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The LANE is in the National Geographic

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• 28-02-2019

Our work on the African elephant skin is highlighted in the National Geographic Magazine.

How bird feather patterns form

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• 22-02-2019

How are feathers formed and what determines their number and distribution on the skin? Today, researchers at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the University of Edinburgh (Scotland) have demonstrated that genetic signaling between cells and mechanical processes combine in the bird skin to form a line of propagation, along which the feather buds develop.

Why do Hydra end up with just a single head?

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• 18-01-2019

The ability of Hydra to regenerate or maintain a single head results from a subtle balance between activating and inhibiting activities. The latter has just been identified by a UNIGE group.

Monitoring the environment with artificial intelligence

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• 14-12-2018

UNIGE researchers have developed an approach that combines genomics and machine learning tools to explore the microbial biodiversity of ecosystems.

Stem cells organize themselves into pseudo-embryos

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• 03-10-2018

Scientists have developed murine artificial pseudo- embryos capable of forming the three major axes of the body. An innovative tool to potentially replace mammalian embryos in many experimental conditions.

How the African elephant cracked its skin to cool off

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• 02-10-2018

UNIGE researchers have observed that elephants regulate their body heat through their skin, which cracks into deep cracks, absorbing a maximum water.

The origin of the mammalian brain uncovered

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• 29-06-2018

The expression levels of three genes determines the predominant mode of neurogenesis and the development the cerebral neocortex in mammals

Brigitte Galliot becomes vice-rector of the UNIGE

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• 25-05-2018

Brigitte Galliot, Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Science, has been appointed Vice-Rector of the University of Geneva (UNIGE) by Rector Yves Flückiger.

2 new open positions

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• 14-05-2018

The Milinkovitch Lab offers two new positions for PhD or Post-Doc students.

SIB, the movie: Swiss bioinformatics in action

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• 09-04-2018

Bioinformatics is now essential to life science. But what is this discipline about? And who are the people behind it?

Nature News & Views: 2017 in research

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• 08-01-2018

An article reporting results from our Department is one of the 7 ‘News & Views’ selected from this year by the editors of the prestigious journal Nature.

Sardines take us to the sources of biodiversity in the Amazon River

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• 21-12-2017

A new methodological approach reveals the origin of genetic diversity in the Amazon Basin and enables to assess the impact of human alterations.

In the skin of a reptile

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• 20-12-2017

Check the movie and the touch-book Apps (for iPads and Android tablets) that illustrate our research on skin formation.

Assimilation of breast milk

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• 15-11-2017

Many media around the world talk about our article

Discovery of the evolutionary link between hairs, feathers and scales

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• 31-10-2017

National Geographic reports the discovery of the Milinkovitch's Lab

6th Annual Meeting of iGE3

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• 25-10-2017

November 7, 2017. Stéphane Buhler, Emi Nagoshi and Yvan Wenger will be among the speakers.

When teeth grow on the body

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• 18-10-2017

The body of some catfish is completely covered with teeth, for defense and seduction purposes, imitating extinct species.

An architect gene is involved in the assimilation of breast milk

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• 17-10-2017

The presence of a mutated Hoxd3 gene could explain certain types of intestinal insufficiency in newborns

UNIGE is the second largest European innovation player

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• 14-09-2017

The Nature magazine publishes this year a Nature Index Innovation, in which the University of Geneva is ranked 21st in the world.

SystemsX.ch, the movie

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• 12-09-2017

The program is now coming to an end and a movie illustrates some of the research funded by SystemsX.

Two new cestode species of the family Hymenolepididae Perrier, 1897 (Cyclophyllidea) from passerine birds in Ethiopia, with the erection of Citrilolepis n. g.

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• 02-03-2019

Dimitrova YD, Georgiev BB, Mariaux J, Vasileva GP. Syst. Parasitol. 2019 Feb;():. 10.1007/s11230-019-09846-y. 10.1007/s11230-019-09846-y.

Hybridization and introgression during density-dependent range expansion: European wildcats as a case study.

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• 01-03-2019

Quilodrán CS, Nussberger B, Montoya-Burgos JI, Currat M. Evolution 2019 Feb;():. 10.1111/evo.13704.

Feather arrays are patterned by interacting signalling and cell density waves.

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• 23-02-2019

Ho WKW, Freem L, Zhao D, Painter KJ, Woolley TE, Gaffney EA, McGrew MJ, Tzika A, Milinkovitch MC, Schneider P, Drusko A, Matthäus F, Glover JD, Wells KL, Johansson JA, Davey MG, Sang HM, Clinton M, Headon DJ. PLoS Biol. 2019 Feb;17(2):e3000132. 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000132. PBIOLOGY-D-18-00761.

SLIM: a flexible web application for the reproducible processing of environmental DNA metabarcoding data.

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• 21-02-2019

Dufresne Y, Lejzerowicz F, Perret-Gentil LA, Pawlowski J, Cordier T. BMC Bioinformatics 2019 Feb;20(1):88. 10.1186/s12859-019-2663-2. 10.1186/s12859-019-2663-2.

Tail Bud Progenitor Activity Relies on a Network Comprising Gdf11, Lin28, and Hox13 Genes.

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• 22-01-2019

Aires R, de Lemos L, Nóvoa A, Jurberg AD, Mascrez B, Duboule D, Mallo M. Dev. Cell 2019 Jan;():. S1534-5807(18)31072-4. 10.1016/j.devcel.2018.12.004.

An evolutionarily-conserved Wnt3/β-catenin/Sp5 feedback loop restricts head organizer activity in Hydra.

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• 20-01-2019

Vogg MC, Beccari L, Iglesias Ollé L, Rampon C, Vriz S, Perruchoud C, Wenger Y, Galliot B. Nat Commun 2019 01;10(1):312. 10.1038/s41467-018-08242-2. 10.1038/s41467-018-08242-2. PMC6338789.

Modern genomic tools reveal the structural and cellular diversity of cnidarian nervous systems.

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• 18-01-2019

Rentzsch F, Juliano C, Galliot B. Curr. Opin. Neurobiol. 2019 Jan;56():87-96. S0959-4388(18)30268-X. 10.1016/j.conb.2018.12.004.

Responses of foraminifera communities to aquaculture-derived organic enrichment as revealed by environmental DNA metabarcoding.

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• 07-01-2019

He X, Sutherland TF, Pawlowski J, Abbott CL. Mol Ecol. 2019 Jan 7. doi: 10.1111/mec.15007.

Diatom diversity through HTS-metabarcoding in coastal European seas.

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• 26-12-2018

Piredda R, Claverie JM, Decelle J, de Vargas C, Dunthorn M, Edvardsen B, Eikrem W, Forster D, Kooistra WHCF, Logares R, Massana R, Montresor M, Not F, Ogata H, Pawlowski J, Romac S, Sarno D, Stoeck T, Zingone A. Sci Rep 2018 Dec;8(1):18059. 10.1038/s41598-018-36345-9. 10.1038/s41598-018-36345-9. PMC6305388.

Embracing Environmental Genomics and Machine Learning for Routine Biomonitoring.

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• 18-12-2018

Cordier T, Lanzén A, Apothéloz-Perret-Gentil L, Stoeck T, Pawlowski J. Trends Microbiol. 2018 Nov;():. S0966-842X(18)30238-5. 10.1016/j.tim.2018.10.012.

Bird cestodes from Huinay (Comau Fjord), Chilean Patagonia: several species of the family Dilepididae (Platyhelminthes, Cyclophyllidea), with the erection of two new genera.

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• 07-12-2018

Mariaux J, Georgiev BB. Zookeys 2018 ;(797):1-18. 10.3897/zookeys.797.28005. PMC6255852.

Similarities and differences in the regulation of HoxD genes during chick and mouse limb development.

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• 27-11-2018

Yakushiji-Kaminatsui N, Lopez-Delisle L, Bolt CC, Andrey G, Beccari L, Duboule D. PLoS Biol. 2018 Nov;16(11):e3000004. 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000004. PBIOLOGY-D-18-00083.

Xenophyophores (Rhizaria, Foraminifera) from the Eastern Clarion-Clipperton Zone (equatorial Pacific): the Genus Psammina.

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• 20-11-2018

Gooday AJ, Holzmann M, Goineau A, Kamenskaya O, Melnik VF, Pearce RB, Weber AA, Pawlowski J. Protist 2018 Oct;169(6):926-957. S1434-4610(18)30107-X. 10.1016/j.protis.2018.09.003.

Rab-mediated trafficking in the secondary cells of Drosophila male accessory glands and its role in fecundity.

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• 15-11-2018

Prince E, Kroeger B, Gligorov D, Wilson C, Eaton S, Karch F, Brankatschk M, Maeda RK. Traffic 2018 Nov;():. 10.1111/tra.12622.

Does NGS typing highlight our understanding of HLA population diversity? Some good reasons to say yes and a few to say be careful.

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• 06-11-2018

Sanchez-Mazas A, Nunes JM. Hum. Immunol. 2018 Nov;():. S0198-8859(18)30926-1. 10.1016/j.humimm.2018.10.004.

Models of Sporadic Parkinson's Disease.

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• 31-10-2018

Nagoshi E. Int J Mol Sci 2018 Oct;19(11):. ijms19113343. 10.3390/ijms19113343.

Bayesian estimation of partial population continuity using ancient DNA and spatially explicit simulations.

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• 23-10-2018

Silva NM, Rio J, Kreutzer S, Papageorgopoulou C, Currat M. Evol Appl 2018 Oct;11(9):1642-1655. 10.1111/eva.12655. EVA12655. PMC6183456.

Using a phiC31 "Disintegrase" to make new attP sites in the Drosophila genome at locations showing chromosomal position effects.

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• 09-10-2018

Maharjan M, Maeda RK, Karch F, Hart CM. PLoS ONE 2018 ;13(10):e0205538. 10.1371/journal.pone.0205538. PONE-D-18-24553.

Multi-axial self-organization properties of mouse embryonic stem cells into gastruloids.

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• 05-10-2018

Beccari L, Moris N, Girgin M, Turner DA, Baillie-Johnson P, Cossy AC, Lutolf MP, Duboule D, Arias AM. Nature 2018 Oct;():. 10.1038/s41586-018-0578-0. 10.1038/s41586-018-0578-0.

Locally-curved geometry generates bending cracks in the African elephant skin.

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• 04-10-2018

Martins AF, Bennett NC, Clavel S, Groenewald H, Hensman S, Hoby S, Joris A, Manger PR, Milinkovitch MC. Nat Commun 2018 Oct;9(1):3865. 10.1038/s41467-018-06257-3. 10.1038/s41467-018-06257-3. PMC6168576.

IGE3 annual meeting

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• iGE3 Seminar Series
• 12.11.2019 09:00, Auditoire Louis-Jeantet (Fondation Louis-Jeantet)

P. Meraldi and F. Stutz (UNIGE).
hosted by: Françoise Stutz .

Weigle Lecture (title to be announced)

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• Conference
• 06.11.2019 17:15, A150 (Sciences II)

Edith Heard (EMBL Heidelberg).
hosted by: David Shore Ramesh Pillai .

to be anounced

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• Geneva Plant Seminars
• 30.10.2019 11:15, 1S059 (Sciences III)

Corné Pieterse (Utrecht University).
hosted by: Marie Barberon .

The environmental and genetic factors that shape the plant microbiome

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• Geneva Plant Seminars
• 03.07.2019 12:15, 1S059 (Sciences III)

Matthew Horton (University of Zurich).
hosted by: Marie Barberon .

to be anounced

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• Geneva Plant Seminars
• 19.06.2019 12:15, 1S059 (Sciences III)

Annegret Wilde (University of Freiburg).
hosted by: Roman Ulm .

Systematic approaches to study organelle biology

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• Life Science Seminar Series
• 11.06.2019 11:00, A150 (Sciences II)

Maya Schuldiner (Weizmann Institute of Sciences, Israel).
hosted by: Howard Riezman .

Orchestrating mRNA processing in sex determination, neuronal development and function

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• Conference
• 05.06.2019 16:00, 3079 (Sciences III)

Matthias Soller (University of Birmingham, UK.).
hosted by: Ramesh Pillai .

Evolution and development of petal nanostructures that influence animal behaviour

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• Life Science Seminar Series
• 04.06.2019 11:00, A150 (Sciences II)

Beverley Glover (University of Cambridge, UK).
hosted by: Unknown .

to be anounced

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• Geneva Plant Seminars
• 15.05.2019 12:15, 1S059 (Sciences III)

Daniel Gibbs (University of Birmigham).
hosted by: Roman Ulm .

Toward Atomic Resolution Understanding of Cellular Membranes and Membrane-Remodeling Machines

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• Life Science Seminar Series
• 14.05.2019 11:00, A150 (Sciences II)

Adam Frost (UCSF, USA).
hosted by: PhD Association .

Elimination of pre-cancerous cells from Drosophila epithelia

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• Dpt of Genetics & Evolution
• 10.05.2019 12:15, 1S059 (Sciences III)

Hugo Stocker (ETH Zurich - Institute of Molecular Systems Biology).
hosted by: GenEv .

The volume-regulated anion channel VRAC: molecular identity and diverse functions

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• Life Science Seminar Series
• 07.05.2019 11:00, A150 (Sciences II)

Thomas Jentsch (FMP Berlin).
hosted by: Jean Gruenberg .

Architecture and mechanics of microtubule networks

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• Life Science Seminar Series
• 16.04.2019 11:00, A150 (Sciences II)

Manuel Thery (CEA, IUH Hopital Saint Louis. Paris, France).
hosted by: PhD Association .

Tetraspanins regulate the trafficking and membrane compartmentalization of the metalloprotease ADAM10. Implications for Notch signaling

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• Dpt of Cell Biology
• 11.04.2019 15:00, 2024 (Sciences III)

Dr Eric RUBINSTEIN (Sorbonne University, Paris).
hosted by: Sandra Citi .

Dynamic chromatin in development

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• Life Science Seminar Series
• 09.04.2019 11:00, A150 (Sciences II)

Susan Mango (Biozentrum - Basel).
hosted by: Denis Duboule .

Signaling to actin dynamics in cancer invasion and metastasis

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• Life Science Seminar Series
• 02.04.2019 11:00, A150 (Sciences II)

Laura Machesky (CRUK Beatson Institute, UK).
hosted by: Thierry Soldati .

"CRISPR-Cas9: Transforming life sciences through bacteria”

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• Conference
• 28.03.2019 17:00, A300 (Sciences II)

Emmanuelle Charpentier (Max Planck Unit for the Science of Pathogens).
hosted by: Thanos Halazonetis .

Sculpting the vertebrate body axis

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• Dpt of Genetics & Evolution
• 28.03.2019 11:30, 457 (Sciences II)

Dr. Otger Campas (University of California, Santa Barbara, USA).
hosted by: GenEv .

Dissecting animal timing mechanisms and their control by light in aquatic Ecosystems

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• Dpt of Genetics & Evolution
• 28.03.2019 10:30, 457 (Sciences II)

Dr. Kristin Tessmar-Raible (University of Vienna, Austria ).
hosted by: GenEv .

Systems neurobiology of the Platynereis larva and evolution of neuronal circuits

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• Dpt of Genetics & Evolution
• 28.03.2019 09:30, 457 (Sciences II)

Dr. Gaspar Jekely (University of Exeter, Exeter, UK).
hosted by: GenEv .

Molecular and neuronal mechanisms controlling circadian behavior in Drosophila

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• Dpt of Genetics & Evolution
• 27.03.2019 11:30, A50B (Sciences II)

Dr. Patrick EMERY (University of Massachusettes Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA).
hosted by: GenEv .

Genetic Dissection of Neural Stem Cell Lineage Progression using Mosaic Analysis with Double Markers (MADM)

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• Dpt of Genetics & Evolution
• 27.03.2019 10:30, A50B (Sciences II)

Dr. Simon HIPPENMEYER (Institute of Science and Technology Austria).
hosted by: GenEv .

Epithelial flows and folds

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• Dpt of Genetics & Evolution
• 27.03.2019 09:30, A50B (Sciences II)

Dr. Guillaume SALBREUX (The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK).
hosted by: GenEv .

Stress adaptation in eukaryotes; the role of stress-activates protein kinases

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• Life Science Seminar Series
• 26.03.2019 11:00, A150 (Sciences II)

Francesc Posas (IRB Barcelona).
hosted by: Robbie Loewith .

Controlled mobilization of transposable elements in plants: A new tool for crop breeding

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• Geneva Plant Seminars
• 20.03.2019 12:15, 1S059 (Sciences III)

Etienne Bucher (Agroscope Changins).
hosted by: Roman Ulm .

Common mechanical principles of biological surfaces deformation from lipid membranes to epithelia

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• Dpt of Biochemistry
• 15.03.2019 08:30, A100 (Sciences II)

Prof. Aurélien Roux (Faculté des Sciences - Dpt de Biochimie).
hosted by: M. Gonzalez Gaitan .

Neural changes underlying fly song evolution

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• Life Science Seminar Series
• 26.02.2019 11:00, A150 (Sciences II)

David Stern (Janelia Research Campus. USA).
hosted by: Francois Karch .

From Single Molecules to Single Cells: Imaging RNA Molecules and RNA-Protein Complexes

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• Conference
• 21.02.2019 16:00, 3079 (Sciences III)

David Rueda (MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences Imperial College London).
hosted by: Thanos Halazonetis .

The evolution of mammalian gene expression programs

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• Life Science Seminar Series
• 19.02.2019 11:00, A150 (Sciences II)

Henrik Kaessmann (ZMBH, University of Heidelberg, Germany).
hosted by: Michel Milinkovitch .

Pathways of organelle-organelle cross-talk and their role(s) in cell metabolism and homeostasis

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• Life Science Seminar Series
• 22.01.2019 11:00, A150 (Sciences II)

Jennifer Lippincott- Schwartz (Howard Hughes Medical Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA).
hosted by: Jean Gruenberg .