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Braasch Lab @ Michigan State University @fishevodevogeno.bsky.social · 11d

Hello #fish 🐟 🐠 researchers and PIs of tomorrow! We would be excited to sponsor you for an Ecology, Evolution and Behavior (EEB) Presidential #Postdoc Fellowship application @michiganstateu.bsky.social. Application deadline is Nov 10, so get in touch soom!

#EndlessFishMostBeautiful

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Alyssa Johnson @alyssajohnson.bsky.social · 11d

In our newest paper, we show that expression of a familial natural short sleep mutation in flies extends lifespan through enhanced mitochondrial physiology. First first-author paper for former graduate student Pritika Pandey! @pritika26.bsky.social
@lsuscience.bsky.social @lsu.bsky.social

A familial natural short sleep mutation in dec2 extends healthspan and lifespan in Drosophila

Biological sciences; Genetics; Neuroscience

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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · 14d

Eric Peterman @errricpeterman.bsky.social, Jeffrey Rasmussen @jraslab.bsky.social @uwbiology.bsky.social & colleagues discover that microtubules regulate tissue-level navigation in skin-resident macrophages.
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
Article: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

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Denis Duboule @denisduboule.bsky.social · 21d

Out today. 🙏 again to everyone for this wonderful piece of work, in particular to Aurelie @aurhin.bsky.social Chase @chasebolt.bsky.social and Brent @homeobox.bsky.social. 🙏 also to the Harris lab @fish4walking.bsky.social and @neilshubin.bsky.social @biology-unige.bsky.social @college-de-france.fr

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Prosanta Chakrabarty @prosanta.bsky.social · 25d

Our department @lsu.bsky.social LSU Biological Sciences is hiring an Assistant Professor in Neurobiology.

Our department is amazing - come join us...

lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/0202...

Assistant Professor-Neurobiology

All Job Postings will close at 12:01a.m. CST (1:01a.m. EST) on the specified Closing Date (if designated). If you close the browser or exit your application prior to submitting, the application progre...

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Gareth Fraser @garethjfraser.bsky.social · Sep 3

Ever wondered how #sharks produce an unlimited supply of teeth? Our new preprint uncovers the genes within the dental stem cell niche driving lifelong tooth development. "Shark tooth regeneration: RNAseq reveals genes for unlimited dental renewal" 🦈🦷
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Shark tooth regeneration: RNAseq reveals genes for unlimited dental renewal

Sharks are masters of tooth regeneration with a rapid and unlimited tooth supply. We present a comprehensive transcriptomic analysis across five distinct compartments from the embryonic shark mouth, c...

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Igor Schneider @ischneider.bsky.social · Aug 27

Congrats Gayani! You're amazing

Gayani Senevirathne @gayani.bsky.social · Aug 27

Super excited and thrilled to see this work come out in Nature today. 🥹@tdcapellini.bsky.social Thank you so much for your amazing mentorship throughout the project, and to all my co-authors who helped take this work to the next level.

tdcapellini.bsky.social @tdcapellini.bsky.social · Aug 27

1) I am delighted to present this terrific tour de force research conducted by my post-doc Dr. Gayani Senevirathne @gayani.bsky.social and published today in Nature -
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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闵娅(Min Ya; Minya) PhD @minyaaa.bsky.social · Aug 12

My sister department EEB is hiring an animal evo-devo assistant prof! I'm the plant evo-devo person on the SC and happy to answer any questions! (spoiler alert: This is a GREAT place to be and with fantastic colleagues & support!!!!) @socdevbio.bsky.social
illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

Assistant Professor, Evolution, Ecology & Behavior

Duties & Responsibilities

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bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · Jun 27

Differential fates of vertebrate Kazald gene quartet, from ancestral roles in skeletogenesis and regeneration to putative innovations in fish and birds https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.21.660714v1

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Igor Schneider @ischneider.bsky.social · Jul 24

A rockstar!

EvoDevo PanAm @evodevopanam.bsky.social · Jul 24

Then how about vertebrates? @gabrielalima19.bsky.social @lsu.bsky.social is illuminating GRN of appendage regeneration comparing multiple non-model species #PASEDB2025 #regeneration #GRN #nonmodel

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Igor Schneider @ischneider.bsky.social · Jul 24

Congrats!!

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EvoDevo PanAm @evodevopanam.bsky.social · Jul 24

The first talk on day3 - evodevo study of glycosylation in arthropod reproduction by Rodrigo Nunes da Fonseca @ufrjoficial.bsky.social #PASEDB2025 #beetle #cricket #blackflies

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EvoDevo PanAm @evodevopanam.bsky.social · Jul 24

Cis-regulatory domains involved in four-eyed fish evolution. What an evolutionary novelty! Keyla Pruett @lsu.bsky.social #PASEDB2025 #evodevo #novelty #foureyedfish

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Igor Schneider @ischneider.bsky.social · Jul 23

At heart

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EvoDevo PanAm @evodevopanam.bsky.social · Jul 23

Alexandra Bely is talking about the fuel mechanisms of annelids regeneration @univofmaryland.bsky.social #evodevo #PASEDB2025 #regeneration

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Igor Schneider @ischneider.bsky.social · Jul 23

Obrigado Margarida!

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Igor Schneider @ischneider.bsky.social · Jul 23

Thank you Ingo!

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EvoDevo PanAm @evodevopanam.bsky.social · Jul 22

Karen Crow, the president, is kicking off the PASEDB meeting at U of Miami! We'll listen to and discuss cutting-edge evodevo topics next 3 days!

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Braasch Lab @ Michigan State University @fishevodevogeno.bsky.social · Jul 22

EvoDevotees, if you are at #PASEDB2025 and interested in either of these job opportunities for Fish Facility Manager or Presidential Postdoc at Michigan State U, let’s grab a coffee and chat

#EndlessFishMostBeautiful

@evodevopanam.bsky.social

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Igor Schneider @ischneider.bsky.social · Jul 22

#PanAmEvodevo2025 is about to start! Starting countdown, engines on! @fishevodevogeno.bsky.social @xtremo-devo-lab.bsky.social @patyschneider22.bsky.social

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Jeremy M. Brown @jembrown.bsky.social · Jul 18

Registration for the SSB breakout meeting in Baton Rouge, LA in Jan. 2026 will be opening soon!

Registrants need to be SSB members, so make sure to check on your membership today and join/renew if needed: www.systbio.org

Check here regularly for updates: ssb2026.github.io

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2026 SSB Breakout Meeting

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Fábio K. Mendes @fabiology.bsky.social · Jul 12

📣 The Mendes Lab is recruiting PhD students in statistical phylogenetics! Interested, or know someone who might be? Details here 👉 tinyurl.com/542wyfb9 — please share!

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bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · Jul 6

Establishment, conservation, and innovation of dorsal determination mechanisms during the evolution of vertebrate paired appendages https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.02.662459v1

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Braasch Lab @ Michigan State University @fishevodevogeno.bsky.social · Jul 1

The Braasch Lab @fishevodevogeno.bsky.social will soon post a position to replace manager of our *Ancient Fish Facility* at Michigan State. Looking for aquaculturist excited for unusual 🐟 species (gar, bowfin, paddlefish, polypterus) + zebrafish. Pls send candidates our way (DM or [email protected])!

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EvoDevo PanAm @evodevopanam.bsky.social · Jun 27

🌟 PASEDB announcement!
We have re-opened the registration portal to allow for more folks to register for our Pam Am Evo Devo meeting at U Miami, July 22-25! 🥳

While we are no longer accepting abstracts for talks, we have space available for 16 more posters at the meeting

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