New preprint led by the brilliant @aleksandra-marconi.bsky.social on cichlid brain diversification, fgf8a signalling and regulatory divergence with TEs on the mix! All part of a wonderful collaboration with @ebablab.bsky.social

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Unfortunately I cannot be at #ESEB2025, one of my favourite conferences, but the lab is well represented with @aleksandra-marconi.bsky.social presenting her work today on S29 @3.45pm on Transposable elements and nervous and sensory system diversification in cichlid fishes.
@eseb2025.bsky.social

This past Friday we celebrated Aaron's PhD viva 🎉 it was awesome and we all did Thyroid Hormone tattoos!! Congrats to the TH aficionado and thank you to @bensteventon.bsky.social and Claudius Kratochwil for being such great examiners.

We celebrated our 2nd lab retreat in Morston, Norfolk. Lots of productive discussions about science and the lab's future. Plenty of seal sightings, good food, and the weather almost held up!! #GreatBritishSummer! @C__gw @marconi_aleks @JoelElkin416 @AaronHicke62497 @patrsduarte