Dr. Brittany J. Carr
@drbjcarr.bsky.social
Assistant Prof @UAlberta. Genetically-modified frogs 🐸, retinal development & degeneration, imaging. She/Her. Views are my own. Canadian 🇨🇦
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I think I can announce it (it's on the website now), but I'm really excited to say that I got the journal cover for the November issue of JCS! The retina is so beautiful, and I'm so happy I get to share that.
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🐸 🧪 #neuroskyence #academicsky #sciart 🐡
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🐸 🧪 #neuroskyence #academicsky #sciart 🐡
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Finally out! We studied the retinas of the longest-living vertebrate, the Greenland shark, and found that the retinas remain remarkably healthy in animals around 150 years old. What is the mechanism? It may be a highly efficient DNA repair system. Enjoy!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
January 6, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Finally out! We studied the retinas of the longest-living vertebrate, the Greenland shark, and found that the retinas remain remarkably healthy in animals around 150 years old. What is the mechanism? It may be a highly efficient DNA repair system. Enjoy!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
It's been a rough start to 2026, but my office plants somehow survived not being watered since Dec 15, and that's pretty neat. 🌱
January 5, 2026 at 7:15 PM
It's been a rough start to 2026, but my office plants somehow survived not being watered since Dec 15, and that's pretty neat. 🌱
Sliding into work after 3 weeks of (probably) the flu be like
January 5, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Sliding into work after 3 weeks of (probably) the flu be like
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Portrait: Brittany Carr @drbjcarr.bsky.social in Tvärminne
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#Scientist #VisionScientist
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#Scientist #VisionScientist
December 31, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Portrait: Brittany Carr @drbjcarr.bsky.social in Tvärminne
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#Scientist #VisionScientist
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#Scientist #VisionScientist
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Our latest paper is out! It's led by my first MSc graduate, Andrew Rideout, who did a terrific job with this project. We report some fun and confusing results about mGluR6 trafficking.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 31, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Our latest paper is out! It's led by my first MSc graduate, Andrew Rideout, who did a terrific job with this project. We report some fun and confusing results about mGluR6 trafficking.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Final sketch. Happy Holidays everyone!
December 26, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Final sketch. Happy Holidays everyone!
I bought an ink adventer calendar and to justify it, I've been doing a sketch a day with the new inks. Here are a couple of my favorites. #ArtAdventCalendar #SciArt #Sketch
December 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I bought an ink adventer calendar and to justify it, I've been doing a sketch a day with the new inks. Here are a couple of my favorites. #ArtAdventCalendar #SciArt #Sketch
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Drs. Halley-Stott, Hörmanseder, Jullien, and Pasque wrote a perspective on Sir John Gurdon about his mentorship and impact. Published in Nature Communications. www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNe... #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs
December 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Drs. Halley-Stott, Hörmanseder, Jullien, and Pasque wrote a perspective on Sir John Gurdon about his mentorship and impact. Published in Nature Communications. www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNe... #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs
Frog eye, frog eye. Can I have a confocal microscope to play on for 12 hrs a day again please? 👉👈🥺 🐸
December 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Frog eye, frog eye. Can I have a confocal microscope to play on for 12 hrs a day again please? 👉👈🥺 🐸
Trying to find some protocols for cone isolation from frogs that don't involve transgenics or freezing. There is a surprising dearth of information out there for cone isolation? Seems to be mostly rods. Is anyone familiar with any simple-ish protocols? 🧪 👀 #xenopus
December 5, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Trying to find some protocols for cone isolation from frogs that don't involve transgenics or freezing. There is a surprising dearth of information out there for cone isolation? Seems to be mostly rods. Is anyone familiar with any simple-ish protocols? 🧪 👀 #xenopus
Tis the season for me to run face first into all the hanging holiday decorations everywhere 🥲 #duck&dodge
December 4, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Tis the season for me to run face first into all the hanging holiday decorations everywhere 🥲 #duck&dodge
Sketch weekend. The goal is to finish the sketchbook by the end of the year, but that might be a little ambitious for me (34 pages left).
December 1, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Sketch weekend. The goal is to finish the sketchbook by the end of the year, but that might be a little ambitious for me (34 pages left).
I donated to a chonky cat rescue raffle and won a sweater. Thank you, I love it 😂 Courtesy of The Big House Sanctuary in Ontario. They're on instagram 😻
November 29, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I donated to a chonky cat rescue raffle and won a sweater. Thank you, I love it 😂 Courtesy of The Big House Sanctuary in Ontario. They're on instagram 😻
Update: I did not know that "Google Drive for Desktop" was a thing. So I downloaded that and am now moving everything over. Easy peasy 😊 (only about 600 GB to transfer 🫠). Thanks all!
a boy in a blue shirt is sitting in front of a computer screen
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November 20, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Update: I did not know that "Google Drive for Desktop" was a thing. So I downloaded that and am now moving everything over. Easy peasy 😊 (only about 600 GB to transfer 🫠). Thanks all!
OK bsky. I need to back up a shared Google drive. If you download a folder, it zips it according to size, and changes the location of files. E.g., it will download 6 zips, and "Summer Research" will have X number of files in 6 duplicate folders across zips. Is there a way to put things back easily?
November 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
OK bsky. I need to back up a shared Google drive. If you download a folder, it zips it according to size, and changes the location of files. E.g., it will download 6 zips, and "Summer Research" will have X number of files in 6 duplicate folders across zips. Is there a way to put things back easily?
Sent hubby a pic of my desk at work and he asked why I had a framed picture of a man. Babe, how much time you got because we're going to get into some LORE 😂
It's a semi-silly but uplifting way to remind myself of how far I've come. Mega props if you know the source. 🧪💅
It's a semi-silly but uplifting way to remind myself of how far I've come. Mega props if you know the source. 🧪💅
November 17, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Sent hubby a pic of my desk at work and he asked why I had a framed picture of a man. Babe, how much time you got because we're going to get into some LORE 😂
It's a semi-silly but uplifting way to remind myself of how far I've come. Mega props if you know the source. 🧪💅
It's a semi-silly but uplifting way to remind myself of how far I've come. Mega props if you know the source. 🧪💅
I haven't read a good book in a long time. Any recommendations? I read multiple genres: horror, science, fiction, non-fiction, nature, etc...The last books I read were the immortal life of henrietta lacks, braiding sweetgrass, and into the planet.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:14 AM
I haven't read a good book in a long time. Any recommendations? I read multiple genres: horror, science, fiction, non-fiction, nature, etc...The last books I read were the immortal life of henrietta lacks, braiding sweetgrass, and into the planet.
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Had a hyperfixation moment today and decided to organize all of my nail polish by color, effect, and brand in excel. Oooh yeah. That's nice. #WomenInSTEM
November 6, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Had a hyperfixation moment today and decided to organize all of my nail polish by color, effect, and brand in excel. Oooh yeah. That's nice. #WomenInSTEM
October 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I feel like I need to purchase this file on the basis of the name alone.
October 30, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I feel like I need to purchase this file on the basis of the name alone.
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Canadian researchers should be aware the there is a motion before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Research to force Tricouncils to hand over disaggregated peer review data on all applications:
Applicant names, profiles, demographics
Reviewers names, profiles, comments, and scores
Applicant names, profiles, demographics
Reviewers names, profiles, comments, and scores
October 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Canadian researchers should be aware the there is a motion before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Research to force Tricouncils to hand over disaggregated peer review data on all applications:
Applicant names, profiles, demographics
Reviewers names, profiles, comments, and scores
Applicant names, profiles, demographics
Reviewers names, profiles, comments, and scores
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2026 Whitman Center Fellowship Applications are Open!
Every year, we bring together biologists to push the frontiers of knowledge. Scientists are invited to spend 4 to 10 wks at the MBL, with support available throughout the year. Deadline Nov. 1. https://go.mbl.edu/whitman
Every year, we bring together biologists to push the frontiers of knowledge. Scientists are invited to spend 4 to 10 wks at the MBL, with support available throughout the year. Deadline Nov. 1. https://go.mbl.edu/whitman
October 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
2026 Whitman Center Fellowship Applications are Open!
Every year, we bring together biologists to push the frontiers of knowledge. Scientists are invited to spend 4 to 10 wks at the MBL, with support available throughout the year. Deadline Nov. 1. https://go.mbl.edu/whitman
Every year, we bring together biologists to push the frontiers of knowledge. Scientists are invited to spend 4 to 10 wks at the MBL, with support available throughout the year. Deadline Nov. 1. https://go.mbl.edu/whitman
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We are hiring an Imaging Scientis. Apply here: go.mbl.edu/AS1887
October 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
We are hiring an Imaging Scientis. Apply here: go.mbl.edu/AS1887
Thanks Bryan! Nice pic of me. I don't even remember you taking it. Eagerly awaiting the Visionarium pics 😊
October 27, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Thanks Bryan! Nice pic of me. I don't even remember you taking it. Eagerly awaiting the Visionarium pics 😊