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Monika Scholz @monikakscholz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Come be our colleague @mpinb.mpg.de ! jobs.b-ite.com/jobposting/4... Bonn has a great community of neuroscientists and it's been a great place to start a group! #neuroethology @neuroethology.org

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Max Planck Research Group Leader (W2) in Neuroethology (m/f/div)

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Marianne Roca @marianneroca.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Thanks to the organiser and everyone at the #Pristionchus meeting! It was really nice interacting with our great community and see what everyone has been up too.

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Marianne Roca @marianneroca.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Great to be at #CeNeuro to hear about great science and to present today my poster on #mechanosensation in P. pacificus

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Marianne Roca @marianneroca.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Many thanks to @nkonst4.bsky.social and the @ijmonod.bsky.social for the invitation and to everyone I met on the day for the engaging a discussions.

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Marianne Roca @marianneroca.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

New preprint: we explore the role of mechanosensation in Pristionchus pacificus, focusing on the gene mec-2. Interesting hints about how sensory pathways contribute to behaviour in this nematode. available here if you're curious: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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leoboeger.bsky.social @leoboeger.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

The IL2 neurons are my new favourite neurons in Pristionchus. In our new paper, lead by @marianneroca.bsky.social, we show which sensory modalities are crucial for a predating worm, which all are sensed in the IL2’s. And the IL2’s are sensitive to octopamine, promoting aggression in these worms 🧠🪱🔬🧪

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Evolution of sensory systems underlies the emergence of predatory feeding behaviors in nematodes | PNAS

Understanding how animal behavior evolves remains a major challenge, with few studies linking genetic changes to differences in neural function and...

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Marianne Roca @marianneroca.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

After studying the worm, we tested sensory stimulation on ourselves 🪱🍰 Result: feeding behaviour successfully triggered. Happy team, new paper out!

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James Lightfoot @jameslightfoot.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

How does evolution turn a harmless bacterial feeder into an active predator? Our new study led by @marianneroca.bsky.social and published in @pnas.org explores how sensory systems were rewired to enable prey detection and predatory behaviour in nematodes. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 🧵below!

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Evolution of sensory systems underlies the emergence of predatory feeding behaviors in nematodes | PNAS

Understanding how animal behavior evolves remains a major challenge, with few studies linking genetic changes to differences in neural function and...

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Marianne Roca @marianneroca.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

How does a predator sense its prey? 🪱The nematode Pristionchus pacificus preys on other nematodes, but how it detects them in its environment? That is what we have been exploring : www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Institut Jacques Monod @ijmonod.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

💼 Postdoctoral researcher in computational and experimental biology M/F 📍Institut Jacques Monod / @sandraduharcourt.bsky.social 's Lab 📆 April 1st Apply on the CNRS job portal before February 13th 🔗 emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...

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Marianne Roca @marianneroca.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Thank you to our outreach team for highlighting our new publication with this video.

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Marianne Roca @marianneroca.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

it is out! if you like behaviour or nematodes or genes or neuronal circuits or evolution or machine learning or all of the above don't hesitate to have a look.

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Marianne Roca @marianneroca.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

it is nice to be back in the lab after a really nice Gordon research conference on neuroethology. Now, it is time to use all this good energy and knowledge !

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Marianne Roca @marianneroca.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

I really enjoyed the #GRS #neuroethology. Plenty of nice people and good science there! Congrats on Sreeparna Pradhan @sreeparnap.bsky.social and Maya Enriquez for putting it together. Now it is time for the big league with the #GRC !

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Marianne Roca @marianneroca.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

That is an interesting map in severals regards but I am not sure if it shows where we like to share science the most 🧪or where we like to hang up in pub the most 🍻 ! If you like both hurry to take your ticket, only one week before it start ! here is the link for Germany : pintofscience.de

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Marianne Roca @marianneroca.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

🧠🍻 Pint of Science #Pint25DE is coming to Bonn! Join us 19–21 May to grab a drink and listen to fascinating talks (english or german) on neuroscience, astronomy,...! Check the program 👉 pintofscience.de/events/bonn Not in Bonn? #Pint25 is happening around the world, look for the one close to you!

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Pint of Science World @pintsworld.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

3 weeks to go before #pint25!! 📅 19-21 May 2025 🗺️ 27 countries 📍+520 cities 🫂👩‍🔬🎉Thousands of scientists and volunteers celebrating science around the globe!! 🦕🦴🧬🦋🪨👓🧠🔭🫀👩‍🔬📚🧫🧪🌎🕷️ All the details here. Join the party! pintofscience.com

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Tim Lee @leetim.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Come join the Briggman lab in beautiful Bonn to work with a menagerie of animals: axolotls, anableps, danionella, zebrafish, xenopus tropicalus and more! Also, the institute is dog-friendly and sits on a dog park! 🐶

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Marianne Roca @marianneroca.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Curious about how the cannibalistic nematode Pristionchus pacificus hunts its prey? Check out our preprint on BioRxiv, where we explore the roles of mechanosensation and chemosensation, using behaviour tracking among other methods! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Marianne Roca @marianneroca.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

2 day with great science and nice people. The #vermidi 🪱 conference was very highlighting. And it was nice to see that the magistère européen de génétique #MEG #BGA did not age at all🎂...as our teachers and classmates obviously 😃!

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Marianne Roca @marianneroca.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

📢 Call for Speakers – Pint of Science 2025 in Bonn! 🍻🔬 We’re looking for enthusiastic researchers to join Pint of Science in Bonn on May 19–21, 2025! 🌍 More info: pintofscience.de/ueberuns/ If you're interested : pintofsciencebonn@gmail.com. #PintOfScience #Bonn #ScienceOutreach

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James Lightfoot @jameslightfoot.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Have you ever wondered what is on the surface of a #nematode like #Celegans? …it turns out they are surprisingly greasy little critters and covered in many different lipids. To read more about this, check out the excellent paper from the Chauhan lab which we were very happy to be a small part of.

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Institut Jacques Monod @ijmonod.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

#JobOffer 💼 Molecular biology and drosophila engineer (M/F) 📅 February, 17th 📍 Institut Jacques Monod / @pconduit.bsky.social's Lab Apply before February 6 ➡️ emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U... #Biology #Engineer

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Roberto Toro @r3rt0.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

New people in 🦋, the neuro/physics/maths among you may be interested in our ERC-funded postdoc positions! Modelling brain folding development: bsky.app/profile/r3rt... Building a molecular/cellular/mechanical atlas of brain development: bsky.app/profile/r3rt... DM for info, and please repost!

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Marianne Roca @marianneroca.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

You can see the smiles for being part of the greatest Pristionchus team. happy end of the year to all!

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CNRS @cnrs.fr · 11/12/2024

#RejoignezleCNRS 🫵 et transformez vos projets en #innovation ! Le CNRS recrute des chercheurs et chercheuses passionnés. Les concours sont ouverts jusqu'au 10 janvier 2025 ! 👉 carrieres.cnrs.fr/concours-ext... #Recrutement #CNRS #Icicarecrute www.cnrs.fr/fr/actualite...

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Lancement de la campagne de concours externes chercheurs/chercheuses 2025

La phase d’inscription ouvre le 11 décembre à 13h. Cette année, 270 postes sont ouverts.

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