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Rita Mateus @ritamateus.bsky.social · Sep 1

We have a fully funded 3y postdoc position open!!!! Come join us @mpi-cbg.de and @poldresden.bsky.social to understand the role of Membranes in Controlling Biogenic Crystallization :) this is part of our #HFSP funded project with @noemijimenezrojo.bsky.social and @vmonje.bsky.social! Applications👇

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · Sep 1

The #MaxPlanckPostdocProgram offers a guaranteed contract of at least 3 years, targeted mentoring, and career workshops. The call for applications is open now! 🚀 Take advantage of this opportunity and browse the job vacancies. www.mpg.de/en/max-planc...

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Christian Mosimann @chrmosimann.bsky.social · Aug 21

A welcome pick-me-up on any day:
"We are delighted to accept your manuscript..." - more tk! 🐟❤️🧬🐀
#collaborate #zebrafish #PILife #MesodermRocks @thelovelylab.bsky.social @aburger2009.bsky.social

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Alexa Burger, Ph.D. @aburger2009.bsky.social · Aug 26

Looking for a postdoc? Please check out our lab cu.taleo.net/careersectio...

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Click the link provided to see the complete job description.

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CU Anschutz Department of Pediatrics @cupediatrics.bsky.social · Aug 12

🎉 Big news! 10 postdoc fellows from 5 Latin American countries have joined the 2025 class of #PewLatinAmericanFellows, and we’re proud to share that one is our own @mary-flores.bsky.social! Learn more: bit.ly/45rgN5L @cumedicalschool.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social @chrmosimann.bsky.social

Flores-Flores in 2025 Class of Pew Latin American Fellows Pursuing Scientific Advances

Pediatrics Postdoctoral Fellow Marycruz Flores-Flores, PhD, is one of 10 in the 2025 class of the Pew Latin American Fellows Program in the Biomedical Sciences announced today by The Pew Charitable Trusts.

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Institut Curie @institutcurie.bsky.social · Jul 11

🔬 The next international Developmental Biology course, organized by Institut Curie with @sorbonne-universite.fr, will focus on "From stem #cells to #morphogenesis".

📅 Apply by:
• July 20 (3.5 weeks with hands-on workshop)
• Aug 31 (10 days of seminars)

🔗 training.institut-curie.org/courses/deve...

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Christian Mosimann @chrmosimann.bsky.social · Jul 16

Grateful to receive an R24 NOA from NIH/ORIP to advance phiC31-based transgenesis tools in #zebrafish. 🐟

Collab with @aburger2009.bsky.social & Breuss labs @cuanschutz.bsky.social. 🧬

...and: big THX to everyone who already helped w/ sharing #pIGLET reagents! 🐽
#ShareYourTools #MakeMoreTransgenics

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Christian Mosimann @chrmosimann.bsky.social · Jul 10

Reunion while chairing the cell bio session at #IZFC2025:
@aburger2009.bsky.social & my Zon lab time's lab spouse Chuck Kaufman!
#PILife #zebrafish #zerbafish

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Christian Mosimann @chrmosimann.bsky.social · Jun 22

The one and only @mads100tist.bsky.social taking the stage at #ICDB2025 to deliver his award lecture!
#devbio #PisoMuchado #zebrafish #2025ICDB #FlamingElmo \m/

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Crystal Rogers, PhD @rogerslabucd.bsky.social · Jun 22

Congratulations to @mads100tist.bsky.social on his Trainee Science Communication Award!! This is so well-deserved! #2025ICDB @socdevbio.bsky.social

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Three masked scientists at a DevBio conference

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Christian Mosimann @chrmosimann.bsky.social · Jun 19

PSA: around 5-8% of the population has a color vision impairment for red/green.

Many talks at #2025ICDB still use red-green LUTs on slides that are not accessible to everyone.

Changing to more accessible colors is doable and easy.

We can do better.
#devbio
#ICDB2025 #WeTheColorBlind

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Crystal Rogers, PhD @rogerslabucd.bsky.social · Jun 18

So happy to see all of my #DevBio folks at the #2025ICDB joint meeting with @socdevbio.bsky.social @isdb.bsky.social and the Latin American Society for DevBio in San Juan Puerto Rico! More pics to come! @chrmosimann.bsky.social @mads100tist.bsky.social

Theee masked scientists at the 2025 ICDB meeting

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Christian Mosimann @chrmosimann.bsky.social · May 5

Small #SWSDB2025 post-session get-together with co-organizers Marycruz Flores Flores & @aburger2009.bsky.social, invited speakers Margot Williams & Rowan Karvas, plus Rosa E. Navarro Gonzalezpresident of the Sociedad Mexicana de Biologia del Desarrollo!
#devbio #collaborate

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Alexa Burger, Ph.D. @aburger2009.bsky.social · May 3

Thank you to our sponsors, especially @cuorthopedics.bsky.social

Christian Mosimann @chrmosimann.bsky.social · May 2

#SWSDB2025 at @unm.edu is about to kick off!
#devbio @socdevbio.bsky.social

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Zebrafish Rock! @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · Apr 9

Ageing

#TenaLab @cabd-upo-csic.bsky.social ‪@anaburgos.bsky.social‬ (Killifish/ scRNAseq/ Aging)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.24.645095

Special Topics

@aburger2009.bsky.social (Data Reporting/ Metadata/ AI)
https://osf.io/preprints/osf/kvn2x (27/34)

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Swathi Arur @swathiarur.bsky.social · Apr 4

Such a privilege to have organized GRC DB as Chair. I loved working with the GRS chairs, Ana Hernandez @analiahr.bsky.social and Anastasia. Congratulations Vice Chairs, Christian Mosimann @chrmosimann.bsky.social and Kat Hadjantonakis, and Chairs, Kathy Cheah and Ani Kicheva! Join GRC DB in 2027!

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International Zebrafish Society @izfs.bsky.social · Mar 25

The 2025 Call for Nominations for the IZFS Board of Directors is open! Submit your nominations before Monday, April 7th, in order for them to be considered: forms.gle/tnTQYbGF5qAW...

Nominations for the 2025 International Zebrafish Society (IZFS) Officers and Directors Election

Please use this form to nominate individuals for the following IZFS Board of Director positions: Officer: President-elect, Directors: Africa (1), Australia & Southeast Asia (1), Central & South Asia (...

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Alexa Burger, Ph.D. @aburger2009.bsky.social · Apr 2

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Alexa Burger, Ph.D. @aburger2009.bsky.social · Apr 2

Please join us May 2-4 in enchanting Albuquerque, NM www.swsdb2025.org! Info for abstract submission and registration on the website.

SWSDB 2025

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Alexa Burger, Ph.D. @aburger2009.bsky.social · Mar 15

This one's for the zebrafish community! We'd like your input! 👇👇👇👇👇

Zebrafish Rock! @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · Mar 15

New preprint from @aburger2009.bsky.social et al. 🔥

“Building a Framework for Reproducibility: The Case for Standardized Data Reporting and Metadata Integration in Zebrafish Research”

🔗 osf.io/preprints/os...

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Natasha O'Brown @natashaobrown.bsky.social · Mar 6

Feeling ready now for @standupforscience.bsky.social with my #fish inspired sign. Thanks @shcarroll.bsky.social for the suggestion!

Hand drawn sign for the rally with words "don't panic. Organize!" Witb a silly trump looking bully fish chasing smaller rainbow fish and then the rainbow fish uniting and schooling as a bigger fish to scare trump away

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Zebrafish Information Network (ZFIN) @zfinmod.bsky.social · Feb 27

[Meeting]
18th Zebrafish Disease Models Society Annual Conference (ZDM18), October 13 - 15, 2025, Boston University, Boston, MA

#zebrafish

18th Zebrafish Disease Models Society Annual Conference (ZDM18), October 13 - 15, 2025, Boston University, Boston, MA - Meetings - Confluence

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Alexa Burger, Ph.D. @aburger2009.bsky.social · Feb 26

And thanks to @cuorthopedics.bsky.social for sponsorship!

Alexa Burger, Ph.D. @aburger2009.bsky.social · Feb 26

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Zebrafish Rock! @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · Feb 22

@pdcampbell.bsky.social 🇺🇸 (All levels)
https://www.pdcampbelllab.com/join-the-labcontact

@aburger2009.bsky.social‬ 🇺🇸 (All levels)
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Alexa Burger, Ph.D. @aburger2009.bsky.social · Feb 26

Time to register and join us in beautiful NM! 👇👇👇

Syed (FlyGuy) @neuroseq.bsky.social · Feb 25

Time for Developmental Biologists to convene @unm.edu in New Mexico for this exciting SouthWest Dev Bio meeting www.swsdb2025.org. We have a fantastic panel of scientists and educators. Register for this exciting conference, and see you soon! NM is very pleasant in spring.

SWSDB 2025

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