Angie Serrano
@mangieserrano.bsky.social
#Zebrafish + #iPSCs as #DiseaseModel #RareDiseases • 🧠 +🫀research • 🇦🇷 • She/Her | Assistant Professor @CReM, BU.
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Angie Serrano
@mangieserrano.bsky.social
· Nov 21
As our mentees finalize their #RKirschstein (F30) predoctoral submissions for this December deadline, in these times, more than ever, let’s remember/learn/teach that this program is named Ruth L. Kirschstein Individual Predoctoral NRSA for MD/PhD and other Dual Degree Fellowship. #NotAGrantCode
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This is amazing news! And I just heard BioEYES is coming to Kings College London as well 👀
BioEYES is growing its impact globally. With new support, the hands-on science program that introduces students to biology through zebrafish is launching in Accra, Ghana. @bioeyes.bsky.social magazine.krieger.jhu.edu/2026/02/bioe...
BioEYES program expands to Ghana - Arts & Sciences Magazine
The BioEYES program, which brings live fish into classrooms to teach the fundamentals of biology and boost interest in science, is starting in junior high schools in Ghana.
magazine.krieger.jhu.edu
February 6, 2026 at 6:28 PM
This is amazing news! And I just heard BioEYES is coming to Kings College London as well 👀
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It's online! In this series of perspectives @dev-journal.bsky.social, yours truly talks about the exciting open questions and many things to do in the field of dev bio and neuroscience #DevBio🧪 #PIsOfTomorrow journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
Pathway to Independence: a forecast for the future of developmental biology
ABSTRACT. In 2022, Development launched its Pathway to Independence (PI) programme, aimed at supporting postdocs as they transition to their first independent position. In 2025, we welcome our third c...
journals.biologists.com
September 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
It's online! In this series of perspectives @dev-journal.bsky.social, yours truly talks about the exciting open questions and many things to do in the field of dev bio and neuroscience #DevBio🧪 #PIsOfTomorrow journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
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The conference (agreement between House and Senate) appropriations bill that includes HHS and NIH was released this morning.
www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/majorit...
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www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/majorit...
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Committee Releases Conferenced Defense, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Bi...
United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
www.appropriations.senate.gov
January 20, 2026 at 3:55 PM
The conference (agreement between House and Senate) appropriations bill that includes HHS and NIH was released this morning.
www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/majorit...
1/5
www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/majorit...
1/5
I stand in solidarity with my colleagues at NW because I know what it feels like to silence yourself out of the conviction that the work we do is more important than the small piece of soul we lose every time we stay put. 4/4
November 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I stand in solidarity with my colleagues at NW because I know what it feels like to silence yourself out of the conviction that the work we do is more important than the small piece of soul we lose every time we stay put. 4/4
hoping that my trainees will be able to persist even when I cannot.
The way I see it, you fight and you roar as loudly as you can to protect those who cannot. And when you can’t roar out loud, you roar inside and keep doing the work that must continue so that all of us persist. 3/4
The way I see it, you fight and you roar as loudly as you can to protect those who cannot. And when you can’t roar out loud, you roar inside and keep doing the work that must continue so that all of us persist. 3/4
November 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
hoping that my trainees will be able to persist even when I cannot.
The way I see it, you fight and you roar as loudly as you can to protect those who cannot. And when you can’t roar out loud, you roar inside and keep doing the work that must continue so that all of us persist. 3/4
The way I see it, you fight and you roar as loudly as you can to protect those who cannot. And when you can’t roar out loud, you roar inside and keep doing the work that must continue so that all of us persist. 3/4
But I do understand it from the perspective of someone who has felt like a coward for staying silent out of fear. Someone who has felt like a coward for removing from my biosketch the words that truly reflect who I am and the work I’ve dedicated my life to, 2/4
November 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
But I do understand it from the perspective of someone who has felt like a coward for staying silent out of fear. Someone who has felt like a coward for removing from my biosketch the words that truly reflect who I am and the work I’ve dedicated my life to, 2/4
I’ve been quiet for a while, cleaning up my social media and quietly doing the work that has to be done in order to persist. Maybe I’m looking at this from the perspective of someone who doesn’t fully understand the capabilities or higher-level decision making within universities. 1/4
November 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I’ve been quiet for a while, cleaning up my social media and quietly doing the work that has to be done in order to persist. Maybe I’m looking at this from the perspective of someone who doesn’t fully understand the capabilities or higher-level decision making within universities. 1/4
Thank you, Marianne, for an extraordinary visit.
And a special thanks to the Woods Hole Embryology Course 2014, where I first had the privilege of crossing paths with her. @crem-boston.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Thank you, Marianne, for an extraordinary visit.
And a special thanks to the Woods Hole Embryology Course 2014, where I first had the privilege of crossing paths with her. @crem-boston.bsky.social
Marianne’s talk had that unmistakable WOW factor, the kind of work that ends up in developmental biology textbooks and reminds all of us why we do science and why protecting scientific freedom matters.
November 13, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Marianne’s talk had that unmistakable WOW factor, the kind of work that ends up in developmental biology textbooks and reminds all of us why we do science and why protecting scientific freedom matters.
Last week I had the pleasure of hosting Dr Marianne Bronner for our CReM seminar series. Through this series, we’re committed to giving our mentees and trainees exposure to 🤯 science from those pushing the boundaries in their field, and extraordinary mentors , and Marianne checks every single box.
November 13, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Last week I had the pleasure of hosting Dr Marianne Bronner for our CReM seminar series. Through this series, we’re committed to giving our mentees and trainees exposure to 🤯 science from those pushing the boundaries in their field, and extraordinary mentors , and Marianne checks every single box.
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Reaffirming the value of model organisms in training scientific minds | @natcellbio.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Reaffirming the value of model organisms in training scientific minds | @natcellbio.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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We have a bunch of new job ads out @arcadiascience.com. If you haven’t checked them out, take a look!
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Evolve with Arcadia.
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October 16, 2025 at 2:45 AM
We have a bunch of new job ads out @arcadiascience.com. If you haven’t checked them out, take a look!
www.arcadiascience.com/careers
www.arcadiascience.com/careers
So, when you’re changing media in your iPSCs today, take a moment to be amazed by what frogs taught humans. 🐸
You can read the article here journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
You can read the article here journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
The Developmental Capacity of Nuclei taken from Intestinal Epithelium Cells of Feeding Tadpoles
ABSTRACT. Nuclei from differentiated intestinal epithelium cells of feeding tadpoles and from control blastulae of Xenopus have been transplanted into enucleated recipient eggs. The differentiated sta...
journals.biologists.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
So, when you’re changing media in your iPSCs today, take a moment to be amazed by what frogs taught humans. 🐸
You can read the article here journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
You can read the article here journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
He was a kind and inspiring scientist, a thoughtful mentor, and a humble human being whose legacy, and the open sharing of his own struggles, embody the resilience in science that continues to inspire many, including myself.
October 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
He was a kind and inspiring scientist, a thoughtful mentor, and a humble human being whose legacy, and the open sharing of his own struggles, embody the resilience in science that continues to inspire many, including myself.
As a young developmental biologist studying Xenopus oogenesis, John Gurdon was my scientific hero for many reasons.
October 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
As a young developmental biologist studying Xenopus oogenesis, John Gurdon was my scientific hero for many reasons.
Yesterday, October 7, Sir John Gurdon passed away.
Dr. Gurdon was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2012, together with Shinya Yamanaka.
Through a series of experiments using Xenopus eggs, Gurdon showed that the nucleus of a mature cell can be reprogrammed to a pluripotent state.
Dr. Gurdon was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2012, together with Shinya Yamanaka.
Through a series of experiments using Xenopus eggs, Gurdon showed that the nucleus of a mature cell can be reprogrammed to a pluripotent state.
October 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Yesterday, October 7, Sir John Gurdon passed away.
Dr. Gurdon was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2012, together with Shinya Yamanaka.
Through a series of experiments using Xenopus eggs, Gurdon showed that the nucleus of a mature cell can be reprogrammed to a pluripotent state.
Dr. Gurdon was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2012, together with Shinya Yamanaka.
Through a series of experiments using Xenopus eggs, Gurdon showed that the nucleus of a mature cell can be reprogrammed to a pluripotent state.
