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Nils Rädecker @radecker.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

No science or hidden self-promotion, just a gorgeous Waminoa acoel for you all to adore. @hifmb.de

A flyluorescene image of Waminoa sp.. Host autofluorescence in green, algal autofluorescence in pink.

Nils Rädecker @radecker.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

🪸🧪 We’re hiring! Join our ERC-funded group at the @hifmb.de in Oldenburg, Germany to explore the cellular origins of photosymbiosis:⁣ ⁣ 𝟏 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐜 + 𝟐 𝐏𝐡𝐃𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.⁣ Deadlines: Oct 29 & Nov 5. Links below. ⁣ Questions: nils.raedecker@hifmb.de⁣ #Photosymbiosis #HIFMB #ERC #AcademicJobs

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Nils Rädecker @radecker.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

I just returned from my holiday in Finland. While we were looking for bears, wolves and co, one of my personal favorites were these green-alga bearing freshwater sponges. Photosymbiosis is everywhere if you look close enough. Maybe it‘s time for some freshwater work at @hifmb.de?

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Nils Rädecker @radecker.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

My first dive into Raman microscopy! 🔬 Our latest heat stress experiments on Aiptasia raised more questions than answers — until a few days of Raman spectroscopy with Dr. Peter Mojzeš at @charlesuni.cuni.cz helped connect the dots. Grateful for the collaboration and excited about what’s ahead!

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Nils Rädecker @radecker.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

What a great finale. Receiving the Zeno Karl Schindler Research Prize marked the perfect end to an amazing time as a postdoc at EPFL🇨🇭. Big thanks to the Laboratory for Biological Geochemistry for being awesome friends and colleagues throughout these years!

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Nils Rädecker @radecker.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

I am thrilled to announce that this will be my new workplace. I am joining @hifmb.bsky.social today to start my new focus group on host-microbe interactions in photosymbioses. Looking forward to meeting old and new friends and exploring new collaborations. 🦠🧫🪸 #microsky

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Nils Rädecker @radecker.bsky.social · 13/12/2023

Take a deep dive into the world of cassiosomes and their photosymbionts with @gaelletoullec.bsky.social’s first PhD paper. These autonomous cell structures of rhizostome jellyfish could be exciting model systems to study cnidarian symbioses! 🧫🪸🔬 doi.org/10.1128/msph... @cpogoreutz.bsky.social

The Cassiosomes of Cassiopea- stinging cell structures fueled by algal symbionts.

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Nils Rädecker @radecker.bsky.social · 27/09/2023

🎓 Congratulations to the brilliant Dr. Gaëlle Toullec on successfully defending her PhD thesis on symbiotic nutrient cycling in the upside-down jellyfish Cassiopea. 🌊🪸🪼🔬#PhD #MarineScience

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Nils Rädecker @radecker.bsky.social · 13/09/2023

That feeling when you spent three weeks on a NanoSIMS mosaic just to falsify your initial hypothesis… At least 15N-ammonium uptake in the Hydra-Chlorella symbiosis looks pretty. #microsky #evosky 🧫🦠🔬

Mosaic of 120+ NanoSIMS images showing 15N-ammonium uptake in Green Hydra.

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