Biologist inspired by physics | Group Leader, Developmental Biology Unit, EMBL Heidelberg
Nicoletta Petridou
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How do the physical properties of embryos affect their development?
New research from EMBL scientists and collaborators shows that tissue mechanics actively influence developmental signalling – revealing new links between physics and embryogenesis.
www.embl.org/news/science...
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Here the published version of our work on uncoupling different types of tissue phase transitions during development!
Find out more on how contact surface tension-driven rigidity transitions trigger tricellular junction formation and initiate epithelial organization!
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Nicoletta Petridou
🐠 Calling all fish model researchers! 🐠
The 1st German Fish Model Research Meeting is happening in Heidelberg, Sept 16–18, 2026—and you don’t want to miss it !
👉https://www.germanfishmeeting.org/
#daniorerio #fishmodel #germanfish2026 #medaka #killifish #cavefish
Our study on shape diversity in cnidarians is now published. The final version includes extensive new data that substantially extend the original bioRxiv preprint. Congrats to everyone who contributed to this work! www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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Spectral multiplexing is typically limited to 4-5 channels. Our new preprint introduces a framework that utilizes DNA barcoding and signal tuning to enable robust spectral unmixing and ground-truth benchmarking to achieve 15-plex subcellular profiling without cycling
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Less than a week left for abstract submission for #EESMechanobiology - join us in this long-standing meeting on the mechanics of life.
Join us in Vienna for the biggest international 'FISH' meeting in 2026! No matter which fish is your favorite model - zebrafish, medaka, killifish, cavefish, Danionella, cichlids, stickleback, you name them...- this meeting is for you!
www.ezm2026.org
Abstract submission deadline is March 15th.
Glad to see this out in its final form!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
What changed since the preprint? Wonderful experiments disentangling the effect of receptor binding vs tissue porosity on Nodal diffusion, plus one of the smoothest review experiences! Thanks @natcellbio.nature.com & reviewers 🙏
Welcome to 'Collectivity in living systems'! During the next few days we'll explore coordination, cooperation, emergence, and decision-making in systems ranging from bacterial biofilms and cell migration to tissue formation, disease models, and animal behaviour. Let's go! 🙌 #EESCollectivity
