I am hiring a postdoc for scRNA-seq research in Lund, Sweden on the visual systems of non-model inverts as part of an ERC project on the evolution and ecology of advanced color and polarization vision. Apply here or share the link with someone who may be interested! 🧪
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
🧪 Who should apply?
Researchers across disciplines, from #paleontology to #biology, #physics, #math or #AI.
If your work explores #evolution from an #interdisciplinary perspective, we’d love to hear from you!
📣 Abstract submission is open: zurl.co/I6Ovo
#sts #HFSP
Excited to share a new review by @kocherlab.bsky.social and me:
Nature-inspired neuroscience
We discuss diverse sensory systems and behaviors across the animal kingdom and argue for their integration into neuroscience. New tools in diverse systems are making this possible ✨
tinyurl.com/y5y9du27
Stunning, haunting music even after almost a century
🚨 The tetrachromatic color vision and motion vision of a swallowtail butterfly is explored in this wonderful review by Michiyo Kinoshita & Kentaro Arikawa 🦋🦋🦋
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
Félix Simon's paper is out in its final form 😍
When we got into (extreme) detail in the temporal and spatial patterning of neuroblasts, Félix asked a simple question "sure, but how does this translate into neuronal cell fate?". www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Dear funders, if you want to improve the success rate of your calls for scientific proposals, increase the budget instead of introducing new rules to try to reduce the number of applications.
Everyone from the Global South moving to the Global North for a postdoc should hear this advice:
New preprint from us and @emiliapsantos.bsky.social’s #NERC grant, led by Jake Morris, @gadusmo.bsky.social et al
Using an interspecific cross between two #cichlids to think about models of #brainevolution 🐟🧠
Feedback and suggestions welcome! 🙏🏻
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Image of Heliconius butterfly pollen feeding; on front cover of the April Issue of "Evolution" journal
@heliconians It's nice to see a Heliconius butterfly on the cover of "Evolution" again! Elizabeth Hodge et al. 2026, on why Heliconius are smarter than other butterflies. doi.org/10.1093/evol...
Constructing connectome-based neural networks
Really excited to share a new preprint!
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗿𝗼𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘁 & 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗲? We explore how!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
We built Connectome-based Neural Networks (CoNNs) using Drosophila wiring (larva&adult) & compared with random networks with same sparsity.
Nature research paper: Developmental organization of sensory and sympathetic ganglia
go.nature.com/3Qdz2HP
allevents.in/bristol/scie...
Giving a public talk as part of the Science Cafe, happening on a BOAT (!!) in Bristol Harbour. I am pretty bad at explaining things accessibly, so if you want to poke fun, join! @bristolbiosci.bsky.social
Much respect to Scott Waddell for retracting the paper after catching a major mistake which made a subset of the data incorrect. And respect to Gaby Maimon for catching the error in the raw data and informing the authors. This is how science moves forward.
🎙️ New Meet the P.I. podcast episode with Anna Stöckl @anna-stoeckl.bsky.social is out!
From vision to interdisciplinary science, navigating new fields, dealing with rejection, and finding your own path ✨
🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1DGh...
📺 YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iemB...
IMPACT OF PARENTHOOD ON UNIVERSITY EMPLOYMENT. Line graph shows how the probability of holding a research position changes from four years before to seven years after having children.
Becoming a parent is much more detrimental to women’s academic careers than it is to men’s
Read the full story: go.nature.com/4v4rxmQ
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Infotafel mit Bildausschnitt, in dem ein Pokal mit wissenschaftlichen Symbolen zu sehen ist. Text: Je 200.000 Euro Preisgeld 3 Forscherinnen und 7 Forscher erhalten den Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Preis Hinweis auf Termin: Verleihung am 11. Juni
Anerkennung als Ansporn: Dafür steht der Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Preis - die wichtigste Auszeichnung in der frühen Karrierephase. 10 DFG-geförderte Wissenschaftler*innen haben besondere Exzellenz und Originalität bewiesen und verdienen mit dem #HML2026 ebendiese volle Anerkennung der DFG! sohub.io/y4t5
Apply by April 15th!
The Institute of Integrative Cell Biology & Physiology
@uni-muenster.de is recruiting a #lecturer starting 1 July 2026 - permanent, full-time position. Join a vibrant research and teaching environment in #Münster.
tinyurl.com/wn7kesdb
These webinars are gold!
this looks like exactly the stuff that I am super interested in. Definitely going to to the top of the reading list.
Congrats!
If you'd be interested in a postdoc with us using CT scans of trilobite eyes to model their visual abilities, watch this space...!
napari 0.7.0 is available now! 🚀🎉
It's a BIG release so read the full release notes, with highlights: napari.org/stable/relea...
We want to thank everyone who has worked incredibly hard on this release including our 11 new brilliant contributors 🤩 and the community for their support and feedback!
WOOOHOO congrats Lauren and team!
May 5th: if you are around London, please join the London #EvoDevo symposium at QMUL / Charterhouse campus, as usual we will have selected talks and post-event 🍻. A warm up for #EED2026 in Glasgow. Registration £0, more info here: londonevodevo.co.uk
Let’s talk ✨constructive friction✨ in educational design!
Yes, many students adopt AI as a rational response to assessment where thinking isn’t required for success @wonkhe.bsky.social
But let’s talk about cases where friction makes something hard to do, and the by-product is learning! 🧵
In this month’s “Liftoff,” Francesca Mastrogiuseppe shares how she’ll gift a book to departing students and postdocs, and @annaschroeder.bsky.social talks about using feedback sessions to discuss concerns and future aspirations with her lab members.
By @franciscorr25.bsky.social
bit.ly/475yZnm
How does an animal choose between exploring for a better food source and taking advantage of a known one? Our recent work in Current Biology demonstrates how recent feeding and metabolic state dynamically influence fly local search. bit.ly/3PfrIv3 #Science #Neurosky #Foraging #Drosophila
Nice summary of long distance insect migration in the Guardian today with fancy graphics www.theguardian.com/environment/...
