PDN Cambridge
@pdncambridge.bsky.social
Official profile of the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge https://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/
There's still time to apply for PhD and MPhil opportunities with us! 🧪👩🔬🧑🔬
Visit www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/postgraduate... for more information.
#neuroskyence #WomeninSTEM #AcademicSky #SciComm #Science
Visit www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/postgraduate... for more information.
#neuroskyence #WomeninSTEM #AcademicSky #SciComm #Science
November 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
There's still time to apply for PhD and MPhil opportunities with us! 🧪👩🔬🧑🔬
Visit www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/postgraduate... for more information.
#neuroskyence #WomeninSTEM #AcademicSky #SciComm #Science
Visit www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/postgraduate... for more information.
#neuroskyence #WomeninSTEM #AcademicSky #SciComm #Science
We are seeking a highly motivated and proactive Chief Research Laboratory Technician to support the
@PerriLab 🧪
The lab investigates how genetic and environmental factors influence fetal development, pregnancy, and long-term health.
More details at www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/chief-r...
@PerriLab 🧪
The lab investigates how genetic and environmental factors influence fetal development, pregnancy, and long-term health.
More details at www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/chief-r...
Chief Research Laboratory Technician (Fixed Term)
The Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience (PDN) is seeking a highly motivated and proactive Chief Research Laboratory Technician to support the research activities of Professor
www.cam.ac.uk
November 13, 2025 at 10:32 AM
We are seeking a highly motivated and proactive Chief Research Laboratory Technician to support the
@PerriLab 🧪
The lab investigates how genetic and environmental factors influence fetal development, pregnancy, and long-term health.
More details at www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/chief-r...
@PerriLab 🧪
The lab investigates how genetic and environmental factors influence fetal development, pregnancy, and long-term health.
More details at www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/chief-r...
We're looking for a Facilities & Operations Manager to join us! 📢
You'll have excellent problem solving skills, be collaborative and hands on, have a Building Management and/or Lab and Facilities background, and staff management experience.
Find out more at www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/facilit...
You'll have excellent problem solving skills, be collaborative and hands on, have a Building Management and/or Lab and Facilities background, and staff management experience.
Find out more at www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/facilit...
November 3, 2025 at 12:12 PM
We're looking for a Facilities & Operations Manager to join us! 📢
You'll have excellent problem solving skills, be collaborative and hands on, have a Building Management and/or Lab and Facilities background, and staff management experience.
Find out more at www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/facilit...
You'll have excellent problem solving skills, be collaborative and hands on, have a Building Management and/or Lab and Facilities background, and staff management experience.
Find out more at www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/facilit...
Work with us! 📢
The Health and Safety Coordinator plays a vital role in the departmental safety team, working to ensure that our extensive research, teaching, and other activities are conducted safely and effectively
Apply at www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/health-...
The Health and Safety Coordinator plays a vital role in the departmental safety team, working to ensure that our extensive research, teaching, and other activities are conducted safely and effectively
Apply at www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/health-...
November 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Work with us! 📢
The Health and Safety Coordinator plays a vital role in the departmental safety team, working to ensure that our extensive research, teaching, and other activities are conducted safely and effectively
Apply at www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/health-...
The Health and Safety Coordinator plays a vital role in the departmental safety team, working to ensure that our extensive research, teaching, and other activities are conducted safely and effectively
Apply at www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/health-...
Congratulations @labrawlins.bsky.social who've been awarded an @erc.europa.eu Advanced Grant, focused on developing knowledge for future human lung regeneration: LungDeCode
#womeninSTEM #ERCAd #Science
www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/news/erc-adv...
#womeninSTEM #ERCAd #Science
www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/news/erc-adv...
June 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Congratulations @labrawlins.bsky.social who've been awarded an @erc.europa.eu Advanced Grant, focused on developing knowledge for future human lung regeneration: LungDeCode
#womeninSTEM #ERCAd #Science
www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/news/erc-adv...
#womeninSTEM #ERCAd #Science
www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/news/erc-adv...
