We're very excited to welcome Dr. @sumrubayin.bsky.social from the @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social onto the next episode of the podcast! 🎉 Her lab studies the mouse #cerebellum to better understand the regulation of #neural stem cell behavior. 🧠

Very cool - though would be even more amazing if they could do this for the sciences also!

Julie Ahringer from @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social @geneticscam.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk gives talk on decoding genome regulation during development. Exploring how chromatin accessibility changes throughout development enable single cells to become multicellular organisms.

Brilliant meeting - thanks to the organisers!

Consider myself fortunate to hear @kottond.bsky.social speaking at #RespGen25 today.

Not the most flattering picture, but a great conference!

Last chance to apply - closing Nov 3rd: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/52936/ Consider coming to Cambridge to work on a highly collaborative project on lung stem cells and lung disease with @labrawlins.bsky.social and @jennydickens41.bsky.social

📢 New in @natbiotech.nature.com! Via live imaging of late-stage preimplantation human #embryos, Dr. Kathy Niakan at @loke-ctr.bsky.social#embryoshas shown that abnormalities can arise at a later stage of development than previously thought. 🗒️: https://go.nature.com/4oIQj80 🎧: https://bit.ly/4qwoGke

Thrilled to share my main postdoc work with @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social We used genomic barcoding + scRNAseq in chick & human embryos to reveal a lineage architecture that reshapes how we understand neural tube development & cell fate decisions 🧵👇 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

new out in Nature www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Applications close 3 Nov: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/52936/ We are looking for 2 post docs to work between @jennydickens41.bsky.social and @labrawlins.bsky.social and with colleagues across the Cambridge and at GSK. Exciting, collaborative opportunity to dig into lung cell biology - please share!

Fabulous opportunity here - make sure you apply!

Excellent article on science communication in @dev-journal.bsky.social - thank you to all the authors! doi.org/10.1242/dev.... ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Tomorrow is our final day for conference registrations so head on over to our shop page if you'd like to secure your place! Tomorrow is our final day for conference registrations so head on over to our shop page if you'd like to secure your place! shop.le.ac.uk/conferences-...

Cambridge scientists have found a new way to grow human blood cells in the lab 🧫 A major step towards regenerative therapies, this could also help scientists with better understanding blood disorders like #leukaemia. New #research from @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social#leukaemia#researchttps://bit.ly/3J0mO23 🧪

Exciting collaborative post doc opportunity to study lung disease mechanisms working with 2 friendly labs @jennydickens41.bsky.social @labrawlins.bsky.social and GSK colleagues www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/52936/

Delighted that Ziqi Dong's PhD paper is out for all to read! Hypoxia is fundamental to normal development, and fascinating! Thanks to all of our co-authors including @jamesnathanlab.bsky.social @jellevda.bsky.social authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

Fantastic work from Roya, Simon and team using in vivo mouse and in vitro human organoid models to study mechanisms of lung disease: doi.org/10.1038/s414... Great to finally see this out - congratulations!

Interested in a highly collaborative post doc project working on pulmonary fibrosis with @labrawlins.bsky.social @jennydickens41.bsky.social and GSK - then look no further... www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/52936/

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the death of our founder, colleague, mentor and friend, Professor Sir John Gurdon. His vision and dedication will continue to inspire generations of scientists. 🔗 www.gurdon.cam.ac.uk/nobel-laurea...

Saddened to learn of the death of John Gurdon today. He was the supreme scientist. And truly inspirational lecturer and speaker. The Gurdon Institute @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social has been a wonderful place to run a lab - and he will be truly missed. www.gurdon.cam.ac.uk/nobel-laurea...

Very sad news, John Gurdon has died. A developmental biologist's developmental biologist, Nobel prize winner His work is the foundation of much of today's dev & stem cell bio. An inspiration to many, including me. Always asking questions & wanting the answers www.magd.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...

John Gurdon's research inspired me in my own scientific pursuits as a stem cell biologist. Starting my lab at @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social was therefore particularly exciting. Seeing him around daily only underscored his admirable dedication to science and research. RIP John. tinyurl.com/nha6z25h

Looking forward to working with new colleagues on a collaborative project in lung disease modelling and transcriptomics - please share! And email Jenny @jennydickens41.bsky.social, or me, with any questions. 😀 www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/52936/

Registrations for the Respiratory Genomics Conference, and abstract submissions, closes on the 15th October. Sign up today – limited availability!

