Sumru Bayin
@sumrubayin.bsky.social
Stem Cell Biologist | Group Leader, Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge
www.bayinlab.com
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Sumru Bayin
@sumrubayin.bsky.social
· Apr 10
Excited to share our latest (and first from the lab) preprint where we investigated the molecular mechanisms that drive Nestin-expression progenitor differentiation in the developing cerebellum. 🧠
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
This was such a fun conversation. Thank you for having me.
We're very excited to welcome Dr. @sumrubayin.bsky.social from the @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social onto the next episode of the podcast! 🎉
Her lab studies the mouse #cerebellum to better understand the regulation of #neural stem cell behavior. 🧠
Her lab studies the mouse #cerebellum to better understand the regulation of #neural stem cell behavior. 🧠
November 11, 2025 at 10:51 AM
This was such a fun conversation. Thank you for having me.
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The Leading Edge Fellows gathered this week to celebrate Zara Weinberg, a beloved member of our community. Our 7th cohort of Leading Edge Fellows (2026) will be named in her honor.
The Zara Weinberg Leading Edge Cohort application is now open! Due Feb 2.
www.leadingedgesymposium.org/apply/
The Zara Weinberg Leading Edge Cohort application is now open! Due Feb 2.
www.leadingedgesymposium.org/apply/
November 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The Leading Edge Fellows gathered this week to celebrate Zara Weinberg, a beloved member of our community. Our 7th cohort of Leading Edge Fellows (2026) will be named in her honor.
The Zara Weinberg Leading Edge Cohort application is now open! Due Feb 2.
www.leadingedgesymposium.org/apply/
The Zara Weinberg Leading Edge Cohort application is now open! Due Feb 2.
www.leadingedgesymposium.org/apply/
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Zara Weinberg passed away earlier this week. She joined my lab earlier this year when her postdoc lab formally closed.
She was a brilliant scientist, supportive mentor, dear friend, avid music fan, rabid believer in public transit, open science champion, and above all just an amazing human.
She was a brilliant scientist, supportive mentor, dear friend, avid music fan, rabid believer in public transit, open science champion, and above all just an amazing human.
October 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Zara Weinberg passed away earlier this week. She joined my lab earlier this year when her postdoc lab formally closed.
She was a brilliant scientist, supportive mentor, dear friend, avid music fan, rabid believer in public transit, open science champion, and above all just an amazing human.
She was a brilliant scientist, supportive mentor, dear friend, avid music fan, rabid believer in public transit, open science champion, and above all just an amazing human.
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Building and rebuilding complex tissues: strategic visions from a research-led workshop
A #LifelongDevSI Perspective from @sumrubayin.bsky.social, @bensteventon.bsky.social and @storerlab.bsky.social (@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social) reflecting on a recent workshop
doi.org/10.1242/dev....
A #LifelongDevSI Perspective from @sumrubayin.bsky.social, @bensteventon.bsky.social and @storerlab.bsky.social (@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social) reflecting on a recent workshop
doi.org/10.1242/dev....
October 24, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Building and rebuilding complex tissues: strategic visions from a research-led workshop
A #LifelongDevSI Perspective from @sumrubayin.bsky.social, @bensteventon.bsky.social and @storerlab.bsky.social (@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social) reflecting on a recent workshop
doi.org/10.1242/dev....
A #LifelongDevSI Perspective from @sumrubayin.bsky.social, @bensteventon.bsky.social and @storerlab.bsky.social (@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social) reflecting on a recent workshop
doi.org/10.1242/dev....
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Delighted that Ziqi Dong's PhD paper is out for all to read! Hypoxia is fundamental to normal development, and fascinating! Thanks to all of our co-authors including @jamesnathanlab.bsky.social @jellevda.bsky.social authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
October 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Delighted that Ziqi Dong's PhD paper is out for all to read! Hypoxia is fundamental to normal development, and fascinating! Thanks to all of our co-authors including @jamesnathanlab.bsky.social @jellevda.bsky.social authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
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A Nobel-winning scientist of great modesty and humour, John Gurdon died on 7 Oct. Not only did he make a discovery that laid the foundations for stem cell research, he also created one of the best environments for research at the Wellcome/CRUK Gurdon Institute wellcome.org/news/sir-joh...
