Kara Cerveny
@kara-cerveny.bsky.social
zebrafish wrangler, cell and developmental biologist, microscopist, teacher, researcher, mom, wife, and sometimes runner, hiker, gardener
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Kara Cerveny
@kara-cerveny.bsky.social
· Nov 22
Finally rejoined social media - for science and connection! My undergrad powered lab investigates how cells in the developing visual system transition from proliferation to differentiation using lots of microscopy. Equal parts teaching, research, and mentoring the next generation.
Looking forward to an addition to our Small World Calendars :)
🚨 Cool educational item alert 🚨
We teamed up with Philly Nature Illustrator, Meg Lemieur @megstampede.bsky.social to create a 12 month wall calendar all about animals!
The calendar includes lessons we can learn from animals & how we can help them.
Pre-order here!
www.etsy.com/listing/4366...
We teamed up with Philly Nature Illustrator, Meg Lemieur @megstampede.bsky.social to create a 12 month wall calendar all about animals!
The calendar includes lessons we can learn from animals & how we can help them.
Pre-order here!
www.etsy.com/listing/4366...
September 17, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Looking forward to an addition to our Small World Calendars :)
Thinking about open data, managing data so it can be easily shared? This tool (bff.allencell.org) from the Allen Institute is helping me teach my students about all the aspects of image data and access their open source data for teaching and research!
BioFile Finder
Open-use web application created for easy access, collaboration, and sharing of datasets through rich metadata search, filter, sort, and direct viewing.
bff.allencell.org
September 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Thinking about open data, managing data so it can be easily shared? This tool (bff.allencell.org) from the Allen Institute is helping me teach my students about all the aspects of image data and access their open source data for teaching and research!
Come be my colleague! We are hiring for two tenure-track positions. www.reed.edu/dean_of_facu...
Tenure-Track Positions in Functional Genomics/Genetics and Systems Biology - Office of the Dean of the Faculty - Reed College
www.reed.edu
August 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Come be my colleague! We are hiring for two tenure-track positions. www.reed.edu/dean_of_facu...
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And note scientists may go YEARS using jargon words that they didn’t realize were jargon (I learned this the hard way when my #SciComm grad student class last spring asked me what “benthic” means - now I always use “seafloor” instead!)
Sometimes, @npr.org host Regina G. Barber cuts people off to tell them: “That word you just used? I don’t know what that means.” This and many more tips in this excellent guide from @katherinejwu.com. 🧪
Come Again? How to Steer Scientist Sources Away from Jargon - The Open Notebook
Navigating an interview with a scientist doesn’t just take prep and good interviewing skills. The hurdles can be psychological, too, requiring reporters to summon the nerve to interrupt and admit hole...
www.theopennotebook.com
June 30, 2025 at 9:19 PM
And note scientists may go YEARS using jargon words that they didn’t realize were jargon (I learned this the hard way when my #SciComm grad student class last spring asked me what “benthic” means - now I always use “seafloor” instead!)
Remember to spread the science! givebutter.com/USS2025
United States of Science 2025
By Skype a Scientist
givebutter.com
June 30, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Remember to spread the science! givebutter.com/USS2025
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Want to make sure kids today have a better grasp of science than the generation currently running our country? (Yes. You do. You've heard RFK, Jr. talk, right?!)
A donation to Skype a Scientist will help! Look at all these bubbles! Won't it be satisfying to see them all filled?
A donation to Skype a Scientist will help! Look at all these bubbles! Won't it be satisfying to see them all filled?
Whew, ok, with a few hours to spare, the 2025 classroom map is ready! The 7th annual United States of Science competition starts tomorrow.
If you wanna get your region off to a head start, just between us night owls, here's that link 😘
givebutter.com/USS2025
If you wanna get your region off to a head start, just between us night owls, here's that link 😘
givebutter.com/USS2025
June 30, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Want to make sure kids today have a better grasp of science than the generation currently running our country? (Yes. You do. You've heard RFK, Jr. talk, right?!)
A donation to Skype a Scientist will help! Look at all these bubbles! Won't it be satisfying to see them all filled?
A donation to Skype a Scientist will help! Look at all these bubbles! Won't it be satisfying to see them all filled?
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Great work by @nicoleedwds.bsky.social and colleagues!
🔎 Spotted in @cp-devcell.bsky.social!
Researchers from @cincychildrens.bsky.social, among others, used DSHB's anti-Cdh1 [5D3] mAb in a study on the mutation of orthologous genes and how it affects trachea-esophageal morphogenesis in Xenopus.
📄 tinyurl.com/4h6562ed
🧫 dshb.biology.uiowa.edu/5D3
Researchers from @cincychildrens.bsky.social, among others, used DSHB's anti-Cdh1 [5D3] mAb in a study on the mutation of orthologous genes and how it affects trachea-esophageal morphogenesis in Xenopus.
📄 tinyurl.com/4h6562ed
🧫 dshb.biology.uiowa.edu/5D3
June 3, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Great work by @nicoleedwds.bsky.social and colleagues!
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SAVE COSMIC SCIENCE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS!
I wrote about the current astronomy/particle physics/cosmology 🔭 ⚛️🧪 funding catastrophe in context of all of the other ongoing catastrophes, including what we can do to save our science.
h/t to @skylargrayson.bsky.social for posting the image.
I wrote about the current astronomy/particle physics/cosmology 🔭 ⚛️🧪 funding catastrophe in context of all of the other ongoing catastrophes, including what we can do to save our science.
h/t to @skylargrayson.bsky.social for posting the image.
Fund astronomy, not genocide.
You can help save cosmic science for future generations. This figure by Skylar Grayson shows how much the univese we will be cut off from studying using...
news.chanda.science
June 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
SAVE COSMIC SCIENCE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS!
I wrote about the current astronomy/particle physics/cosmology 🔭 ⚛️🧪 funding catastrophe in context of all of the other ongoing catastrophes, including what we can do to save our science.
h/t to @skylargrayson.bsky.social for posting the image.
I wrote about the current astronomy/particle physics/cosmology 🔭 ⚛️🧪 funding catastrophe in context of all of the other ongoing catastrophes, including what we can do to save our science.
h/t to @skylargrayson.bsky.social for posting the image.
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#ZebrafishCareers 🇺🇸 (Lab Specialist)
With all our recent graduations, we’re hiring!! Interested in supporting a lab of diverse scientists studying microbiology and circadian clocks? Must be willing to work with animals - beyond that, there are several open projects. See thread #srbr #zebrafish
recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01905
recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01905
Lab Specialist - (Zebrafish, Microbiology, Circadian Biology)
University of California, Santa Cruz is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucsc.edu
May 23, 2025 at 7:33 AM
#ZebrafishCareers 🇺🇸 (Lab Specialist)
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A good synopsis of the effects of the reconciliation bill on higher ed. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Four Things to Know About the House Budget Plan
From levying new taxes on colleges to changing who is eligible for Pell Grants, experts say the mammoth legislation could reshape higher education. It’s now in the hands of the Senate.
www.insidehighered.com
May 23, 2025 at 10:21 AM
A good synopsis of the effects of the reconciliation bill on higher ed. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
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Most of us in higher ed in the US are going to lose something over the next four years (opportunities, or funding, or time). But if we believe universities exist, in part, to preserve historical memory and create a space for dissent, our primary job right now is to fight and take the hit.
May 22, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Most of us in higher ed in the US are going to lose something over the next four years (opportunities, or funding, or time). But if we believe universities exist, in part, to preserve historical memory and create a space for dissent, our primary job right now is to fight and take the hit.
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We've extended the deadline to May 21st - you now have 1 WEEK LEFT to come hang out with us in Boston and learn to think like bioimage analysts. We'll have a lot of fun!
BIG NEWS - for the first time ever, we're running a Bioimage Analysis Beginnings Bootcamp. Learn #bioimageanalysis from awesome folks, and gain familiarity with some new tools as well as how to pick the right tool in the first place. Aug 4th-8th - apply here (soon!) forms.gle/d2fCXsrWHVP8...
May 14, 2025 at 10:57 PM
We've extended the deadline to May 21st - you now have 1 WEEK LEFT to come hang out with us in Boston and learn to think like bioimage analysts. We'll have a lot of fun!
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🚨🚨 House Republicans are pushing for a vote **THIS WEEK** on their "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (Yes, that is officially what they're calling it. Sycophant much?)
It's hard to sum up all of the destructive bullshit they crammed into this bill, but we tried...
🔥📞🔥 Call your Rep NOW --> 5calls.org
It's hard to sum up all of the destructive bullshit they crammed into this bill, but we tried...
🔥📞🔥 Call your Rep NOW --> 5calls.org
May 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
🚨🚨 House Republicans are pushing for a vote **THIS WEEK** on their "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (Yes, that is officially what they're calling it. Sycophant much?)
It's hard to sum up all of the destructive bullshit they crammed into this bill, but we tried...
🔥📞🔥 Call your Rep NOW --> 5calls.org
It's hard to sum up all of the destructive bullshit they crammed into this bill, but we tried...
🔥📞🔥 Call your Rep NOW --> 5calls.org
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“Cutting basic science doesn’t save money.”
America’s long-term growth is at stake. Congress is weighing sweeping FY2026 cuts to fundamental science, including $18 billion from the NIH and $5 billion from the NSF.
In the long run, these cuts will cost the economy billions.
@jdrakephd.bsky.social
www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
In the long run, these cuts will cost the economy billions.
@jdrakephd.bsky.social
www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
Trump’s NIH And NSF Cuts Estimated To Cost The U.S. Economy $10 Billion Annually
Economists find public R&D drives U.S. productivity growth — and pays for itself
www.forbes.com
May 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
“Cutting basic science doesn’t save money.”
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Experimental embryology postdoc available in my lab at the @biology.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk working on the evolution of vertebral counts. Reach out if you’re passionate about EvoDevo, enjoy lab work and microscopy and are into or could get into cichlid fishes. Deadline on the 16th June. Please share!
May 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Experimental embryology postdoc available in my lab at the @biology.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk working on the evolution of vertebral counts. Reach out if you’re passionate about EvoDevo, enjoy lab work and microscopy and are into or could get into cichlid fishes. Deadline on the 16th June. Please share!
Studying organisms in addition to their cells/organs/organoids is (still) essential for new discoveries that impact human health. @socdevbio.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social #zebrafish
www.statnews.com/2025/05/19/a...
www.statnews.com/2025/05/19/a...
There is no replacement (yet) for animal models in medical research
The NIH is “reducing animal use in research.” But there is no replacement for animal models.
www.statnews.com
May 19, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Studying organisms in addition to their cells/organs/organoids is (still) essential for new discoveries that impact human health. @socdevbio.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social #zebrafish
www.statnews.com/2025/05/19/a...
www.statnews.com/2025/05/19/a...
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YES
Scientists must push back against the threat of rising white nationalism and the dangerous and pseudoscientific ideas of eugenics
https://go.nature.com/4jGqiUc
https://go.nature.com/4jGqiUc
Eugenics is on the rise again: human geneticists must take a stand
Scientists must push back against the threat of rising white nationalism and the dangerous and pseudoscientific ideas of eugenics.
go.nature.com
April 25, 2025 at 3:46 AM
YES
I just learned about this - make science the central theme in your local papers. #McClintockLetters
Want to make a real impact with your science—right in your own community?
Join the McClintock Letters initiative to sharpen your science communication skills, connect with fellow scientists, and craft a powerful op-ed that advocates for science where it matters most: locally.
#McClintockLetters
Join the McClintock Letters initiative to sharpen your science communication skills, connect with fellow scientists, and craft a powerful op-ed that advocates for science where it matters most: locally.
#McClintockLetters
Federal research cuts impact local economies, and stall progress.
Publish an opinion piece in your hometown paper on June 16th to SPREAD THE WORD about how scientific research contributes to the everyday health and wealth of the general public.
#McClintockLetters
blogs.cornell.edu/asap/events-...
Publish an opinion piece in your hometown paper on June 16th to SPREAD THE WORD about how scientific research contributes to the everyday health and wealth of the general public.
#McClintockLetters
blogs.cornell.edu/asap/events-...
April 25, 2025 at 4:59 AM
I just learned about this - make science the central theme in your local papers. #McClintockLetters
Reposted by Kara Cerveny
Want to make a real impact with your science—right in your own community?
Join the McClintock Letters initiative to sharpen your science communication skills, connect with fellow scientists, and craft a powerful op-ed that advocates for science where it matters most: locally.
#McClintockLetters
Join the McClintock Letters initiative to sharpen your science communication skills, connect with fellow scientists, and craft a powerful op-ed that advocates for science where it matters most: locally.
#McClintockLetters
Federal research cuts impact local economies, and stall progress.
Publish an opinion piece in your hometown paper on June 16th to SPREAD THE WORD about how scientific research contributes to the everyday health and wealth of the general public.
#McClintockLetters
blogs.cornell.edu/asap/events-...
Publish an opinion piece in your hometown paper on June 16th to SPREAD THE WORD about how scientific research contributes to the everyday health and wealth of the general public.
#McClintockLetters
blogs.cornell.edu/asap/events-...
April 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Want to make a real impact with your science—right in your own community?
Join the McClintock Letters initiative to sharpen your science communication skills, connect with fellow scientists, and craft a powerful op-ed that advocates for science where it matters most: locally.
#McClintockLetters
Join the McClintock Letters initiative to sharpen your science communication skills, connect with fellow scientists, and craft a powerful op-ed that advocates for science where it matters most: locally.
#McClintockLetters
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We are excited to announce our next issue of #NewsSplash has been published! To keep up with all the latest #zebrafish news, be sure to check it out here: www.izfs.org/newssplash/n...
News Splash Issue 19 Spring 2025 | IZFS - International Zebrafish Society
www.izfs.org
April 17, 2025 at 8:23 PM
We are excited to announce our next issue of #NewsSplash has been published! To keep up with all the latest #zebrafish news, be sure to check it out here: www.izfs.org/newssplash/n...
Setting the record straight. Biological truth is far from simple and binary. thehill.com/opinion/whit...
thehill.com
March 20, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Setting the record straight. Biological truth is far from simple and binary. thehill.com/opinion/whit...
@labonnelab.bsky.social leader gave an awesome podcast interview about the importance of government funding for NIH. Another way to Stand Up For Science! overcast.fm/+AA5AWObyBF8
Trump’s NIH Cuts Send Shockwaves Through the Science World — Odd Lots
overcast.fm
March 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
@labonnelab.bsky.social leader gave an awesome podcast interview about the importance of government funding for NIH. Another way to Stand Up For Science! overcast.fm/+AA5AWObyBF8
This is a must-listen/read. We must never forget the racism and misogyny that undergirds modern medicine. And we should celebrate the strength of women, especially the black women. www.npr.org/transcripts/...
Remembering Anarcha, Lucy, and Betsey: The Mothers of Modern Gynecology
J. Marion Sims is remembered as the father of modern gynecology. Forgotten are the mothers—the enslaved women whose bodies were sacrificed for the advancement of his research.
www.npr.org
March 1, 2025 at 6:25 AM
This is a must-listen/read. We must never forget the racism and misogyny that undergirds modern medicine. And we should celebrate the strength of women, especially the black women. www.npr.org/transcripts/...
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*Tenured full Professorship in Genetics and Molecular Cell Biology* at the University Of Cologne, Germany
It's an opportunity to rebuild the place that used to be home to luminaries including Benno Müller-Hill, Max Delbruck, Campos-Ortega, Diethard Tautz Maria Leptin, Thomas Langer
It's an opportunity to rebuild the place that used to be home to luminaries including Benno Müller-Hill, Max Delbruck, Campos-Ortega, Diethard Tautz Maria Leptin, Thomas Langer
Professorship in genetics and molecular cell biology (W3) (f/m/d) - Academic Positions
The University of Cologne is one of the oldest and largest universities in Germany. With its six Faculties covering a broad spectrum of disciplines and its i...
academicpositions.com
February 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
*Tenured full Professorship in Genetics and Molecular Cell Biology* at the University Of Cologne, Germany
It's an opportunity to rebuild the place that used to be home to luminaries including Benno Müller-Hill, Max Delbruck, Campos-Ortega, Diethard Tautz Maria Leptin, Thomas Langer
It's an opportunity to rebuild the place that used to be home to luminaries including Benno Müller-Hill, Max Delbruck, Campos-Ortega, Diethard Tautz Maria Leptin, Thomas Langer
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If you have 20 minutes to spare and want to get up to speed, watch this video. Very helpful to understand how rigorous and fair the indirect cost process actually is.
www.aau.edu/key-issues/i...
www.aau.edu/key-issues/i...
February 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
If you have 20 minutes to spare and want to get up to speed, watch this video. Very helpful to understand how rigorous and fair the indirect cost process actually is.
www.aau.edu/key-issues/i...
www.aau.edu/key-issues/i...