Dr. Ornella Bertrand
@ornellabertrand.bsky.social
Ramón y Cajal PI Researcher | Paleoneurology | Neuroecology | Neurosensory evolution of mammals 🧠 Institut Català de Paleontologia 🇪🇸 | Contact me for PhD & Postdoc opportunities
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The functional adaptations of mammalian brain structures through a behavioural ecology lens - Nature Reviews Biodiversity
Palaeontologists and comparative neurobiologists share a common interest in the evolution of the mammalian brain, but often fail to realize the benefits of this shared interest. This Review draws thes...
www.nature.com
New paper out! It was an honor to collaborate with the legend Leah Krubitzer on this review to show that paleontologists and neurobiologists working together can only improve our understanding of brain evolution 🧠
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Full access to the paper: rdcu.be/eK167
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Full access to the paper: rdcu.be/eK167
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‼️New PhD project in Edinburgh: "Animals, traits, and oxygen in the Ediacaran Nama Group, Namibia". Supervised by Rachel Wood (Amelia Penny and I co-supervising) — big UK+Namibian team — help us understand early animal evolution! Apply by Dec 14th #paleontology
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November 9, 2025 at 8:16 PM
‼️New PhD project in Edinburgh: "Animals, traits, and oxygen in the Ediacaran Nama Group, Namibia". Supervised by Rachel Wood (Amelia Penny and I co-supervising) — big UK+Namibian team — help us understand early animal evolution! Apply by Dec 14th #paleontology
e5-dtp.ed.ac.uk/project?item...
e5-dtp.ed.ac.uk/project?item...
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A new paper [2023] based on long-lost documents confirms that DNA discoverer Rosalind Franklin should be credited for discovering the double helix.
www.livescience.com/health/genet...
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Rosalind Franklin knew DNA was a helix before Watson and Crick, unpublished material reveals
A new paper based on long-lost documents confirms that DNA discoverer Rosalind Franklin should be credited for discovering the double helix.
www.livescience.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:46 AM
A new paper [2023] based on long-lost documents confirms that DNA discoverer Rosalind Franklin should be credited for discovering the double helix.
www.livescience.com/health/genet...
www.livescience.com/health/genet...
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Today we celebrate the birthday of not one, but two amazing women in science! 🤗🎉Marie Skłodowska-Curie (1867), who discovered #radium & #polonium & pioneered #radioactivity, & Lise Meitner (1878), whose brilliance uncovered the physics behind #nuclearfission. Happy birthday, trailblazers! ✨
November 7, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Today we celebrate the birthday of not one, but two amazing women in science! 🤗🎉Marie Skłodowska-Curie (1867), who discovered #radium & #polonium & pioneered #radioactivity, & Lise Meitner (1878), whose brilliance uncovered the physics behind #nuclearfission. Happy birthday, trailblazers! ✨
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🚨 We're hiring! 🚨 Our lab at the University of Málaga, Spain🇪🇸 is looking for a bioinformatician researcher for a postdoc position (1+1 years). Check the ad, and if you're interested, get in touch!
📅 Starting date early 2026, with some flexibility.
🙏Please, RT!
📅 Starting date early 2026, with some flexibility.
🙏Please, RT!
October 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
🚨 We're hiring! 🚨 Our lab at the University of Málaga, Spain🇪🇸 is looking for a bioinformatician researcher for a postdoc position (1+1 years). Check the ad, and if you're interested, get in touch!
📅 Starting date early 2026, with some flexibility.
🙏Please, RT!
📅 Starting date early 2026, with some flexibility.
🙏Please, RT!
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One of the sad realities of being a PhD student in an underfunded country or field is that one has to work in addition to make ends meet. But those students who worked off-campus had lower chances of completing a PhD program.
🧪 #AcademicSky
Link: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🧪 #AcademicSky
Link: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
October 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
One of the sad realities of being a PhD student in an underfunded country or field is that one has to work in addition to make ends meet. But those students who worked off-campus had lower chances of completing a PhD program.
🧪 #AcademicSky
Link: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🧪 #AcademicSky
Link: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Seeking work in a research group run by an ERC-funded researcher?
You can find more than 145 positions open for application on the #Euraxess website 👉 buff.ly/ROwXHf6
#ChooseEurope #jobs #research
You can find more than 145 positions open for application on the #Euraxess website 👉 buff.ly/ROwXHf6
#ChooseEurope #jobs #research
October 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Seeking work in a research group run by an ERC-funded researcher?
You can find more than 145 positions open for application on the #Euraxess website 👉 buff.ly/ROwXHf6
#ChooseEurope #jobs #research
You can find more than 145 positions open for application on the #Euraxess website 👉 buff.ly/ROwXHf6
#ChooseEurope #jobs #research
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Do you want to do a Masters in Evolutionary Biology? The call for applying to the MEME program is now open! MEME is a fantastic 2-year MSc between four European Universities on all areas of Evolutionary Biology. Apply and study in Sweden/France/the Netherlands/Germany/USA/Switzerland! www.evobio.eu
October 24, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Do you want to do a Masters in Evolutionary Biology? The call for applying to the MEME program is now open! MEME is a fantastic 2-year MSc between four European Universities on all areas of Evolutionary Biology. Apply and study in Sweden/France/the Netherlands/Germany/USA/Switzerland! www.evobio.eu
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Hey, est ce que je vous ai parlé de mon nouveau projet ✨calendrier de l'évolution✨ ?
Réalisé en collaboration avec ma stagiaire @sydka-art.bsky.social c'est un beau calendrier A3 qui retrace l'histoire de la Terre mois après mois 🌍🦖🌋
Dispo sur ma boutique : clemencedupont.com/shop/p/calen...
Réalisé en collaboration avec ma stagiaire @sydka-art.bsky.social c'est un beau calendrier A3 qui retrace l'histoire de la Terre mois après mois 🌍🦖🌋
Dispo sur ma boutique : clemencedupont.com/shop/p/calen...
October 22, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Hey, est ce que je vous ai parlé de mon nouveau projet ✨calendrier de l'évolution✨ ?
Réalisé en collaboration avec ma stagiaire @sydka-art.bsky.social c'est un beau calendrier A3 qui retrace l'histoire de la Terre mois après mois 🌍🦖🌋
Dispo sur ma boutique : clemencedupont.com/shop/p/calen...
Réalisé en collaboration avec ma stagiaire @sydka-art.bsky.social c'est un beau calendrier A3 qui retrace l'histoire de la Terre mois après mois 🌍🦖🌋
Dispo sur ma boutique : clemencedupont.com/shop/p/calen...
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New online! The functional adaptations of mammalian brain structures through a behavioural ecology lens
The functional adaptations of mammalian brain structures through a behavioural ecology lens
Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 15 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s44358-025-00095-0Palaeontologists and comparative neurobiologists share a common interest in the evolution of the mammalian brain, but often fail to realize the benefits of this shared interest. This Review draws these fields together, demonstrating the utility of a cross-disciplinary, synergistic approach.
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October 15, 2025 at 10:52 AM
New online! The functional adaptations of mammalian brain structures through a behavioural ecology lens
New paper out! It was an honor to collaborate with the legend Leah Krubitzer on this review to show that paleontologists and neurobiologists working together can only improve our understanding of brain evolution 🧠
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Full access to the paper: rdcu.be/eK167
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Full access to the paper: rdcu.be/eK167
The functional adaptations of mammalian brain structures through a behavioural ecology lens - Nature Reviews Biodiversity
Palaeontologists and comparative neurobiologists share a common interest in the evolution of the mammalian brain, but often fail to realize the benefits of this shared interest. This Review draws thes...
www.nature.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:52 AM
New paper out! It was an honor to collaborate with the legend Leah Krubitzer on this review to show that paleontologists and neurobiologists working together can only improve our understanding of brain evolution 🧠
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Full access to the paper: rdcu.be/eK167
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Full access to the paper: rdcu.be/eK167
Reposted by Dr. Ornella Bertrand
🔬 Sahra Talamo at the University of Bologna refined #radiocarbon dating using ancient tree rings to improve the timeline of interactions between modern humans and Neanderthals.
