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FOR5547 Primary cilia dynamics @for5547.bsky.social · Aug 21

Great teamwork by the @wachtenlab.bsky.social @masslab.bsky.social and the May-Simera lab in our #FOR5547! Congratulations to the whole team!

WachtenLab @wachtenlab.bsky.social · Aug 21

🚨 New in The EMBO Journal!
Loss of BBS8 disrupts ciliary Hedgehog signaling, switching adipocyte precursors into fibrogenic cells—remodeling adipose tissue before obesity begins.
🔬 #BBS #cilia @for5547.bsky.social @sfb1454.bsky.social @batenergy.bsky.social
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BBS8-dependent ciliary Hedgehog signaling governs cell fate in the white adipose tissue | The EMBO Journal

imageimageDisruption of ciliogenesis in Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) leads to obesity and disrupted adipogenesis. This study reveals that ciliary dysfunction in a mouse model of BBS induces a a cell fa...

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WachtenLab @wachtenlab.bsky.social · Jun 30

💡 Paper alert! We developed DEL-VPR, a potent blue-light photoswitch inducing gene expression in mammalian cells.
From basic research to antibody production, this tool offers precise & strong gene control. Teamwork with #Ningaloo
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#SyntheticBiology #Optogenetics

Potent optogenetic regulation of gene expression in mammalian cells for bioproduction and basic research

Abstract. Precise temporal and spatial control of gene expression greatly benefits the study of specific cellular circuits and activities. Compared to chem

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FOR5547 Primary cilia dynamics @for5547.bsky.social · Jun 19

Congratulations to our PIs @masslab.bsky.social and @wachtenlab.bsky.social - great story in @nature.com Children born to obese mothers are at higher risk of metabolic disease—even with a healthy diet.

Mass Lab @masslab.bsky.social · Jun 18

We are SO EXCITED to share our story @nature.com:
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Maternal obesity reprograms fetal liver macrophages, triggering adult fatty liver disease in the offspring.
This study uncovers how Kupffer cells act as intergenerational messengers in metabolic disease.
👉 Read here: rdcu.be/erD3b

Kupffer cell programming by maternal obesity triggers fatty liver disease

Nature - In a mouse model, maternal obesity during pregnancy can lead to fatty liver disease in the offspring, driven by aberrant developmental programming of Kuppfer cells.

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FOR5547 Primary cilia dynamics @for5547.bsky.social · Jun 3

🎓 The UK Cilia Network Summer Meeting is almost here!
Our FOR students will be there — and giving talks! 🗣️
Watch out for exciting science, fresh perspectives, and future leaders in cilia research.
#Cilia2025 #UKCiliaNetwork #cilia

UK Cilia and Centrosome Network @ukcilianetwork.bsky.social · May 31

📢📢📢 Klaxon call for all cilia enthusiasts 📢 📢📢! Registrations still open + free. There are still spots for a few posters. Come along its London calling. Also this year we will have a special cilia imaging session organised by Kirsty Wan @micromotility.bsky.social

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Dr. Peter Walentek (Walentek Lab) @walenteklab.bsky.social · May 27

We are hiring #postdocs and #phd students in the areas of #devbio #cellbio #Bioinformatics #mathematics #modeling.

This is the full add with details:
euraxess.de/jobs/346670

This our lab homepage:
www.uniklinik-freiburg.de/walentek-en....

Multiple Postdoc and PhD positions in developmental biology, genetics, bioinformatics and mathematical modeling - Walentek Lab - Freiburg, Germany

University Freiburg Medical Center is a leading institution in biomedical research in the heart of Europe with close associations to other institutions and centers in the tri-national Eucor area (Germ...

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FOR5547 Primary cilia dynamics @for5547.bsky.social · May 25

Fantastic discussions and interactions at the Bardet-Biedl Syndrome Patient Days 2024 — huge thanks to Helen for organizing such a meaningful event! #cilia #BBS @wachtenlab.bsky.social

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FOR5547 Primary cilia dynamics @for5547.bsky.social · May 23

Congratulations to the whole team and our PIs involved 🎉 @masslab.bsky.social @wachtenlab.bsky.social
Awesome news about #ImmunoSensation3 getting @dfg.de funding!

