Helen Willsey

Using frogs to dissect psychiatric disorders (she/her)

[Helen Willsey @goodfrognosis]

Here's our new ✨preprint✨ led by @ElinaKost, identifying striking convergence of autism proteins at the cilium- including chromatin regulators & synaptic proteins. Thinking deeper, we realized how similar the neuronal synapse and cilium really are! Power of 🐸 for discovery

[Helen Willsey @goodfrognosis]

Come join us! This is a fantastic opportunity for early career scientists and for those who want to shape the future of developmental biology!

[allen institute @AllenInstitute]

Applications are now open for the Stem Cell & Development Biology Early Career Symposium!

Together with @ISSCR and @SocDevBio, we're hosting a three-day scientific symposium led by the next generation of research leaders.

Apply by 5/1 at: https://t.co/YWdUqhxnLe

[𝘿𝙧. 𝘾𝙧𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙍𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙨 ≽(◕ ᴗ ◕)≼ 🐥🐸 @RogersLabUCD]

Are you a postdoc or assistant professor on the job market? Reminder that our department is hiring! We are a scientifically diverse department looking for a colleague that is excited about science, teaching, and potential collaborations! Please apply by 12/5/25!

[Jia-Bin Huang @jbhuang0604]

Sharing the slides for a talk on faculty job search

Hope it's helpful to people exploring and preparing for the process.

Feedback is welcome!

https://t.co/d0yWKt7sEO

[Helen Willsey @goodfrognosis]

I’ll shout it from the rooftops- the Xenopus community ROCKS! 🐸

[Xenbase @Xenbase]

Xenopus Conference 2025 - Check out the video of the 20th International Xenopus Conference held at the Univeristy of Portsmouth August 17-21st, 2025. https://t.co/s1jNvXXCMF #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs

[Xenbase @Xenbase]

Xenopus Conference 2025 - Check out the video of the 20th International Xenopus Conference held at the Univeristy of Portsmouth August 17-21st, 2025. https://t.co/s1jNvXXCMF #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs

[Helen Willsey @goodfrognosis]

Lab annual pumpkin carving- lots of smiles this year! 😊

[University of California @UofCalifornia]

University of California faculty and alumni won five Nobel Prizes this week, setting a new record for the most faculty of one institution to achieve this great honor in a single year 🏅💙 💛

These remarkable achievement highlight the ongoing contributions of America’s #1 public research university and the central role of federal funding in advancing world-changing scientific inquiry.

https://t.co/BZhRNnL63K

[Helen Willsey @goodfrognosis]

Need some good news? We got a NIH Director’s New Innovator Award (DP2)!

Big thanks to @UCSFPsychiatry @czbiohub @curechd2 for funding this frog work when it was in its infancy

https://t.co/bXdB0jWCBc

[Helen Willsey @goodfrognosis]

#NewProfilePic

[Helen Willsey @goodfrognosis]

Willsey lab at UCSF Neuroscience retreat in Asilomar!

[Earthquake Alerts @QuakesToday]

4.8 magnitude #earthquake. 3 km from #Berkeley, #CA, United States https://t.co/OhjjCjip9l

[Helen Willsey @goodfrognosis]

@WalentekLab Aw this looks awesome!! Jealous!!! 💞

[UCSF Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences @UCSFPsychiatry]

Today's DPBS #GrandRounds with Helen Willsey, PhD (@goodfrognosis)– "Making the leap: translating autism genetics into patient-relevant insights using frog models" – is now available on our YouTube channel.

🐸🧬 https://t.co/pS5veJoxcx🧬🐸

[Dragonfly Mental Health @DragonflyMH]

Meet Alden Conner, neurobiologist, innovation leader, and valued member of our Advisory Council. Former Senior Researcher at the Alan Turing Institute, she bridges neuroscience, data science & open science-driving collaboration and impact.

We’re excited to have her expertise.💜

[Chan Zuckerberg Initiative @ChanZuckerberg]

James Schmidt is part of a team chasing a big idea: maybe what makes us social starts with our cells. Guided by #CZBiohubSF Investigator @goodfrognosis, he’s exploring KANSL1’s role in Koolen-de Vries Syndrome—a rare disorder affecting development, cognition & social behavior.

[biohub @biohub]

Multiciliated cells on the epidermis of Xenopus tropicalis.
🟡 Yellow: acetylated α-tubulin, a cilia marker
🟢 Green: antibody labeling KANSL1
Guided by #CZBiohubSF Investigator @goodfrognosis, James Schmidt is exploring how this gene may shape cilia.
​​https://t.co/L8MkbTGJyX

[Chan Zuckerberg Initiative @ChanZuckerberg]

Koolen-de Vries Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that can include developmental delays, health issues & elevated sociability. With #CZBiohubSF Investigator @goodfrognosis, James Schmidt is studying how KANSL1 affects cilia—the cell’s antennae. https://t.co/mF1ybOC6Zv

[National Xenopus Resource @XenopusNXR]

Let @NIHDirector_Jay and @MartyMakary know there is strong support for animal models. They are essential for biomedical research

[Helen Willsey @goodfrognosis]

Check out our cover for Development! Beautiful 🐸 epidermal cilia by Micaela Lasser. 🤩

[Development @Dev_journal]

Issue 12 is complete!

On the cover: Multiciliated Xenopus embryonic epidermis, highlighting its motile cilia, stained for acetylated alpha-tubulin (cilia; magenta), polyglycylated tubulin (cilia; cyan) and phalloidin (actin; green). See Teerikorpi et al.
https://t.co/1QmmdwqJ0g

[Development @Dev_journal]

Issue 12 is complete!

On the cover: Multiciliated Xenopus embryonic epidermis, highlighting its motile cilia, stained for acetylated alpha-tubulin (cilia; magenta), polyglycylated tubulin (cilia; cyan) and phalloidin (actin; green). See Teerikorpi et al.
https://t.co/1QmmdwqJ0g