Stacey Ogden 🦔
@labogden.bsky.social
Cell and Developmental Biologist @ St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - 🦔 signaling in 🧠🫀&🫁 - science 🧪, academia, DevBio research, mentoring, scicomm, 🔬, birds 🪶, hikes - fueled by ☕ & 🧘🏼♀️ - Y’all means all - Views my own and not SJCRH's
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Stacey Ogden 🦔
@labogden.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Mentoring is the most important thing most of us can do. Here is a 🧵about what I've learned as a PI running an academic research lab. I hope some of the advice is helpful to those who are just starting their labs and to folks hitting the academic job market in search of an independent position 🧪 1/n
This graphic is far superior to yesterday's "Golden Retrievers in a Tree" explanation of the weight of ice on trees (see next post).
Great explainer by meteorologist Ricky Matthews, especially for folks who are not used to this kind of weather down south. Explainer in the alt text. 🧪
Source: www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...
Source: www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...
January 23, 2026 at 10:48 PM
This graphic is far superior to yesterday's "Golden Retrievers in a Tree" explanation of the weight of ice on trees (see next post).
I've said it before and I'm saying it again.
The Discussion is the hardest part of a 🧪 research paper to write.
It would be a dream come true for me if all journals would immediately shift to the combined Results and Discussion format 🤓
The Discussion is the hardest part of a 🧪 research paper to write.
It would be a dream come true for me if all journals would immediately shift to the combined Results and Discussion format 🤓
January 23, 2026 at 10:43 PM
I've said it before and I'm saying it again.
The Discussion is the hardest part of a 🧪 research paper to write.
It would be a dream come true for me if all journals would immediately shift to the combined Results and Discussion format 🤓
The Discussion is the hardest part of a 🧪 research paper to write.
It would be a dream come true for me if all journals would immediately shift to the combined Results and Discussion format 🤓
When Earth does #FluorescenceFriday! 🤩
Comparing aurora captured from Virginia in October, 2024, November 2025, and January 2026 (see alt text for which is which).
All beautiful with slight differences in color and structure.
A real treat for me due to this Solar Maximum.
#Aurora #eastcoastkin #photography
All beautiful with slight differences in color and structure.
A real treat for me due to this Solar Maximum.
#Aurora #eastcoastkin #photography
January 23, 2026 at 2:37 PM
When Earth does #FluorescenceFriday! 🤩
Happy #FluorescenceFriday! I've shared this before but am reposting b/c I think the developing #lung is just so darn pretty! This is an E18.5 🐭 lung with 🟢 marking cells that express my favorite gene, Shh.🟣 marks cell membranes. 🔬 by @stjuderesearch.bsky.social postdoc👩🔬 @christinaadaly.bsky.social 🧪
January 23, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Happy #FluorescenceFriday! I've shared this before but am reposting b/c I think the developing #lung is just so darn pretty! This is an E18.5 🐭 lung with 🟢 marking cells that express my favorite gene, Shh.🟣 marks cell membranes. 🔬 by @stjuderesearch.bsky.social postdoc👩🔬 @christinaadaly.bsky.social 🧪
Yet another threat to the future of NIH grant funding...
Exclusive: key NIH review panels due to lose all members by the end of 2026 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: key NIH review panels due to lose all members by the end of 2026 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: key NIH review panels due to lose all members by the end of 2026
Thirteen of the agency’s advisory councils, which must review grant applications before funding is awarded, are on track to have no voting members.
www.nature.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Yet another threat to the future of NIH grant funding...
Exclusive: key NIH review panels due to lose all members by the end of 2026 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: key NIH review panels due to lose all members by the end of 2026 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Please enjoy this mourning dove photo from my feeder camera 😆 🪶
January 22, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Please enjoy this mourning dove photo from my feeder camera 😆 🪶
Crystal clear 😂
Americans will do ANYTHING to avoid using the metric system. 😑
January 22, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Crystal clear 😂
Some 🧪 research collaborations function seamlessly, and others are really clunky (for lack of a better word). Partnerships tend to form b/c of similar interests, goals, and complementary skill sets. So, why are some collaborations so much more productive than others?
January 22, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Some 🧪 research collaborations function seamlessly, and others are really clunky (for lack of a better word). Partnerships tend to form b/c of similar interests, goals, and complementary skill sets. So, why are some collaborations so much more productive than others?
Reposted by Stacey Ogden 🦔
I added a page to the website where you can send a little love note to folks in Minnesota.
I keep getting lovely emails about how people are inspired by the resistance, but I would like to actually put these together for folks on the ground to read when they need to.
I keep getting lovely emails about how people are inspired by the resistance, but I would like to actually put these together for folks on the ground to read when they need to.
Send a Love Note — Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:50 PM
I added a page to the website where you can send a little love note to folks in Minnesota.
I keep getting lovely emails about how people are inspired by the resistance, but I would like to actually put these together for folks on the ground to read when they need to.
I keep getting lovely emails about how people are inspired by the resistance, but I would like to actually put these together for folks on the ground to read when they need to.
