Defending my dissertation in five days 🎓🪸 September 11 at 1 PM (PST) In-Person: Cordley Hall 1316 Zoom: beav.es/JunCai YouTube: beav.es/IBLive

Happy to share that this year’s OSU Biology Graduate Student Symposium (BGSS) was a success! Thanks to everyone that helped put this together and the hundred people in attendance! @osubpp.bsky.social @osuscience.bsky.social @bb-osu.bsky.social

CORAL REEF NEWS: 2026 May Be The Year Coral Reefs Around The World Finally Collapse Read full story here: www.sciencealert.com/2026-may-be-... #coralreefs #tippingpoint #climatenews #coralnews #climatechange #coralbleaching #coralreefecology #marinescience #marinebiology

2026 May Be The Year Coral Reefs Around The World Finally Collapse

Tropical coral reefs cover less than 1% of the seafloor, yet support 25% of all marine species.

sciencealert.com

I had such an amazing time at my first SICB conference! What a great space to learn about awesome science! #SICB2026 @sicb.bsky.social @sicb-spdac.bsky.social @maria-ruggeri.bsky.social @junbcai.bsky.social @oregonstate.edu @osuscience.bsky.social

Some closeups of the piece! #SICB2026

Thanks to the organizers at #SICB2026 for the art raffle and auction! Here is the piece I donated from my art-science communication class! @sicbjournals.bsky.social @sicb.bsky.social #coralreefart #redsea #biodiversity

I am presenting my work today at 3 PM at #SICB2026 ! Come join to learn about symbiosis and ChIP-seq! @sicb.bsky.social

We printed fish! Starting off #SICB2026 with a VERY fun (and a little smelly) workshop

Having an awesome time at SICB so far! @sicb.bsky.social @sicbjournals.bsky.social @junbcai.bsky.social @maria-ruggeri.bsky.social