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Lena Kutscher @lenakutscher.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Excited to be awarded an ERC STG to continue our work on sex differences in medulloblastoma. Also happy that the ERC was also awarded to two other great people at DKFZ and my grad school roommate Kimberly Siletti at the UMCU!

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oZgun Gokce @gokcegroup.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

The #FRM2027 Call for Symposia is open. Please RT Propose a symposium, trainee symposium or technical symposium — any area of neuroscience. Deadline 1 November 2026, midnight CET. 📍 İstanbul, 26–29 May 2027 🔗 frm2027.org #SynapseOfContinents

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FRM 2027

FENS Regional Meeting - Istanbul - Neuroscience - European Congress - Nörobilim - Beyin Araştırma - TUBAS

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Vuslat Akçay @vuslatakcay.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Our work is now online! I'm excited to be presenting this project starting today at #GRS, followed by #GRC on Neural Development in Newport, Rhode Island. If you're attending, I'd love to connect. Please come find me! #GordonResearchConferences #NeuralDevelopment

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Lena Kutscher @lenakutscher.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

New preprint alert! I'm excited to share our latest preprint where we investigate the underlying developmental causes of the male bias in the pediatric brain tumor Group 3/4 medulloblastoma. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

graphical abstract for "Developmental determinants of male bias in medulloblastoma" preprint. We propose that boys are more likely to develop Group 3/4 medulloblastoma more vulnerable cells-of-origin are available for transformation. Specifically, GC_UBC progenitors in the developing cerebellum are more abundant in male murine embryos, as a result of testosterone exposure and the XY genotype.

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Lena Kutscher @lenakutscher.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Excited to share our preprint on our new multi-omic atlas of human hindbrain development. Led by postdoc Piyush Joshi, in collaboration with @kaessmannlab.bsky.social and Pfister labs, our atlas represents the first comprehensive view of human hindbrain development. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Brain with puzzle overlay to show that our study provides missing pieces of the puzzle of human brain development by delivering the most comprehensive picture of hindbrain development to date. We have strived to go beyond just another multi-omics atlas to gain deep insights by:
1. Meticulously annotating cell clusters
2. Extracting regulatory programs in terms of coordinated gene sets and accessible regulatory elements
3. Using deep learning to identify regulatory syntax
4. Resolving context-specific TF activity

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Mari Sepp @marisepp.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

I've started my own lab 🎉 PhD/postdoc positions available - reach out if curious about cerebellum evo-devo and autism spectrum disorders. We’re based at Uni Tartu, Institute of Genomics (home to Estonian Biobank), and funded by @simonsfoundation.org @embo.org, and the Estonian Research Council.

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Vuslat Akçay @vuslatakcay.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Smiling is contagious🎈 flic.kr/p/2qKQCY2

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Lena Kutscher @lenakutscher.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Lab surprised me with a gift celebrating 5-years of the Kutscher Lab. Couldn’t imagine a better group! Excited for the next 5 years! 🫶🫶

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Vuslat Akçay @vuslatakcay.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Come and join us if you are interested in neurodevelopment and pediatric brain cancer modeling! We have a PhD position opening now in the Kutscher group @KiTZ_HD 🧪 For application👇👇👇 jobs.dkfz.de/en/jobs/1672...

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PhD Student in Modeling Pediatric Cancer using Cerebellar Organoids

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Lena Kutscher @lenakutscher.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

#FluorescenceFriday of the developing rhombic lip and adjacent choroid plexus looks like a flower. Image by grad student Vuslat Akçay 🧪

Microscopy image of the developing rhombic lip in the embryonic mouse cerebellum

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