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"-I am no evolutionary biologist but.."
PhD. In molecular biology now Evo-Devo using cnidarians.

Know a thing or two about
Cnidarians
Drosophila
Ctenophores

Coffee and Craft beer connoisseur according to friends
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Notch expression during ctenophore development gives insight into its ancestral function https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.30.679519v1
October 2, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social
An updated and spatially validated somatic single-cell atlas of Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.03.657738v1
June 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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lucaswaltzer.bsky.social
#drosophila @flybase.bsky.social request emergency funding:
"As it stands, by the end of July, 2025, there will be no future updates to FlyBase, and in the worst case scenario access to the website will also be lost" => please donate!

www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...
Drosophila Genetic Database
The Drosophila Genetic Database, FlyBase, is on the brink of collapse due to the sudden termination of the FlyBase NIH grant, which includes salaries for 5 literature curators based at the University ...
www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk
June 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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maxvcg.bsky.social
The Americans are doing to Kseniia what the Russians did to Brittney Griner for having 0.7 grams of cannabis oil. Except no one is coming to negotiate her freedom and Harvard is sitting on their hands. I am so ashamed. Please share this story.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/s...
She Worked in a Harvard Lab to Reverse Aging, Until ICE Jailed Her (Gift Article)
President Trump’s immigration crackdown ensnared Kseniia Petrova, a scientist who fled Russia after protesting its invasion of Ukraine. She fears arrest if she is deported there.
www.nytimes.com
April 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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ardemp.bskyverified.social
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
April 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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dev-journal.bsky.social
In preprints: the ins and outs of Cnidaria germ layers

Lucas Leclère and Chiara Sinigaglia @chisinig.bsky.social (@cnidevo.bsky.social @biom-banyuls.bsky.social) discuss 3 recent #preprints about the mechanisms that govern germ layer formation in Nematostella vectensis:
doi.org/10.1242/dev....
In preprints: a new preprint curation initiative from Development
March 20, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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hamdounlab.bsky.social
And... it's live! In situ hybridization has been foundational for sea urchin developmental biology. Here we report a fully automated method to probe more than a hundred genes using a general purpose liquid handler.https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.23.644641v1
March 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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hejnol.bsky.social
In 2008 Mark and I proposed the idea about the relocation of beta-catenin nuclearization and the endomesoderm induction (doi.org/10.1016/j.de...). Now data by @genikhovich.bsky.social et al shows, that beta catenin does not induce endomesoderm in cnidarians. Progress! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
new!
March 13, 2025 at 9:32 AM
fredrikhugosson.bsky.social
Different state, Different lab but still my dear Stella!😍
February 5, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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socdevbio.bsky.social
The Society for Developmental Biology has released a statement on the Unprecedented Disruptions to Biomedical Research in the United States.
Scientific research is a driving force behind human progress. It fuels medical breakthroughs, spurs technological innovations and drives economic growth. Federal funding of research by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) is absolutely critical for ensuring that the U.S. maintains its global leadership in science and technology. The unprecedented freeze on the review and issuance of federal research grants is already negatively impacting research and could have significant ripple effects. Ongoing studies may lose momentum if grant renewals or supplement requests are delayed, slowing scientific progress on research the NIH has already invested in. Researchers affiliated with the Society for Developmental Biology carry out critical research on birth defects, which kill twice as many children as cancer does. Slowed progress will delay the development of new therapies and diagnostics, and thus have real public health implications. In 2019, the total estimated cost of birth defect–associated hospitalizations was $22.2 billion. Scientific research is also critical to the U.S. economy more broadly. In 2023 alone NIH funded research not only directly supported 412 thousand jobs, but its overall economic impact rippled out to all sectors of the economy driving more than $92.89 billion in economic activity across all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. It is estimated that every dollar of NIH funding generates $2.46 dollars of economic activity. Finally, federal research funding not only drives impactful research discoveries but also supports the training of the scientists, engineers, and innovators of the future. University laboratories, funded by federal grants, serve as essential training grounds for the next generation of researchers even as they push the boundaries of knowledge. This training prepares young scientists for leadership roles in both academia and industry, helping to ensure that the scientific workforce r…
January 29, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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emkolen.bsky.social
Have you ever wanted to *see* receptor activity in embryos? If so, our new preprint is for you! In it, we showcase a new live-cell biosensor for visualizing receptor tyrosine kinase activity in living embryos – pYtags!

