Sergio Muñoz-Gómez
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Assistant Professor at Purdue University | Evolution of Cells, Symbionts, & Organelles | ecsolab.com
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End-of-year preprint dump! A collaboration with
@messorensen.bsky.social
and German and Korean colleagues: "The phylogenetic context for the origin of a unique purple-green photosymbiosis "
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Sandra V. Gomez-Gutierrez
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Very honored to be featured in this spotlight of
#ISMPMI
Interactions for first authors. After a lot of work I'm happy that our paper is now published and I can share additional thoughts about this work and about my career through this interview.
www.ismpmi.org/Community/In...
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Julia Van Etten
about 2 months ago
Exciting announcement! My new department is launching a postdoc fellowship in quantitative biology. Fellows will be co-advised by two Bio faculty, one that is quant focused (not me) and one that is not (me???). I would love to co-sponsor a postdoc and build a collaboration so please reach out!
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Post-Doctoral Associate
Job Description Summary Organization's Summary Statement: The Department of Biology at the University of Maryland, College Park seeks applications for three quantitative biology postdoctoral fellow po...
https://umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UMCP/job/University-of-Maryland-College-Park/Post-Doctoral-Associate_JR103315
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Claudio Slamovits 🇦🇷🇨🇦🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
2 months ago
🐟🐚🦪🦐🦀 Seeking candidates for a PhD/postdoc opportunity via IMPACT+ program in protistology+aquaculture in Halifax. For more info, contact me by Feb 5th or see:
slamo.biochem.dal.ca/call-for-app...
#aquaculture
#microsky
#marinelife
#protistsonsky
#microalgae
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Call for Applications: PhD and Postdoctoral Scholarships – Slamovits Lab at Dalhousie University
http://slamo.biochem.dal.ca/call-for-applications-phd-and-postdoctoral-scholarships
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Nature
3 months ago
How did eukaryotic cells with complex architecture evolve from simpler prokaryotic cells? DNA analyses offer possible answers
go.nature.com/4sEMwLH
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Genomic clues to the origin of eukaryotic cells
How did eukaryotic cells with complex architecture evolve from simpler prokaryotic cells? DNA analyses offer possible answers.
https://go.nature.com/4sEMwLH
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End-of-year preprint dump! A collaboration with
@messorensen.bsky.social
and German and Korean colleagues: "The phylogenetic context for the origin of a unique purple-green photosymbiosis "
doi.org/10.64898/202...
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Yale School of Public Health
about 1 year ago
3️⃣ Hepatitis B virus is very stable in the environment, capable of remaining infectious for weeks and even months on surfaces. 5/9
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What an out-of-this-world view!
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Paolo Crosetto
5 months ago
What is the most profitable industry in the world, this side of the law? Not oil, not IT, not pharma. It's *scientific publishing*. We call this the Drain of Scientific Publishing. Paper:
arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Background:
doi.org/10.1162/qss_...
Thread
@markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
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Fossil Rim Wildlife Center
6 months ago
In late April, we welcomed a brand-new American Red Wolf pup to the pack! With less than 30 individuals left in the wild, this little girl is a crucial part of her species' conservation success. Luckily, she's doing well and has recently found her voice 🐺🎶🌍
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ASM
7 months ago
As national medical, scientific, public health and patient organizations, we call for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ensure the health of the American people. Read our statement:
asm.org/press-releas...
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Joint Statement Calling for Secretary Kennedy Resignation
The American Society for Microbiology released a joint statement calling for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
https://asm.org/press-releases/2025/september/joint-statement-calling-for-secretary-kennedy-resi
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Andrew Roger
7 months ago
I gave a symposium talk at the European Society for Evolutionary Biology 2025 (#eseb2025) meeting last week and this was my title slide showcasing how I was speaking as an independent scientist because
@dalhousieu.bsky.social
@dalhousie.bsky.social
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Congratulations,
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9 months ago
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Such a great week full of symbiosis science, good food, and great company with
@mixotrophe.bsky.social
visiting the ECSO Lab (
ecsolab.com
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10 months ago
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Emil Ruff
10 months ago
Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution
www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...
Application Deadline July 31, 2025
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Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution
The purpose of these awards is to provide support for students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs with a plan to perform research in ecology and evolution. While we will consider all projects in ecolo...
https://www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons-graduate-fellowships-in-ecology-and-evolution/
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So excited to listen to this tomorrow!
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10 months ago
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Journal of Cell Science
11 months ago
Kailash Venkatraman, Nicolas-Frédéric Lipp &
@ibudin.bsky.social
examine the similarities between prokaryotic intracytoplasmic membranes & mitochondrial IMs, & discuss whether cristae evolution has driven specialisation of the
#mito
lipidome.
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
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Thank you
@couchmicroscopy.bsky.social
for visiting us! Some really interesting thinking and data on HGT in microbial ecology and evolution!
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11 months ago
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The Allard lab
about 1 year ago
1/3 Why does the US lead the world in the number of clinical trials? How come americans are given the unique chance to get the latest treatment and a fighting chance against often incurable diseases? That's all thanks to research and the support from the NIH!
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Students of my new course Cell Diversity and Evolution learn principles of phylogenetics using Camin's caminalcules
about 1 year ago
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Economic Principles in Cell Biology
about 1 year ago
Despite the cold, Piglette is back to announce the January 2025 edition of our open access textbook on Economic Principles in Cell Biology! Explore the latest updates and learn how you can contribute to our growing community:
principlescellphysiology.org/book-economi...
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What's a recent undergraduate student-friendly review on mitochondrion-related organelles? Looking for suggested readings for a new course on cell evolution 🙂
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over 1 year ago
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Fabien Burki
over 1 year ago
I am looking for an ERC-funded postdoc to work on spatial proteomics of microalgae (red algae and glaucophytes). The ideal candidate will have experience with mass spec and data analysis (R), but above all a keen interest in broad eukaryote evolution and protists
#protistsonsky
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We are still looking for two PhD students to join the lab! If you are interested in the origins of cellular complexity and/or (photo-)symbiosis, get in touch!
ecsolab.com/opportunities/
Please share 🙏
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Opportunities | ECSO Lab
Evolution of Cells, Symbionts, and Organelles at Purdue.
https://ecsolab.com/opportunities/
over 1 year ago
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Tom Richards and colleagues summarize our current understanding of LECA and outline future directions in: "Reconstructing the last common ancestor of all eukaryotes"
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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Reconstructing the last common ancestor of all eukaryotes
Understanding the origin of eukaryotic cells is one of the most difficult problems in all of biology. This Consensus View lays out guidelines to identify the gene repertoire of the Last Eukaryotic Com...
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002917
over 1 year ago
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Dr. Brett Baker talking about the Asgard archaeal roots of eukaryotic life
#PurdueBIO
over 1 year ago
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🚨The ECSO Lab at Purdue is looking for *two* PhD students and *one* postdoctoral researcher for the projects *“The energetic costs of new genes and cellular complexity”* and *“The physiology and metabolism of common and rare photosymbiotic associations.”* Please share 🙏
over 1 year ago
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Does the origin of cellular complexity impose higher energetic demands? I explore this idea here:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1iWzX,L%7E...
(50-day free acess)
about 2 years ago
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From Reviewer 1: "The article was/is a pleasure to read and I picked up new ideas: thank you for that. You stated that you wanted to '...to add conceptual clarity to some of the long-standing issues…'. I think you succeeded in doing so." 🥰
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