Thrilled to present our comparative study on the evolution of zygotic genome activation (ZGA)!! 🥚🧬
Amazing PhD work of @campobes.bsky.social together with @fedemantica.bsky.social and many collaborators! @melisupf.bsky.social @crg.eu. Thread below 1/15
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
@hector-escriva.bsky.social , @arnausebe.bsky.social , @enricodanielloszn.bsky.social , @jpascualanaya.bsky.social , @clytia-vlfr.bsky.social , @isabelalmudi.bsky.social , @chemamd.bsky.social , @arburga.bsky.social and SD'Aniello! 15c/15
The version of record is here @natcomms.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🥳
Happy for this collaboration with @emmanuelhaillot.bsky.social and Stephan Schneider
At #EED24 in Helsinki we met. Instead of competing, we got our 2 stories togheter into a bigger one
#EvoDevo
#DevBio
From our UK side, we thank the @erc.europa.eu , the BBSRC and @qmulsbbs.bsky.social for the funding and support. And to all the help from our lab members in @chemamd.bsky.social , Schneider lab and Ferrier lab @uniofstandrews.bsky.social
Now we can celebrate at #EED26 in Glasgow 🏴🥳
#Shai-Hulud 🪱
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... “Management consultants are ruining UK universities”. No, fleecing.
📢📢 join us for this edition of the “Quantitative biology to molecular mechanisms” EMBO workshop
Gene regulation, cell dynamics & systems biology
17th - 20th November
More info: s.embl.org/omx26-01-bl
I'm hiring! I have 2 open positions:
🔬 Postdoc
🧪 Research associate
We study how animal multicellularity evolved by exploring the molecular logic of cell adhesion using cell biology, 'omics, and tool-building in non-model organisms.
Come join us!
Details and application links 👇
Please repost
We are excited to be recruiting into 3 Associate Professorship's in @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social. Come join us as a colleague and benefit from our vibrant and multidisciplinary environment. Reach out to me if you have any questions. Please repost! (tinyurl.com/48deybuu) (tinyurl.com/4pdvjaft).
We’ve also released the Capitella Genome Project Portal, integrating genome annotation with RNA-seq, ATAC-seq & mitochondrial data, along with an interactive JBrowse genome browser and custom BLAST interface. @abhinavsur.bsky.social @kguynes.bsky.social @neva-meyer.bsky.social @chemamd.bsky.social
📢 We've just published a chromosome-level nuclear and mitochondrial genome assembly for Capitella teleta (~243.6 Mb). Despite a highly conserved gene family repertoire, both genomes show extensive rearrangements, revealing a decoupling of gene family and chromosomal evolution.
GBE | A Chromosome-level Assembly and Functional Genomic Resources for the Model Annelid Capitella teleta
Davies et al. assemble the genome of polychaete Capitella teleta, a model for evolutionary developmental biology, comparative genomics, conservation, and ecotoxicology, generating a 243 Mb chromosome-level genome, and publish a genome browser.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag041
#genome #evolution
Figure showing 3 panels,(A) a picture of annelid Capitella teleta on black background, (B) a cladogram with major biological model organisms showing the phylogenetic position of C. teleta and (C) schematics of the 10 chromosomes of C. teleta
New from @chemamd.bsky.social lab @qmulsbbs.bsky.social Collab with Elaine Seaver, @baxevanislab.bsky.social @neva-meyer.bsky.social @abhinavsur.bsky.social
New chromosome-level assembly for Capitella teleta 🪱
academic.oup.com/gbe/advance-...
#DevBio
#WormWednesday
@genomebiolevol.bsky.social
Final version @nature.com of our paper describing unconventional multicellular development in a choanoflagellate inhabiting an extreme environment. A ton of new data since the first @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social preprint (which we've kept updating).
A brief 🧵 (carried over from the old place)
The tiniest and most complete alvarezsaur from South America reveals many routes to miniaturisation in this intriguing dinosaur group www.nature.com/articles/s41... - paper in @nature.com
🚨 Happy to see that my PhD work is finally published!
We present METALoci, a tool that integrates #3Dgenome and #Epigenetics to identify regulatory hubs.
Applied to #sexdetermination we uncover:
✔️ Non-coding regulatory region controlling Fgf9
✔️ Meis genes as key players
👉 rdcu.be/e5sm2
Chema Martin, wearing a dark blue sweater and green trousers, presents his work in front of a seated audience. Behind him, parts of a slide is visible on a screen. It shows a schematic of a planktonic larva.
It was fantastic welcoming back Chema Martin @chemamd.bsky.social from @qmulsbbs.bsky.social at the Centre today 👏 He shared with us his latest work on spiralian larvae evolution, with fascinating insights on the timing of gene expression during development. Thank you for visiting us!
We are all super happy and proud to see our work on the function and evolution of the #cephalic #furrow published in @nature.com. Let me say a few things about the background and history of this work on the #Evolution_of_Morphogenesis (1/12)
I am in awe of the beautiful and weird genomics of chaetognaths. Extreme levels of genetic innovation, trans-splicing, and much more. So much to learn!
Extraordinary work @ferdix.bsky.social, Laura Piovani, @alexdemendoza.bsky.social and @chemamd.bsky.social!
After nearly twenty years in the making, our attempt at understanding what makes the chaetognath phylum so unique has finally been published! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
with #LauraPiovani @dariagavr.bsky.social @alexdemendoza.bsky.social @chemamd.bsky.social and others /1
Exciting new work on developmental system drift! #EvoDevo
Allan (@allancarbal.bsky.social) and Chema (@chemamd.bsky.social) are making key contributions to our understanding of the evolution of developmental system drift.
After welcoming we jumped imidiatelly into Chris Lowe @stanford.edu followed by Adria LeBoeuf @adriatica.bsky.social, Rory Cooper @rorylcooper.bsky.social, Bassel Arnaout @cam.ac.uk
Poster of the 2025 UK EvoDevo meeting in London. Drawings show the development of a tea cup
Tomorrow we'll welcome the EvoDevo community from UK and beyond @qmulsbbs.bsky.social @qmulse.bsky.social , organised by @chemamd.bsky.social @margaridamcm.bsky.social @ferdix.bsky.social @alexdemendoza.bsky.social , Roman Arguello and James Difrisco.
Poster by former lab member Giacomo Mogglioli
A great way to end the week with some evo devo! A one day meeting hosted by @qmul.bsky.social #UKEvoDevo @biologists.bsky.social @chemamd.bsky.social
A train screen showing the next train to Plymouth
On our way to get more worms 🪱🪱🪱
I am looking for a new postdoc to join the lab. Interested in pluripotency, germ cells, and in investigating these in a genetically tractable cnidarian? Get in touch! We offer a long-term contract, excellent research environment, and a lovely city #Galway. www.urifranklab.org
Thanks, Grisha! :)
Check out our latest work‼️Fantastic study with really cool data and findings led by @allancarbal.bsky.social in collaborarion with Stephan’s lab. The one and many ways of getting a belly…
Developmental system drift in dorsoventral patterning is linked to transitions to autonomous development in Annelida www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05....
Fantastic opportunity! Lab, topic, team… a blast!
