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Development, Regeneration and Neurophysiology
@drn-sheffield.bsky.social
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Research Cluster in the School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield, UK
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/biosciences/research/areas/development-regeneration-and-neurophysiology
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Join us in Sheffield! We are keen to support early career researchers in applying for independent research fellowships (IRFs) to join our friendly and collaborative environment, in areas related to developmental biology, stem cells and regenerative biology, and neuroscience.
November 12, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Today’s speaker in our DRN external seminar series is Professor Jens Januschke (University of Dundee) @dundee.ac.uk

Host: Kyra Campbell
@kyracampbelllab.bsky.social

All welcome!
November 12, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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Today’s speaker in our DRN external seminar series is Dr Ryan MacDonald @macdonaldlab.bsky.social (University College London)

Sponsored by the Physiological Society
@physoc.bsky.social

Host: Emily Noël
@noelresearchlab.bsky.social

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October 29, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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Today we are honoured to host Dr Sally Lowell @cellysally.bsky.social (University of Edinburgh), winner of the 2024 BSDB Wolpert Medal, who is giving a talk in our DRN external seminar series
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Host: Marysia Placzek
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October 15, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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Today’s speaker in our DRN external seminar series is Dr Parthive Patel @gutstresslab.bsky.social (University of Bristol)

Sponsored by the Physiological Society @physoc.bsky.social

Host: Kyra Campbell
@kyracampbelllab.bsky.social

All welcome!
October 1, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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Several DRN members (present and past) attended and presented work at the recent #UKZF2025 #zebrafish meeting in Exmouth and Exeter.

Many thanks to the organisers Steffen @scholpplab.bsky.social, Carol @yhcarolyang.bsky.social, Soojin, Greg and Nik for a great meeting!
September 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Congratulations to DRN PhD students Corinna Snashall, Sude Uyulgan @sudeuyulgan.bsky.social, James Birch, Thomas Cozens and Jason Morgan, who gave excellent talks in the School of Biosciences 3rd year symposium this week
September 18, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Ceriani et al. (2025). A machine-learning-based approach to predict early hallmarks of progressive hearing loss. Hearing Research 464, 109328.

doi.org/10.1016/j.he...

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September 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Peloggia, Cheung, et al. (2025). Paired and solitary ionocytes in the zebrafish olfactory epithelium. Chemical Senses 50, bjaf031.

doi.org/10.1093/chem...

@jupeloggia.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Meza-Escobar, O. (2025). Embedding ESD Principles into Anatomy Teaching. Good Practice Highlights, University of Sheffield.

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September 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Wong, Zhang et al. (2025). NANOG is repurposed after implantation to repress Sox2 and begin pluripotency extinction. EMBO J.

doi: 10.1038/s44318-025-00527-9

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September 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Ramirez Moreno et al. (2025). E-cadherin endocytosis promotes non-canonical EGFR:STAT signalling to induce cell death and inhibit heterochromatinisation. PLoS Genet. 2025 Jul 21;21(7):e1011781

doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1011781

@nataliabulgakova.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Today’s speaker in our DRN external seminar series is Dr Derek Boyd from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, talking on the biological, environmental, and social factors that shaped respiratory health in English cities during the Industrial Revolution

Host: Samantha Purchase

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July 16, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Today’s speaker in our DRN external seminar series is Dr Giselle Wiggin from Nxera Pharma, Cambridge, talking on the application of structure-based drug design to GPCR drug discovery.

Host: Tanya Whitfield

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July 15, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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Today’s speaker in our DRN external seminar series is Dr Sissy Wamaitha from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Sponsored by the Physiological Society @physoc.bsky.social

Host: Stan Strawbridge
@stanleystrawbridge.bsky.social

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June 25, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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Join researchers from the University of Sheffield’s Neuroscience Institute on 14 and 15 June at the Sheffield Winter Garden for NeuroFest, an interactive showcase of neuroscience research

Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 June 2025, 11am-4pm

Sheffield Winter Garden, 90 Surrey Street, Sheffield S1 2LH
June 12, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Today’s speaker in our DRN external seminar series (joint with MCB @mcb-sheffield.bsky.social) is Dr Giulia Paci @giuliapaci.bsky.social from UCL
@ucl.ac.uk

Giulia is a biophysicist interested in mechanics and developmental patterning.

Host: Helen Matthews
@helenkmatthews.bsky.social
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June 11, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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Today’s speaker in our DRN external seminar series is Dr Thorsten Boroviak (PDN, University of Cambridge) @pdncambridge.bsky.social , who will talk on early embryonic development in primates.

Host: Anestis Tsakiridis @tsakiridis.bsky.social

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May 28, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Now out! Chapters in a CTDB issue ‘Development of the Senses’, eds. G. Richardson and D. Wu:

Ceriani F et al. (2025) – Maturation of the mammalian auditory pathway
doi.org/10.1016/bs.c...

Whitfield TT (2025) – Development of semicircular canals and otoliths
authors.elsevier.com/a/1l8PbFzn7W...
May 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Congratulations to Dr Claire Turner @molmicrosheffield.bsky.social and DRN's Professor Ivana Barbaric on their excellent talks in the University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social School of Biosciences Inaugural Lecture series today.

www.sheffield.ac.uk/biosciences/...

www.thebarbariclab.com
May 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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The speaker in our DRN external seminar series today is Dr Lawrence Bates @lbates.bsky.social from the University of Edinburgh @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social, presenting his work on early human development.

Host: Stanley Strawbridge @stanleystrawbridge.bsky.social

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May 14, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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Today we welcome Dr Vishnu Muraleedharan Saraswathy (Washington University in St Louis washu.bsky.social) for an online seminar on neuronal repair during spinal cord regeneration in the #zebrafish.

Host: Emily Noël @noelresearchlab.bsky.social
May 7, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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Looking forward to today's talk by Professor Matthew Mason @pdncambridge.bsky.social

“Getting into a twist: Comparative anatomy and evolution of the cochlea”

to mark the opening of this superb Anatomy exhibition organised by DRN member Daniela Cacciabue, with @unisheffieldlib.bsky.social
May 2, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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The speaker today in our DRN external seminar series is Chrissy Hammond from the University of Bristol, talking on bone biology and regeneration in the #zebrafish.

Wednesday 30th April
1 pm, Alfred Denny Conference Room

Host: Freek van Eeden

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April 30, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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The speaker today in our DRN external seminar series is Jason Halliwell from the University of Copenhagen, talking on the factors that drive human genome instability.

Monday 31st March
2 pm, Alfred Denny Conference Room

Host: Ivana Barbaric

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March 31, 2025 at 7:35 AM