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Cambridge Morphogenesis Seminar Series @cammorphoseries.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🚨The Cambridge Morphogenesis Seminar Series is back! We are excited to introduce our fantastic lineup of speakers for this term, covering a wide range of topics in morphogenesis. 👇👇Check out the full programme below👇👇 We look forward to seeing you soon!

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London BioImage Interest Group @biig-ucl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Next London BioImage Interest Group (L-BIIG) meeting will be on Friday 9th October at 12pm. Check the poster for details and visit our website to find out how to join (QR code).

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Young Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The YEN Committee is looking for new members! 📣📣 Interested in co-organising the 2027 Conference? Email us at youngembryologistnetwork@gmail.com. We’re excited to hear from you!

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International Society of Developmental Biology @isdb.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

New preprint from the @mayorlab.bsky.social showing neural tube folding and neural crest migration are in a feedback loop 🔁. Neural tube folding compresses neural crest and triggers MMP14 expression, which drives their migration, which itself drives neural tube folding! doi.org/10.64898/202...

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London BioImage Interest Group @biig-ucl.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The BioImage Interest Group is expanding! London-BIIG is bringing together microscopists and computational scientists across UCL, Crick, KCL and Imperial. Follow us for updates on bioimage analysis talks (@LMCB & Zoom) as well as next year's networking event! 🔬🧫 #L-BIIG

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Matyas Bubna-Litic @matyasbl.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Another fishy #FluorescenceFriday. Even a simple DAPI (blue-yellow) and actin (red) staining can decorate the zebrafish one-day-old embryo spectacularly! 🐟

Colours: phalloidin (TKZ_Scarlet LUT) and DAPI (KTZ_NavyGold LUT)

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Young Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

We are very happy people submitted and voted for such diverse organisms. We also have fly 🪰, bat 🦇, octopus 🐙 and cow 🐄!

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Young Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Public vote winner: Weaving a Nervous System by Lamiya Dohadwala, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

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Young Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Check out all the other images that placed in the top 10 as well as the public vote winner! Looking forward to YEN2027!

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Young Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Runner-up: David Arancibia-Altamirano – Aristotle’s Egg Through a New Lens

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Young Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Runner-up: Ipek Gassaloglu Guler – The First Contact: Interaction Between an Embryo Model and Maternal Tissue

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Young Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Winning image: Jack Nicholls – Lamination in the Zebrafish Retina

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Young Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Link to the winning images and extra info: thenode.biologists.com/results-of-t...

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Young Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

We are excited to announce the results of the YEN 2026 Image Competition! Thanks to all who submitted an entry. This year amazing work has been shared with us complementing our perspectives talks on art+science. We congratulate the winners of the YEN and public votes! #yen2026 #yenimagecompetition

A collection of images from the YEN2026 Image Competition

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Zebrafish Rock! 🎃 @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Some eye candy from @matyasbl.bsky.social 🤩 #zebrafish

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Young Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🏆 The Sammy Lee Award Winner! 🏆 This year’s Sammy Lee Award goes to Laura Bader for their incredible short talk on mechanoadaptation of the developing beating heart🌟 Huge congratulations, Laura!🎉 #YEN2026 #SammyLeeAward

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Young Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🏅 Short Talk Prize | Runners-up 🏅 Congratulations to Anh Le and Marc-Erin Perrin for securing joint 2nd place for their brilliant short talks 🌟 A fantastic achievement - well done, Anh and Marc-Eric 🎉 #YEN2026

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Young Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🖼Poster Prizes | Winners 🥉Juliette Gracia for her excellent poster on mesoderm patterning. 🥈Ruoheng Li for her engaging poster on “embryo origami” 🥇Ornella Clara for her insightful work on cardiovascular and endoderm morphogenesis Fantastic contributions - congratulations to all! 🎉 #YEN2026

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Young Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🧬Scientific Perspectives II: As part of our Scientific Perspectives series, Dr Marzia Munafò (EMBL Rome) shared an inspiring talk on how she combines molecular biology with creative practice through scientific illustration 🎨🔬

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Young Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🌟 Sammy Lee Memorial Lecture | A Landmark Journey in IVF Our keynote speaker, Dr Kay Elder (Bourn Hall Fertility Clinic), took us on a remarkable journey through the development of the in vitro culture of human preimplantation embryos, from 1969 to the present day 🧬

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Young Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Come check out the art exhibition, titled “Inside Pregnancy: Creative perspectives on Reproductive Biology.”Enjoy a unique visual exploration of reproductive science, blending scientific insight with artistic interpretation 🎨

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Young Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🔹 Short Talk | Lineage Tracing in the Developing Gut 🎙️ Dr Krishnanand Padmanabhan (Karolinska Institute) closed the short talk series with an exciting presentation on in utero transduction for clonal lineage tracing and conditional gene manipulation in the developing mouse gut. #YEN2026

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Young Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🔹 Short Talk | Stochastic Neuronal Morphogenesis 🎙️ Marc-Eric Perrin (Institute of Developmental Biology of Marseille) presented intriguing research on how stochastic branching dynamics shape neuronal cell morphology. #YEN2026

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Young Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🔹 Short Talk | Mechanics of the Inner Ear 🎙️ Bowen Chen (King’s College London) shared exciting insights into the physical and mechanical cues guiding early inner ear morphogenesis. #YEN2026