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
January 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
fredrikhugosson.bsky.social
I just bought a suitcase that is larger than any airline will allow as checked back...sigh
January 22, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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effinbirds.com
A painting of a pelican beside the text "Get the fuckin popcorn, it's shitshow time"
January 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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steveroyle.bsky.social
An idea for a workshop that you can run (or take yourself!) to teach "R for cell biologists". 🧪
quantixed.org/2025/01/20/g...
Get Better: R for cell biologists – quantixed
quantixed.org
January 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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crisprflydesign.bsky.social
Breaking: Mice aren't humans either!
science.org Science Magazine @science.org · Jan 10
Scientists have identified functional differences between human and mouse PD-1, which could impact preclinical research on cancer immunotherapies.

Read more in #ScienceImmunology:
Functional differences between rodent and human PD-1 linked to evolutionary divergence
A highly conserved motif in human PD-1 but absent in rodent PD-1 is linked to differential inhibitory activity.
scim.ag
January 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
fredrikhugosson.bsky.social
A last dance (spawn) for me..and they don't let me down.😍 #Nematostella #Cnidarian #SaturdayInTheLab
Spawning female Sea Anemone Nematostella vectensis
January 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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tomgauld.bsky.social
Happy New Year!
(my cartoon for @newscientist.bsky.social)
Two scientists share an office. The first, whose half of the room is neat and tidy, says “My new year's resolutions are to jog to work every day, choose the healthy option at lunch, and run a pleasant, well-ordered workspace.” The second, working in a total mess, replies “In the interests of scientific rigour, I'll be the control, and change absolutely nothing.”
January 1, 2025 at 10:04 AM
fredrikhugosson.bsky.social
Something you unlikely ever see on a craft beer bottle cap. True art both on cap, on bottle and IN the bottle. Christmas in a bottle!
#Noel #brasseriedachouffe
Beer bottle cap saying Brasserie C'achouffe and showing two small Santa standing around a fire.
December 24, 2024 at 2:34 PM
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itaiyanai.bsky.social
🔥Today's new episode of the Night Science Podcast is super cool: A hypothesis is a liability! We talk about the interplay between hypothesis-driven and exploratory research, and discuss the insights of previous guests of the podcast. I'm really curious to know what you'll think!
December 16, 2024 at 4:58 PM
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tianshenbio.bsky.social
Our miRNA story is now in @science.org ! We found a microRNA, not a protein, that finally solved a long-standing evolutionary mystery of wing coloration in butterflies and moths. (1/n)
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A microRNA is the effector gene of a classic evolutionary hotspot locus
In Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), the genomic region around the gene cortex is a “hotspot” locus, repeatedly implicated in generating intraspecific melanic wing color polymorphisms across 100 mi...
www.science.org
December 5, 2024 at 9:36 PM
fredrikhugosson.bsky.social
Nematostella babies on the way 😍 #cnidarian #morethanonecaninject
December 7, 2024 at 7:56 PM
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labonnelab.bsky.social
Everyone should read this. It is obcene that a country this weathy does not provide the most basic support for those in need. And what an amazingly talented writer... www.esquire.com/news-politic...
My Life As a Homeless Man in America
An extraordinary firsthand account.
www.esquire.com
November 29, 2024 at 11:09 PM
fredrikhugosson.bsky.social
Sunday Flexing! #Ctenophore #Combjelly #notashrimp
November 17, 2024 at 11:17 PM
fredrikhugosson.bsky.social
Another day in the lab, pipetting away! #science #enjoythechaos #pipettetips #usascientific
November 13, 2024 at 9:56 PM
fredrikhugosson.bsky.social
Happy Nematostella 😍
#Cnidaria #Nematostella #Embryo
November 11, 2024 at 3:59 PM