Our excursion into the world of hPSC-derived lateral plate mesoderm progenitors, the result of a great collaboration with the lab of @matt-towers.bsky.social. For more details check the thread of @sudeuyulgan.bsky.social below-Sude has been fantastic in leading and driving this work!

Image of a planarian, from Wiki.

Do you do a PhD on Chromatin in this cool critter?

Work with @jordisolana.bsky.social @seanflynn.bsky.social, Magda Strauss and myself @lsiexeter.bsky.social on developing #singlecell #chromatin analyses to better understand pluripotency #planarians.
www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins...

Research Associate - Plant Phylogenomics at University of Sheffield Apply for the Research Associate - Plant Phylogenomics role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.

Come and join us!!

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQZ547/r...

Congratulations James, well deserved!

One day left until the abstract submission deadline for our symposium on the developmental origins of paediatric cancers on the 8th of June! If you do not want to submit an abstract please note that there is still time to register after the 20th of March

One week left until the abstract submission deadline for our symposium on the developmental origins of paediatric cancers on the 8th of June!

Developmental origins of paediatric cancer symposium A one-day event showcasing the latest cutting-edge research on the modelling, biology and treatment of paediatric cancers in the context of their developmental origins.

Abstract deadline extended to 20 March for our @cclguk.bsky.social @biologists.bsky.social-DMM
symposium on the developmental origins of paediatric cancers (8 June, @crick.ac.uk)-short talk slots still available.

See: www.cclg.org.uk/information-...

Please RT!

Today’s seminar, hosted jointly by DRN and the Cancer Research Seminar Track (CREST) @sheffielduni.bsky.social:

Dr Duncan Sproul @sproullab.bsky.social, Institute of Genetics and Cancer, Univ. Edinburgh @edinburghuni.bsky.social

Host: Anestis Tsakiridis @tsakiridis.bsky.social

All welcome!

Final call for everyone interested in the links between developmental biology and childhood cancer: only 2 days remaining to register and submit abstracts for our @cclguk.bsky.social, @dmmjournal.bsky.social symposium on the developmental origins of paediatric cancers taking place this June

PDRA position still open in my lab for anyone who wants to solve some outstanding questions in limb development. We have a variety of models and approaches (everything from stem cells to chicks and catsharks). Please share!

International Childhood Cancer Day: Research as the key to better survival rates - St. Anna CCRI International Childhood Cancer Day: Research as the key to better survival rates (Vienna, February 15, 2026) Every year, around 400,000 children and adolescents worldwide are diagnosed with cancer, wi...

🎗️#InternationalChildhoodCancerDay! Every year, around 400,000 children worldwide are diagnosed with cancer. Progress is possible: through research, international collaboration and close cooperation between science and clinical care. Read more:🔗 ccri.at/internationa...

Developmental origins of paediatric cancer symposium A one-day event showcasing the latest cutting-edge research on the modelling, biology and treatment of paediatric cancers in the context of their developmental origins.

2 weeks to go until the registration/abstract submission deadline for our @cclguk.bsky.social @dmmjournal.bsky.social symposium on the developmental origins of paediatric cancers at the @crick.ac.uk this June. Great speaker line up and slots for short talks: www.cclg.org.uk/information-...

Last couple spots remaining for the Craniofacial GRC in sunny CA! Looks to be a full house, with a great set of up-and-coming #craniofacial biologists spanning evo/devo, genetics, multiomics all the way to stem cells, engineering and repair. @brugmannlab.bsky.social www.grc.org/craniofacial...

MRC instructs grant review boards to slash funding rates - Research Professional News Boards asked to recommend just three applications for funding, as BBSRC also suspends calls

Appalling news for the biosciences in the UK. I have three grants under review at the moment so the last week since I heard these rumours have been a definite career low point. Shifting priorities (read political interference) are bad enough
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

Check out this postdoc opportunity in a great lab in Sheffield! 🐣🔬

I am completely baffled by the total lack of any action or any evidence of speaking out from our scientific ‘leaders’. We’re in a void of information and the consequences are potentially catastrophic- especially as it looks like BBSRC are following suit.

Thank you Teresa!

Thank you Anahi! Primers for which gene 😂?

Thank you Pleasie!

The lab turned 10 this month, what better way to celebrate than with an amazing cake from @faycooper.bsky.social! I feel lucky to have worked alongside so many talented students, postdocs, and colleagues here in Sheffield over the years.

🚨DEADLINE TOMORROW FRIDAY 16th JANUARY
If you are interested in DevBio, *don't think about it twice*
👇STEPS:
1)Submit an abstract bsdb.org/meetings/
2)Become a @bsdb.bsky.social member if you aren't already bsdb.org/about-us/#me...
3)Apply for travel grants bsdb.org/membership/#...

See you there!

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DRN new publication alert:

Manning et al., 2025, @emmanning.bsky.social, co-led by Marysia Placzek and Elsie Place @elsieplace.bsky.social, in collaboration with Seth Blackshaw @sethblackshaw.bsky.social

Thank you @stanna-ccri.bsky.social for hosting us, great to see clinicians and groups working on different aspects of neuroblastoma biology coming together and discussing openly about how to build better models that will accelerate the development of new treatments against this devastating disease.

A poster listing the names of invited speakers at the upcoming BSDB 2026 meeting at the University of Warwick, 23-26 March

Meeting schedule now online for @bsdb.bsky.social 2026 spring meeting: Molecules to Morphogenesis!

***Abstracts due in by January 16***

Join the outstanding line up! Submit your abstract for a short talk, flash talk, or poster presentation:
👇👇👇
bsdb.org/meetings/

Development's Pathway to Independence Programme Our grants support and encourage the sharing of knowledge throughout the community by facilitating international collaboration, event attendance and the organisation of scientific meetings, conference...

Applications are open for @dev-journal.bsky.social 2026 Pathway to Independence (PI) programme, supporting postdocs applying for group leader positions:

Mentoring
Profile raising
Leadership training
Network building

Spread the word...

www.biologists.com/grants/devel...

Today’s speaker in our DRN external seminar series is Dr Takuya Azami (University of Edinburgh) @tazami.bsky.social

Host: Anestis Tsakiridis
@tsakiridis.bsky.social

All welcome!

We are very happy to share our new PrePrint: Myosin VI orchestrates estrogen-driven gene expression in breast
cancer cells. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

We characterise how Myosin VI is a key regulator of the Estrogen Receptor. Perturbation of Myosin VI impedes ER functionality.

Join us in Sheffield! We are keen to support early career researchers in applying for independent research fellowships (IRFs) to join our friendly and collaborative environment, in areas related to developmental biology, stem cells and regenerative biology, and neuroscience.

Today’s speaker in our DRN external seminar series is Professor Jens Januschke (University of Dundee) @dundee.ac.uk

Host: Kyra Campbell
@kyracampbelllab.bsky.social

All welcome!

📣 Paper alert!

I am delighted that our paper exploring the impact of Neanderthal-derived variants on the activity of a disease-associated craniofacial enhancer has been published in Development today!
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...