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Stem Cells, Embryo Models, and Interspecies Chimeras. Weird is the new normal!
Dallas, TX
Joined August 2010
Excited to co-organize the Keystone Symposium “Stem Cell Models in Embryology” with Jianping Fu and @EbisuyaMiki! Join us Feb 17–20, 2026 at Asilomar to explore cutting-edge advances in stem cell–derived embryo models. Spread the word! https://t.co/rd2kE1mRbU
#KSEmbryology26
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Join us at the Keystone Symposia on Stem Cell Models in Embryology, February 2026, in Pacific Grove, with field leaders!
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A great preview written by Bates and Nichols on Daniel's work!
cell.com
In this issue of Stem Cell Reports, Schmitz, Okamura et al. manipulate enhancer elements of the endogenous Oct4 locus to investigate consequences on Oct4 expression and cell fate. While their...
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Congratulations Daniel, Daiji and the team! We took a loss of function approach to dissect Oct4 enhancer function in pluripotent stem cells and mouse embryogenesis!
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Schmitz et al. employ a loss-of-function strategy to dissect the roles of the Oct4 distal and proximal enhancers in PSCs and early mouse development. They reveal distinct, state-specific enhancer...
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Great news! Deadlines for Scholarship and Short Talk Abstract have been extended to November 18, 2025!
Last chance! If you plan to apply for a scholarship or submit your short talk abstract for Stem Cell Models in in Embryology, act today (Deadline Oct 21, 11:59pm MT)!
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Thank you for the invitation and I look forward to the visit!
Join @WashUGenetics this Thursday Nov. 6 @12pm in Connor Auditorium when Jun Wu, PhD @leo_jwu presents “Curious Cases of Pluripotent Stem Cell Adaptations”, hosted by Xiaoxia Cui, PhD
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Last chance! If you plan to apply for a scholarship or submit your short talk abstract for Stem Cell Models in in Embryology, act today (Deadline Oct 21, 11:59pm MT)!
Join Jun Wu (@utswnews), @fu_jianping, & @EbisuyaMiki this Feb for cutting-edge #stemcells & #embryology insights. Short talk abstracts/scholarship apps due 10/21 (11:59pm MT). 🎥 https://t.co/o2GN7WLmbd 🔗 https://t.co/iMiVGCqvj0
#KSEmbryology26
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Happy to share our Annual Review of Animal Biosciences👇Another collaborative effort with @leo_jwu Blastoids for Modeling Early Embryonic Development: Application to Domestic Livestock -
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Recent advances in technologies that replicate specific aspects of embryogenesis in vitro by using stem cells have opened new frontiers in our understanding of the earliest steps of mammalian...
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Deadlines are approaching for @KeystoneSymp #StemCell Models of #Embryology, this February in Pacific Grove! See scholarship, abstract and discount reg dates: https://t.co/yFMOuluf9H
#KSEmbryology26
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Join us at the Keystone Symposia on Stem Cell Models in Embryology, February 2026, in Pacific Grove, with field leaders!
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Deadlines are approaching for @KeystoneSymp #StemCell Models of #Embryology, this February in Pacific Grove! See scholarship, abstract and discount reg dates: https://t.co/yFMOuluf9H
#KSEmbryology26
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Join us at the Keystone Symposia on Stem Cell Models in Embryology, February 2026, in Pacific Grove, with field leaders!
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Congratulations to Eric Olson, Ph.D., founding Chair and Professor of Molecular Biology @UTSWMedCenter, on being selected to receive the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize for groundbreaking research into Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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Eric Olson, Ph.D., founding Chair and Professor of Molecular Biology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been awarded the 2025 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize.
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Thank you for your thoughtful and constructive comments on our manuscript!
Report from the @leo_jwu on X lab on a new attempt to reconstruct a D14 human embryo. Some interesting new information that raises good questions https://t.co/Y3dsBcz0aY🧵
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Online Now! An inducible model of human post-implantation development derived from primed and naive stem cells https://t.co/tukv4paz8Q
#stemcells
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Excited to share our new study on an integrated human SCBEM! Congratulations to Seiya and Leijie! While the model isn’t perfect, we hope it serves as a valuable tool to help tackle some of the key unanswered questions in early human development.
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Scholarship, abstract and early registration deadlines: 1. Scholarship/Short Talk Abstract Deadline: October 21, 2025 (11:59pm MST) 2. Early Registration: December 18, 2025 (Save $200 – 11:59pm MST) 3. Poster Abstract Deadline: January 27, 2026 (11:59 MST)
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Here are several invited speakers, and many more can be found in the latest conference program https://t.co/tXQFyFK5bq.
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Excited to announce our paper describing how allelic variants in ribosome biogenesis factors cause neurodevelopmental disorders. Congratulations to co-first authors Chunyang Ni and Yudong Wei, our collaborator @leo_jwu and all the other authors.
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Nature Cell Biology - Ni, Wei, Vona and colleagues use human brain organoids to dissect patient AIRIM variants associated with neurodevelopmental features. A subset of variants impaired ribosome...
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Thrilled to collaborate with @buszczaklab on this fascinating study—thank you for including us! Congratulations to all the authors on this exciting work! https://t.co/WX1NBTB3ih
https://t.co/cHxL4A57ZR
utsouthwestern.edu
A team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists has identified a specific stage of neurodevelopment when differentiating neural cells produce fewer ribosomes, which are responsible for making...
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Ridding cells of mitochondria sheds light on their function: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas https://t.co/RYvP5FG0uS Thank you @UTSWScience for highlighting our study!
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By using a genetic technique they developed that forces cells to rid themselves of mitochondria, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers are gaining new insights into the function of these...
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Thank you Yuta for inviting and hosting me! It was a fun visit and I had the chance to meet several pioneers of developmental and stem cell biology! Truly inspired!
Dr. Jun Wu from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center visited IRCMS and gave us a lecture for 124th IRCMS Seminar, with about 45 participants exchanging ideas and opinions. ✨🧬
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Now online! Unraveling mitochondrial influence on mammalian pluripotency via enforced mitophagy
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