Reposted by Nicole EdwardsEvan C. Brooks, Ph.D. @ecbrooks96.bsky.social · 21/08/2026We're looking for a postdoc in the Fantauzzo laboratory at CU Anschutz! If you're interested in cellular signaling and/or craniofacial developmental biology, then the project(s) in the job ad below might be a fit for you! 044
Nicole Edwards @nicoleedwds.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Couldn’t fly in to Philadelphia today to make the first night of the @socdevbio.bsky.social Structural Birth Defects meeting, and will have to drive from DC tomorrow morning. Unlucky but good bonding experience with the lab at the airport 🫠 001
Reposted by Nicole EdwardsScott Barolo @sbarolo.bsky.social · 15/09/2026🧵 Short thread: I give a seminar to 1st-year biomed PhD students in my program about how to critically read a paper, how to extract VAST amounts of information from the title, and why reading AI summaries instead of struggling with papers is *particularly* bad for trainees. 🧪 28031
Reposted by Nicole EdwardsbioRxiv Developmental Biology @biorxiv-devbio.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Developmental pleiotropy revealed by mosaic heterozygous Snrpb deletion underlies CCMS-like axial skeletal defects www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20… 012
Reposted by Nicole EdwardsAaron Quinlan (he/him) @aaronquinlan.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I am delighted to announce that The Department of Human Genetics at the University of Utah is continuing a multi-year recruiting initiative for multiple tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor. Please share and consider applying! utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/208... 184102
Nicole Edwards @nicoleedwds.bsky.social · 27/08/2026This workshop helped me get up and running before opening my lab earlier this year. 10/10, highly recommend, great facilitators and a great opportunity to meet fellow new faculty! 000
Reposted by Nicole EdwardsElias Spiliotis @septinlab.bsky.social · 26/08/2026We're launching a search for two open-rank positions with preference for Assistant/Associate Professors in the Department of Cell Biology at University of Virginia. If you're a card-carrying cell biologist, consider applying here now: apply.interfolio.com/191024static.klipy.comBill Belichick Looking For A New Job MemeALT: Bill Belichick Looking For A New Job Meme 01016
Reposted by Nicole EdwardsFred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 05/08/2026Join @FredHutch.org's Basic Sciences Division as an Assistant or Associate Professor and help shape the future of fundamental biology. We welcome applicants whose work will complement, extend, or bring new directions to the division.apply.interfolio.comApply - Interfolio 02829
Reposted by Nicole Edwardscallista yee @csybio.bsky.social · 06/08/2026hiiii everyone! my department @zoology.ubc.ca is hiring an assistant professor in cell and developmental biology! deadline is october 1! academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32408 // please share!!!!!academicjobsonline.orgUniversity of British Columbia, Department of Zoology Job #AJO32408, Assistant Professor in Cell and Developmental Biology, Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CA 16598
Reposted by Nicole EdwardsMarine Biological Laboratory @mblscience.bsky.social · 24/07/2026We're thrilled to welcome Nicole Theodosiou as the next Burroughs Wellcome Director of Education at the Marine Biological Laboratory! 🔗 go.mbl.edu/2u4alxgo.mbl.eduMarine Biological Laboratory Appoints Nicole A. Theodosiou as Burroughs Wellcome Director of Education | Marine Biological LaboratoryWOODS HOLE, Mass. (July 23, 2026) -- The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) has appointed Nicole A. Theodosiou, Ph.D., as its next Burroughs Wellcome Director of Education at the Marine Biological Laboratory. She will join the MBL on September 8. 0113
Nicole Edwards @nicoleedwds.bsky.social · 16/07/2026I will be speaking Friday morning at the @socdevbio.bsky.social meeting! Grab your coffee(s) and learn about how endosome trafficking works in tracheal cartilage and lung development! 000
Nicole Edwards @nicoleedwds.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Slept through my alarm and my office is 86 Fahrenheit 🥵. Monday is Monday-ing. 000
