Worm Wranglers

Our study on shape diversity in cnidarians is now published. The final version includes extensive new data that substantially extend the original bioRxiv preprint. Congrats to everyone who contributed to this work! cell.com/cell/fulltext/… @embl

The last decade has witnessed a profound transformation in molecular biology, fueled by revolutionary technologies enhancing our ability to systematically and quantitatively measure molecules and cells. Join #EMBOOmics which aims to showcase new technologies and formulate new questions to move the field forward 👉 s.embl.org/omx26-01-x 📥 Submit your abstract by 11 September 🗺️ EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual 📅 17 – 20 November Sessions to look forward to: • Systems to models: multi-scale modeling • Systems to functions: molecules through time • Systems to cells: large-scale perturbations • Systems to models: predicting cell states • Systems to cells: dynamic processes • Systems to cells: stem cells and engineering

We want to thank @SytskeW for connecting us with @uilenduin. @uilenduin, thank you so much for sending us the worms! They are growing and thriving 😍

Rolling out the red carpet this #FlatwormFriday for the Diversibipalium multilineatum. Not just a globetrotter from Japan to Europe, but a real 'long-distance' runner too. Maybe their length helps with the jet lag! 🪱✈️ #AlienSpecies

#WormWranglers at #BlackForest. We were having a lot of fun at the DB Unit Retreat! Thanks the amazing organizing team, including @AleReversi @DrMattBenton @vincentflora @jordivangestel @noa_ottilie!!!

Bonus, you will get you do fieldwork in beautiful places and interact with amazing group of people 😃 twitter.com/WormWranglers/…

Folks looking for the chance to develop an interdisciplinary research program leveraging the amazing biology of planarian flatworms - please check this out and get in touch! We are always happy to discuss new ideas and options for working together. embl.org/about/info/pos…

And it has been super nice to interacting with other teams @SchwabYannick @JohanD13016359 @dudin_o @MarineLaporte8 @HiralABShah

Since then, we have found many more #planarians and other interesting things. It has been an amazing experience! Thanks the #TREC22 team @embl, the coordinators and scientists @uni_iceland and #Hafrannsóknastofnun for all the supports to make the trip possible 🙏🙏🙏.

Our group's first field trip to sampling planarian biodiversity in Iceland 🇮🇸, as part of #TREC22. It has been a really fun adventure between us @kristinamirkes @YMeiborg @meo0205 and the amazing @quelandries from the @rinklab. And we have found/seen some interesting #flatworms.