NEW GRANT OPPORTUNITY! Ever wanted to travel to a different lab to learn more? Or expand your knowledge and experience in the field? #IZFS has a new grant opportunity for you! Read more about the Knowledge Exchange Grant here: www.izfs.org/awards/knowl... #ZebrafishGrant

The Rawls Lab is hiring! We are seeking a motivated research technician to support cutting-edge studies in gastrointestinal physiology using zebrafish & mice. To learn more about this hands-on & in-person position at Duke University in Durham NC, click here: careers.duke.edu/job/Durham-R...

in the latest “first“ for the new lab, we’re doing our first experiment where we have absolutely no idea how this plays out!

For some reason, I wore all green today, and every time I walk into a room I want to say "Hi-Ho, Kermit the frog, here!" and my word this is turning into a looooong day!

Jeeze, flies are so freaking amazing, but can someone please point out that this is truly breath-taking research (ba-dum!)

Yichen Luo 骆奕辰@camellyc.bsky.social · 2d ago

1/8 Breathing seems automatic. But it's a finely tuned motor behavior that has to be controlled. In this preprint, I map the circuits that match a fly's respiration to the metabolic demands of flight and mitigate the risk of dehydration. 🧵🪰 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

“You’re not seen as middle age, you’re seen as old, whereas your comparable male counterpart is seen as in his prime time,” @amydiehl.bsky.social said about the gendered ageism that women ages 40-60 can face.

Amy Diehl, Ph.D.@amydiehl.bsky.social · 3d ago

As I told @monicatorrr.bsky.social of @huffpost.com, "As [women] grow older and more mature in their careers, they lose some of the fear of speaking their mind. And certain men don’t like that." www.huffpost.com/entry/age-di...

I am sincerely honored and excited to be named the Vice Chair for Vision Research at the @moraneyecenter.bsky.social at @utah.edu. I am thrilled to work with everyone to build upon the Moran's rich history in vision research. Stay tuned for much more to come - we will be growing!

Moran Eye Center Names Kristen M. Kwan, PhD, Vice Chair for Vision Research

The John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah has named Kristen M. Kwan, PhD, Vice Chair for Vision Research. In this leadership role, she will help guide the strategic direction of the Moran...

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I am excited to announce that I have opened my own lab at SMU in Dallas, Texas! We are studying questions surrounding how our environment shapes social interactions across lifespan using aggression across sexes in Drosophila as a model. (Photos are of SMU's Dallas Hall and the view from my office)

I looooove this #FluorescenceFriday fish gut! lipid-laden lumen fluorescing in white, while magenta-coloured phagocytes occupy regular intervals at the ventral surface of the gut 😍

The “fruit” of my sabbatical year at Chongqing University: how an insect discriminates between pathogenic vs. commensal fungi and how we can manipulate that interaction to generate biological insecticides for eliminating insect pests and recover crops. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Immune surveillance on the insect body surface recognizes a pathogen-derived fungal protease to activate defenses - Nature Communications

Early immune surveillance promotes effective antifungal defense. Here, the authors show that a secreted lectin, IML1, binds diverse fungal spores on the cuticle, but immunity is triggered only upon cl...

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Every scientist gets how deeply satisfying this message is.

Important update to lab mascot, Flish. She is now blowing bubbles to clarify that she spends some of her life underwater!

(Re)starting your lab is tough, but we're getting to a place where we're planning new experiments and looking to the future, and I always find this part of the job so exciting!

A short but compelling insight into the decades long abuse and torture of young pregnant women by the Catholic Church and the Irish state

Honored and delighted to share this piece — every scientist really does have a role to play in advocacy, even if it doesn't look like what you'd expect. I hope this encourages others to find their own way to advocate, whatever form that takes. 🔬💛

Gladfelter Lab@gladfelterlab.bsky.social · last wk.

You're probably already doing science advocacy — you just might not call it that. Our new commentary (www.nature.com/articles/s41...) makes the case that every scientist has a role, and that advocacy takes many forms. Find and embrace yours! @natcellbio.nature.com @vfarm15.bsky.social

Last week, we finished an intense but very enjoyable EMBO microbiome workshop. It was great working with such an engaged group of trainees and instructors and I’m glad to have had the opportunity to participate!

To every trans Londoner: this city is yours too. Today we celebrate London Trans+ Pride and reaffirm a simple truth: you should be free to live as yourself, without fear or prejudice. You are loved. You are wanted. You belong here.

This #FluorescenceFriday image of fish intestinal villi feels like an important step into the future for our new lab in Bath. Thanks to Cora, we captured proliferating cells (in cyan) and blood cells (in magenta) in a single image for the first time!

Sigh

I'm really happy that my final involvement with flies gave me the opportunity to make some very minor contributions to this study by a former lab postdoc, Aurelia Joly.

A tumor-suppressive role of the PRC1 Polycomb epigenetic complex in the maintenance of adult Drosophila intestinal stem cell identity

Author summary Our research explores how stem cells in the adult intestine stay healthy and avoid becoming cancerous. We focused on a group of proteins called Polycomb Repressive Complex 1 (PRC1), whi...

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New idea: Students interested in joining a lab get reference letters about the PI by former trainees.

The final version of our paper looking at effects of RANK deficiency on gut function in zebrafish is now online!

Rank-dependent control of tuft and BEST4 cell development in the intestine - Nature Communications

Here they provide evidence that RANK signaling contributes to specification of intestinal epithelial tuft and BEST4 cells, and that loss of RANK impairs the ability of the host to navigate infections ...

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Gosh I love this place

Since it’s the World Cup finals today, thought I would share this quick Dali-inspired painting I did for my son a few years ago… 🇦🇷⚽️🏟️

And we’re done. EMBO microbiome worship comes to an end. Organizers, instructors and students came together to do something truly special. I’m equal parts tired and motivated to learn more, which is usually a healthy sign for a good meeting. Now for some sleep 😴

I completely forgot (it’s been a loooong week!), @nicjanto.bsky.social the scientist responsible for this amazing image is also here. Special shout out to Nic for doing our first Lcp1 stain in bath!

Edan Foley@edanfoley.bsky.social · 3w ago

Nic Janto served up this delight for #FluorescenceFriday A fish gut where he visualised all the associated leukocytes in magenta. I always find it so striking to see how blood cells patrol and occasionally integrate within the gut epithelium.

Nic Janto served up this delight for #FluorescenceFriday A fish gut where he visualised all the associated leukocytes in magenta. I always find it so striking to see how blood cells patrol and occasionally integrate within the gut epithelium.

Happy #FluorescenceFriday! 🔥🧪🔬 A blaze of neural crest cells migrates through a developing quail embryo on one of embryonic development's most epic journeys. Beautifully captured by @vanderspuy.bsky.social 👩‍🔬🐣 #Devbio

Celebrating Mac and cheese day the way the founders intended

The EMBO Microbiome workshop has been tiring in places, but students, instructors and guest speakers have really turned this event into something quite special. I feel very invigorated after a full day of discussing experimental design, while capturing some neat images.