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Claudia Bonfio @claudiabonfio.bsky.social · 22d

Thrilled to share that I have been awarded a Future Leaders Fellowship! 🤩
I am really grateful to my colleagues at Cambridge Biochemistry for their support and to the UKRI for believing in me and funding this project!
Stay tuned for Research Assistant and Associate positions available!

UKRI announces winners of £120 million Future Leaders Fellowships

Research into the causes of lung cancer and Alzheimer’s disease are among 77 projects to be funded by UKRI’s Future Leaders Fellowships.

www.ukri.org

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Seán Jordan @seanfj.bsky.social · 25d

I wrote some thoughts on NASA's most recent announcement about 'potential biosignatures' on Mars in the Irish Independent today:

www.independent.ie/irish-news/d...

@protosignslab.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @researchireland.ie @dcu-lsi.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social

Dr Seán Jordan: Was there ancient life on Mars? My DCU team are doing our bit to assess Nasa’s latest discovery

On Wednesday, Nasa announced that the Perseverance rover had identified potential biosignatures – signs of ancient life – on Mars.

www.independent.ie

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Amit Kahana @amitkahana.bsky.social · Sep 2

The GARD model, developed by prof Doron Lancet, simulates the compositional reproduction of lipid assemblies, and can be tuned with real kinetic data. There are other models depending on your research topic, e.g. probiotic chemistry and autocatalysis, but I swear this one is simple and it works.

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Amit Kahana @amitkahana.bsky.social · Aug 26

The relief when you finally understand the trends in the data.

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Origin of Life Early-Career Network @oolen.bsky.social · Aug 15

🧪 Curious how chemistry becomes biology? Join OoLEN’s open seminar Thu Sep 12, 06:30 UTC (15:30 JST / 08:30 CEST) !

📣 We’ll share a short yearly update, then Tony Z Jia dives into Primitive Polyester Microdroplets on Early Earth. 🫧🌍

▶️ Live stream: youtube.com/@OoLEN_org

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Amit Kahana @amitkahana.bsky.social · Aug 9

Honored to act as guest editor for a special issue in MDPI Life, together with my good friend and mentor Doron Lancet. It's a great platform for progressing concepts in the field beyond current paradigms, especially for early career scientists. Drop a message if you are interested!
brnw.ch/21wUITi

brnw.ch

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Morgan Sobol @msobol.bsky.social · Jul 23

My postdoc position is open again! If you’re interested and did not get your application in last time, please send one by end of this week! Start date asap, latest by end of Fall. ‼️

Morgan Sobol @msobol.bsky.social · May 28

🚨 I’m hiring a postdoc for Fall 2025 with experience in microbial ‘omics data analysis and phylogenetics/genomics. Projects will be centered around ancient microbial ecology & evolution. Click here for more information: bpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/wp.txstate.e...

Please share, thank you 🙏🏻

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Seán Jordan @seanfj.bsky.social · Jul 18

Interested in moving/establishing your research group in Ireland?

www.researchireland.ie/funding/glob...

I'd love to see more #originoflife #astrobiology researchers join us here!

Feel free to contact me directly to discuss!

@abgradcon.bsky.social @oolen.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social

Global Talent Ireland - Research Ireland

Global Talent Ireland aims to attract exceptional mid-career and established researchers from across the globe to Ireland. Researchers funded through this programme are required to transfer their rese...

www.researchireland.ie

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Amit Kahana @amitkahana.bsky.social · Jun 28

Had a great time presenting my work on Assembly Theory and molecular phylogenetics at the GRS and GRC on Molecular Mechanisms of Evolution in Boston, and the FALCON origin of life and astrobiology conference at Reykjavik. Feeling inspired!

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Amit Kahana @amitkahana.bsky.social · Jun 28

www.ynetnews.com/health_scien...

Israeli scientists unveil leukemia breakthrough just before missile demolishes research building

After surviving a direct Iranian missile hit, Israeli researchers from the Weizmann Institute revealed a groundbreaking blood test that detects early signs of leukemia and tracks blood aging—offering ...

www.ynetnews.com

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Klaus Paschek @klauspaschek.bsky.social · Jun 25

I'm so excited to be on my way to #FALCON2025, our first jointly organized early-carrer conference of AbGradE and @oolen.bsky.social in Reykjavik 🇮🇸🌋! Can't wait to meet everyone and talk exciting science! 🤩

More info
oolen.org/news-and-events/in-person-meetings/falcon2025
and
abgrade.eu/falcon2025

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Amit Kahana @amitkahana.bsky.social · Jun 25

Science is not a sum-zero game - be generous with your ideas. Give them away, and everyone wins.

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Amit Kahana @amitkahana.bsky.social · Jun 1

Accidentally spilled my experiment. I'll have to repeat it tomorrow.

Amit Kahana @amitkahana.bsky.social · Apr 18

Saying it now - my crazy project works and it's important. So happy about it.

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Amit Kahana @amitkahana.bsky.social · Apr 14

Officially Doctor Amit.

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Amit Kahana @amitkahana.bsky.social · Apr 5

What I expect from a peer review process is good constructive cooments that aim to improve my science. Some reviewers clearly use this opportunity for personal attacks and to vent frustrations without properly addressing the work. I don't mind rejection, but give me a good fair reason for it.

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Amit Kahana @amitkahana.bsky.social · Mar 12

Fantastic! Thanks Rian

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Amit Kahana @amitkahana.bsky.social · Jan 19

Assembly Theory is a generalized constructive neutral theory of evolution

Amit Kahana @amitkahana.bsky.social · Jan 16

Rereading my thesis for spelling errors and it's actually really good I'm pleased with it

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ALIFE Conference 2025 @alife2025.bsky.social · Jan 5

Save the date!
The annual #Conference on #ArtificialLife - #ALIFE2025 will take place in the heart of Kyoto, Japan, from 6-10 October 2025. The conference logo, official website launch, and more details coming soon!

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Amit Kahana @amitkahana.bsky.social · Dec 27

The current paper I'm writing is difficult and fights back. I think it's good and I bet it will look great in the end, but it's a struggle. No pain no gain though

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Amit Kahana @amitkahana.bsky.social · Dec 23

Christmas gives me the quiet I need to thoroughly examine my data for interesting trends. What didn't make sense before or was dismissed can now take shape.

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Seán Jordan @seanfj.bsky.social · Dec 16

Come and join our team here at the ProtoSigns Lab in DCU as part of our ERC funded project!

We're making some really exciting discoveries around protocell membrane formation with implications for the origin of life and the search for life elsewhere in our solar system!

#originoflife #modeling

ProtoSigns Lab @protosignslab.bsky.social · Dec 16

Postdoc position available in our lab in DCU!

We’re looking for a computational modeller passionate about protocell membranes, origins of life, and biosignature detection to join our ERC funded project. 🧬💻

Full job details and apply here:
universityvacancies.com/dublin-city-...

#OriginsOfLife

Postdoctoral Researcher in Computational Modelling of Protocell Membranes | University Vacancies IrelandUniversity Vacancies Logo

universityvacancies.com

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Claudia Bonfio @claudiabonfio.bsky.social · Dec 10

PhD alert! I have two ERC-funded PhD positions to uncover the chemical origins of life (Oct 2025). *UK fees only*. Projects described here: www.lclu.cam.ac.uk/studentship-...
Email me if interested - deadline (PhD in Biochemistry, Uni of Cambridge): Jan 7th!
Please share within your networks!

LCLU PhD Studentships | Leverhulme Centre for Life in the Universe

Applications are now open. The Leverhulme Centre for Life in the Universe and the University of Cambridge are committed to widening participation in postgraduate students at the University of Cambridg...

www.lclu.cam.ac.uk

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Amit Kahana @amitkahana.bsky.social · Dec 5

Subjective perception has transgenerational effects? WHAT

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