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EXCITING NEWS!! We're searching for a new professor colleague at the Biozentrum🇨🇭. Ideal candidates are exploring novel biological questions with structure, biophysics, or high-resolution imaging. 🧪 🧶🧬 🔬
The call closes Nov 3. Please get in touch if you would like more information. Come join us! 👩🔬🤓
The call closes Nov 3. Please get in touch if you would like more information. Come join us! 👩🔬🤓
September 30, 2025 at 9:52 AM
EXCITING NEWS!! We're searching for a new professor colleague at the Biozentrum🇨🇭. Ideal candidates are exploring novel biological questions with structure, biophysics, or high-resolution imaging. 🧪 🧶🧬 🔬
The call closes Nov 3. Please get in touch if you would like more information. Come join us! 👩🔬🤓
The call closes Nov 3. Please get in touch if you would like more information. Come join us! 👩🔬🤓
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Assistant or Associate Professor of Microbiology at the University of Kentucky: ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/601...
#academic jobs #edusky
#academic jobs #edusky
Assistant or Associate Professor in Microbiology
The Department of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY seeks to fill a tenure-eligible faculty position at the Assistant or Associate Professor le...
ukjobs.uky.edu
September 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Assistant or Associate Professor of Microbiology at the University of Kentucky: ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/601...
#academic jobs #edusky
#academic jobs #edusky
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Despite their high rigidity, microtubules (MTs) dynamically bend and buckle in cells. MT-self repair is inherent to their metastable nature, but it remains unclear whether just inherent repair mechanisms are sufficient to maintain MT integrity🧵 (1/9)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
September 14, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Despite their high rigidity, microtubules (MTs) dynamically bend and buckle in cells. MT-self repair is inherent to their metastable nature, but it remains unclear whether just inherent repair mechanisms are sufficient to maintain MT integrity🧵 (1/9)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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The BUB1 and BUBR1 paralogs scaffold the kinetochore fibrous corona | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Congratulations @vcmentowski.bsky.social for solving a remarkably challenging molecular puzzle
Congratulations @vcmentowski.bsky.social for solving a remarkably challenging molecular puzzle
The BUB1 and BUBR1 paralogs scaffold the kinetochore fibrous corona
The kinetochore fibrous corona docks on CENP-E and a second elusive receptor identified as the checkpoint protein BUB1.
www.science.org
September 15, 2025 at 4:50 AM
The BUB1 and BUBR1 paralogs scaffold the kinetochore fibrous corona | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Congratulations @vcmentowski.bsky.social for solving a remarkably challenging molecular puzzle
Congratulations @vcmentowski.bsky.social for solving a remarkably challenging molecular puzzle
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The new NIH grant review format and the iron law of unintended consequences drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2025/08/27/t...
The new NIH grant review format and the iron law of unintended consequences
The NIH introduced a revised approach to the peer review of grant applications in the most recent summer review rounds. The Simplified Peer Review Framework has a number of new features, some of wh…
drugmonkey.wordpress.com
August 27, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The new NIH grant review format and the iron law of unintended consequences drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2025/08/27/t...
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#zebrafish genome update, our T2T assembly of the inbred strain of AB (M-AB) generated by my buddy Nori Sakai has now been released at NCBI and will be a second reference genome for zebrafish (GRCz12ab):
JBQAYU000000000.1 Danio rerio :: NCBI
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
August 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
#zebrafish genome update, our T2T assembly of the inbred strain of AB (M-AB) generated by my buddy Nori Sakai has now been released at NCBI and will be a second reference genome for zebrafish (GRCz12ab):
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My team has updated our free database of POSTDOC fellowships.
This database contains 286 entries. For each entry, we provide a link, short description, deadline, amount, and eligibility criteria.
Download this updated and expanded database here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
This database contains 286 entries. For each entry, we provide a link, short description, deadline, amount, and eligibility criteria.
Download this updated and expanded database here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
August 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
My team has updated our free database of POSTDOC fellowships.
This database contains 286 entries. For each entry, we provide a link, short description, deadline, amount, and eligibility criteria.
Download this updated and expanded database here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
This database contains 286 entries. For each entry, we provide a link, short description, deadline, amount, and eligibility criteria.
Download this updated and expanded database here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
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Key advice for scientists writing grants…
When asked for advice she said, “Don’t be discouraged by rejection. You can come back.”
The key, she added, was a killer second draft: “If you can write the best second draft that can be written, that’s more impressive than anything you can write the first time.”
Gift link:
The key, she added, was a killer second draft: “If you can write the best second draft that can be written, that’s more impressive than anything you can write the first time.”
Gift link:
Rose Leiman Goldemberg, 97, Dies; Her ‘Burning Bed’ Was a TV Benchmark
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July 31, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Key advice for scientists writing grants…