Eva Candal
@evacandal.bsky.social
Developmental neurobiologist interested in evo-devo, neurogenesis, plasticity & neurodevelopmental disorders.
Associate Prof @usc.gal
#NeuroDevo #EvoDevo #DevBio #sharks #retina
Associate Prof @usc.gal
#NeuroDevo #EvoDevo #DevBio #sharks #retina
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Eva Candal
@evacandal.bsky.social
· Nov 16
#introduction 👋
Coordinator @NeuroDevoGroup, currently studying development and evolution of neurogenesis and brain subdivisions by using elasmobranch fish as an animal model.
#neuroscience #evodevo #neuroanatomy #neurogenesis #adultneurogenesis #shark #brain #retina
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Coordinator @NeuroDevoGroup, currently studying development and evolution of neurogenesis and brain subdivisions by using elasmobranch fish as an animal model.
#neuroscience #evodevo #neuroanatomy #neurogenesis #adultneurogenesis #shark #brain #retina
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Help us to promote this DevBiol course (in Spanish)
¡Nuevo curso gratuito de Biología del Desarrollo (en español)!
Aprende sobre los procesos que dan origen a la vida
Cupos limitados → forms.gle/sfSV1GTae2nC...
Detalles y programa: drive.google.com/file/d/1-9dd...
#BiologíaDelDesarrollo
¡Nuevo curso gratuito de Biología del Desarrollo (en español)!
Aprende sobre los procesos que dan origen a la vida
Cupos limitados → forms.gle/sfSV1GTae2nC...
Detalles y programa: drive.google.com/file/d/1-9dd...
#BiologíaDelDesarrollo
Registro "Biología del Desarrollo Sintética: Diseñando la Vida"
Curso Electivo de Verano, dirigido a estudiantes de pregrado
Programa: Link
Fechas: 5 al 15 de Enero de 2026
Lugar: Santiago de Chile, clases presenciales (Campus Manuel Montt, U. Mayor)
Para estudian...
forms.gle
October 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Help us to promote this DevBiol course (in Spanish)
¡Nuevo curso gratuito de Biología del Desarrollo (en español)!
Aprende sobre los procesos que dan origen a la vida
Cupos limitados → forms.gle/sfSV1GTae2nC...
Detalles y programa: drive.google.com/file/d/1-9dd...
#BiologíaDelDesarrollo
¡Nuevo curso gratuito de Biología del Desarrollo (en español)!
Aprende sobre los procesos que dan origen a la vida
Cupos limitados → forms.gle/sfSV1GTae2nC...
Detalles y programa: drive.google.com/file/d/1-9dd...
#BiologíaDelDesarrollo
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👃Sniffing out olfactory neurogenesis
New ‘Show and tell’ post on the Node from Sriivatsan G Rajan and Ankur Saxena @saxenalab.bsky.social:
thenode.biologists.com/sniffing-out...
#zebrafish #devbio #neurogenesis
New ‘Show and tell’ post on the Node from Sriivatsan G Rajan and Ankur Saxena @saxenalab.bsky.social:
thenode.biologists.com/sniffing-out...
#zebrafish #devbio #neurogenesis
October 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
👃Sniffing out olfactory neurogenesis
New ‘Show and tell’ post on the Node from Sriivatsan G Rajan and Ankur Saxena @saxenalab.bsky.social:
thenode.biologists.com/sniffing-out...
#zebrafish #devbio #neurogenesis
New ‘Show and tell’ post on the Node from Sriivatsan G Rajan and Ankur Saxena @saxenalab.bsky.social:
thenode.biologists.com/sniffing-out...
#zebrafish #devbio #neurogenesis
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Zebrafish embryo undergoing gastrulation. Credit to Dr. Gopi Shah at EMBL. #ZebrafishZunday 🧪
October 19, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Zebrafish embryo undergoing gastrulation. Credit to Dr. Gopi Shah at EMBL. #ZebrafishZunday 🧪
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Interested in cell migration and developmental biology-check out this PhD opportunity!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
October 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Interested in cell migration and developmental biology-check out this PhD opportunity!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Very sad news, John Gurdon has died.
A developmental biologist's developmental biologist, Nobel prize winner
His work is the foundation of much of today's dev & stem cell bio.
An inspiration to many, including me. Always asking questions & wanting the answers
www.magd.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...
A developmental biologist's developmental biologist, Nobel prize winner
His work is the foundation of much of today's dev & stem cell bio.
An inspiration to many, including me. Always asking questions & wanting the answers
www.magd.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...
