Nicolas Rivron
@nicolasrivron.bsky.social
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Watson was deeply influential to me as a genomicist, but not how you may assume
From stealing Rosalind Franklin's lab notes to his frequent sexist & racist bioessentialist comments later in life, he showed how the scientific community would still worship a terrible person
Don't idolize bad people
From stealing Rosalind Franklin's lab notes to his frequent sexist & racist bioessentialist comments later in life, he showed how the scientific community would still worship a terrible person
Don't idolize bad people
BREAKING: James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA’s double helix whose work reshaped medicine, forensics and genetics, dies at 97.
James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97
Scientist James Watson, who shared a Nobel prize for helping discover the double-helix shape of the DNA molecule, has died. He was 97.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Watson was deeply influential to me as a genomicist, but not how you may assume
From stealing Rosalind Franklin's lab notes to his frequent sexist & racist bioessentialist comments later in life, he showed how the scientific community would still worship a terrible person
Don't idolize bad people
From stealing Rosalind Franklin's lab notes to his frequent sexist & racist bioessentialist comments later in life, he showed how the scientific community would still worship a terrible person
Don't idolize bad people
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Our new manuscript, led by Emily Corrigan, examines inhibitory neuron diversity across approximately 160 million years of evolutionary divergence, as part of BRAIN Initiative Cell Atlas Network (BICAN) developing brain atlas package: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Conservation and alteration of mammalian striatal interneurons - Nature
An analysis of cell-type diversity in brain samples from a variety of mammalian species, both during development and in adult animals, reveals that the TAC3 initial class of striatal interneurons is c...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Our new manuscript, led by Emily Corrigan, examines inhibitory neuron diversity across approximately 160 million years of evolutionary divergence, as part of BRAIN Initiative Cell Atlas Network (BICAN) developing brain atlas package: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The ethical framework for embryo models needs clarity and simplicity. The spirit of the integrated/non-integrated distinction was to more prominently regulate models that could potentially develop into a fetus. Hafez Ismaili M’hamdi discusses this. www.progress.org.uk/complexity-w...
Complexity without ethics: Why integration matters for embryo models | PET
Properly understood, the integrated/non-integrated distinction was not just a technical shorthand for the presence or absence of particular tissues.
www.progress.org.uk
October 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The ethical framework for embryo models needs clarity and simplicity. The spirit of the integrated/non-integrated distinction was to more prominently regulate models that could potentially develop into a fetus. Hafez Ismaili M’hamdi discusses this. www.progress.org.uk/complexity-w...
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Thrilled to announce that I am looking for a Research Technician/Assistant to join my lab @imbavienna.bsky.social. Please consider applying if you’re enthusiastic about #devbio #stemcells #teamwork and excited to help shaping a new lab!
Thankful for any retweet! 🫶
imba.onlyfy.jobs/job/l6u2m980
Thankful for any retweet! 🫶
imba.onlyfy.jobs/job/l6u2m980
March 20, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Thrilled to announce that I am looking for a Research Technician/Assistant to join my lab @imbavienna.bsky.social. Please consider applying if you’re enthusiastic about #devbio #stemcells #teamwork and excited to help shaping a new lab!
Thankful for any retweet! 🫶
imba.onlyfy.jobs/job/l6u2m980
Thankful for any retweet! 🫶
imba.onlyfy.jobs/job/l6u2m980
Join us in Vienna! The line-up of speakers is ready!
SY-Stem 2025 Symposium: Registration deadline on February 15th!
SY-Stem - a symposium focusing on the next generation of stem cell researchers - is organized by IMBA and @impvienna.bsky.social.
Register online: bit.ly/4jekaDg
Check out the program: bit.ly/4jDioM6
SY-Stem - a symposium focusing on the next generation of stem cell researchers - is organized by IMBA and @impvienna.bsky.social.
Register online: bit.ly/4jekaDg
Check out the program: bit.ly/4jDioM6
February 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Join us in Vienna! The line-up of speakers is ready!
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Congratulations to Theresa Sommer on the completion of her PhD! Theresa, a researcher in the Nicolas Rivron Group, presented her work on “Developing a stem cell – based 3D model of the human blastocyst and its application in exploring mammalian embryo morphologies” at her PhD defense.
January 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Congratulations to Theresa Sommer on the completion of her PhD! Theresa, a researcher in the Nicolas Rivron Group, presented her work on “Developing a stem cell – based 3D model of the human blastocyst and its application in exploring mammalian embryo morphologies” at her PhD defense.
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Our paper “A genome-wide atlas of human cell morphology” is finally out today in @naturemethods.bsky.social ! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
(I tweeted about our preprint in 2023 over at the bad place, but deactivated my account, so here we go again!)
(I tweeted about our preprint in 2023 over at the bad place, but deactivated my account, so here we go again!)
A genome-wide atlas of human cell morphology - Nature Methods
An optical pooled cell profiling platform (PERISCOPE) based on Cell Painting and optical sequencing of molecular barcodes was used to develop the first unbiased genome-wide morphology-based perturbati...
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January 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Our paper “A genome-wide atlas of human cell morphology” is finally out today in @naturemethods.bsky.social ! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
(I tweeted about our preprint in 2023 over at the bad place, but deactivated my account, so here we go again!)
(I tweeted about our preprint in 2023 over at the bad place, but deactivated my account, so here we go again!)
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1/3 Embryogenesis requires fit cells. Here, following work from @miguel-torres-1963.bsky.social & @tristanrodriguez72.bsky.social and led by @joshifrenster.bsky.social we develop a #gastruloid model of #CellCompetition
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
showing it recapitulates much of the embryo 🧵
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
showing it recapitulates much of the embryo 🧵
January 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
1/3 Embryogenesis requires fit cells. Here, following work from @miguel-torres-1963.bsky.social & @tristanrodriguez72.bsky.social and led by @joshifrenster.bsky.social we develop a #gastruloid model of #CellCompetition
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
showing it recapitulates much of the embryo 🧵
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
showing it recapitulates much of the embryo 🧵
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Dear all, registrations are open for the Mobile Genome @EMBO workshop. Many slots for posters, short talks but also long talks for last minute groundbreaking results! Let’s meet again on Nov 4-7, 2025 in Heidelberg. www.embl.org/about/info/c...
The mobile genome: genetic and physiological impacts of transposable elements
www.embl.org
January 27, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Dear all, registrations are open for the Mobile Genome @EMBO workshop. Many slots for posters, short talks but also long talks for last minute groundbreaking results! Let’s meet again on Nov 4-7, 2025 in Heidelberg. www.embl.org/about/info/c...
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We are #hiring! Join GMI as the new Operation Engineer and supervise the technical, economic support and maintenance of the buildings. #europe #jobs #science https://imba.onlyfy.jobs/job/2fow0g5m
January 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We are #hiring! Join GMI as the new Operation Engineer and supervise the technical, economic support and maintenance of the buildings. #europe #jobs #science https://imba.onlyfy.jobs/job/2fow0g5m
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We are hiring! Join IMBA as the new Operation Engineer and supervise the technical, economic support and maintenance of the buildings. #europe #jobs #science https://imba.onlyfy.jobs/job/2fow0g5m
January 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We are hiring! Join IMBA as the new Operation Engineer and supervise the technical, economic support and maintenance of the buildings. #europe #jobs #science https://imba.onlyfy.jobs/job/2fow0g5m
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Check out our Perspective on a new @kaesser.bsky.social lab study showing that the circadian clock protein BMAL modulates sex-specific differences in both rhythmic and non-rhythmic cardiac gene expression: academic.oup.com/function/adv...
Original paper: academic.oup.com/function/adv...
@dzhk.de
Original paper: academic.oup.com/function/adv...
