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Fong Kuan Wong

@brainotopia.bsky.social
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Brain development enthusiast 🧠 @ University of Manchester fongkuanwonglab.com

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Clem Bernard @clembrnrd.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
📣 Funded PhD studentship in developmental neuroscience in my lab @exeter.ac.uk 🧠🧑‍🎓 Join us to decode RNA processing in developing mammalian cortical circuits! All info + apply 👉 www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin... ⏳Deadline: 28th Feb 2026 | Please share! #PhD #Neuroscience #Neurodevelopment #RNASky
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PhD studentship: Building Brain Cir | University of Exeter
The University of Exeter’s Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences is inviting applications for a faculty-funded PhD studentship to commence on September 21st 2026 or as soon as possible therea...
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Clem Bernard @clembrnrd.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
📣 We're hiring a postdoc to join our growing team @exeter.ac.uk! Love developmental neurobiology, RNA regulation & cortical circuits? This might be for you 🧑‍🔬 Apply here 👉 tinyurl.com/2d659uj7 Please share!
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Fong Kuan Wong @brainotopia.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
We have a fully funded PhD studentship exploring glial cell development with techniques ranging from molecular neuroscience to system biology. tinyurl.com/2jxezabw Come and join our interdisciplinary team with Ruth Williams and Beatriz Bano Otalaro #multiomics #singlecell #physiology
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Fong Kuan Wong @brainotopia.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
It was a pleasure writing this Perspective of our work. If you are interested in learning more about activity-dependent regulation of cortical cell numbers, do have a read. tinyurl.com/4ede4jyb
Drawing of a pyramidal cell, interneuron and microglia in a Polaroid.
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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
✨ Are you a pre-tenure faculty or advanced postdoc with an academic offer in hand? 🎓 Two weeks left to apply for the SDB New Faculty Boot Camp! 🚀 Deadline: Aug 22, 2025 Apply here 👉 tinyurl.com/SDBFaculty
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Fong Kuan Wong @brainotopia.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Monika is such an amazing scientist. It has been such a privilege to see this story grow and develop during my time at @marinlab.bsky.social. I am so happy to see this finally out. Well done to all authors. @martijnselten.bsky.social @clembrnrd.bsky.social
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Grubb Lab @grubblabneuro.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
The paper is out in journal format at EJN! We thank the reviewers for their insightful comments, and how they shaped the final form of this story. Check it out here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... As usual, it's open access! We're getting the data ready for sharing very soon 👀🧠🧪
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Functional Maturation and Experience‐Dependent Plasticity in Adult‐Born Olfactory Bulb Dopaminergic Neurons
Adult-born dopaminergic neurons in the mouse olfactory bulb are almost functionally mature at 5 weeks of cellular age. More immature adult-born dopaminergic cells do not have elevated functional ...
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Christian Mayer @chr-mayer.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Now out in @natneuro.nature.com: Temporal control of progenitor competence shapes maturation in GABAergic neuron development in mice. Congrats to first authors @annrosebright.bsky.social, Yana Kotlyarenko, @flo-neuhaus.bsky.social, and thanks to all collaborators! www.nature.com/articles/s41... 1/n
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Temporal control of progenitor competence shapes maturation in GABAergic neuron development in mice - Nature Neuroscience
Unlike cortical progenitors, ventral telencephalic progenitors retain the ability to generate diverse neuron types during neurogenesis. Here, the authors show that ventral telencephalic progenitor mat...
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Centre for Developmental Neurobiology @devneuro.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Dr. Katie Long is leading vital research, funded by an MRF award, to learn how pregnant people feel about vaccines during pregnancy. We want your views! Take this short survey: tinyurl.com/vaccines-in-... For more information on vaccines in pregnancy visit tommys.org/vaccinations-pregnancy
Poster with illustration of pregnant person dressed in green. Text reads: Vaccination in pregnancy, your voice matters: share your thoughts by completing our survey. Supported by Tommy's. Logo of King's College London on bottom right.
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Nicholas Clifton @nicl2.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
New paper in @oxfordacademic.bsky.social Schizophrenia Bulletin exploring the effects of Setd1a happloinsufficiency on DNA methylation in the frontal cortex. Strong effects on the regulation of ribosomal genes with implications for understanding the genetics of schizophrenia. doi.org/10.1093/schb...
