Different C. elegans strains exhibit transgenerational sterility ("mortal germline phenotype"). Marie Anne Felix's lab shows that exposure to natural bacteria restores the fertility of worm's going sterile, by changing small RNA inheritance biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Everybody after a long microscopy session x.com/SlenderSherbet…

Everyone 20 seconds before the zoom starts

Keep your pipettes close and your ice buckets closer

This Friday Dr. Arneet L. Saltzman and I will be giving a virtual PI and trainee talk highlighting our recent work on the role of Histone H2Aub at neuronal enhancers. Check out the registration link below if you'd like to learn more! Cell and Systems Biology

Check out the Saltzman lab's newest pre-print to learn about the surprising role of Histone H2A monoubiquitylation in regulating both Polycomb-repressed and enhancer chromatin states in C. elegans! Cell and Systems Biology

**a VERY accurate depiction of the Loch Ness monster

So ready for day 1 of #Worm23!!

I'm giving a talk at #Worm23 tomorrow morning in the RNAi, Small RNA, and Epigenetics section including the highlights from this pre-print. Come check it out! My talented lab mate Linda Li is also give a talk in plenary session 2!

The Cell and Systems Biology Saltz-co labs are ready for opening night of #Worm23. Also caught up with a previous Saltzman lab member!

What better venue for a conference reception than a science center? #Worm23 Glasgow Science Centre

When you start seeing worms and neurons everywhere 🪱👀 #worm23

Do you ever think about the crosstalk between chromatin and Small RNAs and how they might influence gene expression (& germ granule formation) across generations? I’m presenting my poster on the H3K27me & H3K9me readers CEC-3 & CEC-6 tomorrow 657C! #worm23

Who’s worm tracker can track each individual worm…researcher’s dance move? #worm23 conference dinner

Bina Koterniak from the Calarco Lab Cell and Systems Biology is kicking off the first TAWM. Learn more about her work on "Tissue- and developmentally regulated splicing in C. elegans and a genome-wide search for microexons" Dec. 12th in the CCBR Red Room!

Rachel Webster from the Department of Molecular Genetics, U of T Derry and Kafri Labs will be sharing her work on how "CDK-4 regulates nucleolar size and anabolic metabolism at the cost of late life fitness in C. elegans" at TAWM. Learn more on Dec. 12th 4-5pm in the CCBR Red Room!

As we restart the Toronto Area Worm Meeting (TAWM) seminar series we hope to foster a sense of community amongst worm researchers. To do so, we believe it is integral to learn more about one another. Check out our first Speaker Spotlight on Rachel Webster from Department of Molecular Genetics, U of T!

The next Toronto Area Worm Meeting is Jan 16th 4-5 pm in the CCBR Red Room. This session will feature a trainee talk by Sebastian Fuentes from ClaycombLabUT as well as lightning talks by Dr. Ahilya Sawh Ahilya Sawh, Dr. Peter Roy, Dr. Arneet Saltzman, and Dr. Brent Derry @wbderry!

The Toronto Area Worm Meeting (TAWM) aims to foster a sense of community amongst worm researchers. To do so, we believe it is integral to learn more about one another. Check out our Speaker Spotlight on Sebastian Fuentes from ClaycombLabUT Department of Molecular Genetics, U of T!

Interested in conducting 🪱 RNAi inheritance or ChIP assays? Check out our protocol video that just came out! 🫨 Phoebe Bhagoutie JoVE jove.com/b/65285/epigen…