We use Drosophila to study tissue repair and regeneration at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Also https://xitter.cf/t.co/Fk6HNbxzOp
Urbana, IL
Joined April 2018
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I will still check in here occasionally, but all lab news and science updates will be posted in the good place from here on out. 🦋
Always great to see interactive fly give your students’ work a shout-out! @SNayabFA @felicityhsu1
Abidi, S. N. F., Hsu, F. T., Smith-Bolton, R. K. (2023). Regenerative growth is constrained by brain tumor to ensure proper patterning in #Drosophila. PLoS Genet, 19(12):e1011103 journals.plos.org/plosgeneti…
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This! I am having trouble finding latine faculty in my field to invite to my dept seminars & build connections with. I would love to connect with latine scientists in general. Pls share and encourage your fellow latine faculty to sign up! I nominated myself.
Tired of wondering why conference speaker panels are not more diverse, Fred Hutch Faculty member and #latina @CterminiPhD , decided to do something about it. She created the Atlas of Inspiring Hispanic/Latinx #Scientists .
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Check out our latest work on Pol III @MolecularCell! We explore genomic “breadcrumbs” of Pol III activity at protein-coding genes🤯Congrats Rajendra K C and to co-authors Ruiying, Sihang, and Simon @MCB_Illinois and Duncan Smith @NYUBiology
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Being fascinated by things that nobody else in your field gaf about does not make you a bad scientist.
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Hello Fly Friends - Yesterday many of you got an email from GSA asking you to express your interest in volunteering to serve on the Fly Board or award committees, and to present your work at or organize the Fly Meeting. Both faculty & trainees are invited to fill out the survey.
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Our department is recruiting a Tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor in Neuroinflammation, broadly defined. Excellent colleagues, supporting environment and low cost of living. Apply by 10/31. Please share! neurojobs.sfn.org/job/38089/…
This is a terrible hiring policy. I’ve served on K99 study sections, and there were fantastic scientists with stunning work who didn’t received the K99 because they didn’t need more training or otherwise didn’t thread the needle as required for this mechanism.
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I am puzzled by the proposal to limit K99 application eligibility to the first two years. Has the NRSA/F32 been discontinued? Applicants will now have to choose between two tracks - F32 vs K99? How can this not increase disparity between “F32” and “K99” labs and institutions?
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You haven't missed it! Abstract submission deadline for the Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Meeting extended to July 15. Be a part of it! #scdb24
ICYMI: By popular demand...we have extended the #scdb24 abstract deadline to Monday, July 15! This is for both talk and poster consideration. Please help us spread the word! Register and submit your abstract here: bit.ly/3zqVKnO
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We're seeking talented postdocs from diverse backgrounds to present their research and engage with our community as part of the Rising Stars in Cell and Developmental Biology Symposium in early Fall 2024.
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JUNE 15!
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End of semester lab gathering with belated celebration of the publication of @SNayabFA and @felicityhsu1 ‘s paper, continuing the lab tradition of tasty mocktails.
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Excited to launch the Rising Stars in Cell & Developmental Biology Symposium this fall for postdoctoral researchers.
👉More info & link to apply:
go.mcb.illinois.edu/risingst…
Apply by May 22.
#postdoc #CellBiology #genetics #genomics #DevelopmentalBiology #AcademicTwitter
ALT Graphic calling for applications for the Rising Stars in Cell & Developmental Biology Symposium.
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Tissue regeneration must be tightly regulated by the body to ensure proper organization and prevent abnormal growths, such as cancer. Researchers have identified an RNA regulator called Brat as a key player in tissue regeneration.
Learn more at bit.ly/3x6Cgnd.
A lovely writeup by science writer and postdoc Shelby Lawson at UIUC’s Institute for Genomic Biology highlighting @SNayabFA and @felicityhsu1 ‘s paper now out in PLOS Genetics!
Some animal species have the ability to regrow lost body parts. A team of researchers led by Rachel Smith-Bolton set out to understand how these tissues are regenerated without mistakes.
Read more here:
go.mcb.illinois.edu/rsbolton
This was such a great session!
Fantastic talk at #TAGC24 by grad student @anishbose101 on his work on Zelda and the re-emergence of patterning and cell fate at the end of regeneration! Lots of interest in the story - look for a preprint soon!