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SFBD_BioDev @sfbd.bsky.social · 8h

Developmental Biology lost a giant yesterday 😔
May his legacy thrive and keep inspiring current and future generations of scientists

www.gurdon.cam.ac.uk/nobel-laurea...

Nobel Laureate Professor Sir John Gurdon Dies Aged 92 – Gurdon Institute

www.gurdon.cam.ac.uk

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the Node @the-node.bsky.social · 27d

Congratulations to the winners of our image competition with the @mblscience.bsky.social Embryology course. The winner of the Editor’s choice is an image of a anole lizard eye, acquired by Arthur Boutillon @campaslab.bsky.social.
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#devbio 🔬🎉

Development cover: Embryonic eye of an anole lizard stained for nuclei (DAPI, blue) and F-actin (Phalloidin, orange), imaged by spinning disc confocal microscopy and processed using ImageJ. The image was acquired at the 2025 MBL Embryology course by Arthur Boutillon and was the Editor's choice from the Node image competition.

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 22d

🚨 Two weeks left to apply for the EMBL-EBI–Sanger Postdoctoral (ESPOD) Programme.

Apply by: 30 September 2025.

Ready to take the next step in your science career?
www.ebi.ac.uk/research/pos...

@sangerinstitute.bsky.social
#postdoc #sciencecareers

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Development @dev-journal.bsky.social · 22d

Hydra body axis balance: a fight between two transcription factors

This Research Highlight showcases the work from Jaroslav Ferenc, Marylène Bonvin, Panagiotis Papasaikas, Jacqueline Ferralli, Clara Nuninger and Charisios D. Tsiairis:

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Phenotype rescue upon Zic4 and Gata3 double knockdown. (A,B) Maximum projection confocal images of oral (A) and aboral (B) ends of animals after GFP RNAi (control), Zic4 or Gata3 RNAi, and Zic4+Gata3 RNAi. DNA in cyan, peroxidase activity in magenta and Nematocilin in orange. Panels on the right show magnifications of boxed areas on the left. Scale bars: 100μm. Note the ectopic peroxidase staining in tentacle tips upon Zic4 RNAi, and ectopic Nematocilin staining adjacent to the foot upon Gata3 RNAi, as well as rescue of both phenotypes in the double knockdown. (C) Percentage of animals with ectopic peroxidase staining in tentacles upon Zic4 KD and double KD. (D) Percentage of animals with ectopic Nematocilin staining adjacent to the foot in Gata3 KD and double KD. For examples of strong and partial phenotypes refer to Fig. S6. Data in G and H shown for n animals pooled from at least two independent replicates. ***P<0.001 (Fisher's exact test). (E,F) Schematic of proposed model for controlling the choice between basal disk and battery cell fate in Hydra. At the oral pole, Wnt signaling (black dot) activates Zic4 (orange) expression and thus basal disk identity. Without it, Gata3 dominates at the opposite end, leading to basal disk fate establishment (E). Experimentally depleting one of the factors results in ectopic cell fate acquisition at the opposite body end (F).

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Antoine Zalc @antoinezalc.bsky.social · 22d

Venez nombreux, pas besoin d’être millionaire pour aider la recherche. Peu importe le montant, chaque don sera bénéfique !

Antoine Zalc @antoinezalc.bsky.social · 27d

🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉
Pleased to announce the start of the Institut Cochin Foundation !

On September 18th at 6 p.m., upon registration come or connect to learn about the fantastic research done at the Institut Cochin @institutcochin.bsky.social , meet the people that do it and call for donations!

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SFBD_BioDev @sfbd.bsky.social · 27d

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Antoine Zalc @antoinezalc.bsky.social · 27d

🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉
Pleased to announce the start of the Institut Cochin Foundation !

On September 18th at 6 p.m., upon registration come or connect to learn about the fantastic research done at the Institut Cochin @institutcochin.bsky.social , meet the people that do it and call for donations!

SFBD_BioDev @sfbd.bsky.social · Sep 6

So many exciting projects !
Congrats all laureates!

European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Sep 4

📣 The ERC Starting Grant call results are out!

