Sign in

Luis Javier Galindo

@luisjagago.bsky.social
246 followers 141 following 47 posts

Ramón y Cajal Research fellow at the University of Granada. Evolution and protists!

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
Iñaki Ruiz-Trillo @multicellgenome.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We have a new branch in the family tree of animals: Atreyea- a previously unrecognized lineage among the closest unicell relatives of animals. Led by @konsmitsi.bsky.social & @freejakoba.bsky.social together with a fantastic team of collaborators. 🔗 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... #protistsOnSky
112351
Luis Javier Galindo @luisjagago.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It was a pleasure to host Karla and Félix from @gautamdey.bsky.social and @dudinlab.bsky.social ! A wonderful week filled with great talks, and microscopy with friends. Thank you for the UExM training you provided to members from different departments across our university. Come back soon!
0111
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
Universidad de Granada @universidadgranada.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🏔️ Las lagunas de Sierra Nevada sufren un calentamiento sin precedentes 👨‍🔬 La #UGR ha organizado unas jornadas para investigar y divulgar esta realidad ⌨️ "Dichos ecosistemas son sumideros de contaminación debido al turismo intensivo" 👇 Noticia canal.ugr.es/noticia/unas...
canal.ugr.es
Unas jornadas científicas en Sierra Nevada alertan sobre el calentamiento de las lagunas de alta montaña - Canal UGR
Tras el muestreo en más de 40 lagunas a lo largo de las sesiones de este evento, las pruebas han sido trasladadas a los laboratorios de la UGR con el fin de dar continuidad a las series temporales de ...
083
Luis Javier Galindo @luisjagago.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Great weekend sampling Sierra Nevada high mountain lakes with friends from the @multicellgenome.bsky.social and @rmassanam.bsky.social labs! Thank you for coming!
2160
Luis Javier Galindo @luisjagago.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I am extremely happy to announce that I have been awarded an @erc.europa.eu ERC Starting Grant to lead the ProtistEye project! We will be diving into the function, architecture, and diversity of eye-like structures across different protists to better understand their evolution. Stay tuned for more!
15659
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
Corey Holt @coreyholt.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
What'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.com
Evolution of complex organelles in ocelloid-bearing dinoflagellates
Abstract. Warnowiid dinoflagellates are known for possessing two of the most complex structures known in single cells: multi-projectile nematocysts and the
02917
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
Evgenii Protasov @evgenii-protasov.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
A novel jakobid genus from the soil of an indoor plant #microbiology #protists #eukaryotes #ProtistsOnSky www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
1115
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
Tristan @tristamoeba.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Checkout 𝘚𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘭𝘶𝘬𝘰𝘭𝘪, a new species of amoeba isolated from cow poop that aggregates on the tips of dung fibers doi.org/10.64898/202... #ProtistsOnSky
13511
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
Alex de Mendoza @alexdemendoza.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Sailing in @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social ready for summer, our study on the iconic Portuguese man o' war 🪼 is out: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6.... We use (epi)genomics to understand a critter that fascinates me since childhood. Massive team effort with @obog.bsky.social, Cummins and Neely groups. 🧵
the indo-pacific bluebottle (Physalia utriculus)
810355
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
Vasily Zlatogursky @zlatogursky.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Cool! Looks like #nucleariids / #rotosphaerids can be (1) flagellated/ciliated (2) parasitoids similar to other deep #holomycota. #ProtistsOnSky
081
Luis Javier Galindo @luisjagago.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
So proud! Congrats Varsha and the whole team for this incredible study! #protistonsky
150
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
Kirsty Wan @micromotility.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Do #tintinnids dream of electric sheep? 🤯 Here is a single cell capable of building a lorica and living inside it for protection... it also swims, feeds, hunts Can even detect and habituate to mechanical cues! #celllearning #protistsonsky #cilia Read more in our preprint doi.org/10.64898/202...
412537
Luis Javier Galindo @luisjagago.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Apusomonads are the best protists (no discussions allowed🤣). Join Iñaki and his team to describe new “water-elephants”!
050
Luis Javier Galindo @luisjagago.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
In September we will have the pleasure of hosting Karla and @fmikus.bsky.social from the labs of @dudinlab.bsky.social and @gautamdey.bsky.social. If you are around Granada please join us for their talk! They will present ExÂME, an incredible initiative to build a 3D atlas of protists diversity!
0173
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
Iñaki Ruiz-Trillo @multicellgenome.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
1/10 For decades, cellular aggregation was considered an evolutionary dead end. Cells could come together temporarily. But complex multicellular organisms like animals? Our study, led by JP Gerdt, with Ruibao & @jennahed.bsky.social suggests it may be time to rethink that🧵 #ProtistsOnSKy
310835
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
ISEP @isepprotists.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
New #ISEPpapers by @deemteam.bsky.social! Reversal to osmotrophy in eukaryotes www.nature.com/articles/s41... "Distant eukaryotic lineages convergently reverted from predation to osmotrophy through co-option of bacterial genes and their mobilization via eukaryote-to-eukaryote HGT" #Protists
a simplified evolutionary tree of eukaryotes
13413
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
Courtney Stairs @cstairs.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
And a fancy poster! Check out comparativegenomics2026.com for more information :)
0113
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
Felix Mikus @fmikus.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Our ExM Atlas of eukaryotes is moving along with more and more images coming in - some featured in nature last month! Culture we’re provided by @ccapoban.bsky.social & Julius Lukeš during visits last year www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
nature.com
See the intricate worlds of parasites and algae — March’s best science images
The month’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature’s photo team.
46024
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
ehehenberger.bsky.social @ehehenberger.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Please join us tomorrow morning (9 AM CEST) to hear about Rocío Mozo Muñoz's work on the phylogenomics of Symbiodiniaceae (from the lab of @fonamental.bsky.social) #protistsonsky
0134
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
ISEP @isepprotists.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
New #ISEPpapers #preprint by @deemteam.bsky.social: Re-evaluating the eukaryotic Tree of Life with independent phylogenomic data www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... #Protists #Microbes #Evolution #Eukaryotes #TreeOfLife #Phylogeny #Phylogenomics #Bioinformatics #Algae
a simplified evolutionary tree of eukaryotes with pictures of various microbes
16829
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
Kenneth Dumack @dumack.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
We all know #fungi are the dominant microbial #eukaryotes in #forest #soils… or are they really? In our new paper, we revisited 51 forest metatranscriptomes from 4 European and North American forest regions - and found that protistan predators outshine fungi in activity!
24415
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
Andrew Alverson @sinkingdiatom.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Our phylogenetic classification of >400 diatom genera is now published in Journal of Phycology. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
A phylogenetic classification of diatoms (Bacillariophyta)
Diatoms are known for their extraordinary species richness, cornerstone roles in aquatic ecosystems, and immense contributions to the global cycling of carbon, oxygen, and silica. For nearly 2 centur....
12712
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
John Burns @burnsajohn.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Protist lovers: Please apply for a week of rhapsody! Learn by doing: MicroSEA (Microbial Sea Eukaryotes) course is a one-week, field-based summer school to train early-career researchers in the diversity, ecology, and single-cell biology of marine protists. opbc.sciencesconf.org #protistsonsky
MicroSEA (Microbial Sea Eukaryotes) course is a one-week, field-based summer school to train early-career researchers in the diversity, ecology, and single-cell biology of marine protists. MicroSEA course integrates lectures, field sampling, and lab-based practicals in advanced techniques, such as flow cytometry, microscopy, culturing, and molecular analysis.

The main objectives of MicroSEA course are: 

Fostering a deep understanding of marine protist diversity, ecology and biology;
Providing hands-on training in advanced single-cell methods that are not commonly available in university programs;
Building participants' confidence in designing and conducting research projects from field to data analysis;
Promoting international collaborations and peer networking among students and speakers/trainers.
The course will take place at the Station Biologique de Roscoff - SBR (France) - 7th to 12th of June, 2026 (arrival on the 6th, departure on the 13th).

20 participants will be selected, including 10 from EuroMarine member institutes.

https://opbc.sciencesconf.org/
55844
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
Ricard Solé @ricardsole.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Why did consciousness evolve at all? A superb special issue of @royalsocietypublishing.org brings together experts across disciplines to explore the functions of consciousness and why it emerged in some species but not others. @tecumsehfitch.bsky.social royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/issue/3...
613551
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
ISEP @isepprotists.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Discovery of a photophobic response in #Apusomonads reveals insights into Opisthokont origins phys.org/news/2026-02... New #ISEPpapers! Photophobic response in Podomonas kaiyoae is mediated by coordination of cilia, actin filaments: Aika Shibata et al. www.nature.com/articles/s42... #Protists
Left: schematic evolutionary tree of eukaryotes highlighting the position of apusomonads close to opisthokonts. Right: Simple schematic representation of the cell of apusomonads.
0106
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
Laura Eme @lauraeme.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Comparative Genomics of Unicellular Eukaryotes (San Feliu, Spain): Abstract submission is open, with a short deadline! comparativegenomics2026.com Join us as we explore the most diverse, surprising, and still largely uncharted branches of the eukaryotic tree.
02012
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
Courtney Stairs @cstairs.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
The day is finally here!! On behalf of all the co-organizers the Comparative Genomics of Unicellular Eukaryotes website is open. comparativegenomics2026.com Invited speakers will be added to the website in the coming weeks. Watch this (well, that^) space!
comparativegenomics2026.com
CGUE 2026 – Comparative Genomics of Unicellular Eukaryotes 2026. San Feliu, Spain. 5-10 October
12814
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
Thibaut Brunet @thibautbrunet.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Our research scientist Núria Ros-Rocher won the 1st prize @zeiss-microscopy.bsky.social microscopy contest with this beautiful choano colony www.zeiss.fr/microscopie/... 🥳 C. flexa might not yet be a genetic model, but it is now at least a calendar model, which counts for something. I think.
411718
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
Gautam Dey @gautamdey.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Thanks @jcellsci.bsky.social for this opportunity to contribute to your centenary collection with our take on the state of the field - 10 years after its modern reincarnation 🧪🌍 W/ @alebenoit.bsky.social @eelcotromer.bsky.social @fritzlaylin.bsky.social journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
journals.biologists.com
Evolutionary cell biology comes of age
Summary: This Perspective discusses how the discipline of evolutionary cell biology, by integrating evolutionary theory, comparative physiology and modern molecular approaches, works to understand how...
08233
Luis Javier Galindo @luisjagago.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Are you very busy but still want to learn what Aphelids are and why they are important to understand the evolution of Fungi? Then check out our “Quick guide” on Aphelids published in collaboration with @deemteam.bsky.social, Sergey and Guifré. #protistsonsky doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
27227
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
DEEMteam_Orsay @deemteam.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
With our old friends Sergey, Luis and Guifré, we have published a minireview in @currentbiology.bsky.social about aphelids, the sister group to fungi, including why we think they are not fungi but, nevertheless, key to understand early fungal evolution. authors.elsevier.com/a/1mH793QW8S...
03912
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
Human Frontier Science Program @hfspo.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Attention scientists from all over the world🙃 The Call for Letters of Intent for #HFSPResearchGrants 2027 is now open! 🧪 Get your international & interdisciplinary team. It's time to put your bold research idea into practice! 🔗https://bit.ly/48VsGCG 📅 15 Dec 2025–26 Mar 2026 #sts #LifeSciences
Call for Letters of Intent - HFSP Research Grants 2027
03422
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
Courtney Stairs @cstairs.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Save the date! The next instalment of Comparative Genomics of Unicellular Eukaryotes is a GO! Join us next year for a programme of talks, posters, ECR/networking activities. Website and registration details to follow in the coming weeks. See you October 5-10 2026 in beautiful San Feliu!!
13010
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
H. B. Beryl Rappaport @hbrappap.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
So happy to announce our new preprint, “A geothermal amoeba sets a new upper temperature limit for eukaryotes.” We cultured a novel amoeba from Lassen Volcanic NP (CA, USA) that divides at 63°C (145°F) 🔥 - a new record for euk growth! #protistsonsky 🧵
16507166
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
Johana Rotterova @micrott.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Is it a flagellate? A tiny ball with tentacles? Contamination in my ciliate culture? NEW SUPERGROUP OF EUKARYOTES? Yes to all 4! Meet Solarion - just out in #Nature doi.org/10.1038/s415... Huge congrats to Marek Valt, Cepicka Lab & the star team! Very happy to be part of this project. #ProtistsOnSky
511947
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
Scott Coyle @cellraiser.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
How do cells adapt morphology to function? In a 🔥 preprint by @zjmaggiexu.bsky.social , with @dudinlab.bsky.social and @amyweeks.bsky.social , we identify a self-organizing single-cell morphology circuit that optimizes the feeding trap structure of the suctorian P. collini. 🧵 tinyurl.com/4k8nv926
414359
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
Alex de Mendoza @alexdemendoza.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Out today, our take on 6-methyladenine #6mA evolution in Eukaryotes @natgenet.nature.com. We asked a simple question, is really DNA 6mA common across the eukaryotes? The answer is "yes" if you're a unicellular eukaryote 🦠, not so if you're multicellular 🐝🌱🍄. www.nature.com/articles/s41... 1/9
nature.com
Adenine DNA methylation associated with transcriptionally permissive chromatin is widespread across eukaryotes - Nature Genetics
Long-read sequencing in 18 unicellular eukaryotes reveals that 6mA is widespread across eukaryotes and is enriched at transcriptionally permissive regions, which are also marked by H3K4me3.
716586
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
Omaya Dudin 𓂆 ¦🍉¦🦠¦🔬¦ @dudinlab.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
🚨Our collaboration with @centriolelab.bsky.social & @gautamdey.bsky.social is out today in @cp-cell.bsky.social We show that #Expansion #Microscopy is a broad-spectrum modality for Euks, enabling 3D phenotypic maps rooted to phylogeny. #ProtistsOnSky #SciComm #SciSky www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
1521498
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
Cell - a Cell Press journal @cp-cell.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Now online! Charting the landscape of cytoskeletal diversity in microbial eukaryotes
dlvr.it
Charting the landscape of cytoskeletal diversity in microbial eukaryotes
An imaging resource of over 200 microbial eukaryotic species provides a glimpse into the remarkable universe of cytoskeletal diversity.
0155
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo @biovitenskap.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
New publication: "A novel taxonomic database for eukaryotic mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene #eKOI, with a focus on #protists diversity" with Daniel Vaulot @daniel-vaulot.bsky.social from @biovitenskap.bsky.social Published in Database by @oxfordacademic.bsky.social
academic.oup.com
A novel taxonomic database for eukaryotic mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene (eKOI), with a focus on protists diversity
Abstract. Metabarcoding has emerged as a robust method for assessing biodiversity patterns by retrieving environmental DNA directly from ecosystems. While
094
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
Arnau Sebé-Pedrós @arnausebe.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
We are happy to share our latest work in @nature.com . We study the genomic and cellular basis of facultative symbiosis in Oculina patagonica - a Mediterranean coral remarkable for its ability to survive long periods without algal symbionts. Led by Shani Levy and @xgrau.bsky.social rdcu.be/eLbaZ
513448
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
Workshops @evomics.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Just 5 more days left to apply to the Workshop on Genomics 2026, in Cesky Krumov, Czechia! evomics.org/apply-worksh... (Deadline 20th of October) Do not miss your chance! 💻🤗 #Bioinformatics #Genomics #evomics2026
047
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
BejaLabTechnion @bejalab.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Online now!!! Apusomonad rhodopsins: A new family of ultraviolet to blue light–absorbing rhodopsin channels www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
pnas.org
Apusomonad rhodopsins: A new family of ultraviolet to blue light–absorbing rhodopsin channels | PNAS
Apusomonads are sediment-dwelling bacterivorous protists that are sister to all Opisthokonta. They have been found to show a negative phototactic r...
1234
Luis Javier Galindo @luisjagago.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Our study on the first rhodopsin channels known to respond to UV light is now published in PNAS! And they come from our favourite protists, apusomonads! #protistonsky www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
pnas.org
Apusomonad rhodopsins: A new family of ultraviolet to blue light–absorbing rhodopsin channels | PNAS
Apusomonads are sediment-dwelling bacterivorous protists that are sister to all Opisthokonta. They have been found to show a negative phototactic r...
34315
Luis Javier Galindo @luisjagago.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
#protistonsky
010
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
Julie Boisard @protistsforthewin.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Now completely published :) Really proud of this paper led with Karla at @cstairs.bsky.social lab. doi.org/10.1093/isme...
doi.org
Anaerobic breviate protist survival in microcosms depends on microbiome metabolic function
Abstract. Anoxic and hypoxic environments serve as habitats for diverse microorganisms, including unicellular eukaryotes (protists) and prokaryotes. To thr
13516
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
Jelena Godrijan 🫧❾🌊🦋 @godi.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
New preprint 🌊🫶 "A diverse community constitutes global coccolithophore calcium carbonate stocks" Three large coccolithophores together hold about half of the global CaCO₃ stock! G. huxleyi <10% ➡️ climate models need to include this broader diversity! 📄 doi.org/10.1101/2025... #protistsonsky
The morphology of notable coccolithophore species. The Scanning Electron Microscopy images are coloured by the ratio between the cellular organic and inorganic carbon (CIC:COC) contents.
1229
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
Iñaki Ruiz-Trillo @multicellgenome.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
What you're looking at is a brand new protist species! 🤯🔬 Isn't it beautiful? This image is just a glimpse of what's to come. We can't wait to share our full findings soon, in partnership with Guifré @beaplab.bsky.social @luisjagago.bsky.social. Stay tuned! #NewSpecies #protistsonSky #diversity
16916
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
ISEP @isepprotists.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
New #ISEPpapers! The fluid dynamics and functional diversity of the flagella of free-living flagellates orbit.dtu.dk/en/publicati... #Protists #Microbes #FluidDynamics #Biophysics
simple models of various microbial cells with diverse configurations of flagella
1236
Reposted by Luis Javier Galindo
Nature @nature.com · 27/08/2025
For some three billion years, unicellular organisms ruled Earth. Then, around one billion years ago, a new chapter of life began go.nature.com/3JyRV4S
go.nature.com
How did life get multicellular? Five simple organisms could have the answer
Single-celled species that often stick together in colonies have researchers rethinking the origin of animals.
413149