Are you well-organised, proactive & collaborative with experience in academic administration or research management?
We're recruiting an Executive Manager (Maternity Cover) at @loke-ctr.bsky.social.
Visit the University of Cambridge job site for further information www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51564/
We're recruiting an Executive Manager (Maternity Cover) at @loke-ctr.bsky.social.
Visit the University of Cambridge job site for further information www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51564/
June 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Are you well-organised, proactive & collaborative with experience in academic administration or research management?
We're recruiting an Executive Manager (Maternity Cover) at @loke-ctr.bsky.social.
Visit the University of Cambridge job site for further information www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51564/
We're recruiting an Executive Manager (Maternity Cover) at @loke-ctr.bsky.social.
Visit the University of Cambridge job site for further information www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51564/
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Wonderful talk today at #CABDseminars by @katjaroeper.bsky.social @pdncambridge.bsky.social
Katja gave us an overview about the studies of her lab understanding the role of supracellular coordination in mechanisms and mechanics of morphogenesis.
Katja was hosted by Acaimo González Reyes!
Katja gave us an overview about the studies of her lab understanding the role of supracellular coordination in mechanisms and mechanics of morphogenesis.
Katja was hosted by Acaimo González Reyes!
June 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Wonderful talk today at #CABDseminars by @katjaroeper.bsky.social @pdncambridge.bsky.social
Katja gave us an overview about the studies of her lab understanding the role of supracellular coordination in mechanisms and mechanics of morphogenesis.
Katja was hosted by Acaimo González Reyes!
Katja gave us an overview about the studies of her lab understanding the role of supracellular coordination in mechanisms and mechanics of morphogenesis.
Katja was hosted by Acaimo González Reyes!
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I also caught up with Helena Crellin from @buckleylab.bsky.social @pdncambridge.bsky.social, who used a custom microscope to control actomyosin contractility in zebrafish and study how cellular forces can propagate along tissues. (3/3) youtu.be/6uce4whDt2M?...
spotLights Ep 10: preLights in conversation with Helena Crellin
YouTube video by The Company of Biologists
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May 22, 2025 at 8:39 AM
I also caught up with Helena Crellin from @buckleylab.bsky.social @pdncambridge.bsky.social, who used a custom microscope to control actomyosin contractility in zebrafish and study how cellular forces can propagate along tissues. (3/3) youtu.be/6uce4whDt2M?...
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Celebrating traces of the CultureLab at @pdncambridge.bsky.social with a mini exhibition of images from the Living Science performance 🥂🧬🥼🔬✨ #sciart @anatoliikozlov.bsky.social
May 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Celebrating traces of the CultureLab at @pdncambridge.bsky.social with a mini exhibition of images from the Living Science performance 🥂🧬🥼🔬✨ #sciart @anatoliikozlov.bsky.social
Congratulations to the Gates Cambridge Class of 2025, who have been awarded scholarships in the initiative's 25th year.
A very warm welcome also to Tess Stanley and Yimeng Wang, who will soon be joining the PDN community! We look forward to working with you
www.cam.ac.uk/stories/gate...
A very warm welcome also to Tess Stanley and Yimeng Wang, who will soon be joining the PDN community! We look forward to working with you
www.cam.ac.uk/stories/gate...
Gates Cambridge: class of 2025
95 future leaders have been selected as Gates Cambridge Scholars in the scholarship's 25th anniversary year.
www.cam.ac.uk
May 9, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Congratulations to the Gates Cambridge Class of 2025, who have been awarded scholarships in the initiative's 25th year.
A very warm welcome also to Tess Stanley and Yimeng Wang, who will soon be joining the PDN community! We look forward to working with you
www.cam.ac.uk/stories/gate...
A very warm welcome also to Tess Stanley and Yimeng Wang, who will soon be joining the PDN community! We look forward to working with you
www.cam.ac.uk/stories/gate...
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 Sferruzzi-Perri lab are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated researcher to join their team, and investigate how placental development and function contribute to adverse pregnancy outcomes in cases affected by hypoxia or elevated heat exposure.
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51177/ 🧪
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51177/ 🧪
Research Associate (Fixed Term) - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge
Research Associate (Fixed Term) in the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge.
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk
May 6, 2025 at 8:16 AM
The Sferruzzi-Perri lab are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated researcher to join their team, and investigate how placental development and function contribute to adverse pregnancy outcomes in cases affected by hypoxia or elevated heat exposure.
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51177/ 🧪
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51177/ 🧪
Not long now until #PDNSymposium25! Will you be visiting us on 24th and 25th April? Go to the PDN Symposium web pages to find out more and plan your day www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/postdocs/pdn... 🧪
Thanks to our sponsors for their support 👏
Thanks to our sponsors for their support 👏
April 16, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Not long now until #PDNSymposium25! Will you be visiting us on 24th and 25th April? Go to the PDN Symposium web pages to find out more and plan your day www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/postdocs/pdn... 🧪
Thanks to our sponsors for their support 👏
Thanks to our sponsors for their support 👏
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Can dogs help tackle #obesity? 🐶
#Springboard25 awardee Dr Eleanor Raffan is comparing canine and human genetics to find out!
👉 See how Springboard is backing such innovative research: bit.ly/44irB7l
@wellcometrust.bsky.social @thebhf.bsky.social @pdncambridge.bsky.social @ims-mrl.bsky.social
#Springboard25 awardee Dr Eleanor Raffan is comparing canine and human genetics to find out!
👉 See how Springboard is backing such innovative research: bit.ly/44irB7l
@wellcometrust.bsky.social @thebhf.bsky.social @pdncambridge.bsky.social @ims-mrl.bsky.social
April 11, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Can dogs help tackle #obesity? 🐶
#Springboard25 awardee Dr Eleanor Raffan is comparing canine and human genetics to find out!
👉 See how Springboard is backing such innovative research: bit.ly/44irB7l
@wellcometrust.bsky.social @thebhf.bsky.social @pdncambridge.bsky.social @ims-mrl.bsky.social
#Springboard25 awardee Dr Eleanor Raffan is comparing canine and human genetics to find out!
👉 See how Springboard is backing such innovative research: bit.ly/44irB7l
@wellcometrust.bsky.social @thebhf.bsky.social @pdncambridge.bsky.social @ims-mrl.bsky.social
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Postdoc position available! starting winter '25/'26 in Cambridge U. @uniofcam.bsky.social; @pdncambridge.bsky.social; @camneuro.bsky.social
Join a small supportive lab to address system neurosc. questions on the role of cortico-subcortical loops in sensory perception and learning. www.dehozlab.org
Join a small supportive lab to address system neurosc. questions on the role of cortico-subcortical loops in sensory perception and learning. www.dehozlab.org
home | Livia de Hoz | Berlin
de Hoz, Charité Berlin; Neuroscience research on auditory statistical learning and subcortico-cortical loops
www.dehozlab.org
March 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Postdoc position available! starting winter '25/'26 in Cambridge U. @uniofcam.bsky.social; @pdncambridge.bsky.social; @camneuro.bsky.social
Join a small supportive lab to address system neurosc. questions on the role of cortico-subcortical loops in sensory perception and learning. www.dehozlab.org
Join a small supportive lab to address system neurosc. questions on the role of cortico-subcortical loops in sensory perception and learning. www.dehozlab.org
We are happy to confirm that we're participating in this year’s AIM:PhD programme 🔬
AIM:PhD is designed to support PhD applicants with their application for doctoral study at the @uniofcam.bsky.social in 2026.
For full details, visit the AIM: PhD Website www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/aim-phd.
AIM:PhD is designed to support PhD applicants with their application for doctoral study at the @uniofcam.bsky.social in 2026.
For full details, visit the AIM: PhD Website www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/aim-phd.
