Fong Kuan Wong

We have a fully funded PhD studentship exploring glial cell development with techniques ranging from molecular neuroscience to system biology.

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Come and join our interdisciplinary team with Ruth Williams and Beatriz Bano Otalaro

#multiomics
#singlecell
#physiology

Drawing of a pyramidal cell, interneuron and microglia in a Polaroid.

It was a pleasure writing this Perspective of our work. If you are interested in learning more about activity-dependent regulation of cortical cell numbers, do have a read.

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😂 This is iconic....

Thanks Ioana!

Might need some new wall space for all future papers. :) Congrats once again!

Monika is such an amazing scientist. It has been such a privilege to see this story grow and develop during my time at @marinlab.bsky.social. I am so happy to see this finally out. Well done to all authors.

@martijnselten.bsky.social @clembrnrd.bsky.social

The paper is out in journal format at EJN! We thank the reviewers for their insightful comments, and how they shaped the final form of this story. Check it out here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

As usual, it's open access! We're getting the data ready for sharing very soon 👀🧠🧪

Temporal control of progenitor competence shapes maturation in GABAergic neuron development in mice - Nature Neuroscience Unlike cortical progenitors, ventral telencephalic progenitors retain the ability to generate diverse neuron types during neurogenesis. Here, the authors show that ventral telencephalic progenitor mat...

Now out in @natneuro.nature.com: Temporal control of progenitor competence shapes maturation in GABAergic neuron development in mice. Congrats to first authors @annrosebright.bsky.social, Yana Kotlyarenko, @flo-neuhaus.bsky.social, and thanks to all collaborators!
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Poster with illustration of pregnant person dressed in green. Text reads: Vaccination in pregnancy, your voice matters: share your thoughts by completing our survey. Supported by Tommy's. Logo of King's College London on bottom right.

Dr. Katie Long is leading vital research, funded by an MRF award, to learn how pregnant people feel about vaccines during pregnancy. We want your views! Take this short survey: tinyurl.com/vaccines-in-...

For more information on vaccines in pregnancy visit tommys.org/vaccinations-pregnancy

Setd1a Loss-of-function Disrupts Epigenetic Regulation of Ribosomal Genes via Altered DNA Methylation AbstractBackground and Hypothesis. SETD1A, a histone methyltransferase, is implicated in schizophrenia through rare loss-of-function mutations. While SETD1

New paper in @oxfordacademic.bsky.social Schizophrenia Bulletin exploring the effects of Setd1a happloinsufficiency on DNA methylation in the frontal cortex. Strong effects on the regulation of ribosomal genes with implications for understanding the genetics of schizophrenia. doi.org/10.1093/schb...

Here is the collective effort of 12 labs, lead by my own at the Broad to target the range of cortical interneuron subtypes! These tools should be a game changer for all of you using NHP and other less genetically amenable species! Have at it!
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One thousand candidate enhancers tested in vivo in the mouse brain! A massive resource and oh so useful as validation set for genome-wide enhancer prediction methods. Super fun to be involved in one of the papers: ‘the prediction challenge paper’ by Nelson&Niklas et al www.cell.com/cell-genomic...

Interphase cell morphology defines the mode, symmetry, and outcome of mitosis During tissue formation, dynamic cell shape changes drive morphogenesis while asymmetric divisions create cellular diversity. We found that the shifts in cell morphology that shape tissues could conco...

My first post on Bluesky! Very excited to share our work just published in @science.org. We find that “Interphase cell morphology defines the mode, symmetry, and outcome of mitosis” - in angiogenesis and other tissues! www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1... www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1...

Woohoo! So happy to see this out in the wild! Massive congratulations @martijnselten.bsky.social @clembrnrd.bsky.social @marinlab.bsky.social and all the other co-authors.

🚨Paper Alert🚨 Our paper on the mechanism of homeostatic control in PV interneuron activity is now online in Nature! A massive thanks to all the authors, including @clembrnrd.bsky.social and @marinlab.bsky.social. Read the paper at www.nature.com/articles/s41....

So excited to share our first neuro focused paper from the lab, we show that CXCL4 (PF4) is transported into the brain by proteoglycans within the endothelial glycocalyx and that GAG binding also mediates the pro neurogenesis effects of CXCL4. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

I will soon start recruiting for a Wellcome-funded postdoc position! I’ll be at the #BNA2025 meeting next week. If you like cortical development, wiring, and post-transcriptional regulation, do get in touch and we can have a chat in Liverpool! 😀

Job alert 🚨 We are hiring a research assistant!

This 7-year position available @exeter.ac.uk from Sept 2025 will involve keeping the lab running as well as contributing to our research activities on brain development. Full details tinyurl.com/23nyds34.

Please spread the word!

Epigenetic and metabolic regulation of developmental timing in neocortex evolution The human brain is characterized by impressive cognitive abilities. The neocortex is the seat of higher cognition, and neocortex expansion is a hallma…

⏳🧠 Developmental timing is key during neocortex development. Our new review with @takashi-namba.bsky.social lab discusses the role of epigenetic and metabolic regulation of developmental timing in neocortex evolution.

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Integrating multimodal data to understand cortical circuit architecture and function - Nature Neuroscience This paper discusses how experimental and computational studies integrating multimodal data, such as RNA expression, connectivity and neural activity, are advancing our understanding of the architectu...

Advances in neuroscience have yielded massive, rich datasets from various analysis techniques and modalities. 🧠📈

In a @natureneuro.bsky.social perspective, researchers underscore the importance of an integrative approach to render a more complete picture of the brain.

the-beginners-guide-to-scientific-conferences The Beginners Guide to Scientific Conferences

I absolutely love this beginners guide to scientific conferences by @jens-cells.bsky.social. It's not only useful for beginners either- there is lots of great advice even for those of us who have been attending conferences since the last millenium.

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We are showcasing our love for developmental biology for British Science Week this year with the different model organisms that we use in our division. 🪰🐸🐟🐣🐭🧠🔬🧬🧫

Fun paper celebrations across the developmental biology and @mcf-uom.bsky.social groupings this afternoon. Celebrating our latest paper and papers from the @brainotopia.bsky.social @lovegrovelab.bsky.social, Herbert, Manning, Bennett and Papalopulu labs. Congrats to all!

Student Placement Scheme Research internships available for undergraduate students Apply by 30 March 2025

Are you an undergraduate student considering a career in academic research?
Don’t miss the opportunity to gain hands-on experience at the LMB with our Student Placement Scheme – open now for applications!
Apply by 30th March.
More info: www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/students/stu...

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.

New work from @antoinedechevigny.bsky.social and colleagues in the team!

Fantastic resource for those interested in gene expression dynamics throughout cortical histogenesis and ligand-receptor interactions between cortical neurons.

#neuroscience #neuroskyence

Dynamic regulation of cortical interneuron wiring Inhibitory interneurons play crucial roles in modulating the circuits and activity patterns of the cerebral cortex. In particular, interneurons must a…

Our little update on the latest knowledge on interneuron wiring! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Thanks Emilia! ☺️