Katie Pickup
@katiepickup.bsky.social
🧬 Reviews Editor @biologists.bsky.social
👩🏻🔬 PhD epigenetics & differentiation @uoe-igc.bsky.social
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👩🏻🔬 PhD epigenetics & differentiation @uoe-igc.bsky.social
Views my own | she/her
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My UK visit kicked off with deeply stimulating science at the @biologists.bsky.social workshop on Whole Genome Doubling. Check out more in our recent post on @the-node.bsky.social. Many thanks to @mateusolisboa.bsky.social and @katiepickup.bsky.social!
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Whole-Genome Doubling and Polyploidy: Cells, Cancer, and Evolution
Discover how whole-genome doubling and polyploidy drive cellular adaptations, shape cancer progression, and fuel evolutionary innovation across species.
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January 23, 2026 at 7:40 AM
My UK visit kicked off with deeply stimulating science at the @biologists.bsky.social workshop on Whole Genome Doubling. Check out more in our recent post on @the-node.bsky.social. Many thanks to @mateusolisboa.bsky.social and @katiepickup.bsky.social!
thenode.biologists.com/decoding-who...
thenode.biologists.com/decoding-who...
Read this article to hear from a mix of researchers about some really cool ways cell biology can be used to fight the climate crisis! Inspiration came from the fantastic @cells4planethealth.bsky.social EMBO Workshop in April last year
Climate change and cell biology – five ways cells can help us solve planetary problems
An Essay from @marennattermann.bsky.social, @sorayazwahlen.bsky.social, Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, @hannaszafranska.bsky.social, Kavita Rangan & @samreckpeterson.bsky.social.
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An Essay from @marennattermann.bsky.social, @sorayazwahlen.bsky.social, Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, @hannaszafranska.bsky.social, Kavita Rangan & @samreckpeterson.bsky.social.
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January 19, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Read this article to hear from a mix of researchers about some really cool ways cell biology can be used to fight the climate crisis! Inspiration came from the fantastic @cells4planethealth.bsky.social EMBO Workshop in April last year
Do have a read of this call to action from a fantastic bunch of ECRs working in the cell biology-climate space @cells4planethealth.bsky.social
It's full of lots of important ideas to support future research and researchers who want to use cell biology to help reach a more sustainable future
It's full of lots of important ideas to support future research and researchers who want to use cell biology to help reach a more sustainable future
Cell biology for a sustainable future – a call to action from Camila Costa, Eliott Flaum, @dhlashwayo.bsky.social, Marie Jacobovitz, Guillermina Kubaczka, Samuel Lovat, Eliya Milshtein, @hannaszafranska.bsky.social and @sorayazwahlen.bsky.social.
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January 19, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Do have a read of this call to action from a fantastic bunch of ECRs working in the cell biology-climate space @cells4planethealth.bsky.social
It's full of lots of important ideas to support future research and researchers who want to use cell biology to help reach a more sustainable future
It's full of lots of important ideas to support future research and researchers who want to use cell biology to help reach a more sustainable future
I really enjoyed talking to Peggy - it was great to revisit the world of DNA methylation and stem cells as well as learn more about the blood and ageing 🩸
In this interview with Margaret (Peggy) Goodell @goodell-lab.bsky.social we discussed her impressive career, the parallels between ageing and cancer in the blood, and the lessons we can learn from stem cell biology to understand and mitigate disease.
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January 16, 2026 at 2:26 PM
I really enjoyed talking to Peggy - it was great to revisit the world of DNA methylation and stem cells as well as learn more about the blood and ageing 🩸
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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social is recruiting an enthusiastic and motivated Reviews Editor. An exciting opportunity for a talented scientific editor to make a contribution to an important journal in the field of #cellbiology. Deadline 2 Feb.
More at: www.biologists.com/about-us/wor...
More at: www.biologists.com/about-us/wor...
Work for us
Working for us We’re always looking for talented and motivated people to work as part of our close-knit team. Roles range from editorial to production, marketing to event co-ordination, HR to accounts...
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January 9, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social is recruiting an enthusiastic and motivated Reviews Editor. An exciting opportunity for a talented scientific editor to make a contribution to an important journal in the field of #cellbiology. Deadline 2 Feb.
More at: www.biologists.com/about-us/wor...
More at: www.biologists.com/about-us/wor...
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Last but certainly not least, our final extraordinary biologist featured is Saanjbati Adhikari, a @dev-journal.bsky.social Reviews Editor, a Cross-Title Features Editor for our 100-year anniversary and a former preLighter @prelights.bsky.social. #100biologists
December 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Last but certainly not least, our final extraordinary biologist featured is Saanjbati Adhikari, a @dev-journal.bsky.social Reviews Editor, a Cross-Title Features Editor for our 100-year anniversary and a former preLighter @prelights.bsky.social. #100biologists
The dangers of PFAS #ForeverChemicals are becoming increasingly apparent - check out @dmmjournal.bsky.social's new special focus for some great articles from experts in this area about what we know so far and how we can better understand the health risks
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In this issue, we focus on #foreverchemicals, #pollutants that build up in the environment and living organisms, resist removal, and are increasingly tied to developmental and health issues.
