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Júlia Peloggia de Castro @jupeloggia.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Thrilled to join such a vibrant community with so many folks I admire!

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Roberto Mayor Lab @mayorlab.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

PL retweet. Developmental Biology Course (Quintay). More information: biodesarrollo.unab.cl

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MwahahahahahadScientist @mads100tist.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Let me post a spicy take here: most people don't read or cite other model organisms' work. Because of this, they keep rediscovering things and, most importantly, re-writing the timeline in favor of fewer and fewer models. That, plus an artificial limit of citations per paper equals this 🧪

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Júlia Peloggia de Castro @jupeloggia.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

I highly recommend this meeting to trainees! A super friendly community, a lot of cool science and a meeting size that is perfect for networking. I’ll be back if I find a mouse mutant with fins!

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Chrystal Starbird @drstarbird.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

I am SO incredibly excited to announce the launch of a global list of Inspiring Black Scientists. You can use this list to nominate and connect with researchers. Please share and join us in highlighting these outstanding scientists for #BlackHistoryMonth and beyond! www.wiley.com/en-us/resear...

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Alice Accorsi @accorsi-alice.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

I am very excited to share the first Accorsi lab publication: a collection of detailed protocols to maintain an apple snail 🐌 colony and generate stable mutant lines. The video is coming soon @ JoVE! We hope this will be a valuable resource for the community. app.jove.com/t/69267/the-...

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The Golden Apple Snail Pomacea canaliculata: From Zygotes to Stable Mutant Lines

University of California, Davis. This study developed a workflow for the generation and maintenance of stable mutant lines for the freshwater apple snail, Pomacea canaliculata. The protocols include ...

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Júlia Peloggia de Castro @jupeloggia.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Congrats, Dr. Dani!! Always a joy to see friends defending their PhDs!

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Roberto Mayor Lab @mayorlab.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Help us to promote this DevBiol course (in Spanish) ¡Nuevo curso gratuito de Biología del Desarrollo (en español)! Aprende sobre los procesos que dan origen a la vida Cupos limitados → forms.gle/sfSV1GTae2nC... Detalles y programa: drive.google.com/file/d/1-9dd... #BiologíaDelDesarrollo

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Registro "Biología del Desarrollo Sintética: Diseñando la Vida"

Curso Electivo de Verano, dirigido a estudiantes de pregrado Programa: Link Fechas: 5 al 15 de Enero de 2026 Lugar: Santiago de Chile, clases presenciales (Campus Manuel Montt, U. Mayor) Para estudian...

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Stowers Grad School @stowersgrad.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

At Stowers, #research spans many fields including #neuroscience, cell #biology, and #genetics. Interested in one of these? The Summer Scholars program might be your next step. Apply now ➡️ bit.ly/3SDVdGo

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Stowers Grad School @stowersgrad.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

As a Stowers Summer Scholar, you’ll: 🔬 Work on a research project under a PI 🧪 Use cutting-edge techniques and technologies 📚 Attend seminars, lunch talks, & present your #research This immersive experience is designed to accelerate your growth as a scientist. Apply now: bit.ly/3SDVdGo

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Aurelie Hintermann @aurhin.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Are digits modified fins, or evolutionary innovations? Read how we tackled this old question from a new angle🧪 A story with @chasebolt.bsky.social, @homeobox.bsky.social and myself, coordinated by @denisduboule.bsky.social from @college-de-france.fr and published in @nature.com today! #InHoxWeTrust

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Stowers Grad School @stowersgrad.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Applications for our #PhD program are NOW OPEN! Our independently fully funded program allows students to focus entirely on #research & growth, exploring their own questions while learning from top experts in the field. #GradSchool Apply now: bit.ly/44VM6DI

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A. Sánchez Alvarado @planaria1.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Evolution’s eye game is wild, but mollusks take it to another level CRISPR in apple snails gives us a new model to dissect how nature rebuilds complex organs like the camera-type eyes we humans possess It turns out Evolution doesn’t just innovate, it rewinds, remixes, & regenerates rdcu.be/ezw0t

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A genetically tractable non-vertebrate system to study complete camera-type eye regeneration

Nature Communications - Accorsi et al. show that the apple snail Pomacea canaliculata has eyes similar to humans and can fully regenerate them. They then developed genetic tools to establish these...

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MwahahahahahadScientist @mads100tist.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Did you know? 🧪 "The Interactive Fly" is a wonderful website hosted by @socdevbio.bsky.social where you can learn about their development, the history of gene discovery/name, and it is full of super useful resources for the #DevBio community 🪰https://www.sdbonline.org/sites/fly/aimain/1aahome.htm

A screencapture of the page dedicated to the transcription factor isl1/tailup. There is information about the flybase ID, function, classification, keywords, and a very long wall of text under BIOLOGICAL OVERVIEW. Fly people rock tbh

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Júlia Peloggia de Castro @jupeloggia.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

I’m honored to receive this award that honors the memory of Camila and Pablo. Thank you so much for the recognition!

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Rosa Uribe, PhD @uribelab.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

This issue has become more acute in recent years. A narrow view of "mechanistic" experiments holds us back. "A case for broadening our view of mechanism in developmental biology" journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

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A case for broadening our view of mechanism in developmental biology

ABSTRACT. Developmental biologists can perform studies that describe a phenomenon (descriptive work) and/or explain how the phenomenon works (mechanistic work). There is a prevalent perception that mo...

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Júlia Peloggia de Castro @jupeloggia.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Thank you to everyone who voted for my image! And huge congrats to @oozguc.bsky.social and @allancarbal.bsky.social!

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the Node @the-node.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Together with @focalplane.bsky.social, we're having an image competition to accompany the #Biologists100 conference. Thank you everyone who submitted their images. Shortlisting only 15 was tough! Browse through the gallery and vote for your favourite image: thenode.biologists.com/vote-for-you...

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Vote for your favourite image in the Node–FocalPlane image competition - the Node

Browse through the gallery of the 15 shortlisted images and vote for your favourite image by Wednesday 26 March.

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Stowers Institute @stowersinstitute.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

The Institute mourns the loss of R. Scott Hawley, PhD. A brilliant scientist, cherished colleague, and true mentor. Scott's contributions to our understanding of genetics and passion for training the next generation of scientists will forever be remembered. bit.ly/3WPqqYG

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Remembering R. Scott Hawley, Ph.D.

A Legacy of Scientific Excellence and Mentorship

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Valerie Tornini @valetornini.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

We're growing and recruiting! Please share this open position in our lab at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) (www.torninilab.org) for a Staff Research Associate I (SRA I) position - jobs.ucla.edu/jobs/6546

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Tornini Lab @ UCLA - Genetics of vertebrate neurodevelopment

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Peter Mullen @petemullen.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Registration and abstract submissions are open for the Third Annual SoCal Metabolism Symposium at USC. Go to gero.usc.edu/event/third-... The abstract and early bird price deadlines are Feb 28th

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Richard Behringer @rrbehringer.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Here is the 2025 embryo alphabet from alligator to zebrafish. Developmental biology is stunning & leads to important discoveries for human medicine. @socdevbio.bsky.social

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Jennifer Waters @jencwaters.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Applications for our Quantitative Imaging: From Acquisition to Analysis 2025 course (Mar 24-Apr 8) are due on Jan 31! Come immerse yourself in microscopy and image analysis with me, @talleylambert.bsky.social, @bethcimini.bsky.social, @florianjug.bsky.social & Hunter Elliott! Please RT

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Ulrike Boehm @ulrikeboehm.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

🔬 Are you eager to dive into the world of light microscopy & learn from top-notch microscopists about its essential techniques for life science applications? If that sounds exciting, don’t miss out on this free, in-depth iBiology series! 👉 www.ibiology.org/online-biolo...

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Blake Wilde @brwilde.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Hello there 👋 I’m a postdoc @ UCLA and incoming Asst Prof @ Roswell Park interested in #cancermetabolism and #tumorinitiation Not a frequent poster, but determined to engage more here.

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James Briscoe @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

New Development SI 'Uncovering Developmental Diversity' Studying diverse organisms crucial for understanding development & biodiversity Dev bio has been central to biomed research & will be key to understanding & addressing climate change journals.biologists.com/dev/issue/15...

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Volume 151 Issue 20 | Development | The Company of Biologists

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Júlia Peloggia de Castro @jupeloggia.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

Happy to share our latest work! A fruitful and fun collaboration between the Piotrowski, Whitfield and Jesuthasan labs.

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Júlia Peloggia de Castro @jupeloggia.bsky.social · 14/01/2024

Super excited to share the latest preprint from the Piotrowski lab! Curious how sensory organs maintain their function in different environments? Check out our work about adaptive differentiation of tissue-specific ionocytes in zebrafish. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · 15/12/2023

Mark your calendars: SDB 83rd Annual Meeting: July 14-17, 2024, Atlanta, GA. www.sdbonline.org/2024mtg

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Dan 🐟 C @zebrafish007.bsky.social · 31/10/2023

Hello Bluesky! This is the eye of an adult #Zebrafish, blood vessels in red and lymphatic vessels in blue.

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Zebrafish Rock! 🎃 @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · 22/10/2023

Development of the zebrafish retina. Credit to Dr. Leonardo Valdivia. #ZebrafishZunday 🧪

Image of a developing retina artistically multiplied into a spiral.

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