Stacey Ogden 🦔
@labogden.bsky.social
Cell and Developmental Biologist @ St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - 🦔 signaling in 🧠🫀&🫁 - science 🧪, academia, DevBio research, mentoring, scicomm, 🔬, birds 🪶, hikes - fueled by ☕ & 🧘🏼♀️ - Y’all means all - Views my own and not SJCRH's
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Stacey Ogden 🦔
@labogden.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Mentoring is the most important thing most of us can do. Here is a 🧵about what I've learned as a PI running an academic research lab. I hope some of the advice is helpful to those who are just starting their labs and to folks hitting the academic job market in search of an independent position 🧪 1/n
This. Is. Awesome.
My horse was majestic. 😂
My horse was majestic. 😂
February 12, 2026 at 3:50 PM
This. Is. Awesome.
My horse was majestic. 😂
My horse was majestic. 😂
Celebrating 1) a review article being provisionally accepted 2) @christinaadaly.bsky.social getting her first author research paper submitted, and 3) The International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🎉 Woo hoo! 🧪
February 12, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Celebrating 1) a review article being provisionally accepted 2) @christinaadaly.bsky.social getting her first author research paper submitted, and 3) The International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🎉 Woo hoo! 🧪
Please appreciate Belle’s first portrait. I think she might be the next Mona Lisa. 😍
February 12, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Please appreciate Belle’s first portrait. I think she might be the next Mona Lisa. 😍
🪶 😀
The one (and only) upside to the influx of AI slop to Pinterest is things like this, a gay cardinal throuple parenting their beautiful family together. 🥹
February 11, 2026 at 7:01 PM
🪶 😀
Reposted by Stacey Ogden 🦔
On International Day of Women & Girls in Science I want to recognize a few (I'll miss many) of the women who mentored, inspired & empowered my career. It starts with Dr. Alice Burton, the PUI professor who opened my eyes to the idea that cells are full of machines 1/n
www.unesco.org/en/days/wome...
www.unesco.org/en/days/wome...
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
11 February
www.unesco.org
February 11, 2026 at 6:16 PM
On International Day of Women & Girls in Science I want to recognize a few (I'll miss many) of the women who mentored, inspired & empowered my career. It starts with Dr. Alice Burton, the PUI professor who opened my eyes to the idea that cells are full of machines 1/n
www.unesco.org/en/days/wome...
www.unesco.org/en/days/wome...
Reposted by Stacey Ogden 🦔
My 77 year old mother has not stopped talking about the #BadBunny halftime show. Direct quotes from her:
1. I wish I spoke Spanish. His show brought me joy.
2. I feel hopeful again, and I haven't felt that way in a long time.
3. His message was clear.
4. I was so excited to see Rickey Martin!
🫶
1. I wish I spoke Spanish. His show brought me joy.
2. I feel hopeful again, and I haven't felt that way in a long time.
3. His message was clear.
4. I was so excited to see Rickey Martin!
🫶
February 10, 2026 at 4:30 PM
My 77 year old mother has not stopped talking about the #BadBunny halftime show. Direct quotes from her:
1. I wish I spoke Spanish. His show brought me joy.
2. I feel hopeful again, and I haven't felt that way in a long time.
3. His message was clear.
4. I was so excited to see Rickey Martin!
🫶
1. I wish I spoke Spanish. His show brought me joy.
2. I feel hopeful again, and I haven't felt that way in a long time.
3. His message was clear.
4. I was so excited to see Rickey Martin!
🫶
Hahahahaha!!
So true! I yelled "Rickey!"....I also receive at least one AARP invitation per week.
So true! I yelled "Rickey!"....I also receive at least one AARP invitation per week.
They said If you screamed “Ricky!” during the halftime show, your AARP welcome packet is in the mail. 🤣🤣
Some people said they screamed “Menudo!”, which means your wheelchair 🦽 is on the way! 😩
Some people said they screamed “Menudo!”, which means your wheelchair 🦽 is on the way! 😩
February 9, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Hahahahaha!!
