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Muhammad Zaman Assir

@dr-assir.bsky.social
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Clinician-Scientist interested in early human brain development and neurodevelopmental disorders | Stem cells | Microglia | Maternal inflammation | 3D tissue culture | Neuroimmunology | Extracellular matrix | University of Aberdeen, UK

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María Mariner @mariamafau.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
🚨Reposts appreciated‼️If I had read this PhD offer five years ago, I wouldn’t have hesitated for a second to apply 😉 Passionate about gene regulation, chromatin, and developmental biology? Just contact @radaiglesiaslab.bsky.social at @ibbtec.bsky.social 🧬✨ #PhD #3DGenome
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ISSCR @isscr.org · 13/11/2025
For the first time, ISSCR, Society for Developmental Biology and Allen Institute are collaborating to present a three-day scientific symposium led by early-career scientists. Learn more: ow.ly/bBQ250XrhtO
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Muhammad Zaman Assir @dr-assir.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Pleased to see our work out in @natcomms.nature.com showing extracellular matrix genes display cell-type specific signatures in developing human cortex!
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British Society for Developmental Biology @bsdb.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Register now for the joint BSDB and Genesis Research Trust (GRT) symposium on Environmental and Metabolic Control of Stem Cells & Development! 4th of December 2025 at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences, London. Register here: www.symposia.org.uk/courses/stem...
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Muhammad Zaman Assir @dr-assir.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
🎓 Incredibly proud to have graduated today from the @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social University of Aberdeen. Back in 2021, as a Clinical Assistant Professor on the verge of promotion to Associate—and then Full Professor within a few years—I faced a pivotal choice:
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Muhammad Zaman Assir @dr-assir.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Grateful to see our RCT shape STRONG guidelines published @jama.com for restrictive platelet transfusion in dengue without major bleeding. Proud to contribute as lead author of one trial & reviewer of the other—impacting safety & cost-effectiveness in global health. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Muhammad Zaman Assir @dr-assir.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Looking forward to join online.
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Muhammad Zaman Assir @dr-assir.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Excited to attend this upcoming meeting on cortical development and hear from some of the leading voices in the field. I’ll also be presenting our work from @kangberglab.bsky.social on how maternal inflammation impacts early human cortical development. Still time to register—don’t miss it!
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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 08/05/2025
Choose Science. Choose Europe. A new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is now open. With a budget of €404.3 million, it will support around 1,650 researchers from Europe and beyond. Apply by 10 September → europa.eu/!fBTMgF
A graphic for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), showing a historical portrait of Marie Skłodowska-Curie overlaid with an image of four young researchers walking down a hallway. The European Commission logo is in the top left. Text reads: "Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – €404.3 million to support postdoctoral researchers”
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Young Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
We indeed got many entries!
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Christopher Douse @chdouse.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Come to Lund! We are looking for a postdoc to join the team. #transposons #epigenetics
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Ido Aizenbud @idoai.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
Human cortical pyramidal neurons are larger, with more elaborate branching, and distinct nonlinear biophysical properties compared to rat cortical pyramidal neurons. Are they more functionally complex? Could that boost the human brain’s computational power? and is that what makes us human? (1/11)
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Julius Brennecke @juliusbrennecke.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
We are seeking a new colleague to join us at the Vienna BioCenter, specifically at my beloved home institution, IMBA @imbavienna.bsky.social we value collegiality and a passion for curiosity driven science. Being a great and fun human being also helps!
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Kaitlin McCreery @mccreery.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Our review "Measuring and manipulating mechanical forces during development" is now published in Nature Cell Biology! #Mechanobiology #DevelopmentalBiology
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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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Sofia de Oliveira, Ph.D. @sdeoliveira.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Join the Department of Developmental & Molecular Biology @einsteinmededu.bsky.social ! 🧬✨ Are you passionate about cutting-edge research and collaborative science? We are looking for you😉 Come be part of a department where curiosity meets impact! 🚀 Learn more and join us👇 #ResearchExcellence #JoinUs
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Faculty-Tenure Track, Department of Developmental and Molecular Biology - Bronx, New York job with Albert Einstein College of Medicine | 12835514
Faculty-Tenure Track, Department of Developmental and Molecular Biology US-NY-Bronx Job ID: 2025-17126 Type: Research # of Openings: 1 Category: F...
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Celtic Karla @celtickarla.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Want to work in another country? The HFSP postdoc fellowship supports proposals for frontier, potentially transformative research in the life sciences and cross-disciplinary. high-risk projects are encouraged LOI opens March 13, 2025 #neuroskyence #academicsky 🧪🧠🪰🌱🧬 www.hfsp.org/funding/hfsp...
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Postdoctoral Fellowships | Human Frontier Science Program
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kangberglab.bsky.social @kangberglab.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Spearheaded by Do Hyeon. Thanks to authors who are on bluesky: @dr-assir.bsky.social @mdmorgan.bsky.social @eunchaikang.bsky.social @daniel-berg.bsky.social
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Muhammad Zaman Assir @dr-assir.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Interested in how expression patterns of extracellular matrix related genes evolve across early human cortical development! This recent preprint @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social from our lab shows ECM signatures of diverse cell types of developing cortex and their link to neurodevelopmental disorders.
