iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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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.

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Jesselynn LaBelle standing next to her poster.

Stephanie Woo and Aaliyah Ruiz-Corral standing next to Aaliyah’s poster.

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Stephanie Woo @itsthewoolab.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

So excited to see this story out! Congrats, Kate!

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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! 😎

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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

Within the endoderm, we find evidence that morphogenetic programs are executed tissue-wide while at the same time subsets of this germ layer are acquiring distinct regional identifies. Please have a read and let us know what you think! 3/3

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Stephanie Woo @itsthewoolab.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Despite sharing many marker genes and upstream induction signals, the endoderm and the dorsal forerunner cells are quite transcriptionally distinct even at the earliest time point we sampled. 2/3

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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

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Stephanie Woo @itsthewoolab.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

And a shout out to the incomparable Eric Davidson

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Stephanie Woo @itsthewoolab.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Wait I don’t know why my timeline showed me a post of yours from 3 years ago 😂 we should catch up though, I’ll DM you!

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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

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Stephanie Woo @itsthewoolab.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

This is amazing! Congrats, Mia!!! 🥳

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Stephanie Woo @itsthewoolab.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

But surely none of this applies to INTERIM Deans 😉

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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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Stephanie Woo @itsthewoolab.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Just registered! See y’all soon!

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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

Also, kudos to Po-Shu and Stefan for convincing my grumpy ass that RTKs are not "boring." 😂

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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

Also, super excited for any excuse to break out my finest Burnt Orange. 🤘🧡

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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 · 27/04/2026

Our Blippi phase was pretty short-lived but I know it doesn’t feel like that in the moment. Sending you strength 😂

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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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Stephanie Woo @itsthewoolab.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

To clarify, I “liked” your post in a sympathetic way not in a “ha ha yes!” way

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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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