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Vasso Theodorou @vassotheodorou.bsky.social · 11d

Day 3 @edrc2025.bsky.social once again fantastic community, science and people. Grateful to be here!

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Vasso Theodorou @vassotheodorou.bsky.social · 15d

@scentinel.bsky.social #HorizonEU #REA

Vasso Theodorou @vassotheodorou.bsky.social · 15d

@edrc2025.bsky.social almost there! Very much looking forward to meet up and listen to amazing #Drosophila research. Come by my poster (will have the jedi pin on it)

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Stein Aerts @steinaerts.bsky.social · 15d

We have two open positions for a ML and a LLM engineer to launch a machine learning expertise unit in our center @vibai.bsky.social, see vib.ai/en/opportuni...

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Helene Knævelsrud @helene-knavelsrud.bsky.social · 20d

Enjoying the Nordic Autophagy Society meeting in Sånga Säby! Great community and with impressive science and good discussions! @arcticautophagy.bsky.social @cancelluio.bsky.social @womeninautophagy.bsky.social

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EMBO @embo.org · 20d

Meet George Garinis, professor at the University of Crete #Greece, affiliated group leader at imbb-forth.bsky.social and EMBO Member. “For me EMBO is all about connection,” he says, grateful for the role EMBO plays in facilitating #networking to other parts of #Europe: www.embo.org/people/creat... 🧪

Creating connections in Crete – People – EMBO

Meet George Garinis, professor at the University of Crete, affiliated group leader at the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas and EMBO Member

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Hadi Boukhatmi @muscleflylab.bsky.social · Aug 30

Our new preprint is out !
We uncover how adult Drosophila muscles respond to injury through a coordinated dialogue between hemocytes, tracheal cells, and muscles.
Check it out and please share
@igdrennes.bsky.social

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Maik Bischoff @maikbischoff.bsky.social · 28d

www.ascb.org/society-news...

It's official now 😁

Big thanks again to @ascbiology.bsky.social & MBoC

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · Aug 23

Collective cell motion has many forms, but rotation is the coolest of them all.

I'm @onenimesa.bsky.social , and in this short🧵, I'll highlight some instances of global tissue rotation like this one from @BauschLab

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Daniel Münch @dahaniel.muench.bio · Aug 24

Amazing opportunity, join the Manzini Lab and become part of the Institute of Animal Physiology in Giessen!

Ivan Manzini @xenofrog.bsky.social · Aug 22

🚨 We are looking for 2 PhD students! 🧠🐸👃

Join the Manzini Lab @jlugiessen.bsky.social to explore the olfactory system in #aquatic #vertebrates.

We mainly use #amphibians, combining:
🔬 Imaging
👩‍🔬 Cell biology
🐝 Behavior

👉 bit.ly/neurophd
🌍 bit.ly/manzinilab

Please share!

#PhD #neuroscience #job

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John Tuthill @tuthill.bsky.social · Aug 1

The first full central nervous system connectome dataset of an adult fly, with the most comprehensive annotation of sensory and motor neurons to date.

A heroic effort with contributions from many groups, a product of the collaborative spirit of the Drosophila neuroscience community.

Matt Collie @mottcallie.bsky.social · Aug 1

Happy Friday! The female adult fly brain-and-nerve-cord (BANC) connectome is now LIVE!

Explore the data here: codex.flywire.ai?dataset=banc

Check out the preprint here: doi.org/10.1101/2025...

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Elaine Emmerson @doctoremmerson.bsky.social · Jul 26

I'll soon be advertising for a 3 year postdoc to join our lab at @edinuni-irr.bsky.social exploring #macrophages in salivary gland #development. Candidates should have a strong background in immunology/macrophage biology and/or developmental biology & key skills as below. Informal enquiries welcome!

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corderolab.bsky.social @corderolab.bsky.social · Jul 21

Very happy and proud to share the latest work from our lab.
Neuroendocrine control of intestinal regeneration through the vascular niche.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Neuroendocrine control of intestinal regeneration through the vascular niche in Drosophila

Robust and controlled intestinal regeneration involves reciprocal interactions between the intestinal epithelium and its microenvironment. Here, we id…

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · Jul 24

We are also highlighting Andrea Brand, who authored @dev-journal.bsky.social‘s most cited paper, as an extraordinary biologist this week. #100biologists

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Fabian Theis @fabiantheis.bsky.social · Jul 25

Very honored to receive the 2025 ISCB Innovator Award at #ISMBECCB2025 and present our lab’s journey—from mapping cells to modeling their future.

