SAVE THE DATE for the 13th Canadian Developmental Biology Conference — March 7–10, 2027 — bringing together researchers, trainees, and innovators in developmental biology from across Canada and beyond.

Excited to share that our new open access review is out today: “Rho GTPases in cancer resistance: mechanisms, vulnerabilities, and therapeutic opportunities.” This work was led by Amy Beaudin, a PhD student in the lab, who did an excellent job synthesizing a rapidly evolving field.

Very proud to share our latest work, carried out with remarkable dedication by Léa and Claire. Thanks to JCS for the Highlight, but also the wonderful First Author profile featuring Léa and Claire, as well as the journal cover showcasing the work.

Journal of Cell Science@jcellsci.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Léa Marpeaux, Claire Baudouin, Gregory Emery @emery-lab.bsky.social and colleagues @umontreal.ca identify an apical supracellular actin network in epithelial cells that acts as a long-range force transmission device. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/... journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

100% -- I can't even begin to calculate the lost productivity for those thousands of researchers applying over and over again in a desperate bid to keep their labs afloat

Paola A. Marignani@pmarignani.bsky.social · 6mo ago

13% success rates at #CIHR, is a really 87% fail rate for>4000 scientists. At a time when 🇨🇦 is investing millions to recruit more scientist into a broken funding environment. 🇨🇦, U need a strong science foundation 2 attract success. #CIHR, fix your science foundation, it is eroding in real time

I want to highlight the remarkable experience we had with the PLOS Biology editorial team. Their professionalism and genuinely constructive communication made an enormous difference, especially for an ECI navigating the publication process 😅 . This level of support truly matters.

PLOS Biology@plosbiology.org · 7mo ago

During embryogenesis, how do cells self-organize to support tissue-specific functions? @melanielaurin.bsky.social &co show that ARHGEF3 regulates #cadherin patterning & #placode polarization in early #HairFollicle development, influencing #morphogenesis @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/450aBm5

During embryogenesis, how do cells self-organize to support tissue-specific functions? @melanielaurin.bsky.social &co show that ARHGEF3 regulates #cadherin patterning & #placode polarization in early #HairFollicle development, influencing #morphogenesis @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/450aBm5

🎉 A milestone moment for the Laurin Lab — our first study is out today in PLOS Biology! 🎉 A huge congratulations to our outstanding first author Krithika Kalyanakrishnan and to all co-authors for their exceptional teamwork and perseverance. dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

The Rho GTPase regulator ARHGEF3 orchestrates hair placode budding by coordinating cell fate and P-cadherin patterning in mice

During embryogenesis, cells self-organize into patterns that support tissue-specific functions, but how these collective cellular behaviors are coordinated remains unclear. This study shows that the R...

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Recherche clinique en génie tissulaire : une révolution qui dure depuis 40 ans ! 🧫 Découvrez comment l'équipe du Laboratoire d’organogénèse expérimentale continue de façonner les soins aux grands brûlés, même encore aujourd'hui. 👉 tinyurl.com/3rexdv25

Hey Bluesky friends, just wanted to give you a quick heads-up—my X (formerly Twitter) account was compromised at the begining of 2025. Big thanks to everyone who reached out to check in! I hadn't realized it sooner since I deleted the app a while back. Appreciate all the concern for my sanity 😉🤯😵‍💫