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Kendall Clay

@kendallbclay.bsky.social
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Neurodevelopmental biologist | Science comm & art | cat mom | worm enthusiast PhD in Neuroscience from UGA kendallbclay.owlstown.net thoughts and views are my own (she/her)

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Katrina Velle @katrinavelle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
In case it is useful for anyone out there, here’s a thread of papers that have worked well for journal clubs in my advanced cell bio class (~15 undergrads + 5 grad students) Please add your own favorites, or your own work if you think it’s suitable! (1/6)
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Rachel Roberts-Galbraith @awormwelcome.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Yay! It's publication week for @kendallbclay.bsky.social and @taylormlanier.bsky.social's doctoral research! 1/6 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Combinatorial mechanisms specify cellular location and neurotransmitter identity during planarian neurogenesis - Nature Communications
During regeneration, new neurons need to be made in a way that reproduces both neuronal diversity and organization. Here the authors show that a combination of factors works cooperatively to direct ne...
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Kendall Clay @kendallbclay.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
How does an organism capable of whole body regeneration make the right types of neurons in the correct ratios? The answer is a heavily coordinated suite of genes precisley timed to ensure the birth and maintenance of new neurons! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Combinatorial mechanisms specify cellular location and neurotransmitter identity during planarian neurogenesis - Nature Communications
During regeneration, new neurons need to be made in a way that reproduces both neuronal diversity and organization. Here the authors show that a combination of factors works cooperatively to direct ne...
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Kendall Clay @kendallbclay.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Spending my last few weeks post-defense in the @awormwelcome.bsky.social lab imaging my final project as a PhD student! Looking forward to doing a #postdoc in the intersection of regeneration, neuroscience, and evodevo (lab TBD!) #microscopymonday
Image of a planarian brain through fluorescent microscopy. Neurons in green and pink form an upside down U shape of cell bodies in the brain. Nuclei marked by DAPI in blue. The gene tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) marks dopaminergic neurons in green. The gene Tyramine beta hydroxylase (TBH) marks other neurons in pink.  Scale bar = 50 microns
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Kendall Clay @kendallbclay.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Hot off the press! It’s always a blast to collaborate with people in the Biology Education field and learn something new while you teach qubeshub.org/community/gr...
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Using Planarian Regeneration to Engage Students in Critical Evaluation of Developmental Biology Data
<p>This lesson focuses on elucidating the mechanisms of regeneration in the planarian, <em>Schmidtea mediterranea</em>. Planarians can regenerate all mature cells and complex tissues through their abu...
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Meredith Welch-Devine @mwdevine.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Hey #UGA folks, help spread the word? I'd love to have a few more graduate students join my GRSC8200 course this semester - Communicating research and scholarship to non-specialist audiences. We work with multiple audiences and formats. Shoot me a note if you have questions! #scicomm
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Kendall Clay @kendallbclay.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Happy thanksgiving! Thankful for natural places like Rock and Shoals that let me explore worms in the wild
Girl with glasses taking a selfie with grasses and a stream in the background
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Angelo Forli @aforli89.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Interested in the brain, circuits, and behavior? Enjoy tinkering and asking bold questions in neuroscience? The Forli Lab (IIT, Genova, Italy) is hiring! 🧠 🔬 🟩◻️🟥->🍕🚫🍍 Check out our website for updates: sites.google.com/view/forli-lab
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Dr. Raven the Science Maven @ravenscimaven.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
My mentee in undergrad has a 3.9 GPA in biology and wants to do her PhD at Stanford in the microbiology department. She found her dream lab. Can my community help us? She's so talented and I really want this for her! She has accomplished so much against all odds. Please share.
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Mason McNair, PhD (he/him) @sarraceniamason.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
We still need >60 plant submissions for the Botany & Dragons Bestiary! Please share the flyer with your students! #iamabotanist #plantsci #ttrpg forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
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Kendall Clay @kendallbclay.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
I had a fantastic time at @mdibiolab.bsky.social for the ReBilD course! Getting to learn about regeneration from pioneers in the field and experience first-hand the power of different models was life changing. ❤️
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Kendall Clay @kendallbclay.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
A wren made a nest in my lantana and her eggs finally hatched!
Bird in a nest in a lantana plantHatchlings in a lantana plant in a pink pot on a porchClose up of 24 hour old hatchlingsEggs in a nest
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Rachel Roberts-Galbraith @awormwelcome.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
A bit of happy news. I'm very excited to share the newest from the R-G lab, a preprint focusing on regenerative neurogenesis in our favorite worms! Grad students @kendallbclay.bsky.social and @taylormlanier.bsky.social co-authored this awesome manuscript. 1/5 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Combinatorial mechanisms specify cellular location and neurotransmitter identity during regeneration of planarian neurons
During regenerative neurogenesis, neurons must be created in the right types and locations. Though regenerative neurogenesis is limited in humans, other animals use regenerative neurogenesis to faithf...
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Kendall Clay @kendallbclay.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Work from home set up for #careerdevelopment week in our lab! Emotional support cat ✅ Colorful markers ✅ Lists and spreadsheets ✅
POV of girl sitting on couch with a gray tabby cat in her lap, computer on the arm of the couch, and adjacent desk with papers and colorful markers
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Taylor Medlock-Lanier @taylormlanier.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Check out our work on bioRxiv!! @kendallbclay.bsky.social @awormwelcome.bsky.social
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Kendall Clay @kendallbclay.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
#FluorescenceFriday looking at neuronal markers in the planarian brain never gets old!
Microscopy image of a planarian brain stained for neuronal markers in pink, aqua, and green with all cells marked in gray.
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Kendall Clay @kendallbclay.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Found my happy place in Colorado (a store with tons of fossils to look at)
Psittacosaurus fossils in front of a wall of vases with a mammoth tusk in frontClaudiosaurusWooly mammoth fossil surrounded by gemstones and glass cases
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Kendall Clay @kendallbclay.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Hi! Reintroducing myself on this platform. My name is Kendall Clay and I am a graduate student in @awormwelcome.bsky.social lab! I study the regeneration of dopaminergic neurons in planarians! My research interests lie in the intersection of neuroscience, evo/devo, and regeneration 1/2
Girl in mask and lab coat holding a pipette in a gloved hand. In the background is a shelf of bottles of chemicals.
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