Gilles Vanwalleghem
@drgillesv.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at Aarhus University, Denmark. Working with Zebrafish to understand the gut-brain axis
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Postdoc position in Neuroinflammation - Vacancy at Aarhus University
Vacancy at Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics - Neurobiology, Aarhus University
international.au.dk
We are recruiting a postdoc to join our team and study neuroinflammation along the gut-brain axis. Please share it with anyone who may be interested, and do not hesitate to reach out if you have questions.
international.au.dk/about/profil...
international.au.dk/about/profil...
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I am very excited to be organizing a session for postdocs (with focus on those in the job market). Be on the lookout for info and registration! 🐟🧪
November 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I am very excited to be organizing a session for postdocs (with focus on those in the job market). Be on the lookout for info and registration! 🐟🧪
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I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
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🚨 New preprint!
We built a single-cell atlas of 14 multilayered epithelia and revealed a conserved transcriptomic program guiding tissue architecture and fate composition. Our work brings decades of tissue-specific studies together into a unified evo-devo framework.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We built a single-cell atlas of 14 multilayered epithelia and revealed a conserved transcriptomic program guiding tissue architecture and fate composition. Our work brings decades of tissue-specific studies together into a unified evo-devo framework.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
November 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
🚨 New preprint!
We built a single-cell atlas of 14 multilayered epithelia and revealed a conserved transcriptomic program guiding tissue architecture and fate composition. Our work brings decades of tissue-specific studies together into a unified evo-devo framework.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We built a single-cell atlas of 14 multilayered epithelia and revealed a conserved transcriptomic program guiding tissue architecture and fate composition. Our work brings decades of tissue-specific studies together into a unified evo-devo framework.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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For those interested!
Join us! 🧬🪰🎉🔬🧠
We are currently advertising a PhD project to study how the brains of #Drosophila and #zebrafish synchronise visual information processing.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Deadline for applying is Wednesday, January 7, 2026. Get in touch for more info!
We are currently advertising a PhD project to study how the brains of #Drosophila and #zebrafish synchronise visual information processing.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Deadline for applying is Wednesday, January 7, 2026. Get in touch for more info!
November 19, 2025 at 8:15 AM
For those interested!
Running out of electrons... to think we are burning ressources to prop up these idiots and their failure of a tech. It's wild
I laughed at loud. These people are so pathetic; our enemies are numbskulls. They will kill us all and still not know hs physics.
COWEN: The stupidest question possible: Why don’t we just make more GPUs?
ALTMAN: Because we need to make more electrons.
conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/sam...
COWEN: The stupidest question possible: Why don’t we just make more GPUs?
ALTMAN: Because we need to make more electrons.
conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/sam...
November 19, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Running out of electrons... to think we are burning ressources to prop up these idiots and their failure of a tech. It's wild
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Chemists have discovered a promising new antibiotic that shows activity against drug-resistant bacterial pathogens
This discovery suggests a new paradigm for antibiotic discovery through identifying and testing intermediates in the pathways to diverse natural compounds
#SomeGoodNews
This discovery suggests a new paradigm for antibiotic discovery through identifying and testing intermediates in the pathways to diverse natural compounds
#SomeGoodNews
New antibiotic found hiding in plain sight
warwick.ac.uk
November 16, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Chemists have discovered a promising new antibiotic that shows activity against drug-resistant bacterial pathogens
This discovery suggests a new paradigm for antibiotic discovery through identifying and testing intermediates in the pathways to diverse natural compounds
#SomeGoodNews
This discovery suggests a new paradigm for antibiotic discovery through identifying and testing intermediates in the pathways to diverse natural compounds
#SomeGoodNews
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In additional to state-of-the-art technologies & leading expertise, DANIO-ReCODE provides doctoral training to a new generation of ECRs interested in understanding the complex & multi-layered process of vertebrate tissue regeneration. Follow them for more fishy updates: @daniorecode.bsky.social 🐟
🐟Meet the DANIO-ReCODE team!🐟
This week: Sugyung Kim and Prof Boris Lenhard from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social
Sugyung studies the comparative epigenomics of vertebrate regeneration
📢Stay tuned!
#DANIO #MSCA @obog.bsky.social @cabd-upo-csic.bsky.social
This week: Sugyung Kim and Prof Boris Lenhard from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social
Sugyung studies the comparative epigenomics of vertebrate regeneration
📢Stay tuned!
#DANIO #MSCA @obog.bsky.social @cabd-upo-csic.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 9:41 AM
In additional to state-of-the-art technologies & leading expertise, DANIO-ReCODE provides doctoral training to a new generation of ECRs interested in understanding the complex & multi-layered process of vertebrate tissue regeneration. Follow them for more fishy updates: @daniorecode.bsky.social 🐟
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🎉 I am very glad to share that our paper on the rapid isotropic light-sheet microscope has just been published in Nature Biotechnology @natbiotech.nature.com.
🔗 Read the full article:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🔗 Read the full article:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Isotropic, aberration-corrected light sheet microscopy for rapid high-resolution imaging of cleared tissue - Nature Biotechnology
A light-sheet microscope built from off-the-shelf components enables high-resolution clear tissue imaging.
www.nature.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM
🎉 I am very glad to share that our paper on the rapid isotropic light-sheet microscope has just been published in Nature Biotechnology @natbiotech.nature.com.
🔗 Read the full article:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🔗 Read the full article:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Good news today, we will soon officially start the Aarhus University Body Brain Interactions Network (AUBBIN). I am looking forward to many more collaborations around this topic in the future. Soon we will organize the kickoff symposium in spring 2026. Very exciting!
November 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Good news today, we will soon officially start the Aarhus University Body Brain Interactions Network (AUBBIN). I am looking forward to many more collaborations around this topic in the future. Soon we will organize the kickoff symposium in spring 2026. Very exciting!
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📢 Vacant full Professorship (W3) "Sytstems Neuroscience" at the University of Münster!
Deadline: 01/05/26
#AcademicSky #AcademicJobs #NeuroScience #NeuroJobs #FacultyJob #STEM #hiring
Please like and share to spread the word 😊
Deadline: 01/05/26
#AcademicSky #AcademicJobs #NeuroScience #NeuroJobs #FacultyJob #STEM #hiring
Please like and share to spread the word 😊
Job Alert! The Institute for Neuro- and Behavioural Biology at the Faculty of Biology @uni-muenster.de invites applications for a Full Professorship (W3) in “Systems Neuroscience” - Highly attractive research environment at the Multiscale Imaging Center. Apply by January 5th. See shorturl.at/VczFp
November 14, 2025 at 8:18 AM
📢 Vacant full Professorship (W3) "Sytstems Neuroscience" at the University of Münster!
Deadline: 01/05/26
#AcademicSky #AcademicJobs #NeuroScience #NeuroJobs #FacultyJob #STEM #hiring
Please like and share to spread the word 😊
Deadline: 01/05/26
#AcademicSky #AcademicJobs #NeuroScience #NeuroJobs #FacultyJob #STEM #hiring
Please like and share to spread the word 😊
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Genomics of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder www.nature.com/articles/s41... - comprehensive new review from Michael Owen and colleagues
Genomics of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder - Nature Reviews Genetics
Genomic advances have enhanced our understanding of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder, revealing genetic architectures and risk mechanisms through large-scale genome-wide a...
www.nature.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Genomics of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder www.nature.com/articles/s41... - comprehensive new review from Michael Owen and colleagues
Some nice evolution work here. And sponges are amazing, so that's bonus points
NEW pub in @science.org 🥳
Is it sponges (panels A & B) or comb jellies (C & D) that root the animal tree of life?
For over 15 years, #phylogenomic studies have been divided.
We provide new evidence suggesting that...
🔗: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Is it sponges (panels A & B) or comb jellies (C & D) that root the animal tree of life?
For over 15 years, #phylogenomic studies have been divided.
We provide new evidence suggesting that...
🔗: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
November 14, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Some nice evolution work here. And sponges are amazing, so that's bonus points
Ohhh, that looks quite interesting to read!
The link between the gut #microbiome and autism is not backed by science, researchers say.
Read the full opinion piece in @cp-neuron.bsky.social: spkl.io/63322AbxpA
@wiringthebrain.bsky.social, @statsepi.bsky.social, & @deevybee.bsky.social
Read the full opinion piece in @cp-neuron.bsky.social: spkl.io/63322AbxpA
@wiringthebrain.bsky.social, @statsepi.bsky.social, & @deevybee.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Ohhh, that looks quite interesting to read!
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New perspective paper out now in @plosbiology.org with a few thoughts on #interoception: What it is (or rather is not), how it can inform therapeutic interventions, and where (we think) the field of brain-body #neuroskyence has yet to find more solid ground to build on.
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Beyond the buzz: Grounding interoceptive interventions in mechanisms of brain–body coupling
The field of interoception research is growing at a rapid pace. This Perspective highlights why establishing both mechanistic insight and construct validity will be critical prerequisites for developi...
doi.org
November 14, 2025 at 7:39 AM
New perspective paper out now in @plosbiology.org with a few thoughts on #interoception: What it is (or rather is not), how it can inform therapeutic interventions, and where (we think) the field of brain-body #neuroskyence has yet to find more solid ground to build on.
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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Now published in Molecular Metabolism, improved by the helpful reviewers! We hope to continue to leverage the #zebrafish to understand the neurometabolic and hormonal regulation of appetite and beyond!
Read the full article here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Read the full article here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 13, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Now published in Molecular Metabolism, improved by the helpful reviewers! We hope to continue to leverage the #zebrafish to understand the neurometabolic and hormonal regulation of appetite and beyond!
Read the full article here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Read the full article here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Lates from the Briscoe lab: Lineage tracing of neural progenitors in 🐤& 👤 - demonstrates sequential binary decisions & persistence of spatial identity despite temporal competence changes.
Congrats to Giulia and co 🍾🥂
Congrats to Giulia and co 🍾🥂
Thrilled to share my main postdoc work with @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social
We used genomic barcoding + scRNAseq in chick & human embryos to reveal a lineage architecture that reshapes how we understand neural tube development & cell fate decisions
🧵👇
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We used genomic barcoding + scRNAseq in chick & human embryos to reveal a lineage architecture that reshapes how we understand neural tube development & cell fate decisions
🧵👇
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Hierarchical lineage architecture of human and avian spinal cord revealed by single-cell genomic barcoding
The formation of neural circuits depends on the precise spatial and temporal organisation of neuronal populations during development. In the vertebrate spinal cord, progenitors are patterned into mole...
www.biorxiv.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Lates from the Briscoe lab: Lineage tracing of neural progenitors in 🐤& 👤 - demonstrates sequential binary decisions & persistence of spatial identity despite temporal competence changes.
Congrats to Giulia and co 🍾🥂
Congrats to Giulia and co 🍾🥂
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TT faculty job opening in #Neuroscience!
We are looking for a colleague to join us in our fantastic Biology Department and Neuroscience Program at Brandeis. We are a group of *very* collaborative, supportive, and productive scientists (& humans!) so please apply
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30961
We are looking for a colleague to join us in our fantastic Biology Department and Neuroscience Program at Brandeis. We are a group of *very* collaborative, supportive, and productive scientists (& humans!) so please apply
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30961
Brandeis University, Biology Department
Job #AJO30961, Assistant Professor in Biology and Neuroscience Program, Biology Department, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, US
academicjobsonline.org
October 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
TT faculty job opening in #Neuroscience!
We are looking for a colleague to join us in our fantastic Biology Department and Neuroscience Program at Brandeis. We are a group of *very* collaborative, supportive, and productive scientists (& humans!) so please apply
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30961
We are looking for a colleague to join us in our fantastic Biology Department and Neuroscience Program at Brandeis. We are a group of *very* collaborative, supportive, and productive scientists (& humans!) so please apply
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30961
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The EATH model for realistic hypergraphs generation is now out in Physical Review E! 📣
journals.aps.org/pre/abstract...
with @giuliacencetti.bsky.social and @alainbarrat.bsky.social
1/2
journals.aps.org/pre/abstract...
with @giuliacencetti.bsky.social and @alainbarrat.bsky.social
1/2
Emerging activity temporal hypergraph: A model for generating realistic time-varying hypergraphs
Time-varying group interactions constitute the building blocks of many complex systems. The framework of temporal hypergraphs makes it possible to represent them by taking into account the higher-orde...
journals.aps.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:24 AM
The EATH model for realistic hypergraphs generation is now out in Physical Review E! 📣
journals.aps.org/pre/abstract...
with @giuliacencetti.bsky.social and @alainbarrat.bsky.social
1/2
journals.aps.org/pre/abstract...
with @giuliacencetti.bsky.social and @alainbarrat.bsky.social
1/2
Ohhh, that looks cool, also quite a few nice refs to the immune role of neuropeptides, including in the gut
The evolutionary origins of synaptic proteins and their changing roles in different organisms across evolution — a Review by Jeffrey J. Colgren & Pawel Burkhardt
@jeffcolgren.bsky.social @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social
#neuroscience #neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@jeffcolgren.bsky.social @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social
#neuroscience #neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The evolutionary origins of synaptic proteins and their changing roles in different organisms across evolution - Nature Reviews Neuroscience
Recent studies have shed further light on the evolutionary origins of chemical synapses, In this Review, Colgren and Burkhardt explore how ancient proteins were co-opted into functional assemblies and...
www.nature.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Ohhh, that looks cool, also quite a few nice refs to the immune role of neuropeptides, including in the gut
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Scientists and scholars in AI and its social impacts call on von der Leyen to retract #AIHype statement.
@olivia.science
@abeba.bsky.social
@irisvanrooij.bsky.social
@alexhanna.bsky.social
@rocher.lc
@danmcquillan.bsky.social
@robin.berjon.com
& many others have signed
www.iccl.ie/press-releas...
@olivia.science
@abeba.bsky.social
@irisvanrooij.bsky.social
@alexhanna.bsky.social
@rocher.lc
@danmcquillan.bsky.social
@robin.berjon.com
& many others have signed
www.iccl.ie/press-releas...
Scientists call on the President of the European Commission to retract AI hype statement
Experts in AI call on the President of the European Commission to retract unscientific AI hype statement she made in the budget speech.
www.iccl.ie
November 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Scientists and scholars in AI and its social impacts call on von der Leyen to retract #AIHype statement.
@olivia.science
@abeba.bsky.social
@irisvanrooij.bsky.social
@alexhanna.bsky.social
@rocher.lc
@danmcquillan.bsky.social
@robin.berjon.com
& many others have signed
www.iccl.ie/press-releas...
@olivia.science
@abeba.bsky.social
@irisvanrooij.bsky.social
@alexhanna.bsky.social
@rocher.lc
@danmcquillan.bsky.social
@robin.berjon.com
& many others have signed
www.iccl.ie/press-releas...
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Fluorescent micrograph of the enteric nervous system of a Pachon/surface hybrid cavefish. Credit to @pavaniperera.bsky.social. #ZebrafishZunday 🧪
November 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Fluorescent micrograph of the enteric nervous system of a Pachon/surface hybrid cavefish. Credit to @pavaniperera.bsky.social. #ZebrafishZunday 🧪
Very true, even if I also strongly dislike the glorification of individuals in a team setting
When people celebrate the individual genius of folks in science, they should also
mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)
mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)
November 8, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Very true, even if I also strongly dislike the glorification of individuals in a team setting
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Secretome translation shaped by lysosomes and lunapark-marked ER junctions
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Secretome translation shaped by lysosomes and lunapark-marked ER junctions - Nature
Live-cell imaging of mRNA encoding secretome proteins and translated nascent peptide markers show that secretome translation occurs at endoplasmic reticulum junctions near lysosomes, requires lun...
www.nature.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Secretome translation shaped by lysosomes and lunapark-marked ER junctions
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Calling aspiring group leaders! We've just opened applications for group leader fellowship sponsorship to start a lab in UCL NPP. Deadline 5 Jan. @uclnpp.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3h33dvev
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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November 6, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Calling aspiring group leaders! We've just opened applications for group leader fellowship sponsorship to start a lab in UCL NPP. Deadline 5 Jan. @uclnpp.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3h33dvev
Well that was a nice conference, a bit too clinical for my taste, but still useful as a melting pot of Danish neuroscience. At some points clinicians and psychologists will stop calling the biologists' "pets" lower animals, but baby steps
November 5, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Well that was a nice conference, a bit too clinical for my taste, but still useful as a melting pot of Danish neuroscience. At some points clinicians and psychologists will stop calling the biologists' "pets" lower animals, but baby steps