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Matthew L. Kraushar @matthewkraushar.bsky.social · 7h
Register ✅ Then join our symposium: Molecular tempo ⏰ in the developing and aging brain 🧠 I'm co-organizing with the dream team @mambrozkiewicz.bsky.social, Magdalena Götz, @aleksandrapekowska.bsky.social, & Thomas McWilliams See you there 👋
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Nikos Konstantinides @nkonst4.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A Greek singer, Pavlos Sidiropoulos, once sang, “If the child is saved, there is hope.” Sadly, today, children and their future seem to be a priority for no government, and with this, hope is slowly fading.
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Nikos Konstantinides @nkonst4.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Cartoon that shows a person writing a research proposal using AI, while another person reviews the same proposal using AI and rejects it.
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Journal of Cell Biology @jcb.org · 30/09/2026
Abir Elfarkouchi, Arthur Vitard, @francoizochsenbein.bsky.social, @pconduit.bsky.social et al. reveal the first structural model for γ-TuRC CM1 domain autoinhibition, which prevents ectopic binding and activation of #microtubule-nucleating γ-tubulin ring complexes. rupress.org/jcb/article/...
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Levayer Lab @levayerr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Not sure how the community will be consulted, but if so this will be really critical and time to be vocal...delegating our peer judgement (admittedly imperfect) to LLM feels like removing the cornerstone of how science works. If this is the way it goes, I'd rather become a teacher or bake bread🤷‍♂️
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Levayer Lab @levayerr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Not every cell react the same way to caspase activation. In our recent study (led by @tomcumming.bsky.social and initiated by @avillars.bsky.social ), we tried to better understand what explains this difference and outlined a role of past caspase exposure 👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS @fens.org · 24/09/2026
🌟 Applications are open for the #FKNE Leadership Training Series for Starting PIs! 💻️ Six weekly online sessions 🔬 For early-career neuroscience PIs 👥 Developing practical leadership and mentoring skills 🗓️ 4 November - 9 December 2026 🗓️ Deadline: 13 October 2026 🔗 buff.ly/MMwxdy5
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Nikos Konstantinides @nkonst4.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is today! Whoever can make it is in for a treat :-)
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Justus Kebschull @justuskebschull.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
NEW PREPRINT! An evo-devo look at how new cerebellar nuclei are made. Spoiler: it’s all driven by region-specific excitatory progenitors in the early rhombic lip; inhibitory neurons fill in later. If you care about brain evolution or cerebellar development, check it out: tinyurl.com/CNdevelopment
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Lionel Christiaen, PhD (he/him/his) @lionlchristiaen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“Jamming with comb jellies” yesterday at the innovation day, our very own @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social teamed up with the Department of Music in a fantastic #SciArt performance tuning live music to the graceful aquatic dance of comb jellies.
Presenter Pawel Burkhardt pointing at a blue slide showing a picture of a comb jelly behind a tank containing swimming comb jelliesMusicians sitting ready to start jamming yo the rhythm of swimming comb jellies.
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Institut Jacques Monod @ijmonod.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
📢 PhD Thesis defense 📅 September 21st 📍Pierre-Gilles de Gennes amphitheater Next Monday, Rebekah Ricquebourg ( @nkonst4.bsky.social lab) will defend her PhD thesis " Spatial factors affect temporal patterning of neuronal stem cells to regulate neuronal diversity " ➡️ buff.ly/MDIuCBk
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Nikos Konstantinides @nkonst4.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
When I’m getting too stressed about the possibility of AI going rogue and causing human extinction, I’m reading these articles and thinking « screw you AI, we can go extinct by ourselves »
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Nikos Konstantinides @nkonst4.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I am very happy to host Baptiste for a talk @ijmonod.bsky.social next week! Venez nombreux!! Baptiste will also participate in the jury for Rebekah's thesis defense the previous day!
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Carolina Rezaval @crezaval.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
We’re hiring two postdocs! Join the our Lab @unibirmingham.bsky.social to uncover how the brain resolves behavioural conflicts. Deadline: 22 September 2026 @wellcometrust.bsky.social Please share! www.rezavallab.org
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Research Fellow (Postdoctoral) at University of Birmingham
Apply for the Research Fellow (Postdoctoral) role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.
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Nikos Konstantinides @nkonst4.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I am very happy to host Baptiste for a talk @ijmonod.bsky.social next week! Venez nombreux!! Baptiste will also participate in the jury for Rebekah's thesis defense the previous day!
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Institut Jacques Monod @ijmonod.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
📢 Institut Jacques Monod Seminar 📅 September 22nd 📍Institut Jacques Monod Next week, Baptiste Libé-Philippot ( @blibep.bsky.social) will present an Institut Jacques Monod seminar on the theme " Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying human neuronal and circuit evolution" ➡️ buff.ly/Jg1bcHi
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Tomás Ryan @tjryan.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
"MIT wants to rebuild education around the things AI can't replace. That means oral exams, semester portfolios, in-person project work, and a required social component in every subject. The report even floats the idea of rethinking grades entirely..." This is the way forward @tcddublin.bsky.social
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Nikos Konstantinides @nkonst4.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
“She is a friend of my mind. She gather me, man. The pieces I am, she gather them and give them back to me in all the right order. It’s good, you know, when you got a woman who is a friend of your mind.” Beloved, Toni Morrison
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Terence Tao @teorth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A group of 25 Fields Medalists, including myself, have made a joint declaration on Math and AI: mathandai.org . We welcome additional signatories. See also this article in the Economist announcing the declaration: www.economist.com/science-and-...
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Declaration — Math and AI
Read the declaration and add your name.
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Nikos Konstantinides @nkonst4.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
In the meantime, scientists are outsourcing writing, reading, reviewing, thinking to AI uncritically 😭
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sandraduharcourt.bsky.social @sandraduharcourt.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Very happy to see our Nature Reviews Genetics article on programmed DNA elimination across eukaryotes out! A fantastic collective effort with an amazing group of colleagues, born from inspiring discussions at the Fondation des Treilles. rdcu.be/tmvKgsPZNhBa @laurarossevo.bsky.social
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Nikos Konstantinides @nkonst4.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
On September 21st, my very first PhD student will become Dr. Ricquebourg 🥹 You think you’re supervising a project and, then, you realise you’re watching a scientist take shape through experiments, discussions, setbacks, breakthroughs. I couldn't be prouder. Come enjoy what Rebekah has achieved!
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begüm aydın @begumaydin.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I'm thrilled to share that I'll join Columbia in Jan 2027 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Genetics and Development& the Columbia Stem Cell Initiative! A long-held dream; I'm grateful for my mentors and colleagues. We'll study microbiota-ENS interactions-now hiring! theaydinlab.com
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The Aydin Lab | Laboratory of Neurodevelopmental Plasticity
The Aydin Lab at Columbia University Irving Medical Center studies how gut microbiota shape the development and plasticity of the enteric nervous system.
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Ishier Raote @ishier.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Membrane Trafficking Seminar Series 2026 fall season is here! An exciting programme: membrane traffic, organelle biogenesis, lipid transport, endomembrane evolution, we have it all! Save the dates and join us for fun science and discussions. Details at felixcampelo.wixsite.com/membranetraf...
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Nikos Konstantinides @nkonst4.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This is downright terrifying. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/w...
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When A.I. Starts Scheming (Gift Article)
An unreleased model escaped human control and formed a swarm of A.I. agents. It was the kind of breach that could cause chaos next time.
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Thibaut Brunet @thibautbrunet.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🚨 New preprint alert! 🚨 Choanoflagellates reorganize their global cytoskeletal architecture within seconds to explore confined microspaces. This is the main PhD work of the amazing @maitefreired.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... A tread 🧵⬇️
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Rapid repurposing of microvillar content drives a flagellate-to-amoeboid switch in the closest relative of animals
Animal cells extensively remodel their cytoskeleton during differentiation and can notably switch between two major motility modes: flagellum-based swimming and actin-based crawling. We previously sho...
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Philipp Brand @pbrand.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
We are looking for a research assistant to join our team. brain.mpg.de/brand Apply using the link below if you are interested in doing research on the neural and genetic underpinnings of behavioral evolution. jobs.brain.mpg.de/jobposting/6...
Description of job ad for Research Assistant in the lab of Evolutionary Neuroscience and Behavior Lab at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research.Description of job ad for Research Assistant in the lab of Evolutionary Neuroscience and Behavior Lab at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research.
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Max Farnworth @maxfarnworth.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🚨 I AM HIRING a 3-year postdoc & 4-year PhD student 🚨 [PLEASE SHARE WIDELY] My Emmy Noether @dfg.de funded Neural Circuit & Systems Evolution lab (🌟) at the @unimainz.bsky.socialÍ wants to start existing. So..., what do we need? WELL... we need you! APPLY UNTIL 21 SEPTEMBER.
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Institut Jacques Monod @ijmonod.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
📢 Institut Jacques Monod Seminar 📅 September 22nd 📍IJM Invited by @nkonst4.bsky.social's lab, Baptiste Libé Philippot ( @blibep.bsky.social ) will present an IJM seminar on the theme "Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying human neuronal and circuit evolution" ➡️ buff.ly/s0hX2vQ
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Nikos Konstantinides @nkonst4.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Very excited about this one! I’ll be co-organising the EMBO Workshop “Comparative (neuro)science in insects” with @tomtom-auer.bsky.social, @megyounger.bsky.social and Yun Ding, 13–16 April 2027 in Engelberg, Switzerland. #EMBOneuroInsects
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Nikos Konstantinides @nkonst4.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
“Every tiny molecule of ash is in motion with my heat/I am such a Lunatic that I am free even in Jail.” Bhagat Singh www.nybooks.com/online/2026/...
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‘Every Tiny Molecule of Ash’ | Poorna Swami
On a muggy morning in late July, when tens of thousands of protesters thronged to central New Delhi to head toward parliament, they seemed to already have
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Nikos Konstantinides @nkonst4.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Very excited about this one! I’ll be co-organising the EMBO Workshop “Comparative (neuro)science in insects” with @tomtom-auer.bsky.social, @megyounger.bsky.social and Yun Ding, 13–16 April 2027 in Engelberg, Switzerland. #EMBOneuroInsects
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tomtom-auer.bsky.social @tomtom-auer.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Thrilled to be co-organising the EMBO Workshop Comparative (neuro)science in insects, 13–16 April 2027, Engelberg 🇨🇭 with @megyounger.bsky.social, @nkonst4.bsky.social, and Yun Ding@UPENN Abstracts due 11 Dec 2026 🔗 meetings.embo.org/event/27-ins... Register and join us! #EMBOneuroInsects
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Comparative (neuro)science in insects
Comparative studies are essential for uncovering shared and divergent biological principles. Insects, with their extraordinary diversity, rich natural histories, and increasing experimental tractabil…
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Joachim Fuchs @joachimfuchs.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
How do molecular features of protein complexes allow cells to behave collectively? And what can we learn from collective cell migration in epithelial and mesenchymal cells to understand brain development? These questions motivated our recent review: doi.org/10.1515/hsz-... 🧪🔬🧠 1/10
Adherens junctions balance stability and motility: from cell morphogenesis to neural tissue patterning

Joachim Fuchs, Kawtar Cherkaoui and P. Robin Hiesinger

Published/Copyright: April 8, 2026
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Nikos Konstantinides @nkonst4.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Join Carolina's lab! Wonderful mentor and amazing research!
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Nikos Konstantinides @nkonst4.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Calling the hive mind: Has anyone encountered an unusually high number of rDNA-associated reads in a 10x v4 scRNA-seq library? We have millions of reads mapping to Drosophila rDNA, multimapping/low MAPQ, with strong enrichment at specific rDNA regions. Curious if others have seen something similar!
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Nikos Konstantinides @nkonst4.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Calling the hive mind: Has anyone encountered an unusually high number of rDNA-associated reads in a 10x v4 scRNA-seq library? We have millions of reads mapping to Drosophila rDNA, multimapping/low MAPQ, with strong enrichment at specific rDNA regions. Curious if others have seen something similar!
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CNRS Biologie @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
#ResultatScientifique🔎| Pourquoi les neurones sont-ils tous différents ? Des scientifiques dévoilent les mécanismes à l'origine de leur identité 🧠 ▶️ buff.ly/l676Amf ✍️ Félix Simon/Claude Desplan 📕 @NatureNeuro 🤝 @cnrs.fr @ijmonod.bsky.social @upcite.bsky.social @cnrs-idf-villejuif.bsky.social
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Aux origines de l’identité des neurones
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Nikos Konstantinides @nkonst4.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Every neuron has its own identity - but how is that identity established during development? Thanks @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social for presenting our research beyond the scientific community - sharing publicly funded research with the people who make it possible. www.insb.cnrs.fr/fr/cnrsinfo/...
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Johannes Felsenberg @felsenberg.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Finally out in @natneuro.nature.com! A forgotten memory isn't always gone. We show that forgotten memories persist as silent memory traces, can be recovered by reminders, and can even be reconstructed into false memories. Excited to finally share this work! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Creating true and false memories from forgotten information in Drosophila - Nature Neuroscience
Forgotten memories in Drosophila persist as silent memory traces and can be recovered by reminder cues. Manipulating reminders can create false memories, showing that memory reconstruction flexibly in...
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Clara Howcroft Ferreira @clarahowcroft.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Really happy to share exciting news for the lab: @ukri.org has awarded us a ~£1M BBSRC New Investigator award over 5 years to investigate the neurobiological basis of 'safety in numbers'. 🧵 1/3
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Nikos Konstantinides @nkonst4.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Reading papers has become a real challenge. I either have to have a panda keep a spot for me in line, or prove that I am not a bot, or prove that I am human, or identify all pictures with bicycles, ladders, unicorns. Screw it, I am going to the library to find journal hard copies and read in peace
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Max Farnworth @maxfarnworth.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
----- PLS SHARE WIDELY ----- I have 2 positions to fill asap: 1) a 3-year postdoctoral position, creating single-cell atlases across species and development. 2) a 4-year (!) PhD position, to create anatomical atlases. Both will work together on integrating these two strands of information...!
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ZooCELL MSCA-Doctoral Network @zoocell.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
🔬 Meet Mathilde Paris, PI and co-leader of the ZooCELL team at IGFL! In this thread, Mathilde shares what first drew her to EvoDevo, the questions that drive her research, and what she enjoys most about mentoring the next generation of scientists. 🧵👇 #EvoDevo #genomics #regeneration #MSCA #IGFL
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Nicolas Minc @minclab.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Latest work from the team driven by our fantastic post-doc Maribel Arjona. Using cytoplasm extract fractions and active rheology, we adress how endomembranes, that pack the cell interior, influence the mechanics of the cytoplasm! @ijmonod.bsky.social @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social
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ZooCELL MSCA-Doctoral Network @zoocell.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
🔬 Meet Michalis Averof, ZooCELL PI at IGFL @michalis-averof.bsky.social What sparked his interest in EvoDevo? What keeps him curious after all these years? And what does he hope to discover next? 🧵 Read on to get to know Michalis through his own words. #ZooCELL#EvoDevo#genomics#IGFL#MSCA
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ZooCELL MSCA-Doctoral Network @zoocell.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
4️⃣ What keeps your curiosity alive? "Curiosity isn't something you maintain. It's either there or it's not. There are things that feed it, like giving it time and sharing it with others, and things that can kill it, like bureaucracy."
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ZooCELL MSCA-Doctoral Network @zoocell.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
5️⃣ What do you wish more people knew about science? "I wish more people would come to the lab and look down a microscope. Science starts with fascination, followed by questions."
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ZooCELL MSCA-Doctoral Network @zoocell.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
2️⃣ What scientific question excites you the most today? "It's a quest rather than a question. Jacques Cousteau was once asked what he expected to find on his next expedition. He replied, 'If I knew, I wouldn't go.' I hope our lab can discover biology that nobody had expected."
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Floris BOSVELD @florisbosveld.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Doing a Master or PhD and interested in Developmental Biology? Join the free Institut Curie developmental biology course in beautiful Paris this fall! Great speaker lineup, check: training.institut-curie.org/courses/deve... Registration deadline Sept. 18 2026.
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