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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · 1d

🪱 Planarian (Schmidtea mediterranea) ✨ Planarians can regenerate a complete body from tiny fragments thanks to their amazing pluripotent stem cells (neoblasts) 🧬 A star of regeneration and stem cell biology
📸 Image by Rachel Gandee #ModelMonday #DevBio

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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · 6d

The next #SDBPostdocSeminar will be held Friday, October 10 at 3 pm Eastern Time with Austin Seroka @austinseroka1.bsky.social from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and Heather Dingwall @dingwallaby.bsky.social‬ from @upenn.edu. Register today and join us. bit.ly/4nIlJed

Society for Developmental Biology Ethel Browne Harvey Postdoctoral Seminar Series
Friday, October 10, 2025, 3:00pm - 4:00 pm Eastern Time
Austin Seroka (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center)
Transcription factor code specifies vagal motor innervation of organ targets during development
Heather Dingwall (University of Pennsylvania)
Mechanisms underlying the evolution of human sweating and fur loss

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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · 18d

✨ They say true beauty is on the inside… This zebrafish took that personally 🐟 🟢 Bone 🟣 tendon & ligament🔬Image by Hung-Jhen (Olivia) Chen #FluorescenceFriday #DevBio #Zebrafish

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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · 18d

The September 12 #SDBPostdocSeminar with @sarahcolijn.bsky.social of Washington University in St. Louis and @shyama13.bsky.social‬ of the University of Pittsburgh has been posted. Thank you to moderators Rui Yan and Taylor Medwig-Kinney. Watch here: youtu.be/kGAtxCqFARk

SDB Ethel Browne Harvey Postdoctoral Seminar Series - Sarah Colijn and Shyama Nandakumar

YouTube video by Society for Developmental Biology

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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · 22d

Mouse (Mus musculus) 🐭 is the powerhouse of mammalian genetics, essential for studying embryogenesis, organ development and gene function using transgenic technologies. 📸 Image by Zhong Hua also featured on the cover of Developmental Biology textbook (11th edition) #ModelMonday

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Developmental Biology @devbiol.bsky.social · 22d

Reviewer Workshop!

Interested in reviewing in #DevBio? Join us for a discussion on reviewer best practices! Sept 24th 10-11am CST.

Sign up here! forms.gle/w4NTp21RNmnL...

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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · 22d

Check out the latest President's Corner by SDB President Richard Behringer @rrbehringer.bsky.social on challenges. www.sdbonline.org/resource?Res...

Richard Behringer pointing to the Society for Developmental Biology sign outside the SDB office.

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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · 22d

Deadline to register for Get Into Grad School Webinar approaching! Share with interested #undergraduates and #postbacs Registration Deadline: Thursday, September 18. bit.ly/3HFJ9BG

Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · Sep 4

#Undergraduates #Postbacs @socdevbio.bsky.social is hosting a webinar Get Into Grad School September 21 at 3pm ET. Learn about doctoral programs, the key elements of a compelling grad school application, and the interview process. Register: bit.ly/3HFJ9BG

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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · 25d

#SDBPostdocSeminar today at 3pm ET!

Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · 28d

Don't miss the next #SDBPostdocSeminar this Friday, September 12 at 3pm ET featuring @sarahcolijn.bsky.social‬ from Washington University in St. Louis and @shyama13.bsky.social‬ from the University of Pittsburgh. Register today and join us. bit.ly/4649fWS

Society for Developmental Biology Ethel Browne Harvey Postdoctoral Seminar Series
Friday, September 12, 2025, 3:00pm - 4:00 pm Eastern Time
Sarah Colijn (Washington University in St. Louis)
Novel roles for centriolar protein WDR90 in endothelial cells and cardiac tissue
Shyama Nandakumar (University of Pittsburgh)
Ring canals in the larval adipose of Drosophila buffer stress response
http://bit.ly/4649fWS

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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · 28d

Image by @shyama13.bsky.social: Super-resolved ring canal (~200nm opening, green) on cell membrane (red) of fly larval fat cell

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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · 28d

[email protected]‬ of the University of Pittsburgh will round out the #SDBPostdocSeminar with her talk "Ring canals in the larval adipose of Drosophila buffer stress response"

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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · 28d

