Mark Lush
@lushbiology.bsky.social
Developmental and regeneration biologist working with the zebrafish lateral line. Stowers Institute for Medical Research.
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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...
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If a student you know received an honorable mention for the NSF GRFP, encourage them to contact their Congressional representatives! 🧪
Honorable mention here — they said this in the email:
“Although the agency is unable to offer fellowship support at this time, a subsequent announcement of additional awardees is possible subject to finalization of the agency's fiscal year 2025 spend plan”
“Although the agency is unable to offer fellowship support at this time, a subsequent announcement of additional awardees is possible subject to finalization of the agency's fiscal year 2025 spend plan”
April 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
If a student you know received an honorable mention for the NSF GRFP, encourage them to contact their Congressional representatives! 🧪
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More here, for those asking
Russian scientist from Harvard Medical School detained in U.S., faces deportation and likely arrest upon return due to anti-war stance
A Russian scientist working at Harvard Medical School has been detained in the United States and placed in immigration detention. According to multiple independent Russian media outlets and the scient...
theins.press
March 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
More here, for those asking
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ATTENTION
If anyone has any experience with appealing terminated grants (either the process or successful strategies 😀), please DM me.
THANK YOU!
If anyone has any experience with appealing terminated grants (either the process or successful strategies 😀), please DM me.
THANK YOU!
a hello kitty sticker that says `` let me know '' .
ALT: a hello kitty sticker that says `` let me know '' .
media.tenor.com
March 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
ATTENTION
If anyone has any experience with appealing terminated grants (either the process or successful strategies 😀), please DM me.
THANK YOU!
If anyone has any experience with appealing terminated grants (either the process or successful strategies 😀), please DM me.
THANK YOU!
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Switching fields and/or wanting to become an expert in #zebrafish research?
The @mblscience.bsky.social 2025 Zebrafish Development & Genetics course offers a fantastic opportunity to learn from leaders in the field!
(New & final) Application deadline: March 28
www.mbl.edu/education/ad...
The @mblscience.bsky.social 2025 Zebrafish Development & Genetics course offers a fantastic opportunity to learn from leaders in the field!
(New & final) Application deadline: March 28
www.mbl.edu/education/ad...
March 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Switching fields and/or wanting to become an expert in #zebrafish research?
The @mblscience.bsky.social 2025 Zebrafish Development & Genetics course offers a fantastic opportunity to learn from leaders in the field!
(New & final) Application deadline: March 28
www.mbl.edu/education/ad...
The @mblscience.bsky.social 2025 Zebrafish Development & Genetics course offers a fantastic opportunity to learn from leaders in the field!
(New & final) Application deadline: March 28
www.mbl.edu/education/ad...
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February in preprints
It's time for our monthly trawl for #DevBio and #StemCell biology (and related) #preprints 🔎
Congrats to everyone involved, and as usual, let us know if we've missed anything!
thenode.biologists.com/february-in-...
It's time for our monthly trawl for #DevBio and #StemCell biology (and related) #preprints 🔎
Congrats to everyone involved, and as usual, let us know if we've missed anything!
thenode.biologists.com/february-in-...
February in preprints - the Node
Welcome to our monthly trawl for developmental and stem cell biology (and related) preprints. The preprints this month are hosted on bioRxiv – use these
thenode.biologists.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
February in preprints
It's time for our monthly trawl for #DevBio and #StemCell biology (and related) #preprints 🔎
Congrats to everyone involved, and as usual, let us know if we've missed anything!
thenode.biologists.com/february-in-...
It's time for our monthly trawl for #DevBio and #StemCell biology (and related) #preprints 🔎
Congrats to everyone involved, and as usual, let us know if we've missed anything!
thenode.biologists.com/february-in-...
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NIH funding is frozen. @annikabarber.bsky.social is keeping score: 50%+ of study sections planned for this year (77/148) have been cancelled.
