Excited for Nerd Nite SF on May 22 Rickshaw Stop where I will be speaking about my book #MOSTDELICIOUSPOISON following talks by Stepy Kamei on the circularity of time and on how to draw an octopus by sam julian. I will be signing books. Buy tickets here: tinyurl.com/xv5kbrzt

Terrific talk on role of neural crest cells in regeneration of damaged hearts by PhD student Alex Haugan in Megan Martik’s lab at the annual retreat for the Genetic Dissection of Cells and Organisms T32 Training Grant. We were in the Julia Morgan House UC Botanical Garden UC Berkeley.

Wonderful talk on how HIV and congeneric viruses switch hosts, escape host factors, etc. by PhD student Claire Evensen in Prof. Molly Ohainle, Ph.D.’s lab at the Genetic Dissection of Cells and Organisms T32 Training Grant retreat today UC Berkeley.

Proud of Rebecca Tarnopol’s Alumna Lecture for the tri-department Genetic Dissection of Cells and Organisms T32 Training Grant’s retreat UC Botanical Garden. We had a wonderful day of trainee talks/posters and a *spectacular* Keynote Lecture on genetics of adaptation by Stanford Prof. Gavin Sherlock.

Berkeley undergrad Jossie Tamsil (advised by Rebecca Tarnopol) gave a terrific talk on her Honors Thesis research focusing on how animals that evolve new immune factors mitigate the risk autoimmunity

New research marks the first documented case of an ape using a plant with scientifically proven medicinal properties to treat a fresh wound. scim.ag/6OW

Congrats to MCB’s Abby Dernburg [email protected] on her election to the National Academy of Sciences National Academy of Sciences! 👏🎉news.berkeley.edu/2024/05/02/uc-…

Excited to share that the Genetic Dissection of Cells and Organisms Training Program (GDTP) that I run with Nicole King was recommend for renewal! We train 16 grad students from 3+ biosciences units at Cal (IB, PMB & MCB) in two-year cohorts across years 2-3 of the PhD program.

Save the date and reserve a ticket, because I’m speaking at Nerd Nite SF ! This May 22 at the Rickshaw Stop, I’ll be giving a talk on ‘How to Draw an Octopus’. Also look forward to talks from speakers Stepy Kamei and Noah Whiteman

#octopus #octopolis #nerdnitesf

Evolutionary biologists inducted into the National Academy of Sciences this evening in the beautiful NAS auditorium include Doug Emlen, Naomi Pierce, Katie Peichel, Susana Magallon, Jonathan Wendel, Anne Yoder, Bruce Tabashnik, Barbara Block, and Tyrone Hayes! #NAS161

Sather Tower peekaboo

FDA announces no infectious #H5N1 was found in PCR positive milk.

They used the “gold standard” egg inoculation tests that many have been waiting for.

Together with NIAID grantee studies and past publications, it’s pretty conclusive the milk is safe. fda.gov/food/alerts-ad…

I’ll be discussing this amazing film “Invention of the Species” by Tania Hermida this Saturday at 7pm SFFILM. It is set on the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Panel followed by a screening at the Vogue. The film won the Sloan Science on Screen Award. Tickets: sffilm.org/event/sloan-sc…

Excited to be doing Nerd Nite SF at the Rickshaw Stop in SF on May 22! Sign up here: sf.nerdnite.com/2024/04/21/ner…

I am pleased to share a series of novel hypotheses concerning chemically mediated plant-plant interactions science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

For the first time since 2017, all four of Annie's eggs have hatched in her nest on the Campanile. Congrats to Annie and Archie on their fluffy chicks! 🐣 CalFalconCam news.berkeley.edu/2024/04/24/new…

Make sure you check out the excellent News & Views that Darío G. Lupiáñez wrote describing our recent paper!
nature.com/articles/d4158…

And if you want to learn more, you can skip to min 11:52 and hear me ramble about our paper
nature.com/articles/d4158…