Cluster of Excellence ImmunoSensation @immunosens.bsky.social · May 22

Hurray! ImmunoSensation will go on! 🥳
The @dfg.de just announced that ImmunoSensation3, focussing on Immune Diversity will be funded!
Let us #celebrate 7 more years of #immunology in #Bonn 🎉

www.immunosensation.de/news/immunos...

Excellence Strategy Funds Bonn Cluster for Immune Research

The Bonn Cluster of Excellence ImmunoSensation will be funded for a further seven years as part of the Excellence Strategy of the German federal and state…

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FOR5547 Primary cilia dynamics @for5547.bsky.social · May 14

Grateful to be part of such a fantastic consortium! Huge thanks to our amazing coordinator Christina and to Silke for organizing an inspiring annual meeting in Jena. Latest new: we’ve got a new rising star on the team! #cilia

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WachtenLab @wachtenlab.bsky.social · May 4

🎉 Huge congratulations to Susan Dutcher @dutcherlab.bsky.social on her election to the National Academy of Sciences! A well-deserved recognition of her outstanding contributions to cell biology and cilia research. 👏🔬 #WomenInSTEM #Cilia

WashU Ciliopathy Research Group @wu-ciliopathygroup.bsky.social · May 2

Major congratulations to our fearless leader and team captain Susan Dutcher @dutcherlab.bsky.social for being elected to the National Academy of Sciences! 🙌

Another big win for #cilia biology!!

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FOR5547 Primary cilia dynamics @for5547.bsky.social · Apr 15

Excited for an inspiring meeting in France 🇫🇷 on #cilia and #centrosomes! The German #cilia community is en route—let’s connect and share science!

Philippe Bastin's Lab @bastinlab.bsky.social · Apr 14

Dear cilia researchers, join us in the heart of the beautiful Vosges mountains to share your latest findings! This year, partnership with @for5547.bsky.social and keynote lectures by @micromotility.bsky.social and @mick-lab.bsky.social
Registration is now open www.cfc2025.conferences-pasteur.org

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Čajánek lab @cajaneklab.bsky.social · Apr 11

📣Thrilled to announce that the registration for the 8th annual Czech #Cilia #Meeting (17 June 2025, #Brno) is NOW OPEN:

🪧https://forms.gle/wkooViZtBGxvVASNA

👩‍🔬INVITED SPEAKER: Ruxandra Bachmann-Gagescu

⏱️Registration deadline: 17 May 2025

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Nathalie Jurisch-Yaksi @nathaliejuya.bsky.social · Mar 7

Cilia has been at the center of our discussions at the spring school of our @for5547.bsky.social cilia consortium.
In total there were 26 trainees from across Europe, few PIs and our brilliant coordinator Christina Klausen.

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FOR5547 Primary cilia dynamics @for5547.bsky.social · Mar 5

Happy faces and a lot of sunshine at the start of our Spring School on #cilia dynamics! @jayccblab.bsky.social @nathaliejuya.bsky.social @mick-lab.bsky.social @wachtenlab.bsky.social Looking forward to three days of interactions with early career researchers from our cilia network partners!

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FOR5547 Primary cilia dynamics @for5547.bsky.social · Feb 19

FOR5547 members @ GRC Cilia & Mucus meeting - great talk by @walenteklab.bsky.social about Foxi1 #cilia

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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · Feb 6

We invite you to submit your latest research to our special issue - Cilia and Flagella: from Basic Biology to Disease. This issue will be coordinated by two Guest Editors: Pleasantine Mill @cilialab.bsky.social and Lotte Pedersen @lottepedersen.bsky.social.
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Maxence Nachury @nachury.bsky.social · Feb 6

New paper! journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Postdoc extraordinaire @ireneon.bsky.social got to the bottom of a particularly vexing conundrum: The GPCR melanocortin receptor 4 (MC4R) is barely detectable in cilia, yet its localization to cilia is absolutely critical to body weight homeostasis.

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FOR5547 Primary cilia dynamics @for5547.bsky.social · Jan 27

Great to see our #FOR5547 members present the research performed on #cilia in our research unit and congratulations to @wachtenlab.bsky.social 🎉

Nathalie Jurisch-Yaksi @nathaliejuya.bsky.social · Jan 25

Decoding cilia signaling and function by the one and only @wachtenlab.bsky.social Thanks for delivering a fantastic #FEBS national lecture at the Norwegian bioscience society winter meeting.

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FOR5547 Primary cilia dynamics @for5547.bsky.social · Jan 23

Congratulations to our #FOR5547 PI @mick-lab.bsky.social for winning the Teaching Award (Preclinical) 2024 of Saarland University! 🎉🥳

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Alessandra Boletta @bolettalab.bsky.social · Jan 23

🚧 Work in progress for cilia 2027!

🙏 thanks to this amazing group of scientists, clinicians and patient advocates for joining the Cilia 2027 organizing committee!

🌸 Spring 2027 in Milan, more to follow

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TRR333 BATEnergy @batenergy.bsky.social · Jan 22

We would like to welcome you to our second International Conference on Brown and Beige Fat
March 31st - April 02nd 2025
Top-class speakers, cutting edge research and respected experts will come together in beautiful Bonn.
Registration is open!
www.trr333.uni-bonn.de/batenergy-sy...

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FOR5547 Primary cilia dynamics @for5547.bsky.social · Jan 17

Must read from our Mercator fellow #cilia - congratulations to the whole team!

Nathalie Jurisch-Yaksi @nathaliejuya.bsky.social · Jan 17

Have you ever wondered what role motile #cilia and cerebrospinal fluid (#CSF) play in brain development and physiology? If yes, please check out our latest article now published in Cell Reports and spearheaded by the newly minted Dr D'Gama www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Motile cilia modulate neuronal and astroglial activity in the zebrafish larval brain

The brain uses a specialized system to transport cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), consisting of interconnected ventricles lined by motile ciliated ependymal…

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FOR5547 Primary cilia dynamics @for5547.bsky.social · Jan 13

Fantastic team work by our @for5547.bsky.social PIs, headed by David Mick! Check this out: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

iAPEX: Improved APEX-based proximity labeling for subcellular proteomics using an enzymatic reaction cascade

Ascorbate peroxidase (APEX) is a versatile labeling enzyme used for live-cell proteomics at high spatial and temporal resolution. However, toxicity of its substrate hydrogen peroxide and background la...

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Mill_lab @cilialab.bsky.social · Dec 30

Calendars out- just over two weeks until our 🎉50th🥳 @bscb-official.bsky.social @gensocuk.bsky.social @ukcilianetwork.bsky.social e-symposium 14/01/2025 15:00-17:30- everything hot in #cilia #centrosomes free & open to all! Register to access this 🔥 series: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bscb-genso... /1

Advert for the e-symposium with list of speaker, affiliations and imagegs of cilia and centrioles.

Line up of our speakers, affiliations and talk titles for our 50th event!

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Felix Mikus @fmikus.bsky.social · Jan 11

Anyone could help with an ID?
I've been seeing this vortex of cilia inside different dinoflagellate species at different sites along the European coast. It's several layers of cilia facing into a central cavity, emerging from regularly spaces basal bodies (arrows and centrin ). #ProtistsOnSky

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FOR5547 Primary cilia dynamics @for5547.bsky.social · Dec 20

New paper out from our @for5547.bsky.social PIs Jay Gopalakrishnan and @nathaliejuya.bsky.social on human #brain #organoids modeling #microcephaly
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Reliability of high-quantity human brain organoids for modeling microcephaly, glioma invasion and drug screening

Nature Communications - Human brain organoids are plagued by heterogeneity and poor reproducibility, critical parameters for reliable disease modeling and drug testing. Here, the authors report on...

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