My latest, on the impact of hormonal contraception on young adolescent brains. It matters to get the science right to confront MAHA rather than turn to some sort of science positivism every time they attack our disciplines. buttondown.com/KateClancy/a...

Does it matter which day of your #menstrualcycle you get #vaccinated? 💉 My first PhD paper, just published in #npj Women's Health, suggests it might. 🧵

#SMBE2026 S22: Evolution of gene regulation: insights from novel molecular and statistical approaches 🗓️ Wed Jul 1, 1:20pm - Part 1 🗓️ Wed Jul 1, 3:50pm - Part 2 🔗 smbe2026.org/programme

Next, @mebenitez.bsky.social article "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in @tvolmag.bsky.social! She uses examples from her own research about how using established ethograms prevented recording and studying same-sex sexual behaviors! (4/n) 🧪🏳️‍🌈 #PrideMonth www.prosocial.world/posts/dont-a...

🌈 Happy #PrideMonth! We celebrate LGBTQIA+ researchers, educators, students and allies shaping molecular biology and evolution. With @official-smbe.bsky.social, we are committed to building a more equitable, collaborative, and inclusive scientific community - during Pride Month and beyond!

Pour ce soir, nuit des musées, il reste des places pour des exposés de nos doctorantes, Hedvika et Claire, qui vous présenteront leur thèse en 15 minutes ⤵️ billetterie-etincelles.palais-decouverte.fr Leur sujet de thèse ? Régulation de la compaction de l'ADN et l'évolution des menstruations.

le 23 mai je présenterai ma thèse en 15min avec d’autres doctorant•es travaillant au palais ! venez nombreux !

This month's GBE Highlight by SMBE @haorancai.bsky.social focuses on the recent paper by Bastian, Enard & Lartillot on the nearly neutral theory. "Bridging Micro- and Macroevolution: Phylogenomic Evidence for the Nearly Neutral Theory in Mammals" 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag074 #genome #evolution

Evolution of the genetic architecture of uterine disorders https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.03.24.713926v1

For those interested, the papers associated with my talk: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39146405/ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41699381/ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36735790/ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36050399/ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41763210/ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31454312/

$2.45 billion NIH grant cuts and ~2300 terminated active research grants were DOGE'd in early 2025 Who were most affected? www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.... Early career and women researchers

Of roughly 1,200 scientists who responded, 46% said they have or had a side hustle during their PhD to make ends meet go.nature.com/3PnIhF5

Humpback whales (+ many other whales) have evolved large body sizes + long lives. Cancer should ⬆️ w/body size + age but whales do not suffer ⬆️ cancer risk. 212 genes in the humpback whale genome show evidence of positive selection, some of which may ⬇️ cancer #2026MMM doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msz099

🥼Une exposition met à l’honneur les femmes scientifiques de l’Institut Pasteur 📍A découvrir à la mairie du 15ᵉ arrondissement de Paris 📅Jusqu’au 24 mars 🎟️Entrée libre Une belle occasion de célébrer celles qui font avancer la science & d’inspirer les futures générations de scientifiques ! @pasteur.fr

Bonobos bully as much as chimpanzees—but their victims differ by sex, according to new #ScienceAdvances research. https://scim.ag/4sgXciX

🧬EvolCompGen presents: Christian Landry on the Evolution of gene duplication, from redundancy to dependency @christianlandry.bsky.social 🗓️ Join us on Monday, March 23 at 11:00 AM EDT 📌 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Dogs evolved to eat your leftovers! Comparing dog & wolf genomes revealed dogs have up to 30 EXTRA copies of the amylase gene (AMY2B) that helps digest starch. This is a key genomic signature of living alongside humans & table scraps for thousands of years 🐕 www.nature.com/articles/nat... #2026MMM

Why Do Some People Still Wear Masks In 2026 And On A Completely Unrelated Note Why Is Everyone In The Office Sick Right Now Apart From The Guy In The Mask?

first part of my phd work is now available on bioRxiv!

Humans took two routes to reach the ancient landmass Sahul about 60,000 years ago. Learn more in #ScienceAdvances: https://scim.ag/3XOFMwn

I taught (and co-taught) a course on human population genetics from 2000-2024. Having retired, I'm now making all the course materials public: github.com/alanrogers/p... #popgen #evbio

We need to be able to see that the line "accommodations have gone too far" is an expression of the ableist notion that disabled students do not belong in higher ed. Its fundamentally an anxiety about the fact that disabled students get an "advantage" over abled students.

"Echoes of eugenics: confronting its effects in indigenous genomics" is a particularly important essay given the recent spate of human genetic engineering startups... 🧪 #Science #BlueSkyScience #AcademicBluesky #BioSky academic.oup.com/genetics/art...

Did you know? Octopuses can dream, solve puzzles, and recognize faces! 🐙 🧠 But how did such intelligence evolve? ✨Maite, PhD student at Pasteur Institute, wrote an article about this! 👉Find it on our website www.piplettes-pasteur.com/post/brains-...

Incredibly proud of @eulalieliorzou.bsky.social who is receiving the L'Oreal-Unesco Prize for Women in Science for her trailblazing PhD work on menstruation and its associated diseases! www.pasteur.fr/fr/espace-pr...

