Muhammad Zaman Assir

Register now for the joint BSDB and Genesis Research Trust (GRT) symposium on Environmental and Metabolic Control of Stem Cells & Development!

4th of December 2025 at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences, London.

Register here: www.symposia.org.uk/courses/stem...

Heartfelt thanks to my PhD supervisor, Dr. @eunchaikang.bsky.social, and to my family, friends, and colleagues who supported me along the way.

Here’s to new beginnings—and to making a difference.
#Graduation #PhDJourney #LifelongLearning #Science #GrowthMindset #UniversityOfAberdeen

This wasn’t just a change in career—it was a shift in mindset. I now find myself working at the frontiers of science, asking bold questions, and exploring solutions with the potential for broad impact. One step at a time, I’m growing—not just in academic titles, but in purpose and vision.

continue on a successful academic path in medicine, or follow my passion for science and curiosity-driven research.

I chose the latter.
It meant starting over as a student, stepping away from a secure career, moving far from extended family, and making financial sacrifices. But it was worth it.

🎓 Incredibly proud to have graduated today from the @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social University of Aberdeen.

Back in 2021, as a Clinical Assistant Professor on the verge of promotion to Associate—and then Full Professor within a few years—I faced a pivotal choice:

Grateful to see our RCT shape STRONG guidelines published @jama.com for restrictive platelet transfusion in dengue without major bleeding. Proud to contribute as lead author of one trial & reviewer of the other—impacting safety & cost-effectiveness in global health.
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Looking forward to join online.

Excited to attend this upcoming meeting on cortical development and hear from some of the leading voices in the field. I’ll also be presenting our work from @kangberglab.bsky.social on how maternal inflammation impacts early human cortical development.
Still time to register—don’t miss it!

A graphic for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), showing a historical portrait of Marie Skłodowska-Curie overlaid with an image of four young researchers walking down a hallway. The European Commission logo is in the top left. Text reads: "Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – €404.3 million to support postdoctoral researchers”

Choose Science. Choose Europe.

A new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is now open.

With a budget of €404.3 million, it will support around 1,650 researchers from Europe and beyond.

Apply by 10 September → europa.eu/!fBTMgF

We indeed got many entries!

Congratulations! Very interesting work.

Come to Lund! We are looking for a postdoc to join the team. #transposons #epigenetics

Human cortical pyramidal neurons are larger, with more elaborate branching, and distinct nonlinear biophysical properties compared to rat cortical pyramidal neurons.

Are they more functionally complex? Could that boost the human brain’s computational power? and is that what makes us human? (1/11)

We are seeking a new colleague to join us at the Vienna BioCenter, specifically at my beloved home institution, IMBA @imbavienna.bsky.social

we value collegiality and a passion for curiosity driven science. Being a great and fun human being also helps!

Our review "Measuring and manipulating mechanical forces during development" is now published in Nature Cell Biology!

#Mechanobiology #DevelopmentalBiology

Congratulations!

We Are Recruiting Group Leaders - IBDM | Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille The Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille (IBDM) is inviting applications for group leader positions. We are seeking innovative researchers who aim to address fundamental questions in bio...

Multiple group leader positions in developmental biology in @ibdm.bsky.social Marseille, at an institute that produces some great work.

Faculty-Tenure Track, Department of Developmental and Molecular Biology - Bronx, New York job with Albert Einstein College of Medicine | 12835514 Faculty-Tenure Track, Department of Developmental and Molecular Biology US-NY-Bronx Job ID: 2025-17126 Type: Research # of Openings: 1 Category: F...

Join the Department of Developmental & Molecular Biology @einsteinmededu.bsky.social ! 🧬✨
Are you passionate about cutting-edge research and collaborative science? We are looking for you😉
Come be part of a department where curiosity meets impact! 🚀
Learn more and join us👇
#ResearchExcellence #JoinUs

Want to work in another country?

The HFSP postdoc fellowship supports proposals for frontier, potentially transformative research in the life sciences and cross-disciplinary. high-risk projects are encouraged
LOI opens March 13, 2025

#neuroskyence #academicsky 🧪🧠🪰🌱🧬
www.hfsp.org/funding/hfsp...

Spearheaded by Do Hyeon. Thanks to authors who are on bluesky: @dr-assir.bsky.social @mdmorgan.bsky.social @eunchaikang.bsky.social @daniel-berg.bsky.social

Interested in how expression patterns of extracellular matrix related genes evolve across early human cortical development! This recent preprint @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social from our lab shows ECM signatures of diverse cell types of developing cortex and their link to neurodevelopmental disorders.

Proliferating neural stem cells in the P3 mouse dentate gyrus—capturing early postnatal neurogenesis in action. A glimpse into how the brain builds itself. #Neuroscience #Neurodevelopment #StemCells

Neuronal polyunsaturated fatty acids are protective in ALS/FTD Nature Neuroscience - Lipidomics revealed that neurons of patients with ALS/FTD have reduced levels of polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA)-containing phospholipids. Increasing neuronal PUFA levels...

Really excited this is out! We found polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) were beneficial in models of C9orf72 FTD/ALS and the greatest benefit occurred when increasing levels specifically within neurons @ukdri.ac.uk @uclqsion.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @cziscience.bsky.social
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Sergey Brin’s $2 Billion Quest To Tackle Parkinson’s, Bipolar Disorder And Now Autism The Google cofounder has donated more than $1.5 billion to Parkinson’s research. Now, as he takes on autism, he’s also investing in startups that might help.

Using your wealth for the betterment of mankind.

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We are looking for a postdoc in #EvolutionarySystemsBiology.
Exciting science, amazing team, wonderful city!
landrylab.ibis.ulaval.ca/research-opp...
#evolution #synbio #systemsbiology #genomics

We are recruiting @ox.ac.uk @dunnschool.bsky.social for a joint project between Kevin Foster's group and mine! Cluster hire of two postdocs interested in:
1) Mucosal immunology and oral vaccine development
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2) Microbiology
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We are hiring!
If you are curious to understand how the mechanical integrity of epithelia is maintained without the tissue tearing, apply now!
Phd and post-doctoral funding available

Cell and Tissue Dynamics (Wickström)

My lab at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine in Muenster, Germany offers postdoc positions in stem cell mechanobiology. www.mpi-muenster.mpg.de/departments/... drop me an email

Emplois - Affaires universitaires

The Biochemistry Department at Université de Montréal is looking for a new Assistant or Associate Professor in Cryo-Electron Microscopy!

The job ad can be found here:

www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/trouver-un-e...

Congratulations!