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Soraya Villaseca Herrera

@sorayavillaseca.bsky.social
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Research Associate at University of Cambridge Interested in Cell Biology, Development, tissue mechanics, cytoskeleton

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Elena Scarpa & The Squeezable Cells Lab @squeezycellslab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Call for abstracts: the UK Cell Motility Club is back! Keynote speaker : Caren Norden 🐠 Fantastic early career talk opportunity and lovely community! Register here: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/zNNCMfD5jF
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Sonya Neal @neal-lab.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Come be my colleague!! 🎉 We’re hiring an Assistant Professor in Developmental Biology at UCSD! If you’re doing exciting work in development or regeneration, come join us!! Please spread the word and apply! apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04591
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Assistant Professor of Developmental Biology
University of California, San Diego is hiring. Apply now!
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Melanie D. White @melaniedwhite.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Happy #FluorescenceFriday! 🔥 Neural crest cells are bringing the heat again! These migrating cells weave through the developing quail embryo, leaving beautiful patterns in their wake. 😍🧪🔬 📷 @siewzhuan.bsky.social 🔬
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Elena Scarpa & The Squeezable Cells Lab @squeezycellslab.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Want to know more about nuclear adaptations in cell migration? Then check out our short review from our amazing PhD student You-Hsuan Liu : www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Soraya Villaseca Herrera @sorayavillaseca.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Microtubules lovers, assemble! 😍 So excited to be attending the EMBL conference @embl.org Microtubules: from atoms to complex systems and presenting my poster (#184) and latest preprint (doi.org/10.64898/202...) this Friday. #EESMicrotubules
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Nature @nature.com · 11/06/2026
Direct interactions between the cell’s powerhouses and nuclear pores might channel energy straight into the nucleus, fuelling cell division and differentiation. go.nature.com/43n6Fun
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Mitochondria tethered to the nucleus secure its energy supply
Direct interactions between the cell’s powerhouses and nuclear pores might channel energy straight into the nucleus, fuelling cell division and differentiation.
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Elena Scarpa & The Squeezable Cells Lab @squeezycellslab.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
We are thrilled to announce our new preprint from the wonderful @sorayavillaseca.bsky.social Ever wondered how cells squeeze through tiny spaces in embryos? Neural crest cells use Dynein to transport their nucleus along microtubules. Check out the preprint!! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Development @dev-journal.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Interaction of Gαi2 with EB1 controls microtubule dynamics and Rac1 activity in Xenopus neural crest cell migration Read this Research Article by Soraya Villaseca, Marcela Torrejón and colleagues: doi.org/10.1242/dev.... 🎥Gαi2 is required for cranial NC cell migration in vitro in Xenopus
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Cambridge Morphogenesis Seminar Series @cammorphoseries.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
We had an amazing day #Morpho5🖐️ last Friday! Thank you to everyone who joined us for a fantastic day of science, discussion, and community!!| We're currently gathering and preparing the photos from the symposium. Stay tuned! 📸
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LMU München @lmu.de · 06/05/2025
#CellBiology: “The centrosome is exposed to mechanical forces and can even break when cells move through narrow or complex environments,” says Renkawitz. #LMU researchers led by Jörg Renkawitz have discovered how these cells protect a sensitive organelle, the centrosome, from being destroyed.
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Cell biology: how cells protect their centrosome against mechanical forces
When motile immune cells move through tissue, they are exposed to strong forces. Researchers at LMU have discovered how these cells protect a sensitive organelle, the centrosome, from being destroyed.
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Elena Scarpa & The Squeezable Cells Lab @squeezycellslab.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Very excited to share the first preprint from the lab: www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/... We investigated neural crest migration all the way from head to tail of the Zebrafish embryo and we found their nuclei suffer dramatic deformations. Want to know of they cope with feeling squeezed? 🐟🐠🐟
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