Though my F31 is still pending, I’m happy to say I received a grant via the Oak Foundation to establish Pikachu as a model organism! Its tail is reminiscent of Vangl2 Looptail mutants - the Devenport lab is ready to expand studies of PCP into the world of Pokémbryology 🧬

Whiteflies have incorporated ancient plant DNA into their genomes. Xia, Guo, Yang, Turlings, Zhang and colleagues find that by using their plant-born powers, these pests are able to resist common plant toxins. Read more in Cell hubs.ly/H0K0vQ_0

Regulation of the Wound Healing Response during Aging jidonline.org/article/S0022-… CECAD Cologne Uniklinik Köln Universität zu Köln Maria Leptin

Congratulations big bro Parras Alberto and the Ocampo Lab ! Fascinating work 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

Absolutely grateful to be able to present our latest work and gain valuable feedback at the ESVS Translational Meeting graciously hosted by Vascular Surgery Karolinska in Stockholm. Two days of enlightening talks and discussions! 💪🏽

"All life is social, at least at some scale". Let's talk about ants! 🐜Adria LeBoeuf @[email protected] aka Adria LeBoeuf from unifrBiology describes how the endogenously produced proteins transmitted via fluid exchange (trophallaxis) relate to colony life in the carpenter ant. #LSS2022

We did it! Special thanks to my co-first author Lucas Schoenfeldt and all members of the Ocampo team that significantly contributed to this first demonstration of translational cellular reprogramming using small molecules for lifes…lnkd.in/eE_hBPZJ lnkd.in/eyfMd7c4

An extra year of healthy life for everyone in the UK is said to be worth £5 trillion. George MacGinnis, @HealthyAgeingUK Challenge Director, says the medicalisation of ageing stops us seeing the opportunities, in our second #UKRIVoices blog: orlo.uk/q5WnI

This is how the human face develops in the womb: #biology by BBC

Ageing, Macrophages and Vascular Ischemia - Great Talk by Dr Kevin Kiesworo!!! #BVSLeiden Vascular Biology Paul Quax Janice Tsui

Fantastic 2 days #BVSLeiden thanks to all who came, Paul Quax and his welcoming team, Vascular Biology

Great to see old friends again and meet new ones #BVSLeiden. Join the FB group and keep eye out for info for next year! Vascular Biology Paul Quax Thomas Schmitz-Rixen Kevin Kiesworo @LuciePearce13 Dennis Lui CVCB Leiden Marie-Jose Goumans I'MCARIM facebook.com/groups/1764988…

Optogenetics lets researchers manipulate and monitor the contractility of arterioles in the brain in 3D. elifesciences.org/articles/72802…

Stimulating seminar programme and inspiring ideas shared over the last few days at #BVSLeiden - big thanks to the organisation committee Paul Quax Marie-Jose Goumans for the opportunity! Vascular Biology

Cool film on #plankton by @janvanijken shown at Museum Museum De Lakenhal. Revealing the nature’s beauty through absolutely captivating #microscopy. Perfect way to spend a few hours before the flight back home after #BVSLeiden!

Ever touched a sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica) and marveled at its leaves instantaneously folding? In this video you can see the electrical signals that mediate that rapid movement surging down the plant in real time 📹 T. Hagihara et al go.nature.com/3GwUaSQ

Whatever you think of him, this story from Richard Hammond is quite something

New report argues for changing how we teach science in face of disinformation. “…the goal of science education must be to make “competent outsiders” of all students.” Must focus on whether a source is credible. science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… Full report: sciedandmisinfo.sites.stanford.edu/sites/g/files/…

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Very excited to share the latest paper from our lab where we investigated the benefits of carbohydrate loading before surgery. nature.com/articles/s4146…. Big thanks and congrats to all of the authors & collaborators! @MikeMacArthur8 Ocampo Lab Kevin Kiesworo Arnaud Lyon Louis Stavart