Nikos Konstantinides
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Nikos Konstantinides
@nkonst4.bsky.social
· Jan 10
Evolutionary dynamics of temporal transcription factor series in the insect optic lobe https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.08.698497v1
I am very happy (and a bit scared) to present to you what we have been working on over the last 4 years. This manuscript is exactly what I dreamt of when I started the lab and I could not be happier and prouder of the outcome!
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Register ✅ Then join our symposium:
Molecular tempo ⏰ in the developing and aging brain 🧠
I'm co-organizing with the dream team @mambrozkiewicz.bsky.social, Magdalena Götz, @aleksandrapekowska.bsky.social, & Thomas McWilliams
See you there 👋
Molecular tempo ⏰ in the developing and aging brain 🧠
I'm co-organizing with the dream team @mambrozkiewicz.bsky.social, Magdalena Götz, @aleksandrapekowska.bsky.social, & Thomas McWilliams
See you there 👋
Countdown for the early birds of the Göttingen Meeting is on: the Registration is open! But don´t forget: Early Registration, Abstract Submission & Stipend Applications close on 14 October 2026
We’re looking forward to your research & an inspiring conference!
www.nwg-goettingen.de/2027/default...
We’re looking forward to your research & an inspiring conference!
www.nwg-goettingen.de/2027/default...
October 3, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Register ✅ Then join our symposium:
Molecular tempo ⏰ in the developing and aging brain 🧠
I'm co-organizing with the dream team @mambrozkiewicz.bsky.social, Magdalena Götz, @aleksandrapekowska.bsky.social, & Thomas McWilliams
See you there 👋
Molecular tempo ⏰ in the developing and aging brain 🧠
I'm co-organizing with the dream team @mambrozkiewicz.bsky.social, Magdalena Götz, @aleksandrapekowska.bsky.social, & Thomas McWilliams
See you there 👋
A Greek singer, Pavlos Sidiropoulos, once sang, “If the child is saved, there is hope.” Sadly, today, children and their future seem to be a priority for no government, and with this, hope is slowly fading.
October 2, 2026 at 3:50 PM
A Greek singer, Pavlos Sidiropoulos, once sang, “If the child is saved, there is hope.” Sadly, today, children and their future seem to be a priority for no government, and with this, hope is slowly fading.
(image adapted)
October 2, 2026 at 1:05 PM
(image adapted)
Reposted by Nikos Konstantinides
Abir Elfarkouchi, Arthur Vitard, @francoizochsenbein.bsky.social, @pconduit.bsky.social et al. reveal the first structural model for γ-TuRC CM1 domain autoinhibition, which prevents ectopic binding and activation of #microtubule-nucleating γ-tubulin ring complexes. rupress.org/jcb/article/...
September 30, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Abir Elfarkouchi, Arthur Vitard, @francoizochsenbein.bsky.social, @pconduit.bsky.social et al. reveal the first structural model for γ-TuRC CM1 domain autoinhibition, which prevents ectopic binding and activation of #microtubule-nucleating γ-tubulin ring complexes. rupress.org/jcb/article/...
Reposted by Nikos Konstantinides
Not sure how the community will be consulted, but if so this will be really critical and time to be vocal...delegating our peer judgement (admittedly imperfect) to LLM feels like removing the cornerstone of how science works. If this is the way it goes, I'd rather become a teacher or bake bread🤷♂️
As the discussion turns to potential actions, research communities must be consulted and engaged. As a first step, we will explore a joint community survey.
September 29, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Not sure how the community will be consulted, but if so this will be really critical and time to be vocal...delegating our peer judgement (admittedly imperfect) to LLM feels like removing the cornerstone of how science works. If this is the way it goes, I'd rather become a teacher or bake bread🤷♂️
Reposted by Nikos Konstantinides
Not every cell react the same way to caspase activation. In our recent study (led by @tomcumming.bsky.social and initiated by @avillars.bsky.social ), we tried to better understand what explains this difference and outlined a role of past caspase exposure 👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
September 23, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Not every cell react the same way to caspase activation. In our recent study (led by @tomcumming.bsky.social and initiated by @avillars.bsky.social ), we tried to better understand what explains this difference and outlined a role of past caspase exposure 👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Nikos Konstantinides
🌟 Applications are open for the #FKNE Leadership Training Series for Starting PIs!
