Congratulations!!

Huge shoutout to lead author Steven Decker, an outstanding scientist graduating this fall. Keep an eye out for what he does next!

Our new paper is out! 🎉
Let-7 doesn’t act through a single pathway: it controls neocortical neuron fate and migration via distinct downstream mechanisms, with RBX2 dedicated to migration. A new layer of post-transcriptional control shaping cortical development
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

If you’ve never witnessed peak athleticism, you clearly haven’t been to the Doxie Derby at UC Davis Picnic Day.
Tiny legs. Maximum drama!

Happy #PicnicDay! @ucdavis.bsky.social

We see you! 👁️❤️

Confocal microscopy image of retinal astrocytes

It's #FluorescenceFriday and these retinal astrocytes understood the assignment: branching, glowing, and casually laying down the blueprint for the retinal vasculature #Retina #ConfocalMicroscopy

Congratulations Dr. Hostetler!!

Beautiful new manuscript by @patyschneider22.bsky.social!

Today on the animals with fascinating eyes news of the day: Anableps anableps, a four-eyed fish (they really have 2 eyes, but still): www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6....

Hahahaha! This is brilliant!

Damn it. NIH ends continuous submission policy for reviewers on study sections. Can still use 2 week late submission deadline but continuous submission was one of the only good things about being on regular study sections. Reviews are a huge amount of work. It will be harder to get reviewers. BAD

Neurogenesis and Repair 2026 Join Neurogenesis and Repair 2026, July 13-16, 2026. Learn more on Fourwaves.

This is a fantastic meeting for all the neurogenesis aficionados! Happening July 13-16 in Toronto, don’t miss it!! event.fourwaves.com/neurogenesis...

The Wild World of Eyeballs Featuring Deepak Lamba, Director and Distinguished Scientist, Ophthalmology, and Susie Crowell, Senior Director, Project Team Leader.

Two Scientists walk into a bar and they meet with Deepak Lamba!! www.gene.com/stories/the-...

Frog photoreceptors showing a blue outer segment and a bright orange inner segment. Near the top of the orange inner segment is an area with small holes, where mitochondria are packed in very tightly to support the metabolic needs of outer segment synthesis. This area is called the ellipsoid.

Looking through old photos and found this beauty. Frog rods, labelled with GFP under a XOP promoter (inner segment, orange) and wheat germ agglutinin (outer segments, cyan). I love how you can see the holes where the mitochondria are packed near the top of the inner segment (the ellipsoid zone). 🧪🐸

Congratulations!!!

Cell-intrinsic vulnerability and immune activation cooperate to drive degeneration in a mitochondrial complex I deficiency model of optic neuropathy - Journal of Neuroinflammation Journal of Neuroinflammation - Mitochondrial dysfunction is a central hallmark of many optic neuropathies, yet the mechanisms linking intrinsic metabolic stress to retinal ganglion cell (RGC)...

New paper out! 🚨
We show that Ndufs4 loss triggers retinal neurodegeneration through a phased process.
A new window into neuroimmune mechanisms in mitochondrial disease: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Love eyes? Love awesome science? Love fantastic colleagues? Join us in Maine on August 9-14 for the GRC Visual System Development Conference! It's one of the best!

I am very excited to share the first Accorsi lab publication: a collection of detailed protocols to maintain an apple snail 🐌 colony and generate stable mutant lines. The video is coming soon @ JoVE! We hope this will be a valuable resource for the community. app.jove.com/t/69267/the-...

A cell fate specification and transition mechanism for human foveolar cone subtype patterning | PNAS In the central region of the human retina, the high-acuity foveola is notable for its dense packing of green (M) and red (L) cones and absence of b...

I'm excited to share our PNAS paper from 1st author Kasia Hussey. We study how the foveola, the high acuity region of the retina, is patterned by RA and TH. We were surprised to find that cone subtypes appear to convert fates. Our studies are important for AMD sufferers. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Postdoctoral Scientist - Zhang Lab Primary Work Address: One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA, 95616 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) advances the discovery and s...

🚨 We are recruiting postdocs! If you're interested in reproductive, stem cell/developmental biology, and/or women's health, please apply! 📝 Please repost! 🚩
More info here: hhmi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...

The Rise of Eyes Began With Just One

I love it when cool science reaches the mainstream media. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/s....

I heard you on the radio this morning! Thanks for all your efforts!!

Check out this beautiful new story from @michelcayouette.bsky.social lab!!! We got to play a small part along the way. So thrilled to see this out in the world!

2 First-Gen Scientists on Curiosity, Community and Discovery Megan Dennis, associate professor in Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, and Siobhan Brady, professor in the Department of Plant Biology and the Genome Center, are more than an just office neighbors ...

Please check out these amazing women! They are fantastic scientists, committed mentors, supportive friends and honestly super stars! 🤩@bradylabs.bsky.social @mydennis.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social
www.ucdavis.edu/news/podcast...

Oxygen-free metabolism in the bird inner retina supported by the pecten - Nature While the photoreceptor outer segments in the bird outer retina have access to oxygen, the inner retina operates under chronic anoxia, supported by anaerobic glycolysis in the retinal neurons.

Birds have a thick retina devoid of blood vessels - so how do they ensure sufficient oxygen availability?
They don't - neurons rely on glycolysis, metabolizing glucose released from the pecten.

Insane new study that includes comparative data on lizards and crocs.🧪

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Congratulations to @xinduan.bsky.social on another beautiful story! I'm very lucky to collaborate with you! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41532830/

Yay! Congratulations!!!

Wow! This is so cool!