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The Albertin lab studies how novelty arises over the course of evolution and development using cephalopods as models.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Attention Philadelphia! We're hosting a rally to demand that Drexel University maintain The Academy of Natural Sciences Museum open to the public. Join us on Tuesday morning at 10am in front of the academy. Please spread the word, we need all hands on deck! RSVP here: luma.com/1qwnrqz2
A dinosaur on a white background with the text SAve the academy of Natural sciences museum rally Tuesday Sept 8 10am in front of the academy 1900 ben Franklin Parkway. "Tell Drexel University "Keep the museum open!" with the logos for Philly Science Action, Skype a Scientist, and Green Philly
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Sonya Neal @neal-lab.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Come be my colleague!! 🎉 We’re hiring an Assistant Professor in Developmental Biology at UCSD! If you’re doing exciting work in development or regeneration, come join us!! Please spread the word and apply! apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04591
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Assistant Professor of Developmental Biology
University of California, San Diego is hiring. Apply now!
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Fred Hutch @fredhutch.org · 15/08/2026
🔬 Fred Hutch Cancer Center is hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor in the Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org. Join a world-class research community in Seattle and help advance discoveries in fundamental biology. Apply: apply.interfolio.com/190640
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Albertin Lab @albertinlab.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Thanks to the R/V Gemma and the amazing MRC crew for all of their hard work this summer - we couldn’t do it without you! @mblscience.bsky.social
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The NIH just released a proposal that will apparently hide peer reviewers’ impact scores and percentiles from the research team, their institution, and NIH program officers. All the better to obscure how funding decisions will be made primarily via political review, I’m guessing.
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NOT-OD-26-088: Request for Information (RFI) on Proposed Changes to Reporting Outcomes from NIH Peer Review
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Request for Information (RFI) on Proposed Changes to Reporting Outcomes from NIH Peer Review NOT-OD-26-088. NIH
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Noah Whiteman @nkwhiteman.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I’m thrilled to share that our search for a tenure-track colleague in my *truly wonderful and collegial* Genetics, Genomics, Evolution and Development Division in the MCB Department at Berkeley @berkeleymcb.bsky.social is live! Please share this broad search widely: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05481
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Assistant Professor -Genetics, Genomics, Evolution, and Development - Molecular and Cell Biology
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
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Albertin Lab @albertinlab.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Slightly damp outside @mblscience.bsky.social
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Periklis Paganos @perievodevo.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The paper from my postdoc days @mblscience.bsky.social and @zakswartz.bsky.social Lab is available in @natcomms.nature.com. www.nature.com/articles/s41... With Beverly Naigles, @carsten-wolff.bsky.social and @danivoronov.bsky.social
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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Did you know squid pre-date trees on Earth, and can be found in all oceans, at all depths?? Find out more #squid trivia this week on the Children’s Hour, and with our free squid learning guide at childrenshour.org/squid-learning-guide-pdf/ 🌊🌊🦑
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Katie Stone @abqkatiestone.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Older than trees on planet Earth, learn about squid with the one and only @sarahmackattack.bsky.social on The Children’s Hour this week. Livestream at 9am MT from childrenshour.org and grab our learning guide to learn even more.
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The Children's Hour - Kids Public Radio
Fun and educational public radio shows and podcasts for kids of all ages
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
DEADLINE EXTENDED! There's still time to register for the Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Meeting! Great science, great people, big trees! Join us! scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu
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Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Meeting
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Katerina Ragkousi @ragkousik.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Interested in sea anemone embryos and building skills in molecular biology, biochemistry, imaging and bioinformatics? We are at Amherst College and work within a welcoming and supportive environment. Feel free to share and dm for additional details. amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Amhers...
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Research Assistant (Biology)
Amherst has taken a leadership role among highly selective liberal arts colleges and universities in successfully diversifying the racial, socio-economic, and geographic profile of its student body. T...
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Lowe Lab @lowelab.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Please repost !! SANTA CRUZ DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY CONFERENCE 2026. Deadline to register your abstracts for the meeting is Monday June 1. Please get those abstracts in ! scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu
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Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Meeting
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 29/05/2026
It’s truly astonishing to see how comprehensively the US government is tearing down every part of the system that has made it up until now a world-leading power in science, research, and technological development. The entire world will suffer from this wanton destruction.
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elizabethginexi.bsky.social @elizabethginexi.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Calling all Scientists! Research Administrators! Deans! Fans of Science! No one is coming to save us. Here is your assignment. I have written a step by step, easy to understand "how-to" document to help you comment on the proposed OMB rule. elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/what-we-ne...
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What We Need to do NEXT: OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule (OMB 2026-10817)
What OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule Means in Practice
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Abraham Palmer @abepalmer.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
A colleague received bad news from her NIH program officer today: my colleague’s grant got a great score, but NIH still can’t pay it, and my colleague will have to closer her lab. The call ended with the program officer (not my colleague) crying. Awful on so many levels.
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Nature @nature.com · 29/04/2026
Octopuses and squid have elaborate brains. How did their intelligence evolve? go.nature.com/4tIg5Mw
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Do octopus brains work like humans’ — or is there another way to be smart?
Just like vertebrates, cephalopods — such as octopuses and squid — have elaborate brains. Neuroscientists are flocking to them for insights into how intelligence evolved.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
If you are going to watch one thing on Earth Day, this should be it. Rachel Carson has always been someone I have admired and this admiration has grown as I learned about her. A remarkable pioneering woman and a hero to the world.
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Nature @nature.com · 07/04/2026
Nature research paper: A chelicera-bearing arthropod reveals the Cambrian origin of chelicerates go.nature.com/4m1uyzX
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A chelicera-bearing arthropod reveals the Cambrian origin of chelicerates - Nature
Megachelicerax cousteaui gen. et sp. nov. is a large soft-bodied arthropod from the middle Cambrian of Utah featuring massive three-segmented chelicerae, along with five pairs of pseudobiramous prosomal limbs with non-foliaceous exopodal rami, and plate-like lamellae-bearing opisthosomal appendages.
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Nicholas Bellono @nbellono.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
cover photo from late Roy Caldwell (UC Berkeley) with nice remembrances here: www.science.org/content/blog...
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Seeing the world through the eyes of an octopus
Roy Caldwell leaves behind a wealth of fond memories that speak not only to his research, but also to his collegiality, curiosity, and photographic talent.
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Benoit Bruneau @benoitbruneau.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
@dev-journal.bsky.social does the same!
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Pauli Group (posts by Andi Pauli) @pauligroup.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Switching fields or wanting to become an expert in #zebrafish research? The @mblscience.bsky.social 2026 Zebrafish Development & Genetics course offers a fantastic opportunity to learn from leaders in the field! Application deadline: March 2 Please spread the word! www.mbl.edu/education/ad...
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
This is an outstanding essay describing some of the important roles and influences of NIH program officers (from an insider perspective). Read! elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/the-quiet-...
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The Quiet Power of Program Officers
How invisible decisions shape what science gets done—and whether it matters
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Marine Biological Laboratory @mblscience.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Make your spring term unforgettable! 🌊 Join MBL’s Semester in Biological Discovery for an immersive, hands-on dive into parasitology, biodiversity, neurophysiology & more. 📅 Mar 1–May 23, 2026 🗓️ Apply by Dec 12: go.mbl.edu/sbd No research experience required!
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 13/10/2025
I – like Trump and RFK Jr. – do not have a medical degree. So, when questions surrounding medical treatments emerge, I listen to people who do. I get my information from doctors and public health experts – and urge you to do the same.
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Alex de Mendoza @alexdemendoza.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Thrilled to share that the lab has been awarded a @wellcometrust.bsky.social Discovery Award to keep exploring the evolution of 6-methyladenine #6mA in Eukaryotes. We'll open postdoc (3️⃣) and tech (1️⃣) positions to start in 2026, please share with candidates or reach out if you’d like to join us.
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Christy Schnitzler @christyschnitz.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Now Hiring! Whitney Laboratory Assistant/Associate Professor in Marine Bioscience Apply & More Info - explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53... We seek a creative, collaborative scientist whose research harnesses or advances cutting-edge tools. Please help spread the word & reach out with any questions!
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Claire Zagorski, PhD, MSc, EMT-P @clairezagorski.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Hi! Did you know that you aren’t pronouncing axolotl correctly? Suppression of indigenous languages by the Spanish is one of the Four Wounds of Colonization. This is a small subversion of colonial power you can use! Axolotl is a Nahuatl word, and it sounds like this:
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Dmitri Petrov @petrovadmitri.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Flybase lost all of the NIH support overnight - it is a disaster for the community. Please consider donating. I just did! www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...
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Drosophila Genetic Database
The Drosophila Genetic Database, FlyBase, is on the brink of collapse due to the sudden termination of the FlyBase NIH grant, which includes salaries for 5 literature curators based at the University ...
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Albertin Lab @albertinlab.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Calling all cephalopod scientists! The Cephalopod Neuroscience Gordon Research Conference is coming up! To be considered for a talk, please submit your abstract before the September 30 deadline!! www.grc.org/cephalopod-n...
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Dr. Jessica L Ware @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Join us! The Division of Invertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History is hiring a curatorial associate! For more information : careers.amnh.org/postings/4529
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Curatorial Associate
The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world’s preeminent scientific and cultural institutions, and has as its mission to discover, interpret and disseminate information about human cult...
