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Ben Lai

@benlai-taiwan

Junior Research Fellow studying #Cardiovascular development and #regeneration in #zebrafish and #medaka at IBMS-Academia Sinica, #Taiwan | #GirlDad | #Baller

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Thanks for featuring our work! 😍

We identified Scube2 as a novel regulator of coronary vessel formation during cardiac growth and regeneration via VEGF and PDGF signaling, through a wonderful collaboration with Ruey-Bing Yang and Ruben @rmarinjuez.bsky.social. πŸ€πŸ‘πŸ’ͺ

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

30.01.2026 01:16 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for featuring our work! 😍

30.01.2026 00:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

thanks man! 😊

28.01.2026 23:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

thanks! πŸ™

27.01.2026 11:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much! 😊

27.01.2026 09:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Board of Directors β€” ZDMS

After enjoying many Annual/Research Interest Group meetings and serving in the DEI committee, I’m truly honored and humbled to be elected by the community to join the
@zdmsociety.bsky.social Director Board. Thank you for the trust and look forward to contributing!
www.zdmsociety.org/boardofdirec...

27.01.2026 06:34 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Happy to organize the symposium-From development to Regeneration: Genetic Circuits, Models & Translational Insights, with talks from @stainierlab.bsky.social, @bakkerslab.bsky.social, Wolfram Goessling, and @balciunaslab.bsky.social. Exciting science and stimulating discussions!! 😍😍😍

27.01.2026 04:38 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Such a pleasure and honor sharing stage with my mentors, Jeff and Didier, @stainierlab.bsky.social at the Asian Conference on Fish Models for Diseases in my hometown Taipei! 😊😊😊

20.01.2026 13:58 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It's finally here! 2026 Asian Conference on Fish Models for Diseases in Taipei!! 😍😍😍

19.01.2026 01:41 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Honored to co-chair the Infection & Immunity Session (my first time!) with Juliana Gomes on Day 1 of the Zebrafish Disease Model Meeting #ZDM18. Kudos to outstanding speakers and their inspiring work! πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

14.10.2025 15:57 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thrilled to see my PhD student, Elly Yu-Jen Hung, share her research on immune-cardiac crosstalk during zebrafish heart regeneration at #ZDM18! Poised, precise, and insightfulβ€”well done! πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ #phdlife #ProudPI

14.10.2025 04:59 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Group retreat at the nearby mountain, discussing "Science" in the "Nature"!! πŸ§‘β€πŸ”¬πŸ€“πŸ¦“πŸŸπŸ’”βž‘οΈβ€οΈπŸ’ͺ

08.10.2025 11:20 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Honored to host @karinayaniv.bsky.social and @eldadtzahor.bsky.social from Weizmann to visit IBMS, Academia Sinica, for Institutiional Seminars and meetings! Their expertise in basic/ translational science, attention to inclusiveness and equality, and entrepreneurship are truly inspiring! πŸ˜πŸ€©πŸ‘

07.09.2025 04:40 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Such a pleasure visiting Prof Tzung Hsiai @dgsomucla.bsky.social and sharing our work! Got so much great feedback and met brilliant people Song Li, Arjun Deb, Jau-Nian Chen, Marlin Touma, Tomohiro Yokota, and Hsiai lab members (special thanks to Jing Wang for coordinating it)! 😍😍😍

19.06.2025 03:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Exciting first day of #ICDB @isdb.bsky.social! Look forward to my very first talk at the #DevBio Society on Friday! 😍😍😍

19.06.2025 03:04 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We learned so much from the inspiring talk and discussions with @guohuanglab.bsky.social from UCSF! Great feedback from faculty and trainees, too! Thank you so much for visiting us at IBMS, Academia Sinica!! 😁😁😁

19.05.2025 11:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Look forward to @guohuanglab.bsky.social's visit at IBMS, Academia Sinica tomorrow! If you are interested in organ regeneration in various animal models, please join us! @isrbio.bsky.social @zebrafishrock.bsky.social @evodevopanam.bsky.social @ahascience.bsky.social

15.05.2025 15:31 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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So proud of @kcinc.bsky.social for the exciting defense talk and the solid work on his graduate study! And thank all the committee members for their constructive feedback and continuous support. We now have second #PhDone from the lab!! #ProudPI 🀩🀩🀩

30.04.2025 23:51 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

Yes, so nice to catch up! Our matching outfit is a highlight of the trip!! πŸ˜†

27.04.2025 05:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank organizers of the European Zebrafish Society for an unforgettable #Zebrafish PI meeting in Paris! The science, the gala dinner on Seine River, and the city were all amazing. Speaking at the regeneration session at the very end of the whole meeting was also something to remember.... 🀣🀣🀣

26.04.2025 17:29 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Are postdocs the rarest species, or is it just me? We have two funded positionsβ€”apply now and join us on these exciting projects! #zebrafish #zebrafishcareers #iPSC #devbio #regeneration

31.03.2025 19:37 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Feel nostalgia to speak at the 30-year anniversary of @stainierlab.bsky.social back in MPI-HLR/Bad Nauheim and privileged to connect to so many brilliant scientists before and after me like a big family! So much appreciation for Didier and my fellow labmates who helped me build a career! πŸ˜Šβ€οΈπŸ™

26.04.2025 14:35 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So proud to be a part of this study! Congratulations, Arica and the team!! 😍😍😍

26.04.2025 14:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Exciting first day of the 2nd Annual Symposium of Taiwan Circulation Research Society (TCRS)/2025 Stanford-Taiwan Symposium on Biomedical Advances at the Institution of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica. What an outstanding speaker lineup! 🀩🀩🀩

tcrs.org.tw/conference-2...

14.03.2025 16:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Such a pleasure visiting @chrmosimann.bsky.social and sharing our research at the beautiful @cuanschutz.bsky.social ! Enthusiastic people and exciting science were really impressive!! NEXT-Keystone Symposia: Trajectories to Heart Failure_ Immunometabolic Mechanisms organized by Joe Hill et al! 🀩🀩🀩

08.02.2025 14:31 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, @chrmosimann.bsky.social, for the kind invitation and hosting me! The vibrant atmosphere, beautiful campus, and exciting science there @cudevbio.bsky.social were really impressive!! 🀩🀩🀩

08.02.2025 06:34 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Graphic for the 'Joint Efforts to Promote Global Awareness in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusiveness' by the International Zebrafish Society and the Zebrafish Disease Models Society. There are two talks by Profs. Rachel Brewster and Diane Fatkin on topics including their struggles in the US as a Swiss/Jamaican and surviving research outside the mainstream, respectively.

Graphic for the 'Joint Efforts to Promote Global Awareness in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusiveness' by the International Zebrafish Society and the Zebrafish Disease Models Society. There are two talks by Profs. Rachel Brewster and Diane Fatkin on topics including their struggles in the US as a Swiss/Jamaican and surviving research outside the mainstream, respectively.

For those finterested!

In a joint effort, the Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committees of IZFS @izfs.bsky.social and ZDMS have organized a first-time webinar to provide the Zebrafish research community an opportunity to discuss topics relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion. (1/5)

20.01.2025 10:07 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 4

Great! I'll discuss with my Rebecca whether we can spare a day to Heidelberg. πŸ˜‰

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