In December's #EditorsChoice, Nayeli Reyes-Nava, @edwardmarcotte.bsky.social, @jbwallingford.bsky.social & co use #Xenopus model to study #Cilia motility disturbances in primary ciliary dyskinesia #PCD ⚡ doi.org/10.1242/dmm.... 📰 doi.org/10.1242/dmm....

Calling all postdocs! Applications are open for Dept. of Molecular Biosciences 3rd Trailblazers Postdoctoral Symposium @utaustin.bsky.social. Come to Austin, meet your peers, showcase your work. Application is easy and all expenses are paid! Spread the word! tinyurl.com/yw7ffjn9

A nice write up of my experience with @socdevbio.bsky.social GetHired! workshop, which I highly recommend for any postdoc on the job market! www.sdbonline.org/resource?Res...

Apply for our Pathway to Independence (PI) programme, supporting postdocs in #devbio and #stemcell research during the transition to their first group leader position: www.biologists.com/grants/devel... Application deadline: 2 February 2026.

Things I currently think you should be considering in your proposals. Although this thread will be NIH-centric, my guess is that some of this applies to NSF, etc. Much is synthesized from public information. Much of this is what we've advised all along, just with, um, more emphasis. Here we go:

Join us next week for another exciting VGZT session! 🗓️ Thursday, November 6th ⏰ 9:30 PDT / 12:30 EDT / 16:30 UTC / 17:30 BST / 18:30 CET Our speakers are 👉 David Oriola (@davidoriola.bsky.social) 👉 Nicole Edwards (@nicoleedwds.bsky.social) See you then! 👋

Our department @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social is hiring! We welcome research that diversifies or complements existing strengths in gastrointestinal, neuroimmune, musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory systems and/or developmental biology. @socdevbio.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social

Xenopus Conference 2025 - Check out the video of the 20th International Xenopus Conference held at the Univeristy of Portsmouth August 17-21st, 2025. www.youtube.com/watch?v=plxx... #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs

This is the equivalent of Jesus on a toast for developmental biologists 🧪

A mechanical origin for implantation defects in embryos from aged females https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.29.679218v1

See this? This = implanting mouse embryo. Usually this happens inside its mother and is invisible to us, but we can actually watch implantation ex vivo with the hope of understanding why implantation goes awry in embryos of older women. A 🧵...

I wrote something on developmental biology and disability and put it up on the node last night: thenode.biologists.com/developmenta... I've been nervous to share because some of it veers a bit personal but they are thoughts that won't stay quiet. Would love to know what people think about it!

Happy to have shared my first post on The Node, on how hidden power dynamics may prevent creative science from blooming. @the-node.bsky.social thenode.biologists.com/the-invisibl...

@zhoulabfrogs.bsky.social explaining the power of Xenopus as a model system for studying genome size at #MWSDB25 @frogwranglers.bsky.social

An important reminder from @thelovelylab.bsky.social after an amazing talk at #MWSDB25

The #MWSDB25 tour of the Nikon Center of Excellence at Cincinnati Children’s Research Foundation ✨

I’ve been really enjoying the #MWSDB25 meeting so far! Great people and science. I can’t wait to give my talk this afternoon and hopefully come away with new ideas and collaborators. I’m so grateful to the organizers for the invitation!

Going strong on day 2 of Midwest SDB #MWSDB25 @socdevbio.bsky.social @cincyresearch.bsky.social

The Department of Cell & Systems Biology at University of Toronto invites applications for a full-time tenure stream position in the field of Animal Morphogenesis. #CellBiology #DevelopmentalBiology #mechanobiology #TissueMorphogenesis #SystemsBiology jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...

