Annual killifish continue to surprise us: they make neutrophils before almost every other cell type, even before gastrulation. Neutrophils usually arise from the lateral plate mesoderm (forming in cyan), but in killifish they are already patrolling around the embryo in gold. tinyurl.com/killiphil

Every 3D tissue is a map waiting to be drawn. Flatten a curved tissue, follow how it deforms, find its hidden axis, or measure its shape to explain how it moves: it's all cartography!

We are thrilled to announce our new preprint from the wonderful @sorayavillaseca.bsky.social Ever wondered how cells squeeze through tiny spaces in embryos? Neural crest cells use Dynein to transport their nucleus along microtubules. Check out the preprint!! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Vote for @marcoenriquez18.bsky.social #FocalPlane entry ‘Fibroblasts & ECM’ it is a beautiful representation of his passion- cells & polymers 🥰.

The talent runs deep in our lab! Check out this article PhD student @samarar.bsky.social wrote for @aunz.theconversation.com about our new paper out in @natcomms.nature.com 🧪👩‍🔬🐣 #Devbio

🧪 Following @wangjianxiong.bsky.social’s paper in Nature Comms published last night! I have written an article with @aunz.theconversation.com. Understand why on earth we would use quails to study the human spine and why the quails glow! theconversation.com/fluorescent-...

I’m thrilled that my PhD project has finally come together as a publication!

I'm so pleased to see this work on neural crest development out in Nature today! This was a truly fantastic collaboration with @gleesonlab.bsky.social, Keng loi (Harry) Vong and @xiaoxuyang.bsky.social. Huge thanks to everyone involved 👏 🧪🐣 #devbio www.nature.com/articles/s41...

So excited to share that my 1st paper is published!! Read all about how to manipulate the #MechanicalProperties of tissues using our custom built TiFM! journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

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IMHO, multiple cellular behaviours work synergically with both internal and external mechanical forces to shape the NT. How these biological and mechanical factors collaborate spatiotemporally still calls for more detailed investigation.

We are excited to share our recent preprint on how tissue spreading guides extracellular matrix changes during early morphogenesis @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social

Our latest work is out!! Short thread below. www.cell.com/developmenta...

Fantastic seminar by @yanlanmao.bsky.social from LMCB @uclofficial.bsky.social on maintaining and repairing tissue shape. Lots of exciting new data building on fantastic earlier work: doi.org/10.1038/s415... doi.org/10.1016/j.de... @mcrcellmatrix.bsky.social @fbmh-uom.bsky.social

An expanded view of cell competition In this Review, Ameya Khandekar & Stephanie Ellis survey cell selection processes across contexts & suggest a broader view of cell competition would benefit understanding of cell–cell interactions in heterogeneous tissues: journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

A little contribution on the line of image analysis pipelines that I find useful (inspired by @guijacquemet.bsky.social & @biovoxxel.bsky.social ) github.com/CellMigratio...

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A 🦋-inspired neural tube for #FluorescenceFriday! Imaged by @siewzhuan.bsky.social #DevBio 🧪👩‍🔬

Check out how #neuralcrest cells 🔬 migrate (animal= #zebrafish, white cells=sox10+, start=10 somites stage, anterior=top)

Latest preprint from the lab! Vascular mural cells protect the adult brain from haemorrhage but do not control the blood-brain barrier in developing zebrafish www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

HUMAN SPINAL CORD ORGANOIDS REVEAL CELL INTERCALATION AS A CONSERVED MECHANISM FOR SECONDARY NEURULATION https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.19.624296v1

A cross-section through the quail neural tube. Look at those beautiful microtubules! ❣️ Imaged by the wonderful Dr Siew Zhuan Tan 🧪 #devbio