Camille Berthelot
@camilleberthelot.bsky.social
Head of the Comparative Functional Genomics lab @Pasteur.fr | @inserm.fr | @erc.europa.eu
Comparative omics - Reproductive evolution - Data witchcraft.
Comparative omics - Reproductive evolution - Data witchcraft.
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The #EvoMG Doctoral Network brings together leading research institutions from Spain, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Portugal and Sweden to train 15 #PhD researchers in #evolutionarymedicine.
To find out more about the secondments for each position, visit👉 www.evomg-dn.eu
To find out more about the secondments for each position, visit👉 www.evomg-dn.eu
We are hiring a ✨ bioinformatics PhD student ✨ for fall 2026 as part of the @evomg-dn.bsky.social MSCA doctoral network!
Our project in a nutshell: can the evolution of gene expression in the uterus point us towards which genes are important for human uterine diseases?
To apply 👉 www.evomg-dn.eu
Our project in a nutshell: can the evolution of gene expression in the uterus point us towards which genes are important for human uterine diseases?
To apply 👉 www.evomg-dn.eu
Anouk Necsulea, @maelledaunesse.bsky.social and myself are organising a symposium at SMBE this year.
Send us all of your abstracts!!
Send us all of your abstracts!!
SMBE2026 Symposium 22 | Evolution of gene regulation: insights from novel molecular and statistical approaches
📨 Abstract submission
smbe2026.org/abstracts
📋 Programme details
smbe2026.org/programme
#SMBE2026
📨 Abstract submission
smbe2026.org/abstracts
📋 Programme details
smbe2026.org/programme
#SMBE2026
December 17, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Anouk Necsulea, @maelledaunesse.bsky.social and myself are organising a symposium at SMBE this year.
Send us all of your abstracts!!
Send us all of your abstracts!!
Reposted by Camille Berthelot
2025 • 2025 • Impulscience support from the Fondation Bettencourt Schueller goes to @camilleberthelot.bsky.social
(Inserm researcher, head of the "Comparative Functional Genomics" group at the @pasteur.fr )
to solve the riddle of the evolution of uterine tissue.
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(Inserm researcher, head of the "Comparative Functional Genomics" group at the @pasteur.fr )
to solve the riddle of the evolution of uterine tissue.
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December 8, 2025 at 7:24 AM
2025 • 2025 • Impulscience support from the Fondation Bettencourt Schueller goes to @camilleberthelot.bsky.social
(Inserm researcher, head of the "Comparative Functional Genomics" group at the @pasteur.fr )
to solve the riddle of the evolution of uterine tissue.
1/3
(Inserm researcher, head of the "Comparative Functional Genomics" group at the @pasteur.fr )
to solve the riddle of the evolution of uterine tissue.
1/3
I am profoundly honored and grateful to be receiving the Impulscience Prize from the Fondation Bettencourt Schueller!
This grant will be the major support of my lab for the next 5 years.
Thank you for believing in our work and in our vision!
www.fondationbs.org/en/our-commu...
This grant will be the major support of my lab for the next 5 years.
Thank you for believing in our work and in our vision!
www.fondationbs.org/en/our-commu...
Camille Berthelot
In women, the uterine lining undergoes cyclical changes under the influence of sex hormones in preparation for a possible pregnancy: it differentiates, break
www.fondationbs.org
December 5, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I am profoundly honored and grateful to be receiving the Impulscience Prize from the Fondation Bettencourt Schueller!
This grant will be the major support of my lab for the next 5 years.
Thank you for believing in our work and in our vision!
www.fondationbs.org/en/our-commu...
This grant will be the major support of my lab for the next 5 years.
Thank you for believing in our work and in our vision!
www.fondationbs.org/en/our-commu...
New preprint from our lab, spearheaded by @maelledaunesse.bsky.social and in collaboration with Diego Villar!
In which we ask, can we detect joint signatures suggestive of positive selection on transcriptomes and epigenomes?
In which we ask, can we detect joint signatures suggestive of positive selection on transcriptomes and epigenomes?
We've just released our new preprint! 🐀✨
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
How do gene expression and regulation evolve during adaptation? And how can we tell adaptive shifts apart from simple drift?
@camilleberthelot.bsky.social
👇 A short thread on what we found in African mole-rats.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
How do gene expression and regulation evolve during adaptation? And how can we tell adaptive shifts apart from simple drift?
@camilleberthelot.bsky.social
👇 A short thread on what we found in African mole-rats.
Coordinated shifts in gene expression and regulation during mole-rat evolution
Changes in gene expression and regulation are central to mammalian phenotypic evolution. Yet, distinguishing adaptive gene expression shifts from neutral divergence remains challenging. Here, we integ...
doi.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:50 PM
New preprint from our lab, spearheaded by @maelledaunesse.bsky.social and in collaboration with Diego Villar!
In which we ask, can we detect joint signatures suggestive of positive selection on transcriptomes and epigenomes?
In which we ask, can we detect joint signatures suggestive of positive selection on transcriptomes and epigenomes?
Still looking for our perfect doctoral candidate as part of @evomg-dn.bsky.social - come and join us to work on the evolutionary pressures that shape gene expression and disease in the uterus!
Please RT (or is it RB? not sure how our lingo has changed!)
Please RT (or is it RB? not sure how our lingo has changed!)
🚨 15 days left to apply!
Be part of EvoMG-DN and advance your PhD career in evolutionary genomics.
👉 www.evomg-dn.eu
#PhD #DoctoralTraining #ResearchCareers #LifeSciences #BiomedicalResearch #Genomics #EvolutionaryBiology #MSCA #HorizonEurope #EUResearch #ResearchOpportunities #PhDPositions
Be part of EvoMG-DN and advance your PhD career in evolutionary genomics.
👉 www.evomg-dn.eu
#PhD #DoctoralTraining #ResearchCareers #LifeSciences #BiomedicalResearch #Genomics #EvolutionaryBiology #MSCA #HorizonEurope #EUResearch #ResearchOpportunities #PhDPositions
November 14, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Still looking for our perfect doctoral candidate as part of @evomg-dn.bsky.social - come and join us to work on the evolutionary pressures that shape gene expression and disease in the uterus!
Please RT (or is it RB? not sure how our lingo has changed!)
Please RT (or is it RB? not sure how our lingo has changed!)
We are hiring a ✨ bioinformatics PhD student ✨ for fall 2026 as part of the @evomg-dn.bsky.social MSCA doctoral network!
Our project in a nutshell: can the evolution of gene expression in the uterus point us towards which genes are important for human uterine diseases?
To apply 👉 www.evomg-dn.eu
Our project in a nutshell: can the evolution of gene expression in the uterus point us towards which genes are important for human uterine diseases?
To apply 👉 www.evomg-dn.eu
The #EvoMG Doctoral Network brings together leading research institutions from Spain, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Portugal and Sweden to train 15 #PhD researchers in #evolutionarymedicine.
To find out more about the secondments for each position, visit👉 www.evomg-dn.eu
To find out more about the secondments for each position, visit👉 www.evomg-dn.eu
October 21, 2025 at 1:07 PM
We are hiring a ✨ bioinformatics PhD student ✨ for fall 2026 as part of the @evomg-dn.bsky.social MSCA doctoral network!
Our project in a nutshell: can the evolution of gene expression in the uterus point us towards which genes are important for human uterine diseases?
To apply 👉 www.evomg-dn.eu
Our project in a nutshell: can the evolution of gene expression in the uterus point us towards which genes are important for human uterine diseases?
To apply 👉 www.evomg-dn.eu
Reposted by Camille Berthelot
I had the immense honor of being named one of the Young Talents France #ForWomenInScience 2025 by Fondation L’Oréal and UNESCO and the French Academy of Science ✨
I am deeply grateful to have the opportunity to highlight research on uterine physiology and to @camilleberthelot.bsky.social 💪
I am deeply grateful to have the opportunity to highlight research on uterine physiology and to @camilleberthelot.bsky.social 💪
Incredibly proud of @eulalieliorzou.bsky.social who is receiving the L'Oreal-Unesco Prize for Women in Science for her trailblazing PhD work on menstruation and its associated diseases!
www.pasteur.fr/fr/espace-pr...
www.pasteur.fr/fr/espace-pr...
Six chercheuses pasteuriennes reçoivent le Prix Jeunes Talents France 2025 L’Oréal-UNESCO Pour les Femmes et la Science
Six chercheuses de l’Institut Pasteur viennent de recevoir, le 8 octobre 2025, le Prix Jeunes Talents France 2025 L’Oréal-UNESCO Pour les Femmes et la Science.
www.pasteur.fr
October 17, 2025 at 9:35 AM
I had the immense honor of being named one of the Young Talents France #ForWomenInScience 2025 by Fondation L’Oréal and UNESCO and the French Academy of Science ✨
I am deeply grateful to have the opportunity to highlight research on uterine physiology and to @camilleberthelot.bsky.social 💪
I am deeply grateful to have the opportunity to highlight research on uterine physiology and to @camilleberthelot.bsky.social 💪
Reposted by Camille Berthelot
Pour chaque vie, la science agit.
Le Pasteurdon, c’est maintenant !
Soutenez la recherche et celles et ceux qui la font avancer ↘️ pasteurdon.fr
#Pasteurdon
Le Pasteurdon, c’est maintenant !