💻️ Six weekly online sessions
🔬 For early-career neuroscience PIs
👥 Developing practical leadership and mentoring skills
🗓️ 4 November - 9 December 2026
🗓️ Deadline: 13 October 2026
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💻️ Six weekly online sessions
🔬 For early-career neuroscience PIs
👥 Developing practical leadership and mentoring skills
🗓️ 4 November - 9 December 2026
🗓️ Deadline: 13 October 2026
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September 24, 2026 at 10:00 AM
🌟 Applications are open for the #FKNE Leadership Training Series for Starting PIs!
💻️ Six weekly online sessions
🔬 For early-career neuroscience PIs
👥 Developing practical leadership and mentoring skills
🗓️ 4 November - 9 December 2026
🗓️ Deadline: 13 October 2026
🔗 buff.ly/MMwxdy5
💻️ Six weekly online sessions
🔬 For early-career neuroscience PIs
👥 Developing practical leadership and mentoring skills
🗓️ 4 November - 9 December 2026
🗓️ Deadline: 13 October 2026
🔗 buff.ly/MMwxdy5
This is today! Whoever can make it is in for a treat :-)
📢 Institut Jacques Monod Seminar
📅 September 22nd
📍Institut Jacques Monod
Next week, Baptiste Libé-Philippot ( @blibep.bsky.social) will present an Institut Jacques Monod seminar on the theme " Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying human neuronal and circuit evolution"
➡️ buff.ly/Jg1bcHi
📅 September 22nd
📍Institut Jacques Monod
Next week, Baptiste Libé-Philippot ( @blibep.bsky.social) will present an Institut Jacques Monod seminar on the theme " Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying human neuronal and circuit evolution"
➡️ buff.ly/Jg1bcHi
September 22, 2026 at 7:49 AM
This is today! Whoever can make it is in for a treat :-)
Reposted by Nikos Konstantinides
NEW PREPRINT!
An evo-devo look at how new cerebellar nuclei are made. Spoiler: it’s all driven by region-specific excitatory progenitors in the early rhombic lip; inhibitory neurons fill in later. If you care about brain evolution or cerebellar development, check it out: tinyurl.com/CNdevelopment
An evo-devo look at how new cerebellar nuclei are made. Spoiler: it’s all driven by region-specific excitatory progenitors in the early rhombic lip; inhibitory neurons fill in later. If you care about brain evolution or cerebellar development, check it out: tinyurl.com/CNdevelopment
September 21, 2026 at 4:15 PM
NEW PREPRINT!
An evo-devo look at how new cerebellar nuclei are made. Spoiler: it’s all driven by region-specific excitatory progenitors in the early rhombic lip; inhibitory neurons fill in later. If you care about brain evolution or cerebellar development, check it out: tinyurl.com/CNdevelopment
An evo-devo look at how new cerebellar nuclei are made. Spoiler: it’s all driven by region-specific excitatory progenitors in the early rhombic lip; inhibitory neurons fill in later. If you care about brain evolution or cerebellar development, check it out: tinyurl.com/CNdevelopment
Reposted by Nikos Konstantinides
“Jamming with comb jellies” yesterday at the innovation day, our very own @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social teamed up with the Department of Music in a fantastic #SciArt performance tuning live music to the graceful aquatic dance of comb jellies.
September 22, 2026 at 6:12 AM
“Jamming with comb jellies” yesterday at the innovation day, our very own @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social teamed up with the Department of Music in a fantastic #SciArt performance tuning live music to the graceful aquatic dance of comb jellies.
