Reading this, ST Coleridge had a comment "The history of man for nine months preceding his birth would, probably, by far more interesting, and contain events of greater moment, than all three score and ten years that follow it."

"surely we are all out of the computation of our age, and every man is some months elder than he bethinks him; for we live, move, have a being, and are subject to the actions of the elements, and the malice of diseases, in the truest microcosm, the womb of our mother” T. Browne 1642 Religio Medici

2026 has been a remarkable year for me so far (despite the current world events): opening my lab at the University of Zurich, assembling an amazing group of people in the group, and celebrating it with a fantastic lab warming party. Figured it's also time for a small profile refresh.

Join us on March 13, 2026, for our #DiscoverySeminar by guest speaker Prof. Suliana Manley from #EPFL. She will present "Insights into the mitochondrial collective". @biozentrum.unibas.ch | Lecture Hall U1.131 We look forward to seeing you there!

The Summer Call for our prestigious, fully funded #PhDFellowships is now open to talented early-career scientists worldwide. 🔬 Rotation-based program 🌍 International community 🗓 Apply by May 8, 2026 Apply now and join a leading life sciences institute! www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/phd/internat...

📣 We are looking for new colleagues 🔬🧬🧪 The @lmcb-ucl.bsky.social at University College London @ucllifesciences.bsky.social are looking for outstanding candidates to sponsor for career development fellowships. Fellows would then be assessed for tenured positions at the end of the fellowship term.

Deadline March 1. Join the new Dietschy Facility for Tissue Science. www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/open-positio...

Deadline March 1. Join the new Dietschy Facility for Tissue Science. www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/open-positio...

Deadline March 1. Join the new Dietschy Facility for Tissue Science. www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/open-positio...

Reminder that I will be speaking this Wednesday about my postdoc work. You have been warned. 🧪

Entanglement is probably the most puzzling phenomenon observed in quantum systems. A research team @unibas.ch & @lkblab.bsky.social has now shown how entanglement of spatially separated quantum objects can be used to measure several physical parameters simultaneously with greater precision.

Why do we feel an irresistible drive to sleep after being awake for too long? A recent study led by Prof. Anissa Kempf has revealed that, in fruit flies, a small set of neurons can sense when the fly needs rest. Learn more 👉 www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/news/detail/... @erc.europa.eu @snsf.ch #sleep

We’re excited to share our new “Biozentrum Highlights” brochure. Looking back on a dynamic year @biozentrum.unibas.ch, 2025 was shaped by insightful discoveries, prestigious awards and grants, engaging events & a vibrant community. Explore 2025 at a glance👉 www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/fileadmin/re...

TF-MINDI is out! A new method to learn cis-regulatory codes through rich embeddings of TF binding sites. TF-MINDI decomposes motif neighbourhoods, and works downstream of any sequence-to-function deep learning model. We deeply study the enhancer code in human neural development, check out the thread

Prof. Fiona Doetsch has been awarded the 2026 Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine! Her discoveries reveal how neural stem cells support lifelong brain plasticity and repair. 🧠 Read more: www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/news/detail/...

🔬 pertpy: a unified, scalable framework for single-cell perturbation analysis, now out in Nature Methods Designed for modern perturbation data - CRISPR, drug screens, patient treatments - scaling to millions of cells and 1000s of conditions. 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

We welcome submissions to our upcoming special issue on the extracellular environment, guest edited by @hugheslabpenn.bsky.social and @rashmi-priya.bsky.social. Send your #devbio, #regeneration and #stemcell papers by 1 March 2026. For more information, see journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/ex...

Two new articles from our lab!! Davis et al identified epithelial transcription factor ELF3 as a key mediator of host-microbiota interaction in zebrafish tinyurl.com/pkavnxdp Morash et al revealed enteroendocrine cell subtypes in zebrafish & catalogued their peptide hormones tinyurl.com/bdzbm2xm

Systematic scRNA-seq screens profile neural organoid response to morphogens. Collab. with Treutlein Lab! @natmethods.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

PDAC is a terrible malady and needs new inroads. We integrate a cell atlas, develop 3D tumoroid models, and map phenotypic spaces at scale. Very cool data inside! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1..., www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

UNC's Center for Molecular Medicine has up to three open-rank positions for faculty conducting research with relevance to gene therapy, including: novel iPSC and animal models of disease and basic cell biology. Join us in beautiful Chapel Hill! Deadline 1/31/26: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/309...

We are searching for computational PhDs and Postdocs to join our group in collaboration with Barbara Treutlein's Lab. We have exciting single-cell technology projects that incorporate bioengineering, computation, biology, translation. Send CV to [email protected]

Apply for our Master of Science in Physics of Life – training in cutting-edge research at the interface of physics, mathematics, engineering and life sciences. Scholarships available. Application deadline: 30 November. More: www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/education/de... @biozentrum.unibas.ch @unibas.ch

I'm very excited to announce that UNC Biology has 6 faculty positions open this year! The first is for an Asst Professor who studies organismal resilience using an integrative approach 1/n unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...

We're now recruiting early career group leaders at the Crick to lead ambitious research programmes and explore bold scientific questions. Hear our Director, Edith Heard, explain why the Crick is a unique place for curiosity-driven research. Apply now ➡️ www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

Molecular mechanisms of host-microbiome interactions: We teamed up w/ @cp-cellchembiol.bsky.social for a Collection of articles uncovering mechanisms by which microbes communicate w/their hosts, shedding light on various conditions & offering therapeutic avenues.Enjoy! www.cell.com/cp/collectio...

