Konstantinos Miti
@mitisbio.bsky.social
DPhil student, University of Oxford
linkedin.com/in/konstantinos-miti
linkedin.com/in/konstantinos-miti
E15.5 Mouse Heart stained for CD31 (Red), Smooth-Muscle MHC (Cyan) and DAPI (White). Imaged with Zeiss Lightsheet Z.1 @ox.ac.uk @idrm.ox.ac.uk @oxforddpag.bsky.social @srinivas-lab.bsky.social @bsdb.bsky.social @zeiss-microscopy.bsky.social
Rise of the Arteries — a lightsheet image capturing the intricate vascular network of a developing mouse heart.
By visualising endothelial and smooth muscle cells in 3D, researchers at IDRM reveal the beauty of coronary vessel formation.
📷 Credit: Konstantinos Miti & Polen Bareke
By visualising endothelial and smooth muscle cells in 3D, researchers at IDRM reveal the beauty of coronary vessel formation.
📷 Credit: Konstantinos Miti & Polen Bareke
October 30, 2025 at 4:14 PM
E15.5 Mouse Heart stained for CD31 (Red), Smooth-Muscle MHC (Cyan) and DAPI (White). Imaged with Zeiss Lightsheet Z.1 @ox.ac.uk @idrm.ox.ac.uk @oxforddpag.bsky.social @srinivas-lab.bsky.social @bsdb.bsky.social @zeiss-microscopy.bsky.social
During #development, distal visceral #endoderm (DVE) cells migrate to shape A-P axis specification. @m-stower.bsky.social @srinivas-lab.bsky.social &co reveal the role of Ca2+ dynamics in this, showing that inhibition of #calcium transients causes DVE arrest @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4nHWxF4
October 7, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Reposted by Konstantinos Miti
Very happy to share I've written a review on placental vascular formation in mice and humans, now published in @dev-journal.bsky.social.
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
@idrm.ox.ac.uk Funded by the @thebhf.bsky.social
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
@idrm.ox.ac.uk Funded by the @thebhf.bsky.social
Feto-placental blood vessel development
Summary: This Review contains an overview of placental vascular development and pathologies in mice and humans and highlights key remaining questions in the field.
journals.biologists.com
June 2, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Very happy to share I've written a review on placental vascular formation in mice and humans, now published in @dev-journal.bsky.social.
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
@idrm.ox.ac.uk Funded by the @thebhf.bsky.social
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
@idrm.ox.ac.uk Funded by the @thebhf.bsky.social
Reposted by Konstantinos Miti
@mitisbio.bsky.social
from @ox.ac.uk spoke about the dynamics of calcium oscillations and their role during peri-gastrulation in the mouse embryo
from @ox.ac.uk spoke about the dynamics of calcium oscillations and their role during peri-gastrulation in the mouse embryo
May 20, 2025 at 5:20 AM
@mitisbio.bsky.social
from @ox.ac.uk spoke about the dynamics of calcium oscillations and their role during peri-gastrulation in the mouse embryo
from @ox.ac.uk spoke about the dynamics of calcium oscillations and their role during peri-gastrulation in the mouse embryo
Reposted by Konstantinos Miti
This #FluorescenceFriday feels like fluorescence xmas!
Thanks for all your submissions to the YEN Image Competition. Excited to see so many spectacular visualisations of embryonic development and stem cell biology!
#YEN2025
Thanks for all your submissions to the YEN Image Competition. Excited to see so many spectacular visualisations of embryonic development and stem cell biology!
#YEN2025
May 2, 2025 at 6:09 PM
This #FluorescenceFriday feels like fluorescence xmas!
Thanks for all your submissions to the YEN Image Competition. Excited to see so many spectacular visualisations of embryonic development and stem cell biology!
#YEN2025
Thanks for all your submissions to the YEN Image Competition. Excited to see so many spectacular visualisations of embryonic development and stem cell biology!
#YEN2025
Very excited to share our work on calcium dynamics during early mouse development at #biologists100. Stop by Poster 182 to say hi and learn more!
