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John Wallingford

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Studying cells inside embryos since way before it was cool. www.wallingfordlab.org

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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Cool paper!
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
You want this job.
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Cilia alert! Last year Juyeon Hong described a new domain in 9+2 cilia called the EDT, the extreme distal tip. Now, she's found a new protein required for its assembly, but only in non-mammalian vertebrates. A cool evo-cell / protein evolution story in @cellreports.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2xvdskx6
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Here's your reminder that writing is a craft; working scientists need to practice it. I'm doing the work this evening. And oh yeah, the book is almost done! I'm writing about stem cells now. Stembryos next! (Alstadt lager and Old Overholt for those playing along at home). #devbiolwriteclub.
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
check out the fantastic list of speakers on the final program for the 2026 Santa Cruz Dev Biol meeting! Click below, then click the "Conference Program" Link! @lowelab.bsky.social @rashmi-priya.bsky.social @socdevbio.bsky.social scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu
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Mike Piacentino @mikepiacentino.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Come join us! 🔬🐣 The Piacentino Lab at Johns Hopkins @hopkinsmedicine.bsky.social is recruiting a postdoc to study membrane lipids, cell migration, and invasion in neural crest and embryonic models! @socdevbio.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social #devbiol #cellbio #lipids
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
A true giant of #DevBiol! For you youngsters who might not know, among her decades of fantastic discoveries was this thing she found in 1981 that she called "Embryonic Stem Cells." I think some people still study them. Thanks to Alex for writing this lovely piece!
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
New White House plan for science and technology released yesterday www.whitehouse.gov/releases/202... 1/9
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OSTP Director Releases Landmark Report and Recommendations for Renewing American Scientific Discovery
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Michael Kratsios
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Not too late to register for Santa Cruz Dev Biol (but it is too late to get a talk, i'm afraid. The hard deadline for poster abstracts and attendance is July 15! scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
So, SO stoked for you, Caitie!!! Can't wait to see what you do.
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Yanlan Mao @yanlanmao.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
This should be a great meeting! Join us!
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
DEADLINE EXTENDED! There's still time to register for the Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Meeting! Great science, great people, big trees! Join us! scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Preliminary schedule is up for the Santa Cruz Dev Biol meeting! Check it out, and if you still want to register, we'll think about letting you! 😉😜 scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Only FIVE DAYS LEFT to register for the 2026 Santa Cruz Dev Biol meeting! Great speakers! Tons of talks selected from abstracts! Workshop with Scott Fraser! Workshop with Rashmi Priya! Redwoods trees! 🧬🐸🐟🪰🐭🪱🍃🔥🔬. @devbiol.bsky.social @socdevbio.bsky.social scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Want a sneak-peak at the Santa Cruz Dev Biol meeting? Check it ⬇️! >20 slots for talks chosen from abstracts! New PI Keynote to be selected from abstracts! Dedicated new PI Session! Scott Fraser workshop! Career Workshop! Plenty of time for co-lab building! 🔥😱😍🔥 🐟🪰🪱🐭🔬🧬 scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Yo! Anyone got a recent successful LSRF postdoc fellowship application they would be willing to share with my super talented postdoc?
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
The 2026 Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Meeting is gonna be awesome! DEADLINE to register is June 1st! Sign up now! scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Did you know Scott Fraser will be at the Santa Cruz Dev Biol meeting? He's President of Dynamic Imaging and Head at the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative BioHub, and a developmental biologist! He'll speak about his 40 years at the interface of academia, industry, and philanthropy. scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Did you know that fully half of the talks at the Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Meeting this year will be chosen from submitted abstracts? It's true! Great opportunities for trainees and PIs, too! @socdevbio.bsky.social @rashmi-priya.bsky.social @lowelab.bsky.social scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Good question FishRock! Abstract submissions are in the same site as the registration. Just click the register button! scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu
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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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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
If you don't take your cell biology class on an art walk, you're doing it wrong. #toomuchstemisbad
Students and a sculpture
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Gorgeous piece of science history here. Many in the @socdevbio.bsky.social will know the story's protagonist, Victoria Foe. And shout out to those of us who did PhDs @utaustin.bsky.social. aeon.co/essays/far-f...
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
If you need an awesome science illustrator contact @neftaliv.bsky.social. Thanks for making us an awesome poster, Neftalí!
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Registration is OPEN for the 2026 Santa Cruz Meeting on Developmental Biology!!! #scdb26 @flybase.bsky.social @zfinmod.bsky.social @alliancegenome.bsky.social @insdb.bsky.social @isdb.bsky.social @geneticssociety.bsky.social @bsdb.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Let's get this hashtag started! The 2026 Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Meeting is happen this August! We will share updates using #SCDB26. Can't wait! scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu
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International Society of Developmental Biology @isdb.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
A fantastic line up of speakers! Register is now open.
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Zebrafish Rock! @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Scheduled for 24-28 August 2026 at the University of California, Santa Cruz. This meeting will not disappoint!
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Registration is OPEN for the 2026 Santa Cruz Meeting on Developmental Biology!!! Please spread the word! @mads100tist.bsky.social @socdevbio.bsky.social @bsdb.bsky.social @xenbase.bsky.social @isdb.bsky.social @devbiol.bsky.social @the-node.bsky.social scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Registration is OPEN for the 2026 Santa Cruz Meeting on Developmental Biology!!! Join us! scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Hey Frog-Folk, I saw that @eliasbarrigalab.bsky.social recently used Crispr-Cas13 for mRNA depletion. Anyone else used this in a published paper yet? @goodfrognosis.bsky.social @xenbase.bsky.social @mblscience.bsky.social @frogwranglers.bsky.social @socdevbio.bsky.social
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Looking for an academic job? Check out GetHIRED! from @socdevbio.bsky.social! This course provides expert advice and stories from leading investigators and reading and writing assignments that guide you through preparing all your job packet materials. www.sdbonline.org/gethired
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Cilia alert! Stoked to have the new paper from Juyeon Hong about a new domain at the extreme distal tip of motile cilia! (The EDT, y'all!) It's out now @natcomms.nature.com. Check it out! #cilia www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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A protein complex in the extreme distal tip of vertebrate motile cilia controls their organization, length, and function - Nature Communications
Here they combine in vivo imaging with proteomics to characterize a protein complex comprised of Ccdc78 and Ccdc33 that acts at the extreme distal tip of 9 + 2 motile cilia to control tip architecture...
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
So stoked to see this highlight of postdoc Nayeli Reyes-Nava after her awesome paper in @dmmjournal.bsky.social! Congrats Nayeli!
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Meeting Alert! Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Meeting! 👇 @socdevbio.bsky.social @insdb.bsky.social @bscb-official.bsky.social @isdb.bsky.social @bsdb.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
The 2026 Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Meeting website is LIVE!!! Go see the incredible list of scientists who will be speaking at the meeting next summer! (...and check the site early next year for info on registration and abstract submission.) scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
The 2026 Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Meeting website is LIVE!!! Go see the incredible list of scientists who will be speaking at the meeting next summer! (...and check the site early next year for info on registration and abstract submission.) scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
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@socdevbio.bsky.social @xenbase.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Calling all postdocs! Applications are open for Dept. of Molecular Biosciences 3rd Trailblazers Postdoctoral Symposium @utaustin.bsky.social. Come to Austin, meet your peers, showcase your work. Application is easy and all expenses are paid! Spread the word! tinyurl.com/yw7ffjn9
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Calling all postdocs! Applications are open for Dept. of Molecular Biosciences 3rd Trailblazers Postdoctoral Symposium @utaustin.bsky.social. Come to Austin, meet your peers, showcase your work. Application is easy and all expenses are paid! Spread the word! tinyurl.com/yw7ffjn9
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Lowe Lab @lowelab.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Save the date for the next Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Meeting next summer.
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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Such a wonderful and unique meeting. Small scale, very interactive, amazing speakers and participants and all on the remarkable UCSC campus,. HIGHLY recommended!!!
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
SAVE THE DATE! Stoked to organize the 2026 Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Meeting with @rashmi-priya.bsky.social, @lowelab.bsky.social, and Shelbi Russell. Come learn about Biomedicine, Biomechanics, and the Biosphere, August 24-28, 2026. Registration dates, etc., coming soon! Please RT
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Gentle reminder that everyone should read Jacob and Monod, 1961. And then read it again every once in awhile. A master-class on clear writing (and, ya know, Nobel Prize winning stuff, too). www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Genetic regulatory mechanisms in the synthesis of proteins
The synthesis of enzymes in bacteria follows a double genetic control. The socalled structural genes determine the molecular organization of the prote…
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Stoked to have this perspective about my favorite organelle out in JCS! Give it a read, then let's argue!
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Side hustle level-up! My book, IN THE BEGINNING, will be published by @harperonebooks.bsky.social in 2027! It's about the human embryo, how it gets built, and what it means for where we come from and where we're going. @harpercollins.bsky.social (1/2) @socdevbio.bsky.social #devbiol #scicomm
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Somehow, i missed this paper during the pandemic, but... Wow. You know you've done something cool when the title of the paper has no verbs, no adjectives, no adverbs. Only nouns. Four of them. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Snake Venom Gland Organoids
Wnt dependency and Lgr5 expression define multiple mammalian epithelial stem cell types. Under defined growth factor conditions, such adult stem cells…
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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Everyone knows I suffer from Drosophila envy. I blame C.W. Woodworth. He studied the fly's embryos in W.E. Castle's lab; Castle would be the first to use them for genetics. The rest is history. Woodworth's gorgeous 1889 pictures of butterfly embryos are below. Enjoy! 1/3 @socdevbio.bsky.social
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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
✨ Are you a pre-tenure faculty or advanced postdoc with an academic offer in hand? 🎓 Two weeks left to apply for the SDB New Faculty Boot Camp! 🚀 Deadline: Aug 22, 2025 Apply here 👉 tinyurl.com/SDBFaculty
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