Giovanni Canu
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Giovanni Canu
@giocanu.bsky.social
Full-time scientist, part-time sunchaser.
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...
January 6, 2026 at 4:46 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
September 18, 2025 at 2:44 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!
September 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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...
August 28, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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/...
July 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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
May 21, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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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May 17, 2025 at 2:35 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....
December 4, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Thanks to everyone who donated! Together we stood up against cancer and helped fund life-saving research!

If you didn't donate the page will remain open to donations:
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/gio-and...

For now, time to rest.
May 1, 2024 at 5:49 AM
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

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
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...
April 8, 2024 at 1:03 PM
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...
April 3, 2024 at 9:16 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...
April 3, 2024 at 9:11 AM
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 ❤️
March 27, 2024 at 4:48 PM
We are walking 100 km (62 miles) throughout April, and we are going to share regular updates.
Mainly pictures of Ginevra, obviously.

Leash, check ✅
Treat bag, check ✅
Wagging tail, check ✅

fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/gio-and...

Donate now to #StandUpToCancer!
March 25, 2024 at 1:57 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.
March 6, 2024 at 2:19 PM