Excited to celebrate the first first-author publication from Martijn Heleven’s PhD journey! 🎉
Published in iScience – Cell Press, the study explored how redox signalling shapes ERK dynamics during early planarian regeneration. By combining live imaging, molecular approaches, and whole-organism analyses, the team showed that early ROS-mediated ERK activity is wound-dependent and crucial for correct tissue formation along the anterior-posterior body axis 💡
This project involved a lot of optimisation, troubleshooting (western blots 😁), and persistence, making it incredibly rewarding to finally see it published. It is incredibly rewarding to see all that effort culminate in a published study. A special mention also goes to the many enjoyable hours spent behind the beloved ZEISS Microscopy 🔬
Congratulations, Martijn, on this important milestone. Wishing you continued success throughout the remainder of your PhD journey!
Read the full paper here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004226010151