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RESEARCH PAPER: Defective HNF1A hinders GLI3 processing favoring duodenal versus pancreatic fate, thus leading to intestinal elongation in vivo
By Unger et al. Luiza Ghila, and Simona Chera
➡️ ow.ly/HTu650YVMEu@chera_lab @medofak_uib
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Congratulations to Lucas Unger on successfully defending his PhD with the thesis “Dissecting HNF1A’s Role in Early Cell Fate Decisions and Their Impact on Pancreatic Islet”! 👏🎉
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Lucas Unger will defend his PhD work 🎓 @UiB
🕒Tuesday, 24th of February at 12.15
📍Auditorium 2, BB-bygget, Jonas Lies vei 91
Trial Lecture at 10.15
“Transcriptional regulation in the developing pancreas: From genome architecture to phenotypes”
#UiB 🇳🇴 #devbio#PhDLife
Over four in ten individuals with diabetes globally are undiagnosed. Substantial variability in undiagnosed diabetes across countries can indicate opportunities to close existing care gaps.
Read here ➡️ doi.org/10.2337/dc25-2583
Check our new preprint! We uncover the full molecular mechanism of rotavirus membrane penetration and cytosolic escape using cryo-ET, live-cell imaging, and single-molecule assays. (1/3)
🔗 biorxiv.org/content/10.64898…
We're hiring! JCS is looking for a Reviews Editor to join the team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who loves cell biology and wants to stay connected with the field (and be part of an organisation that believes in supporting the community).
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Job announcement!
@ScienceMagazine is looking for an Editor to handle next-generation medicine, to select the top papers that use system approaches to advance bench to bedside biomedical research and therapeutics development.
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Turn scientific data into tangible objects!
Some of our 3D models can be downloaded or ordered as 3D prints at low cost (resin delivery only).
Perfect for teaching and research discussions.
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5 years of MITOtalks!
Feels like it was yesterday when Sjoerd @Wanrooij20 and Nuno @nunoraimundo opened the first MITOtalk to introduce Christian Frezza @FrezzaLab.
But it turns out FIVE YEARS have passed. That's 57 MITOtalks, 44 MITOchats, 6000 followers.
Onwards and upwards!
Applications are now open for the #ChooseDevelopment! Summer Undergraduate Research Program. U.S. citizens or permanent residents enrolled full-time as undergrads at a college or university in the U.S. are eligible. bit.ly/3FwHqYp Deadline: February 1, 2026 #devbio
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Paid Summer Undergraduate Research Training
Mission
To broaden the scientific workforce by preparing undergraduate students to enter doctoral programs in developmental biology with enriched mentored research experiences for two summers.
Overview
Two 10-week summer research internships in the lab of an SDB member
Receive $5500 stipend each summer
Receive guidance and support from a team of mentors
Network with the developmental biology community
Present summer research at the next SDB annual meeting
Eligibility
Undergraduate student enrolled full-time at a college or university in the United States
U.S. citizen or permanent resident
Interest to pursue a doctoral degree
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Application Deadline: February 1, 2026
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The ERC welcomes the offer of substantial additional budget from the @EU_Commission for the development of a new ERC funding instrument offering larger, longer-term grants, as announced by President @vonderleyen
at the Sorbonne this morning.
europa.eu/!NTYTTV
🔬 6th International Aegean Conference on Stem Cells 📢
Join us Oct 1–6, 2025 in Crete, for talks on stem cell biology, regenerative medicine, genome editing & aging.
📅 Abstracts & Early Reg: Due June 1, 2025
🔗 Register now: aegeanconferences.org/src/Ap…#AegeanStemCells#StemCells
Women tend to live longer than men and are often more resilient to cognitive decline as they age.
Now researchers might have uncovered a source for this resilience: the second X chromosome in female cells
go.nature.com/41K8Ubc
Announcement: The Scandinavian Physiological Society is happy to report that Professor @Tobias_Wang_AU has taken on the responsibility as Editor-in-Chief for @Acta_Physiol from the 1 of January, 2025 📗🤝
Please give our new Editor-in-Chief a warm welcome 💚
Celebrate our 100th anniversary with us 🥂✨💚
SPS is pleased to announce that registration for our 100th anniversary is now open for our student, ordinary, and lifelong members.
You can find the programme, payment details and further information here: events.au.dk/spsdinner/confe…