
Irene Miguel-Aliaga
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Irene Miguel-Aliaga
@FlyGutLab
Eternally asking questions. Likes guts. Has guts, and a lab @TheCrick



⏰ The abstract submission deadline for #EESSexDifferences is fast approaching! Don't forget to submit yours by 19 January 👉 s.embl.org/ees26-07-x This brand new symposium will explore how sex influences health and disease through genetic, hormonal, immune, metabolic, and environmental factors. Session topics: 🔹 Development and evolution of sex differences 🔹 Sex differences in organ function and physiology 🔹 Plasticity of sex differences, gene-environment interactions, and ageing 🔹 Sex differences in immunity and autoimmunity 🔹 Differences in disease susceptibility, progression, and treatment response 🔹 Systems and engineering approaches to sex differences 📢 EMBO | EMBL Symposium 'Sex differences in health and disease' 🗓️ 27 – 30 April 2026 📍 EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual



"When it comes to pain, men and women are far from equal." Highlighting the role of estrogen for amplifying visceral pain sensitivity in the experimental model @ScienceMagazine science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…






Re-growing adult organs: mothers do it best Tomotsune Ameku from the @FlyGutLab @TheCrick tells the behind the paper story of their work looking into maternal intestinal growth in mice during reproduction: thenode.biologists.com/re-growing-adu…










📢 Applications are open! Join colleagues @HHMIJanelia to uncover the mysteries of enteric nervous system evolution, development and function across a variety of species. Learn more & apply by Oct. 22 @ janelia.news/ENS25 @HHMINews @FlyGutLab #entericnervoussystem



📢 Applications are open! Join colleagues @HHMIJanelia to uncover the mysteries of enteric nervous system evolution, development and function across a variety of species. Learn more & apply by Oct. 22 @ janelia.news/ENS25 @HHMINews @FlyGutLab #entericnervoussystem
