OK sure, it started out as a typo, but I d like the idea measuring of a gene or protein's "Conswervation". Just feels more groovy and less judgemental than 'divergence".

What you're looking at is a brand new protist species! 🤯🔬 Isn't it beautiful? This image is just a glimpse of what's to come. We can't wait to share our full findings soon, in partnership with Guifré @beaplab.bsky.social @luisjagago.bsky.social. Stay tuned! #NewSpecies #protistsonSky #diversity

One is the best EMBO/EMBL symposium is coming up and it’s going to be AWESOME. Save the date !

New #ISEPpapers! Towards a trait-based framework for protist ecology and evolution: Mahwash Jamy et al. www.cell.com/trends/micro... #protists #algae #microbes #ecology #evolution

I reflect on the changes in the past year and introduce and explain the rationale for JEM's newly established AI guidelines. Most importantly, this piece discusses what I see as the core mission of the journal: to provide a venue for the voices of Protistologists. Hope you like it.

New #ISEPpapers! Selective loss of ATP carriers in favour of SLC25A43 orthologues in metamonad #mitochondria adapted to #anaerobiosis: Natalia Janowicz et al. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.... #Protists #Microbes #Evolution #Metamonads #Anaerobes #ProtistsOnSky

New #ISEPpapers! The fluid dynamics and functional diversity of the flagella of free-living flagellates orbit.dtu.dk/en/publicati... #Protists #Microbes #FluidDynamics #Biophysics

I had missed this when it came out at the end of last year, but I am glad to see some of my *favourite* eukaryotic supergroups marked as resolved #protistsonsky www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ipsj...

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #protistsonsky

The first paper from my PhD is out now! doi.org/10.1111/jeu.... We describe a new photosynthetic #Paulinella species from a brackish beach in British Columbia 🇨🇦 Big thanks to the co-authors Maia Palka and @alive-in-the-ocean.bsky.social, and my supervisor @fburki.bsky.social #protistsonsky

Check out our recent publication on breviate protists and their microbial communities. In this study, led by PhD student Karla and postdoc Julie, we found that breviate growth under anoxia might be dependent on the metabolic capabilities of the prokaryotes they live with. doi.org/10.1093/isme...

Moving fast and stressing hard about getting things done before vacation (and being grumpy about it). Then I opened my laptop to the news of the passing of a mentor and colleague. Her memory will be a blessing and guide. Good reminder about priorities today, though. Connections over check-lists.

Really interesting work!!

We have a postdoc opening for a protistologist with biophysics inclinations to join our @hfspo.bsky.social project! (focus will be on characterising the morphology, ultrastructure and behaviour of excavates) #protistsonsky Apply by Sept 17th (RTs appreciated!) jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...

Drafting a budget for an upcoming grant and asked a colleague how much lab space I'd need to culture the fungi I plan to study. They said as mushroom as possible. ...I regret nothing.

🌟 New paper out! 🌟 Multi-omics reveals the microbial consortium sustaining Monocercomonoides exilis in vitro 🧬 Huge thanks to everyone involved, especially my project supervisor, Vladimír Hampl! 🙌 Read 👉 doi.org/10.1186/s407... #Microbiology #Protists #MicrobialEcology #Multiomics #OpenAccess

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Ultrastructure of the Endoplasmic Reticulum in Eukaryotic Microalgae #protistsonsky

✍️ The Jackson/Verbavatz Lab contributed to the publication of a new article 📖 @traffic-journal.bsky.social 📃 Eukaryote-Wide Distribution of a Family of Longin Domain-Containing GAP Complexes for Small GTPases 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

I love the image of the eukaryotic tree!

Wanna read about ARFGAPs, protists, Asgards, and the evolution of the endomembrane system? Have I got a paper for you! This was a pleasure to work on with two great collaborators, Cathy Jackson (@ijmonod.bsky.social) and Anna Novák Vanclová. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

New #ISEPpapers! Eukaryote-Wide Distribution of a Family of Longin Domain-Containing GAP Complexes for Small GTPases onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... by Anna Novák Vanclová et al., @dackslabecb.bsky.social #Protists #Microbes #Archaea #Eukaryogenesis #Evolution #Eukaryotes

Congratulations Monica!!

Exciting news: our Board of Trustees has appointed @monicabettencourt.bsky.social as the CRG's new Director. Prof Bettencourt-Dias is expected to take up the post in 2026, replacing Dr. Luis Serrano, who will continue to maintain a research group at the institute. www.crg.eu/en/news/moni...

Please Re-Post. Our global GRUMP microbial ocean database is out in Scientific Data! Unfractionated, single universal PCR, with Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukaryotes all on the same scale with the same denominator. Pole to pole, depths to 6000m. Lots of metadata. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Thanks ICOP/ISOP2025! I had a blast. See you in Prague! #protistsonsky

First protistology meeting complete! Fantastic time discussing protist biophysics and behaviour - many thanks to @freejakoba.bsky.social and Núria Ros Rocher for convening this special ISOP symposium! #protistsonsky

New #ISEPpapers! An Update on the Morphology and Phylogeny of the Nanoplanktonic Dinoflagellate Prorocentrum nux: Solenn Mordret et al. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #Protists #Microbes #Evolution #Algae #Plankton

New #ISEPpapers! Repeated duplications and losses shaped SMC complex evolution from archaeal ancestors to modern eukaryotes: Jolien van Hooff et al. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Protists #Microbes #Archaea #Eukaryogenesis #Evolution

New #ISEPpapers! High Protistan Parasite Occurrence During Fall in a Warm, Low Sea Ice Year in the Eastern #BeringSea: Tanika Ladd et al. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #Protists #Microbes #Parasites #Ecology #ClimateChange #SeaIce

Congratulations! Great to see this work already making an impact. We've included it in the recent JEM Special Collection on Parasitology too! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

Such a pleasure to accept the Department of Medicine Basic Science Publication Award for 2025, for our paper, "https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2403601121", on behalf of all co-authors.

Though taxonomy, species description, or evolution might (rightly) spring to mind when you think of JEM, we also publish tons of super parasitology papers! Here are a few of the greatest hits from the past 5 years. If you've got a protist parasite manuscript to go out, consider JEM😀

Excited to share our new paper in @cellreports.bsky.social that reshapes our understanding of chromosome organization's deep evolutionary roots! Our work dives into the origins of the machinery that structures our very genomes. 🔗: doi.org/10.1016/j.ce... #Genomics #Evolution #CellBiology #LECA

Oh sure, because my 'cool papers to read when I get a chance' pile wasn't big enough. Thanks a lot! ...No seriously, thank you. This looks excellent. @deemteam.bsky.social @lauraeme.bsky.social @andrewjroger.bsky.social

#NewResearch 🚨Out Now Phylogenomic analyses indicate the archaeal superphylum DPANN originated from free-living euryarchaeal-like ancestors, by @bbaker24.bsky.social @deemteam.bsky.social and team #MicroSky #Archaea 🦠 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I am so looking forward to reading this!

This is the paper with the highlighted image for the new issue of JEM, now that we've changed from a different cover image every time. Congratulations to the authors!

Attention Protistology Hive MInd: Looking for suggestions for the best/most complete/not divergent Rhizarian genome to search. B. natans is missing something and we'd like to double check if this is a real loss or just false negative.

Thrilled to announce this work on an under-appreciated molecular complex in marine algae! Congratulations to all co-authors: past, visiting, and long past (Richard😜) *Longer thread on the big picture impact of 'Jotnarlogs' for cell biology forth-coming* #protistsonsky www.cell.com/iscience/ful...

Beautiful!

🆕 Out now in JEM (@jeukmicro.bsky.social‬)! Using rrn gene and organelle phylogenies from recovered cysts, we describe 𝘈𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘢, an apicomplexan parasite found in the ovaries of the Japanese sea cucumber 🥚 🥒 🇯🇵 dx.doi.org/10.1111/jeu.... #ProtistsOnSky

Parasites need mitochondrial respiration to infect and spread. Effective anti-malaria and ani-toxoplasmosis drugs target respiratory complexes (e.g. atovaquone)! But how do the parasite complexes work and how do drugs inhibit them? Read Andrew Maclean and Alex Mühleip phenomenal work on this! 👇

Complete Mitochondrial Genomes of Ancyromonads Provide Clues for the Gene Content and Genome Structures of Ancestral Mitochondria onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #jcampubs

With the move to a permanent cover for @jeukmicro.bsky.social, we've not forgotten the thrill of an article 'getting the journal cover". We're happy to introduce Highlight Images, one per issue. This Highlight from our January/February issue shows the beauty and complexity of protists!

With the move to a permanent cover for @jeukmicro.bsky.social, we've not forgotten the thrill of an article 'getting the journal cover"! We're happy to introduce Highlight Images, one per issue. This is our stunning choice for the March/April Issue! Congrats to @mixotrophe.bsky.social and team:)

Congratulations Max! Quite an accomplishment :) I am looking forward to reading it.

New #ISEPpapers! Morphology and Molecular Phylogeny of Endosymbiotic #Ciliates (Peritrichia, Mobilida) of Marine #Invertebrates with Descriptions of Two #NewSpecies Urceolaria clepsydra n. sp. and Urceolaria bratalia n. sp. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #Protists #Microbes #Symbiosis