Mason Thurman

Fishes are cool. PhD candidate at Clemson University. He/Him

[Fish in the News @FishInTheNews]

New study - Repeated and widespread evolution of biofluorescence in marine fishes. 459 known biofluorescent teleosts, with the majority associated with coral reefs.
🔓 https://t.co/xR4AsgLZWZ

[Sam Price @evovert1]

Today I got a letter from the provost confirming my tenure and promotion to associate professor! My lab past and present have been the best, their insights, support, hard work and exciting science made it all possible!

[Emily Carr @EmilyCarr42]

Interested in fluorescent fish diversity? Come check out my poster today
“Illuminating the past: Repeated evolution of biofluorescence in Teleosts” #JMIH23

[Sam Price @evovert1]

I’ve been quiet about this on here but super excited to be working on more fish shape stuff for the next 5 years in an attempt understand how phylogenetic scale influences our understanding of macroevolutionary patterns!

[Sam Price @evovert1]

Congratulations @FintasticFishes on an award winning poster on his work as an undergrad and postbac

[Jennifer Hodge @FishFun_Jen]

New in @ICB_journal: @evovert1 and I argue that large functional trait datasets can help us understand how biotic interactions have influenced both the assembly & evolution of #reef fish communities. 1/3
Thanks @Sternarchella for inviting us to contribute!
https://t.co/LGo4uXYFHX

[Sam Price @evovert1]

Congrats to @combkeif_blenny for passing his PhD proposal with flying colours 🎉 Exciting 🐠 🦷 research coming soon! Thanks to his supportive and insightful committee @BioBlobs @Sternarchella @KaraEPowder

[Mason Thurman @FintasticFishes]

Just submitted my first, first-author manuscript! Can’t wait to share more soon!

[Dr. Karly E. Cohen @Karly_Cohen]

Hot off the press with some some exciting news! @Fishguy_FHL and my paper on fluorescence in Pacific Spiny Lumpsuckers is officially out! https://t.co/qT1udAG6Sf

[Mason Thurman @FintasticFishes]

I am excited to announce I’ll be starting my PhD in Biological Sciences under @evovert1 at Clemson University this fall! I can’t wait to learn more about what fish are up to! 🐠

[Mason Thurman @FintasticFishes]

@mesosuchus @Fishguy_FHL Maybe the SEM can bring pollen identification to the species-level easier, especially for fossil pollen? That is a really cool idea to use machine learning for scales, I’d love to learn more.

[Mason Thurman @FintasticFishes]

My latest and grooviest SEM of a juvenile bonefish (A. goreensis) scale at @MarineBiol_FHL #BioVizFHL

[Mason Thurman @FintasticFishes]

@mesosuchus @Fishguy_FHL I’m my case I wanted to look at scale surface morphology and ultrastructure as possible taxonomic tools for bonefish identification. The SEM provided the rez I wanted for scales of these size. I’ll look into taxonomic resolution using other microscopy.

[Aziz Khan @khanaziz84]

Co-first authorship order was determined through a mushrooming contest. 😂
https://t.co/EyMK5Pb7KG

[Zebrafish Rock! @ZebrafishRock]

Confocal micrograph of a blind cavefish embryo. Credit to @MonicaFolg. #ZebrafishZunday

[Dr. Karly E. Cohen @Karly_Cohen]

@AndersenFields Soft but it’s there! Soft red fluorescence in our freshly caught male lumpsucker! @AndersenFields

[Mason Thurman @FintasticFishes]

My latest scan, I love the dentary! #BioVizFHL

[Adam P. Summers @Fishguy_FHL]

Both eyes on the left side? This one is a Bothid flatfish larva. SEM of a very flat little one.

#BioVizFHL

[Adam P. Summers @Fishguy_FHL]

We introduced #BioVizFHL to the scanning electron microscope last week. A few highlights from the critique on Monday.

[Mason Thurman @FintasticFishes]

Can anyone guess the species? This fish lives in shallow intertidal habitats from Alaska to California and has smooth skin and a single hooked preopercular spine (as shown in the second photo). #BioVizFHL #BioViz2021