Félix de Carpentier
@fdecarpentier.bsky.social
Postdoctoral researcher at UC Berkeley | Microalgae, environmental stress, molecular and synthetic biology | Formerly @ Université Paris Sud, Sorbonne Université, AgroParisTech, and ISA Lille.
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A PhD project on historical genomics in the declining red squirrel in Britain is available in my group, through the @aries-dtp.bsky.social. Use historical genomes to track the effects of decline and genetic rescue in this charismatic species. aries-dtp.ac.uk/studentships...
Historical genomics of the declining red squirrel in Britain | Aries
Dr Anders Bergström, School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia Professor Cock van Oosterhout, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia Dr Selina Brace…
aries-dtp.ac.uk
November 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
A PhD project on historical genomics in the declining red squirrel in Britain is available in my group, through the @aries-dtp.bsky.social. Use historical genomes to track the effects of decline and genetic rescue in this charismatic species. aries-dtp.ac.uk/studentships...
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We’re #hiring! Our #IMPRS @mpipz.bsky.social & @unicologne.bsky.social recruits 4 PhD students. We look for candidates with a keen interest in experimental & computational plant biology to join us in 2026!
Find details at www.mpipz.mpg.de/imprs/imprs-... and apply by Jan 5.
#PlantSciJobs
Find details at www.mpipz.mpg.de/imprs/imprs-... and apply by Jan 5.
#PlantSciJobs
November 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
We’re #hiring! Our #IMPRS @mpipz.bsky.social & @unicologne.bsky.social recruits 4 PhD students. We look for candidates with a keen interest in experimental & computational plant biology to join us in 2026!
Find details at www.mpipz.mpg.de/imprs/imprs-... and apply by Jan 5.
#PlantSciJobs
Find details at www.mpipz.mpg.de/imprs/imprs-... and apply by Jan 5.
#PlantSciJobs
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JOB ALERT @ UNC Charlotte
Come be my newest colleague!
DM me if you have questions about the department, city, or University
jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65031
Come be my newest colleague!
DM me if you have questions about the department, city, or University
jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65031
Assistant Professor
The successful candidate will be expected to develop and maintain an externally funded research program involving Ph.D., Masters, and undergraduate students and to teach graduate and undergraduate cou...
jobs.charlotte.edu
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
JOB ALERT @ UNC Charlotte
Come be my newest colleague!
DM me if you have questions about the department, city, or University
jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65031
Come be my newest colleague!
DM me if you have questions about the department, city, or University
jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65031
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We are hiring!! Biological Sciences as UNC Charlotte has a broad search for a new assistant professor.
Apps reviewed 12/15.
Please spread the word! 💚⛏️
#PlantSci 🧪🦠🧬
jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141
Apps reviewed 12/15.
Please spread the word! 💚⛏️
#PlantSci 🧪🦠🧬
jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141
Assistant Professor
Applicants should possess a Ph.D. in the biological sciences or related fields.Candidates are expected to document expertise in their specialty by a record of postdoctoral training, peer reviewed publ...
jobs.charlotte.edu
November 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
We are hiring!! Biological Sciences as UNC Charlotte has a broad search for a new assistant professor.
Apps reviewed 12/15.
Please spread the word! 💚⛏️
#PlantSci 🧪🦠🧬
jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141
Apps reviewed 12/15.
Please spread the word! 💚⛏️
#PlantSci 🧪🦠🧬
jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141
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Excited to have our new paper on phylogenetic marker genes online!
Augmenting microbial phylogenomic signal with tailored marker gene sets www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
Augmenting microbial phylogenomic signal with tailored marker gene sets - Nature Communications
Marker genes used in microbial phylogenomics are limited to fixed gene sets selected from complete genomes. TMarSel is a flexible yet robust method for selecting any number of markers from genomes or ...
www.nature.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Excited to have our new paper on phylogenetic marker genes online!
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NEW pub in @science.org 🥳
Is it sponges (panels A & B) or comb jellies (C & D) that root the animal tree of life?
For over 15 years, #phylogenomic studies have been divided.
We provide new evidence suggesting that...
🔗: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Is it sponges (panels A & B) or comb jellies (C & D) that root the animal tree of life?
For over 15 years, #phylogenomic studies have been divided.
We provide new evidence suggesting that...
🔗: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
November 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
NEW pub in @science.org 🥳
Is it sponges (panels A & B) or comb jellies (C & D) that root the animal tree of life?
For over 15 years, #phylogenomic studies have been divided.
We provide new evidence suggesting that...
🔗: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Is it sponges (panels A & B) or comb jellies (C & D) that root the animal tree of life?
For over 15 years, #phylogenomic studies have been divided.
We provide new evidence suggesting that...
🔗: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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📢 Postdoc position: Cell Biology of Cyanobacteria
in my group, as part of the Excellence Cluster "Microbes for Climate" (M4C) in Marburg, Germany.
More information at shorturl.at/wNnDT (see Project 2)
🔗Apply at shorturl.at/VsEDl
📅Deadline: Nov 16, 2025
Please repost. #Postdoc
in my group, as part of the Excellence Cluster "Microbes for Climate" (M4C) in Marburg, Germany.
More information at shorturl.at/wNnDT (see Project 2)
🔗Apply at shorturl.at/VsEDl
📅Deadline: Nov 16, 2025
Please repost. #Postdoc
November 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
📢 Postdoc position: Cell Biology of Cyanobacteria
in my group, as part of the Excellence Cluster "Microbes for Climate" (M4C) in Marburg, Germany.
More information at shorturl.at/wNnDT (see Project 2)
🔗Apply at shorturl.at/VsEDl
📅Deadline: Nov 16, 2025
Please repost. #Postdoc
in my group, as part of the Excellence Cluster "Microbes for Climate" (M4C) in Marburg, Germany.
More information at shorturl.at/wNnDT (see Project 2)
🔗Apply at shorturl.at/VsEDl
📅Deadline: Nov 16, 2025
Please repost. #Postdoc
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We are looking for a PhD student to work on an exciting plastid endosymbiosis in microbial eukaryotes. This position involves sampling, exciting microscopy such as CARDFISH, ExM and FIBSEM, single-cell transcriptomics and more. #protistsonsky 1/2
November 12, 2025 at 9:50 AM
We are looking for a PhD student to work on an exciting plastid endosymbiosis in microbial eukaryotes. This position involves sampling, exciting microscopy such as CARDFISH, ExM and FIBSEM, single-cell transcriptomics and more. #protistsonsky 1/2
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“Bin Chicken” is now published in Nature Methods! It substantially improves genome recovery through rational coassembly 🧬🖥️. Applied to public 🌍 metagenomes, we recovered 24,000 novel species 🦠, including 6 new phyla.
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
@benjwoodcroft.bsky.social @rhysnewell.bsky.social
🧵1/6
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
@benjwoodcroft.bsky.social @rhysnewell.bsky.social
🧵1/6
November 13, 2025 at 10:09 AM
“Bin Chicken” is now published in Nature Methods! It substantially improves genome recovery through rational coassembly 🧬🖥️. Applied to public 🌍 metagenomes, we recovered 24,000 novel species 🦠, including 6 new phyla.
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
@benjwoodcroft.bsky.social @rhysnewell.bsky.social
🧵1/6
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
@benjwoodcroft.bsky.social @rhysnewell.bsky.social
🧵1/6
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Now online in its final version. Plz surf to doi.org/10.1111/tpj....
November 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Now online in its final version. Plz surf to doi.org/10.1111/tpj....
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Chromosome‐level #genome assembly of the #photobiont microalga Trebouxia sp. ‘A48’ from the #lichen Xanthoria parietina
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
by Tagirdzhanova et al.
@metalichen.bsky.social @talbotlabtsl.bsky.social @WileyPlantSci
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
by Tagirdzhanova et al.
@metalichen.bsky.social @talbotlabtsl.bsky.social @WileyPlantSci
November 11, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Chromosome‐level #genome assembly of the #photobiont microalga Trebouxia sp. ‘A48’ from the #lichen Xanthoria parietina
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
by Tagirdzhanova et al.
@metalichen.bsky.social @talbotlabtsl.bsky.social @WileyPlantSci
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
by Tagirdzhanova et al.
@metalichen.bsky.social @talbotlabtsl.bsky.social @WileyPlantSci
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Verkko2 integrates proximity ligation data with long-read De Bruijn graphs for efficient telomere-to-telomere genome assembly, phasing, and scaffolding. #GenomeAssembly #T2T #GenomeScaffolding #GenomePhasing #LongReads #HiC #Genomics #Bioinformatics
Verkko2 integrates proximity ligation data with long-read De Bruijn graphs for efficient telomere-to-telomere genome assembly, phasing, and scaffolding
An international, peer-reviewed genome sciences journal featuring outstanding original research that offers novel insights into the biology of all organisms
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June 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Verkko2 integrates proximity ligation data with long-read De Bruijn graphs for efficient telomere-to-telomere genome assembly, phasing, and scaffolding. #GenomeAssembly #T2T #GenomeScaffolding #GenomePhasing #LongReads #HiC #Genomics #Bioinformatics
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⏰#PlantBio2026 Travel Awards Application Deadlines are Fast Approaching — Apply Now!🌱
👉 Learn more and apply now: plantbiology.aspb.org/travel-awards/!
#plantscience
👉 Learn more and apply now: plantbiology.aspb.org/travel-awards/!
