B. Duygu Özpolat (she/her)
@biyolokum.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, Biology, Washington University in Saint Louis
Regeneration, germ cells, segmented worms
I also make Science Art (mostly pottery)
#SciArt #WormWednesday #Annelida
www.ozpolatlab.org
Regeneration, germ cells, segmented worms
I also make Science Art (mostly pottery)
#SciArt #WormWednesday #Annelida
www.ozpolatlab.org
New platter with all kinds of inverts! #sciart #ceramics #handbuilding #pottery #larvae #annelids #seaurchin #octopus #embryo #cnidarians #nematostella #veliger #snail #ascidians #nudibranchs
November 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
New platter with all kinds of inverts! #sciart #ceramics #handbuilding #pottery #larvae #annelids #seaurchin #octopus #embryo #cnidarians #nematostella #veliger #snail #ascidians #nudibranchs
Students applying for grad school, or reaching out to professors. I have an important piece of advice for you: STOP DOING THIS 👇 (a thread) #STEM #PhD #gradschool #academictips
November 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Students applying for grad school, or reaching out to professors. I have an important piece of advice for you: STOP DOING THIS 👇 (a thread) #STEM #PhD #gradschool #academictips
This article seems to sum up the Franklin, Wilkins, Watson, Crick story pretty well.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
November 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
This article seems to sum up the Franklin, Wilkins, Watson, Crick story pretty well.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
ISRB Zone 3 Webinar this Friday (Oct 17th). @isrbio.bsky.social Aging and Regeneration with Longhua Guo @longhuaguo.bsky.social and Kevin Murach @kevinmurachphd.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
ISRB Zone 3 Webinar this Friday (Oct 17th). @isrbio.bsky.social Aging and Regeneration with Longhua Guo @longhuaguo.bsky.social and Kevin Murach @kevinmurachphd.bsky.social
An army of cuties coming along nicely. I am imagining this as a wall piece that is a "swarm of candy-striped leaf hoppers". I don't think this species actually swarms but in art it will. #ceramics #handbuilding #SciArt #insects #leafhopper
October 10, 2025 at 1:57 PM
An army of cuties coming along nicely. I am imagining this as a wall piece that is a "swarm of candy-striped leaf hoppers". I don't think this species actually swarms but in art it will. #ceramics #handbuilding #SciArt #insects #leafhopper
Collecting nest material. At the Saint Louis zoo. :)
September 23, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Collecting nest material. At the Saint Louis zoo. :)
Yes! I first carve into clay, and the clay needs to be bisqued so it is no longer brittle. But if you don't have access to a kiln, you could use a self-hardening clay I think. Then I use this two-part silicone mold putty. It is soft and bendable even after curing though, which works great for clay.
September 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Yes! I first carve into clay, and the clay needs to be bisqued so it is no longer brittle. But if you don't have access to a kiln, you could use a self-hardening clay I think. Then I use this two-part silicone mold putty. It is soft and bendable even after curing though, which works great for clay.
Excited to try this new rotifer stamp I made on clay! Reference photo is a beautiful microscopy image of the organism by Michael Shribak, Evgeny Ivashkin, and Kristin Gribble @mblscience.bsky.social @kristingribble.bsky.social #ceramics #SciArt #rotifers
September 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Excited to try this new rotifer stamp I made on clay! Reference photo is a beautiful microscopy image of the organism by Michael Shribak, Evgeny Ivashkin, and Kristin Gribble @mblscience.bsky.social @kristingribble.bsky.social #ceramics #SciArt #rotifers
But then I just got this card, and all the pain becomes so worth it 🥹
September 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
But then I just got this card, and all the pain becomes so worth it 🥹
Hi #WormWednesday, I need your help with terminology. What are these two structures highlighted in the image called. This is Tomopteris.
September 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Hi #WormWednesday, I need your help with terminology. What are these two structures highlighted in the image called. This is Tomopteris.
August 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
During lab journal this Friday, we came up with this motto and promised to remind it to ourselves whenever we are using and interpreting single cell RNAseq datasets (either ours or others') #singlecellRNAseq #scRNAseq
August 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
During lab journal this Friday, we came up with this motto and promised to remind it to ourselves whenever we are using and interpreting single cell RNAseq datasets (either ours or others') #singlecellRNAseq #scRNAseq
PSA: Missouri is beautiful! :) From Shaw Nature Reserve. We saw so many different bugs and butterflies including hummingbird moths! And a few indigo buntings and probably a yellow-rumped warbler. ❤️ Nothing like a nature hike that makes me feel so alive and connected to this beautiful planet.
