James Cleland
@jpcleland.bsky.social
Dad | Partner | 🇦🇺 | Postdoc in liver sex differences at @dkfz.bsky.social @embl.org
First preprint stemming from a fantastic collaboration with @hanhtkvu.bsky.social Shared PhD student and BIF fellow @gvaidya.bsky.social led this tour de force - check it out ! How does temperature affect whole-organism cellular trajectories?
Gaurav Vaidya@gvaidya.bsky.social · last mo.The first preprint from my PhD is out! :thread: How does an animal choose between two completely different reproductive fates? Here’s how one planarian does it :point_down: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Group leader @pippa-matt.bsky.social and her team, the HBV Elimination Lab, are working with an international team of research groups to better understand the impact of scaling up hepatitis B treatment on African populations. https://bit.ly/4weLN4S
Huge congrats @gvaidya.bsky.social, @hanhtkvu.bsky.social, @mwdorr.bsky.social and all coauthors on this amazing achievement! Watching this project evolve from some worms pulled out of a creek has been nothing short of inspirational. PIs: recruit Gaurav as your postdoc if you can! He’s a ⭐️.
Gaurav Vaidya@gvaidya.bsky.social · last mo.The first preprint from my PhD is out! :thread: How does an animal choose between two completely different reproductive fates? Here’s how one planarian does it :point_down: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
First pre-print from the lab, a collaborative effort led by Jess Bourn @bournsupremacy.bsky.social, a fantastic PhD in my group. We resolve a key problem in development + evolution: how do we quantify heterochrony and link temporal variation to phenotype? www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Quantitative mapping of heterochrony to species-specific phenotypes
The genetic program of animal development is conserved, but its rate of execution varies across species. Heterochrony, shifts in the relative timing of developmental events, generates phenotypic varia...
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Dream Team!
EMBL DB unit@embldbunit.bsky.social · 2mo ago🎓 Congratulations to Kristina Mirkes from the Vu group @hanhtkvu.bsky.social @embl.org who has successfully defended her PhD thesis titled “Regulatory mechanisms of size-dependent growth dynamics in Schmidtea mediterranea” #DevelopmentalBiology #Planarian #PhDDefense #newdoctor
The first #EESSexDifferences meeting was simply fantastic. After 3 days of top notch science, meeting the humans behind the seminal papers, and an unusually high level of collegiality and openness, I return to the lab full of energy - and hope. Kudos to the organisers and all participants!
EMBL Events@events.embl.org · 3mo agoWrapping up #EESSexDifferences on a high note as we announce our poster prize winners! Join us in congratulating these brilliant researchers: . Ithai Waldhorn . Rayyan Gorashi . Alessia Karasani Thanks for joining us and following along 🧬
New paper out in @cp-cellstemcell.bsky.social. We uncover unexpected complexity in how metabolism changes when the embryo implants or when stem cells exit naive pluripotency, revealing a central role for dynamic TCA cycle rewiring in cell fate decisions. www.cell.com/cell-stem-ce...
TCA cycle rewiring underpins histone acetylation sourcing and cell-fate transitions during exit from naive pluripotency
Using carbon tracing and functional experiments, Kafkia, Pladevall-Morera, et al. show that TCA cycle rewiring underlies mouse embryo implantation and the exit from naive pluripotency. In this context...
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Two weeks ago, MAIGE group leader @brianfclarke.bsky.social and Katharina, together with Dominik (Steinmetz lab) joined #Perturb2026, exploring new technologies and datasets. Highlight: Katharina’s first short talk on large-scale perturbation screens in cardioids and great discussions at our poster!
Meet Tímea, who started recently as scientific officer at the metabolomics core facility @embl.org. Her work will focus on routine metabolomics and lipidomics analyses, developing new protocols and workflows, improving LC–MS methods, and supporting users. contact info: www.embl.org/groups/metab...
Welcome, Tony Hyman! EMBL welcomes its new Director General, Tony Hyman, as he takes up the mandate of leading EMBL's six sites. www.embl.org/news/embl-an...
Dreaming of a career in cancer research? Join the International PhD Program at DKFZ - Germany’s largest biomedical research center. Explore #cancerresearch including #cancerbiology, #bioinformatics, #epidemiology & #medicalphysics. The Summer Selection is open now 👉 apply here: t1p.de/hl56b
Our study on shape diversity in cnidarians is now published. The final version includes extensive new data that substantially extend the original bioRxiv preprint. Congrats to everyone who contributed to this work! www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... @embl.org
Deciphering mechanical determinants of morphological evolution
A comparative analysis of cnidarian larval morphogenesis combined with active surface theory identifies a set of mesoscale mechanical modules that predict species-specific shapes. Manipulating these m...
