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Roberto Mayor Lab @mayorlab.bsky.social · 14d

Thanks Maik for inviting me to be part of this perspective

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Roberto Mayor Lab @mayorlab.bsky.social · 14d

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if it does not work, this is the web page:
www.ucl.ac.uk/life-science...

Research Career Development Fellowships

We run regular calls inviting expressions of interest from early career researchers who wish to be sponsored for external fellowships to establish an independent research group in CDB.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Roberto Mayor Lab @mayorlab.bsky.social · 28d

Early Career Opportunity
Mentorship & career development, access to world-class facilities, and a collaborative, supportive environment. We are particularly interested in researchers in Synthetic Dev. Biol. Mechanobiology and AI . #AcademicJobs #EarlyCareerResearcher #UCL #DevelopmentalBiology

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Roberto Mayor Lab @mayorlab.bsky.social · Aug 13

Congratulations!

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Maik Bischoff @maikbischoff.bsky.social · Jun 18

FINALLY out in #Science Advances! 🎉
3 years of hard work, a fantastic team — and I’m proud to be first and co-corresponding author!

It's about Plexin signaling driving collective cell migration & organ sculpting. Check out the videos 😀

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

#DevBio #CellBio #Microscopy

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feña Palominos @fishfena.bsky.social · Jun 21

🫶 @isdb.bsky.social @devbioquintay.bsky.social @mayorlab.bsky.social

Daniel Ríos @yosoyden.bsky.social · Jun 21

Quintay alumni meet-up at the #ICDB2025 meeting in Puerto Rico 🇵🇷
Always great to meet with the Latin American community working in developmental biology around the world 😃
@devbioquintay.bsky.social
@mayorlab.bsky.social

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Daniel Ríos @yosoyden.bsky.social · Jun 21

Quintay alumni meet-up at the #ICDB2025 meeting in Puerto Rico 🇵🇷
Always great to meet with the Latin American community working in developmental biology around the world 😃
@devbioquintay.bsky.social
@mayorlab.bsky.social

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mary-flores.bsky.social @mary-flores.bsky.social · Jun 21

@devbioquintay.bsky.social Alumni at the 2025 @isdb.bsky.social / @socdevbio.bsky.social / LASDB meeting with @mayorlab.bsky.social 🇵🇷
#2025SDB #2025ICDB #2025LASDB

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Alex Eve @amjeve.bsky.social · Jun 18

First up at #ICDB2025, @mayorlab.bsky.social introduces the 'carrot-on-a-stick' model of chemotaxis during neural crest cell migration 🥕.

#2025ICDB, #2025SDB

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Ricard Alert Zenón @ricardalert.bsky.social · Apr 24

Check out our new work @natcomms.nature.com! @mayorlab.bsky.social discovered that cells perform durotaxis even without focal adhesions. How? Well, we found that they actually follow friction gradients — a new mode of directed cell migration that we call frictiotaxis!

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Frictiotaxis underlies focal adhesion-independent durotaxis - Nature Communications

Cells typically migrate toward stiffer substrates via durotaxis, relying on focal adhesions. Here, the authors show that confined cells can migrate up friction gradients without focal adhesions, revea...

www.nature.com

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Matyas Bubna-Litic @matyasbl.bsky.social · Apr 11

Read more about it at:
doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...

(PDF) Beyond mechanosensing: How cells sense and shape their physical environment during development

PDF | The role of mechanics as a regulator of cell behaviour and embryo development has been widely recognised. However, much of the focus in... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on Rese...

www.researchgate.net

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Roberto Mayor Lab @mayorlab.bsky.social · Apr 12

congratulations @matyasbl.bsky.social

Matyas Bubna-Litic @matyasbl.bsky.social · Apr 11

Embryonic induction of fate is a core concept in developmental biology. But, cells can also modify the physical state of surrounding tissues a process we call 'actuation'.

I reviewed with
@mayorlab.bsky.social 3 excellent papers that show how actuation and feedback can drive changes in the embryo.

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International Society of Developmental Biology @isdb.bsky.social · Jan 29

‼️The Cell and Developmental Biology Department at UCL is looking for potential candidates for their Research Career Development Fellowships with a potential for tenure-track‼️
And believe it or not, UK Research Councils are not frozen🤗 Please spread the words! www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Research Career Development Fellowships - England job with University College London (UCL) | 12835240

About us Research Career Development Fellowships in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, UCL: Expression of Interest for 2024 DEADLI...

www.nature.com

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Richard Behringer @rrbehringer.bsky.social · Feb 1

Here is the 2025 embryo alphabet from alligator to zebrafish. Developmental biology is stunning & leads to important discoveries for human medicine.
@socdevbio.bsky.social

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Roberto Mayor Lab @mayorlab.bsky.social · Jan 15

Thrilled to give this talk in Santiago, Chile, as part of the
EMBO Global Lecture Series! A wonderful chance to reconnect with old friends and forge new connections. Open to all—hope to see you there! 🌎🎙️ #ScienceCommunity #EMBOLectures

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Roberto Mayor Lab @mayorlab.bsky.social · Jan 14

Thank you, Marcos Simões-Costa (Harvard Stem Cell) and Joao Botelho (P Univ Catolica), for leading the chick module at the @EMBO #DevBiol course in Quintay, Chile! From grafting beads to Light Sheet microscopy with @zeiss_micro, it was an inspiring journey of discovery!

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Roberto Mayor Lab @mayorlab.bsky.social · Jan 11

Big thanks to Universidad Mayor & Leo Valdivia from for bringing zebrafish onsite for the EMBO #DevBiol course in Quintay, Chile! Students bred fish, injected embryos, made chimaeras w/ Corinne Houart (King's College London), and imaging w/ @LiSIUM_Chile. A hugely successful #zebrafish module

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Roberto Mayor Lab @mayorlab.bsky.social · Jan 10

Towing of lateral line axons in vivo in a transgenic zebrafish embryo. Great imaging at the EMBO #DevBiol course in Quintay, Chile, using a Zeiss Light Sheet microscope. Huge thanks to Universidad Mayor, Microxchile, Leo Valdivia, & LiSIUM_Chile for allowing the use of the microscope at the course

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Roberto Mayor Lab @mayorlab.bsky.social · Jan 9

Spectacular finale of the Drosophila module at the EMBO #DevBiol course in Quintay, Chile! Students shared insights, supported by stunning images they captured—guided by the amazing Nipam Patel, MBL-Woods Hole Director, and supported by Mathew Parent from MBL. #ScienceEducation

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Roberto Mayor Lab @mayorlab.bsky.social · Jan 8

The EMBO Dev Biol course in Quintay, Chile, dives into zebrafish embryos under the expert guidance of
Corinne Houart (@KingsCollegeLon) & Leo Valdivia (@CIBumayor). Students are hands-on with exciting experiments, exploring the wonders of development! #DevBiol #Zebrafish

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Roberto Mayor Lab @mayorlab.bsky.social · Jan 6

The EMBO #DevBio course in Quintay, Chile is in full swing! Students are diving into Drosophila biology with the amazing Nipam Patel, Director of MBL- Woods Hole, leading the way. Inspiring science in Latin America! #ScienceEducation

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Roberto Mayor Lab @mayorlab.bsky.social · Jan 4

Join us in beautiful Quintay to celebrate 25 years of the Practical Course on Developmental Biology!
To register go to biodesarrollo.unab.cl/mini-symposi...
Come to enjoy a unique blend of science, sea, and food – all for free!

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Roberto Mayor Lab @mayorlab.bsky.social · Jan 4

We kicked off the EMBO #DevBio course in Quintay, Chile, with two outstanding virtual lectures by Anne Grapin-Botton and Nicoletta Petridou @nicolettapetridou.bsky.social, with excellent participation from Latin American students. Huge thanks to EMBO for their support!

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Roberto Mayor Lab @mayorlab.bsky.social · Jan 2

We're gearing up to kick off the EMBO #DevBio course in Quintay, Chile, for Latin American students in just a few days! 🎉 Huge thanks to @uandresbello, @DiarioMayor, @umayoroficial, @CIBumayor, @MBLScience, and @EMBO for making this possible! 🌎🧬 #ScienceEducation

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Roberto Mayor Lab @mayorlab.bsky.social · Dec 23

In 1999, we began organising Practical Courses on Developmental Biology with M Allende, first in Santiago and later in stunning Quintay, Chile. Over 25+ years, we’ve trained hundreds of students in DevBio, with over 90% becoming PIs in the field!
Join us in celebrating 25 years of teaching DevBio

Practical Course on Developmental Biology QUINTAY @devbioquintay.bsky.social · Dec 20

Join us in celebrating 25 years of the Practical Course on Developmental Biology! This special event will feature alumni of the course, now PIs from around the world, as speakers. Come to beautiful Quintay to enjoy a unique blend of science, sea, and food – all for free!

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