Thanks to my amazing team and collaborators—this is our award! 🙌

📽️ Keynote: Atlases, AI & virtual cells
📝 doi.org/10.1093/bioi...

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Horizon Europe @horizoneu.bsky.social · Jul 25

💡 Did you know that almost half of #HorizonEU topics required the use of social sciences & humanities (SSH)?

Our new report reveals how SSH integration boosts impact & innovation across disciplines.

Check it out to strengthen your next proposal! 👇

op.europa.eu/en/publicati...

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José Teles Reis @josetelesreis.bsky.social · Jul 24

Injury earlier in life rejuvenates the gut and extends life span. Way cool !
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Age mosaic of gut epithelial cells prevents aging - Nature Communications

Qin et al. suggest how organ or individual aging can be understood at the level of cellular age composition. An age mosaic among Drosophila gut epithelial cells prevents aging, suggesting that a tissu...

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Kranzusch Lab @kranzuschlab.bsky.social · Jul 24

Many components of human immunity evolved from ancient pathways in bacteria. A beautiful story from @audeber.bsky.social‬ @enzopoirier.bsky.social‬ leverages this evolutionary connection to discover SIRal as a signaling protein in animal TLR-mediated innate immunity.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

A human homolog of SIR2 antiphage proteins mediates immunity via the Toll-like receptor pathway

Key actors of mammalian immunity originated from bacterial antiphage systems. The full extent of immune system conservation between bacteria and eukaryotes is unknown. Here, we show that the silent in...

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Vasso Theodorou @vassotheodorou.bsky.social · Jul 24

For not greeks google translate www.lifo.gr/now/greece/s...

Σύρος: Πώς έγινε ο αποκλεισμός του κρουαζιερόπλοιου με τους Ισραηλινούς τουρίστες | LiFO

Το μήνυμα ενός εκ των διοργανωτών της διαμαρτυρίας για τη Γάζα - Παλαιστινιακές σημαίες και πανό με συνθήματα όπως «Stop the Genocide» και «No a/c in hell»

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Michael Rera @michaelrera.bsky.social · Jul 23

60 days to go for applying to marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/actions/post... if you want to join me to study ageing with an interesting new angle!
#Smurfs #2PAC

Postdoctoral Fellowships

The information provided on this page is a summary of the main rules and requirements for Postdoctoral Fellowships (PFs) and who can apply for them.

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EMBO @embo.org · Jul 22

Congratulations to EMBO Member Erin Schuman on receiving the Nakasone Award! 🧪

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Max Planck Institute for Brain Research @mpibrain.bsky.social · Jul 10

🎉 Huge congratulations to @MpiBrain director Erin Schuman @erin-schuman.bsky.social on receiving the 2026 Nakasone Award for her groundbreaking work on the function and plasticity of neuronal synapses! 🧠 @hfspo.bsky.social ‬#neuroscience #HFSP #NakasoneAward 👉 bit.ly/4m6g40P

Erin M. Schuman Wins 2026 Nakasone Award

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Vasso Theodorou @vassotheodorou.bsky.social · Jul 22

Grateful to @mannerviklab.bsky.social and @biologsp.bsky.social for hosting a nano-scCUT&Tag workshop for all @scentinel.bsky.social partners. Amazing tour at @scilifelab.se and wonderful hospitality by the Sweds...they did spoil us! missing the cool summer weather and the calmness of Stockholm...

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Vasso Theodorou @vassotheodorou.bsky.social · Jul 14

Congratulations Michalis and team!!

Michalis Averof @michalis-averof.bsky.social · Jul 13

We've just been awarded a grant to study the cellular basis of regeneration – to track the progenitors of sensory organs in the context of leg regeneration, in our favourite crustacean tinyurl.com/parhyale, based on live imaging and cell tracking. The project involves some cool collaborations... 1/3

Vasso Theodorou @vassotheodorou.bsky.social · Jul 12

Excited for a scCUT&Tag workshop 🤞🤞, hosted by @mannerviklab.bsky.social during our annual @scentinel.bsky.social meeting together with partners @nkonst4.bsky.social @irbbarcelona.org Bioinformatics @igbmc.bsky.social Giagrande lab. Packing 🧳and 🪰

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Extinction Rebellion Global @xrglobal.bsky.social · Jun 30

Zuckerberg's yachts have become symbols of a widening climate gap: the ultra-rich using high-emission transport in places already bearing the brunt of rising global temperatures.
#EatTheRich
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Mark Zuckerberg hit with backlash after pulling into remote port in $300 million superyacht: 'He's thinking wrong'

When Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's $300 million superyacht arrived in a remote town, climate activists staged a protest.

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