Last round of interviews for the online participants. #Multicellverse
October 12, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Last round of interviews for the online participants. #Multicellverse
And our last invited speaker was László Nagy who was talking about the Evolution of gene families key to the formation of multicellular fruiting bodies in fungi. #Multicellverse
October 12, 2025 at 8:25 AM
And our last invited speaker was László Nagy who was talking about the Evolution of gene families key to the formation of multicellular fruiting bodies in fungi. #Multicellverse
Fredrik Söderbom on The role of non-coding RNAs in the evolution of multicellularity. #Multicellverse
October 12, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Fredrik Söderbom on The role of non-coding RNAs in the evolution of multicellularity. #Multicellverse
We had also in session 10
Hajk-Georg Drost talking about How ancient genes convergently organise multicellularity across the tree of life. #Multicellverse @hajkdrost.bsky.social
Hajk-Georg Drost talking about How ancient genes convergently organise multicellularity across the tree of life. #Multicellverse @hajkdrost.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 8:16 AM
We had also in session 10
Hajk-Georg Drost talking about How ancient genes convergently organise multicellularity across the tree of life. #Multicellverse @hajkdrost.bsky.social
Hajk-Georg Drost talking about How ancient genes convergently organise multicellularity across the tree of life. #Multicellverse @hajkdrost.bsky.social
We had a blast in session 10 on genome evolution. First speaker was Nick Irwin talking about horizontal gene transfer. #Multicellverse
October 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
We had a blast in session 10 on genome evolution. First speaker was Nick Irwin talking about horizontal gene transfer. #Multicellverse
From polymicrobial water kefir grains to PCD in biofilms, microorganisms are magnificently multicellular!
Thanks to @embo.org @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social for having Lena Friebel and Thorsten Mascher @tudresden.bsky.social as well as @escolizzi.bsky.social at the
#Multicellverse workshop
Thanks to @embo.org @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social for having Lena Friebel and Thorsten Mascher @tudresden.bsky.social as well as @escolizzi.bsky.social at the
#Multicellverse workshop
October 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
From polymicrobial water kefir grains to PCD in biofilms, microorganisms are magnificently multicellular!
Thanks to @embo.org @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social for having Lena Friebel and Thorsten Mascher @tudresden.bsky.social as well as @escolizzi.bsky.social at the
#Multicellverse workshop
Thanks to @embo.org @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social for having Lena Friebel and Thorsten Mascher @tudresden.bsky.social as well as @escolizzi.bsky.social at the
#Multicellverse workshop
Great discussion for session 9 on conflicts in the evolution and stability of multicellularity. #Multicellverse
October 11, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Great discussion for session 9 on conflicts in the evolution and stability of multicellularity. #Multicellverse
Last but not least, invited speaker Emma Hammarlund is closing session 9 talking about fluctuating redox conditions and the "endurance" of multicellularity. #Multicellverse @hammarlund.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Last but not least, invited speaker Emma Hammarlund is closing session 9 talking about fluctuating redox conditions and the "endurance" of multicellularity. #Multicellverse @hammarlund.bsky.social
Defne Platturk is now talking about information in early multicellular life cycles. #Multicellverse
October 11, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Defne Platturk is now talking about information in early multicellular life cycles. #Multicellverse
The next online speaker is Clyde Berry on group living and stress response in colonial green algae. #Multicellverse
October 11, 2025 at 10:11 AM
The next online speaker is Clyde Berry on group living and stress response in colonial green algae. #Multicellverse
Now Yosuke Nagahata from the MCG lab convinces us that tumorigenesis is an evolutionary reversion to unicellular ancestors. #Multicellverse @multicellgenome.bsky.social @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Now Yosuke Nagahata from the MCG lab convinces us that tumorigenesis is an evolutionary reversion to unicellular ancestors. #Multicellverse @multicellgenome.bsky.social @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social
Session 9 starts with Aurora Nedelcu, invited speaker and co-organiser of this great workshop, on personal cost of cheating as a conflict mediator during the early evolution of multicellularity and cancer. #Multicellverse
October 11, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Session 9 starts with Aurora Nedelcu, invited speaker and co-organiser of this great workshop, on personal cost of cheating as a conflict mediator during the early evolution of multicellularity and cancer. #Multicellverse
