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Aki Ushiki

@akiushiki.bsky.social

Assistant professor at WashU Genetics. Studying in vivo enhancer function in development and diseases. https://sites.wustl.edu/ushikilab/

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Big thanks to my postdocs for the surprise birthday cake! You really made my day! πŸŽ‚πŸŒŸ

11.11.2025 04:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you for visiting St. Louis @crumplab.bsky.social ! Learned a lot from the seminar and discussion. 🐟 🧬
@washugenetics.bsky.social

31.10.2025 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Finally found this in St. Louis β€” my favorite Chinese dish that I used to eat all the time in San Francisco! πŸ₯Ή

Dongbei style Sweet and sour pork! 鉄鍋炖

22.10.2025 23:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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After the conference, faculty mentoring meeting, and grant submission β€” refilling my energy. ⚑️πŸͺ«πŸœ

09.10.2025 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Check out our latest study now on bioRxiv!
Huge thanks to our collaborators @pkeukeleire.bsky.social, Martin Kircher & all co-authors

16.06.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yasin and I presented at the WashU MRC annual symposium!

21.05.2025 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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MRC Annual Symposium please join us for the MRC Annual Symposium 2025 May 21, 2025 8:30am – 5:15pm St. Louis, MissouriEric P. Newman Educational Center 320 S Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO, United StatesWashington Uni…

Our lab's postdoc, Yasin, and I will be presenting at the WashU Musculoskeletal Research Center (MRC) Annual Symposium next week! Looking forward to the event!
musculoskeletal.wustl.edu/education-2/...

14.05.2025 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Truly appreciate all the support from NIH and WashU during this tough situation.

17.04.2025 23:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Finally got my NHGRI R00 NOA todayβ€”hooray! πŸŽ‰
For K99 recipients: I submitted my R00 app in late Oct. Everything halted at NIH in Jan, it showed up in eRA in Feb, then the grant admin left NHGRI… and the NOA finally arrived today! 3+ months delayedβ€”was supposed to start in Jan.

17.04.2025 23:01 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dusk after the rain

03.04.2025 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ushiki Lab’s first experimental results are coming in!πŸ€—πŸ§¬ Exciting!

21.03.2025 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Spring in St. Louis🌸

19.03.2025 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Eric Green is out as head of National Human Genome Research Institute The longtime director of the National Human Genome Research Institute is stepping down, as the larger NIH braces for more changes.

The longtime director of the National Human Genome Research Institute is stepping down, as the larger NIH braces for more changes.

18.03.2025 03:03 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 8

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