New preprint from us and @emiliapsantos.bsky.social’s #NERC grant, led by Jake Morris, @gadusmo.bsky.social et al Using an interspecific cross between two #cichlids to think about models of #brainevolution 🐟🧠 Feedback and suggestions welcome! 🙏🏻 🧪

📢 Institut Jacques Monod Seminar 📅 April 10th 📍 Institut Jacques Monod Invited by @nkonst4.bsky.social Lab, @marianneroca.bsky.social ( @mpinb.mpg.de ) will present the Institut Jacques Monod seminar "From avoidance to attack: Rewiring mechanosensation in nematodes " ➡️ buff.ly/la3VoWj

Deeply honoured to have been awarded a Wellcome Trust Discovery Award to study how competition is encoded in the brain. This builds on the discoveries of outstanding past/present lab members. Grateful to mentors/collaborators/colleagues for their support. We are recruiting postdocs/PhD students.

Do you work with a strange model species and are frustrated by the lack of antibodies for immunos? Here's a web app that does some computational pre-screening for you. sixpack-abscan.serve.scilifelab.se

📢 Institut Jacques Monod Seminar 📅 March 23rd 📍 Institut Jacques Monod Invited by he Konstantinides Lab ( @nkonst4.bsky.social), Erin Barnhart ( @columbiauniversity.bsky.social ) will present the Institut Jacques Monod seminar "Organelle dynamics and neuronal form and function" ➡️ buff.ly/rSl5exu

The 2026 Visual System Development GRC and GRS are fast approaching. Jeremy Kay, Kristen Kwan, Robert Johnston, and I have built an exciting program that we hope you will enjoy. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the meeting this summer in beautiful Maine. Register and RT!

Very excited to announce the FIRST symposium on epigenome editing! These tools are becoming widely used in mol bio, ag & therapy. It's time to bring leaders together to discuss this rapidly growing and exciting field. And why not in Paris! Please register & share! (1/2) ctrlepiedit.sciencesconf.org

Very proud of our undergrads Caroline Wong and Elnor Bashir who presented their research at the 67th Annual Drosophila Research Conference in Chicago! 🧪🪰 #Dros26 #scicomm @umassboston.bsky.social

177 years and we’re still waiting for that day

Final version @nature.com of our paper describing unconventional multicellular development in a choanoflagellate inhabiting an extreme environment. A ton of new data since the first @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social preprint (which we've kept updating). A brief 🧵 (carried over from the old place)

Last days to register! Our second keynote speaker is Tomás Ryan @tjryan.bsky.social. He is Professor of Neuroscience at @tcddublin.bsky.social and Chair of the FENS Advocacy Committee. He will speak about advocacy for neuroscience in Europe. Join our @fens.org Satellite 👉 youngpisymposium2026.com

Last few days to register for the young PI symposium @young-pi-neuro26.bsky.social The speaker line-up is 🔥

@tjryan.bsky.social will join the @fens.org satellite @young-pi-neuro26.bsky.social as a keynote speaker. He is Professor of Neuroscience at @tcddublin.bsky.social and Chair of the FENS Advocacy Committee. He will speak about advocacy for neuroscience in Europe. Join us 👉 youngpisymposium2026.com

Have you ever wondered 🤔... Does phenotypic variance respond to environmental perturbation? Does it have a genetic basis? Are mean and variance regulating loci exposed to different selection pressures? These and more questions are explored in our new preprint 🔥 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

🚨Last week to register!! Noelia Antón Bolaños is one of our amazing keynote speakers. She will tell us all about her journey from Spain to Boston, and starting her lab at @umcutrecht.bsky.social 🛫🌎🛬. Join our @fens.org Satellite event in Barcelona!

Among the amazing keynote speakers at the @young-pi-neuro26.bsky.social, a Satellite Event of @fens.org in Barcelona, is Noelia Antón Bolaños 🤩. Noelia will tell us about her journey from Spain to Boston, and now to her lab at @umcutrecht.bsky.social. Register! youngpisymposium2026.com

The registration is open! Junior #Drosophila PIs, join us for inspiring scientific discussion, contribute a talk and listen to our keynote speaker, Eugenia Chiappe. We meet in Palmela, Portugal from June 1st to 3rd. Register soon as spots are limited! congressos.mundiconvenius.pt/geral/inseri...

This one is extra special: my rockstar former UG (now MD-PhD!) Stephanie's first 1st author paper, and my first as senior author, is now out in Development!

📢 Institut Jacques Monod Seminar 📅 February 27th 📍 Institut Jacques Monod Invited by the @ishier.bsky.social, @gautamdey.bsky.social will present the Institut Jacques Monod seminar "Evolution and diversity of mitosis" ➡️ buff.ly/uCSfjgQ

Now in its final form published in @devbiol.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Everything is a matter of perspective, dear Emmanuel… The further to the right you sit, the further left everyone else seems.

Our new preprint is out! A state-dependent neural circuit resolves approach–avoidance conflicts www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Fantastic work led by Devika Bodas, with key contributions from Marine Balcou, and a great collaboration with Lisa Scheunemann Lab, fearuting Şevval Demirci.

Can we make brains “smarter”? By boosting mitochondrial metabolism in neurons of memory circuits, we improved memory in flies and mice. Thrilled to see this work out - congrats to @amrapalianjali.bsky.social for spectacular work, and to all lab members for invaluable contributions!

Postdoc job alert at Institut Jacques Monod in Paris! Interested in fundamental membrane trafficking? We seek a postdoc to study collagen secretion as a model for core principles of how cells and their environment build each other. emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...

If you've had an amazing mentor that has shaped your and other colleagues' careers, this is the time to acknowledge them! See below and consider nominating them!

Re-upping this as the deadline for abstract submission if so close ❗️🧪🧬🔬 Come discuss your latest research with movers and shakers in the field, including luminaries and journal editors. A whole-encompassing learning experience and networking opportunity. Not to be missed!

Latest work from the lab by Aude Nommick et al., in which we propose a "size-scaling" model for microtubule force exertion that regulates centrosome centration vs decentration during embryo development! @ijmonod.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Why do some worms graze on bacteria while others hunt and kill? Our study, published today in Nature, reveals how predatory aggression evolved in nematodes. Led by @gunizgozeeren.bsky.social and @leoboeger.bsky.social across the @jameslightfoot.bsky.social and @monikakscholz.bsky.social labs.

✍️ New preprint from the Konstantinides Lab (@nkonst4.bsky.social ) 📃 Evolutionary dynamics of temporal transcription factor series in the insect optic lobe 🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

If you’re a young PI (or senior postdoc) heading to FENS, this one’s for you! It’ll be a lot of fun—and honestly, I can’t think of a better moment in one’s career to have a strong peer network.

Calling all senior postdocs and you g PIs for this wonderful symposium in Barcelona! Register and let's connect!

yo 🦋 NEURO SKY 📣 the website is live and registration open for the Young PI Symposium 2026 - the day prior to FENS Barcelona! @young-pi-neuro26.bsky.social navigate challenges, sharpen leadership skills, make a roadmap together for generations of neuroscientists! youngpisymposium2026.com

Step into a Europe-wide community of neuroscience leaders. Junior & mid-career group leaders: apply by 30 Jan to become a FENS-Kavli Network Scholar and connect, collaborate, and contribute to shaping neuroscience in Europe. rb.gy/havqur

⚡️Funded PhD position in my lab in Exeter 🧠 @exeter.ac.uk If you are interested in brain development, cell-type diversity, neuroglia, subcortical structures and neurodevelopmental disorders, check out this opportunity. Deadline 28 Feb. Please RT🙏. www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

📣First preprint of the lab📣 Did that really happen?😅 Enteric neurons, aka somatic postmitotic cells, must hold on to their sex identity tight, to deliver a tuned response to signals from the ovary that instruct the animal to engage sex-matched behavioural programmes. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

I am very happy (and a bit scared) to present to you what we have been working on over the last 4 years. This manuscript is exactly what I dreamt of when I started the lab and I could not be happier and prouder of the outcome!

I'm very excited to finally see this one out in @natneuro.nature.com ! It has been an incredible journey alongside extremely talented people! Thanks to everyone involved and enjoy the reading! 1/n www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Very happy for this @ejneuroscience.bsky.social editorial on the importance of diverse research animals in neuroscience. We make the case that embracing a plurality of model organisms enriches the field and accelerates both basic and translational research. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🏃 A heads-up for the #FENS community! #FENS will take part in the Brussels 20K, with a dedicated team running and walking in support of FENS activities! 🌟 👉 Find out more information here: buff.ly/49gkN7D 👉 Team registration form: buff.ly/dGwCs6K Stay tuned for more updates!

come check out what we're cooking here! 📣 early career neuroscience researchers in europe 📣 this will be prior to FENS 2026 in Barcelona - have a look 😎

📢Are you a young PI or senior postdoc in neuroscience looking to embark on the challenging journey of starting your own lab? 📆Then save July 5, 2026 in your calendar and join us in Barcelona for the second Young PI Symposium. youngpisymposium2026.com

New paper covering what we think is a pretty nice and comprehensive overview over tools suitable for neuroethology in butterflies and moths. Also, check out the whole special issue if you're an insect neuroethologist. @neuroethology.org @dzg-neurobiology.bsky.social doi.org/10.1007/s003...

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Congrats Bassem - very well deserved!

I’m proud to have helped launch the #PITraining survey of FKNE @fkne-scholars.bsky.social We ask PIs to share what really matters for effective research leadership. Your feedback = better support, better science. Take part or share: fenskavlinetwork.org/fkne-pi-surv... Deadline: 29 Dec 2025

Apply for a PhD in Paris!! A project to come and work with me and my team at the GutSense lab included in the list! 🪰🧠⛽

Cool preprint from the lab of Raouf Issa at ESPCI in Paris with a small contribution from our lab at @ijmonod.bsky.social Padmanabhan et al found that a specific set of Drosophila dopamine neurons, which is already active in embryos and stays functionally important for locomotion throughout life.

Having witnessed many HHMI labs during my postdoc, my impression was that many of them struggled to even productively spend all their money. At some point it seems logical that you just hit diminishing returns; systematic studies have come to the same conclusion. www.science.org/content/blog...

***Super cool-project alert***⚠️ Come work with @dirkmetzler.bsky.social and me in trying to understand how transcriptional noise evolves in a phylogenetic context 🧬 Deadline 15th Dec 2025 (Project funded by @dfg.de @gevol.bsky.social)

Paris in the top-5 bike-friendly cities in the world ❤️ www.paris.fr/pages/paris-...