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Stephanie Woo

@itsthewoolab.bsky.social
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Associate professor at the University of California Merced. Posts are my own. My lab uses zebrafish to study morphogenesis of the endoderm. It's offal-y interesting.

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Mia Konjikusic, PhD @konjikusicmia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
To add to all the lovely videos of non-AI processes multicilia beating: ctenophore multiciliated cells! They can reach up to 1mm long, causing a rainbow light refraction effect with the correct light positioning! Taken by myself at MBL in 2019 embryology. Realtime frame-rate!
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Stephanie Woo @itsthewoolab.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In case you're a goofus like me who misplaces links: Abstracts for posters + lightning talks can be submitted here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Registration is linked here: aqmhd.org#registration
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AQMHD 2026 Abstract Submission
12th Aquatic Models of Human Disease Conference October 17–21, 2026 | Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts Submit one form per abstract. Complete all required fields and paste the ...
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Stephanie Woo @itsthewoolab.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Last day to register for AQMHD is this Friday, Sept. 25! They’re also still accepting poster abstracts!
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Matthias Krause @matthias-krause.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Postdoc position available - deadline in 2 weeks! Exciting 3-yr BBSRC project studying cell biology of Wnt signaling: advanced imaging, genome editing and embryology. Apply now! Join Matthias Krause and Karen Liu labs. @karenjliu.bsky.social @wntuk.bsky.social www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/155745-...
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Research and Innovation Associate | King's College London
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International Zebrafish Society @izfs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
NEW Job Listing: Assistant Professor of Developmental Biology! Work for the University of California, San Diego in La Jolla, CA. For more information, view the job on our website here: izfs.org/jobboard/ame... #JobListing #AssistantProfessor #DevelopmentalBiology #UCSanDiego
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Stephanie Woo @itsthewoolab.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
@qsb-uc-merced.bsky.social students Aaliyah Ruiz-Corral and Jesselynn LaBelle presented at last week’s Santa Cruz Developmental Biology conference. Thanks to the #SCDB26 organizers for a fantastic meeting, as always.
Aaliyah Ruiz-Corral standing next to her poster. Jesselynn LaBelle standing next to her poster. Stephanie Woo and Aaliyah Ruiz-Corral standing next to Aaliyah’s poster.
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Kate Cavanaugh @katecavanaugh.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
And finally—a bit of personal news: 🔬 I’m on the faculty job market this year! I’m looking for tenure-track opportunities where I can build a lab at the intersection of developmental biology, mechanobiology, reproductive biology & aging.
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Stephanie Woo @itsthewoolab.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
First visit to @kitp-ucsb.bsky.social ✅ Thanks again to the #morpho26 organizers for the invitation. The Morphogenesis Beach Tour continues with #SCDB26. See y’all soon! 😎
Image of a conference room with beach, ocean, and palm trees visible through the windows. My husband thinks this look AI generated but I promise it’s 100% real. A brown coffee mug with a label sticker that says “WOO”
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findlatergroup.bsky.social @findlatergroup.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
🚨HIRING NEWS🚨 Come be my colleague! The Dept of Chemistry & Biochemistry at UC Merced is hiring for two positions in Biochemistry! One is at the assistant professor level and the other is open rank... if you have questions, let me know! Link: aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/JPF02218
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2 Positions - One Assistant Professor Ladder Rank & One Open Professor Ladder Rank (Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in Biochemistry)
University of California, Merced is hiring. Apply now!
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Anna Allen @akallen10.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
New NSF BIO solicitation is live.... this replaces the previous IOS, MCB, DEB solicitation www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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aqmhd2026.bsky.social @aqmhd2026.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
📣 Registration is now OPEN for #AQMHD2026! 🐟 12th Aquatic Models of Human Disease Conference 📍 Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA 📅 October 17–21, 2026 We’re also extending the abstract deadline to Aug. 17, 2026! More info: aqmhd.org
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AQMHD 2026 | Aquatic Models of Human Disease
12th Aquatic Models of Human Disease Conference, October 17–21, 2026, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA
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jared toettcher @toettch.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Hey friends, we're hiring over here at Princeton Bioengineering! In addition to the usual positions (faculty, grad students, postdocs), BioE is looking for a Program Manager to help oversee big multi-PI projects (e.g. DARPA, ARPA-H). Pass along & apply if interested! apply.interfolio.com/187973
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aqmhd2026.bsky.social @aqmhd2026.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
#AQMHD2026 Registration will open soon. Please repost and stay tuned!
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Stephanie Woo @itsthewoolab.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Better late than never! Last month, we posted our preprint on single-cell RNA sequencing of the #zebrafish sox17 lineage — a collaboration among several labs including us, @stefanmaterna.bsky.social and @thelovelylab.bsky.social. A few key takeaways below: 1/3 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Transcriptional divergence of the zebrafish sox17 lineage begins during gastrulation
The endoderm is specified at the onset of gastrulation and subsequently undergoes extensive migration before forming an epithelial sheet that gives rise to multiple organs, including the gut and respi...
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Swinburne Lab @swinburnelab.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The Swinburne Lab is hiring a Lab Assistant! Join us in using zebrafish and live imaging to uncover how organs form and function. If you're passionate about cell and developmental biology, we'd love to hear from you. Apply and help spread the word! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05459
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Jr Specialist/Assistant Specialist – Developmental Biology/Cell Biology – Molecular and Cell Biology
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
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aqmhd2026.bsky.social @aqmhd2026.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Hello AQMHD community! The “final” #AQMHD2026 program is live—final, that is, until we add talks selected from submitted abstracts! 🐟🧬 Join us Oct. 17–21 at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA. Abstract submission opens soon—watch for details next week! aqmhd.org/program.html
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Final Program | AQMHD 2026
Final program for the 12th Aquatic Models of Human Disease Conference
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Stephanie Woo @itsthewoolab.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Overheard at dinner: “Which name is the reservation under?” “Well, everything was arranged by my AI agent” “Soooo…you didn’t make a reservation?” Me: 💀
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Stephanie Woo @itsthewoolab.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
But first we had to pay our respects
A bust of Hans Spemann
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Stephanie Woo @itsthewoolab.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
@stefanmaterna.bsky.social giving the alumni talk at the @uni-freiburg.de biology symposium and repping #endoderm #zebrafish and @ucmerced.bsky.social
Stefan Materna introducing his presentation titled “How the Endoderm Finds Its Form”A flyer advertising the Biology Faculty Day and Summer Symposium at the University of Freiburg
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Stephanie Woo @itsthewoolab.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Congratulations to joint Woo and @stefanmaterna.bsky.social labs grad student Po-Shu on a successful PhD defense! Well done, Dr. Tu! #zebrafish #phdone
Photo of Dr. Po-Shu Tu standing in front of a screen introducing his PhD defense presentationPhoto of a cake decorated with an image of a zebrafish embryo and the message “Congratulations Po-Shu!”
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Nico Stuurman @nicostuurman.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
I'll be writing a few posts about new features in Micro-Manager. If you are interested in those, please follow @micro-manager.bsky.social.
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aqmhd2026.bsky.social @aqmhd2026.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Reminder: AQMHD 2026 is coming to Woods Hole! Explore the updated meeting website, scientific themes, keynote speakers, and preliminary program: aqmhd.org Oct. 17–21, 2026 Marine Biological Laboratory #AQMHD2026 #AquaticModels #ModelOrganisms
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AQMHD 2026 | Aquatic Models of Human Disease
12th Aquatic Models of Human Disease Conference, October 17–21, 2026, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA
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Christian Mosimann @chrmosimann.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
*** GRC Developmental Biology 2027 - Jan 17-22 @ Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco Resort *** Join us for a fabulous 2027 Gordon Conference on all things #devbio & the trainee-led GRS! More info on registration, abstract submission, et al., here: www.grc.org/developmenta... #GRCDevBio2027 🧬🐭🐟🪰🌱❤️
Flier for the Gordon Research Conference and Gordon Research Seminar 2027 on Developmental Biology, held at the Renaissance Touscany Il Ciocco Resort in Italy, January 17-22 2027. List of speakers, organizers, and tag line of Organizing Principles of Growth, Form, and Regeneration Driving Transformative Applications.
