Assistant professor at University of South Carolina. We love neurons and macrophages and SARM1. Neuroimmune interactions after traumatic nerve injury. Twiss lab, Giger lab alum.https://bsky.app/profile/kalinskilab.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kalinskilab.bsky.social/post/3mu2yglerdc2kA great story from the Twiss Lab! Who knew that a little finding we had >10 yrs ago would turn lead to a beautiful example of intrinsic control during axon regeneration. An axon-intrinsic loop restricts nerve regeneration through axonal protein synthesis https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aed004927 Aug 2026 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:o7x6regmhfkgmcvpy5wyvj46/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2yglerdc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/kalinskilab.bsky.social/post/3mlssyhraes2dGot reviews back on our lab's first (solo) manuscript. A little thread on our experience: Overall, I am grateful to the reviewers for their enthusiasm & truly constructive feedback. I will be honest as a #newPI, submitting this paper was more terrifying than submitting any grant.14 May 2026 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:o7x6regmhfkgmcvpy5wyvj46/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlssyhraes2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/kalinskilab.bsky.social/post/3mj5aa5jcpc2u🚨 New pre-print! If you are interested in new roles for SARM1, check this out. The lab did cool work showing macrophages need Sarm1 to efficiently respond to immunoogical stimuli and PNS injury. Cell specific sarm1 KO mice give surprising results- check it out! https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04.07.716973v110 Apr 2026 11:36 +0000at://did:plc:o7x6regmhfkgmcvpy5wyvj46/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5aa5jcpc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/kalinskilab.bsky.social/post/3mcxetyzruc2dIT WAS DISCUSSED AND SCORED! I feel like this is a huge accomplishment for my first R01 submission. Not sure how NINDS is determining funding since announcement of not using percentiles to set paylines. Celebrating this little win for now 🤞🥳 [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jan 2026 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:o7x6regmhfkgmcvpy5wyvj46/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcxetyzruc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/kalinskilab.bsky.social/post/3mchqafp6622lJoin us for the 2nd EMBO workshop on Axonal Degeneration and Regeneration (https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-axonal-degeneration). It will be held again at the beautiful @oistedu.bsky.social. We have an incredible line up of speakers and topics. Hope to see you there! #emboaxonalregeneration @embo.org Please share!15 Jan 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:o7x6regmhfkgmcvpy5wyvj46/app.bsky.feed.post/3mchqafp6622lhttps://bsky.app/profile/kalinskilab.bsky.social/post/3mcf57eb2fs2fMy grant is in study section today. Thinking about refreshing ERA commons all day to distract myself from the real world shit that is happening.14 Jan 2026 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:o7x6regmhfkgmcvpy5wyvj46/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcf57eb2fs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/kalinskilab.bsky.social/post/3m7bfoixy7s2eAny other PIs notice they lose all concept of experimental time once they become a PI? I just can’t seem to understand why the experiment I asked for 2 hours ago isn’t done yet 😂05 Dec 2025 21:12 +0000at://did:plc:o7x6regmhfkgmcvpy5wyvj46/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7bfoixy7s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/kalinskilab.bsky.social/post/3m5h73hxrhc2sCongratulations to Kalinski Lab graduate students for submitting fellowships this week! Julianna (NSF GRFP) Halimah (SPARC) Noah (DoD NDSEG) 👏👏👏 Submitting was a huge accomplishment and I am very proud of the proposals they put together!12 Nov 2025 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:o7x6regmhfkgmcvpy5wyvj46/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5h73hxrhc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/kalinskilab.bsky.social/post/3m2ppmflgwk2eCheck out our paper in this weeks issue: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.adp9155 Dual roles of Sarm1 in the injury response. 👀 read on for more! [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Oct 2025 22:42 +0000at://did:plc:o7x6regmhfkgmcvpy5wyvj46/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ppmflgwk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/kalinskilab.bsky.social/post/3m2pb3s7nf22fPaper Alert!! Our collaborative work with Giger Lab at UMich is out now in #ScienceTranslationMedicine Deletion of murine Sarm1 results in a microenvironment that delays peripheral nerve regeneration after injury | Science Translational Medicine @science.org https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.adp915508 Oct 2025 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:o7x6regmhfkgmcvpy5wyvj46/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2pb3s7nf22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/kalinskilab.bsky.social/post/3lxryel25fc2kArrived in London, with the family in tow! Sightseeing and science, what can be better!?! Grateful for the opportunity to share our work on Friday and to bring the kids to this wonderful city. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2025 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:o7x6regmhfkgmcvpy5wyvj46/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxryel25fc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/kalinskilab.bsky.social/post/3lwohq77qpc2zIt has been 1 year since the lab opened its doors at the University of South Carolina. Looking forward to, hopefully, a long impactful career here. #neuroskyence #WomenInSTEM18 Aug 2025 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:o7x6regmhfkgmcvpy5wyvj46/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwohq77qpc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/kalinskilab.bsky.social/post/3lwhaw6lnv22aWe had a great time at the Carolina Autism and Neurodevelopment (CAN) research retreat yesterday. 2nd year PhD student Noah Leever gave a great short talk on his Sarm1 work! Also if you don't know about the amazing work of CAN, check them out - it is quite amazing! https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/artsandsciences/centers_and_institutes/uofscand/15 Aug 2025 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:o7x6regmhfkgmcvpy5wyvj46/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwhaw6lnv22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/kalinskilab.bsky.social/post/3lwecm2gb4c2yMy kiddos are my number 1 fans. We had a paper accepted yesterday so they made me this sign. Skytorial coming soon on our first major work on Sarm1 and PNS injury. 🧪👩‍🔬🧠 #neuroskyence #neuroscience14 Aug 2025 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:o7x6regmhfkgmcvpy5wyvj46/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwecm2gb4c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/kalinskilab.bsky.social/post/3lw4smzit2c24Hey #neuroscience #neuroskyence we are hiring a Distinguished Chair of Neuroscience at the University of South Carolina (https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/190168) We have a vibrant neuroscience community with extensive university support for research. I am extremely happy here. Come join us!11 Aug 2025 12:34 +0000at://did:plc:o7x6regmhfkgmcvpy5wyvj46/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw4smzit2c24https://bsky.app/profile/kalinskilab.bsky.social/post/3lvvvzpl3kk2mGave our lab entry way a little update today. Nearly 1 year since we’ve been at UofSC and lots of great memories already08 Aug 2025 18:46 +0000at://did:plc:o7x6regmhfkgmcvpy5wyvj46/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvvvzpl3kk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/kalinskilab.bsky.social/post/3luaoa35dpc2cThis #FluorescenceFriday we have adult DRG neurons cultured in microfluidics! Axons traveled through ~640um length microgrooves to the next compartment. Cyan is neurofilament. These were cultured/imaged by our super talented postbac, Jess. (who is looking for lab tech/grad positions in NJ/NY)18 Jul 2025 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:o7x6regmhfkgmcvpy5wyvj46/app.bsky.feed.post/3luaoa35dpc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/kalinskilab.bsky.social/post/3luafzlxvpc25New York bagels in South Carolina!?! And out of a food truck so I know it will be good. Now the question- toasted or untoasted? @mikefeigin.bsky.social18 Jul 2025 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:o7x6regmhfkgmcvpy5wyvj46/app.bsky.feed.post/3luafzlxvpc25https://bsky.app/profile/kalinskilab.bsky.social/post/3ltpdgxpt4c2hCHOMP, CHOMP! Check out this hungry macrophage for #FluorescenceFriday. Taken by our fantastic lab technician Julianna, following a myelin assay. Lipids in Magenta, Macrophage marker in Green, DAPI in blue.11 Jul 2025 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:o7x6regmhfkgmcvpy5wyvj46/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltpdgxpt4c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/kalinskilab.bsky.social/post/3lre3oo5ny22yAs a young girl in STEM summer camps I was constantly told I didn't belong. A high school guidance counselor told me to not apply to college because I wouldn't cut it. 20 years later I am running a lab & considered an expert in my field. Use those "you cants" as fuel to succeed. You CAN do it. 👩‍🔬11 Jun 2025 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:o7x6regmhfkgmcvpy5wyvj46/app.bsky.feed.post/3lre3oo5ny22y