Sumru Bayin
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Stem Cell Biologist | Group Leader, Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge www.bayinlab.com
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Excited to share the final piece of my postdoctoral work from the Joyner Lab, exploring the regenerative potential of the adult cerebellar astroglia in collaboration with @ricardkoche. ๐ง
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The regenerative potential of adult Nestin+ cerebellar astroglia is limited compared to in neonates
There is a crucial need for strategies that stimulate repair in the adult brain. The neonatal mouse cerebellum can regenerate via the adaptive reprogramming of nestin (Nes)-expressing progenitors (NEP...
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.01.691510v1
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David Solecki
18 days ago
Hey yโall ๐ repost magic appreciated. The Solecki lab is recruiting multiple postdocs at St. Jude for a chromatin imaging project at the edge of live-cell imaging, neuronal cell biology, chromatin regulation, and quantitative image analysis. Ever dreamed of touring chromatin like this? We CAN ๐ฅ
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International Society for Regenerative Biology
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The EMBO Regeneration Meeting is coming up this September!ย Don't miss the upcoming registration deadline: May 20. Program and registration:ย
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Filipa Simรตes
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Donโt miss out, we have an exciting line up of speakers and will be selecting further talks from submitted abstracts - deadline 20th May! Come and join us in Krems ๐ฆ๐น
#Regeneration
#TissueBiology
#Repair
@embo.org
@revillalab.bsky.social
@maxyunlab.bsky.social
@jordisolana.bsky.social
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I had fun chatting with Nikolas and
@jethrolb.bsky.social
from
@scicambridge.bsky.social
@gurdoninstitute.bsky.social
Great job with the
#naivestemcells
podcast! Check out all episodes on
#spotify
.
open.spotify.com/episode/4zp0...
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Ep. 3 - Dr Sumru Bayin
Spotify video
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4zp0wlKVB115mhD3kKTOMH
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ISDN
24 days ago
๐ขAnnouncing the
#ISDN2027
invited speakers in the symposium on
#molecular
and cellular
#plasticity
in
#brain
repair.
@sumrubayin.bsky.social
-
@gurdoninstitute.bsky.social
Benedikt Berninger -
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
Hongkui Deng -
@pku1898.bsky.social
Alejandro Schinder โ Fundacion Leloir
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Exciting work by
@storerlab.bsky.social
lab! ๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป๐ฅ๐ฅ
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So exciting to see this! If you're looking for an exciting new lab, see below!! Congratulations Joshi!!
@joshifrenster.bsky.social
So proud of you!
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about 2 months ago
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Sad to miss
@bsdb.bsky.social
meeting this year but the lab is represented by
@jensbager.bsky.social
. Check out his poster P74 tomorrow at 12:30!
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Society for Developmental Biology
3 months ago
SDB is sad to announce the passing of Gail R. Martin (1944-2026) after a short illness in San Francisco. Martin served as SDB President in 2007 and was the recipient the Conklin Medal in 2002 and the @FASEBorg Excellence in Science Award in 2011.
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Alex Donovan
5 months ago
Out today officially! Such a cool story and I feel very lucky to have been involved - congrats to
@sumrubayin.bsky.social
and
@jensbager.bsky.social
along with everyone else involved! Was fun to get back to my roots in cerebellar development for a bit ๐ง
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A conserved differentiation programme facilitates inhibitory neuron production in the developing mouse and human cerebellum
Summary: Single cell RNA-sequencing establishes core components of the gene regulatory network that drive Nestin-expressing progenitor to inhibitory neuron differentiation in the developing mouse and ...
https://journals.biologists.com/dev/article/152/24/dev204811/370157/A-conserved-differentiation-programme-facilitates
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bioRxivpreprint
6 months ago
The regenerative potential of adult Nestin+ cerebellar astroglia is limited compared to in neonates
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.01.691510v1
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Excited to share the final piece of my postdoctoral work from the Joyner Lab, exploring the regenerative potential of the adult cerebellar astroglia in collaboration with @ricardkoche. ๐ง
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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The regenerative potential of adult Nestin+ cerebellar astroglia is limited compared to in neonates
There is a crucial need for strategies that stimulate repair in the adult brain. The neonatal mouse cerebellum can regenerate via the adaptive reprogramming of nestin (Nes)-expressing progenitors (NEP...
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.01.691510v1
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Itโs time!
@gurdoninstitute.bsky.social
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Stem Cell Podcast
6 months ago
Check out our latest episode with Dr.
