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Kendall Clay

@kendallbclay.bsky.social

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Neurodevelopmental biologist | Science comm & art | cat mom | worm enthusiast PhD candidate at UGA https://kendallclay.weebly.com thoughts and views are my own (she/her)

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Angelo Forli @aforli89.bsky.social · 16d

Interested in the brain, circuits, and behavior?
Enjoy tinkering and asking bold questions in neuroscience?

The Forli Lab (IIT, Genova, Italy) is hiring!

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Check out our website for updates:
sites.google.com/view/forli-lab

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Dr. Raven the Science Maven @ravenscimaven.bsky.social · Sep 4

My mentee in undergrad has a 3.9 GPA in biology and wants to do her PhD at Stanford in the microbiology department. She found her dream lab. Can my community help us? She's so talented and I really want this for her! She has accomplished so much against all odds. Please share.

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Mason McNair, PhD (he/him) @sarraceniamason.bsky.social · Aug 28

We still need >60 plant submissions for the Botany & Dragons Bestiary! Please share the flyer with your students! #iamabotanist #plantsci #ttrpg forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

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Kendall Clay @kendallbclay.bsky.social · Jul 23

I had a fantastic time at @mdibiolab.bsky.social for the ReBilD course! Getting to learn about regeneration from pioneers in the field and experience first-hand the power of different models was life changing. ❤️

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Kendall Clay @kendallbclay.bsky.social · Jun 12

A wren made a nest in my lantana and her eggs finally hatched!

Hatchlings in a lantana plant in a pink pot on a porch

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Rachel Roberts-Galbraith @awormwelcome.bsky.social · May 28

A bit of happy news. I'm very excited to share the newest from the R-G lab, a preprint focusing on regenerative neurogenesis in our favorite worms! Grad students @kendallbclay.bsky.social and @taylormlanier.bsky.social co-authored this awesome manuscript. 1/5
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Combinatorial mechanisms specify cellular location and neurotransmitter identity during regeneration of planarian neurons

During regenerative neurogenesis, neurons must be created in the right types and locations. Though regenerative neurogenesis is limited in humans, other animals use regenerative neurogenesis to faithf...

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Kendall Clay @kendallbclay.bsky.social · May 27

Work from home set up for #careerdevelopment week in our lab! Emotional support cat ✅ Colorful markers ✅ Lists and spreadsheets ✅

POV of girl sitting on couch with a gray tabby cat in her lap, computer on the arm of the couch, and adjacent desk with papers and colorful markers

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Taylor Medlock-Lanier @taylormlanier.bsky.social · May 27

Check out our work on bioRxiv!! @kendallbclay.bsky.social @awormwelcome.bsky.social

bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · May 26

Combinatorial mechanisms specify cellular location and neurotransmitter identity during regeneration of planarian neurons https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.23.655781v1

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Kendall Clay @kendallbclay.bsky.social · Apr 18

#FluorescenceFriday looking at neuronal markers in the planarian brain never gets old!

Microscopy image of a planarian brain stained for neuronal markers in pink, aqua, and green with all cells marked in gray.

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Kendall Clay @kendallbclay.bsky.social · Mar 28

Found my happy place in Colorado (a store with tons of fossils to look at)

Psittacosaurus fossils in front of a wall of vases with a mammoth tusk in front

Wooly mammoth fossil surrounded by gemstones and glass cases

Kendall Clay @kendallbclay.bsky.social · Nov 30

Outside of research, I am passionate about scicomm and outreach. When I’m not in lab, you can find me exploring nature, painting, reading, or hanging out with my cats! And as a long time student and fan, GO DAWGS!

Tabby cat on a red blanket. Bookshelf in the background.

Black cat upside down on a pink table. Big yellow eyes and one tooth hanging out of his mouth.

Kendall Clay @kendallbclay.bsky.social · Nov 30

Hi! Reintroducing myself on this platform. My name is Kendall Clay and I am a graduate student in @awormwelcome.bsky.social lab! I study the regeneration of dopaminergic neurons in planarians! My research interests lie in the intersection of neuroscience, evo/devo, and regeneration 1/2

Girl in mask and lab coat holding a pipette in a gloved hand. In the background is a shelf of bottles of chemicals.

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