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Jack C Koch
@jackckoch.bsky.social
lsuagcenter AGGRC asst prof developing cryopreservation pathways and networks 4 inverts | WeisLab OregonState UNCWilmington Alum | http://media.jackckoch.us
Take a break, enjoy the world.
September 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Anyone on the California coast who regularly sees Aplysia californica (diving or tide pooling)? Looking to make a connection with someone who could collect and ship Aplysia semi-annually for research. #invertebrates
July 3, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Dry Falls | Highlands, NC | Long-exposure panoramics

Black and white photos have different edits. One with foliage brightened towards white. One with the foliage darkened towards black to bring out the waterfall.
June 3, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Part 3 and the full Youtube video of the CADWorks Podcast are out! Check out the podcast here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... and the Youtube video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=meoB...
May 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Part 2 is available! The microScale Podcast series by CADworks3D featuring me! One more episode to air. Check it out directly on the CADworks3D website (cadworks3d.com/big-ideas-at...), Apple Podcasts (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...), or Spotify!
May 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
microScale Podcast series by @cadworks3d.bsky.social featuring me! Three episodes total, episode 1 available now. Check it out directly on the CADworks3D website (cadworks3d.com/big-ideas-at...), Apple Podcasts (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...), or Spotify!
Big Ideas at μScale | Podcast | Episode 02 - CADworks3D
GUEST EPISODE 02 Germplasm Repositories for Aquatic Species 5th May,2025 Hemdeep Patel , Robin Boshoven , Dr. Jack Koch “How is 3D printing facilitating the study and conservation of aquatic species?”...
https://cadworks3d.com/big-ideas-at-μscale-podcast-episode-02/
May 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Student Feature! Alana Fregoso and Dylan Linsten are working together @aggrc-lsuac.bsky.social to solve the riddle of protecting Aplysia sea hare genetic resources through cryopreservation. Check out their feature: tinyurl.com/yt2azdny
Student Feature | Biology and Engineering are Merged for Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research in Sea Slugs — jack c koch science
Biology and Engineering are Merged for Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research in Sea Slugs
www.science.jackckoch.us
March 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Going to Aquaculture 2025 next week? Put our interactive workshop on your Sunday afternoon schedule! Here is your official invitation to come experience the future of genetic resource protection and germplasm repositories! Spread the word! @aggrc-lsuac.bsky.social
March 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Student Feature! Cameron Bonds is a mechanical engineering student working @aggrc-lsuac.bsky.social. She combines biology and engineering to protect the genetic resources of shrimp! 🦐 Check it out: www.science.jackckoch.us/news/student-feature-cameron-bonds-shrimp
Student Feature | Engineering Shrimp Germplasm Repositories with Open Hardware — jack c koch science
Shrimp aquaculture research at the Aquatic Germplasm and Genetic Resources Center (AGGRC) is focused on addressing challenges encountered in protecting shrimp genetic resources including breeding an...
www.science.jackckoch.us
February 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Mud bugs are @aggrc-lsuac.bsky.social for our work to protect their genetic resources! 🦞
February 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Business Office Coordinator position at the AGGRC! Come work with us! 🐌🐟🦐🐸🦎🦞https://lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/Aquatic-Germplasm--Genetic-Resources-Ctr/Business-Office-Coordinator_R00102479
February 3, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Composite (15 images) of Baton Rouge snowflakes —January 2025

Which snowflake is your favorite?

#louisiana #lawx #snowflake
January 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Baton Rouge, Louisiana snowflake
January 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
New male broodstock shrimp arrived last night from Hawaii. Shoutout to Oceanic Institute for the shrimp and USDA ARS for the funding. More shrimp spermatophore work coming in 2025. 🦐🦐🦐🦐🦐🦐🦐🦐🦐🦐🦐
December 23, 2024 at 12:04 AM
Beautiful iguana chomping some leaves for lunch! 🌿🦎
December 8, 2024 at 8:34 PM
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Another one done for Huevember! I think this is the last one 🦑 🐙
#oceanart #marinelife #digitalart
November 30, 2024 at 3:13 PM
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🚨 The Alker Lab is starting at the University of Rhode Island in early 2025 and we will be hiring! 🚨

If you are interested in marine microbiology, bacterial genetics and/or symbiosis, please consider reaching out! Repost to help spread the word 🪸🧪🧬🌊
November 30, 2024 at 12:14 AM
Some donkeys from a trip to Florida last year. I love their ears! They were quite curious as to what I was doing standing near the fence. They didn’t want me to harm the cows they were watching over.
November 27, 2024 at 6:57 PM
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PSA: pre-print of Symbiodiniaceae chapter for the upcoming coral microbiome book; was super fun to write w/ @parkinsonje.bsky.social & Raquel Peixoto; I find this very accessible & hopefully fun to read, have a look & stay tuned for the upcoming book doi.org/10.31219/osf... @unikonstanz.bsky.social
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November 19, 2024 at 9:56 AM
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Honored to receive the Gans Award this year! I look forward to chatting with you all about fish skulls at #SICB2025!

naturalsciences.rice.edu/news/kory-ev...
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November 20, 2024 at 8:40 AM
Check out this HardwareX podcast (feat. our work funded through NIH_ORIP) covering open hardware, cryopreservation, sea hares 🐌(with the National 𝘈𝘱𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘢 Resource), and using technology to solve biological problems (technobiology)! hardware-x.buzzsprout.com/1869873/epis...
A Co-benefits Approach: Preserving more than one species with open-source hardware - HardwareX Podcasts
Did you know that our understanding of basic functions such as memory, learning and sleep is largely thanks to a giant sea slug? For more than 50 years, Aplysia Californica, a type of slug also known ...
hardware-x.buzzsprout.com
November 17, 2024 at 8:39 PM
New pub in HardwareX! #Openhardware to assist in preparation, standardization, handling, processing, and packaging of biological samples into existing #cryopreservation straw platforms. #Aplysia egg strands as an example 🐌 @LSUAgCenter @AGGRC_LSUAC #forthesnails
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 17, 2023 at 1:52 PM
Thirsty fly | Mymensingh, Bangladesh | Single frame 🖼️ | Canon 100mm
October 31, 2023 at 12:56 AM
A few photos of the Annular Solar Eclipse, Corpus Christi, TX | October 14, 2023.
October 19, 2023 at 2:42 AM