So true! I yelled "Rickey!"....I also receive at least one AARP invitation per week.
So true! I yelled "Rickey!"....I also receive at least one AARP invitation per week.
Reposted by Stacey Ogden 🦔
SciSky: Has anyone experienced Prism graphs embedded in TIFFs randomizing graph labels when converted to PDF? This has happened to us a couple of times. Software is up to date. Any idea why this happens and how to prevent it? Mac/PC issue? Is flattening the TIFF the only solution? Thanks! 🧪
February 2, 2026 at 6:11 PM
SciSky: Has anyone experienced Prism graphs embedded in TIFFs randomizing graph labels when converted to PDF? This has happened to us a couple of times. Software is up to date. Any idea why this happens and how to prevent it? Mac/PC issue? Is flattening the TIFF the only solution? Thanks! 🧪
Reposted by Stacey Ogden 🦔
You don’t want hands free driving, you want trains. You want trains you want trains you want TRAINS
January 31, 2026 at 6:43 PM
You don’t want hands free driving, you want trains. You want trains you want trains you want TRAINS
RIP Moira Rose 😢
a woman wearing a choker is holding a pair of scissors and smiling .
ALT: a woman wearing a choker is holding a pair of scissors and smiling .
media.tenor.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:12 AM
RIP Moira Rose 😢
Reposted by Stacey Ogden 🦔
⏳Deadline TODAY! If you're passionate about imaging and want to grow your network by spreading the word about #EuroBioImaging, please apply for our Scientific Ambassador 2026-2027 programme!
💰Budget: 1,500 Euros for travel & conference fees
More info⤵️
www.eurobioimaging.eu/scientific-a...
💰Budget: 1,500 Euros for travel & conference fees
More info⤵️
www.eurobioimaging.eu/scientific-a...
January 30, 2026 at 3:16 PM
⏳Deadline TODAY! If you're passionate about imaging and want to grow your network by spreading the word about #EuroBioImaging, please apply for our Scientific Ambassador 2026-2027 programme!
💰Budget: 1,500 Euros for travel & conference fees
More info⤵️
www.eurobioimaging.eu/scientific-a...
💰Budget: 1,500 Euros for travel & conference fees
More info⤵️
www.eurobioimaging.eu/scientific-a...
Happy #FluorescenceFriday! This micrograph of SHH-expressing cells in the developing 🐭 spinal cord are giving aurora borealis vibes 🌄. Notice the thin extensions reaching out from the cells at the top of the image - signaling protrusions! 🔬 by 👩🔬 @christinaadaly.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Happy #FluorescenceFriday! This micrograph of SHH-expressing cells in the developing 🐭 spinal cord are giving aurora borealis vibes 🌄. Notice the thin extensions reaching out from the cells at the top of the image - signaling protrusions! 🔬 by 👩🔬 @christinaadaly.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Happy #FluorescenceFriday! This micrograph of SHH-expressing cells in the developing 🐭 spinal cord are giving aurora borealis vibes 🌄. Notice the thin extensions reaching out from the cells at the top of the image - signaling protrusions! 🔬 by 👩🔬 @christinaadaly.bsky.social
I haven't left the house in a week thanks to the winter storm that rolled in last weekend. I'm starting to sense Shining vibes around the house ❄️ 🤪
January 30, 2026 at 2:51 PM
I haven't left the house in a week thanks to the winter storm that rolled in last weekend. I'm starting to sense Shining vibes around the house ❄️ 🤪
Bird nerd here 🙋♀️
I think the birds heard in this track are barred owls 🦉 - not “tropical” birds as suggested by the track title 🤓 🪶
open.spotify.com/track/7fcGja...
I think the birds heard in this track are barred owls 🦉 - not “tropical” birds as suggested by the track title 🤓 🪶
open.spotify.com/track/7fcGja...
