#DanioDigest (February 2025)
Posted by Kevin Thiessen, on 12 March 2025
An easily-consumable recap of the latest happenings in the #zebrafish community!
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Community News:
Dr. Joaquín Navajas Acedo @mads100tist.bsky.social wins the Society for Developmental Biology Trainee Science Communication Award.

Prof. Teresa Bowman receives inaugural Dr. Fernando Macian-Juan Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Prof. Robert Arlinghaus @rarlinghausfish.bsky.social honoured with Leibniz Research in Responsibility Award for his interdisciplinary work in fishery science.

ZFIN is now on Bluesky: @zfinmod.bsky.social
Zebrafish Husbandry Association expands Danio Zoom Meetings to cover European-friendly start times. More details here: https://zhaonline.org/danio-zoom-fridays/
Deadline extended for Zebrafish Development and Genetics Course at MBL until 28th of March. More details here: https://www.mbl.edu/education/advanced-research-training-courses/course-offerings/zebrafish-development-and-genetics
PhDs awarded to:
Dr. Andreas Blaha of @pauligroup.bsky.social
Dr. Lucrezia Ferme @lcferme.bsky.social of @nordenlab.bsky.social
Dr. Eyad Shihabeddin @eshihabeddin.bsky.social of @obrien-lab.bsky.social
Now anyone can submit news and happenings to the digest using the Google Form located on our website: https://linktr.ee/zebrafishrock
#ZebrafishCareers posted by:
@joeyghersi.bsky.social Canada (PostDoc)
Contact directly – https://www.ghersilab.com/position-and-contact
@benjhogan.bsky.social Australia (Postdoc)
@valeriewittamer.bsky.social Belgium (PhD)
@kaguelab.bsky.social UK (PhD)
@hannahlong.bsky.social UK (PhD)
@lyons-lab.bsky.social UK (Imaging Tech)
https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/11878
@margaritapk.bsky.social US (Tech)
Publications:
Aging & Anti-Aging Research
Luo Lab at Fudan University (Aging population/ Antiaging drug screening/ Sapanisertib)
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2413719122?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub++0pubmed
Embryogenesis & Developmental Biology
@olgaafonso.bsky.social (Embryogenesis/ Nuclear envelope reformation/ Cytoplasmic flows)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41556-024-01605-6
@gpezeron.bsky.social (Double Strand Breaks/ DNA lesions/ Embryonic development)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-88564-6
@gebhardtlab.bsky.social (Chromosome folding/ Embryogenesis/ Chromatin architecture formation)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-56889-5
@tblanchard.bsky.social (Killifish/ Developmental plasticity/ CTmax/ Hypoxia tolerance/ Cross-protection/ Heat shock proteins/ Hypoxia inducible factor)
https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/228/4/JEB249308/367015/Exposure-to-sub-optimal-temperature-during-early
Neuroscience & Neural Circuits
@schoppik.com (Eye movement/ Neural circuits)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982224015860?dgcid=author
@ishainer.bsky.social (Gene expression atlas/ Zebrafish brain/ Single-cell resolution)
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ade9909?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed
@ishainer.bsky.social (Neuronal phenotypic traits/ Zebrafish optic tectum)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08518-2.epdf?sharing_token=xZNlT4Iu2QkqWf6ou312WNRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0Pp1lioPVHail7b4Zo-DUMQZC9Ek398b6dbpIC5xbTWqywLCMMVghWyPn9g45Y-Euzo7wGjJGr07VogI3bfETbZBSsyg9Zz_azppZNrBLXX-SbAIwS_WJ0mO6ingTv2gjY%3D
@parkerlab.bsky.social (ADHD/ Amlodipine/ L-Type calcium channels)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41386-025-02062-x.epdf?sharing_token=_WmtPC9gqW27oSt2OhF5oNRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0PP8g9SKoefhV-0spp-uG1sknS4R_mpni7BhOp3olgsqCy03Njjm2RwWLVJz2kWgGXp3gAfDKTabWw87q6ynUIeNaStwvG5Qv-TXLX-o3ez63UH7a88mRln7VGzd0aOYsk%3D
