This course changed my life (in the best way possible) when I took it 20(!) years ago. If you're switching into #zebrafish for your research like I was - please apply. If you know someone who is switching into #zebrafish research, please encourage them to apply.

Switching fields or wanting to become an expert in #zebrafish research? The @mblscience.bsky.social 2026 Zebrafish Development & Genetics course offers a fantastic opportunity to learn from leaders in the field! Application deadline: March 2 Please spread the word! www.mbl.edu/education/ad...

Looking forward to an addition to our Small World Calendars :)

Thinking about open data, managing data so it can be easily shared? This tool (bff.allencell.org) from the Allen Institute is helping me teach my students about all the aspects of image data and access their open source data for teaching and research!

Come be my colleague! We are hiring for two tenure-track positions. www.reed.edu/dean_of_facu...

And note scientists may go YEARS using jargon words that they didn’t realize were jargon (I learned this the hard way when my #SciComm grad student class last spring asked me what “benthic” means - now I always use “seafloor” instead!)

Remember to spread the science! givebutter.com/USS2025

Want to make sure kids today have a better grasp of science than the generation currently running our country? (Yes. You do. You've heard RFK, Jr. talk, right?!) A donation to Skype a Scientist will help! Look at all these bubbles! Won't it be satisfying to see them all filled?

Great work by @nicoleedwds.bsky.social and colleagues!

SAVE COSMIC SCIENCE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS! I wrote about the current astronomy/particle physics/cosmology 🔭 ⚛️🧪 funding catastrophe in context of all of the other ongoing catastrophes, including what we can do to save our science. h/t to @skylargrayson.bsky.social for posting the image.

#ZebrafishCareers 🇺🇸 (Lab Specialist)

Most of us in higher ed in the US are going to lose something over the next four years (opportunities, or funding, or time). But if we believe universities exist, in part, to preserve historical memory and create a space for dissent, our primary job right now is to fight and take the hit.

We've extended the deadline to May 21st - you now have 1 WEEK LEFT to come hang out with us in Boston and learn to think like bioimage analysts. We'll have a lot of fun!

🚨🚨 House Republicans are pushing for a vote **THIS WEEK** on their "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (Yes, that is officially what they're calling it. Sycophant much?) It's hard to sum up all of the destructive bullshit they crammed into this bill, but we tried... 🔥📞🔥 Call your Rep NOW --> 5calls.org

“Cutting basic science doesn’t save money.”

Experimental embryology postdoc available in my lab at the @biology.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk working on the evolution of vertebral counts. Reach out if you’re passionate about EvoDevo, enjoy lab work and microscopy and are into or could get into cichlid fishes. Deadline on the 16th June. Please share!

Studying organisms in addition to their cells/organs/organoids is (still) essential for new discoveries that impact human health. @socdevbio.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social #zebrafish www.statnews.com/2025/05/19/a...

YES

I just learned about this - make science the central theme in your local papers. #McClintockLetters

Want to make a real impact with your science—right in your own community? Join the McClintock Letters initiative to sharpen your science communication skills, connect with fellow scientists, and craft a powerful op-ed that advocates for science where it matters most: locally. #McClintockLetters

We are excited to announce our next issue of #NewsSplash has been published! To keep up with all the latest #zebrafish news, be sure to check it out here: www.izfs.org/newssplash/n...

Setting the record straight. Biological truth is far from simple and binary. thehill.com/opinion/whit...

@labonnelab.bsky.social leader gave an awesome podcast interview about the importance of government funding for NIH. Another way to Stand Up For Science! overcast.fm/+AA5AWObyBF8

This is a must-listen/read. We must never forget the racism and misogyny that undergirds modern medicine. And we should celebrate the strength of women, especially the black women. www.npr.org/transcripts/...

*Tenured full Professorship in Genetics and Molecular Cell Biology* at the University Of Cologne, Germany It's an opportunity to rebuild the place that used to be home to luminaries including Benno Müller-Hill, Max Delbruck, Campos-Ortega, Diethard Tautz Maria Leptin, Thomas Langer

If you have 20 minutes to spare and want to get up to speed, watch this video. Very helpful to understand how rigorous and fair the indirect cost process actually is. www.aau.edu/key-issues/i...

Adding zebrafish to your cadre of organisms? New to the zebrafish field? Checkout this amazing course. It's launched many careers (including mine).

BBSRC fellowships are now open! If anyone is interested in applying to join my team and working on Wnt signalling, growth factor transport mechanisms, cytonemes and zebrafish @lsiexeter.bsky.social then send me a PM! www.ukri.org/opportunity/...

Get in dorks, we're going protesting! STAND UP FOR SCIENCE WITH US ON MARCH 7TH, 2025 WASHINGTON DC AND EVERY STATE CAPITOL Because science is for everyone! Find us at www.standupforscience2025.org #standupforscience2025 #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

The CDC has confirmed the first case of severe human H5N1 in the US, the case in Louisiana. Prelim sequencing says its genotype D1.1, which IS the genotype seen in the Canadian teen and NOT the one seen in cattle and other US human cases (B3.13). Exposure thought to be wild bird/backyard flock. 🧪

CDC confirms first severe case of #H5N1 bird flu in the U.S. 💣💣💣 www.cdc.gov/media/releas...

Super interesting work by Ahrens, Engert, Duque, Chen and more, showing how ketamine acts on norepinephrine-astrocytic pathway to inhibit helplessness

Revising our introductory biology curriculum. Looking for examples of courses that provide critical skills, concepts, and authentic biology research opportunities in the lab. Hoping you'll share inspiration and models that have been/are successful at other institutions.

Please spread the word! We are looking for postdoc(s) interested in quantitative problems in Development and Regeneration. Previous experience in quantitative biology is not required. We will support you and provide a great training environment if you are committed to learn new things.

It's time to celebrate the beauty of biology. Please help us choose the image that will hang on the walls of our lab courtesy of this year's Reed College Dev Bio students. forms.gle/D2BdVj3V1Uyk...

I think contributing to Skype-a-Scientist is the most efficient investment you can make into science outreach! This program reaches a huge number of kids in schools, and provides us a way to find the way to talk to the people who want to talk to us!

check out this opportunity if you want to learn more about how to review (and not be the dreaded review #2)

Holiday card art is ready to go. Never sent holiday cards before but I always LOVE getting them from other people so we are DOING IT.

The first half of his autobiography details his life story while the second half covers his science, focused on the roles of glia in the brain. An excerpt discussing his decision to transition was published, a compelling read especially in these times. stanmed.stanford.edu/ben-barres-a... 21/n

Happy #FluorescenceFriday Have you ever wondered how #glia looks like in the brain of #sharks? Happy to share one of my favorite images ever from my PhD! Immunostaining of a late shark embryo with glial markers. It looks like a peacock 🦚 right? Love it! 😍 🦈🧠

Amazing images! Congrats!

Do you work in #DevBio and want to introduce the fascinating world of developmental biology to your family and friends? You can show them this science documentary, produced by the British Society for Developmental Biology, The Company of Biologists and Cambridge Filmworks! 📽️ youtu.be/avrmIs3vPUQ?...

An old post - still so glad I realized I could "come back" to marry research with teaching! thenode.biologists.com/thereandback...

Big news: Our #Zebrahub paper is out in #Cell! A timecourse atlas of zebrafish embryonic development combining #scRNAseq & #lightsheet, to undersdand progenitor dynamics. 📄 Read: cell.com/cell/fulltex... 🌐 Explore: zebrahub.sf.czbiohub.org #DevBio #Biology #Zebrafish Big thanks to all authors!

Finally rejoined social media - for science and connection! My undergrad powered lab investigates how cells in the developing visual system transition from proliferation to differentiation using lots of microscopy. Equal parts teaching, research, and mentoring the next generation.