Friday of culturing #worms and algae :-) Good things are happening

New paper out! Honored to collaborate with my former advisor, Dr. Santos and my college Thayanne on her PhD project. If you're interested in a copy please DM me! #worms #annelids #girlpower

Proud to see my mentee presenting at her first research symposium today. Through the summer we studied the larvae survival and adult morphometry of serpulid worm Hydroides dianthus that is present in the campus Texas A&M Galveston 👍🌊 #worms #annelids

This is a good time to mention we are hiring a postdoc 👀 We have several exciting projects that use cutting-edge approaches to investigate the roles of newly identified circuits of learning and memory. $70K salary ✅ Low cost of living ✅ High-impact projects ✅ Apply now!👇👇

Celebramos el retiro del proyecto de ley 004 de 2023. Confiamos en que los legisladores comprendan la importancia de asesorarse adecuadamente en la elaboración de nuevas legislaciones que puedan afectar el estudio, conservación y uso sostenible de la biodiversidad colombianas 1/2

THE PhD illusion

WoRMS: now 500 000 #marinespecies names. On avg 2.06 synonyms per species marinespecies.org

El desafío emocional de hacer un doctorado es mucho más difícil que el doctorado mismo.

Se necesitan acciones para controlar y eliminar especies invasoras.

Love polychaetes? It's time to submit for the NHM Polychaete Student Collection Support grants, deadline Oct 1st. International master's & doctoral students are eligible. See nhm.org/student-collec… Interested? Know someone who would benefit? Contact me #polychaetes Natural History Museum of L.A. County

Happy to serve this school year as Vice-President in the e-board of TAMUG GGSA at Texas A&M Galveston 👍🌊 :-)

#InvasiveAlienSpecies : there is a problem, is getting worse but there are many solutions for different contexts 👇👇, Read the Summary for Policymakers ipbes, ipbes.net/IASmediareleas…

A closeup view of the eye of the pelagic alciopid polychaete worm, Vanadis. The lens is perfectly spherical, clear and is about 650 microns in diameter. The orange color is from the screening pigment in the retina.

Happening this Saturday! Come and join TAMUG GGSA by helping the environment Texas A&M Galveston 👍🌊

One of the most beautiful descriptions of love I've ever read

Best advice I have for PhDs is to maintain your non-academic hobbies and friendships. Nothing more unhealthy than having your entire identity collapse into your research.

We are very excited to announce the Platynereis Satellite Meeting at the EuroEvoDevo in Finland. Abstracts can be submitted via the meeting registration. We will prioritize Platynereis abstracts but other annelid friends are welcome to submit and attend. Euro Evo Devo 2024 #WormWednesday