New from @dev-journal.bsky.social: we're launching a new initiative and hiring Preprint Editors to help navigate the growing world of preprints in developmental & stem cell biology
Join our community & shape the future of research
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
If you want to explore ncRNA dynamics during mammalian development, love microscopy, and are not afaraid of transposons biology, applyβΌοΈ
We are looking for a postdoc to join our team at @imbavienna.bsky.social
More details ππ»
π£ A fantastic resource for the study of population genomics of transposable elements. Congratulations to all @johannconfais.bsky.social ! Also very happy to see the Brachypodium resource being used for this purpose!
It's ππ again! #TEsky #goBrachy
Group Leader Call at the @cbitoulouse.bsky.social in
Genome biology, projects at the interface with devbio will be given particular attention. please share :)
cbi-toulouse.fr/wp-content/u...
Don't miss this great opportunity!
18.02.2026 09:14 β π 1 π 5 π¬ 0 π 0
How does the piRNA pathway solve the self vs. non-self problem? π§¬
Since piRNAs come from single-stranded RNA, how does the cell choose the right ones? For years, "piRNA clusters" were seen as THE privileged source. But are they really special and earmarked for biogenesis? (1/19)
Apply now! The 2026 call for the EMBO Installation Grants Programme is now open with a deadline of 15 April 12:00 midday CEST. π§ͺ
More information can be found here:
https://www.embo.org/funding/fellowships-grants-and-career-support/installation-grants/
#LifeSciences #research #funding
Last year with @ksiudeja.bsky.social @linneweberlab.bsky.social @michaelrera.bsky.social and @nkonst4.bsky.social we brought back the JEDI meeting from its dormancy. A ton of work but very rewarding to see a community forming. A similar attempt is now πhttps://youngpisymposium2026.com/registration/
02.02.2026 14:51 β π 10 π 4 π¬ 1 π 1As several people reached out after the deadline was passed, we have reopened the inscriptions for this fantastic meeting until Feb 10. There are limited spaces left though, so please sign up ASAP. If the seats are all gone, we will close the inscription!
02.02.2026 12:23 β π 5 π 9 π¬ 1 π 1Exciting opportunity to join the vibrant Montpellier scientific community!
02.02.2026 05:32 β π 7 π 9 π¬ 0 π 0
Our journals @dev-journal.bsky.social, @jcellsci.bsky.social & @jexpbiol.bsky.social offer Travelling Fellowships of up to Β£3,000 to graduate students and post-doctoral researchers wishing to make collaborative visits to other laboratories. Apply by 6 February 2026.
biologists.com/grants/trave...
Our Pathway to Independence (PI) programme is open.
Apply by 2 February 2026 for support in transitioning from a postdoc to a independent group leader, including:
βͺοΈmentoring
βͺοΈleadership training
βͺοΈprofile raising
βͺοΈpeerβpeer network
β‘οΈ www.biologists.com/grants/devel...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Our latest: Julien Pigeon and colleagues discover a mechanism linking post-translational modification of transcription factors to remodeling the chromatin landscape to regulate human cortical neurogenesis
πππ Bravo! Congratulations guys!
10.01.2026 13:28 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I am very happy (and a bit scared) to present to you what we have been working on over the last 4 years. This manuscript is exactly what I dreamt of when I started the lab and I could not be happier and prouder of the outcome!
10.01.2026 09:42 β π 153 π 62 π¬ 23 π 2Dear #Drosophila researchers, the year starts with good news! The date and venue for our next meeting is confirmed: June 1st to 3rd at the beautiful Historic Hotel Castle De Palmela in Portugal! Mark the dates, registration will open soon!
09.01.2026 21:32 β π 22 π 15 π¬ 0 π 1
Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social is recruiting an enthusiastic and motivated Reviews Editor. An exciting opportunity for a talented scientific editor to make a contribution to an important journal in the field of #cellbiology. Deadline 2 Feb.
More at: www.biologists.com/about-us/wor...
New Year, New Paper!π
Pervasive cis-regulatory co-option of a transposable element family reinforces cell identity across the mouse immune system
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Centerpiece of Jason Chobirko's PhD, talented PhD student co-mentored by Andrew Grimson & me. Really excited about it!π§΅
Intrigued by a long-standing conundrum in small RNA biologyβhow nuclear Argonaute proteins silence transposons when they *need* target transcription for their own recruitmentβwe studied the piRNA pathway.
And found a hidden RNA-decay axis from Piwi to the RNA exosome.
π¨Our story is published! Same bones but + dissection of MERVLβs role integrating signals from #ZGA factors, & + about pathological DUX4 activation of NOXA #TEsky. Thanks to all revs for their helpful comments improving the ms. Even #rev3 - until they ghosted us π
www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
Apply for Development's Pathway to Independence programme
The programme aims to support a small number of researchers in the fields of developmental biology, stem cells and regeneration as they transition from postdoc to group leader. Read more β¬οΈ
thenode.biologists.com/apply-for-de...
π£ #Job alert!
Looking to establish your own independent research in cell biology, development or evo-devo?
The @cnrs.fr is recruiting 7 scientists in that area of research.
Here are updated unofficial guidelines. Reach out to members of the committee if you have questions
c3n-cn.fr/section-24-w...
We have an OPEN call for the topic "Big data and AI to unravel the role of complex structural variants in aging". Deadline is January 9th and we are looking for candidates. All the info on how to apply in this link (reach out with questions):
fgcsic.es/convocatoria...
A cloning strategy as depicted in the OpenCloning website
#OpenCloning is a an Open Source alternative to SnapGene/Benchling that supports automation and integration with other software
β
Free
π Open Source
𧬠More cloning methods than SnapGene
π€ Can be automated with python
π¨βπ¬ Built by a researcher β for researchers!
π Check it out at opencloning.org
Looking for a PhD in RNA biology? The deadline is approaching fast! This is a great opportunity to do a PhD together with an industry partner fully funded by @nrpdtp.bsky.social BBSRC Case studentship.
20.11.2025 08:05 β π 8 π 8 π¬ 0 π 0
SAVE THE DATE! Stoked to organize the 2026 Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Meeting with @rashmi-priya.bsky.social, @lowelab.bsky.social, and Shelbi Russell. Come learn about Biomedicine, Biomechanics, and the Biosphere, August 24-28, 2026. Registration dates, etc., coming soon! Please RT
19.11.2025 20:23 β π 119 π 75 π¬ 1 π 3
Finally out in @nature.com! We uncovered a mechanistic framework for a general and conserved mRNA nuclear export pathway. www.nature.com/articles/s41.... 1/
19.11.2025 23:21 β π 106 π 42 π¬ 3 π 1
𧬠PhD Position: Evolutionary & Comparative Genomics π·οΈ
Join us at @uni-goettingen.de for a 3-year PhD (65% TV-L E13).
We will investigate the genomic & phenotypic impact of gene duplication across 233 arthropod genomes!
More infos π and s.gwdg.de/eDrAAY
#Evolution #Genomics #Bioinformatics
Deadline Nov 15 (in 2 days!). Join us in Geneva in the fantastic Dpt. of Molecular and Cellular Biology - great opportunity! mocel.unige.ch/news-events/...
13.11.2025 12:14 β π 2 π 6 π¬ 0 π 0
Are you an early-stage graduate student (2nd or 3rd year) or early-stage postdoc based in the US or Canada, working primarily in Drosophila? Would you like to help improve the experience of all trainees working in Drosophila research? If so, read on.
(Please repost to reach a broad audience.)
