happy to see our work on #cuttlefish prey capture published in @jexpbiol.bsky.social today 🐙 read it here: tinyurl.com/mfess8bb
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Huge congratulations to my mentee, Miranda Margulis-Ohnuma, for winning the @sicb-dcb-dvm.bsky.social D. Dwight Davis Award for Division of Vertebrate Morphology best student talk at this year's @sicb.bsky.social meeting! So pleased to see her creativity recognized 🐍 sicb.org/sicb-news/co...
Had lots of fun delivering the @sicb-dcb-dvm.bsky.social Carl Gans award lecture yesterday at @sicb.bsky.social #SICB2026! Grateful to have the support of so many incredible colleagues in comparative biomechanics.
Calling all #SICB2026 attendees, come see my poster (032) at TODAY at 3.30pm-4.30pm! Learn how I managed to image baby sharks weekly to see their “skin-teeth” form!! @sicb-dcb-dvm.bsky.social @sicb.bsky.social #ufresearch
…And if you’re interested in our research, check out poster 032 where Campbell and Lily will be presenting on chimaera head development! @sicb.bsky.social @sicb-dcb-dvm.bsky.social #ufresearch #nsf
Come see Comparative Biomechanics Best Student Presentation Wainwright and Koehl Award in C123 at 1pm TODAY!
Head to C123 TODAY to see the Vertebrate Morphology Best Student Presentation D. Dwight Davis award at 8am!
Come check out back-to-back Law lab talks today in the Shape and Climate session (room B112)! 10:15am - Long fuse evolution of carnivoran skeletal phenomes 13:30am - Endocranial shape variation in relation to climate in primates #SICB2026 @sicb-dcb-dvm.bsky.social
The Garner Lab for Animal Morphology & Mechanics (GLAMM) is in full force at #SICB2026! Check out some of our work studying adhesion and locomotion in geckos, anoles, and sea urchins @sicb.bsky.social @sicb-dcb-dvm.bsky.social
Here’s what you can expect on the last day of #SICB2026 — let’s finish strong 🧠✨ Shoutout to @armanafzadeh.bsky.social who will be delivering the Gans Lecture !! Join us for the SICB Closing Celebration to wrap up an incredible week of science, community, and collaboration 🎉 Don’t forget to tag!
Tuesday at #SICB2026 is packed 🐾🌊 A full day of talks and posters that we close out with the SICB Member Meeting and a DCB/DVM/DEDB social 🎉 📣 Presenting today? Tag us so we can hype your work!
I’ll be kicking off Monday’s Muscle session talking about what happens when the perch doesn’t behave- and how two distal pennate muscles keep guinea fowl upright anyway. Stick around and check out many of our collaborators from @movementscience.bsky.social later in the session as well! #sicb2026
Day 2 at #SICB2026 is bringing the gold 🏅 From Best Student Presentation awards in Vertebrate Morphology and Comparative Biomechanics to posters on flight, walking, and structure–function — Monday is stacked from AM to PM. 📣 DCB & DVM presenters: tag us so we can promote your talks and posters!
Day 2 at #SICB2026 is bringing the gold 🏅 From Best Student Presentation awards in Vertebrate Morphology and Comparative Biomechanics to posters on flight, walking, and structure–function — Monday is stacked from AM to PM. 📣 DCB & DVM presenters: tag us so we can promote your talks and posters!
Catch me bright and early on day 1 at 8:15 am in Feeding 1! I'm presenting on a salamander project originally proposed by the late Dave Wake. I can promise CT images of salamander bones, teeth, and muscles. There will be some data and lots of hand waving. #SICB2026
The countdown begins… ⏰ Sunday at #SICB2026 is already STACKED! 🗂️ Whether you’ve built your itinerary or you’re still deciding, we’ve got you covered with these at-a-glance schedules. 👉 DCB & DVM folks: tag us so we can hype your talks and posters! More at-a-glance posts coming soon 👀
I'm so sad I can't go 🥹 Make sure to check out the auction! My plates just made it to Portland according to USPS :)
The countdown begins… ⏰ Sunday at #SICB2026 is already STACKED! 🗂️ Whether you’ve built your itinerary or you’re still deciding, we’ve got you covered with these at-a-glance schedules. 👉 DCB & DVM folks: tag us so we can hype your talks and posters! More at-a-glance posts coming soon 👀
I'll be presenting in this Sunday's 'Shape and Climate' session at 11am. Come see all about Carboniferous ray-finned fishes!
The countdown begins… ⏰ Sunday at #SICB2026 is already STACKED! 🗂️ Whether you’ve built your itinerary or you’re still deciding, we’ve got you covered with these at-a-glance schedules. 👉 DCB & DVM folks: tag us so we can hype your talks and posters! More at-a-glance posts coming soon 👀
The countdown begins… ⏰ Sunday at #SICB2026 is already STACKED! 🗂️ Whether you’ve built your itinerary or you’re still deciding, we’ve got you covered with these at-a-glance schedules. 👉 DCB & DVM folks: tag us so we can hype your talks and posters! More at-a-glance posts coming soon 👀
DCB DVM mentor-mentee pairs have been emailed! If you did not sign up initially and would like to be paired please dm this account or email mwy9@duke.edu.
DCB DVM mentor-mentee pairs have been emailed! If you did not sign up initially and would like to be paired please dm this account or email mwy9@duke.edu.
Curator of Education job (tenure-track Assistant Professor) at the Museum of Natural History, University of Colorado Boulder! Salary $90-$100K, 9 month full time position. Apply by Jan 21. jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
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For a second I thought this was a book cover, and got all hyped to read it. Fabulous design for a fascinating topic! (And maybe a future book...?)
Be sure to catch the symposium: Needle in the haystack: Finding tools to study puncture and injection mechanisms across biology on Wednesday Jan 7! As SICB 2026 is getting closer, tune into DCB/DVM social media (here and @sicb.dcb.dvm on Instagram). @sicbjournals.bsky.social @sicb.bsky.social
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SICB Mentorship - Portland 2026
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If you signed up to participate in SICB's mentor/mentee programs for the meeting in January. Check your email from Chair.SPDAC@sicb.org. Please fill out the form link in the email before this Sunday, December 21!!
Submit a design to SICB SPDAC's sticker competition by November 3! Win up to $100 in Visa giftcard! Details in thread. Submit your designs here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Results are in for SPDAC's 2026 SICB sticker competition... Follow along to see who won and which stickers you'll find at SPDAC's booth at the annual meeting!
Had so much fun making this with Ryan! Almost all of the species are Oregon natives! :) Penstemon ovatus, Bombus huntii, Melanerpes formicivorus - Acorn woodpecker, Umeces skiltonianus - Western skink, and Megalodacne heros - native oregon The rest are special to us :)
Our 3rd place winners are... Rebecca Beneroff (@botanicalbecks.bsky.social) and Ryan Fisk with this beautiful design! Please come see our booth in Portland to get this sticker! SPDAC representatives will be there during morning and afternoon breaks and during poster sessions. @sicb.bsky.social
Be sure to catch the symposium: Needle in the haystack: Finding tools to study puncture and injection mechanisms across biology on Wednesday Jan 7! As SICB 2026 is getting closer, tune into DCB/DVM social media (here and @sicb.dcb.dvm on Instagram). @sicbjournals.bsky.social @sicb.bsky.social
Interested in starting your own science-related business? Spinning off an idea from your lab into a product? Apply to chat one-on-one with Dr. Aaron Olsen, founder of 3D Anatomy Studios, at #SICB2026 in Portland, OR: forms.gle/e2p5Lr1fuwJa...! Limited spots available- apply by Dec 14, 2025!
A reminder for anyone interested in chatting about science and entrepreneurship at #SICB2026 - we've extended the deadline to December 29! forms.gle/e2p5Lr1fuwJa...
Chat Science & Entrepreneurship @ SICB 2026
Are you interested in starting your own business or organization? A career as an entrepreneur scientist? Spinning off an idea from your lab into a product or service? Or do you just have questions rel...
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Interested in starting your own science-related business? Spinning off an idea from your lab into a product? Apply to chat one-on-one with Dr. Aaron Olsen, founder of 3D Anatomy Studios, at #SICB2026 in Portland, OR: forms.gle/e2p5Lr1fuwJa...! Limited spots available- apply by Dec 14, 2025!
Going to #SICB? attend s4 www.xcdsystem.com/sicb/program... Sex across origins: Questioning animal-centric assumptions & developing integrative frameworks Organized by M. Aramati Casper, aramaticasper.weebly.com Jay J. Falk jayjinsing.github.io Karen M. Warkentin, sites.bu.edu/warkentinlab/
Looking for a faculty job at one of the world's great research stations? We're looking for a marine invertebrate biologist at UW's Friday Harbor Labs. apply.interfolio.com/178804