Giovanni Canu
@giocanu.bsky.social
Full-time scientist, part-time sunchaser.
Curiosty-driven.
Research Associate at UCL | PhD at Cambridge
Blood and vascular development
Curiosty-driven.
Research Associate at UCL | PhD at Cambridge
Blood and vascular development
As a great way to start the new year, our paper has just been published!
We defined pathways driving early hematopoietic development in the mouse embryo and identified and validated new markers for hemogenic endothelium and hematopoietic progenitors.
www.mdpi.com/2221-3759/14...
We defined pathways driving early hematopoietic development in the mouse embryo and identified and validated new markers for hemogenic endothelium and hematopoietic progenitors.
www.mdpi.com/2221-3759/14...
January 6, 2026 at 4:46 PM
As a great way to start the new year, our paper has just been published!
We defined pathways driving early hematopoietic development in the mouse embryo and identified and validated new markers for hemogenic endothelium and hematopoietic progenitors.
www.mdpi.com/2221-3759/14...
We defined pathways driving early hematopoietic development in the mouse embryo and identified and validated new markers for hemogenic endothelium and hematopoietic progenitors.
www.mdpi.com/2221-3759/14...
Glad to share our latest preprint.
We used single-cell transcriptomics to investigate differentiation trajectories during yolk sac #hematopoiesis and we identified and validated new markers for hemogenic endothelium and hematopoietic progenitors.
We used single-cell transcriptomics to investigate differentiation trajectories during yolk sac #hematopoiesis and we identified and validated new markers for hemogenic endothelium and hematopoietic progenitors.
www.biorxiv.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Glad to share our latest preprint.
We used single-cell transcriptomics to investigate differentiation trajectories during yolk sac #hematopoiesis and we identified and validated new markers for hemogenic endothelium and hematopoietic progenitors.
We used single-cell transcriptomics to investigate differentiation trajectories during yolk sac #hematopoiesis and we identified and validated new markers for hemogenic endothelium and hematopoietic progenitors.
The Richmond 1OK race is over, and I had a blast earning this stunning medal! But the race to save our world is still on! Let's keep running it! Thank you all again for your support @wwf.org.uk
September 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The Richmond 1OK race is over, and I had a blast earning this stunning medal! But the race to save our world is still on! Let's keep running it! Thank you all again for your support @wwf.org.uk
In the past 4 months I've run 220 km, raising £211 in support of @wwf.org.uk to fight climate change and preserve nature. Thanks to everyone who helped with a donation, you've been amazing!
September 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
In the past 4 months I've run 220 km, raising £211 in support of @wwf.org.uk to fight climate change and preserve nature. Thanks to everyone who helped with a donation, you've been amazing!
Our editorial on the haemaropoietic microenvironment from embryonic development to aging and disease is now published!
It opens the special issue that I've organised and co-edited for the journal Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences.
doi.org/10.3389/fmol...
It opens the special issue that I've organised and co-edited for the journal Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences.
doi.org/10.3389/fmol...
August 28, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Our editorial on the haemaropoietic microenvironment from embryonic development to aging and disease is now published!
It opens the special issue that I've organised and co-edited for the journal Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences.
doi.org/10.3389/fmol...
It opens the special issue that I've organised and co-edited for the journal Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences.
doi.org/10.3389/fmol...
Run 135 km so far, only a couple of minor injuries, and collected £118 to help WWF preserve nature and fight climate change!
Can you help me reach £200?
Donate here:
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...
Can you help me reach £200?
Donate here:
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...
July 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Run 135 km so far, only a couple of minor injuries, and collected £118 to help WWF preserve nature and fight climate change!
Can you help me reach £200?
Donate here:
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...
Can you help me reach £200?
Donate here:
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...
People worldwide are already feeling the effects of #climatechange: droughts, fires, flooding, heatwaves.
I'm fundraising for WWF to disinvest from #fossilfuels and leave future generations a better planet?
Please donate today, no amount is too small!
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...
