How many fish researchers fit into a tiny elevator? Answer; apparently all of us! Unexpected outcome: massively improved team spirit! 🐟📸

Breaking... Very good news. A first step towards...? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

We should party.

Important changes in the UKRI funding landscape. Thanks, Matt, for the update.

We are delighted to launch the Centre for Cellular Life, a new partnership between the @lsiexeter.bsky.social and SKLMB, Tsinghua University. Interdisciplinary science will drive collaborative research, researcher mobility and doctoral training to tackle how cells function in health and disease.

Back in my old uni city. Where the memories are strong, the coffee tastes familiar, and the colleagues somehow look the same 😄

End-of-year lab meeting powered by Jellycat-style cake creatures 🐟🧁. Smiling faces, great results, and a lot to celebrate from 2025. Here is to the same momentum in 2026 (and more cake from Lizzy et al.). 🍰

Great to see our collaboration between @tsinghuauniversity.bsky.social and the @lsiexeter.bsky.social taking shape after a fantastic visit to Beijing. We have established a strong foundation for joint research projects starting in 2026. Thanks to Li Yu and Fan Zhou for the excellent organisation.

Looking for a PhD? 3 days left to apply for a fully funded China Scholarship Council & University of Exeter studentship! Join the Living Systems Institute—where Maths, Physics, Bio and Biomed meet—and carry out cutting-edge interdisciplinary research. tinyurl.com/y3ufdnxf @exeter.ac.uk

Last chance to apply for one of the LSI PhD projects intake Sept 2026! Deadline tomorrow, 26.11.2025, noon. www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins... @exeter.ac.uk @lsiexeter.bsky.social

We’ve got a couple of PhD projects open. Including one with the lovely @adamgrieve.bsky.social and @scholpplab.bsky.social on Rhbdl proteins in #zebrafish which is open to UK and international students tinyurl.com/fishprotease

Thrilled to share that we have been awarded a Wellcome DA to explore cytoneme-based cell communication in development! A fantastic collaboration with Kyle @kylewedgwood.bsky.social at @lsiexeter.bsky.social, and Hilary Ashe & Cerys Manning at Manchester - exciting times ahead! tinyurl.com/2ytm6y2w

🚨 Exciting opportunity for 🇨🇳 students! Apply for a PhD scholarship via CSC to join my lab @UniofExeter studying cytoneme-mediated cell communication 🧫🐟 All projects are in collaboration with top Chinese universities: Tsinghua, Zhejiang & Kunming 🌏 📅 Deadline: 1 Dec 2025 携手探索细胞交流的奥秘，让科学没有距离！加油！💪🇨🇳✨

As a science communicator who built my professional career out of understanding "Science Twitter": I'm confident Bluesky will be the scientific community's social media home for a while Tell your friends at #ASHG25 to get over here, whether they're on X or not!

Deadline approaching – 15 Oct! A brilliant PhD opportunity for all keen zebrafish enthusiasts, gene jockey and microscopy aficionados 🐟🧬🔬 If you find joy in embryos, lasers, and watching cells do clever things — this is your moment.

Such sad news. An amazing scientist, an amazing person, and a wonderful and inspiring lecturer. Will be greatly missed. www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...

Back from the London Zebrafish Research Network — a truly inspiring afternoon. Many thanks to @cvagenapantoula.bsky.social, @kkalyviotis.bsky.social and Eleni for putting together such an interactive programme, full of excellent talks - Tim 👏 - and great discussions. Zebbie research at its best!

Want to help prevent aggressive NF1 cancers using cutting-edge models? The GW4 BioMed2 MRC DTP is offering a fully funded 4-year PhD @lsiexeter.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk to develop a humanised zebrafish model for NF1 resilience. Apply by 20 Oct 2025 www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin... #PhD #biomed

A huge thank you to everyone who made #UKZF2025 possible 🙌🐟 From inspiring talks and posters to lively discussions and community spirit — your energy and contributions turned this meeting into a real success. 💙✨

All the hard work during the workshop at #UKZF2025 🐟💡 was rewarded with a joyful gala dinner — science, community & celebration coming together in style ✨🥂

One of the best parts of #UKZF2025 🐟✨ — old friends reconnecting, new colleagues meeting for the first time, all sharing ideas and energy to drive science forward together 💡🤝

Day 1 of #UKZF2025 is here! 🎉🐟 The conference kicks off in Exeter & Exmouth — packed with science, networking, and community. Let’s dive in! 🚀 @izfs.bsky.social @zebrafishrock.bsky.social @lsiexeter.bsky.social @zebrafishhusbandry.bsky.social

What started as a small idea has grown into a buzzing UKZF2025 — and now we’re treated to an incredible line-up of super science talks from our brilliant UK ECRs! 🐟✨ #UKZF2025

🐟🎟 Long queues at the #UKZF2025 registration desk this morning — thank you all for your patience and enthusiasm! The buzz is real, and we’re so excited to get started 🚀

It’s all coming together beautifully — #UKZF2025 is really taking shape 🐟✨ We can’t wait to share this vibrant meeting with you all!

🚨 Final bits are falling into place for #UKZF2025 🎉 The organisers are buzzing with excitement and can’t wait to welcome the zebrafish community to Exeter & Exmouth TODAY 🐟✨

Interested in zebrafish as a disease model for NF1? We are seeking a motivated PhD student to join our team and become an expert in high-resolution imaging/precise genome editing in collab with AZ. gw4biomed.ac.uk/establishing... @lsiexeter.bsky.social @zebrafishrock.bsky.social @izfs.bsky.social

Why do some people with #NF1 develop aggressive nerve tumours while others don’t? 🧬🐟 Join us to explore genetic resilience in zebrafish, uncover protective pathways & discover new strategies to prevent cancer. gw4biomed.ac.uk/establishing... @lsiexeter.bsky.social

Team BBQ yesterday: sun, sizzle, and seriously good food! But also bittersweet as we said goodbye (for now) to two fab members 😢. Lucy is off on maternity leave to grow a tiny scientist. Eloise is swapping pipettes for passport stamps. We’ll miss them both-but remember, our lab door is always open!

Huge congratulations to our brilliant graduates: one newly minted PhD, a sharp MSc, and two stellar BScs! You all looked majestic in your gowns — a well-earned symbol of your hard work, late nights, and scientific curiosity. Serious achievements, bright futures. @lsiexeter.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk

Power presentation of Bertram about the beauty of cryo EM at the #LSIOpenDay. @lsiexeter.bsky.social

Time is running out to present your latest #Zebrafish research at ZFUK25 tinyurl.com/mw7r3nbn in Exeter. This is your chance to share your work, connect with the community, and contribute to cutting-edge discussions. The deadline for abstract submission is rapidly approaching: 30th June 2025!

Thrilled to announce a seminar featuring Prof. Hilary Ashe, a leading Cell & Developmental Biologist from @UoM_BioSci! Discover her lab's latest findings on spatiotemporal gene expression & cell communication in #Drosophila @lsiexeter.bsky.social

Carer's Awards, funded by the Genetics Society, are available to support 3 participants of the First UK Zebrafish Meeting with caring responsibilities. @gensocuk.bsky.social More info at exeter.ac.uk/ukzfmeeting

Excellent presentation of the function of cytonemes in neural crest specification from Gemma Sutton GW4 Imaging workshop @lsiexeter.bsky.social @gw4alliance.bsky.social Cytoneme biology rocks!

My next stop is CRUK Scotland in Glasgow. Thanks to Owen Sansom @cruk-si.bsky.social for hosting me. The @wntuk.bsky.social community is just awesome—great people, excellent research!

I had an excellent visit to the @roslininstitute.bsky.social. They do amazing developmental biology research. Thanks to Joe Rainger for hosting me!

Are you an UK-based student and still looking for a PhD post in Life Sciences starting in autumn? Join the @lsiexeter.bsky.social - we have been awarded a few extra scholarships from the University. So, be quick and apply! www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

@scholpplab.bsky.social (Prime editing/ Nickase- & Nuclease-based editors) https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.23.650248v1 @leanneiannucci.bsky.social & @katwrog.bsky.social (Optogenetics/ FGF/ BMP/ Nodal) https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.17.649426v1 (33/36)

📢 Interested? Apply now to join us! Application and eligibility details in the link. 🔗 www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin... Deadline in 1 week. Feel free to share this with anyone who might be interested 🙌 #PhD #Planarians #StemCells #Evolution

🧬 Project 2, with @scholpplab.bsky.social , Magda Strauss and @kylewedgwood.bsky.social : How do planarians know what to regrow after cut?🔪 We will explore how signals guide regeneration, telling stem cells where to go and what to become. We’ll use scRNA-seq, combined with imaging and modelling.

And it ends today!

Early bird registration ends tomorrow! We already have a large number of registrations, and we are pleased to announce that the Genetics Society @gensocuk.bsky.social is now an official sponsor of the First ZF UK Meeting! Be quick and register today: www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins...

It's time for a new @skircle.bsky.social ; skircle.me

Excellent development - a push for outstanding research in Europe!

Don't miss the First UK Zebrafish Meeting @lsiexeter.bsky.social in Exeter, sponsored by @brukercorporation.bsky.social @brukerspatial.bsky.social al.bsky.social! 🐠 Join us Sept 10 - 12. Early bird registration closes soon! Secure your spot. www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins...

We're excited to announce that Tecniplast www.tecniplast.it/uk/index.html will be our first Platinum Sponsor for the first UK Zebrafish Meeting @lsiexeter.bsky.social. You want to present your work (talk or poster)? Early-bird registration deadline is 15/5/. Don't delay! #Zebrafish #ECR #PhD

It was a great pleasure to meet @droutledge.bsky.social @lsiexeter.bsky.social. Seeing former lab members thrive is always enjoyable, and I look forward to further follow your career. Keep up the good work!

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We've successfully applied Prime Editing in zebrafish for precise genome engineering. Our work compares nickase- and nuclease-based editors for substitutions and insertions, achieving heritable modifications without donor DNA. #CRISPR @zebrafishrock.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...