Virginia De Andrade
virginiar-andra.bsky.social
Virginia De Andrade
@virginiar-andra.bsky.social
Passionate about understanding
the world! 🦉

Postdoc in the Sonnen Lab @hubrechtinstitute.bsky.social and EMBO fellow
Alumni PhD @echardlab-pasteur.bsky.social @Institut Pasteur
I am excited to share the first preprint from my postdoc work! We found that ligand-receptor pairs are not static and show an antagonistic spatial localization! We show ligand is important to fine tune the amplitude of Wnt oscillations ensuring robust tissue patterning! Check out the preprint!
Preprint alert!
We combined microfluidics, proteomics, and RNA-seq to map spatiotemporal protein expression during mouse somitogenesis and found a novel regulatory strategy: dynamic antagonistic gradients fine-tune signalling strength.

doi.org/10.1101/2025...
September 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Thank you! A special thanks to the organizers for putting this fantastic meeting together @moritzbauer.bsky.social @bracciolilab.bsky.social Hendrik Marks, Susana Chuva de Sousa, Lopes and Niels Geijsen. And to Wilke Meijer and Suzan Stello for working together on this exciting project!!
Well done @virginiar-andra.bsky.social from our lab for being awarded the Best Poster Prize at the International Dutch Embryo Model Meeting today for our work on “Spatiotemporally resolved omics reveals dynamic antagonistic gradients” in embryo segmentation. Congratulations!
📢 Save the date! We are excited to announce the International Dutch Embryo Model Meeting 2025 in Nijmegen (NL) on Thursday 27 March and Friday 28 March! Registration is open now. More information: ru.nl/en/about-us/...

Big thanks to Hendrik Marks for taking the lead this time!
March 29, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Reposted by Virginia De Andrade
Dynamic duo at the cell's edge: Caveolae and the actin cytoskeleton work together to sense and respond to mechanical stress. Caveolae buffer tension, while actin provides structure and force. Ultimate biomechanics team. #CellBiology #Mechanotransduction
December 21, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Reposted by Virginia De Andrade
The inaugural Hubrecht Symposium is on March 13th, 2025! Join an inspiring day on molecular & developmental biology. This annual event highlights the role of fundamental research in Dutch science. Free of charge! Submit abstracts by February 13th. See www.hubrecht.eu/hubrecht-sym...
December 10, 2024 at 11:07 AM
Reposted by Virginia De Andrade
I am really happy to announce the first Hubrecht Symposium on March 13th 2025! We will organize these yearly events on a specific topic in molecular and developmental biology to emphasize the importance of fundamental research for Dutch science. Free of charge! www.hubrecht.eu/hubrecht-sym...
November 29, 2024 at 12:30 PM