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Maria Sachkova

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Scientists studying the evolution of neurons and venoms in marine invertebrates. Lecturer at University of Bristol

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Congratulations!!! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

06.03.2026 12:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
05.03.2026 10:34 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing news! Congratulations Pawel and the team!

05.03.2026 06:08 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 Thrilled to announce that I’ve been awarded a new project by Artsdatabanken, the Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre. Project ODIN will investigate Octocoral Diversity In Norway 🌊πŸͺΈ, tackling it with a synergetic combination of imaging πŸ”¬πŸ“½οΈ and sequencing πŸ§¬πŸ’» tools. Picture: Erling Svensen.

28.02.2026 13:03 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow awesome news!! Congratulations Joan!!! πŸ₯³

28.02.2026 19:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Lecturer jobs at Bristol -one week to go! Anyone is welcome to apply, but we definitely need some more female colleagues! Please don't hesitate to contact me to chat about how it is to work at our school 😊

27.02.2026 18:35 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Don't miss this awesome postdoc opportunity! A chance to dive into mechanisms of symbiosis!

23.02.2026 16:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Details | Working at Bristol | University of Bristol

3 lecturer jobs at School of Biological sciences at Bristol! Apply by March 8!
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...

11.02.2026 12:48 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Was thinking the same! πŸ˜‚

29.01.2026 19:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Independent origins of spicules reconcile paleontological and molecular evidence of sponge evolutionary history Sponges have a cryptic Ediacaran history because ancestral sponges were soft-bodied and had low fossilization potential.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

It turns out the first sponges didn't have a skeleton! New paper by Eleonora Rossi, Davide Pisani and co-authors.

08.01.2026 14:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Independent origins of spicules reconcile paleontological and molecular evidence of sponge evolutionary history Sponges have a cryptic Ediacaran history because ancestral sponges were soft-bodied and had low fossilization potential.

Our latest: Independent origins of spicules reconcile paleontological and molecular evidence of sponge evolutionary history, led by @meleonora-rossi.bsky.social with help from friends @bristolpalaeo.bsky.social including @anariesgo.bsky.social @evopalaeo.bsky.social Davide Pisani and many others

08.01.2026 07:39 πŸ‘ 68 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Congratulations!!! πŸŽ‰

11.12.2025 19:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing! Congratulations!!

09.12.2025 18:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Really happy to have been granted a #ERCCoG, grateful to the team who made this possible, and to the community who considered this work promising! If you (or someone you know) are/is interested in #chromatin evolution and #giantViruses, please do get in touch, there will be positions available.

09.12.2025 15:58 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 1
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Interested in a #PhD with neuroendocrine and bioimaging focus? Check out our @swbiodtp.bsky.social project 'Creating a functional map for brain-gut signalling in a simple worm', with @alexdcorbett.bsky.social and CASE partner Cairn Research Ltd. Application deadline Wednesday 3rd December.

11.11.2025 15:49 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

πŸͺΈ Two weeks to go! Please apply for this Postdoc position! πŸͺΈ

10.11.2025 09:55 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy #worldjellyfishday, everyone πŸͺΌπŸͺΌπŸͺΌ!

Jellyfish (and their blooms) are a fundamental part of marine ecosystems, significantly contributing to carbon transport and storage. An ocean without jellyfish would not be a healthy ocean.

@universitetsmuseet.bsky.social @unibergen.bsky.social

03.11.2025 16:43 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Excited to share that we have just been awarded a NERC Pushing the Frontiers grant to work on between-group cooperation in the Shark Bay dolphins. We will soon advertise a 3 year post-doc to join the team - drop me an email if you might be interested! Pls share widely πŸ™πŸ»

31.07.2025 06:12 πŸ‘ 125 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 6
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πŸͺΈ πŸͺΈ πŸͺΈ Postdoc position in my group at Bristol to study the role of venom in surviving environmental stress in corals! πŸͺΈ Interested in venom biochemistry and coral ecology?Please apply by November 24!
@bristolbiosci.bsky.social
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...

27.10.2025 12:42 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

The CRG PhD call is now open. Exciting opportunities across diverse topics and within a world-class scientific environment.

Our group is offering one PhD position to study chromatin evolution.

Consider applying or share with anyone who might be interested!

www.crg.eu/en/content/t...

23.10.2025 11:54 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you’re interested in joining our team as an Assistant Engineer, don’t hesitate to get in touch! Exciting projects, a friendly and dynamic team - all based in the beautiful French Riviera! @institutBiologieValrose - @cnrscotedazur.bsky.social

18.10.2025 06:42 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Dwarf mongoose

Dwarf mongoose

Rhesus macaques grooming

Rhesus macaques grooming

Meerkat

Meerkat

❓ Want to join us?
πŸ“’ Fully funded #PhD for UK-domiciled Black heritage candidates
🐡 Biological market monitoring & manipulation in social animals #mongooses #macaques #fieldwork

πŸ‘₯ With me, #LaurenBrent & #PatrickKennedy
πŸŽ“ @bristolbiosci.bsky.social

ℹ️ www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

πŸ™Share widely

16.10.2025 07:45 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Really amazing!! Congratulations Oceane!!!

09.10.2025 13:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing news! Congratulations!! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

08.10.2025 20:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Introducing the Michael Sars Visitors Program The Michael Sars Centre is launching a Visitors Program designed to foster scientific exchange and collaborations across disciplines.

We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Michael Sars Visitors Program! ✨πŸ§ͺ To spark new connections, we are opening our doors to visiting researchers who wish to conduct a project in #SunnyBergen. Applications are open, help us spread the word!

26.06.2025 13:13 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Exciting news to share! I have started my new role as a Lecturer in Evolutionary Biology / Director of MSc Bioinformatics program at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol @bristolbiosci.bsky.social

15.09.2025 12:16 πŸ‘ 67 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
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We have a postdoc opening for a protistologist with biophysics inclinations to join our @hfspo.bsky.social project! (focus will be on characterising the morphology, ultrastructure and behaviour of excavates) #protistsonsky

Apply by Sept 17th (RTs appreciated!)
jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...

06.08.2025 19:19 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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LSI PhD programme | Living Systems Institute | University of Exeter

🚨 We’re recruiting PhD students! 🚨

Join the Stem Cell Biology and Evolution lab at @lsiexeter.bsky.social to study planarians, stem cells & evolution.

2 projects available - 1 week left to apply!
Interested and no PhD yet? Apply now. Or help us spread the word! πŸ™Œ

www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins...

01.06.2025 17:02 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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My group is hiring a new Postdoc to work on gene regulation and chromatin in Nematostella. Please RT!
For more information see here:
gahanlab.com
tinyurl.com/34xke35d

08.04.2025 12:09 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 76 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 5
Pacific beetle-mimic cockroach and her newly born nymphs

Pacific beetle-mimic cockroach and her newly born nymphs

Overview of project on Nutrition and immunity in pregnancy: picture of pregnant woman on one side, viviparous insects on the other; 3 boxes linking project components (evolutionary models, insect experiments and human cohorts)

Overview of project on Nutrition and immunity in pregnancy: picture of pregnant woman on one side, viviparous insects on the other; 3 boxes linking project components (evolutionary models, insect experiments and human cohorts)

View of cormorant drying its wings by the Bristol harbour: light reflecting off the water

View of cormorant drying its wings by the Bristol harbour: light reflecting off the water

Researchers at an insect outreach event, standing at the stall

Researchers at an insect outreach event, standing at the stall

Job! 2-year postdoc position in EVElab, Bristol UK on nutrition and infections in pregnancy (FLF-funded)
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLV631/r...

Apply if you are enthusiastic about:
- experiments on insects which get pregnant
- relevance of evolution to public health
- a vibrant city & research environment

15.02.2025 15:32 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2