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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 20/08/2025
#OnThisDay in 1858, a seminal journal article comprised of papers by Alfred Russel Wallace FRS and Charles Darwin FRS on the theory of evolution by natural selection was published by the Linnean Society, the first public announcement of the theory of evolution. bit.ly/3k8fq4u
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Amanda Amodeo @aaamodeo.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
My Department (Biology) at @dartmouthartsci.bsky.social is hiring this year! We have an opening for a Tenure Track Cell and/or Molecular biologist (broadly defined). Please share with your trainees/labmates/friends and reach out if you have questions. apply.interfolio.com/171625
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Ondine Cleaver @ondinecleaver.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Call your reps. Science is not political. It helps everyone. 🔬🧬🧫🥼🧪⚗️
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Marine Biological Laboratory @mblscience.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
We're thrilled to announce the largest private gift in our 137-year history: a $25 million unrestricted donation from MBL Whitman Scientist Mark Terasaki. His extraordinary generosity will bolster our renowned research and education programs. 🔬 Learn more: bit.ly/452WL1m
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MBL Announces Largest Ever Gift for Its Renowned Biological Education and Research Programs | Marine Biological Laboratory
Cell Biology Researcher Mark Terasaki’s $25 Million Unrestricted Gift Will Support Operations and Infrastructure Contact: Samantha Cummis scummis@mbl.edu; 973.800.4119
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EvoDevo PanAm @evodevopanam.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
🥳 Our amazing community reunited to talk about evodevo in our #PASEDB2025! Find yourself in this nice evodevo-ist people puzzle 🐟🪸🐌🐙🐚🪲🦋🐝 #evodevo #PASEDB2025 #PASEDB
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
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Heather Bruce @arthropodlegs.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Assistant Professor position in Vert Ecology including areas of physiological ecology at WSU
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Assistant Professor
Online applications must be received before 11:59pm on: September 14, 2025 If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details. Available Title(s): 270-NN_FACULTY -...
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Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 18/07/2025
I still can’t believe that all NIH grants to my colleagues at Harvard and Harvard Medical School have been nullified. And that, as a nation, we’re somehow okay with this illegal, arbitrary, and petty act. Just think of the consequences: scientists, students, and patients will all suffer.
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Crystal Rogers, PhD @rogerslabucd.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Please comment on this! The complexity of living systems cannot be fully recapitulated by in vitro or computational approaches alone. While advances in non-animal model technologies offer complementary tools, they lack the full physiological and developmental context of a living organism.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT Please watch the workshop video and COMMENT by 5:00 Monday 7/14 This is the source of the "no more model organism only grants in NIH-funded research" decree.
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Birth defects kill twice as many children as cancer. Animal model are crucial; no stem-cell or computer models can yet recapitulate the embryo's complexity. If you support birth defects research tell NIH that animal models are important! Click & scroll below to comment. tinyurl.com/mr3he6bx
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FDA-NIH Workshop: Reducing Animal Testing
The FDA is hosting a workshop on reducing animal testing. The workshop is open to current FDA and NIH employees.
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
The NIH is asking scientists and the public to comment on plans to drastically limit animal model research. If you think animal models remain important tools for basic and clinical research tell them! Click the link below and scroll down to send your comments! www.fda.gov/news-events/...
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FDA-NIH Workshop: Reducing Animal Testing
The FDA is hosting a workshop on reducing animal testing. The workshop is open to current FDA and NIH employees.
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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Dear all, PLEASE add comments on the importance of model organism research at this link:
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Cris Niell @crisniell.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Applications are open for the first Cephalopod Neuroscience Gordon Conference, to be held February 2026! Hope to see many of you there! 🐙🧠🔬 www.grc.org/cephalopod-n...
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Ondine Cleaver @ondinecleaver.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Reupping. So important for our country to invest in science. Call your congressperson and tell them your story. As a scientist, or as a patient or caregiver.
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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
My ode to Curiosity Driven Research www.statnews.com/2025/04/03/b...
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Why we study shrimp on treadmills: The case for curiosity-driven research
“If we cut or limit funding for curiosity-driven research, we risk shutting down the pipeline of future innovation,” writes Carole LaBonne of Northwestern.
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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
🔈 Excited to welcome Gert Jan C. Veenstra as an invited speaker at #ICDB2025! Gert Jan leads research on gene regulation during embryonic and heart development, utilizing stem cells and model organisms to unravel the complexities of pluripotency and differentiation. 🧬❤️🧪
An announcement slide in white and blue colors, with Gert Jan's name, the SDB ISDB and LASDB logos and text that says Plenary 3: Evolution and Development of Organ Systems. Saturday, June 21st 5-7pm.
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EvoDevo PanAm @evodevopanam.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Spiralia enthusiasts!! 🐙💛🐌 Our amazing speaker for the Spiralia Satellite symposia at the #PASEDB2025 Deirdre Lyons, Associate Professor, Scripps Institution of Oceanography Organizers: Christina Zakas and @albertinlab.bsky.social #evodevo #pasedb #spiralia
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EvoDevo PanAm @evodevopanam.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Spiralia enthusiasts!! 🐚🐙🐌💛 Our amazing speaker for the Spiralia Satellite symposia at the #PASEDB2025 Néva Meyer, Associate Professor, Clark University Organizers: Christina Zakas and @albertinlab.bsky.social #evodevo #pasedb #spiralia
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