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Marta Perera

@martaperera.bsky.social
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Postdoc at CCRB (King's College London), previously PhD at reNEW/DanStem (UCPH). I was once a tiny embryo but now I'm fascinated by them.

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Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Had a fantastic day today at #YEN2026 ! Excellent talks, great posters and very engaging perspectives on Art&Science. Already looking forward to next year! @yen-network.bsky.social
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Young Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
The YEN Image Competition is accepting entries until the 10 June! Please share with your fellow imaging and science art enthusiasts! 🔬🖌️ Submit your entry via form or email (check poster for details).
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Joachim Goedhart @joachimgoedhart.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Hypercompetition, score compression and AI co-authorship: a perfect storm for grant success rates link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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This Podcast Will Kill You @tpwky.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Hantavirus is all over the news lately because of the deadly outbreak ongoing on a cruise ship. We put together this primer with some basic info for all of you, and for even more detail, be sure to check out our episode from 2019 which features WAY more information about this group of viruses!
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Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
1 week left for the abstract deadline!
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Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
I'm very happy to share the first paper out of my postdoc, now available at @devbiol.bsky.social This story started as a collaboration during my PhD, where we aimed to uncover the transcriptional responses to FGF in a complex and branching system: the salivary gland. doi.org/10.1016/j.yd... (1/4)
Graphical abstract describing the main findings of the study:
1. We found a dependence of FGFR to coordinate nerves and blood vessels growth around the epithelium. 

2. We found that FGFR inhibition significantly disrupted cell-cell junctions in the epithelium. 

3. We described a depletion of cKIT + cells when FGFR was disrupted.
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Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Join us for the 2026 YEN conference on the 15th of June at the Francis Crick Institute! Only two weeks left for the abstract deadline!
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MwahahahahahadScientist @mads100tist.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
HAHA SUCK A DICK CENTRAL DOGMA 🧪
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Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Don't forget to register for the Young Embryologists Network (YEN) Conference 2026! Francis Crick Institute, London June 15th, 2026 Abstract Deadline: May 13th, 2026 Lots of opportunities for talks from abstracts! Link: forms.gle/fxtmNHjEziVTFprN6 #DevelopmentalBiology #ReproductiveBiology
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YEN 2026 - Sign up + Abstract Submission
Please fill in the fields below for registration and abstract submission to YEN 2026 - https://www.youngembryologists.org/yen-2026/ Abstract submission will remain open until 15th May 2026. We look ...
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British Society for Developmental Biology @bsdb.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Many congratulations to Cynthia Andoniadou @pituitarylab.bsky.social, recipient of the 2026 BSDB Cheryll Tickle Medal, honouring her internationally recognised research programme in pituitary gland development and stem cell biology. bsdb.org/2026/03/25/2...
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2026 Cheryll Tickle Medal Winner - Cynthia Andoniadou - BSDB - British Society for Developmental Biology
In 2016, the BSDB introduced the Cheryll Tickle Medal, which is being awarded annually to a mid-career, female scientist for her outstanding achievements in the field of Developmental Biology. The BSD...
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Centre for Craniofacial & Regenerative Biology (CCRB) @ccrb27.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
A new paper from the Tucker lab at @ccrb27.bsky.social has just been published in the journal of Anatomy! Secondary cartilage in the murine medial pterygoid plate has a critical role in the pathfinding of the tensor veli palatini Link:  doi.org/10.1111/joa.... (1/5)
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Secondary cartilage in the murine medial pterygoid plate has a critical role in the pathfinding of the tensor veli palatini
The development of the medial pterygoid plate (MPP) is followed in mouse embryos, highlighting its neural crest origin and complex development via both endochondral and membranous ossification. Using...
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Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Join us in London for this great meeting! Free registration ECR-organised Fantastic speakers Perspectives session Lots of slots for short talks Did I mention free registration? And Travel Grants available! Sign up and submit your abstract: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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YEN 2026 - Sign up + Abstract Submission
Please fill in the fields below for registration and abstract submission to YEN 2026 - https://www.youngembryologists.org/yen-2026/ Abstract submission will remain open until 15th May 2026. We look ...
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Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Legend says there is a similar study from @ccrb27.bsky.social scientists about the sound a banana makes in the tea room table, but what do I know
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Karen J Liu @karenjliu.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Fully funded PhD post, UK/Home student, starting 01/06/26. Interested in working at the interface of dev bio, biophysics and cell biology? Great collaboration with Amy Beedle and @leonerossetti.bsky.social Informal enquiries welcome. Deadline 15/03 #neuralcrest www.kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy...
