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Kongju Zhu

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Postdoc @harvardmed.bsky.social. Interested in time-space coordination during development. #DevBio #StemCell #InHoxWeTrust. Like #Simplicity

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Kongju Zhu @kongjuzhu.bsky.social · 3d

Fantastic work from Xi and Qi-long! Chicken ES cells will take classic chicken embryology to a new level.

Nature Biotechnology @natbiotech.nature.com · 3d

A method to produce embryonic stem cells for a range of bird species opens up opportunities in agriculture, developmental biology and species conservation #NBTNV go.nature.com/4ntGnih
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Embryonic stem cells across bird species - Nature Biotechnology

A method to produce embryonic stem cells for a range of bird species opens up opportunities in agriculture, developmental biology and species conservation.

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Kongju Zhu @kongjuzhu.bsky.social · 3d

A true role model in science. Rest in peace.

Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social · 4d

A Nobel-winning scientist of great modesty and humour, John Gurdon died on 7 Oct. Not only did he make a discovery that laid the foundations for stem cell research, he also created one of the best environments for research at the Wellcome/CRUK Gurdon Institute wellcome.org/news/sir-joh...

Sir John Gurdon, 1933-2025 | Wellcome

A Nobel-winning scientist of great modesty and humour, John Gurdon died on 7 October. He made a discovery that opened up the field of cloning research, and created one of the best environments for res...

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Kongju Zhu @kongjuzhu.bsky.social · Jun 23

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Aegean Conferences on Stem Cells @aegeanstemcells.bsky.social · Jun 6

Meet Our Speaker: Dr. Olivier Pourquie 🧠

Dr. Pourquie will present his latest advances in utilizing iPS cell-derived muscle to study the mechanisms underlying muscle-wasting diseases.

🔗 Register now: www.aegeanconferences.org/src/App/conf...
#AegeanStemCells2025 #StemCellResearch

Kongju Zhu @kongjuzhu.bsky.social · May 30

I will be there😃

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Arthur Michaut 🔬🐣 @amichaut.bsky.social · May 12

🚨📣 New preprint alert!
Excited to share my new postdoc work on direct force and mechanical properties measurements in live embryos!
A great team effort with A. Chamolly (theory), under the supervision of F. Corson and @jeromegros.bsky.social
📄 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#devbio #mechanics

Direct measurements of active forces and material properties unveil the active mechanics of early embryogenesis

Despite progress in probing tissue mechanics, direct long-term measurements in live embryonic epithelia are lacking. This limits our understanding of amniote embryonic morphogenesis, which takes place...

www.biorxiv.org

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Kongju Zhu @kongjuzhu.bsky.social · May 6

Congrats, Meng!

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Kongju Zhu @kongjuzhu.bsky.social · Apr 26

Cool! Congrats!

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Kongju Zhu @kongjuzhu.bsky.social · Apr 18

Great to see this work in its final form. Beautifully done! Congratulations Kristina!

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Kongju Zhu @kongjuzhu.bsky.social · Mar 8

Great news! Congratulations!

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