MultiplEye Lab
@multipleye-lab.bsky.social
Unravelling the function and evolution of many-eyed visual systems. Led by @laurensr.bsky.social and based @MfNBerlin.bsky.social.
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🎉 Big news! 🎉
We will be moving to @bristolbiosci.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social in 2026!!
We're so excited to be joining such a dynamic and thriving department, university, and city - thank you to everyone who has already been so welcoming!
📢 But that's not all - come and join us! 👇
We will be moving to @bristolbiosci.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social in 2026!!
We're so excited to be joining such a dynamic and thriving department, university, and city - thank you to everyone who has already been so welcoming!
📢 But that's not all - come and join us! 👇
🐛📢🐛New paper alert! Lovely review of caterpillar sensory ecology led by @samjakeengland.bsky.social (@humboldt-foundation.de fellow) with friends and colleagues @rochellemeah.bsky.social @benitoexplains.bsky.social and Callum McLellan!
🐛⚡🐛👁️🐛🤝🐛👃🐛
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🐛⚡🐛👁️🐛🤝🐛👃🐛
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The sensory ecology of caterpillars - Journal of Comparative Physiology A
Caterpillars (larval Lepidoptera) are one of the most ecologically and evolutionarily significant taxa on Earth. As both feeders and food, they shape the dynamics of enumerate ecosystems on land. Key ...
link.springer.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
🐛📢🐛New paper alert! Lovely review of caterpillar sensory ecology led by @samjakeengland.bsky.social (@humboldt-foundation.de fellow) with friends and colleagues @rochellemeah.bsky.social @benitoexplains.bsky.social and Callum McLellan!
🐛⚡🐛👁️🐛🤝🐛👃🐛
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🐛⚡🐛👁️🐛🤝🐛👃🐛
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Do you work (/want to work) with caterpillars? Or sensory systems? Or BOTH?! Well good golly do we have the paper for you! We explain the senses that caterpillars have, what they use them for, and how anthropogenic sensory pollution might be messing it all up 🐛 doi.org/10.1007/s003...
The sensory ecology of caterpillars - Journal of Comparative Physiology A
Caterpillars (larval Lepidoptera) are one of the most ecologically and evolutionarily significant taxa on Earth. As both feeders and food, they shape the dynamics of enumerate ecosystems on land. Key ...
doi.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Do you work (/want to work) with caterpillars? Or sensory systems? Or BOTH?! Well good golly do we have the paper for you! We explain the senses that caterpillars have, what they use them for, and how anthropogenic sensory pollution might be messing it all up 🐛 doi.org/10.1007/s003...
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Reposting for the Monday morning scrollers! Funded PhD opportunity with me @multipleye-lab.bsky.social @bristolbiosci.bsky.social - spiders, their eyes, and their babies under long- and short-term light pollution!
Exciting times ahead - I'm beyond delighted to be joining @bristolbiosci.bsky.social in 2026! 🎉🕷️🎉🐌🎉
I'm also looking for a PhD student to join @multipleye-lab.bsky.social in our new home! Come and study the effects of light pollution on the evolution and development of spider eyes with us 🌃🕷️👀 👇
I'm also looking for a PhD student to join @multipleye-lab.bsky.social in our new home! Come and study the effects of light pollution on the evolution and development of spider eyes with us 🌃🕷️👀 👇
October 20, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Reposting for the Monday morning scrollers! Funded PhD opportunity with me @multipleye-lab.bsky.social @bristolbiosci.bsky.social - spiders, their eyes, and their babies under long- and short-term light pollution!
🎉 Big news! 🎉
We will be moving to @bristolbiosci.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social in 2026!!
We're so excited to be joining such a dynamic and thriving department, university, and city - thank you to everyone who has already been so welcoming!
📢 But that's not all - come and join us! 👇
We will be moving to @bristolbiosci.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social in 2026!!
We're so excited to be joining such a dynamic and thriving department, university, and city - thank you to everyone who has already been so welcoming!
📢 But that's not all - come and join us! 👇
October 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
🎉 Big news! 🎉
We will be moving to @bristolbiosci.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social in 2026!!
We're so excited to be joining such a dynamic and thriving department, university, and city - thank you to everyone who has already been so welcoming!
📢 But that's not all - come and join us! 👇
We will be moving to @bristolbiosci.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social in 2026!!
