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Cilia alert! Last year Juyeon Hong described a new domain in 9+2 cilia called the EDT, the extreme distal tip. Now, she's found a new protein required for its assembly, but only in non-mammalian vertebrates. A cool evo-cell / protein evolution story in @cellreports.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2xvdskx6

Here's your reminder that writing is a craft; working scientists need to practice it. I'm doing the work this evening. And oh yeah, the book is almost done! I'm writing about stem cells now. Stembryos next! (Alstadt lager and Old Overholt for those playing along at home). #devbiolwriteclub.

check out the fantastic list of speakers on the final program for the 2026 Santa Cruz Dev Biol meeting! Click below, then click the "Conference Program" Link! @lowelab.bsky.social @rashmi-priya.bsky.social @socdevbio.bsky.social scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu

Come join us! 🔬🐣 The Piacentino Lab at Johns Hopkins @hopkinsmedicine.bsky.social is recruiting a postdoc to study membrane lipids, cell migration, and invasion in neural crest and embryonic models! @socdevbio.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social #devbiol #cellbio #lipids

A true giant of #DevBiol! For you youngsters who might not know, among her decades of fantastic discoveries was this thing she found in 1981 that she called "Embryonic Stem Cells." I think some people still study them. Thanks to Alex for writing this lovely piece!

Developmental Biology@devbiol.bsky.social · 2w ago

#DBfeature A tribute to Gail R Martin, mouse geneticist and mentor extraordinaire (April 12, 1944 - Feb 9, 2026) By Alexandra Joyner doi.org/10.1016/j.ydbio.2026.05.007

New White House plan for science and technology released yesterday www.whitehouse.gov/releases/202... 1/9

OSTP Director Releases Landmark Report and Recommendations for Renewing American Scientific Discovery

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Michael Kratsios

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Not too late to register for Santa Cruz Dev Biol (but it is too late to get a talk, i'm afraid. The hard deadline for poster abstracts and attendance is July 15! scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu

So, SO stoked for you, Caitie!!! Can't wait to see what you do.

Caitie McCafferty@computingcaitie.bsky.social · last mo.

Happy to finally share that I will be starting my independent group at the @fmiscience.bsky.social in Feb 2027 in a vibrant new environment. We will use integrative in situ structural cell biology methods to investigate ciliary structure and dynamics in several model (and non-model 👀) systems!!

This should be a great meeting! Join us!

John Wallingford@jbwallingford.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Want a sneak-peak at the Santa Cruz Dev Biol meeting? Check it ⬇️! >20 slots for talks chosen from abstracts! New PI Keynote to be selected from abstracts! Dedicated new PI Session! Scott Fraser workshop! Career Workshop! Plenty of time for co-lab building! 🔥😱😍🔥 🐟🪰🪱🐭🔬🧬 scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu

DEADLINE EXTENDED! There's still time to register for the Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Meeting! Great science, great people, big trees! Join us! scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu

Preliminary schedule is up for the Santa Cruz Dev Biol meeting! Check it out, and if you still want to register, we'll think about letting you! 😉😜 scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu

Only FIVE DAYS LEFT to register for the 2026 Santa Cruz Dev Biol meeting! Great speakers! Tons of talks selected from abstracts! Workshop with Scott Fraser! Workshop with Rashmi Priya! Redwoods trees! 🧬🐸🐟🪰🐭🪱🍃🔥🔬. @devbiol.bsky.social @socdevbio.bsky.social scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu

Want a sneak-peak at the Santa Cruz Dev Biol meeting? Check it ⬇️! >20 slots for talks chosen from abstracts! New PI Keynote to be selected from abstracts! Dedicated new PI Session! Scott Fraser workshop! Career Workshop! Plenty of time for co-lab building! 🔥😱😍🔥 🐟🪰🪱🐭🔬🧬 scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu

Yo! Anyone got a recent successful LSRF postdoc fellowship application they would be willing to share with my super talented postdoc?

The 2026 Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Meeting is gonna be awesome! DEADLINE to register is June 1st! Sign up now! scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu

Did you know Scott Fraser will be at the Santa Cruz Dev Biol meeting? He's President of Dynamic Imaging and Head at the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative BioHub, and a developmental biologist! He'll speak about his 40 years at the interface of academia, industry, and philanthropy. scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu

Did you know that fully half of the talks at the Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Meeting this year will be chosen from submitted abstracts? It's true! Great opportunities for trainees and PIs, too! @socdevbio.bsky.social @rashmi-priya.bsky.social @lowelab.bsky.social scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu

Good question FishRock! Abstract submissions are in the same site as the registration. Just click the register button! scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu

Zebrafish Rock!@zebrafishrock.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Sounds very cool! Where does one submit an abstract? Couldn’t find it on the website 🤔

Did you know the Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Meeting has an entire session just for NEW PI Talks? And a New PI Keynote Talk? It does! These will be chosen from the abstracts. New PIs, sign up! @socdevbio.bsky.social @rashmi-priya.bsky.social @lowelab.bsky.social scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu

If you don't take your cell biology class on an art walk, you're doing it wrong. #toomuchstemisbad

Gorgeous piece of science history here. Many in the @socdevbio.bsky.social will know the story's protagonist, Victoria Foe. And shout out to those of us who did PhDs @utaustin.bsky.social. aeon.co/essays/far-f...

If you need an awesome science illustrator contact @neftaliv.bsky.social. Thanks for making us an awesome poster, Neftalí!

@neftaliv.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Had so much fun collaborating on this poster with Ana Maria! Thank you John and the rest of the meeting organizers for entrusting us with this!

Registration is OPEN for the 2026 Santa Cruz Meeting on Developmental Biology!!! #scdb26 @flybase.bsky.social @zfinmod.bsky.social @alliancegenome.bsky.social @insdb.bsky.social @isdb.bsky.social @geneticssociety.bsky.social @bsdb.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu

Let's get this hashtag started! The 2026 Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Meeting is happen this August! We will share updates using #SCDB26. Can't wait! scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu

A fantastic line up of speakers! Register is now open.

John Wallingford@jbwallingford.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Registration is OPEN for the 2026 Santa Cruz Meeting on Developmental Biology!!! Please spread the word! @mads100tist.bsky.social @socdevbio.bsky.social @bsdb.bsky.social @xenbase.bsky.social @isdb.bsky.social @devbiol.bsky.social @the-node.bsky.social scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu

Scheduled for 24-28 August 2026 at the University of California, Santa Cruz. This meeting will not disappoint!

John Wallingford@jbwallingford.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Registration is OPEN for the 2026 Santa Cruz Meeting on Developmental Biology!!! Please spread the word! @mads100tist.bsky.social @socdevbio.bsky.social @bsdb.bsky.social @xenbase.bsky.social @isdb.bsky.social @devbiol.bsky.social @the-node.bsky.social scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu

Registration is OPEN for the 2026 Santa Cruz Meeting on Developmental Biology!!! Please spread the word! @mads100tist.bsky.social @socdevbio.bsky.social @bsdb.bsky.social @xenbase.bsky.social @isdb.bsky.social @devbiol.bsky.social @the-node.bsky.social scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu

Registration is OPEN for the 2026 Santa Cruz Meeting on Developmental Biology!!! Join us! scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu

Hey Frog-Folk, I saw that @eliasbarrigalab.bsky.social recently used Crispr-Cas13 for mRNA depletion. Anyone else used this in a published paper yet? @goodfrognosis.bsky.social @xenbase.bsky.social @mblscience.bsky.social @frogwranglers.bsky.social @socdevbio.bsky.social