iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Reposted by @ruthstyfhals.bsky.social

Pawel Burkhardt @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Postdoc opportunity in Copenhagen! Interested in marine bioluminescence, comb jellies & experimental biology? A great 2-year postdoc (possibility of 1-year extension), working with CRISPR, imaging & EM in the labs of Anders Garm & Cornelia Jaspers. Deadline: 16.08 jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...

jobportal.ku.dk

Postdoc in Marine Bioluminescence - re-advertisement

03539

Reposted by @ruthstyfhals.bsky.social

Luis Guerra @luisguerra.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Prebilaterian Origin of Monoaminergic Signalling is out! This paper represents four years of work, not only mine, but friends and colleagues. I am particularly grateful to Tatiana Mayorova; without her help, this paper would not have been nearly as complete. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

sciencedirect.com

Prebilaterian origin of monoaminergic signaling

Monoamines such as serotonin, dopamine, and tyramine regulate physiological and behavioral processes in bilaterian animals, but the evolutionary origi…

43117

Reposted by @ruthstyfhals.bsky.social

Pawel Burkhardt @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Our News & Views article “Body-plan organizer in comb jellies hints at animal ancestry” now published in @nature.com 🎉 We discuss fascinating work revealing organizer activity in comb jellies & the evolution of animal development. rdcu.be/fsLWq @ruthstyfhals.bsky.social @msarscentre.bsky.social

16222

Reposted by @ruthstyfhals.bsky.social

Amy Courtney @amycourtneyyy.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

New preprint alert 📣 We are sharing our protocol for calcium imaging of acute brain slices from Octopus vulgaris hatchlings during application of neurotransmitters. Another fruitful collaboration between the Schafer and Seuntjens labs www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

biorxiv.org

1136

Reposted by @ruthstyfhals.bsky.social

Anna Klompen, PhD @gelatinoussting.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

🪼New #Hype4Hydrozoa paper 🪼 We generated a whole nematocyst-enriched proteome using FAC-sorted cells from our Hydractinia stinging cell reporter line! We identified over 8,000 proteins, including toxins, showcasing Hydractinia as a venom system model. doi.org/10.1016/j.to...

Graphical abstract for Klompen et al 2026.

161

Reposted by @ruthstyfhals.bsky.social

John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Registration is OPEN for the 2026 Santa Cruz Meeting on Developmental Biology!!! Join us! scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu

scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu

Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Meeting

1143

Reposted by @ruthstyfhals.bsky.social

Michael Sars Centre @msarscentre.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

We are thrilled to announce that registration is now open for the Michael Sars Symposium 2026, co-organized with @cbubergen.bsky.social 🙌 Join us on June 4 in Bergen for a day of fantastic talks, with a focus on living systems in a variable ocean 🌊 🔗 tinyurl.com/joinMSS2026

A poster in tones of blue with white text and pops of pink that reads:
Michael Sars Symposium 2026
Living systems in a variable ocean
In collaboration with the Computational Biology Unit, UiB
June 4, 2026, Media City Bergen

SPEAKERS
Anne-Claude Gavin, Université de Genève
Christian Jørgensen, Dept. of Biological Sciences, UiB
Matthew Rockman, New York University
Isabella Graf, EMBL Heidelberg
Tom Michoel, Computational Biology Unit, UiB
Anthony Mathelier, NCMBM, University of Oslo
Susanna Röblitz, Computational Biology Unit, UiB
Boris Lenhard, Imperial College London
Jonas Brandenburg, Michael Sars Centre, UiB

ORGANIZERS
Lionel Christian, Michael Sars Centre, UiB
Nathalie Reuter, Computational Biology Unit, UiB

Below the text are the logos for the Michael Sars Centre, CBU, University of Bergen, EMBL with the mention 'Partners of', and the hashtag MSS2026

02011

ruthstyfhals.bsky.social @ruthstyfhals.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

For once, ctenophores are not the abnormal ones! 🪸

282

Reposted by @ruthstyfhals.bsky.social

Mario Vallejo-Marin @nicrodemo.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Join us at the Evolutionary Biology Centre at Uppsala University. We’re searching for an Assistant Professor in Biology. www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

1159185

ruthstyfhals.bsky.social @ruthstyfhals.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Congratulations Inés et al!!! Such beautiful work! 🪸

160

Reposted by @ruthstyfhals.bsky.social

Arnau Sebé-Pedrós @arnausebe.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Open postdoc position at @sangerinstitute.bsky.social Tree of Life to contribute to the Biodiversity Cell Atlas, with a focus on spatial transcriptomics. Apply by January 4 sanger.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/Wellco... Please share with anyone who might be interested!

sanger.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com

Postdoctoral Fellow - Biodiversity Cell Atlas

Do you want to help us improve human health and understand life on Earth? Make your mark by shaping the future to enable or deliver life-changing science to solve some of humanity’s greatest challenge...

