Meng Zhu
@zhumeng123.bsky.social
Developmental biologist, currently thinking about developmental timing
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Next Monday, 24th November at 2:30 PM (UK), we are welcoming two ERCs: Meng Zhu @zhumeng123.bsky.social (Harvard University) and Alex Plum @alex-plum.bsky.social (University of California San Diego). Don't forget to subscribe to our mailing list to receive the Zoom link! Hope to see you all! :)
November 21, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Next Monday, 24th November at 2:30 PM (UK), we are welcoming two ERCs: Meng Zhu @zhumeng123.bsky.social (Harvard University) and Alex Plum @alex-plum.bsky.social (University of California San Diego). Don't forget to subscribe to our mailing list to receive the Zoom link! Hope to see you all! :)
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Next, @zhumeng123.bsky.social explores the genetic basis of timing in limb development by comparing chicken and mice. #GenBio25.
Meng has been named one of #100Biologists with extraordinary links to @biologists.bsky.social
bsky.app/profile/biol...
Meng has been named one of #100Biologists with extraordinary links to @biologists.bsky.social
bsky.app/profile/biol...
Our first extraordinary biologist this week is Meng Zhu, former preLighter and Development presents… feature, who has been instrumental in the working group of Chinese early-career researchers consulting our WeChat channel. #100biologists @zhumeng123.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Next, @zhumeng123.bsky.social explores the genetic basis of timing in limb development by comparing chicken and mice. #GenBio25.
Meng has been named one of #100Biologists with extraordinary links to @biologists.bsky.social
bsky.app/profile/biol...
Meng has been named one of #100Biologists with extraordinary links to @biologists.bsky.social
bsky.app/profile/biol...
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preLights is a #preprint highlighting service—supported by @biologists.bsky.social—encouraging #ECRs to highlight and discuss preprints that spark interest or debate within the biological #community. #SciComm
Interested in joining? Our 'call for preLighters' is open for another week! ⬇️👀
Interested in joining? Our 'call for preLighters' is open for another week! ⬇️👀
🚨 New call for preLighters!🚨
Help us highlight the most exciting biological #preprints. Share your insights, build your profile, and be part of a supportive community! 🌍
Interested? Apply today & help shape the future of science publishing! 📢
More info: prelights.biologists.com/news/join-th...
Help us highlight the most exciting biological #preprints. Share your insights, build your profile, and be part of a supportive community! 🌍
Interested? Apply today & help shape the future of science publishing! 📢
More info: prelights.biologists.com/news/join-th...
September 23, 2025 at 12:12 PM
preLights is a #preprint highlighting service—supported by @biologists.bsky.social—encouraging #ECRs to highlight and discuss preprints that spark interest or debate within the biological #community. #SciComm
Interested in joining? Our 'call for preLighters' is open for another week! ⬇️👀
Interested in joining? Our 'call for preLighters' is open for another week! ⬇️👀
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As this @embo.org EvoDevoTempo Paris 2025 comes to close, my biggest takeaway message is that we absolutely must do this again!
Cheers to the organizers and thanks for all the feedback on our work from the lovely Tempo community
Until next ⏰ time ⏰
Cheers to the organizers and thanks for all the feedback on our work from the lovely Tempo community
Until next ⏰ time ⏰
having a lovely ⏱️time⏱️ at the #EMBO EvoDevoTempo meeting in paris
very much a field defined by its multidisciplinarity and diversity of model systems, leading to discoveries that wouldn't be possible otherwise
also, paris in the spring is definitely a thing
very much a field defined by its multidisciplinarity and diversity of model systems, leading to discoveries that wouldn't be possible otherwise
also, paris in the spring is definitely a thing
May 9, 2025 at 9:43 AM
As this @embo.org EvoDevoTempo Paris 2025 comes to close, my biggest takeaway message is that we absolutely must do this again!
Cheers to the organizers and thanks for all the feedback on our work from the lovely Tempo community
Until next ⏰ time ⏰
Cheers to the organizers and thanks for all the feedback on our work from the lovely Tempo community
Until next ⏰ time ⏰
Very honored and grateful to be named one of the 100 Extraordinary Biologists! It’s been a joy working with the @biologists.bsky.social team, contributing to the community, and having the opportunity to share my science
Our first extraordinary biologist this week is Meng Zhu, former preLighter and Development presents… feature, who has been instrumental in the working group of Chinese early-career researchers consulting our WeChat channel. #100biologists @zhumeng123.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Very honored and grateful to be named one of the 100 Extraordinary Biologists! It’s been a joy working with the @biologists.bsky.social team, contributing to the community, and having the opportunity to share my science
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Excited to share my latest work with @joadelas.bsky.social and @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social
Predictable Engineering of Signal-Dependent Cis-Regulatory Elements
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
1/11
Predictable Engineering of Signal-Dependent Cis-Regulatory Elements
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
1/11
Predictable Engineering of Signal-Dependent Cis-Regulatory Elements
www.biorxiv.org
March 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Excited to share my latest work with @joadelas.bsky.social and @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social
Predictable Engineering of Signal-Dependent Cis-Regulatory Elements
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
1/11
Predictable Engineering of Signal-Dependent Cis-Regulatory Elements
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
1/11
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It's the last day for applications for our Training Grants with @jcellsci.bsky.social!
The deadline for our next round of Training Grants with @jcellsci.bsky.social is on 7 March.
Rebecca Jones @astonuniversity.bsky.social, one of our first awardees, tells us about attending the ScanR workshop @ Institute of Biophysics in Brno.
focalplane.biologists.com/2025/03/03/s...
Rebecca Jones @astonuniversity.bsky.social, one of our first awardees, tells us about attending the ScanR workshop @ Institute of Biophysics in Brno.
focalplane.biologists.com/2025/03/03/s...
March 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM
It's the last day for applications for our Training Grants with @jcellsci.bsky.social!
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As someone who does this job already, I’m happy to chat to anyone interested in applying.
We have an opening for a Reviews Editor on Development. If you love developmental biology and its academic community, and have an interest in publishing and science communication, this could be the role for you. Full details here: www.biologists.com/wp-content/u...
www.biologists.com
February 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
As someone who does this job already, I’m happy to chat to anyone interested in applying.
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"Developmental Timing Across Species"
@embo.org Workshop organised by @trayon.bsky.social @bassemh.bsky.social @mdiazcuadros.bsky.social @vanderhaeghenp2.bsky.social
📅6-9 May 2025
📍Paris
Submit abstract and register by 1 April:
thenode.biologists.com/developmenta...
#EvoDevoTempo
@embo.org Workshop organised by @trayon.bsky.social @bassemh.bsky.social @mdiazcuadros.bsky.social @vanderhaeghenp2.bsky.social
📅6-9 May 2025
📍Paris
Submit abstract and register by 1 April:
thenode.biologists.com/developmenta...
#EvoDevoTempo
Developmental timing across species | EMBO Workshop | 6-9 May - the Node
Join us at the EMBO Workshop "EvoDevoTempo – Developmental Timing Across Species: From Mechanisms to Evolutionary Insights". Topics will include
thenode.biologists.com
February 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
"Developmental Timing Across Species"
@embo.org Workshop organised by @trayon.bsky.social @bassemh.bsky.social @mdiazcuadros.bsky.social @vanderhaeghenp2.bsky.social
📅6-9 May 2025
📍Paris
Submit abstract and register by 1 April:
thenode.biologists.com/developmenta...
#EvoDevoTempo
@embo.org Workshop organised by @trayon.bsky.social @bassemh.bsky.social @mdiazcuadros.bsky.social @vanderhaeghenp2.bsky.social
📅6-9 May 2025
📍Paris
Submit abstract and register by 1 April:
thenode.biologists.com/developmenta...
#EvoDevoTempo
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Our next western/evening 🌙 session seminar is happening next week! Join us to learn about
human embryo models with @bailweatherbee.bsky.social
and
pancreatic organoids with @amandaanderssonr.bsky.social
🗓️ Thursday, February 20th at
⏰ 09:30 PST / 12:30 EST / 17:30 UTC / 17:30 GMT / 18:30 CET
human embryo models with @bailweatherbee.bsky.social
and
pancreatic organoids with @amandaanderssonr.bsky.social
🗓️ Thursday, February 20th at
⏰ 09:30 PST / 12:30 EST / 17:30 UTC / 17:30 GMT / 18:30 CET
February 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Our next western/evening 🌙 session seminar is happening next week! Join us to learn about
human embryo models with @bailweatherbee.bsky.social
and
pancreatic organoids with @amandaanderssonr.bsky.social
🗓️ Thursday, February 20th at
⏰ 09:30 PST / 12:30 EST / 17:30 UTC / 17:30 GMT / 18:30 CET
human embryo models with @bailweatherbee.bsky.social
and
pancreatic organoids with @amandaanderssonr.bsky.social
🗓️ Thursday, February 20th at
⏰ 09:30 PST / 12:30 EST / 17:30 UTC / 17:30 GMT / 18:30 CET
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#DevPres speakers are chosen from @dev-journal.bsky.social's PI programme applicants but sometimes they're virtually all based in Europe or the US.
Help us diversify by nominating yourself to speak if you're currently based outside of these regions.
Details & eligibility on @the-node.bsky.social ⬇️
Help us diversify by nominating yourself to speak if you're currently based outside of these regions.
Details & eligibility on @the-node.bsky.social ⬇️
Development presents... call for self nominations - the Node
Launched in 2020, Development presents... is a monthly Zoom webinar series covering the fields of developmental biology, stem cells and regeneration. Each
thenode.biologists.com
February 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM
#DevPres speakers are chosen from @dev-journal.bsky.social's PI programme applicants but sometimes they're virtually all based in Europe or the US.
Help us diversify by nominating yourself to speak if you're currently based outside of these regions.
Details & eligibility on @the-node.bsky.social ⬇️
Help us diversify by nominating yourself to speak if you're currently based outside of these regions.
