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damgargar.bsky.social
Damián García-García
@damgargar.bsky.social
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Ph.D student working with axolotls.
(@mdibiolab / @murawalalab )
Interested in Developmental Biology and Regeneration.
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💚🦴 Fluorescence Friday: Halloween edition! 🎃
This glowing mouse embryo skeleton is serving serious spooky vibes 👻 Who knew bone development could look this eerie and elegant? 💀 Image by @martinestermann.bsky.social
#FluorescenceFriday #SpookyScience
October 31, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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embolableadership.bsky.social
Places available in our online courses this autumn: @embo.org Project Management (17-19.09), Negotiation for Scientists (18-19.09), Lab Leadership for Postdocs (07-09.10) and for Group Leaders (04-06.11) + Self-Leadership (14-16.10). Register now: www.embolableadership.org/our-courses/ #EMBOLabLead
People discussing projects at a pin board with text promoting upcoming online courses this autumn.
September 5, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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A preprint co-authored by MDI Bio Lab Ph.D. student @damgargar.bsky.social (@murawalalab.bsky.social) is already turning heads!

The study was recently highlighted by @prelights.bsky.social, a journal featuring noteworthy preprints of particular interest to the biological community. 🧪 🤝
The essential role of connective-tissue cells during axolotl limb regeneration - preLights
Axolotl limb regeneration decoded! Connective-tissue cells aren’t just participants – they are essential architects of new limbs. Remove them, and regeneration stalls!
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June 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
damgargar.bsky.social
We're grateful to have our #preprint featured in @prelights.bsky.social. Thank you @dhanuush.bsky.social for selecting it!

Check it out! 🤩

@mdibiolab.bsky.social @murawalalab.bsky.social
June 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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leootsuki.bsky.social
Delighted that our work on positional memory is now published. We asked how axolotl cells 'know' which part of the limb to regenerate after injury.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A joy to work with super team Sarah Plattner, Yuka Sugiura, Francisco Falcon and Elly Tanaka.
🧵1/14
May 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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karenecheverri.bsky.social
Delighted to see this work from my lab published today, where we identify a population of ETV-1 positive glutamatergic neurons that are activated in the brain in response to a distant injury.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Neuronal activation in the axolotl brain promotes tail regeneration - npj Regenerative Medicine
npj Regenerative Medicine - Neuronal activation in the axolotl brain promotes tail regeneration
www.nature.com
May 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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rogerslabucd.bsky.social
Happy Easter to all who celebrate from Chonk and the axolotls!
Two pink axolotls and one (Chonk) has bunny ears A pink axolotl with bunny ears
April 20, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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paveltomancak.bsky.social
The @embo.org practical course on #lightsheet #microscopy is back!

Join us in #Dresden for 2 weeks with #your #samples, try the complete line-up of #lightsheet microscopes, tackle big data image analysis, sample prep, OA hardware & much more

Apply now!

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Light sheet microscopy
Light sheet microscopy is a technology that enables near-isotropic imaging of large biological specimens over time. It opens new avenues to study biological processes with unprecedented imaging speed…
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April 15, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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tatianasg.bsky.social
It has been known for a long time that if the starting point of limb regeneration is at the hand level or close to the shoulder, it would take about the same time to regenerate. Puzzling right?
Check out this preprint from our lab to know more about it:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Mechanical control of tissue growth during limb regeneration
The axolotl is a highly regenerative species, capable of restoring full limbs, regardless of the amputation site. However, the regeneration rate is adjusted with the plane of amputation along the prox...
www.biorxiv.org
April 14, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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matyasbl.bsky.social
Embryonic induction of fate is a core concept in developmental biology. But, cells can also modify the physical state of surrounding tissues a process we call 'actuation'.

I reviewed with
@mayorlab.bsky.social 3 excellent papers that show how actuation and feedback can drive changes in the embryo.
April 11, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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emiglietta.bsky.social
🚨Latin American Workshop Series🚨

The team from @bethcimini.bsky.social‘s lab at @broadinstitute.org and the Center for Open Bioimage Analysis will host three free online image analysis workshops for LATAM ... in SPANISH🇪🇸 and PORTUGUESE🇧🇷!!!🎉🎊

broad.io/latam_worksh...

Deadline: April 23rd, 2025
April 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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biorxiv-devbio.bsky.social
The essential role of connective-tissue cells during axolotl limb regeneration https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.30.645595v1
April 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM
damgargar.bsky.social
Pre-print alert:
This is our latest work on limb regeneration. We found that connective-tissue (CT) cells are necessary for this process by using a combinatorial approach of #spatial transcriptomics and an #ablation system for the first time in the #axolotl!
👇🧵1/6
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
April 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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isrbio.bsky.social
Registration for the ISRB Madison Conference is now open. Early bird registration ends June 15th so don't delay. We also have a pre-meeting workshop for trainees. Hope to see you all in Madison!
March 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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cuencam15.bsky.social
Registrations are open for the EMBO Practical course on light sheet microscopy! Great opportunity to learn all kinds of light-sheet, as well as image postprocessing from the experts themselves.

meetings.embo.org/event/25-lsm
Light sheet microscopy
Light sheet microscopy is a technology that enables near-isotropic imaging of large biological specimens over time. It opens new avenues to study biological processes with unprecedented imaging speed…
meetings.embo.org
March 26, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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jamesbriscoe.bsky.social
Peer review completed within 7 days!
Paying peer reviewers!
Yes, it's possible.

Fast & Fair peer review by @biologyopen.bsky.social

More innovation from @biologists.bsky.social

Details here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
March 25, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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mdibl.org
This is a cross section of an axolotl's zeugopod by @damgargar.bsky.social, shows the #nuclei (blue), muscles (yellow), and connective tissue (red). A #zeugopod is the middle segment of a vertebrate limb, allowing movements like flexion, rotation & extension.

#microscopymonday #standwithscience 🧪 🤝
March 24, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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mdibl.org
This #microscopymonday image by Katelyn White is an HCR-ISH on an axolotl neural tube — a technique that amplifies the signal of #RNAtranscripts in cells and tissues (blue nuclei & magenta Shh gene). The Shh gene plays a crucial role in embryonic development. 🧪🤝 👩‍🔬

#standwithscience
March 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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yosoyden.bsky.social
The first original research paper from my lab is now out in @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Tracheal development is an amazing model to study morphogenesis. There are great works out there that show how this tissue elongates, interconnects, and forms branches (1/n)
Adhesion to a common ECM mediates interdependence in tissue morphogenesis in Drosophila
For organs to be functional, the cells and tissues that constitute them must effectively interact with each other and coordinate their behaviours. Halfway during Drosophila embryogenesis, two lateral ...
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March 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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mdibl.org
Science thrives because of our dedicated researchers, students, supporters, and community members. At MDI Bio Lab, we believe in the power of discovery, education, and collaboration. Thank you for #standupforscience2025, believing in science, and being part of our community!

#standwithscience 🧪 🤝
March 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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erictopol.bsky.social
At @science.org today, an important new way we can make major headway into immunologic and infectious diseases. Sequencing the lymphocyte B and T cell receptors and A.I. to accurately make the diagnosis!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp2407
A seminal study by @anshulkundaje.bsky.social et al
February 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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socdevbio.bsky.social
The Society for Developmental Biology has released a statement on how the Abrupt Dismissal of NIH and NSF Staff Undermines Government Efficiency. bit.ly/3X9VEKd
The Society for Developmental Biology (SDB) is alarmed by the recent workforce reductions at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and other federal research agencies. These sudden and far-reaching cutbacks jeopardize the breadth and depth of scientific inquiry—including in the field of developmental biology—and imperil immediate research goals, as well as long-term innovation, and the training of the next generation of scientists. These dismissals do not enhance government efficiency. To the contrary, they eliminate highly trained experts, grant administrators, and support staff whose collective knowledge underpins critical discovery and fuels scientific momentum. Without their efforts, essential research— including research on birth defects, which kill twice as many children as cancer—will face considerable delays. The loss of such institutional memory will also undermine the capacity of these agencies to evaluate grants, maintain databases, and spearhead cutting-edge projects. The SDB acknowledges the value of periodically reviewing and updating agency operations; however, large-scale workforce reductions taken without transparent input from those knowledgeable about these essential and complex agencies risks weakening the entire United States research enterprise. The consequences extend far beyond the laboratory bench, reducing our global competitiveness and hindering the development of breakthrough interventions for human health. Moreover, these actions, and the downstream effects on research teams, are causing trainees to rethink scientific research as a career. In short, these actions will erode the country’s leadership in the sciences, stifle innovation, limit job growth, and compromise the well-being of everyone in our society. Carole LaBonne, PhD, SDB President Ken Cho, PhD, SDB Past President Richard Behringer, PhD, SDB President-Elect Approved by SDB of Directors on February 19, 2025
February 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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lsfm-na.bsky.social
Registration for LSFM at @mdibl-lmf.bsky.social 6/1-6/7 is now open! This is an amazing academic environment, and is unique that all the major vendors will be there and students are ENCOURAGED to bring their own samples! mdibl.org/course/lsfm-...
Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy 2025
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February 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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murawalalab.bsky.social
We are grateful to @isrbio.bsky.social for their support of the ReBilD course @mdibiolab.bsky.social. mdibl.org/course/rebil... Please RT. 🙌
February 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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ebardot.bsky.social
My team @naturecomms.bsky.social is looking for a new editor! We need someone to help handle all of the awesome #stemcell and #devbio papers we're getting. DM me if you're interested or have questions about the role or interview process.
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Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Communications (Stem Cell and Developmental Biology)
Title: Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Communications (Stem Cell and Developmental Biology) Location(s): New York, Jersey City, Philadelphia, Berlin or Heidelberg Application Deadline: About Spring...
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February 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM