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Luis Javier Galindo

@luisjagago.bsky.social
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Ramón y Cajal Research fellow at the University of Granada. Evolution of eyespots 👀 and the protists that bear them!

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Ursula Oggenfuss @oggenfussursula.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Are you interested in learning how genomes of weird fungi and protists evolve and are you looking for an exciting PhD opportunity? Jolien van Hooff and I are looking for an enthusiasic PhD candidate at Wageningen University: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p... #TEworldwide #Fungi #Protists #Genome
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PhD position in genome evolution and architecture in unicellular eukaryotes
Are you fascinated by how eukaryotic genomes evolve? Do you want to look beyond model organisms and point mutations to uncover the complexity of genome evolution?
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Nobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 05/10/2026
Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel – awarded the 2026 medicine prize – discovered a remarkable protein, channelrhodopsin, in a single-celled alga. Hegemann wondered how Chlamydomonas, a single-celled alga, is able to swim towards a light source.
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Kirsty Wan @micromotility.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
yes so happy for him!!! this is exactly why we do curiosity-driven science... #chlamydomonas #protistsonsky Funders and universities are you watching...???
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Kevin Mitchell @wiringthebrain.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Why optogenetics deserves the hype www.wiringthebrain.com/2013/09/why-... (a piece I wrote in 2013 explaining how it works and why modulating specific cell types is so key to understanding how neural circuits and systems work)
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Why optogenetics deserves the hype
Optogenetics has come in for some stick lately, with a number of people criticising the hype that this technique generates in some quar...
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Luis Javier Galindo @luisjagago.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Protist eyespots for the win!!
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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
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Luis Javier Galindo @luisjagago.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Today they’re “sampling” the Alhambra, so they got the full Granadian experience! Thanks again, and hope we meet again soon Omaya!
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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!
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Luis Javier Galindo @luisjagago.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Thanks Marie!
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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...
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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 ...
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Luis Javier Galindo @luisjagago.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Thank you Xavi!🙏🏻
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Luis Javier Galindo @luisjagago.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Gracias a ti Iñaki!
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Luis Javier Galindo @luisjagago.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Siii veniros las próximas jornadas! Serán en Julio de 2027. Lo guay es que como echamos mano de ayuda ciudadana se crean varios grupos de muestreo y se pueden muestrear entre 40 y 50 lagunas en un fin de semana! Si tenéis una idea de muestreo, que seguro que si, lo hacemos!
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Luis Javier Galindo @luisjagago.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Muchas gracias Jero! A ver si nos vemos prontito!
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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!
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Luis Javier Galindo @luisjagago.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Thank you Omaya! It will be so much fun!
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Luis Javier Galindo @luisjagago.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Thank you Felipe!
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Luis Javier Galindo @luisjagago.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Thank you Thibaut!
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Luis Javier Galindo @luisjagago.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Thanks you Varsha❤️
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Luis Javier Galindo @luisjagago.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Muchas gracias Arnau! Nos vemos en Sant Feliu!
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Luis Javier Galindo @luisjagago.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Thanks so much Hiral!
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Luis Javier Galindo @luisjagago.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Gracias Inés!
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Luis Javier Galindo @luisjagago.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Thank you Jolien!
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Luis Javier Galindo @luisjagago.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Gracias Saioa!
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Luis Javier Galindo @luisjagago.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Thank you so much Fab! Hope we can meet soon!
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Luis Javier Galindo @luisjagago.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I also thank my university for all the support @universidadgranada.bsky.social
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Luis Javier Galindo @luisjagago.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Grateful to my collaborators and friends who made this possible. @deemteam.bsky.social, @multicellgenome.bsky.social, Tom, Dan, @dudinlab.bsky.social, @gautamdey.bsky.social, @rosswaller.bsky.social, @benkinsjenkins.bsky.social, Nick, @varshamathur.bsky.social, @lauraeme.bsky.social, Miguel & more!
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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!
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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.
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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
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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...
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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
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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)
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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
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Luis Javier Galindo @luisjagago.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
So proud! Congrats Varsha and the whole team for this incredible study! #protistonsky
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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...
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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”!
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Luis Javier Galindo @luisjagago.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Thank you for coming! We have a good protist selection for the team!
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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!
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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
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Congrats Iñaki and team!
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Luis Javier Galindo @luisjagago.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Congrats to both! So deserved!
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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
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Courtney Stairs @cstairs.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
And a fancy poster! Check out comparativegenomics2026.com for more information :)
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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...
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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.
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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
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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
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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!
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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/...
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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....
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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/
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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...
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