Interested in miRNAs, early animal evolution, and RNA biology? We’re recruiting a BBSRC-funded Postdoctoral Research Associate @bristolbiosci.bsky.social #Postdoc #microRNA #RNAbiology
Apply by 14 May 2026. 👉 www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find-in...
Excited to share a new review by @kocherlab.bsky.social and me:
Nature-inspired neuroscience
We discuss diverse sensory systems and behaviors across the animal kingdom and argue for their integration into neuroscience. New tools in diverse systems are making this possible ✨
tinyurl.com/y5y9du27
Liver morphology and NAFLD progression in humans and zebrafish. (A) Zebrafish have a similar anatomy of the digestive system compared with humans. Tissue pathological processes can be studied for metabolic associated liver diseases. (B) The progression of NAFLD in humans and zebrafish. Lipid accumulation in the liver caused by obesity, insulin resistance and other factors leads to steatosis. Increased inflammation and oxidative stress promote NASH, and immune escape and fibrosis further lead to liver cirrhosis and even HCC. HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; NAFLD, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; NASH, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. Image and text from Chang et al. (2023) Liver International
Today is #WorldLiverDay! Did you know #zebrafish have livers that function & develop hepatocellular carcinomas similarly to human livers? Researchers leverage the zebrafish model to understand & develop novel treatments for liver disease. Learn more: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... #KnowYourZDM
This is such great news! Great work to you and Aidan!
First home grown lobate!😍
Thanks @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social and @alexandrejan.bsky.social for sharing ctenophore larvae!
I've wondered how this was discovered, like did someone forget to feed the jellies during holiday break then come back and overfeed them to make up for it? 🤔😆
I’m sure @notothentoma.bsky.social would be happy to help 😊
Oops... That was going to be your F1's Christmas gift!
UK cover of Tiddler the book by Julia Donaldson; illustrated by Axel Scheffller
US cover of The Fish Who Cried Wolf the book by Julia Donaldson; illustrated by Axel Scheffler
TIL 'Tiddler' is actually called 'The Fish Who Cried Wolf' in the US and I feel this is sacrilege to Julia Donaldson 🙀
It's so comforting to see stunning original drawings! Kudos to Taylor and congrats on the paper 😊
Happy #CtenophoreCtuesday! Enjoy this spectacular comb jelly captured by an international team onboard R/V Falkor (too) 🔊🪼 This vessel patrols off the coasts of Antarctica, the South Sandwich Islands, Argentina, & Uruguay. Credit to @schmidtocean.bsky.social. 🌊
#scicomm #science #ctenophore #SciSky
It's great timing as I've just had to bin my @zebrafishhusbandry.bsky.social shirt from 2021 for too many armpit holes 😭
Logo for the Zebrafish Disease Models Society 2026 Conference ZDM19. There's a silhouette of two fish swimming, one dark blue and one grey.
Countdown to the abstract deadline for #ZDM19 in Oxford, UK ⏳ Don't miss your chance to present at this essential #zebrafish meeting! 🐟
🔗 to submit abstract (Due 1st May): www.zdmsociety.org/zdm19-abstra...
More details about conference in 🧵below ⬇️
Please share with colleagues & labmates 🙏 1/5
I’m glad you were okay. How terrifying 😟
@beckrichardson.bsky.social would definitely enjoy this movie!
Very cool video! What was the injury type? This looks like a scale was plucked 🤔
This is dating myself as a millennial but I say that the female swims to the shallow end, the male follows her and they do a little 'shimmy' and the female releases her eggs that the male quickly fertilizes. No one has asked me about fertilization yet... 🤐
During my first tech job, there was a postdoc that saved her files as variations of 'fuck' and added one more 'k' for each new draft. I've been envious ever since...
That's a really nice headshot of you 🥰 And that shirt! 🔥
Oops, great point! To my defense, it’s correct on my PowerPoint slide (pictured in post) 😓
Screenshot of a slide from a journal club presentation. You can see an image of a clown and a figure as they appear to people with normal vision, which appear very dim to people with protanopia. When you replace red with magenta using FIJI, the images appear much more clear for people with red color blindness.
This particularly becomes an issue w/ Red-Green LUTs. You can easily make the switch using this FIJI Plugin: In FIJI > Color > Replace Red with Magenta. This can be applied to videos as well.
You can also view how images may appear to those w/ vision impairments: > Color > Simulate Color Blindness
Text reads 'Avoiding Red-Blind LUTs: High frequency of Protanopia among general population" On the left a figure using a Red/Grey LUTs as it appears for people with normal vision. On the right a figure as seen by people with Protanopia.
Want 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
Over 1300 citations! 💪 It's such a super valuable resource. I'm glad it's being recognized as that. 😀
*Kakao mousse or bust (Knusperkeks/butter biscuit if no other option)
Cocoa mousse for me! 🤤
This is what I miss about Germany 😩
This breaks my heart. I’m so sorry 😞
