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Tyler J. Carrier

@tylerjcarrier.bsky.social
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Developmental and evolutionary ecologist studying marine invertebrates and their symbionts.

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Scott Burgess @scottburgess.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Fully funded 4-year PhD is available in my lab at NTNU (Trondheim, Norway) on Modelling Marine Larval Dispersal and Spatial Population Genetics and Demography. Great place to live and work! Would suit a quantitative/computational biologist. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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PhD Candidate in Modelling Marine Larval Dispersal and Spatial Population Genetics and Demography (308848) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Job title: PhD Candidate in Modelling Marine Larval Dispersal and Spatial Population Genetics and Demography (308848), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Tuesda...
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Tyler J. Carrier @tylerjcarrier.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I am digging through an embryology book and it made me fully realize how much art is lost from science in the publication on our age. Super unfortunate.
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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 16/09/2026
Authors!🚨 While you scramble for scarce $ 🤔 “Springer Nature reports revenue growth of 6.2%..and adjusted operating profit growth of 7.7%. They reported even more stunning submission growth of 30% and published article growth of 13%.” Publishing in society journals helps YOU not them👇🏻. Pass it on.
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Lily Khadempour @khadlily.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I'm happy to share my new paper "A new conceptual framework for host-microbe symbiosis" If you've seen me give a talk in the last 5 years, then you've seen me talk about this. It's been a journey. academic.oup.com/ismehm/artic... #MicroSky #MicrobiomeSky
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A new conceptual framework for host-microbe symbiosis
Abstract. Host-microbe relationships are studied across biological disciplines, with unique but overlapping conceptual frameworks arising from each of them
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Tyler J. Carrier @tylerjcarrier.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Check out the brilliant work led by @mturon.bsky.social, @utehentschel.bsky.social, and @anariesgo.bsky.social ! Just another reason why sponges are cool!
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JL Weissman @jlw-ecoevo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
My lab is hiring two(!) postdocs interested in (1) building trait prediction models capable of resolving complex microbial traits from genomes and metagenomes, and/or (2) building mathematical models of microbial community dynamics www.microbialgamut.com/mGAMUT_postd...
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Tyler J. Carrier @tylerjcarrier.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
New paper entitled “Phagocytosis of microbial symbionts supports embryonic nutrition in the sponge Halichondria panicea” is out now in @microbiomej.bsky.social! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Phagocytosis of microbial symbionts supports embryonic nutrition in the sponge Halichondria panicea - Microbiome
Background Animal development is frequently supported by microbial symbionts that contribute to host nutrition, metabolism, and physiology. While the functional importance of microbiomes in adult host...
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Tyler J. Carrier @tylerjcarrier.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
New paper entitled "Is a commensal here, a pathogen there? Genotype specific responses by the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis to Vibrio species" is now out in @molecology.bsky.social! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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Is a Commensal Here, a Pathogen There? Genotype Specific Responses by the Sea Anemone Nematostella vectensis to Vibrio Species
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
VACANCY - Funded by @European Research Council (ERC), we have three exciting opportunities for Postdoctoral Researchers to join the newly appointed Dr @hassansalem.bsky.social Group. These roles span: Developmental biology - okt.to/nq50wC 🧵
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Lee Henry @henrylabsymbio.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
⭐Postdoc position available⭐ How do symbionts evolve new beneficial functions? Join the Henry Lab to investigate how horizontal gene transfer drives host–microbe symbioses. 🦠 Apply below Enquiries: l.henry@qmul.ac.uk Please share! #Postdoc #EvolutionaryBiology #Symbiosis henry-lab.co.uk
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Evolution of Host–Microbe Symbioses - QMUL Jobs
ID: 10612. Title: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Evolution of Host–Microbe Symbioses. Application Deadline:
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Thomas Mock @thomasmock.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
W3 Professorship (tenured) @geomarkiel.bsky.social (GEOMAR, Germany) in Marine Experimental Benthic Ecology www.berufungen.uni-kiel.de/de/dateien/o...
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Amro Hamdoun @hamdounlab.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
More than a decade since CRISPR-Cas9 knock in came on the scene, it's remained underutilized in emerging models. Using transposase, and a split-FP system, we built an optimized knock in system for use in the genetically-enabled urchin, Lytechinus pictus. bit.ly/4wswLsd
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Alejandro Manzano Marín @amanzanom.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Proposed terminology for referring to the homes of #symbionts within their ( #insect ) hosts " #Symbiotic organs in #insects: diversity, functional implications, and terminology " w/ @kaltenpoth-lab.bsky.social and co., not in bsky doi.org/10.1098/rstb... #SymbioSky
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Symbiotic organs in insects: diversity, functional implications, and terminology
Abstract. With over a million described species, insects represent the most successful group of animals on Earth. One of the drivers of insect diversity is
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Tyler J. Carrier @tylerjcarrier.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Picked up this ceramic sea urchins from the village of Choras on the Greek island of Andros! The artist got her inspiration from her childhood in Thessaloniki, when she would spot them while swimming.