@dzhk.de
BMAL1 is a critical regulator of sex-specific gene expression in the heart
Pieterjan Dierickx; BMAL1 is a critical regulator of sex-specific gene expression in the heart, Function, , zqaf004, https://doi.org/10.1093/function/zqaf0
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January 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Check out our Perspective on a new @kaesser.bsky.social lab study showing that the circadian clock protein BMAL modulates sex-specific differences in both rhythmic and non-rhythmic cardiac gene expression: academic.oup.com/function/adv...
Original paper: academic.oup.com/function/adv...
@dzhk.de
Original paper: academic.oup.com/function/adv...
@dzhk.de
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I’m very excited about this collaborative project! We managed to significantly scale up and streamline human blastoid generation without the use of feeders. @leeboratory.bsky.social @grazianomartello.bsky.social @pasquelab.bsky.social and Nicolas Rivron @ucph.bsky.social
With pleasure we share our preprint reporting robust and cost-effective expansion of naive human Pluripotent Stem Cells without feeder cells. A fantastic collaborative effort with @leeboratory.bsky.social @jzylicz.bsky.social @pasquelab.bsky.social and Nicolas Rivron.
tinyurl.com/5n6z9rt9
tinyurl.com/5n6z9rt9
January 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I’m very excited about this collaborative project! We managed to significantly scale up and streamline human blastoid generation without the use of feeders. @leeboratory.bsky.social @grazianomartello.bsky.social @pasquelab.bsky.social and Nicolas Rivron @ucph.bsky.social
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With pleasure we share our preprint reporting robust and cost-effective expansion of naive human Pluripotent Stem Cells without feeder cells. A fantastic collaborative effort with @leeboratory.bsky.social @jzylicz.bsky.social @pasquelab.bsky.social and Nicolas Rivron.
tinyurl.com/5n6z9rt9
tinyurl.com/5n6z9rt9
January 21, 2025 at 10:44 AM
With pleasure we share our preprint reporting robust and cost-effective expansion of naive human Pluripotent Stem Cells without feeder cells. A fantastic collaborative effort with @leeboratory.bsky.social @jzylicz.bsky.social @pasquelab.bsky.social and Nicolas Rivron.
tinyurl.com/5n6z9rt9
tinyurl.com/5n6z9rt9
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Exciting community effort for robust feeder-free maintenance of human naive pluripotent stem cells with blastoid formation potential. Collaboration with @grazianomartello.bsky.social, @leeboratory.bsky.social @jzylicz.bsky.social @nicolasrivron.bsky.social tinyurl.com/5n6z9rt9
Feeder-free culture of naive human pluripotent stem cells retaining embryonic, extraembryonic and blastoid generation potential
Conventional human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) are widely used to study early embryonic development, generate somatic cells, and model diseases, with differentiation potential aligned to a post-imp...
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January 21, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Exciting community effort for robust feeder-free maintenance of human naive pluripotent stem cells with blastoid formation potential. Collaboration with @grazianomartello.bsky.social, @leeboratory.bsky.social @jzylicz.bsky.social @nicolasrivron.bsky.social tinyurl.com/5n6z9rt9
A pleasure for Emiel Van Genderen and myself to be able to contribute to this study that helps build solid foundations for conscientious modeling of human development through robust and efficient protocols. Doing science together with such people is a privilege. Thanks @grazianomartello.bsky.social
With pleasure we share our preprint reporting robust and cost-effective expansion of naive human Pluripotent Stem Cells without feeder cells. A fantastic collaborative effort with @leeboratory.bsky.social @jzylicz.bsky.social @pasquelab.bsky.social and Nicolas Rivron.