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Multiscale Models for Life (MM4L) Centre for Doctoral Training Funded Studentship: How ECM changes shape cellular decision making
Embryo, neural crest, developmental biology, cell biology, cell migration, biophysics, mechanobiology, bioengineering.
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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
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Centre for Craniofacial & Regenerative Biology (CCRB) @ccrb27.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
New paper from the Tucker lab at @ccrb27.bsky.social published in @dev-journal.bsky.social ! Analysis of Eya1 and Tbx1 mutants highlights interactions between the muscle and developing cartilage during external ear formation. Link: doi.org/10.1242/dev.... (1/4)
Immunofluorescence image of the forming mouse pinna at E14.5. 12-101 (muscle marker) is in red, Sox9 (cartilage and Schwann cell precursor marker) is in green and DAPI nuclear stain is in blue. Note the close proximity of the muscle and pinna cartilage cells.
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Tay (Antonio J. Osuna Mascaró) @biotay.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Cow Tools! We have lived alongside cows for nearly 10,000 years. We breed them and exploit them It is now, only now, that we have discovered THEY CAN USE TOOLS Here I describe our study (paper) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... in @currentbiology.bsky.social with @auersperga.bsky.social
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Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
How your email finds me
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Oded Rechavi @odedrechavi.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
it appears your manuscript "in preparation" was not published in 2025 after all, mr. bond
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Anja Groth @groth-anja.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
A few days left to apply for exciting PhD and Postdoc opportunities in wonderful Copenhagen and join our efforts in understanding Epigenetic Cell Memory.
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Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Groundbreaking
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Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Great opportunity in a fantastic lab!
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Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Can most significant historic events be explained through infectious diseases? I want to believe YES
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Centre for Craniofacial & Regenerative Biology (CCRB) @ccrb27.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
CCRB paper alert! Most snakes can open their mouths so wide they can consume food that is much larger than their own head. This is partly due to their ‘free’ mandibular symphysis, found to be both bone and cartilage-free. So, how ‘free’ is that symphyseal gap? (1/3)
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Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Life goals
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Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
If you're heading to the cinema to see One Battle After Another today, you'll be pleased to know that there is a scene with a mini centrifuge that is properly balanced. And they change the tip for pipetting each sample.
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Natural History Museum, London @nhm-london.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
If there’s one place on Earth you don’t want to be, it’s in the mouth of a Komodo dragon. Not convinced? No problem - you can see all of their deadly dental secrets in this week’s #SurprisingScience 🦎 ☠️
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Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Looking for a postdoc position? Join us at the Tucker group! We have chocolate Digestives on a weekly basis
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Karen J Liu @karenjliu.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Dev biologists! 3-yr postdoc position at King's, collaboration with Trizzino lab @marcotrizzino.bsky.social modelling CHD3 neural crest. We are looking for postdocs with mad embryology skills @the-node.bsky.social #developmental @ccrb27.bsky.social thenode.biologists.com/jobs/postdoc...
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Postdoctoral Research Associate: Modelling Neural Crest Anomalies (mouse/human) - the Node
The Liu lab is looking for a postdoc with a love of embryos and developmental biology! This post is part of an MRC-funded collaboration between Karen Liu’s lab at King’s College London and Marco Trizz...
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Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
After living in the UK for 1 year, I've learned that the little side pocket of my backpack is not only for water bottles but also umbrellas
A backpack side pocket with an umbrella
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King's Dentistry @kingsdentistry.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
So proud of the lab team at @ccrb27.bsky.social who achieved a silver LEAF accreditation as part of this. Special mention goes to Rhys Hippolyte-Belle who won the freezer challenge!
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Jan Żylicz @jzylicz.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
It’s always a bit awkward to write about personal experiences. I tried to touch on what Pride means to me and ended up reflecting on heteronormativity, passing, and allyship. Thank you @slefkopoulos.bsky.social for the great opportunity! @ucph.bsky.social #LGBTQIA+ #PRIDE #Diversity
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Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Today I smashed my record of mouse embryos in 1 litter: 20 embryos! I'm taking suggestions on crazy experiments.
A plastic round petri dish with 20 E11.5 mouse embryos
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Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
In case you were wondering, cats prefer to sleep on their left side. www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Lateralized sleeping positions in domestic cats
Isparta et al. find that two-thirds of cats prefer to sleep on their left side, indicating asymmetry at the population level. Because the right hemisphere is specialized for threat processing, this as...
