Please spread the word: the Structural Studies Division @mrclmb.bsky.social is looking for a new tenure-track, independent group leader with an exciting plan in any area of Structural (Molecular & Cell) biology, in discovery biology and/or methods development. 🥳 mrc.tal.net/vx/mobile-0/...

New issue of the #PlacentalCellBio reports by @biomednews.bsky.social biomed.news/bims-placeb/... My fav pick is this comprehensive review on the evolution of the study of the ultrastructure of the placenta using EM <3

Last issue of 2025 of the #PlacentalCellBio reports by @biomednews.bsky.social biomed.news/bims-placeb/... Check the 3 back-to-back papers on 3D human embryo implantation models! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41443191/ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41443192/ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41443195/ Cya in '26 🎆

Holiday's edition of the #PlacentalCellBio reports by @biomednews.bsky.social biomed.news/bims-placeb/... My highlight is the new cell atlas of the human reproductive tract by the Vento-Tormo group: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41407855/ Enjoy!

A strategy to protect pancreatic beta cells from lipotoxicity… This Issue’s Cover: Kyu-Sang Park & team show that palmitate triggers ROS-induced Ca2+ overload and mTORC1 activation at the lysosomal membrane, resulting in autophagy defects: doi.org/10.1172/jci....

Lab-grown long-term model system of egg development in zebrafish reveals mTOR-Stat3-Stathmin molecular pathway key for oocyte polarisation 📷 Amal Shawahny et al @yanivelkouby.bsky.social lab @hebrewuniversity.bsky.social in @currentbiology.bsky.social ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2025...

Tenure-Track Faculty Position – Applied Biotechnology #ScienceJobs #AcademicSky

So many good reports this past week! Take a look at my #PlacentalCellBio selection thanks to @biomednews.bsky.social biomed.news/bims-placeb/... I really liked the preprint by Mike Soares' group on PPARG and invasive trophos using a combination of models: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41278877/

I am hiring a postdoc (or two!) to work on C. elegans reproductive system development. Our MIRA funds work on cell size, migration, and niche signaling. Our CAREER funds work on regulation of gonad growth, degrowth, and regeneration during and after starvation unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/310...

My department at California State University Northridge is hiring! We're looking for a new colleague studying microbiology or molecular/cellular biology. I'm not on the search committee, but happy to answer questions about the department and campus, and life in LA buff.ly/Pc1KOaC

SSR needs Abstract Reviewers (Regular/Emeritus Members) for the 2026 Annual Conference! Peer-review runs Feb 18–Mar 4. Sign up by Jan 15th to shape the science! https://form.jotform.com/253173153459055 #ReproSci #SSR #PeerReview #2026Conference

🧬 Curious about the difference between #genetics and #epigenetics? Explore how environment, epigenetics and health intersect with @jacksonlab.bsky.social's free, 1 – 2 hour course: education.learning.jax.org/beyond-genes... #EpiSci #EpigeneticsSci #Epigenomics

Open post-doc position in 3-year collaborative project on contraception based in Münster. The candidate will work primarily with me and Nina Neuhaus at the Institute of Reproductive Genetics and Centre of Reproductive Medicine and Andrology #postdocposition #reprosky

Girls ages 16 years or younger who received HPV vaccines were 80% less likely than their unvaccinated counterparts to develop cervical cancer. Evidence from 23 studies showed that HPV vaccination lowered the incidence of high-grade cervical precancers. 🧪 www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...

We are hiring a 2-year postdoctoral researcher to join our Membrane Biophysics team at the CBS in Montpellier. Join us to reinvent Atomic Force Microscopy to image the most common interface on our planet: the surface of water @membranesbiophy.bsky.social @cbsmontpellier.bsky.social

Thanksgiving edition of the publications in the #PlacentalCellBio section of @biomednews.bsky.social biomed.news/bims-placeb/... Cheers!

Multiple tenure-track faculty positions at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center in Chapel Hill! We seek creative scientists working in fundamental molecular, cellular, and computational areas. Basic and translational cancer research, all ranks. unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/309...

Today is #WorldPrematurityDay. We are sharing Missy Ellison's story with #prematurity with her daughter due to #preeclampsia "I nearly lost my life to preeclampsia in 2019. My daughter was born at 30 weeks 3 days" Give: www.preeclampsia.org/givetoday

We are hiring! Interested? Apply here: go.mbl.edu/AS1887

Sorry for the silence (Government shutdown!) but I'm back with the latest pubs in the #PlacentalCellBio @biomednews.bsky.social biomed.news/bims-placeb/... biomed.news/bims-placeb/... biomed.news/bims-placeb/... biomed.news/bims-placeb/... biomed.news/bims-placeb/... biomed.news/bims-placeb/...

Excited to share our new paper! 🧬 Exploring how redox-modulating compounds can protect mothers and babies in diabetic pregnancies — a step toward new gestational therapies and long-term health. Honored to be part of the amazing team behind this work! 💫 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A new week, a new selection of papers in #PlacentalCellBio @biomednews.bsky.social biomed.news/bims-placeb/... Take a look at this pick from the Jawerbaum's lab in Argentina: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40976335/ Enjoy!

