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SEBD @sebioldev.bsky.social · 1d

The importance of model organisms for research and training www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Reaffirming the value of model organisms in training scientific minds - Nature Cell Biology

As biomedical research prioritizes human models and translational promise, classic model organisms are increasingly dismissed. Here we argue that they have a lasting value, both in enabling discovery and in cultivating scientific thinking, by training researchers in systems reasoning, integrative thinking and independent inquiry.

www.nature.com

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SEBD @sebioldev.bsky.social · 1d

John Gurdon at the first Congress of the @sebioldev.bsky.social held in Bilbao in 1996 #SEBD

The International Journal of Developmental Biology (IJDB) @ijdb.bsky.social · 3d

The research of John Gurdon revolutionized the field of Developmental Biology and was anything but a "total waste of time": ijdb.ehu.eus/article/pdf/.... In the photo Sir Gurdon at the first Congress of the @sebioldev.bsky.social held in Bilbao in 1996 and his message in the guest book.

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SEBD @sebioldev.bsky.social · 4d

All #SEBD members will get the discounted rate! It is a true joint meeting!

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Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo @cabd-upo-csic.bsky.social · 4d

@drosospain.bsky.social @sebioldev.bsky.social give it a try!

Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 4d

Are you advancing #Drosophila neurogenetics? 🧠🪰

Nominations are open for the Hugo Bellen & Catherine Tasnier Drosophila Neurogenetics Lecture—$5,000 + present at #Dros26! 2025 recipient Qili Liu shared groundbreaking work on protein-specific appetite. Who’s next?

Apply by Nov 6: buff.ly/kTdkONE

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Cristina Pujades @cristinapujades.bsky.social · 5d

We are hiring ! Interested in understanding how neuronal cell diversity arises? Come and join us @upf.edu for a #PhD #FPI fellowship

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SEBD @sebioldev.bsky.social · 5d

Hecho!

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SEBD @sebioldev.bsky.social · 5d

Done! Have you thought of becoming a #SEBD member?

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SEBD @sebioldev.bsky.social · 5d

The meeting counts with excellent invited and keynote speakers of all societies. From #SEBD will we listen to @farinaslab.bsky.social @isabelalmudi.bsky.social @radaiglesiaslab.bsky.social @trayon.bsky.social and Jerome Solon!

SEBD @sebioldev.bsky.social · 5d

We are very pleased to announce our joint meeting with the German @gfeev.bsky.social and the Dutch Developmental Biology Societies, which will take place in Potsdam from the 10-13th of March 2026. Registration is now open! www.uni-potsdam.de/en/gfe-meeti...

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Ozren Bogdanovic @obog.bsky.social · 5d

We’re looking for a Research Assistant / Lab Manager to join the 🧬 Developmental Epigenomics lab at the Andalusian Centre for Developmental Biology (CABD, Seville 🇪🇸)!
🐟 Work with zebrafish, CRISPR–Cas9, and genomics technologies
💫 3-year fully funded position
Details 👉 www.bogdanoviclab.org

Bogdanovic Lab

www.bogdanoviclab.org

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SEBD @sebioldev.bsky.social · 9d

#SEBD board member @isabelalmudi.bsky.social and #SEBD member Nacho Maeso, presented their results at the “IV molecular biosystems conference: eukaryotic gene regulation & functional genomics" a Puerto Varas, Chile

Isabel Almudi @isabelalmudi.bsky.social · 9d

Really happy and thankful to @molbiosystems.bsky.social organization for inviting me to present our work in such special and stimulating environment. Lots of great science in Puerto Varas, Chile
@geneticsub.bsky.social
@sesbe-org.bsky.social
@sebioldev.bsky.social
#molbiosys2025

Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat @irbio-ub.bsky.social · 11d

#IRBioalMón
@isabelalmudi.bsky.social i #NachoMaeso
presenten la seva recerca al "IV molecular biosystems conference: eukaryotic gene regulation & functional genomics" a Puerto Varas, Chile

molbiosystems.com

SEBD @sebioldev.bsky.social · 12d

Muchas felicidades al CBM @cbm-csic-uam.bsky.social que durante estos días celebra su cincuentenario descodificando la vida. Madrid acoge un simposio con Nobel y líderes mundiales de la biología molecular www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bzJ...

Cincuentenario del Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa - Decoding life

YouTube video by Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa

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SEBD @sebioldev.bsky.social · 12d

Hoy @bpernaute.bsky.social ha participado en la Jornada de Sociedades #COSCE con el tema Dilemas Éticos en Ciencia y Tecnología como representante de la #SEBD y ha dado una conferencia sobre "Generación y uso de modelos de embrión humano in vitro a partir de células madre” a propuesta de la #SEBD

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SEBD @sebioldev.bsky.social · 12d

📣 Workshop on Gene Network Evolution co-organised by #SEBD member James Hombría and with the participation of many #SEBD members as speakers! 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 13d

Calling early-career developmental biologists!

Apply for a funded place at our #Workshop, Novelty, Co-option and Divergence During Gene Network Evolution.

