🌞 ZooCELL is taking a short summer break! Our "Who are We?" series will return in September with more researchers, science, and stories from across the network. Have a wonderful summer! 🌞

🔬 Meet Kevin Grüner, DC in the ZooCELL team at IGFL! Kevin completed his BSc in Biology and MSc in Zoology at the Uni. of Innsbruck, where he also worked at the EM facility and tutored different courses. He is now a DC in ZooCELL, investigating limb regeneration. 🧵 Read on to get to know Kevin.

🔬 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

🔬 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

🇫🇷 Meet our partner, the Institute of Functional Genomics, Lyon (IGFL)! The IGFL is an institute of the ENS de Lyon, the CNRS and Université Lyon. It brings together 12 research teams focusing on the interfaces of development, physiology and evolution. @igflyon.bsky.social #EvoDevo #genomics

🫧 Meet Olga Zueva, ZooCELL DC in the Arnone lab @szndohrn.bsky.social Olga's path to ZooCELL has been anything but linear. After 30 years in research, she joined us as a PhD fellow, bringing expertise in EM, molecular biology, and genomics to study how the sea urchin nervous system evolves. 👇

🔬 Meet Ina Arnone, ZooCELL PI at @szndohrn.bsky.social In this Q&A, she shares how she discovered EvoDevo, the big questions driving their research and her passion for mentoring the next generation of scientists. Follow the thread to learn more. 👇 #MSCA #ZooCELL #EvoDevo @arnonelab.bsky.social

🇮🇹 Meet our partner, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn (SZN) 🧵 A thread 1/5 Founded in 1872 by the German zoologist Anton Dohrn, the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn (SZN), located on the Gulf of Naples, is one of Europe's oldest and most prestigious marine research institutes.

🔬 🧬 Meet the ZooCELL community! Starting tomorrow, we’ll launch a series of posts featuring the different ZooCELL teams. Stay tuned to learn about our partner institutes and the people behind ZooCELL.

Hello Bluesky! 👋 Until now, our posts here were mirrored from Mastodon (@ZooCELL@biologist.social) via Bridgy Fed. We're now launching a native Bluesky account to better connect with the community and take advantage of its features. Follow us here at @zoocell.bsky.social for future updates!