🇫🇷 Le savais-tu ? Ton système immunitaire a une école: le thymus! Là, les cellules T apprennent qui combattreet surtout qui épargner✨ 🇬🇧 Did you know? Your immune system has a school: the thymus! There, T cells learn who to fightand, importantly, who not to✨ www.piplettes-pasteur.com/post/sweetbr...

Are you interested in doing a PhD in Copenhagen? Interested in studying Neanderthals and Denisovans which live on in our genomes? Than you are more than welcome to apply to join my group starting Jan 2026 :) candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI... Please reach out if you have any questions!

🌈 United for diversity in science 🌈 Researchers from Institut Pasteur joined the 2025 Pride March alongside @institutcurie.bsky.social, Les Cordeliers Research Center, @institutcochin.bsky.social @institutimagine.bsky.social 👩‍🔬 Because diverse labs make better science. #DiversityInScience

do any other Black or brown people with endometriosis follow me? There's a study you might want to sign up for paying $100

Une des plus grandes institutions culturelles scientifiques de ce pays est en danger. 👉Une pétition pour le Palais de la découverte chng.it/XsXjczbN55

« La fermeture du Palais de la découverte ou sa réduction serait une perte pour l’ensemble de la communauté internationale »

🚨With some delay, we're excited to announce that our proposal for a MSCA Doctoral Network on Evolutionary Medical Genomics (EvoMG-DN) got funded! 🎉 🧬 14 labs and 2 companies across 7 European countries will be coordinated by the EvoMG Joint Program at @crg.eu & @upf.edu. europa.eu/!NNq63m

If you are an EU citizen, please sign this petition to ban “conversion therapy” in member countries! Please share - the petition ends in 4 days and the goal is still some ways away #LGBTinSTEM

New article alert! Ever met someone who looks exactly like you? Science says it’s more than a coincidence! Read more on the science of look alikes in our latest piece, written by Silvia, PhD student in epigenetics🧬 www.piplettes-pasteur.com/post/you-may...

My new book, “Sex Is a Spectrum: The Biological Limits of the Binary” publishes today from @princetonupress.bsky.social My goal in writing this book is to facilitate a better conversation. A short thread…

🚨 Not a drill: NSF GRFP results are NOW OUT!!!!! But...good news and bad news. 👍 I'm *thrilled* for the grad students for whom getting this award will be life-changing, esp now. 👎 # of fellowships went down by 51% (1000 this year vs. 2036 last year) See here: www.research.gov/grfp/Awardee...

Evidence shows that science and scientists remain highly trusted. But genuine scientific voices are not shouting loud enough over the noise to hold sway https://go.nature.com/4cup7oG

Cellular microbiology is all about how microbes and cells interact💥 Hit the link to learn more about it in our latest article!📚 www.piplettes-pasteur.com/post/extreme...

if you’d like to chat about NK cells, menstruation, or gene/trait co-evolution, come check out my poster (P28-10)! i’ll there from 12-1 #AABA2025

Rebecca Calisi Rodríguez writes in Nature that higher-education establishments in the US must not be bullied into abandoning their mission of diversity, equity and inclusion. “Higher education must not back down. But to win this fight, universities need a plan.” #Academicsky 🧪

📢Aujourd'hui l'Institut Pasteur se mobilise pour la science, l'inclusion & l'avenir du savoir avec l'organisation du symposium «Excellence Scientifique : et si l'inclusion était la clé ?» en écho avec la Journée Internationale des Droits des Femme & la participation au mouvement #StandUpForScience !

Science, research & public health face unprecedented attacks in the U.S. We stand with our American colleagues & support the Stand Up for Science call. Join the global march tomorrow, incl. in Paris! 🧪✊ 📍 March 7, 13:30 – Place Jussieu 🔗 More info: standupforscience.fr #StandUpForScience

The future of robotics is here 🤖🌱 From bacteria-powewered sensors, to robots that interact with the environment, these innovations are breaking boundaries💥🚀 📖Go and check out our latest article here: www.piplettes-pasteur.com/post/crossin... #Piplettes #pasteur #Robotics #biology #scicomm #Science

🎖️ Proud of our Managing Director, Yasmine Belkaid, named Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur! A well-deserved honor for her pioneering work in immunology, microbiota & nutrition. Her research embodies the Pasteurian spirit of science for humanity! 👏 #Science #Immunology

👩‍🔬 On this #WomenInScience Day 2025, we celebrate the inspiring female scientists at Institut Pasteur! More than researchers, they make science accessible to all. 🌍✨ Find out here what our scientists were recently up to : www.pasteur.fr/en/research-... Let’s continue to amplify their voices 🚀

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

We are looking for a #postdoc to discover cell-autonomous innate immune antiviral factors in mammals, based on newly-identified defense of prokaryotes! #EvoCure #comparativeImmunology #virology Please share @inserm.fr @ciri-lyon.bsky.social @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social ciri.ens-lyon.fr/teams/lp2l/j...

if anyone is interested, here is the link to the website i made during my master’s public understanding of science internship on sex biology: navy-owl-105.notion.site/Sex-Biology-...