From Nic.Tapon at crick.ac.uk Fri Oct 2 12:29:19 2026 From: Nic.Tapon at crick.ac.uk (Nicolas Tapon) Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2026 12:29:19 +0000 Subject: [Lfm] Post-doc Position available with Weavers Group in Bristol Message-ID: Dear all The Weavers Group at the University of Bristol is recruiting a Post-doc to join a Wellcome Trust-funded programme aimed at uncovering the dynamic cell biology supporting tissue function and repair. Our group studies the cellular mechanisms that enable tissues to thrive, particularly under challenge. Here, we will probe how cell biology is precisely patterned across vulnerable tissues, and why its dysregulation drives ageing and disease. This work builds on our recent findings showing how stress responses and metabolism are coordinated across healthy and damaged tissues (e.g. Holcombe & Weavers Nature Communications 2023). The Position is available for three years in the first instance, from January 2027, although the start date is negotiable. Applications will close on 14th October 2026. Please see the online advert (https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSY450/research-associate-in-dynamic-tissue-biology). Informal enquiries to Dr Helen Weavers (Helen.weavers at bristol.ac.uk) are welcome. Many thanks in advance for sharing these opportunities across your networks. Helen Dr Helen Weavers | Associate Professor in Cell and Developmental Biology Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow | Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine Fellow School of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences | University of Bristol, BS8 1TD UK My working day may not be the same as yours. I don?t expect a reply outside of your normal working hours. The Francis Crick Institute Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales no. 1140062 and a company registered in England and Wales no. 06885462, with its registered office at 1 Midland Road London NW1 1AT -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From irene.miguelaliaga at crick.ac.uk Wed Oct 7 07:29:49 2026 From: irene.miguelaliaga at crick.ac.uk (Irene Miguel-Aliaga) Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2026 07:29:49 +0000 Subject: [Lfm] FW: Call for Junior Group Leaders: Genetics and Developmental Biology, Institut Curie (Paris) In-Reply-To: <0E1D61F5-55A9-4B04-A965-07BB94E11EF8@curie.fr> References: <44343093-5408-4BB4-B030-92B79FF467D3@curie.fr> <913B0188-CA6F-4B63-8F80-83227A5DAE9D@curie.fr> <428D44DB-7815-4A2B-B064-5AAF41269B3F@curie.fr> <0E1D61F5-55A9-4B04-A965-07BB94E11EF8@curie.fr> Message-ID: De: Bellaiche Yohanns > Objet: Call for Junior Group Leaders: Genetics and Developmental Biology, Institut Curie (Paris) Date: 6 octobre 2026 ? 13:05:28 UTC+2 ?: Bellaiche Yohanns > Dear colleague, I am pleased to share a call for Junior Group Leaders in our department at Institut Curie in Paris. The Genetics and Developmental Biology Department is seeking to reinforce its existing strengths in areas including stem cells, tissue growth and morphogenesis, epigenetics, genomics, integrated physiology, metabolism, and synthetic embryo models. We encourage research programs that will advance our understanding of development, homeostasis, and regeneration using a variety of animal and organoid models. Laboratory space for 6?7 people and a competitive start-up package, including the PI's starting salary, will be provided. Successful candidates are expected to be competitive for national and international grant funding. We would be very grateful if you could share this opportunity with motivated and talented candidates in your network, and circulate it within your department, institute, or university. Application deadline: December 18, 2026 Short-listed candidates will be invited to Paris for interviews on March 31 ? April 1, 2027. For more information, please see the attached full announcement. Applications should be submitted via the following website: https://jpi-recruitment-curie-umr3215-u934.curie.fr/ With best wishes, Yohanns The Francis Crick Institute Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales no. 1140062 and a company registered in England and Wales no. 06885462, with its registered office at 1 Midland Road London NW1 1AT -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Announcement_Call_JPI_UMR3215_U934.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 254555 bytes Desc: Announcement_Call_JPI_UMR3215_U934.pdf URL: From n.bulgakova at qmul.ac.uk Wed Oct 7 12:00:47 2026 From: n.bulgakova at qmul.ac.uk (Natalia Bulgakova) Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2026 12:00:47 +0000 Subject: [Lfm] VinculinGFP Message-ID: Dear all, Does anyone have any VinculinGFP flies? My stock died just exactly when we need them. 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Many thanks, Lucy From: Lucy Fea Sent: 17 September 2026 17:51 To: 'lfm at londonflymeeting.org' Subject: LFM Friday 23 October 2026 Dear all, The second of our biannual LFMs will be on Friday 23 October 2026 at the Crick (in the auditorium and/or seminar rooms 3, 4 and 5). Please could you let us know by 12 October at the latest if you plan to attend by responding to the Eventbrite invitation in the link below: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lfm-23-october-2026-tickets-2001396808731?aff=oddtdtcreator The talks will start at 1pm with each talk lasting 20 minutes plus 5 minutes for questions. There will be a coffee break and an exhibition by our sponsor, BMKGene from 2.45-3.15pm and the talks will finish at 4.40pm for drinks and pizza. This is the programme: 1.00 - 1.25pm: Silvia Aldaz Casanova (Sharpe lab, Babraham Institute), "Mapping subcellular H2O2 dynamics reveals tissue specific redox patterns in Drosophila" 1.25 - 1.50pm: Abigail Wilson (Jepson lab, UCL), "A Drosophila Torsin knockout model recapitulates key behavioural and neuronal hallmarks of dystonia" 1.50 - 2.15pm: Lena Lampe (Gould lab, Crick). "A cuticular lipid barrier shields metamorphosis from environmental stress" 2.15 - 2.40pm: Ramya Ranganathan (Fernandes lab, UCL), "Defining the pan-neuronal transcriptome and its regulatory logic during neuronal differentiation" 2.40 - 2.45pm: Sponsor presentation by Paul Norton (BMKgene) 2.45 - 3.15pm: Coffee and exhibition by sponsor 3.15 - 3.40pm: David Wilnow (Vincent lab, Crick), "Glycosaminoglycans trigger Wnt multimerization to direct planar transport across epithelia" 3.40 - 4.05pm: Tia Griffiths (Vagnoni lab, KCL), "Mapping mitochondria-organelle contact sites during neuronal ageing and neurodegeneration" 4.05 - 4.30pm: Euan Mortlock (French lab, Bristol), "Brains and Beauty: Linking mushroom body investment and sleep composition in Heliconius butterflies" 4.30 - 4.40pm: Fly community news from Nic Tapon Send your new lab members here to sign up to the LFM mailing list: http://lists.londonflymeeting.org/listinfo/lfm The LFM was originally set up for London fly labs but it's now open to all UK fly labs, so please spread the word! Directions to the Crick: https://www.crick.ac.uk/about-us/visit-us This LFM is generously sponsored by BMKGene. [cid:image001.png at 01DD46CD.1ABA9B60] The Francis Crick Institute Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales no. 1140062 and a company registered in England and Wales no. 06885462, with its registered office at 1 Midland Road London NW1 1AT -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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This project aims to uncover how distant organs regulate systemic physiology to modulate stem cell numbers in the testis in response to dietary changes. Applications will close on 6th November 2026, and must be submitted via the UCL job portal. Please see the online job description here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs/details?jobId=48912&jobTitle=Research+Fellow. For more information on the lab, please visit the lab's website: https://www.amoyellab.com. Informal enquiries are welcome - please email marc.amoyel at ucl.ac.uk. Many thanks in advance for sharing this opportunity with anyone you think could be interested and across your networks more generally. Marc. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Nic.Tapon at crick.ac.uk Fri Oct 16 17:41:09 2026 From: Nic.Tapon at crick.ac.uk (Nicolas Tapon) Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:41:09 +0000 Subject: [Lfm] Maternal GAL4 line request In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear all, Does anyone have the following GAL4 transgenes on chromosome 2 please? - hs-GAL4 - maternal alpha tubulin-GAL4 We are specifically looking for lines without VP16, as very strong expression seems problematic for our experiment. Thanks! Simon (sbullock at mrclmb.ac.uk) -- Simon Bullock, Ph.D. MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology Francis Crick Avenue Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cambridge CB2 0QH UK Tel (direct): 0044 (0) 1223 267040 Website: http://www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/groups/sbullock/Simon_Bullock_Lab.html NOTE THAT LMB EMAIL SUFFIXES HAVE CHANGED. MY OLD EMAIL ADDRESS SHOULD ALSO WORK FOR THE TIME BEING The Francis Crick Institute Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales no. 1140062 and a company registered in England and Wales no. 06885462, with its registered office at 1 Midland Road London NW1 1AT -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ec491 at cam.ac.uk Mon Oct 26 14:06:18 2026 From: ec491 at cam.ac.uk (Erik Clark) Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2026 14:06:18 +0000 Subject: [Lfm] [lfm] PhD project in Clark lab, Cambridge: early head patterning in flies Message-ID: Dear colleagues, We are recruiting PhD applicants for a BBSRC-funded Cambridge DTP project to look at the genetics and evolution of early head patterning across flies (deadline 8 Dec). For more details, please see this post: https://thenode.biologists.com/jobs/phd-opportunity-university-of-cambridge-developmental-genetics-and-evolution-of-early-head-patterning-in-flies/ Many thanks in advance for sharing with any students or research assistants who might be interested. Best wishes, Erik -- Erik Clark, PhD Assistant Research Professor Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EH, UK https://erik-clark.github.io/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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