Staci Bilbo
@sbilbo.bsky.social
Brain-body scientist. Microglia, neurodevelopment, and fetal programming of adult disease. Prof at Duke U.
my first #FluorescenceFriday post! Mouse hippocampus showing microglia, a lysosomal marker (CD68), and Aggrecan, a perineuronal net component. 😍 Image by Dr. Julia Dziabis!
November 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
my first #FluorescenceFriday post! Mouse hippocampus showing microglia, a lysosomal marker (CD68), and Aggrecan, a perineuronal net component. 😍 Image by Dr. Julia Dziabis!
It's always such a joyful day when students defend! Congrats to the newly minted Dr. Julia Dziabis on a brilliant thesis. We are so proud of you!
October 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
It's always such a joyful day when students defend! Congrats to the newly minted Dr. Julia Dziabis on a brilliant thesis. We are so proud of you!
not just you. I posted this a few days ago: For every 1 animal used in research, there are hundreds to thousands used for food.
July 11, 2025 at 6:35 PM
not just you. I posted this a few days ago: For every 1 animal used in research, there are hundreds to thousands used for food.
For every 1 animal used in research, there are hundreds to thousands used for food.
Research animals globally: Estimated 50–100 million/year (most are mice, rats, and fish).
Animals killed for food globally: Over 70–80 billion land animals per year, plus trillions of fish.
Research animals globally: Estimated 50–100 million/year (most are mice, rats, and fish).
Animals killed for food globally: Over 70–80 billion land animals per year, plus trillions of fish.
July 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
For every 1 animal used in research, there are hundreds to thousands used for food.
Research animals globally: Estimated 50–100 million/year (most are mice, rats, and fish).
Animals killed for food globally: Over 70–80 billion land animals per year, plus trillions of fish.
Research animals globally: Estimated 50–100 million/year (most are mice, rats, and fish).
Animals killed for food globally: Over 70–80 billion land animals per year, plus trillions of fish.
Congrats to MD/PhD student Seneca Oxendine on passing her prelim with flying colors!!!👏
June 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Congrats to MD/PhD student Seneca Oxendine on passing her prelim with flying colors!!!👏
Happy pollinator week! My latest is dedicated to these little creatures.
June 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Happy pollinator week! My latest is dedicated to these little creatures.
Great fun getting inducted into AAAS today with my friend @thebalelab.bsky.social and seeing lots of colleagues.
June 7, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Great fun getting inducted into AAAS today with my friend @thebalelab.bsky.social and seeing lots of colleagues.
some other favorites from over the years
May 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
some other favorites from over the years
Finally finding some to paint again. This one makes me happy.
May 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Finally finding some to paint again. This one makes me happy.
Had a wonderful time visiting the Univ. of Cincinnati where I saw my former grad student Michael Lacagnina where he is thriving with his own lab!, and honored to receive the annual Kranias Symposium award for excellence in research and mentorship.
May 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Had a wonderful time visiting the Univ. of Cincinnati where I saw my former grad student Michael Lacagnina where he is thriving with his own lab!, and honored to receive the annual Kranias Symposium award for excellence in research and mentorship.
Helping to close out a fantastic meeting on #EngramsandEnsembles2025 in Dublin with a session on embodied engrams (body-brain engrams!). I promise my slide was not actually these crazy colors but I like it :)
May 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Helping to close out a fantastic meeting on #EngramsandEnsembles2025 in Dublin with a session on embodied engrams (body-brain engrams!). I promise my slide was not actually these crazy colors but I like it :)
His lovely wife bought it for him! But I think now we will have to create a new tradition...
March 22, 2025 at 12:26 PM
His lovely wife bought it for him! But I think now we will have to create a new tradition...
So happy to announce the newly minted Dr. Ben Devlin! A phenomenal talk to cap a very impressive graduate career. (and yes, that is a sword 😂)
March 22, 2025 at 12:05 AM
So happy to announce the newly minted Dr. Ben Devlin! A phenomenal talk to cap a very impressive graduate career. (and yes, that is a sword 😂)
Happy holidays everyone, from my microglia to yours.
November 27, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Happy holidays everyone, from my microglia to yours.
The Bilbo Lab at Duke University is hiring a new lab manager! This is a great position for recent (or soon-to-be) grads. Start date in ~May 2024. Come study microglia with us!! Ad here: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/27241
February 26, 2024 at 10:30 PM
The Bilbo Lab at Duke University is hiring a new lab manager! This is a great position for recent (or soon-to-be) grads. Start date in ~May 2024. Come study microglia with us!! Ad here: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/27241