Professor Sir John Gurdon FRS (1933-2025) | Magdalene College
Magdalene College is deeply saddened to announce the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon FRS, who served as Master of the College from 1995 to 2002.
www.magd.cam.ac.uk
October 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Very sad news, John Gurdon has died.
A developmental biologist's developmental biologist, Nobel prize winner
His work is the foundation of much of today's dev & stem cell bio.
An inspiration to many, including me. Always asking questions & wanting the answers
www.magd.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...
A developmental biologist's developmental biologist, Nobel prize winner
His work is the foundation of much of today's dev & stem cell bio.
An inspiration to many, including me. Always asking questions & wanting the answers
www.magd.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...
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Postdoc position in regenerative biology on "Tracking the cellular origins regeneration" in the @michalis_averof lab in Lyon, France. Fantastic lab, great institute, nice city!
https://www.averof-lab.org/pages/tracman
#postdoc
https://www.averof-lab.org/pages/tracman
#postdoc
October 6, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Postdoc position in regenerative biology on "Tracking the cellular origins regeneration" in the @michalis_averof lab in Lyon, France. Fantastic lab, great institute, nice city!
https://www.averof-lab.org/pages/tracman
#postdoc
https://www.averof-lab.org/pages/tracman
#postdoc
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transport yourself to the late 90s with this really cool paper on digit number regulation by Shh and BMP, ZPA and AER. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Dual Bmp-negative feedback loops modulate function of both AER and ZPA to buffer and constrain postaxial digit number | PNAS
Several lines of evidence indicate that posterior (postaxial) digit number in tetrapod
vertebrates is constrained to the pentadactyl state by inter...
www.pnas.org
September 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
transport yourself to the late 90s with this really cool paper on digit number regulation by Shh and BMP, ZPA and AER. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Ireland launches global talent fund! www.researchireland.ie/funding/glob...
If you're a neuroscience professor (assistant/associate/full) and would consider relocating to the vibrant and booming city of Dublin, please get in touch!
If you're a neuroscience professor (assistant/associate/full) and would consider relocating to the vibrant and booming city of Dublin, please get in touch!
July 19, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Ireland launches global talent fund! www.researchireland.ie/funding/glob...
If you're a neuroscience professor (assistant/associate/full) and would consider relocating to the vibrant and booming city of Dublin, please get in touch!
If you're a neuroscience professor (assistant/associate/full) and would consider relocating to the vibrant and booming city of Dublin, please get in touch!
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We have a job opening for postdoc with expertise in bioinformatics and a strong interest in regeneration. We work on (successful) spinal cord regeneration in the zebrafish. Get in touch if that’s something that would interest you!
www.verw.tu-dresden.de/StellAus/ste...
www.verw.tu-dresden.de/StellAus/ste...
Stellenausschreibung ID 12080
www.verw.tu-dresden.de
May 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
We have a job opening for postdoc with expertise in bioinformatics and a strong interest in regeneration. We work on (successful) spinal cord regeneration in the zebrafish. Get in touch if that’s something that would interest you!
www.verw.tu-dresden.de/StellAus/ste...
www.verw.tu-dresden.de/StellAus/ste...
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#DBfeature 👁️
Perturbed cell cycle phase-dependent positioning and nuclear migration of retinal progenitors along the apico-basal axis underlie global retinal disorganization in the LCA8-like mouse model
by Seo-Hee Cho et al
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Perturbed cell cycle phase-dependent positioning and nuclear migration of retinal progenitors along the apico-basal axis underlie global retinal disorganization in the LCA8-like mouse model
by Seo-Hee Cho et al
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
May 23, 2025 at 12:14 PM
#DBfeature 👁️
Perturbed cell cycle phase-dependent positioning and nuclear migration of retinal progenitors along the apico-basal axis underlie global retinal disorganization in the LCA8-like mouse model
by Seo-Hee Cho et al
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Perturbed cell cycle phase-dependent positioning and nuclear migration of retinal progenitors along the apico-basal axis underlie global retinal disorganization in the LCA8-like mouse model
by Seo-Hee Cho et al
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Our work on lineage tracing with somatic epimutations is finally out in @nature.com!
Check out the thread by @larsplus.bsky.social below.
EPI-clone is a revolutionary technique for lineage tracing and it will immediately impact how we trace clones everywhere.
Detailed protocols coming out soon!
Check out the thread by @larsplus.bsky.social below.
EPI-clone is a revolutionary technique for lineage tracing and it will immediately impact how we trace clones everywhere.
Detailed protocols coming out soon!
