Marta Perera
@martaperera.bsky.social
Postdoc at CCRB (King's College London), previously PhD at reNEW/DanStem (UCPH). I was once a tiny embryo but now I'm fascinated by them.
Had a fantastic day today at #YEN2026 ! Excellent talks, great posters and very engaging perspectives on Art&Science. Already looking forward to next year! @yen-network.bsky.social
Young Embryologist Network@yen-network.bsky.social · 2mo ago🎉 Welcome to #YEN2026! 🎉 Our chairs, Timothy Wise and Anita Bichisecchi, together with the entire YEN team are delighted to welcome everyone joining us today. We look forward to a day of inspiring science, lively discussion and new connections. 🤗
The YEN Image Competition is accepting entries until the 10 June! Please share with your fellow imaging and science art enthusiasts! 🔬🖌️ Submit your entry via form or email (check poster for details).
Hypercompetition, score compression and AI co-authorship: a perfect storm for grant success rates link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Hantavirus is all over the news lately because of the deadly outbreak ongoing on a cruise ship. We put together this primer with some basic info for all of you, and for even more detail, be sure to check out our episode from 2019 which features WAY more information about this group of viruses!
1 week left for the abstract deadline!
Marta Perera@martaperera.bsky.social · 4mo agoDon't forget to register for the Young Embryologists Network (YEN) Conference 2026! Francis Crick Institute, London June 15th, 2026 Abstract Deadline: May 13th, 2026 Lots of opportunities for talks from abstracts! Link: forms.gle/fxtmNHjEziVTFprN6 #DevelopmentalBiology #ReproductiveBiology
I'm very happy to share the first paper out of my postdoc, now available at @devbiol.bsky.social This story started as a collaboration during my PhD, where we aimed to uncover the transcriptional responses to FGF in a complex and branching system: the salivary gland. doi.org/10.1016/j.yd... (1/4)
Join us for the 2026 YEN conference on the 15th of June at the Francis Crick Institute! Only two weeks left for the abstract deadline!
Marta Perera@martaperera.bsky.social · 4mo agoDon't forget to register for the Young Embryologists Network (YEN) Conference 2026! Francis Crick Institute, London June 15th, 2026 Abstract Deadline: May 13th, 2026 Lots of opportunities for talks from abstracts! Link: forms.gle/fxtmNHjEziVTFprN6 #DevelopmentalBiology #ReproductiveBiology
Don't forget to register for the Young Embryologists Network (YEN) Conference 2026! Francis Crick Institute, London June 15th, 2026 Abstract Deadline: May 13th, 2026 Lots of opportunities for talks from abstracts! Link: forms.gle/fxtmNHjEziVTFprN6 #DevelopmentalBiology #ReproductiveBiology
YEN 2026 - Sign up + Abstract Submission
Please fill in the fields below for registration and abstract submission to YEN 2026 - https://www.youngembryologists.org/yen-2026/ Abstract submission will remain open until 15th May 2026. We look ...
docs.google.com
Many congratulations to Cynthia Andoniadou @pituitarylab.bsky.social, recipient of the 2026 BSDB Cheryll Tickle Medal, honouring her internationally recognised research programme in pituitary gland development and stem cell biology. bsdb.org/2026/03/25/2...
2026 Cheryll Tickle Medal Winner - Cynthia Andoniadou - BSDB - British Society for Developmental Biology
In 2016, the BSDB introduced the Cheryll Tickle Medal, which is being awarded annually to a mid-career, female scientist for her outstanding achievements in the field of Developmental Biology. The BSD...
bsdb.org
A new paper from the Tucker lab at @ccrb27.bsky.social has just been published in the journal of Anatomy! Secondary cartilage in the murine medial pterygoid plate has a critical role in the pathfinding of the tensor veli palatini Link: doi.org/10.1111/joa.... (1/5)
Secondary cartilage in the murine medial pterygoid plate has a critical role in the pathfinding of the tensor veli palatini
The development of the medial pterygoid plate (MPP) is followed in mouse embryos, highlighting its neural crest origin and complex development via both endochondral and membranous ossification. Using...
doi.org
Join us in London for this great meeting! Free registration ECR-organised Fantastic speakers Perspectives session Lots of slots for short talks Did I mention free registration? And Travel Grants available! Sign up and submit your abstract: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
YEN 2026 - Sign up + Abstract Submission
Please fill in the fields below for registration and abstract submission to YEN 2026 - https://www.youngembryologists.org/yen-2026/ Abstract submission will remain open until 15th May 2026. We look ...
docs.google.com
Young Embryologist Network@yen-network.bsky.social · 5mo agoYEN 2026 registration is now live! Join us for the 2026 YEN conference on the 15th of June at the Francis Crick Institute, London, UK. Sign up now to attend and submit your poster/abstract: forms.gle/2HQEmZgEi4hP... Abstract submission deadline is 15 May. Stay tuned for more information!