Tropical Bird
open.spotify.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Bird nerd here 🙋♀️
I think the birds heard in this track are barred owls 🦉 - not “tropical” birds as suggested by the track title 🤓 🪶
open.spotify.com/track/7fcGja...
I think the birds heard in this track are barred owls 🦉 - not “tropical” birds as suggested by the track title 🤓 🪶
open.spotify.com/track/7fcGja...
Reposted by Stacey Ogden 🦔
If you are a scientist funded by NIH and agree that if the HHS/NIH bill is held hostage by linkage for funding to DHS/ICE, we need to shutdown both and save lives, its time to speak up. Right now, with a few exceptions, the silence is deafening
As a someone with a 33 year NIH-funded lab whose grant is supposed to be reviewed this week, shut NIH down if that is what's needed to end ICE terrorism. Innocent lives are more important 🧪
The Senate may choose to vote together on the DHS and LHHS bills. Thus, a filibuster on DHS may mean no funding for NIH. What my colleagues are saying:
“Shut it down, public health will understand. I’ll work without pay again.”
- anonymous NIHer
“Shut it down, public health will understand. I’ll work without pay again.”
- anonymous NIHer
January 26, 2026 at 1:46 PM
If you are a scientist funded by NIH and agree that if the HHS/NIH bill is held hostage by linkage for funding to DHS/ICE, we need to shutdown both and save lives, its time to speak up. Right now, with a few exceptions, the silence is deafening
Mordor vibes from DC continue.
January 26, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Mordor vibes from DC continue.
Reposted by Stacey Ogden 🦔
“He was a calm presence amid hospital chaos. A mentor who taught kindness and patience to younger friends and colleagues. A singer with a knack for dancing. A bicyclist who treasured the beauty of Minnesota… He was the kind of nurse patients remembered, colleagues said, and he was a beloved mentor”
Alex Pretti’s Friends and Family Denounce ‘Sickening Lies’ About His Life
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:56 PM
“He was a calm presence amid hospital chaos. A mentor who taught kindness and patience to younger friends and colleagues. A singer with a knack for dancing. A bicyclist who treasured the beauty of Minnesota… He was the kind of nurse patients remembered, colleagues said, and he was a beloved mentor”
The news from Minneapolis continues to sadden and horrify me.
But - the actions of the brave and peaceful residents and protesters give me hope. You inspire me in these dark times.
💙💜
But - the actions of the brave and peaceful residents and protesters give me hope. You inspire me in these dark times.
💙💜
January 26, 2026 at 12:49 AM
The news from Minneapolis continues to sadden and horrify me.
But - the actions of the brave and peaceful residents and protesters give me hope. You inspire me in these dark times.
💙💜
But - the actions of the brave and peaceful residents and protesters give me hope. You inspire me in these dark times.
💙💜
Reposted by Stacey Ogden 🦔
My friend Sara posted this about the superb care her father received from with Alex Pretti
Absolutely heartbreaking
Absolutely heartbreaking
January 25, 2026 at 4:19 PM
My friend Sara posted this about the superb care her father received from with Alex Pretti
Absolutely heartbreaking
Absolutely heartbreaking
This chonk waddled into the yard today like a miniature feathered Darth Vader. First time we’ve had a rusty black bird at the feeder 🪶 #YardLifer
January 26, 2026 at 12:12 AM
This chonk waddled into the yard today like a miniature feathered Darth Vader. First time we’ve had a rusty black bird at the feeder 🪶 #YardLifer
This graphic is far superior to yesterday's "Golden Retrievers in a Tree" explanation of the weight of ice on trees (see next post).
Great explainer by meteorologist Ricky Matthews, especially for folks who are not used to this kind of weather down south. Explainer in the alt text. 🧪
Source: www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...
Source: www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...
January 23, 2026 at 10:48 PM
This graphic is far superior to yesterday's "Golden Retrievers in a Tree" explanation of the weight of ice on trees (see next post).