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Alfonso Martinez Arias @amartinezarias.bsky.social · 10h

John Gurdon en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gu..., beacon of a generation that tackled head on the deepest question of biology: the development of an organism. The best tribute to him and his peers should be to remember and follow the path they forged for how to do Science in form and content.

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Cristina Pujades @cristinapujades.bsky.social · 2d

We are hiring ! Interested in understanding how neuronal cell diversity arises? Come and join us @upf.edu for a #PhD #FPI fellowship

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Nature @nature.com · 2d

BREAKING: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi "for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance"

Stay tuned for more.
#NobelPrize

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Diari ARA @ara.cat · 9d

Pluja de milions per als centres d'investigació científica i tecnològica de Catalunya. L'Estat ha desencallat aquest dilluns 260 milions d'euros que tenia pe...

L'Estat desencalla 260 milions d'euros per impulsar la recerca a Catalunya

La inversió és fruit d'un acord d'ERC amb el PSOE per la investidura de Pedro Sánchez

www.ara.cat

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Servei de Recerca de la UPF @sdrecercaupf.bsky.social · Sep 8

🦟 Un article amb participació de @johnrbpalmer.bsky.social i Isis Sanpera presenta la distribució de tres espècies de mosquit invasor a escala municipal a Espanya.

L'estudi ha estat possible gràcies a 111.000 aportacions a @mosquitoalert.bsky.social

➡️ www.upf.edu/web/focus/w/...

#RecercaUPF

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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Jul 19

New ERC report on Europe’s competitiveness! 🇪🇺

"It conveyed a shared message that fundamental research is not a luxury.”

ERC President Maria Leptin on the conclusions from the ERC workshop with leading figures from industry, policy and science.

Read workshop report: erc.europa.eu/news-events/...

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Cristina Pujades @cristinapujades.bsky.social · Jul 17

Fantastic news! congratulations ‪@neilshubin.bsky.social‬
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Embattled US scientific society names palaeontologist for top job

Neil Shubin, a University of Chicago researcher known for co-discovering a ′missing link’ fossil fish, will lead the National Academy of Sciences if ratified by members.

www.nature.com

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Universitat Pompeu Fabra @upf.edu · Jul 3

@cristinapujades.bsky.social i @mirimiam.bsky.social de la #UPFBarcelona, escollits membres de l’EMBO

Els dos investigadors del Departament de Medicina i Ciències de la VIDA s’afegeixen a la llista de més de 2.100 dels millors investigadors d’Europa i del món.
https://f.mtr.cool/jibswxayjb

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Cristina Pujades @cristinapujades.bsky.social · Jul 3

Gracias Carolina! Muy contenta de este reconocimiento😉

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Cristina Pujades @cristinapujades.bsky.social · Jul 1

Gràcies. Molt contenta per aquest reconeixement al treball de tot el meu grup de recerca.

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Cristina Pujades @cristinapujades.bsky.social · Jul 1

Do not miss it ! beautiful work from Dani Feliciano's lab @hhmijanelia.bsky.social

Parc de Recerca Biomèdica de Barcelona @prbb.org · Jul 1

📣 New PRBB-CRG conference

📋 Bridging the Tissue and Organelle Scales with Spatial Organellomics
🗣️ Daniel Feliciano - ‪HHMI Janelia Research Campus

📆 July 07 - ⏰ 12:00 CET
hosted by: ‪@cristinapujades.bsky.social - @upf.edu

📍#PRBB Marie Curie room

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Cristina Pujades @cristinapujades.bsky.social · Jul 1

Thanks Rosa, very happy and proud !😍

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Cristina Pujades @cristinapujades.bsky.social · Jul 1

Happy and honored to become an EMBO member. Thanks to @embo.org for recognizing our work. And congratulations to all the past and current members of my lab. They deserve it !

EMBO @embo.org · Jul 1

Welcome and congratulations to the 60 new members and 9 associate members who have been elected to the EMBO Membership! This honour celebrates #research excellence and outstanding achievements in the #LifeSciences. 🧪

Learn more here:
www.embo.org/press-releas... #EMBOMembers2025

Outstanding life scientists elected to the EMBO Membership – Press releases – EMBO

Sixty-nine new members join the community of leading life scientists in Europe and beyond

www.embo.org

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Cristina Pujades @cristinapujades.bsky.social · Jul 1

Happy and honored to become an EMBO member. Thanks to @embo.org for recognizing our work. And congratulations to all the past and current members of my lab. They deserve it !

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Cristina Pujades @cristinapujades.bsky.social · Jun 29

Wellcome Felix! Looking forward to have you in the department

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Cristina Pujades @cristinapujades.bsky.social · Jun 4

Do you want to join us to work in neurodevelopmental biology? Please apply 👇 #SEBD

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Cristina Pujades @cristinapujades.bsky.social · Apr 24

Convergence and consensus | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Convergence and consensus

In these days of political instability, geopolitical tensions, and social discontent around the world, there are continued threats to the principles, conduct, and findings of science. This assault on ...

www.science.org

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Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · Apr 9

Published an op-ed for @cnn.com: “Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger.”
A personal reflection on what’s at stake as science funding gets slashed. I’d be grateful if you could amplify both in and beyond the science world.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/h...

Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger | CNN

Dr. Ardem Patapoutian says he watches “with deep sadness as the United States’ remarkable scientific enterprise, which took generations of hard work and national investment to build, faces a concerted...

www.cnn.com

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Cristina Pujades @cristinapujades.bsky.social · Apr 6

journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

Science under siege: protecting scientific progress in turbulent times

As Editors-in-Chief of The Company of Biologists' journals, we have been watching with growing concern the policy changes in the United States of America (USA) and the challenges that these are creati...

journals.biologists.com

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Cristina Pujades @cristinapujades.bsky.social · Mar 30

#StandUpForScience
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

‘Scientists will not be silenced’: thousands protest Trump research cuts

Researchers at Stand Up for Science rallies voice defiance against the policies of US President Donald Trump’s administration.

www.nature.com

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Cristina Pujades @cristinapujades.bsky.social · Mar 30

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Vaccines save lives. Leaders must champion them

Attacks on vaccines and the cancellation of research into what causes vaccine hesitancy puts people in harm’s way.

www.nature.com

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Felix Campelo @felixmendu.bsky.social · Mar 14

Together with @gallegolab.bsky.social we are organizing the next CATCAT morning on "Dynamics in biology, from molecules to tissues", with an amazing lineup of local and international speakers. If in Barcelona on May 26th, don't miss it, it's free! www.catcat-celltissuebiology.cat/event/9th-ca...

Program of the 9th CATCAT morning on "Dynamics in biology, from molecules to tissues", May 26th 2025

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Cristina Pujades @cristinapujades.bsky.social · Mar 14

Very interesting analysis. I am afraid these policies will not be exclusive of the US. In Europe we should be prepared for changes too, and more important we should be able to mobilize against them. Difficult times for science and data-based evidences. journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...

Science under siege: protecting scientific progress in turbulent times

As Editors-in-Chief of The Company of Biologists' journals, we have been watching with growing concern the policy changes in the United States of America (USA) and the challenges that these are creati...

journals.biologists.com

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Cristina Pujades @cristinapujades.bsky.social · Mar 14

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Preprint sites bioRxiv and medRxiv launch new era of independence

www.nature.com

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Jeff Goodell @jeffgoodell.bsky.social · Feb 4

One good thing about Trump speculating about taking Greenland is that it might inspire more people to think about what's happening in the icy north and to pick up @neilshubin.bsky.social's ENDS OF THE EARTH. I can't recommend highly enough. It's a cosmic adventure story written in ice.

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