Bonnie Kircher @holyanole.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Every bee box I saw at Mercer Botanic Gardens this morning had an anole in it! They were all brown anoles but they looked very happy and safe in their little fortresses. 000 0
Bonnie Kircher @holyanole.bsky.social · 17/01/2026In my excitement I mistakenly forgot to tag co-first author @a-weberling.bsky.social!! 010 0
Bonnie Kircher @holyanole.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Thank you again to coauthors @shylonatasha.bsky.social @zgrif26.bsky.social @thomsanger.bsky.social @hollfelderlab.bsky.social @swilliamslabox.bsky.social @aussiebiologist.bsky.social @rrbehringer.bsky.social 130 0
Bonnie Kircher @holyanole.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Excited that our study on oogenesis and germinal bed morphology in the brown anole is published! Find it here: anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @stowersinstitute.bsky.social @mdandersn.bsk.social @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social @cambiochem.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @cam.ac.ukanatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.comOogenesis and germinal bed morphology of the brown anole (A. sagrei)Background The brown anole is a model species of the genus Anolis, a squamate (encompassing lizards and snakes) group widely studied in evolutionary, behavioral, and developmental biology. Full geno... 3158 0
Bonnie Kircher @holyanole.bsky.social · 24/09/2025This collaborative project was conducted across the following institutes. @stowersinstitute.bsky.social @mdanderson.bsk.social @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social @cambiochem.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @cam.ac.uk 101 0
Bonnie Kircher @holyanole.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Thank you coauthors @shylonatasha.bsky.social @zgrif26.bsky.social @thomsanger.bsky.social @hollfelderlab.bsky.social @swilliamslabox.bsky.social @aussiebiologist.bsky.social @rrbehringer.bsky.social 131 0
Bonnie Kircher @holyanole.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Through confocal imaging we describe basement membrane deposition in the ovary during folliculogenesis. We can report a double basement membrane deposited on either side of the granulosa cell layer surrounding the follicles. 121 0
Bonnie Kircher @holyanole.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Exploring the sub-cellular architecture of the germinal bed & stage II follicles, we could analyse the granulosa (g) and theca (th) cell layers surrounding stage II follicles. Primordial follicles (pf) start exhibiting enlarged nuclei and cytoplasm! 111 0
Bonnie Kircher @holyanole.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Oogenesis takes place in 10 stages. It starts in the oogonial nest - a mitotic stem cell niche within the germinal bed - which then undergo meiosis to form primordial follicles We identified oogonia and primordial follicles using section H&E staining paired with confocal DAPI/WGA staining! 121 0
Bonnie Kircher @holyanole.bsky.social · 24/09/2025@a-weberling.bsky.social & I characterize oogenesis from initiation in the germinal bed to ovulatory follicles for the first time in the brown anole, a powerful reptile model for evo-devo & functional genetics! Full preprint here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 1177 0
Reposted by Bonnie KircherAaron Griffing @aaronhgriffing.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Sphaerodactylus geckos loom large in my mind (but sit small on my hand) 0165 0
Reposted by Bonnie Kirchereric lai @lucksmith.bsky.social · 14/08/2025i was told a US donor site to support FlyBase will be live shortly, which we should all broadcast to everyone we can. however, there is a delay (red tape) to be able to provide invoices to bill grants, but its in process. 🪰 1178 0
Bonnie Kircher @holyanole.bsky.social · 14/08/2025@a-weberling.bsky.social , @shylonatasha.bsky.social et al. continue to provided stunning images and insight into early reptilian development with this new paper on chameleon embryogenesis 🦎🥚. Check it out! 010 0
Bonnie Kircher @holyanole.bsky.social · 21/06/2025Very cool work on embryo-yolk signaling in zebrafish!! 030 0
Reposted by Bonnie KircherCrystal Rogers, PhD @rogerslabucd.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Yet another heartbreaking and short sighted decision. The folks at NSF are so supportive of the scientific community. Their funding is what has allowed my lab to grow and succeed. These cuts are so destructive. 0215 0
Reposted by Bonnie KircherConstantin Pape @cppape.bsky.social · 12/02/2025After a long journey, Segment Anything for Microscopy is now published in Nature Methods! We significantly improve SAM for interactive and automatic segmentation in light and electron microscopy and build a user-friendly tool. www.nature.com/articles/s41... 11351119 0
Reposted by Bonnie KircherRichard Behringer @rrbehringer.bsky.social · 01/02/2025Here is the 2025 embryo alphabet from alligator to zebrafish. Developmental biology is stunning & leads to important discoveries for human medicine. @socdevbio.bsky.social 719068 0
Reposted by Bonnie KircherCrystal Rogers, PhD @rogerslabucd.bsky.social · 03/02/2025This is a fantastic program! You can apply as a mentor to work with a student who will travel to your lab, or you can apply as a mentor to work with one of your current students. I highly recommend it! I have done both and it’s been so rewarding. ❤️ 054 0
Reposted by Bonnie KircherEric Boodman @ericboodman.bsky.social · 02/02/2025NSF froze payments to researchers. State AGs said it was unconstitutional for exec branch to pause congressionally mandated funds. Judge issued restraining order. Payments resumed. But some inconsistencies in what the NSF has said (thread): www.statnews.com/2025/02/02/n...statnews.comNational Science Foundation restores payments after five-day pause, but worries over science funding persistThe NSF said on Sunday that its payment system was back on line, after it froze out researchers and sparked financial worries. 24324 0
Reposted by Bonnie KircherDr. Earyn McGee @afroherper.bsky.social · 01/02/2025Hi, I'm Earyn, and I'm a lizard scientist! I created a game to teach people about lizards and increase the representation of Black women as herpetologists. #findthatlizard is a Where's Waldo-esque game where there is a lizard camouflaged in its environment. Your challenge is to find it. Will you? 🦎 14363106 0
Reposted by Bonnie KircherKevin Bird @stairwaytokevin.bsky.social · 01/02/2025The dismantling of American Science continues. The Organismal Response to Climate Change grant call has been cancelled. The NSF Director is a disgrace 12271130 0
Reposted by Bonnie KircherKevin Bird @stairwaytokevin.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Still frozen out. We’re getting word that people getting Universities to reach out to NSF over this & broader freeze may put pressure on them & help resolve this. If folks could start contacting their uni admin with complaints to forward to NSF (hopefully you know who to contact) it’d help a lot 06751 0
Reposted by Bonnie KircherSociety for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · 29/01/2025The Society for Developmental Biology has released a statement on the Unprecedented Disruptions to Biomedical Research in the United States. 6233125 0
Reposted by Bonnie KircherBethany Williams @blw9786.bsky.social · 28/01/2025As a NSF PRFB postdoc it would be nice to know if I can pay rent next month (crazy, right). In the meantime, for no reason whatsoever, here are a few ‘wasteful’ things I’ve done as a postdoc: been a science pen pal, helped run a booth at a science center, mentored a high school lab intern. 4629 0
Reposted by Bonnie KircherStephanie Pangas, PhD @spangas.bsky.social · 28/01/2025…the sentence at the end, “to the extent permissible by law, cancel awards already awarded that are in conflict with Administration priorities”. 142 0
Reposted by Bonnie KircherJohn Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 25/01/2025Someone in 1st Century India got human embryonic limb development perfectly right. The progressive emergence of parts, even the timing, exactly right. Today, I'll start a new thing about the ancient origins developmental biology, the science of embryos. 🧵1/15 #TheLongBibliography #DevBiol #SciHist 515538 0
Reposted by Bonnie KircherJane Liebschutz, MD MPH (she/her) @liebschutz.bsky.social · 22/01/2025All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities. 583121984961 0
Reposted by Bonnie KircherZoe McElligott @nanopharmnc.bsky.social · 22/01/2025I just reached out to my senators about the NIH situation. If you need to find out how much impact NIH has in your state in terms of dollars in and their economic impact here's a link: www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...unitedformedicalresearch.orgNIH In Your State - United For Medical ResearchSelect a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America. 461055764 0
Reposted by Bonnie KircherNatasha Shylo @shylonatasha.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Amazing talk by @zgrif26.bsky.social about orange pigmentation and ovaries and what connects them. #SICB2025 142 0
Reposted by Bonnie KircherMaggie Hantak @maggiehantak.bsky.social · 06/01/2025I am recruiting a fully-funded PhD student for the fall of 2025 to work on phenotypic variation in amphibians! More info here: maggiehantak.weebly.com 172 0
Reposted by Bonnie KircherJournal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 06/01/2025Congratulations to Kory Evans @sternarchella.bsky.social, winner of this year’s @J_Exp_Biol sponsored Carl Gans Award at #SICB2025. His #biomechanics research examines the role of modularity in the evolution of the #fish skull. Don't miss his talk: 7 Jan at 13:30 in Marquis D Please repost 214531 0
Reposted by Bonnie KircherAntonia Weberling @a-weberling.bsky.social · 03/01/2025Very happy that our study on early anole lizard embryogenesis is featured in the December #preprint list of @the-node.bsky.social want to know more? www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... @shylonatasha.bsky.social @thomsanger.bsky.social @holyanole.bsky.social @aussiebiologist.bsky.socialbiorxiv.orgPre-oviposition development of the brown anole (Anolis sagrei)The brown anole, Anolis sagrei , has emerged as a representative squamate species during the past several decades. Novel functional tools have been established to manipulate embryogenesis through geno... 063 0
Bonnie Kircher @holyanole.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Checkout this awesome preprint from @a-weberling.bsky.social et al. with the first description of early embryogenesis in the brown anole! This dataset was no small feat to collect as much of early development takes place before the egg is laid!! Thrilled to have been a part of this project! 🦎 131 0
Bonnie Kircher @holyanole.bsky.social · 19/10/2023Getting some love from the microscope today! Testing TO-PRO-3, a far red-fluorescent nuclear counterstain. 040 0
Reposted by Bonnie KircherCody Coyotee @wile-phylote.bsky.social · 20/09/2023Welcome Lizard Doctor: @holyanole.bsky.social 011 0
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