August 6, 2025 at 12:34 PM
PSA: Missouri is beautiful! :) From Shaw Nature Reserve. We saw so many different bugs and butterflies including hummingbird moths! And a few indigo buntings and probably a yellow-rumped warbler. ❤️ Nothing like a nature hike that makes me feel so alive and connected to this beautiful planet.
Fascinating book by Guy Delisle! If you are interested in photography or cinema, a must-read. Also very interesting history about Stanford (the founder of the university). Highly highly recommended!!!
July 28, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Fascinating book by Guy Delisle! If you are interested in photography or cinema, a must-read. Also very interesting history about Stanford (the founder of the university). Highly highly recommended!!!
Here is a sampling of my bot followers. Why is retiree a theme I don't know. We are supposed to believe they have time for shitposting? 😂
July 21, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Here is a sampling of my bot followers. Why is retiree a theme I don't know. We are supposed to believe they have time for shitposting? 😂
We made it to the cover! :)
April 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
We made it to the cover! :)
Had a wonderful trip to Duke hosted by Blanche Capel's lab for their Distinguished Lecture Series. I didn't realize how much I needed a day full of discussing science, and getting excited about all of the amazing work we all do! I feel so grateful. www.cellbio.duke.edu
March 18, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Had a wonderful trip to Duke hosted by Blanche Capel's lab for their Distinguished Lecture Series. I didn't realize how much I needed a day full of discussing science, and getting excited about all of the amazing work we all do! I feel so grateful. www.cellbio.duke.edu
Jefferson City, MO #StandUpForScience
March 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Jefferson City, MO #StandUpForScience
Post a picture of you that’s not actually a picture of you.
March 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Post a picture of you that’s not actually a picture of you.
Fridays are our lab meeting time, and next week, we are taking the lab meeting to the Capitol of Missouri, Jefferson City, to stand up for science. Lab members who cannot make it to the protest but want to help, will make protest signs for us. #standupforscience
February 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Fridays are our lab meeting time, and next week, we are taking the lab meeting to the Capitol of Missouri, Jefferson City, to stand up for science. Lab members who cannot make it to the protest but want to help, will make protest signs for us. #standupforscience
And here is the REAL animal. By Jurgen Otto, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
January 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
And here is the REAL animal. By Jurgen Otto, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
Here are some still photos of this cutie
January 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Here are some still photos of this cutie
I have gotten so many new followers who are potters recently, so this one is especially for you 💕 A peacock spider (a type of jumping spider) to brighten your day with its cuteness. Weeheee
#ceramics #pottery #spiders #SciArt #handbuiltpottery
#ceramics #pottery #spiders #SciArt #handbuiltpottery
January 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I have gotten so many new followers who are potters recently, so this one is especially for you 💕 A peacock spider (a type of jumping spider) to brighten your day with its cuteness. Weeheee
#ceramics #pottery #spiders #SciArt #handbuiltpottery
#ceramics #pottery #spiders #SciArt #handbuiltpottery
🚨ISRB Webinar - The Americas 🚨First one of the year! 🥳 Happening on January 17th, 12pm US East Coast Time, featuring Karen Echeverri from @mblscience.bsky.social and Katy Loubnet-Senear from Phil Abitua's lab
@ohnolog.bsky.social at U. of Washington. Find all details at isrbio.org/event-6026206
@ohnolog.bsky.social at U. of Washington. Find all details at isrbio.org/event-6026206
January 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
🚨ISRB Webinar - The Americas 🚨First one of the year! 🥳 Happening on January 17th, 12pm US East Coast Time, featuring Karen Echeverri from @mblscience.bsky.social and Katy Loubnet-Senear from Phil Abitua's lab
@ohnolog.bsky.social at U. of Washington. Find all details at isrbio.org/event-6026206
@ohnolog.bsky.social at U. of Washington. Find all details at isrbio.org/event-6026206
This book is what I have been craving in a #SciFi! I devoured this ~550 page-Leviathan (pun intended) in less than two weeks (thanks to insomnia and snow days). It is SO GOOD. Great balance of humor, thrill, loveable/relatable characters. Doesn't pass the Bechdel test but has strong women. #books
January 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM