Aileen Berasategui
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berasymbionts.bsky.social
Aileen Berasategui
@berasymbionts.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at A-LIFE VU Amsterdam | Chemical ecology of insect-microbe interactions 🪲🍄 🧬🇪🇸🇪🇺| PI of @ERC_Research: SymPathy
Thank you so much! Working with everyone in the department has been such a privilege, and I’m so grateful for all the support and kindness over the past two years. 💙
November 26, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Reposted by Aileen Berasategui
There’ll be several opportunities to join the group, starting w/ a PhD studentship via the BBSRC-NRP Doctoral Training Partnership.

Team up w/ us, @saskiahogenhout.bsky.social & @berasymbionts.bsky.social to answer how microbes shape insect behavior:
biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk/projects/mic...
Microbial determinants of behaviour in herbivorous beetles (SALEM_J26DTP) | Doctoral Training Partnership
Many animals rely on beneficial microbes for nutrition, defence, or reproduction. In this project, the student will explore an exciting new dimension of these relationships:
biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk
November 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Thank you, Ákos!! We are excited about what’s ahead in Norwich!
November 25, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Thanks a lot, Yuko!! See you in a few months in Jena!
November 25, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Thank you, Emily! Hope to see you soon!! ☺️
November 25, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Thank you, Rowena!
November 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
November 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
A heartfelt thank you to my brilliant colleagues at @vuamsterdam.bsky.social. Your support, collaboration, and kindness have meant the world for our young group. 💙 Grateful for everything, and excited for what comes next!
November 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
What a day of turtle/tortoise insects!! 🐜🪲 So good to catch up! Next time with @chemistophe.bsky.social?
October 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
So well deserved!!!! 😍🥳 congratulations!!
October 16, 2025 at 8:17 PM