We couldn't imagine a better way to send off the incredible @MartonaAlvarez than with black paella and sea views! 🥘
Marta, thanks for everything! We will be cheering you on every step of the way. 🥰🥰🥰
#science #farewell #newbeginnings #teamwork #academialife
@ibe-barcelona.bsky.social @prbb.org

The quest for the #Magnificent8 continues! This time, in search of Freship1 and Freship2 in Lago de Sanabria. See Marina, Alicia, and Rubén in action!
Thanks to Antonio from proyectoagua; Juan and David from Europarques & many others!
#ProtistsOnSky @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social @prbb.org

😻 HUGE NEWS! One of the "Magnificent 8" – key missing lineages for understanding animal origins – is ALIVE in our lab!
Watch the video!
Massive thanks to @luisjagago.bsky.social (isolation wizard!) & @beaplab.bsky.social @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social @prbb.org @csic.es @erc.europa.eu #protistsonSky

Could animals have originally evolved by cell aggregation? we believe they could!. See two different relatives of animals aggregating and deploying key multicellular genes. Nice collaboration with JP Gerdt, T. Alarcón, koryu_kin, Ruibao, Gonzalo, @jennahed.bsky.social & Kyle. #protistsonSky

We continue our mission to find the Magnificent 8 !🧪
8 elusive lineages closely related to animals yet to be discovered. 🧬

See Guifré, Núria & friends from Garcés lab sampling in freshwater habitats less than 2-hour drive from the lab! @prbb.org @csic.es @ercresearch.bsky.social
#protistsonsky

Fantastic #Sinergia retreat on #animalorigins! A day packed with #multicellularity #ichthyosporeans & #choanoflagellates —capped with a Swiss-style finale 🧬🇨🇭

This experimental evolution project on one of our beloved #ichthyosporeans is now done. We will soon analyze the data! Stay tuned. #protistsonsky