Nicolas Rohner
@rohner.bsky.social
Professor of Animal Physiology @uni-muenster. Cavefish enthusiast, EvoDevo aficionado. Exploring starvation resistance & overeating in cavefish (and myself: intermittent fasting devotee and food lover).
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Many congratulations to @maikbischoff.bsky.social on receiving a @dfg.de Emmy Noether grant! We’re delighted and proud to host you at @sfb1348.bsky.social @uni-muenster.de. We look forward to exciting times and groundbreaking science ahead! 🎉🔬
www.bischofflab.com
www.bischofflab.com
September 21, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Many congratulations to @maikbischoff.bsky.social on receiving a @dfg.de Emmy Noether grant! We’re delighted and proud to host you at @sfb1348.bsky.social @uni-muenster.de. We look forward to exciting times and groundbreaking science ahead! 🎉🔬
www.bischofflab.com
www.bischofflab.com
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🐟 One week to go! The 1st German Fish Model Research Meeting kicks off Wednesday in Heidelberg — 171 participants, 17 countries, 47 PIs + 124 students, 6 sessions on zebrafish, medaka, killifish, cavefish & more. Can't wait to see everyone there! #Zebrafish #ModelOrganisms
September 11, 2026 at 8:49 AM
🐟 One week to go! The 1st German Fish Model Research Meeting kicks off Wednesday in Heidelberg — 171 participants, 17 countries, 47 PIs + 124 students, 6 sessions on zebrafish, medaka, killifish, cavefish & more. Can't wait to see everyone there! #Zebrafish #ModelOrganisms
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Science is miraculous.
Vaccines are miraculous. Just because we now know (more or less) how they might work does not make them any less miraculous.
Vaccines are miraculous. Just because we now know (more or less) how they might work does not make them any less miraculous.
September 8, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Science is miraculous.
Vaccines are miraculous. Just because we now know (more or less) how they might work does not make them any less miraculous.
Vaccines are miraculous. Just because we now know (more or less) how they might work does not make them any less miraculous.
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Very happy to have joined MPI Münster and looking forward to this new chapter. Thanks for the warm welcome!
New at our institute: Dr. Stefanie Grosswendt (@stefaniegrosswendt.bsky.social) has joined us as Lise Meitner Research Group Leader, bringing her group "Cellular Interactions" from Berlin (BIH @ Charité / MDC) to Münster.
Her question: how do cells "talk" to one another to build tissues?
Her question: how do cells "talk" to one another to build tissues?
September 3, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Very happy to have joined MPI Münster and looking forward to this new chapter. Thanks for the warm welcome!
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Yesterday was the lab's 10-year anniversary and we had a nice apéro to celebrate it - many, many thanks to all lab members, present and past, for all the great work and fun times together 🙏🥳
September 2, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Yesterday was the lab's 10-year anniversary and we had a nice apéro to celebrate it - many, many thanks to all lab members, present and past, for all the great work and fun times together 🙏🥳
Discovered this door today in our building. I am a little afraid of opening it…
August 21, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Discovered this door today in our building. I am a little afraid of opening it…
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It is official: The @moraneyecenter.bsky.social has named @blockintheback.bsky.social as the Vice Chair for Vision Research and Research Director. I could not be more happy for my former institution as they are in the best hands with Kristen.
healthcare.utah.edu/moran/news/2...
healthcare.utah.edu/moran/news/2...
Moran Eye Center Names Kristen M. Kwan, PhD, Vice Chair for Vision Research
The John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah has named Kristen M. Kwan, PhD, Vice Chair for Vision Research. In this leadership role, she will help guide the strategic direction of the Moran...
healthcare.utah.edu
August 1, 2026 at 2:43 AM
It is official: The @moraneyecenter.bsky.social has named @blockintheback.bsky.social as the Vice Chair for Vision Research and Research Director. I could not be more happy for my former institution as they are in the best hands with Kristen.
healthcare.utah.edu/moran/news/2...
healthcare.utah.edu/moran/news/2...
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Interested in weird and crazy #photoreceptor types - like “superrods” in some deep-sea fish?🤩 Happy to see you on Wednesday poster (PS3.45) session at #ICN2026 #ICN2026Vancouver @neuroethology.org
July 27, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Interested in weird and crazy #photoreceptor types - like “superrods” in some deep-sea fish?🤩 Happy to see you on Wednesday poster (PS3.45) session at #ICN2026 #ICN2026Vancouver @neuroethology.org
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I am excited to open my lab at @ibioillinois.bsky.social in Spring 2027! We will use zebrafish & other fishy friends to reveal the genetic basis of large scale changes in the vertebrate body plan, and how this impacts both human health and evolution. Join me at UIUC! 🧬🧫🔬
www.hawkinslaboratory.com
www.hawkinslaboratory.com
July 23, 2026 at 9:04 AM
I am excited to open my lab at @ibioillinois.bsky.social in Spring 2027! We will use zebrafish & other fishy friends to reveal the genetic basis of large scale changes in the vertebrate body plan, and how this impacts both human health and evolution. Join me at UIUC! 🧬🧫🔬
www.hawkinslaboratory.com
www.hawkinslaboratory.com
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Postdoc Positions: Coral Cell and Molecular Biology
Reach out directly to [email protected] or follow the link below to read more and apply through the institute portal!
Postdoctoral Research Associate - REQID0002557 www.stowers.org/careers/post...
Reach out directly to [email protected] or follow the link below to read more and apply through the institute portal!
Postdoctoral Research Associate - REQID0002557 www.stowers.org/careers/post...
Postdoctoral Research Associate - REQID0002557
If you have a collection of outstanding people who ask really interesting questions, like each other and push the envelope, important discoveries will…
www.stowers.org
July 17, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Postdoc Positions: Coral Cell and Molecular Biology
Reach out directly to [email protected] or follow the link below to read more and apply through the institute portal!
Postdoctoral Research Associate - REQID0002557 www.stowers.org/careers/post...
Reach out directly to [email protected] or follow the link below to read more and apply through the institute portal!
Postdoctoral Research Associate - REQID0002557 www.stowers.org/careers/post...
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I respect France's commitment to not working on a holiday.
July 14, 2026 at 8:37 PM
I respect France's commitment to not working on a holiday.
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There is a beautiful @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social essay on this theme
harpers.org/archive/2018...
I have the last few lines hanging on the door of my classroom.
harpers.org/archive/2018...
I have the last few lines hanging on the door of my classroom.
July 13, 2026 at 5:13 PM
There is a beautiful @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social essay on this theme
harpers.org/archive/2018...
I have the last few lines hanging on the door of my classroom.
harpers.org/archive/2018...
I have the last few lines hanging on the door of my classroom.
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Alfred Nobel established the Nobel Prize after wake up call: newspapers mistakenly published his obituary when his brother died & what he read as his legacy horrified him
speaking ill (factually) of the dead is literally the most effective way to curb living racist & Nazi public figures/politicians
speaking ill (factually) of the dead is literally the most effective way to curb living racist & Nazi public figures/politicians
![There is a well-known story about the origin of the Nobel Prize, although historians have been unable to verify it, and some dismiss the story as a myth.[26] In 1888, the death of his brother Ludvig supposedly caused several newspapers to publish obituaries of Alfred in error. One French newspaper[which?] condemned him for his invention of military explosives—in many versions of the story, dynamite is quoted, although this was mainly used for civilian applications—and this is said to have brought about his decision to leave a better legacy after his death.[6] The obituary supposedly stated, Le marchand de la mort est mort ("The merchant of death is dead"),[6] and according to the myth went on to say, "Dr. Alfred Nobel, who became rich by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before, died yesterday."[27] Nobel read the obituary and was appalled at the idea that he would be remembered in this way. His decision to posthumously donate the majority of his wealth to found the Nobel Prize has been credited to him wanting to leave behind a better legacy.[28][6] However, it has been questioned whether or not the obituary in question actually existed.[28] An actual obituary (pictured) stated "A man who can only with the utmost difficulty be considered a benefactor of mankind has died yesterday at Cannes. It is Mr. Nobel, inventor of dynamite. Mr. Nobel was Swedish." It was published on the first page of the Figaro on the 15th of April 1888 and retracted the next day.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:26hkfmtr7jrchexamh7hk6rz/bafkreiamxbpof2omcdylzhjqx5jvddya4qtd2rranqhfr3hqz7m5v7croe)
July 12, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Alfred Nobel established the Nobel Prize after wake up call: newspapers mistakenly published his obituary when his brother died & what he read as his legacy horrified him
speaking ill (factually) of the dead is literally the most effective way to curb living racist & Nazi public figures/politicians
speaking ill (factually) of the dead is literally the most effective way to curb living racist & Nazi public figures/politicians
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They could have made this map any color.
Explosive diarrhea outbreak due to a parasite found on produce. Advice for now? Don’t buy produce…unless you can cook it.
www.usatoday.com/story/graphi...
www.usatoday.com/story/graphi...
Map tracks spread of 'explosive' diarrhea outbreak. How to prevent infection
Hundreds of cyclosporiasis cases have been reported across the US. Here's where they're occurring and tips to help reduce your risk of infection.
www.usatoday.com
July 11, 2026 at 1:41 AM
They could have made this map any color.
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I thought I was a quirky little underdog fish with cool tricks, widening the model-organism spectrum. Suddenly, headlines: "Billion Dollar Fish Takes Over"
Holy Mackerel! I guess there weren't any smaller fish to fry. Anyway, I'm still the same, still making the case for model diversity.
Holy Mackerel! I guess there weren't any smaller fish to fry. Anyway, I'm still the same, still making the case for model diversity.
July 5, 2026 at 9:38 AM
I thought I was a quirky little underdog fish with cool tricks, widening the model-organism spectrum. Suddenly, headlines: "Billion Dollar Fish Takes Over"
Holy Mackerel! I guess there weren't any smaller fish to fry. Anyway, I'm still the same, still making the case for model diversity.
Holy Mackerel! I guess there weren't any smaller fish to fry. Anyway, I'm still the same, still making the case for model diversity.
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Paying peer reviewers works. Benefits authors, editors & reviewers. Hopefully other journals will try this.
A biology journal trialled paying their reviewers and found it led to faster first editorial decisions – and increased review quality.
go.nature.com/446SaLu
go.nature.com/446SaLu
Why paying peer reviewers works, according to a journal’s editor-in-chief
A biology journal which paid peer reviewers found that the approach cut the time to a first editorial decision by 85% and maintained high-quality reviews.
go.nature.com
July 1, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Paying peer reviewers works. Benefits authors, editors & reviewers. Hopefully other journals will try this.
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I have zero issues with my near 50% tax rate in Germany. It goes towards my free healthcare, zero tuition for my kids university, trains that mean I don't need a car, renewable energy and science research, no one starving, new gear for my fire department, endless etc, etc. I love my tax high rate.
Taxes aren't a "cost," they're an investment in our society and in a better future for everyone.
Being anti-tax is just being anti-government but dressing it up in a different hat.
Being anti-tax is just being anti-government but dressing it up in a different hat.
The first thing we did this year, and the first thing we did as a majority government, was lower your costs.
June 28, 2026 at 8:50 PM
I have zero issues with my near 50% tax rate in Germany. It goes towards my free healthcare, zero tuition for my kids university, trains that mean I don't need a car, renewable energy and science research, no one starving, new gear for my fire department, endless etc, etc. I love my tax high rate.
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“We can disagree and still be friends.”
Yeah. About whether a hot dog is a sandwich. Not whether some people deserve rights.
Yeah. About whether a hot dog is a sandwich. Not whether some people deserve rights.
June 12, 2026 at 12:41 AM
“We can disagree and still be friends.”
Yeah. About whether a hot dog is a sandwich. Not whether some people deserve rights.
Yeah. About whether a hot dog is a sandwich. Not whether some people deserve rights.
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Very cool #cavefish findings 🔥
I am happy to announce that my penultimate post-doc paper (Erik Duboue lab/X) is finally out in Science Advances. This work stems from my first cavefish experiments, examining how dark-adapted cavefish larvae respond to changes in illumination. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Evolution of a central dopamine circuit underlies adaptation of a light-evoked sensorimotor response in the blind cavefish
Evolution shifts dopamine neuron responses in cavefish, reversing how light drives their behavior.
www.science.org
June 4, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Very cool #cavefish findings 🔥
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The eleventythousandth time we’ve run this experiment, always the same result 🤔
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.
IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
May 30, 2026 at 1:45 AM
The eleventythousandth time we’ve run this experiment, always the same result 🤔
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One of my dream projects, ever since joining here in Basel, out now in @nature.com :
single-cells 🤝 eco-morphological proxies
rdcu.be/fiyso
How cells and tissues adapt to dietary niches...
Thanks and congrats to Antoine, Walter, and all the other co-authors for this great collaboration!! 🙏🥳
single-cells 🤝 eco-morphological proxies
rdcu.be/fiyso
How cells and tissues adapt to dietary niches...
Thanks and congrats to Antoine, Walter, and all the other co-authors for this great collaboration!! 🙏🥳
Adaptive cellular evolution in the intestine of hyperdiverse cichlid fishes
Nature - Single-cell transcriptomics combined with morphological and ecological data show that the rapid evolutionary radiation of cichlid fishes in Lake Tanganyika was accompanied by dietary...
rdcu.be
May 14, 2026 at 7:10 AM
One of my dream projects, ever since joining here in Basel, out now in @nature.com :
single-cells 🤝 eco-morphological proxies
rdcu.be/fiyso
How cells and tissues adapt to dietary niches...
Thanks and congrats to Antoine, Walter, and all the other co-authors for this great collaboration!! 🙏🥳
single-cells 🤝 eco-morphological proxies
rdcu.be/fiyso
How cells and tissues adapt to dietary niches...
Thanks and congrats to Antoine, Walter, and all the other co-authors for this great collaboration!! 🙏🥳
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Excited to receive support from @sse-evolution.bsky.social to support our outreach work in Mexican communities and teach evolution through the Mexican cavefish! 🐟✨
May 11, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Excited to receive support from @sse-evolution.bsky.social to support our outreach work in Mexican communities and teach evolution through the Mexican cavefish! 🐟✨
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I think about this all the time.
May 1, 2026 at 10:01 PM
I think about this all the time.
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We´re hiring: Dream job in #marine science @uni-muenster.de
Deadline approaching - See below and apply by May 1st
Please RT
Deadline approaching - See below and apply by May 1st
Please RT
🌊 Dream job in marine science:
Run your own marine station + build an independent research program
We’re hiring a Research Associate to lead the Marine Station Carolinensiel (University of Münster)
Field + lab • leadership • permanent position.
Please RT!
stellen.uni-muenster.de/jobposting/3...
Run your own marine station + build an independent research program
We’re hiring a Research Associate to lead the Marine Station Carolinensiel (University of Münster)
Field + lab • leadership • permanent position.
Please RT!
stellen.uni-muenster.de/jobposting/3...
Research Associate – Leadership of the Marine Station Carolinensiel (Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in, salary level E 13 TV-L, 100%)
stellen.uni-muenster.de
April 24, 2026 at 3:17 PM
We´re hiring: Dream job in #marine science @uni-muenster.de
Deadline approaching - See below and apply by May 1st
Please RT
Deadline approaching - See below and apply by May 1st
Please RT
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One day left to apply for an exciting #PhD project in our lab within the CiM-IMPRS graduate program @uni-muenster.de
We´re hiring a #PhD student - if you´re interested in combining genetics, cell biology and state-of-the-art imaging to study #epithelial tissue dynamics in #Drosophila, apply to the CiM-IMPRS PhD program by May 1st (see below)
Please RT
@uni-muenster.de
@sfb1348.bsky.social
Please RT
@uni-muenster.de
@sfb1348.bsky.social
Deadline approaching! The CiM-IMPRS #PhD program in #Münster is recruiting: 16 #PhD positions in Life & Natural Sciences. Great chance to do cutting-edge research in a vivid international environment—apply by May 1st: www.uni-muenster.de/CiM-IMPRS/ap...
@uni-muenster.de @mpi-muenster.bsky.social
@uni-muenster.de @mpi-muenster.bsky.social
April 29, 2026 at 2:27 PM
One day left to apply for an exciting #PhD project in our lab within the CiM-IMPRS graduate program @uni-muenster.de