Crystal Rogers, PhD
@rogerslabucd.bsky.social
Principal investigator of a cell and #DevBio research lab at UC Davis School of Vet. Med. Co-Editor In Chief of @diffjournal.bsky.social. Posts are my own. https://www.crystalrogersphd.com
ORCID: 0000-0002-9549-1089
ORCID: 0000-0002-9549-1089
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Who am I if I’m not a #DevelopmentalBiologist? A (long) thread. Today on my re-introduction to BlueSky, I would like to tell you how I got here. I am a #FirstGen college attendee and graduate. I was raised in a single-parent household. We struggled financially when I was growing up. 1/
In case anyone needs a smile… I dressed up sweet Roxie the Bulldog in several outfits over the Christmas holiday and she patiently wore them without protest- even the Santa hat!
December 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
In case anyone needs a smile… I dressed up sweet Roxie the Bulldog in several outfits over the Christmas holiday and she patiently wore them without protest- even the Santa hat!
Happy holidays from Chonk, Princess Bubblegum, and the rest of the axolotls! Does anyone study axolotl vision? They always move to the front of the tank to see me when I wear red or have red nails. 😍
December 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Happy holidays from Chonk, Princess Bubblegum, and the rest of the axolotls! Does anyone study axolotl vision? They always move to the front of the tank to see me when I wear red or have red nails. 😍
Happy holidays from our lab to yours! Wishing you a peaceful and/or productive holiday season. Whichever one you need the most! 🎄
December 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Happy holidays from our lab to yours! Wishing you a peaceful and/or productive holiday season. Whichever one you need the most! 🎄
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL OF YOU!🎄✨
December 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL OF YOU!🎄✨
Holy jeez…. Starting this week with 6AM Monday rescheduled study section due to a 40+ day govt shutdown, middling with new NIH common forms that are buggy, and ending the week with “SURPRISE” Friday jury duty text/email from a summons I never received is peak 2025. Like… 2025 is 2025ing to the end.
a stuffed animal is floating in a pool .
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December 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Holy jeez…. Starting this week with 6AM Monday rescheduled study section due to a 40+ day govt shutdown, middling with new NIH common forms that are buggy, and ending the week with “SURPRISE” Friday jury duty text/email from a summons I never received is peak 2025. Like… 2025 is 2025ing to the end.
Grateful for the @diffjournal.bsky.social community in 2025! Thank you to everyone who submitted, reviewed, edited, and attended our @intlsocdiff.bsky.social Differentiation Across Scales Virtual Seminars. We welcome new submissions, support no-cost pub options, and encourage preprints. On to 2026!
December 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Grateful for the @diffjournal.bsky.social community in 2025! Thank you to everyone who submitted, reviewed, edited, and attended our @intlsocdiff.bsky.social Differentiation Across Scales Virtual Seminars. We welcome new submissions, support no-cost pub options, and encourage preprints. On to 2026!
Congratulations to Raneesh on a successful poster presentation and for representing @sarathomasy.bsky.social’s group and my group so well! We are very proud!
December 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Congratulations to Raneesh on a successful poster presentation and for representing @sarathomasy.bsky.social’s group and my group so well! We are very proud!
No academic quarter has ever quartered as hard as this quarter has quartered and I have never been more over a quarter than I am today. 🫠
I can’t wait to turn in grades.
I can’t wait to turn in grades.
a woman laying on a couch with the words i 'm over it written on the bottom
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December 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
No academic quarter has ever quartered as hard as this quarter has quartered and I have never been more over a quarter than I am today. 🫠
I can’t wait to turn in grades.
I can’t wait to turn in grades.
Applications for Life Science Editors Foundation JEDI awards are open! Do you have a paper for grant you are working on that could use a little editing help or guidance? Please apply! lifescienceeditors.org/apply/
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“Before this backlash worsens, DEI advocates, the scientific community, universities, and federal agencies need to collectively call out the dangers of setting aside DEI and come up with robust ways t...
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December 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Win your local ugly Christmas sweater contest (like we did) with a festive #zebrafish jumper! Available in mama and baby, too. Designed by fellow shoal member, Priyanka Oberoi. Full selection here: www.redbubble.com/people/priya...
Find more cool gift ideas with the hashtag ➡️ #ZebrafishGear 🧪
Find more cool gift ideas with the hashtag ➡️ #ZebrafishGear 🧪
December 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Win your local ugly Christmas sweater contest (like we did) with a festive #zebrafish jumper! Available in mama and baby, too. Designed by fellow shoal member, Priyanka Oberoi. Full selection here: www.redbubble.com/people/priya...
Find more cool gift ideas with the hashtag ➡️ #ZebrafishGear 🧪
Find more cool gift ideas with the hashtag ➡️ #ZebrafishGear 🧪
Always Lampoon’s Vacation…. Original, euro, and Christmas.
December 7, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Always Lampoon’s Vacation…. Original, euro, and Christmas.
My dog also perches like a cat on the top of couch pillows… ears everywhere, feet fat, just doing it up.
December 7, 2025 at 2:12 AM
My dog also perches like a cat on the top of couch pillows… ears everywhere, feet fat, just doing it up.
