Jay Thierer
@jamesthierer.bsky.social
Through which lens do you choose to see the world?
Retinas, zebrafish, Genetics, cholesterol, I love it all.
Retinas, zebrafish, Genetics, cholesterol, I love it all.
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The Rawls Lab is hiring!
We are seeking a motivated research technician to support cutting-edge studies in gastrointestinal physiology using zebrafish & mice. To learn more about this hands-on & in-person position at Duke University in Durham NC, click here:
careers.duke.edu/job/Durham-R...
We are seeking a motivated research technician to support cutting-edge studies in gastrointestinal physiology using zebrafish & mice. To learn more about this hands-on & in-person position at Duke University in Durham NC, click here:
careers.duke.edu/job/Durham-R...
August 4, 2026 at 6:18 PM
The Rawls Lab is hiring!
We are seeking a motivated research technician to support cutting-edge studies in gastrointestinal physiology using zebrafish & mice. To learn more about this hands-on & in-person position at Duke University in Durham NC, click here:
careers.duke.edu/job/Durham-R...
We are seeking a motivated research technician to support cutting-edge studies in gastrointestinal physiology using zebrafish & mice. To learn more about this hands-on & in-person position at Duke University in Durham NC, click here:
careers.duke.edu/job/Durham-R...
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JOB ALERT 🚨 The Mumm Lab @jhu.edu (mummlab.wordpress.com) is hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher to lead a new fishy project focused on identifying cues driving retinal regeneration, in collaboration with @jamesthierer.bsky.social. More details in the reply below ⬇️ #ZebrafishJobs 🧪
July 4, 2026 at 3:51 PM
JOB ALERT 🚨 The Mumm Lab @jhu.edu (mummlab.wordpress.com) is hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher to lead a new fishy project focused on identifying cues driving retinal regeneration, in collaboration with @jamesthierer.bsky.social. More details in the reply below ⬇️ #ZebrafishJobs 🧪
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A new discovery from MDI Bio Lab reveals previously unknown cells in the #zebrafish eye that can transform into replacement retinal cells after injury.
The finding offers a fresh perspective on regeneration and new possibilities for understanding #visionloss. 🧪 🐟🎸
The finding offers a fresh perspective on regeneration and new possibilities for understanding #visionloss. 🧪 🐟🎸
A New Window on Vision Loss and How to Fight It
mdibl.org
June 22, 2026 at 2:01 PM
A new discovery from MDI Bio Lab reveals previously unknown cells in the #zebrafish eye that can transform into replacement retinal cells after injury.
The finding offers a fresh perspective on regeneration and new possibilities for understanding #visionloss. 🧪 🐟🎸
The finding offers a fresh perspective on regeneration and new possibilities for understanding #visionloss. 🧪 🐟🎸
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The 2026 Visual System Development GRC and GRS are fast approaching. Jeremy Kay, Kristen Kwan, Robert Johnston, and I have built an exciting program that we hope you will enjoy. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the meeting this summer in beautiful Maine. Register and RT!
March 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The 2026 Visual System Development GRC and GRS are fast approaching. Jeremy Kay, Kristen Kwan, Robert Johnston, and I have built an exciting program that we hope you will enjoy. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the meeting this summer in beautiful Maine. Register and RT!
@jeremymberg.bsky.social
ESI MIRA expired- is there any way to tell whether it will be renewed?
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
ESI MIRA expired- is there any way to tell whether it will be renewed?
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
Expired PAR-23-145: Maximizing Investigators Research Award (MIRA) for Early Stage Investigators (ESI) (R35 - Clinical Trial Optional)
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Maximizing Investigators Research Award (MIRA) for Early Stage Investigators (ESI) (R35 - Clinical Trial Optional) PAR-...
grants.nih.gov
February 28, 2026 at 2:09 PM
@jeremymberg.bsky.social
ESI MIRA expired- is there any way to tell whether it will be renewed?
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
ESI MIRA expired- is there any way to tell whether it will be renewed?
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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🧪 An EMBO Meeting on Axon Biology in Okinawa, Japan
Iconic science at an amazing venue. Please join us!
EMBO | COB Workshop on Axonal degeneration and regeneration
meetings.embo.org/event/26-axo...
Iconic science at an amazing venue. Please join us!
EMBO | COB Workshop on Axonal degeneration and regeneration
meetings.embo.org/event/26-axo...
Axonal degeneration and regeneration
Neurons are the largest and most long-lived class of cells, necessitating specialized mechanisms for their survival, growth and maintenance. Axons are the longest extensions of a neuron, reaching len…
meetings.embo.org
January 15, 2026 at 3:21 PM
🧪 An EMBO Meeting on Axon Biology in Okinawa, Japan
Iconic science at an amazing venue. Please join us!
EMBO | COB Workshop on Axonal degeneration and regeneration
meetings.embo.org/event/26-axo...
Iconic science at an amazing venue. Please join us!
EMBO | COB Workshop on Axonal degeneration and regeneration
meetings.embo.org/event/26-axo...
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Preview of the German Fish Meeting webpage www.germanfishmeeting.org. Please repost!!!!! #EZRC #EZS #ZFIN
1st German Fish Meeting - Heidelberg University - September 16-18, 2026
The 7th European Zebrafish PI Meeting will be held in Paris, France - April 2 to 5, 2025. Principal investigators in zebrafish research will share their discoveries
www.germanfishmeeting.org
December 2, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Preview of the German Fish Meeting webpage www.germanfishmeeting.org. Please repost!!!!! #EZRC #EZS #ZFIN
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Happy birthday to #LaskerLaureate Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard! She identified 120 genes involved in specifying embryonic pattern development.
Read about the epic screen that yielded her Lasker Award-winning results: ow.ly/Pz2050PYFsz #WomenInSTEM 🧪
Read about the epic screen that yielded her Lasker Award-winning results: ow.ly/Pz2050PYFsz #WomenInSTEM 🧪
I Dreamt of Fruit Flies - Lasker Foundation
In the mid-1970s, Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard was struggling. Two years after finishing her PhD in molecular biology, she was working as a postdoctoral researcher in a lab she longed to leave. The…
ow.ly
October 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Happy birthday to #LaskerLaureate Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard! She identified 120 genes involved in specifying embryonic pattern development.
Read about the epic screen that yielded her Lasker Award-winning results: ow.ly/Pz2050PYFsz #WomenInSTEM 🧪
Read about the epic screen that yielded her Lasker Award-winning results: ow.ly/Pz2050PYFsz #WomenInSTEM 🧪
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📢 Hiring 2 Postdocs (CNRS Research Engineer) @ IRCAN (Université Côte d’Azur), Nice 🇫🇷. Spread the word, please.
Focus: intestine aging & immunity in fish 🐟
Start Nov–Dec 2025 • ~€3,175/mo
Apply:
ImmunoGUT (zebrafish) → tinyurl.com/3jx9a4ks
GUTPOWER (reef fish) → tinyurl.com/mt2ekpks
Focus: intestine aging & immunity in fish 🐟
Start Nov–Dec 2025 • ~€3,175/mo
Apply:
ImmunoGUT (zebrafish) → tinyurl.com/3jx9a4ks
GUTPOWER (reef fish) → tinyurl.com/mt2ekpks
October 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
📢 Hiring 2 Postdocs (CNRS Research Engineer) @ IRCAN (Université Côte d’Azur), Nice 🇫🇷. Spread the word, please.
Focus: intestine aging & immunity in fish 🐟
Start Nov–Dec 2025 • ~€3,175/mo
Apply:
ImmunoGUT (zebrafish) → tinyurl.com/3jx9a4ks
GUTPOWER (reef fish) → tinyurl.com/mt2ekpks
Focus: intestine aging & immunity in fish 🐟
Start Nov–Dec 2025 • ~€3,175/mo
Apply:
ImmunoGUT (zebrafish) → tinyurl.com/3jx9a4ks
GUTPOWER (reef fish) → tinyurl.com/mt2ekpks
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Hello Vision Science Peeps!
Be sure to put the @iser.bsky.social / @brightfocus.bsky.social Concepts and Breakthroughs In Glaucoma Meeting on your schedule. It will be in Atlanta, Georgia, USA from October 8-11, 2025
iserbrightfocusglaucoma.org
Be sure to put the @iser.bsky.social / @brightfocus.bsky.social Concepts and Breakthroughs In Glaucoma Meeting on your schedule. It will be in Atlanta, Georgia, USA from October 8-11, 2025
iserbrightfocusglaucoma.org
February 6, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Hello Vision Science Peeps!
Be sure to put the @iser.bsky.social / @brightfocus.bsky.social Concepts and Breakthroughs In Glaucoma Meeting on your schedule. It will be in Atlanta, Georgia, USA from October 8-11, 2025
iserbrightfocusglaucoma.org
Be sure to put the @iser.bsky.social / @brightfocus.bsky.social Concepts and Breakthroughs In Glaucoma Meeting on your schedule. It will be in Atlanta, Georgia, USA from October 8-11, 2025
iserbrightfocusglaucoma.org
Y-a-t'il des débrouillards
derrière le brouillard?
derrière le brouillard?
January 31, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Y-a-t'il des débrouillards
derrière le brouillard?
derrière le brouillard?
Bird pics for the Blsky
November 25, 2024 at 12:39 AM
Bird pics for the Blsky
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The Kebschull and @rezakalhor.bsky.social labs are recruiting a joint postdoc for an exciting project at the interface of phylodynamics and neuroscience. Come join us at JHU BME. Spread the word, and contact us if you are interested. #hiring 🧪🧠. More on www.kebschull-lab.org and below.
November 18, 2024 at 1:01 PM
The Kebschull and @rezakalhor.bsky.social labs are recruiting a joint postdoc for an exciting project at the interface of phylodynamics and neuroscience. Come join us at JHU BME. Spread the word, and contact us if you are interested. #hiring 🧪🧠. More on www.kebschull-lab.org and below.
Hello World!
I’m Jay. I saw my first transgenic zebrafish >10 years ago and never looked back. Dissertation using tg fish to study bad cholesterol in the Farber lab (#lipoglo) and current postdoc in the Mumm lab studying regeneration of retinal ganglion cells / optic nerve.
I’m Jay. I saw my first transgenic zebrafish >10 years ago and never looked back. Dissertation using tg fish to study bad cholesterol in the Farber lab (#lipoglo) and current postdoc in the Mumm lab studying regeneration of retinal ganglion cells / optic nerve.
November 15, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Hello World!
I’m Jay. I saw my first transgenic zebrafish >10 years ago and never looked back. Dissertation using tg fish to study bad cholesterol in the Farber lab (#lipoglo) and current postdoc in the Mumm lab studying regeneration of retinal ganglion cells / optic nerve.
I’m Jay. I saw my first transgenic zebrafish >10 years ago and never looked back. Dissertation using tg fish to study bad cholesterol in the Farber lab (#lipoglo) and current postdoc in the Mumm lab studying regeneration of retinal ganglion cells / optic nerve.
Müller Glia Glowing 🧬🔬
November 15, 2024 at 1:05 AM
Müller Glia Glowing 🧬🔬