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HFSP promotes and supports international, cutting-edge, and interdisciplinary research focused on the life sciences. This page shows the latest news from HFSP and other items of interest to the scientific community.
@hfspo.bsky.social🧠 Machines wear down under repeated stress. Neurons can repair themselves!
#HFSP-supported research reveals how neurons restore their internal structure after mechanical damage, helping them remain functional throughout our lives. 🧪
@hfspo.bsky.social🧪 Considering an HFSP Research Grant?
Join our webinar on the 2028 call for application guidance and a live Q&A!
📅 17 Nov | Two sessions:
🕘 09:00 CET
🕓 16:00 CET
🔗 Register: zurl.co/qHCzP
@hfspo.bsky.social🎉 Our warmest congratulations to Karl Deisseroth on receiving the 2026 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine! 👏
Karl was the first #HFSPNakasoneAward winner, recognized in 2010 for his pioneering work on optogenetics.
@hfspo.bsky.socialTiny shrews have their own specialized immune organ against parasites
HFSP-supported research reveals how the pancreas of Aselli helps produce long-lived antibody-secreting cells, boosting immune protection in these high-energy mammals.
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@hfspo.bsky.socialYou can apply to our Research Grants that foster exactly interdisciplinarity! Here: www.hfsp.org/funding/hfsp.... The next call is coming soon. Stay tuned!
@hfspo.bsky.socialThe #HFSPMasterclass is underway in Oslo!
Researchers are working alongside experienced HFSP reviewers, using real examples and hands-on exercises to learn what makes a strong application for bold, international & interdisciplinary science. 🧪
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@hfspo.bsky.socialIndeed! For many scientific questions, interdisciplinarity isn't optional but essential. That's precisely why bringing researchers from different fields together has been at the heart of HFSP's approach from the beginning. And we won't give up! 💪
@hfspo.bsky.socialWhat does #FrontierScience look like in practice? 🔬
7 case studies from the #HFSP Grand Review explore bold, high-risk research and the discoveries, collaborations and new directions that followed. 🧪
Explore the stories ➡️ zurl.co/wrwYg
@hfspo.bsky.socialA year in frontier science. 🌍🧬
Bold research, international collaborations, scientific meetings and a global community pushing the boundaries of life science.
Explore the people, science and stories that shaped HFSP in 2025: 📖 zurl.co/zsAIA
@hfspo.bsky.socialBrood parasites mimic their hosts’ eggs to avoid rejection.🥚 HFSP-supported research shows that evolution has found different chemical ways to produce a convincing color match. 🎨 In the end, it’s what the foster parent sees that counts. 👀
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@hfspo.bsky.social🧪 What can viruses in South African wetlands tell us about our changing climate?
For the International Day of Science, Technology and Innovation for the South, we celebrate international scientific exchange through an #HFSP collaboration across South Africa, UK, USA & France.
📖 zurl.co/hKjcL
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@hfspo.bsky.social@hfspo.bsky.socialGet ready, brain, there's a virus in the skin! 🧠🦠
HFSP-supported research reveals an early-warning system: sensing a virus in the skin can trigger antiviral defenses in the brain, protecting against severe encephalitis.
📑 zurl.co/0cmo8
#Immunology #Virology #sts 🧪
@hfspo.bsky.social🧪🎥 Missed the #HFSPFrontierWorkshop or want to revisit a talk?
The workshop videos are now available on #HFSP YouTube, bringing together perspectives on fossils, evolution, AI, robotics and more!
▶️ zurl.co/vewYL
@hfspo.bsky.socialNext stop for the #HFSPMasterclass: Norway!
From 28–30 September, invited scientists will meet in Oslo for hands-on training on developing strong applications for #HFSP Research Grants & Fellowships, with guidance from experienced HFSP reviewers.
zurl.co/XPd2f
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@hfspo.bsky.socialBacteria have rotary motors and evolution has been upgrading them!🦠⚙️
#HFSP researchers reveal how existing proteins can be recruited as new components, helping bacterial flagellar motors generate more torque and power their microscopic propellers.
📑zurl.co/ixg3R
#Evolution #sts 🧪
@hfspo.bsky.socialWe are deeply saddened by the passing of Ada Yonath, Nobel laureate, pioneering structural biologist and longtime member of the HFSP community.
Her extraordinary curiosity, courage and persistence embodied the spirit of frontier science.
🔗 zurl.co/TdWbG
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@hfspo.bsky.socialWhat is the impact of investing in bold, international, curiosity-driven #science?🧪
The independent #HFSP Grand Review 2025 finds:
🔹 1/3+ of publications in the global Top 10%
🔹 #1 for patent citations from basic research
🔹 International collaborations that last
👀 zurl.co/LHBvn
#sts #ResearchImpact
@hfspo.bsky.socialThere are ~11000 bird species, yet <10 are commonly studied in #neuroscience. 🐦🧠
#HFSP researchers are developing optical imaging tools that use light to map brain activity, opening new chances for studying cognition across more species.
📑 zurl.co/0Cdpg
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