Associate Professor and ERC Starting Awardee at University of Galway! I work on early animal evolution with a particular interest in gene regulation and chromatin! https://gahanlab.com https://chromosome.ie/groups/gahan/ 🏳️‍🌈🇮🇪 He/Himhttps://bsky.app/profile/jgahan.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jgahan.bsky.social/post/3mp2lq7ifps2yWhat’s the answer to “What’s worse that impact factor”…Id argue that letting AI rank papers and picking the top 1% would be a fine answer! [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jun 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:7ld64de7gu3pmd4wkbefekff/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2lq7ifps2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jgahan.bsky.social/post/3mp2lm6i67c2yThis 100%, I’d I have a preprint out then getting an email from someone who ready it would make my day! [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jun 2026 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:7ld64de7gu3pmd4wkbefekff/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2lm6i67c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jgahan.bsky.social/post/3movan6j6vc2lVery saddened to learn that @wellcometrust.bsky.social has decided to no longer fund Irish researchers through their discovery grants. This is a major blow for those who do truly blue skies research in Ireland as the ecosystem (i.e. @researchireland.ie) only funds research with perceived "impact"!22 Jun 2026 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:7ld64de7gu3pmd4wkbefekff/app.bsky.feed.post/3movan6j6vc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jgahan.bsky.social/post/3mokoddgd2c2jCool new work on cnidocyte development/evolution from Leslie Babonis's group and colleagues! [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Jun 2026 10:59 +0000at://did:plc:7ld64de7gu3pmd4wkbefekff/app.bsky.feed.post/3mokoddgd2c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jgahan.bsky.social/post/3mnwirdv2y227Very cool new work on the origins of animal multicullularity! [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Jun 2026 10:26 +0000at://did:plc:7ld64de7gu3pmd4wkbefekff/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnwirdv2y227https://bsky.app/profile/jgahan.bsky.social/post/3mnrlxbouo22h@biologists.bsky.social do an enormous amount to support ECRs. I have certainly benefited from some of this work thought their workshop program and the Pathway to Independence fellowship. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Jun 2026 11:40 +0000at://did:plc:7ld64de7gu3pmd4wkbefekff/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnrlxbouo22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jgahan.bsky.social/post/3mngzh3slos2lAs well as the permanent lecturer position we also currently have a 3-year fixed-term lecturer position available. https://universityvacancies.com/university-galway/lecturer-genetics-and-biomedical-sciencesspecific-purpose-contract-1fte-contract [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Jun 2026 06:42 +0000at://did:plc:7ld64de7gu3pmd4wkbefekff/app.bsky.feed.post/3mngzh3slos2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jgahan.bsky.social/post/3mnchlpq2os2gJust one more week to apply to join us in December to discuss development from a Unicellular perspective! [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jun 2026 11:12 +0000at://did:plc:7ld64de7gu3pmd4wkbefekff/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnchlpq2os2g