Agathe Chaigne

Come join #teamstembryo! We’ll be hiring this round. If you’re broadly interested in the metabolic regulation of mammalian body plan formation, metabolo-mechanics, stem-cell-based embryo models, developmental trajectories… Apply!!

Recruiting! Joint PhD studentship with the laboratory of Silvia Santos @santoslab.bsky.social at the Francis Crick institute to examine the mechanics and growth control of human post-gastrulation amnioids. Deadline: 03/11/2026. Details on the project: www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

When I have to do fairly long admin tasks for a 50k grant, I think about Manchester City and I cry.

How do DNA sequence features tune the timing, level or duration of gene expression? Join us for a 4 year PhD @mrc-lms.bsky.social with @perez-carrasco.bsky.social @jamesware.bsky.social to build models and help us better predict the impact of non-coding sequence variation #devbio #quantitativebio👇

Going to a conference, and my 4 yo asked me if our invisible string of love would still be connected when I am there ...in Veldhoven, 93 km south of Utrecht.

I had such a blast visiting Institut Curie yesterday. It always feels very special to give a talk in Paris, and I had very interesting discussions afterwards! Thank you @flordp.bsky.social for inviting me!

Are you looking for a postdoc exploring the cell biology of development, defining how cells change shape and move? Do you want to develop a research program & teaching skills preparing you for a position at a college or small University? Our new NIH grant will support those goals 1/n Please share

Don´t know yet what you´ll be doing next April? Why not join us for a great meeting in Porto? Registration for Forces across scales is now open! meetings.embo.org/event/27-for...

Last month to apply for ECR places on our workshop on developmental robustness taking place next April. Apply and spread the word, I promise it’s going to be great!

We are looking for a research assistant! Come join the team: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSZ826/r...

The cognitive dissonance of having to go talk very seriously about what my lab does to a bunch of master students after spending 30 min trying to calm an absolutely unbridled 4yo belting "Like a rhinestone cowboy" on my couch instead of brushing his teeth

It is so nice to catch up with former colleagues and mega bonus when they bring you @lmcb-ucl.bsky.social swag! Thanks @jemimaburden.bsky.social !

Does anyone (ideally local to the Netherlands) have a His-Ub plasmid? High cheese reward.

A very persistent, tireless cowboy! Very pretty choanoflagellates, imaged today on LLS together with Babette van Amen from @agathechaigne.bsky.social lab.

Finally back!

Great speakers, great science, great location = great meeting! EMBO workshop Forces across scale April 27-30, 2027 in Porto. meetings.embo.org/event/27-for...

I am very excited that I will host @henrydebelly.bsky.social on October 8th in Utrecht. Please join us, and if you wish to talk to Henry drop me an email, a message here or scream across campus!

Congratulations @frederikverweij.bsky.social Misko and Jelle for this new foray into "what even are EV markers?"

Nevermind, forget what I said, I am a rock star, I can do anything, nobel prize here I come

The scientific dissonance of being able to do all sorts of elaborate microscopy, yet not being able to install the "super simple" new printers.

A newish colleague I bumped into in the cell culture thought I was a new student/postdoc! Good news: another victory for my face cream Bad news: I'm never in the lab so I'm starting to exist more as a concept than a 3D person.

Gentle parenting technique while on a road trip with cranky kids: put Master of puppets so loud you're drowning all sounds.

I cannot comprehend why my kids systematically scream NOT WITH COLD WATER every time I put them in the shower as if drenching them in cold water is something I casually do on the regular. Mate this has happened a grand total of 0 times, let's not have the neighbors call CPS

Ferrying my children around by bike is basically like driving in a car with a CD stuck on one single song with the volume at max (currently, Take down, from k-pop demon hunters).

It has risen

I feel an immense pressure on my shoulders. Grant interview? No. Imminent deadline? Think again. I'm making... A cheese soufflé.

Yearly "how your email finds me"

What a fun time to realize I really need to wear my progressive glasses!

Asked my 4 yo what he wanted for his birthday dinner and he replied "steak tartare" in his lovely americano-dutch accent. My job here is done.

This is probably the last time I post here, I have entered an Editorial Manager infinity loop where I both don't exist and exist with a different password and I will probably become anti-matter soon

Unpopular opinion: It's way too hot to be arguing on bluesky

I made WAY TOO MANY mini donuts for my daughter's birthday so my kids are now going door to door proposing donuts to all the neighbors, it's like I'm running my own little drug cartel. (Can of beer for scale)

Is it because I skipped the conference party last week?

Very exciting first half of day 2 at #EESMechanobiology. A recurring theme in cellular mechanobiology today: the role of ECM!

So stoked for these 2 great scientists and friends! Many congratulations 🎉

Despite recent bike drama, I'm on my way to (and excited for) #EESMechanobiology! Get in touch to talk about cell division, cell mechanics, Arsenal's PL title, prospects of the Oranje at the world cup, or anything silly.

If you want to play world cup Fantasy football, I created a league "Scientists who football"!drop me a message and I'll send you a link!

Between being a parent and academia, sometimes we get so little positive feedback that when my hygienist said "your teeth are great, keep doing what you're doing" I almost cried 😅

Arsenal! Arsenal!

Thank you to my workout app, which sent me a notification to suggest that I should celebrate the upcoming mother's day with a special "mom workout".