

We send another Morrisey Lab alum into the wilds of academia-Dakota Jones starts his lab U Iowa later this Summer! It's been great having him the lab exploring lung fibroblast biology. Mentoring is one of our most important duties-and it's a big reason for #WhyWeScience!

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

"If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don't understand quantum mechanics." - Richard Feynman:

If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don't understand quantum mechanics.

-Richard Feynman

GOP Senator Collins says Trump’s layoffs of scientists, cuts to biomedical research ‘must be reversed’ Trump's canceled NIH grants and HHS layoffs threaten U.S. biomedical leadership, Collins says, as she calls for funding to be restored.

I agree with Senator Collins: "GOP Senator Collins says Trump’s layoffs of scientists, cuts to biomedical research ‘must be reversed’ ..." www.statnews.com/2025/04/30/n... via @statnews.com

Ditto! Carl was almost always right about the role of science in our future!

That kind of skeptical, questioning, "don't accept what authority tells you" attitude of science - is also nearly identical to the attitude of mind necessary for a functioning democracy. They have very consonant values and approaches, and I don't think you can have one without the other.

So very, very true. A cautionary thought from one of our most thoughtful scientists. We need to do better.

"There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known." - Carl Sagan

A spatiotemporal cell atlas of cardiopulmonary progenitor cell allocation during development Using a combination of in vivo lineage tracing and single-cell RNA sequencing, Wen et al. have demonstrated an innovative method for studying early cardiopulmonary cell fate determination in addition ...

A great new report from the Frank Lab at CHOP. Single cell atlas of the co-development of the lung and heart through CPPs. #WhyWeScience! www.cell.com/cell-reports...

A thousand times…yes!

No matter who you voted for the NIH is bipartisan and is here for you. Don’t stop now, America! So many medicines and treatments on the market today began with NIH funding. And we’re just getting warmed up! Keep it going!

Image below from: Bruce Levine, Ph.D. @BLLPHD

We so need Carls insight and wisdom right now…

And the Acknowledgement slide was his idea...not mine!😂

Andy and I launch Gan Zhao to his own lab at Xiamen U! Gan is amazing and defines the concept that being a scientist isn't what we are-it's WHO we are! "Gan The Man" will be missed! #WhyWeScience!

Terren is someone who sets a standard that others will follow.

Terren-I am incredibly proud to be one of your mentors!

ft. @tniethamer.bsky.social, @JoePlaner, Michael Morley, @apoorva_babu, @zhao_gan, @MariaCBasil, Edward Cantu, David Frank, Joshua Diamond, Ana Nottingham, Shanru Li, Hannah Hallquist, Lillian Levin, Su Zhou, @vaughandy.bsky.social & @morriseylab.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.

The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.

The universe is a pretty big place. If it's just us, seems like an awful waste of space.

The universe is a pretty big place. If it's just us, seems like an awful waste of space.

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

New updates at LungMAP.net! Check our new collection of ShinyCell and CellxGene viewers, including post-viral lung regeneration (@morriseylab.bsky.social), Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (Sun and Sucre labs) and Interstitial Lung Disease subtypes (@nebanovich.bsky.social), now live.

Congratulations to Joseph Planer (@PennPulmonary) on being named a 2025 @the-asci.bsky.social Emerging-Generation Awardee! Learn more about Dr. Planer & his work here➡️ tinyurl.com/bdfk25eh @morriseylab.bsky.social

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

Longitudinal single-cell profiles of lung regeneration after viral infection reveal persistent injury-associated cell states Niethamer, Morrisey, and colleagues delineate the temporal sequence of mouse lung regeneration in a single-cell RNA-sequencing atlas detailing each cellular compartment’s response to influenza infecti...

Terren and Joe are off to a great start in the New Year with their new opus tracking lung regeneration over a year post flu (strong assist from Mike Morley!). Endothelial cells don't fully recover! this was a fun trip and #WhyWeScience! www.cell.com/cell-stem-ce...

New year, new lab! I’m excited to announce the opening of the Herriges lab at the Center for Regenerative Medicine of Boston University and @bupulmonary.bsky.social. Thank you to everyone at BU and in the wider pulmonary research community that has supported me throughout my career.

A huge welcome to our newest recruit! The @MichaelHerriges Lab is launching @CReM_Boston, and we can’t wait to see all the #lungregeneration discoveries that will follow. Congratulations!! #helpisontheway! @CReM_Boston @BUPulmonary

Carl Sagan on the magic of reading.

Max finally read Dakotas recent paper in Science…overall he thought it was interesting but he did have questions about the analysis in Figure 3🧐😁! (photo courtesy of Cindy). Cats are another reason #WhyWeScience!

We live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe.

Science is the art of getting things wrong until you learn how to be right.

An injury-induced mesenchymal-epithelial cell niche coordinates regenerative responses in the lung Severe lung injury causes airway basal stem cells to migrate and outcompete alveolar stem cells, resulting in dysplastic repair. We found that this “stem cell collision” generates an injury-induced ti...

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