Out @nature.com: Clonal tracing with somatic epimutations
🧬 Single cell methylome encodes cell state & clonal identity
🔨 EPI-Clone reads out both (+mutations, +RNA) at scale
🩸 Clonal expansions of HSCs are universal from age 50, not driven by CH mutations
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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🧬 Single cell methylome encodes cell state & clonal identity
🔨 EPI-Clone reads out both (+mutations, +RNA) at scale
🩸 Clonal expansions of HSCs are universal from age 50, not driven by CH mutations
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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Clonal tracing with somatic epimutations reveals dynamics of blood ageing - Nature
The discovery that DNA methylation of different CpG sites can serve as digital barcodes of clonal identity led to the development of EPI-Clone, an algorithm that enables single-cell lineage tracing th...
doi.org
May 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Our work on lineage tracing with somatic epimutations is finally out in @nature.com!
Check out the thread by @larsplus.bsky.social below.
EPI-clone is a revolutionary technique for lineage tracing and it will immediately impact how we trace clones everywhere.
Detailed protocols coming out soon!
Check out the thread by @larsplus.bsky.social below.
EPI-clone is a revolutionary technique for lineage tracing and it will immediately impact how we trace clones everywhere.
Detailed protocols coming out soon!
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I'm still processing all the amazing interactions and possibilities this meeting brought. Different fields and expertise converging in a common interest: brain evolution. It was fantastic. Thanks to the organizers @borrell-lab.bsky.social @k4tj4.bsky.social ( Nerea Moreno, Fernando and Zoltan)
It has been an absolute pleasure for our lab to attend #ECCN2025 for the first time this year.
We had meaningful discussions and learned a lot from a vibrant community tackling tough questions on brain evolution and development! Super excited for what lies ahead!
We had meaningful discussions and learned a lot from a vibrant community tackling tough questions on brain evolution and development! Super excited for what lies ahead!
May 17, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I'm still processing all the amazing interactions and possibilities this meeting brought. Different fields and expertise converging in a common interest: brain evolution. It was fantastic. Thanks to the organizers @borrell-lab.bsky.social @k4tj4.bsky.social ( Nerea Moreno, Fernando and Zoltan)
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Bassem Hassan @bassemh.bsky.social discussing Temporal control of Neurogenesis at #neurogen25 . What governs the length? How do novel genetic elements interact with highly conserved mechanisms?
@nereokalebic.bsky.social @harschnitz.bsky.social @humantechnopole.bsky.social
@r3rt0.bsky.social
@nereokalebic.bsky.social @harschnitz.bsky.social @humantechnopole.bsky.social
@r3rt0.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Bassem Hassan @bassemh.bsky.social discussing Temporal control of Neurogenesis at #neurogen25 . What governs the length? How do novel genetic elements interact with highly conserved mechanisms?
@nereokalebic.bsky.social @harschnitz.bsky.social @humantechnopole.bsky.social
@r3rt0.bsky.social
@nereokalebic.bsky.social @harschnitz.bsky.social @humantechnopole.bsky.social
@r3rt0.bsky.social
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With all the chaos and destruction of academic research going on in the US right now, it feels a little weird to post this. But....
New preprint from the lab is now live: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
1/n
New preprint from the lab is now live: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
1/n
PTEN regulates starburst amacrine cell dendrite morphology during development
Neurons are subject to extensive developmental regulation to ensure precise subtype-specific morphologies that are intimately tied to their function. Starburst amacrine cells (SACs) in the mammalian r...
www.biorxiv.org
May 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
With all the chaos and destruction of academic research going on in the US right now, it feels a little weird to post this. But....
New preprint from the lab is now live: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
1/n
New preprint from the lab is now live: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
1/n
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We're hiring! Our lab is looking for a postdoc to investigate the #evodevo of #cephalopod brains. Did you recently graduate, and do you want to join our EU #WEAVE project with the Simakov and @simon-sprecher.bsky.social labs? Find the application form👇Thanks for RT 🐙🦑
www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
Postdoctoral researcher in evolutionary developmental neurobiology
Come join our EU cephalopod consortium to discover how octopuses and other coleoids developed their large nervous system. Postdoc position available in the Seuntjens Lab in Leuven, Belgium.
www.kuleuven.be
May 15, 2025 at 10:11 AM
We're hiring! Our lab is looking for a postdoc to investigate the #evodevo of #cephalopod brains. Did you recently graduate, and do you want to join our EU #WEAVE project with the Simakov and @simon-sprecher.bsky.social labs? Find the application form👇Thanks for RT 🐙🦑
www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
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One of the reasons I love #DevelopmentalBiology is that it's so visually engaging. I had the pleasure of organising an image competition at the GRC last March, and share this passion. You can now check out these images on @the-node.bsky.social: thenode.biologists.com/grs-developm...
