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Margaux Failla
@margauxfailla.bsky.social
Biology Engineer 🧬 / Interests in Microscopy, Imaging Analysis 🔬 / Working on the Cardiopharyngeal Lineage of Ciona 👩‍🔬 at Michael Sars Centre 🇳🇴
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Cell cycle-driven transcriptome maturation confers multilineage competence to cardiopharyngeal progenitors
Wei Wang, @lionlchristiaen.bsky.social and colleagues
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November 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Our latest on how cells get ready for fate transition! @noahbruderer.bsky.social @margauxfailla.bsky.social @lionlchristiaen.bsky.social

Cell cycle-driven transcriptome maturation confers multilineage competence to cardiopharyngeal progenitors www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
Cell cycle-driven transcriptome maturation confers multilineage competence to cardiopharyngeal progenitors | The EMBO Journal
imageimageDuring development, multipotent cardiopharyngeal progenitors express both cardiac and pharyngeal muscle transcriptional programs. This study in the tunicate Ciona shows that cell cycle-regul...
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November 4, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Could not be more happy/proud/relieved to finally see this longstanding study published. Bluetorial to follow. @msarscentre.bsky.social
Cell cycle-driven transcriptome maturation confers multilineage competence to cardiopharyngeal progenitors | The EMBO Journal www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
Cell cycle-driven transcriptome maturation confers multilineage competence to cardiopharyngeal progenitors | The EMBO Journal
imageimageDuring development, multipotent cardiopharyngeal progenitors express both cardiac and pharyngeal muscle transcriptional programs. This study in the tunicate Ciona shows that cell cycle-regul...
www.embopress.org
November 4, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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Explaining sea squirt development to the public? Challenge accepted! Our team had a great time at the #forskningsdagene science fair over the weekend. We met visitors of all ages who shared our excitement for science, and went back to the lab inspired and energized 🤩✨
September 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Huge congratulations to postdoc Guillaume Poncelet @guillaumeponcelet.bsky.social who was awarded a UiB Early Idea innovation grant 🤩🎉 Inspired by his work in the @lionlchristiaen.bsky.social lab, he will be developing a new product derived from naturally occurring compounds 🔬 Read more below ⤵️
Michael Sars Centre researcher awarded UiB Idé innovation grant
Guillaume Poncelet, postdoctoral researcher in the Christiaen group, will receive funding from the UiB Idé innovation program to develop a novel product inspired by marine life.
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September 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Researchers from @imev-mer.fr recently visited us for a workshop supported by the French-Norwegian mobility program Åsgard 🌊 Between seminars, lab demos and discussions, new ideas and plans for long-term collaborations emerged 🤩 Read more about this exciting partnership below ⤵️
Åsgard workshop sparks new collaborations at the Michael Sars Centre
Researchers from the Institut de la Mer de Villefranche and the Michael Sars Centre received support from the French-Norwegian mobility program Åsgard. Through seminars and discussions, participants l...
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July 17, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Congratulations to Jonas Brandenburg from @lionlchristiaen.bsky.social lab for a great talk today at the #EESWildModels Symposium 🤩👏 Jonas presented his latest work on the impact of temperature on #Ciona development 🌡️ @events.embl.org @embo.org 📸 Joergen Benjaminsen
April 11, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Congratulations to the Chatzigeorgiou lab @mchatzigeorgiou.bsky.social for a new preprint 🤩👏 @midlangandreas.bsky.social and team studied the mechanical forces at play during #Ciona postembryonic development, and found links to larval chemosensation and settlement behavior 🧪 Read the article ⤵️
Mechanics regulate the postembryonic developmental maturation and function of sensory neurons in a pre-vertebrate chordate
Physical forces are emerging as important contributors to a wide diversity of biological processes across multiple scales and contexts. The development of the nervous system is infuenced by mechanical...
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April 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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We are excited to announce that registration for the Michael Sars Symposium 2025 is now open! 🤩 Join us on June 6th at Media City Bergen for a day of exceptional talks 🧪 #MSS2025
✨Learn more and register here: tinyurl.com/yc4jxdvz
January 29, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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AI has the potential to transform the way we access and handle datasets. Meet BioChatter: an open large language model framework designed to support biomedical research 💻 An exciting project by @ebi.embl.org with contributions from @noahbruderer.bsky.social, out now in @naturebiotech.bsky.social 👏
BioChatter: making large language models accessible for biomedical research
A team led by researchers at EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), in collaboration with a PhD candidate in the Christiaen group, developed an open-source large language model (LLM) fra...
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January 22, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Amazing news - the exhibition 'Jellyfish unveiled' is extended until January 26 at the University Museum of Bergen! Discover the secrets of jellyfish and their kin through the eyes of @joanjsoto.bsky.social, @alexandrejan.bsky.social & Anne Aasjord 📸🌊🧪
Find out more: tinyurl.com/3c2yjj2f
December 16, 2024 at 12:37 PM
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After an engaging talk on the impact of underwater sounds on plankton and fish, Prof. Ana Širović from NTNU joined us for a cherished Sars tradition - our annual Christmas lunch 🌊🎅 We are so grateful for our fantastic team and guests!
December 13, 2024 at 1:46 PM
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The deadline to apply for a Group Leader position at the Centre is extended, send your application by January 6, 2025 🌊 An incredible opportunity to lead innovative marine science in beautiful Bergen! 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬🧪 Reposts appreciated 🙏
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Group Leader Positions (Researcher I, code 1110) (270380) | University of Bergen
Job title: Group Leader Positions (Researcher I, code 1110) (270380), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Monday, January 6, 2025
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December 13, 2024 at 5:36 PM
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Fascinating dive into host-microbe chemical interactions today with Prof. Manuel Liebeke @manuelliebeke.bsky.social, in a festive atmosphere ✨👏 His exciting spatial #metabolomics work maps the links between metabolites and symbiotic microbial communities 🦠🧪 Thank you for visiting us!!
November 15, 2024 at 3:40 PM
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We are hiring Group Leaders! One month left to apply ⏳ Join us in beautiful Bergen for a chance to lead exciting science in a supportive environment! 🌊
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Group Leader Positions (Researcher I, code 1110) (270380) | University of Bergen
Job title: Group Leader Positions (Researcher I, code 1110) (270380), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Sunday, December 15, 2024
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November 14, 2024 at 1:32 PM