Zbynek Kozmik

Lab interested in gene regulation, embryonic development and evo-devo

[Zbynek Kozmik @KozmikLab]

Happy to share that our article "Cell type and regulatory analysis in amphioxus illuminates evolutionary origin of the vertebrate head" has just been published in Nature Communications https://t.co/5vd9SJig7O
We show #neuralcrest-like and prechordal plate-like cells in amphioxus!

[Zbynek Kozmik @KozmikLab]

@JanMasekLab ...and the last member, Lucka, generated animal images for the summary Fig.7...

[Zbynek Kozmik @KozmikLab]

1/n Based on single-cell transcriptomics, signaling pathway manipulations, and cis-regulatory analysis we propose that some key innovations in vertebrate head development, such as the prechordal plate (PrCP) and neural crest (NC), can be traced back within the chordate lineage.

[Zbynek Kozmik @KozmikLab]

@PavelTomancak https://t.co/5vd9SJiNXm
I was stupid enough to think it would get linked to the original tweet. Too late to ressurect it.

[Zbynek Kozmik @KozmikLab]

7/n If you want to listen to AI-generated podcast that explains our paper in plain English:
https://t.co/ItAhmjYWMA
Just a comment on what AI got wrong: we have not shown actual NC-like cell migration (but we are working on it…)

[Zbynek Kozmik @KozmikLab]

6/n Congratulations to Iryna for designing the study, performing numerous experiments, analyzing the scRNA-seq data, guiding the students involved, and ultimately bringing the entire project to completion!

[Zbynek Kozmik @KozmikLab]

From Fish to Mammals: Unraveling Brachyury Control in the Notochord by @aburger2009 & @KozmikLab, w/@EKFarley @MaxYunLab @AxelVisel @m_osterwalder @LiciaSelleri @FishEvoDevoGeno & teams is now out in https://t.co/rnVLLRE5ag
Wonderful collaboration. Happy to be part of it!

[Zbynek Kozmik @KozmikLab]

Congrats to a former PhD student of @KozmikLab and alumnus of @imgprague Peter Fabian for receiving the prestigious #ERCStG. Well deserved! You are such a great person. Smart recruitment by @MUNI_Science and great boost for Czech DevBio community. Go Peto, go... @Fabian_Lab

[stevehaddock.bsky @beroe]

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. In our new @Nature paper, Darrin Schultz @conchoecia used the position of genes on chromosomes to show that ctenophores (comb jellies) not sponges are the sister-group to all other animals. https://t.co/LCSHC1AbRu

[stevehaddock.bsky @beroe]

For 100s of years, sponges were assumed to have split first. In 2008 a transcriptome-based study led by @caseywdunn suggested ctenophores were sister to other Metazoa. The debate has bounced back and forth, ever since, even with more genomes sequenced.

[Denis Wirtz @deniswirtz]

If you don't get it, you don't get it

Download our (updated) massive database of POSTDOC fellowships.

We list 373 fellowships w/ description, $ amount, deadline, and eligibility criteria (e.g. citizenship).

HERE: https://t.co/EbTahdzbkp

[Zbynek Kozmik @KozmikLab]

I am so proud! Big congratulations to a former PhD student of @KozmikLab and alumnus of @imgprague Peter Fabian.

[IZFS @InfoIzfs]

Congratulations to the IZFS 2023 Chi-Bin Chien Award winner, Dr. Peter Fabian! The award recognizes early career investigators who have made significant contributions to zebrafish research and will be presented at the #EZM2023 meeting on July 9-13, 2023 https://t.co/uDlnSvEX00

[Zbynek Kozmik @KozmikLab]

Seeing humans through an evolutionary lens https://t.co/oyxS32rAwZ

[FocalPlane @focalplane_jcs]

Hooray, it’s #FluorescenceFriday! And we are admiring the beautiful work of Cassie Kemmler, @chrmosimann @aburger2009 @blockintheback @kwantourage & colleagues. They share their next-generation plasmids for transgenesis in zebrafish and more!
@Dev_journal: https://t.co/ZmG6g9oh69

[Michael Hiller @hillermich]

Happy to share our TOGA manuscript, now out in Science. Project started 6 years ago, we and others already used TOGA in numerous projects. TOGA integrates gene annotation and orthology inference, and scales to hundreds of genomes. https://t.co/fMBH92dlrm