Hello #fish 🐟 🐠 researchers and PIs of tomorrow! We would be excited to sponsor you for an Ecology, Evolution and Behavior (EEB) Presidential #Postdoc Fellowship application @michiganstateu.bsky.social. Application deadline is Nov 10, so get in touch soom! #EndlessFishMostBeautiful

World FTD Awareness Week begins today! FTD often starts between ages 45–65, making it the most common dementia under 60. Let’s raise awareness and drive research toward treatments and a cure. #EndFTD #FTDAwareness #USA

@tedmorgan.bsky.social, as requested, here's an impromptu EDGE PI meeting of @tonygamble.bsky.social and @fishevodevogeno.bsky.social in our Ancient Fish Facility @michiganstateu.bsky.social. Gars 'n Geckos - great combo! Thnx, Tony, for a great talk on squamate sex chromosomes @ MSU IBIO Seminar.

Our talk on functional GARnomics at the recent @izfs.bsky.social International Zebrafish Conference in Madison was highlighted in the latest IZFS New Splash: www.izfs.org/newssplash/n... Watch the recording here: www.fishevodevogeno.org

A movie star to his core, Robert Redford has died after a visionary career in cinema, including founding the Sundance Institute that transformed the market for independent films.

Hear! Hear!

Now published @natecoevo.nature.com with @annika-nichols.bsky.social, our latest on the evolution of 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱 across 𝟲𝟬 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 of cichlid fishes! doi.org/10.1038/s415... with members of the @schierlab.bsky.social and Salzburger labs, as well as the burgeoning Shafer lab @uoftcellsysbiol.bsky.social

I hope to take a PhD student in 2026 to study siphonophores. Please reach out if you are interested in applying this fall. For examples of recent lab projects see www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... and academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...

Nemo needs gap junctions, too. New preprint with Marleen Klann, Vincent Laudet, et al. showing anemonefish Snowflake mutant due to E42K substitution in Connexin Gja5b. Found exact same E42K in zebrafish gja5b (= leopard) by ENU, to the nucleotide! Details, inferences: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

For no reason in particular, a reminder how weird eel biology is... #EndlessFishMostBeautiful

#OnThisDay in 1858, a seminal journal article comprised of papers by Alfred Russel Wallace FRS and Charles Darwin FRS on the theory of evolution by natural selection was published by the Linnean Society, the first public announcement of the theory of evolution. bit.ly/3k8fq4u

Let me tell you what we do. (But I’m running out of power soon…) #EndlessFishMostBeautiful

Recommendation by the Sturgeon General:

Applications are now being accepted for the MSU EEB Presidential Postdoc Fellowship. We’d be happy to sponsor your application so please get in touch! eeb.msu.edu/initiatives/...

Michigan State University, Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship. eeb.msu.edu/initiatives/...

Going to the gym be like…

Gars haven't survived for tens of millions of years to be your target practice. Bowfishing is for losers who don't have the patience to angle for fish they can't see.

Quote of the Day, as found in "Comparative Vertebrate and Human Anatomy: Ecology, Evolution, and Function" pressbooks.palni.org/comparativev... Check it out - looks great! #EndlessFishMostBeautiful

I feel seen…

There and back again @michiganstateu.bsky.social

Transitions in development – an interview with Jeffrey Farrell @jeffreyafarrell.bsky.social talks about becoming a group leader, his insights on advocacy for developmental biology and his belief in unifying single-cell biology with classical approaches. journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

#PASEDB community!🌟 Thanks to all the participants, in communicating their science, ideas, posters... In continuing to grow as an evodevo-ist community 💛

Strong presence of the #BeeGee Labs @fishevodevogeno.bsky.social @brainyfishguts.bsky.social at the @michiganstateu.bsky.social MidSure Conference: Great work, Isabella, Ian, and Treyton! #EndlessFishMostBeautiful #GoGreen

Y’all, big news, I found out where they’re keeping them all

Did you know? MSU was founded in 1855—just two years later, the MSU Museum was established, making us one of the oldest museums in the nation affiliated with a university. For over 165 years, we've grown together—supporting learning, sparking curiosity, & connecting campus to the wider world.

Great times! #EndlessFishMostBeautiful

🥳 Our amazing community reunited to talk about evodevo in our #PASEDB2025! Find yourself in this nice evodevo-ist people puzzle 🐟🪸🐌🐙🐚🪲🦋🐝 #evodevo #PASEDB2025 #PASEDB

Hey, is that a very slow evolving tetrapod eating an even slower evolving #gar fish in Roberto Marquez’ talk at #PASEDB2025?

