Neural crest cells explanted and migrating with filamentous actin (white), microtubule plus ends (orange) and beta actin (green)
Looking forward to visiting @princetonupress.bsky.social to give a seminar on the recent work in our lab and hear about the work my colleagues are doing. See you soon!
An image of the sky with clouds above a pool where the sky is reflected
It’s a gorgeous morning here in Davis before the rain.
My uncle was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and he died within a month of his diagnosis. It would have made such a difference our family to have had extra time. Our government should be supporting research and life saving discoveries like this instead of defunding it.
Omg lol!!! 😂🤣
Two students in a dachshund costume.
A dachshund in a cape
A masked woman in a gym giving thumbs up
Getting ready to judge the @ucdavis.bsky.social @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social #2026DoxieDerby! So many adorable champions already. This event supports our hard working veterinary students and is a blast every year!
To any that knew Ellen in the #DevBio community- you know she was so thoughtful and always willing to help. She cared about all of us and dedicated herself to improving the future of science and our community. She will be sorely missed. Sending my condolences to all that loved her.💔
Ellen was so kind, thoughtful, caring and dedicated to mentoring. She was always quick to send me thoughtful emails and was such a dedicated member to our engagement and outreach committee. I will miss her. I am so sorry to her family and the other folks who had the pleasure of interacting with her.
A lizard on top of a lava rock
A lizard on top of a lava rock looking to the side
This guy is very much the king of the mountain. 🦎😍
Please let your friends and family know how much they mean to you. Don’t leave things unsaid. We never know how much time we will get so please make the most of it Sending hugs out to my community. ❤️
Chugging coffee like nobody’s business and really hoping to get all the things I have to do done today. So naturally I’m cruising Bluesky and Twitter at 5 AM. Productive start! 🙃
This is why you and I always used to with the name that ISH contest on Twitter. Visual creativity!😂
Oh nice! I didn’t know that but now I’ll rock the shirt with even more pride! 🐓🤩
I was thinking a frog neurula! Looks a lot like @labonnelab.bsky.social’s frog! 🤩
I just got my new @socdevbio.bsky.social swag! Can’t wait to get the rest of the shirts and represent all the model organisms! Amazing designs by Sarah Paramore! #DevBio 🤩😍
Congratulations to all the awardees! Especially my colleague and birthday twin @julianolab.bsky.social, whose science is super cool! 🤩
🚨3 days left❗to submit your abstract for the Society for Developmental Biology Annual Meeting 2026 in Las Vegas! 🎰🃏 Don’t miss your chance to share your science, connect with the dev bio community, and join us in Vegas ➡️ www.sdbonline.org/2026mtg_abst... ✨ #SDB2026 #DevBio #DevelopmentalBiology
Happy #CtenophoreDay (10-04) for those in Europe, UK, Australia & others that use DD-MM-YYYY format! This bi-annual event celebrates these squishy globs of goodness 🤩 Go ahead: share your favorite #ctenophore images and videos using the hashtag #CtenophoreDay! Credit video to @oceana.bsky.social.
That made me lol! My student was telling me a story about breeding ladybugs and stealing aphids from his neighbor’s yard to feed them. He got busted for accidentally spreading aphids into his own yard! I love the ladybug stories! 😂
Two ladybugs hunting aphids. An aphid with wings was running from them
Two ladybugs hunting aphids
A ladybug on a rose bush
A spotted ladybug hunting aphids
More pics of these amazing creatures.
Look, I now know it’s not great bringing bugs from elsewhere into a new environment but I purchased these ladybugs from a local source (LadyBugs Direct in Northern California) I have to say… they got to business RIGHT AWAY. 🐞
Hi everyone in the academic and STEM spaces… please check in on your friends, colleagues, and students. People are struggling right now and a lot of folks need support, a kind word, or even just to know you are there if they need you. Sending hugs to my community! We are in this together.
I had no idea ladybugs crawl into houses to overwinter. 😬 At the moment our plants are inherited from previous owners and I never thought of cutting the giant rose bush down but it’s an option. Thanks for the info! It’s too late for the current batch but I won’t order more in the future.
I would breed my own from local ladybugs if I could! Do you have other ideas for how to fight these infestations in a non-toxic way. I’m down to try other methods.
It’s either this or pesticides so I went with what seems like a more natural mechanism since I don’t want to poison the honey bees. Thank you for the info!
Thank you Carole! 🙏🏽
Please check out the video that @ucdavis.bsky.social made with our lab to promote the Annual Fund for Give Day 2026! It gives a snapshot of what we do and what we hope to accomplish in the lab. As a Chancellor’s Fellow, I’m proud to represent the university. giveto.ucdavis.edu/schools/Univ...
I know I’m getting old when a 4:30 AM wake up means “oh great! I have time to drink coffee and post a bunch of gardening and animal stuff on social media,” and not “I should try to go back to sleep.” 👵🏾
Ladybugs Direct! I’m getting two more packages today. 😍🤩🐞https://www.ladybugsdirect.com/
A brown bulldog sniffing a purple Easter egg
A brown bulldog smiling while laying on a cement patio
A brown bulldog sniffing the chin of a woman in blue
The most smorshed smorsh that ever smorshed. Roxie the bulldog is a sweet pup.
Very happy with my purchase of live ladybugs and I have already ordered more! This guy was an absolute unit. A chonky beetle. Meet “Beef” the ladybug.
