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Dorothee Bornhorst-Ohmstede
@dorotheeb.bsky.social
Junior Research Group Leader at the Institute of Cell Biology (ZMBE) & CeRA, previous Postdoc in Gunawan and Zon Lab - endothelial cells, gonadal function, vascular biology & zebrafish 🐠🔬
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🚨 The deadline has been extended until January 31st!🚨
🚨 PhD Position Available 🚨
I’m recruiting a PhD student to join my lab at the Multiscale Imaging Centre (MIC), Münster, Germany.

www.bischofflab.com/jobs

Fully funded ✅
#Cellbio #Morphogenesis #Microscopy
#Drosophila #PhD
(Details Below)

Original Posting:
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January 19, 2026 at 12:20 PM
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We spy a few #zebrafish peeps as invited speakers 🤩
Cellular Interfaces reloaded: Join us for the @sfb1348.bsky.social International Meeting on „Mechanochemical signals at cellular interfaces" in Münster from May 27–29, 2026.
Registration opens in February! Limited spots – first come, first serve! More info: tinyurl.com/ypyzd23w
@uni-muenster.de
January 17, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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Job alert! Assistant professor position in the Department of Molecular Genetics (University of Toronto). Amazing department and city. jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-... Please share.
Assistant Professor - Virology
Assistant Professor - Virology
jobs.utoronto.ca
January 15, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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Cellular Interfaces reloaded: Join us for the @sfb1348.bsky.social International Meeting on „Mechanochemical signals at cellular interfaces" in Münster from May 27–29, 2026.
Registration opens in February! Limited spots – first come, first serve! More info: tinyurl.com/ypyzd23w
@uni-muenster.de
January 14, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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We are hiring new faculty!! Come join our amazing community in the Department of Molecular Microbiology at Washington University School of Medicine! The deadline for applications is 2/21, but applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. facultyopportunities.wustl.edu/Posting/Deta...
Opportunity Details - Faculty Opportunities
facultyopportunities.wustl.edu
January 8, 2026 at 9:05 PM
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Early bird registration deadline of our joint meeting in Potsdam between March 10-13, 2026 - “Joint international meeting of the German @gfeev.bsky.social, Dutch (DSDB), and #SEBD for #DevBio “Development & Regeneration” is approaching fast. Please apply before the 15th of January!
January 13, 2026 at 10:36 AM
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Interested in chromatin and super-resolution microscopy? Looking for a postdoc position?
Join the MPI-NAT! 👇
January 12, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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#zebrafish advice:
We are looking for a protocol for antigen retrieval for zebrafish embryos/tissue whole mounts.
Any pointers would be appreciated 🙏🏼
January 11, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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Now Open: E-STEEM Postdoc Call 2026

20+ fully funded 4 year-postdoc positions for females in STEM (and Economics) at the University of Vienna.
careers.univie.ac.at/en/postdoc/e...
Application Deadline: March 2, 2026
Select your desired Host. Anyone interested in my lab, please get in touch.
careers.univie.ac.at
January 9, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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#ZebrafishFunFacts: Unofficially known as the Zebrafish Bible, "The Zebrafish Book" sought to standardize zfish husbandry in early days of zfish research. Originally published by Monte Westerfield, the book is now in its 5th edition. Previous editions are freely available: zfin.org/zf_info/zfbo... 🧪
January 7, 2026 at 9:31 AM
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Closing out 2025 with our new preprint where
@jeffreyafarrell.bsky.social and I explore development and function of zebrafish intestinal best4+ cells – molecularly described in 2019, conserved in evolution, absent in 🐭, and altered in inflammatory bowel disease.

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Developmental regulation of intestinal best4+ cells
best4+ /CFTR-high expressing cells are a recently described intestinal epithelial cell type potentially altered in inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer. However, their developmental origin...
www.biorxiv.org
December 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Apply for Development's Pathway to Independence programme

The programme aims to support a small number of researchers in the fields of developmental biology, stem cells and regeneration as they transition from postdoc to group leader. Read more ⬇️

thenode.biologists.com/apply-for-de...
Apply for Development's Pathway to Independence programme - the Node
Development are currently welcoming applications for our Pathway to Independence (PI) programme, which aims to support a small number of researchers in
thenode.biologists.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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📣 Save the date!
The GfE Meeting 2026 is coming to Potsdam 🇩🇪🌱

✨ Four outstanding keynote speakers
(Hans Clevers, Isabel Fariñas, Thomas Bosch, Frank Bradke) ✨

🏅 Celebration of the Klaus Sander, Hilde Mangold, and José Campos-Ortega Awards 🏅

👉 www.uni-potsdam.de/en/gfe-meeti...
December 17, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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🚨 PhD Position Available 🚨
I’m recruiting a PhD student to join my lab at the Multiscale Imaging Centre (MIC), Münster, Germany.

www.bischofflab.com/jobs

Fully funded ✅
#Cellbio #Morphogenesis #Microscopy
#Drosophila #PhD
(Details Below)

Original Posting:
stellen.uni-muenster.de/jobposting/d...
December 15, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Our PhD program IMPRS-EBM of #Epigenetics, #Biophysics & #Metabolism will open for applications next week. 📢

Want to work at the forefront of epigenetic research at an MPI? Looking for a fully-funded #PhDposition at Max Planck? Here is your chance: www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/IMPRS-PhD-Pr...
December 12, 2025 at 3:51 PM
🚨 Looking for a PhD position? 🚨

Are you interested in reproduction biology, cool imaging, and zebrafish? 🔬 🎏 🐟 Join us in my new lab at ICB Münster (Germany) as a PhD student. #zebrafishrock #newPI

Apply here: jobs-sf.ukmuenster.de/job/UKM-PhD-...
PhD Student (gn*) Institute of Cell Biology
PhD Student (gn*) Institute of Cell Biology
jobs-sf.ukmuenster.de
December 11, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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We are recruiting a tenure track professor in the broader area of molecular biology @zmbh.uni-heidelberg.de at Heidelberg University! www.nature.com/naturecareer... Please share and apply!
Tenure Track Professorship (W1 with Tenure Track to W3) in “Molecular Biology" (f/m/d) - Heidelberg job with Universität Heidelberg | 12850668
The Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH) and the Faculty of Biosciences invite applications for a   Tenure Track Professors...
www.nature.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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🔬 Call to create junior research groups at the Institut Pasteur

Focus: Infectious diseases, host-microbe interactions, vaccines
Special interest: AI methodologies

📅 Deadline: Feb 9, 2026
👥 2-12 years post-PhD

Apply now 📝 research.pasteur.fr/en/call/crea...

#JobOpportunity #Research
Creation of new junior research groups at the Institut Pasteur - Call for applications 2026 - Research
The Institut Pasteur is launching an international call to recruit new junior research group leaders leveraging cutting-edge transdisciplinary approaches to exploring infectious diseases, host-microbe...
research.pasteur.fr
December 8, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Job Alert! The Institute for Neuro- and Behavioural Biology at the Faculty of Biology @uni-muenster.de invites applications for a Full Professorship (W3) in “Systems Neuroscience” - Highly attractive research environment at the Multiscale Imaging Center. Apply by January 5th. See shorturl.at/VczFp
December 8, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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So excited to share this as a new junior PI:

My brand-new lab website! 🎉🪰🌀
www.bischofflab.com

Please pass it on to young, motivated researchers looking for PhD positions 😊

And for the #FluorescenceFriday community: don’t miss the SciArt Gallery!

#CellBio #DevBio #PhDjob #PhDposition #Science
November 27, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Anyone at Harvard need a super well-trained undergrad next semester? Cell culture, molecular bio, microscopy and data analysis. Very careful and rigorous. Good lab citizen. Ready to jump in and learn/get some data! Has light course load, so plenty of time for research! Let me know of any leads!
December 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Applications are open for @dev-journal.bsky.social 2026 Pathway to Independence (PI) programme, supporting postdocs applying for group leader positions:

Mentoring
Profile raising
Leadership training
Network building

Spread the word...

www.biologists.com/grants/devel...
Development's Pathway to Independence Programme
Our grants support and encourage the sharing of knowledge throughout the community by facilitating international collaboration, event attendance and the organisation of scientific meetings, conference...
www.biologists.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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We are opening a FACULTY POSITION (tenure track, permanent) in the University of Cambridge at the interface of control and biology, interpreted broadly. Theorists and wet lab quantitative biologists with backgrounds in control, EE, applied math, ... apply by Jan 28!

www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/univers...
University Assistant/Associate Professor in Control Theory and Systems Biology
Applications are invited for a University Assistant/Associate Professorship in the broad area of Control Theory and Systems Biology. The successful candidate will join the Control Group
www.cam.ac.uk
December 3, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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We found a new function of the core pluripotency transcription factors Oct4 and Sox2 in the early embryo!

Check out our paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.de...

Congratulations to Deepthi and the rest of the team!
🐁
December 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM