If I could snap my fingers and be anywhere I wanted right now, I'd go back to sky lagoon spa in Iceland and do the 7 rituals again. Especially that room where it rains. Chef's kiss.

I wish I too was in Iceland, listening to the wind. Congratulations to Anne!

James McLeod@jamespmcleod.ca · 6d ago

Ingrid Carlberg, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, said the author was in Iceland “listening to the wind” when the academy reached her to notify her of the win. apnews.com/article/nobe...

Researchers from cilia biology and microscopy, as well as primary ciliary dyskinesia clinicians, have written an open letter to Nikon regarding the winning video in their Small World in Motion competition. To read the open letter and find out how to add you name:

Mouse retina optical section labeled with a polySia marker (green), calretinin (magenta), and a nuclear label (blue). #MicroscopyMonday

If anyone wants to know how stupid our provincial government is, the question "Should Alberta hold a referendum on separation from Canada?" is being asked at the same time as the question "Should Alberta elections should require proof of Canadian citizenship to vote?" 💩

Can someone please explain like I'm 5 the actual sample prep steps for bulk RNA-seq because published paper methods are like 4 sentences long, and I feel as if I may be greatly overthinking this...🧪🐸

Gambling ads should be outlawed.

Mine are pretty tame. In 2021, they put me in a small library to do my talk over zoom, so I didn't have to mask. That was fine, but then they forgot about me (?!) I opened the door to a darkened empty space and had to find my own way out of the bowels of a closed building I've never been in before 💀

Jason Rasgon@vectorgen.bsky.social · 2w ago

Oh, are we posting Bad Faculty Job Interview stories again? Here's my contribution bsky.app/profile/vect...

My new nemesis is officially the University of Calgary medical school reference form.

‼️ attention Canadian health researchers ‼️ #CIHR has posted the Project Grants Discussion Paper and a related *survey* cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54821.html Please please participate 🙏

In the latest development of #justlablife a rascally frog has figured out how to open the rack lids and escape. They have done this TWICE now (same frog, who we have now named Drainy Houdini). Now we have to shim the lids shut using lily pads. At least its on theme. 🐸 🧪

Two funded MSc positions are available with us thanks to an NSERC-Alliance grant. Working with the McDonald lab, the focus will be on the neurobehavioural effects of chronic exposure to microplastics in rodents. If you or anyone you know are interested, contact us! #neuroskyence #neuroethology

Yi-Rong is looking for a postdoctoral fellow! She's not on Bluesky so helping spread the word. Please follow the link to apply #retina 🧪 www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Postdoctoral Scholar in Visual System Neurobiology & Multi-Omics - Los Angeles, California job with University of California Los Angeles | 12864661

We are seeking a highly motivated scientist trained in neuroscience with expertise in molecular biology and bioinformatics

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UCLA Neuroscience Theme@uclaneurotheme.bsky.social · 4w ago

Congrats to YiRong Peng, Greg Field, & Alex Huk on $8.9M BRAIN Initiative U01 from NINDS & NEI to build precision viral tools targeting specific retinal cell types. Combines genetics, viral engineering, retinal physiology, & visual processing, aimed at therapeutic potential for retinal degeneration.

My work on the turquoise killifish photoreceptor mosaic was published last week - check it out if you’re interested in photoreceptors, cell organization, and pretty pictures! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Ordered Chaos: Photoreceptor Mosaics in the Larval and Adult Turquoise Killifish (<i>Nothobranchius furzeri</i>)

The annual turquoise killifish (Nothobranchius furzeri) cone photoreceptor mosaic is an ordered lattice but lacks regularity of cone subtypes in adulthood. The cone mosaic differs between life stages...

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People talk about getting exhausted in academia and then how balls start dropping. I didn't realize that a dropped ball of mine would be accidentally stealing a rental car in Helsinki for 5 days lmaooooooo 💀 It's all good, they just let pay the difference when I dropped it off. I love Finland 💙🤍

Such beautiful chandeliers in this lecture hall.

I’ve spent much of my career studying the eye, but having a dear friend diagnosed with an inherited retinal disease has made this work feel much more personal. Please consider helping us reach our VisionWalk goal, every donation big or small counts: give.fightingblindness.org/fundraiser/7...

You know what's amazing? Despite the world going to hell, the rising fascism, the uncertainty, my timeline is full of people doing amazing things. People show up and create, fight back, have fun and whimsy. That's how we win.

New preprint! We analyzed 190 pathogenic PROM1 variants and found positive associations between dominant missense variants and milder cone-specifc phenotypes (maculopathies). We also share some rare and unique PROM1 case series, including patients with SDD/drusen.🧪👀 www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...

Genotype-Phenotype Correlations Reveal Positive Inheritance and Phenotype Associations for PROM1-Associated Inherited Retinal Degenerations

Genetic variants in PROM1 are associated with inherited blindness, but clinical phenotypes vary widely with currently no consensus on disease expectations or predicted patient outcomes. To address thi...

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As the two most-cited #ctenophore papers, Ryan et al (2013) won the race to publish the first genome (M. leidyi) while Moroz et al (2014) further provided evidence to support Ctenophora as the most basal animal lineage. Published in @science.org & @nature.com, respectively. #CtenophoreFunFacts 🦑

Another moment of pride! 🎉 Emily Tom’s PhD work is finally published! Her work reveals a fascinating consequence of aging: plasma membrane damage increases, and lysosomes step in to repair the membrane and keep cells alive. Let us know what you think, and repost it! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Lipid-driven membrane remodeling engages a lysosome-dependent adaptive repair program during retinal aging - Molecular Neurodegeneration

Age-associated remodeling of membrane lipid composition has been implicated in cellular dysfunction, yet the mechanisms linking lipid changes to membrane integrity and disease remain poorly defined. I...

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Nothing like leaving the office to the building lights turned off to relieve nostalgia of being a grad student/postdoc. Spooooky 👻

I had so much fun. I can't wait until the next one!

Justin Kumar@flyeyelab.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Many thanks to all keynote speakers, session speakers, discussion leaders, and attendees for making the 2026 GRC on Visual System Development the best one ever. Can't wait to see everyone again at the 2028 meeting in Il Ciocco, Italy

Making this my grant rebuttal and not elaborating any further. 🐸🧪

My Garmin is getting sent in for exchange so I'm back to regular watches for a bit. That's ok tho, because I haven't worn my newest fun watch very much yet.

Dr. Helen Willsey, Associate Proffessor at the University of San Francisco shares her insights and experiences in an interview with Ingrid Tsang, Reviews Editor at Development. www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNe... #science #devbio #cellbio #xenopus #frogs

Alright, do I prioritize the paper resubmission, the other paper initial submission, grant 1 which needs a near full write, or grant 2, which needs revisions. 😵‍💫🧪

Lots of fantastic Xenopus research at the SDB meeting in Las Vegas. Consider publishing your research in the Society of Developmental Biology's official journal, Developmental Biology. Publication free for SDB members! www.sciencedirect.com/journal/deve... #science #devbio #cellbio #xenopus #frogs

I've got a new chapter out, Insights Into Retinal Remodeling In Retinal Degenerative Disease: bryanwjones.com/2026/07/insi...

It's been a while since I've taken my camera out. I accidentally chose some story board setting instead of sport mode. Behold, pride pelican! #birding