Happy to share the latest story from @arnaudkr.bsky.social's lab @embl.org! With @guidobarzaghi.bsky.social, we used Single Molecule Footprinting to quantify how often chromatin is accessible at enhancers after TF and chromatin environment changes! Check our preprint bit.ly/3XQMFxN + thread ⬇️ 1/11
Valentina Baderna
Thank you to @yaseminsaplakoglu.bsky.social, who wrote a fantastic article for @quantamagazine.bsky.social about our studies on the evolution of the avian pallium. Love it! shorturl.at/vmTLq
This is an amazing opportunity for those interested in cerebellum biology. @marisepp.bsky.social is an outstanding scientist and deeply invested in the development of her colleagues.
Interested in the evolution of vertebrate organs and cell types?
Then this is a must read review by @margaridamcm.bsky.social
Beautifully explaining the interplay between genome changes, selection forces, development and evolution.
Excited to share the final chapter of my PhD with @kaessmannlab.bsky.social - started with @marisepp.bsky.social in 2018, reimagined after visiting @steinaerts.bsky.social, with amazing contributions by the brilliant @tyamadat.bsky.social. Extremely grateful to the whole team for this collaboration!
The final (and my favorite) chapter of my PhD is now officially published!
Extremely grateful to all our collaborators, especially to @marisepp.bsky.social and @tyamadat.bsky.social for their hard work, and to @steinaerts.bsky.social and @kaessmannlab.bsky.social for their guidance and advice!
Complex neural circuits likely arose independently in birds and mammals, suggesting that vertebrates evolved intelligence multiple times.
We are thrilled that our study on the evolution of gene regulation in mammalian cerebellum development – led by @ioansarr.bsky.social, @marisepp.bsky.social and @tyamadat.bsky.social, in collaboration with @steinaerts.bsky.social – is now out in @ScienceMagazine! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Our internal organs are evolutionary marvels. New technologies are transforming our understanding of the evolution of vertebrate organs. You can find more by reading here:
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#EvoBio #EvoDevo 🐟🦎🐢🦇🐊🦜
How does gene regulation shape brain evolution? Our new preprint dives into this question in the context of mammalian cerebellum development! rb.gy/dbcxjz
Led by @ioansarr.bsky.social, @marisepp.bsky.social and @tyamadat.bsky.social, in collaboration with @steinaerts.bsky.social
Nature Ecology & Evolution - This Review discusses recent advances in the molecular evolution of vertebrate organs, including rates of evolution of organs and cell types, molecular mechanisms...
I've started my own lab 🎉
PhD/postdoc positions available - reach out if curious about cerebellum evo-devo and autism spectrum disorders.
We’re based at Uni Tartu, Institute of Genomics (home to Estonian Biobank), and funded by @simonsfoundation.org @embo.org, and the Estonian Research Council.
Gene regulatory changes are considered major drivers of evolutionary innovations, including the cerebellum’s expansion during human evolution, yet they remain largely unexplored. In this study, we com...
Kaessmann Lab
Kaessmann Lab
Margarida Cardoso Moreira
How does gene regulation shape brain evolution? Our new preprint dives into this question in the context of mammalian cerebellum development! rb.gy/dbcxjz
Led by @ioansarr.bsky.social, @marisepp.bsky.social and @tyamadat.bsky.social, in collaboration with @steinaerts.bsky.social
