Kevin Thiessen, PhD
@kevinthiessen.bsky.social
Scientist at University of Bristol. Creator and Community Manager of Zebrafish Rock! Creighton Alumnus. 🇺🇸✈️🇩🇪🚘🇬🇧
Reposted by Kevin Thiessen, PhD
Looking for a PhD position?
Join the Kague Lab as a PhD student in Precision Medicine (funded by the MRC) to work on a multidisciplinary project about Bone Fragility! 🦴
👇
usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...
Join the Kague Lab as a PhD student in Precision Medicine (funded by the MRC) to work on a multidisciplinary project about Bone Fragility! 🦴
👇
usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...
2026/27 Projects | Precision Medicine Doctoral Training Programme | Usher Institute
The below list of projects is being offered as part of the standard MRC studentship the MRC iCase studentships for 2026/27 entry.
usher.ed.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Looking for a PhD position?
Join the Kague Lab as a PhD student in Precision Medicine (funded by the MRC) to work on a multidisciplinary project about Bone Fragility! 🦴
👇
usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...
Join the Kague Lab as a PhD student in Precision Medicine (funded by the MRC) to work on a multidisciplinary project about Bone Fragility! 🦴
👇
usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...
Swimming solo for a bit until I decide what I want to do with the account. Definitely a different environment than even four months ago. 😅 Excited to build things back up again 💪
Well, our retirement lasted four months and it's definitely time for a re-introduction of sorts! ZR! covers highlights of all things #zebrafish and other cool teleost species. We act as a resource hub for questions/queries from the community while celebrating all those that are part of it! #RockOn 🧪
November 4, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Swimming solo for a bit until I decide what I want to do with the account. Definitely a different environment than even four months ago. 😅 Excited to build things back up again 💪
Reposted by Kevin Thiessen, PhD
PhD available in my lab, co-supervised by Dr. Emily Noel (Sheffield) and Dr. Beck Richardson (Bristol).
Please could you help me share with potential candidates?
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Please could you help me share with potential candidates?
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
BBSRC Yorkshire Bioscience DLA Programme: Tackling ageing in the gut: investigating the contribution of macrophages in the intestinal stem cell niche to gut maintenance and repair at University of Sh...
PhD Project - BBSRC Yorkshire Bioscience DLA Programme: Tackling ageing in the gut: investigating the contribution of macrophages in the intestinal stem cell niche to gut maintenance and repair at Un...
www.findaphd.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:59 AM
PhD available in my lab, co-supervised by Dr. Emily Noel (Sheffield) and Dr. Beck Richardson (Bristol).
Please could you help me share with potential candidates?
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Please could you help me share with potential candidates?
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
I've updated my Bioinformatics Bootcamp: Zebrafish Special Edition blog post on @the-node.bsky.social! Please do share with trainees or anyone new to the community. I hope it adds some breadth to the many resources available to #zebrafish researchers. 🔗 thenode.biologists.com/bioinformati...
Bioinformatics Bootcamp - Zebrafish Special Edition - the Node
A deep-dive into the many cool (and free) resources available to zebrafish researchers! Disclaimer: This is not a comprehensive list but a list of useful
thenode.biologists.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I've updated my Bioinformatics Bootcamp: Zebrafish Special Edition blog post on @the-node.bsky.social! Please do share with trainees or anyone new to the community. I hope it adds some breadth to the many resources available to #zebrafish researchers. 🔗 thenode.biologists.com/bioinformati...
Wonderful opportunity with two great mentors on an exciting project!
An exciting PhD opportunity in a great collaboration between
@noelresearchlab.bsky.social
and my lab looking at heart infections in zebrafish. Details below. Deadline is the 4th December. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
@noelresearchlab.bsky.social
and my lab looking at heart infections in zebrafish. Details below. Deadline is the 4th December. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
October 31, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Wonderful opportunity with two great mentors on an exciting project!
Forgot how much I like running @zebrafishrock.bsky.social. I don't think I'm fooling anyone by saying I'm off social media. I miss telling people they rock and various other puns. I lasted three months 🤦
October 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Forgot how much I like running @zebrafishrock.bsky.social. I don't think I'm fooling anyone by saying I'm off social media. I miss telling people they rock and various other puns. I lasted three months 🤦
If you've benefited from ZebrafishRock and its community, you can thank ZFIN. i.e. ZebrafishRock is actually Kevin searching ZFIN
Want an easy way to support your model organism databases? Cite them!