Sir John Gurdon, 1933-2025 | Wellcome
A Nobel-winning scientist of great modesty and humour, John Gurdon died on 7 October. He made a discovery that opened up the field of cloning research, and created one of the best environments for res...
wellcome.org
October 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Nobel-winning scientist of great modesty and humour, John Gurdon died on 7 Oct. Not only did he make a discovery that laid the foundations for stem cell research, he also created one of the best environments for research at the Wellcome/CRUK Gurdon Institute wellcome.org/news/sir-joh...
John Gurdon's research inspired me in my own scientific pursuits as a stem cell biologist. Starting my lab at
@gurdoninstitute.bsky.social was therefore particularly exciting. Seeing him around daily only underscored his admirable dedication to science and research. RIP John.
tinyurl.com/nha6z25h
@gurdoninstitute.bsky.social was therefore particularly exciting. Seeing him around daily only underscored his admirable dedication to science and research. RIP John.
tinyurl.com/nha6z25h
October 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
John Gurdon's research inspired me in my own scientific pursuits as a stem cell biologist. Starting my lab at
@gurdoninstitute.bsky.social was therefore particularly exciting. Seeing him around daily only underscored his admirable dedication to science and research. RIP John.
tinyurl.com/nha6z25h
@gurdoninstitute.bsky.social was therefore particularly exciting. Seeing him around daily only underscored his admirable dedication to science and research. RIP John.
tinyurl.com/nha6z25h
Check out our new beautiful cover page image by @geraldinejowett.bsky.social 😍
✨ Congratulations to our amazing Postdoc @geraldinejowett.bsky.social – winner of this year’s Image Competition! 🏆🧬
Want to know more about the research we do? 👀 Check it out over at @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social
Want to know more about the research we do? 👀 Check it out over at @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Check out our new beautiful cover page image by @geraldinejowett.bsky.social 😍
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Our 2025 GI retreat prize winners are:
🎉Social Engagement: Giada Vanacore and Shay Melamed
🙂 Research Culture: Theresa Gross-Thebing
🙌 Good Citizen: Sam Banjo
🔬Image Competition: @geraldinejowett.bsky.social
🌳Green: Tamara Romero
Thank you all for your great community spirit and positive vibes!
🎉Social Engagement: Giada Vanacore and Shay Melamed
🙂 Research Culture: Theresa Gross-Thebing
🙌 Good Citizen: Sam Banjo
🔬Image Competition: @geraldinejowett.bsky.social
🌳Green: Tamara Romero
Thank you all for your great community spirit and positive vibes!
September 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Our 2025 GI retreat prize winners are:
🎉Social Engagement: Giada Vanacore and Shay Melamed
🙂 Research Culture: Theresa Gross-Thebing
🙌 Good Citizen: Sam Banjo
🔬Image Competition: @geraldinejowett.bsky.social
🌳Green: Tamara Romero
Thank you all for your great community spirit and positive vibes!
🎉Social Engagement: Giada Vanacore and Shay Melamed
🙂 Research Culture: Theresa Gross-Thebing
🙌 Good Citizen: Sam Banjo
🔬Image Competition: @geraldinejowett.bsky.social
🌳Green: Tamara Romero
Thank you all for your great community spirit and positive vibes!
Excited to take on this new role! @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
@gurdoninstitute.bsky.social
@pdncambridge.bsky.social
@gurdoninstitute.bsky.social
@pdncambridge.bsky.social
Meet our Reproduction, Development and Lifelong Health Theme Leads. New Lead Sumru shares her hopes for the Theme. Learn more on our website: www.bio.cam.ac.uk
@gurdoninstitute.bsky.social @geneticscam.bsky.social @pdncambridge.bsky.social @scicambridge.bsky.social
@gurdoninstitute.bsky.social @geneticscam.bsky.social @pdncambridge.bsky.social @scicambridge.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Excited to take on this new role! @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
@gurdoninstitute.bsky.social
@pdncambridge.bsky.social
@gurdoninstitute.bsky.social
@pdncambridge.bsky.social
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LRRC58 defines an E3 ubiquitin ligase complex sensitive to cysteine abundance https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.23.678073v1
September 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
LRRC58 defines an E3 ubiquitin ligase complex sensitive to cysteine abundance https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.23.678073v1
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🚀 Looking for a Bioinformatician / Data Scientist to join our crew and explore regeneration through single-cell genomics & evolutionary biology! @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social
📩 Questions? Contact us ✉️
🔗 Apply here: www.mpg.de/25243280/bio...
📩 Questions? Contact us ✉️
🔗 Apply here: www.mpg.de/25243280/bio...
Bioinformatician / Data Scientist (m/f/d)
Bioinformatician / Data scientist position in the Aztekin Lab focusing on Structural Regeneration and support the working group together with the other members
www.mpg.de
September 15, 2025 at 6:58 AM
🚀 Looking for a Bioinformatician / Data Scientist to join our crew and explore regeneration through single-cell genomics & evolutionary biology! @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social
📩 Questions? Contact us ✉️
🔗 Apply here: www.mpg.de/25243280/bio...
📩 Questions? Contact us ✉️
🔗 Apply here: www.mpg.de/25243280/bio...
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New article out now!
Our researchers @sumrubayin.bsky.social, @bensteventon.bsky.social, and @storerlab.bsky.social share key takeaways from a workshop on complex tissue regeneration, highlighting the need for more collaboration and interdisciplinary work.
➡️ journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
Our researchers @sumrubayin.bsky.social, @bensteventon.bsky.social, and @storerlab.bsky.social share key takeaways from a workshop on complex tissue regeneration, highlighting the need for more collaboration and interdisciplinary work.
➡️ journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
Building and rebuilding complex tissues: strategic visions from a research-led workshop
ABSTRACT. How complex tissues develop and regenerate post-injury is one of the most fascinating and important processes in biology. Recent technical advances that enable the generation of a quantitati...
journals.biologists.com
September 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
New article out now!
Our researchers @sumrubayin.bsky.social, @bensteventon.bsky.social, and @storerlab.bsky.social share key takeaways from a workshop on complex tissue regeneration, highlighting the need for more collaboration and interdisciplinary work.
➡️ journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
Our researchers @sumrubayin.bsky.social, @bensteventon.bsky.social, and @storerlab.bsky.social share key takeaways from a workshop on complex tissue regeneration, highlighting the need for more collaboration and interdisciplinary work.
➡️ journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
Excited to share our recent viewpoint with @storerlab.bsky.social led by Kirsten Sadler, on epigenetic mechanisms of regenerative resilience.
Ageing versus developmental silencing: Answers from the epigenome - Sadler - The FEBS Journal - febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Ageing versus developmental silencing: Answers from the epigenome - Sadler - The FEBS Journal - febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
FEBS Press
It is easier for young animals to regenerate damaged or missing tissues. In this Viewpoint, we propose that this is, in part, attributed to epigenetic changes, with chromatin becoming more closed and....
febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 22, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Excited to share our recent viewpoint with @storerlab.bsky.social led by Kirsten Sadler, on epigenetic mechanisms of regenerative resilience.
Ageing versus developmental silencing: Answers from the epigenome - Sadler - The FEBS Journal - febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Ageing versus developmental silencing: Answers from the epigenome - Sadler - The FEBS Journal - febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Check out the posters from the lab at the @isrbio.bsky.social biennial symposium at Madison by Niamh Divers (today) and Giada Vanacore (tomorrow)!
August 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Check out the posters from the lab at the @isrbio.bsky.social biennial symposium at Madison by Niamh Divers (today) and Giada Vanacore (tomorrow)!
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Thanks to all who joined this meeting and workshop. And to the @isrbio.bsky.social @bsdb.bsky.social @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social for helping make it happen! I know of several fruitful collaborations that have stemmed from it
August 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Thanks to all who joined this meeting and workshop. And to the @isrbio.bsky.social @bsdb.bsky.social @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social for helping make it happen! I know of several fruitful collaborations that have stemmed from it
Excited to share our reflections on our workshop last summer @bensteventon.bsky.social @storerlab.bsky.social
We are grateful to all the attendees & @isrbio.bsky.social @bsdb.bsky.social @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social for their support.
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
We are grateful to all the attendees & @isrbio.bsky.social @bsdb.bsky.social @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social for their support.
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
Building and rebuilding complex tissues: strategic visions from a research-led workshop
ABSTRACT. How complex tissues develop and regenerate post-injury is one of the most fascinating and important processes in biology. Recent technical advances that enable the generation of a quantitati...
journals.biologists.com
August 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Excited to share our reflections on our workshop last summer @bensteventon.bsky.social @storerlab.bsky.social
We are grateful to all the attendees & @isrbio.bsky.social @bsdb.bsky.social @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social for their support.
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
We are grateful to all the attendees & @isrbio.bsky.social @bsdb.bsky.social @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social for their support.