From stem cells to human development: supporting a growing field This Perspective from @katherine-brown.bsky.social reflects on the history of our journal meetings and their impact on both the developmental biology community and @biologists.bsky.social journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

Going to be a great meeting...

Our 2025 GI retreat prize winners are: 🎉Social Engagement: Giada Vanacore and Shay Melamed 🙂 Research Culture: Theresa Gross-Thebing 🙌 Good Citizen: Sam Banjo 🔬Image Competition: @geraldinejowett.bsky.social 🌳Green: Tamara Romero Thank you all for your great community spirit and positive vibes!

Our Masters student recently left the lab to begin her PhD - hooray! Fantastic achievement which we were happy to celebrate with a punting trip, but it's always sad to say good bye to lovely people.

Fantastic opportunity here - we are keen to get a range of applicants!

Great opportunity to work with the fabulous Jenny here.

I love getting links to @biologists.bsky.social Company of Biologist trees - go peer review! forest.biologists.com/landscape/?i...

Good morning All. Putting a request out there. If you are a National Trust member (UK), please read and vote for the Members’ resolution on increasing Tick-bite prevention awareness amongst visitors. Please also report to NT if you get bitten by a tick and sick at an NT site.

"Yet, despite their growing availability, access to embryos for research remains restricted." Read this Perspective from @marta-shahbazi.bsky.social and colleagues on an important and necessary discussion for science and society. Published today in @dev-journal.bsky.social ↓

🚨 New call for preLighters!🚨 Help us highlight the most exciting biological #preprints. Share your insights, build your profile, and be part of a supportive community! 🌍 Interested? Apply today & help shape the future of science publishing! 📢 More info: prelights.biologists.com/news/join-th...

Excited to share our recent viewpoint with @storerlab.bsky.social led by Kirsten Sadler, on epigenetic mechanisms of regenerative resilience. Ageing versus developmental silencing: Answers from the epigenome - Sadler - The FEBS Journal - febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

This was a great opportunity for Odara who is a star! ⭐

🚨 I’m looking for two enthusiastic scientists to join our team at Cambridge to explore the molecular mechanisms of lactation, early nutrition, and their long-term impact on health. Apply here: 👉 RA: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51988/ 👉 Postdoc: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51984/ Please share 🔬👩‍🔬

Great work from the Dickens lab!

Will be an excellent meeting!!

Sign up to attend our next Development presents... webinar on early #embryogenesis, featuring talks from @lakshmib02.bsky.social, @dias-andre.bsky.social ‬and @nikhil-mishra.bsky.social 📅Wed 9 July 15:00BST (UTC+1) Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #DevBio @dev-journal.bsky.social

We are featuring Sally Lowell, Director of @biologists.bsky.social and current chair of the Company's Sustainability Committee, as our 50th extraordinary biologist. #100biologists @cellysally.bsky.social

🌟Congratulations to Azim Surani @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk for receiving the 2025 Kyoto Prize - Basic Sciences. Azim's research fundamentally advanced our understanding of developmental biology🔬🧬 www.gurdon.cam.ac.uk/kyoto-prize-... #KyotoPrize #AzimSurani #DevelopmentalBiology

Phew! Success this time following previous major disappointments in applications to different grant schemes. Persistence and extensive preliminary data paid off this time! Thank you ERC!

Feeling very privileged and grateful to receive an ERC Advanced grant "LungDeCode" for the lab - all down to the hard work of my amazing group and our fabulous behind the scenes UCam support team!

Congratulations Walid!! 😀

The Gurdon Institute Public Engagement team, Lowe Syndrome Association patient charity and Gallop laboratory have written an article about their co-production collaboration for the 2024 International Lowe Syndrome Symposium www.frontiersin.org/journals/cel...

We don't normally dress up to come to the lab - but lots of fun to get dressed up prior to leaving the lab for a celebration!

Amazing to host Jen Sucre to give a talk @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social yesterday. Fun times and the most beautiful lung images. Plus a relaxing evening with the whole lab - thanks all! Warm June evening in Cambridge - Pimms was required!