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Parthive Patel @gutstresslab.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you for hosting me! It was a lovely visit.

Development, Regeneration and Neurophysiology @drn-sheffield.bsky.social · 8d

Today’s speaker in our DRN external seminar series is Dr Parthive Patel @gutstresslab.bsky.social (University of Bristol)

Sponsored by the Physiological Society @physoc.bsky.social

Host: Kyra Campbell
@kyracampbelllab.bsky.social

All welcome!

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Development, Regeneration and Neurophysiology @drn-sheffield.bsky.social · 8d

Today’s speaker in our DRN external seminar series is Dr Parthive Patel @gutstresslab.bsky.social (University of Bristol)

Sponsored by the Physiological Society @physoc.bsky.social

Host: Kyra Campbell
@kyracampbelllab.bsky.social

All welcome!

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Development, Regeneration and Neurophysiology @drn-sheffield.bsky.social · 19d

Several DRN members (present and past) attended and presented work at the recent #UKZF2025 #zebrafish meeting in Exmouth and Exeter.

Many thanks to the organisers Steffen @scholpplab.bsky.social, Carol @yhcarolyang.bsky.social, Soojin, Greg and Nik for a great meeting!

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Development, Regeneration and Neurophysiology @drn-sheffield.bsky.social · 21d

Congratulations to DRN PhD students Corinna Snashall, Sude Uyulgan @sudeuyulgan.bsky.social, James Birch, Thomas Cozens and Jason Morgan, who gave excellent talks in the School of Biosciences 3rd year symposium this week

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Development, Regeneration and Neurophysiology @drn-sheffield.bsky.social · 21d

Ceriani et al. (2025). A machine-learning-based approach to predict early hallmarks of progressive hearing loss. Hearing Research 464, 109328.

doi.org/10.1016/j.he...

@hearingshef.bsky.social

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Development, Regeneration and Neurophysiology @drn-sheffield.bsky.social · 21d

Greenin-Whitehead et al., (2025). Ectopic sodium channel expression decreases excitability of Drosophila Kenyon cells. The Journal of Physiology.

doi.org/10.1113/JP28...

@andrewclin.bsky.social

Ectopic sodium channel expression decreases excitability of Drosophila Kenyon cells

Abstract figure legend: We tested the effects of expressing the bacterial voltage-gated sodium channel NaChBac in the Kenyon cells of the Drosophila memory centre, the mushroom body. NaChBac expressi...

doi.org

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Development, Regeneration and Neurophysiology @drn-sheffield.bsky.social · 21d

Peloggia, Cheung, et al. (2025). Paired and solitary ionocytes in the zebrafish olfactory epithelium. Chemical Senses 50, bjaf031.

doi.org/10.1093/chem...

@jupeloggia.bsky.social

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Development, Regeneration and Neurophysiology @drn-sheffield.bsky.social · 21d

Meza-Escobar, O. (2025). Embedding ESD Principles into Anatomy Teaching. Good Practice Highlights, University of Sheffield.

sites.google.com/sheffield.ac...

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Development, Regeneration and Neurophysiology @drn-sheffield.bsky.social · 21d

Wong, Zhang et al. (2025). NANOG is repurposed after implantation to repress Sox2 and begin pluripotency extinction. EMBO J.

doi: 10.1038/s44318-025-00527-9

@tsakiridis.bsky.social

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Development, Regeneration and Neurophysiology @drn-sheffield.bsky.social · 21d

Ramirez Moreno et al. (2025). E-cadherin endocytosis promotes non-canonical EGFR:STAT signalling to induce cell death and inhibit heterochromatinisation. PLoS Genet. 2025 Jul 21;21(7):e1011781

doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1011781

@nataliabulgakova.bsky.social

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Development, Regeneration and Neurophysiology @drn-sheffield.bsky.social · 21d

Recent publications from DRN members, Aug–Sept 2025

#Heterochromatin, #Drosophila #olfaction, #pluripotency extinction, #anatomy #education, #zebrafish olfactory #ionocytes, #hearing loss, #machine #learning and more!

See thread for details ⬇️

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HaDi MaBouDi @maboudi.bsky.social · Sep 2

Excited to welcome everyone to the ASAB Interdisciplinary Workshop: Nature of Intelligence

The two-day agenda is packed with inspiring talks, discussions, and a panel exploring the frontiers of natural and artificial intelligence.

@asab.org @drn-sheffield.bsky.social #AI #cognition #neuroscience

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Ilan davis @ilandavis.bsky.social · Aug 17

Dear friends and scientific colleagues,
(especially those of you who knew David Ish-Horowicz).

Feel free to share the attached PDF widely (all the speakers are happy for the talks to be shared).

Many thanks
Best regards
Ilan

www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

David Ish-Horowicz memorial symposium, Francis Crick Institute, London, 23 June 2025. - YouTube

A public symposium organised by friends, scientific colleages and David's wife Ros Diamond to cellebrate David Ish-Horowiccz's, FRS, scientific achievements,...

www.youtube.com

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HaDi MaBouDi @maboudi.bsky.social · Jul 18

Call for Abstracts Extended! 🌟
Join us this September in Sheffield for 'Nature of Intelligence: Bridging Animal & Artificial Intelligence', an ASAB Interdisciplinary Workshop.

@asab.org @sheffielduni.bsky.social
#ArtificialIntelligence #AnimalCognition #Neuroscience I #AcademicWorkshop #ASAB

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Development, Regeneration and Neurophysiology @drn-sheffield.bsky.social · Jul 16

Today’s speaker in our DRN external seminar series is Dr Derek Boyd from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, talking on the biological, environmental, and social factors that shaped respiratory health in English cities during the Industrial Revolution

Host: Samantha Purchase

All welcome!

Development, Regeneration and Neurophysiology @drn-sheffield.bsky.social · Jul 15

Today’s speaker in our DRN external seminar series is Dr Giselle Wiggin from Nxera Pharma, Cambridge, talking on the application of structure-based drug design to GPCR drug discovery.

Host: Tanya Whitfield

All welcome!

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Development, Regeneration and Neurophysiology @drn-sheffield.bsky.social · Jun 25

Today’s speaker in our DRN external seminar series is Dr Sissy Wamaitha from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Sponsored by the Physiological Society @physoc.bsky.social

Host: Stan Strawbridge
@stanleystrawbridge.bsky.social

All welcome!

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Development, Regeneration and Neurophysiology @drn-sheffield.bsky.social · Jun 12

Join researchers from the University of Sheffield’s Neuroscience Institute on 14 and 15 June at the Sheffield Winter Garden for NeuroFest, an interactive showcase of neuroscience research

Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 June 2025, 11am-4pm

Sheffield Winter Garden, 90 Surrey Street, Sheffield S1 2LH

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Giulia Paci @giuliapaci.bsky.social · Jun 12

Thanks a lot for hosting me @helenkmatthews.bsky.social, I had a great time !

Development, Regeneration and Neurophysiology @drn-sheffield.bsky.social · Jun 11

Today’s speaker in our DRN external seminar series (joint with MCB @mcb-sheffield.bsky.social) is Dr Giulia Paci @giuliapaci.bsky.social from UCL
@ucl.ac.uk

Giulia is a biophysicist interested in mechanics and developmental patterning.

Host: Helen Matthews
@helenkmatthews.bsky.social
All welcome!

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Development, Regeneration and Neurophysiology @drn-sheffield.bsky.social · Jun 11

Today’s speaker in our DRN external seminar series (joint with MCB @mcb-sheffield.bsky.social) is Dr Giulia Paci @giuliapaci.bsky.social from UCL
@ucl.ac.uk

Giulia is a biophysicist interested in mechanics and developmental patterning.

Host: Helen Matthews
@helenkmatthews.bsky.social
All welcome!

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Stanley E. Strawbridge @stanleystrawbridge.bsky.social · Jun 4

1/10🧵 New preprint! 🚀
We built a resource of 20 clonal human naïve pluripotent stem cell lines from 10 blastocysts. Explore embryo-to-embryo and clone-to-clone variation in one place.
👉doi.org/10.1101/2025.06.02.657331

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Development, Regeneration and Neurophysiology @drn-sheffield.bsky.social · May 28

Today’s speaker in our DRN external seminar series is Dr Thorsten Boroviak (PDN, University of Cambridge) @pdncambridge.bsky.social , who will talk on early embryonic development in primates.

Host: Anestis Tsakiridis @tsakiridis.bsky.social

All welcome!

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Development, Regeneration and Neurophysiology @drn-sheffield.bsky.social · May 23

Now out! Chapters in a CTDB issue ‘Development of the Senses’, eds. G. Richardson and D. Wu:

Ceriani F et al. (2025) – Maturation of the mammalian auditory pathway
doi.org/10.1016/bs.c...

Whitfield TT (2025) – Development of semicircular canals and otoliths
authors.elsevier.com/a/1l8PbFzn7W...

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mcb-sheffield.bsky.social @mcb-sheffield.bsky.social · May 22

Second year PGR symposium with @drn-sheffield.bsky.social!
Exciting day full of science 🧬

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Development, Regeneration and Neurophysiology @drn-sheffield.bsky.social · May 21

Congratulations to Dr Claire Turner @molmicrosheffield.bsky.social and DRN's Professor Ivana Barbaric on their excellent talks in the University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social School of Biosciences Inaugural Lecture series today.

www.sheffield.ac.uk/biosciences/...

www.thebarbariclab.com

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