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Young Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🔹 Short Talk | Modelling Early Embryo Patterning 🎙️ Dr Ignacio Rodriguez Polo (The Francis Crick Institute) presented fascinating work using primate gastruloids to model patterning and endothelial emergence in early embryos. #YEN2026

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Young Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🧬 Scientific Perspectives I: As part of our Scientific Perspectives series, we are delighted to present a stunning art exhibit by Cambridge Reproduction Sciart. Thank you Dr Clara Munger, Emma Moth, and Dr Ceren Canse for a great panel discussion on science, art, and public engagement. #YEN2026

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Young Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🔹Short Talk | Maternal-Fetal Communication in Obesity 🎙 Tjaša Šentjurc (Royal Veterinary College) explored how altered leptin signalling in obese mice impacts maternal-fetal crosstalk.

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Young Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🔹 Short Talk | Shaping Limbs in Time 🎙 Dr Meng Zhu (University of Cambridge) discussed the importance of limb heterochrony during mammalian development, and how it is regulated by maternal hypoxia🐣🐁 @zhumeng123.bsky.social is also hiring so reach out if you are interested in her work!

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Joaquina Delas @joadelas.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Great back-to-back short talks by Shayma and Eleanor PhD students in the labs of my former postdoc colleagues @kenzoivanovitch.bsky.social and @trayon.bsky.social So special to see their trainees shine! #YEN2026 @yen-network.bsky.social

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Young Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🔹 Short Talk | Timing Life: Protein Stability in Diapause 🎙 Eleonore Ocana (University of Cambridge) presented novel insights into how protein stability regulates timing during mouse diapause. #YEN2026

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Young Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🔹 Short Talk | Single-Cell Cardiac Lineage Tracking 🎙 Shayma Abukar (University College London) shared exciting work using single-cell resolution tracking to decipher the formation of the heart tube. #YEN2026

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Young Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🌟 Invited Speaker | The Mechanics of Ovulation We were delighted to welcome our next invited speaker, Dr Christopher Thomas (IBDM), who delivered a fascinating talk on the cellular and mechanical processes underlying ovulation 🧬

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Young Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

☕ Poster Session & Break The posters are now on display at #YEN2026! 🖼️ Take this opportunity to explore exciting research, chat with fellow attendees and enjoy some refreshments. 🍴 We'll be back shortly with more fantastic talks!

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Young Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🔹 Short Talk | Guiding Immune Cell Migration 🎙️ Dr Anh Le (University College London) presented compelling research demonstrating how surrounding tissue flows coordinate immune cell migration during development. #YEN2026

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Young Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🔹 Short Talk | Mechanics of the Developing Heart 🎙️ Laura Bader (The Francis Crick Institute) shared fascinating insights on how cell nuclei employ differential mechanical adaptations during embryo heart development. #YEN2026

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Young Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🔹 Short Talk | Setting the Body Axis 🎙️ Dr Ioakeim Ampartzidis (University of Cambridge) presented exciting work revealing a conserved role for planar cell polarity signalling in driving mammalian body axis formation. #YEN2026

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Young Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🔹 Short Talk | Shaping Tissues with Nodal 🎙️ Dr Yisha Lan (University of Cambridge) opened our short talk session with exciting research on the essential role of Nodal signalling in building tissue architecture during gastrulation-stage embryonic development. #YEN2026

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Young Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🌟 Invited Speaker | Building the Embryo 🎤 We were delighted to open #YEN2026 with our invited speaker, Dr Diana Pinheiro (Institute of Molecular Pathology). Her fascinating talk explored how coordinated mechanical behaviours shape organised body structures during embryonic gastrulation. 🧬

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Young Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🎉 Welcome to #YEN2026! 🎉 Our chairs, Timothy Wise and Anita Bichisecchi, together with the entire YEN team are delighted to welcome everyone joining us today. We look forward to a day of inspiring science, lively discussion and new connections. 🤗

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Young Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🚨 Registration is now open! 🚨 Join us for #YEN2026, a day packed with exciting science, inspiring speakers and great networking opportunities! We can't wait to welcome you! 🎉

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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

For this #FluorescenceFriday we have something a bit different. An SEM image of a sterlet sturgeon neurula embryo labelled with SOX9 which decorates the cranial neural crest - a transient embryonic tissue that shapes vertebrate faces. 🔬 #DevelopmentalBiology 📸: Jan Štundl

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Young Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

We are excited to share with you the shortlisted image submissions for the YEN 2026 Image Competition! Public voting is now open, cast a vote for your favourite image here: forms.gle/dxx8SGj2LUtd...

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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

✨Rare model organisms can teach us how to build a body differently. In snail embryos blastomeres can be as big as the rest of the embryo! 🐌Phrontis vibex blastula stained for tubulin (gray), phalloidin (blue) and histone (magenta). 🔬 #ModelMonday #DevBio 📸: Clemens Cabernard

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Young Embryologist Network @yen-network.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

🚨 YEN Image Competition 2026! Only 3 more days to submit your image or art of development! More info on our website. You can submit by emailing us your image. 🔬 #imagecompetition #sciart #yen2026 #devbio

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