01015

Reposted by @ruthstyfhals.bsky.social

Emily Claereboudt @emclaereboudt.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

It’s such a joy working with these beautiful animals 😍😍 Huge thanks to @alexandrejan.bsky.social for capturing my gorgeous little creatures! Can’t wait to share more cuke science and photos soon — stay tuned! @msarscentre.bsky.social

0194

Reposted by @ruthstyfhals.bsky.social

Fabian Rentzsch @fabianrentzsch.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Our paper on the role of neurons in Nematostella head regeneration is now out at @currentbiology.bsky.social Big thank you to all collaborators, it was a pleasure! Ectopic head regeneration after nervous system ablation in a sea anemone: Current Biology www.cell.com/current-biol...

cell.com

Ectopic head regeneration after nervous system ablation in a sea anemone

Via genetic ablation of neurons, Mazloumi Gavgani et al. show that the nervous system is essential for defining axial polarity during whole-body regeneration in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis.

19239

Reposted by @ruthstyfhals.bsky.social

Alexandre Jan @alexandrejan.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Happy Ctenophore Day! These glowing ocean drifters look like jellyfish but aren’t! They’re comb jellies, shimmering creatures that light up the sea with rows of beating cilia 💙🌈 Which species can you identify? 👀 Most are raised in @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social lab #CtenophoreDay #CombJelly #Ctenophore

421823297

Reposted by @ruthstyfhals.bsky.social

Gaspar Jekely @jekely.biologists.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2025

Postdoc position in regenerative biology on "Tracking the cellular origins regeneration" in the @michalis_averof lab in Lyon, France. Fantastic lab, great institute, nice city! www.averof-lab.org/pages/tracman #postdoc

01112

Reposted by @ruthstyfhals.bsky.social

Pawel Burkhardt @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Our new paper is out: "The 3D architecture of the ctenophore aboral organ & the evolution of complex integrative centers in animals. We reveal a remarkable cell type diversity, nerve net condensation, a multilayered circuit & gene expression profiles. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #ctenophores

47529

Reposted by @ruthstyfhals.bsky.social

Eve Seuntjens @eveseuntjens.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Very excited to share that we developed a new non-invasive way to predict spawning time in Octopus vulgaris. Until now, we had no means of knowing when a female was going to spawn, which made planning of our experiments very difficult. But now we solved it! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

biorxiv.org

1125

Reposted by @ruthstyfhals.bsky.social

Denise Walker @denisewalker.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

The first Octopus paper from the Schafer lab @mrclmb.bsky.social in collaboration with @eveseuntjens.bsky.social lab. 🐙dop-gated cation channel 🐙Ach-gated anion channel 🐙single-cell resolution Ca2+ imaging in optic lobe slices and more! Led by the amazing Amy Courtney www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

biorxiv.org

Novel dopaminergic neurotransmission in the Octopus visual system

Coleoid cephalopods such as the common octopus have a complex visual system, with a camera-type eye and a large optic lobe, that evolved independently from its counterpart in vertebrates. However, the...

1227

Reposted by @ruthstyfhals.bsky.social

James Hammond @jamesehammond.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Latest work: Review on the evolvability of vertebral number, and the developmental processes underpinning it Written by Callum Bucklow, @bertaverd.bsky.social, and myself Check it out here: doi.org/10.32942/X2K...

1235

Reposted by @ruthstyfhals.bsky.social

Eudald Pascual @eudaldpascual.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

So happy to finally share my postdoctoral work!! 🥳 Check it out!

1155

Reposted by @ruthstyfhals.bsky.social

The Marine Biological Association @thembauk.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

For the first time, #marine animals have been found to exhibit #heliotropism – a behaviour previously seen only in plants. Researchers from the MBA discovered that snakelocks #anemones track the sun by pointing their tentacles towards it, while staying in one place. Learn more via the link below! 🔗

0112

Reposted by @ruthstyfhals.bsky.social

Michael Sars Centre @msarscentre.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

We are excited to announce that registration for the Michael Sars Symposium 2025 is now open! 🤩 Join us on June 6th at Media City Bergen for a day of exceptional talks 🧪 #MSS2025 ✨Learn more and register here: tinyurl.com/yc4jxdvz

A poster in tones of blue and green. At the bottom, the logos of the Michael Sars Centre, University of Bergen, and EMBL with the mention "partner of" above. In the bottom right corner, the hashtag MSS2025. The following text is on the poster:
Michael Sars Symposium 2025
Decoding signals and unveiling architectures, from molecules to organisms
June 6, 2025, Media City Bergen
Speakers:
Georgia Rapti (EMBL Heidelberg)
Ryan Hibbs (University of California San Diego)
Ida Helene Steen (University of Bergen)
Jingwei Xu (ETH Zürich)
Ross Waller (University of Cambridge)
Christopher Lowe (Stanford University)
Yuhong Wang (Michael Sars Centre, University of Bergen)
Ioannis Riziotis (The Francis Crick Institute, London/GSK)
Paola Laurino (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology)

02515

Reposted by @ruthstyfhals.bsky.social

Pawel Burkhardt @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Thrilled to see #choanoflagellates on the cover of Science Advances🤩. Our latest work "Electrical signaling and coordinated behavior in the closest relative of animals" out now. Link: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 👏 @jeffcolgren.bsky.social @msarscentre.bsky.social

1015354

Reposted by @ruthstyfhals.bsky.social

Arnau Sebé-Pedrós @arnausebe.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Monod Conference "Origin of metazoans": fossils, genomes, cell biology, gene regulation, development, and more. Join us in Roscoff for an exceptional speaker line-up and stunning venue! 🗓️Abstract deadline: March 4. Register and share! www.insb.cnrs.fr/fr/origin-me...

insb.cnrs.fr

Origin of metazoans

Roscoff (Bretagne), France, June 16-20, 2025Deadline for application: March 4, 2025

07748

Reposted by @ruthstyfhals.bsky.social

Michael Sars Centre @msarscentre.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

We are hiring Group Leaders! One month left to apply ⏳ Join us in beautiful Bergen for a chance to lead exciting science in a supportive environment! 🌊 🔗 tinyurl.com/4bwn8u3n

tinyurl.com

Group Leader Positions (Researcher I, code 1110) (270380) | University of Bergen

Job title: Group Leader Positions (Researcher I, code 1110) (270380), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Sunday, December 15, 2024

02520

Reposted by @ruthstyfhals.bsky.social

Michalis Averof @michalis-averof.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Looking for a tag to localise fluorescent proteins to the plasma membrane? Unsure which tag might work in your species? We generated a toolkit of 11 membrane-localising tags, which can be screened rapidly by microinjecting mRNA in your species of interest. 1/4 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

biorxiv.org

A toolkit for testing membrane localisation tags across species

Transgenic markers and tools have revolutionised how we study cells and developing organisms. Some of the elements needed to construct those tools are universally applicable (e.g. fluorescent proteins...

312359

Reposted by @ruthstyfhals.bsky.social

James Gahan @jgahan.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Happy to share that the Gahan lab will be branching out (or more like returning) to working on Nematostella in the near future. Details will follow but for now if anyone is interested in doing a Postdoc or PhD in 2025 on chromatin in Nematostella drop me a message :)

15628

Reposted by @ruthstyfhals.bsky.social

Lionel Christiaen, PhD (he/him/his) @lionlchristiaen.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

At the Michael Sars Centre, 📢 We are hiring Group Leaders! 🌊 Come join our team @UiB to lead innovative research in molecular, cellular and organismal biology using marine/aquatic organisms! ⌛️ Application deadline Dec. 15. Share this exciting opportunity ⤵️ tinyurl.com/4bwn8u3n @embl @EMBRC_EU

tinyurl.com

Group Leader Positions (Researcher I, code 1110) (270380) | University of Bergen

Job title: Group Leader Positions (Researcher I, code 1110) (270380), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Sunday, December 15, 2024

03332