Reposted by Nicole EdwardsChristian Mosimann @chrmosimann.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Open-rank search: 2 (!) PI positions in Pulmonary Biology at @cuanschutz.bsky.social 🌄 We are looking for new colleagues @cupediatrics.bsky.social, working in lung fibrosis, focusing on #devbio, stem cell, & regen.biology of the lung 🫁🫀. Please help spread the word! cu.taleo.net/careersectio...cu.taleo.netOpen Rank- Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or ProfessorClick the link provided to see the complete job description. 02222
Reposted by Nicole EdwardsRubén Marín-Juez @rmarinjuez.bsky.social · 07/05/2026🚨WE ARE HIRING🚨 Interested in regeneration? cardiac development? just like doing zebrafish research? Join us in beautiful Montreal! Check here if interested www.izfs.org/jobboard/ame... @zebrafishrock.bsky.social @isrbio.bsky.social @izfs.bsky.social 01815
Nicole Edwards @nicoleedwds.bsky.social · 04/05/2026A nice highlight from my postdoc work at @cincyresearch.bsky.social scienceblog.cincinnatichildrens.org/developmenta...scienceblog.cincinnatichildrens.orgDevelopmental Origins of Tracheoesophageal Birth Defects - Research HorizonsStudy reveals developmental origins of tracheoesophageal birth defects, offering insights to improve diagnosis, prevention, and treatment. 0112
Reposted by Nicole EdwardsSociety for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Save the Date! The 14th Structural Birth Defects Meeting will be September 21-23 @childrensphila.bsky.social Keynotes: Erica E. Davis @luriechildrens.bsky.social @feinberg.northwestern.edu & Jeremy Reiter @reitergroup.bsky.social at UC San Francisco. Abstracts & registration open May 1. #14thSBD 067
Reposted by Nicole EdwardsRan Blekhman @blekhman.bsky.social · 05/04/2026I wrote about why every lab should have AI use guidelines, and how to do it. open.substack.com/pub/blekhman...open.substack.comYou need to make AI guidelines for your labHere's why you should, and how to start 318258
Reposted by Nicole EdwardsKevin Thiessen, PhD @kevinthiessen.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Want to make your images/videos more inclusive? Avoid Red-Blind LUTs! 🫷 While single-color red images are accessible, multi-color LUTs with red can be confusing for a small proportion of the population with Protanopia. I'll give a quick example from a paper I covered in journal club. 1/2 12011
Nicole Edwards @nicoleedwds.bsky.social · 25/03/2026My pro tip as a new PI is to pack snacks. Then pack more snacks just in case. 021
Reposted by Nicole EdwardsXenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Save the date! Xenopus Resources and Emerging Technologies (XRET) Meeting: October 2-5, 2026 at MBL, Woods Hole, MA www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNe... #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs 032
Reposted by Nicole EdwardsZebrafish Rock! @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Today is #RareDiseaseDay & we are celebrating by highlighting the invaluable work of the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN)! Formed in 2020, it aims to solve the most challenging medical mysteries using advanced technologies. In this thread, we will highlight their use of the #zebrafish model. 1/5 🧪 13927
Reposted by Nicole EdwardsMara Duncan @mcduncanlab.bsky.social · 24/02/2026A bit of a last-minute post, UM has a fantastic opportunity for new or soon-to-be PhD grads looking for a postdoc opportunity. Our postdoc preview funds a two-day visit to our campus. The deadline to apply is February 28! medschool.umich.edu/programs-adm...medschool.umich.eduPostdoc Preview 002
Reposted by Nicole EdwardsZebrafish Rock! @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · 22/02/2026For those on the job market, University of Toronto 🇨🇦 is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Zebrafish Models of Genetic and Metabolic Pathologies 🐟 Yes, they want #zebrafish! 🔗 jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...jobs.utoronto.caAssistant Professor - Zebrafish Models of Genetic and Metabolic PathologiesAssistant Professor - Zebrafish Models of Genetic and Metabolic Pathologies 02722
Nicole Edwards @nicoleedwds.bsky.social · 20/02/2026My lab is hiring a technician to manage our mouse colony and assist with mouse developmental biology experiments. Please RT and forward to anyone interested! careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...careers.umich.eduResearch Lab Tech Intermediate/Assoc | U-M Careers 068
Reposted by Nicole EdwardsUniversity of Iowa Department of Biology @uiowabiology.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Congratulations to the @dshb-antibodies.bsky.social on receiving a $3.4 million NIH grant to renovate its labs and offices! dailyiowan.com/2026/02/08/u...dailyiowan.comUI received $3.4 million grant to renovate hybrid cell labUI’s Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank will use a $3.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to consolidate its various labs and offices into a lab twice as large on the north wing o... 1134
Nicole Edwards @nicoleedwds.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Ordered: slide warmer to dry out paraffin sections Received: sewing kit to add LED lights to your clothes? #NewPImedia.tenor.comjimmy fallon is wearing an ugly christmas sweater on the fallon tonight showAlt: jimmy fallon is wearing an ugly christmas sweater with LED lights on the fallon tonight show 110
Reposted by Nicole EdwardsShinuo Weng @shinuoweng.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Postdoc position available!!! We are looking for a creative postdoc to develop independent research directions in tissue morphogenesis using embryos, stem cell/organoid systems, and quantitative imaging and/or biophysics. Here are the details: livejohnshopkins-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/person... 0811
Nicole Edwards @nicoleedwds.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Second month as a new PI: fixed an old, stuck microtome motor by simply wiggling it a little bit? Same vibe as troubleshooting Nintendo cartridges. But now we can section paraffin blocks! 020
Nicole Edwards @nicoleedwds.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Fourth week as a new PI: we have images! Repeated a routine protocol for immunostaining with my lab on some samples from my postdoc, and it worked well! 🎉🎉🎉 2111
Nicole Edwards @nicoleedwds.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Second week as a new PI: lab space is starting to look like a lab! Becoming an expert in matching power cords to donated equipment. 0131
Reposted by Nicole EdwardsCincinnati Children’s Research @cincyresearch.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Celebrating 25 years of Xenbase—the world’s largest database for African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) and tadpole research. Learn how Aaron Zorn, PhD, and team are driving breakthroughs in genetics and regenerative medicine: scienceblog.cincinnatichildrens.org/25-years-lat... @xenbase.bsky.socialscienceblog.cincinnatichildrens.org25 Years Later, Xenbase Still Supporting Scientific Leaps - Research Horizons 036
Nicole Edwards @nicoleedwds.bsky.social · 07/01/2026I’m happy to announce that I joined @umich.edu Department of Cell & Developmental Biology as an Assistant Professor and I will open my lab this month! My lab will investigate the genetic and cellular mechanisms underlying digestive and respiratory organs with a focus on the trachea and esophagus 1/2 76612
Nicole Edwards @nicoleedwds.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Sounds like was this modelled after the Canadian Common CVmedia.tenor.coma woman in a judge 's robe is sitting at a desk with a laptop .Alt: Judge Judy opens laptop and closes shortly after with a sad look 010
Reposted by Nicole EdwardsDMM Journal @dmmjournal.bsky.social · 30/12/2025In December's #EditorsChoice, Nayeli Reyes-Nava, @edwardmarcotte.bsky.social, @jbwallingford.bsky.social & co use #Xenopus model to study #Cilia motility disturbances in primary ciliary dyskinesia #PCD ⚡ doi.org/10.1242/dmm.... 📰 doi.org/10.1242/dmm.... 055
Reposted by Nicole EdwardsJohn Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Calling 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/yw7ffjn9tinyurl.comMicrosoft Forms 12120
Nicole Edwards @nicoleedwds.bsky.social · 10/12/2025A nice write up of my experience with @socdevbio.bsky.social GetHired! workshop, which I highly recommend for any postdoc on the job market! www.sdbonline.org/resource?Res...sdbonline.orgSociety for Developmental Biology | Resource 112
Reposted by Nicole EdwardsDevelopment @dev-journal.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Apply for our Pathway to Independence (PI) programme, supporting postdocs in #devbio and #stemcell research during the transition to their first group leader position: www.biologists.com/grants/devel... Application deadline: 2 February 2026. 23836
Reposted by Nicole EdwardsM. S. AtKisson @igrrrl.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Things I currently think you should be considering in your proposals. Although this thread will be NIH-centric, my guess is that some of this applies to NSF, etc. Much is synthesized from public information. Much of this is what we've advised all along, just with, um, more emphasis. Here we go: 14017
Reposted by Nicole EdwardsVirtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks @vgzt2021.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Join us next week for another exciting VGZT session! 🗓️ Thursday, November 6th ⏰ 9:30 PDT / 12:30 EDT / 16:30 UTC / 17:30 BST / 18:30 CET Our speakers are 👉 David Oriola (@davidoriola.bsky.social) 👉 Nicole Edwards (@nicoleedwds.bsky.social) See you then! 👋 075
Reposted by Nicole EdwardsCrystal Rogers, PhD @rogerslabucd.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Our department @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social is hiring! We welcome research that diversifies or complements existing strengths in gastrointestinal, neuroimmune, musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory systems and/or developmental biology. @socdevbio.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social 14147
Reposted by Nicole EdwardsXenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Xenopus Conference 2025 - Check out the video of the 20th International Xenopus Conference held at the Univeristy of Portsmouth August 17-21st, 2025. www.youtube.com/watch?v=plxx... #science #devbio #xenopus #frogsyoutube.comXenopus Conference 2025YouTube video by IXC25 032
Reposted by Nicole EdwardsMwahahahahahadScientist @mads100tist.bsky.social · 16/09/2025This is the equivalent of Jesus on a toast for developmental biologists 🧪 619216
Reposted by Nicole EdwardsbioRxiv Developmental Biology @biorxiv-devbio.bsky.social · 01/10/2025A mechanical origin for implantation defects in embryos from aged females www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202… 001
Reposted by Nicole EdwardsKate Cavanaugh @katecavanaugh.bsky.social · 01/10/2025See this? This = implanting mouse embryo. Usually this happens inside its mother and is invisible to us, but we can actually watch implantation ex vivo with the hope of understanding why implantation goes awry in embryos of older women. A 🧵... 1125881
Reposted by Nicole EdwardsBethan Clark @bethanclark.bsky.social · 30/09/2025I wrote something on developmental biology and disability and put it up on the node last night: thenode.biologists.com/developmenta... I've been nervous to share because some of it veers a bit personal but they are thoughts that won't stay quiet. Would love to know what people think about it!thenode.biologists.comDevelopmental Biology and Disability - the NodeHopeful monsters. Morphospace. Mutation. Natural variation. Mutagenesis screens. Polymorphism. Deformity. Phenotype. Disease. Adaptation. Anomaly. 64019
Reposted by Nicole Edwardssameerthukral.bsky.social @sameerthukral.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Happy to have shared my first post on The Node, on how hidden power dynamics may prevent creative science from blooming. @the-node.bsky.social thenode.biologists.com/the-invisibl...thenode.biologists.comThe Invisible Cost: How Power Dynamics May Undermine Respect in Academic Labs - the NodeI'm a big fan of podcasts, and one of my favorites is Tim Harford's "Cautionary Tales." It tells true stories about disasters and what we can learn from 064
Nicole Edwards @nicoleedwds.bsky.social · 21/09/2025@zhoulabfrogs.bsky.social explaining the power of Xenopus as a model system for studying genome size at #MWSDB25 @frogwranglers.bsky.social 020
Nicole Edwards @nicoleedwds.bsky.social · 21/09/2025An important reminder from @thelovelylab.bsky.social after an amazing talk at #MWSDB25 111