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How does the #cochlea achieve its spiral shape? @prakash-patterns.bsky.social @earlab.bsky.social &co show that the expression of adhesion & polarity proteins pattern the #OrganOfCorti and drive the compartment-specific organisation to achieve the cochlea spiral @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4nmD8IW

#LatestPublication Varsha from Dr. Raj Ladher’s lab finds that early inner ear fusion needs a hybrid EMT, where Grhl2/Sp8 remodel junctions to balance new contacts & tissue integrity. This stunning image of an otocyst, taken by Varsha, featured on the cover! bit.ly/4omQgOL @earlab.bsky.social

#BestPaperAward 🎉 Congratulations to Raman Kaushik on being awarded the Zeeshan Khan Memorial Award 2025 (Runner Up) for the best paper published using the BLiSC Central Imaging Facility (CIFF) at the Bangalore Microscopy Course 2025. @earlab.bsky.social @ncbsbangalore.bsky.social

#DBfeature #Drosophila 🪰 Slit-independent guidance of longitudinal axons by Drosophila Robo3 "A non-Slit-binding function of Robo3 Ig1 contributes to its axon guidance activity." by Abigail Carranza, Timothy Evans et al @timevansphd.bsky.social sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

link.growkudos.com/1efpeb7d8n4 A short article is now available at Kudos on our work @earlab.bsky.social at @ncbsbangalore.bsky.social about how the cochlea generates its pattern.

The ear's organ of Corti as a model system of how developmental instructions coordinate across spatial scales so that tissues are sculpted reproducibly 📷 @prakash-patterns.bsky.social et al @tifr.res.in in @plosbiology.org ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2025...

How does the #cochlea achieve its spiral shape? @prakash-patterns.bsky.social @earlab.bsky.social &co show that the expression of adhesion & polarity proteins pattern the #OrganOfCorti and drive the compartment-specific organisation to achieve the cochlea spiral @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4nmD8IW

How does the #cochlea achieve its spiral shape? @prakash-patterns.bsky.social @earlab.bsky.social &co show that the expression of adhesion & polarity proteins pattern the #OrganOfCorti and drive the compartment-specific organisation to achieve the cochlea spiral @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4nmD8IW

#ResearchExplained During embryo development, if cells fail to arrange or align correctly, organs could fail to function properly. Yet, cells somehow manage to find their place & align with remarkable precision. Read here: bit.ly/46gbk2j ✏️Christeen Paulson

#LatestPublication In a latest study published in PLOS Genetics, Ramankaushik and team from Dr Raj Ladher's lab describe a new role for protocadherin-15 in patterning the hair cell. 🎉Congratulations to the team! journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...

InSDB-ISD Joint Meeting 2025 thenode.biologists.com/insdb-isd-jo...

We are looking for a new @thembauk.bsky.social Anne Warner Research Fellow (5 year post) to develop an independent research group in the area of cell and molecular biology of marine organisms here in #Plymouth 🔬🦠🧫🧬 mymba.mba.ac.uk/job-listing....

Mona’s work is now online - check it and we’re Lokku g forward to any comments you have.

Prof. Raj Ladher, president-InSDB and faculty @NCBS_Bangalore, will talk about cochlear morphogenesis at InSDB-ISD 2025! Raj's lab works on understanding the mechanisms that control inner ear development #InSDB25 #InSDBISD25 @earlab.bsky.social @ncbsbangalore.bsky.social

Excited to welcome Prof Sally Dunwoodie as an invited speaker for InSDB-ISD 2025! Sally's work focuses on identifying the genetic and environmental causes of congenital defects. She is also the president of @intlsocdiff.bsky.social. Register now: insdb.in/events/insdb... #InSDB25 #InSDBISD25

Our spotlight in this lovely study from Nita et al., on Fgfr2 localisation to the cilia.

#authorinterview Anubhav Prakash @prakash-patterns.bsky.social from Prof Raj Ladher lab @earlab.bsky.social, NCBS @ncbsbangalore.bsky.social talks about his work on "Pushing and pulling cells from chaos to order" biopatrika.com/academia/res... @natcomms.nature.com

📢Good news, students and postdocs! Early bird student/postdoc registrants for InSDB-ISD25, who are members of InSDB, will be eligible for a reimbursement of the registration fee. This is supported by @intlsocdiff.bsky.social ! Don’t miss out - register early here: insdb.in/insdb-isd-re...

