Esther Verheyen 🇨🇦
@estherverheyen.bsky.social
Drosophila development and models of human disease focussed on kinases, metabolism and cell signaling. Prof at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Grew up in Baltimore, MD. Lab website: verheyenlab.weebly.com
I recently flew from Shanghai to Vancouver. As we were over the East China Sea between Shanghai and Nagasaki (just south of Jeju Island, I saw these incredible lights in the ocean. I was told these are floating fishing villages, but I cannot find any info online. So curious! Anyone know more?
December 5, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I recently flew from Shanghai to Vancouver. As we were over the East China Sea between Shanghai and Nagasaki (just south of Jeju Island, I saw these incredible lights in the ocean. I was told these are floating fishing villages, but I cannot find any info online. So curious! Anyone know more?
Congrats Dr. Kewei Yu on your successful PhD defense!! She did a great job describing her work on a Drosophila cancer cachexia model. 🥳 @sfuscience.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Congrats Dr. Kewei Yu on your successful PhD defense!! She did a great job describing her work on a Drosophila cancer cachexia model. 🥳 @sfuscience.bsky.social
Happy birthday buddy!
October 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Happy birthday buddy!
Happy Thanksgiving Canada.
October 13, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Happy Thanksgiving Canada.
Sad news about Jane Goodall. She was an inspiration to me growing up and I feel so fortunate that I was able to meet her when she received an honorary degree from SFU in 2018. She was truly a legend.
October 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Sad news about Jane Goodall. She was an inspiration to me growing up and I feel so fortunate that I was able to meet her when she received an honorary degree from SFU in 2018. She was truly a legend.
Question for fly folks - we talk about using Gal4 drivers at different temps to get more UAS-driven expression at higher and reduced at lower. In PMID: 12324939 Duffy states the following but give no reference for the statement (see pic). Is it just more active?
September 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Question for fly folks - we talk about using Gal4 drivers at different temps to get more UAS-driven expression at higher and reduced at lower. In PMID: 12324939 Duffy states the following but give no reference for the statement (see pic). Is it just more active?
Congrats to MSc student Karm Grewal on an excellent thesis defense!!
September 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Congrats to MSc student Karm Grewal on an excellent thesis defense!!
Congrats to M.Sc. student Ece Yücel on defending her thesis today!! She did a great job!
August 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Congrats to M.Sc. student Ece Yücel on defending her thesis today!! She did a great job!
Just wanted to share a fabulous beetle I found on campus yesterday! I believe it is a ten-lined June beetle. I wonder which genes are dictating that gorgeous stripe pattern?!
August 6, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Just wanted to share a fabulous beetle I found on campus yesterday! I believe it is a ten-lined June beetle. I wonder which genes are dictating that gorgeous stripe pattern?!
Drosophila signalling folks - I am looking for the source for this table that has been taped up in my lab for quite a while. Any ideas?
July 22, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Drosophila signalling folks - I am looking for the source for this table that has been taped up in my lab for quite a while. Any ideas?
Haha, this was me a few months ago! I finally figured it out and actually had so much fun making and presenting it at the Canadian Developmental Biology Conference!
July 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Haha, this was me a few months ago! I finally figured it out and actually had so much fun making and presenting it at the Canadian Developmental Biology Conference!
Sunrise over the Coast Mountains in the Fraser Valley - felt like being in a painting
July 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Sunrise over the Coast Mountains in the Fraser Valley - felt like being in a painting
Was driving through Manning Park (Coast Range in BC) and saw Doug Fir and Engelmann spruce trees with all new growth turned reddish brown, signs of white webs, and even saw a few bugs. Whole trees affected - what is this??
July 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Was driving through Manning Park (Coast Range in BC) and saw Doug Fir and Engelmann spruce trees with all new growth turned reddish brown, signs of white webs, and even saw a few bugs. Whole trees affected - what is this??
What do folks think of the new CIHR ranking bins (versus actual rank out of total submitted)? Doesn't seem very helpful to me, easpecially considering that fundable range is 100%-roughly 85% score. Thoughts?
July 3, 2025 at 10:16 PM
What do folks think of the new CIHR ranking bins (versus actual rank out of total submitted)? Doesn't seem very helpful to me, easpecially considering that fundable range is 100%-roughly 85% score. Thoughts?
@sfuscience.bsky.social does anyone know who manages the Koi in the AQ pond? There is a white fish that is being harassed by a big crowd of other ones and I'm afraid it's gonna die of exhaustion.
June 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
@sfuscience.bsky.social does anyone know who manages the Koi in the AQ pond? There is a white fish that is being harassed by a big crowd of other ones and I'm afraid it's gonna die of exhaustion.
And another fun one from the @sfuscience.bsky.social photobooth
June 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
And another fun one from the @sfuscience.bsky.social photobooth
Great day for convocation at SFU @sfuscience.bsky.social to celebrate MSc grad Gamze Akarsu and PhD grad Jenny Zhe Liao!
June 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Great day for convocation at SFU @sfuscience.bsky.social to celebrate MSc grad Gamze Akarsu and PhD grad Jenny Zhe Liao!
Excited to be celebrating the @sfuscience.bsky.social convocation on this coming Monday of PhD grad Jenny Liao and MSc grad Gamze Akarsu. Both defended their theses at the end of last summer! Stay tuned for pics in grad regalia on Monday!
June 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Excited to be celebrating the @sfuscience.bsky.social convocation on this coming Monday of PhD grad Jenny Liao and MSc grad Gamze Akarsu. Both defended their theses at the end of last summer! Stay tuned for pics in grad regalia on Monday!
Great Canadian Developmental Biology Conference #SDB with current lab members Chris and Gurpreet and PhD alum @erichall.bsky.social !
May 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Great Canadian Developmental Biology Conference #SDB with current lab members Chris and Gurpreet and PhD alum @erichall.bsky.social !
Agree! I just went this week, was my 26th donation 🩸
April 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Agree! I just went this week, was my 26th donation 🩸
Huge lineups for municipal election in Vancouver! Feels like people have a lot to say to our current city council!
April 5, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Huge lineups for municipal election in Vancouver! Feels like people have a lot to say to our current city council!
Just arrived in Banff for the Signalling in Normal and Cancer Cells Conference! Looking forward to great talks and reconnecting with colleagues!
March 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Just arrived in Banff for the Signalling in Normal and Cancer Cells Conference! Looking forward to great talks and reconnecting with colleagues!
To lighten up the feed - it's a snow day today at @sfuscience.bsky.social ! My poor students will have to wait 2 days to take their midterm though 😬
February 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
To lighten up the feed - it's a snow day today at @sfuscience.bsky.social ! My poor students will have to wait 2 days to take their midterm though 😬
Wishing you a Happy Solstice. The days will get longer (and hopefully brighter) ahead.
December 21, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Wishing you a Happy Solstice. The days will get longer (and hopefully brighter) ahead.