I talked to Dr. Barber about why these delays are disastrous, and why scientists should be pooling info and speaking up: www.chronicle.com/article/nih-...
I talked to Dr. Barber about why these delays are disastrous, and why scientists should be pooling info and speaking up: www.chronicle.com/article/nih-...
NIH Funding Is at a Standstill. This Professor Is Tracking the Delays.
More than half of the NIH grant-review meetings that were supposed to take place this year have been cancelled, she says. “Without these meetings happening, nothing can get funded.”
www.chronicle.com
February 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
NIH funding is frozen. @annikabarber.bsky.social is keeping score: 50%+ of study sections planned for this year (77/148) have been cancelled.
I talked to Dr. Barber about why these delays are disastrous, and why scientists should be pooling info and speaking up: www.chronicle.com/article/nih-...
I talked to Dr. Barber about why these delays are disastrous, and why scientists should be pooling info and speaking up: www.chronicle.com/article/nih-...
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Breaking: FDA's March meeting to select flu shot strains for 2025-2026 season has been canceled per email sent to committee members, a VRBPAC member told me. drug companies need about 6 months leeway to make shots in time for fall vax campaigns. #healthpolicy
February 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Breaking: FDA's March meeting to select flu shot strains for 2025-2026 season has been canceled per email sent to committee members, a VRBPAC member told me. drug companies need about 6 months leeway to make shots in time for fall vax campaigns. #healthpolicy
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This is absolutely correct. Convo I had last week that is part of why I resigned:
Much more senior leader: no, we still can't post FRNs.
Me: Doesn't that mean we can't proceed?
MMSL: correct
Me: doesn't that mean we're not in compliance with the TROs?
MMSL: ...um...yea, in a way...
Much more senior leader: no, we still can't post FRNs.
Me: Doesn't that mean we can't proceed?
MMSL: correct
Me: doesn't that mean we're not in compliance with the TROs?
MMSL: ...um...yea, in a way...
The updated guidance says that all NIH scientists can resume serving as peer reviewers for journals “and on study sections for grant applications” — only the study sections can’t happen without opening the Federal Register. (Unless they were previously scheduled.)
February 21, 2025 at 10:33 PM
This is absolutely correct. Convo I had last week that is part of why I resigned:
Much more senior leader: no, we still can't post FRNs.
Me: Doesn't that mean we can't proceed?
MMSL: correct
Me: doesn't that mean we're not in compliance with the TROs?
MMSL: ...um...yea, in a way...
Much more senior leader: no, we still can't post FRNs.
Me: Doesn't that mean we can't proceed?
MMSL: correct
Me: doesn't that mean we're not in compliance with the TROs?
MMSL: ...um...yea, in a way...
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Trump Administration Stalls Scientific Research Despite Court Ruling. Story by Ben Mueller. Gift link: nyti.ms/435szDm
Trump Administration Stalls Scientific Research Despite Court Ruling (Gift Article)
Using an arcane law, officials have effectively delayed funding from the National Institutes of Health, leaving medical studies in jeopardy.
nyti.ms
February 21, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Trump Administration Stalls Scientific Research Despite Court Ruling. Story by Ben Mueller. Gift link: nyti.ms/435szDm
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Switching fields to #zebrafish? Wanting to become an expert in zebrafish research? Check-out the @mblscience.bsky.social 2025 Zebrafish Development & Genetics course – a fantastic opportunity to learn from leaders in the field!
Application deadline: March 13
www.mbl.edu/education/ad...
Application deadline: March 13
www.mbl.edu/education/ad...
February 12, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Switching fields to #zebrafish? Wanting to become an expert in zebrafish research? Check-out the @mblscience.bsky.social 2025 Zebrafish Development & Genetics course – a fantastic opportunity to learn from leaders in the field!
Application deadline: March 13
www.mbl.edu/education/ad...
Application deadline: March 13
www.mbl.edu/education/ad...
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Just in case you thought that removing DEI criteria would mean that everyone is competing equally: NIH is removing grad students from underrepresented backgrounds from the applicant pool altogether. Their applications will not be considered. Other students, not from these backgrounds, will be.
February 6, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Just in case you thought that removing DEI criteria would mean that everyone is competing equally: NIH is removing grad students from underrepresented backgrounds from the applicant pool altogether. Their applications will not be considered. Other students, not from these backgrounds, will be.
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Join us in beautiful Quintay to celebrate 25 years of the Practical Course on Developmental Biology!
To register go to biodesarrollo.unab.cl/mini-symposi...
Come to enjoy a unique blend of science, sea, and food – all for free!
To register go to biodesarrollo.unab.cl/mini-symposi...
Come to enjoy a unique blend of science, sea, and food – all for free!
January 4, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Join us in beautiful Quintay to celebrate 25 years of the Practical Course on Developmental Biology!
To register go to biodesarrollo.unab.cl/mini-symposi...
Come to enjoy a unique blend of science, sea, and food – all for free!
To register go to biodesarrollo.unab.cl/mini-symposi...
Come to enjoy a unique blend of science, sea, and food – all for free!
When in Kentucky. Knob Creek bourbon tasting.
December 29, 2024 at 2:53 AM
When in Kentucky. Knob Creek bourbon tasting.
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A favorite commission this year, a dividing cell with an extra detail. Colleagues of a retiring researcher commissioned me to add the specific structure she worked on—the spindle pole body—to the sculpture. Here it is close up, in sterling silver embedded in the bronze nuclear membrane. 🔬#SciArt
December 28, 2024 at 2:05 AM
A favorite commission this year, a dividing cell with an extra detail. Colleagues of a retiring researcher commissioned me to add the specific structure she worked on—the spindle pole body—to the sculpture. Here it is close up, in sterling silver embedded in the bronze nuclear membrane. 🔬#SciArt
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Fresh off the press, our work on wing deployment in Drosophila 🪰:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Work by: Simon Hadjaje, Ignacio Andrade-Silva, Marie-Julie Dalbe and Raphaël Clément
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Work by: Simon Hadjaje, Ignacio Andrade-Silva, Marie-Julie Dalbe and Raphaël Clément
December 11, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Fresh off the press, our work on wing deployment in Drosophila 🪰:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Work by: Simon Hadjaje, Ignacio Andrade-Silva, Marie-Julie Dalbe and Raphaël Clément
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Work by: Simon Hadjaje, Ignacio Andrade-Silva, Marie-Julie Dalbe and Raphaël Clément
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Meticulous drawing of an adult zebrafish. Credit to @jacsciart.bsky.social. #ZebrafishZunday 🧪
December 8, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Meticulous drawing of an adult zebrafish. Credit to @jacsciart.bsky.social. #ZebrafishZunday 🧪
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Building the body of an embryo or maintaining tissues in adults rely on cell migration. From neural crest cells leaving the neural tube to form our peripheral nervous system to migrating lateral line cells in a zebrafish to skin cells migrating to repair wounds, its key 1/n
youtu.be/IqUs29Kz3HE?...
youtu.be/IqUs29Kz3HE?...
Zebrafish lateral line migration
YouTube video by The Company of Biologists
youtu.be
December 7, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Building the body of an embryo or maintaining tissues in adults rely on cell migration. From neural crest cells leaving the neural tube to form our peripheral nervous system to migrating lateral line cells in a zebrafish to skin cells migrating to repair wounds, its key 1/n
youtu.be/IqUs29Kz3HE?...
youtu.be/IqUs29Kz3HE?...
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ISRB Webinar - Europe, West Asia, Africa 📷 December 10th, 4pm Central European Time, featuring Teresa Adell and Jochen Rink on #PlanarianRegeneration
December 6, 2024 at 9:26 AM
ISRB Webinar - Europe, West Asia, Africa 📷 December 10th, 4pm Central European Time, featuring Teresa Adell and Jochen Rink on #PlanarianRegeneration
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To quote @denisduboule.bsky.social , IMHO one of the best definition of curiosity-driven basic research & serendipity
"going off to look for mushrooms and coming back with blueberries. If you are payed to find the mushrooms, you won't come back with the blueberries. You will come back with nothing.
"going off to look for mushrooms and coming back with blueberries. If you are payed to find the mushrooms, you won't come back with the blueberries. You will come back with nothing.
I’ve seen some posts recently, about the value of basic research, in light of funding cuts and demands that research have immediate economic justification.
Let me collect some info here, in a thread, about why it’s a bad idea to attach those sorts of demands to funding. 🧵 🧪 ⚛️
Let me collect some info here, in a thread, about why it’s a bad idea to attach those sorts of demands to funding. 🧵 🧪 ⚛️
December 4, 2024 at 5:37 PM
To quote @denisduboule.bsky.social , IMHO one of the best definition of curiosity-driven basic research & serendipity
"going off to look for mushrooms and coming back with blueberries. If you are payed to find the mushrooms, you won't come back with the blueberries. You will come back with nothing.
"going off to look for mushrooms and coming back with blueberries. If you are payed to find the mushrooms, you won't come back with the blueberries. You will come back with nothing.
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An oldie from Inktober 2018: trilobyte
November 26, 2024 at 2:19 AM
An oldie from Inktober 2018: trilobyte
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For those who don’t know us yet, a quick intro.👋
preLights is a community-driven preprint highlighting service—supported by @biologists.bsky.social—encouraging #ECRs to highlight & discuss #preprints that spark interest/debate in the biological #community.
Interested in joining? DM (& follow) us!
preLights is a community-driven preprint highlighting service—supported by @biologists.bsky.social—encouraging #ECRs to highlight & discuss #preprints that spark interest/debate in the biological #community.
Interested in joining? DM (& follow) us!
November 26, 2024 at 11:26 AM
For those who don’t know us yet, a quick intro.👋
preLights is a community-driven preprint highlighting service—supported by @biologists.bsky.social—encouraging #ECRs to highlight & discuss #preprints that spark interest/debate in the biological #community.
Interested in joining? DM (& follow) us!
preLights is a community-driven preprint highlighting service—supported by @biologists.bsky.social—encouraging #ECRs to highlight & discuss #preprints that spark interest/debate in the biological #community.
Interested in joining? DM (& follow) us!
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For my #FF (for those who don't know, that means "follow friday", and it was used on Twitter to suggest to others new accounts to follow), I'll mention @molbiosystems.bsky.social!
Join us next year in Chile for the premier LatAm conference on eukaryotic gene regulation & functional genomics.
Join us next year in Chile for the premier LatAm conference on eukaryotic gene regulation & functional genomics.
4th Molecular Biosystems Conference -- 2025
Leading Latin American conference on Eukaryotic Gene Regulation & Functional Genomics.
molbiosystems.com
November 22, 2024 at 1:54 PM
For my #FF (for those who don't know, that means "follow friday", and it was used on Twitter to suggest to others new accounts to follow), I'll mention @molbiosystems.bsky.social!
Join us next year in Chile for the premier LatAm conference on eukaryotic gene regulation & functional genomics.
Join us next year in Chile for the premier LatAm conference on eukaryotic gene regulation & functional genomics.
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Pardon us, Bluesky! We didn't really introduce ourselves during this latest barrage. ZR! covers highlights of all things #zebrafish and other cool teleost species. We act as a resource hub for questions and queries from the community while celebrating all those that are part of it! #RockOn 🧪 #SciSky
November 20, 2024 at 11:53 AM
Pardon us, Bluesky! We didn't really introduce ourselves during this latest barrage. ZR! covers highlights of all things #zebrafish and other cool teleost species. We act as a resource hub for questions and queries from the community while celebrating all those that are part of it! #RockOn 🧪 #SciSky