Marios Chatzigeorgiou
@mchatzigeorgiou.bsky.social
Neurobiologist, Group Leader @msarscentre.bsky.social
https://www.chatzigeorgioulab.com/
https://www.chatzigeorgioulab.com/
Pinned
New preprint from our lab: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... @olegtolstenkov.bsky.social, Sissel and Rodolfo in collaboration with @appygenetics.bsky.social @msarscentre.bsky.social built a behavioral atlas of the planktonic tunicate Oikopleura dioica across its life cycle.
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PhD opportunity in "The role of neural development in multimodal intelligence" with me, @marcusghosh.bsky.social and @flor-iacaruso.bsky.social. Read details below 👇.
Note there's a very short window for applying (deadline Feb 27).
🤖🧠🧪
www.imperial.ac.uk/school-of-co...
Note there's a very short window for applying (deadline Feb 27).
🤖🧠🧪
www.imperial.ac.uk/school-of-co...
PhD opportunities
The School of Convergence Science at Imperial College London is inviting applications for fully funded PhD studentships on research projects that sup...
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February 11, 2026 at 6:41 PM
PhD opportunity in "The role of neural development in multimodal intelligence" with me, @marcusghosh.bsky.social and @flor-iacaruso.bsky.social. Read details below 👇.
Note there's a very short window for applying (deadline Feb 27).
🤖🧠🧪
www.imperial.ac.uk/school-of-co...
Note there's a very short window for applying (deadline Feb 27).
🤖🧠🧪
www.imperial.ac.uk/school-of-co...
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I've written a post about Galactosomum nagasakiense - a flashy fluke which lives rent-free in the heads of fish and literally gives them brain rot 🧪
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<i>Galactosomum nagasakiense</i>
Galactosomum nagasakiense is a parasite that lives rent-free in fish's brain and give them " Trematode Whirling Disease " (TWD). There are ...
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February 12, 2026 at 3:16 AM
I've written a post about Galactosomum nagasakiense - a flashy fluke which lives rent-free in the heads of fish and literally gives them brain rot 🧪
dailyparasite.blogspot.com/2026/02/gala...
dailyparasite.blogspot.com/2026/02/gala...
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Yes well said!! "Behaviourally complex"!!
Time we finally recognised that you don't need to be a "higher" animal to exhibit behavioural complexity...
Time we finally recognised that you don't need to be a "higher" animal to exhibit behavioural complexity...
🦠 Neither plant, animal, nor fungi: protists are beautiful, bizarre, and behaviourally complex.
For @sallywarring.bsky.social and @santa-walker.bsky.social at Earlham Institute, they're creating some fascinating scientific challenges.
Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/8lRrX8b
For @sallywarring.bsky.social and @santa-walker.bsky.social at Earlham Institute, they're creating some fascinating scientific challenges.
Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/8lRrX8b
February 10, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Yes well said!! "Behaviourally complex"!!
Time we finally recognised that you don't need to be a "higher" animal to exhibit behavioural complexity...
Time we finally recognised that you don't need to be a "higher" animal to exhibit behavioural complexity...
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1 budget for 26-30 is rising 🎉
2 quota for basic research stable 🙂
BUT
3 we're slashing success rate for currently assessed grants 🫠
4 next call hopefully in Apri 2027 (with £s for lucky few going out months later, suppose) 💀
How does this make us more competitive?
www.ukri.org/news/open-le...
2 quota for basic research stable 🙂
BUT
3 we're slashing success rate for currently assessed grants 🫠
4 next call hopefully in Apri 2027 (with £s for lucky few going out months later, suppose) 💀
How does this make us more competitive?
www.ukri.org/news/open-le...
Open letter from Ian Chapman to research and innovation community
UKRI Chief Executive outlines changes to UKRI investment approach, addressing concerns about research funding and the financial position of STFC.
www.ukri.org
February 2, 2026 at 8:49 AM
1 budget for 26-30 is rising 🎉
2 quota for basic research stable 🙂
BUT
3 we're slashing success rate for currently assessed grants 🫠
4 next call hopefully in Apri 2027 (with £s for lucky few going out months later, suppose) 💀
How does this make us more competitive?
www.ukri.org/news/open-le...
2 quota for basic research stable 🙂
BUT
3 we're slashing success rate for currently assessed grants 🫠
4 next call hopefully in Apri 2027 (with £s for lucky few going out months later, suppose) 💀
How does this make us more competitive?
www.ukri.org/news/open-le...
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"Saw her in the Amazon
With the voltage runnin' through her skin
Standin' there with nothin' on
She gonna teach me how to swim"
for more about the electric (f)eel, check this primer by Ken Catania ⚡ www.cell.com/current-biol...
(and yes, finally some current biology in Current Biology)
With the voltage runnin' through her skin
Standin' there with nothin' on
She gonna teach me how to swim"
for more about the electric (f)eel, check this primer by Ken Catania ⚡ www.cell.com/current-biol...
(and yes, finally some current biology in Current Biology)
February 5, 2026 at 8:10 AM
"Saw her in the Amazon
With the voltage runnin' through her skin
Standin' there with nothin' on
She gonna teach me how to swim"
for more about the electric (f)eel, check this primer by Ken Catania ⚡ www.cell.com/current-biol...
(and yes, finally some current biology in Current Biology)
With the voltage runnin' through her skin
Standin' there with nothin' on
She gonna teach me how to swim"
for more about the electric (f)eel, check this primer by Ken Catania ⚡ www.cell.com/current-biol...
(and yes, finally some current biology in Current Biology)
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We found no signs of DNA incorporation for
#HEK293 cells ✅ EU only in RNA
@mchatzigeorgiou.bsky.social
#Drosophila wing disc ✅ EU only in RNA
Katherine L. P. Downham & Fergal O'Farrell
Thanks also to @prhsteinmetz.bsky.social for encouraging us to follow the 🐇!
#HEK293 cells ✅ EU only in RNA
@mchatzigeorgiou.bsky.social
#Drosophila wing disc ✅ EU only in RNA
Katherine L. P. Downham & Fergal O'Farrell
Thanks also to @prhsteinmetz.bsky.social for encouraging us to follow the 🐇!
February 1, 2026 at 9:35 PM
We found no signs of DNA incorporation for
#HEK293 cells ✅ EU only in RNA
@mchatzigeorgiou.bsky.social
#Drosophila wing disc ✅ EU only in RNA
Katherine L. P. Downham & Fergal O'Farrell
Thanks also to @prhsteinmetz.bsky.social for encouraging us to follow the 🐇!
#HEK293 cells ✅ EU only in RNA
@mchatzigeorgiou.bsky.social
#Drosophila wing disc ✅ EU only in RNA
Katherine L. P. Downham & Fergal O'Farrell
Thanks also to @prhsteinmetz.bsky.social for encouraging us to follow the 🐇!
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In marine invertebrates 💙, test for DNA incorporation of EU!
#Nematostella ⚠️ EU in RNA+DNA
#Aiptasia ⚠️ EU in DNA
#Ctenophores ✅ EU only in RNA
@ruthstyfhals.bsky.social @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social
#Platynereis ⚠️ EU in RNA+DNA
@leonieadelmann.bsky.social @tessmarraiblelabs.bsky.social
#Nematostella ⚠️ EU in RNA+DNA
#Aiptasia ⚠️ EU in DNA
#Ctenophores ✅ EU only in RNA
@ruthstyfhals.bsky.social @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social
#Platynereis ⚠️ EU in RNA+DNA
@leonieadelmann.bsky.social @tessmarraiblelabs.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 9:35 PM
In marine invertebrates 💙, test for DNA incorporation of EU!
