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Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social · 13h

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the death of our founder, colleague, mentor and friend, Professor Sir John Gurdon. His vision and dedication will continue to inspire generations of scientists.
🔗 www.gurdon.cam.ac.uk/nobel-laurea...

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Denis Jabaudon @djabaudon.bsky.social · 3d

Interested in the mechanisms of neurogenesis, and how they might converge/differ across species, regions, and life epochs? Check this out, wonderful location and great science! Please RT

neuro-unige.ch/news/csf-mee...

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Gaspar Jekely @jekely.biologists.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

Postdoc position in regenerative biology on "Tracking the cellular origins regeneration" in the @michalis_averof lab in Lyon, France. Fantastic lab, great institute, nice city!
https://www.averof-lab.org/pages/tracman

#postdoc

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Thibaut Brunet @thibautbrunet.bsky.social · 3d

Latest from ours: www.cell.com/cell-reports...

This is two stories in one: a case study/cautionary tale on developing genetic tools in new organisms, and the first hint at a gene regulatory network for choanoflagellate multicellular development (which turn out to involve a Hippo/YAP/ECM loop!) A 🧵

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Vincent Pasque @pasquelab.bsky.social · 7d

Nieuw inzicht in hoe cellen genetisch evenwicht bewaren.

nieuws.kuleuven.be/nl/2025/nieu...

Nieuw inzicht in hoe cellen genetisch evenwicht bewaren

Onderzoekers van KU Leuven en Erasmus MC hebben aangetoond dat cellen het verlies van genen op het X-chromosoom kunnen compenseren door de andere kopie van dat gen actiever te maken. Opvallend is dat ...

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Eve Seuntjens @eveseuntjens.bsky.social · 9d

Diepe dalen voor het fundamenteel onderzoek in Vlaanderen: regering schrapt 25 miljoen euro funding voor interuniversitair toponderzoek. Kortzichtig, als je weet hoeveel meerwaarde investering in fundamenteel onderzoek brengt. #iBOF

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Laurent Formery @laurentformery.bsky.social · 13d

Sea urchin metamorphosis is maybe one of the most radical event in developmental biology. In just about an hour, these little pluteus larvae completely reorganize their entire body plan.

Very happy that this video got awarded an honorable mention by #NikonSmallWorld 😃

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Arnau Sebé-Pedrós @arnausebe.bsky.social · 14d

Happy to share the Biodiversity Cell Atlas white paper, out today in @nature.com. We look at the possibilities, challenges, and potential impacts of molecularly mapping cells across the tree of life.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 15d

#Behindthepaper stories: @accorsi-alice.bsky.social & @planaria1.bsky.social share how curiosity & passion driven research revealed that apple snails can regenerate full camera type eyes.

@the-node.bsky.social
@ucdavis.bsky.social
@stowersinstitute.bsky.social
#regeneration #applesnails #devbio

In the apple eye of evolution: Camera-type eye regeneration - the Node

Behind the paper stories from "A genetically tractable non-vertebrate system to study complete camera-type eye regeneration" We are all stepping into a

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Eve Seuntjens @eveseuntjens.bsky.social · 28d

Oh that is wonderful news! Congrats!

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Nicholas Bellono @nbellono.bsky.social · Sep 4

Octopuses sense environmental microbiomes to drive predatory and parental behaviors. Artwork by Lily Soucy. #evolution #sensation #microbiome @cellpress.bsky.social

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Omaya Dudin 𓂆 ¦🍉¦🦠¦🔬¦ @dudinlab.bsky.social · Aug 28

A new #UExM probe for #Actin!

Fun times thinking/developing/testing with @centriolelab.bsky.social & @lreymond.bsky.social !

Congrats to all !

If interested in #UExM, or #HAK-Actin, feel free to reach out !

Soon available at @spirochrome.com

#Expansion #Microscopy #ProtistsOnSky

Paul & Virginie - Centriole Lab @centriolelab.bsky.social · Aug 28

Trouble imaging actin in ExM? Meet HAK-Actin, a probe for U-ExM, cryo-ExM & iU-ExM. Enables post-expansion labeling for max signal. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Soon at @spirochrome.com
Led by O.Mercey and @lreymond.bsky.social, in collab with @dudinlab.bsky.social and @marinelap.bsky.social

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Eve Seuntjens @eveseuntjens.bsky.social · Aug 27

Agree! If you come from outside EU (yes, that includes UK) then getting the single permit admin done already takes 5 months+ 😫

Omaya Dudin 𓂆 ¦🍉¦🦠¦🔬¦ @dudinlab.bsky.social · Aug 27

+1 here.

Reach us out early enough !
Getting funding and personal timelines aligned rarely happens over night !

Gautam Dey @gautamdey.bsky.social · Aug 27

Final year PhD students, I know you’re desperately trying to finish experiments/revisions/submissions/write a thesis & just survive - but please spare a few minutes to apply to your dream postdoc labs.

It easily takes A YEAR from first contact, even if everything goes to plan on both sides.

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Fernando Garcia-Moreno @phylobrain.bsky.social · Aug 26

🚨 PhD opportunity!
Join our group at @AchucarroNeuro (Bilbao, Spain) for a 4-year bioinformatics PhD on brain evolution 🧠🧬
Work with scRNA-seq & spatial transcriptomics to uncover how the THALAMUS diversified across amniotes!

📩 Apply: [email protected]

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Janelia Research Campus @hhmijanelia.bsky.social · Aug 26

📢We're #hiring Group Leaders!

Apply to lead a lab at Janelia & advance biology using theory, computational modeling & machine learning.

🔹5-year renewable appointment
🔹Pioneer new tools & approaches
🔹Collaborate across disciplines

Apply by Nov. 4👉 https://janelia.link/groupleader

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Ben Engel @cellarchlab.com · Aug 26

BIG NEWS!! We will be hiring a new professor with 25 years of endowed funding at the @biozentrum.unibas.ch @unibas.ch, focused on using biophysics and structural biology to explore climate-related fundamental science topics. Come start an innovative research cluster with us! 🧪🔬🧶🧬🌾🌍

University of Basel @unibas.ch · Aug 26

The University of Basel is setting up a new endowed professorship at the @biozentrum to make fundamental discoveries at the interface between biophysics and climate-relevant environmental biology. This will be made possible by the Georg H. Endress Foundation.

New endowed professorship strengthens climate research at the University of Basel

The University of Basel is setting up a new endowed professorship at the Biozentrum to make fundamental discoveries at the interface between b...

www.unibas.ch

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Eileen Furlong @eileen-furlong.bsky.social · Aug 11

Open Team Leader position @embl.org to head & reshape our Genomics Core facility. Interested in providing & developing state-of-the art omics tech to a wide community? A very vibrant, dynamic place to work with fantastic colleagues. Closing Sept 30th
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...

Team Leader – Genomics Core Facility and Method Development

Are you ready to lead a cutting-edge Genomics Core facility while developing state of the art genomics methods? Join us at EMBL! We are seeking talented scientists to develop and lead a cutting-edge G...

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Vienna BioCenter @viennabiocenter.bsky.social · Aug 8

Our career section offers a mix of possibilities for those of you looking for a new position! Take a look: www.viennabiocenter.org/career/open-...

#viennabiocenter #hiring #lifescience #biotech

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EMBL @embl.org · Aug 7

We’re looking for curious, innovative science leaders at EMBL Heidelberg! 🔬🧬🦠

Join a vibrant, interdisciplinary community where collaboration and innovation are nurtured at all levels.

Take a look at these four open positions 👇

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Prachee Avasthi @pracheeac.bsky.social · Aug 8

We’re growing @arcadiascience.com & are on the lookout for talent to run new pilot projects contributing to our broader goals. Seeking computational + wet lab fluency to iterate independently on new projects. If you’re a creative scientist w/ ambitious ideas, apply!

jobs.lever.co/arcadiascien...

Arcadia Science - Project Scientist

A Bit About Us: We are Arcadia Science, an evolutionary biology company founded and led by scientists. Our mission is to turn natural innovations into real-world solutions by developing systematic, an...

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Karen J Liu @karenjliu.bsky.social · Aug 5

Dev biologists! 3-yr postdoc position at King's, collaboration with Trizzino lab @marcotrizzino.bsky.social modelling CHD3 neural crest. We are looking for postdocs with mad embryology skills @the-node.bsky.social #developmental @ccrb27.bsky.social

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Postdoctoral Research Associate: Modelling Neural Crest Anomalies (mouse/human) - the Node

The Liu lab is looking for a postdoc with a love of embryos and developmental biology! This post is part of an MRC-funded collaboration between Karen Liu’s lab at King’s College London and Marco Trizz...

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Eve Seuntjens @eveseuntjens.bsky.social · Jul 31

Did you lift off the desk? I have to understand haha..

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Eve Seuntjens @eveseuntjens.bsky.social · Jul 31

Wow! Did you use a trampoline?

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Ina Sonnen @sonnenlab.bsky.social · Jul 10

Please pread the word.

We have just launched the Hubrecht International PhD Program (HIPP).

Are you looking for a PhD position in molecular and developmental biology or related subject in an international, very supportive and collaborative environment?

Then apply to the HIPP!! 👇

Hubrecht Institute @hubrechtinstitute.bsky.social · Jul 10

🧬 Looking for a PhD position in molecular or developmental biology? 🔬

✉️ The Hubrecht Institute now has its very own PhD program! Applications are open and will be accepted until September 15th. Read more here 👉 www.hubrecht.eu/hipp/

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Marko Kaksonen @kaksonen.bsky.social · Jul 7

Hello microscopy and imaging experts and enthusiasts!
We are looking for a staff scientist to join us here in Geneva to work on microscopy and image analysis projects! See the link for the job announcement (in French and in English).

Please apply and/or repost!

jobs.unige.ch/www/wd_porta...

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