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Sjors Scheres

@sjorsscheres.bsky.social

Please spread the word: the Structural Studies Division @mrclmb.bsky.social is looking for a new tenure-track, independent group leader with an exciting plan in any area of Structural (Molecular & Cell) biology, in discovery biology and/or methods development. 🥳

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Research Group Leader Tenure Track - Structural Studies - LMB 2775 - Medical Research Council

Location: Cambridge. Vacancy: Research Group Leader Tenure Track - Structural Studies - LMB 2775. Closing Date: 16/03/2026, 23:55

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February 16, 2026 at 12:09 PM

Carlos Guardia

@charlyguardia.bsky.social

New issue of the #PlacentalCellBio reports by
@biomednews.bsky.social

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My fav pick is this comprehensive review on the evolution of the study of the ultrastructure of the placenta using EM <3

Exploring placental ultrastructure: A review of electron microscopy techniques and emerging methods for resolving 3D organelle architecture - PubMed

Trophoblast cells line the surface of placental villi, facilitating the exchange of nutrients, gases, and wastes between the maternal and fetal circulations. The fusion of cytotrophoblast (CTB) cells into the surrounding multinucleated syncytiotrophoblast (STB), is accompanied by a shift in cellular …

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February 8, 2026 at 3:26 PM

Carlos Guardia

@charlyguardia.bsky.social

Last issue of 2025 of the #PlacentalCellBio reports by
@biomednews.bsky.social

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Check the 3 back-to-back papers on 3D human embryo implantation models!

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pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41443195/

Cya in '26 🎆

Modeling human embryo implantation in vitro - PubMed

Implantation of a human embryo into the endometrium is a crucial event in gestation, as it marks the initiation of a pregnancy and is prone to high failure rates. We have limited understanding of these stages because of the inaccessibility of implanting embryos and the lack of suitable model systems …

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December 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM

Carlos Guardia

@charlyguardia.bsky.social

Holiday's edition of the #PlacentalCellBio reports by @biomednews.bsky.social

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My highlight is the new cell atlas of the human reproductive tract by the Vento-Tormo group: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41407855/

Enjoy!

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December 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM

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JCI insight

@insight.jci.org

A strategy to protect pancreatic beta cells from lipotoxicity…

This Issue’s Cover: Kyu-Sang Park & team show that palmitate triggers ROS-induced Ca2+ overload and mTORC1 activation at the lysosomal membrane, resulting in autophagy defects: doi.org/10.1172/jci....

December 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM

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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD

@bpodaily.bsky.social

Lab-grown long-term model system of egg development in zebrafish reveals mTOR-Stat3-Stathmin molecular pathway key for oocyte polarisation

📷 Amal Shawahny et al @yanivelkouby.bsky.social lab
@hebrewuniversity.bsky.social in @currentbiology.bsky.social

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December 9, 2025 at 10:04 AM

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jobRxiv

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Tenure-Track Faculty Position – Applied Biotechnology #ScienceJobs #AcademicSky

Tenure-Track Faculty Position - Applied Biotechnology

Post a job in 3min, or find thousands of job offers like this one at jobRxiv!

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December 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM

Carlos Guardia

@charlyguardia.bsky.social

So many good reports this past week! Take a look at my #PlacentalCellBio selection thanks to @biomednews.bsky.social

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I really liked the preprint by Mike Soares' group on PPARG and invasive trophos using a combination of models: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41278877/

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December 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM

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Kacy Gordon

@kacylynn.bsky.social

I am hiring a postdoc (or two!) to work on C. elegans reproductive system development. Our MIRA funds work on cell size, migration, and niche signaling. Our CAREER funds work on regulation of gonad growth, degrowth, and regeneration during and after starvation

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December 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM

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Jeremy Yoder says no war

@jbyoder.org

My department at California State University Northridge is hiring! We're looking for a new colleague studying microbiology or molecular/cellular biology. I'm not on the search committee, but happy to answer questions about the department and campus, and life in LA

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Career Opportunities

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December 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM

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Study for the Society of Reproduction

@ssrepro.bsky.social

SSR needs Abstract Reviewers (Regular/Emeritus Members) for the 2026 Annual Conference! Peer-review runs Feb 18–Mar 4. Sign up by Jan 15th to shape the science! https://form.jotform.com/253173153459055 #ReproSci #SSR #PeerReview #2026Conference

December 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM

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JAX Genomic Education

@jaxeducation.bsky.social

🧬 Curious about the difference between #genetics and #epigenetics?

Explore how environment, epigenetics and health intersect with @jacksonlab.bsky.social's free, 1 – 2 hour course: education.learning.jax.org/beyond-genes...

#EpiSci #EpigeneticsSci #Epigenomics

Beyond Genes: Epigenetics, Environment and Health

Gain a basic understanding of genetics versus epigenetics and learn about environmental causes and consequences of epigenetic changes in human and mouse model studies.

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December 1, 2025 at 1:50 PM

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Sandra Laurentino

@sandralaurentino.bsky.social

Open post-doc position in 3-year collaborative project on contraception based in Münster. The candidate will work primarily with me and Nina Neuhaus at the Institute of Reproductive Genetics and Centre of Reproductive Medicine and Andrology
#postdocposition #reprosky

December 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM

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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist

@princess-vimentin.bsky.social

Girls ages 16 years or younger who received HPV vaccines were 80% less likely than their unvaccinated counterparts to develop cervical cancer.

Evidence from 23 studies showed that HPV vaccination lowered the incidence of high-grade cervical precancers.
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New research confirms HPV vaccination prevents cervical cancer | Cochrane

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November 28, 2025 at 12:56 PM

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Luca Costa

@costaluca.bsky.social

We are hiring a 2-year postdoctoral researcher to join our Membrane Biophysics team at the CBS in Montpellier. Join us to reinvent Atomic Force Microscopy to image the most common interface on our planet: the surface of water @membranesbiophy.bsky.social @cbsmontpellier.bsky.social

November 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM

Carlos Guardia

@charlyguardia.bsky.social

Thanksgiving edition of the publications in the #PlacentalCellBio section of @biomednews.bsky.social

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Cheers!

November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM

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Jean Cook (DNAtarheel)

@dnatarheel.bsky.social

Multiple tenure-track faculty positions at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center in Chapel Hill!
We seek creative scientists working in fundamental molecular, cellular, and computational areas. Basic and translational cancer research, all ranks.
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Open Rank

The UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, in collaboration with departments in the School of Medicine and across the entire University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is seeking outstanding ca...

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November 14, 2025 at 1:05 PM

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Preeclampsia Foundation

@preeclampsia.org

Today is #WorldPrematurityDay. We are sharing Missy Ellison's story with #prematurity with her daughter due to #preeclampsia

"I nearly lost my life to preeclampsia in 2019. My daughter was born at 30 weeks 3 days"

Give: www.preeclampsia.org/givetoday

November 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM

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Marine Biological Laboratory

@mblscience.bsky.social

We are hiring!

Interested? Apply here: go.mbl.edu/AS1887

November 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM

Carlos Guardia

@charlyguardia.bsky.social

Sorry for the silence (Government shutdown!) but I'm back with the latest pubs in the #PlacentalCellBio @biomednews.bsky.social

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November 16, 2025 at 9:51 PM

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Erikles Barbosa

@embarbosa.bsky.social

Excited to share our new paper! 🧬

Exploring how redox-modulating compounds can protect mothers and babies in diabetic pregnancies — a step toward new gestational therapies and long-term health.

Honored to be part of the amazing team behind this work! 💫

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Manganese porphyrin [MnTE-2-PyP]5+ improves maternal and offspring glycemic homeostasis, placental morphology, and redox balance in diabetic pregnant rats

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is a prevalent metabolic disorder during pregnancy, associated with oxidative stress and inflammation at systemic …

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October 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM

Carlos Guardia

@charlyguardia.bsky.social

A new week, a new selection of papers in #PlacentalCellBio
@biomednews.bsky.social

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Take a look at this pick from the Jawerbaum's lab in Argentina: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40976335/

Enjoy!

bims: Biomed News

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September 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM

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Denis Wirtz

@deniswirtz.bsky.social

Check this out: This is what the human fallopian tube looks like as one travels through its different sections.

We have developed a new 3D single-cell tissue mapping workflow to automatically/accurately detect ovarian cancer precancerous lesions (STICs).

More here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

September 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM

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Cell Biology J-Club

@cellclub.bsky.social

Impaired macroautophagy in oligodendrocyte precursor cells suppresses neuronal plasticity via a senescence-associated signaling | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...