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Roy Zang

@cellulo-evo.bsky.social
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PhD student in Musser group at Yale. Evolution of cellular organelles, processes, and physiology across animals. 🧽🪼🪱 He/Him 🇨🇦

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Roy Zang @cellulo-evo.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
How do #sponges coordinate their bodies despite lacking neurons and true muscles? We show that sponges use monoamines to control water flow in their canals — reminiscent of how adrenaline regulates blood vessels. My PhD story, now on BioRxiv: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... #Evolution
Evolution of monoamine reception and its role in cellular contractility.
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