Shuting Xu, PhD

PhD @EMBL Heidelberg @EMBL Barcelona, @PoL Dresden| interested in tissue mechanics| a cat person🐱|former audiologist

[Shuting Xu, PhD @ShutingXu5]

Finally my PhD work is out in bioarxiv! We identified a transient fluidization in the basal region of human neuroepithelia, underlying the human-specific brain expansion. It highlights tissue fluidity as a previously underappreciated dimension of evolutionary neurobiology.

[Miki Ebisuya @EbisuyaMiki]

New preprint from the lab! We discovered transient fluidization in the basal region of human forebrains by tracking microdroplets in cerebral organoids.This “basal fluidization”, absent in gorilla and mouse, may contribute to surface expansion in humans 1/
https://t.co/AWQ54cahj4

[Campàs Lab @CampasLab]

Really excited to present the results of a fantastic collaboration with Jesse Veenvliet (@jvveenvliet) @mpicbg @PoLDresden 🤩

We find a unique mechanism for body axis elongation in mammals, different from other vertebrate species

➡️https://t.co/slJgS87a1k

[Shuting Xu, PhD @ShutingXu5]

Also sincere thanks to Dr. Vikas Trivedi for helping me dive deep into the mechanobiology world, for always supporting me during the difficult times!

Additional thanks go to all facilities involved @EMBLBarcelona @mpicbg @PoLDresden, and CRG and CMCB histology units

[Shuting Xu, PhD @ShutingXu5]

Finally my PhD work is out in bioarxiv! We identified a transient fluidization in the basal region of human neuroepithelia, underlying the human-specific brain expansion. It highlights tissue fluidity as a previously underappreciated dimension of evolutionary neurobiology.

[Miki Ebisuya @EbisuyaMiki]

New preprint from the lab! We discovered transient fluidization in the basal region of human forebrains by tracking microdroplets in cerebral organoids.This “basal fluidization”, absent in gorilla and mouse, may contribute to surface expansion in humans 1/
https://t.co/AWQ54cahj4

[Shuting Xu, PhD @ShutingXu5]

Special thank to my supervisors @EbisuyaMiki for always trusting my crazy ideas, respecting my decisions, and giving me freedom to explore!

Big thanks to Prof. Otger Campàs @CampasLab for keeping pushing the physical aspects of the project and for all the wonderful discussion!

[Roberto Mayor Lab @mayor_lab]

Early Career Opportunity, CDB, UCL
Mentorship, world-class facilities, and a supportive environment. We are particularly interested in researchers in Synthetic Dev. Biol. Mechanobiology and AI approaches. #AcademicJobs #EarlyCareerResearcher #UCL #DevelopmentalBiology

[Jun Wu Lab @leo_jwu]

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

[Shuting Xu, PhD @ShutingXu5]

PhD: Defended 👧+🧠+🎓=👩‍🎓
June 17, 2025

Endless thanks to everyone who supported me across Heidelberg, Barcelona, and Dresden 💝

This PhD taught me adaptivity, resilience, and how far I can go with good people by my side.

Fullfilled, Grateful, and ready for what’s next🤺🐯🔥

[Dr. Dominic Ng @DrDominicNg]

Scientists @CellPressNews reviewed 408 YouTube clips of sleeping cats and found 2/3 curled up on their left side.

Here’s the neuroscience behind why:🧵
(Please watch their video abstract I put on the last post - it’s 100% worth it)

[Miki Ebisuya @EbisuyaMiki]

Congratulations to newly minted Dr. Shuting Xu 🎉㊗️@ShutingXu5 As Shuting is the first PhD graduate from our Dresden lab, I was probably more nervous than she was. But Shuting delivered an outstanding, stimulating presentation and handled the Q&A with confidence. Very well done!

[EMBL @embl]

Congratulations to EMBL’s latest graduates!! 🎓

Last week, we proudly celebrated the achievements of the 2024 and 2025 EMBL graduates. From groundbreaking discoveries to lifelong friendships, their journey saw them push the boundaries of knowledge! 🥂

[Kristina Stapornwongkul @KStapornwongkul]

We’re looking for PhD students to join the lab! 🧫🧑‍🔬
Curious about how metabolic processes shape patterning and morphogenesis? Enthusiastic about stem cell models for human development? - Then apply through the VBC PhD program! https://t.co/peCAFrZVem

‼️Deadline: April 15‼️

[Kristina Stapornwongkul @KStapornwongkul]

Thrilled to announce that we are looking for a Research Technician/Assistant to join our lab @IMBA. Please consider applying if you’re enthusiastic about #devbio #stemcells #teamwork and excited to help shaping a new lab!

I’m thankful for any retweet!

https://t.co/xXSFvDCr3w

[Hallou Lab @Hallou_Lab]

🚨 Paper Alert 🚨
Absolutely delighted to share our last paper on "spatial mechano-transcriptomics" in @naturemethods👇!!
https://t.co/pXXUUcqj4V

[Physics of Life Dresden @PoLDresden]

🎉Exciting announcement about our new exhibition!

Curious about the world of #biophysics? Our "Physics of Life" #exhibition opens every Tues, Weds, and Thurs from 1-6pm. Entry is free!

📍Find us at Cosmo Wissenschaftsforum, at the Kulturpalast in #Dresden, until May 8th.

[Nature Methods @naturemethods]

Our March issue is now live! 🥳
https://t.co/ODK1Eqq2bJ

The cover represents the process of cell and organelle segmentation by Segment Anything for Microscopy.
Paper here: https://t.co/eFVi5XB4Ar

Cover by Sebastian von Haaren.

[Madeline Lancaster @mad_lancaster]

In case you missed it, check out our recent preprint on developmental timing and how slower means bigger, axons that is!

Led by the extraordinary @feline_lindhout

https://t.co/LjOlbr9kQ7

[Campàs Lab @CampasLab]

How do the different posterior tissues affect the physical elongation of the body axis? Very happy to share the work led by Georgina @regagino, together with Shuo-Ting @yenshuoting and Sangwoo, that we just published in @NatureComms 🥳

https://t.co/TGZzzhJVAc

[Constantin Pape @cppape]

After a long journey, Segment Anything for Microscopy is now published in Nature Methods! We significantly improve SAM for interactive and automatic segmentation in light and electron microscopy and build a user-friendly tool. https://t.co/HL19SGMdNt

[Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz @ZernickaGoetz]

We are looking for postdoctoral colleague to study cell fate choices using lights sheet and 2photon imaging of mouse natural and stem cell-derived embryos in California @Caltech. If you are interested, pls send me a message. Please RT.

[Nicolas Daudet @daudet_n]

Our latest preprint on the development of inner ear sensory organs is out, featuring... finally... I believe I can see it... a tissue boundary?! Thanks Ziqi @ziqi65135793 😽😽😽+ Shuting and Magdalena @AuditoryOrgan for the eye-opener!

https://t.co/WFwU3IxqNo