Young Embryologist Network
@yen-network.bsky.social
We are a UK based community of early career stem cell and developmental biology scientists. Join us at our annual conferences in May. More information at youngembryologists.org
Our final talk for the day was Nicolas Rivron from IMBA, Vienna who gave the Sammy Lee memorial lecture, giving us a glimpse into the world of in vitro systems (blastoids) used to study the first steps of implantation and how it has evolved across primates. Thank you for the inspiring lecture!
May 20, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Our final talk for the day was Nicolas Rivron from IMBA, Vienna who gave the Sammy Lee memorial lecture, giving us a glimpse into the world of in vitro systems (blastoids) used to study the first steps of implantation and how it has evolved across primates. Thank you for the inspiring lecture!
Our second perspective talk was by Rob Tetley from Nikon Instruments with beautiful example movies developmental dynamics across scales sharing his experience in making the most of resonant scanning confocal imaging.
May 20, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Our second perspective talk was by Rob Tetley from Nikon Instruments with beautiful example movies developmental dynamics across scales sharing his experience in making the most of resonant scanning confocal imaging.
Our last short talk of the day was Sarah Bowden @sarahbowden.bsky.social from @uni-freiburg.de on the role of Foxi1 for mucociliary progenitor and ectodermal specification in Xenopus
May 20, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Our last short talk of the day was Sarah Bowden @sarahbowden.bsky.social from @uni-freiburg.de on the role of Foxi1 for mucociliary progenitor and ectodermal specification in Xenopus
@mitisbio.bsky.social
from @ox.ac.uk spoke about the dynamics of calcium oscillations and their role during peri-gastrulation in the mouse embryo
from @ox.ac.uk spoke about the dynamics of calcium oscillations and their role during peri-gastrulation in the mouse embryo
May 20, 2025 at 5:20 AM
@mitisbio.bsky.social
from @ox.ac.uk spoke about the dynamics of calcium oscillations and their role during peri-gastrulation in the mouse embryo
from @ox.ac.uk spoke about the dynamics of calcium oscillations and their role during peri-gastrulation in the mouse embryo
Isha Goel from PDN Cambridge
talked about how they're using chimeras to untangle extrinsic vs intrinsic effects on limb growth regulation
talked about how they're using chimeras to untangle extrinsic vs intrinsic effects on limb growth regulation
May 20, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Isha Goel from PDN Cambridge
talked about how they're using chimeras to untangle extrinsic vs intrinsic effects on limb growth regulation
talked about how they're using chimeras to untangle extrinsic vs intrinsic effects on limb growth regulation
After a lunch break we were back with Maud Borensztein from @igmm-montpel.bsky.social talking about X chromosome reactivation and interesting kinetic differences across genes
May 19, 2025 at 8:18 PM
After a lunch break we were back with Maud Borensztein from @igmm-montpel.bsky.social talking about X chromosome reactivation and interesting kinetic differences across genes
Aleksandra Byrska from
@uni-of-warwick.bsky.social showed how they can track centromeres live to study molecular and even mechanical changes associated with human oocyte aging
@uni-of-warwick.bsky.social showed how they can track centromeres live to study molecular and even mechanical changes associated with human oocyte aging
May 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Aleksandra Byrska from
@uni-of-warwick.bsky.social showed how they can track centromeres live to study molecular and even mechanical changes associated with human oocyte aging
@uni-of-warwick.bsky.social showed how they can track centromeres live to study molecular and even mechanical changes associated with human oocyte aging
We heard from @marieyvonne.bsky.social at Cambridge who's using zebrafish embryos to study the interplay between signalling and forces during asymmetric cell division and their role in cell fate (+ a great acknowledgement slide)
May 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
We heard from @marieyvonne.bsky.social at Cambridge who's using zebrafish embryos to study the interplay between signalling and forces during asymmetric cell division and their role in cell fate (+ a great acknowledgement slide)
@camilledion.bsky.social of @mrc-lms.bsky.social presented a talk on the role of L1TD1 in germ cell regulation and male fertility.
May 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
@camilledion.bsky.social of @mrc-lms.bsky.social presented a talk on the role of L1TD1 in germ cell regulation and male fertility.
This year's Scientific Perspectives are all about technologies in embryology. We had a great talk by Simon Hanassab
from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social on the importance and potential of using ML and AI to improve reproductive research.
from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social on the importance and potential of using ML and AI to improve reproductive research.
May 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This year's Scientific Perspectives are all about technologies in embryology. We had a great talk by Simon Hanassab
from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social on the importance and potential of using ML and AI to improve reproductive research.
from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social on the importance and potential of using ML and AI to improve reproductive research.
Luca Schwarz from @cellbiol-mrclmb.bsky.social
presented his blastocyst-derived trophoblast organoid as an in vitro model of human placenta to investigate ExMe (extraembryonic mesenchyme)
presented his blastocyst-derived trophoblast organoid as an in vitro model of human placenta to investigate ExMe (extraembryonic mesenchyme)
May 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Luca Schwarz from @cellbiol-mrclmb.bsky.social
presented his blastocyst-derived trophoblast organoid as an in vitro model of human placenta to investigate ExMe (extraembryonic mesenchyme)
presented his blastocyst-derived trophoblast organoid as an in vitro model of human placenta to investigate ExMe (extraembryonic mesenchyme)
Laure de Chancel from @institutcurie.bsky.social all the way from Paris talking about chromatin mechanics and how it changes during zygotic genome activation.
May 19, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Laure de Chancel from @institutcurie.bsky.social all the way from Paris talking about chromatin mechanics and how it changes during zygotic genome activation.
@martanska.bsky.social from @pdncambridge.bsky.social
presenting her work with gastruloids on how mechanical properties of individual cells can affect tissue level properties and morphology.
presenting her work with gastruloids on how mechanical properties of individual cells can affect tissue level properties and morphology.
May 19, 2025 at 11:03 AM
@martanska.bsky.social from @pdncambridge.bsky.social
presenting her work with gastruloids on how mechanical properties of individual cells can affect tissue level properties and morphology.
presenting her work with gastruloids on how mechanical properties of individual cells can affect tissue level properties and morphology.
We heard from Yuri Takashi from
@geneticscam.bsky.social
showing ex vivo induction of EMT and BMP signalling in chick embryo explants.
@geneticscam.bsky.social
showing ex vivo induction of EMT and BMP signalling in chick embryo explants.
May 19, 2025 at 11:03 AM
We heard from Yuri Takashi from
@geneticscam.bsky.social
showing ex vivo induction of EMT and BMP signalling in chick embryo explants.
@geneticscam.bsky.social
showing ex vivo induction of EMT and BMP signalling in chick embryo explants.
Starting the short talk session we have Jake Cornwall Scoones from the
@CrickLab
on using NeMECiS to explore and engineer synthetic CREs to modulate gene regulatory behaviour. Check out their pre-print and workshop!
@CrickLab
on using NeMECiS to explore and engineer synthetic CREs to modulate gene regulatory behaviour. Check out their pre-print and workshop!
May 19, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Starting the short talk session we have Jake Cornwall Scoones from the
@CrickLab
on using NeMECiS to explore and engineer synthetic CREs to modulate gene regulatory behaviour. Check out their pre-print and workshop!
@CrickLab
on using NeMECiS to explore and engineer synthetic CREs to modulate gene regulatory behaviour. Check out their pre-print and workshop!
Welcome to YEN 2025. We are kicking off today with Peter Rugg-Gunn who presented their impressive in vitro system of implantation and post-implantation developmentm
May 19, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Welcome to YEN 2025. We are kicking off today with Peter Rugg-Gunn who presented their impressive in vitro system of implantation and post-implantation developmentm
Thank you to everyone who has registered to attend YEN 2025!
You can still register for online attendence to hear talks and look at online posters.
We have sent out a programme to our attendees so if you haven't heard from us just email us or reach out on social media.
#yen2025
You can still register for online attendence to hear talks and look at online posters.
We have sent out a programme to our attendees so if you haven't heard from us just email us or reach out on social media.
#yen2025
May 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Thank you to everyone who has registered to attend YEN 2025!
You can still register for online attendence to hear talks and look at online posters.
We have sent out a programme to our attendees so if you haven't heard from us just email us or reach out on social media.
#yen2025
You can still register for online attendence to hear talks and look at online posters.
We have sent out a programme to our attendees so if you haven't heard from us just email us or reach out on social media.
#yen2025
Check out the YEN 2025 Image Competition! We have many beautiful entries of all sorts of model organisms. Thanks again to all who contributed.
#YEN2025 #YENImageCompetition
Scan the QR code to vote and see full sized images.
#YEN2025 #YENImageCompetition
Scan the QR code to vote and see full sized images.
May 7, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Check out the YEN 2025 Image Competition! We have many beautiful entries of all sorts of model organisms. Thanks again to all who contributed.
#YEN2025 #YENImageCompetition
Scan the QR code to vote and see full sized images.
#YEN2025 #YENImageCompetition
Scan the QR code to vote and see full sized images.
You can still register to attend the YEN 2025 Conference for FREE! You can join online or in person at the Crick Institute in London on Monday 19th May.
Check the comments for student/postdoc talks!
Check the comments for student/postdoc talks!
May 5, 2025 at 10:09 AM
You can still register to attend the YEN 2025 Conference for FREE! You can join online or in person at the Crick Institute in London on Monday 19th May.
Check the comments for student/postdoc talks!
Check the comments for student/postdoc talks!
Check out the YEN 2025 Image Competition! We have many beautiful entries of all sorts of model organisms. Thanks again to all who contributed.
#YEN2025 #YENImageCompetition
Scan the QR code to vote and see full sized images.
#YEN2025 #YENImageCompetition
Scan the QR code to vote and see full sized images.
May 4, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Check out the YEN 2025 Image Competition! We have many beautiful entries of all sorts of model organisms. Thanks again to all who contributed.
#YEN2025 #YENImageCompetition
Scan the QR code to vote and see full sized images.
#YEN2025 #YENImageCompetition
Scan the QR code to vote and see full sized images.
Check out the YEN 2025 Image Competition! We have many beautiful entries of all sorts of model organisms. Thanks again to all who contributed.
#YEN2025 #YENImageCompetition
#YEN2025 #YENImageCompetition
May 4, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Check out the YEN 2025 Image Competition! We have many beautiful entries of all sorts of model organisms. Thanks again to all who contributed.
#YEN2025 #YENImageCompetition
#YEN2025 #YENImageCompetition