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kangberglab.bsky.social @kangberglab.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Proliferating neural stem cells in the P3 mouse dentate gyrus—capturing early postnatal neurogenesis in action. A glimpse into how the brain builds itself. #Neuroscience #Neurodevelopment #StemCells
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Adrian Isaacs @adrianisaacs.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Really excited this is out! We found polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) were beneficial in models of C9orf72 FTD/ALS and the greatest benefit occurred when increasing levels specifically within neurons @ukdri.ac.uk @uclqsion.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @cziscience.bsky.social rdcu.be/ebbZf
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Neuronal polyunsaturated fatty acids are protective in ALS/FTD
Nature Neuroscience - Lipidomics revealed that neurons of patients with ALS/FTD have reduced levels of polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA)-containing phospholipids. Increasing neuronal PUFA levels...
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Richard Smeyne @rjsmeyne.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Using your wealth for the betterment of mankind. www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...
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Sergey Brin’s $2 Billion Quest To Tackle Parkinson’s, Bipolar Disorder And Now Autism
The Google cofounder has donated more than $1.5 billion to Parkinson’s research. Now, as he takes on autism, he’s also investing in startups that might help.
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Christian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
We are looking for a postdoc in #EvolutionarySystemsBiology. Exciting science, amazing team, wonderful city! landrylab.ibis.ulaval.ca/research-opp... #evolution #synbio #systemsbiology #genomics
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Research opportunities | Landry Lab
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Emma Slack @mucosalimmunology.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
We are recruiting @ox.ac.uk @dunnschool.bsky.social for a joint project between Kevin Foster's group and mine! Cluster hire of two postdocs interested in: 1) Mucosal immunology and oral vaccine development my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... 2) Microbiology my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... Please share!
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Roland Le Borgne @leborgne.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
We are hiring! If you are curious to understand how the mechanical integrity of epithelia is maintained without the tissue tearing, apply now! Phd and post-doctoral funding available
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Sara Wickstrom @sarawickstrom.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
My lab at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine in Muenster, Germany offers postdoc positions in stem cell mechanobiology. www.mpi-muenster.mpg.de/departments/... drop me an email
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Cell and Tissue Dynamics (Wickström)
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Mathieu Ferron @mathieuferron.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
The Biochemistry Department at Université de Montréal is looking for a new Assistant or Associate Professor in Cryo-Electron Microscopy! The job ad can be found here: www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/trouver-un-e...
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Emplois - Affaires universitaires
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Society for Neuroscience @sfn.org · 03/02/2025
This #BlackHistoryMonth, SfN celebrates African American scientists who've transformed neuroscience. From labs to clinics, Black neuroscientists drive progress while creating paths for future generations, advancing brain research & strengthening the scientific community and workforce. #Neurosky
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Pauli Group (posts by Andi Pauli) @pauligroup.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
I can highly recommend the YEN 2025 meeting for students and postdocs working on 'anything embryo' - a fantastic meeting organized by students and postdocs for you!
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ISSCR @isscr.org · 03/02/2025
We are looking for highly motivated early career scientists to join the Stem Cell Reports Early Career Scientist Editorial Board. Help shape the future of stem cell research. Apply today 👉 bit.ly/4jl22I7
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Société de Neuroendocrinologie @sneuroendo.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
🚨 Job Alert ✨: Postdoc positions available in Daniela Cota’s lab in Bordeaux (France) and Sophie Croizier’s lab in Lausanne (Switzerland)! Do not hesitate to apply!!!
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Juan C. Landoni @jclandoni.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
🔬 Curious about #mitochondria #imaging but unsure where to begin? Our review might help! 🚀📜🧪 www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... #Quantitative #Microscopy #SuperResolution #AcademicSky #ScienceSky #CellBiology #mtDNA
Review titleReview sections graphicSub compartments of mitochondria graphicMitochondrial.dynamics graphic
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International Society of Developmental Biology @isdb.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
‼️The Cell and Developmental Biology Department at UCL is looking for potential candidates for their Research Career Development Fellowships with a potential for tenure-track‼️ And believe it or not, UK Research Councils are not frozen🤗 Please spread the words! www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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Research Career Development Fellowships - England job with University College London (UCL) | 12835240
About us Research Career Development Fellowships in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, UCL: Expression of Interest for 2024 DEADLI...
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Duncan Sproul @sproullab.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Excellent postdoctoral fellowship scheme for those that want to come and work in the UK. Anyone interested in #interdisciplinary work on #epigenetics or #chromatin in the amazing city of Edinburgh is welcome to get in touch. royalsociety.org/grants/newto...
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Newton International Fellowships | Royal Society
This fellowship is for non-UK scientists who are at an early stage of their research career and wish to conduct research in the UK.