@sumrubayin.bsky.social
from the
@gurdoninstitute.bsky.social
! Learn about her research on neural regeneration in the neonatal mouse
#cerebellum
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This was such a fun conversation. Thank you for having me.
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Leading Edge Fellows Program
7 months ago
The Leading Edge Fellows gathered this week to celebrate Zara Weinberg, a beloved member of our community. Our 7th cohort of Leading Edge Fellows (2026) will be named in her honor. The Zara Weinberg Leading Edge Cohort application is now open! Due Feb 2.
www.leadingedgesymposium.org/apply/
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Willow Coyote-Maestas
7 months ago
Zara Weinberg passed away earlier this week. She joined my lab earlier this year when her postdoc lab formally closed. She was a brilliant scientist, supportive mentor, dear friend, avid music fan, rabid believer in public transit, open science champion, and above all just an amazing human.
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Development
7 months ago
Building and rebuilding complex tissues: strategic visions from a research-led workshop A
#LifelongDevSI
Perspective from
@sumrubayin.bsky.social
,
@bensteventon.bsky.social
and
@storerlab.bsky.social
(
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
) reflecting on a recent workshop
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Emma Rawlins
7 months ago
Delighted that Ziqi Dong's PhD paper is out for all to read! Hypoxia is fundamental to normal development, and fascinating! Thanks to all of our co-authors including
@jamesnathanlab.bsky.social
@jellevda.bsky.social
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Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge
8 months ago
A Nobel-winning scientist of great modesty and humour, John Gurdon died on 7 Oct. Not only did he make a discovery that laid the foundations for stem cell research, he also created one of the best environments for research at the Wellcome/CRUK Gurdon Institute
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Sir John Gurdon, 1933-2025 | Wellcome
A Nobel-winning scientist of great modesty and humour, John Gurdon died on 7 October. He made a discovery that opened up the field of cloning research, and created one of the best environments for res...
https://wellcome.org/news/sir-john-gurdon-1933-2025?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=o-
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John Gurdon's research inspired me in my own scientific pursuits as a stem cell biologist. Starting my lab at
@gurdoninstitute.bsky.social
was therefore particularly exciting. Seeing him around daily only underscored his admirable dedication to science and research. RIP John.
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Check out our new beautiful cover page image by
@geraldinejowett.bsky.social
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Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge
8 months ago
Our 2025 GI retreat prize winners are: ๐Social Engagement: Giada Vanacore and Shay Melamed ๐ Research Culture: Theresa Gross-Thebing ๐ Good Citizen: Sam Banjo ๐ฌImage Competition:
@geraldinejowett.bsky.social
๐ณGreen: Tamara Romero Thank you all for your great community spirit and positive vibes!
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Excited to take on this new role!
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
@gurdoninstitute.bsky.social
@pdncambridge.bsky.social
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bioRxivpreprint
8 months ago
LRRC58 defines an E3 ubiquitin ligase complex sensitive to cysteine abundance
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.23.678073v1
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๐ Looking for a Bioinformatician / Data Scientist to join our crew and explore regeneration through single-cell genomics & evolutionary biology!
@mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social
๐ฉ Questions? Contact us โ๏ธ ๐ Apply here:
www.mpg.de/25243280/bio...
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Bioinformatician / Data Scientist (m/f/d)
Bioinformatician / Data scientist position in the Aztekin Lab focusing on Structural Regeneration and support the working group together with the other members
https://www.mpg.de/25243280/bioinformatician-data-scientist-2025
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School of Biological Sciences
9 months ago
New article out now! Our researchers
@sumrubayin.bsky.social
,
@bensteventon.bsky.social
, and
@storerlab.bsky.social
share key takeaways from a workshop on complex tissue regeneration, highlighting the need for more collaboration and interdisciplinary work. โก๏ธ
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Building and rebuilding complex tissues: strategic visions from a research-led workshop
ABSTRACT. How complex tissues develop and regenerate post-injury is one of the most fascinating and important processes in biology. Recent technical advances that enable the generation of a quantitati...
https://journals.biologists.com/dev/article/152/20/dev205106/368834/Building-and-rebuilding-complex-tissues-strategic
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Excited to share our recent viewpoint with
@storerlab.bsky.social
led by Kirsten Sadler, on epigenetic mechanisms of regenerative resilience. Ageing versus developmental silencing: Answers from the epigenome - Sadler - The FEBS Journal -
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It is easier for young animals to regenerate damaged or missing tissues. In this Viewpoint, we propose that this is, in part, attributed to epigenetic changes, with chromatin becoming more closed and....
https://febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/febs.70221
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Check out the posters from the lab at the
@isrbio.bsky.social
biennial symposium at Madison by Niamh Divers (today) and Giada Vanacore (tomorrow)!
