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
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
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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/...
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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...
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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 🏳️🌈🔬
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Who “belongs” in biology?
The first comprehensive analysis of the LGBTQ+ climate in the biological sciences! #LGBTinSTEM #preprint 🏳️🌈
#preLight prepared by @ryanharrison13.bsky.social, Stefan & @reinierprosee.bsky.social ⬇️👀
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The first comprehensive analysis of the LGBTQ+ climate in the biological sciences! #LGBTinSTEM #preprint 🏳️🌈
#preLight prepared by @ryanharrison13.bsky.social, Stefan & @reinierprosee.bsky.social ⬇️👀
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LGBTQ+ realities in the biological sciences - preLights
Who “belongs” in biology? Researchers conduct the first comprehensive analysis of the LGBTQ+ climate in biological sciences.
prelights.biologists.com
June 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Who “belongs” in biology?
The first comprehensive analysis of the LGBTQ+ climate in the biological sciences! #LGBTinSTEM #preprint 🏳️🌈
#preLight prepared by @ryanharrison13.bsky.social, Stefan & @reinierprosee.bsky.social ⬇️👀
prelights.biologists.com/highlights/l...
The first comprehensive analysis of the LGBTQ+ climate in the biological sciences! #LGBTinSTEM #preprint 🏳️🌈
#preLight prepared by @ryanharrison13.bsky.social, Stefan & @reinierprosee.bsky.social ⬇️👀
prelights.biologists.com/highlights/l...
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*Paid internship opportunity*
@biologists.bsky.social is looking for a 3-month intern this summer to work across the Node, @prelights.bsky.social and
@focalplane.bsky.social
If you're interested in #SciCommm & #publishing, and have the right to work in the UK, apply by 5 June 👇
@biologists.bsky.social is looking for a 3-month intern this summer to work across the Node, @prelights.bsky.social and
@focalplane.bsky.social
If you're interested in #SciCommm & #publishing, and have the right to work in the UK, apply by 5 June 👇
Community site paid internship - the Node
The Company of Biologists currently has an opportunity for a paid three-month internship to work on our community sites – the Node, preLights and FocalPlane. This is a great opportunity to gain experi...
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May 21, 2025 at 10:38 AM
*Paid internship opportunity*
@biologists.bsky.social is looking for a 3-month intern this summer to work across the Node, @prelights.bsky.social and
@focalplane.bsky.social
If you're interested in #SciCommm & #publishing, and have the right to work in the UK, apply by 5 June 👇
@biologists.bsky.social is looking for a 3-month intern this summer to work across the Node, @prelights.bsky.social and
@focalplane.bsky.social
If you're interested in #SciCommm & #publishing, and have the right to work in the UK, apply by 5 June 👇
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Would you like to be @the-node.bsky.social's new Community Manager?
Find out here what this exciting role involves and how you can apply to join the team.
thenode.biologists.com/would-you-li...
Application deadline 19 May
#SciComm #DevBio #StemCell
Find out here what this exciting role involves and how you can apply to join the team.
thenode.biologists.com/would-you-li...
Application deadline 19 May
#SciComm #DevBio #StemCell
Would you like to be the Node's new Community Manager? - the Node
After two fulfilling years working at the Node and Development, I have decided to move on and embark on a new adventure. That means, my job is up for
thenode.biologists.com
May 2, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Would you like to be @the-node.bsky.social's new Community Manager?
Find out here what this exciting role involves and how you can apply to join the team.
thenode.biologists.com/would-you-li...
Application deadline 19 May
#SciComm #DevBio #StemCell
Find out here what this exciting role involves and how you can apply to join the team.
thenode.biologists.com/would-you-li...
Application deadline 19 May
#SciComm #DevBio #StemCell
If you missed Sadaf Farooqi's talk at #Biologists100 in Liverpool last month you can have a read of our interview with her here. Her work on obesity genetics and appetite has paved the way for many new treatments - and it's not often you find chicken korma and Eton mess in scientific studies!
Read our interview with #biologists100 plenary speaker, Sadaf Farooqi, discussing the fascinating insights from her work on obesity & appetite, her approach to exploring new research, and how these discoveries can ultimately impact patients and society. doi.org/10.1242/dmm....
April 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
If you missed Sadaf Farooqi's talk at #Biologists100 in Liverpool last month you can have a read of our interview with her here. Her work on obesity genetics and appetite has paved the way for many new treatments - and it's not often you find chicken korma and Eton mess in scientific studies!
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🧪Join us as the new Community Manager to run @the-node.bsky.social . A great opportunity for someone with a love of developmental and/or stem cell biology, #sciencecommunication and engaging with researchers.
📆 Apply by 19 May at
biologists.com/about-us/wor...
📆 Apply by 19 May at
biologists.com/about-us/wor...
April 24, 2025 at 9:12 AM
🧪Join us as the new Community Manager to run @the-node.bsky.social . A great opportunity for someone with a love of developmental and/or stem cell biology, #sciencecommunication and engaging with researchers.
📆 Apply by 19 May at
biologists.com/about-us/wor...
📆 Apply by 19 May at
biologists.com/about-us/wor...
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#DevBio job opportunity!
Development (@dev-journal.bsky.social) is looking for a new Community Manager to run our community site, the Node (@the-node.bsky.social) – a great opportunity if you love devbio, #stemcells, #scicom and community engagement. Happy to chat informally about the role.
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Development (@dev-journal.bsky.social) is looking for a new Community Manager to run our community site, the Node (@the-node.bsky.social) – a great opportunity if you love devbio, #stemcells, #scicom and community engagement. Happy to chat informally about the role.
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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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April 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
#DevBio job opportunity!
Development (@dev-journal.bsky.social) is looking for a new Community Manager to run our community site, the Node (@the-node.bsky.social) – a great opportunity if you love devbio, #stemcells, #scicom and community engagement. Happy to chat informally about the role.
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Development (@dev-journal.bsky.social) is looking for a new Community Manager to run our community site, the Node (@the-node.bsky.social) – a great opportunity if you love devbio, #stemcells, #scicom and community engagement. Happy to chat informally about the role.
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New #spotLights episode! 🎙️
We’re kicking off our #biologists100 series (led by @jontytownson.bsky.social) with @richardsever.bsky.social.
We discuss the recently launched #openRxiv, the importance + future of preprints & how early-career researchers benefit.
Listen now 🎧⬇️
youtu.be/L5O2mDnqDUI?...
We’re kicking off our #biologists100 series (led by @jontytownson.bsky.social) with @richardsever.bsky.social.
We discuss the recently launched #openRxiv, the importance + future of preprints & how early-career researchers benefit.
Listen now 🎧⬇️
youtu.be/L5O2mDnqDUI?...
spotLights Ep 8: preLights in conversation with Richard Sever
YouTube video by The Company of Biologists
youtu.be
April 16, 2025 at 11:08 AM
New #spotLights episode! 🎙️
We’re kicking off our #biologists100 series (led by @jontytownson.bsky.social) with @richardsever.bsky.social.
We discuss the recently launched #openRxiv, the importance + future of preprints & how early-career researchers benefit.
Listen now 🎧⬇️
youtu.be/L5O2mDnqDUI?...
We’re kicking off our #biologists100 series (led by @jontytownson.bsky.social) with @richardsever.bsky.social.
We discuss the recently launched #openRxiv, the importance + future of preprints & how early-career researchers benefit.
Listen now 🎧⬇️
youtu.be/L5O2mDnqDUI?...
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Another neat factoid at #EMBOclimateResilience, this time form @abbasz.bsky.social: "Global healthcare, if it were a country (Healthcareistan) would be the 5th greatest carbon emitter."
April 15, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Another neat factoid at #EMBOclimateResilience, this time form @abbasz.bsky.social: "Global healthcare, if it were a country (Healthcareistan) would be the 5th greatest carbon emitter."
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Doctors working in Gaza have made urgent pleas, saying that they feel abandoned by the world amid renewed Israeli airstrikes.
Justice in healthcare means actively supporting the people of Gaza and helping to rebuild the health system, say
@mohammadrazai.bsky.social et al
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
Justice in healthcare means actively supporting the people of Gaza and helping to rebuild the health system, say
@mohammadrazai.bsky.social et al
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
April 15, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Doctors working in Gaza have made urgent pleas, saying that they feel abandoned by the world amid renewed Israeli airstrikes.
Justice in healthcare means actively supporting the people of Gaza and helping to rebuild the health system, say
@mohammadrazai.bsky.social et al
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
Justice in healthcare means actively supporting the people of Gaza and helping to rebuild the health system, say
@mohammadrazai.bsky.social et al
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
This article is a really useful compilation of advice for improving your data skills and workflows - including how to use generative AI to help you learn to code
Here we share our opinions on "Practical considerations for data exploration in quantitative cell biology"
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
Joanna, Hanna and I worked quite a bit on this piece and I hope you find it useful
Many thanks to @jcellsci.bsky.social for publishing it
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
Joanna, Hanna and I worked quite a bit on this piece and I hope you find it useful
Many thanks to @jcellsci.bsky.social for publishing it
Practical considerations for data exploration in quantitative cell biology
Summary: We present practical guidelines for data exploration in quantitative cell biology that are designed to help yield reliable conclusions and promote a collaborative, transparent approach to dat...
journals.biologists.com
April 8, 2025 at 9:31 AM
This article is a really useful compilation of advice for improving your data skills and workflows - including how to use generative AI to help you learn to code
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Interested in how cells respond when squeezed? Check the review paper just published by Laura Faure, @valeriaventurini.bsky.social and myself on this. Really thorough and clear revision by Laura and Valeria!
In their Review, Laura Faure, Valeria Venturini @valeriaventurini.bsky.social and Pere Roca-Cusachs discuss the biological contexts of cell mechanical compression, the associated mechanisms and the experimental systems engineered to compress cells in vitro.
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
April 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Interested in how cells respond when squeezed? Check the review paper just published by Laura Faure, @valeriaventurini.bsky.social and myself on this. Really thorough and clear revision by Laura and Valeria!