Huge congratulations to my mentee, Miranda Margulis-Ohnuma, for winning the @sicb-dcb-dvm.bsky.social D. Dwight Davis Award for Division of Vertebrate Morphology best student talk at this year's @sicb.bsky.social meeting! So pleased to see her creativity recognized 🐍
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Had lots of fun delivering the @sicb-dcb-dvm.bsky.social Carl Gans award lecture yesterday at @sicb.bsky.social #SICB2026! Grateful to have the support of so many incredible colleagues in comparative biomechanics.
Calling all #SICB2026 attendees, come see my poster (032) at TODAY at 3.30pm-4.30pm! Learn how I managed to image baby sharks weekly to see their “skin-teeth” form!! @sicb-dcb-dvm.bsky.social @sicb.bsky.social #ufresearch
…And if you’re interested in our research, check out poster 032 where Campbell and Lily will be presenting on chimaera head development! @sicb.bsky.social @sicb-dcb-dvm.bsky.social #ufresearch #nsf
Come see Comparative Biomechanics Best Student Presentation Wainwright and Koehl Award in C123 at 1pm TODAY!
Head to C123 TODAY to see the Vertebrate Morphology Best Student Presentation D. Dwight Davis award at 8am!
Come check out back-to-back Law lab talks today in the Shape and Climate session (room B112)!
10:15am - Long fuse evolution of carnivoran skeletal phenomes
13:30am - Endocranial shape variation in relation to climate in primates
#SICB2026 @sicb-dcb-dvm.bsky.social
Conference schedule graphic for SICB 2026 (Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology) held January 3-7 in Portland, Oregon. The image shows the Garner Lab for Animal Morphology & Mechanics logo featuring a gear with a sea urchin, lizard, wave, and leaf inside it, alongside the conference banner with Portland skyline. Below are seven presentation listings with gecko, anole, and sea urchin silhouettes: Sunday 8 AM, B114 - Dr. Benjamin Wasiljew on anole jumping performance; Sunday P1-167 - Nathan Bailey on sea urchin tube feet mechanics under hyposalinity; Monday P2-224 - Dr. Benjamin Wasiljew on gecko claw morphology; Tuesday P3-015 - Andrew Moura on sea urchin tube foot attachment on rough surfaces; Tuesday P3-116 - Sadie Heidemann on gecko tail role in locomotion; Tuesday P3-184 - Aaliyah Roberts on setal field configuration in natural and urban populations of anoles; Tuesday P3-190 - Sarah Juan on regional variation in gecko adhesive microstructures.
The Garner Lab for Animal Morphology & Mechanics (GLAMM) is in full force at #SICB2026! Check out some of our work studying adhesion and locomotion in geckos, anoles, and sea urchins @sicb.bsky.social @sicb-dcb-dvm.bsky.social
Here’s what you can expect on the last day of #SICB2026 — let’s finish strong 🧠✨
Shoutout to @armanafzadeh.bsky.social who will be delivering the Gans Lecture !!
Join us for the SICB Closing Celebration to wrap up an incredible week of science, community, and collaboration 🎉
Don’t forget to tag!
Tuesday at #SICB2026 is packed 🐾🌊
A full day of talks and posters that we close out with the SICB Member Meeting and a DCB/DVM/DEDB social 🎉
📣 Presenting today? Tag us so we can hype your work!
I’ll be kicking off Monday’s Muscle session talking about what happens when the perch doesn’t behave- and how two distal pennate muscles keep guinea fowl upright anyway. Stick around and check out many of our collaborators from @movementscience.bsky.social later in the session as well! #sicb2026
Day 2 at #SICB2026 is bringing the gold 🏅
From Best Student Presentation awards in Vertebrate Morphology and Comparative Biomechanics to posters on flight, walking, and structure–function — Monday is stacked from AM to PM.
📣 DCB & DVM presenters: tag us so we can promote your talks and posters!
Catch me bright and early on day 1 at 8:15 am in Feeding 1! I'm presenting on a salamander project originally proposed by the late Dave Wake. I can promise CT images of salamander bones, teeth, and muscles. There will be some data and lots of hand waving.
#SICB2026
I'm so sad I can't go 🥹
Make sure to check out the auction! My plates just made it to Portland according to USPS :)
I'll be presenting in this Sunday's 'Shape and Climate' session at 11am. Come see all about Carboniferous ray-finned fishes!
The countdown begins… ⏰
Sunday at #SICB2026 is already STACKED!
🗂️ Whether you’ve built your itinerary or you’re still deciding, we’ve got you covered with these at-a-glance schedules.
👉 DCB & DVM folks: tag us so we can hype your talks and posters!
More at-a-glance posts coming soon 👀
DCB DVM mentor-mentee pairs have been emailed! If you did not sign up initially and would like to be paired please dm this account or email mwy9@duke.edu.
DCB DVM mentor-mentee pairs have been emailed! If you did not sign up initially and would like to be paired please dm this account or email mwy9@duke.edu.
Curator of Education job (tenure-track Assistant Professor) at the Museum of Natural History, University of Colorado Boulder! Salary $90-$100K, 9 month full time position. Apply by Jan 21. jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
For a second I thought this was a book cover, and got all hyped to read it. Fabulous design for a fascinating topic! (And maybe a future book...?)
didn’t sign up yet? whatcha waiting for?!
link below;
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Submit a design to SICB SPDAC's sticker competition by November 3! Win up to $100 in Visa giftcard!
Details in thread.
Submit your designs here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Results are in for SPDAC's 2026 SICB sticker competition...
Follow along to see who won and which stickers you'll find at SPDAC's booth at the annual meeting!
Had so much fun making this with Ryan! Almost all of the species are Oregon natives! :)
Penstemon ovatus, Bombus huntii, Melanerpes formicivorus - Acorn woodpecker, Umeces skiltonianus - Western skink, and Megalodacne heros - native oregon
The rest are special to us :)
Be sure to catch the symposium: Needle in the haystack: Finding tools to study puncture and injection mechanisms across biology on Wednesday Jan 7!
As SICB 2026 is getting closer, tune into DCB/DVM social media (here and @sicb.dcb.dvm on Instagram).
@sicbjournals.bsky.social @sicb.bsky.social
Image of Ankeny Rainbow Road Plaza with overlay text reading Chat science and entrepreneurship at SICB 2026, Portland, OR, Jan 3-7, 2026
Interested in starting your own science-related business? Spinning off an idea from your lab into a product?
Apply to chat one-on-one with Dr. Aaron Olsen, founder of 3D Anatomy Studios, at #SICB2026 in Portland, OR: forms.gle/e2p5Lr1fuwJa...!
Limited spots available- apply by Dec 14, 2025!
A reminder for anyone interested in chatting about science and entrepreneurship at #SICB2026 - we've extended the deadline to December 29!
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Sex and the repeated origins of sexes are key sources of biological diversity, contributing to enormous variation in how organisms reproduce. Yet our conception of sex/es is disproportionately shaped by animal models. We need broader comparative approaches and collaborations across organismal silos to develop more general, inclusive frameworks. This symposium convenes researchers working on protists, plants, fungi, animals, and theoretical models to engage with the complexities of sex and reproduction, aiming to distinguish shared principles from taxonomic idiosyncrasies, highlight fundamental differences and open questions, and generate new frameworks for understanding sex in biology. By fostering integrative dialogue across disciplines and taxa, we hope to advance a more inclusive and accurate understanding of reproductive diversity across the tree of life.
Going to #SICB?
attend s4
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Sex across origins: Questioning animal-centric assumptions & developing integrative frameworks
Organized by
M. Aramati Casper,
aramaticasper.weebly.com
Jay J. Falk
jayjinsing.github.io
Karen M. Warkentin,
sites.bu.edu/warkentinlab/
Assistant Professor without Tenure (WOT), Marine Invertebrate Organismal Biology University of Washington: Academic Personnel & Faculty: College of the Environment: Aquatic and Fishery Sciences Location Friday Harbor Labs, WA Open Date Dec 12, 2025 Description The School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (SAFS) and Friday Harbor Labs (FHL) at the University of Washington (UW) invite applications for the Riddiford – Truman Endowed faculty Chair, a position in the Without Tenure (WOT) track at the Assistant rank with specialization in marine invertebrate organismal biology. The successful candidate is expected to develop a collaborative, extramurally-funded and nationally recognized research program based at FHL that leverages FHL’s unique marine research infrastructure and natural setting. We especially welcome candidates whose scholarship in natural systems advances fundamental knowledge and contributes to environmental stewardship. All University of Washington faculty engage in teaching, research, and service.
Looking for a faculty job at one of the world's great research stations?
We're looking for a marine invertebrate biologist at UW's Friday Harbor Labs.
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