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Katherine W. Rogers
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Zebrafish developmental biologist (she/her). Leads the Unit on Developmental Signaling. Opinions are my own. https://kwrogers-lab.org/
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Katherine W. Rogers @katwrog.bsky.social · Apr 21
Happy to share a new preprint from my lab! We characterize the on/off kinetics, light dosage-dependence, and more for a suite of optogenetic signaling activators in zebrafish embryos 💡 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
An optogenetic toolkit for robust activation of FGF, BMP, and Nodal signaling in zebrafish
Cell signaling regulates a wide range of biological processes including development, homeostasis, and disease. Accessible technologies to precisely manipulate signaling have important applications in ...
www.biorxiv.org
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abhinavsur.bsky.social
Closing out 2025 with our new preprint where
@jeffreyafarrell.bsky.social and I explore development and function of zebrafish intestinal best4+ cells – molecularly described in 2019, conserved in evolution, absent in 🐭, and altered in inflammatory bowel disease.

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Developmental regulation of intestinal best4+ cells
best4+ /CFTR-high expressing cells are a recently described intestinal epithelial cell type potentially altered in inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer. However, their developmental origin...
www.biorxiv.org
December 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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vgzt2021.bsky.social
🎄 Final VGZT seminar before Christmas! 🎄
We’re excited to welcome keynote speaker Olivier Pourquié ✨

“Recapitulating human somitogenesis in vitro”

🗓️ Thursday, December 18th
⏰ 9:30 PST / 12:30 EST / 17:30 UTC / 17:30 GMT / 18:30 CET
December 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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vgzt2021.bsky.social
Reminder: Tomorrow is VGZT day! 🚀

Don’t miss great talks from
👉 Luca Braccioli (@bracciolilab.bsky.social)
👉 Komal Makwana (on X: @Komal_Makwana4)
vgzt2021.bsky.social Virtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks @vgzt2021.bsky.social · Nov 29
Join us next week for another round of inspiring VGZT talks! 🤩

🗓️ Thursday, December 4th
⏰ 9:30 PST / 12:30 EST / 17:30 UTC / 17:30 GMT / 18:30 CET

Our speakers are
👉 Luca Braccioli (@bracciolilab.bsky.social)
👉 Komal Makwana (on X: @Komal_Makwana4)

See you next week 👋
December 3, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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jamesbriscoe.bsky.social
Applications are open for @dev-journal.bsky.social 2026 Pathway to Independence (PI) programme, supporting postdocs applying for group leader positions:

Mentoring
Profile raising
Leadership training
Network building

Spread the word...

www.biologists.com/grants/devel...
Development's Pathway to Independence Programme
Our grants support and encourage the sharing of knowledge throughout the community by facilitating international collaboration, event attendance and the organisation of scientific meetings, conference...
www.biologists.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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vgzt2021.bsky.social
News: VGZT has updated its official website and now has now a brand-new LinkedIn page! 🎉🚀
You can find all upcoming sessions, past talks, and updates there.

🌐 Website
🔗 LinkedIn

Feel free to follow, share, and and help spread the word about the seminar series! 🙌
December 1, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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vgzt2021.bsky.social
Join us next week for another round of inspiring VGZT talks! 🤩

🗓️ Thursday, December 4th
⏰ 9:30 PST / 12:30 EST / 17:30 UTC / 17:30 GMT / 18:30 CET

Our speakers are
👉 Luca Braccioli (@bracciolilab.bsky.social)
👉 Komal Makwana (on X: @Komal_Makwana4)

See you next week 👋
November 29, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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ritamateus.bsky.social
Super exciting to be part of of this Research Training Group to train the next generation of material biologists :) We are already actively recruiting PhD students! Join our joint project with @jamessaenz.bsky.social !!!
tudresden.bsky.social TU Dresden @tudresden.bsky.social · Nov 27
Die @dfg.de richtet an der #TUDresden das Graduiertenkolleg „The Biological Making of Materials” ein. Über einen Zeitraum von fünf Jahren werden damit mehrere Millionen Euro für Forschung zu nachhaltigen Materialien zur Verfügung gestellt.
ℹ️ tu-dresden.de/tu-dresden/n...
Grfaik: Glasskelett des Schwamms Geodia cydonium, abgebildet mittels Röntgen-Nanotomographie.
November 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Reposted by Katherine W. Rogers
vgzt2021.bsky.social
Tomorrow is VGZT day! 🚀

Don’t miss the great talks from
👉 Allison Kann (@apkann.bsky.social)
👉 Joana da Silva (on X: @joanamsilva14)
vgzt2021.bsky.social Virtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks @vgzt2021.bsky.social · Nov 14
Join us for next week’s exciting VGZT session! 🎉

🗓️ Thursday, November 20th
⏰ 9:30 PST / 12:30 EST / 17:30 UTC / 17:30 GMT / 18:30 CET

Our speakers are
👉 Allison Kann (@apkann.bsky.social)
👉 Joana da Silva (on X: @joanamsilva14)

See you there 👋
November 19, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Reposted by Katherine W. Rogers
vgzt2021.bsky.social
Join us for next week’s exciting VGZT session! 🎉

🗓️ Thursday, November 20th
⏰ 9:30 PST / 12:30 EST / 17:30 UTC / 17:30 GMT / 18:30 CET

Our speakers are
👉 Allison Kann (@apkann.bsky.social)
👉 Joana da Silva (on X: @joanamsilva14)

See you there 👋
November 14, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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wyomingwormboy.bsky.social
For what it’s worth, The Wyoming Worm lab has funding for 5 years along with exciting projects with solid foundations. We are is still looking for capable, dedicated, and fun-to-work-with lab members at all career stages. davidfay@uwyo.edu

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October 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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biyolokum.bsky.social
ISRB Zone 3 Webinar this Friday (Oct 17th). @isrbio.bsky.social Aging and Regeneration with Longhua Guo @longhuaguo.bsky.social and Kevin Murach @kevinmurachphd.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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socdevbio.bsky.social
The next Ethel Browne Harvey Postdoc Seminar will be this Friday, October 10 at 3 pm Eastern Time with Austin Seroka @austinseroka1.bsky.social of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center & Heather Dingwall @dingwallaby.bsky.social‬ of @upenn.edu. Register today and join us. bit.ly/4nIlJed #SDBPostdocSeminar
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
October 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Reposted by Katherine W. Rogers
natclarke.bsky.social
🚨 My lab is hiring at all levels!

Interested in animal origins & evolutionary cell biology?

I'm recruiting a postdoc, PhD students & a research assistant to study the molecular evolution of cell adhesion using marine invertebrates + comparative genomics.

🔗: clarkelab.com/join/

Please repost!
October 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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vgzt2021.bsky.social
Dear VGZT enthusiasts,
Do you—or someone in your lab—work on exciting developmental biology research? Showcase it at VGZT, a global online seminar series connecting developmental biologists across all career stages. Apply here: www.tinyurl.com/VGZT-Nomination
VGZT Season 7 - Nomination
Virtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks (VGZT) is an opportunity to share your science with an engaged, international audience of developmental biologists. Running from October 2025 to July 2026, this online ...
www.tinyurl.com
October 6, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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the-node.bsky.social
Join us 15 October to hear from two early-career researchers, @osvaldoics.bsky.social & Yinan Wan, working on development across scales.

Chaired by @dev-journal.bsky.social Executive Editor @amjeve.bsky.social.

📅 15 October, 09:00 BST (UTC+1)

Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 30, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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biozentrum.unibas.ch
Assistant/Associate Professor in Structural Biology, Biophysics or Biological Imaging

www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/open-positio...