March 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We are happy to confirm that we're participating in this year’s AIM:PhD programme 🔬
AIM:PhD is designed to support PhD applicants with their application for doctoral study at the @uniofcam.bsky.social in 2026.
For full details, visit the AIM: PhD Website www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/aim-phd.
AIM:PhD is designed to support PhD applicants with their application for doctoral study at the @uniofcam.bsky.social in 2026.
For full details, visit the AIM: PhD Website www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/aim-phd.
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Prepped and ready to go, armed with overhead projectors and courageous scientists 🧡😎
#philsci #sts
@cambridgefestival.bsky.social @pdncambridge.bsky.social
@anatoliikozlov.bsky.social
#philsci #sts
@cambridgefestival.bsky.social @pdncambridge.bsky.social
@anatoliikozlov.bsky.social
March 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Prepped and ready to go, armed with overhead projectors and courageous scientists 🧡😎
#philsci #sts
@cambridgefestival.bsky.social @pdncambridge.bsky.social
@anatoliikozlov.bsky.social
#philsci #sts
@cambridgefestival.bsky.social @pdncambridge.bsky.social
@anatoliikozlov.bsky.social
Scientists, co-led by PDN's Dr Keita Tamura, discovered previously unknown neural modules that control mouth movements.
By studying how the modules interact, they hope to better understand the complex mechanisms of the brain through simpler interaction of the modules.
actu.epfl.ch/news/unravel...
By studying how the modules interact, they hope to better understand the complex mechanisms of the brain through simpler interaction of the modules.
actu.epfl.ch/news/unravel...
Unraveling the brain's hidden motor modules
Scientists have identified previously unknown neural modules in the brain that control movement and adapt during skill learning. Their findings challenge long-held ideas about how the brain organizes ...
actu.epfl.ch
March 21, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Scientists, co-led by PDN's Dr Keita Tamura, discovered previously unknown neural modules that control mouth movements.
By studying how the modules interact, they hope to better understand the complex mechanisms of the brain through simpler interaction of the modules.
actu.epfl.ch/news/unravel...
By studying how the modules interact, they hope to better understand the complex mechanisms of the brain through simpler interaction of the modules.
actu.epfl.ch/news/unravel...
What's it like to work in a lab, to look through microscopes, or at computer screens, all day?
Join PDN Postdocs for a performative exhibition.
CultureLab presents 'Living Science'. Part of @cambridgefestival.bsky.social Saturday 22nd March, 1.30pm, PDN Library www.festival.cam.ac.uk/events/livin...
Join PDN Postdocs for a performative exhibition.
CultureLab presents 'Living Science'. Part of @cambridgefestival.bsky.social Saturday 22nd March, 1.30pm, PDN Library www.festival.cam.ac.uk/events/livin...
March 21, 2025 at 10:26 AM
What's it like to work in a lab, to look through microscopes, or at computer screens, all day?
Join PDN Postdocs for a performative exhibition.
CultureLab presents 'Living Science'. Part of @cambridgefestival.bsky.social Saturday 22nd March, 1.30pm, PDN Library www.festival.cam.ac.uk/events/livin...
Join PDN Postdocs for a performative exhibition.
CultureLab presents 'Living Science'. Part of @cambridgefestival.bsky.social Saturday 22nd March, 1.30pm, PDN Library www.festival.cam.ac.uk/events/livin...
A study, published in @science.org highlights the value of pet dogs as a model for understanding obesity in both humans and animals.
The study, led by the Raffan Lab at PDN, illustrates how genetic obesity risk leads to weight gain.
www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/news/dogs-pr...
The study, led by the Raffan Lab at PDN, illustrates how genetic obesity risk leads to weight gain.
www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/news/dogs-pr...
March 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
A study, published in @science.org highlights the value of pet dogs as a model for understanding obesity in both humans and animals.
The study, led by the Raffan Lab at PDN, illustrates how genetic obesity risk leads to weight gain.
www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/news/dogs-pr...
The study, led by the Raffan Lab at PDN, illustrates how genetic obesity risk leads to weight gain.
www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/news/dogs-pr...