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swathiarur.bsky.social
Professor. Studies the impact of environmental cues and small RNA pathways on germ cell development and cancer metastasis. Editor @Development, Secretary @GeneticsSocAmer. Views are my own.
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We’re ready for you at #ISSCR2025 in Hong Kong. Come and visit us at stand 911 to talk about publishing, grants, events and more and to pick up your free article collections and posters. @dmmjournal.bsky.social @dev-journal.bsky.social

The application deadline for our next round of 🔬Training Grants is this Friday 6 June. www.biologists.com/grants/jcs-f...

Hey Cell and Developmental Biologists. This is an excellent survey that will really help the @biologists.bsky.social journals improve their interactions with authors, reviewers and readers--take a moment and fill it out!

We're hiring! The Journal of Cell Biology (JCB) seeks Scientific Editor or Senior Scientific Editor, dependent on experience. Join our team in New York City! Apply here 👉 careers.rockefeller.edu/jobs?keyword... #STEMjobs #LifeScienceJobs #PublishingJobs #ScienceJobs

We are highlighting Pleasantine Mill, 2025 @bsdb.bsky.social Wolpert Medal winner, as an extraordinary biologist this week. Pleasantine is also coordinating a @jcellsci.bsky.social Special Issue and co-organised the 2024 @dmmjournal.bsky.social‬ Journal Meeting. #100biologists @cilialab.bsky.social

Flybase is in trouble and needs emergency support. #Celegans community I know we have a friendly feud but maybe consider a donation to honor a fly colleague/mentor?

I am begging scientists to please google the acronym you are planning to use for your new method/technique/gene/pathway because I guarantee it already exists and you are adding to the confusion okthxbye

📣 We are recruiting new group leaders in Innovative Biology! RNA biology Epigenetic regulation Cell cycle regulation Cancer, immunology Virology Application and information ⬇️ application.igmm.cnrs.fr @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social @cnrsoccitanieest.bsky.social @umontpellier.bsky.social

".....but a key feature of this community became abundantly clear: Worm people tend to help one other. They readily share insights, lab processes, even worms themselves." So true. The worm community is the best.

Up on biorxiv! The tour de force protein tagging atlas for the #Celegans cuticle #aECM - from Jordan Ward @gotworms.bsky.social and Andrew Chisholm labs. So many beautiful images of cuticle collagen substructures !! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

🤩🤩 Check out this selection of amazing images on the Node! #devbio thenode.biologists.com/grs-developm...

One of the reasons I love #DevelopmentalBiology is that it's so visually engaging. I had the pleasure of organising an image competition at the GRC last March, and share this passion. You can now check out these images on @the-node.bsky.social: thenode.biologists.com/grs-developm...

Who doesn't like looking at stunning images showcasing the beauty of #DevBio?? 😍

Enjoyed a lot the Developmental Biology GRC 2025 last month. Thank you @swathiarur.bsky.social, Kathy Cheah and Anna Kircheva for organising it! Looking forward to the 2027 edition !

Western University is seeking applications for Canada Excellence Research Chairs. Please reach out if you are interested in Theme 2: Neuroscience. Western has extraordinary strengths in cognitive, molecular and systems neuroscience across species (rodents, NHPs, humans) uwo.ca/research/cer...

Repost w/ correct link! The Dept of Human Genetics at the Univeristy of Utah is hosting a Rising Stars in Genetics & Genomics postdoc symposium. We are looking to feature postdocs doing cool science! Please self nominate or nominate an excellent postdoc! #ASHGtrainees docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Congratulations to Susan Dutcher, a luminary in the cilia field! @dutcherlab.bsky.social www.nasonline.org/news/2025-na...

Love worms, molecular genetics, and big questions? We’re hiring a postdoc to build a CRISPRa toolkit to identify new aging mechanisms in C. elegans. Email or DM me to find out more. Please share & repost!

