@scholpplab.bsky.social
I am a cell and developmental biologist at the Living Systems Institute (LSI) in Exeter. We work on spreading Wnt signals and characterising cytonemes in zebrafish embryos, human neurons, and cancer using high-res imaging and mathematical modelling.
Team BBQ yesterday: sun, sizzle, and seriously good food!
But also bittersweet as we said goodbye (for now) to two fab members 😢. Lucy is off on maternity leave to grow a tiny scientist. Eloise is swapping pipettes for passport stamps. We’ll miss them both-but remember, our lab door is always open!
Huge congratulations to our brilliant graduates: one newly minted PhD, a sharp MSc, and two stellar BScs! You all looked majestic in your gowns — a well-earned symbol of your hard work, late nights, and scientific curiosity. Serious achievements, bright futures. @lsiexeter.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk
23.07.2025 08:18 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Power presentation of Bertram about the beauty of cryo EM at the #LSIOpenDay. @lsiexeter.bsky.social
20.06.2025 13:08 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Time is running out to present your latest #Zebrafish research at ZFUK25 tinyurl.com/mw7r3nbn in Exeter. This is your chance to share your work, connect with the community, and contribute to cutting-edge discussions. The deadline for abstract submission is rapidly approaching: 30th June 2025!
17.06.2025 15:21 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Thrilled to announce a seminar featuring Prof. Hilary Ashe, a leading Cell & Developmental Biologist from @UoM_BioSci! Discover her lab's latest findings on spatiotemporal gene expression & cell communication in #Drosophila @lsiexeter.bsky.social
11.06.2025 09:55 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Carer's Awards, funded by the Genetics Society, are available to support 3 participants of the First UK Zebrafish Meeting with caring responsibilities. @gensocuk.bsky.social More info at exeter.ac.uk/ukzfmeeting
10.06.2025 06:45 — 👍 4 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 1
Excellent presentation of the function of cytonemes in neural crest specification from Gemma Sutton GW4 Imaging workshop @lsiexeter.bsky.social @gw4alliance.bsky.social Cytoneme biology rocks!
09.06.2025 13:03 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
My next stop is CRUK Scotland in Glasgow. Thanks to Owen Sansom @cruk-si.bsky.social for hosting me. The @wntuk.bsky.social community is just awesome—great people, excellent research!
05.06.2025 20:51 — 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
I had an excellent visit to the @roslininstitute.bsky.social. They do amazing developmental biology research. Thanks to Joe Rainger for hosting me!
05.06.2025 08:10 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Are you an UK-based student and still looking for a PhD post in Life Sciences starting in autumn? Join the @lsiexeter.bsky.social - we have been awarded a few extra scholarships from the University. So, be quick and apply! www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
03.06.2025 14:32 — 👍 4 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0@scholpplab.bsky.social (Prime editing/ Nickase- & Nuclease-based
editors)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.23.650248v1
@leanneiannucci.bsky.social & @katwrog.bsky.social (Optogenetics/ FGF/ BMP/ Nodal)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.17.649426v1
(33/36)
📢 Interested? Apply now to join us! Application and eligibility details in the link.
🔗 www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
Deadline in 1 week.
Feel free to share this with anyone who might be interested 🙌 #PhD #Planarians #StemCells #Evolution
🧬 Project 2, with @scholpplab.bsky.social , Magda Strauss and @kylewedgwood.bsky.social :
How do planarians know what to regrow after cut?🔪
We will explore how signals guide regeneration, telling stem cells where to go and what to become.
We’ll use scRNA-seq, combined with imaging and modelling.
And it ends today!
15.05.2025 17:11 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Early bird registration ends tomorrow! We already have a large number of registrations, and we are pleased to announce that the Genetics Society @gensocuk.bsky.social is now an official sponsor of the First ZF UK Meeting! Be quick and register today: www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins...
14.05.2025 10:31 — 👍 7 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 2
It's time for a new @skircle.bsky.social ; skircle.me
07.05.2025 13:01 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Excellent development - a push for outstanding research in Europe!
07.05.2025 09:24 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Don't miss the First UK Zebrafish Meeting @lsiexeter.bsky.social in Exeter, sponsored by @brukercorporation.bsky.social @brukerspatial.bsky.social al.bsky.social! 🐠 Join us Sept 10 - 12. Early bird registration closes soon! Secure your spot. www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins...
07.05.2025 09:20 — 👍 12 🔁 16 💬 0 📌 2
We're excited to announce that Tecniplast www.tecniplast.it/uk/index.html will be our first Platinum Sponsor for the first UK Zebrafish Meeting @lsiexeter.bsky.social. You want to present your work (talk or poster)? Early-bird registration deadline is 15/5/. Don't delay! #Zebrafish #ECR #PhD
28.04.2025 08:17 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0It was a great pleasure to meet @droutledge.bsky.social @lsiexeter.bsky.social. Seeing former lab members thrive is always enjoyable, and I look forward to further follow your career. Keep up the good work!
25.04.2025 15:05 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0😂
25.04.2025 05:02 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We've successfully applied Prime Editing in zebrafish for precise genome engineering. Our work compares nickase- and nuclease-based editors for substitutions and insertions, achieving heritable modifications without donor DNA. #CRISPR @zebrafishrock.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
24.04.2025 13:04 — 👍 29 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 2
We are happy to announce that @biologists.bsky.social will sponsor the first UK Zebrafish Meeting @lsiexeter.bsky.social. Are you a PhD student/ECR who wants to present your work? Talk or poster? 👍 Deadline for the early bird registration is 15/5/. So, be quick! www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins....
24.04.2025 08:12 — 👍 10 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 1#EZRC 30,000 mutant, transgenic, and WT lines, lab training and fish courses!!!
23.04.2025 19:40 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
We are happy to announce that The Company of Biologists will sponsor the first UK Zebrafish Meeting @lsiexeter.bsky.social . Are you a PhD student / ECR who wants to present your work as a talk or on a poster? 👍 The deadline for the early bird registration is 15/5/. So, be quick! lnkd.in/eqQH_pCW .
24.04.2025 08:07 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
The LSI Exeter invites you to join the first UK Zebrafish Meeting, 10/ - 12/9/ @lsiexeter.bsky.social. We are looking for motivated PhD students/ECRs to present their work - as talks and posters. www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins... . The deadline for the early bird registration is 15/5/. So, be quick!
14.04.2025 12:03 — 👍 13 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0
Excellent inaugural presentation by Prof Stefano Pagliara. Thanks for the engaging talk on antimicrobial resistance! @exeter.ac.uk @lsiexeter.bsky.social
14.03.2025 18:17 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
And here is the link to the announcement: www.thetransmitter.org/community/20... well deserved, Michelle and Frank!
06.03.2025 10:08 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0The workshop was organised by Tom Kornberg @ucsfcancer.bsky.social , Isabel Guerrero @cbm-csic-uam.bsky.social and myself @lsiexeter.bsky.social. Do you remember. @labogden.bsky.social and @jpvincentlab.bsky.social 🤓
06.03.2025 10:07 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