Depending on the #zebrafish data you retrieve from ZFIN, you can show your support by using one of the formats below 🙏 🧪 #ZebrafishFunFacts
Depending on the #zebrafish data you retrieve from ZFIN, you can show your support by using one of the formats below 🙏 🧪 #ZebrafishFunFacts
![Citing ZFIN. We recommend the following formats for citing ZFIN in publications. For a general reference to the database, cite Bradford et al. 2022. For citing a specific entry in ZFIN: [Type of] data for this paper were retrieved from ZFIN, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97404-5274; URL: http://zfin.org/; [the date you retrieved the data cited].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lmndrquzjoynsxgz7rcn5unj/bafkreicstoaakfnbcpp5pgpqjpzwdcaclgr6diy7clnhmmsw32v4mnrare@jpeg)
October 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
If you've benefited from ZebrafishRock and its community, you can thank ZFIN. i.e. ZebrafishRock is actually Kevin searching ZFIN
Starting the UK Zebrafish Husbandry Meeting with an important lesson on pain in #zebrafish from @lynnesneddon.bsky.social 🐟
October 22, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Starting the UK Zebrafish Husbandry Meeting with an important lesson on pain in #zebrafish from @lynnesneddon.bsky.social 🐟
Reposted by Kevin Thiessen, PhD
Our new paper on valve disease in aged #zebrafish is out! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... This has been a long running collaborative effort with contributions from lots of great people!
Aged Zebrafish as a Spontaneous Model of Cardiac Valvular Disease
Natural ageing in zebrafish results in spontaneous development of valvular degeneration in both the atrioventricular (AV) and bulboventricular (BV) valves. Aged zebrafish valves are larger and exhibi...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 13, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Our new paper on valve disease in aged #zebrafish is out! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... This has been a long running collaborative effort with contributions from lots of great people!
Today is World Mental Health Day and it's no better time to remind people to be kind to others. You don't know what hidden illnesses someone might be struggling with. Give them the benefit of the doubt. #MentalHealthMatters #WorldMentalHealthDay
October 10, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Today is World Mental Health Day and it's no better time to remind people to be kind to others. You don't know what hidden illnesses someone might be struggling with. Give them the benefit of the doubt. #MentalHealthMatters #WorldMentalHealthDay
I'm treading lightly with this one but the science communication bit of @zebrafishrock.bsky.social is back for the foreseeable future. I'll be sharing my plethora of fun facts (including some new ones) with the community. Enjoy!
#ZebrafishFunFacts: As the most-cited #zebrafish cancer research paper, Amsterdam et al screened hundreds of heterozygous lines for embryonic lethal mutations & found elevated cancer incidence in ribosomal genes. This previously underappreciated finding was published @plosbiology.org 21 years ago. 🧪
October 4, 2025 at 7:25 AM
I'm treading lightly with this one but the science communication bit of @zebrafishrock.bsky.social is back for the foreseeable future. I'll be sharing my plethora of fun facts (including some new ones) with the community. Enjoy!
If you are looking to expand your K-12 class offerings, consider this wonderful article about teaching a complex subject using #zebrafish. Well done, @bioeyes.bsky.social 👍
Our latest publication! Looking forward to piloting this new approach to teaching genetics to middle school students in the hopes that they will better understand this complex subject.
#STEM #zebrafish #science #education #scienceeducation #whenfishgotoschool
doi.org/10.1016/j.yd...
#STEM #zebrafish #science #education #scienceeducation #whenfishgotoschool
doi.org/10.1016/j.yd...
October 2, 2025 at 11:24 AM
If you are looking to expand your K-12 class offerings, consider this wonderful article about teaching a complex subject using #zebrafish. Well done, @bioeyes.bsky.social 👍
In some cultures, this can be seen as good luck and I’m all here for it 🥰
September 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
In some cultures, this can be seen as good luck and I’m all here for it 🥰
Sharing my own pretty image on #ZebrafishZunday! #devbio
September 21, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Sharing my own pretty image on #ZebrafishZunday! #devbio
Finally starting to feel FOMO about social media, especially the positivity surrounding @zebrafishrock.bsky.social’s feed. It was a respite from the demoralizing news cycle that I haven’t found an answer to yet.
September 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Finally starting to feel FOMO about social media, especially the positivity surrounding @zebrafishrock.bsky.social’s feed. It was a respite from the demoralizing news cycle that I haven’t found an answer to yet.
"Don't mind me, just strolling by" 🤣
Caption this (oddly human-like) cell:
Caption this (oddly human-like) cell:
August 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
"Don't mind me, just strolling by" 🤣
Caption this (oddly human-like) cell:
Caption this (oddly human-like) cell:
After 7 years and a lot of memories, I've finally decided to retire Zebrafish Rock! on social media. I really want to say it was always positive but I've had a tumultuous experience with the account. Those that make the community more toxic continue to be promoted to positions of power. 1/4
June 26, 2025 at 5:20 AM
After 7 years and a lot of memories, I've finally decided to retire Zebrafish Rock! on social media. I really want to say it was always positive but I've had a tumultuous experience with the account. Those that make the community more toxic continue to be promoted to positions of power. 1/4
Some errors in here but slowly learning how to use BlueThread app for these mega-posts. (e.g. Need to use https:// rather than www.)