👉 buff.ly/ROCd6rf
#GeneEditing #prehistory #ethnoarchaeology #FrontierResearch
👉 buff.ly/ROCd6rf
#GeneEditing #prehistory #ethnoarchaeology #FrontierResearch
Calibrating the timing of Neanderthal and modern human contact
Researchers have used tree rings to establish a more accurate timeline for the first meeting between our ancient ancestors and their...
europa.eu
September 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
🔬 Sahra Talamo at the University of Bologna refined #radiocarbon dating using ancient tree rings to improve the timeline of interactions between modern humans and Neanderthals.
👉 buff.ly/ROCd6rf
#GeneEditing #prehistory #ethnoarchaeology #FrontierResearch
👉 buff.ly/ROCd6rf
#GeneEditing #prehistory #ethnoarchaeology #FrontierResearch
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@martapina.bsky.social : «Me resulta fascinante ejercer como una ‘detective del pasado’»
#YoInvestigo
#YoInvestigo
Marta Pina: «Me resulta fascinante ejercer como una 'detective del pasado'» - Mujeres con ciencia
Marta Pina. Antropología física. Hominoideos del Neógeno. Anatomía comparada. Morfología funcional. Biomecánica. Comportamiento locomotor.
mujeresconciencia.com
September 27, 2025 at 8:03 AM
@martapina.bsky.social : «Me resulta fascinante ejercer como una ‘detective del pasado’»
#YoInvestigo
#YoInvestigo
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🚨 PhD Oportunity in Avian Behavioural Ecology in Spain
The BirdBond Project (MNCN & IREC) studies how pair bonds form, change & affect reproduction/survival in the spotless starling 🐦
🚨 PhD Oportunity in Avian Behavioural Ecology in Spain
The BirdBond Project (MNCN & IREC) studies how pair bonds form, change & affect reproduction/survival in the spotless starling 🐦
September 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Please share!🙏
🚨 PhD Oportunity in Avian Behavioural Ecology in Spain
The BirdBond Project (MNCN & IREC) studies how pair bonds form, change & affect reproduction/survival in the spotless starling 🐦
🚨 PhD Oportunity in Avian Behavioural Ecology in Spain
The BirdBond Project (MNCN & IREC) studies how pair bonds form, change & affect reproduction/survival in the spotless starling 🐦
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UPDATE: The 2025-2026 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
ecoevojobs.net 2025-26
docs.google.com
September 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
UPDATE: The 2025-2026 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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🚨 First call! 🚨
European Congress for Conservation Biology (Leiden, the Netherlands in July 6th to 10th 2026) is open for proposals: symposia, panels, workshops & training on effective biodiversity conservation.
Deadline Oct 31st 2025 👉 eccb26Leiden.eu #ECCB2026
European Congress for Conservation Biology (Leiden, the Netherlands in July 6th to 10th 2026) is open for proposals: symposia, panels, workshops & training on effective biodiversity conservation.
Deadline Oct 31st 2025 👉 eccb26Leiden.eu #ECCB2026
September 18, 2025 at 8:47 AM
🚨 First call! 🚨
European Congress for Conservation Biology (Leiden, the Netherlands in July 6th to 10th 2026) is open for proposals: symposia, panels, workshops & training on effective biodiversity conservation.
Deadline Oct 31st 2025 👉 eccb26Leiden.eu #ECCB2026
European Congress for Conservation Biology (Leiden, the Netherlands in July 6th to 10th 2026) is open for proposals: symposia, panels, workshops & training on effective biodiversity conservation.
Deadline Oct 31st 2025 👉 eccb26Leiden.eu #ECCB2026
Interested in doing your PhD in Spain on 🧠 ? Contact me to discuss projects and apply for this position! www.icp.cat/index.php/en...
Open positions
Predoctoral Researcher 'Miquel Crusafont' - [ICPJA021] POSITION DESCRIPTION Predoctoral Researcher 'Miquel Crusafont' REFERENCE ICPJA021 NUMBER OF POSITIONS 1 AREA / RESEARCH GROUP Dep...
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September 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Interested in doing your PhD in Spain on 🧠 ? Contact me to discuss projects and apply for this position! www.icp.cat/index.php/en...
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🤩 Join us for the next TIBBE seminar:
Evolution of brain cell types.
September 10, 2–3pm UTC
This event brings together 2 outstanding evolutionary and developmental neuroscientists who will present their work, followed by an interactive discussion with the audience: www.crowdcast.io/c/evolution-...
Evolution of brain cell types.
September 10, 2–3pm UTC
This event brings together 2 outstanding evolutionary and developmental neuroscientists who will present their work, followed by an interactive discussion with the audience: www.crowdcast.io/c/evolution-...
September 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
🤩 Join us for the next TIBBE seminar:
Evolution of brain cell types.
September 10, 2–3pm UTC
This event brings together 2 outstanding evolutionary and developmental neuroscientists who will present their work, followed by an interactive discussion with the audience: www.crowdcast.io/c/evolution-...
Evolution of brain cell types.
September 10, 2–3pm UTC
This event brings together 2 outstanding evolutionary and developmental neuroscientists who will present their work, followed by an interactive discussion with the audience: www.crowdcast.io/c/evolution-...
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The session will be hosted by the fantastic @neuroluci.bsky.social & @carmenfalcone.bsky.social We are so much looking forward to the talks &discussion
@ebablab.bsky.social @alealisousa.bsky.social @r3rt0.bsky.social @ornellabertrand.bsky.social @kkverkova.bsky.social @neuroecologylab.bsky.social
@ebablab.bsky.social @alealisousa.bsky.social @r3rt0.bsky.social @ornellabertrand.bsky.social @kkverkova.bsky.social @neuroecologylab.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The session will be hosted by the fantastic @neuroluci.bsky.social & @carmenfalcone.bsky.social We are so much looking forward to the talks &discussion
@ebablab.bsky.social @alealisousa.bsky.social @r3rt0.bsky.social @ornellabertrand.bsky.social @kkverkova.bsky.social @neuroecologylab.bsky.social
@ebablab.bsky.social @alealisousa.bsky.social @r3rt0.bsky.social @ornellabertrand.bsky.social @kkverkova.bsky.social @neuroecologylab.bsky.social
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🚨 PhD position in behavioural evolution 🚨
Come do your PhD with me in Linköping, Sweden, using the domestic dog (and some wolves) to answer fun questions on how complex behaviours develop and evolve.
Application deadline September 24 2025 🧪 🌍 🦊 #AcademicSky #ScienceJobs
liu.se/en/work-at-l...
Come do your PhD with me in Linköping, Sweden, using the domestic dog (and some wolves) to answer fun questions on how complex behaviours develop and evolve.
Application deadline September 24 2025 🧪 🌍 🦊 #AcademicSky #ScienceJobs
liu.se/en/work-at-l...
September 3, 2025 at 11:09 AM
🚨 PhD position in behavioural evolution 🚨
Come do your PhD with me in Linköping, Sweden, using the domestic dog (and some wolves) to answer fun questions on how complex behaviours develop and evolve.
Application deadline September 24 2025 🧪 🌍 🦊 #AcademicSky #ScienceJobs
liu.se/en/work-at-l...
Come do your PhD with me in Linköping, Sweden, using the domestic dog (and some wolves) to answer fun questions on how complex behaviours develop and evolve.
Application deadline September 24 2025 🧪 🌍 🦊 #AcademicSky #ScienceJobs
liu.se/en/work-at-l...
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The University of Oregon is searching for an Assistant Professor with a focus on Developmental Neuroscience. We are excited to have you come join us - apply!
Application information can be found at: careers.uoregon.edu/cw/en-us/job...
Application information can be found at: careers.uoregon.edu/cw/en-us/job...
Current Opportunities | UO HR Website
careers.uoregon.edu
August 14, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The University of Oregon is searching for an Assistant Professor with a focus on Developmental Neuroscience. We are excited to have you come join us - apply!
Application information can be found at: careers.uoregon.edu/cw/en-us/job...
Application information can be found at: careers.uoregon.edu/cw/en-us/job...
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@ornellabertrand.bsky.social keynote talk on the evolution of brain structures in placental mammals to interpret fossil ecology @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social #ESEB2025 SYMPOSIUM 17.02
August 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
@ornellabertrand.bsky.social keynote talk on the evolution of brain structures in placental mammals to interpret fossil ecology @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social #ESEB2025 SYMPOSIUM 17.02
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The teeny tiny sharp-tooth mammals that thrived underfoot of dinosaurs...
...or: the humble multituberculates getting the NY Times treatment after a new jaw was found in England!
My thoughts and those of pal @ornellabertrand.bsky.social for @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/s...
...or: the humble multituberculates getting the NY Times treatment after a new jaw was found in England!
My thoughts and those of pal @ornellabertrand.bsky.social for @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/s...
Fossil Shows a Sharp-Toothed Mammal That Thrived Among Dinosaurs
www.nytimes.com
August 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The teeny tiny sharp-tooth mammals that thrived underfoot of dinosaurs...
...or: the humble multituberculates getting the NY Times treatment after a new jaw was found in England!
My thoughts and those of pal @ornellabertrand.bsky.social for @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/s...
...or: the humble multituberculates getting the NY Times treatment after a new jaw was found in England!
My thoughts and those of pal @ornellabertrand.bsky.social for @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/s...
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Join the TIBBE team at #ESEB2025 on Monday in room 115 for S17 *The evolution of behavioural diversity: from ecology to genes and neural systems* - lots of great talks, and more excellent posters throughout the evening sessions! 🧠
This is TIBBE – The Integrative Biology of Brain Evolution network.
We bring together researchers on brain evolution to exchange ideas, share expertise on tools and methods, share data and discuss new findings.
Discover & join TIBBE on our website and a short video tibbe-network.github.io
We bring together researchers on brain evolution to exchange ideas, share expertise on tools and methods, share data and discuss new findings.
Discover & join TIBBE on our website and a short video tibbe-network.github.io
August 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Join the TIBBE team at #ESEB2025 on Monday in room 115 for S17 *The evolution of behavioural diversity: from ecology to genes and neural systems* - lots of great talks, and more excellent posters throughout the evening sessions! 🧠
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AMAZING NEWS!
apple tv has just announced a NEW pleistocene-focused series of #prehistoricplanet! streaming on november 26th
apple tv has just announced a NEW pleistocene-focused series of #prehistoricplanet! streaming on november 26th
July 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
AMAZING NEWS!
apple tv has just announced a NEW pleistocene-focused series of #prehistoricplanet! streaming on november 26th
apple tv has just announced a NEW pleistocene-focused series of #prehistoricplanet! streaming on november 26th
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To predict the behaviour of a primate, would you rather base your guess on a closely related species or one with a similar brain shape? We looked at brains & behaviours of 70 species, you’ll be surprised!
🧵Thread on our new preprint with @r3rt0.bsky.social , doi.org/10.1101/2025...
To predict the behaviour of a primate, would you rather base your guess on a closely related species or one with a similar brain shape? We looked at brains & behaviours of 70 species, you’ll be surprised!
🧵Thread on our new preprint with @r3rt0.bsky.social , doi.org/10.1101/2025...
July 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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To predict the behaviour of a primate, would you rather base your guess on a closely related species or one with a similar brain shape? We looked at brains & behaviours of 70 species, you’ll be surprised!
🧵Thread on our new preprint with @r3rt0.bsky.social , doi.org/10.1101/2025...
To predict the behaviour of a primate, would you rather base your guess on a closely related species or one with a similar brain shape? We looked at brains & behaviours of 70 species, you’ll be surprised!
🧵Thread on our new preprint with @r3rt0.bsky.social , doi.org/10.1101/2025...