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Junior West

@jr2255.bsky.social

Cancer Cell Biologist studying how epithelial barriers get corrupted during tumor invasion and metastasis. Assistant Professor @MCDB @UMich. thewestlab.com

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@jr2255.bsky.social, Ewald and colleagues show that Claudin 7 suppresses #breastcancer invasion and #metastasis. rupress.org/jcb/article/...

πŸ“™ In our #Cancer Cell Biology collection: rupress.org/jcb/collecti...
#AACR25

29.04.2025 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cancer Cell Biology 2025 | Rockefeller University Press This collection comprises mechanisms underlying cancer cell invasion, including analyses of lipogenesis, lysosomal phosphoinositide homeostasis, and the la

Love seeing the cancer cell biology collection @jcb.org! The image they went with for the cover is also pretty great 😜. rupress.org/collection/6...

23.04.2025 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Super excited to announce my new lab at the University of Michigan opening Jan 2025! πŸŽ‰We’ll study how cells work together to shape the GI tract, with ties to regeneration & disease.

Hiring at all levelsβ€”esp. a research tech to help launch the lab! Info: huyckelab.org

#DevBio #CellBio #Hiring

13.12.2024 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 83    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 1
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West Lab

I know a lab that’s hiring πŸ‘€. Thewestlab.com

14.12.2024 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Nice! Congrats @krishnamudumbi.bsky.social !!!

14.12.2024 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We are declaring today #ReSCU-NetThursday!!!

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πŸ§ͺ #Drosophila

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05.12.2024 11:22 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Current Opportunities at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt is committed to providing a meaningful, robust experience for postdocs. Below is a list of currently available postdoctoral opportunities. Postdocs interested in applying for a specific pos...

My lab is looking for a postdoc that is interested in working on EGFR mediated signaling kinetics using single-molecule microscopy approaches. Please pass this along to late stage grad students looking for a postdoc opportunity.

Please repost for reach!

www.vanderbilt.edu/postdoc/pros...

03.12.2024 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 6

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20.11.2024 03:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Since I have so many new friends πŸ˜„, I thought I'd advertise this. Together with @pritiagarwal.bsky.social and Lance Davidson, we run a Developmental Mechanics seminar series on Zoom (originally started by Ronen Zaidel-Bar). This coming Thursday, we have our last session for 2024. Join us!!

19.11.2024 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 86    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4

One of my favorite starter packs created by my friend and colleague @drkozik.bsky.social

go.bsky.app/Ao3Qt9a

19.11.2024 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
PhD Program Overview | U-M LSA Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB)

Our department is always recruiting talented grad students!

lsa.umich.edu/mcdb/prospec...

18.11.2024 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Prospective Students | U-M LSA Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB)

Previous link was broken, here is one that should work:

lsa.umich.edu/mcdb/prospec...

16.11.2024 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Lots of amazing labs doing cutting edge research. Even more amazing mentors and resources available to complete your studies. Happy to have started my lab here. Even happier to chat to any prospective grad students!

16.11.2024 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
14th International Symposium and Poster Session | Cell Plasticity Organ Design | Michigan Medicine

medicine.umich.edu/dept/cell-pl...

13.11.2024 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing talks at the 14th international CPOD symposium at UMich today!

13.11.2024 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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