My lab is hiring a postdoc (ERC funded)! If you're interested, get in touch!

Are you a long-time fan of Archaea, an extremophile-phile, or are you simply curious? Either way, we have good news. We’re delighted to announce the 2026 EMBO Workshop on Archaea, 6–10 July. Sign up: meetings.embo.org/event/26-arc... We look forward to seeing you in Cambridge, UK. Please repost!

Organelles do NOT have a single uniform pH. And if you think they must, because “protons diffuse fast,” this paper is for you. A thread on why that assumption is wrong; and what we found instead. 🧵 1/n

Are you very busy but still want to learn what Aphelids are and why they are important to understand the evolution of Fungi? Then check out our “Quick guide” on Aphelids published in collaboration with @deemteam.bsky.social, Sergey and Guifré. #protistsonsky doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...

New preprint from our lab: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... @olegtolstenkov.bsky.social, Sissel and Rodolfo in collaboration with @appygenetics.bsky.social @msarscentre.bsky.social built a behavioral atlas of the planktonic tunicate Oikopleura dioica across its life cycle.

Congratulations, Anna Erzberger! The EMBL Group Leader has been selected to be part of the prestigious EMBO Young Investigator Programme. She will join an international network of more than 800 life scientists in the early stages of their independent careers. www.embl.org/news/awards-...

🌍 Heading to #CellBIO2025 meeting @embo.org @ascbiology.bsky.social ? Join us as we continue building Planetary Cell Biology, a cross scale field - from cells to biodiversity. Sunday, Dec 7 | 8:30–9:45 AM EST Curious? www.youtube.com/@Cells4Plane... 🌱 Join the community: forms.gle/AjQ6dVBL7QT5...

Glad to have this finally published: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... lots of new data since the #preprint. If you are into selective #autophagy, #evolution, #proteostasis Please have a look!

There are a couple of empty chairs at our table — want to sit with us? Reach out to me or any lab member www.oeaw.ac.at/gmi/research... We’ll be hiring two postdocs in 2026. We’re excited about ambitious and creative ideas and are committed to supporting future group leaders 1/2

I am very excited to announce that a fully funded PhD position is available in my group. Topic: Synergistic coevolution in mono-specific and multi-species microbial consortia Please RT or forward this information to interested candidates. Deadline: 11.01.26 More info: shorturl.at/f1TuF

Just uploaded our new preprint to @ecoevorxiv.bsky.social Multinucleate life really is everywhere...from deep sea forams to slime molds, intracellular parasites, and beyond. 🚀 We explore how scaling, ecology, & evolution intersect when many nuclei share a single cytoplasm. doi.org/10.32942/X2M...

How do new centromeres evolve while staying compatible with the division machinery? Discover it in our new Nature paper! We show centromeres transition gradually via a mix of drift, selection, and sex, reaching new states that still work with the kinetochore. 👉 doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09779-1

New preprint 🥳! We made photoclickable HaloTag ligands to precisely control protein labeling on living cells. With it, we can do some cool multicolor stuff. Huge congrats to Franzi and all co-authors! Check it out 👇 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

📢 Are you interested in working on interdisciplinary research projects in the context of EMBL’s programme ‘Molecules to Ecosystems’? Join our webinar on 26 November at 14:00 CET to learn about the EIPOD-LinC postdoctoral programme! 👉 Register: embl-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Interested in pursuing a PhD by working on a long-neglected marine organism and making a lot of discoveries? Darwin Trust offers a PhD studentship for international students (anyone non-UK) www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

An Asgard archaeon with internal membrane compartments Brilliant study led by @fmacleod.bsky.social and Andriko von Kügelgen. Tight collaboration with @buzzbaum.bsky.social and lab. Congrats to all authors! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Fantastic work done with a very large number of RCC strains.

