We're hiring 4 postdocs at @unibo.it to study nervous system evolution. Seeking expertise in single-cell genomics, molecular or developmental biology in ctenophores, cnidarians, echinoderms, flies or human stem cells. 2+2 yrs contract. Deadline: 26 Aug. Please share! bandi.unibo.it/s/apos7/proc...

Procedura di valutazione comparativa per titoli e colloquio per il conferimento di n. 4 contratti di ricerca presso il Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche e Ambientali - SSD BIOS-04/A - GSD...

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We are recruiting 2 PhD students @ the University of Bologna to study neuron evolution in mosquitoes and non-bilaterian animals using single-cell genomics, evo-devo and computational biology. Plus, Bologna is hard to beat scientifically and gastronomically. More info: www.unibo.it/en/study/phd...

Earth, Life and Environmental Sciences - University of Bologna

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A recording of the lecture (the camera on the speaker seems to have failed, but the slides and audio seem alright): mymedia.leeds.ac.uk/Mediasite/Sh...

I’m beyond excited to see our work published in Science Advances! 🎉 Deeply grateful to everyone involved — and especially to @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social for the great mentorship ✨ www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Pawel Burkhardt@pawelburkhardt.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Thrilled to share that our preprint has been accepted in Science Advances! Grateful to an incredible team & collaborators. Link: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 👏 @annaferraioli.bsky.social @maikekittelmann.bsky.social @msarscentre.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @hfspo.bsky.social #ctenophores

Excited to see this story out as a preprint ✨

Cnidarian developmental mechanisms group@clytia-vlfr.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Introducing a Clytia planula cell atlas, and demonstrating broad-level relations with medusa cells via another updated atlas. By @annaferraioli.bsky.social with @juliarmateu.bsky.social and collaborators in a project led by @rcply.bsky.social @biodev-vlfr.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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Eponges ou cténophores ? Duel au plus profond du vivant pour le titre de premier animal

La controverse secoue les spécialistes de l’arbre de la vie. Deux camps s’affrontent, avec chacun sa lignée marine favorite. D’un côté, la créature la plus sommaire du règne animal ; de l’autre, des p...

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@rcply.bsky.social argues that phylogenetic inferences in sponge–ctenophore–bilaterian relationships based on shared chromosomal rearrangements suffer from insufficient statistical support. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf321 #evobio #molbio

Sponges, ctenophores, and the statistical significance of syntenies

Abstract. Shared fusions between ancestral chromosomal linkage groups have previously been used to support phylogenetic groupings, notably sponges with cni

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Most papers are arcane studies in niche areas read by experts who ought to be able to understand them (and science managed without peer review before the 1960s). But they need to be able to trust the data, and ‘peer reviewers’ can’t tell them if it’s real.. 2/2

@lowelab.bsky.social @laurentformery.bsky.social on whole-body single-cell RNA sequencing of the acorn worm Schizocardium californicum (Cameron & Perez, 2012). #Hemichordate "Our tissue-level atlas reveals ectodermal & endodermal cell types in larvae & adults occupy distinct transcriptional spaces"

bioRxiv Developmental Biology@biorxiv-devbio.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Major cell type differences between larval and adult hemichordate body plans https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.31.685866v1

New preprint out! Evolutionarily conserved transcriptional regulators control monoaminergic neuron development. We uncover how ancient regulatory programs orchestrate the neurons that produce serotonin and dopamine across 550 million years of evolution. doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Evolutionarily conserved transcriptional regulators control monoaminergic neuron development

To what extent conserved developmental programs specify homologous cell types is a central question in biology. Here, we address this by focusing on reconstructing monoaminergic neuron development in ...

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Excited to share our new work on the 3D architecture of the ctenophore aboral organ! We explored its remarkable cellular diversity and integration with the syncytial nerve net, uncovering connectivity and insights into the evolution of sensory complexes. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Pawel Burkhardt@pawelburkhardt.bsky.social · last yr.

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

RT. Fully funded PhD position in my lab to investigate the origin, composition and function of Ambulacrarian ossicles.