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Junior European Drosophila Investigators @fly-jedi.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Dear #Drosophila and #NewPI community, the mentee survey for this great mentorship program is still open!

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Carolina Rezaval @crezaval.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We’re recruiting postdocs to join our @wellcometrust.bsky.social , Decoding Competition in the Brain. How does the brain resolve competing needs and prioritise behaviour? 📅 New deadline: 15 September 🔗 Apply: rezavallab.org Please share!

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Animals must make crucial behavioural choices on a minute by minute basis to survive in a changing environment. A long-standing enigma is, how are alternative options evaluated in the brain...

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Amoyel lab @amoyellab.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Our very own @diegosainzdelamaza.bsky.social was lucky enough to attend the @biologists.bsky.social workshop "Revisiting metabolic fundamentals" organised by @lydiafinley.bsky.social and @wilhelmpalm.bsky.social and wrote a post about it on @the-node.bsky.social. Read it here:

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FlyBase @flybase.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Treat biological databases as infrastructure, not projects www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Treat biological databases as infrastructure, not projects

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Amoyel lab @amoyellab.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

There's still time to apply! Looking to establish your independent group? We're seeking to sponsor Fellows.

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Amoyel lab @amoyellab.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Looking for a postdoc in a fantastic lab studying how memories are encoded by neurons? You've found the right one here 👇

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Carolina Rezaval @crezaval.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

We’re recruiting postdocs! Join our @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded programme 'Decoding competition in the brain'. How does the brain resolve competing needs and prioritise behaviour? 📅 Deadline: 1 September Apply: rezavallab.org Please share! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSM781/r...

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Research Fellow (Postdoctoral) at University of Birmingham

Recruiting now: Research Fellow (Postdoctoral) on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board

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Amoyel lab @amoyellab.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Establish your lab in our department! We're looking for new colleagues doing exciting science. Come join a broad department interested in all aspects of biology from biomechanics of fossils (and live cells) to neuro-AI, via (of course!) the many facets of modern developmental biology.

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Kristina Stapornwongkul @kstapornwongkul.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

First published teamwork of the lab 🎉! We wrote a review about emerging concepts of how metabolism promotes, regulates and changes during gastrulation. We hope it will be useful for anyone interested in the emerging field of developmental metabolism. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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A metabolic view of gastrulation: Coordinating signalling, epigenetics and morphogenesis

Gastrulation is the morphogenetic process by which the single-layered pluripotent epiblast is reorganised into the three germ layers and the basic bod…

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Amoyel lab @amoyellab.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Fantastic news for the lab! We've just been awarded a Wellcome Discovery award and will be recruiting at postdoc and research assistant level shortly. We're excited by this project that aims to understand how metabolism influences male germline development. Please forward to any interested people!

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Diego Sainz de la Maza @diegosainzdelamaza.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

My latest work is out in @embojournal.org, and it well deserves a 🧵!!!👇 For the first time in vivo, we show that somatic gonadal cells sustain the developing germline by producing lactate through glycolysis and shuttling it directly to germ cells to keep them alive link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Somatic cells compartmentalise their carbohydrate metabolism to sustain germ cell survival - The EMBO Journal

To ensure success in reproduction, organisms dedicate substantial resources to supporting the germline. In testes, somatic gonadal cells form a barrier that isolates germ cells from circulating nutrie...

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Amoyel lab @amoyellab.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Seminar next week! Another set of exciting talks on metabolism in development.

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Amoyel lab @amoyellab.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

TODAY! The next instalment of the zoom seminars on metabolism in development. Join 4pm CET/3 pm UK/10 am EST

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Amoyel lab @amoyellab.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

This Thursday! Two exciting talks!

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UCL Faculty of Life Sciences @ucllifesciences.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

We are delighted to share that Dr Vilaiwan Fernandes has been awarded a 2025 Lister Prize by @thelisterinstitute.bsky.social - a prestigious recognition of her outstanding contributions to developmental neurobiology. Read more about the award and her lecture here: www.ucl.ac.uk/life-science...

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Amoyel lab @amoyellab.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Huge congratulations to Vil Fernandes for being awarded the Lister Prize! Amazing talk as always!

