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Philippe Bastin's Lab @bastinlab.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Great start of the 14th meeting on cilia, flagella and centrosomes (CFC2026) in Aussois with exciting talks of Maya Sarieddine, Jérémy Vincent, Amandine Hecquet, Sarah de Freitas and Vincent Gache, with plenty of questions and debates! Looking forward to two more exciting days!

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Philippe Bastin's Lab @bastinlab.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

There is more than cilia beating in the establishment of left-right symmetry! Proud to have contributed to this beautiful study by Amaia Ochandorena Saa @meilhacsigolene.bsky.social where Thierry Blisnick imaged mouse node by SEM doi/10.1126/sciadv.adx6486 @pasteur.fr @institutimagine.bsky.social

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Spyros Lytras @spyroslytras.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Come work on exciting AI for biology projects in Paris!! 🇫🇷 Details and application below, deadline sept 1st!

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Philippe Bastin's Lab @bastinlab.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Another long-term project finally completed! Solving (well we think) the contribution of the IFT-A complex in anterograde transport. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Congratulations to Adeline Mallet, Thierry Blisnick, @ebertiaux.bsky.social, Cécile Fort, Manuel Majrouh and Sylvain Trépout!

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Philippe Bastin's Lab @bastinlab.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

So lucky to work with such a great and enthusiastic team 😀 Congratulations to all for insightful talks and lively discussions! Watch this space for the laureate of the best title...

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Philippe Bastin's Lab @bastinlab.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Beautiful videos nicely explaining microtubules! Congratulations to Renaud Chabrier and Casten Janke 👍 www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVbv...

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Microtubules | Scientific Animated Short Film 2026

YouTube video by Drawing Intelligence

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Melanie Bonhivers @mbonhivers.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

The CNRS has opened a Junior Professor Chair (CPJ) call in Parasitology, and the Microbiologie Fondamentale et Pathogénicité (MFP, Bordeaux) laboratory is among the potential host institutions. More information: www.insb.cnrs.fr/fr/cnrsinfo/... #Parasitology #Protozoology #ResearchJobs #CNRS

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Junior Professor Chairs (CPJ) 2026 – CNRS Biology

CNRS Biology is recruiting researchers through its Junior Professor Chair (CPJ) program, subject to final approval by the French Ministry of Higher Ed

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Development @dev-journal.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Sigolène Meilhac @meilhacsigolene.bsky.social will be speaking on "Congenital structural heart defects" at our Journal Meeting in the UK this September #HumanDev26 Register to attend: biologists.com/meetings/dev... Abstract deadline: 12 June 2026

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Philippe Bastin's Lab @bastinlab.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

@chrisgirardb.bsky.social Christine’s first manuscript is on BioRXiv! She investigated the CCDC40 protein in trypanosomes with superb expansion images and unexpected findings! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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Philippe Bastin's Lab @bastinlab.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Great science at our symposium “Grand challenges on vector-borne diseases” @pasteur.fr last week, showing the richness, diversity and creativity of the field, with original strategies to control vector populations and transmission. Many thanks to all speakers for exceptional presentations!

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Philippe Bastin's Lab @bastinlab.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Getting redy for the symposium tomorrow... @pasteur.fr

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Mohamed-Ali HAKIMI @hakimi.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

📢 Save the date! Join us on July 2, 2026, at IAB (#Grenoble) for: 🔬 Parasite Life Cycles Unveiled: Sex, Regulation and Host Adaptation 4 leading scientists will discuss parasite development and host–parasite interactions. 🥙 Free attendance + Lebanese lunch Register: forms.gle/a5fdoVPqgNq3...

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ParasitesRule @parasitesrule.org · 27/05/2026

Registration and abstract submission are now open for the 2026 Kinetoplastid Molecular Cell Biology Meeting (KMCB). @rmc9z.bsky.social @omarharb.org 🗓 September 8–12, 2026 ⏰Abstract deadline June 22 Submit your abstract and register at parasitesrule.com/kmcb #KMCB #Parasitology #Kinetoplastids

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Philippe Bastin's Lab @bastinlab.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Lovely time at Antwerp University for the joint meeting of the Belgian Society for Parasitology and Protistology and the Dutch society for Parasitology. Many thanks to Sarah Hendrickx for the invitation!

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Philippe Bastin's Lab @bastinlab.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Flagella can be assembled by IFT without the canonical heterotrimeric kinesin! Grab a cup of tea or coffee and follow a story that started 25 years ago

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bioRxiv Cell Biology @biorxiv-cellbio.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Life without heterotrimeric kinesins: trypanosomatids use a combination of homodimeric kinesin-2 motors to drive intraflagellar transport www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…

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Laura Cantini @cantinilab.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

📢 We are recruiting! We are looking for postdoctoral researchers to join my team at @pasteur.fr (research.pasteur.fr/en/team/mach...). We develop AI methods to infer cellular dynamics and gene regulation. If you are interested, send me an email with your CV. We look forward to hearing from you!

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Machine Learning for integrative genomics – Research

Single-cell high-throughput sequencing, a major breakthrough in life sciences, allows to access the integrated molecular profiles of thousands of cells in a single experiment. This abundance of data p...

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Royal Microscopical Society @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

We are very pleased to announce Prof. Paul Guichard and Dr. Virginie Hamel @centriolelab.bsky.social as joint winners of the RMS Award for Light Microscopy 🔬 👏 🏅 Huge congratulations to both! Read more about Paul and Virginie's achievements: www.rms.org.uk/resource/pro...

Prof. Paul Guichard (left) and Dr. Virginie Hamel both pictured smiling against a plain background. Head and shoulders images.

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CNRS Biologie @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

🔬 Étudier l’organisation tridimensionnelle des génomes Les travaux de @rkoszul.bsky.social, médaille d’argent du @cnrs.fr, apportent des réponses clés sur des processus fondamentaux ! 👋 @pasteur.fr 👉 Lire le portrait : buff.ly/KyFOrjq

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Joachim Frank @joachim123.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

I came here in 1975. I'm a Nobel Prize-winning scientist born in Germany during WWII, came here in 1975 thinking there was no way fascism could take hold in this country. I was wrong. I don't not want to be book-ended by two fascist regimes. We will stand up and set things right.

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Philippe Bastin's Lab @bastinlab.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

A brilliant scientist and such a nice guy 😢

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Susana Godinho @susanagodinho.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Our flagship conference celebrating everything centrosomes and cilia returns this year and it promises to be another exceptional scientific event in the beautiful city of Lausanne, 1–4 September. 👉 Abstract submission+registration deadline 1 June Don’t miss the opportunity to share your research 🤩

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Mill_lab @cilialab.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Tuesday is finally our next big session on all things #cilia, #centrosomes & gloriously kick-ass #CellBiology. Free, open to all aficionados, and frankly no excuse not to join. 👀 Unregistered? Easily fixed 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bscb-genso...

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BSCB GenSoc UK Cilia and Centrosome Network e-Symposia Series

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Philippe Bastin's Lab @bastinlab.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Great lab, great mentor, exciting project!

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Caitie McCafferty @computingcaitie.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

I am excited to share our most recent work collaborating with @centriolelab.bsky.social and @stearnslab.bsky.social to look at the ciliary base of mammalian multiciliated cells w/ cryo-ET, XL/MS, and U-ExM www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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(GIRISH)MALI LAB @dyneinassembly.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Happy to share our latest work spearheaded by super talented PhD student Muyang Ren now out as a bioRxiv preprint. 'Motile ciliophagy promotes ciliary recycling under stress' www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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Ryuji Yanase @ryanase.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

As I set up the lab, I am looking to host motivated postdocs & students. We can explore potential funding routes together, primarily JSPS Fellowships (www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-fe...), and evaluate other scholarship/grant options. If interested, my DMs are open—please reach out! (3/3)

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Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan｜Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Official Website of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)

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Mill_lab @cilialab.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Just over two weeks until our 55th @bscb-official.bsky.social @gensocuk.bsky.social @ukcilianetwork.bsky.social e-symposium Tuesday April 21st 2026 15:00-17:45 BST! Join us for 6 talks from the latest rising talent!! Free & open to all. Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bscb-genso... 1/2

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BSCB GenSoc UK Cilia and Centrosome Network e-Symposia Series

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EuroCilia2027 @eurocilia.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

📣 The Cilia2027 Best Image Competition is open! 🧬✨ 🏆 1st Prize: Cover of the program & website + FREE registration to Cilia2027 🥈🥉 2nd & 3rd: Featured in the event screensaver + website Submit your best cilia visuals: forms.gle/jUC2tnsa5Cs8... #Cilia2027 #Microscopy #SciArt #Cilia

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Bungo Akiyoshi @bungoakiyoshi.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

New preprint! We identified many components that localize to the structure involved in "eating" in a marine organism. #ProtistOnSky #diplonemid www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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Philippe Bastin's Lab @bastinlab.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Come and join us in the beautiful #Savoie mountains to discuss the latest research on #cilia!

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Moe Mahjoub @mahjoublab.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Happy #FluorescenceFriday all! Checkout these beautiful basal bodies in airway #multiciliated cells expanded via U-ExM 😍 Images captured by the super talented @maneesha07.bsky.social on a #Nikon NSPARC 🔬.

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Moe Mahjoub @mahjoublab.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Getting excited about the upcoming #centrosome conference in Lausanne! Get your abstracts ready 👇

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Institut Pasteur | 130 years of biomedical research @pasteur.fr · 04/03/2026

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, Prix Nobel de médecine 2008 pour la découverte du VIH, reçoit un doctorat honoris causa de l'Université de Montréal. Cette scientifique d'exception continue d'inspirer la lutte mondiale contre le #VIH. @umontreal.ca Crédit image : André Caty

Remise d'un doctorat honoris causa à Françoise Barré-Sinoussi

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Philippe Bastin's Lab @bastinlab.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Great work revealing the complexity and dynamics of antiviral defences in bacteria by our former @ibeidlabex.bsky.social S2I laureate @jmouradesousa.bsky.social

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Philippe Bastin's Lab @bastinlab.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Spectacular study revealing multiple ways by which Choanoeca flexa forms monolayers! Congratulations to @thibautbrunet.bsky.social Núria Ros-Rocher @pasteur.fr and all partners involved 👏👏👏

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Philippe Bastin's Lab @bastinlab.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Great journal, great philosophy ❤️❤️❤️

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Ishier Raote @ishier.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Institut Jacques Monod Seminar Friday, Feb 27 Institut Jacques Monod Gautam Dey @gautamdey.bsky.social (EMBL, Heidelberg) Evolution and diversity of mitosis Exciting evolutionary cell biology: bridging genomics, experimental evolution, and stunning imaging across diverse protozoans buff.ly/uCSfjgQ

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Guillermina Ramirez-SanJuan @guille-rochelle.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Excited to share our new preprint exploring how Paramecium achieves diverse flow functions, i.e. feeding and swimming, simultaneously. This work was spearheaded by our ExM expert, PhD student Daphne Laan @daphnelaan.bsky.social : www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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sandraduharcourt.bsky.social @sandraduharcourt.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Excited to announce the upcoming Jacques Monod Conference on the mechanistic and evolutionary basis of programmed DNA elimination (Sept 21–25, 2026): cjm.sb-roscoff.fr/en/conferenc... Organized by @laurarossevo.bsky.social and myself.

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Philippe Bastin's Lab @bastinlab.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Nice work showing that T. congolense and T. brucei are very different!

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SFM Microbial Pathogenesis @sfmpathogenesis.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Nouvelle percée en biologie parasitaire ! Une équipe française révèle comment RCC1-2 et APR8 orchestrent la construction de l’apical complex chez 𝘛𝘰𝘹𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘮𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘪. ✍️ @gissotlab.bsky.social @lebrunlab.bsky.social & coll. 📖 shorturl.at/4q68P

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Philippe Bastin's Lab @bastinlab.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Fantastic talk of @lacarlson.bsky.social using great cryo-electron tomography to reveal how clever arboviruses are! @pasteur.fr @umeauniversitet.bsky.social

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Michael Way @drmichaelway.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Closing date is 19th Feb so why not go for it to enjoy the rain in London!

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Philippe Bastin's Lab @bastinlab.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Fantastic talk of @sheinerlab.bsky.social today @pasteur.fr about these crazy ribosomal mitochondrial RNAs in #Toxoplasma!

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Institut Pasteur Education @pasteuredu.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

🚀 Nous avons accueilli les étudiant·es de l'Université Paris Cité, Sorbonne Université & Université Paris-Saclay pour une session de présentation des Cours Pasteur qu’ils pourront choisir pour leur Master 2 Découvrez les Cours Pasteur accessibles en formation initiale et continue 👉 bit.ly/49WLi7c

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Philippe Bastin's Lab @bastinlab.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Nice multiple-team effort shedding some light on the intriguing expression site body (ESB), the key to antigenic variation in trypanosomes @fariatrypslab.bsky.social @zephyris-science.bsky.social @tiengwe-tryplab.bsky.social with Jack Sunter and Keith Gull among others

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Philippe Bastin's Lab @bastinlab.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

One night in Hong-Kong... 15 years ago. RIP Spencer

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