How do species remain distinct? Our recent collaboration with the Rifkin Lab discovered a new hybrid incompatibility between Caenorhabditis species that results in defects in the first cell division, like irregular spindles! We show how subtle changes in cell biology can reinforce species barriers.

It was a pleasure to participate in this year's Salk #CellCycle2025 meeting and share our recent work by Johnathan Meaders, Sam Altshuler, and @beatascienceart.bsky.social. Special thanks to Arshad for co-organizing the meeting and Beata for creating the artwork. Looking forward to next time!

The Oegema/Desai labs are heading to #Worm25! Mark your calendars and check out the talks/posters from our current lab members @greenbeegreen.bsky.social @nehavarshney.bsky.social @aleesaschlientz.bsky.social and Wanying Tian!

We couldn't be more excited to present our work at #CellBio2024! Mark your calendars for these talks/posters by our current lab members and recent alumni, including @aleesaschlientz.bsky.social @beatascienceart.bsky.social @nehavarshney.bsky.social & @jiaweixu.bsky.social. Looking forward to it!

The Oegema/Desai Labs are excited to join this community and share our research! In the meantime, check out our most recent papers: • pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38759650/ (highlighted in the video) • pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39105756/ • www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... • www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...