#SICB2026 is almost starting! If there, be sure to stop by the expo areas at coffee breaks to get must have items like these light catchers made from @noahwithfish.bsky.social 's art & issue 6's #octopus cover by Janina Rockner & Letizia Zullo. @jmacrander.bsky.social is hosting the booth!

Now that shutdown is over, I'm looking forward to #SICB2026 in Portland, Oregon in January! Please check out Session 18: A Stinging Sense of Self: Cnidarian Cell Type Evolution on Sunday Jan. 4 at 10:00am! Also please reach out if you're interested in making lunch/dinner plans during the conference!

Nice video explainer to go along with this cool article about spectral tuning of motion vision in butterflies in relation to wing color: Current Biology www.cell.com/current-biol...

It’s only Jan 1st and I’m already getting #SICB2026 FOMO. But grad students Ayanna Mays and Rachel Parsons will be in attendance so be sure to check out their talks!!!

I've slowly been reformatting notes from my population and conservation genetics course at Montana State University into a web book—a rough draft is now live here: elinck.org/popgen_conge...

Federal judge blocks ICE from arresting immigrants who show up for court appointments in Northern California

This year at #SICB2026, @taorminalepore.bsky.social and I are co-organizing a symposium "Disabled and neurodivergent perception, community, and identity in the biosciences" on Weds, Jan. 7th in A105! Pretty sure our workshops are already closed but you can be added to the waitlist.

It’s hard to be a morning person and a guest at someone else’s house. What do I do from 6 am to 8 am WITHOUT coffee???

I'm on the Board of @biologists.bsky.social. Many know them as publishers of @dev-journal.bsky.social, @jcellsci.bsky.social, @jexpbiol.bsky.social , DMM, and @biologyopen.bsky.social --but they also are a major funder of small grants that empower young biologists and enable scientific meetings 🧪

We believe that, as our future leaders in biology, it is vital to provide #ECRs with the right support during the early stages of your academic career. We offer a number of practical ways to help you meet the unique needs and challenges you may encounter: www.biologists.com/about-us/ear...

This is an exciting opportunity to work in Helsinki, and in collaboration with us in Cambridge… on moth colouration. Could focus on the role of Ivory long non coding RNA in regulating melanisation…

Excited to share the final version of our study on Nematostella cell type regulatory programs. Part of our @erc.europa.eu StG project, this was a challenging 5-year effort extraodinarily led by @aelek.bsky.social and @martaig.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Hey all, I reached out to the PO of my NIGMS MIRA to ask if the gov't shut down, and rescheduling of study sections, might allow for some accommodation to the standard rule that PIs cannot resubmit a MIRA while their MIRA (or other RPG) is under review (waiting in scores or summary statements) 🧪

Have you seen these @sicb-spdac.bsky.social sticker awardee winners artwork? Congrats Eliyah Stern Hanna Chow & @botanicalbecks.bsky.social & Ryan Fisk Go to SPDAC's booth in Portland at SICB to get a sticker!

Hey SICB, this is a great time to remind you about an open position at Loyola University Chicago that combines the biology of sex with the humanities and social sciences. If you are interested and have questions, please let me know. The app. deadline is Jan. 1. www.careers.luc.edu/postings/34131

Thrilled to see our review article "The evolutionary origins of synaptic proteins" highlighted on the cover of Nature Reviews Neuroscience 🤩. www.nature.com/articles/s41... @msarscentre.bsky.social 🧠✨🧬🌊🪼🧽

📣We have 2 open faculty positions for senior researchers in Neuroscience at Queen's University! healthsci.queensu.ca/administrati... 1. a new Director for our Centre for Neuroscience Studies 2. a non-human primate NeuroAI researcher Please share widely and reach out for questions!

New stories out about Official NIH Policy about "remediating" NIH applications so that they can be considered for funding. First, a story in STAT... www.statnews.com/2025/12/15/n... 1/9

🧵 NSF is reducing external review requirements and eliminating routine expert panels, citing staff shortages that this administration implemented. This change expands program officer authority. But the solution to flawed accountability isn't less public accountability.

It’s time to speak up while you still can.

Be sure to listen to @bigbiology.bsky.social ‘s latest. The hosts will be in Portland at SICB’s PAC media panel. Also read ICB’s review of Ludovic’s previous #book on #horses. integrativeandcomparativebiology.wordpress.com/2025/04/01/h... #podcast #nonfiction #science

🚨Last day to apply‼️‼️

🚨Last chance to nominate an outstanding PhD researcher using Drosophila for the Larry Sandler Award! They'll present at #Dros26. Submit your nomination by tonight's deadline: buff.ly/KlxI3Bn

Love to see an institution protect the vulnerable rather than grovel before this vile president. When we've defeated these people, let's remember who did right, and celebrate them.

Unfortunately, under our Kavanaugh Stops regime, it is entirely rational for anyone who appears Hispanic to carry proof of citizenship at all times. The worst part is that it might not be enough: ICE/CBP keep arresting people who have proof of citizenship, refusing to accept its validity.

Head Start is a 60-year-old US Department of Health and Human Services program that, among other things, creates inclusive and accessible classrooms for children with disabilities. But those applying for funding were told by the Trump regime to avoid the words "inclusion" and "disability." 🤡

“Cities like Los Angeles…use only a small fraction of their states’ water. In California, agriculture accounts for 80% of water used by homes & businesses; in Arizona, it is 74% of all water use total. Across the entire Colorado River Basin, cattle feed alone accounts for nearly half of water use.”

New paper on brood parasite genomics! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Download our large database of postdoc fellowships in all fields of research. Database freely available to all; 281 fellowships. Download here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...

Neon colors. External gills. Regenerative superpowers. If you’re not a fan of sea slugs yet, we’ll get you there: buff.ly/hUCF15A

New paper out. If you like colorful birds, hybridization, and phylogenetics, read on! 🧵https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003501

Looking for an *L.A. based* artist who (against all odds) has time for a poster gig before the end of the year. It's for a science + art event. We can offer $500 for the gig. Dreadfully sorry about the timeline. Link a portfolio if you're interested, I'll delete this post when we found someone.

One of ICB's frequently read papers Investigating the #evolution and features of regeneration using #cnidarians @aidemm.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/icb/... The ability to #regenerate can greatly vary between #animal groups and cell types... #science #biology #biologists

Now officially published in Current Biology 🥳🥳 @mfseidl.bsky.social @binfutrecht.bsky.social www.cell.com/current-biol...

Interested in cell adhesion, evolution of multicellularity, or developing tools for emerging marine models? My lab at UM is hiring a postdoc, and the application is now open: 🔗 tinyurl.com/28jvu4aa If you know anyone looking for a postdoc, please pass this along!

Thrilled to share that @corriemoreau.bsky.social and I have a new paper out in Evolution, digging into the varied ways that extreme worker plasticity impacts genome evolution in turtle ants! Paper 📃: doi.org/10.1093/evol... Image 📸: Steven Wang, tinyurl.com/2rbjbyjh

Early Career Faculty Opportunity! @ucsandiego.bsky.social Health Sciences Summer Institutes (SI) in Cardiovascular Sciences, engaged with outstanding mentors to enhance research development and grant writing skills!

Early Career Faculty Opportunity! @ucsdhealthsci.bsky.social Health Sciences Summer Institutes in Infectious Diseases - opportunity to work with mentors on enhancing research development and grant writing skills!

Who's going to #cellbio2025 in Philly? I am a PhD candidate and molecular biologist studying regeneration in Hydra vulgaris, an animal that can grow back its entire body. Looking to transition to industry next year. Let's connect!

Fascinating hologenome study of a deep-sea black coral and their microbial symbionts 🪸

Ward et al. characterized duplications in the SERPINA gene subfamily, finding evidence of diversifying selection on rodent genes, with experimental evidence suggesting an adaptive role in snake venom inhibition. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf290 #evobio #molbio #venome #adaptation

I am so excited to share new work on a TE insertion that regulates iridescence in swordtails, led by fantastic grad student @nadiahaghani.bsky.social and with help from many coauthors! In a time that has been so difficult to navigate, this & other projects have kept my spirits up: shorturl.at/NE65A

Are you a postdoc or assistant professor on the job market? Reminder that our department is hiring! We are a scientifically diverse department looking for a colleague that is excited about science, teaching, and potential collaborations! Please apply by 12/5/25!

Our Degree-Defining Experiences program at @ucscscience.bsky.social is now a year old, and the results have been transformational! As Zimin Cohen puts it: “This is the kind of science I want to do.” Read more: news.ucsc.edu/2025/11/degr...

SAVE THE DATE! Stoked to organize the 2026 Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Meeting with @rashmi-priya.bsky.social, @lowelab.bsky.social, and Shelbi Russell. Come learn about Biomedicine, Biomechanics, and the Biosphere, August 24-28, 2026. Registration dates, etc., coming soon! Please RT

COME ON...between the cost of living and these tuition hikes, public higher education in California is increasingly out of reach for Californians. The state needs to prioritize support like it used to when a UC education was affordable and accessible.

Our lab from @HHMINEWS & @UCBerkeley is looking for undergrads to come for an internship! www.hhmi.org/programs/cec...

Wisconsin Evolution is accepting applications for our Seminar Series' Early Career Scientist Award. Come share your evolution research and visit UW-Madison's evolution community. Open to grad students and postdocs (<5 yrs post PhD) from outside UW-Madison. Apply by Dec 15th here: shorturl.at/4a4O6

Drawing together findings from several projects over many years, we make a case that neural cell types in the Clytia larva have two embryological origins: i-cells and ectodermal. bioRxiv 2025.11.17.688882; doi: doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Chicago has had one 9/11 worth of people disappeared since the attacks began in September. Los Angeles has had two 9/11s since June.