Agathe Chaigne
@agathechaigne.bsky.social
Assistant professor at Utrecht University. All things weird cell division, football, cheese.
Mostly 🇫🇷, a bit 🇬🇧🇺🇲🇳🇱. Terrible hockey player. Mom of 2. She|her. https://cellbiology.science.uu.nl/research-groups/agathe-chaigne-cell-division-
Mostly 🇫🇷, a bit 🇬🇧🇺🇲🇳🇱. Terrible hockey player. Mom of 2. She|her. https://cellbiology.science.uu.nl/research-groups/agathe-chaigne-cell-division-
From today onwards will follow in short succession:
St Marteens (=Utrecht Halloween)
Sinterklaas arrives in the Netherlands
Sinterklaas does stuff Every Day
Actual thanksgiving
Day we're actually celebrating Thanksgiving because here it's just normal Thursday
Actual Sinterklaas day
Christmas
St Marteens (=Utrecht Halloween)
Sinterklaas arrives in the Netherlands
Sinterklaas does stuff Every Day
Actual thanksgiving
Day we're actually celebrating Thanksgiving because here it's just normal Thursday
Actual Sinterklaas day
Christmas
November 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
From today onwards will follow in short succession:
St Marteens (=Utrecht Halloween)
Sinterklaas arrives in the Netherlands
Sinterklaas does stuff Every Day
Actual thanksgiving
Day we're actually celebrating Thanksgiving because here it's just normal Thursday
Actual Sinterklaas day
Christmas
St Marteens (=Utrecht Halloween)
Sinterklaas arrives in the Netherlands
Sinterklaas does stuff Every Day
Actual thanksgiving
Day we're actually celebrating Thanksgiving because here it's just normal Thursday
Actual Sinterklaas day
Christmas
Well that's new
November 4, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Well that's new
I had a great time at NWO Biophysics.
- great science
- did not fall off the podium while talking
- got asked twice if I was a student or a postdoc (well done, anti-wrinkle face cream)
- got excellent socks for being in the poster jury
- great science
- did not fall off the podium while talking
- got asked twice if I was a student or a postdoc (well done, anti-wrinkle face cream)
- got excellent socks for being in the poster jury
October 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I had a great time at NWO Biophysics.
- great science
- did not fall off the podium while talking
- got asked twice if I was a student or a postdoc (well done, anti-wrinkle face cream)
- got excellent socks for being in the poster jury
- great science
- did not fall off the podium while talking
- got asked twice if I was a student or a postdoc (well done, anti-wrinkle face cream)
- got excellent socks for being in the poster jury
French citizenship revoked.
September 30, 2025 at 5:59 AM
French citizenship revoked.
Had the best time visiting the IGBMC in Strasbourg! Great science, fun people, awesome cheese at the breakfast buffet.
September 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Had the best time visiting the IGBMC in Strasbourg! Great science, fun people, awesome cheese at the breakfast buffet.
Despite telling people to not get me anything for my birthday, I received a bunch of cheeses, wines, delicacies from various countries, fancy teas and football jerseys. And a croissant.
Legit.
Legit.
September 21, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Despite telling people to not get me anything for my birthday, I received a bunch of cheeses, wines, delicacies from various countries, fancy teas and football jerseys. And a croissant.
Legit.
Legit.
Last week, Babette van Amen started her PhD in the group after expanding all sorts of weird bugs in @gautamdey.bsky.social 's lab for 6 months!
Welcome Babette!
Welcome Babette!
September 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Last week, Babette van Amen started her PhD in the group after expanding all sorts of weird bugs in @gautamdey.bsky.social 's lab for 6 months!
Welcome Babette!
Welcome Babette!
As I biked my lovely 5yo to her favorite activity, she asked "mama, why are we moving like slugs?"
If you see her, she needs a lift back home.
If you see her, she needs a lift back home.
September 10, 2025 at 1:57 PM
As I biked my lovely 5yo to her favorite activity, she asked "mama, why are we moving like slugs?"
If you see her, she needs a lift back home.
If you see her, she needs a lift back home.
Put some glitter on for a disco themed department party and the glitter won't go away so I guess that's who I am now.
September 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Put some glitter on for a disco themed department party and the glitter won't go away so I guess that's who I am now.
Nothing can make you regret your parenting choices like being woken up at 2 am by the music box you gifted your 3 yo blasting "California gurls".
September 2, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Nothing can make you regret your parenting choices like being woken up at 2 am by the music box you gifted your 3 yo blasting "California gurls".
