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Kristina Stapornwongkul
@kstapornwongkul.bsky.social
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Incoming group leader at IMBA Vienna | Excited about #devbio #synbio #stemcells #patterning #morphogenesis #metabolicsignalling #energetics | Investigating how metabolism shapes development https://www.oeaw.ac.at/imba/groups/kristina-stapornwongkul
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Kristina Stapornwongkul @kstapornwongkul.bsky.social · Mar 5
Amidst these troubling times, I have some positive personal news to share: I will be joining @imbavienna.bsky.social as a new group leader this fall! 🎉 I am excited for fun projects, surprising discoveries, and great discussions within the fantastic science community @vbcscitraining.bsky.social
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Institute of Molecular Biotechnology @imbavienna.bsky.social · Mar 5
Kristina Stapornwongkul is joining IMBA! The Stapornwongkul lab will study how the nutritional environment and metabolic processes influence embryonic development—an emerging research area with broad implications for both fundamental biology and biomedical applications. Welcome, Kristina!
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Ceri Weber @ceriweber.bsky.social · 21h
Vertebral skeletal diversity in mammals is remarkable. How do the differences between vertebral size and shape develop and evolve? See how we tackled this question in our paper published in @natcomms.nature.com today!
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Miki Ebisuya @ebisuyamiki.bsky.social · 3d
New preprint from the lab! We discovered a transient fluidization in the basal region of human forebrains by tracking microdroplets in cerebral organoids.This “basal fluidization”, absent in gorilla and mouse, may contribute to greater surface expansion in human forebrains
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Kongju Zhu @kongjuzhu.bsky.social · 1d
Fantastic work from Xi and Qi-long! Chicken ES cells will take classic chicken embryology to a new level.
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Nature Biotechnology @natbiotech.nature.com · 1d
A method to produce embryonic stem cells for a range of bird species opens up opportunities in agriculture, developmental biology and species conservation #NBTNV go.nature.com/4ntGnih
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Embryonic stem cells across bird species - Nature Biotechnology
A method to produce embryonic stem cells for a range of bird species opens up opportunities in agriculture, developmental biology and species conservation.
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Naomi Moris @nmoris.bsky.social · 1d
The Crick is looking for new junior group leaders! Any postdocs or early career researchers wanting to be our colleagues should apply 👍
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The Francis Crick Institute @crick.ac.uk · 2d
We're now recruiting early career group leaders at the Crick to lead ambitious research programmes and explore bold scientific questions.

Hear our Director, Edith Heard, explain why the Crick is a unique place for curiosity-driven research.

Apply now ➡️ www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
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Levayer Lab @levayerr.bsky.social · 2d
Happy to share the last version of our story @currentbiology.bsky.social on the role of interfacial tension in mechanical cell competition led by @leovalon.bsky.social and Alexis Matamoro Vidal
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Wilhelm Palm @wilhelmpalm.bsky.social · 1d
Just out in @science.org: Together with the lab of @johanneszuber.bsky.social, we used sequential in-vitro/in-vivo screens to decipher metabolic adaptations in tumors. We find that acidosis is a dominant factor that shapes energy metabolism and stress resilience. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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IMP @impvienna.bsky.social · 1d
🧪 How does cancer turn sour into power?

Cancer cells thrive in hostile, acidic environments.
A team led by Johannes Zuber (IMP) & Wilhelm Palm (DKFZ) shows that acidosis acts as a master switch, rewiring tumour metabolism and boosting resilience.

➡️ www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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James Briscoe @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social · 4d
Very sad news, John Gurdon has died.

A developmental biologist's developmental biologist, Nobel prize winner

His work is the foundation of much of today's dev & stem cell bio.

An inspiration to many, including me. Always asking questions & wanting the answers

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Professor Sir John Gurdon FRS (1933-2025) | Magdalene College
Magdalene College is deeply saddened to announce the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon FRS, who served as Master of the College from 1995 to 2002.
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Thibaut Brunet @thibautbrunet.bsky.social · 6d
Latest from ours: www.cell.com/cell-reports...

This is two stories in one: a case study/cautionary tale on developing genetic tools in new organisms, and the first hint at a gene regulatory network for choanoflagellate multicellular development (which turn out to involve a Hippo/YAP/ECM loop!) A 🧵
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Julius Brennecke @juliusbrennecke.bsky.social · 6d
The Vienna BioCenter PhD Program application deadline is approaching: October 10!

Join one of Europe’s premier life science campuses, home to cutting-edge research across all areas of biology.
Apply and start your scientific journey in Vienna!

