Excited to share another paper from work I did during my PhD with @trishschulte.bsky.social and @madisonearhart.bsky.social. We looked at how fish embryos respond differently to constant and fluctuating temperatures! 🐟

Journal of Experimental Biology@jexpbiol.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Atlantic killifish are robust little fish, but now @tblanchard.bsky.social & co reveal that fluctuating temperatures while the embryos are developing in the egg can have beneficial and damaging consequences journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...

here is the paper link!!! : www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... This was a team effort 🫶🏼 with @wbuggiii.bsky.social, @biomatt.bsky.social, @trishschulte.bsky.social, and bluesky-less Gary and Ken

Transcriptomic signatures associated with developmental transitions in the gill of lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens)

The developmental transition from the larval to juvenile stage, represents one of the highest periods of mortality for many species of fish. Thus, und…

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New lake sturgeon work out investigating transcriptional shifts in the gill during early development mRNA changes associated with histone modifications, DNA methylation, and apoptosis were conserved across both populations, as well as population-specific processes 🧪🌎🌐🐠 tinyurl.com/bdekwzed

these REUs are so crucial for undergraduates to get to do science, for their careers, and for all of us because undergraduates are our future and we need to support and nurture their brilliance ~ this is heartbreaking 💔 🧪👩🏻‍🔬🌎

Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · last yr.

🚨 Many NSF-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) are being cancelled for Summer 2025. www.reddit.com/r/REU/commen...

Another paper from my PhD where we looked at the short and long term effects of raising embryos at two different temperatures 🐟 Interestingly hypoxia tolerance but not thermal tolerance was shown to be altered in juveniles.

Madison Earhart, PhD@madisonearhart.bsky.social · last yr.

How do early developmental conditions affect stressor resilience in fish later in life? We investigated this in a new paper lead by @tblanchard.bsky.social! 🧪👩🏻‍🔬🌎🌐🦑 We found that in killifish, sub-optimal developmental temps had lasting negative impacts on hypoxia tolerance later in life 👇🏼

How do early developmental conditions affect stressor resilience in fish later in life? We investigated this in a new paper lead by @tblanchard.bsky.social! 🧪👩🏻‍🔬🌎🌐🦑 We found that in killifish, sub-optimal developmental temps had lasting negative impacts on hypoxia tolerance later in life 👇🏼

Exposure to sub-optimal temperature during early development decreases hypoxia tolerance in juvenile Fundulus heteroclitus

Summary: Exposing Fundulus heteroclitus to a sub-optimal temperature during development reduces hypoxia tolerance but increases hif1α expression in juvenile fish and has no effect on thermal tolerance...

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please fill out this form if you are a part of AFS or fisheries science in general, they are also voting to remove CLIMATE CHANGE from their 5 year plan - absolutely horrendous behavior 🧪🌎🐠

Ale the marinebioartist 🌊@marinebiologale.bsky.social · 2y ago

Ocean science friends! The American Fisheries Society is planning on removing certain words like inclusivity and safety from their 5 year plan. They are voting on this on Thursday, so please share your dissent and fill out the form here. Please also share! #oceansci docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Survived my first ever term as a Lecturer, even though I still have lots to learn, my students are what made the class so enjoyable to teach. My biggest takeaway from teaching is to show students you care, and to that I look forward to what next semester brings.

After almost 6 years of work, I have officially turned in my PhD thesis 🎉

The Alternative Grading SoTL linkage grant I’m working on with @drceleste.bsky.social (and many others) has FINALLY had the Ethics application approved! 🥳 Time to start doing the work! isotl.ctlt.ubc.ca/services/sot...

@tblanchard.bsky.social & I are giving the SFU Biology department seminar tomorrow on how we implemented #ungrading. 🏫 📝 Come join us if you are in the area!! #SFU #UBC #highered #stem #edusky