Martín-Durán lab
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Embryos, genomes, annelids, and other spiralians!
London, England
Joined May 2011
🚨Registration for the UK #EvoDevo meeting is open! Join us on July 11th @QMUL to enjoy an exciting day of talks, posters, friends, and superb science! -Registration: https://t.co/kB28RkgGHb -More info: https://t.co/vhQDCVRBJ4 Supported by @AzentaSciences @Novogene_Europe
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Thrilled to share our new paper in @emboreports, now online! We explored transcriptomic evolution during early embryogenesis of two spiralian annelids, to understand how early cell fate modes shape development before the gastrulation. #EvoDevo #Embryogenesis #RegulatoryEvolution
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Happy to work with my collaborators Jingcheng, @Allan_littlecar, Yue and @Chema_MD. Read the paper: https://t.co/biQrMwGmi6
embopress.org
imageimageDespite the ancestral conservation of the cell division programme and cell lineages, transcriptional dynamics during spiral cleavage differ between species but converge at the gastrula...
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Thanks @GigaScience for the cool video opportunity, and thanks again to all co-authors! @EizaguirreLab @ProjetoBioSal @Chema_MD @rossiterlab @QM_SBBS @QMULGeography et al
Watch this new explainer video from @eugeniecyen on @EizaguirreLab work on on conservation #genomics and #epigenomics of endangered Loggerhead Turtles
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Happy to announce that my book « Cells - The Illustrated Story of Life » is in press and can be pre-ordered on the site of the New York publisher « The Experiment » https://t.co/pyj6475CpR
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Arrow worms have looked almost the same since the Cambrian era, but their evolution has baffled scientists since Darwin. New @Nature study from OIST, @ucl and @MieUniversity finally demystifies the worm, connecting genomics, epigenomics, and cell-types.
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In a new Nature study, the genomic, epigenomic, and cell-level characteristics of the mysterious arrow worm have been tied together.
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Delighted to share the peer-reviewed version of our study now out in @GenomeBiology! We analyzed 64 chromosome-level genomes across 15 animal phyla and found that extensive genome rearrangements are the norm in bilaterians. https://t.co/09ZAyDMnzC
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Nature research paper: The genomic origin of the unique chaetognath body plan https://t.co/QDUqjdWgkI
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Nature - Genomic, single-cell transcriptomic and epigenetic analyses show that chaetognaths, following extensive gene loss in the gnathiferan lineage, relied on newly evolved genes and...
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Still time to apply for this position! Deadline 15th September!
Hi there! We are lookig for a highly motivated and talented postdoctoral researcher to join our dynamic team starting in 2026. Please see the call for more details! Come on join us! It will be fun! :)
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A genome sequence and single-cell atlas of a marine worm species point towards bursts of gene emergence, duplication and loss as the drivers of lineage-specific body traits https://t.co/dUqA8yvR7g
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Congratulations to @BillaDelonge and @Ferdix on their brilliant @Nature study of the arrow worm genome and spiralian evolution! We had the pleasure of discussing it in a @NatureNV piece.
A genome sequence and single-cell atlas of a marine worm species point towards bursts of gene emergence, duplication and loss as the drivers of lineage-specific body traits https://t.co/dUqA8yvR7g
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📢 The Vice Chancellor has appointed Prof Mark Brown as Director of the @Cambridge_Uni @ZoologyMuseum and Professor of Evolutionary Biology and Ecology. Congratulations Mark! We look forward to welcoming you in Jan 2026. https://t.co/R6pOmlxoME
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Authors in this paper used 193 Darwin Tree of Life project reference genomes to study centromere architecture. What is a #centromere? It's the region of a chromosome where the microtubules attach during cell division - key equipment! Read more ⤵️ https://t.co/nTXG1ATxud
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We are searching for an enthusiastic scientist to join our team and establish annual killifish as a model system for early developmental biology and biophysics! @embl Apply here: https://t.co/D21O7uO1r4... Please re-post 🙏
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We have a postdoc opening for a protistologist with biophysics inclinations to join our @HFSP project! (focus will be on characterising the morphology, ultrastructure and behaviour of excavates) #protists Apply by Sept 17th (RTs appreciated!) https://t.co/DTLcDDSDmG
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To all post-docs: The Genome Biology dept @embl has an Independent faculty position. Fantastic place to set up your lab, great package: core funding, fantastic PhD students, cutting edge core facilities & great colleagues https://t.co/suXvTWjVaP
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📢Glad to share our genome paper on an early-diverged cephalochordate species, Asymmetron lucayanum! By decoding & analyzing this genome in a comparative genomics framework, we know better now regarding the genome and gene evolution in cephalochordates. https://t.co/5DIxohkIV7
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Cephalochordates (amphioxus or lancelet) are considered as living proxies for ancestral chordates due to their key phylogenetic position and slow evolutionary rate. The genomes of living amphioxus...
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We're recruiting a postdoc to study animal–algal symbiosis in green hydra at Academia Sinica, Taipei. If you're interested in symbiosis, genome biology, and sequencing technologies, get in touch! More at: https://t.co/IBGW1YGZgn
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How bats developed their wings? 🦇 Turns out they reutilize existing gene programs 🔧 Find out more in our paper @NatureEcoEvo in collaboration with @RealFany and @StefanMundlos labs https://t.co/nUJ1WGvWik
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Nature Ecology & Evolution - Single-cell comparison of developing bat and mouse limbs reveals conservation of cell populations and gene expression patterns, and suggests repurposing of genes...
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It has been a while… but an updated, faster & more accurate version of OrthoFinder is now out! Scales to thousands of species on conventional compute resources with higher accuracy than ever before and the same data rich fully phylogenetic outputs 👉 https://t.co/VivnkqSyKs
biorxiv.org
Here, we present a major advance of the OrthoFinder method. This extends OrthoFinder’s high accuracy comparative genomic framework to provide substantially enhanced scalability and accuracy. Specif...
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