Kicking it off at #MWSDB25 with a keynote from Paul Trainor @aussiebiologist.bsky.social! @socdevbio.bsky.social @cincyresearch.bsky.social

Presenting a flash talk as a primer for my poster at the 2025 Midwest SDB Regional Meeting #MWSDB25 tomorrow 9/20/25 @5:45PM!! I will chat about my and @shubhamtr.bsky.social’s work on the mechanisms underlying the immense eye diversity of arthropods 👀

Kicking off the #MWSDB25 with the history of Developmental Biology in Cincinnati @socdevbio.bsky.social

The Midwest SDB starts today! Local volunteers will be working hard to answer everyone’s questions and provide directions. Looking forward to seeing everyone! @socdevbio.bsky.social #MWSDB25

In honour of Postdoc Appreciation Week, here are three ways we support postdocs: 1. Since 2023, we’ve supported 24 postdocs as they transition to becoming a group leader through our Pathway to Independence programme. Meet our latest fellows: journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/pi... #NPAW2025

What are your "good hands" training tips? @baym.lol and others? - Slow down - Pay attention - Visualise doing the whole protocol. What do you need to have labelled when? Where are you standing? What are you doing during the incubation? Etc. - Start new methods with 2-3 small low-stakes experiments.

Are you interested in understanding how cells communicate during development? We are now accepting applications for a Senior Scientist in my group at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital! Please ✅ out the link below. Reposts appreciated! 🧪 👩‍🔬 🔬 stjude.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/stjude/job/M...

Tenure-track assistant professor position in neuroscience or physiology at University of Michigan LSA Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB): lsa.umich.edu/mcdb/news-ev...

New Xenopus community lore unlocked at the #IXC25 @frogwranglers.bsky.social

If you are a Millennial/Gen Z in a leadership position, or manage Millennials/Gen Z, I highly recommend this book! Totally applicable to academic/laboratory environments that often have generational diversity: bookshop.org/p/books/when...

'The myth of meritocracy in science collapses under the financial sacrifices expected at every career stage. From unpaid internships and self-funded conferences to underpaid graduate and postdoctoral positions, the hidden costs of ‘doing science’ are profound.' journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

The 3rd Structural Birth Defects virtual trainee symposium, held on September 5 2025, is accepting abstracts for short talks! This meeting is an excellent opportunity for trainees to present their diverse and excellent research! @socdevbio.bsky.social www.sdbonline.org/sbd_trainee_...

Excited to grow our team! The Tissue Morpho and Mechanics Lab at Hopkins is seeking a full-time Lab Technologist (50% lab tech + 20% lab manager + 30% scientist) to support our research in developmental biology and biomechanics 🐸🖖🔬🧪🫵. Great opportunity to be part of a vibrant and curious group.

The Midwest Regional Society for Developmental Biologists meeting, Sept 19-21, 2025, will be at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio www.midwestsdbincincy.org Registration deadline 9/7/25; abstract deadlines 8/7/25 for talks, 8/22/25 for posters.

Congrats @bailweatherbee.bsky.social! 🎉🎉🎉

Obituary: Biophysicist Dr. James Till co-discovered stem cells, sparking a medical revolution, by Carolyn Abraham www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com

20th International Xenopus Conference. Portsmouth, UK. August 17-21. Registration now open. Abstract submission deadline: May 23. xenopusresource.org/20th-interna... #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs

Your yearly reminder to acknowledge the core facilities you use and their staff scientists in your papers. These scientists are a crucial part of the scientific ecosystem and to continue to exist they need tangible credit for their work. Plus their associated expertise adds credibility to your work.

Canada is a great option and no GRE required. However, direct into PhD from undergrad is rare, so most students start a MSc program that essentially is a “rotation” in your lab, and transfer to PhD after a year. @westernu.bsky.social has an excellent developmental biology specialization!

Women leave academia at higher rates than men at every career stage, and attrition is especially high among three groups: tenured faculty, women in non-STEM fields, and women employed at less prestigious institutions, a #ScienceAdvances analysis finds.

The latest version of our manuscript is up on bioRxiv! We looked more closely at how E-cadherin is trafficked in the separating trachea and esophagus. Check it out here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #devbio

Delighted to announce a new call for applications for our Pathway to Independence programme. Now entering its third year, this scheme supports postdocs going on the job market in 2025 - with training, mentorship, profile-raising and networking opportunities. Application deadline 31 Jan 2025. 1/3