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
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Last two weeks to sign up for the Career Catalyst Mentorship Programme. Opportunities for 1:1 Mentoring. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
July 1, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Last two weeks to sign up for the Career Catalyst Mentorship Programme. Opportunities for 1:1 Mentoring. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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🎉 Congratulations to the Rawlins Lab on receiving an ERC Advanced Grant for their LungDeCode project! 🫁🔬The project lays the foundation for future human lung regeneration.
#ERCGrant #GurdonInstitute #SBS_Cambridge
#ERCGrant #GurdonInstitute #SBS_Cambridge
June 17, 2025 at 10:13 AM
🎉 Congratulations to the Rawlins Lab on receiving an ERC Advanced Grant for their LungDeCode project! 🫁🔬The project lays the foundation for future human lung regeneration.
#ERCGrant #GurdonInstitute #SBS_Cambridge
#ERCGrant #GurdonInstitute #SBS_Cambridge
Congratulations @labrawlins.bsky.social 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Congratulations @labrawlins.bsky.social who've been awarded an @erc.europa.eu Advanced Grant, focused on developing knowledge for future human lung regeneration: LungDeCode
#womeninSTEM #ERCAd #Science
www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/news/erc-adv...
#womeninSTEM #ERCAd #Science
www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/news/erc-adv...
June 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Congratulations @labrawlins.bsky.social 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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Check out this list of posts on @prelights.bsky.social, discussing #preprints in #DevBio and #StemCell biology.
Featured #preLight is by Jethro Lundie-Brown @scicambridge.bsky.social on a preprint by @sumrubayin.bsky.social & co.
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
Featured #preLight is by Jethro Lundie-Brown @scicambridge.bsky.social on a preprint by @sumrubayin.bsky.social & co.
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
preLights in developmental biology (June 2025) | Development | The Company of Biologists
journals.biologists.com
June 16, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Check out this list of posts on @prelights.bsky.social, discussing #preprints in #DevBio and #StemCell biology.
Featured #preLight is by Jethro Lundie-Brown @scicambridge.bsky.social on a preprint by @sumrubayin.bsky.social & co.
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
Featured #preLight is by Jethro Lundie-Brown @scicambridge.bsky.social on a preprint by @sumrubayin.bsky.social & co.
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
Excited to present our lab’s work at #ISSCR2025 at Hong Kong! Looking forward to catching up with friends and making new ones. Catch me at the concurrent session on “Stem cell models of tissue injury and repair”.
June 10, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Excited to present our lab’s work at #ISSCR2025 at Hong Kong! Looking forward to catching up with friends and making new ones. Catch me at the concurrent session on “Stem cell models of tissue injury and repair”.
Welcome 2025 Fellows and congratulations to all! Excited to see our @geraldinejowett.bsky.social in the list! @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social
We are thrilled to announce the 2025 Leading Edge Fellows! 40 outstanding postdoctoral fellows doing pioneering research in a wide range of biological and biomedical disciplines.
Learn more about these exceptional scientists:
www.leadingedgesymposium.org/fellows
Learn more about these exceptional scientists:
www.leadingedgesymposium.org/fellows
May 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Welcome 2025 Fellows and congratulations to all! Excited to see our @geraldinejowett.bsky.social in the list! @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social
Excellent to see our work highlighted in @prelights.bsky.social. Thanks Jethro!
How do progenitor cells in the brain give rise to such a diverse range of cell types?
Jethro Lundie-Brown discusses a #preprint @sumrubayin.bsky.social showing that ASCL1 & FOXO1 work together to create inhibitory neurons from bipotent progenitors
#preLight⬇️
prelights.biologists.com/highlights/a...
Jethro Lundie-Brown discusses a #preprint @sumrubayin.bsky.social showing that ASCL1 & FOXO1 work together to create inhibitory neurons from bipotent progenitors
#preLight⬇️
prelights.biologists.com/highlights/a...
A conserved differentiation program facilitates inhibitory neuron production in the developing mouse and human cerebellum - preLights
How do progenitor cells in the brain give rise to such a diverse range of cell types? ASCL1 and FOXO1 work together to create inhibitory neurons from bipotent progenitors
prelights.biologists.com
May 16, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Excellent to see our work highlighted in @prelights.bsky.social. Thanks Jethro!
Great talk by Niamh Divers at the @pdncambridge.bsky.social symposium 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
April 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Great talk by Niamh Divers at the @pdncambridge.bsky.social symposium 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