Excited to share my first PhD student’s @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social! Tracking 5 dyes simultaneously Kavan Gor @embl.org tracks nascent #RNA folding during #ribosome assembly to correlate structural with functional information on single RNA molecules! Check it out! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Exciting day for the lab: our 1rst paper is officially out in @currentbiology.bsky.social 🥳 Wonderful collaboration wt @gautamdey.bsky.social showing how Cryo-ExM achieves consistent immunostaining in diverse diatoms, from the lab and the natural environment 1/n #ProtistsOnSky tinyurl.com/2zxaund7

Now online! Charting the landscape of cytoskeletal diversity in microbial eukaryotes

🌿🌱 We’re hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor (potentially open rank) at the Institute of Plant Sciences @unibe.ch in Plant Population Ecology 🌻🌳 Be our colleague and join us in beautiful Bern, Switzerland Apply by Jan 23 2026 👉 ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...

📣 We are moving to Barcelona to join the amazing @crg.eu and explore how centrosomes & cilia work, evolve & respond to the environment. We are looking for PhD students www.crg.eu/en/content/t... Postdocs gimm.pt/jobs/postdoc... Other calls to open, also for an experienced lab manager. Get in touch!

We’re back with the next DinoSphere Online Seminar! Join us on Nov 4th, we're hosting: Edmée Royen (ULiège) - Symbiodinium
 Nicolas dos Santos Pacheco (Cambridge) - Perkinsids 📅 Tue, Nov 4 - 4 PM CET/3 PM GMT 
💻 Zoom link: sites.google.com/view/dinosphere
 Please spread the word! #protistonsky

We're still accepting submissions for our next special issue: Cell Biology of the Nucleus Guest edited by @abbybuch.bsky.social and Megan King @luskinglab.bsky.social. Submission deadline: 3 November journals.biologists.com/jcs/pages/nu... #cellbiology #nucleus #notforprofit #freetopublish

Abstract submission and registration now open for the 33rd #Fungal #Genetics Conference at #Asilomar! Abstracts due December 4, early registration deadline December 5. genetics-gsa.org/fungal-2026/

How can we see the cells that make up a living organism? Membrane-localising tags can drive fluorescent proteins to the cell's outer membrane, making their outlines visible. But the tags don't work well in all organisms. How do you find one for your species of interest? 🧵 Check our latest preprint

Perspective from Richard McIntosh describing the history of research on #microtubule polymerization in terms of the ideas, technologies, and observations that have emerged as countless researchers have studied the dynamics of these essential cytoskeletal polymers. rupress.org/jcb/article/...

I’m thrilled to share my postdoc work and the first paper from the McKinley Lab! 🎉 @karalmckinley.bsky.social We built the first transgenic model of menstruation in mice. We used it to uncover how the endometrium organizes and sheds during menstruation. 🧪 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 🧵

WE ARE HIRING! Please spread widely! #Postdoc in #Evolutionary #Genomics -> www.mpg.de/25524526/ #Postdoc in #Molecular #Biology & #Cell #Signalling -> www.mpg.de/25524509/ @mpi-evolbio.bsky.social @maxplanck.de #ScienceJobs #EvoBio #MolBio #Ecology #Chronobiology #Marine #EntoSky #Biodiversity

Congratulations @ramankaushik.bsky.social !


1/6 Extremely happy to share my PhD work is out on bioRxiv! We discovered that microtubules deform mitotic centrosomes. When we removed them, the SPD-5 scaffold became denser but didn't lose material. This suggests it's an elastically deformable solid! This only happens in mitosis.

OIST is seeking up to four tenure-track or tenured faculty in Ecology, Environmental Science, Earth Science, and Oceanography. Application deadline: Oct 15. Please share. Thx! www.oist.jp/careers/facu...

