Vasso Theodorou
@vassotheodorou.bsky.social
scientist on the fly
IMBB FORTH Heraklion Greece
@scentinel.bsky.social
IMBB FORTH Heraklion Greece
@scentinel.bsky.social
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Many thanks to Marc @amoyellab.bsky.social for the very inspiring talk linking metabolism and differentiation in the fly testis at the @imbb-forth.bsky.social Junior scientists retreat. And to our #EU_funded for sponsoring his travelling.
November 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Many thanks to Marc @amoyellab.bsky.social for the very inspiring talk linking metabolism and differentiation in the fly testis at the @imbb-forth.bsky.social Junior scientists retreat. And to our #EU_funded for sponsoring his travelling.
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Meet Nicole Roos and Anthony Wokasch, winners of the popular vote of our image competition with the @mblscience.bsky.social embryology course.
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Interview with Nicole Roos and Anthony Wokasch: winners of the MBL Embryology course image competition - the Node
Last September marked the return of our image competition with the MBL Embryology course at Woods Hole. The 2025 cohort submitted
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November 13, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Meet Nicole Roos and Anthony Wokasch, winners of the popular vote of our image competition with the @mblscience.bsky.social embryology course.
thenode.biologists.com/interview-wi...
thenode.biologists.com/interview-wi...
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We are highlighting Austin Smith, a @biologists.bsky.social Director, @dmmjournal.bsky.social Guest Editor and former @dev-journal.bsky.social Editor, as an extraordinary biologist. #100biologists
@ausmith.bsky.social
@ausmith.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
We are highlighting Austin Smith, a @biologists.bsky.social Director, @dmmjournal.bsky.social Guest Editor and former @dev-journal.bsky.social Editor, as an extraordinary biologist. #100biologists
@ausmith.bsky.social
@ausmith.bsky.social
5' for a good night read
10' including gazing at the photos
15' to think it over
‘It’s been a cesspit, really, my life’: war photographer Don McCullin on 19 of his greatest pictures www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
10' including gazing at the photos
15' to think it over
‘It’s been a cesspit, really, my life’: war photographer Don McCullin on 19 of his greatest pictures www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
‘It’s been a cesspit, really, my life’: war photographer Don McCullin on 19 of his greatest pictures
At 90, McCullin has spent seven decades recording conflict and tragedy – while escaping snipers, mortar fire and capture. He reflects on pain, pride and regret
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
5' for a good night read
10' including gazing at the photos
15' to think it over
‘It’s been a cesspit, really, my life’: war photographer Don McCullin on 19 of his greatest pictures www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
10' including gazing at the photos
15' to think it over
‘It’s been a cesspit, really, my life’: war photographer Don McCullin on 19 of his greatest pictures www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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👀Next Wednesday, Oct 22nd, at #FragileNucleosome seminar, we are excited to host @alicelaigle.bsky.social and @seungsookim.bsky.social to tell us about amazing work they are doing!
🗓️Register here for upcoming session and the entire series:
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🗓️Register here for upcoming session and the entire series:
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October 14, 2025 at 6:34 AM
👀Next Wednesday, Oct 22nd, at #FragileNucleosome seminar, we are excited to host @alicelaigle.bsky.social and @seungsookim.bsky.social to tell us about amazing work they are doing!
🗓️Register here for upcoming session and the entire series:
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🗓️Register here for upcoming session and the entire series:
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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🧪 We are #hiring!
▫️#Postdoc fellows
▫️#Talent & Development Section Head
▫️Talent Technician (temporary)
▫️Health, Safety and Quality Section Head
▫️Health & Safety Technician (temporary)
▫️Engineering Officer
▫️ Senior Financial Project Officer
& more! ➡️ bit.ly/3MR4wO8
#IRBJobs #Jobs #ScienceJobs
▫️#Postdoc fellows
▫️#Talent & Development Section Head
▫️Talent Technician (temporary)
▫️Health, Safety and Quality Section Head
▫️Health & Safety Technician (temporary)
▫️Engineering Officer
▫️ Senior Financial Project Officer
& more! ➡️ bit.ly/3MR4wO8
#IRBJobs #Jobs #ScienceJobs
October 21, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Spread the word!
Our opinion can impact the future of european science and strengthen Drosophila research. Lets go!
Be part of the change: have your say in the public consultation for the #EUResearchArea Act!
The European Commission wants to strengthen research and improve conditions for researchers, and your opinion matters.
Fill in the questionnaire by January 2026: link.europa.eu/QKXj9X
The European Commission wants to strengthen research and improve conditions for researchers, and your opinion matters.
Fill in the questionnaire by January 2026: link.europa.eu/QKXj9X
October 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Spread the word!
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This is so cool! It’s also nice to see how careful genetic dissection of loci is still at the forefront of discovery!
Ever wondered what drives enhancer-promoter specificity? Why would an enhancer activate one gene rather than another neighboring one?
