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Marina B. Cuenca

@cuencam15.bsky.social
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Argentinian physicist passionate about dissecting biology with microscopy. PhD with P. Tomancak at MPI-CBG. Postdoc with T. Dayton at EMBL-Barcelona. She/her

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fspasqualini.bsky.social @fspasqualini.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
And it's finally out!!! www.nature.com/articles/s41... go.nature.com/4fuaJzW Congrats to first author @moisesdisante and the research teams in my Synthetic Physiology Lab @unipv.bsky.social @berterolab.bsky.social and @florianjug.bsky.social .
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CALIPERS: Cell cycle-aware live imaging for phenotyping experiments and regeneration studies - Nature Communications
Di Sante and colleagues present CALIPERS, a framework that makes cell-cycle state a measurable variable in live-cell imaging, pairing a redesigned reporter with automated inference across human cells,...
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paveltomancak.bsky.social @paveltomancak.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
#Twisting embryos and multiple #attachment sites in #Drosophila - now both available as #preprints. Proud of @giuliaserafini.bsky.social & @cuencam15.bsky.social, who worked together & established theory collaborations with @lepuslapis.bsky.social & @carldmodes.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de at its best
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Marina B. Cuenca @cuencam15.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Sad to be saying goodbye to Drosophila, but excited to get this work out on bioRxiv! If you are interested in the interplay of tissue flows and cool ways to mess them up, this read is for you :) Thanks to colleagues and co-authors! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Marina B. Cuenca @cuencam15.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Happy to speak at the upcoming event from @leicamicrosystems.bsky.social at @embl.org HD July 2nd (on site and online). My testimonial as beta tester of the new Viventis SCAPE, scaling throughout for organoid imaging and more! More info here events.bitesizebio.com/see-the-hidd...
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Marina B. Cuenca @cuencam15.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
It was a blast to speak today at @leicamicrosystems.bsky.social launch event of the new SCAPE system! As a light-sheet fan, can't wait to see the cool applications the system will have.
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paveltomancak.bsky.social @paveltomancak.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
#czechcellence on tap
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Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics @mpi-cbg.de · 05/03/2026
By altering the growth environment, the group of @merihuchlab.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de with first authors Javier Bregante & Flaminia Kaluthantrige has developed a liver model that extensively mimics the heterogeneity of the real organ. @cp-cellreports.bsky.social. www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...
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A stride towards a better liver model
By altering the growth environment, the Huch lab at MPI-CBG has developed a liver model that extensively mimics the heterogeneity of the real organ.
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Agustin Corbat @acorbat.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Empowering the next generation of bioimaging experts! 🌎 After many months crafting the Lightsheet Image Analysis Workshop 2026 with @bruvellu.bsky.social & @cuencam15.bsky.social. Seeing students finally crack their toughest project data on day 5 made every hour of prep worth it! 🧵👇
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🔬 Light-Sheet Image Analysis Workshop 2026
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Marina B. Cuenca @cuencam15.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Happy to present for the first time my postdoc project, characterizing airway organoid architecture at the EMBO organoid conference #EESOrgan Stop by on Friday on poster #80! @events.embl.org
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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 19/09/2025
Truly chuffed for our fearless food physicists @mpipks.bsky.social + collabs from AT @istaresearch.bsky.social, IT & ES who won this year’s Ig Nobel - the #NobelPrize of hearts❤️for cracking the science of perfect pasta !🍝Kudos to all for intrepidly consuming lots of cheese in the name of science!😋
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The Secret to a Smooth Pasta Sauce Wins Ig Nobel Prize
Italian researchers studied how the ingredients of the traditional Roman dish cacio e pepe emulsify into a creamy sauce, winning the 2025 Physics Ig Nobel Prize.
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Ryan Savill @cryaaa.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
(1/14) I’m happy and proud to introduce: SpinePy – a framework to detect the "spine" of gastruloids and measure biological and physical signals in a local dynamic 3D coordinate system. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Bruno C. Vellutini @bruvellu.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
So happy to see the cephalic furrow combo out back-to-back! This was a wonderful collaborative endeavor 🥹
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Thibaut Brunet @thibautbrunet.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Thanks to Mary Abraham for editorial help with the N&V and huge thanks to @levayerr.bsky.social for proofreading/fact-checking it. Fly development can be a bit far from my comfort zone, so it’s always reassuring to have an expert in your corner. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Flies evolved a shock-absorber tissue used during embryonic development
The role of tissue that forms between the head and trunk of a fly embryo has been unclear. It turns out that it absorbs forces when nearby cells move and divide.
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Marina B. Cuenca @cuencam15.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Some of the work behind this paper. Honoured to be part of it! Special thanks to @paveltomancak.bsky.social for giving me a space in his lab at @mpi-cbg.de and to @bruvellu.bsky.social for being such an inspiring scientist.