Our invited speaker Elisabeth Ostrowski is closing session 8 talking about chimerism and cooperation in the social amoebae. #Multicellverse @elizostrow.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Our invited speaker Elisabeth Ostrowski is closing session 8 talking about chimerism and cooperation in the social amoebae. #Multicellverse @elizostrow.bsky.social
Now Christopher Toret is talking about collective invasion organisations in eukaryotic multicellular transitions. #Multicellverse
October 11, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Now Christopher Toret is talking about collective invasion organisations in eukaryotic multicellular transitions. #Multicellverse
We are so lucky that we have a hybrid meeting and we can have some speakers online, such as Lizzy Willbanks. #Multicellverse @lizzywilbanks.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 7:49 AM
We are so lucky that we have a hybrid meeting and we can have some speakers online, such as Lizzy Willbanks. #Multicellverse @lizzywilbanks.bsky.social
Turn now for Will Crockett on sponge reaggregation. #Multicellverse
October 11, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Turn now for Will Crockett on sponge reaggregation. #Multicellverse
Tristan Henderson gave a great talk on predator amoebas. Amazing! #Multicellverse
October 11, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Tristan Henderson gave a great talk on predator amoebas. Amazing! #Multicellverse
Invited speaker Marco La Fortaleza starts the first session of the day talking about epigenetic diversification in bacterial multicellularity. #Multicellverse
October 11, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Invited speaker Marco La Fortaleza starts the first session of the day talking about epigenetic diversification in bacterial multicellularity. #Multicellverse
Last day of conference! #Multicellverse @the_prbb
October 11, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Last day of conference! #Multicellverse @the_prbb
You can’t talk about microbial multicellularity without mentioning Streptomyces - check out our collaborator Daniel Rozen’s experimental evolution of these filamentous bacteria!
Thanks @martaalvarez.bsky.social for snapping a pic!
@embo.org #Multicellverse
Thanks @martaalvarez.bsky.social for snapping a pic!
@embo.org #Multicellverse
Daniel Rozen is now talking about experimental evolution in Streptomyces. #Multicellverse
October 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
You can’t talk about microbial multicellularity without mentioning Streptomyces - check out our collaborator Daniel Rozen’s experimental evolution of these filamentous bacteria!
Thanks @martaalvarez.bsky.social for snapping a pic!
@embo.org #Multicellverse
Thanks @martaalvarez.bsky.social for snapping a pic!
@embo.org #Multicellverse
Our head of #SPP2389 Thorsten Mascher also put the spotlight on the multicellular microbial communities of water kefir - thanks again @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social !
@embo.org #Multicellverse
@embo.org #Multicellverse
Thorsten Mascher, speaker of @spp2389.bsky.social at #Multicellverse 👇🏼
Thorsten Mascher talking about amazing water kefir grains. #Multicellverse
October 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Our head of #SPP2389 Thorsten Mascher also put the spotlight on the multicellular microbial communities of water kefir - thanks again @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social !
@embo.org #Multicellverse
@embo.org #Multicellverse
Lena brought her research on cannibalism in Bacillus biofilms to the @embo.org multicellularity workshop! Thanks @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social for the picture! #Multicellverse
Lena Friebel is now talking about cannibalism in bacteria! #Multicellverse
October 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Lena brought her research on cannibalism in Bacillus biofilms to the @embo.org multicellularity workshop! Thanks @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social for the picture! #Multicellverse
Thorsten Mascher, speaker of @spp2389.bsky.social at #Multicellverse 👇🏼
Thorsten Mascher talking about amazing water kefir grains. #Multicellverse
October 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Thorsten Mascher, speaker of @spp2389.bsky.social at #Multicellverse 👇🏼
Lena Friebel is now talking about cannibalism in bacteria! #Multicellverse
October 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Fantastic talk from @viktri08.bsky.social on how metabolism can underpin multicellular embryo patterning and aggregative multicellularity. Some really key themes emerging in #multicellverse #EMBO 🧬🔬
October 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Fantastic talk from @viktri08.bsky.social on how metabolism can underpin multicellular embryo patterning and aggregative multicellularity. Some really key themes emerging in #multicellverse #EMBO 🧬🔬