@apilapo.bsky.social
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Axonal pathfinding of zebrafish retinal ganglion cells forms the optic nerve. Credit to Dr. Matthew Bostock @houartlab.bsky.social. #ZebrafishZunday 🧪
November 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Axonal pathfinding of zebrafish retinal ganglion cells forms the optic nerve. Credit to Dr. Matthew Bostock @houartlab.bsky.social. #ZebrafishZunday 🧪
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Thrilled to share the first story from my postdoc! 🎉 A wonderful experiment + simulations collaboration. In the Drosophila wing, we find that 3D cell shapes affect signalling range and fine-tune developmental patterning www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Thread below ⬇️
August 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Thrilled to share the first story from my postdoc! 🎉 A wonderful experiment + simulations collaboration. In the Drosophila wing, we find that 3D cell shapes affect signalling range and fine-tune developmental patterning www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Thread below ⬇️
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In this weather @ceitec.eu MU atrium is pretty special.
October 20, 2025 at 10:14 AM
In this weather @ceitec.eu MU atrium is pretty special.
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We are all super happy and proud to see our work on the function and evolution of the #cephalic #furrow published in @nature.com. Let me say a few things about the background and history of this work on the #Evolution_of_Morphogenesis (1/12)
September 4, 2025 at 8:22 AM
We are all super happy and proud to see our work on the function and evolution of the #cephalic #furrow published in @nature.com. Let me say a few things about the background and history of this work on the #Evolution_of_Morphogenesis (1/12)
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Job Alert! The University of Tübingen is hiring a FULL PROFESSOR (W3) in FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY! Come and join our institute, and maybe our new excellence clusters @terra-cluster.org and @greenrobust.de. @gfoesoc.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Please repost!
September 10, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Job Alert! The University of Tübingen is hiring a FULL PROFESSOR (W3) in FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY! Come and join our institute, and maybe our new excellence clusters @terra-cluster.org and @greenrobust.de. @gfoesoc.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Please repost!
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Join us at the Plant Science Research Institute of the University of Montreal to develop your research group in Plant Molecular Genetics:
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Assistant Professor in Plant Molecular Genetics - Montréal, Quebec (CA) job with Institut de recherche en biologie végétale (IRBV) | 12844852
A full-time tenure-track assistant professor position at the IRBV, Université de Montréal.
www.nature.com
September 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Join us at the Plant Science Research Institute of the University of Montreal to develop your research group in Plant Molecular Genetics:
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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Job Alert! We're hiring a BIOINFORMATICIAN / NGS SPECIALIST to support our new Molecular Biodiversity Lab in the @terra-cluster.org at @unituebingen.bsky.social. Like the idea to use your skills for understanding biodiversity? To work on diverse questions in a wonderful place? Apply!
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September 24, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Job Alert! We're hiring a BIOINFORMATICIAN / NGS SPECIALIST to support our new Molecular Biodiversity Lab in the @terra-cluster.org at @unituebingen.bsky.social. Like the idea to use your skills for understanding biodiversity? To work on diverse questions in a wonderful place? Apply!
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We’re looking for curious, innovative science leaders at EMBL Heidelberg! 🔬🧬🦠
Join a vibrant, interdisciplinary community where collaboration and innovation are nurtured at all levels.
Take a look at these four open positions 👇
Join a vibrant, interdisciplinary community where collaboration and innovation are nurtured at all levels.
Take a look at these four open positions 👇
August 7, 2025 at 8:28 AM
We’re looking for curious, innovative science leaders at EMBL Heidelberg! 🔬🧬🦠
Join a vibrant, interdisciplinary community where collaboration and innovation are nurtured at all levels.
Take a look at these four open positions 👇
Join a vibrant, interdisciplinary community where collaboration and innovation are nurtured at all levels.
Take a look at these four open positions 👇
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Research Associate (100%)
Starting from 1 November 2025 or as per agreement
Group @erikvannimwegen.bsky.social
@biozentrum.unibas.ch
@unibas.ch
www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/open-positio...
#job #research #biology #microbiology #science #basel #recruiting #career
Starting from 1 November 2025 or as per agreement
Group @erikvannimwegen.bsky.social
@biozentrum.unibas.ch
@unibas.ch
www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/open-positio...
#job #research #biology #microbiology #science #basel #recruiting #career
September 18, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Research Associate (100%)
Starting from 1 November 2025 or as per agreement
Group @erikvannimwegen.bsky.social
@biozentrum.unibas.ch
@unibas.ch
www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/open-positio...
#job #research #biology #microbiology #science #basel #recruiting #career
Starting from 1 November 2025 or as per agreement
Group @erikvannimwegen.bsky.social
@biozentrum.unibas.ch
@unibas.ch
www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/open-positio...
#job #research #biology #microbiology #science #basel #recruiting #career
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Shag carpet or frog photoreceptor outer segments! 🐸🧪
Taken during the visual neuroscience course @mblscience.bsky.social
Taken during the visual neuroscience course @mblscience.bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Shag carpet or frog photoreceptor outer segments! 🐸🧪
Taken during the visual neuroscience course @mblscience.bsky.social
Taken during the visual neuroscience course @mblscience.bsky.social
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📣 Massively proud of this ⬇️ great study, led by the brilliant @mesny.bsky.social surprisingly uncovering that many pathogen effectors stem from ancient antimicrobials 🤯 #EffectorWisdom #EvoMPMI
📣 NEW PREPRINT 📝
We identified evolutionary origins of many fungal effectors!
We show that fungi secrete lots of antimicrobial proteins, and that some of them were repurposed by plant pathogens for host immune suppression.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
cc @teamthomma.bsky.social
We identified evolutionary origins of many fungal effectors!
We show that fungi secrete lots of antimicrobial proteins, and that some of them were repurposed by plant pathogens for host immune suppression.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
cc @teamthomma.bsky.social
Plant-associated fungi co-opt ancient antimicrobials for host manipulation
Evolutionary histories of effector proteins secreted by fungal pathogens to mediate plant colonization remain largely elusive. While most functionally characterized effectors modulate plant immunity, ...
www.biorxiv.org
August 15, 2025 at 7:58 AM
📣 Massively proud of this ⬇️ great study, led by the brilliant @mesny.bsky.social surprisingly uncovering that many pathogen effectors stem from ancient antimicrobials 🤯 #EffectorWisdom #EvoMPMI
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🌊 Ocean warming and acidification hit bryozoans hard
A new study found that warming and acidification together weaken bryozoan skeletons, shift their microbiomes, and reduce their cover, threatening benthic ecosystems.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s42...
#SciComm 🧪 #MarineBiology
A new study found that warming and acidification together weaken bryozoan skeletons, shift their microbiomes, and reduce their cover, threatening benthic ecosystems.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s42...
#SciComm 🧪 #MarineBiology
Interactive effects of ocean acidification and warming disrupt calcification and microbiome composition in bryozoans - Communications Biology
Ocean acidification and warming threaten bryozoan populations by altering skeletal properties, disrupting key microbial communities, and increasing mortality, with consequences for the benthic ecosyst...
www.nature.com
August 15, 2025 at 7:15 AM
🌊 Ocean warming and acidification hit bryozoans hard
A new study found that warming and acidification together weaken bryozoan skeletons, shift their microbiomes, and reduce their cover, threatening benthic ecosystems.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s42...
#SciComm 🧪 #MarineBiology
A new study found that warming and acidification together weaken bryozoan skeletons, shift their microbiomes, and reduce their cover, threatening benthic ecosystems.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s42...
#SciComm 🧪 #MarineBiology
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Today, the @fwf-at.bsky.social honors Elly Tanaka, IMBA's Scientific Director, with the Wittgenstein Award – the premier research award of Austria - for her groundbreaking discoveries in the field of regenerative biology. Congratulations, Elly!
More on the award: imba.science/43Y93sC
More on the award: imba.science/43Y93sC
June 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Today, the @fwf-at.bsky.social honors Elly Tanaka, IMBA's Scientific Director, with the Wittgenstein Award – the premier research award of Austria - for her groundbreaking discoveries in the field of regenerative biology. Congratulations, Elly!
More on the award: imba.science/43Y93sC
More on the award: imba.science/43Y93sC
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Exciting news - Elly Tanaka, director of @imbavienna.bsky.social , received the #Wittgenstein award of the @fwf-at.bsky.social today, Austria's top research award. Congratulations to Elly, and thanks so much for being not only a great scientist, but also a wonderful role model!
Today, the @fwf-at.bsky.social honors Elly Tanaka, IMBA's Scientific Director, with the Wittgenstein Award – the premier research award of Austria - for her groundbreaking discoveries in the field of regenerative biology. Congratulations, Elly!
More on the award: imba.science/43Y93sC
More on the award: imba.science/43Y93sC
June 25, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Exciting news - Elly Tanaka, director of @imbavienna.bsky.social , received the #Wittgenstein award of the @fwf-at.bsky.social today, Austria's top research award. Congratulations to Elly, and thanks so much for being not only a great scientist, but also a wonderful role model!
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Very promising news on the next seven-year EU budget, with a proposed substantial increase for Horizon Europe including the ERC.
We are analysing the other parts of this proposal in more detail.
@Vonderleyen @EZaharievaEU
research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/news/all-res...
We are analysing the other parts of this proposal in more detail.
@Vonderleyen @EZaharievaEU
research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/news/all-res...
Horizon Europe 2028 - 2034: twice bigger, simpler, faster and more impactful
Research and innovation news alert: As part of the next long-term EU budget 2028-2034, the Commission is proposing to double the budget of the research and innovation framework programme to €175 billi...
research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu
July 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Very promising news on the next seven-year EU budget, with a proposed substantial increase for Horizon Europe including the ERC.
We are analysing the other parts of this proposal in more detail.
@Vonderleyen @EZaharievaEU
research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/news/all-res...
We are analysing the other parts of this proposal in more detail.
@Vonderleyen @EZaharievaEU
research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/news/all-res...
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The report identifies factors that limit innovation in Europe: fragmentation, both of markets and of regulatory frameworks, incl different national implementations of EU legislation, no true financial union, incompatible standards, insufficient R&D funding, risk-averse regulatory culture.
New ERC report on Europe’s competitiveness! 🇪🇺
"It conveyed a shared message that fundamental research is not a luxury.”
ERC President Maria Leptin on the conclusions from the ERC workshop with leading figures from industry, policy and science.
Read workshop report: erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
"It conveyed a shared message that fundamental research is not a luxury.”
ERC President Maria Leptin on the conclusions from the ERC workshop with leading figures from industry, policy and science.
Read workshop report: erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
July 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The report identifies factors that limit innovation in Europe: fragmentation, both of markets and of regulatory frameworks, incl different national implementations of EU legislation, no true financial union, incompatible standards, insufficient R&D funding, risk-averse regulatory culture.
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Ready to lead pioneering research that bridges systems-level investigations of biological systems to molecular mechanism? The EMBL Molecular Systems Biology Unit in Heidelberg is hiring a Group Leader!
Group Leader – Molecular Systems Biology Unit
Are you ready to lead groundbreaking research in Molecular Systems Biology? Join us at EMBL! We are seeking a motivated scientist to lead an independent research group, addressing original biological ...
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com
July 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Ready to lead pioneering research that bridges systems-level investigations of biological systems to molecular mechanism? The EMBL Molecular Systems Biology Unit in Heidelberg is hiring a Group Leader!
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To all post-docs: The Genome Biology dept @embl.org
has an Independent faculty position. Fantastic place to set up your lab –great package: core funding, fantastic Ph.D. students, cutting edge core facilities & great colleagues. Closing date Sept 19th
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...
has an Independent faculty position. Fantastic place to set up your lab –great package: core funding, fantastic Ph.D. students, cutting edge core facilities & great colleagues. Closing date Sept 19th
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...
Group Leader - Genome Biology Unit
Are you ready to lead groundbreaking research in Genome Biology? Join us at EMBL! We are seeking a motivated scientist to lead an independent research group addressing exciting and original biological...
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com
July 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
To all post-docs: The Genome Biology dept @embl.org
has an Independent faculty position. Fantastic place to set up your lab –great package: core funding, fantastic Ph.D. students, cutting edge core facilities & great colleagues. Closing date Sept 19th
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...
has an Independent faculty position. Fantastic place to set up your lab –great package: core funding, fantastic Ph.D. students, cutting edge core facilities & great colleagues. Closing date Sept 19th
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...
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I’ve been mystified for years why my line of research (which includes genetic engineering of plants) makes (German) people so much more upset than the AI work of my campus neighbors.
And why does eco-anxiety have a @wikipedia.org page, but not AI-anxiety?
And why does eco-anxiety have a @wikipedia.org page, but not AI-anxiety?
'In a more speculative scenario where LLM participation in the economy increasingly takes the form of closed-access, autonomous LLM-based agents, LLM bias favoring LLM-produced communications may gradually marginalize human economic agents as a class'
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
AI–AI bias: Large language models favor communications generated by large language models | PNAS
Are large language models (LLMs) biased in favor of communications produced by LLMs,
leading to possible antihuman discrimination? Using a classica...
www.pnas.org
July 30, 2025 at 6:39 AM
I’ve been mystified for years why my line of research (which includes genetic engineering of plants) makes (German) people so much more upset than the AI work of my campus neighbors.
And why does eco-anxiety have a @wikipedia.org page, but not AI-anxiety?
And why does eco-anxiety have a @wikipedia.org page, but not AI-anxiety?
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Our latest article in bioRxiv. A very good and comprehensive paper by Mathias Brands, Vicente Ramirez, Laura Armbruster et al. on the deconstruction of acetylated xylan in symbiosis. If you would like to learn more, please talk to Mathias at #2025ISMPMI, poster P-239.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Host-adapted enzymatic deconstruction of acetylated xylan enables mutualistic colonization of monocot roots
Intracellular accommodation of mutualistic fungi in plant roots depends on selective remodeling of host cell walls while minimizing activation of plant immune responses. In this study, we identify a h...
www.biorxiv.org
July 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Our latest article in bioRxiv. A very good and comprehensive paper by Mathias Brands, Vicente Ramirez, Laura Armbruster et al. on the deconstruction of acetylated xylan in symbiosis. If you would like to learn more, please talk to Mathias at #2025ISMPMI, poster P-239.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Using Brillouin microscopy, we measured changes in stiffness within the whole-cell of an intact organism.
We focused on the most important event in our life: gastrulation, which in Drosophila is really fast (~30'):
We focused on the most important event in our life: gastrulation, which in Drosophila is really fast (~30'):
July 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Using Brillouin microscopy, we measured changes in stiffness within the whole-cell of an intact organism.
We focused on the most important event in our life: gastrulation, which in Drosophila is really fast (~30'):
We focused on the most important event in our life: gastrulation, which in Drosophila is really fast (~30'):
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Thanks to everyone who contributed: Carlo for BM, Julio & Abhisha @ncstate.bsky.social for the physical model, @marialep.bsky.social for your feedback and Robert @prevedel-lab.bsky.social for your supervision and allowing me to work freely.
BTW: I am looking for GL positions! 👨🏫 😃
BTW: I am looking for GL positions! 👨🏫 😃
July 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Thanks to everyone who contributed: Carlo for BM, Julio & Abhisha @ncstate.bsky.social for the physical model, @marialep.bsky.social for your feedback and Robert @prevedel-lab.bsky.social for your supervision and allowing me to work freely.
BTW: I am looking for GL positions! 👨🏫 😃
BTW: I am looking for GL positions! 👨🏫 😃
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This is the second simulation, with contractility and stiffness increasing over time (the latter derived from what we learnt using Brillouin microscopy):
July 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
This is the second simulation, with contractility and stiffness increasing over time (the latter derived from what we learnt using Brillouin microscopy):
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Finally, we developed a physical toy model of mesoderm folding to test if the dynamic, localised increase in stiffness facilitates folding the mesoderm? The answer is YES!. See the simulations ⤵️: first movie: ✅contractility ❌stiffness; second movie: ✅contractility ✅ stiffness.
July 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Finally, we developed a physical toy model of mesoderm folding to test if the dynamic, localised increase in stiffness facilitates folding the mesoderm? The answer is YES!. See the simulations ⤵️: first movie: ✅contractility ❌stiffness; second movie: ✅contractility ✅ stiffness.