Legend says there is a similar study from @ccrb27.bsky.social scientists about the sound a banana makes in the tea room table, but what do I know
Nature Portfolio@natureportfolio.nature.com · 5mo agoThe squeak that happens when basketball shoes slide on a polished court is caused by deformations of the soft material rippling across the surface, according to a study in Nature. The research identifies ways to modify these effects. go.nature.com/4aATZEz 🧪
Fully funded PhD post, UK/Home student, starting 01/06/26. Interested in working at the interface of dev bio, biophysics and cell biology? Great collaboration with Amy Beedle and @leonerossetti.bsky.social Informal enquiries welcome. Deadline 15/03 #neuralcrest www.kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy...
Multiscale Models for Life (MM4L) Centre for Doctoral Training Funded Studentship: How ECM changes shape cellular decision making
Embryo, neural crest, developmental biology, cell biology, cell migration, biophysics, mechanobiology, bioengineering.
kcl.ac.uk
New paper from the Tucker lab at @ccrb27.bsky.social published in @dev-journal.bsky.social ! Analysis of Eya1 and Tbx1 mutants highlights interactions between the muscle and developing cartilage during external ear formation. Link: doi.org/10.1242/dev.... (1/4)
Cow Tools! We have lived alongside cows for nearly 10,000 years. We breed them and exploit them It is now, only now, that we have discovered THEY CAN USE TOOLS Here I describe our study (paper) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... in @currentbiology.bsky.social with @auersperga.bsky.social
it appears your manuscript "in preparation" was not published in 2025 after all, mr. bond
A few days left to apply for exciting PhD and Postdoc opportunities in wonderful Copenhagen and join our efforts in understanding Epigenetic Cell Memory.
The Groth lab@grothlab.bsky.social · last yr.🚨𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐨𝐛 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭!🚨The Groth @groth-anja.bsky.social, Mailand, Nilsson @nilssonlab.bsky.social & Krietenstein @nilskrietenstein.bsky.social labs are hiring 𝟔 𝐏𝐡𝐃&𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐬 to join the new Center for Epigenetic Cell Memory (EpiC) in Copenhagen, Denmark. Apply here: tinyurl.com/yvd93na2 & please share!
Groundbreaking
Eiko Fried@eikofried.bsky.social · 9mo ago70 teaspoons placed in tearooms around the institute & observed weekly over 5 months. 80% of spoons disappeared; spoon halflife~81 days. Communal room halflife lower than in specific labs. 250 spoons annually required to maintain 70 spoon population. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Great opportunity in a fantastic lab!
kuba sędziński@kuba-sedzinski.bsky.social · 9mo agoWe are looking for: PhD Student (starting as Research Assistant) and Postdoctoral Researcher in Stem Cell Biology and Mechanobiology. Please RT💕 🔗 About our lab: renew.science/principal_in... 🎓 PhD position: jobportal.ku.dk/phd/?show=15... 🧪 Postdoc position: jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
Can most significant historic events be explained through infectious diseases? I want to believe YES
Cell Press@cellpress.bsky.social · 10mo agoDNA from Napoleon’s 1812 army identifies the pathogens likely responsible for the army’s demise during their Russian retreat. www.cell.com/current-biol... Nicolás Rascovan & colleagues @currentbiology.bsky.social
CCRB paper alert! Most snakes can open their mouths so wide they can consume food that is much larger than their own head. This is partly due to their ‘free’ mandibular symphysis, found to be both bone and cartilage-free. So, how ‘free’ is that symphyseal gap? (1/3)
If you're heading to the cinema to see One Battle After Another today, you'll be pleased to know that there is a scene with a mini centrifuge that is properly balanced. And they change the tip for pipetting each sample.
If there’s one place on Earth you don’t want to be, it’s in the mouth of a Komodo dragon. Not convinced? No problem - you can see all of their deadly dental secrets in this week’s #SurprisingScience 🦎 ☠️
Looking for a postdoc position? Join us at the Tucker group! We have chocolate Digestives on a weekly basis
Neal Anthwal@nanthwal.bsky.social · 12mo agoThe Tucker group @ccrb27.bsky.social is looking for a new postdoc to look at the interplay between the microbiome and the developing vomeralnasal organ. www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/121845-...
Dev biologists! 3-yr postdoc position at King's, collaboration with Trizzino lab @marcotrizzino.bsky.social modelling CHD3 neural crest. We are looking for postdocs with mad embryology skills @the-node.bsky.social #developmental @ccrb27.bsky.social thenode.biologists.com/jobs/postdoc...
Postdoctoral Research Associate: Modelling Neural Crest Anomalies (mouse/human) - the Node
The Liu lab is looking for a postdoc with a love of embryos and developmental biology! This post is part of an MRC-funded collaboration between Karen Liu’s lab at King’s College London and Marco Trizz...
thenode.biologists.com
After living in the UK for 1 year, I've learned that the little side pocket of my backpack is not only for water bottles but also umbrellas
