NordenLab
@nordenlab.bsky.social
How do organs form from cells to tissue? Zebrafish and organoids; live imaging; quantitative biology; theory. Comments by Caren Norden
José João Freitas (not on Bluesky) conducted mysterious and important work during his masters and defended today with the rare grade of 20/20! Well deserved! #proudPI … great things to come from this young man!
November 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
José João Freitas (not on Bluesky) conducted mysterious and important work during his masters and defended today with the rare grade of 20/20! Well deserved! #proudPI … great things to come from this young man!
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Anthony A. Hyman will become EMBL’s next Director General.
He joins EMBL from @mpi-cbg.de in Dresden. He is also Professor of Molecular Biology @tudresden.bsky.social, and was a group leader at EMBL Heidelberg from 1993 to 1999.
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He joins EMBL from @mpi-cbg.de in Dresden. He is also Professor of Molecular Biology @tudresden.bsky.social, and was a group leader at EMBL Heidelberg from 1993 to 1999.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Anthony A. Hyman will become EMBL’s next Director General.
He joins EMBL from @mpi-cbg.de in Dresden. He is also Professor of Molecular Biology @tudresden.bsky.social, and was a group leader at EMBL Heidelberg from 1993 to 1999.
www.embl.org/news/people-...
He joins EMBL from @mpi-cbg.de in Dresden. He is also Professor of Molecular Biology @tudresden.bsky.social, and was a group leader at EMBL Heidelberg from 1993 to 1999.
www.embl.org/news/people-...
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Thank you A. Perez-Ramos and P. Bovolenta for this great perspective on our article about Optic Cup morphogenesis @dev-journal.bsky.social !
In preprints: folding from the top – apical forces drive eye cup formation
Adrian Perez-Ramos and Paola Bovolenta discuss the recent preprint by Ramos et al. (2025) “The Optic cup is actively shape programmed by independently patterned apical forces”:
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
Adrian Perez-Ramos and Paola Bovolenta discuss the recent preprint by Ramos et al. (2025) “The Optic cup is actively shape programmed by independently patterned apical forces”:
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
November 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Thank you A. Perez-Ramos and P. Bovolenta for this great perspective on our article about Optic Cup morphogenesis @dev-journal.bsky.social !
In case it was unclear that I have the best lab ever…I do! Just a regular ‘girls night out’ and boy was there singing 😉
October 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
In case it was unclear that I have the best lab ever…I do! Just a regular ‘girls night out’ and boy was there singing 😉
Last corrida do Tejo as a resident…for many reasons it did not go very well for me this year but @dianamorales defended the lab honor!
It is all about finishing in the end…😉
And a good reason to be back in 2026 and do better!
It is all about finishing in the end…😉
And a good reason to be back in 2026 and do better!
September 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Last corrida do Tejo as a resident…for many reasons it did not go very well for me this year but @dianamorales defended the lab honor!
It is all about finishing in the end…😉
And a good reason to be back in 2026 and do better!
It is all about finishing in the end…😉
And a good reason to be back in 2026 and do better!
The Friday second try: After intense work, especially in the last year, this work is finally ready to be seen by the public. Led by @apramos.bsky.social and great collaboration with @carldmodes.bsky.social group especially @liormoneta.bsky.social : www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
The Optic cup is actively shape programmed by independently patterned apical forces
During morphogenesis, initially flat tissues often must transition into complex 3D shapes, reminiscent of shape-programmable systems in physics and engineering. One key question in developmental biolo...
www.biorxiv.org
August 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The Friday second try: After intense work, especially in the last year, this work is finally ready to be seen by the public. Led by @apramos.bsky.social and great collaboration with @carldmodes.bsky.social group especially @liormoneta.bsky.social : www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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The Company of Biologists Workshops 2027: Excited to share that our workshop concept, "Bridging Scales and Disciplines to Understand Robust Development”, has been selected! 🤩@giuliapaci.bsky.social and I are looking forward to organizing it. Stay tuned for details! @biologists.bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The Company of Biologists Workshops 2027: Excited to share that our workshop concept, "Bridging Scales and Disciplines to Understand Robust Development”, has been selected! 🤩@giuliapaci.bsky.social and I are looking forward to organizing it. Stay tuned for details! @biologists.bsky.social
Look who is here: @carldmodes.bsky.social ! It took a while but I can be persistent....more this afternoon :-)
August 22, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Look who is here: @carldmodes.bsky.social ! It took a while but I can be persistent....more this afternoon :-)
We had our traditional @nordenlab.bsky.social summer BBQ! This time without BBQ but with Indian food, Murder Mystery (it was Ze) and some real blood in the end (tall people should avoid my house). But overall lots of fun and games. Looking forward doing that in Cambridge in the rain ;-)...
