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Marco MILAN LAB

@milanlab.bsky.social
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Group Leader@IRBBarcelona @ICREA Research Professor @EMBO member @Fly_EDS board member Interests: Growth Control, Chromosomal Instability, Aneuploidy, Drosophila, Running, Swimming & Reading.

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 20h
Nominations are open for the Hugo Bellen and Catherine Tasnier Drosophila Neurogenetics Lecture—recognizing outstanding early career work in Drosophila neurogenetics. The award includes a cash prize and conference travel and registration for #Dros27. 🔗https://buff.ly/NUvMqTM
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Marco MILAN LAB @milanlab.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Milan Lab is recruiting a new PhD student. Deadline: October 30th. Please, spread the news. www.irbbarcelona.org/en/careers/y...
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IRB Barcelona International PhD Fellowships - Extraordinary call 2026
The following will be offered in this call:Up to 8 FPI positions associated with the “Proyectos de Generación de Conocimiento 2025” Call (funded by the Agencia Estatal de Investigación AEI- MICINN).Ch...
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Lara Krüger @lara-kruger.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
📢 We are looking for a Junior Group Leader to join us at @institutcurie.bsky.social! Having joined the department just over a year ago, I can honestly say that it is an exceptionally stimulating and supportive scientific environment, filled with outstanding colleagues — all in the heart of Paris.
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Nels Elde @elearlybird.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Open your lab here at Utah! utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/208...
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EMBO Reports @emboreports.org · 24/08/2026
Have a look into our second August issue: link.springer.com/journal/4431... The cover features work by Marco Milán and co-workers showing that a tumour-host feed-forward loop contributes to the growth of chromosomal instability-induced tumours in Drosophila. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Kaustuv Ghosh @kaustuvghosh1.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
📸 As my first featured cover, this is a really special milestone for me. I’m grateful for the support from my team along the way. Thanks a lot to the editorial team of @emboreports.org for making this possible. @milanlab.bsky.social @irbbarcelona.org
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Marco MILAN LAB @milanlab.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Treat biological databases as infrastructure, not projects www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Treat biological databases as infrastructure, not projects
Letter to the Editor
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Evgeny Kvon @evgenykvon.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
“Super-enhancer hubs are rare, nonspecific, and neither necessary nor sufficient for transcriptional bursting” www.cell.com/cell-genomic...
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Single-cell 3D genome imaging shows super-enhancer hubs are rare, nonspecific, and neither necessary nor sufficient for transcriptional bursting
Super-enhancers have been proposed to cluster in the nucleus when compared to other genomic elements. Le et al. found that super-enhancer clustering was rare and driven by non-specific interactions. P...
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UC Berkeley MCB @berkeleymcb.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
MCB is hiring Assistant Professors across 3 divisions!: 🧪BBS: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05483 🧬GGED: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05481 🦠IMM: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05486 🗓️ Application Deadline: October 19, 2026 🔗 Click the links or scan the QR codes to learn more and apply
MCB is hiring 3 Assistant Professor positions across 3 divisions: 

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology (BBS); Genetics, Genomics, Evolution, and Development (GGED); and Immunology and Molecular Medicine (IMM)

BBS application link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05483

GGED application link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05481

IMM application link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05486
Assistant Professor of Immunology and Molecular Medicine (IMM). IMM application link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05486Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology (BBS). BBS application link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05483Assistant Professor of Genetics, Genomics, Evolution, and Development (GGED). GGED application link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05481
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Fred Hutch @fredhutch.org · 15/08/2026
🔬 Fred Hutch Cancer Center is hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor in the Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org. Join a world-class research community in Seattle and help advance discoveries in fundamental biology. Apply: apply.interfolio.com/190640
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Marc Dionne @marcsdionne.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Be my colleague! We are seeking Assistant/Associate Professors in these areas: Immunology, including but not limited to cellular immunology Infection, Bacteriology or Microbiology This is a good place to work, with excellent students and colleagues and an interactive, encouraging environment.
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Amoyel lab @amoyellab.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Establish your lab in our department! We're looking for new colleagues doing exciting science. Come join a broad department interested in all aspects of biology from biomechanics of fossils (and live cells) to neuro-AI, via (of course!) the many facets of modern developmental biology.
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@bilderlab @bilderlab.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Now out in Annu Rev Cancer Biol: "Beyond Mice and Men." We think of cancer as a disease of humans, as well as pets 🐈‍⬛ 🐕 & lab mice. But cancer is found across the animal tree of life, including clams and fruit flies. Comparative oncology has a lot to teach us. 🧵 www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
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Beyond Mice and Men: Alternative Vertebrate and Invertebrate Models in Cancer Biology
While cancer looms large in the public and scientific minds, this can result in a quite narrow view of its range and manifestations. The centering of human clinical investigations and the popularity o...
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Esther Verheyen 🇨🇦 @estherverheyen.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Exciting - UBC is recruiting a cell and developmental biologist. Come join the great research community in vancouver!
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Noah Whiteman @nkwhiteman.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I’m thrilled to share that our search for a tenure-track colleague in my *truly wonderful and collegial* Genetics, Genomics, Evolution and Development Division in the MCB Department at Berkeley @berkeleymcb.bsky.social is live! Please share this broad search widely: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05481
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Assistant Professor -Genetics, Genomics, Evolution, and Development - Molecular and Cell Biology
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
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Marco MILAN LAB @milanlab.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Campos de Soria….
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Pastor-Pareja Lab @pastorparejalab.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Our new study on how endoplasmic reticulum exit sites are formed is out in @jcellsci.bsky.social: "Cooperative definition of ER exit sites by Tango1, Sec16 and Sec12" journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
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Pedro Santamaria @p-santamaria.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Drosophila & Norbert Perrimon better than... Grasshoppers & Humans ! Evidently. magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/stu...
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By Studying Fruit Flies, Rachel Wilson Is Changing How We Understand the Brain
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Marco MILAN LAB @milanlab.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Ha ganado el fútbol!!!!
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European Drosophila Society @fly-eds.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
📣 📣 📣 📣 To all Drosophilists: the call for Workshop proposals at the 2027 European Drosophila Research Conference in Bonn (20-23 September 2027) is OPEN! Go to link below for instructions. Closing date: 30 September 2026. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 tinyurl.com/45y8trzd
The image is the logo of the 2027 European Drosophila Research Conference in Bonn, Germany: an adult male fly overlaid on a view of Bonn city.
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IRB Barcelona @irbbarcelona.org · 03/07/2026
🔬 A study in #Drosophila reveals how the immune system adjusts development in response to excess sugar. ✍️ Sergio Juarez-Carreño & @milanlab.bsky.social 📰 Current Biology-@cellpress.bsky.social ➡️ shorturl.at/2tqIe  📌 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2026.05.028
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SEBD @sebioldev.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Today we congratulate #SEBD member Elisa Marti @ibmb-csic.bsky.social for being one of this year’s awardees of the ERC advanced grants! With her project SpinaLogic her research group aims to unravel the direct conection between the genetic mutations associated with Spina bifida (1/2)
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IRB Barcelona @irbbarcelona.org · 22/06/2026
🔬 A study in #Drosophila reveals how the immune system adjusts development in response to excess sugar. ✍️ Sergio Juarez-Carreño & @milanlab.bsky.social 📰 Current Biology-@cellpress.bsky.social ➡️ shorturl.at/2tqIe  📌 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2026.05.028
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David Duneau @dduneau.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Interesting resource for those starting with #Drosophila research (set of videos by Bruno Lemaitre) youtu.be/aUewlFU-6rw?...
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Drosophila Genetics 1 Basic Knowledge edX compressed
YouTube video by Bruno Lemaitre
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Toni Gabaldón @tonigabaldon.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Our paper "Gene ancestries reveal diverse microbial associations during eukaryogenesis.” is finally out in Nature. Eukaryogenesis was likely a gradual process shaped by multiple microbial partners and virus-mediated gene transfer, rather than a single binary symbiosis. doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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Marco MILAN LAB @milanlab.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
NIce to see that our recent publication on the use of Drosophila to unravel a role of Aneuploidy-induced senescence and the non-autonomous effects of CIN-driven tumors link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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A tumour-host feed-forward loop contributes to the growth of chromosomal instability-induced tumours - EMBO Reports
Chromosomal instability (CIN), characterized by frequent changes in chromosome number and structure, is common in human carcinomas and often leads to aneuploidy, an unbalanced number of chromosomes. D...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Dylan, on life in your 80’s, is incredible. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...
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Amoyel lab @amoyellab.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Fantastic news for the lab! We've just been awarded a Wellcome Discovery award and will be recruiting at postdoc and research assistant level shortly. We're excited by this project that aims to understand how metabolism influences male germline development. Please forward to any interested people!
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fly paper broadcast @fly-broadcast.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
A tumour-host feed-forward loop contributes to the growth of chromosomal instability-induced tumours #Drosophila
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A tumour-host feed-forward loop contributes to the growth of chromosomal instability-induced tumours #Drosophila
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IRB Barcelona @irbbarcelona.org · 05/06/2026
A new study led by @milanlab.bsky.social's team at  #IRBBarcelona shows that tumours with chromosomal instability can promote their own growth by damaging the surrounding healthy tissues. ➡️ shorturl.at/s4xr5 📌 @emboreports.org DOI: 10.1038/s44319-026-00811-7 #IRBScience #CancerResearch
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Peter Ly @peterlylab.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
The Ly Lab is recruiting two #postdocs to study intercellular DNA transfer. Join us to tackle fundamental questions at the intersection of genome instability, cell-cell communication, and cancer evolution. Please share! 🙏 Full posting: cri.utsw.edu/careers/
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Junior European Drosophila Investigators @fly-jedi.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
The amazing JEDI crowd 2026! Hurray for an inspiring #Drosophila meeting at a gorgeous location. Thank you to everyone who attended!
The JEDI crowd of 2026
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Junior European Drosophila Investigators @fly-jedi.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Extended registration deadline for our conference (June 1st - 3rd in Palmela, Portugal) to May 15th! Join if you are a Junior #Drosophila PI or senior #postdoc about to transition to independence. Spread the word! 🎬Venue: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P1n... 🔗Registration: fly-jedi.org/meetings/202...
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Pousada de Palmela
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IRB Barcelona @irbbarcelona.org · 11/05/2026
📢 We are #hiring! ▫️Group Leader in #ChemicalBiology ▫️Group Leader in #StructuralBiology ▫️People Administration Procurement Officer ▫️#Postdoc fellows @batllelab.bsky.social, @swculek.bsky.social  & more!  ➡️ bit.ly/irbjobs #IRBJobs #ScienceJobs #JobOffer #OncoSky #AcademicSky #ChemBio
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Development @dev-journal.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Antonio García-Bellido (1936-2025) In this Obituary, Marco Milán @milanlab.bsky.social discusses Antonio García-Bellido's legacy: his distinguished career, his mentorship and appointments to the world's leading scientific bodies. journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
Antonio García-Bellido at the ‘Drosophila Growth and Regeneration Meeting’ in Begur (Girona, Spain) in 2011. Image courtesy of Florenci Serras.
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Julien Colombani & Ditte Andersen lab @colombani-lab.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Inspiring lecture by Nobel Laureates Eric F. Wieschaus and Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, followed by presentations and mentorship for young scientists!thanks to @carlsbergfondet.dk and @ucph.bsky.social. #drosophila @fly-eds.bsky.social
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Marco MILAN LAB @milanlab.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Taking a nap while stretching the back…
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IGMM-Montpellier @igmm-montpel.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
🔬IGMM (CNRS/ Univ Montpellier) is hiring Group Leaders in Innovative Biology. @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social @cnrs.fr @umontpellier.bsky.social 📅 1 May–15 June 2026 📩 search2026@igmm.cnrs.fr 📎Full information 👇 #LifeScience #MolecularBiology #Research #PI #CNRS
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Marco MILAN LAB @milanlab.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
The Milán Lab celebrating 20 years of @irbbarcelona.org
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IRB Barcelona @irbbarcelona.org · 16/04/2026
🔬 Metabolic networks, mitochondrial diversity, immune adaptation. 📌 Session 2 at #HorizonsOfBiomedicine, chaired by @milanlab.bsky.social & Jake Pickering, with Dr. @marianwalhout.bsky.social, Dr. @analechugavieco.bsky.social & Dr. @swculek.bsky.social — and #mitochondria at the center of it all.
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tenuretracker.info @tenuretracker.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Technical University of Braunschweig is hiring: W2 Professorship in Evolution and Systematics of Microorganisms #fullprofessor
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Drosophila Spain @drosospain.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
During #DrosoSpain2026 we paid tribute to the life and scientific contributions of Antonio Garcia-Bellido, with contributions from his alumni @milanlab.bsky.social Cassandra Extavour, Luis Alberto Baena, Jose de Celis, Gines Morata and the @sebioldev.bsky.social which he founded
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Stein Aerts @steinaerts.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
We launched a new Group Leader vacancy in our Center for AI & Computational Biology - VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social - with a Professorship at Ghent University. Join us with your most creative AI+Biology research plan! Apply before 31st May vib.ai/en/group-lea...
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Group leader vacancy
We are looking for a Group Leader in applied artificial intelligence in (bio)medical research at VIB.AI & UGent, Belgium
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i2bcparissaclay.bsky.social @i2bcparissaclay.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
We are looking for outstanding scientists to develop ambitious research programs in molecular and cellular biology, with special interest in multidisciplinary projects and computational biology.More info: www.i2bc.paris-saclay.fr #MolecularBiology #CellBiology #ComputationalBiology #TeamLeaders#I2BC
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José Teles Reis @josetelesreis.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Yesterday I have completed my PhD! I am so thankful to @rustenlab.bsky.social and @CarolineDillard, the best supervisors in the world. I am very grateful to @corderolab.bsky.social and @milanlab.bsky.social for taking time to be the thesis juri and making this day so special. #Drosophila#Genetics
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Current Biology @currentbiology.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Aneuploidy (aberrations in chromosome number) in development and disease — check out this great review by Elena Fusari & @milanlab.bsky.social (featured access). 👇 www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Developmental tolerance and disease implications of aneuploidy
Aneuploidy is highly prevalent in humans, appearing during embryogenesis, in adult tissues, and with aging. In this review, Fusari and Milán explore the in vivo consequences of aneuploidy, with a focu...
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IRB Barcelona @irbbarcelona.org · 17/03/2026
🔬 #Mitochondria identified as key player in a #RareDisease causing #microcephaly. Published in 📰 @natcomms.nature.com ➡️ bit.ly/4sMO85i 📌 DOI: s41467-026-70521-0 #IRBScience @milanlab.bsky.social @icreacommunity.bsky.social @cerca.cat @bist.eu @sommalliance.bsky.social @www.pcb.ub.edu 🧵👇
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Junior European Drosophila Investigators @fly-jedi.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Calling all #Drosophila #NewPI #researchers! A few spots remain for the upcoming JEDI Conference - and you won’t want to miss this! Every attendee gives a talk, making the exchange dynamic, personal, and highly interactive - all at a stunning venue that inspires collaboration and creativity.
View of the historic hotel Pousada Castelo in Palmela.
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Marco MILAN LAB @milanlab.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Happy to share a link to a review that Elena Fusari and me have written on the impact of aneuploidy on development in the last issue of @currentbiology.bsky.social www.cell.com/current-biol... Use the link to get the pdf file of the review article authors.elsevier.com/a/1mkeE3QW8S...
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IRB Barcelona @irbbarcelona.org · 09/03/2026
📢 Upcoming Seminar | Join us for a plenary seminar this Friday, with Dr. Acaimo González, from @cabd-upo-csic.bsky.social-Universidad @pablodeolavide.upo.es. 🤝 Hosted by Dr. Jordi Casanova & Dr. @milanlab.bsky.social. Register here ➡️ shorturl.at/c9z5X #IRBBarcelona #Seminar
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