Soutenez la recherche et celles et ceux qui la font avancer ↘️ pasteurdon.fr
#Pasteurdon
October 8, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Pour chaque vie, la science agit.
Le Pasteurdon, c’est maintenant !
Soutenez la recherche et celles et ceux qui la font avancer ↘️ pasteurdon.fr
#Pasteurdon
Le Pasteurdon, c’est maintenant !
Soutenez la recherche et celles et ceux qui la font avancer ↘️ pasteurdon.fr
#Pasteurdon
Incredibly proud of @eulalieliorzou.bsky.social who is receiving the L'Oreal-Unesco Prize for Women in Science for her trailblazing PhD work on menstruation and its associated diseases!
www.pasteur.fr/fr/espace-pr...
www.pasteur.fr/fr/espace-pr...
Six chercheuses pasteuriennes reçoivent le Prix Jeunes Talents France 2025 L’Oréal-UNESCO Pour les Femmes et la Science
Six chercheuses de l’Institut Pasteur viennent de recevoir, le 8 octobre 2025, le Prix Jeunes Talents France 2025 L’Oréal-UNESCO Pour les Femmes et la Science.
www.pasteur.fr
October 7, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Incredibly proud of @eulalieliorzou.bsky.social who is receiving the L'Oreal-Unesco Prize for Women in Science for her trailblazing PhD work on menstruation and its associated diseases!
www.pasteur.fr/fr/espace-pr...
www.pasteur.fr/fr/espace-pr...
Reposted by Camille Berthelot
Science: only when you write up the manuscript, you realize what you should have done.
September 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Science: only when you write up the manuscript, you realize what you should have done.
Reposted by Camille Berthelot
We are looking for a student to continue our work on chromatin evolution:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
The project with @seanamontgomery.bsky.social will focus on chromatin state readers across eukaryotes.
More info: recruitment.crg.eu/content/jobs...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
The project with @seanamontgomery.bsky.social will focus on chromatin state readers across eukaryotes.
More info: recruitment.crg.eu/content/jobs...
July 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
We are looking for a student to continue our work on chromatin evolution:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
The project with @seanamontgomery.bsky.social will focus on chromatin state readers across eukaryotes.
More info: recruitment.crg.eu/content/jobs...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
The project with @seanamontgomery.bsky.social will focus on chromatin state readers across eukaryotes.
More info: recruitment.crg.eu/content/jobs...
Coming back to the lab after receiving some good news, and my lab is filled with the sweetest scientists ever!
July 15, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Coming back to the lab after receiving some good news, and my lab is filled with the sweetest scientists ever!
Reposted by Camille Berthelot
🚨With some delay, we're excited to announce that our proposal for a MSCA Doctoral Network on Evolutionary Medical Genomics (EvoMG-DN) got funded! 🎉
🧬 14 labs and 2 companies across 7 European countries will be coordinated by the EvoMG Joint Program at @crg.eu & @upf.edu.
europa.eu/!NNq63m
🧬 14 labs and 2 companies across 7 European countries will be coordinated by the EvoMG Joint Program at @crg.eu & @upf.edu.
europa.eu/!NNq63m
May 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
🚨With some delay, we're excited to announce that our proposal for a MSCA Doctoral Network on Evolutionary Medical Genomics (EvoMG-DN) got funded! 🎉
🧬 14 labs and 2 companies across 7 European countries will be coordinated by the EvoMG Joint Program at @crg.eu & @upf.edu.
europa.eu/!NNq63m
🧬 14 labs and 2 companies across 7 European countries will be coordinated by the EvoMG Joint Program at @crg.eu & @upf.edu.
europa.eu/!NNq63m
Reposted by Camille Berthelot
Yesterday, the NIH R35 “Outstanding Investigator” grant to fund scientists in my lab studying antibiotic resistance was terminated for reasons not related to the content of the science, or any actions taken by me or members of my lab
May 13, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Yesterday, the NIH R35 “Outstanding Investigator” grant to fund scientists in my lab studying antibiotic resistance was terminated for reasons not related to the content of the science, or any actions taken by me or members of my lab
Reposted by Camille Berthelot
Science, research & public health face unprecedented attacks in the U.S.
We stand with our American colleagues & support the Stand Up for Science call.
Join the global march tomorrow, incl. in Paris! 🧪✊
📍 March 7, 13:30 – Place Jussieu
🔗 More info: standupforscience.fr
#StandUpForScience
We stand with our American colleagues & support the Stand Up for Science call.
Join the global march tomorrow, incl. in Paris! 🧪✊
📍 March 7, 13:30 – Place Jussieu
🔗 More info: standupforscience.fr
#StandUpForScience
March 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Science, research & public health face unprecedented attacks in the U.S.
We stand with our American colleagues & support the Stand Up for Science call.
Join the global march tomorrow, incl. in Paris! 🧪✊
📍 March 7, 13:30 – Place Jussieu
🔗 More info: standupforscience.fr
#StandUpForScience
We stand with our American colleagues & support the Stand Up for Science call.
Join the global march tomorrow, incl. in Paris! 🧪✊
📍 March 7, 13:30 – Place Jussieu
🔗 More info: standupforscience.fr
#StandUpForScience
Reposted by Camille Berthelot
L’Inserm est solidaire du mouvement Stand Up For Science
presse.inserm.fr/cest-dans-la...
#StandUpForScience2025
presse.inserm.fr/cest-dans-la...
#StandUpForScience2025
March 6, 2025 at 10:41 AM
L’Inserm est solidaire du mouvement Stand Up For Science
presse.inserm.fr/cest-dans-la...
#StandUpForScience2025
presse.inserm.fr/cest-dans-la...
#StandUpForScience2025
@clavergne-anth.bsky.social presented their work at ALPHY-AIEM, asking the hard questions: did the evolution of mensuration associate with diversifications in immune genes, to fulfill their new functions in the uterine cycle?
February 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
@clavergne-anth.bsky.social presented their work at ALPHY-AIEM, asking the hard questions: did the evolution of mensuration associate with diversifications in immune genes, to fulfill their new functions in the uterine cycle?
Reposted by Camille Berthelot
I have a wonderful scientist in my lab who is looking to move to Europe. Is anyone looking for a staff scientist? She has a PhD. She is particularly in her element doing field work. Great skills with rodents and very open to non-rodent positions as well.
Please send leads, please amplify!
Please send leads, please amplify!
January 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I have a wonderful scientist in my lab who is looking to move to Europe. Is anyone looking for a staff scientist? She has a PhD. She is particularly in her element doing field work. Great skills with rodents and very open to non-rodent positions as well.
Please send leads, please amplify!
Please send leads, please amplify!
Our first foray into the evolution of the mammalian uterus, spearheaded by Axelle Brulport, Malgorzata Gazda and @eulalieliorzou.bsky.social !
Some highlights below...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
(A first version was submitted during my maternity leave, this is a new and updated version!)
Some highlights below...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
(A first version was submitted during my maternity leave, this is a new and updated version!)
www.biorxiv.org
January 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Our first foray into the evolution of the mammalian uterus, spearheaded by Axelle Brulport, Malgorzata Gazda and @eulalieliorzou.bsky.social !
Some highlights below...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
(A first version was submitted during my maternity leave, this is a new and updated version!)
Some highlights below...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
(A first version was submitted during my maternity leave, this is a new and updated version!)
Reposted by Camille Berthelot
I never know what to put in a first post, so how about a fun fact:
Did you know that the pig uterus has two horns that are each about a meter (3 ft) long?
Did you know that the pig uterus has two horns that are each about a meter (3 ft) long?
January 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I never know what to put in a first post, so how about a fun fact:
Did you know that the pig uterus has two horns that are each about a meter (3 ft) long?
Did you know that the pig uterus has two horns that are each about a meter (3 ft) long?
Single cells, single cells, single all the way! Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-drop barcoded sleigh! 🎄🦌🌟
Thank you @eulalieliorzou.bsky.social for the festive lab decorations!
Thank you @eulalieliorzou.bsky.social for the festive lab decorations!
December 12, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Single cells, single cells, single all the way! Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-drop barcoded sleigh! 🎄🦌🌟
Thank you @eulalieliorzou.bsky.social for the festive lab decorations!
Thank you @eulalieliorzou.bsky.social for the festive lab decorations!
Many thanks to the Academy of Sciences for awarding me the Jayle Prize, which encourages our recent efforts to understand how menstruation came to be during the evolution of primates! 🐒🩸
Photo © Académie des sciences – Mathieu Baumer
Photo © Académie des sciences – Mathieu Baumer
November 27, 2024 at 10:15 AM
Many thanks to the Academy of Sciences for awarding me the Jayle Prize, which encourages our recent efforts to understand how menstruation came to be during the evolution of primates! 🐒🩸
Photo © Académie des sciences – Mathieu Baumer
Photo © Académie des sciences – Mathieu Baumer
Reposted by Camille Berthelot
Spent the afternoon under the cupola at the French Academy of Sciences to watch @camilleberthelot.bsky.social receive the Jayle prize! Congrats Camille 👏👏👏
November 26, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Spent the afternoon under the cupola at the French Academy of Sciences to watch @camilleberthelot.bsky.social receive the Jayle prize! Congrats Camille 👏👏👏