Flight home delayed, considering starting a monodiet of gruyère and chocolate.
August 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Flight home delayed, considering starting a monodiet of gruyère and chocolate.
Reposted by Agathe Chaigne
Three-Year Funded Postdoctoral Position to study organelle architecture in mammalian oocytes – Terret-Verlhac Lab, CIRB, Collège de France (Starting 2026).
For more information, please contact: marie-helene.verlhac@college-de-france.fr
For more information, please contact: marie-helene.verlhac@college-de-france.fr
August 28, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Three-Year Funded Postdoctoral Position to study organelle architecture in mammalian oocytes – Terret-Verlhac Lab, CIRB, Collège de France (Starting 2026).
For more information, please contact: marie-helene.verlhac@college-de-france.fr
For more information, please contact: marie-helene.verlhac@college-de-france.fr
Terrible conference venue. Also there was melted cheese last night! Really, it's the worst.
August 26, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Terrible conference venue. Also there was melted cheese last night! Really, it's the worst.
Spending a day with my daughter in Amsterdam (mostly to renew her passport) and just realised I booked a restaurant for us near the museum of prostitution.
Another parenting win!
Another parenting win!
August 20, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Spending a day with my daughter in Amsterdam (mostly to renew her passport) and just realised I booked a restaurant for us near the museum of prostitution.
Another parenting win!
Another parenting win!
Everything is down this morning because THE TWO FACTOR AUTHENTICATION, AKA THE BANE OF MY EXISTENCE doesn't work anymore.
VINDICATION!!
VINDICATION!!
August 13, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Everything is down this morning because THE TWO FACTOR AUTHENTICATION, AKA THE BANE OF MY EXISTENCE doesn't work anymore.
VINDICATION!!
VINDICATION!!
How your email finds me
July 13, 2025 at 6:13 AM
How your email finds me
Student just referred to a 1985 paper as VERY OLD.
Guess who's not invited to my 40th birthday party?
Guess who's not invited to my 40th birthday party?
July 11, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Student just referred to a 1985 paper as VERY OLD.
Guess who's not invited to my 40th birthday party?
Guess who's not invited to my 40th birthday party?
Reposted by Agathe Chaigne
Reposted by Agathe Chaigne
We're recruiting junior team leaders @mrc-lms.bsky.social This time we're looking for those working in human metabolic disease.
It's a great place to start your lab. Fantastic colleagues, exciting science, world class facilities. Join us!
lms.mrc.ac.uk/work/vacanci...
It's a great place to start your lab. Fantastic colleagues, exciting science, world class facilities. Join us!
lms.mrc.ac.uk/work/vacanci...
Programme Leader Track - MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences
We are recruiting Programme Leader Track positions focusing on 1) Metabolic Physiology using murine and/or human in vivo models and 2) Immunometabolism.
lms.mrc.ac.uk
July 7, 2025 at 8:14 AM
We're recruiting junior team leaders @mrc-lms.bsky.social This time we're looking for those working in human metabolic disease.
It's a great place to start your lab. Fantastic colleagues, exciting science, world class facilities. Join us!
lms.mrc.ac.uk/work/vacanci...
It's a great place to start your lab. Fantastic colleagues, exciting science, world class facilities. Join us!
lms.mrc.ac.uk/work/vacanci...
Yesterday I did an experiment I've never really done before and it worked! Major credibility points scored with my lab.
(Ok I had a ton of help from various PhD students from various lab including mine BUT STILL MAJOR WIN)
(Ok I had a ton of help from various PhD students from various lab including mine BUT STILL MAJOR WIN)
June 28, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Yesterday I did an experiment I've never really done before and it worked! Major credibility points scored with my lab.
(Ok I had a ton of help from various PhD students from various lab including mine BUT STILL MAJOR WIN)
(Ok I had a ton of help from various PhD students from various lab including mine BUT STILL MAJOR WIN)
Reposted by Agathe Chaigne
👋 Are you looking for a postdoc position? Do you think microtubules are fascinating? Then we might have the job for you! 2-year funded postdoc to join our lab!
👉 deadline 20/06
👇 check it out
www.godinholab.com
👉 deadline 20/06
👇 check it out
www.godinholab.com
June 3, 2025 at 8:57 AM
👋 Are you looking for a postdoc position? Do you think microtubules are fascinating? Then we might have the job for you! 2-year funded postdoc to join our lab!
👉 deadline 20/06
👇 check it out
www.godinholab.com
👉 deadline 20/06
👇 check it out
www.godinholab.com