📢 Join us in sunny Lisbon 🇵🇹 2-5 June for the @embo.org workshop ☀️ “The rules of the game: biophysical & molecular principles in cellular evolution” Apply by March 1st! Please repost to help spread the word! meetings.embo.org/event/26-cel... #EMBORulesOfTheGame @gimmfoundation.bsky.social

📣 #Job alert! Looking to establish your own independent research in cell biology, development or evo-devo? The @cnrs.fr is recruiting 7 scientists in that area of research. Here are updated unofficial guidelines. Reach out to members of the committee if you have questions c3n-cn.fr/section-24-w...

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!

If anyone has any ideas that they would like to work on in choanoflagellates or Nematostella (or both) then please reach out!

We're hiring an Assistant/Associate Professor of #Genomics & #Bioinformatics, #PhD, #MD, or both #Computational #Biology Come work with us at the Institute for Genome Sciences @medschool.umaryland.edu in #Baltimore! Learn more/Apply: bit.ly/GenoBioinfo

New work published in @natcomms.nature.com has shone light on how a protein called geminin ensures DNA is only replicated once before cells divide, helping cells to maintain the integrity and accuracy of their DNA. This work was a collaboration between the LMS and @imperialchemistry.bsky.social

New work describes our efforts to achieve CRISPR editing of the mitochondrial genome. www.biorxiv.org/lookup/conte...

Axolotl can regrow lost limbs, matching their body size. How? Our new theory-experiment paper in @pnas.org proposes how oppositely oriented morphogen gradients scaling with animal size promote proportional growth. Great collaboration with @tatianasg.bsky.social @cmcb-tud.bsky.social

We’re excited to announce the opening of the Geneva Expansion Microscopy Facility (GenExM)! GenExM is a full-service U-ExM platform (U-ExM, Cryo-ExM, iU-ExM), delivering nanoscale imaging. Led by Dr. Olivier Mercey, GenExM welcomes academic & industrial collaborations. 👉 www.unige.ch/genexm/

Among other things, post-doc and doctorate fellowships for international candidates !

Very happy to share our 'Evoscape' paper, now published in PNAS ! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

1/28 New preprint up, which I think is the best theoretical idea I've ever had. We asked a simple question: what are the costs of investment into non-reproductive somatic cells? Turns out these costs decrease with the *logarithm* of organism size! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

🗞️ New preprint from the lab, led by our postdoc Ana Garoña (not on here) in collab with @andreagiometto.bsky.social: “Experimental evolution of cellular miniaturization reveals a mechanism for cell size evolution”, aka: “honey, we shrank the yeasts!” 🎥 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Experimental evolution of cellular miniaturization reveals a mechanism for cell size evolution https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.06.692745v1

The Department of Genetics at the University of Cambridge invites expressions of interest from early career researchers who wish to be sponsored for external fellowships to establish an independent research group. ➡️For further details see the link below www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/group-l...

2 recent preprints show the mitotic stopwatch monitors more than just mitotic delays - it protects against WGD, cell enlargement and other stresses that mildly activate p53. It may act to amplify p53 signals to suppress tumourigenesis www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

🔬 Call to create junior research groups at the Institut Pasteur Focus: Infectious diseases, host-microbe interactions, vaccines Special interest: AI methodologies 📅 Deadline: Feb 9, 2026 👥 2-12 years post-PhD Apply now 📝 research.pasteur.fr/en/call/crea... #JobOpportunity #Research

TT in Experimental Biophysics The Danish Institute for Advanced Study and the Dept of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy at the University of Southern Denmark is hiring a tenure track Assistant Professor in Biophysics or a related discipline fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

We’re hiring! The Department of Physics @sfuphysics.bsky.social at Simon Fraser U (in beautiful and vibrant Vancouver) seeks applications for an Assistant or Associate Professor in Experimental Biophysics, encompassing all scales of life from molecules to ecosystems. @sfuscience.bsky.social

Apply for #EMBOSynBio! 🥼🧪 The course offers hands-on experience with cutting-edge SynBio tools, supported by lectures covering the whole engineering cycle and its convergence toward a deeper understanding of biology. 30 Jun – 6 Jul 2026 EMBL Heidelberg s.embl.org/syn26-01-bl

BBC News - Top UK scientist says research visa restrictions endanger economy www.bbc.com/news/article...

I just published: ERC-Plus: jackpot science or missed chance to fix academia? My reflections on ERC-Plus, Europe’s newest ultra-competitive research grant and what it tells us about the academic culture we’re building. medium.com/p/erc-plus-j...

Great to see this published: Fitting dynamical landscape models to single-cell data, creating interpretable maps of cell decision making & developmental logic Applied to neural tube patterning, we show how morphogen signals reshape landscapes and drive fate decisions www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

New lab preprint! We find that Wee1 phosphorylates Cdh1(FZR1) and suppresses APC/C(Cdh1) activity to promote S-phase entry A fantastic team effort from the combined forces of @lavuillemenot.bsky.social, Lucas Morales, Calin-Mihai Dragoi & Beth Pennycook www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...

