#DanioDigest (November 2024 thru January 2025)
Posted by Kevin Thiessen, on 3 March 2025
An easily-consumable recap of the latest happenings in the #zebrafish community!
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Community News:
Zebrafish Rock! celebrates its 7th anniversary since its relaunch!
Dr. Sonya Neal receives US Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
Prof. Jochen Guck awarded The Greve Prize from the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.
Prof. Caren Norden awarded Pfizer Premio Award for Basic Research.
Prof. Iain Couzin awarded the 2024 Fyssen International Prize.
Dr. Itamar Harel promoted to Associate Professor at the The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Dr. Patrick Murphy to move to the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Cornell University.
Dr. Philip D. Campbell started as an Assistant Professor at University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Jason (Chang) Marvin awarded the 2024 MGH Center for Faculty Development (CFD) Outstanding Research Fellow Award.
Dr. Vincenzo Torraca receives the King’s College London Innovative Teaching Award.
Phoebe Reynolds wins the British Neuroscience Association (BNA) award for Public Engagement 2024.
PhDs awarded to:
Dr. Caroline Zandecki of Eve Seuntjens Lab KU Leuven.
Dr. Aaron Hickey of Emília Santos Lab University of Cambridge.
Drs. Tuo Shi. & Chun-Che (Ted) Tseng of Gage Crump Lab at University of Southern California.
Drs. Maya Wilde & Leandro Aluisio Scholz of Ethan Scott Lab at University of Melbourne.
#ZebrafishCareers posted by:
@sdeoliveira.bsky.social USA (Professorship)
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4132535919
@ehoffmanlab.bsky.social USA (Postdoc)- Contact directly
https://www.hoffmanlab.net/contact
@o-andersson-lab.bsky.social Sweden (Postdoc) – Contact Directly
https://ki.se/en/people/olov-andersson
@cao-lab.bsky.social USA (Postdoc)
@c-henriques-tria.bsky.social UK (Postdoc)
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLD924/research-associate
@rmarinjuez.bsky.social Canada (Postdoc)
@robparton.bsky.social Australia (PhD)- Submit a brief CV and an outline of research interests to thomas.hall@imb.uq.edu.au .
@zebrafish007.bsky.social USA (Lab Manager)
https://careers.criver.com/job/Bethesda-Research-Specialist-IV-Lab-Manager-MD-20892/1232548900
@pdcampbell.bsky.social USA (All levels)
https://www.pdcampbelllab.com/join-the-labcontact
@aburger2009.bsky.social USA (All levels)
https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/orthopedics/research/labs/burger-lab/lab-members
Publications:
Developmental Biology & Morphogenesis
@yanivelkouby.bsky.social (Oocyte polarity/ Balbiani body/ Bimolecular condensation)
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(24)01623-3
@akankshi.bsky.social (Morphogenesis/ Inner ear semicircular canals/ Versican)
@chazhong.bsky.social (Acid homeostasis/ Myotome/ T-tubules)
https://anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/dvdy.770
@cristinapujades.bsky.social (Hindbrain boundaries/ Neural progenitors/ Her9)
@Schierlab.bsky.social (5’ UTR/ Translation initiation control/ Embryogenesis)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1534580724007779
@rentmeisterlab.bsky.social (Development/ mRNA/ FlashCaps)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s42004-025-01411-7?s=09
@nathaliejuya.bsky.social (Motile cilia/ Neuronal activity/ Astroglia)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124724015468?via%3Dihub
#LindseyBarske (Sox10, Bone mineralization, Neural crest)
Neuroscience & Behavior
@schoppik.com (Vestibulo-ocular reflex)
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adr9982
@gabrielbosse.bsky.social (Sensorimotor behavior/ Stimuli assay)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166432824005680?via%3Dihub
#DouglassLab #UniversityofUtah (Oxytocin/ Social behavior/ Danionella cerebrum)
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(24)01578-1
@mydennis.bsky.social (Autism/ Megalencephaly/ YTHDF2)
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aur.3314
Stem Cells & Regeneration
@bakkerslab.bsky.social (Cardiomyocytes / Hmga1/ Heart regeneration)
#LiLiLab #ChineseAcademyofSciences (Tango6/ HSPC proliferation/ Haematopoiesis)
#BushraRajLab #UPenn (Notch signaling/ scRNA-seq/ Neurogenesis)
Molecular & Cellular Biology
@singhlab.bsky.social (Pancreas/ Beta-cell proliferation/ Cell death)
https://www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.1038/s44318-024-00332-w
#ChengtianZhaoLab #OceanUniversityofChina (Cilia/ Intraflagellar transport)
https://elifesciences.org/articles/93168?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic
@mariebreau.bsky.social (ECM/ Basement membrane/ Olfactory system development)
https://elifesciences.org/articles/92004
@profmariya.bsky.social (Coloboma/ Microphthalmia/ Netrin-1)
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cge.14651
Genetics & Evolution
@migueldvalmeida.bsky.social (Phenotypic diversity/ Transposable elements/ Cichlids)
https://genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13059-025-03475-z
#ChristophEnglertLab #FritzLipmannInstitute (Sex determination/ TGF-β/ Zebrafish/ Medaka)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-55899-7
@yanivelkouby.bsky.social (Germline development/ Asz1/ piRNA)
Physiology & Environmental Biology
