Vicki Metzis

Sad to read this. Gail was indeed a giant of developmental biology. I have fond memories of Gail at an Australian devbio workshop (many many years ago), where we travelled together to see Kangaroo Island after the meeting. She was quite an inspiration to me.

We've been inundated (!) with abstracts for BSDB 2026!! Thanks to all who've submitted and to those that have registered! The rooms are going fast!

Don't miss it! Early-bird registration due Monday 9th Feb
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Delighted to be in Edinburgh visiting the Institute of Genetics and Cancer today! Great to chat gene regulatory logic and development. Many thanks to @hannahlong.bsky.social and Jenny Nichols for hosting me, owner of the world’s best collection of ornamental office mice

Final reminder: abstract deadline today for the @bsdb.bsky.social 2026 meeting! Don’t miss it :)

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Don't forget to register for our upcoming Spring Meeting: 'Molecules to Morphogenesis'

Get your abstracts submitted by the 16th of January!

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This meeting will be so great. Only about a week until the early-bird deadline, 9th Feb.
#DevBio

We are delighted to have you joining us Sally! Also very much looking forward to this! #devbio

New year, new beginnings! Join us for all things animal & plant devbio at the 2026 @bsdb.bsky.social meeting in Warwick!

Abstract submission closing NEXT FRIDAY 16th JAN - join us!

Fantastic to be a part of this devbio symposium today in Oxford - thank you to the organisers for the invitation!

A poster listing the names of invited speakers at the upcoming BSDB 2026 meeting at the University of Warwick, 23-26 March

Meeting schedule now online for @bsdb.bsky.social 2026 spring meeting: Molecules to Morphogenesis!

***Abstracts due in by January 16***

Join the outstanding line up! Submit your abstract for a short talk, flash talk, or poster presentation:
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I am absolutely delighted to share the invited speakers for our upcoming @bsdb.bsky.social "Molecules to Morphogenesis" meeting!

Registration and abstract submission is now open - join us!

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March 23-26, 2026 - UK

Many thanks James - pleased to share this publication and to see it highlighted in the current issue @cp-devcell.bsky.social

Application deadline for up to 5 @mrc-lms.bsky.social postdoc positions in developmental epigenetics closes soon - don’t miss out! Positions across both experimental and computational projects. Come and join our fantastic team science community!

MRC Postdoctoral Research Scientists x 5 - MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences Applications are now open for up to five postdoctoral positions in the area of developmental epigenetics.

Interested in developmental epigenetics? So are we! Apply now to join us for your postdoc!

Multiple positions across multiple groups @mrc-lms.bsky.social

Projects spanning germline demethylation, gene regulation, genome architecture in development & disease 👇👇

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My team @ebi.embl.org is open to hosting #ARISE2 fellows!

We‘re especially interested in projects that improve access to single-cell & spatial transcriptomics data (e.g. browsers, standards), or enhance AI-readiness.

Happy to chat if you are applying!

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Congratulations to my colleague Will Scott @mrc-lms.bsky.social on his latest work resolving the molecular changes in fat tissue that emerge following weight loss www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Enhancer adoption by an LTR retrotransposon generates viral-like particles, causing developmental limb phenotypes - Nature Genetics Activation of an LTR retrotransposon inserted upstream of the Fgf8 gene produces viral-like particles in the mouse developing limb, triggering apoptosis and causing limb malformation. This phenotype c...

Finally out! 🥳 Our paper showing how a transposable element (TE) insertion can cause developmental phenotypes is now published @natgenet.nature.com 🧬🦠🐁
Below is a brief description of the major findings. Check the full version of the paper for more details: www.nature.com/articles/s41588-025-02248-5

Very nice Juliane, great to see it out!

Science Technology Graduate Programme - MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences Bioinformatics Facility - Dr George Young and Electron Microscopy Facility - Dr Ricardo Aramayo

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You'll gain hands-on experience in state-of-the-art research facilities, build technical expertise and earn a competitive salary.

Enhancing autophagy by redox regulation extends lifespan in Drosophila - Nature Communications Redox signalling is emerging as an important regulator of metabolism and physiology, which is dysregulated in ageing and disease. Here, the authors show that redox regulation of a key redox sensitive ...

🎉Excited to share our latest paper, published in Nature Communications!🎉

"Enhancing autophagy by redox regulation extends lifespan in Drosophila"

#redox #metabolism #ageing #Drosophila

@natcomms.nature.com @mrc-lms.bsky.social

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Range extender mediates long-distance enhancer activity - Nature The REX element is associated with long-range enhancer–promoter interactions.

Our paper describing the Range Extender element which is required and sufficient for long-range enhancer activation at the Shh locus is now available at @nature.com. Congrats to @gracebower.bsky.social who led the study. Below is a brief summary of the main findings www.nature.com/articles/s41... 1/

Thanks a lot Joaquina!

Many thanks Silvia!

Thanks a lot Juliane!

Thanks a lot Kristina!

Genetic “Dimmer Switch” Offers Precise Gene Expression Control The duration of expression of the gene Cdx2 is tightly regulated by a newly identified DNA sequence element called an “attenuator.”

Many thanks to @drsingleman.bsky.social for interviewing us about our latest work @imperialmed.bsky.social @mrc-lms.bsky.social - here’s her news story in GEN

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Thanks very much!

I am happy and extremely proud to be able to contribute to this work with Irène Amblard and @vmetzis.bsky.social, where by changing one motif we completely rewired the function of a regulatory element!🔬🧬 Now out in Developmental Cell!

Many thanks Nitzan!