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First SICB lineup!
🧠 *On being the right brain-body size* — Jan 4, 11:30–11:45 AM, B117.
Authors: Christopher P. Heesy & Leigha M. Lynch.
A deep look at how body mass variation affects allometric analyses.
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December 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Last but not least, #SICB2026 come see my poster!
🧬 *PAX6 evolution in Gnathostomes relative to life history* — Jan 6, 3:30–5:30 PM, P3-252.
Authors: Lynch, Sofia Barajas, & Phillips.
Links PAX6 evolution with life-history traits.
#SQuEACsLab #Neuroanatomy #Evolution #Genes
January 1, 2026 at 10:49 PM
🎉 SQuEACs Lab at SICB 2026!
We’ll be highlighting research across neuroanatomy, evolution, and CT imaging throughout the holiday break.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
SICB poster alert!
🐟 *Morphological brain variation within Cyprinodontiformes* — Jan 5, 3:30–5:30 PM, P2-013.
Authors: John Neal, Dominik Valdez, Phillips, & Lynch.
Brain shape variation across six species.
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December 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
A SICB poster to see!
🦦 *Comparative cranial musculature of two mustelids: insights into functional morphology and ecology* — Jan 4, 3:30–5:30 PM, P1-135.
Authors: Blake Andrea, James Bates, Dominik Valdez, Heather F. Smith, & Leigha M. Lynch.

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December 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
🧠 New paper alert! Our NoCTURN–SQuEACs Lab collaboration is now out in Royal Society Open Science!
We explore CT data accessibility, standards, & the future of shared imaging resources.
Read it here: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...

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A FAIR narrative on open science: when, who, what and how of computed tomography and the NoCTURN network
Abstract. Open science, the practice of making research products and processes free and available to scientists and non-scientists alike, is transforming i
doi.org
December 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
🦦 *Variation in orbit-to-semicircular canal orientation in the North American river otter* — Jan 4, 3:30–5:30 PM, P1-143.
Authors: Dominik Valdez, Austin Bay, Hansan Jones, Celeste Delap, Smith, Heesy, & Lynch
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December 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
#DiceCT alert at #SICB2026
🐸 *Assessing the impact of sequential staining on microCT data integrity in amphibians* — Jan 6, 3:30–5:30 PM, P3-169A.
Authors: Megan Hostetter, Valdez, Heesy, Phillips, & Lynch.
Compares Lugol’s vs PTA staining effects.
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December 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM