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Faso Lab-University of Bern
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University of Bern-based research group in love with protein trafficking in protist parasites. @izb-unibern.bsky.social
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Faso Lab-University of Bern @labfaso.bsky.social · 27d
What makes a #parasite a parasite? Is this a reversible condition or are #evolutionary trajectories plastic?
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@mcid-unibe.bsky.social @profvolkerthiel.bsky.social @kellyjenna.bsky.social
WHO-Bericht zu Ansteckungen - Mpox – wie die Situation zurzeit einzuschätzen ist
In den Niederlande, Portugal und Spanien ist laut WHO zum ersten Mal seit dem letzten Bericht Mpox Klade Ib aufgetaucht
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November 2, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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What makes a #parasite a parasite? Is this a reversible condition or are #evolutionary trajectories plastic?
October 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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This is one of the toughest topics we face in academia...many hacks, some of them tenable, others frankly unfit for purpose, and lots of room for improvement @snf-fns.ch @erc.europa.eu
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Research assessment: a round-up for early-career researchers
Confused by research evaluation and its potential impact on career progression? Here are some pointers as to how things work in different parts of the world.
www.nature.com
October 11, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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Please spread the word! 10 days left to apply for this #sciencejobs as Assistant Professor Tenure Track in Quantitative Cell Biology 👩‍🔬
@izb-unibern.bsky.social @unibe.ch! ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...
#QueerInSTEM #DisabledInSTEM #BlackInSTEM #WomenInSTEM #CarersInSTEM #AcademicSky #HigherED
Uni Bern: Assistant Professor with tenure-track for Quantitative Cell Biology
Start date of employment: anticipated for August 2027
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October 7, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Time is ticking...apply for this sensational opportunity at the @izb-unibern.bsky.social @unibe.ch !!!
October 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Fun fact: guess who is the first formally recognized author in the history of humanity?
#Enheduanna, chief priestess of Inanna, the daughter of Sargon of #Akkadia and author of the Sumerian hymns and the exaltation of Inanna... #history #civilization
October 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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And some final reflections on what we learned during the first installment of the #ENLIGHT #Academic #Leadership program in #Uppsala...
October 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Beautiful Sweden, on my way to the first installment of the #ENLIGHT #Academic #Leadership program in #Uppsala
thank you @unibe.ch for this great opportunity! @mcid-unibe.bsky.social @izb-unibern.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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@mcid-unibe.bsky.social and my favourite read of the month is finally out :-) @unibe.ch
September 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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It has always only been a matter of time....
@mcid-unibe.bsky.social @profvolkerthiel.bsky.social @unibe.ch

Mosquito-borne viruses surge in a warming Europe | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Mosquito-borne viruses surge in a warming Europe
Chikungunya cases break records in France; West Nile virus appears near Rome
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September 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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So honored to have Dr Ibrahima Socé Fall CEO of the Institut Pasteur de Dakar to welcome the African STARS Fellows to Senegal! Fellows are being hosted in Stellenbosch and Dakar in partnership with @MastercardFdn - Learn more about the fellows at IPD starsfellows.africa
September 2, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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not yet on bluesky, but hopefully soon :-) www.genomicsforhealthinafrica.org

Career opportunities #CoRE_GHA #Genomics #Africa #Europe

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September 2, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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congrats on this showcasing of amazing species! @dudinlab.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How did life get multicellular? Five simple organisms could have the answer
Single-celled species that often stick together in colonies have researchers rethinking the origin of animals.
www.nature.com
August 28, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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James Joyce once said writing a book is like tunneling into a mountain, and you never quite know what you'll find or when you'll reach the end. I really like that analogy
July 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Very cool opinion piece, very enjoyable @mcid-unibe.bsky.social
The spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus is a social network problem
Despite identification of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza viruses nearly 75 years ago, the transmission pathways among wild animals remain incompletely described. We propose the use of social networ...
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July 11, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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I am a HUGE fan of Iris van Herpen's art, and I was overjoyed to see her creations and approach featured on Nature...this is interdisciplinarity at its best :-)
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
Science on the catwalk: Iris van Herpen gives gowns a glow up
Microorganisms, materials and movement inspire high-fashion dress designs.
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July 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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📢We're hiring! We are inviting applications for an Assistant Professorship with tenure-track in Quantitative Cell Biology.
Apply by October 17th, 2025. More details here ➡️
ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...
Uni Bern: Assistant Professor with tenure-track for Quantitative Cell Biology
Start date of employment: anticipated for August 2027
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June 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
labfaso.bsky.social
Our review on annexins across eukaryotic domains is now officially out, see it here 😄
www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/26...
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July 7, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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The @izb-unibern.bsky.social is looking to fill an assistant prof tenure track position!! Exciting!!!
www.izb.unibe.ch/about_us/ope...
Assistant Professor with tenure-track for Quantitative Cell Biology (80 - 100%)
www.izb.unibe.ch
July 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Please don't do this but seriously, avoid tick-infested areas, these are nasty bugs you don't want feeding on you and injecting all sorts of dangerous pathogens @parasitesrule.org @cp-trendsparasitol.bsky.social @uzh-parasitology.bsky.social
theonion.com The Onion @theonion.com · Jun 2
Tips For Preventing And Treating Tick Bites
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Tips For Preventing And Treating Tick Bites Coat yourself in DEET so the ticks get cancer, too.
June 4, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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Not the happiest time for Earth but definitely still wins first place as party planet....
theonion.com The Onion @theonion.com · Jun 3
Earth Ranked Number One Party Planet
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Earth Ranked Number One Party Planet
June 4, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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This is a very accurate and moving description of what life feels like for so many mid career colleagues..this road leads to impoverishment of academia, it is time for a strong change because the alternatives are dire @snf-fns.ch @sbfi.admin.ch @unibe.ch
www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/im-tir...
I’m tired of the academic road to nowhere – but it’s too late to exit
For one mid-career academic scientist, precarity is becoming unbearable. But they are too experienced for entry-level industry jobs and not experienced enough for senior ones. They’ve stayed too long,...
www.timeshighereducation.com
May 30, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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📢 Don’t miss the deadline ⚠️ 27 February ⚠️ to submit your abstract to the [BC]2 Basel #ComputationalBiology Conference.
From #GeneExpression to #evolution or #biomedicine - we are waiting to learn more on your research projects at #bc2basel!

👉Submit your abstract now: tinyurl.com/49w6wthj
February 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Why can't the EU be more like Eurovision?? LOVE IT 😄 #eurovision25
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May 19, 2025 at 7:06 AM
labfaso.bsky.social
well, Diplomonads have genomes distributed across 2 (or 4, if considering cyst stages) nuclei, in the absence of haploid stages, and no one's getting published on Science for this, are they? @science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Distribution of haploid chromosomes into separate nuclei in two pathogenic fungi
Nuclei define eukaryotes, enabling macromolecular compartmentalization and cellular regulation. Each nucleus is believed to contain one or more haploid sets of chromosomes (1N). However, we discovered...
www.science.org
May 16, 2025 at 12:13 PM