Find out which early-career researchers will receive funding this year, what they will be investigating, where they will be based... plus lots of other #ERCStG facts & figures for 2025!

➡️ buff.ly/IsafuFh

#FrontierResearch 🇪🇺#EUfunded #HorizonEurope

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Antoine Zalc @antoinezalc.bsky.social · Aug 9

Some will not like it but which papers are you taking with you this summer? Looking for good reads!

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SFBD_BioDev @sfbd.bsky.social · Aug 8

Impressive work from @josesilvalab.bsky.social

www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

A complete model of mouse embryogenesis through organogenesis enabled by chemically induced embryo founder cells

A small-molecule-only strategy enables reprogramming ESCs into embryo founder cells that give rise to a high-fidelity embryo model directly and efficiently. This embryo model replicates embryogenesis ...

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Karen J Liu @karenjliu.bsky.social · Aug 5

Dev biologists! 3-yr postdoc position at King's, collaboration with Trizzino lab @marcotrizzino.bsky.social modelling CHD3 neural crest. We are looking for postdocs with mad embryology skills @the-node.bsky.social #developmental @ccrb27.bsky.social

thenode.biologists.com/jobs/postdoc...

Postdoctoral Research Associate: Modelling Neural Crest Anomalies (mouse/human) - the Node

The Liu lab is looking for a postdoc with a love of embryos and developmental biology! This post is part of an MRC-funded collaboration between Karen Liu’s lab at King’s College London and Marco Trizz...

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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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SFBD_BioDev @sfbd.bsky.social · Jul 10

Nice work @guandrey.bsky.social and @olimpiabompadre.bsky.social
Dev Bio is amazing !

Guillaume Andrey @guandrey.bsky.social · Jul 9

Our work bridging enhancer-promoter proximity to phenotypic outcomes in vivo is out! Shout out to @olimpiabompadre.bsky.social, to Marie Kmita's lab, and to all the co-authors. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Liebenberg syndrome severity arises from variations in Pitx1 locus topology and proportion of ectopically transcribing cells - Nature Communications

Here the authors show that reducing enhancer-promoter distance at the Pitx1 locus increases proportion of Pitx1 forelimb expressing cells, worsening skeletal defects in Liebenberg syndrome. They also ...

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Guillaume Andrey @guandrey.bsky.social · Jul 9

Our work bridging enhancer-promoter proximity to phenotypic outcomes in vivo is out! Shout out to @olimpiabompadre.bsky.social, to Marie Kmita's lab, and to all the co-authors. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Liebenberg syndrome severity arises from variations in Pitx1 locus topology and proportion of ectopically transcribing cells - Nature Communications

Here the authors show that reducing enhancer-promoter distance at the Pitx1 locus increases proportion of Pitx1 forelimb expressing cells, worsening skeletal defects in Liebenberg syndrome. They also ...

www.nature.com

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Juliane Glaser @julianeg.bsky.social · Jul 9

Finally out! 🥳 Our paper showing how a transposable element (TE) insertion can cause developmental phenotypes is now published @natgenet.nature.com 🧬🦠🐁
Below is a brief description of the major findings. Check the full version of the paper for more details: www.nature.com/articles/s41588-025-02248-5

Enhancer adoption by an LTR retrotransposon generates viral-like particles, causing developmental limb phenotypes - Nature Genetics

Activation of an LTR retrotransposon inserted upstream of the Fgf8 gene produces viral-like particles in the mouse developing limb, triggering apoptosis and causing limb malformation. This phenotype c...

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SFBD_BioDev @sfbd.bsky.social · Jul 7

C'est important les PHRC quand meme!

Antoine Zalc @antoinezalc.bsky.social · Jul 7

Oublie ton PHRC viens m’embrasser 😂😂😂

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SFBD_BioDev @sfbd.bsky.social · Jul 4

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Jérôme Gros @jeromegros.bsky.social · Apr 15

Registration is now open!