Details about the featured articles are collected in the thread.
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Details about the featured articles are collected in the thread.
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Volume 18 Issue 11 | Disease Models & Mechanisms | The Company of Biologists
Disease Models & Mechanisms (DMM) is an Open Access journal that aims to advance novel insight into the mechanism, diagnosis and therapy of human disease.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The dangers of PFAS #ForeverChemicals are becoming increasingly apparent - check out @dmmjournal.bsky.social's new special focus for some great articles from experts in this area about what we know so far and how we can better understand the health risks
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We are also highlighting Claire Moulton, previously our Publisher and @biologists.bsky.social's first ever CEO, who led the creation of The Forest of Biologists, as an extraordinary biologist this week. #100biologists
December 5, 2025 at 1:11 PM
We are also highlighting Claire Moulton, previously our Publisher and @biologists.bsky.social's first ever CEO, who led the creation of The Forest of Biologists, as an extraordinary biologist this week. #100biologists
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Apply for our Pathway to Independence (PI) programme, supporting postdocs in #devbio and #stemcell research during the transition to their first group leader position: www.biologists.com/grants/devel...
Application deadline: 2 February 2026.
Application deadline: 2 February 2026.
December 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Apply for our Pathway to Independence (PI) programme, supporting postdocs in #devbio and #stemcell research during the transition to their first group leader position: www.biologists.com/grants/devel...
Application deadline: 2 February 2026.
Application deadline: 2 February 2026.
It was lovely speaking to @harmitmalik.bsky.social for @dmmjournal.bsky.social Infectious Disease Special Issue. We chatted about his work on host-viral evolution, the importance of blue-skies research and his approach to creating a supportive lab environment
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For our #InfectiousDisease Special Issue we interviewed the marvelous @harmitmalik.bsky.social ! We discussed the #viral arms race, how to support mentees and the beauty of basic science 🔬
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The viral arms race: an interview with Harmit Malik
Harmit Malik. Photo credit: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.Harmit Malik is Professor and Associate Director of the Basic Sciences Division at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, WA,…
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November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
It was lovely speaking to @harmitmalik.bsky.social for @dmmjournal.bsky.social Infectious Disease Special Issue. We chatted about his work on host-viral evolution, the importance of blue-skies research and his approach to creating a supportive lab environment
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We are highlighting Jane Francis, Director of the British Antarctic Survey, UK, who also delivered a plenary lecture at the Biologists @ 100 conference, as an extraordinary biologist. #100biologists @bas.ac.uk
October 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
We are highlighting Jane Francis, Director of the British Antarctic Survey, UK, who also delivered a plenary lecture at the Biologists @ 100 conference, as an extraordinary biologist. #100biologists @bas.ac.uk
Great panel discussion @helloeacr.bsky.social on the future of #CancerNeuroscience and the importance of balancing multiple disease models. This recent @dmmjournal.bsky.social Perspective from Eva Hernando provides a great exploration of pros and cons of metastasis models
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Modeling metastasis – leveraging novel tools to streamline discovery in advanced cancer
Summary: We comprehensively review current cancer metastasis models, highlight advances and gaps, and advocate open data sharing to enhance model selection, experimental rigor and clinical relevance.
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October 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Great panel discussion @helloeacr.bsky.social on the future of #CancerNeuroscience and the importance of balancing multiple disease models. This recent @dmmjournal.bsky.social Perspective from Eva Hernando provides a great exploration of pros and cons of metastasis models
tinyurl.com/dmm-metastas...
tinyurl.com/dmm-metastas...
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1925: On this date, 100 years ago, The Company of Biologists is founded by George Parker Bidder III. Throughout today, we will be posting some of our key milestones. Read more about the past 100 years at bit.ly/3WnTVA1.
October 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
1925: On this date, 100 years ago, The Company of Biologists is founded by George Parker Bidder III. Throughout today, we will be posting some of our key milestones. Read more about the past 100 years at bit.ly/3WnTVA1.
Excited to be in beautiful Bilbao for @helloeacr.bsky.social Cancer Neuroscience this week on behalf of @dmmjournal.bsky.social. Looking forward to learning more about interactions between tumours and the nervous system #EACR
October 14, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Excited to be in beautiful Bilbao for @helloeacr.bsky.social Cancer Neuroscience this week on behalf of @dmmjournal.bsky.social. Looking forward to learning more about interactions between tumours and the nervous system #EACR
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Lab’s 1st preprint!
