Wei Wang

Developmental Biologist. The African killifish and Evolution of regenerative capacities. (PI at National Institute of Biological Sciences, China)

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

By flipping an evolutionarily disabled genetic switch involved in Vitamin A metabolism, researchers in Science have enabled ear tissue regeneration in mice.

Learn more: https://t.co/zxLoqAzgLc

[Wei Wang @weiwang0128]

A new paper from my lab identified a genetic switch involved in the evolution of regeneration in mammals.
https://t.co/PvwFsRqXcV

[Wei Wang @weiwang0128]

A nice collaboration with Hua lab: Super-enhancers conserved within placental mammals maintain stem cell pluripotency | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences https://t.co/PYRtbuJquF

[Brunet Lab @BrunetLab]

Huge congrats to Andrew McKay for creating an automated feeding system for the African killifish 🐟🐠! This allows high-throughput lifespan and behavior studies and will open possibilities for drug screening for aging!!

Killifish and aging: a thread
https://t.co/Lq1MB1BlMT

[Chi-Chung Wu @ChiChung_Wu]

Glad to share our latest work showing numerical restoration of zebrafish CMs within 30 days after injury, even in hearts retaining a fibrotic scar. Thanks all co-authors and our collaborator @J_Bakkers. #Dev_Bio_Journal
https://t.co/dHcibm8UAh

[Valeria Eliosa @ValeriaEliosa]

A great discussion with such an inspiring researcher! This is why I love @PJCDevBio sessions, thanks to everyone for making this possible!

[Jaya Krishnan @Jaya__Krishnan]

Congratulations @chatwithnarendr for your publication in @GenesDev. Seemingly small changes can bring about large impacts on function of proteins and aid in bringing about phenotypic diversity during evolution. @ScienceStowers

[Public Journal Club Developmental Biology @PJCDevBio]

Regeneration is an amazing, yet not clearly understood process. We are very excited to announce our next session in which we will talk about the mechanisms underlying this process with @Planaria1 from @ScienceStowers. This work will be presented by @ValeriaEliosa

[Rong Fan @RongFan8]

Today is the day!!! Our DBiT-seq work is out in Cell. This is a fundamentally new approach in this space. It may unlock a wide range of spatial omics technologies. The limit is only our imagination ^_^
https://t.co/AJ2SYJBNI6

[Stowers Institute @ScienceStowers]

Happy Birthday, Stowers Institute! Our research facility opened in the fall of 2000. 🎉

[Stowers Grad School @StowersGrad]

As a matter of FACT, Yanfeng He @Nickyanfeng is a #GSSIMR predoc doing his thesis research in the Conaway Lab @ScienceStowers!

[Killifish Foundation - Research and Conservation @Killisfundation]

Diversification of the killifish genus Nothobranchius has been shaped by Rift tectonics across tropical Africa, a new study based on a molecular calibrated phylogeny and a chrono-biogeographical approach shows.
https://t.co/eFGl5Re5il

[Genes & Development @GenesDev]

In this Review, Soffers and Workman discuss the initial discovery of the canonical SAGA complex, the subsequent studies that have shaped our view, and the latest structural work that provides insights into its function. @jerryleeworkman @ScienceStowers
https://t.co/sLgJ60PLQl

[Stowers Institute @ScienceStowers]

BIG IDEAS @ScienceStowers is back! Harvard geneticist Hopi Hoekstra PhD, will present a virtual seminar titled "Nature's Palette: The biological significance of color" on October 27. The Zoom event is free but registration is required: https://t.co/MA4oRTZwVi #BIGIDEASKC

[Nature Reviews Genetics @NatureRevGenet]

A study in Science suggests that regeneration-responsive enhancers drive a regeneration response programme (RRP) in killifish and zebrafish and that changes in RRPs might have facilitated the loss of regenerative capacity in vertebrates.

[David Booth @dsboothacosta]

A naïve, young PI question: Why is there a bias against proposing forward screens for grants? It seems odd because hunting for genes with functional genomics and verifying function with reverse genetics is generally acceptable. A good screen finds genes based on phenotypes.

[A. Sánchez Alvarado @Planaria1]

Why Can Only Some Animals Regenerate? Discoveries in Killifish are Revealing | @Planaria1 https://t.co/qDbFTk6O1L

[HHMI @hhmi_science]

HHMI News: A team led by HHMI Investigator Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado @Planaria1 has identified stretches of DNA that promote the regeneration of body parts in some animals. https://t.co/WXLXtffSoI

[A. Sánchez Alvarado @Planaria1]

“The time has come to dispose of the terms “model” and “non-model” systems and adopt instead the more accurate term “research organism”. Our remarkable advances in genome editing, imaging, bioinformatics, high throughput assays and automation demands it.”

[Stowers Institute @ScienceStowers]

Sánchez Alvarado Lab Postdoc Wei Wang, PhD, was first author on a new paper in @ScienceMagazine. In this video, @weiwang0128 discusses the work, which explores genetic mechanisms underlying the uneven distribution of regenerative capacities in vertebrates. https://t.co/EsqUYKwsGi