Five years ago, we packed microscopes, fruit flies, & a lot of hope and headed to the Four Corners & Pueblos of New Mexico. Today, the Pueblo Brain Science Neuroscience Workshop reaches students at UNM, San Juan College, Diné College, Zia/Jemez Pueblo, and now Newcomb! High School! Thanks to all!
Today, we are fortunate to have four amazing neuroscientists with us! Our students will have lots of fun learning from the experts in the fields of lineages, Circuits, and Behaviors. Thank you, Matt, Jelly, Abhilash, & Frank, for being with us this entire week - more later.
We’re excited to celebrate some outstanding science from our trainees today!
Two of our undergraduate researchers, Nicholas Redhouse & Michael Velasquez, are presenting their Biochemistry honors theses.
Zoe Marriner, our postbacc scholar, is presenting on the cell adhesion code of circuit wiring.
Ph.D. Openings — Fall 2026!
If you are passionate about neuroscience, developmental biology, & working with fruit flies, our research group might be the perfect home for you.
You can apply using this link: forms.gle/Abt8gX7JhJaE...
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Sometimes, you meet a student who reminds you why we teach & mentor. Our latest paper, led by Gonzalo & now published in eLife, reveals how the cell cycle acts as a timekeeper for NSCs. A truly exceptional undergrad whose curiosity & hard work made this work possible. doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
Today, we are excited to host a "Meet A Scientist" session with Dr. Asif Ahmad Bakshi from New York University Abu Dhabi. If you are in the area and interested in learning about his research, scientific journey, and opportunities at NYU Abu Dhabi, please join us. Also, there will be pizza!
LINEAGES, TIME, AND DIVERSITY: We are excited to host our inaugural Neural Diversity Lab Retreat! A special thank you to Asif Bakshi for joining us and sharing his passion for science and mentoring through @jkscientists!
For those who understand Arabic 😊
A podcast about @bassemh.bsky.social work and career. Thank you Haifa Alhadyian, PhD for this amazing initiative.
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This week, we are excited to host Dr. Ismail Ahmed from the University of Utah. Yesterday, Ismail had an interactive session with our students! Today, he will present his research in our Department of Biology Seminar. Thank you, Ismail www.pueblobrainscience.org/meet-a-scien...
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I feel incredibly honored and grateful to receive the SDB Elizabeth D. Hay New Investigator Award. Thank you @socdevbio.bsky.social for this recognition! I am looking forward to connecting with everyone at #ICDB2025 and sharing our work and excitement about #DevBio. See you there!
The deadline to register for the Annual Southwest Developmental Biology meeting is fast approaching! Don’t miss out—register soon, and we’ll see you in New Mexico! More information about the program and speakers here www.swsdb2025.org #SWSDB25
Deadline to register for the Annual Southwest Developmental Biology is approaching. Register ASAP and see you all soon in New Mexico!
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Excited to kick off the Neural Mechanisms of Cognitive Function meeting in Pipa, Brazil 🇧🇷
Beautiful venue 📸
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Also @network-alba.bsky.social for supporting my long travel here 🌎
Our mission to educate, train & mentor the next generation continues. Grateful to the dedicated instructors who share our mission & fly in from all corners to teach in New Mexico—and to our sponsors, without whom this wouldn’t be possible. Three days of fun begins in NM #PuebloBrainScience✊
It is the time to highlight our research accomplishments on the 34th Annual Research Day at the Department of Biology UNM In addition to trainee talks/posters, we have two amazing scientists talking about Lizards and Flies! More information about the program here biology.unm.edu/news-events/...
Registration is open for the Annual SWSDB @socdevbio.bsky.social meeting. Join us for insightful talks from leading experts at the forefront of Dev Bio, along with special sessions on education/outreach featuring impactful programs & their leaders. Register, submit your abstract, & see you soon!
I am thrilled to share that Dr. Adil Wani has passed his PhD with distinction! 🎉 His dedication & brilliance have been the driving force behind our lab’s success—every award & grant we received has his hard work at its core. Adil's clonal images are beautiful. I couldn’t be prouder of my lineage!
#SWSDB2025 Apply and visit us in NM!
Thanks to @socdevbio.bsky.social - #SWSDB2025 in ABQ
Thanks to co-organizers Lomeli Shull, Tou Yia Vue, @aburger2009.bsky.social, and very supportive @chrmosimann.bsky.social Thanks to @biologists.bsky.social UNM Health Sciences Alcohol Center, UC Anschutz Medical Campus for sponsoring the event - please get in touch if interested in sponsoring!
Time for Developmental Biologists to convene @unm.edu in New Mexico for this exciting SouthWest Dev Bio meeting www.swsdb2025.org. We have a fantastic panel of scientists and educators. Register for this exciting conference, and see you soon! NM is very pleasant in spring.
Submit to the 2025 SDB Inaugural Art Show Image Credit: Amanda Powell and Elizabeth Ables Post-acquisition edited image of a mirrored Drosophila ovarian tumor showing the localization of the differentiation factor Bam (green) Submission deadline: May 1st, 2025 2D and 3D art submissions related to developmental biology are welcome, see submission form for details. Accepted submissions will be on display at the 20th International Congress of Developmental Biology in Puerto Rico for the duration of the conference and prizes awarded on the last day. QR code to Google form. https://forms.gle/Jb7ePs5s9RKkCmvU7
SDB will be hosting its Inaugural Art Show at the 20th International Congress of Developmental Biology in Puerto Rico June 18-22. Both 2D and 3D art submissions related to developmental biology are welcome. Learn more: www.sdbonline.org/2025icdb_art... #2025SDB #2025ICDB
The Show Must Go On - In our "Meet A Scientist" Session, today we are excited to meet and interact with our own alumni Natalia Chmielenko, who is now a graduate student at Springfield College, Boston. Natalia is also a great artist & we use her painting in almost all of our posters. Thanks
Many thanks to Vivek Jayaraman and Janelia Research Campus for allowing us to investigate the development of Navigation behavior!
Thanks to the Society of Developmental Biology and those who volunteer to keep it running and serve our community. Feeling grateful and hoping for peaceful, happy, and healthy times globally!! #DevelopmentalBiology #DevNeuro 10(10)
This award is dedicated to my parents, who made me who I am, and my mentors who have shaped me into a developmental biologist, especially the one who introduced and taught me Developmental Biology—Veronica Rodrigues www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 9(n)
Many more extraordinary DevNeuro people have been informal mentors and very supportive, including Alex and this fish guy @schoppik.com 8(n)
But above all, this award belongs to the people who push flies and spend hours at microscopes to create beautiful images of the developing brain. I am grateful to the funding agencies that support our work and mission. 7(n)
Starting my own lab, I was fortunate to find incredible mentors in neuroscience—Matt Kayser, Josie Clowney, and Kathy Nagel—who helped me bridge Developmental Biology with Neuroscience and helped me understand behaviors shaped by development. #DevNeuro 6(n)