Gastrulation Reloaded: Developing, engineering & evolving the body plan

📅 October 14–17, 2025
📍 Paris, France
🗓️ Abstract & early bird deadline: July 15, 2025

www.gastrulation-reloaded.conferences-pasteur.org/home

Exceptional lineup of speakers & many selected talks

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Arthur Michaut 🔬🐣 @amichaut.bsky.social · Jul 3

🚨 Hey #gastrulation folks!

The early bird registration and the abstract submission are coming up very soon.

Please register now for this nice #conference in @pasteur.fr, it will be super cool!
👇👇👇

Jérôme Gros @jeromegros.bsky.social · Apr 15

Registration is now open!

Gastrulation Reloaded: Developing, engineering & evolving the body plan

📅 October 14–17, 2025
📍 Paris, France
🗓️ Abstract & early bird deadline: July 15, 2025

www.gastrulation-reloaded.conferences-pasteur.org/home

Exceptional lineup of speakers & many selected talks

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Vicki Metzis @vmetzis.bsky.social · Jun 27

Paper alert! I am really pleased to share the final version of the work led by Irène Amblard in the team on a regulatory switch controlling Cdx2 expression during posterior body development! #regulatorylogic #devbio @mrc-lms.bsky.social @imperialmed.bsky.social

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Bénédicte Lefèvre @drosopachea.bsky.social · Jun 25

Thanks to all the volunteers and partners who made this possible! Including @sfbd.bsky.social, @institutcurie.bsky.social and the city of Ivry-sur-Seine.

We have now 5 species sheets: Drosophila, nematode, zebrafish, arabidopsis and bombyx. Available in French and English, and soon in Greek.

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Bénédicte Lefèvre @drosopachea.bsky.social · Jun 25

This month marks the 3-year anniversary of En Quête de Bio outreach launch, created with @bardinlab.bsky.social and the support of the @sfbd.bsky.social !

By the end of the week, we'll have passed the 4,500-child milestone, done it in 16 cities, with the help of 72 volunteers!

www.eqd-bio.org

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Girish Kale @girishkalephd.bsky.social · Jun 16

#shapinglife3 was a great @sfbd.bsky.social meeting! Here's my short post on @the-node.bsky.social about it :)

the Node @the-node.bsky.social · Jun 16

On the Shape of Life: meeting report, SFBD meeting 2025

Girish Kale @girishkalephd.bsky.social wrote about his experience attending #ShapingLife3, the @sfbd.bsky.social meeting, which took place in the picturesque town of Cassis:

thenode.biologists.com/on-the-shape...

On the Shape of Life: meeting report, SFBD meeting 2025 - the Node

Recently, I attended ‘Shaping Life 3’, the quadrennial meeting of the French Society of Developmental Biology (SFBD). The first of these meetings happened

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Cédric Maurange @cedricmaurange.bsky.social · Jun 16

Thanks @girishkalephd.bsky.social for this nice report on #ShapingLife3 It was a pleasure to meet and listen to you there!
@the-node.bsky.social @biologists.bsky.social @sfbd.bsky.social @ibdm.bsky.social

the Node @the-node.bsky.social · Jun 16

On the Shape of Life: meeting report, SFBD meeting 2025

Girish Kale @girishkalephd.bsky.social wrote about his experience attending #ShapingLife3, the @sfbd.bsky.social meeting, which took place in the picturesque town of Cassis:

thenode.biologists.com/on-the-shape...

On the Shape of Life: meeting report, SFBD meeting 2025 - the Node

Recently, I attended ‘Shaping Life 3’, the quadrennial meeting of the French Society of Developmental Biology (SFBD). The first of these meetings happened

thenode.biologists.com

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the Node @the-node.bsky.social · Jun 16

On the Shape of Life: meeting report, SFBD meeting 2025

Girish Kale @girishkalephd.bsky.social wrote about his experience attending #ShapingLife3, the @sfbd.bsky.social meeting, which took place in the picturesque town of Cassis:

thenode.biologists.com/on-the-shape...

On the Shape of Life: meeting report, SFBD meeting 2025 - the Node

Recently, I attended ‘Shaping Life 3’, the quadrennial meeting of the French Society of Developmental Biology (SFBD). The first of these meetings happened

thenode.biologists.com

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