Here’s a link if it’s helpful to others: bluethread.pythonanywhere.com
Here’s a link if it’s helpful to others: bluethread.pythonanywhere.com
June 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Some errors in here but slowly learning how to use BlueThread app for these mega-posts. (e.g. Need to use https:// rather than www.)
Here’s a link if it’s helpful to others: bluethread.pythonanywhere.com
Here’s a link if it’s helpful to others: bluethread.pythonanywhere.com
Absolutely love this! I went with the blue embellishments and put it in a silver frame. It looks fantastic 😍
June 19, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Absolutely love this! I went with the blue embellishments and put it in a silver frame. It looks fantastic 😍
I often get reminded of my pitfalls as a scientist. Papers hardly cited, overlooked for awards, called ‘Only an influencer’. But for the last week I had some really long imaging sessions with good results and I felt like a proper Scientist. Those moments are few and far between but it felt great 😊
June 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I often get reminded of my pitfalls as a scientist. Papers hardly cited, overlooked for awards, called ‘Only an influencer’. But for the last week I had some really long imaging sessions with good results and I felt like a proper Scientist. Those moments are few and far between but it felt great 😊
Thrilled that my blog post was the most-read hit on the Node for the month of May ☺️ It acts as an intro to the amazing tools that are (freely) available to #zebrafish researchers. Do check it out if you haven’t yet.
🔗 thenode.biologists.com/bioinformati...
🔗 thenode.biologists.com/bioinformati...
#ICYMI Bioinformatics Bootcamp – Zebrafish Special Edition
@kevinthiessen.bsky.social compiled a very useful collection of resources for those working with #zebrafish and beyond. Have fun exploring!
@kevinthiessen.bsky.social compiled a very useful collection of resources for those working with #zebrafish and beyond. Have fun exploring!
Bioinformatics Bootcamp - Zebrafish Special Edition - the Node
A deep-dive into the many cool (and free) resources available to zebrafish researchers! Disclaimer: This is not a comprehensive list but a list of useful
thenode.biologists.com
June 4, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Thrilled that my blog post was the most-read hit on the Node for the month of May ☺️ It acts as an intro to the amazing tools that are (freely) available to #zebrafish researchers. Do check it out if you haven’t yet.
🔗 thenode.biologists.com/bioinformati...
🔗 thenode.biologists.com/bioinformati...
Reposted by Kevin Thiessen, PhD
Congrats to @stednitz.bsky.social and Andrew Lesak on their @currentbiology.bsky.social paper! They use HMM to identify two interaction states in #zebrafish: one visual for long-range interactions and one lateral line for quick, close interactions.
Free link: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lCYh3QW8S...
Free link: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lCYh3QW8S...
June 4, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Congrats to @stednitz.bsky.social and Andrew Lesak on their @currentbiology.bsky.social paper! They use HMM to identify two interaction states in #zebrafish: one visual for long-range interactions and one lateral line for quick, close interactions.
Free link: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lCYh3QW8S...
Free link: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lCYh3QW8S...
Didn’t realize this was made and shipped from Bristol 🤣 I love this #zebrafish print even more now! I got it with the blue embellishments 🤩 The artist @thewildprintstudio.bsky.social is still selling the rest of the edition, for those interested.
Working link here: www.thewildprintstudio.com/shop
Working link here: www.thewildprintstudio.com/shop
May 31, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Didn’t realize this was made and shipped from Bristol 🤣 I love this #zebrafish print even more now! I got it with the blue embellishments 🤩 The artist @thewildprintstudio.bsky.social is still selling the rest of the edition, for those interested.
Working link here: www.thewildprintstudio.com/shop
Working link here: www.thewildprintstudio.com/shop
That urge to start a new society is growing by the day 😵💫
May 29, 2025 at 7:23 PM
That urge to start a new society is growing by the day 😵💫
I had a lot of fun putting this together 😃 If you want to know all the cool (and free!) resources available to #zebrafish researchers, check it out!
#ICYMI Bioinformatics Bootcamp – Zebrafish Special Edition
@kevinthiessen.bsky.social compiled a very useful collection of resources for those working with #zebrafish and beyond. Have fun exploring!
@kevinthiessen.bsky.social compiled a very useful collection of resources for those working with #zebrafish and beyond. Have fun exploring!
Bioinformatics Bootcamp - Zebrafish Special Edition - the Node
A deep-dive into the many cool (and free) resources available to zebrafish researchers! Disclaimer: This is not a comprehensive list but a list of useful
thenode.biologists.com
May 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I had a lot of fun putting this together 😃 If you want to know all the cool (and free!) resources available to #zebrafish researchers, check it out!