Thank you 😃!!!

Thank you Nat!!

I’m deeply grateful for the guidance of Jacob Musser (@jacobmusser.bsky.social).

This work was made possible by an incredible team: Nawaphat Malaiwong, Ling Wang, Jamie Maziarz, Kejue Jia, @mike-od.bsky.social, and the @embl.org Heidelberg metabolomics & proteomics core.

Evolution of monoamine reception and its role in cellular contractility.

How do #sponges coordinate their bodies despite lacking neurons and true muscles?

We show that sponges use monoamines to control water flow in their canals — reminiscent of how adrenaline regulates blood vessels.

My PhD story, now on BioRxiv:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
#Evolution