#Nematostella ⚠️ EU in RNA+DNA
#Aiptasia ⚠️ EU in DNA
#Ctenophores ✅ EU only in RNA
@ruthstyfhals.bsky.social @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social
#Platynereis ⚠️ EU in RNA+DNA
@leonieadelmann.bsky.social @tessmarraiblelabs.bsky.social
#Nematostella ⚠️ EU in RNA+DNA
#Aiptasia ⚠️ EU in DNA
#Ctenophores ✅ EU only in RNA
@ruthstyfhals.bsky.social @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social
#Platynereis ⚠️ EU in RNA+DNA
@leonieadelmann.bsky.social @tessmarraiblelabs.bsky.social
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A huge thanks to our amazing collaborators from @msarscentre.bsky.social, @unibergen.bsky.social and @univie.ac.at who helped investigate how commonly EU ends up in the wrong macro-molecule. 👏
Check it out at link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Check it out at link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The nascent RNA labelling compound 5-ethynyl uridine (EU) integrates into DNA in some animals - BMC Molecular and Cell Biology
BMC Molecular and Cell Biology - The detection of de novo synthesized mRNA transcripts is crucial for understanding the regulation of eukaryotic transcription. Using nucleoside or nucleotide...
link.springer.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:35 PM
A huge thanks to our amazing collaborators from @msarscentre.bsky.social, @unibergen.bsky.social and @univie.ac.at who helped investigate how commonly EU ends up in the wrong macro-molecule. 👏
Check it out at link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Check it out at link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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So excited to see @malinkjosavik.bsky.social beautiful work out @bmc.springernature.com 🤩! Check it out to see where the RNA-label ✨EU✨ shows up in our favourite sea anemone and how to catch your organism crafting DNA from RNA labelling tools 🧬👀.
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February 1, 2026 at 9:35 PM
So excited to see @malinkjosavik.bsky.social beautiful work out @bmc.springernature.com 🤩! Check it out to see where the RNA-label ✨EU✨ shows up in our favourite sea anemone and how to catch your organism crafting DNA from RNA labelling tools 🧬👀.
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It's that time of the month again for our featured #preprint list for December ⬇️
Welcome to our monthly trawl for developmental and stem cell biology (and related) preprints.
thenode.biologists.com/december-in-...
Welcome to our monthly trawl for developmental and stem cell biology (and related) preprints.
thenode.biologists.com/december-in-...
December in preprints - the Node
Welcome to our monthly trawl for developmental and stem cell biology (and related) preprints. The preprints this month are hosted on bioRxiv.
thenode.biologists.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:32 PM
It's that time of the month again for our featured #preprint list for December ⬇️
Welcome to our monthly trawl for developmental and stem cell biology (and related) preprints.
thenode.biologists.com/december-in-...
Welcome to our monthly trawl for developmental and stem cell biology (and related) preprints.
thenode.biologists.com/december-in-...
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#Mediterranean seafloors are heating fast 🌊🔥. Our new study shows bottom marine #heatwaves will intensify, last longer, and threaten benthic species—often year-round by 2100. A growing #ClimateRisk for benthic #biodiversity.
#ClimateChange 🌍🌐🧪
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#ClimateChange 🌍🌐🧪
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Increasing bottom marine heatwaves pose a critical risk to Mediterranean benthic species
Marine heatwaves (MHWs) are extreme ocean temperature events broadly affecting marine ecosystems. The Mediterranean Sea has faced severe impacts from …
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January 29, 2026 at 3:04 PM
#Mediterranean seafloors are heating fast 🌊🔥. Our new study shows bottom marine #heatwaves will intensify, last longer, and threaten benthic species—often year-round by 2100. A growing #ClimateRisk for benthic #biodiversity.
#ClimateChange 🌍🌐🧪
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#ClimateChange 🌍🌐🧪
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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New paper out in @bmc.springernature.com 🤩👏 A routine 5-ethynyl uridine (EU) RNA labeling experiment in a sea anemone turned into detective work for @malinkjosavik.bsky.social, @ktgarschall.bsky.social & @prhsteinmetz.bsky.social 🕵️♀️
A widely used RNA assay labels the wrong molecules in several model organisms
After a routine experiment raised suspicions, Steinmetz group researchers joined forces with collaborators to highlight the limitations of a commonly used RNA labeling product.
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January 29, 2026 at 3:33 PM
New paper out in @bmc.springernature.com 🤩👏 A routine 5-ethynyl uridine (EU) RNA labeling experiment in a sea anemone turned into detective work for @malinkjosavik.bsky.social, @ktgarschall.bsky.social & @prhsteinmetz.bsky.social 🕵️♀️
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The delightful contract and stretch of a Trematode flatworm, no doubt on the hunt for a host to enact its parasitic ways.
#marineplankton 🦑
#marineplankton 🦑
January 24, 2026 at 2:17 PM
The delightful contract and stretch of a Trematode flatworm, no doubt on the hunt for a host to enact its parasitic ways.
#marineplankton 🦑
#marineplankton 🦑
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Looking for a PhD or Postdoc in marine #invertebrates comparative #morphology, #development, #phylogenetics, #fluid mechanics, #skeletogenesis, or #paleontology? Ping me.
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Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards
The Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards are a one-time initiative designed to recruit international or returning Canadian students and postdoctoral researchers to Canada. These awards support the recruitment of doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers in priority areas, helping build capacity, strengthen the research ecosystem and enhance Canada’s global competitiveness.
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January 22, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Looking for a PhD or Postdoc in marine #invertebrates comparative #morphology, #development, #phylogenetics, #fluid mechanics, #skeletogenesis, or #paleontology? Ping me.
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The colours on this copepod nauplius are just stunning!
#marineplankton 🦑
#marineplankton 🦑
January 16, 2026 at 8:44 PM
The colours on this copepod nauplius are just stunning!
#marineplankton 🦑
#marineplankton 🦑
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Our latest on #oil droplet capture by #marine animals is #OpenAccess @sicbjournals.bsky.social
Oil Droplet Capture by Tunicates
by Katherine Beaudry & C.B. Cameron, Integrative Organismal Biology, Volume 7, Issue 1, 2025, obaf045, doi.org/10.1093/iob/...
Cover photo by Robin Gwen Agarwal
Oil Droplet Capture by Tunicates
by Katherine Beaudry & C.B. Cameron, Integrative Organismal Biology, Volume 7, Issue 1, 2025, obaf045, doi.org/10.1093/iob/...
Cover photo by Robin Gwen Agarwal
January 13, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Our latest on #oil droplet capture by #marine animals is #OpenAccess @sicbjournals.bsky.social
Oil Droplet Capture by Tunicates
by Katherine Beaudry & C.B. Cameron, Integrative Organismal Biology, Volume 7, Issue 1, 2025, obaf045, doi.org/10.1093/iob/...
Cover photo by Robin Gwen Agarwal
Oil Droplet Capture by Tunicates
by Katherine Beaudry & C.B. Cameron, Integrative Organismal Biology, Volume 7, Issue 1, 2025, obaf045, doi.org/10.1093/iob/...
Cover photo by Robin Gwen Agarwal
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Barnacles! A lovely little collection of barnacle larvae, both nauplii and cyprid (the seed-shaped ones), which are the earlier and later stages, respectively.
#marineplankton 🦑
#marineplankton 🦑
January 6, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Barnacles! A lovely little collection of barnacle larvae, both nauplii and cyprid (the seed-shaped ones), which are the earlier and later stages, respectively.
#marineplankton 🦑
#marineplankton 🦑
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Marine functional #connectivity matters—from genes to energy flows. This synthesis clarifies concepts, unifies fragmented approaches, and proposes a global framework to better link science, #SpatialPlanning, and #policy in a changing ocean. doi.org/10.1002/brv....
#MarineEcology 🌐🌍🧪🌊
#MarineEcology 🌐🌍🧪🌊
January 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Marine functional #connectivity matters—from genes to energy flows. This synthesis clarifies concepts, unifies fragmented approaches, and proposes a global framework to better link science, #SpatialPlanning, and #policy in a changing ocean. doi.org/10.1002/brv....
#MarineEcology 🌐🌍🧪🌊
#MarineEcology 🌐🌍🧪🌊
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I am deeply honored to share that my project NeurEvoFun has been awarded support from the Fondo Italiano per la Scienza (FIS), the Advanced Grant by the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research, supporting fundamental research inspired by the ERC model. Excited for what’s ahead!
January 3, 2026 at 10:24 AM
I am deeply honored to share that my project NeurEvoFun has been awarded support from the Fondo Italiano per la Scienza (FIS), the Advanced Grant by the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research, supporting fundamental research inspired by the ERC model. Excited for what’s ahead!
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Coming in February!! A monstrous 4-book series covering neural systems in animals, featuring a very long chapter on the origin of NS in metazoans by Volker Hartenstein, @simon-sprecher.bsky.social , and myself. Details very soon—for an incredible bargain price!! 😜😅 shop.elsevier.com/books/evolut...
Evolution of Nervous Systems
Evolution of Nervous Systems, Third edition Four-volume set includes wholly new content, all chapters from the previous edition have been thoroughly u
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December 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Coming in February!! A monstrous 4-book series covering neural systems in animals, featuring a very long chapter on the origin of NS in metazoans by Volker Hartenstein, @simon-sprecher.bsky.social , and myself. Details very soon—for an incredible bargain price!! 😜😅 shop.elsevier.com/books/evolut...
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One of my favourite projects to be involved with - love the combination of cool natural history and the ability to run field #experiments in natural #marine environments. Great work @sammatchette.bsky.social on leading the latest work. 🐟
#trumpetfish #colour #predation
@royalsocietypublishing.org
#trumpetfish #colour #predation
@royalsocietypublishing.org
🚨NEW PAPER🚨 Need to #camouflage on the move? Easy - simply seek out something that's coloured like you and move along with it! 🐠 Read the latest #trumpetfish instalment here: tinyurl.com/4tb5h5hk
@royalsociety.org
#shadowing #predator #experiment #marine #movement
@royalsociety.org
#shadowing #predator #experiment #marine #movement
December 22, 2025 at 1:18 PM
One of my favourite projects to be involved with - love the combination of cool natural history and the ability to run field #experiments in natural #marine environments. Great work @sammatchette.bsky.social on leading the latest work. 🐟
#trumpetfish #colour #predation
@royalsocietypublishing.org
#trumpetfish #colour #predation
@royalsocietypublishing.org
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The preprint containing the bulk of my thesis work is out!
Regulation of motor neuron differentiation in the Ciona larva https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.17.694982v1
December 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
The preprint containing the bulk of my thesis work is out!
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An appendicularian (larvacean) from my sample this week. I won’t go on about how awesome they are - I’ve posted about them loads. So just enjoy!
#marineplankton 🦑
#marineplankton 🦑
December 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
An appendicularian (larvacean) from my sample this week. I won’t go on about how awesome they are - I’ve posted about them loads. So just enjoy!
#marineplankton 🦑
#marineplankton 🦑
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Our November in #preprints list is now up on the Node!
Check it out for the latest in #devbio and stem cell research ⤵️: thenode.biologists.com/november-in-...
Check it out for the latest in #devbio and stem cell research ⤵️: thenode.biologists.com/november-in-...
November in preprints - the Node
Welcome to our monthly trawl for developmental and stem cell biology (and related) preprints. The preprints this month are hosted on bioRxiv.
thenode.biologists.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Our November in #preprints list is now up on the Node!
Check it out for the latest in #devbio and stem cell research ⤵️: thenode.biologists.com/november-in-...
Check it out for the latest in #devbio and stem cell research ⤵️: thenode.biologists.com/november-in-...
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A Tunicate #Salp’s Last Supper. A swimming smorgasbord wrapped in glassy flesh #photography #UnderwaterPhotography
Link for more #photos and information: mossandfog.com/a-salps-last...
Link for more #photos and information: mossandfog.com/a-salps-last...
December 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM
A Tunicate #Salp’s Last Supper. A swimming smorgasbord wrapped in glassy flesh #photography #UnderwaterPhotography
Link for more #photos and information: mossandfog.com/a-salps-last...
Link for more #photos and information: mossandfog.com/a-salps-last...