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Proposed federal budget cuts threatened Alabama’s cancer research. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network launched a campaign and billboards to fight back. Alabama Political Reporter shorturl.at/hH0pl

Fundamental discoveries in developmental biology & their impact on biomedical research. A set of 12 talking points highlighting dev biol discoveries can be downloaded from Society for Developmental Biology webpage as ppt slides & posters. bit.ly/3H86pbc

My resignation letter from CDC. Dear Dr. Houry, I am writing to formally resign from my position as Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), effective August 28, 2025, close of business.

Being asked about crazy inflated numbers by antivaxers re: number of vaccines kids get. Here’s my breakdown on how we went from vaccinating vs 8 diseases in 1980s when I was a pediatric resident to 16 diseases, of which 11 diseases are combined into 2 shots (you can click on it)

Happy #FluorescenceFriday! New gorgeous data obtained by Camilo! We are so excited to be using new tools in the lab to better understand cytoskeletal control of #NeuralCrest cell migration. #DevBio

Check out our new work led by Rodrigo Moreno Campos published today! We show that sequential, multiplexed HCR in whole-mount larval zebrafish revealed 3D spatial gene expression groups at the cellular and gut-levels in the enteric nervous system! faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1096/fj…

If you're local, join us tomorrow for fun science at the Pepper Place Farmer's Market!

The #Alabama advocacy team ready to go tell #Congress to make #cancer a national priority! #CancerLobbyDay American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Saxena Lab

Great morning rallying with cancer advocates from Alabama and across the nation in support of the Nancy Gardner Sewell MCED Act! What a befitting tribute to my late mother to spend her birthday fighting for greater access to cancer screenings. Special thanks to American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and their

Thank you Rep. Shomari C. Figures for meeting with our #Alabama advocates on #CancerLobbyDay! We appreciate your support for cancer patients by co-sponsoring #MCED and #ProtectingCancerCures!

Thank you Dale W. Strong for meeting with our #Alabama advocates on #CancerLobbyDay! We appreciate your support for cancer patients and #ProtectingCancerCures!

Thank you Coach Tommy Tuberville for meeting with our #Alabama advocates on #CancerLobbyDay! We appreciate your support for cancer patients and #ProtectingCancerCures!

Our advocates at #CancerLobbyDay with Rep. Terri A. Sewell supporting #MCED and funding for the NIH to #ProtectCancerCures Alabama Daily News Saxena Lab tinyurl.com/5n8x9p59

👃Sniffing out olfactory neurogenesis A new ‘Show and tell’ post from Sriivatsan G Rajan and Ankur Saxena Saxena Lab: thenode.biologists.com/sniffing-out-o… #zebrafish #devbio #neurogenesis

Save the date! ISSCR, Allen Institute, & Society for Developmental Biology are collaborating to present a 3-day scientific symposium led by early-career scientists. The Stem Cell & Developmental Biology Early Career Symposium will be held September 23-25, 2026 in Seattle, WA. bit.ly/4p98dkv