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Agathe Chaigne

@agathechaigne.bsky.social

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Assistant professor at Utrecht University. All things weird cell division, football, cheese.
Mostly 🇫🇷, a bit 🇬🇧🇺🇲🇳🇱. Terrible hockey player. Mom of 2. She|her. https://cellbiology.science.uu.nl/research-groups/agathe-chaigne-cell-division-

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@agathechaigne.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 6:57 PM

Let's face it, you're always wrong.

@agathechaigne.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 5:22 PM

I'm so happy you're complaining about this, maybe like that Antoine can moan about this to you and not to me

@agathechaigne.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 5:46 AM

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.

A map of the Netherlands
@agathechaigne.bsky.socialOct 2, 2026, 6:10 AM

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!

@peiferlabunc.bsky.socialSep 28, 2026, 11:14 AMReposted by @agathechaigne.bsky.social

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

@jorgeferreira.bsky.socialSep 25, 2026, 9:47 AMReposted by @agathechaigne.bsky.social

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...

@giuliapaci.bsky.socialSep 25, 2026, 9:37 AMReposted by @agathechaigne.bsky.social

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!

@agathechaigne.bsky.socialSep 24, 2026, 3:08 PM

I mostly meant with respect to the scientific tools, but I did catch a glimpse of one of mine, and they do look very weird.

@agathechaigne.bsky.socialSep 24, 2026, 2:35 PM

The placenta is really fun! And important. And a bit difficult to look at.

@agathechaigne.bsky.socialSep 24, 2026, 12:28 PM

Also thanks to @dev-journal.bsky.social for a very smooth publishing experience and also the reviewers who were both helpful and very encouraging. It has renewed my faith in peer review.

@agathechaigne.bsky.socialSep 24, 2026, 12:23 PM

I'm super proud of this review written (mostly) by Zoé Ducarne and @myanhtruong.bsky.social about the extraordinary genomic features of the placenta. Such a crazy organ!
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

@buzzbaum.bsky.socialSep 22, 2026, 8:12 AMReposted by @agathechaigne.bsky.social

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

@agathechaigne.bsky.socialSep 20, 2026, 1:00 PM

I WENT TO PLAY FOOTBALL WITH MY 4 YO SON, FOOL

@agathechaigne.bsky.socialSep 20, 2026, 10:23 AM

I leave to play football for an hour and @jesseveenvliet.bsky.social just violently stabs me in the back

@agathechaigne.bsky.socialSep 20, 2026, 10:14 AM

Et tu Brutus

@agathechaigne.bsky.socialSep 19, 2026, 9:03 PM

I see more posts about science there than here honestly.

@agathechaigne.bsky.socialSep 19, 2026, 3:39 PM

No

@agathechaigne.bsky.socialSep 19, 2026, 2:33 PM

But I agree. I don't see as much fun science as, weirdly, LinkedIn. Nobody is talking about football, and people are overall very serious and angry about American politics mostly. Maybe my feed is curated weirdly. As a consequence I post less crazy stuff myself. Maybe I'm reaching the age of reason

@agathechaigne.bsky.socialSep 19, 2026, 1:58 PM

That's the spirit

@agathechaigne.bsky.socialSep 19, 2026, 1:52 PM

Snježana's defense party was essentially a massive roast for me (they made a pipetting manual and everything)

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