#biozentrum #University #Basel #Professor #Structural #Biology #Biophysics #Biological #Imaging
September 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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vgzt2021.bsky.social
Stay Connected with VGZT Season 7 🌍

From Oct 2025–July 2026, join our online seminar series featuring cutting-edge developmental biology across diverse model organisms. Hear from senior PhD students, postdocs, and PIs as they share their latest discoveries with a global audience.
September 25, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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afrakes.bsky.social
🚨Please share! We are hiring a post-doc! 🪱 🐀
Job posting: www.training.nih.gov/jobs/pdf-gb-...
Lab Website: www.niddk.nih.gov/research-fun...
NIH Trainee info: www.training.nih.gov
September 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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vgzt2021.bsky.social
We are excited to announce the first Western VGZT of Season 7! 🎉

🗓️ Thursday, October 2nd
⏰ 9:30 PDT / 12:30 EDT / 16:30 UTC / 17:30 BST / 18:30 CET

Our speakers:

👉 Antonia Weberling (@a-weberling.bsky.social)

👉 Sanjay Narayanaswamy (@sanjay-n.bsky.social)
September 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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nvastenhouw.bsky.social
This is an amazing opportunity! If you’re ready you should definitely apply. Very competitive package and you can choose your Max Planck insititute.
maxplanck.de Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · Sep 9
Springboard for an international scientific career! 🧬🧪🔭⚛️🧠🌱 Call for #MaxPlanckResearchGroups launched; applications are possible until October 14, 2025 www.mpg.de/max-planck-r... #ScienceCareer
Call for Applications / Ausschreibung
September 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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pedroprocha.bsky.social
🚨🚨🚨 Please repost
We are looking for postdocs to join our lab at NIH.
Apply:
www.nichd.nih.gov/research/atNICHD/Investigators/rocha/apply
Learn more about training at NIH :
www.training.nih.gov/research-tra...
Job add showing the lab logo and the following text: WHAT WE OFFER Fully-funded fellowships up to five years Opportunity to start your own research program or lead ongoing projects. Large, diverse and extraordinary scientific network at the NIH/Bethesda campus. Working at NIH offers the possibility of living in a diverse, liberal and vibrant city: Washington DC Or in a calm residential area with great schools and good affordable housing: Bethesda and Rockville. WHO YOU ARE You share our enthusiasm for epigenetics, gene regulation, nuclear organization and mouse development. You have PhD-experience in one or more of the following: mouse development, mouse genetics, epigenetics, or computational biology.
September 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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ritamateus.bsky.social
We have a fully funded 3y postdoc position open!!!! Come join us @mpi-cbg.de and @poldresden.bsky.social to understand the role of Membranes in Controlling Biogenic Crystallization :) this is part of our #HFSP funded project with @noemijimenezrojo.bsky.social and @vmonje.bsky.social! Applications👇
maxplanck.de Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · Sep 1
The #MaxPlanckPostdocProgram offers a guaranteed contract of at least 3 years, targeted mentoring, and career workshops. The call for applications is open now! 🚀 Take advantage of this opportunity and browse the job vacancies. www.mpg.de/en/max-planc...
Group photo of postdocs conducting research at a Max Planck Institute
September 1, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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socdevbio.bsky.social
✨ Are you a pre-tenure faculty or advanced postdoc with an academic offer in hand? 🎓 3 days left to apply for the SDB New Faculty Boot Camp! 🚀 Deadline: Aug 22, 2025 Apply here 👉 tinyurl.com/SDBFaculty
August 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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socdevbio.bsky.social
🚨Only 4 days to apply!!!🚨Join the SDB SciComm Internship! Gain hands-on experience writing stories on the latest developmental biology discoveries🔬Connect with top mentors & earn $500 to attend the SDB Annual Meeting 🎉! 👉 www.sdbonline.org/science_comm... #SciComm #DevBio
August 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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mblscience.bsky.social
The deadline to register for MBL's fall course, Light Microscopy Bootcamp, is this Friday, August 15!🔬

The course is engineered to empower graduate students to use light microscopy in their own research.

Read more: bit.ly/4e5QA0y

📷 Mark Lessard
Focus In: MBL Expands Training in Advanced Microscopy | Marine Biological Laboratory
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August 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM