Developmental biology bringing together regenerative biology, neurobiology, mathematical modelling, evo-devo and much more to Edinburgh!
19-22 April 2027
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Very happy to see my PhD work in Biorxiv as of today.
I was recently in a talk from @itaiyanai.bsky.social where he talked about his Night Science idea. The talk was already 5 minutes in when it immediately hit too close to home. I had no idea what to make out of this data for so long…
Reminder! Application deadline Friday 8th May
🐸 Amphibians take over Europe!!
📍 Prague. July 3–5, 2026.
The European Amphibian Conference 2026 is coming: 3 days of cutting-edge science, bold ideas, iconic speakers, and serious frog & axolotl energy ✨
👉 Register. Submit. Be there. Do not miss it.
amphib-conf2026.sciencesconf.org?lang=en
We are happy to share our new bioRxiv pre-print on A-P axis patterning. A great collaboration with Felix Zhou (UT Southwestern) & the Yeomans group (Physics, Oxford)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Proud to share this work with @kevinchalut.bsky.social and Byron Mui. Why do some injuries scar while others regenerate? Using digit tip models, we show the ECM is a key driver. HA-rich ECM promotes regeneration, and boosting it can shift healing away from fibrosis. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
New tool from the lab...check out Novabrowse: An interactive and customizable tool for interpreting BLAST results in genomic context!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Does your favorite gene seems to be missing from your species of interest?
Are you sure?
🧵👇 1/n
When you share an office with the queen of the #axolotls (aidarodrigo.bsky.social) you also get to share the birthday joy! 🥳 Happy 2nd birthday to the OG axolotls (treats baked by Laura Arbanas and @cellysally.bsky.social’s daughter)
Last night we had the pleasure of watching Laura Arbanas, who is doing her #PhD with @aidarodrigo.bsky.social at @edinuni-irr.bsky.social, give the most wonderful overview of the magnificent #axolotl as part of #pint26 @pintofscience.uk
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🚨 Why can’t mammals regenerate limbs like frog tadpoles or salamanders?
In our new paper in @science.org , we show that species-specific oxygen sensing acts as a gatekeeper for initiating limb regeneration 🐭🐸
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #EvoDevo
Aida Rodrigo
Why mammals cannot regenerate limbs like amphibians do presents a long-standing puzzle in biology. To uncover the underlying differences, we compared amputation responses of embryonic mouse (Mus musculus) and Xenopus laevis tadpole limbs. Lowering ...
We are delighted to announce that we are now open for applications for 2026 summer school
Dates: 11th - 18th September 2026
Deadline for applications: 8th May
See our website for info on how to apply.. and to check out our stellar speaker list!
www.stemcellsummerschool.org/apply
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Glial cell states bias the regeneration of neuron types across the newt life cycle https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.26.728055v1
