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Kara Cerveny

@kara-cerveny.bsky.social
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zebrafish wrangler, cell and developmental biologist, microscopist, teacher, researcher, mom, wife, and sometimes runner, hiker, gardener

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Kara Cerveny @kara-cerveny.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Last week I had the honor and pleasure of hosting @cristinapujades.bsky.social. Looking forward to seeing where this connections leads for both of our careers. www.reed.edu/newsroom/sto... #Reed_College #Dev_Bio #zebrafish
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Reed International Faculty Exchange Program Connects Scholars Across Continents - Reed College Newsroom - Reed College
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Zebrafish Rock! 🎃 @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Nicholas M Tran @nmtranlab.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Our lab is recruiting! If you are interested in learning about retinal ganglion cell resilience and regeneration please see the Research Assistant I position listing below. We are looking for a candidate with experience in either mouse research or stem cell culture. jobs.bcm.edu/job/Research...
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Research Assistant I - Molecular & Human Genetics
Research Assistant I - Molecular & Human Genetics
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MwahahahahahadScientist @mads100tist.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
HEAR YE HEAR YE 🧪
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Kara Cerveny @kara-cerveny.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Reed College is an awesome place to teach and do research. Check out this piece about Reed's Beckman Scholars Program. www.reed.edu/newsroom/sto... So excited to see this finally come to fruition and hoping we
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Development @dev-journal.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Zebrafish knock-in lines enabling live visualization of extracellular matrix dynamics during development and regeneration Read this Techniques & Resources Article from our #DevSIextracellular by @jingwenshen.bsky.social, @kenposs.bsky.social & co. doi.org/10.1242/dev....
Localization and regenerative responses of different ECM components in adult zebrafish. (D) Confocal imaging of scales in live col1a2mScarlet/+; fgf20aEGFP adults, indicating Col1a2-mScarlet localization in puncta and anteroposteriorly-oriented fibrils. n=2. (E) Confocal images of sections of adult lamc1eGFP/+; tcf21:DsRed2 (left), col1a2mScarlet/+ (middle) and tgfbimScarlet/+ (right) kidneys. Phalloidin (green) labels apical surface of tubules and DAPI labels nuclei in blue. White arrowhead, glomerulus. n=3.
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Dr. Liz Haynes 🐟🔬 @drlizhaynes.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
All the cool kids are making segmentation tools! Hurrah!
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Kara Cerveny @kara-cerveny.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I love the idea of approaching accessibility in the lab the same way we approach scientific questions - with creativity, kindness, and ingenuity! thenode.biologists.com/the-experime... Great perspective!
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The Experiments We Never Run - the Node
Somewhere, there’s a paper that will not get written. Before there’s a scientific paper, someone has to be there to ask the right question, design the
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Kara Cerveny @kara-cerveny.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Good reminder of important advice!
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Kara Cerveny @kara-cerveny.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Special shout out to Kaelin Wulf, former Cerveny Lab member for an amazing instrument that takes captivating images!
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voigtvision.bsky.social @voigtvision.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
🤩 It's time for some invertebrate eye candy! 🤩 Here's a ctenophore (or comb jelly) stained with phalloidin by John Alexander Salazar Hernandez & imaged on an exaSPIM built by Kaelin Wulf of the team of @adamkglaser.bsky.social as part of the FHL Functional Biodiversity course #microscopy
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Kara Cerveny @kara-cerveny.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Totally agree!
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Kara Cerveny @kara-cerveny.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Look at all those scientists! Mentored by an amazing scientist herself! yay for hearts full of joy and brains full of science!
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Zebrafish Information Network (ZFIN) @zfinmod.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
[Job] Study Support Technician II – Technical (Aquatics), Howard Hughes Medical Institute - Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, VA #zebrafish
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Study Support Technician II – Technical (Aquatics), Howard Hughes Medical Institute - Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, VA - Jobs - Confluence
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Kara Cerveny @kara-cerveny.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The #zebrafish community is a place where colleagues become friends become collaborators. Excited and thankful to be part of this project with the amazing Cynthia Cooper at WSU-Vancouver AND can't wait to see where our next experiments lead! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Transcriptomic analyses link changes in gene expression to defects in pigment cell differentiation and eye morphogenesis in a zebrafish model for Oculocutaneous Albinism Type 2
The oculocutaneous albinism 2 protein is required for melanin synthesis in vertebrates and its loss of function leads to one of the most common forms …
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Kara Cerveny @kara-cerveny.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Wish I were still at the MBL for what will be an awesome talk!
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Lauren Sumner-Rooney @laurensr.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
📢 JOB ALERT! 📢 I am recruiting a 30-month postdoc to work on modelling the vision of trilobites @hfspo.bsky.social ! If you like 3D data, fossils, and functional morphology, this is the one for you! 📆Deadline 27. Aug Pls contact me with any Qs and share widely! www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
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Details | Working at Bristol | University of Bristol
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Kara Cerveny @kara-cerveny.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
For everyone attending #SDB2026, I will miss you, but the amazing Crystal Rogers has you covered for extra fun (on top of the fun science)!
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Karolina Heyduk @kheyduk.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I'll be looking to hire a lab tech (up to 4 yrs) - ideal candidate will have basic molecular lab experience (DNA/RNA) and will be excited about plant photosynthesis! Keep an eye out for the ad in the next few weeks! 2/2
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Kara Cerveny @kara-cerveny.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The first fruits of my curiosity about what happens to vertebrate (zebrafish) brains in the face of blindness. Many thanks to the village of scientists who contributed! Now looking forward to what colleagues and reviewers have to say www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6....
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Optic nerve innervation promotes Wnt/β-catenin pathway activity and progenitor cell proliferation in the zebrafish optic tectum
In the zebrafish visual system, accurate retinotopic mapping occurs throughout life as new neurons are generated and integrated into existing circuitry in both the retina and optic tectum (OT). To exp...
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Kara Cerveny @kara-cerveny.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Yes! I continue to used this video in public talks and my own Dev Bio lectures and can only sing these lyrics when Despacito plays on the radio.
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Lara Krüger @lara-kruger.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
📢 We are looking for a Junior Group Leader to join us at @institutcurie.bsky.social! Having joined the department just over a year ago, I can honestly say that it is an exceptionally stimulating and supportive scientific environment, filled with outstanding colleagues — all in the heart of Paris.
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Iván Hidalgo-Cenalmor @ivanhcenalmor.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Got a notebook you’d like to turn into a desktop app? Explore the LabConstrictor GitHub repository 🔗 github.com/CellMigratio... And check out this demo repository built with LabConstrictor to see a simple example of the result 🔗 github.com/CellMigratio...
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GitHub - CellMigrationLab/LabConstrictor: From Jupyter Notebook to Desktop App in One Click
From Jupyter Notebook to Desktop App in One Click. Contribute to CellMigrationLab/LabConstrictor development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Kara Cerveny @kara-cerveny.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
For those in the #Dev_Bio community, take a minute (literally) to share a short video or social media post about Developmental Biology and enter the John Doctor Prize competition sponsored by @socdevbio.bsky.social. Fill out the form: form.jotform.com/252874340119... and maybe win a prize!
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2026 SDB John Doctor Education Prize Competition
Please click the link to complete this form.
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Kara Cerveny @kara-cerveny.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
This course changed my life (in the best way possible) when I took it 20(!) years ago. If you're switching into #zebrafish for your research like I was - please apply. If you know someone who is switching into #zebrafish research, please encourage them to apply.
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Pauli Group (posts by Andi Pauli) @pauligroup.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Switching fields or wanting to become an expert in #zebrafish research? The @mblscience.bsky.social 2026 Zebrafish Development & Genetics course offers a fantastic opportunity to learn from leaders in the field! Application deadline: March 2 Please spread the word! www.mbl.edu/education/ad...
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Kara Cerveny @kara-cerveny.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Looking forward to an addition to our Small World Calendars :)
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Kara Cerveny @kara-cerveny.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Thinking about open data, managing data so it can be easily shared? This tool (bff.allencell.org) from the Allen Institute is helping me teach my students about all the aspects of image data and access their open source data for teaching and research!
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BioFile Finder
Open-use web application created for easy access, collaboration, and sharing of datasets through rich metadata search, filter, sort, and direct viewing.
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Kara Cerveny @kara-cerveny.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Come be my colleague! We are hiring for two tenure-track positions. www.reed.edu/dean_of_facu...
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Tenure-Track Positions in Functional Genomics/Genetics and Systems Biology - Office of the Dean of the Faculty - Reed College
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Holly Bik @hollybik.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
And note scientists may go YEARS using jargon words that they didn’t realize were jargon (I learned this the hard way when my #SciComm grad student class last spring asked me what “benthic” means - now I always use “seafloor” instead!)
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Kara Cerveny @kara-cerveny.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Remember to spread the science! givebutter.com/USS2025
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United States of Science 2025
By Skype a Scientist
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Jen Grogan 🐙📖📚 @eightarmsedits.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Want to make sure kids today have a better grasp of science than the generation currently running our country? (Yes. You do. You've heard RFK, Jr. talk, right?!) A donation to Skype a Scientist will help! Look at all these bubbles! Won't it be satisfying to see them all filled?
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Physical Biology of Developing Systems @pbodslab.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Great work by @nicoleedwds.bsky.social and colleagues!
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 02/06/2025
SAVE COSMIC SCIENCE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS! I wrote about the current astronomy/particle physics/cosmology 🔭 ⚛️🧪 funding catastrophe in context of all of the other ongoing catastrophes, including what we can do to save our science. h/t to @skylargrayson.bsky.social for posting the image.
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Fund astronomy, not genocide.
You can help save cosmic science for future generations. This figure by Skylar Grayson shows how much the univese we will be cut off from studying using...
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Zebrafish Rock! 🎃 @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
#ZebrafishCareers 🇺🇸 (Lab Specialist)
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Ted Underwood @tedunderwood.com · 22/05/2025
Most of us in higher ed in the US are going to lose something over the next four years (opportunities, or funding, or time). But if we believe universities exist, in part, to preserve historical memory and create a space for dissent, our primary job right now is to fight and take the hit.
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Beth Cimini 🔬💻📊 @bethcimini.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
We've extended the deadline to May 21st - you now have 1 WEEK LEFT to come hang out with us in Boston and learn to think like bioimage analysts. We'll have a lot of fun!
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5 Calls @5calls.org · 19/05/2025
🚨🚨 House Republicans are pushing for a vote **THIS WEEK** on their "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (Yes, that is officially what they're calling it. Sycophant much?) It's hard to sum up all of the destructive bullshit they crammed into this bill, but we tried... 🔥📞🔥 Call your Rep NOW --> 5calls.org
The "One Big Bullshit Bill" Act

This bill will...
Cut Medicaid by $625 billion
Cut SNAP by $300 billion
Cut student aid by $351 billion
Triple the budget for ICE
Greenlight the sale of public lands
Ban state-level AI regulation for 10 yrs
Repeal clean energy programs
Divert funding from public schools
Increase overall federal deregulation
Give Trump power to censor nonprofits
Block access to Planned Parenthood
Take $50 billion from federal workers
Defund the CFPB
Remove taxes on gun silencers
             and more...A list of "One Big Beautiful Bill" Act calls on 5 Calls
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Ferric Fang, MD @fangferric.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
“Cutting basic science doesn’t save money.”
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Berta Verd @bertaverd.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Experimental embryology postdoc available in my lab at the @biology.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk working on the evolution of vertebral counts. Reach out if you’re passionate about EvoDevo, enjoy lab work and microscopy and are into or could get into cichlid fishes. Deadline on the 16th June. Please share!
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Kara Cerveny @kara-cerveny.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Studying organisms in addition to their cells/organs/organoids is (still) essential for new discoveries that impact human health. @socdevbio.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social #zebrafish www.statnews.com/2025/05/19/a...
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There is no replacement (yet) for animal models in medical research
The NIH is “reducing animal use in research.” But there is no replacement for animal models.
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Kim Cooper @ucsdcooperlab.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
YES
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Kara Cerveny @kara-cerveny.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
I just learned about this - make science the central theme in your local papers. #McClintockLetters
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Science for Good ☀️ @sciforgood.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Want to make a real impact with your science—right in your own community? Join the McClintock Letters initiative to sharpen your science communication skills, connect with fellow scientists, and craft a powerful op-ed that advocates for science where it matters most: locally. #McClintockLetters
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International Zebrafish Society @izfs.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
We are excited to announce our next issue of #NewsSplash has been published! To keep up with all the latest #zebrafish news, be sure to check it out here: www.izfs.org/newssplash/n...
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News Splash Issue 19 Spring 2025 | IZFS - International Zebrafish Society
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Kara Cerveny @kara-cerveny.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Setting the record straight. Biological truth is far from simple and binary. thehill.com/opinion/whit...
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Kara Cerveny @kara-cerveny.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
@labonnelab.bsky.social leader gave an awesome podcast interview about the importance of government funding for NIH. Another way to Stand Up For Science! overcast.fm/+AA5AWObyBF8
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Trump’s NIH Cuts Send Shockwaves Through the Science World — Odd Lots
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Kara Cerveny @kara-cerveny.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
This is a must-listen/read. We must never forget the racism and misogyny that undergirds modern medicine. And we should celebrate the strength of women, especially the black women. www.npr.org/transcripts/...
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Remembering Anarcha, Lucy, and Betsey: The Mothers of Modern Gynecology
J. Marion Sims is remembered as the father of modern gynecology. Forgotten are the mothers—the enslaved women whose bodies were sacrificed for the advancement of his research.
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