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Agnete Kirkeby @kirkebylab.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
We've summarised the landscape of human pluripotent stem cell trials worldwide in a review in Cell Stem Cell. Fun fact: Over 1200 patients have to date received treatment with hPSC products in 116 different trials, and more than 100 billion hPSC-derived cells have been dosed! doi.org/10.1016/j.st...
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Marios Georgakis @mariosgeorgakis.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Anyone with experience accessing/using the data? 📊Access is applied here: humanphenotypeproject.org/data-access 🔗link to paper: nature.com/articles/s41...
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Ciaran Murphy-Royal @murphyroyallab.org · 17/01/2025
Come join us @umontreal.ca - We're looking to recruit a Professor in the field of neurobiology, with a focus on linking neurodevelopment to neural circuit function and dysfunction. #neuroskyence #neuroscience 🧪 See ad below - www.fens.org/careers/job-...
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Principal Investigator in neurodevelopment/Assistant Professor - CHU Sainte-Justine Azrieli Research Centre/ Université de Montréal - Federation of European Neuroscience Societies
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Nature @nature.com · 23/01/2025
Nature research paper: Rapid and scalable personalized ASO screening in patient-derived organoids go.nature.com/4joxJQB
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Rapid and scalable personalized ASO screening in patient-derived organoids - Nature
A scalable platform for generating patient-specific organoids for testing personalized oligonucleotide therapeutics is described.
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Biostar Handbook @biostarhandbook.com · 21/01/2025
The Biostar Handbook is a comprehensive guide for bioinformatics enthusiasts, researchers, and professionals. It focuses on practical, hands-on approaches to data analysis, offering step-by-step instructions on a range of bioinformatics topics. 🧬 🖥️ #bioinformatics #genomics www.biostarhandbook.com
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Salvador Almagro-Moreno @bioetry.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
🚨 We also have a "Scientist" position in my lab at St. Jude. The position is financially stable and with a very competitive salary range. 📝 If you have Postdoctoral experience and want to develop a steady research career this one is for you! ➡️ Apply here: talent.stjude.org/careers/jobs...
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Eunchai Kang @eunchaikang.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Proud of my first PhD student Muhammad @dr-assir.bsky.social who passed his viva! Great job! And thanks to Dr Theil and Dr Garden who gave valuable feedback.
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Evan Bardot (he/him) @ebardot.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Inspired by @mads100tist.bsky.social I'm going to do threads on parts of the publishing process we often get asked about. These will be from my perspective @naturecomms.bsky.social and based on my own opinions, so keep your salt handy.
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Muhammad Zaman Assir @dr-assir.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
In 2024, cities in Pakistan and India recorded the worst air quality indices 🏭 among major urban areas worldwide, affecting millions of residents. Given high fertility rates 🤰 in the region, there is an urgent need to study how air pollution impacts fetal neurodevelopment 🧠.
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EMBL Events @events.embl.org · 13/12/2024
Hi Bluesky community! 👋 Are you looking forward to 2025 as much as we are? 👀 We just updated our 2025 Annual Poster to include even more events for you to join, so go and have a look! ➡️ s.embl.org/poster-bl #EMBLEvents #molecularbiology #lifesciencetraining
The 2025 EMBL Annual Poster, listing all of the courses and conferences taking place in 2025 at EMBL
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Christophe 🔬 Leterrier @christlet.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Do you want to hear the latest and greatest about the neuronal cytoskeleton? Join us in Chile next April for #NeuroCyto2025, organized by @monicamsousa.bsky.social, Kassandra Ori-McKenney and Tomás Falzone! Registration is open until March 5: neurocytoskeleton.com/2025/
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Muhammad Zaman Assir @dr-assir.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
I am glad to share that I have successfully defended my PhD in Neuroscience and looking forward to do more exciting science!
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Vicki Metzis @vmetzis.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
ICYMI: Still a bit of time to get your abstract in for the @biologists.bsky.social 100 conference 24-27th March in Liverpool, incorporating both the annual @bsdb.bsky.social & @bscb-official.bsky.social meetings! Support grants available - apply to BSDB by Jan 10 bsdb.org/membership/
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Anshul Kundaje @anshulkundaje.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Very excited to announce that the single cell/nuc. RNA/ATAC/multi-ome resource from ENCODE4 is now officially public. This includes raw data, processed data, annotations and pseudobulk products. Covers many human & mouse tissues. 1/ www.encodeproject.org/single-cell/...
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Single cell – ENCODEHomo sapiens clickable body map
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Muhammad Zaman Assir @dr-assir.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
🎨🔬 Want to create stunning scientific illustrations without breaking the bank? Here are some free tools to try! 1. Inkscape: inkscape.org A free vector graphics software that I use to make figures. 🌟🧑‍🎨✨ #SciComm #OpenScience #VisualizationTips
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Inkscape - Draw Freely. | Inkscape
Inkscape is professional vector graphics software which runs on Linux, Mac OS X and Windows desktop computers.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
The next frontier of T cell therapeutics when the T also stands for tissue-targeting, such as brain or local immune response, via synthetic gene circuits @science.org science.org/doi/10.1126/... science.org/doi/10.1126/... science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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