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Franck Pichaud @fpichaud.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Lister prize lecture - congratulations to our @ucl.ac.uk colleague Vil Fernandes🎉

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The Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine @thelisterinstitute.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

☕ Coffee break video - #ListerFellow Vilaiwan Fernandes talks about her developmental neurobiology research 📽️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARu0... Then read our recent Q&A 👉 lister-institute.org.uk/news/in-conv... @ucllifesciences.bsky.social

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How Brain Cells Grow and Connect: Inside Dr Vilaiwan Fernandes’ Research

YouTube video by UCL Faculty of Life Sciences

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Amoyel lab @amoyellab.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Postdoc and RA/PhD student positions in a great lab! Apply now!

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Amoyel lab @amoyellab.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Join us next week! Exciting talks on metabolism in development!

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Peter Andersen @germline.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Germ cells have their own versions of core transcription factors and fertility depends on them. We're hiring a PhD student to figure out how! 📢 Fly genetics + proteomics + genomics. Fully funded. Aarhus University 🇩🇰 Deadline May 1 👇 Please share with anyone who might be interested!

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Stéphanie C Koch @skochlab.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

We have FIVE GTA PhD Studentships available at UCL Life Sciences. See here for a chance to work in the Medawar Pain and Somatosensory Labs on the influence of early life experience on lifelong pain vulnerability: bit.ly/4bDLg4Z Deadline 23rd April- repost widely! @ucllifesciences.bsky.social

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FindAPhD : Biosciences Graduate Training Assistant PhD Studentships at University College London

Apply for a PhD: Biosciences Graduate Training Assistant PhD Studentships at University College London

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Rangan Lab @ranganlab.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Amazing new work from the Hurd lab:Sperm keep their mitochondria but lose their mitochondrial genomes. This new preprint identifies the nuclease responsible — and shows it reads DNA structure, not sequence. tinyurl.com/3npwwk37

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Amoyel lab @amoyellab.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

A sight to be seen - both the cloisters and the moles!

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UCL Faculty of Life Sciences @ucllifesciences.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Today's Spotlight features Dr Vilaiwan Fernandes - Lister Fellow and rising leader in developmental biology. Vilaiwan's research explores how brain cells grow, connect, and organise themselves during development, helping us better understand how healthy brains are built. linktr.ee/ucllifescien...

The text at the top reads IWD2026 Spotlight. The image is of Dr Vilaiwan Fernandes with a microscope behind her. The text at the bottom has her name and UCL Faculty of Life Sciences.

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Amoyel lab @amoyellab.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

This week! It's an hour earlier this time (3pm CET/2pm GMT/9am EST), don't miss it!

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Metabolism in Development and Physiology, Virtual Seminar Series @devmetphys.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Today! Join us on Zoom at 16:00 CET/15:00 GMT/10:00 EST. ucl.zoom.us/j/9146368438...

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Metabolism in Development and Physiology, Virtual Seminar Series @devmetphys.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Coming up this week! Join us on Thursday for two exciting talks!

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Amoyel lab @amoyellab.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

get in before it's too late!

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Amoyel lab @amoyellab.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Join us on Zoom for exciting talks! 👇

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Amoyel lab @amoyellab.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

2 weeks till the deadline! Join our department @ucl-cdb.bsky.social as a Research Fellow to start your lab! Reach out if you want more details.

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Amoyel lab @amoyellab.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Drosophila, metabolism, germline - what's not to like?

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Amoyel lab @amoyellab.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Yet another example of why #Drosophila is such a great organism to work with! And it's all due to painstaking curation by dedicated experts @flybase.bsky.social

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Amoyel lab @amoyellab.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Zoom Metabolism in Development meetings continue with our very own @diegosainzdelamaza.bsky.social and @lempradllab.bsky.social next week! Register to get the zoom link here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Amoyel lab @amoyellab.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

🚨Seeking developmental or cell biologists🔬!🚨 Our department @ucl-cdb.bsky.social is looking to support scientists seeking to establish their lab with a fellowship. Deadline: 30 Jan. Apply here: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

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Metabolism in Development and Physiology, Virtual Seminar Series @devmetphys.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

We’re back with the Metabolism in Development & Physiology online seminar series 🎉 Thu 11 Dec 2025, 16:00 CET Speakers: Heather Christofk (Professor, UCLA) Yuanlingzi Tian (PostDoc, University of Glasgow)

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Amoyel lab @amoyellab.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Reminder to apply - talk applications accepted continuously, there is no deadline. We will be seeking speakers throughout all of next year, so if you have a story on metabolism in development you're excited to share, here's the perfect place:

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Marco MILAN LAB @milanlab.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Our lab is actively looking for posdocs and there is NOW an Open Call for Postdoc contracts (3 years) here: www.aei.gob.es/en/announcem...

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