training.vbc.ac.at/phd-program/

#PhD #LifeSciences
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Nature Cell Biology @natcellbio.nature.com · 7d
💫NEW: @telemanlab.bsky.social & co demonstrate that #AMPK can be activated by signaling metabolite, #adenosine, under non-stress conditions during #Drosophila development. The intestine regulates adenosine levels, thus, remotely controlling wing disc AMPK activation and growth.
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Remote control of AMPK via extracellular adenosine controls tissue growth - Nature Cell Biology
Zhang et al. demonstrate that AMPK can be activated by signalling metabolite, adenosine, under non-stress conditions during Drosophila development. The intestine regulates adenosine levels, thus, remotely controlling wing disc AMPK activation and growth.
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MwahahahahahadScientist @mads100tist.bsky.social · 11d
With perspectives from my esteemed colleagues @ethanewe.bsky.social @maxfarnworth.bsky.social @anzymiller.bsky.social @marliesoomen.bsky.social @giuliapaci.bsky.social @sonyawiden.bsky.social and Toshimichi Yamada 🧪RNAs of all kinds, junk, jumping, and fluctuating genes, cells&tissues with opinions!
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MwahahahahahadScientist @mads100tist.bsky.social · 11d
It's online! In this series of perspectives @dev-journal.bsky.social, yours truly talks about the exciting open questions and many things to do in the field of dev bio and neuroscience #DevBio🧪 #PIsOfTomorrow journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
Pathway to Independence: a forecast for the future of developmental biology
ABSTRACT. In 2022, Development launched its Pathway to Independence (PI) programme, aimed at supporting postdocs as they transition to their first independent position. In 2025, we welcome our third c...
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Jacob (Yaqub) Hanna - يعقوب حنا @jacob-hanna.bsky.social · 13d
EEE meeting is BACK! Early Embryogenesis & Epigenetics conference in Berlin 02/2026.
Checkout great program and over 12 slots for (not so) short talks for submitted abstracts!. Early registration now open -
w.molgen.mpg.de/embryo2026
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Edouard Hannezo @ehannezo.bsky.social · Dec 17
Happy to share the latest work from Preeti Sahu, with Adriana Sanchez-Danes on the biomechanics of cell fate choices during tumor initiation! We implement/test a 3D vertex model with proliferation and fate choices for multilayered tissues! See 🧵 below (1/n) bit.ly/3ZXxJzk
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Christa Buecker @chribue.bsky.social · 13d
Amazing group of speakers.
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Jacob (Yaqub) Hanna - يعقوب حنا @jacob-hanna.bsky.social · 13d
EEE meeting is BACK! Early Embryogenesis & Epigenetics conference in Berlin 02/2026.
Checkout great program and over 12 slots for (not so) short talks for submitted abstracts!. Early registration now open -
w.molgen.mpg.de/embryo2026
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David Brückner @davidbrueckner.bsky.social · 14d
How do cells navigate up gradients of adhesive proteins?
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Termed "Haptotaxis", this effect is ubiquitous in cell migration, but it's mechanism was poorly understood

We show that passive friction directs cells & explains complex trajectories on gradients

👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Ulrich Hohmann @hohmannulrich.bsky.social · 18d
How are RNAs sorted for export vs. degradation in the nucleus? In collaboration with @heick.bsky.social’s lab we (@clemensplaschka.bsky.social and @juliusbrennecke.bsky.social labs) discovered a direct mechanistic link between the export and decay machineries: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... (1/x)
Molecular basis of polyadenylated RNA fate determination in the nucleus
Eukaryotic genomes generate a plethora of polyadenylated (pA+) RNAs[1][1],[2][2], that are packaged into ribonucleoprotein particles (RNPs). To ensure faithful gene expression, functional pA+ RNPs, in...
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EMBL @embl.org · 19d
EMBL scientists found metabolism controls embryonic development tempo through signalling in a way separate from its established metabolic function.

More research related to this signalling could illuminate how it guides cell fate, developmental timing -- even disease.

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When metabolism provides more than fuel | EMBL
A new study observed the key signalling role that metabolism plays in controlling the tempo of development.
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Bianca Dumitrascu @bimidu.bsky.social · 18d
An exciting collaboration with a wonderful team! Check out Kuba's tutorial!
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kuba sędziński @kuba-sedzinski.bsky.social · 19d
🧵1/14 Preprint thread! Can we predict a cell’s fate based on its dynamics? 🔮 Our new study unveils a framework for watching development unfold in real-time, revealing how a cell's shape and movement encode info about its future fate. 🔬📄 Preprint: tinyurl.com/4shf8v4x
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Alessandro Bertero @berterolab.bsky.social · 21d
💸 Stem cell culture that’s ~95% cheaper and weekend-free: a win-win for PIs and trainees!
Our revised manuscript is online at ORE: open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/4-1...

Benchmarked across cell lines & differentiation protocols, including scRNA-seq — with lessons for #cultivatedmeat too!
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Julius Brennecke @juliusbrennecke.bsky.social · 24d
PIWI clade Argonautes are essential for transposon silencing. Without them, animals are sterile due to massive transposon activity.

But how does piRNA-guided target interaction translate into silencing?

PhD student Júlia Portell Montserrat has an intriguing answer

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Ryan Savill @cryaaa.bsky.social · 29d
(1/14) I’m happy and proud to introduce: SpinePy – a framework to detect the "spine" of gastruloids and measure biological and physical signals in a local dynamic 3D coordinate system. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Thibaut Brunet @thibautbrunet.bsky.social · Sep 9
New short paper from our lab @currentbiology.bsky.social, in which we discover of a new mode of cell motility for choanoflagellates: flagellar gliding. www.cell.com/current-biol... - A 🧵
Flagellar gliding in choanoflagellates
Freire-Delgado and Brunet discover a new mode of cell motility in choanoflagellates, the closest relatives of animals. Under mild confinement, choanoflagellate move over surfaces without cell deformat...
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Christa Buecker @chribue.bsky.social · Sep 10
Just one more week left to get an application in! Starting my lab at the Perutz and the @viennabiocenter.bsky.social has been a fantastic opportunity that shaped me as a scientist!
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Max Perutz Labs Vienna @maxperutzlabs.ac.at · Jul 23
📢 Open Call! The Max Perutz Labs invite applications for a Tenure-Track Professorship in Mechanistic Cell and Developmental Biology. More details ➡️ tinyurl.com/3fbkp89c
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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · Sep 8
✨Drosophila melanogaster 🪰The fly that changed science 🔬Drosophila has been a cornerstone for understanding genetic control of development, axis patterning, and organogenesis 🧪 GIF from Bruno Vellutini #ModelMonday #DevBio
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