The latest papers from the Senatore Lab are very interesting and I would recomend to read them to anyone interested in the evolution of the nervous system. First: www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Three new kids on the block. ARMADA, BRIGADE, and TALON. Impressive how multiple labs all come together to contribute to discovery. Great collaboration with Simon, Chase, and Eugene. From the very talented Ryan Bell, together with Thomas Gaudin and our own Yi Wu. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Evolutionarily speaking, the most interesting part for me, is the demonstration that polyamine block in glutamate receptors is an ancestral regulatory mechanism that predates bilaterians, showing that key aspects of synaptic physiology arose early in animal evolution (prebilaterian).

Excited to share our new preprint introducing CenSegNet, a deep learning framework for high-throughput, spatially resolved and single-cell centrosome profiling in heterogeneous tissues. A huge effort co-led by brilliant PhD students, Jiaoqi Cheng & Keqiang Fan. 1/3 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

@erickramonerick.bsky.social‬ from the @unisouthampton.bsky.social is up next! He is talking about enhancing photosynthesis and nutritional value in tomato by manipulating chloroplast development. So interesting! 🍅 #PlastidPreview2025

Today we celebrate 1 year of the Jubilee Sports & Recreation Centre 🥳 A year of movement, energy, and community. We’ve achieved record participation, growing memberships, and a UK Active Award recognition. Take a look at some of the highlights from across 2025👇

📣 New Pairing Scheme Opportunity with the Royal Society Are you a research scientist interested in understanding how your expertise can shape policy and decision-making? See full details of the scheme, and how to apply at: buff.ly/tlmjJUR 📅 Application deadline: 3pm BST, Friday 26 September

Our Keynote Presentation is underway! We are honoured to have @mjtplantbiology.bsky.social‬ from the @unisouthampton.bsky.social‬ discussing the fascinating world of chloroplast-to-nucleus retrograde signalling. What a great start to the day! #PlastidPreview2025

Effects of Sulphate-Reducing Bacteria Mixed-Species Biofilms on Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion #EnvironMicrobiol by @liamljones.bsky.social et al from Jeremy Webb at @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

A year ago, The Splice Lab was just me. Now it is filled with talented, fun-loving people. Navigating this growth phase is both challenging and rewarding as we bid farewel to colleagues while welcoming fresh talents! www.splicelab.co.uk @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social

We are very excited to be part of #Pride 🏳️‍🌈 this weekend @SouthamptonGuildhall Sat 23rd Sun 24th August! Learn all about our #sotonbeans 🫘🫛 ☀️research @unisouthampton.bsky.social @rsb.org.uk Have fun play games & take a plant home 🌿 #citizenscience sign up below 2 👇 #sotonpride #scienceforall

Our researchers have uncovered new insights into how bacteria defend themselves against phages, a type of virus 🦠 The findings could help to develop new treatments for antibiotic resistant bacteria. Read more 👉‬ https://tr.pulse.ly/tzludunyjy

Another #technician team building day wrapped up - who knew that spaghetti and marshmallows could be so much fun! @unisouthampton.bsky.social @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social

Thrilled to see our Kiwa story out today! A membrane-associated supercomplex that senses infection and blocks replication and transcription. www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... Huge congratulations to Yi and Zhiying for bringing it home, to Thomas for starting us off, and to all the collaborators.

"If bacteria had a list of things to fear, phages would be at the top." Dr Franklin Nobrega writes about how understanding the 'rules of engagement' in an ancient, microscopic battle could be key in the fight back against antibiotic-resistant infections. theconversation.com/how-ancient-...

The Dodo went extinct more that 350 years ago, and yet it still has a very large presence... Here is a lovely piece from BBC Future about our work and 'it'. with Karen Fawcett and Julian Hume www.bbc.com/future/artic... @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social @uosmedia.bsky.social

Graduation officially kicks off today, and we're so proud to be celebrating with you! 🎓 🫶🏻 This moment marks the end of one incredible chapter and the start of an exciting new journey. Here's to the Class of 2025! #WeAreUoS

Big news! 🎉 Emily Gwyer Findlay has been awarded an MRC Senior Non-Clinical Fellowship—one of the most prestigious UKRI awards, and possibly a first for Southampton! Her research will explore how neutrophils shape autoimmune disease in human lymph nodes. #ScienceNews #Autoimmunity #ResearchWins

Take a sneak peek at our new Delhi campus 🏫✨ Exciting times! We're getting ready to welcome our first students to our flagship India campus 🎊

400 globes crafted by local community groups are on display at Winchester School of Art for the Small Worlds exhibition, in partnership with the Climate Unity Project 🌎 Visitors are invited to explore the exhibition until 16 August and contribute to the initiative by creating their own spheres.

Are you a student or a member of staff at the @unisouthampton.bsky.social planning/thinking about a new public engagement project? 🤔 Then join us THIS WEEK to ask questions about the Call Guidance and the application form. 📍 MS Teams 🗓️ Thursday 17th July ⌚️ 13:00 - 14:00 ↘️ bit.ly/UoSDevFundINFO25

We are ready to go! 🎉 Join researchers and staff from @unisouthampton.bsky.social, and friends of the Public and Community Engagement Hubs at #SouthamptonMela Festival this Saturday 12th July (12-5PM)! #UoSRoadshow #UoSPCEHubs #WeAreUoS @southamptonctu.bsky.social @johnhansardgallery.bsky.social

Had the best time at #HETS today. Brilliant workshops, inspiring talks and of course excellent grub! #technicansmakeithappen @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social @tech-commit.bsky.social @unisotontechs.bsky.social

It was a delightful experience that members of our team had shared and discussed about our research to Lord Patrick Vallance, the Minister of State for Science, at the Royal Society soirée! #RoyalSociety #PhageCollection #SummerScienceExhibition

Wonderful Bilbao! Thank you to all organizers for the wonderful time at #RSEQ2025 and fantastic #glycotime 🏟️🥂 It was *super* fun catching up with many old and new friends ❤️🍬🧪

And so, the GostlingEvoPalaeoLab and volunteers from the Dinosaur on Your Window Sill head off to a school fête to talk dinosaur and bird evolution. #palaeoSaturday

Great day in the Palaeo lab at Dinosaur Isle with @christijanibarker.bsky.social and @jamesmacdonell.bsky.social looking at Isle of Wight dinosaurs. Keep an eye out for some exciting developments... @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social

The 2025/26 Public Engagement Development Fund Call is now open! Staff, PGRs and community partners can apply for funding to develop, explore and deliver projects that strengthen public engagement with our university’s research and its impact. Read more 👉 bit.ly/44tkR57

Exciting news! We’re proud to launch the new Institute for Medical Innovation alongside @uhsft.bsky.social The IMI will put Southampton at the heart of medical discovery, bringing experts together in one brand new building to deliver life-changing breakthroughs. Find out more 👉 tr.ee/ZgQQiL

📢 The exhibitors call for Southampton Arts and Humanities Festival 2025 is NOW OPEN! The festival will be back at @unisouthampton.bsky.social on 6th - 15th November. ↗️ Visit www.southamptonartshumfest.co.uk/ArtsHumFest-registration to find out more and submit your contribution! #UoSArtsHumFest

Sneak peak into our set up at the Royal Society... we are ready to roll! Hope to see many of you there this week! #SummerScience #RoyalSociety #FightingSuperbugs

🌟 Fossil find of the week! @echinerd.bsky.social new paper in Current Biology reveals how Cambrian echinoderms evolved from bilateral ancestors to the star-shaped sea creatures we know today. 🧬🌊 🔗 Read more: www.cell.com/current-biol... #Echinoderms #Evolution #Cambrian

We’re excited to bring the @phagecollection.bsky.social to #SummerScience at @royalsociety.org next week. Big thanks to James Gallagher for covering the project in the BBC Read more here: www.bbc.com/news/article... Hope to see some of you there! #PhageTherapy #AMR #OpenScience

Best of luck to 🍀@phagecollection.bsky.social @fnobrega.bsky.social @esmebrinsden.bsky.social and team for the @royalsociety.org exhibition next week!! 👇👇🦠 🔬🧫 #SummerScience

Intra-phage immunity: Set a (pro)phage to catch a phage: @fnobrega.bsky.social highlights work screening temperate phages for defenses against other temperate phages, uncovering array of prophage-encoded immune systems in E. coli. www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...

