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chrmosimann.bsky.social
#PILife is, defending basic research on a review panel all day long - and receiving a rejection notification for a big grant (different funder) on the same day.

Onwards. Always.
#devbio #evodevo #diseasemodels #zebrafish #zerbafish 🧬🐟🫀
January 22, 2026 at 1:49 AM
estherverheyen.bsky.social
Looking for kindred scientific spirits: #devbio #drosophila #diseasemodels #signaltransduction #discoveryscience
chrmosimann.bsky.social Christian Mosimann @chrmosimann.bsky.social · Aug 18
Test 12345 - where are the #devbio, #zebrafish, #CHD, #diseasemodeling, #modelorganism, #basicresearch people on here?
Gratuitous zebrafish pic as lure:
August 18, 2023 at 11:49 PM
chrmosimann.bsky.social
Happening today @cuanschutz.bsky.social - our training program's symposium while a snow storm rages outside. Oddly metaphoric.
(...and yes...that is a left-handed DNA...)
#devbio #diseasemodels #PILife #GraduateSchool 🧪
April 17, 2026 at 7:28 PM
stemcellengineer.bsky.social
Hello #Bluesky! New & happy to be here.

I’m an assistant prof @ #DukeBME & #DukeMedicine. My research group develops patient-specific preclinical models to uncover human disease mysteries & discover safe and effective therapies. #StemCells #Organoids #MPS #DiseaseModels #Biomaterials #KidneyDisease
November 23, 2024 at 2:21 PM
cochemelab.bsky.social
Arrived in Alicante, and excited for this year’s #EDRC2025! 🪰🧪🔬🧫🥼🧬🪰 The #LMS is well represented at the meeting - catch us at our talk/poster presentations!

#Drosophila #Redox #Ageing #DiseaseModels #Cancer #Obesity

@mrc-lms.bsky.social
edrc2025.bsky.social EDRC2025 @edrc2025.bsky.social · Sep 24
Only a few hours left before our meeting starts! Are you travelling to #EDRC2025 now? Let us know by using the oficial #EDRC2025 hashtag!
September 25, 2025 at 6:58 AM
zdmsociety.bsky.social
This is a great opportunity for a fishy #DiseaseModels researcher!
evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social Ákos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · Jul 28
Join us at Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL) as an Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Mechanisms of Disease

Apply before 31st August, 2026:
careers.universiteitleiden.nl/job/Assistan...
July 29, 2026 at 10:08 AM
cochemelab.bsky.social
Great to participate at #EDRC2025, which gathered together an impressive 750 researchers from 40 countries! 🌍🪰🔬 With strong representation from the #LMS by Nsikan, Miriam & Isabel ⭐

#Drosophila #Redox #Ageing #Cancer #DiseaseModels
October 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
zdmsociety.bsky.social
#ZDM19 starts next week! To get you prepared for the conference, the Local Organizing Committee has prepared some last-minute details (in thread) ⬇️ Please share with your labmates and colleagues 😊 #zebrafish #DiseaseModels #ZDMS
Banner for ZDM19. Text reads, Zebrafish Disease Models Society Annual Conference, September 28-30, 2026. Mathematics Institute University of Oxford. There is also a picture of the Radcliffe Camera in Oxford, UK.
September 25, 2026 at 10:28 AM
zebrafishrock.bsky.social
Exciting, new #DiseaseModels paper from @cakizil.bsky.social Lab @columbiamed.bsky.social 🐟🧠

Journal link: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
elanuryilmaz.bsky.social Elanur Yilmaz @elanuryilmaz.bsky.social · 16d
🚨New paper alert🚨
In our newly published study, we found that APOE-ε4–driven fibronectin accumulation disrupts blood–brain barrier function and astrocyte–endothelial communication in Alzheimer’s disease.

www.nature.com/articles/s43...
www.nature.com
September 17, 2026 at 5:20 AM
cilialab.bsky.social
Join us: 1️⃣ 4️⃣ fully-funded PhD studentships in top labs across Europe (inc. with us in Edinburgh 🇬🇧 ) for Cilia-AI! #RareDisease #Cilia #Imaging #Genomics #AdvancedImaging #DiseaseModels #DiseaseMechanisms #Therapeutics #Proteomics #AI
CLOSES: MARCH 16th 2025!

www.cilialab.co.uk/cilia_ai-phd...
March 7, 2025 at 8:47 AM
zdmsociety.bsky.social
Comparisons like this are important to learn about the biology and etiology of human diseases, which can improve patient care/outcomes. Learn more about the study behind these videos by reading the original research by @drlizhaynes.bsky.social et al: elifesciences.org/articles/74270 🐟 #DiseaseModels
zebrafishrock.bsky.social Zebrafish Rock! @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · Aug 9
Light sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM) movie of axon branching during #zebrafish development in a neurodegenerative disease gene (KLC4) mutant. Credit to @drlizhaynes.bsky.social. #ZebrafishZunday
August 9, 2026 at 9:51 AM
zdmsociety.bsky.social
July is Sarcoma Awareness Month 🎗️ With the help of the tiny but mighty zebrafish, researchers are expanding what we know about these aggressive cancers 🐟👩‍🔬 Learn more about the research that is making tank-to-bedside impacts on patients ⬇️ 1/3

#KnowYourZDM #zebrafish #ZDMS #sarcoma #DiseaseModels
Image of a yellow ribbon signifying Sarcoma Awareness Month next to an adult zebrafish with blue and yellow stripes. Text reads 'JULY IS SARCOMA AWARENESS MONTH'
July 6, 2026 at 10:59 AM
zdmsociety.bsky.social
Deadline Extended! The ZDMS SciArt Competition 2026 is now accepting submissions until September 1, 2026!

Win up to $300 for your scientific illustration or short film.

Submit your work: www.zdmsociety.org/sci-art-competition

#SciArt #Zebrafish #SciComm #STEMArt #DiseaseModels
Poster announcing ZDMS SciArt Competition. The ZDMS logo is in the top left. Text reads “ZDMS presents SciArt Competition 2026. Prizes 1st $300 / 2nd $150 / 3rd $50. Accepting illustrations or short film formats. Extended submission deadline: September 1, 2026. The background is a watercolor of an underwater scene depicting a zebrafish. Credit artwork to Yuval Segal.
August 3, 2026 at 4:48 PM
zdmsociety.bsky.social
Did you know #zebrafish have human-like responses to Mycobacterium leprae, including macrophage-mediated inflammation and neurodegeneration?

Check out the latest findings on the zebrafish leprosy model by the Madigan Lab at UCSD 🐟 #KnowYourZDM #ZDMS #DiseaseModels
biorxivpreprint.bsky.social bioRxivpreprint @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · Aug 2
A zebrafish leprosy model identifies interferon and plasminogen signaling as survival determinants in mycobacterial infection https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.07.31.739979v1
August 5, 2026 at 4:13 PM
zdmsociety.bsky.social
August is #PsoriasisAwarenessMonth 🧡💜 With the help of #zebrafish, scientists are expanding what we know about these chronic diseases 🐟👩‍🔬 Learn more about the fishy research model making real-world impacts on patients: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #KnowYourZDM #ZDMS #Psoriasis #DiseaseModels
Orange and purple ribbon for Psoriasis Awareness Month with an adult zebrafish swimming through the middle. In the corner is the Zebrafish Disease Models Society (ZDMS) logo. Text reads, "August is Psoriasis Awareness Month"
August 15, 2026 at 9:33 AM
zdmsociety.bsky.social
Important considerations for any #DiseaseModels researcher 🐟🧬
September 8, 2026 at 10:09 AM
zdmsociety.bsky.social
"Personalized Zebrafish Models for Fusion-Positive Pediatric Sarcomas" from @kendalllab.bsky.social: lnkd.in/ebnKUrfT

And don't forget to check out this general, open-access review on modelling human pediatric cancers in zebrafish: lnkd.in/eBei9q_V

#KnowYourZDM #DiseaseModels #CancerResearch

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September 1, 2026 at 7:56 AM
zdmsociety.bsky.social
This is a great opportunity to get experience with a scientific publisher! #zebrafish #DiseaseModels
dmmjournal.bsky.social DMM Journal @dmmjournal.bsky.social · 20d
Are you a PhD student interested in #SciComm, disease biology and publishing? Are you in the BBSRC DTP/PIPS or equivalent schemes where an internship forms part of the training? Join us as an intern and work with the DMM editorial team.

Find out how to apply: www.biologists.com/about-us/wor...
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September 8, 2026 at 11:20 AM
aqmhd2026.bsky.social
Research topics include:
#EvoDevo #DevelopmentalBiology #Genomics #Genetics #Physiology #FunctionalGenomics #SingleCell #ComparativeGenomics #Regeneration #Aging #Neurobiology #DiseaseModels #HostMicrobe #Immunology #StemCells #CellBiology #CRISPR #GeneRegulation #Epigenomics #Metabolism #Evolution
March 4, 2026 at 7:02 PM
uoftcellsysbiol.bsky.social
Promising findings from his lab’s research is published in @dmmjournal.bsky.social as “Usher syndrome type 1-associated gene, pcdh15b, is required for photoreceptor structural integrity in zebrafish.” They even made the cover! #DiseaseModels #UsherSyndrome journals.biologists.com/dmm/article/...
Usher syndrome type 1-associated gene, pcdh15b, is required for photoreceptor structural integrity in zebrafish
Summary: We present one of the first genetic animal mutants for PCDH15 that displays a severe, early retinopathy and suggests that zebrafish could be a useful model for PCDH15-associated retinal pheno...
journals.biologists.com
November 27, 2024 at 8:11 PM
frenchzebrafish.bsky.social
2nd French Zebrafish Meeting : Abstract's submission deadline extended to September 15th 2025.
Spread the word ... Registration deadline : October 10th.
More info on www.frenchzebrafishmeeting.fr
#zebrafish #FZM2025 #scientificcommunity #biology #behavior #diseasemodels #regeneration #evolution
August 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
gscnoffice.bsky.social
Join the GSSC on 3 April with S. Tenreiro (Lisboa) and T. M. Pentimalli(Berlin).
Zoom Link to participate online: mdc-berlin.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@mdc-berlin.bsky.social @natrevmcb.bsky.social @berlininstitute.bsky.social
#stemcells #Stammzellen #Organoids #Singlecell #diseasemodels
March 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
aavs.org
#WorldDayforAnimalsinLabs is April 24! The most used animal in experiments are #mice - as many as 100 million suffer in labs, but are not protected by the #AnimalWelfareAct like other animals. #purposebred #geneticengineering #diseasemodels #animaltesting #humanescience aavs.org/animals-scie...
April 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
epigenometech.bsky.social
Epigenetics Update - A compendium of next-generation patient-derived models for diverse cancers u.epigenome.us/w68fARHu

Keith L. Ligon, Louis M. Staudt, and boehmjesse.bsky.social in nature.com

#Epigenetics #Cancer #DiseaseModels
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A compendium of next-generation patient-derived models for diverse cancers - Nature
The international collaboration of the Human Cancer Models Initiative presents a comprehensive resource of next-generation cancer models from 2,780 donors with 25 cancer types and integrated tumour–mo...
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August 10, 2026 at 3:31 PM
zdmsociety.bsky.social
For a full list of RIG Meet Up webinars & tentative speakers/talk titles, check out our dedicated webpage: www.zdmsociety.org/2026-zdms-ri...

We hope to see you there! Please spread the word 😊

#ZDMS #zebrafish #DiseaseModels #RIGMeetups2026
2026 ZDMS Rig Meet Ups — ZDMS
www.zdmsociety.org
June 1, 2026 at 1:32 PM