Neural Development GRC 2026 @neuraldevgrc.bsky.social Evolution, Development and Aging of the Nervous System
August 2-7, 2026
Salve Regina University, Newport RI USA
https://www.grc.org/neural-development-conference/2026/
Chair: Bassem Hassan, PhD
Vice-Chairs: Corey Harwell, PhD and Julie Siegenthaler, PhD
Genes & Development @genesdev.bsky.social G&D publishes high-quality research in molecular biology, cancer biology, development, neuroscience and related fields. In addition, G&D also publishes comprehensive Review Articles, Perspectives and Outlooks written by leading scientists.
Matthew Taliaferro @jmtali.bsky.social RNA biologist at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus http://www.taliaferrolab.com
Megan Pockalny @docpock.bsky.social molecular biology at cu anschutz
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Clara Mutschler @claramutschler.bsky.social Postdoc @CUAnschutz • PhD @Cambridge_Uni • obsessed with how neurons and glia communicate 🔬🧠
@karthid90.bsky.social @karthid90.bsky.social PhD Student in Integrative structural biology on RNA-binding proteins.
#crystallography #SAXS #NMR #RNA #biophysics #biochemistry #structuralbiology
Zachary H. Gursky @zachary-gursky.bsky.social he/him. Studies how the brain 🧠 understands its own body 🦠 throughout life. Musician 🎼 for fun. Appreciates tea 🫖🍵. Newfound biker🚴🏻 Opinions are my own
Rob Peterson @robpeterson.bsky.social Former scientist. Core director. DB. Now sales manager at Miltenyi for Light Sheet and Spatial Biology. More kids than time or money. Trail running.
oZgun Gokce @gokcegroup.bsky.social Neuroscience Professor at UKBonn&DZNE Bonn. Bridging the gap between brain and immunity with genomics 🏳️🌈🏴☠️🇨🇳🇹🇷🇫🇷🇳🇪🇩🇪
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Kukar Lab @kukarlab.bsky.social Working to understand and cure Alzheimer's disease, Frontotemporal dementia, ALS. #Progranulin #FUS #TDP43 #lysosomes #RNA #iPSCs #inflammation
Michael Beierlein @mbeierlein.bsky.social Principal Investigator at UTHealth - Houston
Cellular Neuroscience | Thalamocortical circuits in health and disease | Electrophysiology | Neuromodulation
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2210-3118
Pierfrancesco Pagella @ppagella86.bsky.social Associate Professor in Bioengineering 🇮🇹@ Linköping University 🇸🇪
Bioengineering/Genomics/Development/3R/Teeth/HeavyMetal/Photography
Vincent Tse @vincenttse.bsky.social PhD Candidate, Yale @ Che Lab • Systems x computational neuroscience, Alzheimer's disease, and astrocytes • Prev. UCLA and UCSF • More about me: https://www.vincenttse.com/
Yannik Sander @yanniksander.bsky.social PhD at the University of Osnabrück | Studying Notch signaling dynamics in multicellular systems
Karina Meyer-Acosta @karinameyera.bsky.social 🧠 Neuroscience PhD from Hsieh lab, UTSA |
All things APOE, neuron function, glia, Alzheimer's, and promoting research in minority populations. Just chasing my passion for science
Danae @danaenm.bsky.social She/Her. An incredibly talented neuroscience trainee who likes food, tea, nerdy stuff, and martial arts #BlackInNeuro #BlackWomenMartialArts
@albamarin.bsky.social @albamarin.bsky.social PhD student at Gil-Sanz lab @cristinagil.bsky.social
Caitlin Winkler 🇺🇦 @oligomyeggo.bsky.social 🤍 No war but class war. 🤍
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Ph.D. in cell and developmental biology
Arapahoe County Master Gardener
Jaime Fabra @jfabra.bsky.social PhD student in cortical development at the Gil-Sanz Lab
@ryanleung.bsky.social @ryanleung.bsky.social Postdoc @oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social Computational and Molecular Neuroscience group studying APOE and AD
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social Non-profit research and educational institution at the forefront of molecular biology, cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, and genetics.
https://www.cshl.edu/
eLife @elife.bsky.social The funder-researcher collaboration and open-access publisher for research in the life and biomedical sciences.
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University of Colorado Anschutz @cuanschutz.bsky.social The official Bluesky account of the University of Colorado Anschutz, the largest academic health center in the Rocky Mountain region. This is where dreams live! 🖤✨ #CUAnschutz linktr.ee/cuanschutz
Molecular Biology Ph.D. Program // CU Anschutz @molbcu.bsky.social A collegial, interdisciplinary Ph.D. training program on the Anschutz Medical Campus of the University of Colorado
https://www.cuanschutz.edu/graduate-programs/molecular-biology/home
bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social 
Jen McKey @jenmckey.bsky.social Assistant Professor @ CU Anschutz // Reproductive and Developmental Biologist // Studies all things ovary // NewPI // Could stare at images of embryos and ovaries all day long
Dan Tracey @hoosierflyman.bsky.social 
Casey Greene @casey.greenelab.com Chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Research: transcriptomics, machine learning, public data - pick two of three. He/him. Views mine, not employer's.
Siegenthaler Lab @siegenthalerlab.bsky.social Neuroscience, meninges, blood-brain barrier, cake (or cookies)
http://siegenthalerlabcu.weebly.com/
Bruce Appel @bruceappel.bsky.social Developmental neurobiologist in the Section of Developmental Biology, Department of Pediatrics, at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Zebrafish, neural cell fate specification, glia, myelin, and the great Colorado outdoors. 
James Briscoe @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social Developmental Biologist working at the Francis Crick Institute. Neural tube, morphogens, and gene regulatory networks. Editor-in-chief, Development.
London · briscoelab.org
Linda Barlow @bizzarlow.bsky.social How come taste is so reliable? Colorado is a great place to live but don’t tell anyone. Amateur mushroom hunter. Away from office = somewhere in the outdoors.
Prof at University of Colorado SOM | Cell & Developmental Biology
Taste homeostasis Stem cells 
Debby Silver @debbysilver.bsky.social Scientist, prof at Duke, mom, food, travel, ocean lover. Fascinated by how the brain develops and is modified in disease and evolution. RNA biology intersects neural development. Views my own not employer. https://sites.duke.edu/silverlab/
The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social Not-for-profit publisher of Development, Journal of Cell Science, Journal of Experimental Biology, Disease Models & Mechanisms and Biology Open. Host of community sites the Node, preLights and FocalPlane. Supporting biologists and inspiring biology.
Gonçalo Castelo-Branco @gocastelobranco.bsky.social Professor of Glial Cell Biology @ Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden • epigenomics • single-cell • spatial • oligodendrocytes • myelin • multiple sclerosis • 🎧 Hannes • https://ki.se/en/people/goncalo-castelo-branco
Society for Neuroscience @sfn.org The largest nonprofit of scientists & physicians devoted to understanding the brain & nervous system. SfN.org
bioRxiv Developmental Biology @biorxiv-devbio.bsky.social 
Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social This is the official account for the Society for Developmental Biology. Skeets on all the latest Dev Bio news, meetings and science! www.sdbonline.org
Sergiu P. Pasca @sergiuppasca.bsky.social Professor at Stanford & Director of Stanford Brain Organogenesis
Lab: https://pascalab.org
Center: http://www.brainorganogenesis.org
TED: https://go.ted.com/6WJy
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Laura White @laurakwhite.bsky.social Colorado RNA biologist & tRNA enthusiast exploring the wild frontiers of nanopore direct RNA sequencing at the intrepid venn diagram of northern blots & machine learning.
Elle Roberson @elleroberson.bsky.social 
Madeline Lancaster @lancasterlab.bsky.social Developmental neurobiologist using cerebral #organoids to study brain size and evolution. Opinions my own.
Ethan Hughes @ethanhugheslab.bsky.social neuron-glial interactions, oligodendrocyte lineage, myelin, multi-photon microscopy @CUMedicalSchool
https://www.ethanhugheslab.com/
karlie, phd @karliefs.bsky.social product marketing @parse.bsky.social • some combo of science & food stuff & indie rock • she/her • opinions mine
Sten Linnarsson @sten.linnarsson.org Professor of molecular systems biology at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. On a mission to delete brain cancer using DNA therapy. Email: sten.linnarsson@ki.se
CU Anschutz Department of Pediatrics @cupediatrics.bsky.social The official account for the Department of Pediatrics at CU Anschutz School of Medicine.
Silvia Cappello @silvianeuro.bsky.social Developmental Neurobiologist, Mountain Lover.
David de Agustín Durán @davideagus.bsky.social Postdoctoral Researcher in the Cappello Lab at LMU in Munich, Germany. Passionate about the molecular mechanisms governing neocortical expansion across mammalian evolution.
allen institute @alleninstitute.org accelerating science for a healthier world
Grace Gustafson @graceinsci.bsky.social Molec Bio PhD Candidate at CU AMC in the Nichols Lab 👩🏻🔬 studying developmental buffering mechanisms 🧬 semi-practicing intellectual 🐟 NSF GRFP Fellow
Dr. Hannah E. Jones, PhD @hejcell.bsky.social PhD Cell Biology, Stem Cells & Development, fibroblasts n' brains n' vasculature, #embryo22, she/her
Fiona Doetsch @doetschlab.bsky.social Adult stem cells, Neuroscience, Glia, Cerebrospinal fluid, Choroid plexus, Vasculature
CU Anschutz Developmental Biology @cudevbio.bsky.social We are the Section of Developmental Biology in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.
Santos Franco @thefrancolab.bsky.social I used to do science. I still do, but I used to, too. // Associate Professor at CU-Anschutz, Peds Dev Bio // Brain development, cell fate, oligodendrocytes, Sonic hedgehog, Notch // New Mexican // Chicano // he/him
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