rachelbedfordphd.bsky.social
Neuroscientist and story teller. Science Communications Manager at BD² ✨🧠 Previously obsessed with zebrafish and gap junctions.
👤 Joined on 03 October 2023
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@rachellb.bsky.social@rachellb.bsky.social → @rachelbedford.bsky.social@rachelbedford.bsky.social → @rachelbedfordphd.bsky.socialThanks Rachel, this has been in the works for a while now!
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Show PostThe atlas gives a nucleus-resolved molecular map for how cranial motor neurons diversify, and a framework for interpreting human cranial dysinnervation disorders.
Show PostThese identities are shaped by shared function, rhombomere origin, and developmental time. We perform a cross-species analysis, finding that these identities are conserved between zebrafish and mouse.
Show PostWe find that every cranial motor nucleus has its own transcriptional signature, and in many cases we can resolve functional subtypes within a nucleus. Identity often precedes axon targeting, so these neurons are genetically specified early in development.
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