Applications are open for @dev-journal.bsky.social 2026 Pathway to Independence (PI) programme, supporting postdocs applying for group leader positions: Mentoring Profile raising Leadership training Network building Spread the word... www.biologists.com/grants/devel...

Come join us in beautiful Roscoff for this Conference Jacques Monod on Developmental regulation: from molecular to ecological niches May 18-22, 2026 Roscoff, France Abstract deadline: January 31, 2026 Apply here: cjm.sb-roscoff.fr/en

Are you an early-career researcher who wants to get specialized training in the model C. elegans for your laboratory research? We co-organize again the EMBO C. elegans course! Do not miss applying! Deadline is coming up fast in a week!

So exciting to see this in print! Ever wondered how embryonic cells know what (fate) to become during early development? In particular when they might see different signaling cues? We investigated this! And a lovely cover from Zoe Ruiz and @oliveringe.bsky.social! www.cell.com/developmenta...

New preprint! Do you like ocean waves? We found similar waves on bacterial colonies! We found that this collective behavior, known as rippling, is nothing but surface waves on an active nematic. @princeton.edu @mpipks.bsky.social @ub.edu @icreacommunity.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

📢 We are taking applications for our Postdoctoral Fellows Program at Harvard/DFCI! 🔹Join a research group in our department 🔹Co-mentoring opportunities with 2+ faculty 🔹Collaborate with investigators beyond our department 🔹Salary starts at $75K Apply here: t.co/B7SLZzQFKu

New preprint from the lab!!🎉 We show that Asgard archaea ESCRT-III proteins can trigger membrane fission and reveal its molecular mechanism, offering clues to how these cells may have built internal compartments. But do these organisms even have these compartments? www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

New must-read review article for all lovers of #centrioles and #centrosomes 😍👇

MCM loading onto replication origins: when does it need ORC6 and when not? AlphaFold-guided structural phylogenetic analyses by @okhay97.bsky.social & @bleichertlab.bsky.social suggests surprising heterogeneity of origin licensing mechanisms across Metazoa www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....

Our attempt to give multinucleate cells the spotlight they deserve (seriously, they’re everywhere), led by the fearless @mrosjac.bsky.social and with @Markus Ganter doi.org/10.32942/X2M... We’d love your feedback while this goes through the peer review process! #MicroEvoSky #ProtistsonSky 🧪🌏

Our annual PhD call is closing at the end of this week on 30 November. If you're interested in carrying out world-class scientific research in Barcelona, you still have a few days left to submit your application! www.crg.eu/en/content/t...

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

Glad to share our paper out today @NatureEcoEvo: “Serial innovations by Asgard archaea shaped the DNA replication machinery of the early eukaryotic ancestor”. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #microsky #archaeasky

Check out our new biosensor technology to study DDR kinase signaling: ProKAS. We combine: -proteomics -engineered peptide sensors -a new concept of amino acid barcodes ProKAS tracks kinase signaling with spatial resolution and produces highly quantitative data. Just published today: rdcu.be/ePNo0

The lab’s first pre-print! We investigated how growth-inducing Erk activity waves are regulated in regenerating zebrafish scales. We discovered that Erk waves are followed by waves of expression of their own inhibitors, as predicted by excitable waves theory. tinyurl.com/26r2cmpj

Happy to share our most recent work www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/.... Here we describe how efficient DNA replication in E. coli is dependent on an interaction between SSB-ssDNA and the DNA polymerase (Pol III). Thanks to all the co-authors for their hard work!

Searching for physical principles of morphogenesis In this #OpenAccess Spotlight, Nikolas Claussen, Fridtjof Brauns and @streichan.bsky.social highlight the ‘physics of development’, focusing on the interplay between quantitative experiments and mathematical theory doi.org/10.1242/dev....

Ten days left to apply to be a @crick.ac.uk Early Career Group Leader Closing date 27th November www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

📢 Our Dept. of Systems Biology at Columbia University has an open tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the broad area of quantitative biology. Come join our awesome department in NYC! Please circulate. apply.interfolio.com/177622 Suggested deadline: 12/15/2025. @columbiasysbio.bsky.social

Come and join us here in Cambridge! Applications open for a new faculty position, for a researcher in computational and/or theoretical biology, based jointly in Genetics and Mathematics. Happy to answer questions about research, teaching and working here. www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/faculty...

🌍Open call: Junior Group Leader positions! Join a world-class biomedical research institute at the heart of the Vienna BioCenter, where curiosity drives discovery. Lead your own lab, pursue bold ideas, and shape the future of science at the IMP: www.imp.ac.at/career/open-...

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My reviewing style has changed over time. Rather than litigate every little thing, and pushing my own ideas, I focus only on 2 things: (1) Are the claims interesting/important? (2) Does the evidence support the claims? Most of my reviews these days are short and focused.

This sounds exciting! Mechanobiology across the tree of life www.embl.org/about/info/c...

Required reading for cell biologists to get a sense of basic statistical principles! www.nature.com/articles/s41...