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Michael Sars Centre
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The Michael Sars Centre, University of Bergen, is an international community of scientists studying the molecular and cellular biology of marine organisms.
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As Movember comes to an end, the Sars team sported real (and some suspiciously fake) mustaches to raise awareness for men’s health. Huge thanks to Brandon for leading this fundraising initiative at the Centre! 🥸
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November 28, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Very insightful talk by Dean Gunn Mangerud, who shared the latest updates and upcoming projects at our faculty @scienceandtechuib.bsky.social 👏 We are grateful for this opportunity to have an open dialogue, and look forward to new exciting challenges @unibergen.bsky.social!
November 14, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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We had a full room today for a talk by Nicolas Minc @minclab.bsky.social from @ijmonod.bsky.social 👏 He presented his team's latest work on the mechanics of cell division, including how they use magnetic tweezers to rotate mitotic spindles 💥 Thank you for joining us!
In the foreground, an audience is seated, seen from behind. They are attending a talk by Nicolas Minc, a man with short dark hair wearing a light blue shirt. He is presenting a title slide that reads "How large cells do it? Cytoplasm mechanics and division positioning"
October 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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It was fantastic welcoming back Chema Martin @chemamd.bsky.social from @qmulsbbs.bsky.social at the Centre today 👏 He shared with us his latest work on spiralian larvae evolution, with fascinating insights on the timing of gene expression during development. Thank you for visiting us!
Chema Martin, wearing a dark blue sweater and green trousers, presents his work in front of a seated audience. Behind him, parts of a slide is visible on a screen. It shows a schematic of a planktonic larva.
October 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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We are on a journey to adopt greener practices at the Centre, and our efforts were recently recognized with TWO labs obtaining the highest-level certification from My Green Lab 🌱🤩 This work was driven by engineers @margauxfailla.bsky.social, @evanordmann.bsky.social & @paulamiramon.bsky.social 👏🧵
October 8, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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Fantastic presentation by @malinkjosavik.bsky.social at the Tutzing basal metazoan workshop 👏 She shared her work on starvation and metabolism in Nematostella, conducted in collaboration between the @prhsteinmetz.bsky.social lab and the Dept of Biomedicine @unibergen.bsky.social ✨
September 25, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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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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Congratulations Dr. Fournon Berodia @inesfournon.bsky.social 🎉🤩 We are very proud of Inés for successfully defending her PhD thesis conducted in the @prhsteinmetz.bsky.social lab. Thank you to opponents @ragkousik.bsky.social & @levayerr.bsky.social for insightful discussions 👏
Inés Fournon Berodia presents in front of an audience. She is wearing a black blazer and a white shirt. The slide on the screen has a black background, and reads "Hallmarks of epithelial cell extrusion". Below the title, a schematic of an epithelium, and the following text in bullet points: "Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK)", "Facilitate extrusion" and "Protect surrounding cells" Ines Fournon Berodia smiles widely, holding in place on her head a customized graduation hat.
August 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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We were happy today to co-host a seminar by Sr. Scientist John Stegeman from @whoi.edu 👏 From vertebrates to giant viruses, we learned a lot about the fascinating evolution of the cytochrome P450 family. Thank you for a great talk!
August 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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It was an honor to attend a lecture by Christian Sardet @cellsandplankton.bsky.social today 👏 Christian took us on a journey through the history of science and art over the past 200 years, and showed some of his own work documenting beautiful planktonic organisms 🦠 Thank you for a fantastic talk!
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June 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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This year's Nordic Microscopy Society meeting was hosted by @unibergen.bsky.social 👏 Group leader @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social shared his team's work using expansion and 3D electron microscopy to study nervous systems. Congratulations on a great talk! 🔬🧠
A man in black pants and a patterned short-sleeved shirt gives a talk in a lecture room. On a screen, a slide titled 'Uncertainty at the base of the animal tree' describing the 'sponge-first hypothesis' and 'ctenophore-first hypothesis' with phylogenetic trees.
June 13, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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Our last session focused on Receptor Evolution 🙌 Yuhong Wang presented her latest findings on glutamate receptors, while Ryan Hibbs @ucsandiego.bsky.social shared insights on inhibitory signals in the human brain. A wonderful conclusion to #MSS2025!
June 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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The first #MSS2025 afternoon session was all about enzyme evolution 👏 @paolalaurino.bsky.social - live from @oistedu.bsky.social, Ida Helene Steen @cdeepsea.bsky.social and Ioannis Riziotis @ebi.embl.org shared their latest work, using very different approaches to this fascinating topic 🤩
June 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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For the second session on Molecular Machines, Jingwei Xu @xujwet.bsky.social @ethz.ch and Ross Waller @cambiochem.bsky.social gave stunning talks on Asgard archaeon and parasitic algae 🦠✨
June 6, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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What a fantastic morning at #MSS2025 🤩 After an opening by BIO Dept. head @unibergen.bsky.social Ståle Ellingsen, three amazing talks by @lowelab.bsky.social, Georgia Rapti @embl.org and Camila Esguerra @ncmbm.bsky.social on System Evolution 👏
June 6, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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#MSS2025 kicks-off tomorrow morning 🤩 Last but not least in this speaker lineup reveal, our very own Yuhong Wang will share her work on the evolution of ionotropic glutamate receptors in bilaterians. We are looking forward to her talk 👏
A promotional card introducing a speaker for the Michael Sars Symposium 2025. It has a blue background, on the left-hand side, a portrait of a woman with black hair held in a ponytail, wearing round glasses and a beige sweater. On the right-hand side, text reads: MICHAEL SARS SYMPOSIUM 2025 Decoding signals and unveiling architectures, from molecules to organisms Convergent evolution among fast glutamate receptors in different bilaterians Yuhong Wang Michael Sars Centre, UiB June 6, 2025, Media City Bergen At the bottom, the logo of the Michael Sars Centre, of the University of Bergen, of EMBL preceded by the mention 'Partner of', and the hashtag MSS2025.
June 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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We were very lucky today to host a career seminar by Karin Kühnel, Editor-in-Chief at Structure @cellpress.bsky.social 🤩 She shared her career path and insights about her work in an inspiring talk, plus some insider tips on the publishing process. Thank you so much, see you at #MSS2025 👏
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June 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Less than a week before we kick-off #MSS2025 🤩 On Friday, Ioannis Riziotis will present his work on enzyme convergent evolution conducted at @ebi.embl.org 👏 We are looking forward to a day of exciting talks!!
A promotional card introducing a speaker for the Michael Sars Symposium 2025. It has a blue background, on the left-hand side, a portrait of a man with short hair and a short beard, wearing a white sweater. On the right-hand side, text reads: MICHAEL SARS SYMPOSIUM 2025 Decoding signals and unveiling architectures, from molecules to organisms Enzyme convergent evolution in three dimensions Ioannis Riziotis EMBL-EBI June 6, 2025, Media City Bergen At the bottom, the logo of the Michael Sars Centre, of the University of Bergen, of EMBL preceded by the mention 'Partner of', and the hashtag MSS2025.
June 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Registration for #MSS2025 closes in 2 days 🚨Join us for an exciting talk by Paola Laurino @paolalaurino.bsky.social from @oistedu.bsky.social, who will present her latest work using chemical approaches and protein engineering to study protein evolution 👏 ➡️ tinyurl.com/yc4jxdvz
A promotional card introducing a speaker for the Michael Sars Symposium 2025. It has a blue background, on the left-hand side, a portrait of a woman with short dark hair in outdoor gear, in a forest. On the right-hand side, text reads: MICHAEL SARS SYMPOSIUM 2025 Decoding signals and unveiling architectures, from molecules to organisms How do proteins expand functionality? Paola Laurino Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology June 6, 2025, Media City Bergen At the bottom, the logo of the Michael Sars Centre, of the University of Bergen, of EMBL preceded by the mention 'Partner of', and the hashtag MSS2025.
May 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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We are excited to present Jingwei Xu @xujwet.bsky.social from @ethz.ch for #MSS2025 🤩 His work focuses on the evolutionary origins of cytoskeletons, using advanced microscopy techniques to reveal the cell biology of Asgard archaea 🦠 Only one week left to sign up! ➡️ tinyurl.com/yc4jxdvz
A promotional card introducing a speaker for the Michael Sars Symposium 2025. It has a blue background, on the left-hand side, a portrait of a man with short dark hair and a dark blue patterned shirt. On the right-hand side, text reads: MICHAEL SARS SYMPOSIUM 2025 Decoding signals and unveiling architectures, from molecules to organisms Multi-scale imaging of an Asgard archaeon illuminates the origin of the eukaryotic cytoskeleton Jingwei Xu ETH Zürich June 6, 2025, Media City Bergen At the bottom, the logo of the Michael Sars Centre, of the University of Bergen, of EMBL preceded by the mention 'Partner of', and the hashtag MSS2025.
May 21, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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During #MSS2025, Ross Waller from @cambiochem.bsky.social will present his team’s efforts to elucidate algal proteomes and better understand their propensity to parasitism 🌿 Registration is open until May 28 👏➡️ tinyurl.com/yc4jxdvz
A promotional card introducing a speaker for the Michael Sars Symposium 2025. It has a blue background, on the left-hand side, a portrait of a man with a beard and a dark blue shirt. On the right-hand side, text reads: MICHAEL SARS SYMPOSIUM 2025 Decoding signals and unveiling architectures, from molecules to organisms How do algae become parasites? An evolutionary cell biology approach Ross Waller University of Cambridge June 6, 2025, Media City Bergen At the bottom, the logo of the Michael Sars Centre, of the University of Bergen, of EMBL preceded by the mention 'Partner of', and the hashtag MSS2025.
May 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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We are happy to introduce another speaker on our #MSS2025 line-up! ✨ Camila Esguerra from @ncmbm.bsky.social will discuss her recent projects using the powerful zebrafish model to elucidate disease mechanisms, in toxicology research and more 🐟 Register to hear her talk ➡️ tinyurl.com/yc4jxdvz
A promotional card introducing a speaker for the Michael Sars Symposium 2025. It has a blue background, on the left-hand side, a portrait of a woman with dark shoulder-length hair wearing glasses and a blue cardigan. On the right-hand side, text reads: MICHAEL SARS SYMPOSIUM 2025 Decoding signals and unveiling architectures, from molecules to organisms The zebrafish as a model organism to understand and treat complex genetic disorders Camila Esguerra NCMBM, University of Oslo June 6, 2025, Media City Bergen At the bottom, the logo of the Michael Sars Centre, of the University of Bergen, of EMBL preceded by the mention 'Partner of', and the hashtag MSS2025.
May 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Why do some animals regenerate, and others don't? Eve Gazave's team @stemdevevo.bsky.social at @ijmonod.bsky.social aims to answer this fundamental question, using the worm Platynereis 👩‍🔬 We were thrilled to hear about Eve's research today and to showcase our worm culture. Thank you for your visit!
Eve Gazave, a woman with short dark hair wearing a grey sweater, gives a talk in a seminar room in front of an audience. On the screen, a slide with a phylogenetic tree and the title "Cmplex structure regeneration in animals". Eve Gazave sits at a bench in the Michael Sars Centre worm facility. She smiles, in front of her is a microscope with a clear dish lit from below.
May 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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One month to go until #MSS2025 🙌 Chris Lowe @lowelab.bsky.social is on our exciting speaker lineup. He will present his latest work on the developmental patterning of the echinoderm adult body plan, and how it informs basic principles in #evodevo. Don't miss out! ➡️ tinyurl.com/yc4jxdvz
A promotional card introducing a speaker for the Michael Sars Symposium 2025. It has a blue background, on the left-hand side, a portrait of man wearing a dark polo shirt in front of a seaside background. On the right-hand side, text reads: MICHAEL SARS SYMPOSIUM 2025 Decoding signals and unveiling architectures, from molecules to organisms Lesson in developmental biology from evolutionary experiments in body plans Chris Lowe Stanford University June 6, 2025, Media City Bergen At the bottom, the logo of the Michael Sars Centre, of the University of Bergen, of EMBL preceded by the mention 'Partner of', and the hashtag MSS2025.
May 6, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Here's to many more years of knowledge, following in the footsteps of marine biologist Michael Sars and neurobiologist and explorer Fridtjof Nansen 🎉
A researcher oversees a young visitor using a laptop on which a 'Guess the comb jelly' quiz is running. A woman is looking into a microscope. Drawings by Michael Sars depicting for the first time the life cycle of a jellyfish, and newl described species of comb jellies are displayed at the Centre's booth. An info card in English and in Norwegian explains the contributions of Michael Sars and Fridtjof Nansen to the work conducted today in the Burkhardt group.
April 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM