Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.Sarah Tuttle @niais.cryptoanarchy.network · 27/09/2026This part, this part that has been the issue for so many minoritized folks for such a long fucking time is what just destroys me constantly: "I wish that 55% of my brain was not devoted to strategizing about the survival of me and of my friends." We just want to do our goofy little stuff. 017026
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D. @ecbrooks96.bsky.social · 21/08/2026We're looking for a postdoc in the Fantauzzo laboratory at CU Anschutz! If you're interested in cellular signaling and/or craniofacial developmental biology, then the project(s) in the job ad below might be a fit for you! 044
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.Alexandra Weber @toedtoad.bsky.social · 31/08/2026My first paper is officially out in @currentbiology.bsky.social ! We found that snake embryos coil due to a mismatch in growth rates between the gut and spine. This tight coil is one of the reasons why snakes are able to get so long. Read the paper here! 215243
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 23/08/2026the guy who said he wanted to chair the harvard department of eugenics and race science??? people are signing a letter in support of his right to bully black men to death in pursuit of his dream of eliminating black people entirely?? just making sure i’m reading this right!! 9956981294
Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D. @ecbrooks96.bsky.social · 21/08/2026We're looking for a postdoc in the Fantauzzo laboratory at CU Anschutz! If you're interested in cellular signaling and/or craniofacial developmental biology, then the project(s) in the job ad below might be a fit for you! 044
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.Fantauzzo Lab @fantauzzolab.bsky.social · 21/08/2026A NIH-funded postdoc position is available in our laboratory @cu-coms.bsky.social to study PDGFR dimer-specific dynamics in the mouse craniofacial mesenchyme. Please repost! Job description and how to apply: cu.taleo.net/careersectio...cu.taleo.netPost-Doctoral FellowClick the link provided to see the complete job description. 135
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.Stottmann Lab @stottmannlab.bsky.social · 20/08/2026We’re recruiting a postdoc to follow up on an astonishing number of mutants with craniofacial phenotypes from our ENU mutagenesis screen. Great opportunity for someone interested in developmental genetics, craniofacial biology, mouse genetics & gene discovery. Please share! 146
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.Asher Elbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · 15/08/2026One of the genuinely crazy things about modern crocodiles is that far from being a primordial relic, they're actually as specialized and distinct in their lifestyle compared to their ancestors as birds are, if not more so 16016
Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D. @ecbrooks96.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Archosaurian evolution is so freaking cool omg (saying this as someone who did my PhD research on a naturally occurring avian embryo that developed teeth during its embryonic development) 010
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Of course this RFI drops late on Friday. NIH proposes to stop providing specific scores and instead bin grants into 3 broad categories: most competitive, competitive, not discussed. A score would be calculated but not provided to the PI (or PO). grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...grants.nih.govNOT-OD-26-088: Request for Information (RFI) on Proposed Changes to Reporting Outcomes from NIH Peer ReviewNIH 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 46046
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Another day, another impeachable offense: The White House ordered federal agencies to block resources to Colorado because it had punished an election denier. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/u... 8632891333
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 15/08/2026There's actually research on this and it involves scrutiny. If you're Black people are going to look at your work looking for mistakes in a way they would never for white people.theatlantic.comBlack Workers Really Do Need to Be Twice as GoodAfrican American employees tend to receive more scrutiny from their bosses than their white colleagues, meaning that small mistakes are more likely to be caught, which over time leads to worse perform... 162204679
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.NIH Vigils @nihvigils.bsky.social · 08/08/2026New Substack from @27unihted.bsky.social just dropped breaking down decreases in NIH funding by institute and PI race. TL;DR biggest decreases in funding between 2024-2025 are for Black and Latino scientistsopen.substack.comDisparities in success rates at NIH: inequality across institutes, race, and moreTo date in FY26, awards by month for all extramural grants are following the same trajectory as in FY25 with only about two months remaining in the fiscal year 16947
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.MadScientist @mads100tist.bsky.social · 24/08/2023The plot thickens 334264
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.SCGDB @scgdb.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Congratulations to Dr. Licia Selleri @sellerilab.bsky.social on the SCGDB 2026 David Bixler Distinguished Scientist in Craniofacial Research Award! Sponsored by Developmental Dynamics @devdynamics.bsky.social. Don't miss her award presentation - register for the meeting by Sept 8th at scgdb.org. 083
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.SCGDB @scgdb.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Congrats to Dr. Katherine Fantauzzo @fantauzzolab.bsky.social on the SCGDB 2026 Marylou Buyse Distinguished Scientist in Craniofacial Research Award! Sponsored by Developmental Dynamics @devdynamics.bsky.social. Don't miss her award presentation - register for the meeting by Sept 8th at scgdb.org. 193
Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D. @ecbrooks96.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Excited to be at #2026SDB in Las Vegas! I’ll be presenting one of my postdoc projects during the poster session TODAY. If you’re interested in learning about protein-protein interactions in the contexts of PDGFRalpha signaling and mammalian facial development, make sure to stop by! 141
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.CU Craniofacial, Oral and Materials Sciences @cu-coms.bsky.social · 17/07/2026A $2.5M NIH grant positions @fantauzzolab.bsky.social to redefine PDGFR signaling in craniofacial development. news.cuanschutz.edu/dental/decod...news.cuanschutz.eduDecoding Cellular Signals that Shape the Human FaceNIH-funded research at CU Anschutz Dental is redefining how cells communicate during facial development with implications for craniofacial birth defects. 073
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.Fantauzzo Lab @fantauzzolab.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Ninth annual Fantauzzo lab hike, this year at Lost Lake via Hessie Trail, followed by lunch at The Sink in Boulder. Another fun day in colorful Colorado! @ecbrooks96.bsky.social 0121
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.Stowers Grad School @stowersgrad.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Please join us in congratulating #PhD student in the @aussiebiologist.bsky.social Lab, Roberta Fiorino, on successfully defending her thesis! 🎉🎓 022
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.Alt-NIHscience4ALL @alt-nihscience4all.altgov.info · 08/07/2026NIDCR invites comments for its strategic plan. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...grants.nih.govNOT-DE-26-015: Inviting Comments and Suggestions on Topic Areas for the NIDCR Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2027-2031NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Inviting Comments and Suggestions on Topic Areas for the NIDCR Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2027-2031 NOT-DE-26-015.... 057
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Trans rights are human rights always and forever. 104154574144
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Reminder that there is actual scientific research debunking the claim that trans women have any advantages in sports. But it’s not like SCOTUS cares; they just want to be hateful. 🧪livescience.com'There's no reason to ban us from playing': Analysis debunks notion that transgender women have inherent physical advantages in sportsA meta-analysis of 52 studies that included over 5,000 transgender people suggests that transgender women's physical fitness after hormone therapy is comparable to that of cisgender women. 7442201
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 30/06/2026The fact that this was nowhere near an unanimous decision is further proof that America cannot have a multiracial, multicultural democracy if the United States Supreme Court is allowed to continue to exist in its current form 313649
Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D. @ecbrooks96.bsky.social · 24/06/2026I just got back from serving as a course assistant for @cshlcourses.bsky.social "Mouse Development, Stem Cells & Cancer" course for the 2nd time. It's amazing how much I learned, even though I was in a "teaching" position - showing that there is always more to learn in mouse development! 2110
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.Fantauzzo Lab @fantauzzolab.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Final student photos from the Mouse Development, Stem Cells & Cancer course @cshlcourses.bsky.social! IF of E14.5 skin (left) and face (right) stained with Col4 (yellow/green), phalloidin (magenta/orange), Ecad (green/pink). Images taken by students @negberry.bsky.social and @drmaolsz.bsky.social. 1154
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.Fantauzzo Lab @fantauzzolab.bsky.social · 20/06/2026More student photos from the Mouse Development, Stem Cells & Cancer course @cshlcourses.bsky.social! Left: E9.5 labeled with Fgf8 (purple), Sox9 (green), Shh (red) using @hcrimaging.bsky.social. Right: lung organ culture from Sox9-CreER (orange). Images taken by student Jack Song. 0162
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.Fantauzzo Lab @fantauzzolab.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Just wrapped up a fantastic three weeks at the Mouse Development, Stem Cells & Cancer course @cshlcourses.bsky.social! Excited to share some student photos. First up: E13.5 MEFs stained with phalloidin (magenta) and DAPI (cyan). Image taken by student @guangxin.bsky.social. 061
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.Brugmann Lab @brugmannlab.bsky.social · 17/06/2026www.midwestsdbincincy.org Join us for the Midwest SDB meeting in Cincinnati September 25-27.midwestsdbincincy.orgMidwest SDB 2026 002
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.Adventurism Time @flow.blacksky.app · 29/05/2026A lot of white people learned about the Tuskegee experiment during the pandemic and believe that is the reason Black people don't trust the medical establishment. This is not true. Black people don't trust the medical establishment because the Tuskegee experiment is not an outlier. 171498552
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.Rep. Dr. Jasmine Clark @jasmineclarkforga.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Thank you, @science.org!science.orgMicrobiologist wins Georgia primary for U.S. House seatJasmine Clark is set to become the first Black congresswoman with a science Ph.D. 1347796
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · 20/05/2026🚨 TODAY is the Early Registration Deadline! 🚨 Register by 11:59 PM ET (May 20) for the Society for Developmental Biology 2026 Annual Meeting in Las Vegas 🎰 First 250 registrants get a FREE t-shirt 👕Don’t miss it! 🔗 www.sdbonline.org/2026mtg_regi... #SDB2026 #DevBiosdbonline.orgSociety for Developmental Biology | Abstract SubmissionLate abstracts are being accepted for posters only. 0115
