Many thanks 🙏 to Julie Warin and @anne-grapin.bsky.social for a very nice outlook on our paper in @genesdev.bsky.social genesdev.cshlp.org/content/earl...

🆕 ADVANCE ONLINE 🆕 RESEARCH PAPER: Defective HNF1A hinders GLI3 processing favoring duodenal versus pancreatic fate, thus leading to intestinal elongation in vivo By Unger et al. Luiza Ghila, and Simona Chera ➡️ https://ow.ly/8oTf50YVMEt Simona Chera & Cell Fate Lab‬ Lucas Unger Luiza Ghila

Yes, Swiss scientist Fritz Zwicky coined the term “dark matter” which is impressive, but he also coined the term “spherical bastard” to describe people who are bastards no matter which way you look at them, and I think that should be celebrated more.

@njolstad.bsky.social kicking off the 10th Meeting of the Study Group on Genetics of Diabetes #SGGD2026 at Solstrand

Our dean, Marit Bakke is introducing Professor Anna Gloyn's lecture @annagloyn.bsky.social Professor Anna Louise Gloyn will be appointed honorary doctor @unibergen.bsky.social on May 21, 2026.

In Venice, ‘The Shape of Time’ sees Barry X Ball unveil 23 sculptures on The Basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore www.wallpaper.com/art/exhibiti...

Really great session on understanding the mechanisms of #diabetes at the 10th Meeting of the Study Group on Genetics of Diabetes #SGGD2026 with Anna Gloyn Anne Grapin Botton @anne-grapin.bsky.social and Simona Chera @cheralab.bsky.social

Data is not transparent! And that's why looking without bias is hard to do. We asked undergrads what correlation they expected between wealth & happiness, before showing them a fictitious dataset. Faced with an identical graph, those expecting a positive correlation were much more likely to see one!

9pm Switzerland time, y'all! I'll be talking about how neurons are like onions. Tiny onions. Sort of. Look, you'll have to be there 🧪🧅🐟

Excited to share our new paper online ahead of print in Genes & Development @genesdev.bsky.social. We show how HNF1A affects GLI3 processing and drives #pancreatic and #intestinal development. It’s been amazing to see it come together thanks to the team @cheralab.bsky.social. Read it here:

📣 paper alert We are happy to share our latest work on how HNF1A's involvement in GLI3 processing affects #pancreatic & intestinal #development 5 years of work is 🆕 ONLINE ahead of print 🆕 in @genesdev.bsky.social I must say I'm really proud of my team! 👏 genesdev.cshlp.org/content/earl...

New Perspective form Rory Maizels & me: "Gene regulatory networks: from correlative models to causal explanations" Gene regulatory networks are supposed to give us mechanistic explanations of development, so why are we drowning in 'hairballs' of statistical correlations? rdcu.be/e7zx7

✨Crepidula fornicata (slipper snail) 🐚 A classic model for spiral cleavage! 🧬 Crepidula embryos reveal how early cell divisions shape body plans and establish left-right asymmetry in spiralian animals 📸 Image by Jake Leyhr #ModelMonday

Last day to send an abstract for the: 10th Meeting of the Study Group on Genetics of #Diabetes #SGGD which will take place at the Solstrand Hotel in the magnificent landscape by the Bjørnafjord, just 30 km from the center of in Bergen, Norway.

#FluorescenceFriday #devbio pic credit: Ulrik Larsen

I'm with you on this! 💯 ⬇️

Congratulations 🎉 to @unger-lucas.bsky.social on successfully defending his PhD with the thesis “Dissecting HNF1A’s Role in Early Cell Fate Decisions and Their Impact on Pancreatic Islet”! 👏 🎓 #cellfate #devbio

Professor Emerita Birgitta Åsjø @unibergen.bsky.social is introducing Lucas @unger-lucas.bsky.social as he starts his PhD work presentation focused on the Dissecting HNF1A’s Role in Early #CellFate Decisions & their Impact on Pancreatic #Islet @cheralab.bsky.social #PhDLife #PhDdefense #devbio

The Elbe Program is offering positions for independent postdocs at the interface between theory (physics, maths, computing) and biology. Join us in Dresden! Deadline 13 March.

