Now out in PLOS Biology- a novel clock mechanism regulating spawining in a newly-identified Clytia species : dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

How do animals with lifelong growth modulate cell #proliferation? @eudaldpascual.bsky.social @ktgarschall.bsky.social @prhsteinmetz.bsky.social show that starvation induces G1/G0 #CellCycle arrest in Vasa2+/Piwi1+ #SeaAnemone cells; cycle re-entry is TOR-dependent @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/48J2o6P

Cells can form patterns within themselves just like embryos do. How? Connie Yan's new preprint shows how the anterior-posterior cytoskeleton pattern in Stentor is dictated by regionalized scaffolding proteins www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

1/5 🚨🚨 preprint alert! 🚨🚨 I wish to introduce CARDIB, not the singer, but the protein. CARDIB=CARD Inhibitory Binding protein. In our new work we discover this antiviral protein that is found in all Anthozoa (sea anemones and corals 🪸) but not in other animals. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Drawing together findings from several projects over many years, we make a case that neural cell types in the Clytia larva have two embryological origins: i-cells and ectodermal. bioRxiv 2025.11.17.688882; doi: doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Very nice study on the control of pulsation in a coral, combining surgical and molecular approaches. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Congrats @corderolab.bsky.social‬ !! Neuroendocrine control of intestinal regeneration through the vascular niche in Drosophila: Developmental Cell www.cell.com/developmenta...

Our paper on the role of neurons in Nematostella head regeneration is now out at @currentbiology.bsky.social Big thank you to all collaborators, it was a pleasure! Ectopic head regeneration after nervous system ablation in a sea anemone: Current Biology www.cell.com/current-biol...

In our new preprint we describe the synaptic #connectome of the nerve net in the ctenophore gravisensory organ. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.26.661250v1 #biology #neuroscience #ctenophore #vem

I am looking for a new postdoc to join the lab. Interested in pluripotency, germ cells, and in investigating these in a genetically tractable cnidarian? Get in touch! We offer a long-term contract, excellent research environment, and a lovely city #Galway. www.urifranklab.org

Beautiful description of a ctenophore apical organ from @annaferraioli.bsky.social, @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social and @maikekittelmann.bsky.social. It will be exciting to learn more about its development! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Congratulations Zonglai, @hoyerjorgen.bsky.social & @mchatzigeorgiou.bsky.social 👏 Read the full article ⤵️

My group is hiring a new Postdoc to work on gene regulation and chromatin in Nematostella. Please RT! For more information see here: gahanlab.com tinyurl.com/34xke35d

Great opportunity for a post-doc to join the University of Galway in the research team of our committee member @jgahan.bsky.social!

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Beautiful work on dendrite development. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Sea anemones track the suns position?! 🤯 So thrilled to share our paper is finally published in @J_Exp_Biol! 🎉 Congrats to my student leads Eliska Lintnerova and Callum Shawn. Check it out: journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...

My team @naturecomms.bsky.social is looking for a new editor! We need someone to help handle all of the awesome #stemcell and #devbio papers we're getting. DM me if you're interested or have questions about the role or interview process. springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Spring...

Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science. Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM

Join us tomorrow for this exciting line up.

The evolution of shape diversity through the lens of physics—explored in our new paper! A fruitful collaboration between our lab @EMBL, Salbreux’s lab @unige & others, led by @BailleulRichar1—now independent at @ENS_ULM—& Nicolas Cuny. bit.ly/3WRqdEa

Measuring morphogen transport over multiple spatial scales in live zebrafish embryos https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.06.636788v1

New preprint from the lab on #coral larval light responses, including ciliary arrests and body-wide contractions. Led by Emelie Brodrick, in collaboration with @micromotility.bsky.social#coral #biology #cilia @ERC_Research #hfsp https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.06.636794v1

We posted our surprising finding that removal of the nervous system in Nematostella always leads to the regeneration of a second head. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

1/4 🚨 a brand new @biorxiv preprint from the lab! We charcterized both transcriptionally, morphologically and functionally (phagocytosis) immune cells from #Nematostella! We are convinced that our data supports the existence of such specialized cells! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 🧵

Characterization of the extracellular matrix in Nematostella. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...