Maik Bischoff
@maikbischoff.bsky.social
🧑🔬🔬 Junior Group Leader in Münster, Germany.
🌐👨💻 Lab Website: https://www.bischofflab.com/
🌀🪰 Morphogenesis, collective cell migration, and chiral organ development in #Drosophila.
🐸🐍 Animal photos: 📷 instagram.com/maikscritters
🌐👨💻 Lab Website: https://www.bischofflab.com/
🌀🪰 Morphogenesis, collective cell migration, and chiral organ development in #Drosophila.
🐸🐍 Animal photos: 📷 instagram.com/maikscritters
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Super proud to be part of SFB1348 — and excited to share that I now officially have my own lab in Münster! 🎉🪰
We’ll study #cellbio & #morphogenesis, focusing on organ sculpting and #chirality in #Drosophila.
I’ll soon hire my first #PhD student — feel free to reach out!
#juniorPI #Science #devbio
We’ll study #cellbio & #morphogenesis, focusing on organ sculpting and #chirality in #Drosophila.
I’ll soon hire my first #PhD student — feel free to reach out!
#juniorPI #Science #devbio
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1/2 A special #FluorescenceFriday for me! 🌈
Live muscle precursors on a pupal fly testis (Lifeact-eGFP, 🔥-depth-coded).
It's special because this is on the poster for the @sfb1348.bsky.social Meeting in May — my first time being featured as a speaker on a poster! 😀
Feeling very grateful & excited!
Live muscle precursors on a pupal fly testis (Lifeact-eGFP, 🔥-depth-coded).
It's special because this is on the poster for the @sfb1348.bsky.social Meeting in May — my first time being featured as a speaker on a poster! 😀
Feeling very grateful & excited!
November 28, 2025 at 8:34 AM
1/2 A special #FluorescenceFriday for me! 🌈
Live muscle precursors on a pupal fly testis (Lifeact-eGFP, 🔥-depth-coded).
It's special because this is on the poster for the @sfb1348.bsky.social Meeting in May — my first time being featured as a speaker on a poster! 😀
Feeling very grateful & excited!
Live muscle precursors on a pupal fly testis (Lifeact-eGFP, 🔥-depth-coded).
It's special because this is on the poster for the @sfb1348.bsky.social Meeting in May — my first time being featured as a speaker on a poster! 😀
Feeling very grateful & excited!
1/2 A special #FluorescenceFriday for me! 🌈
Live muscle precursors on a pupal fly testis (Lifeact-eGFP, 🔥-depth-coded).
It's special because this is on the poster for the @sfb1348.bsky.social Meeting in May — my first time being featured as a speaker on a poster! 😀
Feeling very grateful & excited!
Live muscle precursors on a pupal fly testis (Lifeact-eGFP, 🔥-depth-coded).
It's special because this is on the poster for the @sfb1348.bsky.social Meeting in May — my first time being featured as a speaker on a poster! 😀
Feeling very grateful & excited!
November 28, 2025 at 8:34 AM
1/2 A special #FluorescenceFriday for me! 🌈
Live muscle precursors on a pupal fly testis (Lifeact-eGFP, 🔥-depth-coded).
It's special because this is on the poster for the @sfb1348.bsky.social Meeting in May — my first time being featured as a speaker on a poster! 😀
Feeling very grateful & excited!
Live muscle precursors on a pupal fly testis (Lifeact-eGFP, 🔥-depth-coded).
It's special because this is on the poster for the @sfb1348.bsky.social Meeting in May — my first time being featured as a speaker on a poster! 😀
Feeling very grateful & excited!
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Prospective PhD students if you are looking to work on some exciting Developmental Biology questions combining some state-of-the-art microscopy, please consider joining the talented @maikbischoff.bsky.social
So excited to share this as a new junior PI:
My brand-new lab website! 🎉🪰🌀
www.bischofflab.com
Please pass it on to young, motivated researchers looking for PhD positions 😊
And for the #FluorescenceFriday community: don’t miss the SciArt Gallery!
#CellBio #DevBio #PhDjob #PhDposition #Science
My brand-new lab website! 🎉🪰🌀
www.bischofflab.com
Please pass it on to young, motivated researchers looking for PhD positions 😊
And for the #FluorescenceFriday community: don’t miss the SciArt Gallery!
#CellBio #DevBio #PhDjob #PhDposition #Science
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Prospective PhD students if you are looking to work on some exciting Developmental Biology questions combining some state-of-the-art microscopy, please consider joining the talented @maikbischoff.bsky.social
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Folks looking for PhD positions - this is an opportunity to work with an amazing mentor, do wonderful science and learn mind-blowingly phenomenal #microscopy ! 🔬
Check out Maik's lab website and the #SciArt gallery 🤩
#Drosophila #cellbio #devbio #phdlife
Check out Maik's lab website and the #SciArt gallery 🤩
#Drosophila #cellbio #devbio #phdlife
So excited to share this as a new junior PI:
My brand-new lab website! 🎉🪰🌀
www.bischofflab.com
Please pass it on to young, motivated researchers looking for PhD positions 😊
And for the #FluorescenceFriday community: don’t miss the SciArt Gallery!
#CellBio #DevBio #PhDjob #PhDposition #Science
My brand-new lab website! 🎉🪰🌀
www.bischofflab.com
Please pass it on to young, motivated researchers looking for PhD positions 😊
And for the #FluorescenceFriday community: don’t miss the SciArt Gallery!
#CellBio #DevBio #PhDjob #PhDposition #Science
November 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Folks looking for PhD positions - this is an opportunity to work with an amazing mentor, do wonderful science and learn mind-blowingly phenomenal #microscopy ! 🔬
Check out Maik's lab website and the #SciArt gallery 🤩
#Drosophila #cellbio #devbio #phdlife
Check out Maik's lab website and the #SciArt gallery 🤩
#Drosophila #cellbio #devbio #phdlife
So excited to share this as a new junior PI:
My brand-new lab website! 🎉🪰🌀
www.bischofflab.com
Please pass it on to young, motivated researchers looking for PhD positions 😊
And for the #FluorescenceFriday community: don’t miss the SciArt Gallery!
#CellBio #DevBio #PhDjob #PhDposition #Science
My brand-new lab website! 🎉🪰🌀
www.bischofflab.com
Please pass it on to young, motivated researchers looking for PhD positions 😊
And for the #FluorescenceFriday community: don’t miss the SciArt Gallery!
#CellBio #DevBio #PhDjob #PhDposition #Science
November 27, 2025 at 8:26 AM
So excited to share this as a new junior PI:
My brand-new lab website! 🎉🪰🌀
www.bischofflab.com
Please pass it on to young, motivated researchers looking for PhD positions 😊
And for the #FluorescenceFriday community: don’t miss the SciArt Gallery!
#CellBio #DevBio #PhDjob #PhDposition #Science
My brand-new lab website! 🎉🪰🌀
www.bischofflab.com
Please pass it on to young, motivated researchers looking for PhD positions 😊
And for the #FluorescenceFriday community: don’t miss the SciArt Gallery!
#CellBio #DevBio #PhDjob #PhDposition #Science
Reposted by Maik Bischoff
Super proud to be part of SFB1348 — and excited to share that I now officially have my own lab in Münster! 🎉🪰
We’ll study #cellbio & #morphogenesis, focusing on organ sculpting and #chirality in #Drosophila.
I’ll soon hire my first #PhD student — feel free to reach out!
#juniorPI #Science #devbio
We’ll study #cellbio & #morphogenesis, focusing on organ sculpting and #chirality in #Drosophila.
I’ll soon hire my first #PhD student — feel free to reach out!
#juniorPI #Science #devbio
November 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Super proud to be part of SFB1348 — and excited to share that I now officially have my own lab in Münster! 🎉🪰
We’ll study #cellbio & #morphogenesis, focusing on organ sculpting and #chirality in #Drosophila.
I’ll soon hire my first #PhD student — feel free to reach out!
#juniorPI #Science #devbio
We’ll study #cellbio & #morphogenesis, focusing on organ sculpting and #chirality in #Drosophila.
I’ll soon hire my first #PhD student — feel free to reach out!
#juniorPI #Science #devbio
Reposted by Maik Bischoff
Happy to share our new protocol on modelling acute kidney injury in vitro using organoids:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Protocol for a mouse tubuloid model of myoglobinuric acute kidney injury
Myoglobinuric acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs as a result of rhabdomyolysis. Here, we present a protocol based on mouse primary renal tubular epithel…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Happy to share our new protocol on modelling acute kidney injury in vitro using organoids:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Congrats to one of the most talented folks with whom I have ever worked. Follow Maik as he pursues new insights into morphogenesis using highly innovative multi-disciplinary tools! 🧪
Super proud to be part of SFB1348 — and excited to share that I now officially have my own lab in Münster! 🎉🪰
We’ll study #cellbio & #morphogenesis, focusing on organ sculpting and #chirality in #Drosophila.
I’ll soon hire my first #PhD student — feel free to reach out!
#juniorPI #Science #devbio
We’ll study #cellbio & #morphogenesis, focusing on organ sculpting and #chirality in #Drosophila.
I’ll soon hire my first #PhD student — feel free to reach out!
#juniorPI #Science #devbio
November 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Congrats to one of the most talented folks with whom I have ever worked. Follow Maik as he pursues new insights into morphogenesis using highly innovative multi-disciplinary tools! 🧪
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A warm welcome to @maikbischoff.bsky.social to
@sfb1348.bsky.social @uni-muenster.de ! Can´t wait to see your work on tissue morphogenesis and chirality in #Drosophila. Keeping an eye out for the PhD opening — excited to see the lab take off! 🙌🪰 #cellbio #morphogenesis
@sfb1348.bsky.social @uni-muenster.de ! Can´t wait to see your work on tissue morphogenesis and chirality in #Drosophila. Keeping an eye out for the PhD opening — excited to see the lab take off! 🙌🪰 #cellbio #morphogenesis
November 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
A warm welcome to @maikbischoff.bsky.social to
@sfb1348.bsky.social @uni-muenster.de ! Can´t wait to see your work on tissue morphogenesis and chirality in #Drosophila. Keeping an eye out for the PhD opening — excited to see the lab take off! 🙌🪰 #cellbio #morphogenesis
@sfb1348.bsky.social @uni-muenster.de ! Can´t wait to see your work on tissue morphogenesis and chirality in #Drosophila. Keeping an eye out for the PhD opening — excited to see the lab take off! 🙌🪰 #cellbio #morphogenesis
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📢 Paper alert 📢
Chirality is known to be important for the movement of microorganisms and active matter. In our new paper out today in @natphys.nature.com, we show that chirality is used by malaria parasites to control their motion patterns:
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Here comes a 🧵 ... (1/9)
Chirality is known to be important for the movement of microorganisms and active matter. In our new paper out today in @natphys.nature.com, we show that chirality is used by malaria parasites to control their motion patterns:
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Here comes a 🧵 ... (1/9)
November 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
📢 Paper alert 📢
Chirality is known to be important for the movement of microorganisms and active matter. In our new paper out today in @natphys.nature.com, we show that chirality is used by malaria parasites to control their motion patterns:
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Here comes a 🧵 ... (1/9)
Chirality is known to be important for the movement of microorganisms and active matter. In our new paper out today in @natphys.nature.com, we show that chirality is used by malaria parasites to control their motion patterns:
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Here comes a 🧵 ... (1/9)
Reposted by Maik Bischoff
Sequestration of Ena/VASP proteins impedes in vivo Wnt activation driving Xenopus embryonic development. Our results suggest Mena as a crucial mediator of Wnt signalosome endocytosis thus promoting canonical Wnt signalling.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
The Actin regulator Mena promotes Wnt signalosome endocytosis and Wnt signalling.
Wnt signaling controls embryonic development and tissue maintenance. Endocytosis of Wnt-receptors is required for signalling, yet uptake mechanisms remain poorly understood. Here, we identify the acti...
www.biorxiv.org
November 25, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Sequestration of Ena/VASP proteins impedes in vivo Wnt activation driving Xenopus embryonic development. Our results suggest Mena as a crucial mediator of Wnt signalosome endocytosis thus promoting canonical Wnt signalling.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Endocytosis of Wnt-receptors is required for signalling, yet uptake mechanisms remain poorly understood. We resolve a longstanding controversy by showing that Wnt3a triggers rapid Clathrin-Mediated and Fast Endophilin-Mediated LRP6 endocytosis at low concentrations sufficient for Wnt activation.
November 25, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Endocytosis of Wnt-receptors is required for signalling, yet uptake mechanisms remain poorly understood. We resolve a longstanding controversy by showing that Wnt3a triggers rapid Clathrin-Mediated and Fast Endophilin-Mediated LRP6 endocytosis at low concentrations sufficient for Wnt activation.
Super proud to be part of SFB1348 — and excited to share that I now officially have my own lab in Münster! 🎉🪰
We’ll study #cellbio & #morphogenesis, focusing on organ sculpting and #chirality in #Drosophila.
I’ll soon hire my first #PhD student — feel free to reach out!
#juniorPI #Science #devbio
We’ll study #cellbio & #morphogenesis, focusing on organ sculpting and #chirality in #Drosophila.
I’ll soon hire my first #PhD student — feel free to reach out!
#juniorPI #Science #devbio
November 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Super proud to be part of SFB1348 — and excited to share that I now officially have my own lab in Münster! 🎉🪰
We’ll study #cellbio & #morphogenesis, focusing on organ sculpting and #chirality in #Drosophila.
I’ll soon hire my first #PhD student — feel free to reach out!
#juniorPI #Science #devbio
We’ll study #cellbio & #morphogenesis, focusing on organ sculpting and #chirality in #Drosophila.
I’ll soon hire my first #PhD student — feel free to reach out!
#juniorPI #Science #devbio
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Big news 🎊 @dfg.de announced today the funding of our CRC @reproductionms.bsky.social
Our dedicated mission: Unravelling the molecular pathways of male infertility and drive smarter treatment for couples.
We're ready, excited and can't wait to get started 🚀
Our dedicated mission: Unravelling the molecular pathways of male infertility and drive smarter treatment for couples.
We're ready, excited and can't wait to get started 🚀
Große Freude! Die @dfg.de richtet einen neuen Sonderforschungsbereich zur männlichen Unfruchtbarkeit ein und verlängert den etablierten Verbund @sfb1348.bsky.social. Insgesamt fließen rund 24 Millionen Euro an die Universität Münster.
24 Millionen Euro für zwei Sonderforschungsbereiche
Die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft richtet einen neuen Sonderforschungsbereich zur männlichen Unfruchtbarkeit ein und verlängert einen etablierten Verbund zu zellulären Grenzflächen. Insgesamt fließe...
www.uni-muenster.de
November 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Big news 🎊 @dfg.de announced today the funding of our CRC @reproductionms.bsky.social
Our dedicated mission: Unravelling the molecular pathways of male infertility and drive smarter treatment for couples.
We're ready, excited and can't wait to get started 🚀
Our dedicated mission: Unravelling the molecular pathways of male infertility and drive smarter treatment for couples.
We're ready, excited and can't wait to get started 🚀
Reposted by Maik Bischoff
congratulations, Stefan (!) and colleagues. Huge achievement; looking forward to your next 4 years!
Dynamic cellular interfaces reloaded!🎉 Happy and excited to receive extended funding @sfb1348.bsky.social @uni-muenster.de @mpi-muenster.bsky.social and to push our collaborative science forward in the next 4 years! Big thanks @dfg.de, reviewers, and everyone else involved for the continued support!
November 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
congratulations, Stefan (!) and colleagues. Huge achievement; looking forward to your next 4 years!
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Die #DFG fördert zur weiteren Stärkung der #Spitzenforschung an den Hochschulen 9 neue #Sonderforschungsbereiche (SFB). Die Themen reichen von pilzbasierten Baumaterialien über Autoimmunkrankheiten bis zu molekularer Bor-Chemie. Einzelheiten 👉 www.dfg.de/de/service/p...
November 21, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Die #DFG fördert zur weiteren Stärkung der #Spitzenforschung an den Hochschulen 9 neue #Sonderforschungsbereiche (SFB). Die Themen reichen von pilzbasierten Baumaterialien über Autoimmunkrankheiten bis zu molekularer Bor-Chemie. Einzelheiten 👉 www.dfg.de/de/service/p...
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Dynamic cellular interfaces reloaded!🎉 Happy and excited to receive extended funding @sfb1348.bsky.social @uni-muenster.de @mpi-muenster.bsky.social and to push our collaborative science forward in the next 4 years! Big thanks @dfg.de, reviewers, and everyone else involved for the continued support!
November 21, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Dynamic cellular interfaces reloaded!🎉 Happy and excited to receive extended funding @sfb1348.bsky.social @uni-muenster.de @mpi-muenster.bsky.social and to push our collaborative science forward in the next 4 years! Big thanks @dfg.de, reviewers, and everyone else involved for the continued support!
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Große Freude! Die @dfg.de richtet einen neuen Sonderforschungsbereich zur männlichen Unfruchtbarkeit ein und verlängert den etablierten Verbund @sfb1348.bsky.social. Insgesamt fließen rund 24 Millionen Euro an die Universität Münster.
24 Millionen Euro für zwei Sonderforschungsbereiche
Die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft richtet einen neuen Sonderforschungsbereich zur männlichen Unfruchtbarkeit ein und verlängert einen etablierten Verbund zu zellulären Grenzflächen. Insgesamt fließe...
www.uni-muenster.de
November 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Große Freude! Die @dfg.de richtet einen neuen Sonderforschungsbereich zur männlichen Unfruchtbarkeit ein und verlängert den etablierten Verbund @sfb1348.bsky.social. Insgesamt fließen rund 24 Millionen Euro an die Universität Münster.
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Hi folks,
Check out our updated website!
Details on next year's conference will be posted there soon!
fly-jedi.org
Check out our updated website!
Details on next year's conference will be posted there soon!
fly-jedi.org
Junior European Drosophila Investigators | Home
A simple website based on [*folio](https://github.com/bogoli/-folio) design.
fly-jedi.org
November 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Hi folks,
Check out our updated website!
Details on next year's conference will be posted there soon!
fly-jedi.org
Check out our updated website!
Details on next year's conference will be posted there soon!
fly-jedi.org
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Dear #Neuroscience researchers, I am Guest Editing an issue in @devdynamics.bsky.social on NEURAL MIGRATION.
Due date: March 31, 2026.
Great opportunity to showcase your findings on neural migration. #DevBio
Please reskeet 🙏
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1097...
Due date: March 31, 2026.
Great opportunity to showcase your findings on neural migration. #DevBio
Please reskeet 🙏
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1097...
Developmental Dynamics
<em>Developmental Dynamics</em> is a developmental biology journal publishing novel discoveries that advance our understanding in development, morphology, evolution, and disease.
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Dear #Neuroscience researchers, I am Guest Editing an issue in @devdynamics.bsky.social on NEURAL MIGRATION.
Due date: March 31, 2026.
Great opportunity to showcase your findings on neural migration. #DevBio
Please reskeet 🙏
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1097...
Due date: March 31, 2026.
Great opportunity to showcase your findings on neural migration. #DevBio
Please reskeet 🙏
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1097...
Reposted by Maik Bischoff
Preparations for the next JEDI meeting are underway! The upcoming Junior European #Drosophila Investigator / #NewPI meeting is planned for Portugal in June. Final dates and additional details will be announced soon - stay tuned for updates!
October 28, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Preparations for the next JEDI meeting are underway! The upcoming Junior European #Drosophila Investigator / #NewPI meeting is planned for Portugal in June. Final dates and additional details will be announced soon - stay tuned for updates!
Reposted by Maik Bischoff
Job Alert! The Institute for Neuro- and Behavioural Biology at the Faculty of Biology @uni-muenster.de invites applications for a Full Professorship (W3) in “Systems Neuroscience” - Highly attractive research environment at the Multiscale Imaging Center. Apply by January 5th. See shorturl.at/VczFp
November 12, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Job Alert! The Institute for Neuro- and Behavioural Biology at the Faculty of Biology @uni-muenster.de invites applications for a Full Professorship (W3) in “Systems Neuroscience” - Highly attractive research environment at the Multiscale Imaging Center. Apply by January 5th. See shorturl.at/VczFp
Reposted by Maik Bischoff
SAVE THE DATE! Stoked to organize the 2026 Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Meeting with @rashmi-priya.bsky.social, @lowelab.bsky.social, and Shelbi Russell. Come learn about Biomedicine, Biomechanics, and the Biosphere, August 24-28, 2026. Registration dates, etc., coming soon! Please RT
November 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
SAVE THE DATE! Stoked to organize the 2026 Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Meeting with @rashmi-priya.bsky.social, @lowelab.bsky.social, and Shelbi Russell. Come learn about Biomedicine, Biomechanics, and the Biosphere, August 24-28, 2026. Registration dates, etc., coming soon! Please RT
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1/5: New preprint: Cytokines control the physical state of immune tissue. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Unlike structured organs (heart, liver), immune tissue can shapeshift to form functional structures like germinal centers (GCs), tertiary lymphoid organs, granulomas, etc.
Unlike structured organs (heart, liver), immune tissue can shapeshift to form functional structures like germinal centers (GCs), tertiary lymphoid organs, granulomas, etc.
Cytokines control the physical state of immune tissue
Unlike most solid-like tissues, immune tissue is protean and reconfigurable—its component cells can patrol vast territories, find rare cellular partners, and dynamically self-organize into functional ...
www.biorxiv.org
November 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
1/5: New preprint: Cytokines control the physical state of immune tissue. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Unlike structured organs (heart, liver), immune tissue can shapeshift to form functional structures like germinal centers (GCs), tertiary lymphoid organs, granulomas, etc.
Unlike structured organs (heart, liver), immune tissue can shapeshift to form functional structures like germinal centers (GCs), tertiary lymphoid organs, granulomas, etc.
Reposted by Maik Bischoff
Exciting opportunity! Young Drosophila researchers do not wait to apply. Fly facilities at the Institute in Münster are outstanding! @fly-eds.bsky.social
Job Alert! The Institute for Neuro- and Behavioural Biology at the Faculty of Biology @uni-muenster.de invites applications for a Full Professorship (W3) in “Systems Neuroscience” - Highly attractive research environment at the Multiscale Imaging Center. Apply by January 5th. See shorturl.at/VczFp
November 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Exciting opportunity! Young Drosophila researchers do not wait to apply. Fly facilities at the Institute in Münster are outstanding! @fly-eds.bsky.social