@unger-lucas.bsky.social will defend his PhD work 🎓@unibergen.bsky.social 🕒Tuesday, 24th of February at 12.15 📍Auditorium 2, BB-bygget, Jonas Lies vei 91 Trial Lecture at 10.15 “Transcriptional regulation in the developing pancreas: From genome architecture to phenotypes” #UiB 🇳🇴 #devbio #PhDLife

🧪 Come work with us in Bergen! 🌊 Do you have a good understanding of paleoceanography & a masters degree in Geosciences, Marine Biology or similar - this might be your chance to become a researcher 💥 @i2b-erc.bsky.social @polhavet2050.bsky.social Read more and apply here: lnkd.in/e8KBAyPi

⌛ Few days left to #nominate a colleague who’s made an outstanding contribution to #diabetes #research & #care. Each year, EASD honours pioneers & leaders with 6 prestigious #prizes. 📅 Deadline: 15 Feb 2026 | 🕛 12:00 CET Spread the word & nominate now 👉 www.easd.org/prizes/

Webinar alert Learn how to generate 3D human multi-cell type neurospheres from iPSCs without necrotic core formation. Featuring Stefan Wendt, PhD (UBC) Date: March 25 | Time: 12:00 pm ET Free for all Register here: https://www.ascb.org/ascb-meetings/3d-human-multi-cell-type-meurospheres-from-ipscs/

John Gurdon taught us that the beginning of life is never truly lost — only waiting to be reawakened. Long before his ideas were accepted, he showed that a cell remembers more than it appears to know: that within a differentiated nucleus lies the latent capacity to begin anew go.nature.com/3Mf8SD0

Rather proud that our mouse got its own official name 🐀 thanks @mousegenome.bsky.social www.informatics.jax.org/allele/MGI:8...

Meet Skatt, my trusted grant advisor. He has strong opinions. Mostly about who's the Chair Master. #JellyBellyFriday

Professor Ville Hietakangas calls for patience from research funders: the time frame in basic research is long, and financial concerns undermine creativity. Read more in our article: sigridjuselius.fi/en/news/scie...

We are recruiting a postdoc to join a Wellcome Trust-funded project at LSI-Exeter, investigating the role of neural-pancreas dynamics in maintaining glucose homeostasis. 🐟🔬🧠 @lsiexeter.bsky.social #zebrafish #islet #postdocjobs jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr... Please repost 🙏

Studies in cells and mice reveal that the human GLP1R A316T variant exhibits characteristics of constitutive activation but dampened GLP-1RA responses www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Just discovered the wonderful covers of 'Genes to Cells', the journal of the Molecular Biology Society of Japan @mbsj-official.bsky.social – absolutely beautiful! here some examples inspired by mitosis, CRISPR, the DNA helix, and plant pigments

🎯 Started preparing your #abstract submission for the 62nd EASD Annual Meeting? This is your sign to get started & share your #diabetes #research with the global community in Milan 🇮🇹 from 28 Sept - 02 Oct 2026. 🗓️ Deadline: 1 Apr 2026 | 🕛 18:00 CEST Submit via MyEASD 👉 www.easd.org/annual-meeti...

📢🚨 Don’t miss this: Apply for the #EASD Rising Star Symposium and #EFSD Rising Star Fellowship Programme! Eligibility: EASD members, within 7 years of PhD/MSc/MD ⏰ Deadline: 17 Feb 2026 | 12:00 CET 👉 Apply: www.europeandiabetesfoundation.org/programmes/p... Supported by Novo Nordisk #diabetes

Would you like to participate in the peer review process at Communications Biology? Please fill out this form to express your interest to act as a reviewer📝 We particularly encourage early-career researchers and applicants from underrepresented groups in research. forms.office.com/e/fv22f9aRt5

A fascinating review on the role of Activin in organ induction. Isn't it wild that in Xenopus embryos, a piece of the animal cap can be induced with Activin at different concentrations and buffers to form the ❤️, kidney, the pancreas, head, tail, and even a whole embryoid 🤯: doi.org/10.1016/j.cd...

Explore emerging research with field leaders Keystone Symposia #IsletBiology & #Diabetes : #BetaCell Compensation, Failure & Recovery, this March in Breckenridge! #KSDiabetes26 For more info: ➡️ https://hubs.la/Q03X7Ckz0

That 5th sample... #lama #portal #aperturesciencesentryturret #thinkingwithportals

#Norway at its best. From my backyard #northernlights #aurora

Piece on why Nature became so influential and “important”. This quote: “history shows that much of its success has been circumstantial and opportunistic rather than meritorious…we should not mistake the system that emerged for one that reliably surfaces the best work.” www.asimov.press/p/nature

co-authorship.

Tales from the Crypts! ... loading 85% Exciting news coming soon! #FluorescenceFriday #devbio pic credit: Ulrik Larsen

1. Apply for one of the positions below (lab or theory) by Jan 18th 2. Learn interdisc skills and discover cool new things about how mitochondria move and socialise 3. Explore some of Norway's beautiful nature (both the below, Rundemanen and Gullfjellet, <10km from work)

As millions of bedridden people can attest, influenza is surging around the world go.nature.com/4pBFrbR

Digital twins in the Arctic: How Svalbard is becoming a living lab for marine restoration - SINTEF, NTNU via Norwegian SciTech News

New year - new socials ! Finally found a bit of time to make the transition from X to a more serene sky. Happy to be here 🙂 Below a picture from one of our recent studies showing lipid droplets staining in mouse liver upon high fat diet: