Dave Grainger
@degrainger.bsky.social
Developmental biologist studying endothelial cell differentiation and heterogeneity Postdoc in the Stone Lab - Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Medicine, Oxford, UK
For me this paper is a career highlight..truly astonishing biology! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A queen odour mediates reproductive suppression in a eusocial mammal - Nature
Naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber) queens produce isopropyl myristate, a low-volatility ester that high-ranking animals detect and avoid, which alters prolactin and progesterone in other females t...
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We are excited to share with you the shortlisted image submissions for the YEN 2026 Image Competition! Public voting is now open, cast a vote for your favourite image here: forms.gle/dxx8SGj2LUtd...
I have since used CODEX to help me with a relatively complex analysis of microscopy data. It has blown me away with it's ability to write and test code while reasoning the best way to approach a problem. Shouting this into the void in the hopes someone sees it and tries it for themselves
Dave Grainger@degrainger.bsky.social · 3mo agoI attended an AI agents for researchers workshop on Monday and it involved many live demonstrations from researchers at my university. It was honestly shocking how good CODEX was at complex coding tasks (coming from someone who has been pasting their coding errors into ChatGPT for a while now)
I attended an AI agents for researchers workshop on Monday and it involved many live demonstrations from researchers at my university. It was honestly shocking how good CODEX was at complex coding tasks (coming from someone who has been pasting their coding errors into ChatGPT for a while now)
Seeing the dismantling of science in the US reminds us that public trust and support of science in the UK is crucial. There are some recommendations for scientists in this report (and short summary) on how we can better engage people in all parts of society
Wellcome Trust@wellcometrust.bsky.social · 4mo agoScience can change lives. But only with public trust. New research by @moreincommonuk.bsky.social finds Britain broadly trusts science – but we can’t take that for granted. Find out more in our new report ⤵️ wellcome.org/insights/rep...
Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
Please check out our job post @biologists.bsky.social! We are recruiting a Postdoc Scientist to develop cutting-edge tools and techniques for bioengineering human lymphatic networks, as part of an interdisciplinary collaboration with the group of Prof Dame Molly Stevens! bit.ly/3La9idq
Postdoctoral position in vascular bioengineering in Oxford, UK - the Node
The Stone Group at the Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Medicine, University of Oxford, is looking for a motivated Postdoctoral Research Scientist to develop tools and techniques that enabl...
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Today’s #ScientificImage — “Where Vessels Begin,” comes from @degrainger.bsky.social, a postdoctoral researcher in IDRM's Stone group. 💬"We are working to understand how blood and lymphatic vessels form during embryonic development and how organ-specific characteristics of these vessels arise."
Our Institute for Desperately Regrowing Moustaches @idrm.ox.ac.uk is raising money for men’s mental health, suicide prevention, and prostate and testicular cancer awareness by growing moustaches. Please donate on our Movember page if you're able! movember.com/t/institute-...
Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Medicine (IDRM)'s Mo Space
Movember, the month formerly known as November, is a moustache growing charity event held during November each year that raises funds and awareness for men's health.
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Thrilled to share my main postdoc work with @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social We used genomic barcoding + scRNAseq in chick & human embryos to reveal a lineage architecture that reshapes how we understand neural tube development & cell fate decisions 🧵👇 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Hierarchical lineage architecture of human and avian spinal cord revealed by single-cell genomic barcoding
The formation of neural circuits depends on the precise spatial and temporal organisation of neuronal populations during development. In the vertebrate spinal cord, progenitors are patterned into mole...
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BBC News - Pictured: Winning entries for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Pictured: Winning entries for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025
South African photographer Wim van den Heever takes the main prize for his shot
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Do zebrafish regenerate their hearts equally? In our new paper at the @tillymommersteeg.bsky.social lab we uncovered variations in the regenerative response of 7 wt zebrafish strains leading us to identify a critical role of oxidative phosphorylation in long-term heart regeneration. rdcu.be/eI1v5
Oxidative phosphorylation is required for cardiomyocyte re-differentiation and long-term fish heart regeneration
Nature Cardiovascular Research - Lekkos et al. show that a metabolic switch toward oxidative phosphorylation is required for cardiomyocyte re-differentiation and heart regeneration after injury in...
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See this? This = implanting mouse embryo. Usually this happens inside its mother and is invisible to us, but we can actually watch implantation ex vivo with the hope of understanding why implantation goes awry in embryos of older women. A 🧵...
Whether you're into photography or not there's something here for everyone. Some amazing shots www.britishphotographyawards.org/2025-shortli...
British Photography Awards
The British Photography Awards is a charity oriented photography prize open to all UK residents and British photographers the world over
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Whew the most amazing I've ever seen the sea. Off the coast of Kerry, Ireland
ICYMI – Our featured image was this beautiful colour-coded depth projection of the blood endothelial cells of the mouse embryonic thymus & surrounding structures. The image was acquired by David Grainger. Find out about David’s research⤵️ focalplane.biologists.com/2025/08/29/f... #SciArt
Featured image with David Grainger - FocalPlane
Featured image with David Grainger - News
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Have a look at my featured image with FocalPlane. It's a thymus, I swear 🦋
FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · 11mo agoICYMI – Our featured image was this beautiful colour-coded depth projection of the blood endothelial cells of the mouse embryonic thymus & surrounding structures. The image was acquired by David Grainger. Find out about David’s research⤵️ focalplane.biologists.com/2025/08/29/f... #SciArt
“I’m not sure I want to give way to the right” From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
Wow 'Here, we present a high-speed blockface volumetric imaging system with an optimized workflow of whole-body clearing, capable of imaging the entire adult mouse at micrometer resolution within 40 h.' www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
High-speed mapping of whole-mouse peripheral nerves at subcellular resolution
A high-speed pipeline enables whole-mouse imaging and mesoscopic analysis of peripheral nerves using transgenic, immunostaining, and viral labeling, providing an effective means to map body-wide struc...
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Thrilled that our paper is in print @science.org!! *Platelets sequester cell free DNA, including free fetal and tumour-derived DNA* Tweetorial from @l-cmurphy.bsky.social below. Check out the news feature science.org/content/arti... and terrific editorial from Dennis Lo #platelets_in_the_limelight
By sucking up DNA, clot-producing platelets could help diagnose cancer
The cells could be a new source of tumor DNA for liquid biopsies
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Lauren Murphy@l-cmurphy.bsky.social · 12mo ago🚨 New paper alert! 🚨 I’m thrilled and proud to share that our latest work has just been published in @science.org! 🎉 🧽 📖 Read our paper here: doi.org/10.1126/sci... 🎬 Watch a summary: youtu.be/MttCA3GGWEM 🧵 Or keep reading for the key points! 🔑 1/19
Looking forward to the Spa GP this weekend. Ferrari sharing some cool artwork this week
Excited to share our new collaborative preprint between @uclnews.bsky.social and @sickkidsto.bsky.social 🥳 We found that kidney lymphatic vessels, an emerging target in kidney diseases, partly arises from the same group of cells that give rise to the kidney www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... (1/4)
Genetic lineage tracing identifies intermediate mesoderm as a novel contributor to mammalian kidney lymphatics
The lymphatic vasculature is essential for fluid homeostasis, immune regulation and possesses diverse organ-specific functions. During development, lymphatic endothelial cells (LEC) arise from multipl...
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I've seen a massive influx of bot-looking accounts following me on here. Almost all only posting about US politics. Hope it doesn't drown out why I joined this platform like it did on twitter
Register now to attend our #DevPres webinar next week, featuring the winners of the @bsdb.bsky.social poster prize, @shifaant.bsky.social and @giuliapaci.bsky.social, and chaired by Abigail Tucker. 4 June at 15:00 BST us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🎓 The MRC/BHF Centre of Research Excellence in Advanced Cardiac Therapies (REACT) is inviting applications for a fully funded DPhil studentship, based at the IDRM. Learn more and apply: lnkd.in/gb-mEX8K @oxforddpag.bsky.social
My entry SMILE made it into the top ten 😁 Alongside many great entries. My favourite is Minnie's Bow!
Young Embryologist Network@yen-network.bsky.social · last yr.See the winners of the YEN Image Competition 2025. Thanks for everyone who sent us their amazing embryology images! #yen2025 thenode.biologists.com/yen-image-co...
Great evening of talks at #pint25 in Oxford Tech Me Out theme. Very interesting talks from Alex and Jorge from @alpinef1.bsky.social followed by Muhammed Waqas from JLB. Alpine even brought a front wing from their 2024 F1 car! @pintofscience.uk
Great weekend celebrating @emmarose64.bsky.social's graduation with friends and family. Very proud! 😊
