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Mauricio Rocha @rocha-lab.bsky.social · Jul 10

Pls spread the word! We have a postdoc position available in the Rocha Lab @mpi-muenster.bsky.social. Join our team to study mechanisms underlying robust organ development using zebrafish embryos and human organoids.

mpi-muenster.mpg.de/career

Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine @mpi-muenster.bsky.social · Jul 10

We are looking for a #Postdoc with a great interest in biological robustness to lead a project investigating the self-correction capabilities of the developing nervous system. Join us at the @rocha-lab.bsky.social Rocha lab @mpi-muenster.bsky.social!

jobs.mpi-muenster.mpg.de/jobposting/0...

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Rui Benedito @ruibenedito.bsky.social · 27d

We are looking for postdoctoral researchers to join us at the MPI for Molecular Biomedicine 👇 postdocprogram.mpg.de/all-postdoc-...

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Rui Benedito @ruibenedito.bsky.social · 27d

We are looking for postdoctoral researchers to join us at the MPI for Molecular Biomedicine 👇 postdocprogram.mpg.de/all-postdoc-...

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · Aug 5

Double the discovery, double the momentum 🚀

Europe doubles down on research competitiveness with a major boost to #HorizonEurope:

€95.5 billion foreseen for 2021-2027
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€175 billion proposed for 2028-2034
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Rui Benedito @ruibenedito.bsky.social · Aug 29

As a Portuguese and a scientist...I do know what you mean very well. Both beautiful countries though.

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · Aug 18

Final call: Applications close September 2! KI is recruiting 20 Assistant Professors in a wide range of subject areas. We're looking for early-career researchers with strong scientific merits and future potential. All positions: ki.se/en/about-ki/...

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Eileen Furlong @eileen-furlong.bsky.social · Jul 30

To all post-docs: The Genome Biology dept ‪@embl.org
has an Independent faculty position. Fantastic place to set up your lab –great package: core funding, fantastic Ph.D. students, cutting edge core facilities & great colleagues. Closing date Sept 19th
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...

Group Leader - Genome Biology Unit

Are you ready to lead groundbreaking research in Genome Biology? Join us at EMBL! We are seeking a motivated scientist to lead an independent research group addressing exciting and original biological...

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Rui Benedito @ruibenedito.bsky.social · Jul 2

Many Congrats !

Makinen lab - Lymphatic Biology and Pathology @taijamakinenlab.bsky.social · Jul 1

I am honoured to be elected as a Member of EMBO and look forward to contributing to its mission and community!

EMBO @embo.org · Jul 1

Welcome and congratulations to the 60 new members and 9 associate members who have been elected to the EMBO Membership! This honour celebrates #research excellence and outstanding achievements in the #LifeSciences. 🧪

Learn more here:
www.embo.org/press-releas... #EMBOMembers2025

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Mariona Graupera @grauperalab.bsky.social · Jun 27

We have an open postdoc position to work on PTEN and vascular Malformations. If you are intersted, apply: careers.carrerasresearch.org/jobs/6107690...

VAC_53_2025 - POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH - Institut de Recerca contra la Leucèmia Josep Carreras

Join the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute and contribute to our mission of innovating and advancing the fight against leukaemia and other hematologic diseases.

careers.carrerasresearch.org

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Rui Benedito @ruibenedito.bsky.social · Jun 26

We generated the mice back in 2017, but this movie below from the latest paper of Taija Makinen lab by Hans Schoofs shows the best tissue volume imaging ever done with iMb2-Mosaic mice. The Puzzle shape lymphatic cells | @Nature share.google/sez4ForrNsCE...

Hans schoofs @hansschoofs.bsky.social · Mar 20

This work would not have been possible without our many collaborators who provided reagents, lines and much needed support! @ruibenedito.bsky.social, M. Jeansson, @brittae.bsky.social, D. Vestweber, K. Gängel, O. Friedrich, J. van Buul, P. Saharinen, R. Smith and M. Majda and many others!

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Rui Benedito @ruibenedito.bsky.social · Jun 26

Thanks ! Me too...from September !

Rui Benedito @ruibenedito.bsky.social · Jun 26

The new Department of Functional Genetics at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine is looking for scientists at any level. 👉 mpi-muenster.mpg.de/780013/profil

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Karina Yaniv @karinayaniv.bsky.social · Jun 24

www.grc.org/angiogenesis...