[email protected] of Washington University in St. Louis will kick off the #SDBPostdocSeminar with her talk "Novel roles for centriolar protein WDR90 in endothelial cells and cardiac tissue" Image: Cell expressing a mutant version of WDR90 displays overly stabilized and curvy microtubules

Cell expressing a mutant version of WDR90 displays overly stabilized and curvy microtubules

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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · 28d

Don't miss the next #SDBPostdocSeminar this Friday, September 12 at 3pm ET featuring @sarahcolijn.bsky.social‬ from Washington University in St. Louis and @shyama13.bsky.social‬ from the University of Pittsburgh. Register today and join us. bit.ly/4649fWS

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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · Sep 8

✨Drosophila melanogaster 🪰The fly that changed science 🔬Drosophila has been a cornerstone for understanding genetic control of development, axis patterning, and organogenesis 🧪 GIF from Bruno Vellutini #ModelMonday #DevBio

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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · Sep 5

✨Nervous about development? Don’t be! 🧠 E13.5 🐁 embryo showing nerves (🩵) and endothelial cells (💙) weaving together in the developing pup 🔬 image by Nathan Burns 🧪 #FluorescenceFriday #DevBio #MouseEmbryo

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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · Sep 4

#Undergraduates #Postbacs @socdevbio.bsky.social is hosting a webinar Get Into Grad School September 21 at 3pm ET. Learn about doctoral programs, the key elements of a compelling grad school application, and the interview process. Register: bit.ly/3HFJ9BG

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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · Sep 3

The 2025-2026 season of the Ethel Browne Harvey Postdoc Seminar kicks off Friday, September 12 at 3 pm Eastern Time with @sarahcolijn.bsky.social‬ of Washington Univ in St. Louis and @shyama13.bsky.social‬ of the Univ of Pittsburgh. Register today and join us. bit.ly/4649fWS #SDBPostdocSeminar

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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · Sep 2

SDB Past President Carole LaBonne's latest op-ed in STAT 'U.S. science and universities are becoming political hostages in the Orbánization of knowledge' highlights how "the fight for science and universities is, at its core, a fight for democracy itself." bit.ly/4633by7

U.S. science and universities are becoming political hostages in the Orbánization of knowledge

“The fight for science and universities is, at its core, a fight for democracy itself,” writes Carole LaBonne.

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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · Sep 2

Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)🦎 can regrow limbs, tail, spinal cord, heart, and even parts of its brain. Axolotls are champions of regeneration and also shed light on limb patterning, wound healing, and developmental plasticity. Image from Prayag Murawala #ModelMonday #DevBio

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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · Aug 29

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has proposed changes to limit student & exchange visitor visas to 4 years. These changes would affect undergrads, grad students & postdocs from outside the U.S. DHS is accepting comments through September 29. Learn more: bit.ly/4fVeexC

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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · Aug 29

🔬Two heads are better than one… even in frogs! 🐸✨
This Xenopus laevis embryo developed with two heads, offering a striking view of early developmental patterning.
🟢 actin 🟣 neural tissue 🔵 nuclei. Image by Kourtnie Whitfield. #FluorescenceFriday #DevBio #Xenopus

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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · Aug 27

🎉 The Midwest SDB Regional Meeting is happening soon! Join at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center for exciting developmental biology from across the Midwest. 🧬 Registration deadline: September 2nd ✨. More information here: www.midwestsdbincincy.org #MIDWESTSDB25

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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · Aug 25

🪱 C. elegans (Nematode). Every cell counts, literally. C. elegans has a fully mapped cell lineage from egg to adult. Key for understanding cell fate specification, apoptosis, nervous system wiring, aging, and stem cell regulation. Image taken by Swagata Dey #ModelMonday

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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · Aug 24

Got stunning fluorescence microscopy images? 🌈🔬 SDB wants to feature YOUR work for #FluorescenceFriday! We highlight images from SDB members with a short description and the image creators 📸. Fill out the form to be featured: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · Aug 22

✨If Monet studied mouse ovaries 🎨 Stromal cells 💜 Follicular cells 🔵 and Fatty Cells 🟡. Together, they reveal the cellular architecture and functional zones of the ovary 🔬 Image provided by @shmimberly.bsky.social 🧪 #FluorescenceFriday #ReproductiveBiology

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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · Aug 22

Last day to apply! tinyurl.com/SDBFaculty

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