Huge Congratulations, Kristin!
Such a well-deserved recognition!

www.biorxiv.org/content/bior...

yes, here is the full one!

Here the full link:
www.biorxiv.org/content/bior...

PREPRINT ALERT !!!
Excited to share our #reptile #embryo cryopreservation method optimised on peri-gastrulation veiled chameleon embryos! This lays the foundation for functional studies & reptile #conservation efforts!
#devbio #squamates #evodevo

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So happy that I could share my research today at the International Developmental Mechanics Seminar Series!

Presenting my preprint focussing on chameleon pre-oviposition development showing epiblast lumenogenesis in a non-avian reptile

thanks so much to the organisers!

#squamate #evodevo #devbio

It was a great day @pdncambridge.bsky.social presenting my research focussing on the evolution of morphogenesis across #amniotes that my emerging group is based on

Thanks so much @boroviak.bsky.social for hosting me!
#evodevo #devbio

New Study reveals how egg cells mature in anolis lizards Researchers from NDWRH and the MD Anderson Cancer Center shed light into the egg cell maturation in lizard ovaries by providing a detailed characterisation of the individual stages a reptile egg cell ...

Congratulations to joint first authors @a-weberling.bsky.social and @holyanole.bsky.social for leading this incredible work published in @devdynamics.bsky.social!

Read the full press release: www.wrh.ox.ac.uk/news/new-stu...

#EvoDevo #DevBio

Thrilled to be featured on the cover of @devdynamics.bsky.social

highlighting our 2 anole studies published:

anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
&
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Thanks so much @thomsanger.bsky.social for hosting me when I took this image!

Thrilled that our paper on anole oogenesis & germinal bed morphology is now published following peer review.

Mammals & birds have finite egg cells - squamates however have a stem cell niche within the ovary - the germinal bed.

Such a great collaboration with co-first author @holyanole.bsky.social

Really cool study!
Congratulations
@sarah-sk.bsky.social !

Incredibly proud and happy to announce the publication of my first German novel

"Leopold - the boy at the lake" @ Wichern Verlag Berlin.

A story exploring the question of what to do when you can hear and see memories - how to learn to live with them and not drown.

www.wichern.de/produkt/leop...

The brand new website of the Bischoff lab

... together with my SciArt Gallery :)

So excited to share this as a new junior PI:

My brand-new lab website! 🎉🪰🌀
www.bischofflab.com

Please pass it on to young, motivated researchers looking for PhD positions 😊

And for the #FluorescenceFriday community: don’t miss the SciArt Gallery!

#CellBio #DevBio #PhDjob #PhDposition #Science

Very excited to present my research focussing on the evolutionary differences of epiblast morphogenesis across amniotes next week at the kick-off of @vgzt2021.bsky.social season 7!
A story of 🐁,🧍,🐓 & many 🦎🦎🦎🦎

This collaborative project was conducted across the following institutes. @stowersinstitute.bsky.social @mdanderson.bsk.social @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social @cambiochem.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @cam.ac.uk

Thank you coauthors @shylonatasha.bsky.social @zgrif26.bsky.social @thomsanger.bsky.social @hollfelderlab.bsky.social @swilliamslabox.bsky.social @aussiebiologist.bsky.social @rrbehringer.bsky.social

Through confocal imaging we describe basement membrane deposition in the ovary during folliculogenesis. We can report a double basement membrane deposited on either side of the granulosa cell layer surrounding the follicles.

Exploring the sub-cellular architecture of the germinal bed & stage II follicles, we could analyse the granulosa (g) and theca (th) cell layers surrounding stage II follicles. Primordial follicles (pf) start exhibiting enlarged nuclei and cytoplasm!

Oogenesis takes place in 10 stages. It starts in the oogonial nest - a mitotic stem cell niche within the germinal bed - which then undergo meiosis to form primordial follicles
We identified oogonia and primordial follicles using section H&E staining paired with confocal DAPI/WGA staining!

Thrilled that our preprint on anole oocyte formation is now online @holyanole.bsky.social !
Such a great collaboration merging our expertise in anole reproductive tract morphology and early embryogenesis to understand how egg cells form!

ecoevojobs.net 2025-26

UPDATE: The 2025-2026 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Congratulations @juliaeckert.bsky.social! Such a great pipeline that will help many researchers doing analysis of 3D epithelial tissues!

6/6
Massive Thanks to co-first @shylonatasha.bsky.social & all coauthors @hollfelderlab.bsky.social @swilliamslabox.bsky.social‬ @aussiebiologist.bsky.social
for our collaboration between
@stowersinstitute.bsky.social @oxford_uni ‪@cam.ac.uk‬ @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social‬ @cambiochem.bsky.social

5/6
Lumenogenesis coincides with circular expression of gastrulation marker Brachyury prior to AP-axis formation suggesting a novel role of Brachyury preceding #gastrulation

4/6
We suggest alternative anterior-posterior #patterning regulation in chameleons with anterior marker genes Cerberus expressed in the middle (arrows) and on the posterior (asterisks) of the embryo but not on the anterior side, while Lefty is completely absent.
#AP-axis

3/6
A purse string mechanism through supra-cellular actin cables closes the epiblast lumen dorsally suggesting a novel form of epiblast lumenogenesis and amniotic cavity formation.

2/6
The #squamate chameleon diverges from what has been reported for #chicken pre-gastrulation morphogenesis
Starting off as flat plate the chameleon hollows and adopts a dome-like shape. Hinge points at the side of the dome result in the formation of amniotic folds.
#devbio #evodevo

1/6
Preprint Alert
Ever thought that humans & chameleons look alike?
We follow chameleon development from fertilisation to oviposition & uncover the process through which they form an epiblast lumen that exhibits striking similarity to human embryos
#devbio #evodevo

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Honouring our friend Dr. Svetlana Jovanic who passed away after battling cancer for almost 3 years.

a passionate researcher
a keen photographer
a generous and loyal friend.

She investigated #zebrafish & #gastruloids using #lightsheet #microscopy.

We will not forget her.

🧬🇬🇧 UK Evo-Devo Starter Pack go.bsky.app/SgRdF9T

Had a lovely time presenting my new chameleon study at the UK #EvoDevo meeting on Friday!
Great discussions and really interesting talks!