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We are really grateful and honored for this comment on our latest preprint! AND we share the spotlight with the Monaghan lab! Thanks @woutermasselink.bsky.social and @dev-journal.bsky.social

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We have a job opening for postdoc with expertise in bioinformatics and a strong interest in regeneration. We work on (successful) spinal cord regeneration in the zebrafish. Get in touch if that’s something that would interest you! www.verw.tu-dresden.de/StellAus/ste...

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#JobAlert Apply now for a #postdoc position in @beckergroup.bsky.social 🐟 Use #bioinformatics to study spinal cord #regeneration in #zebrafish. More info ⤵️

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This study is really a Master Piece of my friends and colleagues @leootsuki.bsky.social and Elly Tanaka & colleagues. Thank to them, we now know how cells find a way to re-build the right part of the limb during regeneration! In addition to the Amazing Science, the article is so enjoyable to read!

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Today, our PhD student Natalia G. Lavalle defended her PhD thesis on modelling the dynamics of cell populations and regenerating tissues, under the joint supervision of Tomas S. Grigera and myself. Congratulations, Dr. Lavalle!! Link to her viva (in Spanish): www.youtube.com/live/aUZZWjD...

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Join us May 1st! Linus Schumacher and Guillaume Blin will talk about their collaboration on pattern formation in vitro models of human development @the-node.bsky.social @biologists.bsky.social @dev-journal.bsky.social @stemcellnetwork.ca @smbmathbiology.bsky.social utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Good news: there will be 3 scholarships available for Physics of Life MSc students starting in 2025! ✅ €300/month for 1 year ✅ No separate application—admitted students are automatically considered. Apply now ➡️ tud.link/vejrmx #Biophysics #PhysicsofLife #StudyinGermany #Masters #Biology

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Thrilled to share this amazing adventure exploring how tissue mechanics shape limb regeneration in the axolotl — a question that has fascinated me for years (and intrigued others for over a century!).

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Ever wondered how organs take shape? Join us to find out! The Organ Mechanobiology Lab @ncbsbangalore.bsky.social is recruiting Graduate Trainees. Perfect for final-year students curious about tissue mechanics, development & cell biology. Check out the ad below 👇 Please RT! Thanks🙏

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Sign up for one of our virtual open events on 9 April to find out more about UCL's Computational Cell Biophysics MRes: www.ucl.ac.uk/lifesciences...

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Do you use 3D imaging like CT or MRI for research, teaching, outreach, or art? Check out our new article featuring a detailed workflow for producing 3D cinematic renderings―from tissue-level to whole-organism details―with stunning realism! doi.org/10.1016/j.is... @helsinkiuni.bsky.social

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For PhD Students and Postdocs 📣 join us in a crash course on transitions in biological systems! Across theoretical models, developmental processes and species! Hands-on training on theory and experiments 🤩

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Latest from the lab: a review led by @jamesehammond.bsky.social on the evolvability of vertebral counts and the developmental processes that make it possible.

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I am recruiting an #ERC funded PostDoc to work on the evolution of vertebral counts in cichlids. This is an experimental project & will be looking for candidates with experience generating reporter lines, live-imaging and experimental embryology. Application deadline: 25th Feb. tinyurl.com/33jbu8fa

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🤩Say hi to Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado @planaria1.bsky.social, a pioneer in the field of regenerative biology whose research has uncovered how some organisms can fully regenerate body parts (or entire bodies🤯)--his fundamental research has enormous implications for regenerative medicine. 1/

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Are material phase transitions more than simple regulators of tissue deformability? Check our latest work uncovering that rigidity transitions can trigger cell polarity! Congratulations to @laura-rustarazo.bsky.social , @crisp-c.bsky.social and Adrián for leading this work!