Check this out: This is what the human fallopian tube looks like as one travels through its different sections. We have developed a new 3D single-cell tissue mapping workflow to automatically/accurately detect ovarian cancer precancerous lesions (STICs). More here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Impaired macroautophagy in oligodendrocyte precursor cells suppresses neuronal plasticity via a senescence-associated signaling | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Steric repulsion counteracts ER–to–lipid droplet protein movement | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

AVID mouse: A versatile platform for real-time, multiscale ATP imaging and spatial systems metabolism analysis in living mice

New week, new summary of pubs in the #PlacentalCellBio @biomednews.bsky.social biomed.news/bims-placeb/... My personal fav: this study about placental plasticity to hypoxia pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40961454/ Enjoy!

NIH says it will not renew a handful of research grants that an advocacy group identified as involving human fetal tissue—a decision that is setting off alarm bells for some in the scientific community. https://scim.ag/3VOoJJY

Very excited to share new work out today in @natchembio.nature.com on a new approach - FACES - for selectively imaging of phospholipids and other biomolecules at spatial resolutions down to individual membrane leaflets (1/n) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Here are the curated lists of pubs in the #PlacentalCellBio @biomednews.bsky.social report from the last two weeks! biomed.news/bims-placeb/... biomed.news/bims-placeb/... My personal choice: this resource from the Zernicka-Goetz's lab! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40882624/ Enjoy!

🚀 We’re all set! This Sunday marks the return of the Placental Biology Course – our first in-person for six years. 25 participants joining for lectures and practical sessions delivered by experts in the field of placental biology!

Here are my pre-selected papers in @biomednews.bsky.social 's #PlacentalCellBio of the week 🧐 biomed.news/bims-placeb/... Having participated in this call as a member of the Fetal Membrane Society Consortium, my selfish pick for the week is: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40840313. Cheers!

Excited to share the first paper from the lab! 🥳 The ATG9 and lipid droplets saga continues! Open source!

A laser flash melting procedure, followed by rapid revitrification, provides a simple approach to help mitigate the preferred orientation problem that plagues cryo-EM analysis. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Identification of organelle-specific #autophagy regulators from tandem #CRISPR screens. New study from Truc Losier, Karyn King, Maxime Rousseaux, and Ryan Russell (@russellbiolab.bsky.social) @uottawa.ca: rupress.org/jcb/article/... #Biochemistry #CellSignaling

Here are the curated lists of pubs in the #PlacentalCellBio @biomednews.bsky.social report from the last two weeks! biomed.news/bims-placeb/... biomed.news/bims-placeb/... Lots of goodies but my personal choice: mTSCs from 32-cell morulae! www.nature.com/articles/s41... Enjoy!

The community of Drosophila researchers is amazing, mutually supportive and collaborative. Right now a key resource for our community, @flybase.bsky.social , is threatened by the cancellation of its NIH grant and is seeking community help in raising short term funds 1/n 🧪 please share

Identification of organelle-specific autophagy regulators from tandem CRISPR screens url: rupress.org/jcb/article-...

Dissection of surface area-dependent lipolysis at a single organelle level

🥂Congrats to Gao, Li & co for their new @natcellbio.nature.com study: they derive #trophectoderm stem cells from 32-cell mouse #embryos. These cells represent an early trophectoderm state, develop into #placenta cells and organoids and contribute to blastoid generation. rdcu.be/eAKzp bit.ly/4fyZ9Sg

These are the most challenging times for early-career scientists and engineers. My team is doing its bit to help by maintaining and even expanding our database of funding opportunities for early-career researchers. We found 437 of them. Download it freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...

Another week, another curated list of pubs in the #PlacentalCellBio @biomednews.bsky.social report: biomed.news/bims-placeb/... My personal fav: hTSCs from the term fetal membrane! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40759063/ Enjoy!

The choice to have another pregnancy or not can be a difficult decision for #preeclampsia #eclampsia #HELLLPsyndrome survivors & their partners & is highly individualized. Speak with your patients during a preconception visit about what another pregnancy could look like for them

The transcription factor NR2F2 positively regulates the development of androgen-producing cells in the testes of fetal mice. buff.ly/8SBhVjM

10 days left to apply for SDB #SciComm Internship. Deadline: August 15. www.sdbonline.org/science_comm...

We are looking to recruit a tenure track group leader in the field of Chemical/Synthetic Biology (in the broadest sense) to lead a research program within the Division of Protein & Nucleic Acid Chemistry ( www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNW809/r... ) at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB).

After another fantastic @ssrepro.bsky.social annual meeting, here you have last week's selected paper in the #PlacentalCellBio @biomednews.bsky.social report: biomed.news/bims-placeb/... Highlight from our neighbors at Duke with an interesting role of PIEZO1 in STB formation! Enjoy!

If you are coming to @ssrepro.bsky.social 58th Annual Meeting this week, don't forget to come by the posters of our two talented postbacs!

Papers of the week in the #PlacentaCellBio field, thanks to @biomednews.bsky.social biomed.news/bims-placeb/... The highlight of the week goes to the latest report from the Charnock-Jones' lab: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40681537/ Enjoy!

Through @biomednews.bsky.social, I started curating a list of papers in placenta cell biology and related fields! #PlacentaCellBio biomed.news/bims-placeb/... I found Myriam Hemberger's latest article to be the highlight of the week: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40660370/ Enjoy!