2025 Angiogenesis Conference GRC

The 2025 Gordon Research Conference on Angiogenesis will be held in Newport, Rhode Island. Apply today to reserve your spot.

www.grc.org

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · Jun 4

We want to connect:
To link model builders with data generators.
To bring together scientists asking why cells behave the way they do, and others figuring out how to model that behavior.

If you're working on AI in biology, consider joining!
https://tinyurl.com/y35m6khy

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Rui Benedito @ruibenedito.bsky.social · May 30

More patents involving AI don't necessarily mean better drugs—just that it's easier to get patents. Only time will tell how important or replaceable in vivo testing truly is.

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Miguel Torres @miguel-torres-1963.bsky.social · May 27

Here we study the origin of the cardiac cell lineages in the mouse embryo. Separate but coordinated lineages independently specified at gastrulation generate the myocardium and endocardium. Credits: Miquel Sendra & coll: Jorge Dominguez, K. McDole and L. Guinard
authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

ScienceDirect.com | Science, health and medical journals, full text articles and books.

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Nature Cardiovascular Research @natcardiovascres.nature.com · May 27

Research | Kraft et al. identify TIE2 activation as a key driver of PI3KCA-related venous malformations and demonstrate that inhibiting TIE2 signalling can suppress the growth of advanced lesions.

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Angiopoietin–TIE2 feedforward circuit promotes PIK3CA-driven venous malformations - Nature Cardiovascular Research

Kraft et al. identify TIE2 activation as a key driver of PIK3CA-related venous malformations and demonstrate that inhibiting TIE2 signaling can suppress the growth of advanced lesions.

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Makinen lab - Lymphatic Biology and Pathology @taijamakinenlab.bsky.social · May 25

We hope these findings bring us closer to better treatments for this challenging condition. #vascularbiology #PIK3CA #venousmalformation

Huge thanks to our fantastic collaborators Michael Potente, René Hägerling, Friedrich Kapp, @mvikkula.bsky.social, Laurence Boon, @ruibenedito.bsky.social

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Rui Benedito @ruibenedito.bsky.social · May 22

The same for science...idea is only the start. And often overrated.

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Ana Hernandez Rodriguez @analiahr.bsky.social · May 15

One of the reasons I love #DevelopmentalBiology is that it's so visually engaging. I had the pleasure of organising an image competition at the GRC last March, and share this passion. You can now check out these images on @the-node.bsky.social: thenode.biologists.com/grs-developm...

GRS Developmental Biology 2025 Image gallery - the Node

The 2025 Developmental Biology Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) was held on March 29-30 2025. This year, the GRS co-chairs Ana R. Hernandez Rodriguez and

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Shane Herbert @shaneherbert.bsky.social · May 6

My first post on Bluesky! Very excited to share our work just published in @science.org. We find that “Interphase cell morphology defines the mode, symmetry, and outcome of mitosis” - in angiogenesis and other tissues! www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1... www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1...

Interphase cell morphology defines the mode, symmetry, and outcome of mitosis

During tissue formation, dynamic cell shape changes drive morphogenesis while asymmetric divisions create cellular diversity. We found that the shifts in cell morphology that shape tissues could conco...

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Mariona Graupera @grauperalab.bsky.social · Mar 28

If you are interested in vascular malformations you may want to check our new work published today in Cancer Discovery, where we discover a somatic genetic event causing vascular malformations in PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome (PHTS) aacrjournals.org/cancerdiscov...

Somatic uniparental disomy of PTEN in endothelial cells causes vascular malformations in patients with PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome

Abstract. PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome (PHTS) is a rare tumor risk disorder caused by germline loss-of-function mutations in PTEN. Half of these patients develop vascular malformations, a hamartoma c...

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Rui Benedito @ruibenedito.bsky.social · Mar 27

Lets move to Heart Insufficiency instead. More accurate and less dramatic.

Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Mar 26

The frequently used medical term "heart failure" is awful and needs to be replaced
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... @nejm.org

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Mar 25

—What are these 12 companies that purport to promote longevity and healthspan missing?
—Evidence.
erictopol.substack.com/p/the-busine...

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Hans schoofs @hansschoofs.bsky.social · Mar 20

This work would not have been possible without our many collaborators who provided reagents, lines and much needed support! @ruibenedito.bsky.social, M. Jeansson, @brittae.bsky.social, D. Vestweber, K. Gängel, O. Friedrich, J. van Buul, P. Saharinen, R. Smith and M. Majda and many others!

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