We’re heading to #EZM2026! Check out FOUR talks from the Elkouby lab, with exciting new stories presented by our fantastic four. Make sure to grab Avishag, Amal, Neta, and Swastik for a chat. They’ll be entering the postdoc market very soon. #zebrafish
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New paper from the lab! We show that laminin α5 and two integrin receptors (α3, α6) team up to guide a group of cells moving together inside a living embryo (doi.org/10.1242/dev....) Congrats Anna & Nicola. Thanks to @chaitanyadingare.bsky.social and all authors, and to @dev-journal.bsky.social.
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Doing a linear stretch on these images shows how dramatic the "edits" were, revealing the deception in clear terms. This should be a complete scandal for Thermo Fisher and more people in the biosciences should be talking about it.
The Thermo Fisher situation keeps getting worse. We've now collected 450+ problematic images presented as verification data in TF's antibody catalog. This includes: 🖌️ Dozens more images with duplications or painting 🖨️ Hundreds of blots that all share the same background (behold slideshow below)
Genetic and functional analysis in zebrafish shows that Vgll4 limits tissue growth by inhibiting Yap1–Tead–mediated activation and promoting Tead-dependent repression, providing a framework for how Hippo pathway output regulates organ size in vivo. @vlecaudey.bsky.social go.sn.pub/gxi8wg
Two distinct modes of Vgll4-mediated Tead regulation control organ size in zebrafish - Communications Biology
Genetic and functional analysis in zebrafish shows that Vgll4 limits tissue growth by inhibiting Yap1–Tead– mediated activation and promoting Tead-dependent repression, providing a framework for how H...
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Our M.Sc. PBioC (Physical Biology of Cells and Cell Interactions) students at @goetheuni.bsky.social had their first hands-on encounter with STED microscopy this week — and they captured some truly stunning super-resolution images. #FluorescenceFriday #Superresolution
Part of my PhD thesis is published as an article. Congratulations to all the authors and huge thanks to @vlecaudey.bsky.social and everyone involved in taking this study forward and get it published.
New paper from the lab @ @commsbio.nature.com : rdcu.be/ffjng!! A project initiated years ago by @chaitanyadingare.bsky.social and taken over by Alicia and Veronika with the help of great students and other lab members @goetheuni.bsky.social and collaborators. Enjoy the reading!!
New paper from the lab @ @commsbio.nature.com : rdcu.be/ffjng!! A project initiated years ago by @chaitanyadingare.bsky.social and taken over by Alicia and Veronika with the help of great students and other lab members @goetheuni.bsky.social and collaborators. Enjoy the reading!!
Job Alert! lecturer position at Institute of Integrative Cell Biology and Physiology #IIZP @uni-muenster.de Unique opportunity * permanent full-time position * vibrant research and teaching environment Apply by April 15th tinyurl.com/wn7kesdb
Lecturer (Akademische Rätin/Akademischer Rat) (salary level A 13 LBesO)
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Apply by April 15th! The Institute of Integrative Cell Biology & Physiology @uni-muenster.de is recruiting a #lecturer starting 1 July 2026 - permanent, full-time position. Join a vibrant research and teaching environment in #Münster. tinyurl.com/wn7kesdb
Just combed through my old data… et voilà: a tooth of the gill comb. 🐟✨ #FluorescenceFriday #zebrafish #DevBio #SciArt
Congratulations Maik, so well deserved! and such a nice thread!! Looking forward to meet+hear you next week!
1/10 I am truly honored to receive the Hilde Mangold Award from @gfeev.bsky.social! Mangold’s classic transplantation experiments transformed developmental biology and our understanding of self-organization. I am grateful to be associated with this legacy!
📣 Save the date! The GfE Meeting 2026 is coming to Potsdam 🇩🇪🌱 ✨ Four outstanding keynote speakers (Hans Clevers, Isabel Fariñas, Thomas Bosch, Frank Bradke) ✨ 🏅 Celebration of the Klaus Sander, Hilde Mangold, and José Campos-Ortega Awards 🏅 👉 www.uni-potsdam.de/en/gfe-meeti...
Breathtaking... These are fish gills! Reminds me of something that you'd find on a #coralreef... Sea pens?
Can't believe it — my first‑author paper is out and my image graces the cover of @dev-journal.bsky.social 🎉 Here, we reveal how early developmental programs shape and maintain #zebrafish gill architecture throughout life 🔗 journals.biologists.com/dev/issue/15... #FluorescenceFriday #LifelongDevSI
Stunning 👏
Can't believe it — my first‑author paper is out and my image graces the cover of @dev-journal.bsky.social 🎉 Here, we reveal how early developmental programs shape and maintain #zebrafish gill architecture throughout life 🔗 journals.biologists.com/dev/issue/15... #FluorescenceFriday #LifelongDevSI
Amazing paper with gorgeous imaging 🔥 from @mathpreu.bsky.social journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
A developmental atlas of zebrafish gills links early vascular patterning to adult architecture
Summary: An atlas of zebrafish gill vasculature reveals developmental asymmetries and shows how early vascular patterning shapes filaments and lamellae and is reflected in adult gill architecture.
