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John F. Rawls @jfrawls.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The Rawls Lab is hiring! We are seeking a motivated research technician to support cutting-edge studies in gastrointestinal physiology using zebrafish & mice. To learn more about this hands-on & in-person position at Duke University in Durham NC, click here: careers.duke.edu/job/Durham-R...

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Zebrafish Rock! @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

JOB ALERT 🚨 The Mumm Lab @jhu.edu (mummlab.wordpress.com) is hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher to lead a new fishy project focused on identifying cues driving retinal regeneration, in collaboration with @jamesthierer.bsky.social. More details in the reply below ⬇️ #ZebrafishJobs 🧪

Response of retinal Muller Glia (Orange) to photoreceptor loss (Cyan) pre- and post-ablation.

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MDI Biological Laboratory @mdibl.org · 22/06/2026

A new discovery from MDI Bio Lab reveals previously unknown cells in the #zebrafish eye that can transform into replacement retinal cells after injury. The finding offers a fresh perspective on regeneration and new possibilities for understanding #visionloss. 🧪 🐟🎸

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A New Window on Vision Loss and How to Fight It

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Justin Kumar @flyeyelab.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

The 2026 Visual System Development GRC and GRS are fast approaching. Jeremy Kay, Kristen Kwan, Robert Johnston, and I have built an exciting program that we hope you will enjoy. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the meeting this summer in beautiful Maine. Register and RT!

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Mike Fainzilber @mfainzilber.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

🧪 An EMBO Meeting on Axon Biology in Okinawa, Japan Iconic science at an amazing venue. Please join us! EMBO | COB Workshop on Axonal degeneration and regeneration meetings.embo.org/event/26-axo...

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Axonal degeneration and regeneration

Neurons are the largest and most long-lived class of cells, necessitating specialized mechanisms for their survival, growth and maintenance. Axons are the longest extensions of a neuron, reaching len…

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Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation @laskerfdn.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Happy birthday to #LaskerLaureate Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard! She identified 120 genes involved in specifying embryonic pattern development. Read about the epic screen that yielded her Lasker Award-winning results: ow.ly/Pz2050PYFsz #WomenInSTEM 🧪

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I Dreamt of Fruit Flies - Lasker Foundation

In the mid-1970s, Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard was struggling. Two years after finishing her PhD in molecular biology, she was working as a postdoctoral researcher in a lab she longed to leave. The…

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Miguel Godinho Ferreira @miguelgf.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

📢 Hiring 2 Postdocs (CNRS Research Engineer) @ IRCAN (Université Côte d’Azur), Nice 🇫🇷. Spread the word, please. Focus: intestine aging & immunity in fish 🐟 Start Nov–Dec 2025 • ~€3,175/mo Apply: ImmunoGUT (zebrafish) → tinyurl.com/3jx9a4ks GUTPOWER (reef fish) → tinyurl.com/mt2ekpks

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ISER @iser.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Hello Vision Science Peeps! Be sure to put the @iser.bsky.social / @brightfocus.bsky.social Concepts and Breakthroughs In Glaucoma Meeting on your schedule. It will be in Atlanta, Georgia, USA from October 8-11, 2025 iserbrightfocusglaucoma.org

ISER / BRIGHTFOCUS GLAUCOMA SYMPOSIUM:
CONCEPTS AND BREAKTHROUGHS IN GLAUCOMA
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, USA
OCTOBER 8-11, 2025

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Jay Thierer @jamesthierer.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Y-a-t'il des débrouillards derrière le brouillard?

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Justus Kebschull @justuskebschull.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

The Kebschull and @rezakalhor.bsky.social labs are recruiting a joint postdoc for an exciting project at the interface of phylodynamics and neuroscience. Come join us at JHU BME. Spread the word, and contact us if you are interested. #hiring 🧪🧠. More on www.kebschull-lab.org and below.

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Jay Thierer @jamesthierer.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Hello World! I’m Jay. I saw my first transgenic zebrafish >10 years ago and never looked back. Dissertation using tg fish to study bad cholesterol in the Farber lab (#lipoglo) and current postdoc in the Mumm lab studying regeneration of retinal ganglion cells / optic nerve.

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