Menstruation is understudied due to societal taboos + a biological challenge: mice (a key system for research + drug discovery) don’t menstruate.
@cagricevrim.bsky.social made menstruating mice + used them to discover early events in menstruation.
He is on the job market!
Menstruation is understudied due to societal taboos + a biological challenge: mice (a key system for research + drug discovery) don’t menstruate.
@cagricevrim.bsky.social made menstruating mice + used them to discover early events in menstruation.
He is on the job market!
I’m thrilled to share my postdoc work and the first paper from the McKinley Lab! 🎉
@karalmckinley.bsky.social
We built the first transgenic model of menstruation in mice.
We used it to uncover how the endometrium organizes and sheds during menstruation. 🧪
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@karalmckinley.bsky.social
We built the first transgenic model of menstruation in mice.
We used it to uncover how the endometrium organizes and sheds during menstruation. 🧪
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Induction of menstruation in mice reveals the regulation of menstrual shedding
During menstruation, an inner layer of the endometrium is selectively shed, while an outer, progenitor-containing layer is preserved to support repeated regeneration. Progress in understanding this co...
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October 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Lab’s 1st preprint!
Menstruation is understudied due to societal taboos + a biological challenge: mice (a key system for research + drug discovery) don’t menstruate.
@cagricevrim.bsky.social made menstruating mice + used them to discover early events in menstruation.
He is on the job market!
Menstruation is understudied due to societal taboos + a biological challenge: mice (a key system for research + drug discovery) don’t menstruate.
@cagricevrim.bsky.social made menstruating mice + used them to discover early events in menstruation.
He is on the job market!
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An Interview with Azim Surani
Ashley Moffett and @geraldinejowett.bsky.social spoke to Azim, recipient of both the 2025 Kyoto Prize and 2026 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize, about his non-traditional and inspirational route into academia:
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Ashley Moffett and @geraldinejowett.bsky.social spoke to Azim, recipient of both the 2025 Kyoto Prize and 2026 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize, about his non-traditional and inspirational route into academia:
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
October 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
An Interview with Azim Surani
Ashley Moffett and @geraldinejowett.bsky.social spoke to Azim, recipient of both the 2025 Kyoto Prize and 2026 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize, about his non-traditional and inspirational route into academia:
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
Ashley Moffett and @geraldinejowett.bsky.social spoke to Azim, recipient of both the 2025 Kyoto Prize and 2026 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize, about his non-traditional and inspirational route into academia:
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
It was lovely talking to you. Your chicken story is a fun fact that's going to be pretty hard to beat!
September 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
It was lovely talking to you. Your chicken story is a fun fact that's going to be pretty hard to beat!
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Thanks to Katie Pickup (@katiepickup.bsky.social) for chatting with me about my scientific journey and what’s next in the future! If you’re curious about what I do, where I’m heading, and why I used to sleep with a chicken, check out my interview with Development (@dev-journal.bsky.social) below! 🧬
Pathway to Independence – an interview with Sonya Widen
In this interview, @sonyawiden.bsky.social talks about her research interests in genome evolution, hopes for the Pathway to Independence programme and plans for her future lab.
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In this interview, @sonyawiden.bsky.social talks about her research interests in genome evolution, hopes for the Pathway to Independence programme and plans for her future lab.
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September 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Thanks to Katie Pickup (@katiepickup.bsky.social) for chatting with me about my scientific journey and what’s next in the future! If you’re curious about what I do, where I’m heading, and why I used to sleep with a chicken, check out my interview with Development (@dev-journal.bsky.social) below! 🧬
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#FocalPlaneFeatures meets @prelights.bsky.social
@fadelvalle.bsky.social & Vibha Singh have picked 2 fantastic #cellbio preprints & will be presenting their preLights alongside research talks from @probablycarmen.bsky.social & Eva Mejia-Ramirez.
Register: focalplane.biologists.com/2025/08/20/f...
@fadelvalle.bsky.social & Vibha Singh have picked 2 fantastic #cellbio preprints & will be presenting their preLights alongside research talks from @probablycarmen.bsky.social & Eva Mejia-Ramirez.
Register: focalplane.biologists.com/2025/08/20/f...
August 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
#FocalPlaneFeatures meets @prelights.bsky.social
@fadelvalle.bsky.social & Vibha Singh have picked 2 fantastic #cellbio preprints & will be presenting their preLights alongside research talks from @probablycarmen.bsky.social & Eva Mejia-Ramirez.
Register: focalplane.biologists.com/2025/08/20/f...
@fadelvalle.bsky.social & Vibha Singh have picked 2 fantastic #cellbio preprints & will be presenting their preLights alongside research talks from @probablycarmen.bsky.social & Eva Mejia-Ramirez.
