🚨submissions open🚨 I’m guest editing at #Jove. If you have cool methods 🧫🧪🔬of biomechanical studies related to cell differentiation👩🏻‍🔬👨🏼‍🔬🧑🏽‍🔬 Please submit your work😜👇🏽This is great opportunity to showcase your work & help with #reproducibility in #science 🙌🏼 We’d ♥️to see it 🎥📄 app.jove.com/methods-coll...

If you are interested in 🧫 #fibroadipogenicpogenitors or #FAPs and #Adipogenesis please check our review 😱🥳👇🏽 Here we provide a summary of the emerging role of #FAPs in Neurmuscular🦵🏻and Cardiovascular diseases🫀 #NMDs #CVDs Enjoy the reading!! physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...

From fibro/adipogenic progenitors to adipocytes: Understanding adipogenesis in muscle degeneration for disease modulation

Abstract figure legend Fibro/adipogenic progenitors (FAPs) are cells resident in the muscle (skeletal and cardiac) niche. FAPs are active participants in the process of muscle degeneration in cardiov...

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Today I say goodbye 👋🏼 to @newcastleuni.bsky.social after 3 years of hard work and learning. Now looking forward to having #holidays and joining the new team at @ucl.ac.uk as #SeniorResearchFellow 🍀🤞🏼👩🏻‍🔬

I’m doing ultrasound assessments #SWE today! To evaluate #stiffness in #skm 🦵🏻👩🏻‍🔬

A study in Nature found that weight loss reduces cell senescence in people with obesity but doesn’t fully reverse all metabolic issues associated with obesity. go.nature.com/452Bbdv #medsky 🧪

Looking forward to presenting tomorrow at the #BloomsburyCentrforSkeletalMuscleResearch at the @royalvetcollege.bsky.social lots of great topics to 👀on #ECM and #tissueremodelling 💪🏼🦵🏻🐹🧫🧬 #BSMB

Data drop! We just released an updated list of anti-ECM antibodies curated from the #HumanBioMolecularAtlasProgram Organ Mapping Antibody Panels #OMAP and the 9th release of the Human Reference Atlas #HRA. Check it out: sites.google.com/uic.edu/matr...

"Only diamonds are made under pressure; good scientists are made with love and support." buff.ly/raIUmGg

Mental Health in Academia: Shedding light on those who provide support

An eLife survey explores the experiences of those in the research community who support colleagues struggling with their mental health.

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1/ 🧵 Last month, our #eLifeAmbassadors attended their first training sessions on leadership - here’s what they learned 👇

Today I’m ✈️ back to 🇬🇧. I’m very grateful & proud 🥹 of what I accomplished here, working on #AFM 🔬 with the wonderful help of kind & professional researchers🧑🏻‍🔬👏🏼 at #CBS-Inserm #Montpellier Looking forward to close some chapters back at @newcastleuni.bsky.social 🙌🏼Thanks!! @membranesbiophy.bsky.social

We are sponsoring the Scottish Cell Biology Meeting on 18th Sept. Save the date!

The iDiv Female Scientists initiative shows how workplace culture shapes gender equity in academia. Supportive spaces invite change from the ground up — where that’s missing, top-down action is key. buff.ly/ff0i7q8

Want to know how we're advancing equity, diversity & inclusion in science? 🌍 Check out our latest report!

eLife Latest: Promoting equity, diversity and inclusion – April 2025 update

We highlight recent developments in eLife’s equity, diversity and inclusion framework and what steps we will be taking next.

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First article co-authored with @annettebramley.bsky.social published today in @timeshighered.bsky.social - Five Top Tips to help you lead change in research culture. Hopefully it’s helpful, or maybe you’ve got more tips to add…? #ResearchCulture www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/five-...

Five ways to start leading research culture change

If you’re concerned that research culture is valuing output over well-being, or prioritising prestige over passion, these tips could help you move towards more supportive and collaborative labs and de...