We’re proud of our global research community at the Biozentrum @unibas.ch! Our scientists from 40+ countries bring their passion & diverse cultures to every discovery. 🔬Join us: www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_Cg...

🚨 We're hiring, please share! The FMI seeks a tenure-track Group Leader (Assistant Prof) in Structural Biology 🔬 Innovative scientists in genome regulation, RNA metabolism, or protein homeostasis—especially using cutting-edge approaches—apply now at www.fmi.ch/education-ca...

Springboard for an international scientific career! 🧬🧪🔭⚛️🧠🌱 Call for #MaxPlanckResearchGroups launched; applications are possible until October 14, 2025 www.mpg.de/max-planck-r... #ScienceCareer

New from the lab: Fatty Acid Metabolism Sets the Species-specific Tempo of Cortical Development through Protein Acetylation Dynamics. Led by amazing trio: @ryo2iwata.bsky.social , Isabel Gallego, @emirerkol.bsky.social, together with @steinaerts.bsky.social , @fendtlab.bsky.social

Karolinska is looking for 20 (!!) assistant professors and offering 6 year appointments with ~1M USD startup packages. ki.se/en/about-ki/...

Final version @science.org "Recent evolution of the developing human intestine affects metabolic and barrier functions". Evolutionary preparation for microbiota, diet, and pathogen exposure is fascinating! Thank you @erc.europa.eu for supporting our vision! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

At their annual retreat, fellows of the @ethz.ch & #pRED #teamIHB #Roche | #NextGenBioeng programme showcased how organoids, CRISPR screens & spatial omics are reshaping translational #bioengineering. A hub of ideas, data & new collaborations🚀 > u.ethz.ch/1gMXI

We’re looking for curious, innovative science leaders at EMBL Heidelberg! 🔬🧬🦠 Join a vibrant, interdisciplinary community where collaboration and innovation are nurtured at all levels. Take a look at these four open positions 👇

Diet/microbes place the gut epithelium as a nexus for evolutionary change. With Jason Spence and Craig Lowe labs we use #organoids to explore how evolution prepared the developing human intestine for exposure to the environment. @science.org #evodevo www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 1/11

Our study on a male-essential microRNA and the evolution of other dosage compensation mechanisms in birds is now out in Nature! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

My postdoc work at Treutlein lab and @graycamplab.bsky.social with @jasperjanssens.bsky.social is out in @science.org ! We screen for neuron subtypes using pro-neural TFs + morphogen combinations + scRNA-seq and profiled over 700,000 cells in 480 conditions. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Neuron programming! Pro-neural TFs + 480 morphogen conditions + scRNA-seq --> Diverse iN subtypes of forebrain, midbrain, hindbrain, spinal cord, and PNS. @hsiuchuanlin.bsky.social‬ @jasperjanssens.bsky.social‬ and Treutlein Lab! @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #NGN2 #ASCL1

A major KI initiative to recruit new assistant professors with outstanding proposals in all areas of medicine, biomedicine and public health. We offer an amazing research environment, great colleagues and generous startup packages. Check it out and get working on your applications! (repost please!)

OK, who will be attending the @bacell3d.bsky.social 2025 meeting on Monday? Let's connect there - looking forward! #organoidconference #bacell3d #organoids www.bacell3d.com

On my way to Basel for #BaCell3D. Looking forward to a few days of great science and connecting with colleagues. If you're at the meeting, please do come chat to me about any of @biologists.bsky.social journals, community sites and charitable activities.

Opus magnum of my former #PhD student @akanksha-jain.bsky.social. She brought the power of #lightsheet imaging to the #Treutlein lab. #Organoids #singlecells #bigdata #imageanalysis You have learned much #Akanksha. You are a #JEDI now. ❤️👏 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Morphodynamics of human early brain organoid development @nature.com @akanksha-jain.bsky.social @graycamplab.bsky.social nature.com/articles/s41...

📣 Our Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Lausanne is hiring a Tenure-track Assistant Professor in the field of metabolic diseases!! Deadline for Applications is the 10th of August 2025. Please re-post and check out this link for more details: wwwfbm.unil.ch/releve/appli...

📣 We also have a second call for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the field of environmental stress and age-related diseases in our Department at UNIL!! Deadline is as well the 10th of August 2025! Please also re-post and check out this link for more details: wwwfbm.unil.ch/releve/appli...

Now online! Fate and state transitions during human blood vessel organoid development

Just out in Nature Reviews Genetics! From twin studies to microbiome GWAS to cutting-edge transcriptomics, we explore the cross-talk between our genes and the microbiome! Fun working together with @pamferretti.bsky.social @blekhman.bsky.social Kelsey Johnson www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Start of 2025 @mblscience.bsky.social Physiology course! This is the second year of Amy @gladfelterlab.bsky.social and I co-Directing this absolutely amazing and life-changing course: www.mbl.edu/education/ad...

New tenure track assistant professor position in molecular microbiology in our department @dmf-unil.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social! We are casting a wide net for an experimental molecular microbiologist. Apply here: wwwfbm.unil.ch/releve/appli...

Out now @mbio.bsky.social !: We provide a time-resolved map comparing #Salmonella and #Shigella epithelial colonization strategies in human #enteroids and #colonoids. Connecting the dots among decades of molecular findings reg. underlying virulence factors. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...