Proud of the undergraduate students in my lab that did this work. It made the cover of Developmental Dynamics! @simmonsuniversity.bsky.social @devdynamics.bsky.social anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/10970177...

#nesdb has been a wonderful meeting, so welcoming and such exciting science. Looking forward to the next sessions!

I just got tenured. A little light for me in the darkness surrounding us all.

Submitted an R15 today to the NIH. Going to celebrate by calling my elected officials to remind them that they control government funding, not Elon Musk!

Yes, important article

I have to say that even with the surmounting challenges with this administration, I still love my job. I will stay and do my best to learn and teach and make every curious student feel like they belong.

HHMI just cancelled our grant. We were in the second year of developing programs to retain students from all backgrounds in STEM. All that work, all that energy…..I am profoundly disappointed. Well-funded HHMI labs, what do you think of dismantling funding for these training programs?

Birth defects are the #1 cause of death in the first year of life (🧵). Birth defects kill more than twice as many children as cancer. Birth defects are diseases of developmental biology. Here are CDC statistics for 2021. 1/5 wisqars.cdc.gov/pdfs/leading...

I absolutely love this amazing original piece of art by my student Terry Wu. I missed the adult frog made from lab paper towels the first time I saw it. Such amazing talent and excited to see biology inspiring our students! Thank you Terry!

They ate his flannel shirt!

Helpful to hear when you’re writing a grant in these uncertain times.

Thank you SDB, proud to be a member.

Does it go: kakistocracy-> kleptocracy -> idiocracy or kleptocracy->Kakistocracy-> idiocracy? Trying to determine where we are currently and where we're going.

Love this video!

Submitting an NIH grant right now

This is welcomed news! But the judiciary won't save us in the long run. Keep calling your elected officials! www.politico.com/news/2025/01...

Dear fellow scientists, Go talk to the press about what is going on. Talk to local news about how it will impact jobs. Be specific, but don't pity yourself. Instead focus on how your own situation affects local jobs, the national economy, beating the growing scientific race with China. Suggestions:

American science and medicine has been thrown into chaos and uncertainty over the past week. Here are some stories to get up to speed. 1/12

Malice by a few and willful stupidity by many has the potential to doom the US as a leader in the sciences. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Scary and sad. I think it's already having a chilling effect on scientists.

So this is getting scary...https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/27/trump-presidency-news/#link-RGIL3TW4LBAC3FFJT346EM4ZKU

Asking for opinions: Are specific aims in a grant proposal better written as questions or statements? I have always written them a statements but I recently was told that questions are preferred.

Excited that our new lab website is starting to come together - thanks to the team, particularly Pauline Marangoni and Zhulin Dixon, for assembling this, and stay tuned for additional updates ophirkleinlab.org

Took a break for dinner and a chance to think about other things. My wife was working on the Monday New York Times crossword (which is always posted early). She asked me 51 Across "Funding sources for many labs" I took a look... (Spoiler alert)

The rapid actions of the Trump Administration to shut down all communication by NIH, thus putting both study sections and councils on hold, is challenging for all of us. We can make our voices known. Below is an example email I sent to both NC Senators (text in alt text) 1/2 🧪

Finally some media attention…

The antidote for despair is action ❤️ * Dial (202) 224-3121 * Enter zip code * Leave voicemail * Say “My name is ___, I’m a constituent in [town]. (If clinician/scientist, say so) “The NIH freeze harms research and patients and must be lifted immediately.” Be brief. Staffers tally all calls. Go! ✅

Taking a break from #devbiolwriteclub to share our recent paper describing the adverse interaction between forever chemicals and common antibiotics in Xenopus. Proud of this work done entirely by undergraduates @simmonsuniversity.bsky.social! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...

This is a great course! I took it back in 2006 and was delighted to be asked to participate this year. So excited meet the new generation of fantastic frog fanatics!

Great opportunity

We're new to bluesky after migrating from twitter... er, X. It's been a nice replacement. Thanks all for posting your recent papers, it's been a great way to keep up with our field. So grateful to be a developmental biologist and part of this great community! #Devbio

Very cool to see promotion of this exciting science!

Frogstyle!

🚨ISRB Webinar - The Americas 🚨First one of the year! 🥳 Happening on January 17th, 12pm US East Coast Time, featuring Karen Echeverri from @mblscience.bsky.social and Katy Loubnet-Senear from Phil Abitua's lab @ohnolog.bsky.social at U. of Washington. Find all details at isrbio.org/event-6026206

Apply! This is an amazing course and an even more amazing experience.

Great opportunity in a beautiful place!