Jesse Veenvliet
@jesseveenvliet.bsky.social
proud papa | group leader team stembryo @ MPI-CBG Dresden | re- and deconstructing (st)embryos | #stembryogenesis | solves problems in lab & climbing hall | views mine
What a wonderful day! Bouldering paradise Bahratal just 30 minutes from Dresden 💚🦥
November 9, 2025 at 11:14 AM
What a wonderful day! Bouldering paradise Bahratal just 30 minutes from Dresden 💚🦥
Being in the same building sparked this dream collaboration. Spearheaded by our joint PhD student Marc @mtrani.bsky.social. I also want to highlight the critical input from @cryaaa.bsky.social, who developed the framework to quantify 3D morphodynamics & much more (SpinePy: doi.org/10.1101/2025...)
October 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Being in the same building sparked this dream collaboration. Spearheaded by our joint PhD student Marc @mtrani.bsky.social. I also want to highlight the critical input from @cryaaa.bsky.social, who developed the framework to quantify 3D morphodynamics & much more (SpinePy: doi.org/10.1101/2025...)
We find that a surface actin cap constrains proliferation-driven forces, re-directing the expansive forces of proliferation to ensure unidirectional body axis elongation. Key findings are beautifully summarized in Otger’s 🧵 (bsky.app/profile/camp...). Below some personal notes.
October 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
We find that a surface actin cap constrains proliferation-driven forces, re-directing the expansive forces of proliferation to ensure unidirectional body axis elongation. Key findings are beautifully summarized in Otger’s 🧵 (bsky.app/profile/camp...). Below some personal notes.
We combined our expertise to answer a long-standing Q: What is the physical mechanism of mammalian body axis elongation? Since mechanical measurements & manipulations are nearly impossible in implanted embryos, we used gastruloids to measure the forces that shape the embryo (model) with oil droplets
October 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
We combined our expertise to answer a long-standing Q: What is the physical mechanism of mammalian body axis elongation? Since mechanical measurements & manipulations are nearly impossible in implanted embryos, we used gastruloids to measure the forces that shape the embryo (model) with oil droplets
Me too! And I think those working with stem cell models should read broad & delve deep into more traditional devbio. But not fond of how this is phrased
October 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Me too! And I think those working with stem cell models should read broad & delve deep into more traditional devbio. But not fond of how this is phrased
Important message here👇. But what I don’t like is this false dichotomy. In vitro models allow for all of this as well. In my opinion, it’s the back-and-forth between in vivo & in vitro through mutual appreciation and learning that will shape biological discovery, innovation & future leaders.
October 11, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Important message here👇. But what I don’t like is this false dichotomy. In vitro models allow for all of this as well. In my opinion, it’s the back-and-forth between in vivo & in vitro through mutual appreciation and learning that will shape biological discovery, innovation & future leaders.
These benches with Hannah Arendt quotes in Ljubljana, Slovenia 🇸🇮! 💜💚
September 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
These benches with Hannah Arendt quotes in Ljubljana, Slovenia 🇸🇮! 💜💚
📣 New preprint! We present SpinePy, a modular framework that enables automated 3D spatiotemporal quantification of #gastruloids & other multicellular in vitro systems. Spearheaded by @cryaaa.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de. Check out his thread 👇 & the paper:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
September 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
📣 New preprint! We present SpinePy, a modular framework that enables automated 3D spatiotemporal quantification of #gastruloids & other multicellular in vitro systems. Spearheaded by @cryaaa.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de. Check out his thread 👇 & the paper:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
The evolution of the #PAveloid @paveltomancak.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The evolution of the #PAveloid @paveltomancak.bsky.social
This was magical — @loicaroyer.bsky.social live on piano @mpi-cbg.de. Made my day! It’s always amazing to learn about unexpected talents apart from the amazing science.
August 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
This was magical — @loicaroyer.bsky.social live on piano @mpi-cbg.de. Made my day! It’s always amazing to learn about unexpected talents apart from the amazing science.
No words can describe how legendary #TCTeAC was… but maybe this crazy video of the final moments of the party captures some of the craziness! Thank you @svobodalab.bsky.social & all the instigators & fixers for creating unforgettable memories. DJ‘ing with @odedrechavi.bsky.social was one of them!
August 2, 2025 at 10:03 AM
No words can describe how legendary #TCTeAC was… but maybe this crazy video of the final moments of the party captures some of the craziness! Thank you @svobodalab.bsky.social & all the instigators & fixers for creating unforgettable memories. DJ‘ing with @odedrechavi.bsky.social was one of them!
After 8h of writing today, now at least 2h of this
July 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
After 8h of writing today, now at least 2h of this
Not really 😅. Birthday present for my oldest daughter
July 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Not really 😅. Birthday present for my oldest daughter
Just a reminder that scalebars matter… (would be a seriously good idea to add them to assembly instructions)
July 18, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Just a reminder that scalebars matter… (would be a seriously good idea to add them to assembly instructions)
A master of disguise… but not always!
July 12, 2025 at 11:44 AM
A master of disguise… but not always!
Just spotted a white peacock 🦚 🤍 in Greece 🇬🇷. Stunning 🤍
July 6, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Just spotted a white peacock 🦚 🤍 in Greece 🇬🇷. Stunning 🤍
Science conference or outdoor camp? #theconferencetoendallconferences
June 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Science conference or outdoor camp? #theconferencetoendallconferences
Woodstock.Bio2 Crowd! Who wants to follow the footsteps of one of the all-time great Czechs & join for a bouldering session in Prague? Since the program is quite full, maybe after coming back from the YMCA campsite? But open for other date/time suggestions as well! #theconferencetoendallconferences
June 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Woodstock.Bio2 Crowd! Who wants to follow the footsteps of one of the all-time great Czechs & join for a bouldering session in Prague? Since the program is quite full, maybe after coming back from the YMCA campsite? But open for other date/time suggestions as well! #theconferencetoendallconferences
Is there *anyone* who has *ever* spent less than 40 hours on revising a manuscript?!? Even replacing hours with days would be a stretch...
May 21, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Is there *anyone* who has *ever* spent less than 40 hours on revising a manuscript?!? Even replacing hours with days would be a stretch...
Thanks Benoit! We regularly image dozens to hundreds of gastruloids overnight with the spinning disk. One day, Alba found this image within the stack (this is raw data). Most likely tissue tear caused the mouth, dust particle the eye. Colleague Michael Weber animated it for @mpi-cbg.de Xmas party.
April 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Thanks Benoit! We regularly image dozens to hundreds of gastruloids overnight with the spinning disk. One day, Alba found this image within the stack (this is raw data). Most likely tissue tear caused the mouth, dust particle the eye. Colleague Michael Weber animated it for @mpi-cbg.de Xmas party.
For transparency: we had to delete the original thread (screenshot) because the "Pacmanoid" depiction of our discoveries - despite of course being completely original artwork - apparently could lead to copyright concerns.
April 19, 2025 at 8:49 AM
For transparency: we had to delete the original thread (screenshot) because the "Pacmanoid" depiction of our discoveries - despite of course being completely original artwork - apparently could lead to copyright concerns.