Last corrida do Tejo as a resident…for many reasons it did not go very well for me this year but @dianamorales defended the lab honor! It is all about finishing in the end…😉 And a good reason to be back in 2026 and do better!

The Friday second try: After intense work, especially in the last year, this work is finally ready to be seen by the public. Led by @apramos.bsky.social and great collaboration with @carldmodes.bsky.social group especially @liormoneta.bsky.social : www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

The Company of Biologists Workshops 2027: Excited to share that our workshop concept, "Bridging Scales and Disciplines to Understand Robust Development”, has been selected! 🤩@giuliapaci.bsky.social and I are looking forward to organizing it. Stay tuned for details! @biologists.bsky.social

Look who is here: @carldmodes.bsky.social ! It took a while but I can be persistent....more this afternoon :-)

We had our traditional @nordenlab.bsky.social summer BBQ! This time without BBQ but with Indian food, Murder Mystery (it was Ze) and some real blood in the end (tall people should avoid my house). But overall lots of fun and games. Looking forward doing that in Cambridge in the rain ;-)...

New preprint from the lab showcasing work led by @jalehtimaki.bsky.social on retinal patterning by non-canonically migrating neurons that sense spatiotemporally diverse guidance cues. Full thread about the content done by Jaakko here on Bluesky, check it out! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Crowd Control: The position & shape of cell nuclei influence organ formation (organogenesis) 📹 ‪@lcferme.bsky.social et al @gimmfoundation.bsky.social in @science.org Advances ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2025/7/7 with John Ankers

Congratulations to @marianagil (not on Bluesky) for successfully defending her thesis today. The end of an era of the first batch of people joining the lab in Portugal…thanks to all jury and lab member for making this a memorable day!!!

A long overdue get together to celebrate the arrival of summer. Great company fun conversations, we all learned a lot…😉. Take note that @catfigueiredo.bsky.social has her eyes (well at least one) open! This was the only one out of 12 pictures…her secret super power!

We are delighted to welcome Dr Caren Norden to PDN as the new Charles Darwin Professor of Animal Embryology. This position plays a vital role in sustaining our thriving community of developmental and reproductive biologists. Read the story in full at www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/news/dr-care... #WomenInSTEM 🧪

The amazing tour de force of the great @lcferme.bsky.social is now out in its final form in @ScienceAdvances (not on Bluesky???). It was hard work and all the conceptual advance was her doing. Check it out: www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....

Yes, that is me, for those who did not yet know. This was not planned but I am very happy to go 'home' even though I will miss a lot about Portugal. If you still want to visit, hurry, otherwise see you in Cambridge. If you want to know more contact me directly. www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/news/dr-care...

Open call for 3 Group Leader Positions at the newly formed GIMM in Lisbon! Strong core facilites, Science across many disciplines + Sunshine, Beaches and the Atlantic. Link to call here gimm.pt/jobs/open-ca...

Celebrating the work of @lcferme.bsky.social ! As always with style! Congrats to the paper acceptance. More news will follow soon! Great weekend to all!

Two very nice talks bringing our projects and their meaning across in 3min and lay terms…no slides…great job Margarida Cruz and @catfigueiredo.bsky.social ! #proudPI #GIMMretreat

I had almost given up hope but it finally happened: @paveltomancak joined us here...Follow him fast so that he does not leave again...Welcome Pavel!!!

@lcferme.bsky.social did outstandingly at her defense and now can call herself Doctor Lucrezia! It was a pleasure and honor to be part of this journey. Congrats! Great things will await you!

Beautiful #ProudPI moment when former student Elisa Nerli introduces finishing PhD student @lcferme.bsky.social. Both Italian, both nailed their talks at the Physical Biology Circle meeting...

Twice means it’s a tradition! Glühwein before Christmas organized by great @moritztreeck.bsky.social and with participation of @nordenlab.bsky.social. We Germans need to get the Portuguese into the spirit. It was even almost cold enough 😉

I just leave this here…with the only thing noting is that I am happy and blessed to have worked, do work and will work with this incredible group of individuals and independent thinkers! Also… I love tiaras! Thank you!

And it is finally there! The heroic effort by @lcferme.bsky.social paid off. Not always easy but resilience and stamina got us there. Thanks also to our collaborators Carl Modes and @haesleinhuepf.bsky.social for support! Check it out and let us know what you think! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Huge honor to win the Pfizer Premio for basic research! Thanks to all the team and especially Mauricio Rocha whose project made it possible… he could not be there tonight but the strong NordenLab support made up for it… we handled it with dignity but not without confusion 😉

And it is out! Check out the new story of the lab that shows how nuclear deformabiliy influences their movements…and when… www.cell.com/current-biol...

OK, I am back! Sorry about being. a bit lazy. But I will now always double post and try to get this place a bit more vibrant. It seems a lot has moved in the last months. Will contribute.

Just learned it is 'International Day of Women and Girls in Science'. Still not sure what to think about this concept. But I use it as a shout-out to the amazing women I had the pleasure to work with and/or train. You know who you are! We rock! Wherever your path might take you!

Joined dinner of current and past @NordenLab members . Great thing that Portugal is such an attractive place to visit 😉

And another bittersweet end of an era… What a ride we had! Could not be more proud of Mauricio Rocha who was positive challenge and inspiration in equal terms. Great things are going to happen there, watch out! Und niemals geht man so ganz…😉

The end of an era! We wish @drtranfield all the best for her future endeavors from all @IGCiencia! May the electrons and chocolate be even sweeter in Belgium. @HenriquesLab was especially terrified but we will manage 😉. Stay in touch!

Start of the @IGCiencia ibb phd retreat. Fascinating opening session with Maria Leptin. Not shying away from the important questions. Looking forward to the rest. Thanks to the organizers!!!!

Happy New year to all...! Marching into 2024 with an open mind to see what this roller coaster will bring. Let's see if it can top the surprises of 2023 ........!?

I closed a conference before, but never a conference AND a whole vacation resort for the winter 😉 It was fun! Thanks sbcf for the invitation!

The IGC has a call open for PONTE fellows! This is a Postdoctoral Program in Theoretical Quantitative Biology. Apply by Nov 20. Lots of freedom in developing your own project and collaborate with as many IGC labsa as you can handle! gulbenkian.pt/ciencia/trai...

Hello BlueSky, we are also here too now...!