Ok, that's wild! Space grown human brain organoids! "The team co-cultured mature neurons and astrocytes on the ISS, and within 72 hours, the cells self-assembled into 3D brain organoids—a feat not possible on Earth" issnationallab.org/press-releas...

Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).

⭐ Congratulations to Dishaa Sinha (@ox.ac.uk) — winner of the Research Support award at the #WiNUKAwards2025! Dishaa led setup of 27 UK research sites for the FAST Brain Health study, managed genetic and actigraphy data collection in the Great Minds cohort and provided community outreach.

"The UK cannot become a science superpower unless it exploits the full range of talent that we have" - @nramnani.bsky.social We are now welcoming applications to our BNA Scholars Programme. 🔗 Find out more and apply: www.bna.org.uk/policy-advoc... #BNAScholars #DiversityInSTEM #Mentorship

Our latest collaboration with @rongfan8.bsky.social, spatial triomics to investigate myelin and cortical brain development, and demyelination, spearheaded by Leslie Kirby in our lab @ki.se and Di Zhang in Rong's lab! Check it out @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

An iPSC-derived heart muscle cell assembling sarcomeres videoed through a spinning disk confocal microscope by Burnette Lab graduate student, Emma Koory. Alpha-actinin-2 is shown. Colors denote Z slices (red-bottom; green-middle; blue-top). Movie length- 40 hours.

The Pathania lab will be moving to the Ludwig Institute in Oxford in early 2026. We'll be recruiting postdocs and research assistants soon, so keep an eye out for those job ads and reach out if you want to find out more about the science we have planned! shorturl.at/thpyK

Want to catch up on all the #DevBio, #StemCell (& related) preprints that came out in September? Check out our September #preprint list👇 thenode.biologists.com/september-in...

Check out my blog post!

Highlights from the UK Stem Cell Network – Inaugural Meeting @manchester.ac.uk blog post from @aarushivaidya.bsky.social. She enjoyed presenting her poster and learning from the inspirational talks. @grocottlab.bsky.social @lscn.bsky.social #UKSCN2025 #StemCellResearch #iPSC

PhD Applications now open! Join a world-class community training the next generation of genome scientists and clinicians. Apply now 👉 lnkd.in/g_JfNuFE 📅 Closes 27 Nov 2025 #ScienceCareers

Congratulations to Dr Roser Vento-Tormo, winner of the 2025 Foulkes Foundation Academy of Medical Sciences Medal 🌟 Her pioneering work is transforming our understanding of the female reproductive system and advancing women’s health research. Read more: bit.ly/47ufNz2 @sangerinstitute.bsky.social

Can't believe it — my first‑author paper is out and my image graces the cover of @dev-journal.bsky.social 🎉 Here, we reveal how early developmental programs shape and maintain #zebrafish gill architecture throughout life 🔗 journals.biologists.com/dev/issue/15... #FluorescenceFriday #LifelongDevSI

🌟 Last Day for Nominations! The deadline for nominations for the 2026 ALBA-Elsevier Award Lecture, offered by @network-alba.bsky.social and @elsevierconnect.bsky.social, is today! 🧠 🏆 EUR 3,000 and give a Special Lecture at #FENS2026! 🗓️ 29 October 2025 👉 https://loom.ly/p0AfmUQ

Could SWC be the place where you launch your career in #neuroscience? 🧠 Don’t miss your chance! Apply to our PhD Programme before 3 Nov: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/... #Career #PhD #London

“Developmental biology is fundamentally beautiful. We are no less beautiful for our variation. Instead, perhaps we are more so. Perhaps we are remarkable. Perhaps we are full of wonder.” Read this insightful post by Bethan on the Node. thenode.biologists.com/developmenta... #Disability

📢 Interested in doing a #PhD with us? Applications are now open for our 2025/26 fully-funded PhD studentships 🔬 🥼 Subject areas include: ✅Chemistry ✅Biology ✅Computer Science ✅Physics ⚠️ Deadline: Sunday 16 November 2025 Find out more about entry requirements, stipends, and project proposals ⤵️

Set to run for 25 years, the effort will produce multiomic maps not just for monkeys but for developing, adult, aging, and diseased human brains from diverse populations. https://scim.ag/4o44CDP

Next up in our CDMB Seminar Series is Dr Rafeeq Mir, a Post Doc in the Wheeler and Münsterberg labs, speaking on Thursday 23 October. All welcome!

