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Antonia Weberling

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scientist working on early embryogenesis in amniotes, stem cells and conservation postdoctoral research fellow @ All Souls College, University of Oxford #EvoDevo #DevBio German novellist: 1st book "Leopold - Der Junge am See"

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Antonia Weberling @a-weberling.bsky.social · Aug 11

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Preprint Alert
Ever thought that humans & chameleons look alike?
We follow chameleon development from fertilisation to oviposition & uncover the process through which they form an epiblast lumen that exhibits striking similarity to human embryos
#devbio #evodevo

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Antonia Weberling @a-weberling.bsky.social · 13d

Very excited to present my research focussing on the evolutionary differences of epiblast morphogenesis across amniotes next week at the kick-off of @vgzt2021.bsky.social season 7!
A story of 🐁,🧍,🐓 & many 🦎🦎🦎🦎

Virtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks @vgzt2021.bsky.social · 13d

We are excited to announce the first Western VGZT of Season 7! 🎉

🗓️ Thursday, October 2nd
⏰ 9:30 PDT / 12:30 EDT / 16:30 UTC / 17:30 BST / 18:30 CET

Our speakers:

👉 Antonia Weberling (@a-weberling.bsky.social)

👉 Sanjay Narayanaswamy (@sanjay-n.bsky.social)

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Antonia Weberling @a-weberling.bsky.social · 13d

Very excited to be presenting my research at the kick-off of the @vgzt2021.bsky.social season 7!

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Bonnie Kircher @holyanole.bsky.social · 14d

This collaborative project was conducted across the following institutes. @stowersinstitute.bsky.social @mdanderson.bsk.social @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social @cambiochem.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @cam.ac.uk

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Bonnie Kircher @holyanole.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you coauthors @shylonatasha.bsky.social @zgrif26.bsky.social @thomsanger.bsky.social @hollfelderlab.bsky.social @swilliamslabox.bsky.social @aussiebiologist.bsky.social @rrbehringer.bsky.social

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Bonnie Kircher @holyanole.bsky.social · 14d

Through confocal imaging we describe basement membrane deposition in the ovary during folliculogenesis. We can report a double basement membrane deposited on either side of the granulosa cell layer surrounding the follicles.

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Bonnie Kircher @holyanole.bsky.social · 14d

Exploring the sub-cellular architecture of the germinal bed & stage II follicles, we could analyse the granulosa (g) and theca (th) cell layers surrounding stage II follicles. Primordial follicles (pf) start exhibiting enlarged nuclei and cytoplasm!

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Bonnie Kircher @holyanole.bsky.social · 14d

Oogenesis takes place in 10 stages. It starts in the oogonial nest - a mitotic stem cell niche within the germinal bed - which then undergo meiosis to form primordial follicles
We identified oogonia and primordial follicles using section H&E staining paired with confocal DAPI/WGA staining!

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Antonia Weberling @a-weberling.bsky.social · 14d

Thrilled that our preprint on anole oocyte formation is now online @holyanole.bsky.social !
Such a great collaboration merging our expertise in anole reproductive tract morphology and early embryogenesis to understand how egg cells form!

Bonnie Kircher @holyanole.bsky.social · 14d

@a-weberling.bsky.social & I characterize oogenesis from initiation in the germinal bed to ovulatory follicles for the first time in the brown anole, a powerful reptile model for evo-devo & functional genetics!
Full preprint here:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Corrie Moreau @corriemoreau.bsky.social · 19d

UPDATE: The 2025-2026 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

ecoevojobs.net 2025-26

docs.google.com

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Antonia Weberling @a-weberling.bsky.social · Aug 15

Congratulations @juliaeckert.bsky.social! Such a great pipeline that will help many researchers doing analysis of 3D epithelial tissues!

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Antonia Weberling @a-weberling.bsky.social · Aug 11

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Massive Thanks to co-first @shylonatasha.bsky.social & all coauthors @hollfelderlab.bsky.social @swilliamslabox.bsky.social‬ @aussiebiologist.bsky.social
for our collaboration between
@stowersinstitute.bsky.social @oxford_uni ‪@cam.ac.uk‬ @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social‬ @cambiochem.bsky.social

Antonia Weberling @a-weberling.bsky.social · Aug 11

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Lumenogenesis coincides with circular expression of gastrulation marker Brachyury prior to AP-axis formation suggesting a novel role of Brachyury preceding #gastrulation

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Antonia Weberling @a-weberling.bsky.social · Aug 11

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We suggest alternative anterior-posterior #patterning regulation in chameleons with anterior marker genes Cerberus expressed in the middle (arrows) and on the posterior (asterisks) of the embryo but not on the anterior side, while Lefty is completely absent.
#AP-axis

Antonia Weberling @a-weberling.bsky.social · Aug 11

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A purse string mechanism through supra-cellular actin cables closes the epiblast lumen dorsally suggesting a novel form of epiblast lumenogenesis and amniotic cavity formation.

Antonia Weberling @a-weberling.bsky.social · Aug 11

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The #squamate chameleon diverges from what has been reported for #chicken pre-gastrulation morphogenesis
Starting off as flat plate the chameleon hollows and adopts a dome-like shape. Hinge points at the side of the dome result in the formation of amniotic folds.
#devbio #evodevo

Antonia Weberling @a-weberling.bsky.social · Aug 11

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Antonia Weberling @a-weberling.bsky.social · Aug 6

Honouring our friend Dr. Svetlana Jovanic who passed away after battling cancer for almost 3 years.

a passionate researcher
a keen photographer
a generous and loyal friend.

She investigated #zebrafish & #gastruloids using #lightsheet #microscopy.

We will not forget her.

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Peter Fabian @fabianlab.bsky.social · Jul 14

🧬🇬🇧 UK Evo-Devo Starter Pack go.bsky.app/SgRdF9T

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Antonia Weberling @a-weberling.bsky.social · Jul 14

Had a lovely time presenting my new chameleon study at the UK #EvoDevo meeting on Friday!
Great discussions and really interesting talks!

Antonia Weberling @a-weberling.bsky.social · Jun 27

If there is still space, could I please be added?
I'm working on comparative analysis of embryogenesis across the amniote phylum using non-model organisms.

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Antonia Weberling @a-weberling.bsky.social · Jun 21

Congratulations to Svetlana and all coauthors, this is such a cool study!

Antonia Weberling @a-weberling.bsky.social · Jun 20

The preprint of my dear friend Svetlana Jovanic showing that
"cell behaviour during gastrulation is robust to the deficiency of yolk topology & signalling originating from the yolk syncytial layer."
is now online!
Super interesting read! #zebrafish #embroids #DevBio

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Antonia Weberling @a-weberling.bsky.social · Jun 19

Congratulations @aaronhgriffing.bsky.social & team!

such cool data!

really impressive imaging and 3D reconstructions!

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Antonia Weberling @a-weberling.bsky.social · Jun 11

I'm over the moon to announce that my first novel "Leopold - the Boy at the Lake" will be published later this year at Wichern Verlag in Germany.

Just got the cover in - now, it starts to feel real...

Freue mich wahnsinnig, dass mein #Erstling dieses Jahr im Wichern Verlag erscheinen wird!

Antonia Weberling @a-weberling.bsky.social · Jun 8

Thanks so much!