Job Alert: I'm looking for an enthusiastic research assistant to join my team at the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute. 🔗 Apply here: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/biomedi... Applications close August 10. Please consider sharing to help spread the word.

It's out 🎊 Species-specific housing and routine procedures for spiny mice (Acomys) maintained in large individually ventilated cages tinyurl.com/6k7t796u thx Kerstin Bartscherer for leading the way, Edinburgh Spiny Mouse Core @aidarodrigo.bsky.social Sofia Ferreira Gonzalez We hope it is useful.

How does an embryo generate the right cells in the right place? Delighted to share our latest findings on how neural crest cells acquire vagal or trunk identities Spoiler alert: The timing & combination of CDXs preconfigures cell identity & distinct HOX states www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Temporally distinct CDX programmes preconfigure vagal and trunk neural crest

Neural crest cells (NCCs) are progenitor cells vital in establishing the head, heart, gut and peripheral nervous system of vertebrate embryos. Disruptions to NCC development underlie neurocristopathie...

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Last night we had the pleasure of watching Laura Arbanas, who is doing her #PhD with @aidarodrigo.bsky.social at @edinuni-irr.bsky.social, give the most wonderful overview of the magnificent #axolotl as part of #pint26 @pintofscience.uk

Very happy to see my PhD work in Biorxiv as of today. I was recently in a talk from @itaiyanai.bsky.social where he talked about his Night Science idea. The talk was already 5 minutes in when it immediately hit too close to home. I had no idea what to make out of this data for so long…

bioRxiv Developmental Biology@biorxiv-devbio.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Glial cell states bias the regeneration of neuron types across the newt life cycle https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.26.728055v1

Reminder! Application deadline Friday 8th May

Stem Cell Summer School@stemcellsummer.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We are delighted to announce that we are now open for applications for 2026 summer school Dates: 11th - 18th September 2026 Deadline for applications: 8th May See our website for info on how to apply.. and to check out our stellar speaker list! www.stemcellsummerschool.org/apply 🧪

Developmental biology bringing together regenerative biology, neurobiology, mathematical modelling, evo-devo and much more to Edinburgh! 19-22 April 2027 Save the date!

British Society for Developmental Biology@bsdb.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Save the date! The 2027 BSDB Spring Meeting will take place on 19 - 22 April in Edinburgh. An exciting programme with a fantastic lineup of speakers showcasing developmental biology across scales! More details soon!

We are happy to share our new bioRxiv pre-print on A-P axis patterning. A great collaboration with Felix Zhou (UT Southwestern) & the Yeomans group (Physics, Oxford) www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

🚨 Why can’t mammals regenerate limbs like frog tadpoles or salamanders? In our new paper in @science.org , we show that species-specific oxygen sensing acts as a gatekeeper for initiating limb regeneration 🐭🐸 🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #EvoDevo

Proud to share this work with @kevinchalut.bsky.social and Byron Mui. Why do some injuries scar while others regenerate? Using digit tip models, we show the ECM is a key driver. HA-rich ECM promotes regeneration, and boosting it can shift healing away from fibrosis. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

New tool from the lab...check out Novabrowse: An interactive and customizable tool for interpreting BLAST results in genomic context! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Does your favorite gene seems to be missing from your species of interest? Are you sure? 🧵👇 1/n

When you share an office with the queen of the #axolotls (aidarodrigo.bsky.social) you also get to share the birthday joy! 🥳 Happy 2nd birthday to the OG axolotls (treats baked by Laura Arbanas and @cellysally.bsky.social’s daughter)

🐸 Amphibians take over Europe!! 📍 Prague. July 3–5, 2026. The European Amphibian Conference 2026 is coming: 3 days of cutting-edge science, bold ideas, iconic speakers, and serious frog & axolotl energy ✨ 👉 Register. Submit. Be there. Do not miss it. amphib-conf2026.sciencesconf.org?lang=en

Latest from the lab, led by @ara-donia.bsky.social and @juliavdkorput.bsky.social Huge team effort, with immense contributions by friends from nearby and around the globe. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Myelin sheaths in the central nervous system can withstand damage and dynamically remodel

Myelin damage is a hallmark of several neurological disorders, but how it occurs remains to be fully understood. In this study, we found that early damage in zebrafish and rodent demyelination models ...

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Final reminder: abstract deadline today for the @bsdb.bsky.social 2026 meeting! Don’t miss it :) 👇👇👇 bsdb.org/meetings/

Vicki Metzis@vmetzis.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I am absolutely delighted to share the invited speakers for our upcoming @bsdb.bsky.social "Molecules to Morphogenesis" meeting! Registration and abstract submission is now open - join us! bsdb.org/meetings/ March 23-26, 2026 - UK

PhD position(s)🚨deadline 20th Jan 1-development of brain & behaviour in the precocial spiny mouse tinyurl.com/yaxhy5y2 2-social behaviour & neurophysiology in a menstruating rodent using AI tinyurl.com/ykv93cts apply ✍️ @ai4bicdt.bsky.social @sidb-edinburgh.bsky.social @edinunineuro.bsky.social

Just over a week to our FIRST event for 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣- 13/01/2026 15:00-17:30 GMT. What better way to fire up those neural circuits than dipping into the latest breaking #Cilia and #Centrosome science 🧪? Free and open to everyone- /1

Mill_lab@cilialab.bsky.social · 7mo ago

We must have been #ExtraNice this year- our #cilia & #centrosome 🧪 community- 🎅 Santa just dropped the 1st session of 2026 line-up @bscb-official.bsky.social @gensocuk.bsky.social @ukcilianetwork.bsky.social e-symposia- www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bscb-genso... See you on the other side! Happy Holidays!

Hello, here is a review I wrote about how cells sometimes try to synchronise with surrounding cells so that they can do a good job of building tissues during development. It is called "Keeping up with the neighbours" link.springer.com/article/10.1... #DevBio 🧪

Keeping up with the neighbours: local synchronisation of cell fate decisions during development - EMBO Reports

Even before the advent of multicellular life, unicellular creatures would communicate with their neighbours to coordinate their behaviours. Multicellular organisms have the particular challenge of orc...

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Our new facility, the UK's only dedicated axolotl research colony, is an exciting next step into regenerative medicine. "What we learn from axolotls could one day help us unlock new treatments for everything from spinal cord injuries to degenerative diseases." - @aidarodrigo.bsky.social

Axolotl lab to support human health research | News | The University of Edinburgh

A new research facility dedicated to axolotls – remarkable creatures known for their ability to regrow limbs and organs – is set to open at the University.

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College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, Edinburgh Uni@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social · 8mo ago

A new research facility dedicated to axolotls, will be opening soon. Hosting the UK’s only dedicated axolotl research colony and will support world class studies into regeneration, ageing, cancer resistance and stem cell biology. edin.ac/4pAAJeW @edinuni-irr.bsky.social @aidarodrigo.bsky.social

#Cilia and #Centrosome friends- tomorrow is the big day!! 🎉 🎉 Organoids for #PCD, #CryoET of the base of motile cilia, TZ organization in #IRDs, macrophages & cystic niches in #PKD, how pro-inflammatory lipids & #adipogenesis AND cilia as signal-sending organelles shedding #EVs! 🤩 😍 Join us!!

Mill_lab@cilialab.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🎆 Join us for an unmissable finale to 2025! 🎆 We're thrilled to bring our #cilia & #centrosome community together 25/11/2025 15:00-17:45 GMT! Our 53rd @bscb-official.bsky.social @gensocuk.bsky.social @ukcilianetwork.bsky.social e-symposium schedule is live: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bscb-genso... /1

Help us to promote this DevBiol course (in Spanish) ¡Nuevo curso gratuito de Biología del Desarrollo (en español)! Aprende sobre los procesos que dan origen a la vida Cupos limitados → forms.gle/sfSV1GTae2nC... Detalles y programa: drive.google.com/file/d/1-9dd... #BiologíaDelDesarrollo

Registro "Biología del Desarrollo Sintética: Diseñando la Vida"

Curso Electivo de Verano, dirigido a estudiantes de pregrado Programa: Link Fechas: 5 al 15 de Enero de 2026 Lugar: Santiago de Chile, clases presenciales (Campus Manuel Montt, U. Mayor) Para estudian...

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We are hiring!

I'm hiring a postdoc! If you're interested in researching mechanisms of 3D tissue morphogenesis and have experience studying cell dynamics and performing quantitative image analysis, consider joining us @mbisg.bsky.social! www.mbi.nus.edu.sg/jobs/seeking...

I’m thrilled to share my postdoc work and the first paper from the McKinley Lab! 🎉 @karalmckinley.bsky.social We built the first transgenic model of menstruation in mice. We used it to uncover how the endometrium organizes and sheds during menstruation. 🧪 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 🧵

Induction of menstruation in mice reveals the regulation of menstrual shedding

During menstruation, an inner layer of the endometrium is selectively shed, while an outer, progenitor-containing layer is preserved to support repeated regeneration. Progress in understanding this co...

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Good news! Pre-registration is open for the Rising Stars Symposium at @ibfg.bsky.social, Salamanca, Spain 🌟 📝 Fill out the following pre-registration form now! ➡️ forms.gle/2QUz6M71LrSk... ⚠️ Form deadline: Sunday 26 October, 2025 #IBFG #bioscience #talent #research #postdoc

Hot off the press! Cell-type-specific functionality encoded within the intrinsically disordered regions of OCT4 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Cell-type-specific functionality encoded within the intrinsically disordered regions of OCT4 - Nature Communications

Here they perform a systematic dissection of OCT4 and reveal how intrinsically disordered regions can be used to serve specific functions during reprogramming and embryonic development. This can be exploited to engineer more efficient and specific reprogramming factors.

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🚨 Excited to introduce FuChi (Fucci chicken), the first avian cell cycle reporter line. Thank you to all those who contributed to putting this paper together. I really think it showcases the power and beauty of the chick embryo as a developmental biology model. 🐥 🥚 🔬 @roslininstitute.bsky.social

bioRxiv Developmental Biology@biorxiv-devbio.bsky.social · 10mo ago

FuChi: A cell cycle biosensor for investigating cell-cycle kinetics during avian development. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.24.678103v1

💥OUR LAB IS HIRING!!💥 We are hiring a research assistant/lab manager to assist with managing our axolotl colony and enabling some kick-ass science! Looking for high levels of organization, collaboration, problem solving and curiosity. Application link: tinyurl.com/3tpvphpm #SciJob #JobAlert

#EMDS2025 attendees - if anyone is looking for a postdoc position and likes what they see of #Edinburgh, please come and speak to me or @lizihegarty.bsky.social (poster 71) or @erinwatson.bsky.social (poster 35).

Elaine Emmerson@doctoremmerson.bsky.social · 11mo ago

I am advertising for a #postdoc for a 3 year BBSRC-funded project exploring the role of macrophages in salivary gland development. The successful candidate will be based at @edinuni-irr.bsky.social at @uni-of-edinburgh.bsky.social. Closing date: 9th Oct. elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

The Company of Biologists and the British Society for Developmental Biology: a model partnership As part of the #biologists100 anniversary, Saanjbati Adhikari and Raman Das review the relationship between @biologists.bsky.social and @bsdb.bsky.social doi.org/10.1242/dev....