Human Frontier Science Program

🧬 From swimming success to standing still.
HFSP-supported researchers mapped how bacterial motility evolved — and discovered that losing the ability to swim has shaped life more than gaining it.
#HFSPgrants #Microbiology #Evolution #sts 🧪
🔗 zurl.co/PzeeA

🧪 Starting in 1 hour!
Join our HFSP Research Grant webinar today at 13:00 CET with Almut Kelber & Guntram Bauer.
👉 zurl.co/FekdN
#HFSP #FrontierScience #sts

🧪 Last chance to register!
HFSP’s Research Grant webinar is this week – 19 Nov, 13:00 CET 🎓
Get tips from Almut Kelber & Guntram Bauer on frontier science + LoI prep.
👉 Register: zurl.co/TrT7K
#HFSP #FrontierScience #sts

From Sendai to Kyoto: the HFSP Science Summit Japan 2025 connected outstanding scientists and young researchers in a week of collaboration and discovery.
📖 Read the full story → zurl.co/5eYb5
🧪 #sts #HFSPSummitJapan

📣 The 25th HFSP Awardees Meeting is coming!
Three days of science and collaboration at the heart of Geneva’s innovation hub. What a joy! 🙃 Save the Date:
📅 8–10 July 2026
📍 Campus Biotech Geneva, Switzerland

zurl.co/jip5N
#HFSPmtg2026 #sts 🧪

✂️ Science can be used for good 54 seconds · Clipped by HFSP · Original video "Final Words" by HFSP

🧪 “Science must be used for good. As a bridge. As a dialogue.”
On World Science Day for Peace and Development, a powerful reminder from Mona Nemer, Chief Science Adviser Canada, last month at the #HFSPSummit in Japan.

🎥 zurl.co/dN19a

#WorldScienceDay #HFSP #sts

I am beyond excited to share that my postdoc project @szndohrn.bsky.social and the @arnonelab.bsky.social is now available in #ScienceAdvances @science.org. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

How can you make your HFSP Research Grant proposal stand out?
Join our webinar on 19 Nov, 13:00 CET to learn what HFSP looks for in frontier science + tips for your Letter of Intent.
🧪 Register now: zurl.co/Q8v9f
#HFSP #FrontierScience #sts

The HFSP Masterclass is underway in Daejeon, Republic of Korea!

Hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT and supported by HFSP, this is the first Masterclass initiated by an HFSP Member Country, a fantastic collaboration between IBS, KRIBB & KRISS.
#HFSPmasterclass #GlobalScience 🧪 #sts

Increasing temperatures affect thoracic muscle performance in Arctic bumblebees - Nature Communications Increasing temperatures threaten cold-adapted pollinators such as Arctic bumblebees by disrupting their physiology. This study found that thorax acceleration during non-flight vibrations peaks at 25 °...

Too warm to buzz? Check out our newest paper on how warming temperatures affect bee buzzes in the Arctic. Well done to Charlie and Guadalupe and other coauthors for this nice study in the Swedish Arctic! @hfspo.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

👋Hello from Daejeon!
The HFSP Masterclass is live in the Republic of Korea. It brings together early-career scientists to explore bold research, global collaboration, and how to apply for HFSP support.
Stay tuned for highlights!
#HFSPMasterclass #GlobalScience
🧪 #sts

🧪 Stress dulls joy. But science is finding the switch🙃

HFSP-supported researchers uncovered how chronic stress disrupts reward circuits in the brain and how gently tuning one pathway may reverse anhedonia.
#HFSPResearchGrants #Neuroscience #sts
📑🔗 zurl.co/Lifzc

🧪 Meet the HFSP experts behind the HFSP Research Grants!
Join Almut Kelber and Guntram Bauer for a live webinar on frontier science, HFSP rules, and crafting your Letter of Intent on 19 November at 13:00 CET.
🔗 Register: zurl.co/eclSU
#HFSP #FrontierScience #sts

How do group actions synchronize without speaking? 🧠
HFSP researchers are using Ta, a #ParticipatoryArt piece, to explore how #CollectiveBehavior emerges from individual actions, blending #Neuroscience, #Biology, and #Art. 🎨 #HFSPGrants #sts 🧪
🔗 zurl.co/PGEoo

Thinking of applying for the next HFSP Research Grant call?
Join our HFSP Webinar on 19 Nov, 13:00 CET with Almut Kelber & Guntram Bauer for insights into frontier science and the 2027 application process.

🔗 Register: zurl.co/hp8OE
#HFSP #FrontierScience #sts 🧪

The #HFSPMasterclass series continues. After a fantastic session with researchers from the Baltics last month, we're heading to South Korea and Czech Republic in November to meet early career scientists from Central Europe 🇨🇿🇭🇺🇵🇱
zurl.co/eZQzv
🧪 #sts

The HFSP Science Digest

The new HFSP Science Digest is here! 🥳
From molecules to oceans, we explore how frontier science is shaping the future of biology. 🧪
Featuring 89 scientists supported by HFSP across continents: tackling aging, brain function, immunity, and marine life.
📖 bit.ly/4qnX2Wo
#sts #HFSPScienceDigest

🧪 Can your skin microbiome talk to your immune system and your neurons?

With HFSP support, researchers use Skin-on-a-chip tech to decode the cross-talk between microbes, immunity, and nerves, unlocking new frontiers in skin health!
#HFSPgrants #sts
🔗zurl.co/KvhtY

🧪 How do plants fight off pathogens without immune cells? 🌿
#HFSPFellow Tatsuya Nobori mapped immune activity at single-cell and spatial levels revealing rare “PRIMER” cells that kickstart tissue defense.
#sts #PlantImmunity #ClimateResilience
🔗zurl.co/EIaJe

Stingless and sterile, yet super social 🐝
HFSP Fellow Benjamin Taylor decoded the genome of Australian Tetragonula stingless bees, showing there’s more than one way to evolve a “superorganism”!
🧪 Read the story: zurl.co/aMt88
#sts #HFSP

🧪 The #HFSPSummitJapan ended today in Kyoto
✨ Nobel Laureates & Nakasone Awardees shared insights with young researchers
🧬 Svante Pääbo gave a fascinating keynote on human evolution.
👩‍🔬 A lively poster session closed the day.
What a journey! What a Summit! More highlights soon 🙂
#sts

🧪 The #HFSPSummitJapan High-Level Event has started at The University of Tokyo 🇯🇵!
Nobel Laureates, Science Leaders, HFSP Nakasone Awardees & Japanese researchers debating innovation, collaboration, and the future of life sciences. 🌟 #HFSPsciencesummit #sts

Day 2 of the #HFSPScienceSummit kicked off with a full house at the Satellite Event hosted by @riken-brc-jp.bsky.social
Exciting scientific discussions, brilliant minds, and a packed room. What a way to start the day! 🧪 #sts

Nobel Laureates Martin Chalfie, Randy Schekman & Tim Hunt taking the stage at the HFSP Science Summit Japan 2025 first satellite event at Tohoku University, in Sendai. #HFSPScienceSummit

🧪 The HFSP Science Summit Japan has officially kicked off today at Tohoku University in Sendai! An inspiring start with outstanding researchers & young scientists reflecting on collaboration and innovation in life sciences. 🌍✨ #sts #HFSPSummitJapan

🧪 Materials are ready, teams are in motion, and we’re counting down the hours! From 1 to 4 Oct, Nobel Laureates, Nakasone Awardees & young researchers gather across Japan to explore the frontiers of life science!
Stay tuned! 👉 zurl.co/dlap9
#sts #HFSPSummitJapan

Decoding the language of plant life with AI Model

🧪 Can AI learn the language of plant life?
HFSP Fellow Haopeng Yu developed PlantRNA-FM, a foundation model trained on RNA data from 1124 plant species. It decodes how RNA shapes gene regulation, boosting plant science and crop design. 🌱🤖
#HFSPfellowships #AI #PlantBiology #sts
🔗 zurl.co/8Ksoy

🧪An HFSP project led by Akio Ishiguro (Tohoku University) reveals how sensory feedback allows undulatory animals to adapt their movement in water and on land. Curious about how high-risk science is shaping the future of discovery? Join us in Japan!
👉bit.ly/48vsrj9
#sts #HFSPSummitJapan

🧪 The HFSP MasterClass is live in Tallinn!
Scientists from the Baltics are joining #HFSP reviewers, alumni, and mentors for an intensive workshop on how to craft successful HFP #Fellowship and #ResearchGrant applications.
🔍 Letters of Intent and public abstracts.
#ResearchTraining #GrantWriting #sts

HFSP Science Summit Japan - Kyoto Satellite Event

🧪 The final Satellite Event of the HFSP Summit Japan 2025 takes place at Kyoto University (4 Oct).
Nobel Laureates & HFSP Nakasone Awardees join early-career scientists for the event “Next Frontiers in Life Science: HFSP × Nobel Prize in Kyoto.”
Details👉 bit.ly/4nFDnyZ
#sts #HFSPSummitJapan