Post-Doc Association Unige

Graduate students increasingly use artificial-intelligence tools to draft, code and search — but many fear it could erode the very skills a doctorate is meant to build go.nature.com/4sPERJH

Registration is now open for early-career researchers to apply for a funded place at our Workshop on Revisiting Metabolic Fundamentals, organised by @lydfinley& @WilhelmPalm. Find out more and apply at biologists.com/workshops/apri… #BiologistsWorkshops

A recent survey of nearly 900 postdocs at the Max Planck Society reveals: 🔹 28% show signs of severe depression 🔹 25% struggle with severe anxiety 🔹 More than half oppose contract caps that force them out after 4–6 years 🔹 International researchers (75% of the cohort) face extra hurdles: bureaucracy, language barriers, even bullying Postdocs carry much of the research load, yet remain overworked, undervalued, and uncertain about their future. If global research institutions can’t retain talent, support mental health, and offer real career pathways, how sustainable is the system? Link to the Nature article: f.mtr.cool/amjakpixqx

📢 Careers @ANRF #ANRFIndia invites applications from eligible candidates for various contractual positions. Interested individuals may find detailed information at serb.gov.in/assets/pdf/Det… Applications can be sent to: admn-serb@nic.in #ANRFIndia #CareerOpportunity #Hiring

Our study on endothelial mechanics made the news! 🤩 snexplores.org/article/how-bl…

Thank you for the opportunity @unige_en one of a kind experience! Highly recommend ☀️☀️ @EMBO

Last call for abstracts 👇 Join us at the 8th PostDoc Day @sciences_UNIGE @UNIGEnews

Don’t miss the exciting sessions of the postdoc day: 🪴 Plant organ morphogenesis – Prof. Charlotte Kirchhelle 🖨️ 3D printing of medical devices – Prof. Jean-Christophe Leroux @ETHGeneDelivery 🧠 How do single bacterial cells think? – Prof. Erik van Nimwegen @NimwegenLab

Thank you very much to our sponsors, as their support make this event possible: University of Geneva, Spirochrome,Merck , proteintech, Brunschwig, Pangas, Microsynth, Carl Roth and Agrisera @sciences_UNIGE @spirochrome @merckgroup @Proteintech @pangas_ch @carlrothgmbh @agrisera

🚨 Last week to submit abstracts for talks and posters! Show your research, win prizes & enjoy surprises 🎉 Register here: ‘’ shorturl.at/eOmJt ‘’

Image by Mélanie Foulon @Me_Foulon — microbiologist digging into host-pathogen battles and the creative mind behind our last graphic designs! She's part of our Postdoc and makes science look so good 💥🎨 #PostdocLife #SciComm #ScienceArt

Did you know the cell wall of mycobacteria isn’t just for protection? 👀 Here, Mycobacterium marinum sheds its outer capsule right after being eaten by Dicty! A sneaky move that affects even nearby cells… #FluorescenceFriday #Mycobacteria #CellBiology #Infection #3Rmodels

Being a postdoc is wild, you can: – Teach a PhD how to pipette -“Interesting, it broke in a new way this time” – Fix a $500k microscope – PI: “Sorry just saw this” (sent 3 months ago) – Present at a conference on 1 hour of sleep – Cry in 3 languages! #postdoclife #Science

Today, 166 years ago Alexander von Humboldt died (he was 89 years). He changed the way we think about nature (describing it as a web of life) & predicted climate change. Can't believe it's been 10 years since I published 'Invention of Nature'. It's change my life. In so many ways

Quentin Vagne @QuentinVagne is the one behind this beautiful image. 🧠📷Vice-president of the APDU and a physicist obsessed with self-organization principles, he's fluent in single-cell motion, morphogenesis and apéros. 📷#SelfOrganization #Biophysics #ScienceLife

Two cells, one twist 🧬🔁 Myosin asymmetry breaks mirror symmetry & sparks spontaneous 3D rotations in doublets. Adherens junctions🩶, focal adhesions🟢 & actomyosin🔴 Biology meets active matter physics. #CellPolarity #Fluorescencefriday #ActiveMatter #Microscopy

This stunning image was made by @AC_Almeida_ , our brilliant President and microtubule enthusiast! She's passionate about how the cytoskeleton organizes itself in 3D—seriously cool stuff! 🧠🧵✨#Microscopy #WomenInSTEM #Cytoskeleton @MoCel_Geneva

Behold: a human cancer spheroid! This 3D cell blob models solid tumors. DAPI (blue) marks nuclei, PI lights up the dead. Z-plane colors unveil a rainbow necrotic core wrapped in a moody, monochrome outer layer. #fluorescencefriday #microscopy #postdoc

Moreover, we will have short talks from Postdocs from Unige, Career session and Networking. See you there :) @unige_en @HubUnige @sciences_UNIGE

Very happy to announce that you can register for the next Postdoc Day, a one day event, that will be happening the 5th of June☺️😍 Three keynote speakers: Erik van Nimwegen @NimwegenLab , Jean-Christophe Leroux @ETHGeneDelivery and Charlotte Kirchhnelle 🦋ckirchhelle.bsky.social