Reposted by Anna ChoJulia Van Etten @couchmicroscopy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Spread the word! I’m looking to recruit a PhD student to grow the Paulinella project. Some details can be found here: www.vanettenlab.org/joinvanettenlab.orgJoin! — Van Etten lab at UMD 26145
Reposted by Anna ChoJulia Van Etten @couchmicroscopy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026#7eleven please sponsor my research! 094
Reposted by Anna ChoJulia Van Etten @couchmicroscopy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Protists deserve the spotlight and so do scientists! This was such an honor but mostly, this project reminded me why I have the best job and friends/colleagues in the world! 🔬 25824
Reposted by Anna ChoJulia Van Etten @couchmicroscopy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Our paper describing two new photosynthetic Paulinella species is out today in JPhycol! This is the kind of work I love to do and even it though took many years to finish, we had a lot of fun stomping around together in the marsh! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #protistsonsky 26523
Reposted by Anna ChoFabien Burki @fburki.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Deeply honored to have received the 2026 Thuréus price in Natural history and medicine by the Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala, the oldest learned society in Sweden and one of the oldest in Europe. www.vetenskapssocietetenuppsala.se/priser/vetenskapssocietetenuppsala.sePriser | Kungl. Vetenskaps-Societeten 5323
Reposted by Anna ChoCorey Holt @coreyholt.bsky.social · 27/08/2026What's that? You wish we had more data on those bizarre dinoflagellates WITH EYES? Have no fear! With @protistwtmostest.bsky.social, Gordon Lax, and @pjkeelinglab.bsky.social, who also have eyes.academic.oup.comEvolution of complex organelles in ocelloid-bearing dinoflagellatesAbstract. Warnowiid dinoflagellates are known for possessing two of the most complex structures known in single cells: multi-projectile nematocysts and the 02917
Reposted by Anna ChoSergio Muñoz-Gómez @sergiophyceae.bsky.social · 18/08/2026A new preprint from the lab! "Green algal symbionts are stably retained and provisioned in the dark despite a clear physiological cost" www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.orgGreen algal symbionts are stably retained and provisioned in the dark despite a clear physiological costPhotosymbioses, or associations between heterotrophs and photoautotrophs, are widespread and indispensable in today's ecosystems. The chloroplasts of algae and land plants, which are at the heart of m... 14618
Reposted by Anna ChoJohn Burns @burnsajohn.bsky.social · 30/07/2026I'm giving a public talk next Wednesday, August 5, on approaches to studying mid-water animals in situ. It will be light on technical details, and more conceptual and a journey to the deep than a regular science talk. Please join if you are interested! #marinelife www.bigelow.org/news/cafe-sc... 1293
Reposted by Anna Choehehenberger.bsky.social @ehehenberger.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Sweet and fatty symbionts: Photosynthetic productivity and carbon storage boosted in microalgae within a host | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... #protistsonskypnas.orgPNASProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans... 0156
Reposted by Anna ChoKristina Prokina @kristina-prokina.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Check out our new paper where we doubbling the known diversity of Developea (Stramenopiles) with 8 new species and 2 new genera. Some have multiflagellated stages and self-aggregations! Some are omnivorous (i.e. survive on either eukaryotic or prokaryotic prey)! authors.elsevier.com/a/1nFMW56A9x... 182
Reposted by Anna ChoAndrew Roger @andrewjroger.bsky.social · 02/06/2026I'm reposting this because I want to make a correction. In the thread below I mention using the -mset flag for testing site profile mixture models. But in fact you should use -madd flag. I'm sorry for this mistake. 2137
Reposted by Anna ChoLiz Cooney @protistwtmostest.bsky.social · 25/05/2026We are looking for candidates to fill a PhD position in Grenoble, France. Please share with anyone interested in microbial symbioses! #dinoflagellate #symbiosis www.linkedin.com/posts/johan-...linkedin.comPhD position available in the team (Cell and Plant Physiology Lab) in Grenoble, in close collaboration with Prof Patrick Keeling from Univ. of British Columbia (Canada), Liz Cooney (Photosymbiosis… | ...PhD position available in the team (Cell and Plant Physiology Lab) in Grenoble, in close collaboration with Prof Patrick Keeling from Univ. of British Columbia (Canada), Liz Cooney (Photosymbiosis tea... 0911
Reposted by Anna Chosocialprotist.bsky.social @socialprotist.bsky.social · 01/05/2026My lab is currently looking for a postdoc interested in phylogenomics to work with our group on PhyloFisher. Please reach out if you or anyone you know is interested. evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldi...evol.mcmaster.cahttps://evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldir/PostDocs//MississippiStateU.PhylogenomicsPostdoctoral Research Associate in Phylogenomics https://explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/cw/en-us/job/510010 The Brown Lab at Mississippi State University invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researc... 149
Reposted by Anna ChoStephen Turner @stephenturner.us · 26/03/2026The AI Scientist paper is out in Nature today. Runs the full ML research pipeline: idea generation, literature search, coding experiments, running them via agentic tree search, writing the paper in LaTeX, automated review. Towards end-to-end automation of AI research www.nature.com/articles/s41... 22614
Reposted by Anna ChoJohn Burns @burnsajohn.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Link to the full paper here, available free until May 02: authors.elsevier.com/c/1mm2C3QW8S...authors.elsevier.comPlease wait whilst we redirect youAll content on this site: Copyright © 2026 Elsevier B.V., its licensors, and contributors. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies. For all open access content, the relevant licensing terms apply. 141
Reposted by Anna ChoJohn Burns @burnsajohn.bsky.social · 13/03/2026In a study led by @choannaflagellate.bsky.social and @evocellbio.bsky.social using samples from a local mudflat in Maine, we found evidence of a new lineage of #protistsonsky that helps fill in gaps in our understanding of breviate (+Obozoa) mitochondrial evolution. www.bigelow.org/news/article...bigelow.orgNew Study Traces how Cells Learned to Live Without Oxygen - Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences 113029
Reposted by Anna ChoFabien Burki @fburki.bsky.social · 05/12/2025One more week to apply to this PhD position on working out an endosymbiosis relationship in a protist. Please share widely to prospective PhD student #protistsonsky 02718
Reposted by Anna ChoThijs J. G. Ettema 🦠🔬🇳🇱🇸🇪🇪🇺 @ettema.bsky.social · 26/11/2025Come join us! Soon I will be advertising a postdoc vacancy in my group as part of my @erc.europa.eu AdG project 'DARK ROOTS'. Focus of the project will be on phylo- and metagenomic mining of novel prokaryotic lineages. I will soon post a link here - stay tuned, and please repost! #asgardarchaeamedia.tenor.coma man walking in a field with an umbrellaALT: a man walking in a field with an umbrella 03332
Reposted by Anna ChoFabien Burki @fburki.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Phylogenomic analysis of deep-branching telonemid #protistsonsky academic.oup.com/gbe/advance-...academic.oup.comPhylogenomic analysis of deep-branching telonemidAbstract. The evolutionary history of eukaryotic supergroups has been investigated primarily by large-scale phylogenomics, but one major hindrance to conti 095
Reposted by Anna Choehehenberger.bsky.social @ehehenberger.bsky.social · 04/04/2025One week left to apply! Come join us looking for cool dinoflagellates in cool places :) 01011
Reposted by Anna ChoFabien Burki @fburki.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Associate prof position at Stockholm U in plant molecular physiology, including phytoplankton www.su.se/department-o...su.seDEEP seeks Associate Professor in Plant Molecular Physiology – apply now! - Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant SciencesThe Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP) at Stockholm University is looking recruiting an Associate Professor in Plant Molecular Physiology, a tenured position. 02527