New preprint! We found that distinct positional identity patterns the central features of the zebrafish caudal fin. But, to quote WB Yeats, "The centre cannot hold:" when central identity is disrupted, the center "collapses" and the fin develops with a novel shape. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Congratulations to Dr. Surette @ericsurette.bsky.social who I hooded yesterday! He was chosen to represent all the BC doctoral students in the university-wide graduation ceremony.

Toshiaki's work suggesting that thyroid hormone acts upstream of the Notch pathway to expand epidermal soft tissue at the edge of the fin. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Boston College Biology had a great showing at #NESDB in Woods Hole! Sofia gave a talk and Nico, Toshiaki, John, Azlan and Mica gave posters. Congratulations to Gonzalez Rosa Lab postdoc Miriam for winning Best Poster award!