If you are in the path of the incoming mega snowstorm - I have a couple of entertainment recommendations for your snow day ☃️
1. Movie: Sinners - Wow! It deserves to win in every Oscars category it was nominated. ⚰️🧄
2. TV show: Drops of God - I. Am. Obsessed. 🍷
1. Movie: Sinners - Wow! It deserves to win in every Oscars category it was nominated. ⚰️🧄
2. TV show: Drops of God - I. Am. Obsessed. 🍷
January 22, 2026 at 3:30 PM
If you are in the path of the incoming mega snowstorm - I have a couple of entertainment recommendations for your snow day ☃️
1. Movie: Sinners - Wow! It deserves to win in every Oscars category it was nominated. ⚰️🧄
2. TV show: Drops of God - I. Am. Obsessed. 🍷
1. Movie: Sinners - Wow! It deserves to win in every Oscars category it was nominated. ⚰️🧄
2. TV show: Drops of God - I. Am. Obsessed. 🍷
Interested in imaging cytonemes? ✅ out this blog @focalplane.bsky.social by @stjuderesearch.bsky.social postdoc Christina Daly! 🧪 🔬 👩🏻🔬
Following on from her beautiful featured image post on FocalPlane, Christina Daly @christinaadaly.bsky.social shares her top tips for imaging cytonemes.
@labogden.bsky.social.
focalplane.biologists.com/2026/01/19/c...
@labogden.bsky.social.
focalplane.biologists.com/2026/01/19/c...
Cytoneme Imaging Tips and Tricks - FocalPlane
Cytoneme Imaging Tips and Tricks - How to
focalplane.biologists.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Interested in imaging cytonemes? ✅ out this blog @focalplane.bsky.social by @stjuderesearch.bsky.social postdoc Christina Daly! 🧪 🔬 👩🏻🔬
Reposted by Stacey Ogden 🦔
Recent findings from the IMPAACT Network study show adolescents with HIV in five countries safely switched from daily oral meds to all-injectable treatment every 2 months, maintaining viral suppression. 100% of patients in the trial preferred injectables. ow.ly/nUQQ50XXvQl
Studies show that less frequent, all-injectable treatment for HIV is safe and preferred by adolescents
Dive into a St. Jude co-led clinical trial finding long-acting injectable HIV treatment is safe, effective & preferred by adolescents in multiple countries.
www.stjude.org
January 15, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Recent findings from the IMPAACT Network study show adolescents with HIV in five countries safely switched from daily oral meds to all-injectable treatment every 2 months, maintaining viral suppression. 100% of patients in the trial preferred injectables. ow.ly/nUQQ50XXvQl
I just found out about the pygmy hippo called Haggis...and I'm obsessed.
#TLcleanse 🦛
bbc.com/news/videos/...
#TLcleanse 🦛
bbc.com/news/videos/...
Zoo celebrates arrival of Haggis the pygmy hippo
bbc.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:27 PM
I just found out about the pygmy hippo called Haggis...and I'm obsessed.
#TLcleanse 🦛
bbc.com/news/videos/...
#TLcleanse 🦛
bbc.com/news/videos/...
Reposted by Stacey Ogden 🦔
Job alert! Assistant professor position in the Department of Molecular Genetics (University of Toronto). Amazing department and city. jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-... Please share.
Assistant Professor - Virology
Assistant Professor - Virology
jobs.utoronto.ca
January 15, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Job alert! Assistant professor position in the Department of Molecular Genetics (University of Toronto). Amazing department and city. jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-... Please share.
Throwing this out there for those doing westerns on mouse embryo lysates: ALWAYS do a secondary only blot. No matter how "clean" your primary is, your secondary can (and will) cause problems - and Murphy's law ensures the crossreactivity will be the same size as your protein of interest 1/3 🧪 🤬
January 15, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Throwing this out there for those doing westerns on mouse embryo lysates: ALWAYS do a secondary only blot. No matter how "clean" your primary is, your secondary can (and will) cause problems - and Murphy's law ensures the crossreactivity will be the same size as your protein of interest 1/3 🧪 🤬
Reposted by Stacey Ogden 🦔
We are accepting 2026 #LaskerAward nominations through February 2, 2026. 🧪
You will be able to work on, save, and return to your work before making a final submission using our online portal:
https://www.laskerawardnomination.org/
You will be able to work on, save, and return to your work before making a final submission using our online portal:
https://www.laskerawardnomination.org/
January 15, 2026 at 4:00 PM
We are accepting 2026 #LaskerAward nominations through February 2, 2026. 🧪
You will be able to work on, save, and return to your work before making a final submission using our online portal:
https://www.laskerawardnomination.org/
You will be able to work on, save, and return to your work before making a final submission using our online portal:
https://www.laskerawardnomination.org/
Every time I turn on the news or scroll through my feed I feel like I want to cry because the news about what is happening is always bad...
...and then I see a progress update about the monks walking for peace and I actually do cry.
Hope and compassion are powerful forces. 🕊️
...and then I see a progress update about the monks walking for peace and I actually do cry.
Hope and compassion are powerful forces. 🕊️
January 14, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Every time I turn on the news or scroll through my feed I feel like I want to cry because the news about what is happening is always bad...
...and then I see a progress update about the monks walking for peace and I actually do cry.
Hope and compassion are powerful forces. 🕊️
...and then I see a progress update about the monks walking for peace and I actually do cry.
Hope and compassion are powerful forces. 🕊️
In celebration of #MentoringMonth, I'm reposting this 🧵 I shared about my experiences mentoring grad students and postdocs. I hope some of you find it useful. 🧪
Mentoring is the most important thing most of us can do. Here is a 🧵about what I've learned as a PI running an academic research lab. I hope some of the advice is helpful to those who are just starting their labs and to folks hitting the academic job market in search of an independent position 🧪 1/n
January 14, 2026 at 3:33 PM
In celebration of #MentoringMonth, I'm reposting this 🧵 I shared about my experiences mentoring grad students and postdocs. I hope some of you find it useful. 🧪
I'm still trying to find a substitute for when I crave a 3rd (or 4th or 5th) cup of coffee in the morning 😵💫
I can now report that ashwagandha tea tastes terrible. Absolutely. Terrible 🤢
I can now report that ashwagandha tea tastes terrible. Absolutely. Terrible 🤢
January 13, 2026 at 4:28 PM
I'm still trying to find a substitute for when I crave a 3rd (or 4th or 5th) cup of coffee in the morning 😵💫
I can now report that ashwagandha tea tastes terrible. Absolutely. Terrible 🤢
I can now report that ashwagandha tea tastes terrible. Absolutely. Terrible 🤢
Reposted by Stacey Ogden 🦔
This White-throated Quail-Doves shows off its intricate #feathersandform in Valle del Cauca Colombia. April 2025.
#birds #birdoftheday #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography
#birds #birdoftheday #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography
January 9, 2026 at 5:24 PM
This White-throated Quail-Doves shows off its intricate #feathersandform in Valle del Cauca Colombia. April 2025.
#birds #birdoftheday #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography
#birds #birdoftheday #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography
Reposted by Stacey Ogden 🦔
It's #FluorescenceFriday , while the original image of cancer cells interacting by cytonemes is already great. I had a little fun with some filters!
January 9, 2026 at 2:57 PM
It's #FluorescenceFriday , while the original image of cancer cells interacting by cytonemes is already great. I had a little fun with some filters!
Reposted by Stacey Ogden 🦔
Happy New Year! NEW LAB PREPRINT testing how best4+ intestinal epithelial cells develop! best4+ cells are conserved across vertebrates and altered in IBD & colorectal cancer. But they were first molecularly IDed in 2019. We barely know anything about them yet! What do they do?? HOW DO THEY GET MADE?
Closing out 2025 with our new preprint where
@jeffreyafarrell.bsky.social and I explore development and function of zebrafish intestinal best4+ cells – molecularly described in 2019, conserved in evolution, absent in 🐭, and altered in inflammatory bowel disease.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
@jeffreyafarrell.bsky.social and I explore development and function of zebrafish intestinal best4+ cells – molecularly described in 2019, conserved in evolution, absent in 🐭, and altered in inflammatory bowel disease.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Developmental regulation of intestinal best4+ cells
best4+ /CFTR-high expressing cells are a recently described intestinal epithelial cell type potentially altered in inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer. However, their developmental origin...
www.biorxiv.org
January 9, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Happy New Year! NEW LAB PREPRINT testing how best4+ intestinal epithelial cells develop! best4+ cells are conserved across vertebrates and altered in IBD & colorectal cancer. But they were first molecularly IDed in 2019. We barely know anything about them yet! What do they do?? HOW DO THEY GET MADE?
Reposted by Stacey Ogden 🦔
If you are submitting an NIH grant in February, you will be required to use SciENcv to prepare you biosketch.
IT IS MUCH WORSE THAN YOU CAN POSSIBLY IMAGINE.
Set aside *at least* 4 hours just to transfer an existing an biosketch into SciENcv.
IT IS MUCH WORSE THAN YOU CAN POSSIBLY IMAGINE.
Set aside *at least* 4 hours just to transfer an existing an biosketch into SciENcv.
January 6, 2026 at 11:29 PM
If you are submitting an NIH grant in February, you will be required to use SciENcv to prepare you biosketch.
IT IS MUCH WORSE THAN YOU CAN POSSIBLY IMAGINE.
Set aside *at least* 4 hours just to transfer an existing an biosketch into SciENcv.
IT IS MUCH WORSE THAN YOU CAN POSSIBLY IMAGINE.
Set aside *at least* 4 hours just to transfer an existing an biosketch into SciENcv.
Reposted by Stacey Ogden 🦔
I’m happy to announce that I joined @umich.edu Department of Cell & Developmental Biology as an Assistant Professor and I will open my lab this month! My lab will investigate the genetic and cellular mechanisms underlying digestive and respiratory organs with a focus on the trachea and esophagus 1/2
January 7, 2026 at 3:28 PM
I’m happy to announce that I joined @umich.edu Department of Cell & Developmental Biology as an Assistant Professor and I will open my lab this month! My lab will investigate the genetic and cellular mechanisms underlying digestive and respiratory organs with a focus on the trachea and esophagus 1/2