Cardiovascular & Blood Research
Zhu Lab at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine (Hematopoiesis/ Smad2/3 signaling/ Rnf111)
https://www.haematologica.org/article/view/haematol.2024.285438
@benjhogan.bsky.social (Blood brain barrier/ Pericytes/ pdgfrb)
https://elifesciences.org/reviewed-preprints/104061
@naelosmani.bsky.social @goetzjacky.bsky.social (Endothelial calcium/ Extravasation/ Intravascular arrest)
https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(24)02917-1
@phnglab.bsky.social (Cell migration/ Tissue formation/ Endothelial tip cells)
https://elifesciences.org/articles/98612
Liver, Gallbladder, & Biliary Research
Luo Lab at Fudan University (Intrahepatic biliary duct / Cholangiopathies/ Sox9b/ Gallbladder/ Liver regeneration)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41556-024-01568-8.epdf?sharing_token=DTupW7e4ylNOXGb-CwjZ3NRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0MOHaDBKFlp2IsyGE3d0KU4HYyTRkXL_GNFdoK0TpDiGOP4HgSWdrIVMNNhOBuZTZraBYtFrFAV6wmTuYaSTNHA8Zlsawh-RBCxagfsAHYA8l0e8IMlW4EUJBHQEYw3OSE%3D
Metabolism & Oxidative Stress
@profmariya.bsky.social (Oxidativ stress/ ChoroideremiaGlucose metabolism)
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/13/12/1587
Genetics & DNA Repair
Weidinger Lab at Ulm University (Heart regeneration/ DNA replication stress/ Bone Morphogenic protein)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-56993-6#Abs1
Goldman Lab at The Ohio State University Medical Center (Heart regeneration/ Gene regulation/ Transcription enhancer)
https://journals.biologists.com/dev/article/152/4/DEV204458/367001
Toxicology & Environmental Biology
@coco-corey.bsky.social (Arochlor 1254/ Polychlorinated biphenyl mixture/ Cardiotoxicity)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004565352402931X
Gut Microbiome & Psychobiotics
@bvalderrama.bsky.social (Gut bacteria/ Signalling pathways/ Pyschobiotics)
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2025/fo/d4fo03932g
Microscopy & Imaging
@retof.bsky.social @daetwylerstephan.bsky.social (Microscopy)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41592-025-02598-2.epdf?sharing_token=TlUt1biSrGyrUMzi1rU-1tRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0NFkAY_dfyjA9j5HH4cBs0-O4YJn6YnbEIXUYfeSr7qhr8FASmIRG39ZMZchJMXA-vNFHibdG-GqHr4K8eiDDT-tQgXzHNmrt5Wg_cxCYilWbcezY7KCyENADWwow9cZ1U%3D
Pigmentation & Cell Transformation
@dparichy.bsky.social (Pigment patterns/ Cell transformation)
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2424180122
#Preprints:
Evolution & Genetics
@mollyschumer.bsky.social (Gene flow/ Evolutionary biology/ Hybrid incompatibilities)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.30.635158v1
@golzio-lab.bsky.social @mariannevlemee.bsky.social (1q21.1/ CHD1L / Autism)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.18.638841v1
Claes Lab at Ghent University (CRISPR/Cas9 knock-in/ Prime editing/ Homology-directed repair)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.05.636566v1
Climate Change & Environmental Biology
@jutfelt.bsky.social (Climate change/ Heat stress/ Heat shock/ Heat Wave/ Experimental design/ Global warming)
https://ecoevorxiv.org/repository/view/8471
Microbiology & Pathogens
@sydneylmiles.bsky.social (Shigella sonnei/ Shigellosis/ pINV invasion plasmid)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.03.635664v1
Embryogenesis & Developmental Biology
@nikhil-mishra.bsky.social @heisenbergcplab.bsky.social (Synchrony/ Midblastula transition/ Zygotic genome activation)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.03.636134v1
#WohlandLab (Morphogen transport/ Squint diffusion/ Embryonic patterning)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.06.636788v1
