Fernando Casares

Biologist far from equilibrium. Group leader at the CABD

[Fernando Casares @fcasfer]

Interested in investigating the costs of living matter self-organization? Think of applying to an INPhINIT PhD grant to work with @MarconSBSLab AND @fcasfer at @Dmc2Cabd. Send informal enquiries to either of us!!!
Go to https://t.co/Dr9UmUSt9Q and look for our project

[Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo @CABD_UPO_CSIC]

Wonderful talk today at #CABDseminars by Rolland Le borgne!
Rolland explained the latest results studying robustness and plasticity of epitelial junctions in proliferating tissues! Dr. Le Borgne was invited by Maria Dolores Martin Bermudo.

Thanks for coming Rolland!

[Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo @CABD_UPO_CSIC]

🔝Amazing @UNIAuniversidad workshop 'Mechanobiology of tissue morphogenesis and disease' organized by Rodrigo Fernández-González, University of Toronto and María Dolores Martín Bermudo, CABD

DEADLINE for applications and communications:
🗓️ 12th September

[Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo @CABD_UPO_CSIC]

Congratulations to the new PhD: María José López! Dr. López presented and discussed her PhD work marvellously! María José's thesis was done with @GeneticsUB co-supervised by @imaesomar from @GeneticsUB & @malmuedocas from #CABD !

[Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo @CABD_UPO_CSIC]

#CABDseminars

"Multiple signalling inputs integrate to refine morphogen gradient formation and instruct precise cell fate decisions" by Vil Fernandes @ucl

🗓️May 23rd
⏰ 12 pm
📍Rosalind Franklin auditorium at CABD

Hosted by Acaimo González Reyes

[Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo @CABD_UPO_CSIC]

Amazing talk at #CABDseminars by @J_Rodenfels! Jonathan explained the last research from his group understanding the energetics of early metazoan embryogenesis. Dr. Rodenfels was hosted by @gloriabreacalvo

Thanks for coming Jonathan!

[Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo @CABD_UPO_CSIC]

Great talk today at #CABDseminars by Gregor Bucher! Gregor explained the latest results of his research understanding the evolution of the insect brain. He was hosted by James Hombría.
Thanks for coming Gregor!

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

The axolotl has the ability to regenerate its brain.

Using single-cell transcriptomics, four Science studies in 2022 revealed evolutionary innovations in reptile and amphibian brains.

Learn more during #AmphibianWeek: https://t.co/DwBjFB2p9X

[Ben Lehner @BenLehner]

Come and join us! We’re hiring a new Group Leader in Generative Biology at the @sangerinstitute

Building AI models or the data to train them?

Core funding of >$130M a year for a faculty of ~30.
pls RT!
https://t.co/skA0MAOTyZ
https://t.co/cZ8i3TigJH

[Nirosha J. Murugan @niroshajmurugan]

Fascinating new paper where molecular biophysics intersects with quantum principles to reveal a new axis of biological control: Magnetogenetics.

The implications of this work for non-invasive brain modulation are particularly exciting, laying the groundwork for redox-based, magnetically guided neuromodulation in cognitive and neurodegenerative disorders

TRPV4, often overlooked ion channels are intrinsic magnetic sensitive but becomes a magnetically responsive redox switch when fused to ferritin. Ferritin enables electron tunneling, while static magnetic fields modulate spin dynamics to influence metabolic (ROS) reactions.

The result is a quantum-informed signalling loop -precise, noninvasive, and coherent.

🔗:https://t.co/cUiTfLz9qj

[Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo @CABD_UPO_CSIC]

#CABDseminars

"Evolution of the insect brain" by Gregor Bucher, from Georg-August-University Göttingen

🗓️May 9th
⏰ 12 pm
📍Rosalind Franklin auditorium at CABD

Hosted by James Hombria

[Barbara Pernaute @BPernaute]

🚨🚨#Hiring!

3 year #postdoc position open in my lab @CABD_UPO_CSIC to study the interplay between DNA damage responses and #preimplantation embryo development. Fully funded by EARLYFATE #ERCCoG

🔗Details below

@GenomaHubCSIC
@SEBiolDev
@ERC_Research

Please RT!🙏

[BioCel UPO @BioCelUPO]

Hola a todos, en el CABD estamos buscando a un candidato para un Contrato Formativo de Personal Técnico Empleo Juvenil, EMPJOV25 dentro del programa Empleo Joven 2025 (FSE+) del CSIC concedida a la plataforma de Cultivos y Citometria con referencia EMPJOV25_CABD_M2_C_002

[Quanta Magazine @QuantaMagazine]

Micro decisions can have macro consequences. A soft matter physicist reveals how interactions within simple cellular collectives can lead to emergent physical traits. @edbites reports: https://t.co/ycO94y44c9

[Greg Egan @gregeganSF]

Great article, “How a Biofilm’s Strange Shape Emerges From Cellular Geometry” in @QuantaMagazine.

Here are biofilms grown by researcher Lars Dietrich, all from the same bacterium, fed different nutrients.

[Link in reply because of dumb new policy restricting tweets with links.]

[Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo @CABD_UPO_CSIC]

Amazing postdoctoral position at Pernaute’s lab

Fully funded for 3 year by European Research Council (ERC) grant EARLYFATE #ERCCoG

At the #CABD a research center recognized with a national excellence award ‘María de Maeztu’ located in Seville, Spain

#cienciajobs

[Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo @CABD_UPO_CSIC]

Don’t miss out this great talk by @SalvaHerrera4 from #CABD!

[K. VijayRaghavan @kvijayraghavan]

Scientists and friends mourn the passing of Ben-Zion "Benny" Shilo, who died on April 14, 2025, at age 73. The Weizmann Institute of Science geneticist and developmental biologist leaves an indelible legacy through his groundbreaking research on cellular communication mechanisms and his transformative educational initiatives, notably the landmark developmental biology courses at NCBS-TIFR, Bangalore.

[Thorben Danke @sagaOptics]

Hornet, Vespa crabro. Here you can see part of the eye and the first joint of the antennae.

[Thorben Danke @sagaOptics]

Colorful flies 🌈

Phasia hemiptera (Tachinid fly, Wanzenfliege)
Ectophasia crassipennis (Tachinid fly, Breitflügelige Raupenfliege)
Lucilia sericata (Green bottle fly, Goldfliege)
Myathropa florea (Batman hoverfly, Totenkopfschwebfliege)

[CSIC Divulga @CSICdivulga]

Talleres, exposiciones, realidad virtual... Si estás por Madrid estos días, el @mncn_csic invita al público a visitar sus salas y a participar en las actividades especiales que ha preparado con motivo de las vacaciones de Semana Santa ➡️ https://t.co/pnVuZQoiEB