Yani Meiborg

Evo-devo biologist working on body size in planarians at the Vu lab (EMBL). I enjoy reading, hiking, gaming (board and virtual), cooking, etc (He/Him)

[Yani Meiborg @YMeiborg]

@noa_ottilie @ScienceMagazine @vogelnieuws @Sanderturnhout @vlinderNL

[Noa Ottilie Borst @noa_ottilie]

🚨 Wereldwijd neemt het aantal insecten in hoog tempo af. 🚨 In ons onderzoek (@ScienceMagazine) keken wij naar het effect van niet-dodelijke (subletale) hoeveelheden van >1000 verschillende #pesticiden op het gedrag en de ontwikkeling van #insecten. 🧵👇 (1/8)

[Yani Meiborg @YMeiborg]

Had a blast at #EED2024, met wonderful people, had memorable discussions, and learned a ton from all the fascinating talks! Thanks to the organisers for this smoothly organised conference, looking forward to the next edition!

[Yani Meiborg @YMeiborg]

Excited for tomorrow after such a great start at #EED2024! #cowsaresecondarycarnivores

[Euro Evo Devo 2024 @EED2024]

We were absolutely delighted to have our first keynote lecture delivered by Scott Gilbert at the Great hall of the University of Helsinki :)

[Sara Wighard @SaraWighard]

Rumour* has it Frank Herbert was inspired to create the Dune sandworms after seeing the mouths of Allodiplogaster sudhausi under a microscope.

*This rumour can't be confirmed and may or may not have originated from this tweet.

[Yani Meiborg @YMeiborg]

Now published! https://t.co/DSG2BSyFNi

[Yani Meiborg @YMeiborg]

H3K27me3 but no PRC2? Pristionchus pacificus does it!
https://t.co/qhiMuGzIFK #devbio #pristionchus #epigenetics #plasticity

[Yani Meiborg @YMeiborg]

@haihuybmp @gunsnrosesgirl3 It's also a (land) planarian. They're everywhere!

[Yani Meiborg @YMeiborg]

So excited to see the work I contributed to during my MSc come out. Huge applause to Audrey for improving and expanding those beginnings into this beautiful study. Thank you Mike for starting this project with me and including me to the end!

[Yani Meiborg @YMeiborg]

H3K27me3 but no PRC2? Pristionchus pacificus does it!
https://t.co/qhiMuGzIFK #devbio #pristionchus #epigenetics #plasticity

[Nicky Faber @Nicky_Faber_]

New preprint! :-D With @xux41423947 @JinghengChen @ Shibo Hou @ Jie Du @bartpannebakker @ Bas Zwaan @ Joost van den Heuvel @Jackson_Champer

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

Golden plover chicks, indistinguishable from the moss surrounding their ground nests, in the Arctic tundra

📷 @Camilo_Carneiro

[Yani Meiborg @YMeiborg]

Had a great time at #SMBE2023! Inspiring talks and amazing people! Lots to think about now for #planarian size evolution! Also definitely prettiest conference location I've been to, many thanks to the organisers!

[Worm Wranglers @WormWranglers]

Rolling out the red carpet this #FlatwormFriday for the Diversibipalium multilineatum. Not just a globetrotter from Japan to Europe, but a real 'long-distance' runner too. Maybe their length helps with the jet lag! 🪱✈️ #AlienSpecies

[Worm Wranglers @WormWranglers]

#WormWranglers at #BlackForest. We were having a lot of fun at the DB Unit Retreat! Thanks the amazing organizing team, including @AleReversi @DrMattBenton @vincentflora @jordivangestel @noa_ottilie!!!

[EMBL Events @EMBLEvents]

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[Yani Meiborg @YMeiborg]

Also big thanks to both reviewers, we've made some significant improvements on our original preprint. Notably, with the more realistic parameterisation of resistance alleles, our conclusion on the viability of gene drives in Eusocial wasps has become less gloomy!

[Yani Meiborg @YMeiborg]

My first ever first-author paper has now officially been published!!!
Thank you @GregorGorjanc for the opportunity, and thank you @Nicky_Faber_, @BenTaylorEvo, and @Harpur for your vital contribution!
Read our improvements at: https://t.co/zf3w1d21IN

[HighlanderLab @HighlanderLab]

New paper: "The suppressive potential of a gene drive in populations of invasive social wasps is currently limited" led by @YMeiborg in collaboration with @Nicky_Faber_ @BenTaylorEvo @Harpur https://t.co/gFozNloz5J

[EMBL @embl]

Tasmanian flatworms are part of an EMBL researcher’s collection for studying principles that control animal body size.

Hanh Vu's research group uses comparative genomic approaches to understand genetic and environmental regulation of planarian body size.

https://t.co/0PQzTkjcYG

[Jana Obsteter @janaobsteter]

Our very own SIMplyBee is out!!! SPREAD THE JOY! 🐝🐝🐝
Pre-print: https://t.co/lbrl4DwvB7
CRAN: https://t.co/iub3hz5nhU
Website: https://t.co/YcXOVt9GEN

With @GregorGorjanc, @laura_strachan1, @JernejBubnic and @JanezPresern from @HighlanderLab and @KISinstitut

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