@marymullins.bsky.social (Epithelial morphogenesis/ Epiboly/ Enveloping layer)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.12.637977v1
@heisenbergcplab.bsky.social (Synchrony/ Early embryonic geometry)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.03.636134v1
@buckleylab.bsky.social (Morphogenetic events/ Actomyosin contractility/ Optogenetic activation)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.09.19.613826v4
Neuroscience & Sensory Systems
@owenrandlett.bsky.social (Estradiol modulation/ Estrogen receptors/ Habituation learning)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.03.636196v1
Hudspeth Lab at Rockefeller University (Optogenetic interrogation/ Pattern separation/ Brain sensory encoding)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.07.637118v1
@portugueslab.bsky.social (Vertebrate brain/ Operant thermoregulation assay/ Dorsal habenula/ Thermal feedback)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.13.638047v1
@bruceappel.bsky.social (Myelin/ Neuronal activity/ Myelin sheath formation assays)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.19.639062v1
Retinal & Vision Research
@neurofishh.bsky.social (Nomenclature/ Visual photoreceptors/ Vertebrate)
https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202502.0357/v1
@obrien-lab.bsky.social (Retinal regeneration/ Retinitis pigmentosa/ Rod photoreceptor regeneration)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.03.636263v1
Chen Lab at Chinese Academy of Sciences (Retinal Müller glia/ Retinal injury/ cxcl18b-defined MG transitional states)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.14.638343v1
Heart Regeneration & Cardiovascular Biology
Xiong Lab at Nanchang University (Cloche/npas4l/ Heart regeneration)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.19.639191v1
Sensory & Mechanosensory Systems
@vprincelab.bsky.social (Mechanosensory lateral line/ Neuromasts/ Cranial neural crest/ Development)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.11.637483v1
Gastrointestinal Biology & Nutrition
@bagnatlab.bsky.social (Lysosome rich enterocyte/ Protein absorption)
https://elifesciences.org/reviewed-preprints/100611
@pavaniperera.bsky.social & Riddle Lab at University of Nevada-Reno (Astyanax mexicanus/ Enteric nervous system/ Gastrointestinal functions)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.24.639940v1
Cell Migration & Morphogenesis
@erezraz.bsky.social (Single cell migrations/ Run and tumble/ Polar pulsations)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.24.639819v1
Reproductive Biology & Oocyte Development
@yanivelkouby.bsky.social (Oocyte production/ mTOR/ Stat3/ Stathmin)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.27.640508v1
#Reviews:
None
#Protocols and Tools:
@lymphaticslab.bsky.social (Computational alignment/ Imaging/ Phenotype identification)
https://star-protocols.cell.com/protocols/4030
@retof.bsky.social @daetwylerstephan.bsky.social (Microscopy)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41592-025-02598-2.epdf?sharing_token=TlUt1biSrGyrUMzi1rU-1tRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0NFkAY_dfyjA9j5HH4cBs0-O4YJn6YnbEIXUYfeSr7qhr8FASmIRG39ZMZchJMXA-vNFHibdG-GqHr4K8eiDDT-tQgXzHNmrt5Wg_cxCYilWbcezY7KCyENADWwow9cZ1U%3D
@alliancegenome.bsky.social (ZFIN/ Toxicology data/ ChEBI/ ZECO)
https://academic.oup.com/genetics/advance-article/doi/10.1093/genetics/iyaf021/7998738?login=true
@portugueslab.bsky.social (Mathematics in Biology)
https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262049405/mathematics-in-biology
@jasonrihel.bsky.social (Alzheimers/ Sleep/ ZOLTAR)
https://elifesciences.org/articles/96839#content
@jutfelt.bsky.social (HusMorph/ Automated morphometric landmarking)
https://ecoevorxiv.org/repository/view/8611