Another fishy #FluorescenceFriday. Even a simple DAPI (blue-yellow) and actin (red) staining can decorate the zebrafish one-day-old embryo spectacularly! 🐟
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Results of the YEN 2026 Image Competition - the Node
We are delighted to announce the winners of the Young Embryologist Network Image Competition held as part of the YEN 2026 Conference.
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Society for Developmental Biology@socdevbio.bsky.social · 3w ago✨For this #FluorescenceFriday we are highlighting 10 amazing images of development from the Young Embryologist Network 2026 Image Competition! Follow the hashtag #yenimagecompetition for full details. 📷🔬
Celebrate #ModelMonday with all these amazing images of embryogenesis! thenode.biologists.com/results-of-t...
Results of the YEN 2026 Image Competition - the Node
We are delighted to announce the winners of the Young Embryologist Network Image Competition held as part of the YEN 2026 Conference, which took place on
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Young Embryologist Network@yen-network.bsky.social · last mo.We are excited to announce the results of the YEN 2026 Image Competition! Thanks to all who submitted an entry. This year amazing work has been shared with us complementing our perspectives talks on art+science. We congratulate the winners of the YEN and public votes! #yen2026 #yenimagecompetition
We are excited to announce the results of the YEN 2026 Image Competition! Thanks to all who submitted an entry. This year amazing work has been shared with us complementing our perspectives talks on art+science. We congratulate the winners of the YEN and public votes! #yen2026 #yenimagecompetition
🏆 The Sammy Lee Award Winner! 🏆 This year’s Sammy Lee Award goes to Laura Bader for their incredible short talk on mechanoadaptation of the developing beating heart🌟 Huge congratulations, Laura!🎉 #YEN2026 #SammyLeeAward
🏅 Short Talk Prize | Runners-up 🏅 Congratulations to Anh Le and Marc-Erin Perrin for securing joint 2nd place for their brilliant short talks 🌟 A fantastic achievement - well done, Anh and Marc-Eric 🎉 #YEN2026
🖼Poster Prizes | Winners 🥉Juliette Gracia for her excellent poster on mesoderm patterning. 🥈Ruoheng Li for her engaging poster on “embryo origami” 🥇Ornella Clara for her insightful work on cardiovascular and endoderm morphogenesis Fantastic contributions - congratulations to all! 🎉 #YEN2026
🧬Scientific Perspectives II: As part of our Scientific Perspectives series, Dr Marzia Munafò (EMBL Rome) shared an inspiring talk on how she combines molecular biology with creative practice through scientific illustration 🎨🔬
🌟 Sammy Lee Memorial Lecture | A Landmark Journey in IVF Our keynote speaker, Dr Kay Elder (Bourn Hall Fertility Clinic), took us on a remarkable journey through the development of the in vitro culture of human preimplantation embryos, from 1969 to the present day 🧬
Come check out the art exhibition, titled “Inside Pregnancy: Creative perspectives on Reproductive Biology.”Enjoy a unique visual exploration of reproductive science, blending scientific insight with artistic interpretation 🎨
🔹 Short Talk | Lineage Tracing in the Developing Gut 🎙️ Dr Krishnanand Padmanabhan (Karolinska Institute) closed the short talk series with an exciting presentation on in utero transduction for clonal lineage tracing and conditional gene manipulation in the developing mouse gut. #YEN2026
🔹 Short Talk | Stochastic Neuronal Morphogenesis 🎙️ Marc-Eric Perrin (Institute of Developmental Biology of Marseille) presented intriguing research on how stochastic branching dynamics shape neuronal cell morphology. #YEN2026
🔹 Short Talk | Mechanics of the Inner Ear 🎙️ Bowen Chen (King’s College London) shared exciting insights into the physical and mechanical cues guiding early inner ear morphogenesis. #YEN2026
🔹 Short Talk | Modelling Early Embryo Patterning 🎙️ Dr Ignacio Rodriguez Polo (The Francis Crick Institute) presented fascinating work using primate gastruloids to model patterning and endothelial emergence in early embryos. #YEN2026
🧬 Scientific Perspectives I: As part of our Scientific Perspectives series, we are delighted to present a stunning art exhibit by Cambridge Reproduction Sciart. Thank you Dr Clara Munger, Emma Moth, and Dr Ceren Canse for a great panel discussion on science, art, and public engagement. #YEN2026
🔹Short Talk | Maternal-Fetal Communication in Obesity 🎙 Tjaša Šentjurc (Royal Veterinary College) explored how altered leptin signalling in obese mice impacts maternal-fetal crosstalk.
🔹 Short Talk | Shaping Limbs in Time 🎙 Dr Meng Zhu (University of Cambridge) discussed the importance of limb heterochrony during mammalian development, and how it is regulated by maternal hypoxia🐣🐁 @zhumeng123.bsky.social is also hiring so reach out if you are interested in her work!
Great back-to-back short talks by Shayma and Eleanor PhD students in the labs of my former postdoc colleagues @kenzoivanovitch.bsky.social and @trayon.bsky.social So special to see their trainees shine! #YEN2026 @yen-network.bsky.social
🔹 Short Talk | Timing Life: Protein Stability in Diapause 🎙 Eleonore Ocana (University of Cambridge) presented novel insights into how protein stability regulates timing during mouse diapause. #YEN2026
🔹 Short Talk | Single-Cell Cardiac Lineage Tracking 🎙 Shayma Abukar (University College London) shared exciting work using single-cell resolution tracking to decipher the formation of the heart tube. #YEN2026
🌟 Invited Speaker | The Mechanics of Ovulation We were delighted to welcome our next invited speaker, Dr Christopher Thomas (IBDM), who delivered a fascinating talk on the cellular and mechanical processes underlying ovulation 🧬
☕ Poster Session & Break The posters are now on display at #YEN2026! 🖼️ Take this opportunity to explore exciting research, chat with fellow attendees and enjoy some refreshments. 🍴 We'll be back shortly with more fantastic talks!
🔹 Short Talk | Guiding Immune Cell Migration 🎙️ Dr Anh Le (University College London) presented compelling research demonstrating how surrounding tissue flows coordinate immune cell migration during development. #YEN2026
🔹 Short Talk | Mechanics of the Developing Heart 🎙️ Laura Bader (The Francis Crick Institute) shared fascinating insights on how cell nuclei employ differential mechanical adaptations during embryo heart development. #YEN2026
🔹 Short Talk | Setting the Body Axis 🎙️ Dr Ioakeim Ampartzidis (University of Cambridge) presented exciting work revealing a conserved role for planar cell polarity signalling in driving mammalian body axis formation. #YEN2026
🔹 Short Talk | Shaping Tissues with Nodal 🎙️ Dr Yisha Lan (University of Cambridge) opened our short talk session with exciting research on the essential role of Nodal signalling in building tissue architecture during gastrulation-stage embryonic development. #YEN2026
🌟 Invited Speaker | Building the Embryo 🎤 We were delighted to open #YEN2026 with our invited speaker, Dr Diana Pinheiro (Institute of Molecular Pathology). Her fascinating talk explored how coordinated mechanical behaviours shape organised body structures during embryonic gastrulation. 🧬
🎉 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. 🤗
🚨 Registration is now open! 🚨 Join us for #YEN2026, a day packed with exciting science, inspiring speakers and great networking opportunities! We can't wait to welcome you! 🎉