Register: focalplane.biologists.com/2025/08/20/f...
It was lovely chatting to you - I'm excited to see where your research takes you!
August 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
It was lovely chatting to you - I'm excited to see where your research takes you!
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And if you're interested in my academic path, scientific interests and plans for the future; I had a great conversation with @katiepickup.bsky.social @dev-journal.bsky.social as part of the Pathway to Independence program: doi.org/10.1242/dev....
Pathway to Independence – an interview with Marlies Oomen
Marlies Oomen is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Helmholtz Munich, Germany, in the laboratory of Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla. She is interested in how transposable elements are involved in gene regulation acr...
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August 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
And if you're interested in my academic path, scientific interests and plans for the future; I had a great conversation with @katiepickup.bsky.social @dev-journal.bsky.social as part of the Pathway to Independence program: doi.org/10.1242/dev....
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Interested in transposable elements in mammalian preimplantation development? It's not too late to register for the 'Development presents' webinar next Wednesday. Together with Anzy @anzymiller.bsky.social who will talk about her postdoc work as well!
Our next #DevPres webinar focusses on gene regulation with talks from 2025 Development PI fellows Anzy Miller @anzymiller.bsky.social and Marlies Oomen @marliesoomen.bsky.social, chaired by James Gahan @jgahan.bsky.social.
📆 27 August, 15:00 BST (UTC+1)
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
📆 27 August, 15:00 BST (UTC+1)
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
August 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Interested in transposable elements in mammalian preimplantation development? It's not too late to register for the 'Development presents' webinar next Wednesday. Together with Anzy @anzymiller.bsky.social who will talk about her postdoc work as well!
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📢Call for papers
Submit your latest research to our upcoming special issue on #InVitroModels of #HumanDisease.
Submission deadline: 6 October 2025
Editors: @vivianlilab.bsky.social, @ausmith.bsky.social & Joseph Wu
journals.biologists.com/dmm/pages/in...
#CallforPapers
Submit your latest research to our upcoming special issue on #InVitroModels of #HumanDisease.
Submission deadline: 6 October 2025
Editors: @vivianlilab.bsky.social, @ausmith.bsky.social & Joseph Wu
journals.biologists.com/dmm/pages/in...
#CallforPapers
July 11, 2025 at 1:14 PM
📢Call for papers
Submit your latest research to our upcoming special issue on #InVitroModels of #HumanDisease.
Submission deadline: 6 October 2025
Editors: @vivianlilab.bsky.social, @ausmith.bsky.social & Joseph Wu
journals.biologists.com/dmm/pages/in...
#CallforPapers
Submit your latest research to our upcoming special issue on #InVitroModels of #HumanDisease.
Submission deadline: 6 October 2025
Editors: @vivianlilab.bsky.social, @ausmith.bsky.social & Joseph Wu
journals.biologists.com/dmm/pages/in...
#CallforPapers
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This week, we are highlighting Helen Zenner, Community Manager of @focalplane.bsky.social and @jcellsci.bsky.social Online Editor, as an extraordinary biologist. #100biologists
@helenzsci.bsky.social
@helenzsci.bsky.social
July 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This week, we are highlighting Helen Zenner, Community Manager of @focalplane.bsky.social and @jcellsci.bsky.social Online Editor, as an extraordinary biologist. #100biologists
@helenzsci.bsky.social
@helenzsci.bsky.social
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New #Spotlight episode!
@ryanharrison13.bsky.social, Stefan and @reinierprosee.bsky.social talk with Katelyn Cooper, first author of a groundbreaking preprint—the first in-depth analysis of the LGBTQ+ climate in the biological sciences.
#LGBTinSTEM #preprint 🏳️🌈🔬
@ryanharrison13.bsky.social, Stefan and @reinierprosee.bsky.social talk with Katelyn Cooper, first author of a groundbreaking preprint—the first in-depth analysis of the LGBTQ+ climate in the biological sciences.
#LGBTinSTEM #preprint 🏳️🌈🔬
spotLights Ep 16: preLights in conversation with Katelyn Cooper
YouTube video by The Company of Biologists
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June 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
New #Spotlight episode!
@ryanharrison13.bsky.social, Stefan and @reinierprosee.bsky.social talk with Katelyn Cooper, first author of a groundbreaking preprint—the first in-depth analysis of the LGBTQ+ climate in the biological sciences.
#LGBTinSTEM #preprint 🏳️🌈🔬
@ryanharrison13.bsky.social, Stefan and @reinierprosee.bsky.social talk with Katelyn Cooper, first author of a groundbreaking preprint—the first in-depth analysis of the LGBTQ+ climate in the biological sciences.
#LGBTinSTEM #preprint 🏳️🌈🔬