Aide Macias-Muñoz
@aidemm.bsky.social
Evolutionary Biologist at UCSC | Assistant professor | Interested in genes, genomes, and #evolution of complex traits 🧬 | EvoDevo Regeneration
https://macias.sites.ucsc.edu/
📸 IG: @cnidolab_ucsc
https://macias.sites.ucsc.edu/
📸 IG: @cnidolab_ucsc
The NSF GRFP deadline is posted and I am recruiting PhD students for Fall 2026. Please share with senior undergraduate students. Come join us in beautiful Santa Cruz! 🧬 macias.sites.ucsc.edu
September 9, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The NSF GRFP deadline is posted and I am recruiting PhD students for Fall 2026. Please share with senior undergraduate students. Come join us in beautiful Santa Cruz! 🧬 macias.sites.ucsc.edu
Congratulations to lab member Maria! Maria joined us this summer as an NHGRI GREAT scholar @ucscgenomics.bsky.social Within 8 weeks she learned new wet lab techniques, bioinformatics, and carried out independent research. Proud to share that she received an award for outstanding research poster.
August 16, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Congratulations to lab member Maria! Maria joined us this summer as an NHGRI GREAT scholar @ucscgenomics.bsky.social Within 8 weeks she learned new wet lab techniques, bioinformatics, and carried out independent research. Proud to share that she received an award for outstanding research poster.
We used a lab meeting to co-create a lab mission statement after we reflected on individual values and motivations towards our research. I highly recommend it!
August 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
We used a lab meeting to co-create a lab mission statement after we reflected on individual values and motivations towards our research. I highly recommend it!
Proud of lab members Scarlett and Maria who presented their summer research project at a research symposium today 🎉🎊
August 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Proud of lab members Scarlett and Maria who presented their summer research project at a research symposium today 🎉🎊
Happy to share our genome paper now typeset. We sequenced and assembled the genome of Bougainvillia (jellyfish not the plant!) which has 28 eyes!
doi.org/10.1093/g3jo...
doi.org/10.1093/g3jo...
June 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Happy to share our genome paper now typeset. We sequenced and assembled the genome of Bougainvillia (jellyfish not the plant!) which has 28 eyes!
doi.org/10.1093/g3jo...
doi.org/10.1093/g3jo...
Right now, it’s nice to celebrate little wins. I am happy to see that my perspective appears on the “most read” section if @sicbjournals.bsky.social
May 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Right now, it’s nice to celebrate little wins. I am happy to see that my perspective appears on the “most read” section if @sicbjournals.bsky.social
When you share your location with your mom. 😭 Rough translation ‘don’t work so hard I saw that you are in your lab since early in the morning’ disclaimer: only because I was writing a midterm! I’m home with my family now.
April 27, 2025 at 9:34 PM
When you share your location with your mom. 😭 Rough translation ‘don’t work so hard I saw that you are in your lab since early in the morning’ disclaimer: only because I was writing a midterm! I’m home with my family now.
I might have forgotten to share the good news. Our lab has a new member! Dr. Cabrera joined my lab in early April as a postdoctoral scholar. She will be investigating development and regeneration in jellyfish. 🪼 🧬 🧪 (The lab made sure to welcome her right. They are so talented and thoughtful)
April 26, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I might have forgotten to share the good news. Our lab has a new member! Dr. Cabrera joined my lab in early April as a postdoctoral scholar. She will be investigating development and regeneration in jellyfish. 🪼 🧬 🧪 (The lab made sure to welcome her right. They are so talented and thoughtful)
Superstar undergrads Maia and Scarlett are representing the lab for Banana slug day. Recruiting some talented future scientists 🧬🧪🥼👩🏻💻👩🏻🔬
April 13, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Superstar undergrads Maia and Scarlett are representing the lab for Banana slug day. Recruiting some talented future scientists 🧬🧪🥼👩🏻💻👩🏻🔬
“Save our science!”
March 7, 2025 at 11:15 PM
“Save our science!”
Took a break from grant writing to cut some Hydra 🧪
January 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Took a break from grant writing to cut some Hydra 🧪
Our symposium on Cnidarian sensory systems was a success! I am so happy to have had the chance to get together with all of the cnido folks ❤️ especially grateful for our amazing speakers and co-organizer @kypodseyepods.bsky.social #SICB2025
January 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Our symposium on Cnidarian sensory systems was a success! I am so happy to have had the chance to get together with all of the cnido folks ❤️ especially grateful for our amazing speakers and co-organizer @kypodseyepods.bsky.social #SICB2025
Excited for #SICB2025? Interest in cnidarians? sensory systems? Evolution of complexity? Check out the symposium @kypodseyepods.bsky.social and I are putting together. We have an amazing list of speakers! Jan 6th Marquis C 8:30-3:30. 🧪🧬🧠
December 30, 2024 at 2:57 PM
Excited for #SICB2025? Interest in cnidarians? sensory systems? Evolution of complexity? Check out the symposium @kypodseyepods.bsky.social and I are putting together. We have an amazing list of speakers! Jan 6th Marquis C 8:30-3:30. 🧪🧬🧠
Reintroduction: Aide Macias-Muñoz (she/her)
I’m an Assistant Professor in EEB at UC Santa Cruz my research aims to understand the genetic underpinnings of complex trait evolution. We’re using jellyfish and relatives to investigate the evolution of light detection and EvoDevoReg
I’m an Assistant Professor in EEB at UC Santa Cruz my research aims to understand the genetic underpinnings of complex trait evolution. We’re using jellyfish and relatives to investigate the evolution of light detection and EvoDevoReg
November 21, 2024 at 11:12 PM
Reintroduction: Aide Macias-Muñoz (she/her)
I’m an Assistant Professor in EEB at UC Santa Cruz my research aims to understand the genetic underpinnings of complex trait evolution. We’re using jellyfish and relatives to investigate the evolution of light detection and EvoDevoReg
I’m an Assistant Professor in EEB at UC Santa Cruz my research aims to understand the genetic underpinnings of complex trait evolution. We’re using jellyfish and relatives to investigate the evolution of light detection and EvoDevoReg
Join us in beautiful Santa Cruz! EEB is hiring a Coastal or Marine Ecologist more details here: recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01809
August 16, 2024 at 1:49 AM
Join us in beautiful Santa Cruz! EEB is hiring a Coastal or Marine Ecologist more details here: recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01809
Our lab is on the gram! Follow our Instagram account for pictures of the lab as we get new members, new equipment, new animals, and any lab news @macias_munoz_lab
April 11, 2024 at 3:54 AM
Our lab is on the gram! Follow our Instagram account for pictures of the lab as we get new members, new equipment, new animals, and any lab news @macias_munoz_lab
Week 9 has the undergraduate students in the lab being creative :)
March 7, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Week 9 has the undergraduate students in the lab being creative :)
An inspiring morning talking about the future of UCSC as a Hispanic Serving Institution.
November 17, 2023 at 7:25 PM
An inspiring morning talking about the future of UCSC as a Hispanic Serving Institution.
Hydra edge put on by the Juliano and Robinson labs was amazing! I finally had a chance to graft transgenic Hydra. (Bisection grafts and an Ethel Browne graft)
October 27, 2023 at 1:42 AM
Hydra edge put on by the Juliano and Robinson labs was amazing! I finally had a chance to graft transgenic Hydra. (Bisection grafts and an Ethel Browne graft)