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Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
A fossilized gut with its owner's last meal! www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Fossilized gut contents elucidate the feeding habits of sauropod dinosaurs
Poropat et al. report the first sauropod gut contents found worldwide in a specimen of Diamantinasaurus from the Cretaceous of Australia. These fully support previous hypotheses of sauropod herbivory ...
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Anna Mazzola @annamazz.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
It’s Mary Anning’s birthday, so time to share @katebeaton.bsky.social’s brilliant cartoon again.
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Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Today is my viva-anniversary! I can't believe it's been 1 year since that very stressful but special day.
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King's Dentistry @kingsdentistry.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Researchers from @ccrb27.bsky.social have explored the genetics of deafness, identifying potential genes, known as 'candidates' that could be responsible for the condition. kcl.ac.uk/news/candida... #ScienceAtKings #deafness
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Candidate deafness genes revealed in new study
New candidate genes which could be responsible for deafness have been identified.
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Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
All ready in Tuscany for the Neural Crest and Cranial Placodes GRC! Did I get the room with the best view? 🤩
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the Node @the-node.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
🎉Congratulations to the Top 3 images from the Node–FocalPlane image competition! 1️⃣"Cell-estial bloom" by @oozguc.bsky.social 2️⃣"Dancing actinotroch" by @allancarbal.bsky.social 3️⃣"Who’s active?" by @jupeloggia.bsky.social thenode.biologists.com/results-from... @focalplane.bsky.social #biologists100
"Cell-estial bloom" Image from Özge Özgüç:
A ‘Cell-estial bloom’ of human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) flourishes on a micropatterned island. This image presents a colony of live hiPSCs, with fluorescently labelled Lamin B delineating the nuclear lamina within each cell. Acquired with a Zeiss LSM 880 Airyscan microscope, this maximum intensity projection is enhanced with depth-coded coloring to reveal the captivating three-dimensional landscape."Dancing actinotroch" by Allan Carrillo-Baltodano:
Actinotroch larva of a phoronid worm with phalloidin shown in yellow and acetylated tubulin in magenta. Imaged with a Zeiss LSM 800 at 10 x magnification."Who’s active?" by Julia Peloggia de Castro:
The image depicts a zebrafish embryo at 9 hours post-fertilisation on a lateral view. Cells are stained with MitoTracker, which labels active mitochondria, and cell membranes are labelled in cyan with a EGFP transgenic membrane tag. Image was taken using a 20x objective on a spinning disk confocal microscope.
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Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Ready for a third day full of exciting science at the biologists @ 100 conference, celebrating 100 (!) Years of The Company of Biologists! #biologists100 @biologists.bsky.social @bsdb.bsky.social
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Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
We need more colourful lab equipment
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Neal Anthwal @nanthwal.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Have you always dreamt of doing a PhD in eardrum stem cells with Abbie Tucker @ccrb27.bsky.social, on the 27th Floor or Europe's tallest hospital in London? Well, here's an ideal opening for your oddly specific dream www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Enhancing ear drum repair by tracking endogenous stem cells at King’s College London on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Enhancing ear drum repair by tracking endogenous stem cells at King’s College London, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Happy International Women’s Day! To celebrate, why not listen to this special podcast series: “6 Minutes with 6 Women of CCRB”, put together by the amazing Dr Qamariya Nasrullah and the CCRB Comms Team. Listen on Spotify! 👇 open.spotify.com/show/7GoTzSh... #InternationalWomensDay #WomeninSTEMM
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Ear to Ear, by CCRB
Podcast · Centre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology · Get to know the wonderful people of CCRB and their life-changing research at King's College London.
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Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Turtles dance and clap in presence of food! Reminds me of a certain somebody...? Ah yes, that's would be me.
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Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Excited to celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science #February11 at the Crick Symposium in memory of DevBio extraordinaire Rosa Beddington #BeddingtonConf Looking forward to another day of great talks!
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Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Fantastic story! Unexpected results AND against what was previously thought, but thoroughly supported by the analysis
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Roberta Azzarelli @robertazzarelli.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
London Stem Cell Network @lscn.bsky.social is on Bsky! Hello! Please follow☝🏻 if interested in stem cells
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Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Today the world is a little darker.
David Lynch quote: "I'm wearing dark glasses today because I'm seeing the future and it's looking very bright."
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Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
What a beautiful picture! Branching organs are the best💜
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