Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez

I’d think that many people in the hypothetical state and University (including the hypothetical dept chair) should be thankful to the hypothetical biology professor (and that the hypothetical dept chair should have used a few expletives with the hypothetical administrator).

Congrats!!

Field maple like the one planted in Young People's Forest, at Mead, UK, to celebrate our publication in Development.

And check out our tree!!! Such an awesome initiative ... thanks @dev-journal.bsky.social and @biologists.bsky.social !!

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Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez and Veronica Castle (left and centre) and Gonca Erdemci-Tandogan (right)

To learn more about the people behind the paper, we talked to the first author, Veronica Castle, and the co-corresponding authors @rodrigofg.bsky.social, Professor at the @utoronto.ca, and @goncaerdemci.bsky.social, Assistant Professor, University of Western Ontario, Canada: doi.org/10.1242/dev....

Read the Research Article ‘Cell divisions both challenge and refine tissue boundaries in the Drosophila embryo’ here: doi.org/10.1242/dev....

Cell divisions test and shape boundaries in Drosophila embryos

This Research Highlight showcases work from Veronica Castle, @rodrigofg.bsky.social and @goncaerdemci.bsky.social: journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

So excited our paper is out now!! It was a very fun project where we combined vertex models and in vivo experiments, and we showed cell divisions play a dual role for the Drosophila ME boundary by increasing tissue fluidity!

And if you wanted proof ... @dev-journal.bsky.social

The people behind the papers - Veronica Castle, Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez and Gonca Erdemci-Tandogan
#Drosophila

The people behind the papers – Veronica Castle, Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez and Gonca Erdemci-Tandogan Boundaries between tissues are important for establishing correct patterning during development and must be able to resist forces generated in the tissue from processes such as cell division. In a new...

And if you are interested in the back story ...

Cell divisions test and shape boundaries in Drosophila embryos Boundaries between tissues are important for patterning the embryo and must withstand forces generated within the tissue. Across organisms, most boundaries are supported by supracellular cables compri...

Read the really nice highlight that @dev-journal.bsky.social wrote summarizing our study:

Really fun study led by Veronica Castle and @goncaerdemci.bsky.social, with key contributions by @merdekam.bsky.social and Rafael Perez-Vicente. With generous funding from #NSERC, #CIHR and @trogersresearch.bsky.social. @uoftcellsysbiol.bsky.social @bme-uoft.bsky.social @utoronto.ca @westernu.ca.

Cell divisions both challenge and refine tissue boundaries in the Drosophila embryo Highlighted Article: A combination of mathematical modelling, in vivo quantitative microscopy, and pharmacological and biophysical manipulations reveals that cell divisions not only challenge, but als...

Check out our new publication @dev-journal.bsky.social! If you thought that cell divisions challenge tissue boundaries ... you got half of the story! Using in vivo quantitative microscopy and math. modelling we show that divisions fluidize tissues and facilitate boundary refinement. 🧪 #drosophila

International Day of Women and Girls in Science 11 February

Tons of sadness in the news, but we should still celebrate important things. Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science!!! @negberry.bsky.social, @willowp.bsky.social, @qeenyra.bsky.social, @anamcarmo.bsky.social, @krothphd.bsky.social, @goncaerdemci.bsky.social, @utoronto.ca

President Barrack Obama looking cheekily thoughtful

Your Black History Moment

Not in The Epstein Files.

As Fran was nice enough to highlight this, I thought I'd put up a brief thread. 3 in 10 proteins that our cells make are either embedded in membranes (ion channels, adhesion molecules, etc.) or secreted (insulin, antibodies). They move through the secretory pathway.
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Once it became clear that an ICE agent could commit murder in broad daylight with no consequences except the VPOTUS defending him with no heed to the facts and instead vilifying and prosecuting the victim, we opened the door to roving death squads.

But there is no statute of limitations for murder.

The United States government is disarming and executing people. Are there any foreign leaders that can help us?

From abandoning common sense public health principles to destroying decades-old federal institutions and old alliances to runaway inflation to brazenly shooting US citizens on the streets, is there any action taken by this administration that has actually improved things for average US citizens?

CANVAS Core Curriculum: A Guide to Effective Nonviolent Struggle | ICNC You may also be interested in: A Guide to Nonviolent Activism (Ekta Parishad)Ekta Parishad is a mass-based peoples’ movement for land rights with an active membership of 250,000 landless poor and is r...

We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights.

There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.

This is my favorite guide.

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Buy Canadian!

Grocers and shopkeepers - we need your help, please stock your shelves with even more Canadian products, and get rid of some of those US products. Switch them with Canadian or anything-but-US products. Every little bit makes a difference. 🍁

Van Hollen: "They really think the American people are stupid. I mean, we can all see the video. We saw the video with Renee Good. We saw the video with Alex Pretti. The real domestic terrorists are in the White House right now."

he main phone number for the U.S. Congressional Switchboard, a central point to reach Senators and Representatives, is (202) 224-3121, allowing you to connect with your elected officials to discuss issues, find their offices, or get general Capitol Hill information. You can also find direct contact information and legislative details on official sites like House.gov and Congress.gov to communicate with your specific Representative or Senator about bills and concerns

No science or nature today. ICE just murdered another person in my home state, an ICU nurse working with vets & now they're trying to frame him for the action . All because ICE is angry & afraid of the 50000 Minnesotans who marched yesterday. If you're not calling Congress you're letting them down

Getting asked about how academics can continue to do science & inspire trainees even in the midst of a continued (escalated) assault on science, reason, truth, & human rights. I don’t have great answers.

I would love to hear from mentors about advice they’re giving to trainees/ colleagues.

Mine are seeing me protest things on campus and nationally --actions speak loudly. I tell folks to take things one day at a time, that we're still doing great science. But I'm not going to pretend things are not hard for all of us and perhaps hardest for young folks. 1/2

Great thread about one of my very favorite cellular structures! Also home to one of our labs favorite proteins, Canoe/Afadin

When review panels are forced to make distinctions between a large bolus of grants that are clearly good enough to be funded (but can't be because of gov't underfunding) then strange/arbitrary/stochastic things happen. The solution is more funding for science in Canada. cc @mark-carney.bsky.social

🚨 PhD Position Available 🚨
I’m recruiting a PhD student to join my lab at the Multiscale Imaging Centre (MIC), Münster, Germany.

www.bischofflab.com/jobs

Fully funded ✅
#Cellbio #Morphogenesis #Microscopy
#Drosophila #PhD
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Announcement of the show and a view of last year's crowd

Great things still happen all around us. Each your UNC Biology's Bob Goldstein and Art's Beth Grabowski co-teach ARTS/BIOL 409, that brings together artists and scientists to explore an intersection of two disciplines. It culminated this year with a remarkable show Friday 1/n