Excited to be on my way to ORS! Here is a list of presenters from my lab and when you can see them. Looking forward to seeing everyone soon!

Have you read this? www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Today I would like to share a publication that is particularly meaningful to me. Our tribute to my late mentor, Richard Hynes, has just been published in Matrix Biology. I hope you will take a moment to read and celebrate the legacy of an extraordinary scientist and mentor. doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...

New paper from the lab led by @ericmulhall.bsky.social addresses how PIEZO1 and PIEZO2 are tuned to different types mechanical forces. From nanometer-scale super-resolution microscopy to in vivo experiments, links single-molecule observations to physiological function. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Our newest work on quantification and statistical testing of scoliosis severity using microCT and R. www.cell.com/star-protoco... Thanks to @eceatayeter.bsky.social @brittneyvoigt

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Join @aimbe-official.bsky.social Feb 25, 1–2 PM ET for a webinar on FY2026 appropriations, advocacy strategy, and insights into the medical & biological engineering policy landscape. Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/4cxXcWJ

Very sad news. Gail Martin (1944-2026) was a figure in developmental biology. She pioneered the field of ES cells. A great colleague, a friend and a lovely person.

@science.org Mechanisms linking cytoplasmic decay of translation-defective mRNA to transcriptional adaptation | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Memorializing the contributions of Dr Paul Kulesa to neural crest cell biology & imaging, a generous colleague & mentor, devoted husband and father. @devdynamics.bsky.social @anatomyorg.bsky.social

The NIH has indicated a “leniency” period for implementation of the Common Forms (SciENcv) May 2026: grants.nih.gov/faqs#/common... Note: the “warning” that says your materials are not in compliance is also displayed if you submit using the Common Forms. This warning can be ignored.

I’m recruiting new members to the Farrell Lab this summer. We will have space for 1 postdoc (since Abhinav is leaving to start his own lab at U Arizona!!) and 2 postbacs, since my current two will leave for PhD programs at the end of the summer. More details in thread:

A super interesting historical review in Genetics, chosen completely at random: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Defending PhD student, looking over their thesis: “If I knew then what I know now, I could’ve done all of this in like 9 months.” A thread about my favorite pioneering cave explorers and why I don’t think AI will ever “solve” biology.

Happy New Year! NEW LAB PREPRINT testing how best4+ intestinal epithelial cells develop! best4+ cells are conserved across vertebrates and altered in IBD & colorectal cancer. But they were first molecularly IDed in 2019. We barely know anything about them yet! What do they do?? HOW DO THEY GET MADE?

Closing out 2025 with our new preprint where @jeffreyafarrell.bsky.social and I explore development and function of zebrafish intestinal best4+ cells – molecularly described in 2019, conserved in evolution, absent in 🐭, and altered in inflammatory bowel disease. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Very excited to see our paper, led by @amilangscience.bsky.social, out today in @pnas.org! This one was a true adventure, filled with surprises at every turn. “Erythroid precursors regulate local oxygen tension and repair outcomes in the bone marrow niche.” www.pnas.org/eprint/NJ8XC...

ICYMI – the recordings of the Development presents… webinar on regeneration are up on the Node. Tune in to hear the talks from Stephanie Tsai & Ben Cox. #DevPres thenode.biologists.com/catch-up-on-...

Terrific new work on tendon growth by Heather Dingwall @dingwallaby.bsky.social and @jennagalloway.bsky.social in collaboration with my lab. Congrats Heather and all authors! journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...

Join us 19 November to hear from two early-career researchers, Stephanie Tsai & Ben Cox, working on regeneration. Chaired by @dev-journal.bsky.social's Executive Editor, Alex Eve @amjeve.bsky.social. 📅 Wednesday 19 November – 16:00 GMT/UTC Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

“By performing longitudinal live imaging of intubated adult fish we observe vascular regrowth and immune responses to [meningeal cerebrovascular injuries] over time in the same animal with unprecedented resolution” New work from #WeinsteinLab at NIH

Our next #DevPres webinar focusses on regeneration with talks from Stephanie Tsai and Ben Cox @beeeencox.bsky.social. 📆Wed 19 November 🕓16:00 GMT/UTC For more info and to register: thenode.biologists.com/development-...

Proud of my former @jennagalloway.bsky.social undergraduate mentee, Ella, on receiving an ORS ECOTA! After co-chairing the 2025 Open Door Event, it's a great feeling to see my former student get involved with this initiative. Don't miss Ella's poster presentation at the 2026 ORS Meeting!

I've updated my Bioinformatics Bootcamp: Zebrafish Special Edition blog post on @the-node.bsky.social! Please do share with trainees or anyone new to the community. I hope it adds some breadth to the many resources available to #zebrafish researchers. 🔗 thenode.biologists.com/bioinformati...

From the lab of Maxwell Heiman discussing the interesting topic of apical ECM and the function of sensing organs and how these ECM proteins can both mechanically and biochemically modulate the organ's functions. doi.org/10.1016/j.cd...

Delighted to announce the publication of this amazing work by my post-doc Dr. Clarissa Coveney and a team of wonderful collaborators. This work on GDF5 and its roles in controlling disease risk was published in Arthritis & Rheumatology. acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

📣🧪 Read our latest #research on joint regeneration in #zebrafish, published today in @natcomms.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41... @columbiauniversity.bsky.social

Honored to have spoken at the 2025 @latinxinbme.bsky.social Symposium at UC San Diego! It was a privilege to share @aimbe-official.bsky.social's advocacy work. I’m optimistic about the future of science with such driven scholars leading the way in biomedical research and community engagement 😊

ICYMI... We are back on Bluesky and LinkedIn with #scicomm posts about your favorite model organism. And look out for #sciart every Sunday as #ZebrafishZunday continues! #RockOn

“As scientists, it is our responsibility to communicate to the citizens of our nation so that we can work together to ensure their health and the health of their children.” - Lucy Shapiro, #LaskerAward winner 🧪 #Lasker2025 #scicomm @JAMA.com

Our latest manuscript is out, and this one tackles the problem of cellular aging in the retina, using comparative multiomic analysis of zebrafish, mouse, and humans. What led us to work on aging after studying development and regeneration? Explainer follows./1 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Why are low-complexity domains (LCDs) in proteins important? #LaskerAward winners Dirk Görlich & Steven McKnight showed that they are critical for intracellular transport and organization. #Lasker2025 #structuralbiology #phaseseparation @mpi-nat.bsky.social

Thrilled to share our latest work from my fantastic postdoc fellow Dr. Emilio Méndez-Olivos: Pdgfab/Pdgfra-mediated chemoattraction guides the migration of sclerotome-derived fibroblast precursors in zebrafish, now published in @plosbiology.org! 1/8 dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

This year's Lasker Awards went to scientists who studied the wiring diagram of life, a new state of biological matter, and a potent treatment for cystic fibrosis. Here's my story with Gina Kolata. Gift link: nyti.ms/4mZlH1F

New preprint! How are developmental cycles coordinated across cell types? It turns out that, like Geppetto's cuckoo clocks in the GIF below, individual cell types are each performing their own little crazy routine, but all in sync with each other.

Join us Sept 10 at 12 PM CST for #WebinarWednesday with the ORS Preclinical Models Section. Learn how large & small animal models advance #tendonresearch and why choosing the right model depends on your research question. Free for ORS members. Register here: https://t.co/TcbSCLEWOo

Register now for an ORS Tendon Section #WebinarWednesday on Sept 24, 12 PM CST, A Tendon-cy to Heal: Regenerating Tendons & Ligaments in Zebrafish. Hear from Thomas Schilling, Jenna Galloway & Joanna Smeeton on the latest #tendon & ligament regeneration. 🔗 ors.memberclicks.net/ten092425web#/

1) I am delighted to present this terrific tour de force research conducted by my post-doc Dr. Gayani Senevirathne @gayani.bsky.social and published today in Nature - www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Fantastic coverage of our recent work in Nature. Thanks!!!!

Some more information on M-AB can be found here and the fish are available from the National Institute of Genetics in Japan after signing an MTA (we have them in our facility and they are growing happily):

#zebrafish genome update, our T2T assembly of the inbred strain of AB (M-AB) generated by my buddy Nori Sakai has now been released at NCBI and will be a second reference genome for zebrafish (GRCz12ab):

"The layoffs jeopardize this resource, which has served more than 4,000 labs for about three decades." 4000 labs is a severe understatement, likely off by an order of magnitude. Even non-fly people use and benefit from FlyBase. It is one of the cornerstones of the genome era.

🧪 Senate appropriators say: NIH's budget gets a... boost! Rather than 40% cut, NIH gets a $400M *increase* in the Senate committee bill for FY26 (about +1%). "Congress has your back," said @murray.senate.gov. ADVOCACY MATTERS! There's still a long road (esp in the House), so keep up pressure.

Dr. Ben Barres was a passionate investigator, a dedicated professor, and a prolific mentor. His authenticity and commitment made a lasting impact on the scientific community. Read more about his incredible legacy here 👉https://ow.ly/YRWM50Wapn6 #Anatomy26 #AAA

Hello world! Happy to announce that your favorite society section has arrived on Bluesky. Excited to interact with you all here 😁 Use #teamtendon to keep connected when making posts about your favorite tissue!

Beyond the bare bones of the skeletal gene regulatory network Read this Research Highlight showcasing work from Patsy Gómez-Picos, Katie Ovens, Amir M. Ashique, B. Frank Eames and colleagues: journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

Thrilled that my blog post was the most-read hit on the Node for the month of May ☺️ It acts as an intro to the amazing tools that are (freely) available to #zebrafish researchers. Do check it out if you haven’t yet. 🔗 thenode.biologists.com/bioinformati...

Hello Fly Folks. quick note FlyBase is under duress due to termination NIH$ to Harvard and intl collabs. The hardworking folks @flybase.bsky.social are doing their darndest to ensure access to current data. For US, there will soon be a new site to donate. Please spread the word, ideas and support 🪰💪

Congratulations to our prize winners! Best undergrad poster: Lauren Choy (Galloway Lab). Best grad student poster: Brittney Love (North Lab). Best post doc poster: Morgan Walcheck (North Lab). Best undergrad/grad student talk: Felicia Wranitz (Burns Lab). Best post doc talk: Lu Yue (Zon Lab)

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2025 Boston Area Zebrafish Researchers Meeting! You all made this a fantastic meeting!