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Michalis Averof @michalis-averof.bsky.social · 5d

Here it is! Postdoctoral position to identify the progenitors sensory organs in the regenerating legs of Parhyale

apply here: www.averof-lab.org/pages/tracman

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Michalis Averof @michalis-averof.bsky.social · Jul 13

We've just been awarded a grant to study the cellular basis of regeneration – to track the progenitors of sensory organs in the context of leg regeneration, in our favourite crustacean tinyurl.com/parhyale, based on live imaging and cell tracking. The project involves some cool collaborations... 1/3

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Josh Currie @joshcurrie.bsky.social · 20d

💥OUR LAB IS HIRING!!💥

We are hiring a research assistant/lab manager to assist with managing our axolotl colony and enabling some kick-ass science! Looking for high levels of organization, collaboration, problem solving and curiosity.

Application link: tinyurl.com/3tpvphpm
#SciJob #JobAlert

One of your future coworkers in the Currie Lab, an adorable axolotl.

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Çağrı Çevrim @cagricevrim.bsky.social · Sep 7

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Çağrı Çevrim @cagricevrim.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Yaaayyy!!!
Bravo @canaztekin.bsky.social !!!

MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · Sep 4

Massive congratulations to @canaztekin.bsky.social for being awarded an ERC Starting Grant @erc.europa.eu ! 🎉 His "Signal to Regeneration" (SigReg) project will explore the potential of limb regeneration in mammals.

Read more and watch Can introduce his project: s.gwdg.de/cLAmJE

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Çağrı Çevrim @cagricevrim.bsky.social · Sep 4

Bravo @aniaczark.bsky.social !!!
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TUD | Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (CRTD) @crtd-tud.bsky.social · Sep 4

🥳 Congratulations to our postdoc, Dr. Anna Czarkwiani @aniaczark.bsky.social, on receiving the ERC Starting Grant @erc.europa.eu!

With €2 million in funding, Anna will explore the biology of gravisensation and uncover insights into related disorders. 🧠

#CMCBnews @tudresden.bsky.social #ERCStG

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Patricia Ramos @apramos.bsky.social · Sep 1

I am thrilled to share the main result of our work at @nordenlab.bsky.social with @liormoneta.bsky.social and @carldmodes.bsky.social . We bridged DevBiology + theoretical physics to understand how the eye becomes round #morphogenesis #devbio #biophysics #zebrafish www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

The Optic cup is actively shape programmed by independently patterned apical forces

During morphogenesis, initially flat tissues often must transition into complex 3D shapes, reminiscent of shape-programmable systems in physics and engineering. One key question in developmental biolo...

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Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social · Sep 1

Scientists discover the secret behind the shrew’s amazing ability to shrink their brains 🧠

The clever trick sheds unwanted weight without compromising too much on cognition.

Find the 5-letter word 👇

Study by @cecibaldoni.bsky.social Dechmann Lab #shrewcrew et al

www.ab.mpg.de/743885/news_...

Rare seasonal brain shrinkage in shrews is driven by water loss, not cell death

Common shrews are one of only a handful of mammals known to flexibly shrink and regrow their brains. This rare seasonal cycle, known as Dehnel’s phenomenon, has puzzled scientists for decades. A study...

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eLife @elife.bsky.social · Aug 25

Scientists present an advanced new technique for live-imaging regenerating limbs, shown here on a sand flea.
buff.ly/WsOrSlR

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International Society for Regenerative Biology @isrbio.bsky.social · Aug 18

We are excited to highlight our Rising Star Awardee, Dr. Can Aztekin @canaztekin.bsky.social whose work highlighting the importance of oxygen in regulating regeneration is inspiring. #Onetowatch

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Çağrı Çevrim @cagricevrim.bsky.social · Aug 11

The final paper from my PhD project is out! Check it out for lots of live recordings of regenerating limbs.

We show how we optimized long-term live imaging of regenerating crustacean limbs, up to 10 days, with high temporal resolution.

#microscopymonday #regeneration #liveimaging

Michalis Averof @michalis-averof.bsky.social · Aug 8

Latest paper elifesciences.org/articles/107... closes an important cycle in our efforts to study regeneration: week-long recordings allow us to observe the behaviour of cells during the entire course of regeneration in a crustacean leg – bright objects in movie are fluorescent nuclei of cells. 1/6

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Denis Wirtz @deniswirtz.bsky.social · Aug 10

My team has updated our free database of POSTDOC fellowships.

This database contains 286 entries. For each entry, we provide a link, short description, deadline, amount, and eligibility criteria.

Download this updated and expanded database here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...

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Ali Maximilian Erturk @erturklab.bsky.social · Jul 30

We developed MouseMapper AI, a deep learning ensemble for the analysis of whole-body systems, including the nervous and immune systems, to map disease/drug perturbations tissue by tissue, organ by organ, at the cellular level in 3D.
biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Çağrı Çevrim @cagricevrim.bsky.social · Jul 27

Idk if this is a very clear example but evolution of coloration in birds: mating success vs predation

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Evolutionary predictors of the specific colors of birds | PNAS

Animal coloration is one of the most conspicuous aspects of human-perceived organismal diversity, yet also one of the least understood. In particul...

www.pnas.org

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Çağrı Çevrim @cagricevrim.bsky.social · Jul 27

Sickle cell vs. Malaria in humans

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Malaria continues to select for sickle cell trait in Central Africa | PNAS

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic disorder that poses a serious health threat in tropical Africa, which the World Health Organization has decl...

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Çağrı Çevrim @cagricevrim.bsky.social · Jul 27

Here’s the metabolism vs regenerative ability.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Evidence for hormonal control of heart regenerative capacity during endothermy acquisition

Increasing thyroid hormone levels during the evolution and development of endothermy may limit heart regenerative potential.

www.science.org

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Çağrı Çevrim @cagricevrim.bsky.social · Jul 25

Excellent!
Many congratulations…

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International Society for Regenerative Biology @isrbio.bsky.social · Jul 22

The ISRB Career Catalyst Mentorship Bootcamp is coming soon in August Calling all prospective mentees.

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bioRxivpreprint @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · Jul 7

An organoid model of the menstrual cycle reveals the role of the luminal epithelium in regeneration of the human endometrium https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.03.663000v1

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Michalis Averof @michalis-averof.bsky.social · Jul 13

We'll be looking for a postdoc to bring these approaches together, funded for 3+ years. If you are interested please get in touch; if you know someone who might be interested please share this message. 3/3

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Filipa Simões @simoesfilipa.bsky.social · Jul 7

🧪 Job alert 🔊 we are hiring a Research Assistant - join the Simões Group at DPAG-IDRM @ox.ac.uk supporting #cardiovascular development and regeneration research, working with #zebrafish and #human stem cell systems: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... @oxforddpag.bsky.social @idrm.ox.ac.uk (1/4)

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Çağrı Çevrim @cagricevrim.bsky.social · Jul 1

Just two weeks left to apply for the 2025 ISRB Career Catalyst Mentorship Program!

Please help us spread the word 🧪

International Society for Regenerative Biology @isrbio.bsky.social · Jul 1

Last two weeks to sign up for the Career Catalyst Mentorship Programme. Opportunities for 1:1 Mentoring. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Çağrı Çevrim @cagricevrim.bsky.social · Jul 1

Just two weeks left to apply for the 2025 ISRB Career Catalyst Mentorship Program!

Please help us spread the word 🧪

International Society for Regenerative Biology @isrbio.bsky.social · Jul 1

Last two weeks to sign up for the Career Catalyst Mentorship Programme. Opportunities for 1:1 Mentoring. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Çağrı Çevrim @cagricevrim.bsky.social · Jun 27

Wow, wonderful!
Congragulations!

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Çağrı Çevrim @cagricevrim.bsky.social · Jun 25

Very nice work!
I did some ATACseq on Parhyale years ago during my PhD (fresh embryos and adult limbs), it's unpublished though.

Çağrı Çevrim @cagricevrim.bsky.social · Jun 19

Brilliant work!

Extra kudos for the live recordings 🤩

Esteban Hoijman @estebanhoijman.bsky.social · Jun 18

How innate immunity starts? Early embryos eliminate bacterial infections by epithelial phagocytosis, a conserved process from zebrafish to human embryos. Check our story:
www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...

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