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Rubén Marín-Juez @rmarinjuez.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
🚨WE ARE HIRING🚨 Interested in regeneration? cardiac development? just like doing zebrafish research? Join us in beautiful Montreal! Check here if interested www.izfs.org/jobboard/ame... @zebrafishrock.bsky.social @isrbio.bsky.social @izfs.bsky.social
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Stephanie Woo @itsthewoolab.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
New preprint alert! Led by @qsb-uc-merced.bsky.social grad student Po-Shu Tu from my and Stefan Materna's labs, we found that the receptor tyrosine kinase Met is required for directional migration of #endoderm cells in #zebrafish. But — plot twist! — Met's canonical ligand HGF is dispensable.
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Stephanie Woo @itsthewoolab.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Last week, I got to meet with the Texas Congressional delegation to advocate for federal science funding, organized by @ascbiology.bsky.social. I shared my story of how NIH- and NSF-supported undergraduate research opportunities at UT kickstarted my career.
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Don’t Mess with Texas Science! - ASCB
On April 22, 2026, six ASCB members from Texas spent the day in virtual meetings with staff from six Texas Congressional offices, The ASCB members were Elizabeth Chen, 2027 ASCB President from UT Sout...
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Stephanie Woo @itsthewoolab.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Did you know the Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Meeting has an entire session just for NEW PI Talks? And a New PI Keynote Talk? It does! These will be chosen from the abstracts. New PIs, sign up! @socdevbio.bsky.social @rashmi-priya.bsky.social @lowelab.bsky.social scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu
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Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Meeting
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Stephanie Woo @itsthewoolab.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Congrats to Woo Lab and @ucmerced.bsky.social undergrad Emily Le for winning Best Poster for Physiological and Developmental Biology at the West Coast Bio Sciences Undergrad Research Conference!!
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Nat Clarke @natclarke.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
I'm hiring! I have 2 open positions: 🔬 Postdoc 🧪 Research associate We study how animal multicellularity evolved by exploring the molecular logic of cell adhesion using cell biology, 'omics, and tool-building in non-model organisms. Come join us! Details and application links 👇 Please repost
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Akankshi Munjal @akankshi.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
🐟!JOB ALERT!Duke, Durham, NC!🐟 We are looking for a research tech (our current tech is starting grad school this Fall (Yay!)). The candidate will contribute to our ongoing research projects on tissue morphogenesis using zebrafish. Please RT🙏 www.munjallab.com/join-us
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Opportunities — Principles of Tissue Morphogenesis (Munjal Lab)
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Kim Cooper @ucsdcooperlab.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
The Cooper lab is hiring a postdoc with a strong background in mouse genetics and molecular biology to advance.our gene drive work. Must be extremely organized, engineering-minded, and outcomes-oriented. Spread the word and have interested candidates email me directly.
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Stephanie Woo @itsthewoolab.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
It was such a pleasure serving on Raeden’s @rae-day.bsky.social thesis committee and seeing her grow as a scientist. The celebratory shot of coconut rum didn’t hurt.
Dr. Raeden Gray is smiling and holding up a bottle of coconut rum.
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Stephanie Woo @itsthewoolab.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Save the date!
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Keith Phipps @kphipps3000.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
So we’re just supposed to try to go about our lives today.
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Dan Jagger @auditorynerves.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
You'd have thought he would have noticed something didn't smell quite right. 🧪👃🏼
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Anna Allen @akallen10.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
New letter from BIO leadership... www.nsf.gov/bio/updates/...
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Supporting exciting biological sciences ideas and impacts on AI and biotechnology
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Ondine Cleaver @ondinecleaver.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
🚨 SAVE-THE-DATE 🚨 SEEON ANGIOSCIENCE! Fantastic, long-running meeting on Development & Maintenance of the Vasculature. 🗓️ Sept 2026 🌍 Bavaria, Germany Registration open! Join us! vwfb.de/start/regist...
Information on the conference on vascular development and maintenance held in Bavaria, Germany in September 2026. Conference is held in a historical monastery on a lake in beautiful Bavaria. Registration is now open! Lots of great speakers that are leaders in the field. We will pick a large number of talks from abstracts to elevate early career investigators. Join us!
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Stephanie Woo @itsthewoolab.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
El Paso is my hometown, and my birthday happens to be this week. Please join me in donating to Annunciation House (annunciationhouse.org). They help migrants, immigrants, and refugees in El Paso. More recently, they've sheltered people released from ICE detention: www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
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Immigrants freed from ICE detention arrive at El Paso shelter
El Paso's Annunciation House has received approximately 125 immigrants who were released on bond from Borderland ICE detention facilities.
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Toby Andrews @tobyandrews.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Job alert! 📣 I’m looking for a research assistant to join my new team @idrm.ox.ac.uk Were using #zebrafish to understand gene-environment interactions that shape the heart 🫀generate natural diversity 🐸🐭 and contribute to congenital defects ❤️‍🩹 Full info below, and please share! 🫶🏻 bit.ly/467TO0M
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Jeff Farrell @jeffreyafarrell.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
I’m recruiting new members to the Farrell Lab this summer. We will have space for 1 postdoc (since Abhinav is leaving to start his own lab at U Arizona!!) and 2 postbacs, since my current two will leave for PhD programs at the end of the summer. More details in thread:
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Matt Barber @biobarber.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Applications are open for PREP Bio at the University of Oregon! A great opportunity for postbacs looking for additional research experience while preparing for graduate school. More here: cas.uoregon.edu/UO-PREP-Bio
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UO PREP Biology program
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Stephanie Woo @itsthewoolab.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
If you like your #zebrafish with a side of fluid dynamics, check out Susie’s talk!
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Stephanie Woo @itsthewoolab.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Ha! Just yesterday I was at the farmers market and my husband said “the stand over there has the fractal vegetable”
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Cambridge Morphogenesis Seminar Series @cammorphoseries.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
The Cambridge Morphogenesis Seminar Series is back! 🎉 Check out the flyer for a great lineup of speakers for Lent Term 2026! Don't forget to subscribe to our mailing list to get all the information, including the Zoom link. We are excited to see you again soon 👋
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Stephanie Woo @itsthewoolab.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
That’s my hometown! I ⭐️ EPTX
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Adrienne Roeder Lab @roederlab.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Feb 1 deadline approaching for our @kitp-ucsb.bsky.social QBio summer course on Physical Principles of Morphogenesis in Plants and Animals. @streichan.bsky.social @maurazimmermann.bsky.social @maizel-lab.org @yusuke-mori.bsky.social @akankshi.bsky.social @nicolettapetridou.bsky.social
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Noel Murray @noelmu.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
John Cage, submitting the sheet music for "4'33"" to his publisher: What do you think? Publisher: No notes.
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Jennifer Waters @jencwaters.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
🔬 🖥️ Applications are open for the CSHL course Quantitative Imaging: From Acquisition to Analysis (April 6–21, 2026)! An intensive, hands-on course covering advanced fluorescence microscopy and quantitative image analysis using open-source tools. 🗓️ Apply online by Jan 30, 2026
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Quantitative Imaging: From Acquisition to Analysis
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meetings & Courses -- a private, non-profit institution with research programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics, bioinformatics.
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Florian Jug @florianjug.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
🚨 Alarm!!! 🚨 AI/ML course for microscopy image analysis!!! 🧐 In 2026 at Janelia (@hhmijanelia.bsky.social), no tuition, housing and meals provided! Isn’t that borderline unbelievable?!? 20 students, ~14 TAs and lecturers 🗓️ June 4-18 2026 ✍️ Jan 15 2026 ✍️ 🔁 pls!! www.janelia.org/you-janelia/...
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Deep Learning for Microscopy Image Analysis
Topics The following will be covered extensively during lectures, exercises, and project work: Image denoising and restoration (fully supervised and self-supervised) Image translation (e.g.,
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