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Gareth Moore

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Post-doc in the Trivedi lab, EMBL Barcelona. PhD in the Ashe lab, Uni of Manchester 🪰Interested in biological pattern formation.

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Virtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks @vgzt2021.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🧬 VGZT Season 8 is starting soon! Check out our 2026 speaker lineup and save the dates for exciting developmental biology talks from around the world. 🌍🤩 Keep an eye on this channel for speaker spotlights and details about each talk! See you all soon! #devbio #gastrulation #cells #models
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Virtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks @vgzt2021.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
🧬✨ VGZT SEASON 8 IS HERE! ✨🧬 Calling all developmental biology enthusiasts 👀 A new season of Virtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks is officially underway, and we have an exciting speaker line-up coming your way! Check out the poster below for everything coming up in Season 8! 👇 #devbio#gastrulation#sci
VGZT season 8
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Anestis Tsakiridis @tsakiridis.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
We have an opening for a Medical Research Council-funded, 3-year research assistant post in my lab to contribute to our efforts to develop a cell therapy against Hirschsprung disease. Closing date=15/9, for more details check the application portal: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research...
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Research Assistant (Stem Cell Biology)
Research Assistant (Stem Cell Biology)
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Kristina Stapornwongkul @kstapornwongkul.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
First published teamwork of the lab 🎉! We wrote a review about emerging concepts of how metabolism promotes, regulates and changes during gastrulation. We hope it will be useful for anyone interested in the emerging field of developmental metabolism. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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A metabolic view of gastrulation: Coordinating signalling, epigenetics and morphogenesis
Gastrulation is the morphogenetic process by which the single-layered pluripotent epiblast is reorganised into the three germ layers and the basic bod…
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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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Scott Wilcockson @wilcocksonscott.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I am very excited to announce that I will be starting my own group at @manchester.ac.uk in January 2027 thanks to a Wellcome Career Development Award 🥳
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Jesse Veenvliet @jesseveenvliet.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Closing session of @vgzt2021.bsky.social today with the always awesome speaker Cassandra Extavour! Don’t miss this!!
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Virtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks @vgzt2021.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Final VGZT seminar of the season! 🎉 We're delighted to welcome Cassandra Extavour for our rescheduled keynote lecture: "One, two, three: evolution of developmental counting mechanisms" 🗓️ Thursday, July 23rd
 ⏰ 9:30 PDT / 12:30 EDT / 17:30 BST / 18:30 CEST We look forward to seeing you there! 👋
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Virtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks @vgzt2021.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
🚀 Tomorrow is keynote day at VGZT! Don't miss Jennifer Nichols presenting: "Embryos, stem cells and gastruloid manipulation" See you tomorrow! 👋
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Virtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks @vgzt2021.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Join us next week for the Western VGZT keynote! 🎉 We're excited to welcome Jennifer Nichols for a keynote lecture: “Embryos, stem cells and gastruloid manipulation” 🗓️ Thursday, July 16th 
⏰ 9:30 PDT / 12:30 EDT / 17:30 BST / 18:30 CEST See you there! 👋
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Virtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks @vgzt2021.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Final Eastern VGZT session of the season! ☀️ Join us for the keynote by Thomas Lecuit (@thomaslecuit.bsky.social)! “The interplay between geometry and mechanics during Drosophila gastrulation” 🗓️ Wednesday, July 8th ⏰ 9:00 BST / 10:00 CEST / 13:30 IST / 17:00 JST / 18:00 AEST See you there! 👋
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Virtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks @vgzt2021.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Exciting VGZT session this week! 🎉 🗓️ Thursday, July 2nd ⏰ 9:30 PDT / 12:30 EDT / 17:30 BST / 18:30 CEST Our speakers are: 👉 Silvia Santos (@santoslab.bsky.social) 👉 Diana Pinheiro (@dianapinheiro.bsky.social) See you there! 👋
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Virtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks @vgzt2021.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
This week, we're excited to welcome Hannah Long to VGZT! ✨ 🗓️ Thursday, June 18th ⏰ 9:30 PDT / 12:30 EDT / 17:30 BST / 18:30 CEST Our speaker: 👉 Hannah Long (@hannahlong.bsky.social) See you there! 👋
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Virtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks @vgzt2021.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
We're excited to welcome Liangwen Zhong to this week's VGZT session! ✨ 🗓️ Thursday, June 4th ⏰ 9:30 PDT / 12:30 EDT / 17:30 BST / 18:30 CEST Our speakers is 👉 Liangwen Zhong (@liangwenzhong.bsky.social) See you there! 👋
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Virtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks @vgzt2021.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Don’t miss this week’s VGZT session! 🤩 🗓️ Thursday, May 21st ⏰ 9:30 PDT / 12:30 EDT / 17:30 BST / 18:30 CEST Our speakers are 👉 Soham Basu (@sohambasu.bsky.social) 👉 Anestis Tsakiridis (@tsakiridis.bsky.social) See you there! 👋
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Nicoletta Petridou @nicolettapetridou.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Glad to see this out in its final form! www.nature.com/articles/s41... What changed since the preprint? Wonderful experiments disentangling the effect of receptor binding vs tissue porosity on Nodal diffusion, plus one of the smoothest review experiences! Thanks @natcellbio.nature.com & reviewers 🙏
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Tissue rigidity phase transition shapes morphogen gradients - Nature Cell Biology
Autorino et al. report a feedback loop between Nodal signalling and tissue phase transitions in zebrafish embryos. Nodal alters adhesion, triggering tissue rigidification and reduced porosity, which l...
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Virtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks @vgzt2021.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Eastern VGZT returns next week with two exciting talks! ☀️ 🗓️ Wednesday, May 13th ⏰ 9:00 BST / 10:00 CEST / 13:30 IST / 17:00 JST / 18:00 AEST Don’t miss: 👉 Clare Buckley (@buckleylab.bsky.social) 👉 Mel White (@melaniedwhite.bsky.social) See you there! 👋
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Virtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks @vgzt2021.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Exciting VGZT session this week! 🎉 🗓️ Thursday, May 7th ⏰ 9:30 PDT / 12:30 EDT / 17:30 BST / 18:30 CEST Our speakers are 👉 Rui Yan 👉 Bruno Vellutini (@bruvellu.bsky.social) See you there! 👋
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Gareth Moore @garethmoore.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Over the moon to see this work from my PhD finally published in Development! Using a combination of structural biology and genetics we identify an avidity-driven mechanism of BMP signal control in the extracellular space. (1/11)
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Virtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks @vgzt2021.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Two great talks coming up this Thursday at VGZT! 🗓️ Thursday, April 16th ⏰ 9:30 PDT / 12:30 EDT / 17:30 BST / 18:30 CEST Our speakers are 👉 Meng Zhu (@zhumeng123.bsky.social) 👉 Pulin Li (on X: @Pulin_Li) See you on Thursday! 👋
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Naomi Moris @nmoris.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Following several years (!) of discussion and rumination, our team of excellent colleagues - Martin Pera, @nicolasrivron.bsky.social, @amartinezarias.bsky.social, Karen Sermon and Nienke de Graeff - have published a new ethical perspective on SCBEM #embryomodels rdcu.be/fcklG [1/5]
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Morally relevant features warranting ethical oversight in human stem cell-based embryo models
Nature Cell Biology - This Perspective presents a set of attributes by which to evaluate human stem cell-based embryo models that not only include morally relevant embryo features but also take...
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Alex Neaverson @alexneaverson.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I illustrated my way through the @bsdb.bsky.social Spring Meeting a couple weeks ago - here's my illustrated summary of the conference! I sketched (almost) all the speakers and glimpses of the science that made it such a great few days.
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Virtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks @vgzt2021.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
☀️ Join us next week for another great Eastern VGZT session! 🗓️ Wednesday, April 8th ⏰ 9:00 BST / 10:00 CEST / 13:30 IST / 17:00 JST / 18:00 AEST Our speakers are: 👉 Leqian Yu 👉 Tatsuo Shibata See you there! 👋
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Virtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks @vgzt2021.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
⚠️ Update: The VGZT keynote seminar has been postponed Due to unforeseen circumstances, Cassandra Extavour’s keynote will now take place on:
 🗓️ Thursday, July 23rd, 2026 We apologize for any inconvenience and look forward to seeing you then! 👋
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Virtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks @vgzt2021.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
We’re excited to announce our 2nd keynote VGZT seminar! Featuring: 👉 Cassandra Extavour "One, two, three: evolution of developmental counting mechanisms" 🗓️ Thursday, April 2nd ⏰ 9:30 PDT / 12:30 EDT / 17:30 BST / 18:30 CEST See you there! 👋
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Joshua Frenster @joshifrenster.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
The Frenster Lab is here! 🍾 I am so excited to start my #EmmyNoether funded group at @uni-freiburg.de this summer. Our group studies #CellCompetition dynamics during embryonic development using #gastruloids from multiple species. Thanks to the @dfg.de for creating this opportunity! FrensterLab.com
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Frenster Lab | Cell Competition Dynamics
We study Cell Competition during Embryonic Development using 3D Gastruloids at the University of Freiburg. We view cells as interactive societies in development and cancer. Research, stem cells, Gastr...