Are you up to gaming? How about evodevo game? Finch Quest supported by @uspoficial.bsky.social sites.google.com/usp.br/finch... #evodevo #game #becomedarwin #PASEDB2025

Our dear friend @ischneider.bsky.social receiving the Young Investigator Award from @evodevopanam.bsky.social! So incredibly deserved! #PASEDB2025 To infishity and beyond! Great work, Igor!

EvoDevotees, if you are at #PASEDB2025 and interested in either of these job opportunities for Fish Facility Manager or Presidential Postdoc at Michigan State U, let’s grab a coffee and chat #EndlessFishMostBeautiful @evodevopanam.bsky.social

At #PASEDB we embrace all organisms. Each one has its own evolutionary trajectory that makes life so diverse 🌈🦄 Artwork: Ximena Gutierrez Ramos and Katie Reding

#PanAmEvodevo2025 is about to start! Starting countdown, engines on! @fishevodevogeno.bsky.social @xtremo-devo-lab.bsky.social @patyschneider22.bsky.social

@evodevopanam.bsky.social what’s the hashtag for the conference?

The letters by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace had been read before the Linnean Society. OTD in 1858, D abandoned the “Big Species Book” he had been working on and began a short “abstract” of his theory. It would go on to be published as On the Origin of Species. 🌱🐋🧪🧠🗃️ #HistSTM #EvoBio

[Job] Fish Facility Manager, Braasch Lab, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI #zebrafish

Our very own Hao @yhbioinfo.bsky.social getting ready for… Texas!

We are excited! 🌟🔬In less than a week will be #PASEDB2025 meeting. We are looking forward to seeing everyone and hearing about your latest research endeavors!

Shark embryos of four different developmental stages, growing outside of their eggcases 🦈 🧪

Strong representation of #zebrafish research from #MichiganStateUniversity from 3 colleges and 5 labs at #IZFC2025. Thanks @izfs.bsky.social for a great conference in Madison! #GoGreen

"Animal origins: Looping back in time" by Omar Matar & Ferdinand Marlétaz (@ferdix.bsky.social) This is a Spotlight on new work that helps answer the question, "how did the chromatin folding mechanisms controlling gene regulation emerge during animal evolution?" Check it out: rb.gy/k53o8p

#Zebrafish folks, don’t leave #IZFC2025 just yet! The most fun session is still to come… Excited to present with @param-p-singh.bsky.social, @mydennis.bsky.social, Hannah Grunwald, Yansong Lu, and Ji-Feng Fei. See you there! @izfs.bsky.social #EndlessFishMostBeautiful

We take for granted that our hands have two sides and can articulate in an endless number of ways. But what about a fish’s fin? Can a fish know something “like the back of its fin,” or have its future told with a fin palm reading? Check out this bluetorial to find out 👇🧪🧬🐟 doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Great times @ #IZFC2025 catching up with former undergraduate researcher extraordinaire @cameronbennett.bsky.social. Great to hear all about your exciting PhD research at @cudevbio.bsky.social! To infishity and beyond!

🚨Preprint🚨 Sex chromosome identification & genome curation from a single individual with SCINKD www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Incredible work led by @drpintothe2nd.bsky.social in collaboration w/ @drsimonegable.bsky.social @stuartvnielsen.bsky.social @tonygamble.bsky.social SE Keating & CH Smith

The incoming @bwperry.bsky.social Lab is the newest group in our unique Integrative Biology Department of cool and diverse #BiologicalModelSystems at Michigan State University! Come work with Blair, Bear, and (B)rattlesnakes! #IntegrativeBiology #MSU

Link to job description flyer can be found here: tinyurl.com/s3kd7abr #EndlessFishMostBeautiful

JOIN US!!! @garlab.bsky.social is looking for a PhD and MS student to join our team studying ecology & conservation of gars, bowfin, and other non-game native fishes beginning Spring 2026! Posting & more info coming soon. Please DM or email [email protected] with CV if interested!

If you are interested in this position and attending #IZFC2025, let’s grab a coffee and chat. @izfs.bsky.social

🚀 We've launched an Integrated Release on Ensembl Beta!  Beta Release 2025-02 features 2,919 genomes, ready for both current & long-term use. You can explore the data on zurl.co/FuoKx or read more about Ensembl Beta releases on our blog at zurl.co/xbRr4