Group Leader at Lund University, Sweden interested in comparative immunology, comparative oncology, and regenerative biology, open and equitable science, and fishing | he/him | https://leighnd.github.io/https://bsky.app/profile/niche-leigh.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/niche-leigh.bsky.social/post/3mijj5jsc5224New tool from the lab...check out Novabrowse: An interactive and customizable tool for interpreting BLAST results in genomic context! https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.03.27.714371v1 Does your favorite gene seems to be missing from your species of interest? Are you sure? 🧵👇 1/n02 Apr 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:llodweffd5e3wheyftspllb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijj5jsc5224https://bsky.app/profile/niche-leigh.bsky.social/post/3m2ocwbqsuk2gYesterday @jacoates.bsky.social and I gave talks on pre-prints hosted by the @lunduniversity-med.bsky.social . Jonny gave a great primer on the history of pre-prints and debunked myths about them. I spoke on our experiences with preprints and was encouraged to see this feedback after the talks👇08 Oct 2025 09:22 +0000at://did:plc:llodweffd5e3wheyftspllb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ocwbqsuk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/niche-leigh.bsky.social/post/3lkvigidfws2cGreat write-up from Alexis! UniStem is an amazing initiative and given the current attacks on science it’s critical we work to educate and motivate the future generation to be pro-science. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Mar 2025 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:llodweffd5e3wheyftspllb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkvigidfws2chttps://bsky.app/profile/niche-leigh.bsky.social/post/3li33wwysek2aThe newt Pleurodeles waltl has amazing biological features, like the ability to regenerate tail and limbs! Are the secrets to this regenerative capacity in their genome? In this collaborative work from the Leigh, Yun, and Simon labs we explored this question. https://www.cell.com/cell-genomics/fulltext/S2666-979X(25)00017-5 (1/x)13 Feb 2025 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:llodweffd5e3wheyftspllb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3li33wwysek2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/niche-leigh.bsky.social/post/3lf7rdgper226⚡We are recruiting an Assistant Professor in Regenerative Medicine⚡ Looking for a great place to start a lab? Look no further! The center has a strong track record of developing new PIs and the position comes with substantial 💰. Get in touch if you have questions! https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:760313/08 Jan 2025 08:41 +0000at://did:plc:llodweffd5e3wheyftspllb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf7rdgper226https://bsky.app/profile/niche-leigh.bsky.social/post/3kulqiqxn4k2p🐸 Salamanders 🐸 are resistant to cancer! 🚨 5 days🚨 left to apply for a postdoc position to help us discover the origins of this resistance! Come join us!!!10 Jun 2024 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:llodweffd5e3wheyftspllb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3kulqiqxn4k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/niche-leigh.bsky.social/post/3ke7q5d7ln22e🐸 Salamanders 🐸 are extremely resistant to cancer. Why? We don't know! We have a postdoc position now open to delve into to the tumor resistance mechanisms of salamanders. Big thanks to Cancerfonden for making this possible! Apply now!15 Nov 2023 09:28 +0000at://did:plc:llodweffd5e3wheyftspllb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ke7q5d7ln22e