Holly Lovegrove

Interested in cell migration and developmental biology-check out this PhD opportunity!

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Are you enthusiastic about stem cell biology and developmental biology and looking to start a PhD in 2026? Funded opportunites now available. Contact for more infomation. Links below! @lovegrovelab.bsky.social @veronicabiga.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk @ukri.org

Often take a moment to stop at look at this photo in the reception of the building where I work. It was taken in 1968 by Shirley Baker from the spot the building was later built.
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What an excellent thing! Thank you @biologists.bsky.social And as someone who grew up in the Lake District extra great for this protected tree to be by Winderemere.

Pathway to Independence – an interview with Anzy Miller Anzy Miller, former Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellow supported by Nancy Papalopulu (The University of Manchester, UK), is interested in the mechanisms involved in the generation of human pancrea...

My interview as part of @dev-journal.bsky.social Development's Pathway to Independence is live! I had a great time chatting to Saanjbati Adhikari - thank you.
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Lots of butterflies out today. Must remember to take part in the Big Butterfly Count next week! bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org. #butterflies #bigbutterflycount

Is there a Womble stuck in this wall?

Very happy to see the @newscientist.com news article in real life print though!

@science.org

Our cells can divide in a completely unexpected way A different kind of human cell division could improve our understanding of cancer and help us grow specific tissues

Scientists discover that our cells can divide in a completely unexpected way, which could improve our understanding of cancer.

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...

Great that we finally get to share this work! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/.... @fbmh-uom.bsky.social @uniofmanchester.bsky.social @uom-bhfcre.bsky.social

Manchester Uni looking lovely in the spring sunshine @fbmh-uom.bsky.social @uniofmanchester.bsky.social

Pleasie Mill showing a quote from Wolpert: "I regard it as ethically unacceptable and impractical to censor any aspect of trying to understand the nature of our world"

So proud of my dear friend Pleasantine Mill @cilialab.bsky.social, winner of the 2025 @bsdb.bsky.social Wolpert medal

She gives an impassioned speech on the importance of community & connection, particularly during these precarious times

If you can't read her slide, do see alt text

#biologists100

One wall, two great model organisms!

Save the date: 10th July 2025

An exciting Developmental Biology meeting @sheffielduni.bsky.social, co-organised by DRN members @tsakiridis.bsky.social and @kyracampbelllab.bsky.social

www.sheffield.ac.uk/science/news...

Thanks to @bsdb.bsky.social and @biologists.bsky.social for sponsorship

I wish we were sent a hard copy of everything we write!

One of the great things about Manchester is weekend walks in the Peak District. Bradford Dale was beautiful today