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Writing or reviewing a manuscript? Watch out for these ten common statistical mistakes ⬇️

Science Forum: Ten common statistical mistakes to watch out for when writing or reviewing a manuscript

What can authors and reviewers do to keep common statistical mistakes out of the literature?

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A transcriptomic atlas of the endometrium (the inner lining of the uterus) of women with polycystic ovary syndrome uncovers both disease signatures and potential therapeutic targets, according to a paper in Nature Medicine. 🧪

Single-cell profiling of the human endometrium in polycystic ovary syndrome - Nature Medicine

A transcriptomic atlas of the endometrium of women with polycystic ovary syndrome uncovers both disease signatures and potential therapeutic targets.

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First day at @socendocrinology.bsky.social #BES 🙌🏼🧫🧪🔬

Rare Disease Day has played a crucial role in building an international rare disease community and the NIHR Newcastle BRC is proud supporter of the initiative. #RareDiseaseDay2025 Read more about rare disease research🔗 www.newcastlebrc.nihr.ac.uk/rare-disease...

Rare Disease Research at the NIHR Newcastle BRC - NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre

On Rare Disease Day, rare disease experts working in the NIHR Newcastle BRC raise awareness of diseases that are usually not well known.  The last day of February each year is International Rare Disea...

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Are you interested in tissue engineering, immune responses and mechanoresponses? We are part of an exciting "organ-on-a-chip" PhD project, led by Ana Ferreira-Duarte at @newcastleuni.bsky.social To find out more and to apply, visit: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Knee Joint-on-a-Chip: A Platform for Studying Cartilage Mechanotransduction and Immune Interactions at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Knee Joint-on-a-Chip: A Platform for Studying Cartilage Mechanotransduction and Immune Interactions at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com

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The beginning of a 3-month #research-visit at 🧫 🔬👩🏻‍🔬@cbsmontpellier.bsky.social and the ☀️is out 🤩🙌🏼

Enjoying today’s #writingretreat at @newcastleuni.bsky.social ✍️👩🏻‍💻

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I had a great time building this #lab 😍 👩🏻‍🔬Thanks @thermofishersci.bsky.social

Happy 🥳🎊to be have been selected as #eLifeAmbassador Looking forward to participating in this #ECR 👩🏻‍🔬🧫🔬 training program.

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🚨 Extended deadline 🚨 The eLife Ambassadors is an 18-month training programme that equips #ECRs to champion open science and tackle the issues they identify in their communities. This is an incredible learning and networking opportunity! 🔗 https://buff.ly/3UwGcX4

My research #word-cloud 😍

😠 Research shows disparities in #degree outcomes and #academic #career progression for #STEM students and staff from Black and minority ethnic backgrounds. These groups are also under-represented among applicants for early career #fellowships. 🧪 #ethnicity #edi royalsociety.org/news-resourc...

Ethnicity in STEM - reports | Royal Society

New research commissioned by the Royal Society shows disparities in degree outcomes and academic career progression affecting students and staff from Black and minority ethnic backgrounds in STEM fiel...

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Interested in RNA biology, cancer or vascular research? I have a position open for either a research assistant or a new postdoc to start expanding the fast-growing research area of cardio-oncology! Apply here: jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl... Happy to have informal chats! Please share 🧬.

#art 🎨 🤪in the #lab 👩🏻‍🔬🧫🔬🧪

The Human Cell Atlas is yielding detailed maps of human tissues and systems throughout life, along with methods to handle single-cell data. Four scientists reflect in Nature on how the project is transforming our understanding of human biology. 🧪

Cellular atlases are unlocking the mysteries of the human body

Scientists reflect on insights from the Human Cell Atlas.

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Happy #MicroscopyMonday! The recordings of the #Virtual #I2K2024 workshops are available now tinyurl.com/VirtualI2K20... Thanks to all who presented! Please re-share! 2022 and 2023 content available too: www.youtube.com/@I2KConference