F: "Sie haben gewählt, Herr Pristionchus"?
A: "Ja, ich nehme den Gast da drüben, einen kleinen Salat, Suppe als Vorspeise. Und können Sie mir einen Wein dazu empfehlen?"
A: "Ja, ich nehme den Gast da drüben, einen kleinen Salat, Suppe als Vorspeise. Und können Sie mir einen Wein dazu empfehlen?"
July 28, 2026 at 5:49 PM
F: "Sie haben gewählt, Herr Pristionchus"?
A: "Ja, ich nehme den Gast da drüben, einen kleinen Salat, Suppe als Vorspeise. Und können Sie mir einen Wein dazu empfehlen?"
A: "Ja, ich nehme den Gast da drüben, einen kleinen Salat, Suppe als Vorspeise. Und können Sie mir einen Wein dazu empfehlen?"
Verrückter Fakt des Tages: #vfdt
Der Fadenwurm Pristionchus pacificus muss je nach Nahrungsangebot entscheiden, ob er Bakterien frisst oder andere Würmer wie C. elegans. Das gelingt, obwohl er nur ca. 300 Neuronen hat. (Fun fact für Menschen, die sich im Restaurant ewig nicht entscheiden können.)
Der Fadenwurm Pristionchus pacificus muss je nach Nahrungsangebot entscheiden, ob er Bakterien frisst oder andere Würmer wie C. elegans. Das gelingt, obwohl er nur ca. 300 Neuronen hat. (Fun fact für Menschen, die sich im Restaurant ewig nicht entscheiden können.)
July 28, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Verrückter Fakt des Tages: #vfdt
Der Fadenwurm Pristionchus pacificus muss je nach Nahrungsangebot entscheiden, ob er Bakterien frisst oder andere Würmer wie C. elegans. Das gelingt, obwohl er nur ca. 300 Neuronen hat. (Fun fact für Menschen, die sich im Restaurant ewig nicht entscheiden können.)
Der Fadenwurm Pristionchus pacificus muss je nach Nahrungsangebot entscheiden, ob er Bakterien frisst oder andere Würmer wie C. elegans. Das gelingt, obwohl er nur ca. 300 Neuronen hat. (Fun fact für Menschen, die sich im Restaurant ewig nicht entscheiden können.)
This week I attended the 5th #Pristionchus meeting and had a wonderful time. It’s so intellectually stimulating to see so many new questions and new tools being developed in these nematodes. As someone who is new to nematodes, it’s great to be part of this community!😊
Thank you to the organizers!!!
Thank you to the organizers!!!
July 9, 2026 at 7:11 PM
This week I attended the 5th #Pristionchus meeting and had a wonderful time. It’s so intellectually stimulating to see so many new questions and new tools being developed in these nematodes. As someone who is new to nematodes, it’s great to be part of this community!😊
Thank you to the organizers!!!
Thank you to the organizers!!!
Thanks to the organiser and everyone at the #Pristionchus meeting! It was really nice interacting with our great community and see what everyone has been up too.
July 8, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Thanks to the organiser and everyone at the #Pristionchus meeting! It was really nice interacting with our great community and see what everyone has been up too.
🪱 Lucia Gordillo Perez is at the 5th International Pristionchus Meeting in Tübingen! 🧬
We're looking forward to meeting researchers working in developmental biology, evolutionary genetics, and genomics.
Come and say hello! 👋
#PristionchusMeeting #Genomics #DevelopmentalBiology #NGS #Novogene
We're looking forward to meeting researchers working in developmental biology, evolutionary genetics, and genomics.
Come and say hello! 👋
#PristionchusMeeting #Genomics #DevelopmentalBiology #NGS #Novogene
July 6, 2026 at 8:45 AM
🪱 Lucia Gordillo Perez is at the 5th International Pristionchus Meeting in Tübingen! 🧬
We're looking forward to meeting researchers working in developmental biology, evolutionary genetics, and genomics.
