Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Had 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 000
Reposted by Marta PereraYoung Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 30/05/2026The 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). 11511
Reposted by Marta PereraJoachim Goedhart @joachimgoedhart.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Hypercompetition, score compression and AI co-authorship: a perfect storm for grant success rates link.springer.com/article/10.1... 1136
Reposted by Marta PereraThis Podcast Will Kill You @tpwky.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Hantavirus 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! 2308
Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Huge thanks to co-authors Decheng Kong, @josh-brickman.bsky.social and Abigail Tucker for great support and resilience to make this project see the light. #SalivaryGlands #FGF #Branching #Morphogenesis @ccrb27.bsky.social @kingsdentistry.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social (4/4) 030
Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 29/04/20262. 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. All in all, this study highlights the numerous roles of FGF signalling across cell types during morphogenesis. (3/4) 120
Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 29/04/2026We combined a pharmacological inhibiton of FGFR with a conditional knockout of the Fgfr2 receptor and revealed that FGFR orchestrates many roles during morphogenesis. 1. We found a dependence of FGFR to coordinate nerves and blood vessels growth around the epithelium. (2/4) 100
Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 29/04/2026I'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) 1100
Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Join us for the 2026 YEN conference on the 15th of June at the Francis Crick Institute! Only two weeks left for the abstract deadline! 011
Reposted by Marta PereraMwahahahahahadScientist @mads100tist.bsky.social · 17/04/2026HAHA SUCK A DICK CENTRAL DOGMA 🧪 75210
Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Don'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 #ReproductiveBiologydocs.google.comYEN 2026 - Sign up + Abstract SubmissionPlease 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 ... 043
Reposted by Marta PereraBritish Society for Developmental Biology @bsdb.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Many 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...bsdb.org2026 Cheryll Tickle Medal Winner - Cynthia Andoniadou - BSDB - British Society for Developmental BiologyIn 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... 0214
Reposted by Marta PereraCentre for Craniofacial & Regenerative Biology (CCRB) @ccrb27.bsky.social · 23/03/2026A 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)doi.orgSecondary cartilage in the murine medial pterygoid plate has a critical role in the pathfinding of the tensor veli palatiniThe 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... 121
Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Join 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...docs.google.comYEN 2026 - Sign up + Abstract SubmissionPlease 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 ... 032
Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Legend 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 000
Reposted by Marta PereraKaren J Liu @karenjliu.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Fully 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...kcl.ac.ukMultiscale Models for Life (MM4L) Centre for Doctoral Training Funded Studentship: How ECM changes shape cellular decision makingEmbryo, neural crest, developmental biology, cell biology, cell migration, biophysics, mechanobiology, bioengineering. 0811
Reposted by Marta PereraCentre for Craniofacial & Regenerative Biology (CCRB) @ccrb27.bsky.social · 09/02/2026New 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) 132
Reposted by Marta PereraTay (Antonio J. Osuna Mascaró) @biotay.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Cow 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 261329544
Reposted by Marta PereraOded Rechavi @odedrechavi.bsky.social · 22/12/2025it appears your manuscript "in preparation" was not published in 2025 after all, mr. bond 214419
Reposted by Marta PereraAnja Groth @groth-anja.bsky.social · 28/03/2025A few days left to apply for exciting PhD and Postdoc opportunities in wonderful Copenhagen and join our efforts in understanding Epigenetic Cell Memory. 12432
Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Can most significant historic events be explained through infectious diseases? I want to believe YES 000
Reposted by Marta PereraCentre for Craniofacial & Regenerative Biology (CCRB) @ccrb27.bsky.social · 08/10/2025CCRB 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) 112
Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 03/10/2025Everybody asks What is the organiser but nobody asks How is the organiser 230
Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 27/09/2025If 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. 140
Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Wow! The accuracy of the model is amazing! Congratulations!! 100
Reposted by Marta PereraNatural History Museum, London @nhm-london.bsky.social · 19/09/2025If 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 🦎 ☠️ 15110
Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 05/09/2025Woohooo! Many congrats @ingridtsang.bsky.social !! 100
Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 06/08/2025Looking for a postdoc position? Join us at the Tucker group! We have chocolate Digestives on a weekly basis 011
Reposted by Marta PereraKaren J Liu @karenjliu.bsky.social · 05/08/2025Dev 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...thenode.biologists.comPostdoctoral Research Associate: Modelling Neural Crest Anomalies (mouse/human) - the NodeThe 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... 03943
Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 04/08/2025After 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 010
Reposted by Marta PereraKing's Dentistry @kingsdentistry.bsky.social · 24/07/2025So 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! 011
Reposted by Marta PereraJan Żylicz @jzylicz.bsky.social · 15/07/2025It’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 1439
Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 02/07/2025Today I smashed my record of mouse embryos in 1 litter: 20 embryos! I'm taking suggestions on crazy experiments. 100
Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 24/06/2025In case you were wondering, cats prefer to sleep on their left side. www.cell.com/current-biol...cell.comLateralized sleeping positions in domestic catsIsparta 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... 010
Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 10/06/2025A fossilized gut with its owner's last meal! www.cell.com/current-biol...cell.comFossilized gut contents elucidate the feeding habits of sauropod dinosaursPoropat 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 ... 000
Reposted by Marta PereraAnna Mazzola @annamazz.bsky.social · 21/05/2025It’s Mary Anning’s birthday, so time to share @katebeaton.bsky.social’s brilliant cartoon again. 71185174520
Marta Perera @martaperera.bsky.social · 20/05/2025I had a great day yesterday at #YEN2025 Exciting science from a breadth of topics and fantastic organisation! I'm sure I'll come back next year. 010