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Ben Steventon
10 months ago
Thanks to all who joined this meeting and workshop. And to the
@isrbio.bsky.social
@bsdb.bsky.social
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
for helping make it happen! I know of several fruitful collaborations that have stemmed from it
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Excited to share our reflections on our workshop last summer
@bensteventon.bsky.social
@storerlab.bsky.social
We are grateful to all the attendees &
@isrbio.bsky.social
@bsdb.bsky.social
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
for their support.
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Building and rebuilding complex tissues: strategic visions from a research-led workshop
ABSTRACT. How complex tissues develop and regenerate post-injury is one of the most fascinating and important processes in biology. Recent technical advances that enable the generation of a quantitati...
https://journals.biologists.com/dev/article/152/20/dev205106/368834/Building-and-rebuilding-complex-tissues-strategic
10 months ago
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International Society for Regenerative Biology
11 months ago
Last two weeks to sign up for the Career Catalyst Mentorship Programme. Opportunities for 1:1 Mentoring.
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Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge
11 months ago
๐ Congratulations to the Rawlins Lab on receiving an ERC Advanced Grant for their LungDeCode project! ๐ซ๐ฌThe project lays the foundation for future human lung regeneration.
#ERCGrant
#GurdonInstitute
#SBS_Cambridge
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Congratulations
@labrawlins.bsky.social
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11 months ago
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Development
11 months ago
Check out this list of posts on
@prelights.bsky.social
, discussing
#preprints
in
#DevBio
and
#StemCell
biology. Featured
#preLight
is by Jethro Lundie-Brown
@scicambridge.bsky.social
on a preprint by
@sumrubayin.bsky.social
& co.
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preLights in developmental biology (June 2025) | Development | The Company of Biologists
https://journals.biologists.com/dev/article/152/11/p1101/368255/preLights-in-developmental-biology-June-2025
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Excited to present our labโs work at
#ISSCR2025
at Hong Kong! Looking forward to catching up with friends and making new ones. Catch me at the concurrent session on โStem cell models of tissue injury and repairโ.
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Welcome 2025 Fellows and congratulations to all! Excited to see our
@geraldinejowett.bsky.social
in the list!
@gurdoninstitute.bsky.social
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12 months ago
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Excellent to see our work highlighted in
@prelights.bsky.social
. Thanks Jethro!
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about 1 year ago
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Great talk by Niamh Divers at the
@pdncambridge.bsky.social
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Excited to share our latest (and first from the lab) preprint where we investigated the molecular mechanisms that drive Nestin-expression progenitor differentiation in the developing cerebellum. ๐ง
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
about 1 year ago
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bioRxivpreprint
about 1 year ago
A conserved differentiation program facilitates inhibitory neuron production in the developing mouse and human cerebellum
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.10.648162v1
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Looking forward to tomorrow!
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about 1 year ago
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We had an excellent time yesterday welcoming science enthusiasts to
@gurdoninstitute.bsky.social
and sharing our research as part of
@camfest1.bsky.social
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
๐ง Thank you everyone for joining us in person or online.
about 1 year ago
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Development
about 1 year ago
Are you enjoying all the exciting science at
#biologists100
? Want to spread the love of developmental biology to your friends and family? Together with
@bsdb.bsky.social
, we've produced a documentary video to showcase the fascinating world of
#DevBio
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BSDB - The Fascinating World of Developmental Biology (full length)
In this half-hour long documentary we showcase some of the beauty, as well as the translatability, of developmental biology research being undertaken current...
https://youtu.be/avrmIs3vPUQ
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@labrawlins.bsky.social
is telling us all the amazing things about the lungs ๐ซ
@camfest1.bsky.social
@gurdoninstitute.bsky.social
about 1 year ago
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Congratulations!
@mhaniffa.bsky.social
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about 1 year ago
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Katherine Brown
about 1 year ago
And weโre off!
#biologists100
. Looking forward to celebrating with you all over the next few days, and to hearing some fantastic talks from the cell and developmental biology community and beyond.
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Emma Rawlins
about 1 year ago
My lab decided to celebrate international women's day this year - though women in STEM is clearly every day ๐
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Brisa Palikuqi
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We need enthusiastic members to join our new lab! Please share!
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Itโs more and more important to communicate our science with everyone. Join us on April 2nd to talk about the cerebellum and our labโs work ๐ง
@gurdoninstitute.bsky.social
@camfest1.bsky.social
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