Alex Combes

Pipeline Accelerator 2023-24 Round 2 Now Open! #PhenomicsAustralia, Therapeutic Innovation Australia (@TIA_Aust) & @ANSTO team up to ignite support for the discovery and translation of medical research. phenomicsaustralia.org.au/pipeline-accel… Applications close on 26th April 2024, 5pm (AEST).

Check out the Royer lab website for more info czbiohub.org/royer/ or some of the recent open source tools, pre-prints and papers! zebrahub.ds.czbiohub.org github.com/royerlab/aydin

Super excited for @loicaroyer's upcoming webinar. There will be something for everyone with user-friendly image denoising, new light sheet microscopes, cell tracking during development and AI in image acquisition and analysis. Highly reccomended.

1/ Dodgem car-like bumping by cell endosomes helps vesicular transport system deliver on time. New research in @NatureComms by Senthil Arumugam @cellphylab @MonashUni & Srividya Iyer-Biswas @LifeAtPurdue reveals how cells control orderly & timed delivery. bit.ly/3EpOqIa

Exciting possibilities arising from this paper demonstrating immune cell integration into a kidney organoid model, and an application in cancer immunotherapy pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

Nice review on advances and challenges for translation of kidney organoid models cell.com/cell-stem-cell…

Attn @AFGNetwork: Pipeline Accelerator scheme open now to support access to @phenomics Australia (PA) & @TIA_Aust facilities, inc. generation of genetically modified in vivo and in vitro models, new iPSC lines, organoids, & screening facilities. Apply now! phenomicsaustralia.org.au/voucher-scheme/

Congratulations to Dr Julie Moreau @JMoreau83 from the Combes lab @MonashBDI for winning the @ANZSCDB movie award with this captivating timelapse of nephron progenitor cell dynamics and differentiation (magenta) over 72 hours of kidney development.

Pipeline accelerator grants open now! These provide funds to access gene editing in cell and animal models, drug screening, iPSC and organoid generation, CRISPR screening and more provided by @phenomics Australia & @TIA_Aust nodes.

Yay! Most fun conference of the year #ozsinglecell23

@ANZSCDB award applications are due 5pm 9th July. Nominate yourself or a colleague now to recognise excellence and support career development in cell biology and developmental biology. anzscdb.org/grants-awards

📣@ANZSCDB President’s Medal - Nominations Open We invite applications for the highest award in the ANZSCDB which recognises outstanding contributions to the fields of Cell Biology or Developmental Biology. Applications close 5pm 9th July, 2023. anzscdb.org/presidents-med…

I've been asked "how can you be so productive if you have ADHD". I respond "ADHD often helps". It was mainly a disability growing up, but now I can harness it to be creative, energetic, supportive and hyperfocused. Interesting work and calm supportive workplace critical though./1

@ANZSCDB Image Awards showcase the beauty of cell biology and developmental biology. Submissions open now - 7th July. Permission to share images must be granted so please check with your Lab Head. anzscdb.org/image-award

A reminder that @ANZSCDB awards are open now! Applications are due 5pm 7th July. Nominate yourself or a colleague to recognise excellence and support career development in cell biology and developmental biology. anzscdb.org/grants-awards

Big day today- congrats to both Aafreen and Roshantha on passing their confirmations! Lots of exciting work on the way as they play with the geometry, mechanical properties and timing of cues provided to MSCs @monashengineers @MonashMSE @MonashMAE

⁦@jcarrollmonash⁩ kicking off the ⁦@MonashBDI⁩ retreat

The @WEHI_research #Spatial Technology Symposium is back! A #free symposium to stay up-to-date with the latest innovations in this rapidly evolving field #COSMx #MERFISH #MIBIscope and others! 14-16 of June in #Melbourne and online! tinyurl.com/WEHIspatial2023

Congratulations to Dr Moreau ⁦@JMoreau83⁩ for another win in the annual ⁦@MicroMonash⁩ image competition!