We are into the Round of 16 of the #ZebrafishWorldCup! β½ππ What's on the (fishing) line? Bragging rights for the best way to say the name of the lil' fish called Danio rerio πππ€ Stay tuned as we update the bracket after each round has completedπͺ #RockOn#zebrafish#scicomm
What is the best way to spell/pronounce the name of the small freshwater fish called Danio rerio? Let's settle it on the pitch! β½ππ
Stay tuned for remainder of the tournament as we update the bracket after each round! Which one is your favorite to win? πΊοΈπ€ #ZebrafishWorldCup
π¨ Please consider posting a comment to the NIH regarding the Strategic Plan that includes reducing funding for animal research. Responses from the research community are currently greatly underrepresented compared w/ advocacy groups opposing animal experimentation.
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π¨ Please consider posting a comment to the NIH regarding the Strategic Plan that includes reducing funding for animal research. Responses from the research community are currently greatly underrepresented compared w/ advocacy groups opposing animal experimentation.
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The deadline to comment is May 26th so please hurry, if you havenβt yet. https://t.co/16CA2QkWXZ
Your comment is regarding Priority 1: Research Areas, Goal 1: Advance Foundational Knowledge of Human Health and Disease.
Thanks for your help & support! Please spread the word π
PSA: You can now submit news & job opportunities to be shared across our social media & Slack communities! News will also be included in the IZFS quarterly News Splashππ° These forms can be found on our website (link in bio). Please share with your colleagues & labmates! #RockOn
π to survey: https://t.co/Bri8tptLzl
Press release from UKRI: https://t.co/5xu1YvvO6M
Learn more about why we use zebrafish to study human diseases: https://t.co/2sVLx7sU93
As the political climate around animal research becomes less supportive in the UK, it is our interest to argue for & protect organismal biology.
BBSRC opened a survey, which gives us a timely platform. Please fill & share link among colleagues. Deadline: 9 Feb.
Link in thread
Well, we gave this another shot but it's clear the shoal has mostly moved on. You can find us on other platforms covering the latest and greatest. Hope to connect with you there! #RockOn
Elevated DNA damage without signs of ageing in the short-sleeping Mexican cavefish offers a unique model to study sleep, DNA repair, and ageing.
https://t.co/uvaBfB8zqc
Meha P. Jadhav (@NCBS_Bangalore) et al. investigated ionic conductances driving tonic firing in Purkinje #neurons of larval zebrafish π π§
π Read the #Research here: https://t.co/pPCFuOrWXe
Description: Dorsal view of a transgenic larval zebrafish brain. Anterior to right. Calcium expression looks like embers of a flame across the brain w/ heightened activity in hindbrain (left), optic tectum (middle) & telencephalon (right). For more, see https://t.co/yRXr8TtcMg
Volumetric near-infrared light-sheet imaging of a calcium indicator (WHaloCaMP) in a zebrafish larval brain. Credit to @HelenFarrants, William "Bill" Lemon, & Philipp Keller at @HHMIJanelia. #ZebrafishZunday
π #AskZebrafish: Some members of the community are looking for a few plasmids. If you have any of the following and willing to share, please reach out π
mNeonGreen
VenusPEST
gfap and ptf1a promoters
Meet the Global BioImage Analystsβ Society (GloBIAS)
Christa Walther, GloBIAS Community Manager, shares the origins of @GloBIAS_, its aims and events. Follow along with the latest from the society in their dedicated blog series on FocalPlane.
https://t.co/WECvl4QiSc
CRATERs on Cover! Thanks @CellCellPress for choosing our study for the Nov 26th issue cover! A beautiful illustration by @maayanvisuals and @marco_garbelli depicting homing of CD8+ T cells to CRATERs on the melanoma surface, where they will engage with the tumor and kill it.