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Amy D Willis @amydwillis.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I'm hiring a #postdoc 🥳 and applications are open 🤩 Candidates with interests in EITHER statistical methodology or microbial ecology / microbiome are welcome to apply. The position / projects will be tailored to the candidate 🌟📈🎤 Thank you for sharing widely! apply.interfolio.com/188571
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Tyler J. Carrier @tylerjcarrier.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Sea urchin salt and pepper shaker on a Greek Island!
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Tyler J. Carrier @tylerjcarrier.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Talking about how microbes manipulate egg size and developmental evolution! Thanks to all that came out to our symposium on developmental symbiosis.
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Tyler J. Carrier @tylerjcarrier.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
You’re pretty, University of Glasgow!
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Tyler J. Carrier @tylerjcarrier.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
The symposium that Thomas Bosch and I organized on developmental symbiosis is coming up this Thursday at the Euro Evo Devo meeting in Glasgow! Hope to see all of those that are curious about host-microbe symbiosis at #EED2026 there!
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Fabien Burki @fburki.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
If you want to read a cool story today, look no further: A billion-year-old bacterial machinery replicates plastid DNA and supports kleptoplastidy #protistsonsky www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Megan Sorensen @messorensen.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Interested in working on the evolution of photosynthetic endosymbioses? Come join us! I have 2 open positions in my new group @cemess.bsky.social in Vienna 3yr postdoc info: tinyurl.com/4emkjpn4 4yr PhD info: tinyurl.com/mtxmsjpy Apply by 1st June! Please share/repost #Protists #Symbiosis #PhD
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Ulisse Cardini @symbiostoic.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
🪸 We're hiring a PhD student in microbial ecology of crustose coralline algae! Fully funded 3-year position jointly hosted at SZN Genova & MPI-MM Bremen, with fieldwork in Belize, Seychelles & Fiji. ⏰ Deadline: May 21, 2026 #PhD #MarineScience #Microbiology #OpenPosition
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Open position: PhD scholarship in microbial ecology of coralline algae - Marine Symbiomes Research Group
We invite applications for a PhD student to work on the microbiomes of crustose coralline algae (CCA) across tropical mangrove–seagrass–reef corridors.
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Jake Robinson @jake1.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
learning about the microbial dimension of human life appeared to strengthen people’s psychological relationship with the natural world. This matters because nature connectedness is associated with: - improved wellbeing - stronger pro-environmental behaviours 3/
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Mya Breitbart @viromegirl.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Lots of people have reached out asking how they can support us after the devastating fire in the MSL building, the heart of @cmarinescience.bsky.social Here’s one way, a GoFundMe organized by our graduate students - gofund.me/4373c6ff3. Please share widely, and thanks for helping our community!
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Donate to USF Marine Science: Fire Recovery Support, organized by Bella Iannotta
On Saturday, May 2nd the University of South Florida Marine Science Lab (MSL)… Bella Iannotta needs your support for USF Marine Science: Fire Recovery Support
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Luís M. Silva @luismsilva.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
What are the biggest open questions in #microbiome and #symbiosis research? At #CSEE, we’re running a symposium on disturbance, adaptation, and the parasitism–mutualism continuum—and we want to foster discussion around these questions. Share your questions (& this post) ↓ forms.gle/huhvTgZCWVrS...
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Big questions in symbiosis and microbiome research
As organizers of the upcoming CSEE symposium “Microbial symbiosis: disturbance, adaptation, and the parasitism–mutualism continuum”, we want this to be more than just a series of talks—we want it to s...
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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
New funding opportunity from the Symbiosis in Aquatic Systems Initiative. We’re inviting teams of two researchers to pursue ambitious, high-risk projects advancing aquatic symbiosis (marine + freshwater). Open globally. Details + how to apply:  moore.org/SymbiosisRFP #RFP #AquaticSymbiosis
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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 27/04/2026
Development in the sea is tough and can end in starvation. @tylerjcarrier.bsky.social @utehentschel.bsky.social &co show that #SeaUrchin eggs contain a #plastid -derived structure whose light-dependent activity influences metabolism, #development & survival @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4mOAxZh
Top: Micrographs of unfertilized eggs from the sea urchin Arbacia lixula without (top panels) and with (bottom panels) cytoplasmic autofluorescent particles. These particles were most consistent for the presence of carotenoids, as shown using (left) transmitted light and (right) fluorescence at an excitation of 561 nm. The light micrograph is a single optical slice, while the florescence micrograph is a maximum projection Z-stack. Bottom: These autofluorescent structures correspond with large crystals (CC) observed in transmission electron micrographs. Mitochondria (Mt) and yolk platelets (YP) are also noted. The combined fluorescence signature and cellular structure implies that these crystal structures are chromoplast-derived carotenoid crystals.
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Jillian Petersen @jillianmpetersen.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Carlotta Kück from @mpimarinemicrobio.bsky.social showed host species-specific symbiont gene expression: One Caribbean beach, one symbiont, multiple host species, this symbiont may function differently depending on the host it associates with! In ISMEJ @isme-microbes.bsky.social tinyurl.com/p7abc25f
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Host species-specific gene expression by a widespread and flexible chemosynthetic symbiont
Abstract. Associations with microbial symbionts shape the ecology and evolution of almost all eukaryotes. One of their defining features is their specifici
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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 24/04/2026
Eggs released in the environment are at risk from many threats. @jillianlewis.bsky.social & @spencernyholm.bsky.social explore how #plastid -derived #carotenoid crystals benefit larval survival & trans-oceanic dispersal in #SeaUrchin eggs 🧪 Paper: plos.io/4mOAxZh Primer: plos.io/4cPpBGr
Transmission and benefits of plastid-derived structures in sea urchin eggs. Top: Proposed mechanism of transmission of plastid-derived structures. From left to right: Adult female sea urchin ingests diatoms and releases eggs that contain carotenoid-like crystals. These carotenoid crystals may be enzymatically cleaved into apocarotenoids (i.e., phytohormones). Bottom left: Eggs of Arbacia lixula reared in light (receiving benefits from carotenoids) had higher hatching and survival rates, increased fatty acid metabolism, and an enrichment of apocarotenoids compared to those reared in the dark. Bottom right: Larvae receiving benefits from carotenoids were modeled to disperse along the African shelf in fewer generations and predicted to survive trans-oceanic dispersal.
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Tyler J. Carrier @tylerjcarrier.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
@jillianlewis.bsky.social and @spencernyholm.bsky.social were also so very kind to write a Primer on our @plosbiology.org article: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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A mother’s gift: Provisioning of plastid-derived structures into eggs promotes invertebrate development and dispersal
Eggs released in the environment are at risk from many threats. This Primer discusses how plastid-like carotenoid crystals benefit larval survival and trans-oceanic dispersal in sea urchin eggs.
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Tyler J. Carrier @tylerjcarrier.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
The @crc1182.bsky.social and @geomarkiel.bsky.social were so very kind to put out a joint press release about our recent @plosbiology.org paper. Here is the one from the @crc1182.bsky.social: www.uni-kiel.de/en/details/n...
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A mother’s gift: plastid-derived structures help sea urchin development and disperse
Sea urchins can pass on certain components of eukaryotic plastids across generations to improve their fitness and geographic distribution
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Tyler J. Carrier @tylerjcarrier.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
New paper entitled "Sea urchin eggs contain a plastid-derived structure that contributes to their development" is now out in @plosbiology.org! Here is a summary... journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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Tyler J. Carrier @tylerjcarrier.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
A truly magnificent piece! So happy for the author.
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Nichole Broderick, PhD @nabroderick.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Excited to announce our new journal from @isme-microbes.bsky.social ISME Host Microbe is live and now accepting submissions. Look forward to receiving your papers! #Microsky 🧫 🦠
Image of the cover of the 1st volume of ISME Host Microbe a new official journal of the International Society for Microbial Ecology. Cover images shows a plant stomata with bacteria around and entering.
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Frank Melzner @frankmelzner.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Come work with us in Vienna and along European coasts! We look for a creative Postdoc (4year contract) in Evolutionary Genomics to cooperate with physiologists, ecologists, see: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Postdoc-... Please share! @univie.ac.at
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Postdoc marine evolutionary genomics
Postdoc marine evolutionary genomics
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Michael Sars Centre @msarscentre.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
We have some exciting guests in the @lionlchristiaen.bsky.social lab facility ✨These beautiful E. esculentus sea urchins collected near Bergen will help guest researcher Antoine Rémond from the @minclab.bsky.social better understand cleavage in echinoderms 🥚
Large pink sea urchins in a tub of water, together with some strands of green algae.
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John Burns @burnsajohn.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Protist lovers: Please apply for a week of rhapsody! Learn by doing: MicroSEA (Microbial Sea Eukaryotes) course is a one-week, field-based summer school to train early-career researchers in the diversity, ecology, and single-cell biology of marine protists. opbc.sciencesconf.org #protistsonsky
MicroSEA (Microbial Sea Eukaryotes) course is a one-week, field-based summer school to train early-career researchers in the diversity, ecology, and single-cell biology of marine protists. MicroSEA course integrates lectures, field sampling, and lab-based practicals in advanced techniques, such as flow cytometry, microscopy, culturing, and molecular analysis.

The main objectives of MicroSEA course are: 

Fostering a deep understanding of marine protist diversity, ecology and biology;
Providing hands-on training in advanced single-cell methods that are not commonly available in university programs;
Building participants' confidence in designing and conducting research projects from field to data analysis;
Promoting international collaborations and peer networking among students and speakers/trainers.
The course will take place at the Station Biologique de Roscoff - SBR (France) - 7th to 12th of June, 2026 (arrival on the 6th, departure on the 13th).

20 participants will be selected, including 10 from EuroMarine member institutes.

https://opbc.sciencesconf.org/
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GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel @geomarkiel.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
How diseases spread between oyster reefs 🦪🦠 A new GEOMAR study, led by Dr Lara Schmittmann, marine biologist at GEOMAR, reveals which restoration sites are most at risk from pathogens carried by ocean currents. Read more: www.geomar.de/en/news/arti... 📸 AWI, Emilie Grassl
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Tyler J. Carrier @tylerjcarrier.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Open directorship for the MPI on Evolutionary Biology is Plön!
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holobiontbiology.bsky.social @holobiontbiology.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Increasing evidence indicates that many planktonic organisms function as holobionts, whose ecological performance reflects interactions between the host and its microbiome. academic.oup.com/plankt/artic...
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Cultured versus wild zooplankton and mixoplankton in experimental ecology: what we gain, what we lose and how to bridge the gap
ABSTRACT. Laboratory cultures are foundational to marine zooplankton and mixoplankton ecology because they enable controlled, replicated experiments, life-
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Tyler J. Carrier @tylerjcarrier.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Great to finally see this out! Our sponge friend Halichondria panicea’s genome is live! 🧽
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Tyler J. Carrier @tylerjcarrier.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Thomas Bosch and I have organized a symposium on the “Impacts of Microbiota on Animal and Plant Development” that will be part of the Euro EvoDevo meeting in Glasgow this summer. Please register through EED. Thanks to generous sponsors, we have some financial support for early-career scientists.
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10th European Society for Evolutionary Developmental Biology Meeting 2026
The European Society for Evolutionary Developmental Biology is delighted to welcome you to the 10th biennial meeting, to be held at the University of Glasgow from June 9th - 12th in 2026.
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Tyler J. Carrier @tylerjcarrier.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Nothing more beautiful than the larvae of marine invertebrates.
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Seth Bordenstein @symbionticism.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Slow and symbiotic wins the long race. High performance at early ages is driven by intense, discipline-specific practice. Admirable, yet our systems can take more risks to support the creators and doers across disciplines. More heroes will be an outcome. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Dave Baltrus 🦦 @surtlab.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Live thread of the NSF biology virtual office hour: 🧵
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Seth Bordenstein @symbionticism.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
We stand on the shoulders of giants - in science and humanity. youtu.be/DsvBKMkZgaA?...
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Inaugural Microbiome Medal Lecture | Thomas Bosch, Kiel University
YouTube video by One Health Microbiome Center at Penn State
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Ute Hentschel @utehentschel.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
The long awaited DAAD Master's Student Exchange Kick-Off meeting today with the University Tecnico Lisboa, Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences was a full success. Thanks to Tina Keller-Costa, Rodrigo Costa, Kristina Bayer, #DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst.
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Tyler J. Carrier @tylerjcarrier.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
An incredibly deserved award, Thomas!! A true trailblazer!
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Tyler J. Carrier @tylerjcarrier.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Deeply unfortunate news for such a transformative class! I still refer to class slides and notes (some that are actively integrative into my lectures now) from many moons ago.
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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
✴️Sea urchins have illuminated fertilization 🧫, early cleavage divisions 🔬, and gene regulation in embryonic patterning 🧬. A classic marine model that shaped our understanding of cell fate and axis formation. 📸 Image by Laurent Formery #ModelMonday #DevBio
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