Application deadline: 5 December

www.biologists.com/workshops/ju...

#DevBio #BiologistsWorkshops #Collaboration #Networking

Workshop: Novelty, Co-option and Divergence During Gene Network Evolution. Organisers: James Hombría and Antónia Monteiro. 14-17 June 2026, Buxted Park, East Sussex, UK. Early-career researchers apply for funded places.

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SEBD @sebioldev.bsky.social · 12d

#SEBD #joboffers

Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo @cabd-upo-csic.bsky.social · 22d

Great #JobOffer to join the #CABD in an exciting and growing line of research!!!

Share🔁 or apply📤

@sebioldev.bsky.social

Rafael D. Acemel @rdacemel.bsky.social · 23d

Excited to post my first #JobOffer! I am looking for a research technician to help me build new projects from the grounds up at @cabd-upo-csic.bsky.social
We will use medaka to study how organs can be reprogrammed!
Details on how to apply below 👇
#JobOffer #ScienceJobs #EvoDevo #GeneRegulation

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Developmental Biology @devbiol.bsky.social · 12d

Full Paper Link: tinyurl.com/56u55wxs

Guiding students to think critically about reproductive development and public conversations on sex and gender

Developmental Biology is intricately connected to current issues of societal and political importance. Bringing these connections into the classroom m…

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Joaquina Delas @joadelas.bsky.social · 25d

Very excited to be on my way to the National Genetics Course in Madrid @segenetica.bsky.social

It is always very special to go back to Spain for scientific reasons. It would be hard to convince uni student Joaquina of what would come.

Impressive (aka intimidating 😂) line up

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Marco MILAN LAB @milanlab.bsky.social · Sep 4

EMBO meeting on "Molecular and Developmental Biology of Drosophila" 21 – 27 June 2026
Registration is now open!
Deadline next November 3rd!
meetings.embo.org/event/26-dro...

Molecular and Developmental Biology of Drosophila

The principal theme of the EMBO Workshop is the Molecular and Developmental Biology of Drosophila. Supported by EMBO over four decades, this will be the 24th biennial “Crete meeting”. With the a…

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Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo @cabd-upo-csic.bsky.social · Sep 2

Vente al #CABD con las becas de posdoctorado Junior Leader de la Fundación ”la Caixa” y tu proyecto de investigación

🗓️ hasta el 25 de septiembre de 2025.

🔗 fundacionlacaixa.org/es/becas-pos...

#BecariosFundlaCaixa / #BecariasFundlaCaixa

@sebioldev.bsky.social @segenetica.bsky.social

Becas de posdoctorado Junior Leader

Conoce las becas de posdoctorado Junior Leader de la Fundación ”la Caixa” para estudiantes que realicen su investigación posdoctoral en España o Portugal.

fundacionlacaixa.org

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M. Brent Hawkins @homeobox.bsky.social · Jul 7

We take for granted that our hands have two sides and can articulate in an endless number of ways. But what about a fish’s fin? Can a fish know something “like the back of its fin,” or have its future told with a fin palm reading? Check out this bluetorial to find out 👇🧪🧬🐟 doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Schematics depicting the dorsal and ventral sides of fins and limbs

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Fany M. Real @fany-real.bsky.social · Jul 17

Thrilled to see our revised preprint now published in Nature Ecology & Evolution!
If you’re curious about how to build a bat wing by re-using existing gene programs, check out the link or the tutorial below. Big congratulations to all co-authors!! Thanks to reviewers!

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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SEBD @sebioldev.bsky.social · Aug 28

📣 Eres socio de la #SEBD y tienes resultados para publicar? Mira @ijdb.bsky.social como opción para tu trabajo! Si eres socio #SEBD puedes publicar gratis ijdb.ehu.eus

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Joaquina Delas @joadelas.bsky.social · Aug 21

Read more about @sermenchero.bsky.social 's work in this PNAS Journal Club. #opossums!

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · Aug 21

In #opossums and other #marsupials, #GeneExpression follows familiar rules, but at an unusual pace. In PNAS Journal Club: www.pnas.org/post/journal...

#DevelopmentalBiology #evolution #embryo #transcriptome

The arms and heads of opossums (pictured here one day before birth ) and other marsupials develop faster than their legs and back bodies.
Image credit: Sergio Menchero Fernandez/ Francis Crick Institute, London.

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SEBD @sebioldev.bsky.social · Aug 16

Dev bio en El País 🔥🔥

El trabajo del laboratorio de Ojosnegros muestra embriones de humano y ratón implantándose en matrices artificiales. Un paso más en el estudio de la primera interacción materno-fetal.

Enhorabuena a todos los autores @ibecbarcelona.eu!!!

elpais.com/ciencia/2025...

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gserranonajera.bsky.social @gserranonajera.bsky.social · Aug 7

Hi bsky!

Do embryonic tissues have backup plans🔀? Gastruloids (model of body elongation) can build an axis through different cellular mechanisms when on adherent substrates instead of free floating. A case of developmental plasticity!

w/ A. Delahaye & ‪@bensteventon.bsky.social‬

shorturl.at/v01DO

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