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.Differentiation Journal @diffjournal.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Article from the "Splicing in Development and Disease" special issue: Evan C. Brooks, Charles W. Griffin, and Katherine A. Fantauzzo review the roles of RNA-bidning protein SRSF3 in development and cellular differentiation across a range of organisms: doi.org/10.1016/j.diff.2026.100958 011
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 02/05/2026Being a publicly funded scientist in 2026 34713
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.MichaelMcMurray lab @mcmurraylab.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Doing the periodic cleaning of used plasmid miniprep columns and realized in honor of Earth Day it may be worth reminding you molecular biologists: Plasmid miniprep columns can be cleaned and reused essentially indefinitely! Just add 1 M HCl, soak overnight and wash 3x w/ water. Save $ and plastic 5262106
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.Developmental Biology @devbiol.bsky.social · 19/04/2026#DBfeature Centriolar protein PIBF1 is required for craniofacial and forebrain development: its variants results in ciliopathies, craniofacial anomalies & semilobar holoprosencephaly by Lylyan Pimentel, Samantha Brugmann, et al @brugmannlab.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 0104
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.Crystal Rogers, PhD @rogerslabucd.bsky.social · 18/04/2026To any that knew Ellen in the #DevBio community- you know she was so thoughtful and always willing to help. She cared about all of us and dedicated herself to improving the future of science and our community. She will be sorely missed. Sending my condolences to all that loved her.💔 14618
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.Halim Loukil @loukillab.bsky.social · 16/04/2026If you work on #PrimaryCilia 🔬 & spend too much time on manual image analysis, this might help! We built Cilia SubQ — automated cilia detection with analytical pipelines for basal body, transition zone, ciliary tip, and more (~8x faster ⏱️). Free on OSF 🦾 Congrats Ellie Menzel! 🎉 osf.io/hm38f 2126
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · 13/04/2026🚨3 days left❗to submit your abstract for the Society for Developmental Biology Annual Meeting 2026 in Las Vegas! 🎰🃏 Don’t miss your chance to share your science, connect with the dev bio community, and join us in Vegas ➡️ www.sdbonline.org/2026mtg_abst... ✨ #SDB2026 #DevBio #DevelopmentalBiology 084
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.Natasha Shylo @shylonatasha.bsky.social · 13/04/2026I suppose it's better late than never to mention that this September I started an Assistant Professor position at Rowan University @rowancsm.bsky.social. We will be doing cool work with chameleons 🦎 to understand early development, especially left-right patterning view.rowan.edu/the-human-pu...view.rowan.eduThe puzzle of human development by Rowan UniversityRowan University biologist, Natasha Shylo studies human development and asymmetry. 2218
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.Sarah Paramore, PhD @parahsaramore.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Excited to share that @socdevbio.bsky.social has a new and improved merch store! Rep your fav model organism in one of the Society’s new original designs 🤗 sdb-official-merch.printify.me 108123
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 08/04/2026This tweet is all of us. 510636
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.Valerie Tornini @valetornini.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Happy to share our article on @cientificolatino.com's GSEC program: a national mentorship program for 1st-year STEM grad students, geared for those from underrepresented backgrounds. We review why programs like this are urgently needed & what we learned while running it 🧵 doi.org/10.64898/202... 11611
Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D. @ecbrooks96.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Applications for the CSHL Mouse Course are due TODAY! 002
Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D. @ecbrooks96.bsky.social · 25/03/2026RNA-binding proteins have recently emerged as crucial regulators of embryonic development and cellular differentiation. We hope that our review on the roles of the RNA-binding protein SRSF3 in these contexts is useful for the dev/cell biology and RNA fields! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comRoles of the RNA-binding protein SRSF3 in development and cellular differentiationRNA-binding proteins have been established as essential regulators of embryonic development, cellular differentiation and tissue homeostasis. In this … 061
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.Fantauzzo Lab @fantauzzolab.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Evan Brooks @ecbrooks96.bsky.social, Charles Griffin and I wrote a review on the roles of the RNA-binding protein SRSF3 in development and cellular differentiation for @diffjournal.bsky.social: authors.elsevier.com/a/1mq8m14Yy4.... We hope that it's a useful resource for the field!authors.elsevier.comPlease wait whilst we redirect youAll content on this site: Copyright © 2026 Elsevier B.V., its licensors, and contributors. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies. For all open access content, the relevant licensing terms apply. 061
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D. @ecbrooks96.bsky.social · 18/03/2026The deadline for the 2026 Mouse Course @cshlcourses.bsky.social has been EXTENDED until Mar 30! When asked what they liked most about the course, one participant said the course felt “all-inclusive” with “no expectation of previous knowledge.“ We welcome all experience levels! Apply today! 134
Reposted by Evan C. Brooks, Ph.D.Siegenthaler Lab @siegenthalerlab.bsky.social · 18/03/2026In grad school, there was this old professor that sat in the 1st row & ALWAYS asked questions at EVERY talk, didn't matter the topic. Drove us students nuts but was also endearing, he just loved science. That's me, at EVERY talk...now with the title. Professor Siegenthaler, effective 7/1/2026. 4329117