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Kristina Stapornwongkul @kstapornwongkul.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
We’re looking for a new team member! 🚀 Only 3 more weeks to apply to the fantastic Vienna BioCenter PhD program
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Kristina Stapornwongkul @kstapornwongkul.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Are you fascinated by self-organised patterning processes? The brand-new Stuart lab at EMBL Barcelona is looking for a lab manager! Hannah @htstuart.bsky.social is a fantastic scientist and mentor. Building the lab with her will be a lot of fun! embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/EMBL/job/Bar...
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Lab Manager - Stuart Group
The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) is one of the world’s leading life science research organisations. With sites across Europe, EMBL fosters an international, collaborative, and inclusiv...
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Virtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks @vgzt2021.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Join us for next week’s exciting VGZT session! 🎉 🗓️ Thursday, March 5th ⏰ 9:30 PST / 12:30 EST / 17:30 UTC / 17:30 GMT / 18:30 CET Our speakers are 👉 David Mörsdorf (@davidmoersdorf.bsky.social) 👉 Lakshmi Balasubramaniam (@lakshmib02.bsky.social) See you there! 👋
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Kristina Stapornwongkul @kstapornwongkul.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
We‘re looking for a motivated Master student to join our team! Do you want to optogenetically control metabolic activity to see how metabolism affects patterning and morphogenesis? 💡🧫🧬🔬 Then please apply! #optogenetics #metabolism #devbio #hESCs Please RT. Thank you!🙏
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Virtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks @vgzt2021.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
VGZT is back this Thursday with two exciting talks! 🎉 🗓️ Thursday, February 19th ⏰ 9:30 PST / 12:30 EST / 17:30 UTC / 17:30 GMT / 18:30 CET Our speakers are 👉 Raquel Fueyo (@fueyoraquel.bsky.social) 👉 Margarete Diaz Cuadros (@mdiazcuadros.bsky.social) See you on there! 👋
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Virtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks @vgzt2021.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Join us next week for two exciting talks in the Eastern VGZT session! ☀️ 🗓️ Wednesday, February 11th ⏰ 9:00 GMT / 10:00 CET / 14:30 IST / 18:00 JST / 20:00 AEDT Don’t miss: 👉 Pragathi Masamsetti (on X: @PMasamsetti) 👉 Marc Trani-Bustos (@mtrani.bsky.social) See you there! 👋
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Virtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks @vgzt2021.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Join us this week for the next exciting VGZT session! 🎉 🗓️ Thursday, February 5th ⏰ 9:30 PST / 12:30 EST / 17:30 UTC / 17:30 GMT / 18:30 CET Our speakers are 👉 Evgeny Kvon (@evgenykvon.bsky.social) 👉 Silas Boye Nissen (on X: @SilasBoyeNissen) See you on Thursday! 👋
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Camilla Autorino @cami-autorino.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
See you on Thursday! 🐟🔬🖥️
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Virtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks @vgzt2021.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Join us for the next VGZT, featuring complementary approaches to understanding dynamic tissue organization! 🗓️ Thursday, January 22nd ⏰ 9:30 PST / 12:30 EST / 17:30 GMT / 18:30 CET Our speakers are 👉 Chen Yuan Kam (@chenyuankam.bsky.social) 👉 Camilla Autorino (@cami-autorino.bsky.social)
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Gareth Moore @garethmoore.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
New Year’s resolution to read more? Then what better way to start than by checking out our new review on the biophysics of organoids!