Learn all things #cytoskeleton #research in an interdisciplinary environment at EMBO Workshop "Structure and Function of the Cytoskeleton" in Paris, FR, 7–10 April 2026. Deadline: 20 December 2025 https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-cytoskeleton#cytoskeleton#research#EMBOCytoskeletalFunction #EMBOevents #conference 🧪

#ChooseEurope for Science is live! With €22.5 million under #MSCA, we’re funding organisations to: 🔬 Host postdoctoral researchers in all fields 🔬 Offer stable jobs and great working conditions 🔬 Create long-term career prospects Europe is where science thrives. More → link.europa.eu/6JhtHp

The DB unit also celebrated Anne Ephrussi at this wonderful symposium! Anne was our unit head from 2007-2021. Congratulations on a remarkable career, Anne! 🎉

Still need to use 2025 funding? Places still available in @embo.org Lab #Leadership for #Postdocs courses in 🇩🇪. Take time to focus on your interpersonal skills + discover tools to support your development. Sign up now 28-30 Oct, 11-13 Nov & 2-4 Dec 2025: www.embolableadership.org/course/embol...

Happy to share the latest work from Preeti Sahu, with Adriana Sanchez-Danes on the biomechanics of cell fate choices during tumor initiation! We implement/test a 3D vertex model with proliferation and fate choices for multilayered tissues! See 🧵 below (1/n) bit.ly/3ZXxJzk

Mammalian cells have KSR, budding yeast has Ste5… and fission yeast has Sms1 as the MAPK scaffold for sexual reproduction! Very excited to share my postdoc work where we discover that the hemi-arrestin Sms1 binds all components of the MAPK cascade, including ERK-like Spk1 doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Are you ready for a symposium dedicated to microtubule dynamics, function, and structure? 🙌 #EESMicrotubules will bring together researchers who share an interest in microtubule biology and its relevance to health and disease 🩺 💻 s.embl.org/ees26-09-bl#EESMicrotubules✒️ Submit your abstract by 11 March

New short paper from our lab @currentbiology.bsky.social, in which we discover of a new mode of cell motility for choanoflagellates: flagellar gliding. www.cell.com/current-biol... - A 🧵

The FMI just opened a position for a junior group leader in structural biology. Check it out. Join us!

The #MaxPlanckPostdocProgram offers a guaranteed contract of at least 3 years, targeted mentoring, and career workshops. The call for applications is open now! 🚀 Take advantage of this opportunity and browse the job vacancies. www.mpg.de/en/max-planc...

📢 Recruitment for the EMBL International PhD Programme is officially open! At EMBL, we train young scientists to become skilled and creative future leaders in academia and other sectors. Join us and get a head start on your career in life sciences! bit.ly/47mmiFF

🚨 New call for preLighters!🚨 Help us highlight the most exciting biological #preprints. Share your insights, build your profile, and be part of a supportive community! 🌍 Interested? Apply today & help shape the future of science publishing! 📢 More info: prelights.biologists.com/news/join-th...

20 years of the EMBO Lab Leadership course - an amazing achievement! Thank you so much to everyone who has been part of the course over the years 🙏 Come and find out for yourself why this incredible training has stood the test of time: www.embolableadership.org #lifescience #EMBOLabLead

Final year PhD students, I know you’re desperately trying to finish experiments/revisions/submissions/write a thesis & just survive - but please spare a few minutes to apply to your dream postdoc labs. It easily takes A YEAR from first contact, even if everything goes to plan on both sides.

Recruitment is now open for the EMBL-EBI–Sanger Postdoctoral Programme. ESPOD builds on the collaborative relationship between EMBL-EBI and the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social, offering projects that combine experimental and computational approaches. www.ebi.ac.uk/research/pos... 🧬🖥️🔬#postdocjob

Coming in March 2026: Flowers! When flowers appeared, nothing was ever the same. They are the world’s great collaborators and creators. Writing this book transformed how I see life’s history and future. Cooperation, beauty, and illusion transform the world. Can't wait to share these stories

Passionate about driving positive change in science communication? We need your guidance! asapbio.org/asapbio-seek... @asapbio.bsky.social @katiecorker.bsky.social @iaincheeseman.bsky.social @ludowaltman.bsky.social

The GMI announces a new EMBO workshop titled "Plant evolution: from origins to diversification on land" - right here in Vienna. The hybrid event will be held on November 25-27 at the Vienna BioCenter. Register by August 25 at meetings.embo.org/event/25-plant-evolution.