Reposted by Nikos Konstantinides
📢 PhD Thesis defense
📅 September 21st
📍Pierre-Gilles de Gennes amphitheater
Next Monday, Rebekah Ricquebourg ( @nkonst4.bsky.social lab) will defend her PhD thesis " Spatial factors affect temporal patterning of neuronal stem cells to regulate neuronal diversity "
➡️ buff.ly/MDIuCBk
📅 September 21st
📍Pierre-Gilles de Gennes amphitheater
Next Monday, Rebekah Ricquebourg ( @nkonst4.bsky.social lab) will defend her PhD thesis " Spatial factors affect temporal patterning of neuronal stem cells to regulate neuronal diversity "
➡️ buff.ly/MDIuCBk
September 18, 2026 at 12:01 PM
📢 PhD Thesis defense
📅 September 21st
📍Pierre-Gilles de Gennes amphitheater
Next Monday, Rebekah Ricquebourg ( @nkonst4.bsky.social lab) will defend her PhD thesis " Spatial factors affect temporal patterning of neuronal stem cells to regulate neuronal diversity "
➡️ buff.ly/MDIuCBk
📅 September 21st
📍Pierre-Gilles de Gennes amphitheater
Next Monday, Rebekah Ricquebourg ( @nkonst4.bsky.social lab) will defend her PhD thesis " Spatial factors affect temporal patterning of neuronal stem cells to regulate neuronal diversity "
➡️ buff.ly/MDIuCBk
When I’m getting too stressed about the possibility of AI going rogue and causing human extinction, I’m reading these articles and thinking « screw you AI, we can go extinct by ourselves »
“On Thursday, Mr. Gorton said that “the success of the polio vaccine was a massive medical fraud” and that widespread vaccination was a “public health disaster.” He received a standing ovation…
Mr. Kennedy spoke next, linking arms with the group even as measles cases continue to rise”
Mr. Kennedy spoke next, linking arms with the group even as measles cases continue to rise”
RFK Jr. Assures Vaccine Skeptics They Have a ‘Friend at the White House’
The health secretary spoke at a conference featuring misinformation about vaccines, including a claim that the success of the polio vaccines was a “fraud.”
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2026 at 5:14 AM
When I’m getting too stressed about the possibility of AI going rogue and causing human extinction, I’m reading these articles and thinking « screw you AI, we can go extinct by ourselves »
Reposted by Nikos Konstantinides
I am very happy to host Baptiste for a talk @ijmonod.bsky.social next week! Venez nombreux!!
Baptiste will also participate in the jury for Rebekah's thesis defense the previous day!
Baptiste will also participate in the jury for Rebekah's thesis defense the previous day!
📢 Institut Jacques Monod Seminar
📅 September 22nd
📍Institut Jacques Monod
Next week, Baptiste Libé-Philippot ( @blibep.bsky.social) will present an Institut Jacques Monod seminar on the theme " Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying human neuronal and circuit evolution"
➡️ buff.ly/Jg1bcHi
📅 September 22nd
📍Institut Jacques Monod
Next week, Baptiste Libé-Philippot ( @blibep.bsky.social) will present an Institut Jacques Monod seminar on the theme " Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying human neuronal and circuit evolution"
➡️ buff.ly/Jg1bcHi
September 15, 2026 at 7:05 PM
I am very happy to host Baptiste for a talk @ijmonod.bsky.social next week! Venez nombreux!!
Baptiste will also participate in the jury for Rebekah's thesis defense the previous day!
Baptiste will also participate in the jury for Rebekah's thesis defense the previous day!
Reposted by Nikos Konstantinides
We’re hiring two postdocs!
Join the our Lab @unibirmingham.bsky.social to uncover how the brain resolves behavioural conflicts.
Deadline: 22 September 2026
@wellcometrust.bsky.social
Please share!
www.rezavallab.org
Join the our Lab @unibirmingham.bsky.social to uncover how the brain resolves behavioural conflicts.
Deadline: 22 September 2026
@wellcometrust.bsky.social
Please share!
www.rezavallab.org
September 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM
We’re hiring two postdocs!
Join the our Lab @unibirmingham.bsky.social to uncover how the brain resolves behavioural conflicts.
Deadline: 22 September 2026
@wellcometrust.bsky.social
Please share!
www.rezavallab.org
Join the our Lab @unibirmingham.bsky.social to uncover how the brain resolves behavioural conflicts.
Deadline: 22 September 2026
@wellcometrust.bsky.social
Please share!
www.rezavallab.org
I am very happy to host Baptiste for a talk @ijmonod.bsky.social next week! Venez nombreux!!
Baptiste will also participate in the jury for Rebekah's thesis defense the previous day!
Baptiste will also participate in the jury for Rebekah's thesis defense the previous day!
📢 Institut Jacques Monod Seminar
📅 September 22nd
📍Institut Jacques Monod
Next week, Baptiste Libé-Philippot ( @blibep.bsky.social) will present an Institut Jacques Monod seminar on the theme " Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying human neuronal and circuit evolution"
➡️ buff.ly/Jg1bcHi
📅 September 22nd
📍Institut Jacques Monod
Next week, Baptiste Libé-Philippot ( @blibep.bsky.social) will present an Institut Jacques Monod seminar on the theme " Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying human neuronal and circuit evolution"
➡️ buff.ly/Jg1bcHi
September 15, 2026 at 7:05 PM
I am very happy to host Baptiste for a talk @ijmonod.bsky.social next week! Venez nombreux!!
