In last July, our team has been busy collecting and studying Kryptolebias marmoratus (the mangrove rivulus) in their natural habitat in South Florida, across 4 wild mangrove sites:
📍 Emerson Point Preserve📍 Fort de Soto📍 Long Key📍 Vero Beach

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Thrilled to join the official Belgian economic mission in San Francisco and Los Angeles this week, representing the academic delegation and fostering new collaborations across research and innovation. #BEmissionUSA

Our PhD student Justine Bélik has published as a preprint the first epigenetic clock in the mangrove rivulus, and the first ever on a self-fertilizing species. With this clock, we're able to predict the chronological age of the fish with a mean absolute error of 28.7 days.

We're searching for 2 PhD candidates to work on our new project about the conservation of Beluga whales in the Saint-Laurent river. Two positions are open, in Montreal and in Namur. The candidates should show an interest in conservation biology, ecotoxicology, molecular biology and bioinformatics.

Happy to announce that we will start soon a new research project in collaboration with our colleagues from Montréal on the endangered population of the Beluga whale from the Saint Laurent river. Thanks to FNRS and FRQ 😀

A teaching assistant position in conservation biology is open in my research unit at UNamur. The deadline is soon (23rd of July). jobs.unamur.be/emploi.2025-...

My last short film, on Iceland, is ready on Youtube. Don't hesitate to share and to leave a comment :-)
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Stand up for Science day !!

Cette vidéo date de 2021.
Il vous suffit d'écouter la 1ʳᵉ minute de cette vidéo pour comprendre que les US viennent de basculer dans une nouvelle ère, la pire de son histoire.

Et, ce faquin fera des émules, même chez nous ! J'entends déjà certains échos dans les médias.

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US national parks are among the most wonderful and spectacular of the planet. This action at Yosemite, a park that I know well and that I love, is a brilliant symbol of resistance against the fascism that has taken place at the WH. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/u...

Our former post-doc Anthony Mathiron published a new article in the Belgian Journal of Zoology. This article shows that cortisol (the stress hormone) level can predict behaviors associated with fish personality traits. belgianjournalofzoology.eu/BJZ/article/...

Excellent podcast du Tournant produit sur la RTBF par @ruyssen.bsky.social à propos de la défiance croissante vis-à-vis de la Science. A écouter !! open.spotify.com/episode/7020...

Going Green at the Department of Biology and Faculty of Medicine at the University of Namur! We've worked on it for a year, now it's time to go big 😁💚🔬 The initiative seems to be making some waves and it's great to see som much enthusiasm! @fsilvestrelab.bsky.social #sustainability #GreenLab

A conservative congressman, Andy Ogles, suggests to modify the 22nd amendment to allow President to run for a 3rd term. It's obviously dedicated to his mentor DT. However, I think it's a brillant idea and I'm ready to start the campaign: Obama 2028 !
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/oba...

Welcome immigrants from X interested in science to the friendlier skies of @bsky.app, as documented by a new @nature.com survey (but you already knew that 😉)
"Bluesky is much better for science. There is much less toxicity, misinformation, and distractions."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

I just made my #eXit! Thanks to #HelloQuitX, I’ve now moved to #BlueSky. Automatically reconnect with your communities on #January20 via app.helloquitx.com! It is an application developed by scientists from CNRS, France.