Check our latest preprint, led by @mmasoura.bsky.social, to find out!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Check our latest preprint, led by @mmasoura.bsky.social, to find out!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Promoter-proximal gatekeepers restrict pleiotropic enhancer inputs to achieve tissue specificity
Developmental enhancers are central regulatory elements that can activate multiple genes, yet how they selectively regulate one gene over its neighbours remains unclear. Using the Drosophila twist E3 ...
www.biorxiv.org
October 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
This is so cool! It’s also nice to see how careful genetic dissection of loci is still at the forefront of discovery!
Day 3 @edrc2025.bsky.social once again fantastic community, science and people. Grateful to be here!
September 27, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Day 3 @edrc2025.bsky.social once again fantastic community, science and people. Grateful to be here!
@edrc2025.bsky.social almost there! Very much looking forward to meet up and listen to amazing #Drosophila research. Come by my poster (will have the jedi pin on it)
September 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
@edrc2025.bsky.social almost there! Very much looking forward to meet up and listen to amazing #Drosophila research. Come by my poster (will have the jedi pin on it)
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We have two open positions for a ML and a LLM engineer to launch a machine learning expertise unit in our center @vibai.bsky.social, see vib.ai/en/opportuni...
vib.ai
September 23, 2025 at 11:21 AM
We have two open positions for a ML and a LLM engineer to launch a machine learning expertise unit in our center @vibai.bsky.social, see vib.ai/en/opportuni...
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Enjoying the Nordic Autophagy Society meeting in Sånga Säby! Great community and with impressive science and good discussions! @arcticautophagy.bsky.social @cancelluio.bsky.social @womeninautophagy.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Enjoying the Nordic Autophagy Society meeting in Sånga Säby! Great community and with impressive science and good discussions! @arcticautophagy.bsky.social @cancelluio.bsky.social @womeninautophagy.bsky.social
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Meet George Garinis, professor at the University of Crete #Greece, affiliated group leader at imbb-forth.bsky.social and EMBO Member. “For me EMBO is all about connection,” he says, grateful for the role EMBO plays in facilitating #networking to other parts of #Europe: www.embo.org/people/creat... 🧪
Creating connections in Crete – People – EMBO
Meet George Garinis, professor at the University of Crete, affiliated group leader at the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas and EMBO Member
www.embo.org
September 18, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Meet George Garinis, professor at the University of Crete #Greece, affiliated group leader at imbb-forth.bsky.social and EMBO Member. “For me EMBO is all about connection,” he says, grateful for the role EMBO plays in facilitating #networking to other parts of #Europe: www.embo.org/people/creat... 🧪
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Our new preprint is out !
We uncover how adult Drosophila muscles respond to injury through a coordinated dialogue between hemocytes, tracheal cells, and muscles.
Check it out and please share
@igdrennes.bsky.social
We uncover how adult Drosophila muscles respond to injury through a coordinated dialogue between hemocytes, tracheal cells, and muscles.
Check it out and please share
@igdrennes.bsky.social
August 30, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Our new preprint is out !
We uncover how adult Drosophila muscles respond to injury through a coordinated dialogue between hemocytes, tracheal cells, and muscles.
Check it out and please share
@igdrennes.bsky.social
We uncover how adult Drosophila muscles respond to injury through a coordinated dialogue between hemocytes, tracheal cells, and muscles.
Check it out and please share
@igdrennes.bsky.social
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September 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Collective cell motion has many forms, but rotation is the coolest of them all.
I'm @onenimesa.bsky.social , and in this short🧵, I'll highlight some instances of global tissue rotation like this one from @BauschLab
I'm @onenimesa.bsky.social , and in this short🧵, I'll highlight some instances of global tissue rotation like this one from @BauschLab
August 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Collective cell motion has many forms, but rotation is the coolest of them all.
I'm @onenimesa.bsky.social , and in this short🧵, I'll highlight some instances of global tissue rotation like this one from @BauschLab
I'm @onenimesa.bsky.social , and in this short🧵, I'll highlight some instances of global tissue rotation like this one from @BauschLab
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Amazing opportunity, join the Manzini Lab and become part of the Institute of Animal Physiology in Giessen!
🚨 We are looking for 2 PhD students! 🧠🐸👃
Join the Manzini Lab @jlugiessen.bsky.social to explore the olfactory system in #aquatic #vertebrates.
We mainly use #amphibians, combining:
🔬 Imaging
👩🔬 Cell biology
🐝 Behavior
👉 bit.ly/neurophd
🌍 bit.ly/manzinilab
Please share!
#PhD #neuroscience #job
Join the Manzini Lab @jlugiessen.bsky.social to explore the olfactory system in #aquatic #vertebrates.
We mainly use #amphibians, combining:
🔬 Imaging
👩🔬 Cell biology
🐝 Behavior
👉 bit.ly/neurophd
🌍 bit.ly/manzinilab
Please share!
#PhD #neuroscience #job
August 24, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Amazing opportunity, join the Manzini Lab and become part of the Institute of Animal Physiology in Giessen!
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The first full central nervous system connectome dataset of an adult fly, with the most comprehensive annotation of sensory and motor neurons to date.
A heroic effort with contributions from many groups, a product of the collaborative spirit of the Drosophila neuroscience community.
A heroic effort with contributions from many groups, a product of the collaborative spirit of the Drosophila neuroscience community.
Happy Friday! The female adult fly brain-and-nerve-cord (BANC) connectome is now LIVE!
Explore the data here: codex.flywire.ai?dataset=banc
Check out the preprint here: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Explore the data here: codex.flywire.ai?dataset=banc
Check out the preprint here: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
a man with a mustache in a blue suit says tiny celebration in front of a group of people
ALT: a man with a mustache in a blue suit says tiny celebration in front of a group of people
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August 1, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The first full central nervous system connectome dataset of an adult fly, with the most comprehensive annotation of sensory and motor neurons to date.
A heroic effort with contributions from many groups, a product of the collaborative spirit of the Drosophila neuroscience community.
A heroic effort with contributions from many groups, a product of the collaborative spirit of the Drosophila neuroscience community.
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I'll soon be advertising for a 3 year postdoc to join our lab at @edinuni-irr.bsky.social exploring #macrophages in salivary gland #development. Candidates should have a strong background in immunology/macrophage biology and/or developmental biology & key skills as below. Informal enquiries welcome!
July 26, 2025 at 12:17 PM
I'll soon be advertising for a 3 year postdoc to join our lab at @edinuni-irr.bsky.social exploring #macrophages in salivary gland #development. Candidates should have a strong background in immunology/macrophage biology and/or developmental biology & key skills as below. Informal enquiries welcome!
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Very happy and proud to share the latest work from our lab.
Neuroendocrine control of intestinal regeneration through the vascular niche.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Neuroendocrine control of intestinal regeneration through the vascular niche.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Neuroendocrine control of intestinal regeneration through the vascular niche in Drosophila
Robust and controlled intestinal regeneration involves reciprocal interactions between the intestinal epithelium and its microenvironment. Here, we id…
www.sciencedirect.com
July 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Very happy and proud to share the latest work from our lab.
Neuroendocrine control of intestinal regeneration through the vascular niche.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Neuroendocrine control of intestinal regeneration through the vascular niche.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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We are also highlighting Andrea Brand, who authored @dev-journal.bsky.social‘s most cited paper, as an extraordinary biologist this week. #100biologists
July 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
We are also highlighting Andrea Brand, who authored @dev-journal.bsky.social‘s most cited paper, as an extraordinary biologist this week. #100biologists
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Very honored to receive the 2025 ISCB Innovator Award at #ISMBECCB2025 and present our lab’s journey—from mapping cells to modeling their future.
Thanks to my amazing team and collaborators—this is our award! 🙌
📽️ Keynote: Atlases, AI & virtual cells
📝 doi.org/10.1093/bioi...
Thanks to my amazing team and collaborators—this is our award! 🙌
📽️ Keynote: Atlases, AI & virtual cells
📝 doi.org/10.1093/bioi...
July 25, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Very honored to receive the 2025 ISCB Innovator Award at #ISMBECCB2025 and present our lab’s journey—from mapping cells to modeling their future.
Thanks to my amazing team and collaborators—this is our award! 🙌
📽️ Keynote: Atlases, AI & virtual cells
📝 doi.org/10.1093/bioi...
Thanks to my amazing team and collaborators—this is our award! 🙌
📽️ Keynote: Atlases, AI & virtual cells
📝 doi.org/10.1093/bioi...
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💡 Did you know that almost half of #HorizonEU topics required the use of social sciences & humanities (SSH)?
Our new report reveals how SSH integration boosts impact & innovation across disciplines.
Check it out to strengthen your next proposal! 👇
op.europa.eu/en/publicati...
Our new report reveals how SSH integration boosts impact & innovation across disciplines.
Check it out to strengthen your next proposal! 👇
op.europa.eu/en/publicati...
July 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
💡 Did you know that almost half of #HorizonEU topics required the use of social sciences & humanities (SSH)?
Our new report reveals how SSH integration boosts impact & innovation across disciplines.
Check it out to strengthen your next proposal! 👇
op.europa.eu/en/publicati...
Our new report reveals how SSH integration boosts impact & innovation across disciplines.
Check it out to strengthen your next proposal! 👇
op.europa.eu/en/publicati...
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Injury earlier in life rejuvenates the gut and extends life span. Way cool !
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Age mosaic of gut epithelial cells prevents aging - Nature Communications
Qin et al. suggest how organ or individual aging can be understood at the level of cellular age composition. An age mosaic among Drosophila gut epithelial cells prevents aging, suggesting that a tissu...
www.nature.com
July 24, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Injury earlier in life rejuvenates the gut and extends life span. Way cool !
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...