Baptiste will also participate in the jury for Rebekah's thesis defense the previous day!
Baptiste will also participate in the jury for Rebekah's thesis defense the previous day!
Reposted by Nikos Konstantinides
📢 Institut Jacques Monod Seminar
📅 September 22nd
📍Institut Jacques Monod
Next week, Baptiste Libé-Philippot ( @blibep.bsky.social) will present an Institut Jacques Monod seminar on the theme " Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying human neuronal and circuit evolution"
➡️ buff.ly/Jg1bcHi
📅 September 22nd
📍Institut Jacques Monod
Next week, Baptiste Libé-Philippot ( @blibep.bsky.social) will present an Institut Jacques Monod seminar on the theme " Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying human neuronal and circuit evolution"
➡️ buff.ly/Jg1bcHi
September 15, 2026 at 12:03 PM
📢 Institut Jacques Monod Seminar
📅 September 22nd
📍Institut Jacques Monod
Next week, Baptiste Libé-Philippot ( @blibep.bsky.social) will present an Institut Jacques Monod seminar on the theme " Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying human neuronal and circuit evolution"
➡️ buff.ly/Jg1bcHi
📅 September 22nd
📍Institut Jacques Monod
Next week, Baptiste Libé-Philippot ( @blibep.bsky.social) will present an Institut Jacques Monod seminar on the theme " Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying human neuronal and circuit evolution"
➡️ buff.ly/Jg1bcHi
Reposted by Nikos Konstantinides
"MIT wants to rebuild education around the things AI can't replace. That means oral exams, semester portfolios, in-person project work, and a required social component in every subject. The report even floats the idea of rethinking grades entirely..."
This is the way forward
@tcddublin.bsky.social
This is the way forward
@tcddublin.bsky.social
MIT has put out an "AI and Education" report summarizing what they've found at their own institution. Seems thoughtful. aiandeducation.mit.edu/report/
September 13, 2026 at 9:54 AM
"MIT wants to rebuild education around the things AI can't replace. That means oral exams, semester portfolios, in-person project work, and a required social component in every subject. The report even floats the idea of rethinking grades entirely..."
This is the way forward
@tcddublin.bsky.social
This is the way forward
@tcddublin.bsky.social
“She is a friend of my mind. She gather me, man. The pieces I am, she gather them and give them back to me in all the right order. It’s good, you know, when you got a woman who is a friend of your mind.”
Beloved, Toni Morrison
Beloved, Toni Morrison
September 13, 2026 at 6:47 AM
“She is a friend of my mind. She gather me, man. The pieces I am, she gather them and give them back to me in all the right order. It’s good, you know, when you got a woman who is a friend of your mind.”
Beloved, Toni Morrison
Beloved, Toni Morrison
Reposted by Nikos Konstantinides
A group of 25 Fields Medalists, including myself, have made a joint declaration on Math and AI: mathandai.org . We welcome additional signatories. See also this article in the Economist announcing the declaration: www.economist.com/science-and-...
Declaration — Math and AI
Read the declaration and add your name.
mathandai.org
September 11, 2026 at 5:40 PM
A group of 25 Fields Medalists, including myself, have made a joint declaration on Math and AI: mathandai.org . We welcome additional signatories. See also this article in the Economist announcing the declaration: www.economist.com/science-and-...
In the meantime, scientists are outsourcing writing, reading, reviewing, thinking to AI uncritically 😭
NYC and LA just restricted AI in classrooms, and in both cities the parents and teachers who pushed for it are celebrating. Tech Policy Press fellow Chris Mills Rodrigo reports on the grassroots movement resisting the rush to adopt AI in schools.
America’s Two Largest School Districts Impose AI Moratoriums
The New York City Department of Education and the Los Angeles Unified School District announced new policies this week, reports Chris Mills Rodrigo.
www.techpolicy.press
September 9, 2026 at 11:53 AM
In the meantime, scientists are outsourcing writing, reading, reviewing, thinking to AI uncritically 😭
Reposted by Nikos Konstantinides
Very happy to see our Nature Reviews Genetics article on programmed DNA elimination across eukaryotes out! A fantastic collective effort with an amazing group of colleagues, born from inspiring discussions at the Fondation des Treilles.
rdcu.be/tmvKgsPZNhBa
@laurarossevo.bsky.social
rdcu.be/tmvKgsPZNhBa
@laurarossevo.bsky.social
September 8, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Very happy to see our Nature Reviews Genetics article on programmed DNA elimination across eukaryotes out! A fantastic collective effort with an amazing group of colleagues, born from inspiring discussions at the Fondation des Treilles.
rdcu.be/tmvKgsPZNhBa
@laurarossevo.bsky.social
rdcu.be/tmvKgsPZNhBa
@laurarossevo.bsky.social
On September 21st, my very first PhD student will become Dr. Ricquebourg 🥹
You think you’re supervising a project and, then, you realise you’re watching a scientist take shape through experiments, discussions, setbacks, breakthroughs.
I couldn't be prouder.
Come enjoy what Rebekah has achieved!
You think you’re supervising a project and, then, you realise you’re watching a scientist take shape through experiments, discussions, setbacks, breakthroughs.
I couldn't be prouder.
Come enjoy what Rebekah has achieved!
📢 PhD Thesis defense
📅 September 21st
📍Pierre-Gilles de Gennes amphitheater
Rebekah Ricquebourg ( @nkonst4.bsky.social lab) will defend her PhD thesis " Spatial factors affect temporal patterning of neuronal stem cells to regulate neuronal diversity "
➡️ buff.ly/EVVGmiz
📅 September 21st
📍Pierre-Gilles de Gennes amphitheater
Rebekah Ricquebourg ( @nkonst4.bsky.social lab) will defend her PhD thesis " Spatial factors affect temporal patterning of neuronal stem cells to regulate neuronal diversity "
➡️ buff.ly/EVVGmiz
September 9, 2026 at 8:51 AM
On September 21st, my very first PhD student will become Dr. Ricquebourg 🥹
You think you’re supervising a project and, then, you realise you’re watching a scientist take shape through experiments, discussions, setbacks, breakthroughs.
I couldn't be prouder.
Come enjoy what Rebekah has achieved!
You think you’re supervising a project and, then, you realise you’re watching a scientist take shape through experiments, discussions, setbacks, breakthroughs.
I couldn't be prouder.
Come enjoy what Rebekah has achieved!
Reposted by Nikos Konstantinides
I'm thrilled to share that I'll join Columbia in Jan 2027 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Genetics and Development& the Columbia Stem Cell Initiative! A long-held dream; I'm grateful for my mentors and colleagues.
We'll study microbiota-ENS interactions-now hiring!
theaydinlab.com
We'll study microbiota-ENS interactions-now hiring!
theaydinlab.com
The Aydin Lab | Laboratory of Neurodevelopmental Plasticity
The Aydin Lab at Columbia University Irving Medical Center studies how gut microbiota shape the development and plasticity of the enteric nervous system.
theaydinlab.com
September 8, 2026 at 2:03 PM
I'm thrilled to share that I'll join Columbia in Jan 2027 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Genetics and Development& the Columbia Stem Cell Initiative! A long-held dream; I'm grateful for my mentors and colleagues.
We'll study microbiota-ENS interactions-now hiring!
theaydinlab.com
We'll study microbiota-ENS interactions-now hiring!
theaydinlab.com
Reposted by Nikos Konstantinides
Membrane Trafficking Seminar Series 2026 fall season is here!
An exciting programme: membrane traffic, organelle biogenesis, lipid transport, endomembrane evolution, we have it all!
Save the dates and join us for fun science and discussions.
Details at felixcampelo.wixsite.com/membranetraf...
An exciting programme: membrane traffic, organelle biogenesis, lipid transport, endomembrane evolution, we have it all!
Save the dates and join us for fun science and discussions.
Details at felixcampelo.wixsite.com/membranetraf...
September 7, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Membrane Trafficking Seminar Series 2026 fall season is here!
An exciting programme: membrane traffic, organelle biogenesis, lipid transport, endomembrane evolution, we have it all!
Save the dates and join us for fun science and discussions.
Details at felixcampelo.wixsite.com/membranetraf...
An exciting programme: membrane traffic, organelle biogenesis, lipid transport, endomembrane evolution, we have it all!
Save the dates and join us for fun science and discussions.
Details at felixcampelo.wixsite.com/membranetraf...
This is downright terrifying. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/w...
When A.I. Starts Scheming (Gift Article)
An unreleased model escaped human control and formed a swarm of A.I. agents. It was the kind of breach that could cause chaos next time.
www.nytimes.com
September 7, 2026 at 9:31 PM
This is downright terrifying. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/w...