We are recruiting 2 PhD students @ the University of Bologna to study neuron evolution in mosquitoes and non-bilaterian animals using single-cell genomics, evo-devo and computational biology. Plus, Bologna is hard to beat scientifically and gastronomically. More info: www.unibo.it/en/study/phd...

A recording of the lecture (the camera on the speaker seems to have failed, but the slides and audio seem alright): mymedia.leeds.ac.uk/Mediasite/Sh...

I’m beyond excited to see our work published in Science Advances! 🎉 Deeply grateful to everyone involved — and especially to @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social for the great mentorship ✨ www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Excited to see this story out as a preprint ✨

@rcply.bsky.social argues that phylogenetic inferences in sponge–ctenophore–bilaterian relationships based on shared chromosomal rearrangements suffer from insufficient statistical support. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf321 #evobio #molbio

Most papers are arcane studies in niche areas read by experts who ought to be able to understand them (and science managed without peer review before the 1960s). But they need to be able to trust the data, and ‘peer reviewers’ can’t tell them if it’s real.. 2/2

@lowelab.bsky.social @laurentformery.bsky.social on whole-body single-cell RNA sequencing of the acorn worm Schizocardium californicum (Cameron & Perez, 2012). #Hemichordate "Our tissue-level atlas reveals ectodermal & endodermal cell types in larvae & adults occupy distinct transcriptional spaces"

New preprint out! Evolutionarily conserved transcriptional regulators control monoaminergic neuron development. We uncover how ancient regulatory programs orchestrate the neurons that produce serotonin and dopamine across 550 million years of evolution. doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Excited to share our new work on the 3D architecture of the ctenophore aboral organ! We explored its remarkable cellular diversity and integration with the syncytial nerve net, uncovering connectivity and insights into the evolution of sensory complexes. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

RT. Fully funded PhD position in my lab to investigate the origin, composition and function of Ambulacrarian ossicles.