GRS Developmental Biology 2025 Image gallery - the Node
The 2025 Developmental Biology Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) was held on March 29-30 2025. This year, the GRS co-chairs Ana R. Hernandez Rodriguez and
thenode.biologists.com
May 15, 2025 at 8:02 AM
One of the reasons I love #DevelopmentalBiology is that it's so visually engaging. I had the pleasure of organising an image competition at the GRC last March, and share this passion. You can now check out these images on @the-node.bsky.social: thenode.biologists.com/grs-developm...
Reposted by Eva Candal
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We recently wrote a review about neuroimmune interactions in retinal repair. We dive into the literature regarding immune influences in Muller glia reprogramming, cell transplantation, and axon regeneration. Hopefully its useful, free link: authors.elsevier.com/a/1k-FL4pAsj...
May 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
We recently wrote a review about neuroimmune interactions in retinal repair. We dive into the literature regarding immune influences in Muller glia reprogramming, cell transplantation, and axon regeneration. Hopefully its useful, free link: authors.elsevier.com/a/1k-FL4pAsj...
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Many thanks to @borrell-lab.bsky.social @k4tj4.bsky.social @r3rt0.bsky.social for organising #ECCN2025 and bringing together such a variety of research and species! I truly enjoyed the experience! Stay tuned for the next edition #ECCN2028 in Leuven! (Or Tenerife, still have to decide hehe)
How do large brains emerge in different branches of the phylogenetic tree? @eveseuntjens.bsky.social talks about octopuses at #ECCN2025
@k4tj4.bsky.social @borrell-lab.bsky.social
@k4tj4.bsky.social @borrell-lab.bsky.social
May 9, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Many thanks to @borrell-lab.bsky.social @k4tj4.bsky.social @r3rt0.bsky.social for organising #ECCN2025 and bringing together such a variety of research and species! I truly enjoyed the experience! Stay tuned for the next edition #ECCN2028 in Leuven! (Or Tenerife, still have to decide hehe)
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My buddy @karenecheverri.bsky.social just published her latest (with a minor assist from yours truly) on how tail regeneration in #axolotls relies on brain activity. Specifically neurons in the telencephalon that project to the hypothalamus. #regeneration #cutemascot 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 9, 2025 at 9:48 PM
My buddy @karenecheverri.bsky.social just published her latest (with a minor assist from yours truly) on how tail regeneration in #axolotls relies on brain activity. Specifically neurons in the telencephalon that project to the hypothalamus. #regeneration #cutemascot www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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🦈 Blotched Fantail Ray (Taeniurops meyeni)
Interested in learning more about chondrichthyan research, management advances, and explore new opportunities for collaboration? Join us at the world’s largest shark, ray, and chimaera conference from 4-8 May 2026 in Colombo, Sri Lanka!
Interested in learning more about chondrichthyan research, management advances, and explore new opportunities for collaboration? Join us at the world’s largest shark, ray, and chimaera conference from 4-8 May 2026 in Colombo, Sri Lanka!
May 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
🦈 Blotched Fantail Ray (Taeniurops meyeni)
Interested in learning more about chondrichthyan research, management advances, and explore new opportunities for collaboration? Join us at the world’s largest shark, ray, and chimaera conference from 4-8 May 2026 in Colombo, Sri Lanka!
Interested in learning more about chondrichthyan research, management advances, and explore new opportunities for collaboration? Join us at the world’s largest shark, ray, and chimaera conference from 4-8 May 2026 in Colombo, Sri Lanka!
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Our proposal for a ‘universal’ nomenclature for rod and cone types based on their evolutionary lineages that will equally apply to all vertebrate species is now out! Have a look and please consider adopting the system :)
May 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Our proposal for a ‘universal’ nomenclature for rod and cone types based on their evolutionary lineages that will equally apply to all vertebrate species is now out! Have a look and please consider adopting the system :)
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Modern sharks as our best mirror to our jawed common ancestor – @idoiaeu.bsky.social talks about the catshark embryo as a model to study the origin and evolution of the vertebrate telencephalon at #ECCN2025
@borrell-lab.bsky.social @r3rt0.bsky.social @zoltan-molnar.bsky.social
@borrell-lab.bsky.social @r3rt0.bsky.social @zoltan-molnar.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Modern sharks as our best mirror to our jawed common ancestor – @idoiaeu.bsky.social talks about the catshark embryo as a model to study the origin and evolution of the vertebrate telencephalon at #ECCN2025
@borrell-lab.bsky.social @r3rt0.bsky.social @zoltan-molnar.bsky.social
@borrell-lab.bsky.social @r3rt0.bsky.social @zoltan-molnar.bsky.social