Thibaut Brunet
Evolutionary cell biology / evolution of morphogenesis / animal origins / choanoflagellates @institutpasteur.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetThank you @mollyherring.bsky.social for the stunning showcase 😍 Like what you see? Come ExM with us! Let’s flood the internet with microbial marvels 🦠 #ProtistsOnSky #MicroEvoSky 🧪🔬🌍 @dudinlab.bsky.social @centriolelab.bsky.social @moorefound.bsky.social @embl.org @erc.europa.eu @embo.org
- Even with the largest zoom on a classic compound optical system, scientists struggle to make sense of finer details. Microbiologists are turning to an unexpected source to clear things up: a moisture-absorbing material found in diapers. www.quantamagazine.org/expansion-mi...
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetNew paper out! Here's a puzzle: phototrophy, the ability to use light for energy, is one of life's great innovations. It evolved early and transformed the biosphere. But it evolved 2x. Why not just once, why not more? Our work suggests the answer is priority effects. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
- Reposted by Thibaut Brunetglad so many of you *like* the 𝘝𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘺𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 having lunch 🙂 but don't miss the recent work of beryl rapaport et al. on another amoeba, 🔥 𝘐𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘦𝘣𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 🔥dancing at 63°C on STC 👉 smallthingsconsidered.blog/schaechter/2...
- #ProtistsOnSky no 'swimming' by 𝘝𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘺𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢, definitively no 'staying still'. just a relaxed walk towards the lunch...
- Reposted by Thibaut Brunetfrom viruses to lipid transfer and multiple symbiosis in early eukaryotes... #cellbiologyofeukaryogenesis @sbcf.bsky.social
- Reposted by Thibaut Brunettraveling in the planktonic universe using virtual reality! #cellbiologyofeukariogenesis @sbcf.bsky.social
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetCondolences to nearly everyone in ecology and evolution today on your grant rejection!
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetComparative Genomics of Unicellular Eukaryotes (San Feliu, Spain): Abstract submission is open, with a short deadline! comparativegenomics2026.com Join us as we explore the most diverse, surprising, and still largely uncharted branches of the eukaryotic tree.
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetNow with the final graphic ✨ Beautiful artwork by Sonia Monti (scientific-visualization-solutions.com). Design by @embo.org 🧬 The Rules of the Game 📍 @gimmfoundation.bsky.social, Oeiras (PT) | June 2–5, 2026 🗓️ Register by March 1st 👉 meetings.embo.org/event/26-cel...
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetAs 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!
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetThe Romantic Discovery of Radiolaria in the Ocean #microbiology #Radiolaria #protists #MicroSky doi.org/10.1111/jeu....
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetSan Francisco standing with Minnesota--my sister-in-law is in the exclamation point
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetNew research published! I wanted to write about this, because I think the DE-Score *might* be the thing I'm proudest of so far! All my career I have dreamt of finding something so clean. The DE-Score is a way to tell when amino acid data stops being informative. 1/7 academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan...
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetExcited to share this detailed biophysical study of #PhaseSeparation in the Pyrenoid, an algal microcompartment that fixes a third of the Earth's #CO2 🌏. We combine methods across scales, in vitro 🧪 and in vivo 🦠 Thanks for the very fun collaboration! 🤗 #PlantScience 🌾 #TeamTomo 🔬 #LivingPhysics 🧬🧶
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetWhat if the immune system held a key to brain health ? 🧠 Research by Aleksandra Deczkowska @adeczkowska.bsky.social at the Institut Pasteur shows constant immune–brain dialogue, and how modulating immunity could help prevent or treat neurological diseases.
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetNicole King will give a seminar in College de France on the 10th of february at 11.30, telling us about the secret lives of choanoflagellates. Don’t hesitate to join!
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetCLOSING SOON: Applications for Group Leader roles at our Janelia Research Campus close Feb. 3! Have original, transformative ideas for experimental approaches in imaging, molecular engineering, protein chemistry, mass spectrometry, & beyond? Learn more: janelia.org/groupleader 🧪
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetThe day is finally here!! On behalf of all the co-organizers the Comparative Genomics of Unicellular Eukaryotes website is open. comparativegenomics2026.com Invited speakers will be added to the website in the coming weeks. Watch this (well, that^) space!
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetDeadline Tomorrow! Students, postdocs, PIs, do not miss the opportunity for short talks and posters as this meeting!
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetLove seeing the archaeal work at EMBL highlighted! 🥰 Feels great to be part of a growing community pushing this fascinating biology forward! #teamArchaea #EMBL 🧫🤓🧪🌏
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetRegistration is open for the inaugural GRC conference in the Function of Evolving Systems. Aug 9-14, 2026, Waterville Valley. Truly stellar speaker lineup. Student/postdoc fellowships are available! Please come join us! www.grc.org/function-of-... @joybergelson.bsky.social
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetNew preprint from my team! led by @remitrimbour.bsky.social in collaboration with the @saezlab.bsky.social, we developped ReCoN a new method to model multicellular coordination and its underlying molecular mechanisms. 📜 Paper: lnkd.in/eJ8SfFNH 💻 Code: lnkd.in/e-qx2iNp
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetA new Cambrian soft-bodied biota after the first Phanerozoic mass extinction: www.nature.com/articles/s41... Many non-bilaterian animals including beautiful sponge (panel b, c) and ctenophore (panel d) fossils🤩 🧽🪼. #sponges #ctenophores #Cambrian
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetVery emotional symposium in memory of our dear Spencer Shorte @pasteur.fr His legacy will be with us for ever, many thanks to Nathalie Aulner and all speakers @krogersiooi.bsky.social @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social @jytinevez.bsky.social @yarareis-gbi.bsky.social @stratocore.bsky.social
- Reposted by Thibaut Brunet🚨 Hiring Alert! 🚨My lab at Institut Pasteur is recruiting several Postdocs! We have exciting open projects in: 🦠 Synthetic Biology and🛡️ Bacterial Immunity. Come do great science with us in the middle of Paris! 🇫🇷🥐 research.pasteur.fr/en/job/postd...
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetOn the importance of preprints, regardless of whether you are Team Sponge or Team Jelly: 'King says that she wishes she had posted the study as a preprint so that the errors could have been caught sooner.' www.nature.com/articles/d41...
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetLatest work from the lab by Aude Nommick et al., in which we propose a "size-scaling" model for microtubule force exertion that regulates centrosome centration vs decentration during embryo development! @ijmonod.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetAnother way to speak up - call your senators: www.callyoursenate.com
- Full house for @wcratcliff.bsky.social’s 45-min summary of 15 years of experimental evolution (including 8 years of MuLTEE) @pasteur.fr
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetRecruitment for the EMBL International PhD Programme is officially open! 🔊 At EMBL, we train young scientists to become skilled and creative future leaders in academia, industry and other sectors. Start your career in the life sciences with us! 🔎 Read more here: tinyurl.com/4jdt2ra5
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetHappy to highlight our collaborative work from our @ijmonod.bsky.social team with @destriano.bsky.social, B. Goyeau and M. Chabanon. Cytoplasmic crowding acts as a porous medium that hinders macromolecular diffusivity. Plus: a clever way to measure cell volume. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
- In “Living Architectures” @manuelthery.bsky.social & lab brought the Musée d’Orsay to life by projecting micropatterned cytoskeletal architectures and migratory cells onto the museum’s architecture. Mesmerizing! Natura in minimis maxima
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetUsing micropatterning & thousands of hours on the microscope @manuelthery.bsky.social and the #CytoMorphoLab reimagined the Musée D’Orsay. Accompanied by an orchestra and poet, their images transported us into the cellular universe. I remembered why I am a cell biologist. All of this is in us. Wow!
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetHuge congrats to @manuelthery.bsky.social and all the Cytomorpho lab. The "Living Architectures" performance at @museeorsay.bsky.social was breathtakingly beautiful
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetWorking on an “origin of animals” review paper with @thibautbrunet.bsky.social and Nicole King in Paris. Andy Knoll is joining us on Zoom from chilly Boston!
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetI’ll soon share a call for a postdoc at Institut Jacques Monod (Paris) on fundamental mechanisms of membrane traffic and protein/collagen secretion in health and disease. Please get in touch if interested.
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetA reminder to sign up for the 2026 EMBO archaeal meeting im Cambridge: meetings.embo.org/event/26-arc.... Registration is open. We are looking forward to hosting you!
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetA full house for our roundtable on #expansion microscopy @pasteur.fr. Many thanks to coorganisers Gael Moneron & Serge Bonnefoy and to all participants for great talks &discussions @echardlab-pasteur.bsky.social @gloverlab.bsky.social @jessmbryant.bsky.social PBI facility @thibautbrunet.bsky.social
- Reposted by Thibaut Brunet📣 Please spread: we’re hiring a Lab Manager! It is a critical position in our new lab. As our lab moves to Barcelona and joins the @crg.eu, we’re looking for a Lab Manager to help build the lab and set the lab atmosphere. 🔗 Apply here 👉 recruitment.crg.eu/content/jobs...
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetIt was a really fun couple of weeks in the lab ! I also very much enjoyed being in full handle of the #Zeiss 3Dsim scope provided generously for us to explore the various samples.
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetMy collaborator at University of Copenhagen, Anders Garm, is looking for a 3 year postdoc to work on bioluminescence, neurobiology and ecology of ctenophores. More information here: candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetAmazing to hold the print issue of @natrevneuro.nature.com in our hands with our review highlighted on the cover. Evolutionary connections inspired by the article & designed by Richard Tibbitts. www.nature.com/articles/s41... @jeffcolgren.bsky.social @msarscentre.bsky.social
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetCow Tools! We have lived alongside cows for nearly 10,000 years. We breed them and exploit them It is now, only now, that we have discovered THEY CAN USE TOOLS Here I describe our study (paper) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... in @currentbiology.bsky.social with @auersperga.bsky.social
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetWe are excited to share that we are hosting a hands-on course on "Electron Microscopy of Marine Environmental Samples" 🔬🌊 📍Naples, Italy 🗓️ 8th-11th of April 2026 If you are interested, check the program below! Registration is open until the 12th of February. We look forward to seeing you there!
- Super looking forward to having you @wcratcliff.bsky.social! What a treat for our @pasteur.fr course students and our colleagues.
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetWriting a 2.5h mega lecture for my upcoming visit to Institut Pasteur. What a fun project/opportunity. Also extremely looking forward to spending a week in Paris during my sabbatical. You can see where my head is at!
- Reposted by Thibaut Brunet🥳🥳🥳 Pretty fab start to 2026!!
- Paper alert: Our study led by @evapillai.bsky.social and @sudimukherjee.bsky.social showing that mechanical properties of the #brain actively shape the molecular landscape during development and #axonpathfinding is finally out! www.nature.com/articles/s41... @pdncambridge.bsky.social @fau.de @MPZPM
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetPaper alert: Our study led by @evapillai.bsky.social and @sudimukherjee.bsky.social showing that mechanical properties of the #brain actively shape the molecular landscape during development and #axonpathfinding is finally out! www.nature.com/articles/s41... @pdncambridge.bsky.social @fau.de @MPZPM
- Reposted by Thibaut Brunet🦠🧫 Envie d'en savoir plus sur la Microbiologie et de découvrir l'Institut Pasteur ? Rejoignez nous pour conférence scientifique grand public, accompagnée d’une performance artistique le 27 janvier à 18h! Inscrivez-vous :) research.pasteur.fr/fr/event/con...
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetThis large-scale open dataset and the continued community development around it exemplify the spirit of #TeamTomo 🧪 🔬 👨🔬👩💻
- Enjoyed “A dominant character”, @samanthsubramanian.bsky.social’s biography of JBS Haldane which is also - perhaps mostly - a love letter to the scientific mindset. “To be open to the unknown strangeness of the world”
- This really made me want to read Haldane’s essays (which come across as some kind of precursor to SJ Gould’s), but sadly they all seem out of print. If anyone has a second-hand collection they recommend…
- Reposted by Thibaut Brunet📢 Open faculty position – Origins of Life We have an opening in our section at the University of Geneva! 🧬🚀 SPREAD THE WORD Apply here: jobs.unige.ch/www/wd_porta...
- Reposted by Thibaut Brunetvery sad news. Peer Bork was one of the leaders of our field, a wonderful scientist, and he's much too young to be gone. www.embl.org/news/embl-an...
- Reposted by Thibaut Brunet#ResultatScientifique🔎| Comment un organisme parvient-il à se reconstruire après une blessure majeure ? ✍️ Eric Röttinger & Aldine Amiel 🤝 @cnrs-dr12.bsky.social @insermpacacorse.bsky.social @rottingerlab.bsky.social @ircan.bsky.social 📕 buff.ly/vuSRmrL ▶️
- Reposted by Thibaut BrunetMark your calendars, the Signaling by Adhesion Receptors GRC is June 7 - 12, 2026. We have a terrific program that balances developmental biology, cell polarity, and adhesion and signaling. Please spread the word! www.grc.org/signaling-by...