Registration and abstract submission are now open for the ISSCR 2026 Annual Meeting, co-sponsored by STEMCELL Technologies! Join us in Montréal, Canada, 8-11 July 2026. Explore the program, speakers, and all the opportunities the meeting offers 👉 www.isscr2026.org

Congratulations to Aykut Shen, one of my first PhD students, who has successfully passed his viva yesterday. Many thanks to examiners @conradn.bsky.social and @adamcribbs.bsky.social and co-supervisor/collaborator. @whaerty.bsky.social. @nrpdtp.bsky.social @biouea.bsky.social

1925: On this date, 100 years ago, The Company of Biologists is founded by George Parker Bidder III. Throughout today, we will be posting some of our key milestones. Read more about the past 100 years at bit.ly/3WnTVA1.

Watch and read about the latest study funded by @wellcometrust.bsky.social led by Dr Jitesh Neupane and @geraldinejowett.bsky.social together with Prof. Azim Surani youtu.be/i5cs5u0KP9s published on @cp-cellreports.bsky.social @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social

Meet the judges: 🌟Wondering who’s helping behind the scenes of WiNUK Awards 2025? We’re delighted to share our talented team of judges! 🌟

Derivation of embryonic stem cells across avian species - @stemcell.keck.usc.edu go.nature.com/4gLAGcZ

🚨 New call for preLighters!🚨 Help us highlight the most exciting biological #preprints. Share your insights, build your profile, and be part of a supportive community! 🌍 Interested? Apply today & help shape the future of science publishing! 📢 More info: prelights.biologists.com/news/join-th...

Our latest monthly #preprint list is out! Explore our trawl for #DevBio and #stemcell biology preprints that came out in August. 🔍 thenode.biologists.com/august-in-pr...

🧠 First treatment for Huntington’s A UK trial of gene therapy slowed Huntington’s disease by 75% over three years, offering real hope for families facing this fatal condition. 🔗 www.theguardian.com/science/2025... #SciComm 🧪 #Genetics #Huntingtons

🚨 #FENS2026 NEW DATES 🚨 First, Formula 1 sent us from Madrid to #Barcelona. Now the Tour de France Grand Départ has us switching gears again—we're updating our dates to 6-10 July 2026! 🗓️ Find out more 👉: https://loom.ly/zMkMKcA#FENS2026#Barcelona. 🔔 Stay tuned!

We are recruiting for a Research Associate / Project Manager to help us build and run a Brain Organoid Platform at King’s College London, as part of the UK Human Functional Genomics Neurodevelopment Cluster! www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/125125-...

Today is #WorldAlzheimersDay. Our scientists are investigating the link between microbes found in the gut and dementia ⤵️

Interested in cutting edge technologies to study malignant brain tumours? Check out this great @braintumourrsch.bsky.social funded #PhD opportunity to join my team @blizardinstitute.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social

Had a great time at the UKSCN conference @manchester.ac.uk. Huge thanks to the committee for organising an incredible event. I enjoyed presenting my work at the poster session and learning from the insightful talks. @grocottlab.bsky.social @lscn.bsky.social #UKSCN2025 #StemCellResearch #iPSC

@grocottlab.bsky.social @uea-devbiostemcell.bsky.social

Development does not happen in isolation! Material properties, geometry, stiffness, fluid flows...can all steer how development unfolds. If you’re exploring these kinds of questions, we’d love to see your work @dev-journal.bsky.social More info below ⬇️

Excellent day at the Anatomical Society Summer Meeting at ST John's College, Oxford today. anatsoc.org.uk/meetings/our... @ArtedelCuerpoH1, @SaraBandiera2, @anat_soc, @AnatSocSummer25, @AnatSocOxford

🚨 Meet the panel for Networks that Nurture 🚨 We’ll explore mentorship in science: challenges, feedback, belonging & breaking barriers. 🌍 🗓 Thurs 18 Sept | ⏰ 5–6:15 pm BST | 📍 Online 🔗 Register: forms.gle/hbZuxQgs3zMm... 🧵 Panel intro below 👇 (1/2) @winrepo.bsky.social