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Congratulations to Rory Maizels delivering the @bsdb.bsky.social Beddington Medal lecture at #Biologists100

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Starstruck to meet Manu Prakash @prakashlab.bsky.social inventor of the amazing Foldscope @teamfoldscope.bsky.social He is full of inspiring ideas on how to share the wonder of the natural world with EVERYONE. So important. Maybe there are things we can all do to help #biologists100

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I'll be speaking (not silent!) tomorrow lunchtime about the future of scientific publishing. Do come along to find out more about what journals are thinking about and how they might change. And happy to answer any questions you might have about the publishing system... #biologists100

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Olivier Pourquié, our ex-Editor-in-Chief, is speaking in the #biologists100 'Biology across scales' session, chaired by current Editor-in-Chief @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social Read about Development's history since launching as Journal of Embryology and Experimental Morphology: doi.org/10.1242/dev....

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How can we automate the development of digital twins? Are you ambitious and want to do a PhD? Join the computational group @merln-um.bsky.social for the @erc.europa.eu AUTOMATHIC project! Details below!

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Anahi Binagui-Casas @abinagui.bsky.social is the postdoc representative of @bsdb.bsky.social and helped organise the #ECR session at #biologists100. She'll be stepping down soon. Have a chat with her if you're interested in the role! Her research key words are #embryo #endothelia & #AxisElongation.

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Exhausted at the thought of having to resubmit your paper to a new journal after rejection? 🙁 Did you know you can transfer your paper+reviewers reports from any journal to any of @biologists.bsky.social journals, and get a quick decision, from editors who are working biologists 😃 #biologists100

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The 2025 @bsdb.bsky.social Wolpert Medal goes to Pleasantine Mill @cilialab.bsky.social 🎉 In this interview, Pleasantine talks about why it’s important, now more than ever, for scientists to engage in community work: thenode.biologists.com/an-interview...

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Please do- I am biased but it is really a fantastic role. Do reach out online if you have questions or, even better, come chat to @lebektamina.bsky.social and I at #Biologists100 in Liverpool!

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Next #LMCBSeminars When: Next Monday 31st March 2025 at 4pm Speaker: Osvaldo Chara @osvaldo-chara.bsky.social Title: “Modelling Spinal Cord and Limb Regeneration in the Axolotl” Where: LMCB Seminar Room www.ucl.ac.uk/lifesciences...

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This is an exciting opportunity to do a postdoc while unveiling an exciting enigma of regeneration in a great lab with the amazing @aidarodrigo.bsky.social !!!

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Thank you @bensteventon.bsky.social for visiting us in Nottingham!!! A lot of Science and Fun!!!

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Have a look at our last review on Organizer formation, organizer maintenance and epithelial cell plasticity in Hydra: Role of the Wnt3/β-catenin/TCF/Sp5/Zic4 gene network, just published in Cells & Development doi.org/10.1016/j.cd...

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📢 Are you looking to do a postdoc in the UK? 🇬🇧 This is an excellent fellowship opportunity! If you're passionate about exploring the physics of tissues and modelling during development and regeneration, feel free to reach out—I’d be happy to discuss potential projects & ideas!!

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🚨 Interested in pursuing a PhD in computational biology? 💻Join us in Nottingham to explore the fascinating world of tissue morphogenesis! 🐟🐖🐁🐸🌱 Our exciting new doctoral program is now open for applications—don’t miss out! 📢Deadline: 31 January. Details in here: www.nottingham.ac.uk/bbdtp/apply/...

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The Royal Society's Newton International Fellowships will open for applications next week on 21 January. These fellowships are for non-UK early career scientists who wish to conduct research in the UK. Find out more on our website: #RSGrants royalsociety.org/grants/newto...

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If someone asked you what the number "e" is, and they didn't know anything about calculus, how would you explain the meaning and significance of this marvelous number? Here was how I approached the challenge in my book The Joy of x.

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🎉 Excited to announce job openings in our new lab @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social in Tübingen!🇩🇪Looking for enthusiastic colleagues to explore regeneration together! We have positions for: 🔬 Research Technician 💻 Bioinformatician 🎓 PhD Studentship 🧪🔬📖 Postdocs Details and links below👇

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🚨Hyped to share our new article in @natureportfolio.bsky.social! We show that crocodile head scales develop from compressive folding that arises from constrained skin growth 🐊🔬 Really proud of this one - it's cool 😎 Please read & share! 🧪 @genevunige.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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