July 31, 2025 at 8:30 AM
We had our traditional @nordenlab.bsky.social summer BBQ! This time without BBQ but with Indian food, Murder Mystery (it was Ze) and some real blood in the end (tall people should avoid my house). But overall lots of fun and games. Looking forward doing that in Cambridge in the rain ;-)...
New preprint from the lab showcasing work led by @jalehtimaki.bsky.social on retinal patterning by non-canonically migrating neurons that sense spatiotemporally diverse guidance cues. Full thread about the content done by Jaakko here on Bluesky, check it out! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Spatiotemporal Coordination of Guidance Cues Directs Multipolar Migration During Retinal Lamination
Multipolar migration is a conserved neuronal migration mode in the developing brain, enabling emerging neurons to navigate crowded environments and reach precise laminar positions. Yet how these cells...
www.biorxiv.org
July 25, 2025 at 8:37 AM
New preprint from the lab showcasing work led by @jalehtimaki.bsky.social on retinal patterning by non-canonically migrating neurons that sense spatiotemporally diverse guidance cues. Full thread about the content done by Jaakko here on Bluesky, check it out! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Crowd Control: The position & shape of cell nuclei influence organ formation (organogenesis)
📹 @lcferme.bsky.social et al @gimmfoundation.bsky.social
in @science.org Advances
➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2025/7/7 with John Ankers
📹 @lcferme.bsky.social et al @gimmfoundation.bsky.social
in @science.org Advances
➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2025/7/7 with John Ankers
July 8, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Crowd Control: The position & shape of cell nuclei influence organ formation (organogenesis)
📹 @lcferme.bsky.social et al @gimmfoundation.bsky.social
in @science.org Advances
➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2025/7/7 with John Ankers
📹 @lcferme.bsky.social et al @gimmfoundation.bsky.social
in @science.org Advances
➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2025/7/7 with John Ankers
Congratulations to @marianagil (not on Bluesky) for successfully defending her thesis today.
The end of an era of the first batch of people joining the lab in Portugal…thanks to all jury and lab member for making this a memorable day!!!
The end of an era of the first batch of people joining the lab in Portugal…thanks to all jury and lab member for making this a memorable day!!!
June 9, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Congratulations to @marianagil (not on Bluesky) for successfully defending her thesis today.
The end of an era of the first batch of people joining the lab in Portugal…thanks to all jury and lab member for making this a memorable day!!!
The end of an era of the first batch of people joining the lab in Portugal…thanks to all jury and lab member for making this a memorable day!!!
A long overdue get together to celebrate the arrival of summer. Great company fun conversations, we all learned a lot…😉. Take note that @catfigueiredo.bsky.social has her eyes (well at least one) open! This was the only one out of 12 pictures…her secret super power!
May 28, 2025 at 8:32 PM
A long overdue get together to celebrate the arrival of summer. Great company fun conversations, we all learned a lot…😉. Take note that @catfigueiredo.bsky.social has her eyes (well at least one) open! This was the only one out of 12 pictures…her secret super power!
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We are delighted to welcome Dr Caren Norden to PDN as the new Charles Darwin Professor of Animal Embryology. This position plays a vital role in sustaining our thriving community of developmental and reproductive biologists.
Read the story in full at www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/news/dr-care...
#WomenInSTEM 🧪
Read the story in full at www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/news/dr-care...
#WomenInSTEM 🧪
May 8, 2025 at 11:43 AM
We are delighted to welcome Dr Caren Norden to PDN as the new Charles Darwin Professor of Animal Embryology. This position plays a vital role in sustaining our thriving community of developmental and reproductive biologists.
Read the story in full at www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/news/dr-care...
#WomenInSTEM 🧪
Read the story in full at www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/news/dr-care...
#WomenInSTEM 🧪
The amazing tour de force of the great @lcferme.bsky.social is now out in its final form in @ScienceAdvances (not on Bluesky???). It was hard work and all the conceptual advance was her doing. Check it out: www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
Timely neurogenesis drives the transition from nematic to crystalline nuclear packing during retinal morphogenesis
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May 10, 2025 at 8:40 AM
The amazing tour de force of the great @lcferme.bsky.social is now out in its final form in @ScienceAdvances (not on Bluesky???). It was hard work and all the conceptual advance was her doing. Check it out: www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
Yes, that is me, for those who did not yet know. This was not planned but I am very happy to go 'home' even though I will miss a lot about Portugal. If you still want to visit, hurry, otherwise see you in Cambridge. If you want to know more contact me directly.
www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/news/dr-care...
www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/news/dr-care...
Dr Caren Norden appointed Darwin Professor of Animal Embryology at PDN | Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience
Dr Caren Norden has been appointed Darwin Professor of Animal Embryology, joining the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience in the School of Biological Sciences, from April 2026. Her ...
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May 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Yes, that is me, for those who did not yet know. This was not planned but I am very happy to go 'home' even though I will miss a lot about Portugal. If you still want to visit, hurry, otherwise see you in Cambridge. If you want to know more contact me directly.
www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/news/dr-care...
www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/news/dr-care...
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Open call for 3 Group Leader Positions at the newly formed GIMM in Lisbon! Strong core facilites, Science across many disciplines + Sunshine, Beaches and the Atlantic.
Link to call here
gimm.pt/jobs/open-ca...
Link to call here
gimm.pt/jobs/open-ca...
April 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Open call for 3 Group Leader Positions at the newly formed GIMM in Lisbon! Strong core facilites, Science across many disciplines + Sunshine, Beaches and the Atlantic.
Link to call here
gimm.pt/jobs/open-ca...
Link to call here
gimm.pt/jobs/open-ca...
Celebrating the work of @lcferme.bsky.social ! As always with style! Congrats to the paper acceptance. More news will follow soon! Great weekend to all!
April 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Celebrating the work of @lcferme.bsky.social ! As always with style! Congrats to the paper acceptance. More news will follow soon! Great weekend to all!
Two very nice talks bringing our projects and their meaning across in 3min and lay terms…no slides…great job Margarida Cruz and @catfigueiredo.bsky.social ! #proudPI #GIMMretreat
March 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Two very nice talks bringing our projects and their meaning across in 3min and lay terms…no slides…great job Margarida Cruz and @catfigueiredo.bsky.social ! #proudPI #GIMMretreat
I had almost given up hope but it finally happened: @paveltomancak joined us here...Follow him fast so that he does not leave again...Welcome Pavel!!!
March 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I had almost given up hope but it finally happened: @paveltomancak joined us here...Follow him fast so that he does not leave again...Welcome Pavel!!!
@lcferme.bsky.social did outstandingly at her defense and now can call herself Doctor Lucrezia! It was a pleasure and honor to be part of this journey. Congrats!
Great things will await you!
Great things will await you!
February 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
@lcferme.bsky.social did outstandingly at her defense and now can call herself Doctor Lucrezia! It was a pleasure and honor to be part of this journey. Congrats!
Great things will await you!
Great things will await you!
Beautiful #ProudPI moment when former student Elisa Nerli introduces finishing PhD student @lcferme.bsky.social. Both Italian, both nailed their talks at the Physical Biology Circle meeting...
January 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Beautiful #ProudPI moment when former student Elisa Nerli introduces finishing PhD student @lcferme.bsky.social. Both Italian, both nailed their talks at the Physical Biology Circle meeting...
Twice means it’s a tradition! Glühwein before Christmas organized by great @moritztreeck.bsky.social and with participation of @nordenlab.bsky.social. We Germans need to get the Portuguese into the spirit. It was even almost cold enough 😉
December 14, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Twice means it’s a tradition! Glühwein before Christmas organized by great @moritztreeck.bsky.social and with participation of @nordenlab.bsky.social. We Germans need to get the Portuguese into the spirit. It was even almost cold enough 😉
I just leave this here…with the only thing noting is that I am happy and blessed to have worked, do work and will work with this incredible group of individuals and independent thinkers! Also… I love tiaras! Thank you!
November 27, 2024 at 11:16 PM
I just leave this here…with the only thing noting is that I am happy and blessed to have worked, do work and will work with this incredible group of individuals and independent thinkers! Also… I love tiaras! Thank you!
And it is finally there! The heroic effort by @lcferme.bsky.social paid off. Not always easy but resilience and stamina got us there. Thanks also to our collaborators Carl Modes and @haesleinhuepf.bsky.social for support! Check it out and let us know what you think!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Timely neurogenesis enables increased nuclear packing order during neuronal lamination
The coordination of cell proliferation, migration, and differentiation is crucial for organogenesis in many tissues, including the CNS and other organs that arise from pseudostratified epithelia (PSE)...
www.biorxiv.org
November 15, 2024 at 9:44 AM
And it is finally there! The heroic effort by @lcferme.bsky.social paid off. Not always easy but resilience and stamina got us there. Thanks also to our collaborators Carl Modes and @haesleinhuepf.bsky.social for support! Check it out and let us know what you think!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...