We're so excited to be joining such a dynamic and thriving department, university, and city - thank you to everyone who has already been so welcoming!
📢 But that's not all - come and join us! 👇
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🚨 PhD alert! IMPRS brain & behavior in Bonn just opened their calls for applications. Great PhD funding opportunities. Check it out! PS- I just joined their faculty, meaning you could do a rotation in my lab or even a PhD with me on spider sleep 🙃 Apply! 🚨
📢Apply now! Join our IMPRS for Brain&Behavior to pursue a #PhD in #neuroethology. Learn how brain circuits are linked to interesting animal behaviors!
📅 Deadline: October 31, 2025
🔗 imprs-brain-behavior.mpg.de
#neuroscience #Neuroskyence #neurojobs #sciencejobs #PhDsky #PhDOffers #FundedPhD
📅 Deadline: October 31, 2025
🔗 imprs-brain-behavior.mpg.de
#neuroscience #Neuroskyence #neurojobs #sciencejobs #PhDsky #PhDOffers #FundedPhD
September 6, 2025 at 8:48 AM
🚨 PhD alert! IMPRS brain & behavior in Bonn just opened their calls for applications. Great PhD funding opportunities. Check it out! PS- I just joined their faculty, meaning you could do a rotation in my lab or even a PhD with me on spider sleep 🙃 Apply! 🚨
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🕷️ 🚨 Are you at the #DZG in Berlin next week? @dzg2025berlin.bsky.social my PhD @nadjageiger.bsky.social and I are very excited to tell you the latest about our spider sleep 💤 work! Come check out our talks on Friday and ask all your questions! :) 🚨 🕷️
September 6, 2025 at 9:02 AM
🕷️ 🚨 Are you at the #DZG in Berlin next week? @dzg2025berlin.bsky.social my PhD @nadjageiger.bsky.social and I are very excited to tell you the latest about our spider sleep 💤 work! Come check out our talks on Friday and ask all your questions! :) 🚨 🕷️
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Our findings on bees' photoreceptors are now officially published in Biology Letters of the Royal Society Publishing!! Thanks again for a productive collaboration @jjfosterlab.bsky.social and @gregoeur.bsky.social !!
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
I'm really happy to share the first preprint of my PhD work in @jjfosterlab.bsky.social! During a fruitful collaboration with @gregoeur.bsky.social, we uncovered a surprising feature of bees' eyes!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org
September 3, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Our findings on bees' photoreceptors are now officially published in Biology Letters of the Royal Society Publishing!! Thanks again for a productive collaboration @jjfosterlab.bsky.social and @gregoeur.bsky.social !!
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
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New work from our neighbours @jjfosterlab.bsky.social lab with lead @gkolyfetis.bsky.social
- check out their findings on the coupling of #photoreceptors in different #bee species 🐝👇👇
- check out their findings on the coupling of #photoreceptors in different #bee species 🐝👇👇
Our findings on bees' photoreceptors are now officially published in Biology Letters of the Royal Society Publishing!! Thanks again for a productive collaboration @jjfosterlab.bsky.social and @gregoeur.bsky.social !!
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
I'm really happy to share the first preprint of my PhD work in @jjfosterlab.bsky.social! During a fruitful collaboration with @gregoeur.bsky.social, we uncovered a surprising feature of bees' eyes!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
September 4, 2025 at 9:59 AM
New work from our neighbours @jjfosterlab.bsky.social lab with lead @gkolyfetis.bsky.social
- check out their findings on the coupling of #photoreceptors in different #bee species 🐝👇👇
- check out their findings on the coupling of #photoreceptors in different #bee species 🐝👇👇
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I am looking for a postdoc! Please share with Evo-devo-neuro-sensory people who might be interested.
We have multiple projects available so don't feel like you are not qualified to apply if you don't check every single box on the job ad!
Apply here: explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...
We have multiple projects available so don't feel like you are not qualified to apply if you don't check every single box on the job ad!
Apply here: explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...
University of Florida - Details - Postdoctoral Associate
explore.jobs.ufl.edu
July 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I am looking for a postdoc! Please share with Evo-devo-neuro-sensory people who might be interested.
We have multiple projects available so don't feel like you are not qualified to apply if you don't check every single box on the job ad!
Apply here: explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...
We have multiple projects available so don't feel like you are not qualified to apply if you don't check every single box on the job ad!
Apply here: explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...
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To identify fundamental neuroscientific principles that generalize across species, systems and circuits, neuroscientists must embrace an evolutionary perspective, argue Karl Farrow and @katjareinhard.bsky.social.
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/systems-neur...
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/systems-neur...
Systems and circuit neuroscience need an evolutionary perspective
To identify fundamental neuroscientific principles that generalize across species, neuroscientists must frame their research through an evolutionary lens.
www.thetransmitter.org
July 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
To identify fundamental neuroscientific principles that generalize across species, systems and circuits, neuroscientists must embrace an evolutionary perspective, argue Karl Farrow and @katjareinhard.bsky.social.
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/systems-neur...
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/systems-neur...
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Mutualisms within light microhabitats are associated with sensory convergence in a mimetic #butterfly community: www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
www.pnas.org
July 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Mutualisms within light microhabitats are associated with sensory convergence in a mimetic #butterfly community: www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
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The call for a fellowship at the College for Life Sciences @wiko-berlin.bsky.social is now open. That's an academic paradise! Apply: call.wiko-berlin.de/procedure/52...
Wiko Application Platform
call.wiko-berlin.de
July 17, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The call for a fellowship at the College for Life Sciences @wiko-berlin.bsky.social is now open. That's an academic paradise! Apply: call.wiko-berlin.de/procedure/52...
Fresh(ish) from the week at BESSY II @helmholtz.de looking at the changes associated with eye loss in spiders! Not pictured: our valiant night shifters, @mikebok.bsky.social, Karla Lopez Reyes, and Constance Coubris 💪🏼🌃
July 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Fresh(ish) from the week at BESSY II @helmholtz.de looking at the changes associated with eye loss in spiders! Not pictured: our valiant night shifters, @mikebok.bsky.social, Karla Lopez Reyes, and Constance Coubris 💪🏼🌃
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Can jumping spiders extract implied object shape from motion? Check out our new preprint to find out. Collab with Massimo De Agrò @neuroethology.org
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Biological point-light displays scanning by the principal eyes of a jumping spider
The semi-rigid structure of bodies forces animals to move in rhythmic patterns shared by all creatures with skeletons, exoskeletons, or limb connections. This pattern, known as biological motion, is i...
doi.org
June 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Can jumping spiders extract implied object shape from motion? Check out our new preprint to find out. Collab with Massimo De Agrò @neuroethology.org
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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Very cool brief visit with the @multipleye-lab.bsky.social 🕷️👁️ forgot to take a spider photo but the fish collection was quite cool 🐟
June 30, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Very cool brief visit with the @multipleye-lab.bsky.social 🕷️👁️ forgot to take a spider photo but the fish collection was quite cool 🐟
Early-bird registrations closes TODAY!! Sign up now to join us for #DZG2025 in beautiful Berlin this September - includes the conference dinner and icebreaker under the dinosaurs here at @mfnberlin.bsky.social 😍🦕
Gentle reminder: #DZG2025 in Berlin!
The extended Early Bird registration is ending soon. Nab the reduced rate NOW and join us in Berlin. 🤩
dzg-meeting.de
The extended Early Bird registration is ending soon. Nab the reduced rate NOW and join us in Berlin. 🤩
dzg-meeting.de
June 11, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Early-bird registrations closes TODAY!! Sign up now to join us for #DZG2025 in beautiful Berlin this September - includes the conference dinner and icebreaker under the dinosaurs here at @mfnberlin.bsky.social 😍🦕
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Gentle reminder: #DZG2025 in Berlin!
The extended Early Bird registration is ending soon. Nab the reduced rate NOW and join us in Berlin. 🤩
dzg-meeting.de
The extended Early Bird registration is ending soon. Nab the reduced rate NOW and join us in Berlin. 🤩
dzg-meeting.de
June 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Gentle reminder: #DZG2025 in Berlin!
The extended Early Bird registration is ending soon. Nab the reduced rate NOW and join us in Berlin. 🤩
dzg-meeting.de
The extended Early Bird registration is ending soon. Nab the reduced rate NOW and join us in Berlin. 🤩
dzg-meeting.de
We've just added our shiny new lab handbook to our website! Adapted from the Aly Lab at Columbia and developed with the group, we hope this will be useful to prospective group members and collaborators, or to other new PIs! drive.google.com/file/d/1rvBX...
(feedback and additions welcome!)
(feedback and additions welcome!)
LabHandbook-2.docx.pdf
drive.google.com
May 27, 2025 at 5:52 PM
We've just added our shiny new lab handbook to our website! Adapted from the Aly Lab at Columbia and developed with the group, we hope this will be useful to prospective group members and collaborators, or to other new PIs! drive.google.com/file/d/1rvBX...
(feedback and additions welcome!)
(feedback and additions welcome!)
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REGISTRATION NOW OPEN 👋
Join us in Berlin for the Annual Meeting of the German Zoological Society! Visit our website for all the details: dzg-meeting.de
Early Bird offers are available—register now to secure your spot!
We look forward to seeing you in Berlin.
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Join us in Berlin for the Annual Meeting of the German Zoological Society! Visit our website for all the details: dzg-meeting.de
Early Bird offers are available—register now to secure your spot!
We look forward to seeing you in Berlin.
#share #like
May 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN 👋
Join us in Berlin for the Annual Meeting of the German Zoological Society! Visit our website for all the details: dzg-meeting.de
Early Bird offers are available—register now to secure your spot!
We look forward to seeing you in Berlin.
#share #like
Join us in Berlin for the Annual Meeting of the German Zoological Society! Visit our website for all the details: dzg-meeting.de
Early Bird offers are available—register now to secure your spot!
We look forward to seeing you in Berlin.
#share #like
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👋 Looking forward to the 117th Annual Meeting of the German Zoological Society. Please like and share 🤩
May 17, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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Why join #DZG2025 in Berlin? Reason #1: Outstanding plenary speakers!
For example…
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dzg-meeting.de
www.nwg-info.de/de/council/e...
For example…
#share #like
dzg-meeting.de
www.nwg-info.de/de/council/e...
May 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Why join #DZG2025 in Berlin? Reason #1: Outstanding plenary speakers!
For example…
#share #like
dzg-meeting.de
www.nwg-info.de/de/council/e...
For example…
#share #like
dzg-meeting.de
www.nwg-info.de/de/council/e...
Are you an ECR interested in animals that have eyes (preferably, lots of them)? Would you like to come and conduct a research project in our group for 1-3 months? Get in touch about applying for the excellent @biologists.bsky.social ECR visiting fellowship scheme!
www.biologists.com/grants/ecr-v...
www.biologists.com/grants/ecr-v...
ECR Visiting Fellowships
About ECR Visiting Fellowships To celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2023, Journal of Experimental Biology launched two new grants to support junior faculty staff working in the fields covered by the ...
www.biologists.com
May 14, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Are you an ECR interested in animals that have eyes (preferably, lots of them)? Would you like to come and conduct a research project in our group for 1-3 months? Get in touch about applying for the excellent @biologists.bsky.social ECR visiting fellowship scheme!
www.biologists.com/grants/ecr-v...
www.biologists.com/grants/ecr-v...
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This will be a fun and interesting meeting across the different fields of zoology - and it's in Berlin!
May 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
This will be a fun and interesting meeting across the different fields of zoology - and it's in Berlin!
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Really excited to announce that I have been selected as one of eight PI fellows for this year. 😌 This will be fun and incredibly helpful in the journey ahead, especially when you have Cassandra Extavour as a mentor 😎
Meet the 2025 @dev-journal.bsky.social Pathway to Independence (PI) fellows
Eight developmental and stem cell biologists transitioning from postdoc to principal investigator
journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/pi...
Eight developmental and stem cell biologists transitioning from postdoc to principal investigator
journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/pi...
PI Fellows 2025 | Development | The Company of Biologists
PI Fellows 2025 | Development | The Company of Biologists
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May 7, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Really excited to announce that I have been selected as one of eight PI fellows for this year. 😌 This will be fun and incredibly helpful in the journey ahead, especially when you have Cassandra Extavour as a mentor 😎
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Heading home after a busy weekend @diamondlightsource.bsky.social with @maikekittelmann.bsky.social, @atal-pande.bsky.social and @samjakeengland.bsky.social @multipleye-lab.bsky.social ✨🕷️🪰 it's always a pleasure scanning and snacking through the days and nights!
April 29, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Heading home after a busy weekend @diamondlightsource.bsky.social with @maikekittelmann.bsky.social, @atal-pande.bsky.social and @samjakeengland.bsky.social @multipleye-lab.bsky.social ✨🕷️🪰 it's always a pleasure scanning and snacking through the days and nights!