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Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology at UCL @lmcb-ucl.bsky.social · Jul 21

Great work by @joadelas.bsky.social Lab and colleagues at the @crick.ac.uk

UCL Faculty of Life Sciences @ucllifesciences.bsky.social · Jul 21

A study from @crick.ac.uk and @ucllifesciences.bsky.social reveals how timing mechanisms, not just spatial cues, shape cell identity during spinal cord development. The findings open up new avenues for both basic developmental biology and clinical applications.
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The cis-regulatory logic integrating spatial and temporal patterning in the vertebrate neural tube

The vertebrate neural tube generates a large diversity of molecularly and functionally distinct neurons and glia from a small progenitor pool. While t…

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Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology at UCL @lmcb-ucl.bsky.social · Jun 19

Join us today for an @ucl-ipls.bsky.social Seminar

UCL IPLS @ucl-ipls.bsky.social · Jun 18

📢 Don't miss our IPLS Seminar TOMORROW at 11am in the LMCB by Gasper Tkacik from ISTAustria.
@lmcb-ucl.bsky.social

IPLS Seminar: Prof. Gasper Tkacik (Institute of Science and Technology Austria)

Title: Optimal regimes of regulatory sequence evolution

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Jemima Burden @jemimaburden.bsky.social · Jun 18

Yesterday.. our #CLEM with Julia Gutjahr and Antal Rot was featured in the main Science webpage....☺️ Nice to see #correlativemicroscopy and #volumeEM up front and centre.

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

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · Jun 12

We are gathering feedback from our readers, authors and reviewers, to help us shape the next 100 years and to keep offering a publishing experience that truly supports our community. Have your say at www.surveymonkey.com/r/39QKVZY
Survey closes on 25 June.

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Franck Pichaud @fpichaud.bsky.social · Jun 17

Delighted to share our latest work on the mechanisms of epithelial curvature and 3D morphogenesis ! Amazing work from newly graduated Dr @courtneyl7a7.bsky.social 🎉

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@uclnews.bsky.social
@ucllifesciences.bsky.social

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Integrins coordinate basal surface contraction and oriented cell growth to enable thickening of a curved epithelium

During development, tissues undergo morphogenesis to achieve their final form. This process relies on coordinated cell shape changes, which have predo…

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Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology at UCL @lmcb-ucl.bsky.social · Jun 4

Next #LMCBSeminars

When: Monday 9th at 4pm

Speaker: Irene Miguel-Aliaga @irenemiguel-aliaga.bsky.social, The Crick @thecrick.bsky.social

Title: The Sex and Geometry of Organs

Where: LMCB Seminar Room

www.crick.ac.uk/research/lab...

Irene Miguel-Aliaga

www.crick.ac.uk

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preLights @prelights.bsky.social · Jun 3

spotLights episode with @giuliapaci.bsky.social ⭐

We discuss her recent preprint on 3D single-cell imaging in live tissues, what it took to get there, and how preprinting supports #OpenScience & #ECRs.

Catch her at #DevPres tomorrow! @dev-journal.bsky.social
#spotLight ⬇️ 🎧
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spotLights Ep 13: preLights in conversation with Giulia Paci

YouTube video by The Company of Biologists

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Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology at UCL @lmcb-ucl.bsky.social · May 29

@lmcb-ucl.bsky.social PhD student Veronika Lachina will take part in the 2025 UCL #3MT Final with her talk on "Lymph nodes in health and disease". Come and support her on Tuesday, 3 June!
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Three Minute Thesis UCL Final 2025

An 80,000-word thesis would take 9 hours to present. Their time limit… 3 minutes!The 3MT competition asks Doctoral candidates to present their research in just three minutes, in language appropriate t...

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Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology at UCL @lmcb-ucl.bsky.social · May 22

Next #LMCBSeminars

When: Monday 2nd June at 4pm

Speaker: Dr Amanda Chaplin, University of Leicester

Title: Probing the diverse structures of non-homologous end Joining (NHEJ) DNA-repair multi-protein complexes

Where: LMCB Seminar Room

le.ac.uk/people/amand...

Amanda Chaplin | University of Leicester

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Hugh Ford @dictyostelium.bsky.social · May 21

New paper out in @pnas.org

We followed cells migrating along signalling gradients in 3D, and found they collectively behave as a living droplet - a self-propelling fluid that grows.

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

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Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology at UCL @lmcb-ucl.bsky.social · May 16

Next #LMCBSeminars

When: Monday 19th May at 4pm

Speaker: Victor Garcia Martinez – Career Talk, LMCB Alumni session

Title: “Role of fibroblasts in bladder cancer immunotherapy”
Where: LMCB Seminar Room

Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology at UCL @lmcb-ucl.bsky.social · May 7

Read below to hear more about Giulia Paci @giuliapaci.bsky.social, postdoc in @yanlanmao.bsky.social lab and one this years's @dev-journal.bsky.social Pathway to Independence fellows.

Congratulations, Giulia. We look forward to seeing your career develop as you transition from postdoc to PI.

James Briscoe @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social · May 7

Meet the 2025 @dev-journal.bsky.social Pathway to Independence (PI) fellows

Eight developmental and stem cell biologists transitioning from postdoc to principal investigator

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PI Fellows 2025 | Development | The Company of Biologists

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Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology at UCL @lmcb-ucl.bsky.social · May 7

Next #LMCBSeminars

When: Monday 12th May at 4pm

Speaker: Zena Hadjivasiliou @zhvas.bsky.social from @crick.ac.uk

Title: “Shaping morphogen gradients: form molecules to tissues and back”

Where: LMCB Seminar Room

www.crick.ac.uk/research/lab...

Zena Hadjivasiliou

www.crick.ac.uk

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UCL IPLS @ucl-ipls.bsky.social · Apr 8

📢Registration is open for our IPLS Annual Symposium, 11th June 2025!
We will showcase exciting #interdisciplinary #research performed by IPLS researchers and collaborators.
Limited spaces, register early to avoid disappointment 👇
ucl.ac.uk/physics-livi...

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Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology at UCL @lmcb-ucl.bsky.social · Apr 28

Next #LMCBSeminars
TODAY!
All welcome

Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology at UCL @lmcb-ucl.bsky.social · Apr 23

Next #LMCBSeminars

When: Monday 28th April at 4pm

Speaker: Albert Cardona (MRC LMB @mrclmb.bsky.social )
www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/group-leader...

Where: LMCB Seminar Room

Albert Cardona - MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

The brain works as an integrated whole. Animals interact with the world by combining inputs from their senses of vision, hearing, smell, taste, touch and

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Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology at UCL @lmcb-ucl.bsky.social · Apr 23

Next #LMCBSeminars

When: Monday 28th April at 4pm

Speaker: Albert Cardona (MRC LMB @mrclmb.bsky.social )
www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/group-leader...

Where: LMCB Seminar Room

Albert Cardona - MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

The brain works as an integrated whole. Animals interact with the world by combining inputs from their senses of vision, hearing, smell, taste, touch and

www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk

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UCL Faculty of Life Sciences @ucllifesciences.bsky.social · Apr 16

Are you a UCL Faculty of Life Sciences PhD student? Take part in the #3MTcompetition on May 8, 2025 and meet with Academic Societies.
Registration and further details here: shorturl.at/Z4fne

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Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology at UCL @lmcb-ucl.bsky.social · Apr 14

Join us today!
Next #LMCBSeminars

Monday 14th April at 4pm

Speaker: Justus Kebschull (Johns Hopkins University) @justuskebschull.bsky.social

Title: “Barcoded Connectomics Across Vertebrates”
Where: LMCB Seminar Room
www.ucl.ac.uk/lifesciences...

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Rachel Lennon @rachellennon.bsky.social · Apr 8

A beautiful day in London at the @lmcb-ucl.bsky.social - sharing our enthusiasm for cell-matrix research. Thank you Franck, Joaquina & Chris for great discussions 🙏🙏

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Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology at UCL @lmcb-ucl.bsky.social · Apr 10

Next #LMCBSeminars

Monday 14th April at 4pm

Speaker: Justus Kebschull (Johns Hopkins University) @justuskebschull.bsky.social

Title: “Barcoded Connectomics Across Vertebrates”
Where: LMCB Seminar Room
www.bme.jhu.edu/people/facul...

Justus Kebschull - Johns Hopkins Biomedical Engineering

www.bme.jhu.edu

Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology at UCL @lmcb-ucl.bsky.social · Apr 1

Next #LMCBSeminars
When: Monday 7th April at 4pm
Speaker: Prof Rachel Lennon (The University of Manchester) @rachellennon.bsky.social
Title: Too much turnover – basement membrane dynamics in disease
Where: LMCB Seminar Room
www.manchester-matrix.org/people/rache...

Rachel Lennon - Manchester Centre for Cell-Matrix Research

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Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology at UCL @lmcb-ucl.bsky.social · Mar 28

Next #LMCBSeminars

When: Next Monday 31st March 2025 at 4pm

Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology at UCL @lmcb-ucl.bsky.social · Mar 25

Next #LMCBSeminars

When: Next Monday 31st March 2025 at 4pm

Speaker: Osvaldo Chara @osvaldo-chara.bsky.social

Title: “Modelling Spinal Cord and Limb Regeneration in the Axolotl”

Where: LMCB Seminar Room
www.ucl.ac.uk/lifesciences...

LMCB Seminar Series - Prof Osvaldo Chara (School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham)

LMCB Seminar Series | TBC

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Development @dev-journal.bsky.social · Mar 25

Are you enjoying all the exciting science at #biologists100? Want to spread the love of developmental biology to your friends and family? Together with @bsdb.bsky.social, we've produced a documentary video to showcase the fascinating world of #DevBio:

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BSDB - The Fascinating World of Developmental Biology (full length)

In this half-hour long documentary we showcase some of the beauty, as well as the translatability, of developmental biology research being undertaken current...

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Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology at UCL @lmcb-ucl.bsky.social · Mar 25

Next #LMCBSeminars

When: Next Monday 31st March 2025 at 4pm

Speaker: Osvaldo Chara @osvaldo-chara.bsky.social

Title: “Modelling Spinal Cord and Limb Regeneration in the Axolotl”

Where: LMCB Seminar Room
www.ucl.ac.uk/lifesciences...

LMCB Seminar Series - Prof Osvaldo Chara (School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham)

LMCB Seminar Series | TBC

www.ucl.ac.uk

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UCL Faculty of Life Sciences @ucllifesciences.bsky.social · Mar 25

Sign up for one of our virtual open events on 9 April to find out more about UCL's Computational Cell Biophysics MRes: www.ucl.ac.uk/lifesciences...

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