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Sam Wattrus @samwattrus.bsky.social · 22h

So awesome to see this! Congrats :)

Sam Wattrus @samwattrus.bsky.social · 3d

Also, I will always take credit for being the person who convinced him to get his first smartphone and taught him how to take selfies

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Sam Wattrus @samwattrus.bsky.social · 3d

He was a consummate gentleman and scientist. The ways he treated people, loved science, and ran his lab are all things I’ve always tried to emulate. He had an outsize impact on me and so many others, and he will be sorely missed.

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Sam Wattrus @samwattrus.bsky.social · 3d

He entrusted me with resources and space to try things, ask for help, fail, and succeed on my own. He had tea with us every day and chatted freely about life and science. He always kept doing benchwork – his office had a microscope, incubator, and injection rig so he could do his own experiments.

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Sam Wattrus @samwattrus.bsky.social · 3d

Even as an inexperienced student, John treated me - and everyone in his lab - as a colleague. When I showed up on my first day, John was the one who met me at the front door to let me in and show me around the institute which bore his own last name.

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Sam Wattrus @samwattrus.bsky.social · 3d

When I was an undergraduate just starting lab work, I (somewhat naively) cold emailed John asking if I could work in his lab for the summer. Even though I was just a random student from the US that really had barely any experience to speak of then, John agreed to take me on.

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Sam Wattrus @samwattrus.bsky.social · 3d

So incredibly sad to learn of John Gurdon’s passing. It is hard to overstate what a big deal he is to developmental biology - a legend. Leaving aside his phenomenal scientific achievements, I want to take a moment to highlight how he was also an exceptionally kind person and incredible role model.

Nobel Laureate Professor Sir John Gurdon dies aged 92

It is with great sadness that the University shares the news of the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon, founder of the Gurdon Institute.

www.cam.ac.uk

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Sam Wattrus @samwattrus.bsky.social · Sep 2

We are hiring! The Wattrus lab at MGH is seeking talented postdoc applicants to join our group and study differences in regeneration and wound healing across species using fish models. We are a fun group - come and join us! Fishy friends, please spread the word! #zebrafish #medaka #zebrafishjobs

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Caroline Bartman @cbartman.bsky.social · Aug 22

this is me today

on left: dog with muscles, it says "doing experiments as a postdoc: 12 hours a day, all successful, much data"
on right: sad weak dog, it says "doing experiments as a PI: i loaded 6 mass spec samples, hope it works"

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Alexander Luckmann @aluckmann.bsky.social · Aug 20

Academia may not give you job security, flexibility, or wealth, but it will let you unexpectedly connect to eduroam in foreign cities

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Fillip Port @crisprflydesign.bsky.social · Jul 12

Some PIs will stop at nothing to motivate their lab members. 🧪

Graffiti at the end of an underpass in Heidelberg saying 'LAB!'.

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Sam Wattrus @samwattrus.bsky.social · Jun 26

😭😭😭 devastated to hear this honestly — Thank you for everything Kevin!! Have loved ZR at every stage and appreciate everything you’ve done for the community

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