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Afnan Azizi

@stochastalive.bsky.social

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Brain development postdoc in @CorinneHouart lab at KCL's @dev_neuro and @TheCrick. Alumni of @WellcomeTrust PhD at @Cambridge_Uni and @uOttawa

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Houart Lab @houartlab.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Looking for a research technician job? Come join our lab! We are hiring a part-time Research Technician to work in our lab at @devneuro.bsky.social @kingsioppn.bsky.social on Guy's Campus. A perfect opportunity for a recent graduate to get wet lab experience. www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/151245-...

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Research Technician | King's College London

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Last few days to secure early-bird registration at @dev-journal.bsky.social's meeting on Human Development: Stem Cells, Models, Embryos this September. Apply by Friday 8 May.

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Houart Lab @houartlab.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

📢 #Preprint alert! 📢 In our lab's latest work, Afnan explores early patterning in the human forebrain using some really cool techniques. Make sure to check it out!

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Dana Fakhreddine @danafd.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Happy to have contributed to this work spearheaded by @stochastalive.bsky.social!

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Corinne Houart @cohouart.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

A ‘tour de force’! First description of human early telencephalon patterning & signalling centre dynamics, coupling transcriptomics & 4D gene expression imaging. ➡️ Human forebrain is distinct from mouse as soon at anterior neural plate closes. First @crick.ac.uk paper from @houartlab.bsky.social

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Afnan Azizi @stochastalive.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Excited to share our new #preprint uncovering how early human forebrain is patterned. Compared to mouse, human dorsoventral and anteroposterior telencephalon patterning is strikingly delayed, which is correlated with SHH and FGF signalling differences. Read it here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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Teresa Rayon @trayon.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

📢📢 join us for this edition of the “Quantitative biology to molecular mechanisms” EMBO workshop Gene regulation, cell dynamics & systems biology 17th - 20th November More info: s.embl.org/omx26-01-bl

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Houart Lab @houartlab.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

At the @bsdb.bsky.social conference, Corinne introduced the Marie Johansson Prize to honour our late, brilliant colleague. The award aims to celebrate outstanding early-career researchers. Huge congrats to @giulia-boezio.bsky.social for the award and a stellar presentation of your postdoc research!

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British Society for Developmental Biology @bsdb.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

🎉 We are thrilled to announce the very first winner of the BSDB Marie Johansson Prize! This year’s award goes to Giulia Boezio @giulia-boezio.bsky.social, recognised for outstanding contributions to developmental biology and for embodying Marie’s scientific originality and rigour.

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James Briscoe @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Honoured and overwhelmed to receive the 2026 Waddington Medal. Science is a team effort, and I've been fortunate to work alongside exceptional people asking hard questions. Thank you to the BSDB and to everyone who has been part of the journey. bsdb.org/2026/03/24/2...

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2026 Waddington Medal Winner - James Briscoe - BSDB - British Society for Developmental Biology

We are very pleased to announce that this year’s Waddington medal winner is James Briscoe. His fundamental discoveries have helped shape our understanding of of how morphogens work, and he has played ...

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Corinne Houart @cohouart.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Amazing work by Afnan @stochastalive.bsky.social and our lab satellite colleagues @crick.ac.uk, comparing human vs mouse forebrain signalling centres & progenitor diversity in nascent embryonic telencephalon. Outcome of exploration soon on bioRxiv. @kingsioppn.bsky.social @devneuro.bsky.social

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Houart Lab @houartlab.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

A look at the developing human embryonic forebrain in 3D! Post-doc @stochastalive.bsky.social shares this week's image showing a dorsal view of the human embryonic forebrain at Carnegie Stage 16 (~6 weeks post conception). Major regions marked by FOXG1, WNT8B, PAX6, and SHH are displayed.

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