📢Registrations are now open for InSDB-ISD 25! This year, the meeting will take place at IISER BERHAMPUR from 15-17 December. Join us this December! Register here: insdb.in/insdb-isd-re... @anups11.bsky.social @earlab.bsky.social @soniaqsen.bsky.social

#PhDone! 🎓 Congratulations Dr Surjit! 🎉 Surjit Singh Saini from Dr Raj Ladher's lab successfully defended his thesis! 🧵Scroll to learn about his work on understanding the development of inner-ear neurons 👂 (1/7) @earlab.bsky.social

#LatestPublication in @natcomms.nature.com by Dr Raj Ladher & team show that fine-tuned junctional mechanics are vital for aligning polarity in chicken cochlea. 🎉Congratulations to the team! @prakash-patterns.bsky.social @earlab.bsky.social Read here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Epithelial fusion is mediated by a partial epithelial-mesenchymal transition https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.21.649757v1

🌸This week RIKEN BDR is hosting researchers from the Bangalore Life Science Research Cluster (BLiSC), which includes @ncbsbangalore.bsky.social, inStem, & TIGS, India. We are holding a joint meeting to further strengthen ties between BDR and BLiSC. To the BLiSC delegation, welcome to Kobe!

#NewComicAlert! Sharing the latest comic of our collaboration with @TinkleMagazine, featuring ecologist Dr Meghna Krishnadas! Dr Meghna's lab studies plants & their interactions with other species & the environment!🌱 Free Download: bit.ly/ncbsxtinklec... Happy Reading! #scicomm #sciencecomics

Congrats to Varsha on a fantastic study investigating the fusion of the inner ear primordium. www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...

InSDB25 is here! This year’s meeting will be held in Dec at IISER Berhampur as a joint meeting with the International Society of Differentiation. We’ve got an incredible lineup and we can’t wait to share more details. Keep an eye out for more updates insdb.in/events/insdb... @intlsocdiff.bsky.social

#Congratulations🎉 Abhinav Tyagi from Prof Uma Ramakrishnan's lab at NCBS is awarded the 2025 Smith Fellowship for pursuing post-doctoral research in applied conservation science at Purdue University, Indiana, USA. Fellowship details: www.smithfellows.org/updates/anno...

The third talk from the Gulmohar series is out! Listen to Poulomi Banerjee talk about the role of microglia in neurodevelopmental disorders. youtu.be/NzUgmah5WIc?...

The next set of Gulmohar talks is here! We have Kirti Gupta from @rashmi-priya.bsky.social lab at @crick.ac.uk and @nehaghosh.bsky.social from Treisman lab at NYU School of Medicine. 🗓️March 11 ⏰6 PM IST If you haven't signed up to be a participant before, use this link: forms.gle/gGnZbd6w9yTi...

#AdmissionsAlert! The National Centre for Biological Sciences announces the opening of online applications for admission to its PhD programme through National Exam Route. Application Deadline: 24th March 2025 Joining: 1st August 2025 Apply here: bit.ly/4igBGFK

Dr. Shubha Tole (@shubhatole.bsky.social), faculty in the Department of Biological Sciences at TIFR's Mumbai Campus, is the new President-Elect of the International Brain Research Organisation (IBRO)! Watch her inspiring @bbcnewsmarathi interview: youtu.be/Y50lV-OAdNQ

We are very happy to announce the InSDB 2025 meeting🎉This year, the meeting will be held jointly with the International Society of Differentiation! When? Dec 15-17, 2025 Where? We’ll let you guess this one for now! Drop your guesses 👇. Mark your calendars, and stay tuned for more details!

In the latest episode of 'Behind The Bench', Sundar Naganathan talks to InSDB about his research journey and work @tifrscience.bsky.social. Read the interview here: insdb.in/behind-the-b...

InSDB is running a virtual postdoc talk series for postdocs to present their work and share their science! We meet once every month for two fascinating talks. If you are a postdoc, do sign up to be a speaker now-our slots are filling up t.co/9j0NsvGSZw Do share & spread the word among #DevBio folks!

Timing of delamination of inner ear neurons specifies their topography and target innervation https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.25.625134v1

Our paper on the role of Pcdh15 in generating inner ear polarity

Hello folks! Welcome to InSDB's official Bluesky account! InSDB is the national society that represents all the #DevBio and stem cell researchers in India. Check out our website for more info: insdb.in Also, follow us for all things #DevBio!

I’m proud of our new preprint. We show how patterning and morphogenesis can be integrated. Have a read biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...