As one of the many trainees influenced by Lucy Shapiro, congratulations and thank you for establishing the incredible Dev Bio department at Stanford. Thank you for being a role model, and thank you for your service to our field and the world.

5 dynamical systems concepts every developmental biologist needs to know! This came out of the 2023 Morphogenesis Program. @pauformosa.bsky.social ‪@perez-carrasco.bsky.social‬ journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

"I can’t predict the next hiring cycle or the next election. But I can keep doing the science I love while I still have a bench." #ScienceWorkingLife scim.ag/4lXUwDa

Excited to share that our work building in vivo biosensors for receptor tyrosine kinases (pYtags!) is now out www.cell.com/cell-reports...

Inspired by many folks on here and the‬ #McClintockLetters @cornellasap.bsky.social I'm super excited that my op-ed is now available in The Summerville News in Chattooga, Co. GA!

Excited to share the bulk of my postdocotoral work from the @ditalialab.bsky.social on how cells interpret dynamic morphogen signaling during development! Many thanks to our collaborators & coauthors @shelbyflies.bsky.social, Massimo Vergassola, Jacqueline Janssen, and Anna Chao.

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These are fantastic talks! What a fun and inspiring break from paper writing this week. Thank you for posting.

Check out all of our pretty images from another wonderful Dev Bio GRC/GRS! Thanks to @the-node.bsky.social for hosting our science art thenode.biologists.com/grs-developm...

Optogenetic control of Nodal signaling patterns Read this Techniques & Resources Article by @harrymcnamara.bsky.social, @schierlab.bsky.social, Adam Cohen, Nathan Lord and colleagues: journals.biologists.com/dev/article/... 🎥Direct visualization of photopatterning of live zebrafish embryos

🌍🔬 📣 Please spread the word! Join us! How can cell biology shape a more resilient planet? Virtual registration is still open for the EMBO Workshop on Cells 4 Climate Resilience → meetings.embo.org/event/25-cli... 🗓️ Deadline: April 11 🎥 Watch the teaser → youtu.be/8eMJ91udHDs @embo.org

By providing evidence-based information, TAP aims to demystify complex scientific concepts, making them accessible to a wider audience. You are the action potential. Learn more about us at: www.theactionpotential.org

Schumer announces that he will vote to surrender to Trump and Musk. Horrible. This may well be the end of #NIH — and US science and universities as we know them. If you’re in New York, call @schumer.senate.gov now. If not, call your home state Senator.

Since I moved to Germany from the US academic environment, people have asked me how Trump's attack on science has affected people here. I honestly wish I did not have a concrete, shocking example to share. I knew a Trump presidency would, again, have far-reaching impacts, but I didn't expect this.

Scientists and graduate students from across the NC Triangle gathered for a "Stand Up for Science" rally today to protest federal funding cuts to their research. www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...

Great crowd at the Stand Up For Science rally in Raleigh! 🧪 I had to cut the video short because my son wanted to use my phone to take pictures of the dogs in attendance (one had a sign that said "support labs" 😂). There were many more folks than I captured here. 👏🏼👏🏼 @standupforscience.bsky.social

Join us today, in Raleigh NC and around the nation, as we remind our communities what science brings to the nation--solutions to our toughest challenges, new cures for disease and good jobs that pay a living wage standupforscience2025.org

I like this perspective a lot. Perhaps the most useful things I learned in grad school were being unafraid to try something new and being ok with failure. If a group of scientists can't "troubleshoot" a movement, I don't know who can.

Has Trump's funding freeze or federal layoffs impacted you or a loved one? Your story matters and Democrats want to hear more. Share your experience through this new portal: democraticleader.house.gov/shareyourstory

Our paper, led by @argo-mkhrji.bsky.social and @woonyunghur.bsky.social, on cortical migration of nuclei in drosophila embryos came out today in @naturephysics.bsky.social. Argo wrote a comprehensive thread below. A great collaboration with Massimo Vergassola and @streichan.bsky.social.

Outreach funding opportunity, sponsored by the Fly Board: Non-profit programs anywhere in the world that introduce middle school, high school, or college students to Drosophila research are eligible to apply! The number of students that this funding would impact and financial need will be considered

Triangle-area scientists! 📢 Rep. Foushee’s district is home to both Duke & UNC—let’s come together and ask how she plans to advocate for the diversity of scientists in our community on Capitol Hill. Here is a chance to show up and make our voices heard!

And now back to our regularly scheduled $hitshow The dismantling of NIH programs to increase diversity in the biomedical workforce and the abhorrent treatment of talented young scientists

I have a piece half-done on the entire world of indirect costs. It's too big an endeavor to finish now, in the middle of the night, when this problem *that was always a live grenade with a half-pulled pin* is suddenly a topic du jour. Shit of a thing. Here are some highlights.

Have you ever wanted to *see* receptor activity in embryos? If so, our new preprint is for you! In it, we showcase a new live-cell biosensor for visualizing receptor tyrosine kinase activity in living embryos – pYtags! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

As a current postdoc I give my 100% endorsement! I have learned so much, have awesome colleagues, and feel very prepared and supported for my career. Happy to chat with anyone interested.

Very proud to share the latest preprint from my lab by Ellie Degen and co. Here Ellie shows that a concentration threshold in the Bcd morphogen gradient is determined by competition with nucleosomes. Great mix of math, imaging, and genomics!

Follow our super cool postdocs! go.bsky.app/4odC3Wr

Our lab is hiring a postdoc! We have multiple projects in uterine, placental, and pregnancy biology. Candidates with a background in stem cells, development, reproduction, or bioinformatics are welcome to apply. See the attached ad and visit zhang.faculty.ucdavis.edu for more info.

Using my first bsky post to say how excited I am about my future in Dev Bio! As a scientist at the start of my career I am eager to get involved in some of these ideas. Sign me up 🤚