HItoshi Sawa @uncnondpy.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Worm folks, mark your calendar for International worm meeting in Kobe Japan, July 18-22, 2027. 011
Reposted by HItoshi SawaKenji Sugioka @sugi05.bsky.social · 26/05/2026One month left to apply for this postdoc position in my lab at UBC! Funding is available for up to five years #DevBio #cellbio 21113
HItoshi Sawa @uncnondpy.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Idenken Cherry this morning. We will have open campus tomorrow. 000
Reposted by HItoshi SawaGenetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 24/03/2026In #GENETICS, @uncnondpy.bsky.social et al. present a comprehensive mapping of genetic interactions among all #Celegans Wnt and its receptor genes, identifying how these interactions regulate the polarity of asymmetrically dividing stem cells. buff.ly/WIUus96 021
HItoshi Sawa @uncnondpy.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Our paper was published in Genetics! academic.oup.com/genetics/adv...academic.oup.comDifferential functions of multiple Wnts and receptors in cell polarity regulation in C. elegansAbstract. Metazoan species possess multiple Wnt ligands and receptor genes that regulate diverse developmental processes. Because these genes often act red 040
HItoshi Sawa @uncnondpy.bsky.social · 30/11/2025In worms, polarity of somatic cells are controlled by 3 Wnt and 3 receptors. We comprehensively combined their mutations to uncover their specific functions.We also showed that Wnts have both instructive and permissive functions to control cell polarity orientation. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...biorxiv.orgDifferential functions of multiple Wnts and receptors in cell polarity regulation in C. elegansMetazoan species possess multiple Wnt ligands and receptor genes that regulate diverse developmental processes. Because these genes often act redundantly, analysis of single-gene mutants does not nece... 010
Reposted by HItoshi SawaKenji Sugioka @sugi05.bsky.social · 22/10/2025New paper from the lab! Many animal cells exhibit chiral cell surface dynamics, which are proposed to drive left–right asymmetric patterning. However, the molecular mechanisms linking these events remain unclear. authors.elsevier.com/a/1l%7E7B3QW...authors.elsevier.com 172
Reposted by HItoshi SawaJames Briscoe @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Very sad news, John Gurdon has died. A developmental biologist's developmental biologist, Nobel prize winner His work is the foundation of much of today's dev & stem cell bio. An inspiration to many, including me. Always asking questions & wanting the answers www.magd.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...magd.cam.ac.ukProfessor Sir John Gurdon FRS (1933-2025) | Magdalene CollegeMagdalene College is deeply saddened to announce the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon FRS, who served as Master of the College from 1995 to 2002. 7190100
HItoshi Sawa @uncnondpy.bsky.social · 02/07/2025Congratulation for the grand prize! #worm25 Art Show 1120
Reposted by HItoshi SawaSamal Tazhibayeva @samal-tjb.bsky.social · 27/06/2025As it’s my first time joining Worm Meeting, I was excited to participate in Worm Art show as well. This year’s topic is resilience. In times of scarcity, worms gather holding one another to reach new grounds. Alone - they are fragile, together - they rise. Even the sky yields in unity. #worm25 34010
HItoshi Sawa @uncnondpy.bsky.social · 02/06/2025You have to hold your breath while we cross the bridge. #SpiritedAway 010
HItoshi Sawa @uncnondpy.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Our Institute preserve >200 cherry species. We have open house today. 030
Reposted by HItoshi SawaRichard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Big news: we are setting up a new non-profit organization to run bioRxiv and medRxiv. It's called openRxiv [no it's not a new preprint server; it's dedicated organization to oversee the servers] openrxiv.org 1/nopenrxiv.orgHomepage - openRxivopenRxiv is an independent non-profit, the new organizational home for bioRxiv and medRxiv, enabling researchers to instantly share groundbreaking findings with the global scientific community. 552558846
HItoshi Sawa @uncnondpy.bsky.social · 02/03/2025March 3rd is Hina-Matsuri (Doll's Festival?) day. 010
Reposted by HItoshi Sawa@tim_stasevich @tim-stasevich.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Making intrabodies from antibodies just got easier! Learn how we made 𝟭𝟵 intrabodies to bind and light up peptides and histone modifications in live cells. And thanks to Academia, all sequences are freely available. (video credit: Yuko Sato @YukoSatoT2) (1/15) www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 1222196
