Professor at The University of Lausanne, Switzerland, interested in neurobiology, evolution and genetics.
Joined January 2018
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Richard Benton retweeted
16 Aug 2024
Having more sensory neurons sounds beneficial for perception and behavior, but is it? If so, how? Check out our new publication for some new theories.
nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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Richard Benton retweeted
17 Jul 2024
We are excited to announce the next Workshop on Neural Circuits & Behavior of Drosophila that will be held at the Orthodox Academy of Crete (OAC), Kolymbari, from June 15-21, 2025. Please RT.
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Richard Benton retweeted
18 Mar 2024
A major milestone for researchers in Switzerland: this spring, they can participate again in an ERC call after an almost three-year hiatus. Being involved in #HorizonEurope, the largest research programme worldwide, is key for Swiss research.
18 Mar 2024
🇨🇭🇪🇺 negotiations on the overall package have officially started. Negotiations on association to EU programmes such as @HorizonEU , #Euratom, #DigitalEuropeProgramme, @iterorg
and @EUErasmusPlus are part of negotiations on the overall package.
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Richard Benton retweeted
25 Feb 2024
Mitochondrial origins of the pressure to sleep biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #biorxiv_neursci
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Richard Benton retweeted
8 Feb 2024
The embargo on our latest Science article just lifted! We are excited to finally be able to share our findings on the effects of pollution on pollinator visits to flowers. Here's a link to the New York TImes article which will be in the paper tomorrow: nytimes.com/2024/02/08/scien…
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5 Feb 2024
Evolution of chemosensory tissues and cells across ecologically diverse Drosophilids disq.us/t/4mg2q2l
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Richard Benton retweeted
1 Feb 2024
Calling all Early Career Researchers!
Newton International Fellowships 2024 are open.
If you're aiming to kickstart your research career in the UK, this is for you!
Interested? DM me to discuss your project and how I can support your application before 10 Feb 2024.
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Richard Benton retweeted
26 Jan 2024
Excited to share our new preprint on the evolution of Drosophila courtship song, led by @Justin_T_Walsh , Dajia Ye, and Ian Junker: biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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Richard Benton retweeted
24 Nov 2023
Very proud of the work of @Ganesh70085019 @martina_legris at @cig_unil with invaluable help from many others: Air channels create a directional light signal to regulate hypocotyl phototropism science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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23 Nov 2023
New pre-print from Daehan Lee (@elegant_DLee), taking our studies on Drosophila sechellia deep into (and around) the brain ...
Comparative single-cell transcriptomic atlases reveal conserved and divergent features of drosophilid central brains biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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31 Oct 2023
New lab paper from by Nate Himmel (@natehimmel), with a nice application of David Moi's Foldtree:
Remote homolog detection places insect chemoreceptors in a cryptic protein superfamily spanning the tree of life
cell.com/current-biology/ful…
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Richard Benton retweeted
13 Oct 2023
The Dpt of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Geneva @MoCel_Geneva is recruiting an SNSF assistant professor. Great environment, generous support!
Apply by Oct 31st and/or spread the word! mocel.unige.ch/education-and…
@sciences_UNIGE @Biologie_UNIGE @unige_en
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6 Oct 2023
Evolution at multiple processing levels underlies odor-guided behavior in the genus Drosophila: Current Biology cell.com/current-biology/ful…
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Richard Benton retweeted
29 Sep 2023
📢Group Leader call open @IGFLyon at the interfaces of Evolution, Development and Physiology. Application deadline 31 Dec.
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Richard Benton retweeted
29 Sep 2023
Stanford Neurobiology is hiring an assistant professor in any neuroscience area!
We are a diverse and friendly group, and committed to staying that way, so people of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply!
Reviews start 2023.11.01
URL: facultypositions.stanford.ed…
@StanfordBrain
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Richard Benton retweeted
28 Sep 2023
Royal Society pilots Career Development Fellowship to support independent researchers from underrepresented groups
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Richard Benton retweeted
23 Sep 2023
The Swiss science foundation SNF has been functioning superbly and is the envy of many abroad. Now there are VERY worrisome plans to fundamentally change the way it operates. If you are a scientist eligible for SNF funding, consider signing this petition.
secure.avaaz.org/community_p…
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Richard Benton retweeted
24 Sep 2023
In a post #AlphaFold world, we can use protein structures in ways we never could before. Can we build phylogenies with them? Are they any good? Yes! Foldtree (biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…) surpasses traditional sequence-based methods, even for closely related proteins.👇
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Richard Benton retweeted
17 Sep 2023
A modular circuit architecture coordinates the diversification of courtship strategies in Drosophila biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #biorxiv_neursci
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Richard Benton retweeted
14 Sep 2023
Many people take "non-traditional" career paths in academia. @Brixius_Simone, @mm5200, @MoeNeuro and I did! We wrote for @PLOSBiology about how non-linear careers are increasingly common, but funding agencies and search committees penalize these paths.
journals.plos.org/plosbiolog…
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