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Study of zebrafish gill development provides fundamentals of vertebrate tissue branching & vessel growth 📹 @mathpreu.bsky.social et al, @goetheuni.bsky.social , in @dev-journal.bsky.social ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2025...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... late post! Parts of my PhD thesis are now in a preprint. Just imagine if each cell of your organs decides to undergo some extra divisions while being formed, how would they look and what prevents that from happening? This is exactly what I have shown in my work.
Vgll4 Proteins limit Organ Size in Zebrafish through Yap1-Dependent and -Independent Mechanisms
Precise control of organ size is crucial during development and homeostasis. Dysregulation of the underlying mechanisms can result in organ malformation and tumorigenesis. Although the Hippo signaling...
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New preprint from the Lecaudey lab by first authors Anna Mertens and Nicola Moratscheck, with the help of other former members including @chaitanyadingare.bsky.social uncovering the role of integrin-laminin interactions during epithelial collective cell migration!
Patterned integrin-laminin adhesion coordinates epithelial collective cell migration https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.12.675859v1
TUMOR SUPPRESSOR RASSF8 CONTROLS COLLECTIVE CELL MIGRATION New findings in the Drosophila model shed light on cancer mechanisms, see press release Marburg Universiy: www.uni-marburg.de/de/aktuelles.... Original PNAS publication: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
FINALLY out in #Science Advances! 🎉 3 years of hard work, a fantastic team — and I’m proud to be first and co-corresponding author! It's about Plexin signaling driving collective cell migration & organ sculpting. Check out the videos 😀 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #DevBio #CellBio #Microscopy
If you’ve ever wondered how those intricate gill structures emerge—and how gills develop throughout a zebrafish’s lifespan—check out my new preprint! We dive into the development of gills and their vasculature in detail. Huge thanks to @vlecaudey.bsky.social for the support🐟 #zebrafish #microscopy
New preprint from the lab! Beautiful work by @mathpreu.bsky.social, who delved into the early development of gills and their intricate vasculature. Thanks to the Clusterproject ENABLE and @goetheuni.bsky.social for the funding! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Thrilled that my blog post was the most-read hit on the Node for the month of May ☺️ It acts as an intro to the amazing tools that are (freely) available to #zebrafish researchers. Do check it out if you haven’t yet. 🔗 thenode.biologists.com/bioinformati...
#ICYMI Bioinformatics Bootcamp – Zebrafish Special Edition @kevinthiessen.bsky.social compiled a very useful collection of resources for those working with #zebrafish and beyond. Have fun exploring!
New preprint from the lab! Beautiful work by @mathpreu.bsky.social, who delved into the early development of gills and their intricate vasculature. Thanks to the Clusterproject ENABLE and @goetheuni.bsky.social for the funding! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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“We propose a model in which Yap1, together with Tead proteins, ensures that the [posterior lateral line primordium] contains a sufficient number of cells before migration begins.” New work from @vlecaudey.bsky.social 👩🔬
Vgll4 Proteins limit Organ Size in Zebrafish through Yap1-Dependent and -Independent Mechanisms https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.08.652796v1
📢 The University of Frankfurt (Germany) is hiring a Full Professor in Organic Synthesis -->Cutting-edge research in an open, collaborative environment? Check out the call and join one of Germany’s leading research universities. #AcademicJobs #FacultyPosition www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Professor (W3) in Organic Synthesis - Frankfurt am Main, Hessen (DE) job with Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt | 12838450
Goethe University Frankfurt am Main invites applications for the position of Professor (W3) in Organic Synthesis at the Faculty of Biochemistry, Ch...
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It’s 9am TFT time here, and citizens are already gathering to protest Tariffs by the United States. Our plain clothes Officer Penguins are attempting to maintain calm, but unfortunately we keep losing them in the crowd.
Check out SDB President Carole LaBonne's op-ed on how basic science is the engine that drives transformative discoveries. 'Why we study shrimp on treadmills: The case for curiosity-driven research' bit.ly/4lhm2Mv
Why we study shrimp on treadmills: The case for curiosity-driven research
“If we cut or limit funding for curiosity-driven research, we risk shutting down the pipeline of future innovation,” writes Carole LaBonne of Northwestern.
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1/2 🎉 I’m thrilled to share that I’ve made it in my first image competition! It’s a fantastic opportunity to showcase my work 🔬. My image highlights the vasculature of the entire gill 🦓🐟 thenode.biologists.com/vote-for-you... Needless to say, all the images are stunning! Please vote🗳️ #science
Vote for your favourite image in the Node–FocalPlane image competition - the Node
Browse through the gallery of the 15 shortlisted images and vote for your favourite image by Wednesday 26 March.
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