Reposted by HItoshi SawaJohn Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Here’s a story about actual Nazis, the Original Gastruloid, and the lengths scientists will go for other scientists and for science itself. Welcome to Episode Two of the #LongBibliography #DevBiol #SciHist 🧵. 1/13 34518
Reposted by HItoshi SawaRyusuke Niwa @ryuniwa.bsky.social · 29/01/2025I am thrilled that our paper, which is packed with our 10 years of data on the venom proteins of the parasitoid wasp Asobara japonica, has just been published! Parasitoid wasp venoms degrade Drosophila imaginal discs for successful parasitism | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgParasitoid wasp venoms degrade Drosophila imaginal discs for successful parasitismTwo parasitoid wasp venom proteins induce imaginal disc degradation of its host fly Drosophila larva, ensuring parasitism success. 2199
HItoshi Sawa @uncnondpy.bsky.social · 31/12/2024It is custom in Japan to have soba-noodle at the final day of the year. It is called toshi-koshi-soba (over-the-year soba). 030
Reposted by HItoshi SawamicroPublication Biology @micropub7n.bsky.social · 19/12/2024✋ microPublication Biology has joined Bluesky. 03613
Reposted by HItoshi SawaHItoshi Sawa @uncnondpy.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Dr. Shigeru Kondo who has been working on Turing pattern in Biology is a new director of our institute. English version of his messages that are very encouraging is here. www.nig.ac.jp/nig/2024/12/...nig.ac.jpA new Director-General has joined NIG as of December 1, 2024.::National Institute of GeneticsNational Institute of Genetics is the national research institute on genetics. Our mission is to provide infrastructure and opportunities for international collaboration, to train young scientists, an... 021
Reposted by HItoshi Sawaturingpattern @turingpattern.bsky.social · 13/12/202412月1日から、国立遺伝学研究所の所長として赴任しました近藤滋です。 日本の基礎科学を盛り上げるために、精一杯働く所存です。皆さん、ご協力をお願いいたします。 所長挨拶: www.nig.ac.jp/nig/ja/about... 学生へのメッセージ: www.nig.ac.jp/nig/ja/phd-p... どちらも、楽しく読んでいただけるように書きました。特に、学生へのメッセージの方ができが良いので、まずそちらからお読みいただけますと幸いです。nig.ac.jp所長挨拶 | 国立遺伝学研究所遺伝学の中核拠点として生命システムの解明を目指す先端研究を進めています。また、生命科学の基盤となる研究事業を展開しています。これらの活動により、共同利用・共同研究を推進しています。総合研究大学院大学 生命科学研究科 遺伝学専攻を併設し、優秀な研究者を世に送り出しています。 0114
HItoshi Sawa @uncnondpy.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Dr. Shigeru Kondo who has been working on Turing pattern in Biology is a new director of our institute. English version of his messages that are very encouraging is here. www.nig.ac.jp/nig/2024/12/...nig.ac.jpA new Director-General has joined NIG as of December 1, 2024.::National Institute of GeneticsNational Institute of Genetics is the national research institute on genetics. Our mission is to provide infrastructure and opportunities for international collaboration, to train young scientists, an... 021
Reposted by HItoshi SawaeLife @elife.bsky.social · 11/12/2024Three Wnt signalling proteins help to organise cells in the gonads of a nematode worm. buff.ly/3OIeu6obuff.lyPolarized cellsThree Wnt signaling proteins help to organize cells in the gonads of a nematode worm. 0142
HItoshi Sawa @uncnondpy.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Here is the direct link to eLife digest. You can see the difference of DTC migration in wild (left) and triple mutant (right) elifesciences.org/digests/1030...elifesciences.orgPolarized cellsThree Wnt signaling proteins help to organize cells in the gonads of a nematode worm. 010
HItoshi Sawa @uncnondpy.bsky.social · 05/12/2024Formatted version has been published. Our work was selected for eLife digest. elifesciences.org/articles/103...elifesciences.orgDistinct functions of three Wnt proteins control mirror-symmetric organogenesis in the C. elegans gonadThe mirror-symmetric structure of the Caenorhabditis elegans gonad is established through the Wnt-independent function of a Frizzled protein and three Wnt proteins with distinct roles. 081
HItoshi Sawa @uncnondpy.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Using "show more/less like this" command, my timeline (Discover) now shows me mostly landscape and space photos except for posts by follow accounts😊 000
HItoshi Sawa @uncnondpy.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Our recent publication! We showed how Wnt signaling makes C. elegans gonad mirror symmetric. elifesciences.org/articles/103...elifesciences.orgDistinct functions of three Wnt proteins control mirror-symmetric organogenesis in the C. elegans gonad 021