tinyurl.com/5n6z9rt9
tinyurl.com/5n6z9rt9
January 21, 2025 at 8:17 PM
A pleasure for Emiel Van Genderen and myself to be able to contribute to this study that helps build solid foundations for conscientious modeling of human development through robust and efficient protocols. Doing science together with such people is a privilege. Thanks @grazianomartello.bsky.social
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We are happy to contribute to this exemplary collaborative study aimed at improving the efficiency of working with human naïve ESCs without MEF feeder cells. With @grazianomartello.bsky.social, @jzylicz.bsky.social, @pasquelab.bsky.social, and @nicolasrivron.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/5n6z9rt9
tinyurl.com/5n6z9rt9
January 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
We are happy to contribute to this exemplary collaborative study aimed at improving the efficiency of working with human naïve ESCs without MEF feeder cells. With @grazianomartello.bsky.social, @jzylicz.bsky.social, @pasquelab.bsky.social, and @nicolasrivron.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/5n6z9rt9
tinyurl.com/5n6z9rt9
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The deadline to submit your abstract for a talk at the 2025 SY-Stem Symposium has been extended to January 22, 2025. Registration deadline remains on February 15th. For more details and to submit your abstract, visit: www.sy-stem.org
We hope to see you there!
#SYStem2025
We hope to see you there!
#SYStem2025
January 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The deadline to submit your abstract for a talk at the 2025 SY-Stem Symposium has been extended to January 22, 2025. Registration deadline remains on February 15th. For more details and to submit your abstract, visit: www.sy-stem.org
We hope to see you there!
#SYStem2025
We hope to see you there!
#SYStem2025
Join us in Vienna! A symposium dedicated to young scientists doing stem cell research with most talks by First authors in the transition to independent positions!
#SYStem2025 :: Vienna, March 12-14 :: #StemCell niches | Deterministic v. stochastic decisions | Germline | Stem cell model systems | #Epigenetics & imprinting | Cell biology of Stem Cells | Transitioning Stem Cells into the clinic; For oral presentations, register by Jan 15! www.sy-stem.org
January 14, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Join us in Vienna! A symposium dedicated to young scientists doing stem cell research with most talks by First authors in the transition to independent positions!
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Have you ever wondered how your back formed? The human embryo makes a neural tube (future spinal cord) and somites (trunk muscle/bone) from ~d20. They’re formed at the same time and place, so we used human Trunk-like Structures (hTLS) to investigate their ‘co-development’… (1/7)
December 18, 2024 at 7:33 AM
Have you ever wondered how your back formed? The human embryo makes a neural tube (future spinal cord) and somites (trunk muscle/bone) from ~d20. They’re formed at the same time and place, so we used human Trunk-like Structures (hTLS) to investigate their ‘co-development’… (1/7)
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Thrilled & immensely honoured to receive the Italian Science Fund (FIS) Starting Grant. We will uncover the mechanisms underlying HSV-1 latency and reactivation in human, disease relevant, cells.
Postdoc positions in virology and human stem cell biology @humantechnopole.bsky.social available soon!
Postdoc positions in virology and human stem cell biology @humantechnopole.bsky.social available soon!
December 7, 2024 at 9:59 AM
Thrilled & immensely honoured to receive the Italian Science Fund (FIS) Starting Grant. We will uncover the mechanisms underlying HSV-1 latency and reactivation in human, disease relevant, cells.
Postdoc positions in virology and human stem cell biology @humantechnopole.bsky.social available soon!
Postdoc positions in virology and human stem cell biology @humantechnopole.bsky.social available soon!
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The ISSCR invites all students and postdoc members to create their own session at #ISSCR2025! Choose your own topic and showcase recent developments and scientific breakthroughs that you’re passionate about. Learn more 👉 bit.ly/3Op2MxB
December 5, 2024 at 3:58 PM
The ISSCR invites all students and postdoc members to create their own session at #ISSCR2025! Choose your own topic and showcase recent developments and scientific breakthroughs that you’re passionate about. Learn more 👉 bit.ly/3Op2MxB
Happy New Year! I look forward to the #ISSCR2025 annual meeting in Hong Kong and hope to see you there to talk about how to use #blastoids and all other stem cell based embryo models to make important scientific and medical discoveries! invt.io/1txbejpdn2u
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January 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Happy New Year! I look forward to the #ISSCR2025 annual meeting in Hong Kong and hope to see you there to talk about how to use #blastoids and all other stem cell based embryo models to make important scientific and medical discoveries! invt.io/1txbejpdn2u
@isscr.org
@isscr.org