You know what? Looking into this face can lighten any mood. She’s fully ridiculous and adorable. Very interested in food items. 💯
December 7, 2025 at 2:03 AM
You know what? Looking into this face can lighten any mood. She’s fully ridiculous and adorable. Very interested in food items. 💯
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DVM-PhD candidate Raneesh Ramarapu will be representing COVSL and @RogersLabUCD well @ASCBiology this year - check out his awesome work! @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social
I’m sad to miss #CellBio2025 this year, but a student I co-mentor with @sarathomasy.bsky.social (Raneesh Ramarapu) will be presenting a paper poster and a digital poster about single-cell developmental trajectories and microtubules in corneal formation! Please check it out! @ascbiology.bsky.social
December 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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I’m sad to miss #CellBio2025 this year, but a student I co-mentor with @sarathomasy.bsky.social (Raneesh Ramarapu) will be presenting a paper poster and a digital poster about single-cell developmental trajectories and microtubules in corneal formation! Please check it out! @ascbiology.bsky.social
December 6, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I’m sad to miss #CellBio2025 this year, but a student I co-mentor with @sarathomasy.bsky.social (Raneesh Ramarapu) will be presenting a paper poster and a digital poster about single-cell developmental trajectories and microtubules in corneal formation! Please check it out! @ascbiology.bsky.social
Just practicing…
“No.”
“Sorry, no I can’t.”
“I have too many obligations at the moment and I can’t participate.”
“No, but thank you for considering me.”
“No.”
“Sorry, no I can’t.”
“I have too many obligations at the moment and I can’t participate.”
“No, but thank you for considering me.”
a poster that says practice makes perfect progress on it
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December 5, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Just practicing…
“No.”
“Sorry, no I can’t.”
“I have too many obligations at the moment and I can’t participate.”
“No, but thank you for considering me.”
“No.”
“Sorry, no I can’t.”
“I have too many obligations at the moment and I can’t participate.”
“No, but thank you for considering me.”
Me right now… mad at past me for triple booking my December.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Me right now… mad at past me for triple booking my December.
RIP sleep… My schedule and stress for this time of year:
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December 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
RIP sleep… My schedule and stress for this time of year:
We are hiring! Please submit your application by Dec. 5! We are a basic science department housed in the school of vet med with potential to collab within the dept/school and with close ties to the medical school and the college of biological sciences. Please apply if you are a good fit! 🤩
Our department @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social is hiring! We welcome research that diversifies or complements existing strengths in gastrointestinal, neuroimmune, musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory
systems and/or developmental biology. @socdevbio.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social
systems and/or developmental biology. @socdevbio.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
We are hiring! Please submit your application by Dec. 5! We are a basic science department housed in the school of vet med with potential to collab within the dept/school and with close ties to the medical school and the college of biological sciences. Please apply if you are a good fit! 🤩
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Less than one week to get your applications in! #DisabledInSTEM
It's that time of year again... time for #DisabledInSTEM 2026 Mentorship applications! I'm so excited to be running this program for the sixth year and seeing the growth over the years!
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Applications due December 5th!
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Mentor form: forms.gle/BvaxnQm8uhUR...
Applications due December 5th!
November 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Less than one week to get your applications in! #DisabledInSTEM
Holy jeez… I have several students in my class that are so sick they are bedridden right now… please take care and take precautions this holiday season everyone. 😷🦠
a young boy is laying in bed with a blanket over his head and saying `` i see sick people '' .
Alt: a young boy is laying in bed with a blanket over his head and saying `` i see sick people '' .
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November 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Holy jeez… I have several students in my class that are so sick they are bedridden right now… please take care and take precautions this holiday season everyone. 😷🦠
This hits really close to home! I am all about being silly and bringing my two sides (serious scientist and ridiculous person) to work. Life is too short and too hard to save the fun for later. ❤️
November 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This hits really close to home! I am all about being silly and bringing my two sides (serious scientist and ridiculous person) to work. Life is too short and too hard to save the fun for later. ❤️
It’s a great story! Check it out!
Hey folks, my story “Summerland" is on this week’s episode of @thenosleeppodcast.bsky.social & I could not be happier!
Beautifully produced by Phil Michalski.
With the cast of Dan Zappulla, Jesse Cornett, Mary Murphy, & Danielle McRae turning in amazing performances!
Beautifully produced by Phil Michalski.
With the cast of Dan Zappulla, Jesse Cornett, Mary Murphy, & Danielle McRae turning in amazing performances!
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November 23, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Are you a postdoc or assistant professor on the job market? Reminder that our department is hiring! We are a scientifically diverse department looking for a colleague that is excited about science, teaching, and potential collaborations! Please apply by 12/5/25!
November 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Are you a postdoc or assistant professor on the job market? Reminder that our department is hiring! We are a scientifically diverse department looking for a colleague that is excited about science, teaching, and potential collaborations! Please apply by 12/5/25!
Wow! This is so cool! 🤩
How do cells adapt morphology to function? In a 🔥 preprint by @zjmaggiexu.bsky.social , with @dudinlab.bsky.social and @amyweeks.bsky.social , we identify a self-organizing single-cell morphology circuit that optimizes the feeding trap structure of the suctorian P. collini. 🧵 tinyurl.com/4k8nv926
November 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Wow! This is so cool! 🤩