Come and say hello! 👋
#PristionchusMeeting #Genomics #DevelopmentalBiology #NGS #Novogene
We're looking forward to meeting researchers working in developmental biology, evolutionary genetics, and genomics.
Come and say hello! 👋
#PristionchusMeeting #Genomics #DevelopmentalBiology #NGS #Novogene
The 5th International #Pristionchus Meeting has begun at the @MPI for Biology Tübingen! Looking forward to two days of exciting 🪱 talks and great discussions with colleagues from around the world. Wishing everyone an inspiring and enjoyable meeting! #Nematodes #Evolution #Genetics #Tübingen
July 6, 2026 at 8:03 AM
The 5th International #Pristionchus Meeting has begun at the @MPI for Biology Tübingen! Looking forward to two days of exciting 🪱 talks and great discussions with colleagues from around the world. Wishing everyone an inspiring and enjoyable meeting! #Nematodes #Evolution #Genetics #Tübingen
New preprint out (actually, my first preprint)! 😊
Ageing in Pristionchus nematodes 🧪 We studied lifespan & healthspan traits, the first step in using these worms as model organisms for healthy ageing.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
#academicchatter #healthyageing #lifespan #arxiv #research
Ageing in Pristionchus nematodes 🧪 We studied lifespan & healthspan traits, the first step in using these worms as model organisms for healthy ageing.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
#academicchatter #healthyageing #lifespan #arxiv #research
Conserved and diverged patterns of senescence in Pristionchus nematodes
Healthspan, the period of life where organisms are without frailty and/or disease, is a major focus of biogerontological research. To understand late-life decline and increased mortality risk, short-l...
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July 1, 2026 at 6:37 PM
New preprint out (actually, my first preprint)! 😊
Ageing in Pristionchus nematodes 🧪 We studied lifespan & healthspan traits, the first step in using these worms as model organisms for healthy ageing.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
#academicchatter #healthyageing #lifespan #arxiv #research
Ageing in Pristionchus nematodes 🧪 We studied lifespan & healthspan traits, the first step in using these worms as model organisms for healthy ageing.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
#academicchatter #healthyageing #lifespan #arxiv #research
Conserved and diverged patterns of senescence in Pristionchus nematodes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.26.734768v1
July 1, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Conserved and diverged patterns of senescence in Pristionchus nematodes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.26.734768v1
Conserved and diverged patterns of senescence in Pristionchus nematodes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.26.734768v1
July 1, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Conserved and diverged patterns of senescence in Pristionchus nematodes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.26.734768v1
Description of Pristionchus endotocus n. sp., a new obligately bagging androdioecious species from the Philippines https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42063428/ #EvoDevo
May 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Description of Pristionchus endotocus n. sp., a new obligately bagging androdioecious species from the Philippines https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42063428/ #EvoDevo
RRIDs were included in this in Rxiv paper. Thanks for making your methods matter! #BetterScience #ReproducibleResearch #RRID
Identity and functions of monoaminergic neurons in the predatory nematode Pristionchus pacificus reveal nervous system conservation and divergence
Read the full paper: Identity and functions of monoaminergic neurons in the predatory nematode Pristionchus pacificus reveal nervous system conservation and divergence
doi.org
April 25, 2026 at 7:03 AM
RRIDs were included in this in Rxiv paper. Thanks for making your methods matter! #BetterScience #ReproducibleResearch #RRID
石川 由希 @Ishikawa_Yuki 筑波大学
奥村 美紗子 @pristionchus 東北大 www.lifesci.tohoku.ac.jp/research/tea...
鈴木 郁夫 大阪大学 www.fbs.osaka-u.ac.jp/ja/research_...
関根 清薫 東京科学大
奥村 美紗子 @pristionchus 東北大 www.lifesci.tohoku.ac.jp/research/tea...
鈴木 郁夫 大阪大学 www.fbs.osaka-u.ac.jp/ja/research_...
関根 清薫 東京科学大
奥村 美紗子｜東北大学 大学院 生命科学研究科
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April 21, 2026 at 5:57 AM
石川 由希 @Ishikawa_Yuki 筑波大学
奥村 美紗子 @pristionchus 東北大 www.lifesci.tohoku.ac.jp/research/tea...
鈴木 郁夫 大阪大学 www.fbs.osaka-u.ac.jp/ja/research_...
関根 清薫 東京科学大
奥村 美紗子 @pristionchus 東北大 www.lifesci.tohoku.ac.jp/research/tea...
鈴木 郁夫 大阪大学 www.fbs.osaka-u.ac.jp/ja/research_...
関根 清薫 東京科学大
安藤 俊哉 @AndoToshiya 東北大 www.lifesci.tohoku.ac.jp/research/tea...
石川 由希 @Ishikawa_Yuki 筑波大学
奥村 美紗子 @pristionchus 東北大 www.lifesci.tohoku.ac.jp/research/tea...
鈴木 郁夫 大阪大学 www.fbs.osaka-u.ac.jp/ja/research_...
関根 清薫 東京科学大
石川 由希 @Ishikawa_Yuki 筑波大学
奥村 美紗子 @pristionchus 東北大 www.lifesci.tohoku.ac.jp/research/tea...
鈴木 郁夫 大阪大学 www.fbs.osaka-u.ac.jp/ja/research_...
関根 清薫 東京科学大
安藤 俊哉｜東北大学 大学院 生命科学研究科
www.lifesci.tohoku.ac.jp
April 21, 2026 at 5:41 AM
安藤 俊哉 @AndoToshiya 東北大 www.lifesci.tohoku.ac.jp/research/tea...
石川 由希 @Ishikawa_Yuki 筑波大学
奥村 美紗子 @pristionchus 東北大 www.lifesci.tohoku.ac.jp/research/tea...
鈴木 郁夫 大阪大学 www.fbs.osaka-u.ac.jp/ja/research_...
関根 清薫 東京科学大
石川 由希 @Ishikawa_Yuki 筑波大学
奥村 美紗子 @pristionchus 東北大 www.lifesci.tohoku.ac.jp/research/tea...
鈴木 郁夫 大阪大学 www.fbs.osaka-u.ac.jp/ja/research_...
関根 清薫 東京科学大
Neue Studie von Forschenden der Abteilung für Integrative Evolutionsbiologie am Max-Planck-Institut für Biologie Tübingen zeigt, wie die Ernährung das vererbte Verhalten prägt. Weitere Informationen: https://tinyurl.com/3rhn6mws...
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April 13, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Neue Studie von Forschenden der Abteilung für Integrative Evolutionsbiologie am Max-Planck-Institut für Biologie Tübingen zeigt, wie die Ernährung das vererbte Verhalten prägt. Weitere Informationen: https://tinyurl.com/3rhn6mws...
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A new study from researchers at the Department of Integrative Evolutionary Biology at the Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen reveals how diet shapes inherited behaviour. For more details: https://tinyurl.com/mwedn5ef...
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April 13, 2026 at 1:59 PM
A new study from researchers at the Department of Integrative Evolutionary Biology at the Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen reveals how diet shapes inherited behaviour. For more details: https://tinyurl.com/mwedn5ef...
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New preprint: we explore the role of mechanosensation in Pristionchus pacificus, focusing on the gene mec-2. Interesting hints about how sensory pathways contribute to behaviour in this nematode.
available here if you're curious: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
available here if you're curious: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org
March 12, 2026 at 2:27 PM
New preprint: we explore the role of mechanosensation in Pristionchus pacificus, focusing on the gene mec-2. Interesting hints about how sensory pathways contribute to behaviour in this nematode.
available here if you're curious: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
available here if you're curious: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
MEC-2/Stomatin is required for aversive behaviour but dispensable for prey detection in the predatory nematode Pristionchus pacificus https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.03.09.710502v1
March 11, 2026 at 9:16 PM
MEC-2/Stomatin is required for aversive behaviour but dispensable for prey detection in the predatory nematode Pristionchus pacificus https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.03.09.710502v1
MEC-2/Stomatin is required for aversive behaviour but dispensable for prey detection in the predatory nematode Pristionchus pacificus https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.03.09.710502v1
March 11, 2026 at 9:16 PM
MEC-2/Stomatin is required for aversive behaviour but dispensable for prey detection in the predatory nematode Pristionchus pacificus https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.03.09.710502v1
Characterization of Heat Shock Protein Expression and Its Application to Temporal Gene Expression in the Nematode Pristionchus pacificus
Yuuki Ishita, Hirokuni Hiraga, Takahiro Chihara, Misako Okumura
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Yuuki Ishita, Hirokuni Hiraga, Takahiro Chihara, Misako Okumura
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Characterization of Heat Shock Protein Expression and Its Application to Temporal Gene Expression in the Nematode Pristionchus pacificus
Temporal gene expression systems are widely used to examine gene functions at specific developmental stages. The heat-inducible gene expression system, which uses a heat shock promoter with evolution...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
March 10, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Characterization of Heat Shock Protein Expression and Its Application to Temporal Gene Expression in the Nematode Pristionchus pacificus
Yuuki Ishita, Hirokuni Hiraga, Takahiro Chihara, Misako Okumura
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Yuuki Ishita, Hirokuni Hiraga, Takahiro Chihara, Misako Okumura
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Lessons learned from manual curation of thousands of gene models in the nematode Pristionchus pacificus https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.18.706511v1
February 19, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Lessons learned from manual curation of thousands of gene models in the nematode Pristionchus pacificus https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.18.706511v1
Lessons learned from manual curation of thousands of gene models in the nematode Pristionchus pacificus https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.18.706511v1
February 19, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Lessons learned from manual curation of thousands of gene models in the nematode Pristionchus pacificus https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.18.706511v1
Characterization of Heat Shock Protein Expression and Its Application to Temporal Gene Expression in the Nematode Pristionchus pacificus
Yuuki Ishita, Hirokuni Hiraga, Takahiro Chihara, Misako Okumura
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Yuuki Ishita, Hirokuni Hiraga, Takahiro Chihara, Misako Okumura
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Characterization of Heat Shock Protein Expression and Its Application to Temporal Gene Expression in the Nematode Pristionchus pacificus
Temporal gene expression systems are widely used to examine gene functions at specific developmental stages. The heat-inducible gene expression system, which uses a heat shock promoter with evolution...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Characterization of Heat Shock Protein Expression and Its Application to Temporal Gene Expression in the Nematode Pristionchus pacificus
Yuuki Ishita, Hirokuni Hiraga, Takahiro Chihara, Misako Okumura
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Yuuki Ishita, Hirokuni Hiraga, Takahiro Chihara, Misako Okumura
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The IL2 neurons are my new favourite neurons in Pristionchus. In our new paper, lead by @marianneroca.bsky.social, we show which sensory modalities are crucial for a predating worm, which all are sensed in the IL2’s. And the IL2’s are sensitive to octopamine, promoting aggression in these worms 🧠🪱🔬🧪
January 30, 2026 at 5:45 PM
The IL2 neurons are my new favourite neurons in Pristionchus. In our new paper, lead by @marianneroca.bsky.social, we show which sensory modalities are crucial for a predating worm, which all are sensed in the IL2’s. And the IL2’s are sensitive to octopamine, promoting aggression in these worms 🧠🪱🔬🧪
In our study we compared the predatory nematode Pristionchus pacificus to its close relative Caenorhabditis elegans. While C. elegans feeds on microbes, P. pacificus can actively hunt and kill other worms!
January 29, 2026 at 12:30 PM
In our study we compared the predatory nematode Pristionchus pacificus to its close relative Caenorhabditis elegans. While C. elegans feeds on microbes, P. pacificus can actively hunt and kill other worms!