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A network of UK based research groups with interests in the structural, molecular and cellular mechanisms of Wnt signalling in development and disease.
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New! 15y after the classic Aigouy et al "Cell Flow Reorients the Axis of Planar Polarity in the Wing Epithelium..." from lab of much missed Suzanne Eaton, we provide our take from post-doc Sara Tan "Tissue shear as a cue for aligning planar polarity in the developing Drosophila wing". rdcu.be/d81Vn

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

If you are working on cellular plasticity, don't miss out on this rare FASEB conference opportunity in May with fantastic speaker lineup! Abstract submission deadline: 3rd March We still have slots for selected short talks! Early bird registration below 👇 events.faseb.org/event/Cellul...

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

Welcome to #2 of our 'Wnt Researcher of the Week' series where we profile an active researcher in the WntUK network! Next up is Dr Yeon Kim, PostDoc in the @ianmcgough.bsky.social lab at the @babrahaminst.bsky.social and selected ECR speaker for #WNTUK2025 Yeon's Quickfire Q&A below 🧵1/

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

BBSRC fellowships are now open! If anyone is interested in applying to join my team and working on Wnt signalling, growth factor transport mechanisms, cytonemes and zebrafish @lsiexeter.bsky.social then send me a PM! www.ukri.org/opportunity/...

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

1/1 Our recent research sheds light on how Alzheimer's disease interferes with communication between brain cells. We identified a specific pathway (Wnt/PCP-ROR2) contributing to synapse loss, a crucial element in cognitive decline. tinyurl.com/4vh2uk3x @jcellsci.bsky.social @lsiexeter.bsky.social

submitted 24 days ago • 2 comments

Fantastic new canonical Wnt signalling review out now in @natrevmcb.bsky.social by Madeline Maurice and Stephane Angers. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

Early bird registration discount may have passed but #WNTUK2025 is still open for standard registration and abstract submission. Still plenty of speaker/poster slots available for all career levels and areas of Wnt signalling. Abstract deadline Feb 1st and we are just over 8 weeks from the big day!

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

Come to Oxford for one of the most interesting meetings of the year 2025.

submitted 47 days ago • 0 comments

What better way to start 2025 than signing up for the #WNTUK2025 meeting on 24th March in @ox.ac.uk sponsored by @oxfordcancer.bsky.social and @cambridgebio.bsky.social. Early bird discount rates only available until Jan 17th and abstract deadline is Feb 1st! www.cancer.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-...

submitted 51 days ago • 0 comments

Registration and abstract submission is now open for the #WNT2025 meeting at @ox.ac.uk in Mar 2025 sponsored by @oxfordcancer.bsky.social and @cambridgebio.bsky.social. Join links below and lets showcase the best Wnt research the UK has to offer! www.oxforduniversitystores.co.uk/conferences-...

submitted 78 days ago • 0 comments

Here's the very first of our 'Wnt Researcher of the Week' series where we profile an active researcher in the WntUK network! First up is Dr @nadianasreddin.bsky.social PostDoc in the Owen Sansom lab at @cruk-si.bsky.social and ECR rep on the WntUK committee Here's Nadia's QuickFire Q&A below 🧵1/

submitted 73 days ago • 1 comment

What a great PhD viva. Congrats Dr Sheng-yuan. And congrats to the ‚Doktorvater‘ @matthias-krause.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social It was a special exam filled with so many discussions about Wnt signalling with Sheng-yuan and Sebastian. The WntUK @wntuk.bsky.social community is growing.

submitted 75 days ago • 1 comment

Looking forward to an exciting meeting and congrats to Yeonjoo from @babrahaminst.bsky.social on being selected to speak in the ECR slot.

submitted 78 days ago • 0 comments

First meeting in the diary for 2025....👇👇👇

submitted 78 days ago • 0 comments

Registration and abstract submission is now open for the #WNT2025 meeting at @ox.ac.uk in Mar 2025 sponsored by @oxfordcancer.bsky.social and @cambridgebio.bsky.social. Join links below and lets showcase the best Wnt research the UK has to offer! www.oxforduniversitystores.co.uk/conferences-...

submitted 78 days ago • 0 comments

The final version is online: journals.biologists.com/dev/article/.... We wish a pleasant read! @wntuk.bsky.social @lsiexeter.bsky.social @dev-journal.bsky.social @devbiol.bsky.social

submitted 80 days ago • 0 comments

The next WntUK meeting will be in Oxford and is now open for registration! Please submit abstract here 👇: www.cancer.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-... @wntuk.bsky.social

submitted 79 days ago • 0 comments

Yes: Wnt7a-positive dendritic cytonemes control synaptogenesis in cortical neurons journals.biologists.com/dev/article/... published in our community journal @dev-journal.bsky.social @biologists.bsky.social @lsiexeter.bsky.social

submitted 86 days ago • 0 comments

Welcome to Bluesky WntUK! Please follow!

submitted 86 days ago • 0 comments

@wntuk.bsky.social is on BlueSky officially!! 👇

submitted 87 days ago • 0 comments

It is encouraging to see that the X-odus does happen - also for large research communities. Welcome, WntUK, to the fantastic world of 🦋!

submitted 87 days ago • 0 comments

Welcome to BlueSky @wntuk.bsky.social. Wnt scientists/fans assemble and give WntUK a follow!

submitted 87 days ago • 0 comments

Please welcome us to BlueSky and give us a follow! We are newly formed UK scientific society with interests in the structural, molecular and cellular mechanisms of Wnt signalling in development and disease. We are represented by all four corners of the UK and cover all aspects of Wnt signalling!

submitted 87 days ago • 0 comments