1/ 🐣⚒️ To study mechanics, we need to apply prescribed forces - how can we do that in living tissues? I am @eigenp.bsky.social and in this thread I'll highlight our new approach for applying tension on epithelial tissues in vivo!

New preprint from my PhD in @amphispacelab.bsky.social is out! 🥳 We investigated the evolution of my favorite gene FoxQ2 across 21 animal phyla, and found three ancient paralogs with a very dynamic history. More on phylogeny, synteny, and comparative in situs in the 🧵 below! tinyurl.com/2j96px45

#MicroscopyMonday 🔬 MBL Research Scientist @ryliewalsh.bsky.social imaged this chick embryo, labeled with DAPI (a DNA stain) and fibronectin (a glycoprotein), on the MBL's stage-scanning line confocal microscope. Specimen courtesy Panos Oikonomou, Columbia Univ. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAUo...

For my first post on 🦋, I am incredibly excited to share that my PhD paper has been published in #ScienceAdvances! We compared the development of the anterior neuroectoderm to uncover how the chordate #forebrain evolved 🧠. Have a look at the summary 🧵 below! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...