Congrats!

The 2026 Franklin–Prasher–Kimmel Webinar Series is here!
A wonderful line-up of early-career researchers in zebrafish biology, organized by the Young Researcher Committee with support from the ZDMS ECI Committee.

📅 Apr 23 • Jun 25 • Sep 24 • Nov 19

#ZDMS #Zebrafish #ECR

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Anderson Lab getting into the Halloween spirit

With Kyle at his poster 😊

The Anderson Lab had an excellent experience the Zebrafish Disease Models Society annual conference. Proud of graduate student, Kyle Woodward on his flash talk and poster presentation. We had a wonderful time exploring New England Aquarium and Fenway Park.

@daetwylerstephan.bsky.social will be giving a talk at #ZDM18 on “Imaging of cancer cell dynamics and interactions with self-driving, multi-scale microscopy.” We look forward to hearing about it on Weds 15th Oct! #zdmsECI #ZDMSociety

We are excited to have Stephanie MacMaster (Uni of Edinburgh) give a talk titled ““Cut & Trace”: Tracking gene edited melanocyte stem cells through time” at #ZDM18 on Weds Oct. 15. #zdmsECI #ZDMSociety

#ZDM18 has kicked off! We are excited to have Shiaulou Yuan talk about “Joining forces: cilia and Pkd1l1 as mechanotransducers that shape cardiac left-right asymmetry.” #zdmsECI #ZDMSociety

At #ZDM18 on Weds 15th Oct, we are excited to have @francoiskroll.bsky.social talk about “CRISPR prime editing made precise and highly efficient by inhibition of microhomology-mediated end-joining” #zdmsECI #ZDMSociety

#zdmsECI is excited to showcase our #zdm18 oral abstract presenters. First up is Elena Vasileva. She will be giving a talk titled “Development of Ewing Sarcoma Through Embryonic Reprogramming of Neural Crest to Mesoderm”. #ZDMSociety

Next up is Clay Foster. He will be giving a talk titled “Integrated Analysis of
Transcriptional and Replicative Dysregulation Reveals Candidate Drivers of MYC-Mediated Leukemogenesis”. #ZDM18 #ZDMSociety #zdmsECI

Happy Hump Day! Today, we are highlighting two exciting ZDM talks on neurological disorders. We have our very own Antonella Lauri speaking about zebrafish models of COL4A1/A2 syndrome. #ZDM18 #zdmsECI #ZDMSociety

Today, we #zdmsECI are highlighting three excellent speakers from the GI and Metabolic Disease session at #ZDM18 #ZDMSociety. Meet Patrice Delaney @patrice-delaney.bsky.social, who will be speaking about the implications of estrogen activity for pregnancy-associated liver adaptations.

Check out Matt Hamilton's talk to learn about how macrophages regulate cholesterol metabolism in the liver #zdmsECI #ZDM18 #ZDMSociety

Don't miss the amazing line-up of talks in the 'Ageing and Adult Disease Models' session at #ZDM18. Featuring Caghan Kizil
@cakizil.bsky.social who will be speaking about 'Blood-Brain Barrier Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Opportunities in Alzheimer’s Disease' #zdmsECI #ZDMSociety

Excited for Anna Moyer's @annamoyer.bsky.social talk at #ZDM18: 'Overexpression screen of chromosome 21 orthologs establishes erg as a potent regulator of neurodevelopment'. #zdmsECI #ZDMSociety

Next up, we have Stephanie Tsai who will speak about regenerative programs at the tendon. #ZDM18 #zdmsECI #ZDMSociety

We are looking forward to Daniel Cifuentes' talk on 'Determining the Risk of Blood Disorders in Aging LESKRES Patients Using Zebrafish Models' at #ZDM18 #zdmsECI #ZDMSociety

We are looking forward to @benjhogan.bsky.social's (Peter Mac, Uni of Melbourne) talk at #ZDM18! Ben will sharing his lab's work on using sc-genomic approaches to explore lymphatic development, regeneration and the blood brain barrier. Don't miss his talk on Oct. 13th at 14:30 in Boston or online!

Congrats Donita!!

We are excited to have Catarina M Henriques (University of Sheffield) at #ZDM18. She will be talking about her lab's work on telomerase's protective role in the zebrafish brain and how it is required for blood brain barrier integrity. Don't miss her talk on Oct. 15th at 11:00 in Boston or online!

We're excited to have Carine Smith from Stellenbosch University at #ZDM18 in Boston! Carine's talk "Autism spectrum disorder: from brain to gut" will be kicking off the GI and Metabolic Disease session on Oct. 14 at 11:00.
ZDMS will also have virtual access for the first time this year!

Celebrating childhood cancer awesomeness month with the Philadelphia Phillies 😁

Hey zebrafish folks! Super excited to kick off a speaker spotlight series for the ZDM Conference happening this October in Boston! Watch this space and be sure to retweet!
#zdmsECI #ZDM18

Meet our first #ZDM18 keynote: Dr. Cassandra Extavour!
Her pioneering work in germ cell development has reshaped how we think about early embryogenesis across species. Can’t wait to hear her insights at ZDM18! #zdmsECI #ZDMSociety Abstract submission is open until September 12th!

Next up, we are highlighting Sarah McMenamin from Boston College. Interested in skeletal development and endocrinology? Don’t miss Sarah’s talk in the Plenary session on Regeneration and stem cells at #ZDM18 on October 13th at 4:30 pm! #ZDMSociety #zdmsECI

Stoked to have Maura McGrail @mcgraillab.bsky.social, Iowa State University, at #ZDM18. Don’t miss her talk “Modeling neural development and disease with Cre/lox cell type-specific knockout” in the Technological Advances and Drug Discovery session on Oct 15th at 9:00 AM. #ZDMSociety #zdmsECI

Next up in our #ZDM18 speaker series is keynote speaker Dr. David Langenau! His lab transformed cancer biology research by innovating some of the first zebrafish pediatric cancer models. #zdmsECI Don’t miss his talk this October in Boston!