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Excited to share the upcoming EMBO | EMBL Symposium “Metabolic interactions shape ecosystems” 🧬🌍 📍 Heidelberg & online 📅 21–24 July 2026 Abstract deadline: 14 April! More info & registration: www.embl.org/about/info/c... #Metabolism #Microbiome #SystemsBiology #Ecology #EMBL #EMBO
Metabolic interactions shape ecosystems
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I am very happy to share that I've started my new position @upcite.bsky.social and opened my lab @institutimagine.bsky.social 🎉 In the lab we will study how differences in X-linked gene dosage between the sexes affect fetal growth and survival and contribute to sex differences later in life 👩🔬🧪🧬🧫
Thanks to His Royal Highness Prince William for visiting the Crick today to explore how education, research and innovation are helping to deliver benefits in the UK and across the world – from antimicrobial resistance to the biology underlying our mental health. 🔗 www.crick.ac.uk/news/2026-02...
4D Single-Cell Spatial Transcriptomics Reveals Dynamic Morphogenetic Gradients and Regenerative Domains in Planarians https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.18.706529v1
Super excited about this collaboration with @plantophagy.bsky.social ! We are looking for someone passionate about understanding the cause & consequence relationship between autophagy and regeneration across kingdoms of life. Heidelberg is a great place for science and for living. Come join us!!!
Yasin Dagdas@plantophagy.bsky.social · 6mo ago@hanhtkvu.bsky.social @embl.org & we are looking for a #postdoc to study #regeneration x #autophagy across kingdoms of life. Pls spread the word & get in touch if you are interested www.health-life-sciences.de/opportunitie...
Pls RT‼️ @hanhtkvu.bsky.social lab @embl.org & we @cosheidelberg.bsky.social are looking for a #postdoc to study #regeneration x #autophagy across kingdoms of life. www.health-life-sciences.de/opportunitie... Pls spread the word & get in touch if you are interested.
HEALTH + LIFE SCIENCE ALLIANCE | Interinstitutional Postdocs
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The @odomlab.bsky.social at @dkfz.bsky.social is recruiting postdocs! Feel free to reach out if you want inside info from a current (and happy) one. Please share with anyone you think might be a good fit. jobs.dkfz.de/en/jobs/1683...
Postdoctoral Researcher in Sex-Biased Cancer Development
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We have several Master’s thesis projects available in the D’Angelo lab, spanning different areas of lipid biology/biochemistry. If you know someone who might be interested, we’d really appreciate you sharing this. #lipidtime www.epfl.ch/labs/dangelo...
Master Projects
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The @odomlab.bsky.social at @dkfz.bsky.social is recruiting postdocs! Feel free to reach out if you want inside info from a current (and happy) one. Please share with anyone you think might be a good fit. jobs.dkfz.de/en/jobs/1683...
Postdoctoral Researcher in Sex-Biased Cancer Development
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The call for Health + Life Science Alliance post doctoral fellowships has just opened: lnkd.in/dw9zxKSN. Joint with my group @embl.org , Victoria Ingham Uni. Heidelberg, and Felix Hol at Radboud Univ., we are exploring how climate and chemistry shape mosquito behaviour for next-gen. vector control
Modern lipid biology has grown far beyond its roots. Advanced technologies offer novel opportunities to unravel the role of lipids in the organization of biological systems. Build on this momentum and join The EMBO Workshop "The Lipid Code to Life" Sept 7-11, 2026 meetings.embo.org/event/26-lip...
Don't forget to submit your abstract for #EESSexDifferences by 19 January: s.embl.org/ees26-07-bl This new symposium will explore how sex influences health and disease through genetic, hormonal, immune, metabolic, and environmental factors 🧬 🗓️ 27 – 30 Apr 📍 EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual
Get ready to apply for the next round of ExploreTech! The funding line offers grants for innovative projects to foster the use and advancement of core infrastructures across the seven Alliance institutions. More info on our website: https://www.health-life-sciences.de/opportunities/exploretech/
To all current/future planarian enthusiasts: The next installment of the North American Planarian Meeting will occur in June 2026 in Ithaca, New York. We welcome anyone who wants to participate, organized by me and Chris Petersen (Northwestern). Please share far and wide. napm2026.weebly.com
Can't believe my postdoc paper is finally out. Christmas came early this year, holy moly 🎄 Molecular basis for de novo thymus regeneration in a vertebrate, the axolotl | Science Immunology www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Molecular basis for de novo thymus regeneration in a vertebrate, the axolotl
The molecular, cellular, and functional restoration of the axolotl thymus after de novo regeneration is described.
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Two heads are better than one, unless you’re a land planarian trying to find some grub. FORCE pilot project - check! Video credit: Daniel Stoga #nightscience #WormWednesday @hanhtkvu.bsky.social @aikmi.bsky.social @embldbunit.bsky.social @martaalvarez.bsky.social