@jaydebon.bsky.social (Climate change/ Thermal tolerance/ Plasticity)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306456524002420
@cosimaporteus.bsky.social (Hypoxia/ Olfaction/ Sensory physiology)
https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/228/1/jeb249771/364956
@ccioannou.bsky.social (Dynamic color change/ Background matching/ Signalling)
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.241073
Microbiology & Host-Pathogen Interactions
@sergemostowylab.bsky.social (Bacterial communities/ Microbiota/ Bacterial competition)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966842X24003251#ks0005
@effiebastounis.bsky.social, @sergemostowylab.bsky.social (Cell competition/ ERK activation waves/ Bacterial infection)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124724015444?via%3Dihub
Biomechanics & Biophysics
@vermotlab.bsky.social (Mechanical stimulus/ Calcium influx/ Endocardial cells) https://app.jove.com/t/67604/manipulating-mechanical-forces-developing-zebrafish-heart-using
#Preprints:
Neuroscience & Behavior
@shivangiv10.bsky.social (Synaptic pruning/ Olivocerebellar system)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.01.630979v1
@lyons-lab.bsky.social (Myelination/ Schwann cells/ Olig2)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.10.632348v1
#WolfgangDrieverLab @uni-freiburg.de (Amygdala/ Behavior/ Tyrosine hydroxylase)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.27.635026v1
Developmental Biology & Morphogenesis
#MartikLab #UCBerkeley (Heart regeneration/ Cardiac neural crest/ Transcriptional program)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.16.633462v1
@bryjalab.bsky.social (Wnt/ PCP complex/ Proximity interactomics)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.15.633117v1
@juliaeckert.bsky.social (Tissue morphogenesis/ Image analysis methods/ Nematic order)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.28.635015v1
#JamesJontesLab #OhioStateUniversity (Circuit assembly/ δ-protocadherin/ Optic tectum)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.29.635523v1
Stem Cells, Regeneration & Healing
@ditalialab.bsky.social (Regeneration/ Erk signaling/ Osteoblasts)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.23.634576v1
#Leach & #Gross Labs (Retinal pigment epithelium/ Photoreceptors/ Regeneration)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.10.632236v1
@singhlab.bsky.social (Hepatocyte regeneration/ Cholangiocytes/ Plasticity)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.09.629100v1
@o-andersson-lab.bsky.social (Hepatic ductal cells/ HER family genes Regeneration)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.09.631719v1
Genetics, Evolution & Molecular Biology
@crumplab.bsky.social (Outer ear evolution/ Single-cell Multiomics)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08577-5
@varshneylab.social (CRISPR Base editors/ Genome manipulation)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.28.635338v1
Metabolism & Disease
@sgraingerphd.bsky.social (Congenital NAD deficiency disorders/ Teratogens)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.10.632366v1
@dagansegal.bsky.social (Cellular plasticity/ Caveolin-1/ Ewing sarcoma)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.09.23.614468v2
Endocrinology & Cellular Signaling
@jfrawls.bsky.social (Enteroendocrine cells/ Peptide hormones/ Neurogenin3)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.17.633579v1
#Reviews:
@erezraz.bsky.social (Cell migration/ Primordial germ cells)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0070215325000134?via%3Dihub
@o-andersson-lab.bsky.social (Diabetes/ Beta-cell regeneration)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41589-024-01822-y
#Protocols and Tools:
@lynneusneddon.bsky.social (Euthanasia/ Electric current/ Animal welfare)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-87540-4
@miherbert.bsky.social (Eosinophils/ Immune response)
https://academic.oup.com/jimmunol/article/213/12/1893/7960519?login=true
@sethblackshaw.bsky.social (MetaLigand database/ Non-peptide ligands interactions)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.14.633094v1
@immler.bsky.social (FishPi/ PiRNA/ Transposons)
Link to app: https://github.com/alicegodden/fishpi
@gbdownes.bsky.social (Marigold/ Pose tracking/ Behavior)
https://bmcbioinformatics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12859-025-06042-2
@noelresearchlab.bsky.social (morphoHeart/ Morphometric analysis)
https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002995
Popular Science News:
Clinical trial using zebrafish xenografts (Dr. Rita Fior Lab) https://www.science.org/content/article/fish-implanted-tumor-cells-could-help-oncologists-quickly-personalize-cancer-treatments
Link to LinkedIn post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/zebrafishrock_daniodigest-zebrafish-phds-activity-7299055638905503744-tuoA?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAFBIZScB1XZ47vLDomfVottzYLyczPZx56k
Link to Bluesky post: https://bsky.app/profile/zebrafishrock.bsky.social/post/3liqvlrsdvq25
Special thanks to Maddie Ryan, Charli Corcoran & Michaela Noskova Fairley for putting this digest together! If you would like to thank the Zebrafish Rock! team for their time & effort, you can buy us a strong cuppa at the link below. Every little bit keeps us caffeinated and motivated! We appreciate your support 🙂
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