Details & eligibility on @the-node.bsky.social ⬇️
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ATTENTION
If anyone has received a NoA after the "pause", please DM me with information about the mechanism and institute or center.
THANK YOU
If anyone has received a NoA after the "pause", please DM me with information about the mechanism and institute or center.
THANK YOU
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February 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
ATTENTION
If anyone has received a NoA after the "pause", please DM me with information about the mechanism and institute or center.
THANK YOU
If anyone has received a NoA after the "pause", please DM me with information about the mechanism and institute or center.
THANK YOU
Thank you @sermenchero.bsky.social and Alberto for the excellent summary, and @dev-journal.bsky.social, @amjeve.bsky.social for choosing to highlight my work! Sending to my colleagues for a new year read 😄
Are you looking for a short read to finish the year? Alberto and I wrote this perspective to discuss a recent preprint by @zhumeng123.bsky.social Tabin lab
In preprints: oxygen and NFκB signals shift the timing of hindlimb formation
Alberto Rosello-Diez and Sergio Menchero @sermenchero.bsky.social @crick.ac.uk discuss a recent #preprint "Shifts in embryonic oxygen levels cue heterochrony in limb initiation":
https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.204578
Alberto Rosello-Diez and Sergio Menchero @sermenchero.bsky.social @crick.ac.uk discuss a recent #preprint "Shifts in embryonic oxygen levels cue heterochrony in limb initiation":
https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.204578
December 31, 2024 at 4:45 PM
Thank you @sermenchero.bsky.social and Alberto for the excellent summary, and @dev-journal.bsky.social, @amjeve.bsky.social for choosing to highlight my work! Sending to my colleagues for a new year read 😄
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A selection of papers in 2024 associated with developmental timing & mammalian pausing.
🐭⌛️👤⏳
#EvoDevoTempo
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🐭⌛️👤⏳
#EvoDevoTempo
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December 29, 2024 at 12:30 PM
A selection of papers in 2024 associated with developmental timing & mammalian pausing.
🐭⌛️👤⏳
#EvoDevoTempo
1/n
🐭⌛️👤⏳
#EvoDevoTempo
1/n
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Roles of oxygen/hypoxia on growth & timing
🪰 wing disks:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@jpvincentlab.bsky.social
🐭🐤 limb buds:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@zhumeng123.bsky.social
Cliff Tabin lab
9/n
🪰 wing disks:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@jpvincentlab.bsky.social
🐭🐤 limb buds:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@zhumeng123.bsky.social
Cliff Tabin lab
9/n
Growth-induced physiological hypoxia correlates with growth deceleration during normal development
Growth deceleration is a universal feature of growth during development: most organs and tissues slow down their growth rate much before growth termination. Using transcriptomics analysis, we show tha...
www.biorxiv.org
December 29, 2024 at 12:30 PM
Roles of oxygen/hypoxia on growth & timing
🪰 wing disks:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@jpvincentlab.bsky.social
🐭🐤 limb buds:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@zhumeng123.bsky.social
Cliff Tabin lab
9/n
🪰 wing disks:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@jpvincentlab.bsky.social
🐭🐤 limb buds:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@zhumeng123.bsky.social
Cliff Tabin lab
9/n
Heading to San Diego for #CellBio2024 ! I will be speaking at the subgroup “how cells measure time” and on timing of lineage segregation in early mammalian embryo development ! Can’t wait to learn the recent updates of cell bio after 4 years since the last ASCB!
December 13, 2024 at 11:08 PM
Heading to San Diego for #CellBio2024 ! I will be speaking at the subgroup “how cells measure time” and on timing of lineage segregation in early mammalian embryo development ! Can’t wait to learn the recent updates of cell bio after 4 years since the last ASCB!
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the roots for high fevers. An infusion of the leaves & stalks was taken as a laxative. The flower development has been studied to explore growth regulation through heterochrony, or alteration in developmental timing ...
May 15, 2024 at 11:23 PM
the roots for high fevers. An infusion of the leaves & stalks was taken as a laxative. The flower development has been studied to explore growth regulation through heterochrony, or alteration in developmental timing ...
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The Company of Biologists (not-for-profit publisher of Development et al.) are currently recruiting 3 editorial roles.
I'm happy to have an informal chat about the Features Editor - a new, fixed-term position with some flexibility to tailor it to your interests
www.biologists.com/about-us/wor...
I'm happy to have an informal chat about the Features Editor - a new, fixed-term position with some flexibility to tailor it to your interests
www.biologists.com/about-us/wor...
Work for us
Working for us We’re always looking for talented and motivated people to work as part of our close-knit team. Roles range from editorial to production, marketing to event co-ordination, HR to accoun...
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October 19, 2023 at 10:31 AM
The Company of Biologists (not-for-profit publisher of Development et al.) are currently recruiting 3 editorial roles.
I'm happy to have an informal chat about the Features Editor - a new, fixed-term position with some flexibility to tailor it to your interests
www.biologists.com/about-us/wor...
I'm happy to have an informal chat about the Features Editor - a new, fixed-term position with some flexibility to tailor it to your interests
www.biologists.com/about-us/wor...