@wwf.eu
I'm fundraising for WWF to disinvest from #fossilfuels and leave future generations a better planet?
Please donate today, no amount is too small!
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...
@wwf.eu
May 21, 2025 at 8:54 AM
People worldwide are already feeling the effects of #climatechange: droughts, fires, flooding, heatwaves.
I'm fundraising for WWF to disinvest from #fossilfuels and leave future generations a better planet?
Please donate today, no amount is too small!
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...
@wwf.eu
I'm fundraising for WWF to disinvest from #fossilfuels and leave future generations a better planet?
Please donate today, no amount is too small!
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...
@wwf.eu
I am starting the Run-for-the-Planet Challenge @wwf.org.uk
What is it?
Why am I doing it?
And how can you help?
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What is it?
Why am I doing it?
And how can you help?
[1/4]
May 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I am starting the Run-for-the-Planet Challenge @wwf.org.uk
What is it?
Why am I doing it?
And how can you help?
[1/4]
What is it?
Why am I doing it?
And how can you help?
[1/4]
Reposted by Giovanni Canu
A Pax3 lineage gives rise to transient haematopoietic progenitors
Read this #OpenAccess Research Report by Giovanni Canu @giocanu.bsky.social, Christiana Ruhrberg @uclnews.bsky.social and colleagues:
https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.202924
Read this #OpenAccess Research Report by Giovanni Canu @giocanu.bsky.social, Christiana Ruhrberg @uclnews.bsky.social and colleagues:
https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.202924
December 13, 2024 at 9:51 AM
A Pax3 lineage gives rise to transient haematopoietic progenitors
Read this #OpenAccess Research Report by Giovanni Canu @giocanu.bsky.social, Christiana Ruhrberg @uclnews.bsky.social and colleagues:
https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.202924
Read this #OpenAccess Research Report by Giovanni Canu @giocanu.bsky.social, Christiana Ruhrberg @uclnews.bsky.social and colleagues:
https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.202924
Reposted by Giovanni Canu
Congrats @giocanu.bsky.social from UCL's Ruhrberg Lab for spotting a new hematopoietic embryonic cell type!
It was such a nice experience to discuss and contribute to this project 😃
All about it here:
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
#AcademicSky
@dev-journal.bsky.social
It was such a nice experience to discuss and contribute to this project 😃
All about it here:
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
#AcademicSky
@dev-journal.bsky.social
A Pax3 lineage gives rise to transient haematopoietic progenitors
Summary: Pax3-expressing cells generate neural crest and paraxial mesoderm. Here, we show that they also produce transient haematopoietic progenitors capable of generating embryonic myeloid and erythr...
journals.biologists.com
December 10, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Congrats @giocanu.bsky.social from UCL's Ruhrberg Lab for spotting a new hematopoietic embryonic cell type!
It was such a nice experience to discuss and contribute to this project 😃
All about it here:
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
#AcademicSky
@dev-journal.bsky.social
It was such a nice experience to discuss and contribute to this project 😃
All about it here:
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
#AcademicSky
@dev-journal.bsky.social
Now published in Development!
We show that a #Pax3 lineage has hemogenic potential and produces transient #blood progenitors in the developing #embryo.
New work from the Ruhrberg lab at UCL.
doi.org/10.1242/dev....
We show that a #Pax3 lineage has hemogenic potential and produces transient #blood progenitors in the developing #embryo.
New work from the Ruhrberg lab at UCL.
doi.org/10.1242/dev....
December 4, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Now published in Development!
We show that a #Pax3 lineage has hemogenic potential and produces transient #blood progenitors in the developing #embryo.
New work from the Ruhrberg lab at UCL.
doi.org/10.1242/dev....
We show that a #Pax3 lineage has hemogenic potential and produces transient #blood progenitors in the developing #embryo.
New work from the Ruhrberg lab at UCL.
doi.org/10.1242/dev....
End of this dog-walking challenge.
We passed the 100km (60miles) target by a few km, collected more than £200, and together with the thousands of dog walkers, we raised more than £650.000!!!!
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/gio-and...
We passed the 100km (60miles) target by a few km, collected more than £200, and together with the thousands of dog walkers, we raised more than £650.000!!!!
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/gio-and...
GIO & GIN FUNDRAISING PAGE
Over the years, a lot of progress has been made in the fight against cancer. However, every year more than 150,000 people die of this disease, a number that is still way too high! To bring the number ...
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org
May 1, 2024 at 5:49 AM
End of this dog-walking challenge.
We passed the 100km (60miles) target by a few km, collected more than £200, and together with the thousands of dog walkers, we raised more than £650.000!!!!
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/gio-and...
We passed the 100km (60miles) target by a few km, collected more than £200, and together with the thousands of dog walkers, we raised more than £650.000!!!!
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/gio-and...
Last few days of the #StandUpToCancer month! Where Ginevra and I raised money for Cancer Research UK. You can still donate! Help us reach our target: fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/gio-and...
April 29, 2024 at 12:28 PM
Last few days of the #StandUpToCancer month! Where Ginevra and I raised money for Cancer Research UK. You can still donate! Help us reach our target: fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/gio-and...
This is Ginevra after her hike yesterday (immediately after jumping into a muddy pond and having found -and having rolled into- cow poo 💩).
53 km done for the dog-walking challenge and £175 raised for the fight against cancer!
Donate today:
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/gio-and...
April 14, 2024 at 2:20 PM
This is Ginevra after her hike yesterday (immediately after jumping into a muddy pond and having found -and having rolled into- cow poo 💩).
53 km done for the dog-walking challenge and £175 raised for the fight against cancer!
Donate today:
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/gio-and...
35 km (22 miles) already done. And £175 collected so far for Cancer Research UK @CR_UK!
The target is to walk 100km (60miles) in April to raise £300!
If you donated already, thank you
If you didn't, you can support us here:
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/gio-and...
The target is to walk 100km (60miles) in April to raise £300!
If you donated already, thank you
If you didn't, you can support us here:
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/gio-and...
April 8, 2024 at 1:03 PM
35 km (22 miles) already done. And £175 collected so far for Cancer Research UK @CR_UK!
The target is to walk 100km (60miles) in April to raise £300!
If you donated already, thank you
If you didn't, you can support us here:
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/gio-and...
The target is to walk 100km (60miles) in April to raise £300!
If you donated already, thank you
If you didn't, you can support us here:
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/gio-and...
We started strong this dog-walking month by doing 14 km in the first 2 days! And raising the first £100 for the fight against cancer with Cancer Research UK!
You can contribute too, donate here:
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/gio-and...
You can contribute too, donate here:
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/gio-and...
April 3, 2024 at 9:16 AM
We started strong this dog-walking month by doing 14 km in the first 2 days! And raising the first £100 for the fight against cancer with Cancer Research UK!
You can contribute too, donate here:
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/gio-and...
You can contribute too, donate here:
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/gio-and...
Ginevra received her official bandana and we are ready to raise money for Cancer Research UK!
Donate now here:
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/gio-and...
Donate now here:
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/gio-and...
April 3, 2024 at 9:11 AM
Ginevra received her official bandana and we are ready to raise money for Cancer Research UK!
Donate now here:
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/gio-and...
Donate now here:
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/gio-and...
Last weekend we started warming up for the 60 miles Ginevra and I are going to walk to raise money for Cancer Research UK @CR_UK
And the challenge hasn't even started and we already raised the first £50!
You can contribute too:
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/gio-and...
#StandUpToCancer ❤️
And the challenge hasn't even started and we already raised the first £50!
You can contribute too:
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/gio-and...
#StandUpToCancer ❤️
March 27, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Last weekend we started warming up for the 60 miles Ginevra and I are going to walk to raise money for Cancer Research UK @CR_UK
And the challenge hasn't even started and we already raised the first £50!
You can contribute too:
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/gio-and...
#StandUpToCancer ❤️
And the challenge hasn't even started and we already raised the first £50!
You can contribute too:
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/gio-and...
#StandUpToCancer ❤️
This April, Ginevra 🐶 and I 😁
are going to raise money for
Cancer Research UK,
one of the main charities supporting scientists in the fight against cancer.
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/gio-and...
are going to raise money for
Cancer Research UK,
one of the main charities supporting scientists in the fight against cancer.
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/gio-and...
GIO & GIN FUNDRAISING PAGE
Over the years, a lot of progress has been made in the fight against cancer. However, every year more than 150,000 people die of this disease, a number that is still way too high! To bring the number ...
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org
March 25, 2024 at 1:56 PM
This April, Ginevra 🐶 and I 😁
are going to raise money for
Cancer Research UK,
one of the main charities supporting scientists in the fight against cancer.
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/gio-and...
are going to raise money for
Cancer Research UK,
one of the main charities supporting scientists in the fight against cancer.
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/gio-and...
The quality of the journey is more important than those fleeting moments when you actually arrive at your destination, because most of your life is the journey. There will always be problems to solve and something to do.
You can’t wait until you solve your problems to be happy.
You can’t wait until you solve your problems to be happy.
March 13, 2024 at 1:38 PM
The quality of the journey is more important than those fleeting moments when you actually arrive at your destination, because most of your life is the journey. There will always be problems to solve and something to do.
You can’t wait until you solve your problems to be happy.
You can’t wait until you solve your problems to be happy.
Simpson predicted the 2024 US election.
In a 1996 episode, aliens Kang and Kodos impersonated President candidates and, when unmasked, they convinced Americans that voting a third party candidate would be a waste of votes, so Kang was elected. Take out the aliens, and you got Biden vs Trump 2024.
In a 1996 episode, aliens Kang and Kodos impersonated President candidates and, when unmasked, they convinced Americans that voting a third party candidate would be a waste of votes, so Kang was elected. Take out the aliens, and you got Biden vs Trump 2024.
March 6, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Simpson predicted the 2024 US election.
In a 1996 episode, aliens Kang and Kodos impersonated President candidates and, when unmasked, they convinced Americans that voting a third party candidate would be a waste of votes, so Kang was elected. Take out the aliens, and you got Biden vs Trump 2024.
In a 1996 episode, aliens Kang and Kodos impersonated President candidates and, when unmasked, they convinced Americans that voting a third party candidate would be a waste of votes, so Kang was elected. Take out the aliens, and you got Biden vs Trump 2024.
Maestro, a movie so much Oscar/Bafta-nominated, as it is boring. Bradley Cooper's acting is great, his directing a bit more average, but the movie is just slooow. Also, was this the year of the black&white vs colour? (see Oppenheimer and Poor Things). Although Maestro was the one that used it worse.
March 3, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Maestro, a movie so much Oscar/Bafta-nominated, as it is boring. Bradley Cooper's acting is great, his directing a bit more average, but the movie is just slooow. Also, was this the year of the black&white vs colour? (see Oppenheimer and Poor Things). Although Maestro was the one that used it worse.
Forget Barbie, the real feminist movie of the year is Poor Things.
February 16, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Forget Barbie, the real feminist movie of the year is Poor Things.
We don't need Al to make art. We need Al to write emails and clean the house and deliver the groceries so humans can make more art.
February 15, 2024 at 9:31 AM
We don't need Al to make art. We need Al to write emails and clean the house and deliver the groceries so humans can make more art.
Went to watch One Life, a movie about a Brit that at the start of WWII saved over 600 children from the Nazis. The movie is beautiful and Anthony Hopkins is a confirmed giant.
But...
But...
February 14, 2024 at 11:44 AM
Went to watch One Life, a movie about a Brit that at the start of WWII saved over 600 children from the Nazis. The movie is beautiful and Anthony Hopkins is a confirmed giant.
But...
But...