We are thrilled to release one of the first cookbooks about scientists! Over 120 scientists profiles and recipes @labculturebites.bsky.social

Sharon Dent inducted to the National Academy of Sciences #nas162 @ekoutelou.bsky.social @srdent47.bsky.social @angelating.bsky.social @francescacole.bsky.social

Wow - Sharon Dent is amazing - this is so great! Congratulations Sharon ❤️

Would you like to be the Node’s new Community Manager? #JobOpportunity If you're interested in #SciComm and passionate about #DevBio, consider applying to this job to join the @dev-journal.bsky.social @biologists.bsky.social team! Find out more about what the role entails:

Same for ZFIN! @zfinmod.bsky.social put them in your papers' acknowledgements and cite them (Bradford et al. 2022 academic.oup.com/genetics/art...)

If using Bloomigton #Drosophila Stock Center stocks, pls. acknowledge them & their NIH funding (P40 OD018537). Papers listing this no. are being harvested as evidence. We massively depend on the @bdsc.bsky.social & they need our support in these dire times! @flybase.bsky.social @fly-eds.bsky.social

Tenure-track Faculty position just opened up in my department! If you want to be part of a dynamic group who is excited about science, apply. For more details, visit www.usherbrooke.ca/emplois/offr... Please share in your networks! #microsky

Toronto's UHN hiring 100 early career scientists. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

First DevBio GRC.. brain and heart both are full 🥰🥰 so much neat science..amazing folks/lovely friends..new techniques n systems..one beautiful experience🙏😍 Thankses thanskes @swathiarur.bsky.social n @analiahr.bsky.social Anatasia et al fa this amazing conference time😀 #DevBioGRC #SelfieShenanigans

A heartfelt thank you to all the generous supporters of the Gordon Research Conference on Developmental Biology 2025. This event would not have been possible without your invaluable contribution.

It was an honour to contribute to the #DevelopmentalBiology community! Congratulations to Zainab Afzal @xainabafzal.bsky.social and Akshada Shankar Ganesh on being elected 2027 GRS DB chairs!

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!

#SWSDB2025 program flyer - abstracts for talks open till April 6! Come join us in NM May 2-4: www.swsdb2025.org #devbio

We are seeking a new colleague to join us at the Vienna BioCenter, specifically at my beloved home institution, IMBA @imbavienna.bsky.social we value collegiality and a passion for curiosity driven science. Being a great and fun human being also helps!

Big day! Congratulations to our MD/PhD students on your matches — enjoy your residencies at these universities across the country.

We are three people away from 100 registrations for Midwest worm meeting! We can do this worm community! (Also thanks so much for signing up all, a big year!)

NIH is the best investment there is. www.forbes.com/sites/michae...

Our other extraordinary biologist this week is Steve Kelly, former Editor-in-Chief of @biologyopen.bsky.social and Director of @biologists.bsky.social. Steve is a Professor of Plant Sciences at @ox.ac.uk and was also involved in commencing The Forest of Biologists. #100biologists

The story of ozempic - besides saving millions of lives and saving billions for the healthcare system - ozempic is a scientific breakthrough everybody should know about - it was discovered because someone studied the spit of a lizard that only eats 6 times a year the Gila monster - so first 🧵

Dear all, Because of your help shining light on this all 15 were reinstated today. This is a huge win for science - When We Fight We Win!!!

TODAY! @standupforscience.bsky.social is taking place in DC & across the U.S. to help protect the American scientific enterprise & defend science as a public good that drives social, political, & economic progress. Find your local site: buff.ly/3EWhSZM #scienceforall #advocacy 1/2🧵

#StandUpForScience👩‍🔬👨‍🔬📢Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics in Berlin, including our managing director, show solidarity with our colleagues in the US who are protesting against the attacks of the current US administration. @standupforscience.bsky.social @maxplanck.de

Preliminary injunction in nationwide indirect cost rate case. This means that the judge found that the plaintiffs (AAMC, et al.) are likely to win on the merits when the ruling is finalized. www.statnews.com/2025/03/05/n...

Many US students don’t know how to seek opportunities outside the US. With some help from our colleagues in EU and Canada, we could put together a consolidated website of PhD opportunities and scholarships outside the US, organized by field. There might still be time for this year in some places.

For the Idaho Statesman 🥔, Professor Melanie Samuel explains how science funding drives cures for diseases like Alzheimer’s and cancer— and the devastating impact of mass firings in Health & Human Services. Happy Homecoming 🧪🧬🔬🏠 www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/read...