#plantscience
📣Join your colleagues at #PlantBio2026 in Ottawa, Canada!🌱
Now accepting applications for:
-ASPB Travel Awards (due 11/14)
-Women's Young Investigator Travel Awards (due 11/14)
-Recognition Travel Awards (due 12/1)
👉 Learn more and apply now: plantbiology.aspb.org/travel-awards/!
#plantscience
Now accepting applications for:
-ASPB Travel Awards (due 11/14)
-Women's Young Investigator Travel Awards (due 11/14)
-Recognition Travel Awards (due 12/1)
👉 Learn more and apply now: plantbiology.aspb.org/travel-awards/!
#plantscience
November 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
⏰#PlantBio2026 Travel Awards Application Deadlines are Fast Approaching — Apply Now!🌱
👉 Learn more and apply now: plantbiology.aspb.org/travel-awards/!
#plantscience
👉 Learn more and apply now: plantbiology.aspb.org/travel-awards/!
#plantscience
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🌱 Postdoc position in Plant Genomics/Bioinformatics!
Love genome plasticity, computational methods, and solving big questions in plant biology? Join our newly established Institute for Crop Biology at HHU Düsseldorf.
More info on schneebergerlab.org/career/
Apply by Nov. 30 | 3-year position
Love genome plasticity, computational methods, and solving big questions in plant biology? Join our newly established Institute for Crop Biology at HHU Düsseldorf.
More info on schneebergerlab.org/career/
Apply by Nov. 30 | 3-year position
Career – Schneeberger Lab
schneebergerlab.org
November 11, 2025 at 9:50 AM
🌱 Postdoc position in Plant Genomics/Bioinformatics!
Love genome plasticity, computational methods, and solving big questions in plant biology? Join our newly established Institute for Crop Biology at HHU Düsseldorf.
More info on schneebergerlab.org/career/
Apply by Nov. 30 | 3-year position
Love genome plasticity, computational methods, and solving big questions in plant biology? Join our newly established Institute for Crop Biology at HHU Düsseldorf.
More info on schneebergerlab.org/career/
Apply by Nov. 30 | 3-year position
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New paper is online! We used single cell RNA-seq & phylogenetics to identify 2 additional cell type specific TFs that control late-stage vinca alkaloid biosynthesis. The key insights originated from Camptotheca, another species that produces alkaloids. doi.org/10.1111/nph.... #PlantScience #SecMet
November 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
New paper is online! We used single cell RNA-seq & phylogenetics to identify 2 additional cell type specific TFs that control late-stage vinca alkaloid biosynthesis. The key insights originated from Camptotheca, another species that produces alkaloids. doi.org/10.1111/nph.... #PlantScience #SecMet
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Wound healing is a hallmark feature of all life, including single cells. In a new preprint, Ambika Nadkarni @biochembika.bsky.social investigates a new dimension in cellular wound healing: how cells recover AFTER the wound has been closed
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Wound healing is a hallmark feature of all life, including single cells. In a new preprint, Ambika Nadkarni @biochembika.bsky.social investigates a new dimension in cellular wound healing: how cells recover AFTER the wound has been closed
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Are you looking for a PhD in Plant Science? Check our our project on barley canopy architecture. Combine genetics and physics to understand how awns influence barley grain development. Find out more here: lnkd.in/eWhWammJ Apply by 14th December. #PhDPosition
#PlantSci @instmolplantsci.bsky.social
#PlantSci @instmolplantsci.bsky.social
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November 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Are you looking for a PhD in Plant Science? Check our our project on barley canopy architecture. Combine genetics and physics to understand how awns influence barley grain development. Find out more here: lnkd.in/eWhWammJ Apply by 14th December. #PhDPosition
#PlantSci @instmolplantsci.bsky.social
#PlantSci @instmolplantsci.bsky.social
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❄ Fin de la première dérive test de #TaraPolarStation
La dérive aura duré 4 semaines.
Prochaine étape : poursuite des tests au #Groenland.
2e campagne de test en fin d’année en Finlande pour tester le bateau en conditions d’hivernage.
🎯 2026 : grande dérive scientifique Tara Polaris I
La dérive aura duré 4 semaines.
Prochaine étape : poursuite des tests au #Groenland.
2e campagne de test en fin d’année en Finlande pour tester le bateau en conditions d’hivernage.
🎯 2026 : grande dérive scientifique Tara Polaris I
August 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
❄ Fin de la première dérive test de #TaraPolarStation
La dérive aura duré 4 semaines.
Prochaine étape : poursuite des tests au #Groenland.
2e campagne de test en fin d’année en Finlande pour tester le bateau en conditions d’hivernage.
🎯 2026 : grande dérive scientifique Tara Polaris I
La dérive aura duré 4 semaines.
Prochaine étape : poursuite des tests au #Groenland.
2e campagne de test en fin d’année en Finlande pour tester le bateau en conditions d’hivernage.
🎯 2026 : grande dérive scientifique Tara Polaris I
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Pleased to share our latest paper led by @tomlewin.bsky.social, now out in @currentbiology.bsky.social! We present the first chromosome-level genome of a phoronid and show that shared chromosomal fusions unite phoronids and bryozoans as sister groups.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
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November 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Pleased to share our latest paper led by @tomlewin.bsky.social, now out in @currentbiology.bsky.social! We present the first chromosome-level genome of a phoronid and show that shared chromosomal fusions unite phoronids and bryozoans as sister groups.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Oligonucleotide design meets big data:
We present oligoN-design, a simple, reproducible and versatile open-source tool to design specific primers and probes directly from large environmental DNA datasets.
🔗 DOI: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
👉 github.com/MiguelMSandi...
We present oligoN-design, a simple, reproducible and versatile open-source tool to design specific primers and probes directly from large environmental DNA datasets.
🔗 DOI: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
👉 github.com/MiguelMSandi...
November 7, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Oligonucleotide design meets big data:
We present oligoN-design, a simple, reproducible and versatile open-source tool to design specific primers and probes directly from large environmental DNA datasets.
🔗 DOI: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
👉 github.com/MiguelMSandi...
We present oligoN-design, a simple, reproducible and versatile open-source tool to design specific primers and probes directly from large environmental DNA datasets.
🔗 DOI: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
👉 github.com/MiguelMSandi...
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An Asgard archaeon with internal membrane compartments
Brilliant study led by @fmacleod.bsky.social and Andriko von Kügelgen. Tight collaboration with @buzzbaum.bsky.social and lab. Congrats to all authors!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Brilliant study led by @fmacleod.bsky.social and Andriko von Kügelgen. Tight collaboration with @buzzbaum.bsky.social and lab. Congrats to all authors!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
November 7, 2025 at 10:44 AM
An Asgard archaeon with internal membrane compartments
Brilliant study led by @fmacleod.bsky.social and Andriko von Kügelgen. Tight collaboration with @buzzbaum.bsky.social and lab. Congrats to all authors!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Brilliant study led by @fmacleod.bsky.social and Andriko von Kügelgen. Tight collaboration with @buzzbaum.bsky.social and lab. Congrats to all authors!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Interesting readings on how to estimate the difficulty to analyze a multiple sequence alignment with Pythia 2.0. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... and www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Pythia 2.0: New Data, New Prediction Model, New Features
Maximum Likelihood (ML) based phylogenetic inference is time- and resource-intensive, especially when initiating multiple independent inferences from distinct comprehensive tree topologies. Performing...
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November 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Interesting readings on how to estimate the difficulty to analyze a multiple sequence alignment with Pythia 2.0. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... and www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Genome maintenance by telomerase is a fundamental process in nearly all eukaryotes. But where does it come from?
Today, we report the discovery of telomerase homologs in a family of antiviral reverse transcriptases, revealing an unexpected evolutionary origin in bacteria.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Today, we report the discovery of telomerase homologs in a family of antiviral reverse transcriptases, revealing an unexpected evolutionary origin in bacteria.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
October 17, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Genome maintenance by telomerase is a fundamental process in nearly all eukaryotes. But where does it come from?
Today, we report the discovery of telomerase homologs in a family of antiviral reverse transcriptases, revealing an unexpected evolutionary origin in bacteria.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Today, we report the discovery of telomerase homologs in a family of antiviral reverse transcriptases, revealing an unexpected evolutionary origin in bacteria.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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Our method for genome size estimation from long-read overlaps is now published 🥳
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Genome size estimation from long read overlaps
AbstractMotivation. Accurate genome size estimation is an important component of genomic analyses such as assembly and coverage calculation, though existin
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November 7, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Our method for genome size estimation from long-read overlaps is now published 🥳
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🚨New preprint out!
We present a foundational genomic resource of human gut microbiome viruses. It delivers high-quality, deeply curated data spanning taxonomy, predicted hosts, structures, and functions, providing a reference for gut virome research. (1/8)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We present a foundational genomic resource of human gut microbiome viruses. It delivers high-quality, deeply curated data spanning taxonomy, predicted hosts, structures, and functions, providing a reference for gut virome research. (1/8)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
November 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
🚨New preprint out!
We present a foundational genomic resource of human gut microbiome viruses. It delivers high-quality, deeply curated data spanning taxonomy, predicted hosts, structures, and functions, providing a reference for gut virome research. (1/8)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We present a foundational genomic resource of human gut microbiome viruses. It delivers high-quality, deeply curated data spanning taxonomy, predicted hosts, structures, and functions, providing a reference for gut virome research. (1/8)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...