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Setd1a Loss-of-function Disrupts Epigenetic Regulation of Ribosomal Genes via Altered DNA Methylation
AbstractBackground and Hypothesis. SETD1A, a histone methyltransferase, is implicated in schizophrenia through rare loss-of-function mutations. While SETD1
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Gord Fishell @gordfishell.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Here is the collective effort of 12 labs, lead by my own at the Broad to target the range of cortical interneuron subtypes! These tools should be a game changer for all of you using NHP and other less genetically amenable species! Have at it! urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=htt...
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Stein Aerts @steinaerts.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
One thousand candidate enhancers tested in vivo in the mouse brain! A massive resource and oh so useful as validation set for genome-wide enhancer prediction methods. Super fun to be involved in one of the papers: ‘the prediction challenge paper’ by Nelson&Niklas et al www.cell.com/cell-genomic...
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Evaluating methods for the prediction of cell-type-specific enhancers in the mammalian cortex
Johansen et al. report the results of a community challenge to predict functional enhancers targeting specific brain cell types. By comparing multi-omics machine learning approaches using in vivo data...
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Shane Herbert @shaneherbert.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
My first post on Bluesky! Very excited to share our work just published in @science.org. We find that “Interphase cell morphology defines the mode, symmetry, and outcome of mitosis” - in angiogenesis and other tissues! www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1... www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1...
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Interphase cell morphology defines the mode, symmetry, and outcome of mitosis
During tissue formation, dynamic cell shape changes drive morphogenesis while asymmetric divisions create cellular diversity. We found that the shifts in cell morphology that shape tissues could conco...
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Martijn Selten @martijnselten.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
🚨Paper Alert🚨 Our paper on the mechanism of homeostatic control in PV interneuron activity is now online in Nature! A massive thanks to all the authors, including @clembrnrd.bsky.social and @marinlab.bsky.social. Read the paper at www.nature.com/articles/s41....
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Regulation of PV interneuron plasticity by neuropeptide-encoding genes - Nature
Increasing the activity of individual parvalbumin-expressing interneurons in the mouse brain modulates the number and strength of inhibitory parvalbumin synapses received by these cells through c...
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Doug Dyer @douglaspdyer.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
So excited to share our first neuro focused paper from the lab, we show that CXCL4 (PF4) is transported into the brain by proteoglycans within the endothelial glycocalyx and that GAG binding also mediates the pro neurogenesis effects of CXCL4. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Clem Bernard @clembrnrd.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
I will soon start recruiting for a Wellcome-funded postdoc position! I’ll be at the #BNA2025 meeting next week. If you like cortical development, wiring, and post-transcriptional regulation, do get in touch and we can have a chat in Liverpool! 😀
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Clem Bernard @clembrnrd.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Job alert 🚨 We are hiring a research assistant! This 7-year position available @exeter.ac.uk from Sept 2025 will involve keeping the lab running as well as contributing to our research activities on brain development. Full details tinyurl.com/23nyds34. Please spread the word!
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mareikealbert.bsky.social @mareikealbert.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
⏳🧠 Developmental timing is key during neocortex development. Our new review with @takashi-namba.bsky.social lab discusses the role of epigenetic and metabolic regulation of developmental timing in neocortex evolution. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Epigenetic and metabolic regulation of developmental timing in neocortex evolution
The human brain is characterized by impressive cognitive abilities. The neocortex is the seat of higher cognition, and neocortex expansion is a hallma…
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allen institute @alleninstitute.org · 25/03/2025
Advances in neuroscience have yielded massive, rich datasets from various analysis techniques and modalities. 🧠📈 In a @natureneuro.bsky.social perspective, researchers underscore the importance of an integrative approach to render a more complete picture of the brain.
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Integrating multimodal data to understand cortical circuit architecture and function - Nature Neuroscience
This paper discusses how experimental and computational studies integrating multimodal data, such as RNA expression, connectivity and neural activity, are advancing our understanding of the architectu...
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Sally Lowell @cellysally.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
I absolutely love this beginners guide to scientific conferences by @jens-cells.bsky.social. It's not only useful for beginners either- there is lots of great advice even for those of us who have been attending conferences since the last millenium. thenode.biologists.com/the-beginner...
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The Beginners Guide to Scientific Conferences
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Fong Kuan Wong @brainotopia.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
We are showcasing our love for developmental biology for British Science Week this year with the different model organisms that we use in our division. 🪰🐸🐟🐣🐭🧠🔬🧬🧫
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Hilary Ashe @hilaryashe.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Fun paper celebrations across the developmental biology and @mcf-uom.bsky.social groupings this afternoon. Celebrating our latest paper and papers from the @brainotopia.bsky.social @lovegrovelab.bsky.social, Herbert, Manning, Bennett and Papalopulu labs. Congrats to all!
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MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology @mrclmb.ac.uk · 04/03/2025
Are you an undergraduate student considering a career in academic research? Don’t miss the opportunity to gain hands-on experience at the LMB with our Student Placement Scheme – open now for applications! Apply by 30th March. More info: www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/students/stu...
Student Placement Scheme
Research internships available for undergraduate students
Apply by 30 March 2025
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Cahir O'Kane @cahirokane.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Multiple group leader positions in developmental biology in @ibdm.bsky.social Marseille, at an institute that produces some great work.
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We Are Recruiting Group Leaders - IBDM | Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille
The Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille (IBDM) is inviting applications for group leader positions. We are seeking innovative researchers who aim to address fundamental questions in bio...
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JB Manent @jbmanent.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
New work from @antoinedechevigny.bsky.social and colleagues in the team! Fantastic resource for those interested in gene expression dynamics throughout cortical histogenesis and ligand-receptor interactions between cortical neurons. #neuroscience #neuroskyence
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Clem Bernard @clembrnrd.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Our little update on the latest knowledge on interneuron wiring! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Dynamic regulation of cortical interneuron wiring
Inhibitory interneurons play crucial roles in modulating the circuits and activity patterns of the cerebral cortex. In particular, interneurons must a…
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the Node @the-node.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Would you like to speak at an upcoming Development presents… webinar? We're looking for self-nominations from postdocs – based outside of the US and Europe – looking to transition to an independent position within the next year or so. #DevBio #StemCell #FuturePI @dev-journal.bsky.social
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Development presents... call for self nominations - the Node
Launched in 2020, Development presents... is a monthly Zoom webinar series covering the fields of developmental biology, stem cells and regeneration. Each
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Fong Kuan Wong @brainotopia.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Excited to share the latest work from our lab where we examined the role of pyramidal cells in regulating microglia development! As per tradition here is a graphical summary of our paper in comic form. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Richard Behringer @rrbehringer.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Here is the 2025 embryo alphabet from alligator to zebrafish. Developmental biology is stunning & leads to important discoveries for human medicine. @socdevbio.bsky.social
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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
We are extending the #ChooseDevelopment application deadline to Wednesday, February 5, 11:59 PM ET. Undergrads from underrepresented racial or ethnic groups, first-generation college students, veterans & students with a disability are eligible. bit.ly/3FwHqYp #devbio
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Paid Summer Undergraduate Research Training
Mission
To broaden the scientific workforce by preparing undergraduate students to enter doctoral programs in developmental biology with enriched mentored research experiences for two summers.
Overview
Two 10-week summer research internships in the lab of an SDB member
Receive $5500 stipend each summer
Receive guidance and support from a team of mentors
Network with the developmental biology community
Present summer research at the next SDB annual meeting
Eligibility
Undergraduate student from underrepresented group(s), first generation college student, veteran, or undergraduate student with a disability
U.S. citizen or permanent resident
Interest to pursue a doctoral degree
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Application Deadline Extended: February 5, 2025, 11:59 PM ET
www.sdbonline.org/choose_development
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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
"Becoming a #Scientist: The Graphic Novel" goes through the stories of my amazing lab members. Every one has a unique pathway, overcoming personal challenges. They are an inspirational #team! www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk/products/bec...
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Becoming a Scientist
"Science changes the world every day. Curing diseases, designing super-computers, building green technology, creating wearable nanotechnology... You may know what science can do, but what do you know ...
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