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Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics @mpi-cbg.de · 03/09/2025
Dresden researchers @paveltomancak.bsky.social @bruvellu.bsky.social, Carl Modes, @cuencam15.bsky.social ‬ & colleagues published in @nature.com that a tissue fold in fruit fly embryos buffers mechanical stresses & may have evolved in response to mechanical forces. www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...
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Mechanical forces drive evolutionary change
A small tissue fold present in fruit fly embryos buffers mechanical stresses and may have evolved in response to mechanical forces.
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Marina B. Cuenca @cuencam15.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Wow! I just learnt about annual killifish development and was amazed! Great opportunity at EMBL HD!
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Marina B. Cuenca @cuencam15.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Day 11 of #LISH25 Not everyone in the pic but wanted to give a big shout out to the stars of the course. The amazing students that survived us and went home with amazing data! @olafselchow.bsky.social @olafselchow.bsky.social @bundschuhst.bsky.social @paveltomancak.bsky.social
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Marina B. Cuenca @cuencam15.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Super happy and honoured to have been able to share once with these guys in love with microscopy #LISH25 Dresden will always feel like home. @ereynaud.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de @paveltomancak.bsky.social @olafselchow.bsky.social @bundschuhst.bsky.social
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paveltomancak.bsky.social @paveltomancak.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
#LISH25 final student team presentations. #The_Holy_de_Broglies
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paveltomancak.bsky.social @paveltomancak.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
#LISH25 final student team presentations. #Liv_and_Dye
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Sasha (Aleksandra) Petrovskaya @sashapetrovskaia.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Thank you @paveltomancak.bsky.social @olafselchow.bsky.social @dvonwangenheim.bsky.social @bundschuhst.bsky.social @ereynaud.bsky.social @cuencam15.bsky.social Vlado, Stephan for a life-changing lightsheet experience towards even more beautiful and high-quality science
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paveltomancak.bsky.social @paveltomancak.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
#LISH25 final student team presentations. #Specimen_Illuminati
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3i @the.3i.social · 22/08/2025
... and @dvonwangenheim.bsky.social's great video montage of a few of the samples. #LISH25 🔬🌍: www.intelligent-imaging.com/AxL
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Sasha (Aleksandra) Petrovskaya @sashapetrovskaia.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Walking into the brain of an Alzheimer’s mouse. I overloaded the mouse with therapeutics (pink) and labeled vessels (green), and was clearing the brain for almost 2 months. Thanks to Stephan for a nice movie from #Blaze microscope at #LISH25 #LISH2025
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Marina B. Cuenca @cuencam15.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Day 11 of #LISH25 Last lectures of the course, closing with beautiful plant light sheet imaging by Maria Cuacos and organoids by Gustavo Madeiros. From now on, data transfer, analysis and presentation preparation! @paveltomancak.bsky.social @bundschuhst.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de
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Marina B. Cuenca @cuencam15.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Day 10 of #LISH25 Late night image analysis as the end approaches. Tired but still going on! @paveltomancak.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de @bundschuhst.bsky.social @events.embl.org
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Marina B. Cuenca @cuencam15.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Day 9 of #LISH25 Some field trip to haunt for tasty specimens @paveltomancak.bsky.social @bundschuhst.bsky.social
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Marina B. Cuenca @cuencam15.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Day 8 of #LISH25 Instructors also are getting their hands dirty, but looking cool @paveltomancak.bsky.social @bundschuhst.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de
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Marina B. Cuenca @cuencam15.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
Day 7 of #LISH25 After a well deserved day off we came back BIG. Mesoscopic light sheet imaging of lost and found specimens in the wild. Caught by @giuliaserafini.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de @whyvinca.bsky.social @paveltomancak.bsky.social @bundschuhst.bsky.social We miss u @ereynaud.bsky.social
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Emmanuel G. Reynaud @ereynaud.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
Bye bye #lish25... Time to cry for 12 hours in trains... Will miss you all even @paveltomancak.bsky.social Keep up the good work! @bundschuhst.bsky.social @cuencam15.bsky.social
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bundschuhst.bsky.social @bundschuhst.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
Back to the bench for #LISH2025 at @mpi-cbg.de after a day of exploring Dresden. Starting our day with Rocky Balboa and Matteo Rauzi. Thanks a lot for organizing @paveltomancak.bsky.social @ereynaud.bsky.social @cuencam15.bsky.social
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Marina B. Cuenca @cuencam15.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Day 5 of #LISH25 !! One of the most busy microscopy markets I've ever seen! Bingo! @ereynaud.bsky.social @paveltomancak.bsky.social @bundschuhst.bsky.social
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Marina B. Cuenca @cuencam15.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Day 4 of EMBO #LISH25 Caffeinated drinks are flowing. Some with unexpected patterns in the spirit of the image analysis that awaits. @paveltomancak.bsky.social @ereynaud.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de
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Marina B. Cuenca @cuencam15.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Day 3 of EMBO #LISH25 First microscopy market day! Busy with sample preparation and time sensitive specimens. @mpi-cbg.de @paveltomancak.bsky.social @ereynaud.bsky.social
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paveltomancak.bsky.social @paveltomancak.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
@cuencam15.bsky.social surrounded by nerds. One of them is Prof Rainer Heintzmann (yes, superresoluion) who brought the VR toys… #LISH25
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Marina B. Cuenca @cuencam15.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Day 2 of EMBO #LISH25 Starting to get hands on! Workshop on multi view reconstruction by the greatest @bruvellu.bsky.social @events.embl.org @mpi-cbg.de @paveltomancak.bsky.social @ereynaud.bsky.social
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paveltomancak.bsky.social @paveltomancak.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
@cuencam15.bsky.social synthesizes what was said today about using lightsheet in research based on her experiences in prior courses, in my lab and now at EMBL Barcelona. #LISH25 #LoPaT_alumni
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Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics @mpi-cbg.de · 11/08/2025
Today, the EMBO @embo.org Practical Course on light sheet microscopy started @mpi-cbg.de. Organized by @paveltomancak.bsky.social, @ereynaud.bsky.social, Sebastian Bundschuh, and @cuencam15.bsky.social. Follow #LISH25 for updates!
