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Xantha Karp

@xanthakarp.bsky.social

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C. elegans geneticist, how diapause affects development, microRNA, equity in STEM, professor at Central Michigan University, she/her/hers. karplab.org orcid.org/0000-0001-6602-5583

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Xantha Karp @xanthakarp.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

The Central Michigan University contingent had a fantastic time at #wormtopicmeeting2026 in Madison! C. elegans meetings are the best

Five people with name tags posing for the camera in front of a colorful display

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Xantha Karp @xanthakarp.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

The Karp lab had a fantastic day at the Midwest C. elegans meeting last week with 6 undergrads and 3 grad students presenting. Thanks to @nickburton.bsky.social and the other organizers for all their work. It’s such a pleasure to get together and talk about science.

Eleven Karp lab members posing for the camera in an auditorium, with a wall of windows behind them on the left and wood paneling behind them on the right. Above their heads is a large sculpture by Dale Chihuly, of mostly blue glass spheres shaped into double helix.

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Xantha Karp @xanthakarp.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Congratulations to Karp lab student Vusani Ntuli who won the Best Poster Award at the Central Michigan University Biology Undergraduate Research Symposium yesterday! I’m so proud of him and of the other 5 Karp lab presenters.

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Xantha Karp @xanthakarp.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

A woman standing outside in a black shirt with white letters that say Biology is bigger than binaries

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Xantha Karp @xanthakarp.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Matt Wirick for successfully defending his PhD on the role of daf-16/FOXO in regulating stage-specific seam cell fate in the dauer life history of C. elegans!

A man, the student, in a light blue button down shirt and a woman, the proud PI, in a white shirt with a black and white flowered jacket and black respirator, smiling for the camera.

A man on a stage in front of a title slide. Photo taken from a distance in the audience, so the backs of some heads are seen. Text on the slide “daf-16/FOXO regulates stage -specific seam cell fate in the dauer life history of Caenorhabditis elegans. Matthew J. Wirick, PhD defense seminar, July 25 2025”

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Xantha Karp @xanthakarp.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Something joyful after the worm meeting. Karp lab F2s came to visit! Three of my students are parents, one with twins :)

Five smiling adults holding four babies are posing for a photo in front of a large window. Three babies are very small, about 2 months old. The fourth is a toddler.

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Xantha Karp @xanthakarp.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

So much great science at #worm25. Best of all was being with the C. elegans community, including hanging out with current and former members of the Greenwald and Ambros labs, where I was lucky enough to get my training. I’m so grateful for you all.

A group of 10 people sitting at a restaurant with menus, smiling for the camera. Current and former Greenwald lab members.

Five people sitting at a wooden table, outdoor restaurant seating, smiling for the camera. Current and former Ambros lab members.

Ten people standing in front of the Mondavi Center, smiling for the camera. Victor Ambros plus current and former lab members.

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Xantha Karp @xanthakarp.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

This meeting is wonderful for trainees. Nearly the whole lab attended.

Nine people (the Karp lab) smile for the camera in an atrium. A blue piece of art depicting a DNA helix hangs over head.

A woman wearing a mask and a man stand in front of blue couches in an atrium. Both people smile for the camera. A large DNA helix composed of blue and purple balls hangs above their heads.

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Xantha Karp @xanthakarp.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

I appreciate this message from my department posted on social media. (They are not yet on BlueSky).

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Xantha Karp @xanthakarp.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Three Karp lab members presented their work at the CMU Biology Undergraduate Research Symposium yesterday. They did a fantastic job! This is always such a fun event.

A woman with blond hair and a brown jacket explains her poster to a group of onlookers, three men in suits. Behind them is a long hallway with more posters and people milling about.

A young man with brown hair and a black sweater points at a figure on his poster. We see the backs of three people listening in the foreground.

A woman with blond hair and a patterned shirt appears to be pointing at her poster and explaining to the three onlookers. One of the onlookers is centered int the foreground: we see long blond hair and a green jacket. The other two onlookers are on the right.

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Xantha Karp @xanthakarp.bsky.social · 10/05/2024

Celebrating the end of the semester at the Karp lab barbecue

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Xantha Karp @xanthakarp.bsky.social · 13/04/2024

The Karp lab had a great time at the Midwest C. elegans Meeting at the Van Andel Institute. Congratulations to presenters Matt Wirick, Anuja Dahal, Jasmine Asberry, and Reagan Kopesky. Thanks to @nickburton.bsky.social and Shreesh Raj Sammi for organizing.

A photo of 9 Karp lab members at the Midwest C. elegans meeting.

A photo of Matt Wirick presenting a talk.

A photo of Jasmine Asberry and Anuja Dahal presenting a poster.

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Xantha Karp @xanthakarp.bsky.social · 25/09/2023

#HiSciSky! I am a #Celegans geneticist at Central Michigan University. I am new here and still figuring out how this place works. This was a fun way to start.

Word cloud made with terms that appear in my research abstracts. Most prominent terms include dauer, larvae, fate, development.

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