@biologists.bsky.social @the-node.bsky.social @focalplane.bsky.social @bsdb.bsky.social @srinivas-lab.bsky.social
@biologists.bsky.social @the-node.bsky.social @focalplane.bsky.social @bsdb.bsky.social @srinivas-lab.bsky.social
March 26, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Very excited to share our work on calcium dynamics during early mouse development at #biologists100. Stop by Poster 182 to say hi and learn more!
@biologists.bsky.social @the-node.bsky.social @focalplane.bsky.social @bsdb.bsky.social @srinivas-lab.bsky.social
@biologists.bsky.social @the-node.bsky.social @focalplane.bsky.social @bsdb.bsky.social @srinivas-lab.bsky.social
Reposted by Konstantinos Miti
Happy Valentine's day from the Simões group❣️ @simoesfilipa.bsky.social
#spreadthelove#mendingbrokenhearts#cardiacorganoids
Image taken by @mitisbio.bsky.social
#spreadthelove#mendingbrokenhearts#cardiacorganoids
Image taken by @mitisbio.bsky.social
February 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Happy Valentine's day from the Simões group❣️ @simoesfilipa.bsky.social
#spreadthelove#mendingbrokenhearts#cardiacorganoids
Image taken by @mitisbio.bsky.social
#spreadthelove#mendingbrokenhearts#cardiacorganoids
Image taken by @mitisbio.bsky.social
Reposted by Konstantinos Miti
Happy to share our latest review by @shifaant.bsky.social with @cwhanna.bsky.social. A detailed look at extraembryonic tissues – the 'other half' of the conceptus.
www.nature.com/articles/s41... @natrevmcb.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41... @natrevmcb.bsky.social
Origin, fate and function of extraembryonic tissues during mammalian development - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
During mammalian embryogenesis, extraembryonic tissues are required for the patterning and morphogenesis of the embryo. This Review discusses how signalling networks and epigenetic modifications regul...
www.nature.com
December 6, 2024 at 12:41 PM
Happy to share our latest review by @shifaant.bsky.social with @cwhanna.bsky.social. A detailed look at extraembryonic tissues – the 'other half' of the conceptus.
www.nature.com/articles/s41... @natrevmcb.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41... @natrevmcb.bsky.social
Reposted by Konstantinos Miti
Truly excited about this new endeavour- co-leading the Oxford Organoid Hub with @rdmoxford.bsky.social colleague Chris Toepfer! Big thanks to @oxforddpag.bsky.social & BHF CRE for believing in our vision!
Pretty pics by force-of-nature DPhil students Selin Tüzüner & @mitisbio.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
Pretty pics by force-of-nature DPhil students Selin Tüzüner & @mitisbio.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
December 5, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Truly excited about this new endeavour- co-leading the Oxford Organoid Hub with @rdmoxford.bsky.social colleague Chris Toepfer! Big thanks to @oxforddpag.bsky.social & BHF CRE for believing in our vision!
Pretty pics by force-of-nature DPhil students Selin Tüzüner & @mitisbio.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
Pretty pics by force-of-nature DPhil students Selin Tüzüner & @mitisbio.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
Reposted by Konstantinos Miti
Happy to have the Srinivas lab on Bluesky!
Even our embryos are starting to feel a little festive in the Srinivas lab! We are excited to share our new bioRχiv pre-print – investigating the role of calcium in the early embryo
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Even our embryos are starting to feel a little festive in the Srinivas lab! We are excited to share our new bioRχiv pre-print – investigating the role of calcium in the early embryo
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
November 18, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Happy to have the Srinivas lab on Bluesky!
Even our embryos are starting to feel a little festive in the Srinivas lab! We are excited to share our new bioRχiv pre-print – investigating the role of calcium in the early embryo
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Even our embryos are starting to feel a little festive in the Srinivas lab! We are excited to share our new bioRχiv pre-print – investigating the role of calcium in the early embryo
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Reposted by Konstantinos Miti
Calcium signalling is required for anterior patterning in the mouse embryo https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.14.623160v1
Calcium signalling is required for anterior patterning in the mouse embryo https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.14.623160v1
Anterior-Posterior axis formation in the mouse embryo requires the active migration of the DVE cell
www.biorxiv.org
November 15, 2024 at 5:30 AM
Calcium signalling is required for anterior patterning in the mouse embryo https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.14.623160v1