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Corinne Houart

@cohouart.bsky.social

In no particular order: biologist, neuroscientist, mother art enthusiast and exploring all sorts…

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James Briscoe@jamesbriscoe.bsky.social · 4mo ago

A question I get asked all the time by @dev-journal.bsky.social authors "Why does it cost so much to publish a paper?" We break down the finances and explain where the money goes Spoiler: quality publishing takes a village (people + infrastructure) journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

‘Why is publishing so expensive?’

For many of us who work in scientific publishing, the title of this Editorial is a question we hear all the time when we're out talking to academics. And it's a perfectly reasonable one. After all, re...

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Corinne Houart@cohouart.bsky.social · 4mo ago

A ‘tour de force’! First description of human early telencephalon patterning & signalling centre dynamics, coupling transcriptomics & 4D gene expression imaging. ➡️ Human forebrain is distinct from mouse as soon at anterior neural plate closes. First @crick.ac.uk paper from @houartlab.bsky.social

Afnan Azizi@stochastalive.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Excited to share our new #preprint uncovering how early human forebrain is patterned. Compared to mouse, human dorsoventral and anteroposterior telencephalon patterning is strikingly delayed, which is correlated with SHH and FGF signalling differences. Read it here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Corinne Houart@cohouart.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Can’t be happier seeing Richard starting this. His original angle to an old problem ( 😉) has great potential for success. Fascinating to see how findings in dev. neuro. leads to insights in age-related degenerative disorders! @houartlab.bsky.social @devneuro.bsky.social @kingsioppn.bsky.social

Research at ARUK@alzheimersresearchuk.org · 9mo ago

🚨Meet the latest early career researchers awarded Race Against Dementia Fellowships🚨 These rising stars are challenging old ideas and driving bold new approaches to speed up progress @RichardTaylor @sorayam.bsky.social @HelenRowland

Corinne Houart@cohouart.bsky.social · 10mo ago

What a day! Congrats to @danafd.bsky.social for great achievement. Big thanks to Sylvie Retaux & @jamesasharpe.bsky.social for very useful examination of thesis. Absolutely loved joint supervision w. Zena! Perfect @crick.ac.uk & @kingsioppn.bsky.social combo Dana’s day had a stiff competition 😉😉😉

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Zena Hadjivasiliou@zenahadjivasiliou.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Couldn’t be prouder of the first PhD graduate of the lab, super congrats @danafd.bsky.social 🙌🎓🌟. Such a pleasure to supervise you together with @cohouart.bsky.social @houartlab.bsky.social, the learning journey never ends 😌. Huge thanks to @jamesasharpe.bsky.social and Sylvie Retaux for examining 💥

Houart Lab@houartlab.bsky.social · last yr.

How does foxg1 impact pineal gland development? What are the implications for FOXG1 syndrome? Lewis Hill, masters student, investigates this in #zebrafish. His image shows in-situ HCR + immuno in foxg1,Gal4;UAS,GFP zebrafish at 24hpf revealing foxg1 mRNA/protein with pineal markers aanat2 & exorh.

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Houart Lab@houartlab.bsky.social · last yr.

Human cortical neurons growing in a dish, with their signal-receiving structures - dendrites - coloured in green by Richard Taylor. Richard explores how translation of mRNAs into proteins is regulated in dendrites and whether disruptions in this process in dementia contribute to their degeneration.

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Houart Lab@houartlab.bsky.social · last yr.

This week, post-doc Katie Adamson shares an incredible image of a #zebrafish embryo forebrain at 24hpf with membrane labelled tbr2+ excitatory neurons. Just 24 hours post fertilisation, neuronal cell types are already being born and will come to form the forebrain of this magnificent beast.

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Corinne Houart@cohouart.bsky.social · last yr.

Movie of the week - joined collab of @houartlab.bsky.social & Long lab @kingsioppn.bsky.social @devneuro.bsky.social @crick.ac.uk Joining cell identity to cell behaviour in human embryonic brain. Fascinating >10 days timelapse imaging by @gessicagoncalves.bsky.social A technical tour de force!

Houart Lab@houartlab.bsky.social · last yr.

A 3D view of apical radial glia finding their way in the developing human cortex. A stunning video shared by @gessicagoncalves.bsky.social who cultures organotypic cortical slices to study cell dynamics during human cortex development.

Corinne Houart@cohouart.bsky.social · last yr.

Amazing work by Afnan @stochastalive.bsky.social and our lab satellite colleagues @crick.ac.uk, comparing human vs mouse forebrain signalling centres & progenitor diversity in nascent embryonic telencephalon. Outcome of exploration soon on bioRxiv. @kingsioppn.bsky.social @devneuro.bsky.social

Houart Lab@houartlab.bsky.social · last yr.

A look at the developing human embryonic forebrain in 3D! Post-doc @stochastalive.bsky.social shares this week's image showing a dorsal view of the human embryonic forebrain at Carnegie Stage 16 (~6 weeks post conception). Major regions marked by FOXG1, WNT8B, PAX6, and SHH are displayed.

Houart Lab@houartlab.bsky.social · last yr.

Another week, another Houart lab image🔬 This week, it's a 3D image of a multiplex, in-situ of a chick forebrain by @danafd.bsky.social who studies early forebrain development in vertebrates & uses HCR to show the expression patterns of gene products instrumental in pallial/subpallial specification.

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Houart Lab@houartlab.bsky.social · last yr.

This week, Rachel Moore shares a gorgeous image from her #zebrafish neuron culture. In a dish, these neurons can grow long axons (magenta). If you look closely, you might be able to see some RNA splicing proteins (green) localised as small puncta along the axons.

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Houart Lab@houartlab.bsky.social · last yr.

We are so proud of Triona, Stephania, Joao & Vicky for finishing the London Moonwalk for Marie Johansson, a dear member of our lab and the CDN, who lost her battle against breast cancer last June. Marie was a talented scientist and an exceptional colleague whom we miss terribly. Donate link below⬇️

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Houart Lab@houartlab.bsky.social · last yr.

This week's image is by @joseriveraz.bsky.social who's tracing the lineage of progenitors in the human developing cortex. Here, José shows the building blocks of the developing cortex at 10pcw with SOX2 (apical progenitors), CTIP2 & TBR1(neuronal markers), NESTIN (radial glial fibers), and DAPI.

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Houart Lab@houartlab.bsky.social · last yr.

It has been an absolute pleasure for our lab to attend #ECCN2025 for the first time this year. We had meaningful discussions and learned a lot from a vibrant community tackling tough questions on brain evolution and development! Super excited for what lies ahead!

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Eve Seuntjens@eveseuntjens.bsky.social · last yr.

Excited to study brain evo-devo in cephalopods? We are looking for a postdoc to join our team to understand how octopus manages to grow a large brain 🐙

European Commission@ec.europa.eu · last yr.

Choose Science. Choose Europe. A new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is now open. With a budget of €404.3 million, it will support around 1,650 researchers from Europe and beyond. Apply by 10 September → europa.eu/!fBTMgF

A graphic for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), showing a historical portrait of Marie Skłodowska-Curie overlaid with an image of four young researchers walking down a hallway. The European Commission logo is in the top left. Text reads: "Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – €404.3 million to support postdoctoral researchers”