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Virtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks @vgzt2021.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
🎉 Happy New Year! We’re kicking off 2026 with an exciting VGZT seminar! 🗓️ Thursday, January 8th ⏰ 9:30 PST / 12:30 EST / 17:30 UTC / 17:30 GMT / 18:30 CET Our speakers are 👉 Jan Jakub Zylicz (@jzylicz.bsky.social) 👉 Anahi Binagui-Casas (@abinagui.bsky.social) See you there 👋
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Virtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks @vgzt2021.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
🎄 Final VGZT seminar before Christmas! 🎄 We’re excited to welcome keynote speaker Olivier Pourquié ✨ “Recapitulating human somitogenesis in vitro” 🗓️ Thursday, December 18th ⏰ 9:30 PST / 12:30 EST / 17:30 UTC / 17:30 GMT / 18:30 CET
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Naomi Moris @nmoris.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Lovely little pre-Christmas present to see this out @natcellbio.nature.com! Some 🔥 new results in here since the biorvix incl (1) a new RARE-GFP reporter ✳️🙌, (2) additional NMP quantification 🔢, (3) no neural tube patterning on RA inhibition 🙅 etc. Enjoy! 😍 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Modelling co-development between the somites and neural tube in human trunk-like structures - Nature Cell Biology
Makwana, Tilley et al. generate human stem cell-based trunk-like structures approximating Carnegie stage 13–14 of development. They use them to model and study the development of the thoracic and lumbar trunk.
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Virtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks @vgzt2021.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Join us tomorrow for two great talks in the Eastern VGZT session! ☀️ Don’t miss: 👉 Guojun Sheng 👉 Jennifer Zenker
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Virtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks @vgzt2021.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
News: VGZT has updated its official website and now has now a brand-new LinkedIn page! 🎉🚀 You can find all upcoming sessions, past talks, and updates there. 🌐 Website 🔗 LinkedIn Feel free to follow, share, and and help spread the word about the seminar series! 🙌
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Virtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks @vgzt2021.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Join us next week for another round of inspiring VGZT talks! 🤩 🗓️ Thursday, December 4th ⏰ 9:30 PST / 12:30 EST / 17:30 UTC / 17:30 GMT / 18:30 CET Our speakers are 👉 Luca Braccioli (@bracciolilab.bsky.social) 👉 Komal Makwana (on X: @Komal_Makwana4) See you next week 👋
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Natasha Shylo @shylonatasha.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Join us tomorrow for another pair of outstanding talks!
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Virtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks @vgzt2021.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Tomorrow is VGZT day! 🚀 Don’t miss the great talks from 👉 Allison Kann (@apkann.bsky.social) 👉 Joana da Silva (on X: @joanamsilva14)
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Virtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks @vgzt2021.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Join us for next week’s exciting VGZT session! 🎉 🗓️ Thursday, November 20th ⏰ 9:30 PST / 12:30 EST / 17:30 UTC / 17:30 GMT / 18:30 CET Our speakers are 👉 Allison Kann (@apkann.bsky.social) 👉 Joana da Silva (on X: @joanamsilva14) See you there 👋
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Virtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks @vgzt2021.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
We are excited to announce the first Eastern ☀️VGZT session for this season!✨🎉 📅Tomorrow, November 12th ⏰ 9:00 UTC / 9:00 GMT / 10:00 CET / 14:30 IST / 18:00 JST / 20:00 AEDT Our speakers are: 👉Sameer Thukral (on X: @SameerThukral6) 👉Axel Newton (on X: @AxelHNewton) See you on tomorrow☕️👋
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David Oriola @davidoriola.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
We offer a 1-year postdoc on modelling multicellular systems in my group at @biocomsc-upc.bsky.social and @barcelonacollaboratorium.com in sunny Barcelona. We encourage applicants to also apply for a Juan de la Cierva Fellowship for a 2-year extension. Feel free to contact me!
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Virtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks @vgzt2021.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
🚀 It’s VGZT day! Join us today (Nov 6th) for another round of inspiring talks 🎉 ⏰ Updated times: 9:30 PDT / 12:30 EDT / 17:30 UTC / 17:30 GMT / 18:30 CET Our speakers are 👉 David Oriola (@davidoriola.bsky.social) 👉 Nicole Edwards (@nicoleedwds.bsky.social) Don’t miss it - see you there 👋✨
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Virtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks @vgzt2021.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Join us next week for another exciting VGZT session! 🗓️ Thursday, November 6th ⏰ 9:30 PDT / 12:30 EDT / 16:30 UTC / 17:30 BST / 18:30 CET Our speakers are 👉 David Oriola (@davidoriola.bsky.social) 👉 Nicole Edwards (@nicoleedwds.bsky.social) See you then! 👋
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Kristina Stapornwongkul @kstapornwongkul.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
We’ve officially launched the MetaboDev lab at IMBA 🚀! I’m extremely grateful for all the support from the @imbavienna.bsky.social & @viennabiocenter.bsky.social community. Special thanks to @eunicechan.bsky.social, the most amazing first lab member I could have hoped for. On to the science!🔬🧬#NewPI
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