Congratulations Prof Mark Chapman shortlisted for 2025 VC award ⭐ @unisouthampton.bsky.social in Public Good and Social Mobility for his brilliant #sotonbeans project! 🫛🫘🌱 find out more below 👇 🌞 and best of luck Mark! 🤞🤞 #VCAwards2025 #citizenscience research.soton.ac.uk/sotonbeans/a...

Our Faculty Inaugural Lecture Series has showcased the careers of some of our newly promoted Professors. Prof. Ivo Tews delivered an engaging lecture on Protein Crystallography: A Journey into Time and Space. Watch here 👇 youtu.be/La98j80b_fo

I had an absolute blast at the #rhizosphere6 conference in Edinburgh! It was so lovely catching up with some many existing and new colleagues! Very first conference with my lab! @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social

Thank you to everyone who attended the 3rd UK MGE workshop. What an incredible few days of science and community building! Next stop: York 2026, hosted by @pcmfogg.bsky.social. See you all next year! #UKMGE

First ever conference for my PhD student, Sarah Connery! Representing @unisouthampton.bsky.social @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social at #rhizosphere6 - playing around with synthetic communities

Great talk by @drmicrowill.bsky.social of @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social at the Rhizosphere 6 in Edinburgh #rhizo6

Incredibly proud and grateful for the amazing efforts of the Southampton team at the #LymeRegisFossilFestival. We spoke to 1000s of people, and several local schools. The students were brilliant. Thank you all for hard work. @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social @sotonoceanearth.bsky.social

Fantastic day yesterday first in series of #inyourbones workshops coproducing policy info & educational resources 4 skeletal health with local communities. Part science 🔬🧑‍🔬 part art 🎭 🎨 @artcareuk.bsky.social Gr8 timing with call 4 evidence in mens health now open 👇 👇🎉 www.gov.uk/government/c...

Day 2 of #LymeRegisFossilFestival and I am chairing talks! The first is 'How to build a dinosaur' from the amazing team at Everything Dinosaur introducing the 'Evolutions' project... New dinosaur models... @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social @uosmedia.bsky.social

The 3rd UK MGE Workshop is nearly upon us! 🧬 For those travelling to Southampton today, join us for a drink at Dancing Man Brewery (SO14 2AR) from 5pm. Registration for the workshop opens at 9am on Monday 16th. We look forward to meeting you all then! #MGE #MGEWorkshop #Southampton

Happy to share these results at the 3rd UK Mobile Genetic Elements Workshop in Southampton 😎 Toxin-antitoxin systems vs RNA phages www.ukmgeworkshop.org @istaresearch.bsky.social

We're at the Lyme Regis Fossil Festival with MRes and PhD students from @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social and @sotonoceanearth.bsky.social. It's schools day today, but the festival is a weekend of palaeobiological delight. Come along and say hello. @unisouthampton.bsky.social @uosmedia.bsky.social

New paper out: E.coli uses the MazEF toxin-antitoxin system to help defend against RNA phages tinyurl.com/RNAphage The project that made it through maternity leave, pandemic, three institutions, an international move, and even unemployment 💪 @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social #Resilience #ResearchJourney

If you are into #posttranscriptional modifications, gut #inflammation, #immunology or #gutmicrobiome check out our latest work @jem.org 👇 Big team effort @miershawig.bsky.social @connyves.bsky.social Big thanks to @fwf-at.bsky.social for funding!