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Marina B. Cuenca @cuencam15.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Day 1 of the EMBO #LISH25 Nice to be back in Dresden! Intense 11 days ahead of us. @paveltomancak.bsky.social @ereynaud.bsky.social @events.embl.org @mpi-cbg.de
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Agustin Corbat @acorbat.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Se extendió el deadline! Aprovechen para aplicar a este curso de análisis de imágenes 3D en Chile🔬. Todavía hay ayudas economicas para viajes🛩️! Más información en los links 👇...
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Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics @mpi-cbg.de · 05/08/2025
Stretching the immortal Hydra. Publication by @paveltomancak.bsky.social group with Carl Modes @mpi-cbg.de & @zechnerlab.bsky.social shows how cells can create a new organism from scratch by coordinating their mechanical properties. @anaisbailles.bsky.social @pnas.org www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...
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Stretching the immortal Hydra
Dresden researchers show how cells can create a new organism from scratch by coordinating their mechanical properties.
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Marina B. Cuenca @cuencam15.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
🚨 Deadline extended! You now have until August 8 to apply for the Light-Sheet Image Analysis Workshop (Jan 5–9, 2026) at Universidad Mayor in Santiago de Chile with the support of CZI @cziscience.bsky.social and @lisium-chile.bsky.social 1/3
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Light-Sheet Image Analysis Workshop 2026 – lightsheetchile
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Florian Jug @florianjug.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Come and work with us! Super exciting and relevant projects! Become an #AI pro and do something positive for the 🌍! 👩‍🎓 🧑‍🎓 If you know someone who might be interested… please repost and/or forward this! 🙏
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Marina B. Cuenca @cuencam15.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
If you missed the deadline, don't panic! Registration has been extended until 19th of May for the coolest course of the year! Sign up!
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Talya Dayton, PhD @talyadayton.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Want to help shape a young & dynamic research group while using #organoids to ask how #chromatin dynamics, #cell_state, & the #exposome contribute to #neuroendocrine #cancer? Apply for a postdoc position in our lab @embl.org Barcelona! #cancer_models. embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/d...
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paveltomancak.bsky.social @paveltomancak.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
The @embo.org practical course on #lightsheet #microscopy is back! Join us in #Dresden for 2 weeks with #your #samples, try the complete line-up of #lightsheet microscopes, tackle big data image analysis, sample prep, OA hardware & much more Apply now! Repost 🙏 meetings.embo.org/event/25-lsm
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Light sheet microscopy
Light sheet microscopy is a technology that enables near-isotropic imaging of large biological specimens over time. It opens new avenues to study biological processes with unprecedented imaging speed…
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Marina B. Cuenca @cuencam15.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Registrations are open for the EMBO Practical course on light sheet microscopy! Great opportunity to learn all kinds of light-sheet, as well as image postprocessing from the experts themselves. meetings.embo.org/event/25-lsm
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Light sheet microscopy
Light sheet microscopy is a technology that enables near-isotropic imaging of large biological specimens over time. It opens new avenues to study biological processes with unprecedented imaging speed…
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Marina B. Cuenca @cuencam15.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Camila Weiss (@cweissg.bsky.social ) submitted this curious amphipod we captured with Jose Palma and imaged in Chile during the EMBO Developmental Biology Practical Course. Go ahead and look at all the selected images and vote for your favourite! focalplane.biologists.com/2025/03/11/v...
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Marina B. Cuenca @cuencam15.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Any master students interested in (live) volumetric imaging techniques, organoid culture, image analysis and/or micro-fabrication could drop me a line? Please share :)
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Marina B. Cuenca @cuencam15.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Finally made the move to bluesky! For the ones who don't know me, you can expect cool evo-devo, organoids and microscopy posts! Few things about me: 1/3
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