Cameron A. Schmidt, PhD

Complex Adaptive Systems Lab @ECU_Biology | We Study the Multiscale Biology of Searching and Finding |

[Cameron A. Schmidt, PhD @CAS_ReproLab]

Some recent collab work exploring how phase transitions in movement persistence can lead to a statistical gain in sperm search efficiency🔥 #ReproRocks #ComplexSystems #ActiveMatter
https://t.co/RlNCtcdxGw

[Cameron A. Schmidt, PhD @CAS_ReproLab]

Now out in @PLOSCompBiol 🎉 We used multiagent models to explore how search for an egg emerges as a statistical property of sperm variation and used Bayes theorem to quantify selection. A single sperm wanders.. Many sperm compute🔥 #ReproRocks #Complexity
https://t.co/CrW3ghklQ8

[Hattie Chung @hattaca]

How does aging reshape a tissue that must continually rebuild itself hundreds of times?

Using spatial transcriptomics, we find that ovarian aging disrupts the coordination of cells across space and time before reproductive cycles stop.

#OvarianAging

[SSR @SSRepro]

"I ended up with the project that nobody wanted to do." 🧪

Dr. David Pepin discusses how a "failed" postdoc led him to MGH and a technical challenge that paved the way for his Roger V. Short Medal-winning research. A must-watch for trainees!

[Cameron A. Schmidt, PhD @CAS_ReproLab]

In general, the limit of a sequence of mechanisms need not be a mechanism. - Robert Rosen, Life Itself

https://t.co/3v6iWqlBn3

[Cameron A. Schmidt, PhD @CAS_ReproLab]

Love this😍

[Cameron A. Schmidt, PhD @CAS_ReproLab]

My computer is writing and testing fully functional, modular, and intuitive software while I make breakfast for my kid.

[SSR @SSRepro]

🚀 Early-Career Researchers!

The SSR Emerging Investigator Grant is open! Get seed funding for preliminary data in reproduction & fertility. 🧬

🌍 Global applicants welcome
📅 Deadline: May 29, 2026
🔗 Apply: https://t.co/Shobu7RTsd

Follow all guidelines to qualify!

[Cameron A. Schmidt, PhD @CAS_ReproLab]

https://t.co/qB6nGFmK9e

[Complexity Cat 🐱 @amahury0]

If people want the deeper background behind my critique of pancomputationalism, here are 10 books that shaped my thinking. None is "the answer" by itself, but each helped me break the spell of the machine metaphor in biology. Many of them are available online, DM if not!/1 😉

[Cameron A. Schmidt, PhD @CAS_ReproLab]

@amahury0 We're pretty steeped in digital computing. Is the emphasis on symbolic representation influenced by that? Do other representations fit in? Analog for instance? Is the goal to answer: What is the 'right' set of characteristics imputed from technology to describe biology?

[Kelsey Fisher-Wellman, PhD @KFW_Lab]

New publication from our group. We examine the primary functional consequences of mtDNA mutations across major organ systems. Spoiler: the cumulative mutational burden broadly phenocopies a complex I deficiency. https://t.co/rvTckbmk1Z

[Cameron A. Schmidt, PhD @CAS_ReproLab]

Really enjoyed this conversation🎙️ about the metabolism and the bidirectional communication between mother and embryo during early pregnancy in 🐄 #ReproRocks

[SSR @SSRepro]

"Crying" organoids? 😭 Snake venom in a dish? 🐍 Dr. Kosta Simintiras explains how 3D cell culture is revolutionizing how we study the uterine environment. Full episode of The Future Conceived out now! 🎙️

[Cameron A. Schmidt, PhD @CAS_ReproLab]

Interesting perspective🤔

[Cameron A. Schmidt, PhD @CAS_ReproLab]

@hirashima0203 Very cool👏

[Tsuyoshi Hirashima @hirashima0203]

Let me announce the other preprint uploaded last week:
“Flow-driven lumen remodeling and valve opening in the vas deferens” https://t.co/TuEHP8tayq

This work tackles a fundamental question: how does a reproductive duct dynamically control its lumen shape during sperm transport?

[Cameron A. Schmidt, PhD @CAS_ReproLab]

How should we think about and model the control of cellular processes? Had a wonderful conversation about this with renowned systems biologist Jim Ferrell of @Stanford on @SSRepro Future Conceived Podcast🎙️ #ReproRocks https://t.co/O5LRSA8xbO

[Cameron A. Schmidt, PhD @CAS_ReproLab]

Want to hear a world class developmental biologist's take on the role of transcriptional programs in embryo development? Check this recent episode of @SSRepro Future Conceived Podcast🎙️ #ReproRocks https://t.co/Tmp4jTuAos

[Cameron A. Schmidt, PhD @CAS_ReproLab]

New @SSRepro Future Conceived podcast episode🎙️ Had a great chat with Kosta Simintiras of LSU Ag about maternal embryo communication and the complex metabolism of uterine fluids🐄 Check it out wherever you get your podcasts or👇 #ReproRocks https://t.co/JV1h5Bb7l0

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SSR is now on Instagram https://t.co/jwsSa2hAjU

[SSR @SSRepro]

How do vaginal bacteria impact sperm function? 🔬🧫

Don't miss Session #4 of the Trainee Journal Club! Speaker Sarah Dohadwala (@BU_Tweets) breaks down the remodeling of the sperm glycocalyx.

Moderated by Leah Simon, PhD (@CUAnschutz).

Register today: https://t.co/jIg1EbmiPa