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labonnelab.bsky.social
@LaBonneLaB
@labonnelab.bsky.social
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#DevBio Lab at NorthwesternU Studying Pluripotency, Neural Crest Stem Cells and the Evolution of Vertebrates. Recovering Former Dept. Chair, Diversity Advocate. Past President Society for Developmental Biology.
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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 3h
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labonnelab.bsky.social
@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 3h
Let slip the frogs of war
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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 3h
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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 5h
lol gentle reminder that DEI is not illegal. Supporting marginalized groups is not illegal. Anyone reneging on support is making a CHOICE to do so.
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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 17h
And also the discovery of cyclins and cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) in #Xenopus egg extracts was key to understanding how cells progress through the cell cycle.
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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 17h
John Gurdon's #Xenopus experiments that proved the constancy of the genome and the ability to reprogram somatic cells to pluripotency. He laid the groundwork for most of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine
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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 19h
haha tempting these days 7 months into our grant freeze...
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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 2d
words that will never ever be said to me...
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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 2d
We like our city Neat - NO ICE
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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 2d
Michigan Avenue right now.
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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 3d
Every Friday morning in Broadview. Welcome to join
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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 3d
So very sad. Thirteen year after his nobel prize that celebrated his #xenopus work that underpins much of todays stem cell research.
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James Briscoe @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social · 4d
Very sad news, John Gurdon has died.

A developmental biologist's developmental biologist, Nobel prize winner

His work is the foundation of much of today's dev & stem cell bio.

An inspiration to many, including me. Always asking questions & wanting the answers

www.magd.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...
Professor Sir John Gurdon FRS (1933-2025) | Magdalene College
Magdalene College is deeply saddened to announce the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon FRS, who served as Master of the College from 1995 to 2002.
www.magd.cam.ac.uk
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labonnelab.bsky.social
@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 4d
NU?
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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 6d
don't remember the last time I felt all right...
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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 6d
Chicago October 2025😡
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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 6d
The days before everything had to be about shareholder profits
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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 6d
Ok but what are YOU going to do about it???
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 7d
In Illinois, we will do everything within our power to look out for our neighbors, uphold the Constitution, and defend the rule of law.
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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 7d
nope. disappointing.
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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 7d
You just can't make this shit up....or I guess you can
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Ms. M @msmalarkey24.bsky.social · 16d
Citing the great scientific minds of our time — Mel Gibson & Joe Rogan — Casey DeSantis announces that the state of Florida is researching ivermectin to cure cancer.
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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 7d
Every figure in this paper uses HCR @hcrimaging.bsky.social
Such a game changing technique for studying gene expression #xenopus #neuralcrest
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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 11d
I love this judge
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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 12d
There is time to urge a change to the current #GRFP solicitation ( #NSF 25-547 ): reverse the eligibility restrictions and ensure applicants (including 2nd year PhD students) have a fair chance in the competition.

Feel free to sign and share this open petition:
laurenkuehne.github.io/grfpChanges/
Petition to NSF to Restore Eligibility for the 2026 Graduate Research Fellowship Program Competition
laurenkuehne.github.io
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11d
The flew the entire military leadership in so they could see for themselves that the Secretary of Defense is a mouthbreathing dipshit and the Commander in Chief is a senile, weak old man who might keel over at any moment.
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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 11d
Thats insane. I am a proud SACNAS member and am speaking this year. Somebody at Ohio State should lose their job
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Laura Lopez @ohdearz.bsky.social · 11d
Ohio State just advised all staff and students not to attend the SACNAS (Society for the advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science) annual meeting of 6000+ scientists -- which is in Columbus, OH this year! -- saying it may be exclusionary, even though it is open to all.
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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 11d
glass half full. These days I would have said the world is on fire...
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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 12d
plus its adorable ❤️
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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 12d
Maced of Chicago