Thank you, Marianne, for an extraordinary visit.
And a special thanks to the Woods Hole Embryology Course 2014, where I first had the privilege of crossing paths with her. @crem-boston.bsky.social

Marianne’s talk had that unmistakable WOW factor, the kind of work that ends up in developmental biology textbooks and reminds all of us why we do science and why protecting scientific freedom matters.

So, when you’re changing media in your iPSCs today, take a moment to be amazed by what frogs taught humans. 🐸

You can read the article here journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

He was a kind and inspiring scientist, a thoughtful mentor, and a humble human being whose legacy, and the open sharing of his own struggles, embody the resilience in science that continues to inspire many, including myself.

As a young developmental biologist studying Xenopus oogenesis, John Gurdon was my scientific hero for many reasons.