Chema Martin
@chemamd.bsky.social
Evolutionary developmental biologist at Queen Mary University of London. Invertebrates, worms, embryos and dog lover.
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It was fantastic welcoming back Chema Martin @chemamd.bsky.social from @qmulsbbs.bsky.social at the Centre today 👏 He shared with us his latest work on spiralian larvae evolution, with fascinating insights on the timing of gene expression during development. Thank you for visiting us!
October 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
It was fantastic welcoming back Chema Martin @chemamd.bsky.social from @qmulsbbs.bsky.social at the Centre today 👏 He shared with us his latest work on spiralian larvae evolution, with fascinating insights on the timing of gene expression during development. Thank you for visiting us!
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We are all super happy and proud to see our work on the function and evolution of the #cephalic #furrow published in @nature.com. Let me say a few things about the background and history of this work on the #Evolution_of_Morphogenesis (1/12)
September 4, 2025 at 8:22 AM
We are all super happy and proud to see our work on the function and evolution of the #cephalic #furrow published in @nature.com. Let me say a few things about the background and history of this work on the #Evolution_of_Morphogenesis (1/12)
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I am in awe of the beautiful and weird genomics of chaetognaths. Extreme levels of genetic innovation, trans-splicing, and much more. So much to learn!
Extraordinary work @ferdix.bsky.social, Laura Piovani, @alexdemendoza.bsky.social and @chemamd.bsky.social!
Extraordinary work @ferdix.bsky.social, Laura Piovani, @alexdemendoza.bsky.social and @chemamd.bsky.social!
After nearly twenty years in the making, our attempt at understanding what makes the chaetognath phylum so unique has finally been published! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
with #LauraPiovani @dariagavr.bsky.social @alexdemendoza.bsky.social @chemamd.bsky.social and others /1
with #LauraPiovani @dariagavr.bsky.social @alexdemendoza.bsky.social @chemamd.bsky.social and others /1
The genomic origin of the unique chaetognath body plan - Nature
Genomic, single-cell transcriptomic and epigenetic analyses show that chaetognaths, following extensive gene loss in the gnathiferan lineage, relied on newly evolved genes and lineage-specific tandem ...
www.nature.com
August 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I am in awe of the beautiful and weird genomics of chaetognaths. Extreme levels of genetic innovation, trans-splicing, and much more. So much to learn!
Extraordinary work @ferdix.bsky.social, Laura Piovani, @alexdemendoza.bsky.social and @chemamd.bsky.social!
Extraordinary work @ferdix.bsky.social, Laura Piovani, @alexdemendoza.bsky.social and @chemamd.bsky.social!
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After nearly twenty years in the making, our attempt at understanding what makes the chaetognath phylum so unique has finally been published! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
with #LauraPiovani @dariagavr.bsky.social @alexdemendoza.bsky.social @chemamd.bsky.social and others /1
with #LauraPiovani @dariagavr.bsky.social @alexdemendoza.bsky.social @chemamd.bsky.social and others /1
The genomic origin of the unique chaetognath body plan - Nature
Genomic, single-cell transcriptomic and epigenetic analyses show that chaetognaths, following extensive gene loss in the gnathiferan lineage, relied on newly evolved genes and lineage-specific tandem ...
www.nature.com
August 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
After nearly twenty years in the making, our attempt at understanding what makes the chaetognath phylum so unique has finally been published! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
with #LauraPiovani @dariagavr.bsky.social @alexdemendoza.bsky.social @chemamd.bsky.social and others /1
with #LauraPiovani @dariagavr.bsky.social @alexdemendoza.bsky.social @chemamd.bsky.social and others /1
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Exciting new work on developmental system drift! #EvoDevo
Allan (@allancarbal.bsky.social) and Chema (@chemamd.bsky.social) are making key contributions to our understanding of the evolution of developmental system drift.
Allan (@allancarbal.bsky.social) and Chema (@chemamd.bsky.social) are making key contributions to our understanding of the evolution of developmental system drift.
It's finally here! Great start of the summer. We got our latest preprint from @chemamd.bsky.social in @qmulsbbs.bsky.social @qmulse.bsky.social, showing evidence of developmental system drift in the specification of dorsoventral (belly vs back) axis in annelids 🪱🪱🪱
#DevBio #EvoDevo
#DevBio #EvoDevo
July 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Exciting new work on developmental system drift! #EvoDevo
Allan (@allancarbal.bsky.social) and Chema (@chemamd.bsky.social) are making key contributions to our understanding of the evolution of developmental system drift.
Allan (@allancarbal.bsky.social) and Chema (@chemamd.bsky.social) are making key contributions to our understanding of the evolution of developmental system drift.
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After welcoming we jumped imidiatelly into Chris Lowe @stanford.edu followed by Adria LeBoeuf @adriatica.bsky.social, Rory Cooper @rorylcooper.bsky.social, Bassel Arnaout @cam.ac.uk
July 14, 2025 at 9:06 AM
After welcoming we jumped imidiatelly into Chris Lowe @stanford.edu followed by Adria LeBoeuf @adriatica.bsky.social, Rory Cooper @rorylcooper.bsky.social, Bassel Arnaout @cam.ac.uk
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Tomorrow we'll welcome the EvoDevo community from UK and beyond @qmulsbbs.bsky.social @qmulse.bsky.social , organised by @chemamd.bsky.social @margaridamcm.bsky.social @ferdix.bsky.social @alexdemendoza.bsky.social , Roman Arguello and James Difrisco.
Poster by former lab member Giacomo Mogglioli
Poster by former lab member Giacomo Mogglioli
July 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Tomorrow we'll welcome the EvoDevo community from UK and beyond @qmulsbbs.bsky.social @qmulse.bsky.social , organised by @chemamd.bsky.social @margaridamcm.bsky.social @ferdix.bsky.social @alexdemendoza.bsky.social , Roman Arguello and James Difrisco.
Poster by former lab member Giacomo Mogglioli
Poster by former lab member Giacomo Mogglioli
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A great way to end the week with some evo devo! A one day meeting hosted by @qmul.bsky.social #UKEvoDevo @biologists.bsky.social @chemamd.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 9:05 AM
A great way to end the week with some evo devo! A one day meeting hosted by @qmul.bsky.social #UKEvoDevo @biologists.bsky.social @chemamd.bsky.social
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On our way to get more worms 🪱🪱🪱
June 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
On our way to get more worms 🪱🪱🪱
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I am looking for a new postdoc to join the lab. Interested in pluripotency, germ cells, and in investigating these in a genetically tractable cnidarian? Get in touch! We offer a long-term contract, excellent research environment, and a lovely city #Galway. www.urifranklab.org
June 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I am looking for a new postdoc to join the lab. Interested in pluripotency, germ cells, and in investigating these in a genetically tractable cnidarian? Get in touch! We offer a long-term contract, excellent research environment, and a lovely city #Galway. www.urifranklab.org
Check out our latest work‼️Fantastic study with really cool data and findings led by @allancarbal.bsky.social in collaborarion with Stephan’s lab. The one and many ways of getting a belly…
It's finally here! Great start of the summer. We got our latest preprint from @chemamd.bsky.social in @qmulsbbs.bsky.social @qmulse.bsky.social, showing evidence of developmental system drift in the specification of dorsoventral (belly vs back) axis in annelids 🪱🪱🪱
#DevBio #EvoDevo
#DevBio #EvoDevo
June 2, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Check out our latest work‼️Fantastic study with really cool data and findings led by @allancarbal.bsky.social in collaborarion with Stephan’s lab. The one and many ways of getting a belly…
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Developmental system drift in dorsoventral patterning is linked to transitions to autonomous development in Annelida https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.29.656861v1
June 2, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Developmental system drift in dorsoventral patterning is linked to transitions to autonomous development in Annelida https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.29.656861v1
Fantastic opportunity! Lab, topic, team… a blast!
Job Alert! We are recruiting one postdoc to work on spiralian embryos and their crazy polar lobes. More info about this HFSP-funded position on our website baronelab.org: scroll to the end, click on "this could be you"...start your adventure!
May 28, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Fantastic opportunity! Lab, topic, team… a blast!
Less than a week left to register and submit an abstract ‼️
Come & join us!
Come & join us!
May 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Less than a week left to register and submit an abstract ‼️
Come & join us!
Come & join us!
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We're thrilled to announce that our Excellence Cluster Physics of Life (PoL) has been renewed for a second funding phase (2026-2032) by @dfg.de ! Thanks to everyone who made this possible! 🎉👏
We'll continue our cutting-edge research towards understanding what brings matter to life!
#biophysics #dfg
We'll continue our cutting-edge research towards understanding what brings matter to life!
#biophysics #dfg
May 26, 2025 at 9:48 AM
We're thrilled to announce that our Excellence Cluster Physics of Life (PoL) has been renewed for a second funding phase (2026-2032) by @dfg.de ! Thanks to everyone who made this possible! 🎉👏
We'll continue our cutting-edge research towards understanding what brings matter to life!
#biophysics #dfg
We'll continue our cutting-edge research towards understanding what brings matter to life!
#biophysics #dfg
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Great PhD opportunities at the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn in Naples (Italy).
6 fellowships are available to carry out interdisciplinary training.
https://www.szn.it/index.php/it/bandi-e-concorsi/bandi-di-concorso/ph-d-program/ph-d-program-open-calls
Topics include the function of […]
6 fellowships are available to carry out interdisciplinary training.
https://www.szn.it/index.php/it/bandi-e-concorsi/bandi-di-concorso/ph-d-program/ph-d-program-open-calls
Topics include the function of […]
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biologists.social
May 26, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Great PhD opportunities at the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn in Naples (Italy).
6 fellowships are available to carry out interdisciplinary training.
https://www.szn.it/index.php/it/bandi-e-concorsi/bandi-di-concorso/ph-d-program/ph-d-program-open-calls
Topics include the function of […]
6 fellowships are available to carry out interdisciplinary training.
https://www.szn.it/index.php/it/bandi-e-concorsi/bandi-di-concorso/ph-d-program/ph-d-program-open-calls
Topics include the function of […]
‼️10 days left to register and submit your abstract!! Come and join us to help relaunch the UK EvoDevo meetings. An exciting day with friends and good science!
Register and submit your abstract here 👉🏻 eshop.qmul.ac.uk/conferences-...
Register and submit your abstract here 👉🏻 eshop.qmul.ac.uk/conferences-...
May 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
‼️10 days left to register and submit your abstract!! Come and join us to help relaunch the UK EvoDevo meetings. An exciting day with friends and good science!
Register and submit your abstract here 👉🏻 eshop.qmul.ac.uk/conferences-...
Register and submit your abstract here 👉🏻 eshop.qmul.ac.uk/conferences-...
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We're hiring! Our lab is looking for a postdoc to investigate the #evodevo of #cephalopod brains. Did you recently graduate, and do you want to join our EU #WEAVE project with the Simakov and @simon-sprecher.bsky.social labs? Find the application form👇Thanks for RT 🐙🦑
www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
Postdoctoral researcher in evolutionary developmental neurobiology
Come join our EU cephalopod consortium to discover how octopuses and other coleoids developed their large nervous system. Postdoc position available in the Seuntjens Lab in Leuven, Belgium.
www.kuleuven.be
May 15, 2025 at 10:11 AM
We're hiring! Our lab is looking for a postdoc to investigate the #evodevo of #cephalopod brains. Did you recently graduate, and do you want to join our EU #WEAVE project with the Simakov and @simon-sprecher.bsky.social labs? Find the application form👇Thanks for RT 🐙🦑
www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
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Yes, that is me, for those who did not yet know. This was not planned but I am very happy to go 'home' even though I will miss a lot about Portugal. If you still want to visit, hurry, otherwise see you in Cambridge. If you want to know more contact me directly.
www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/news/dr-care...
www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/news/dr-care...
Dr Caren Norden appointed Darwin Professor of Animal Embryology at PDN | Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience
Dr Caren Norden has been appointed Darwin Professor of Animal Embryology, joining the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience in the School of Biological Sciences, from April 2026. Her ...
www.pdn.cam.ac.uk
May 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Yes, that is me, for those who did not yet know. This was not planned but I am very happy to go 'home' even though I will miss a lot about Portugal. If you still want to visit, hurry, otherwise see you in Cambridge. If you want to know more contact me directly.
www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/news/dr-care...
www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/news/dr-care...
🚨We’re proud that The Genetics Society @gensocuk.bsky.social supports the upcoming UK EvoDevo meeting. Register for only £5 and submit your abstracts before June 1st!
Link to register: eshop.qmul.ac.uk/conferences-...
Link to register: eshop.qmul.ac.uk/conferences-...
May 7, 2025 at 10:34 AM
🚨We’re proud that The Genetics Society @gensocuk.bsky.social supports the upcoming UK EvoDevo meeting. Register for only £5 and submit your abstracts before June 1st!
Link to register: eshop.qmul.ac.uk/conferences-...
Link to register: eshop.qmul.ac.uk/conferences-...
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First post on bsky for a very good news. Very glad to be awarded this HFSP with @chemamd.bsky.social & @baronelab.bsky.social to study the evolutionary biophysics of spiralian early asymmetric divisions !
@hfspo.bsky.social @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social @collegedefrance.bsky.social @cirbcdf.bsky.social
@hfspo.bsky.social @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social @collegedefrance.bsky.social @cirbcdf.bsky.social
Good news alert! We are among the 2025 HFSP awardees! In a fun project developed together with @turlierlab.bsky.social and @chemamd.bsky.social we will study the polar lobe of spiralian embryos. Very excited about the opportunity to explore this unique mode of asymmetric cell division. Stay tuned!
🥳Congratulations to the 104 pioneering scientists from 30 nations awarded 2025 #HFSPResearchGrants! 🎉Your frontier research is shaping the future of #LifeSciences! 🌍🔬🧪
🏆 Meet the awardees & their projects: www.hfsp.org/bookletRG202...
#ScienceDiplomacy #HFSP #FrontierScience #sts
🏆 Meet the awardees & their projects: www.hfsp.org/bookletRG202...
#ScienceDiplomacy #HFSP #FrontierScience #sts
April 23, 2025 at 9:50 AM
First post on bsky for a very good news. Very glad to be awarded this HFSP with @chemamd.bsky.social & @baronelab.bsky.social to study the evolutionary biophysics of spiralian early asymmetric divisions !
@hfspo.bsky.social @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social @collegedefrance.bsky.social @cirbcdf.bsky.social
@hfspo.bsky.social @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social @collegedefrance.bsky.social @cirbcdf.bsky.social
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My group is hiring a new Postdoc to work on gene regulation and chromatin in Nematostella. Please RT!
For more information see here:
gahanlab.com
tinyurl.com/34xke35d
For more information see here:
gahanlab.com
tinyurl.com/34xke35d
April 8, 2025 at 12:09 PM
My group is hiring a new Postdoc to work on gene regulation and chromatin in Nematostella. Please RT!
For more information see here:
gahanlab.com
tinyurl.com/34xke35d
For more information see here:
gahanlab.com
tinyurl.com/34xke35d
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Earthworms occupy a weird spot in most people’s general understanding of creatures. We all know earthworms exist but barely anything beyond that. I don’t know what’s a good way to fix that other than beating everyone over the head with unsolicited earthworm facts
April 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Earthworms occupy a weird spot in most people’s general understanding of creatures. We all know earthworms exist but barely anything beyond that. I don’t know what’s a good way to fix that other than beating everyone over the head with unsolicited earthworm facts
Super team! Really excited for the opportunity to work with you guys! We’ll have fun 😊
Good news alert! We are among the 2025 HFSP awardees! In a fun project developed together with @turlierlab.bsky.social and @chemamd.bsky.social we will study the polar lobe of spiralian embryos. Very excited about the opportunity to explore this unique mode of asymmetric cell division. Stay tuned!
🥳Congratulations to the 104 pioneering scientists from 30 nations awarded 2025 #HFSPResearchGrants! 🎉Your frontier research is shaping the future of #LifeSciences! 🌍🔬🧪
🏆 Meet the awardees & their projects: www.hfsp.org/bookletRG202...
#ScienceDiplomacy #HFSP #FrontierScience #sts
🏆 Meet the awardees & their projects: www.hfsp.org/bookletRG202...
#ScienceDiplomacy #HFSP #FrontierScience #sts
April 3, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Super team! Really excited for the opportunity to work with you guys! We’ll have fun 😊