Sam Wattrus
@samwattrus.bsky.social
Developmental Biologist interested in how tissues make and unmake themselves
www.wattruslab.org
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Sam Wattrus
@samwattrus.bsky.social
· Sep 2
We are hiring! The Wattrus lab at MGH is seeking talented postdoc applicants to join our group and study differences in regeneration and wound healing across species using fish models. We are a fun group - come and join us! Fishy friends, please spread the word! #zebrafish #medaka #zebrafishjobs
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Paul Nurse describing the main job of a PI
(From ‘The Thinking Game’, 2024)
(From ‘The Thinking Game’, 2024)
October 31, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Paul Nurse describing the main job of a PI
(From ‘The Thinking Game’, 2024)
(From ‘The Thinking Game’, 2024)
So incredibly sad to learn of John Gurdon’s passing. It is hard to overstate what a big deal he is to developmental biology - a legend. Leaving aside his phenomenal scientific achievements, I want to take a moment to highlight how he was also an exceptionally kind person and incredible role model.
Nobel Laureate Professor Sir John Gurdon dies aged 92
It is with great sadness that the University shares the news of the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon, founder of the Gurdon Institute.
www.cam.ac.uk
October 8, 2025 at 12:11 AM
So incredibly sad to learn of John Gurdon’s passing. It is hard to overstate what a big deal he is to developmental biology - a legend. Leaving aside his phenomenal scientific achievements, I want to take a moment to highlight how he was also an exceptionally kind person and incredible role model.
We are hiring! The Wattrus lab at MGH is seeking talented postdoc applicants to join our group and study differences in regeneration and wound healing across species using fish models. We are a fun group - come and join us! Fishy friends, please spread the word! #zebrafish #medaka #zebrafishjobs
September 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We are hiring! The Wattrus lab at MGH is seeking talented postdoc applicants to join our group and study differences in regeneration and wound healing across species using fish models. We are a fun group - come and join us! Fishy friends, please spread the word! #zebrafish #medaka #zebrafishjobs
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Academia may not give you job security, flexibility, or wealth, but it will let you unexpectedly connect to eduroam in foreign cities
August 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Academia may not give you job security, flexibility, or wealth, but it will let you unexpectedly connect to eduroam in foreign cities
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Some PIs will stop at nothing to motivate their lab members. 🧪
July 12, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Some PIs will stop at nothing to motivate their lab members. 🧪
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Being a zebrafish researcher means you leave yourself this kind of ominous notes sometimes
May 16, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Being a zebrafish researcher means you leave yourself this kind of ominous notes sometimes
Never been more proud
Harvard rejects Trump administration’s demands with federal funding at risk
The university’s response comes after the government announced a federal review of nearly $9 billion in funding to Harvard and its affiliates.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Never been more proud
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Inside me there are two wolves. One of them has a 15 genome edits the other 20 genome edits. Neither of them is a dire wolf.
April 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Inside me there are two wolves. One of them has a 15 genome edits the other 20 genome edits. Neither of them is a dire wolf.
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Me, after repeating a PCR for the fourth time
All of this is so stupid and preventable
April 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Me, after repeating a PCR for the fourth time
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Me, whenever I'm asked how it's going
March 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Me, whenever I'm asked how it's going
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am i even good enough to have imposter syndrome
March 3, 2025 at 9:31 PM
am i even good enough to have imposter syndrome
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Ensembl? Or, NCBI? Both at MedakaBase!!
medakabase.nbrp.jp
MedakaBase promotes medaka fish biology, in the framework of versatile resource provision enabled by National Bioresource Project (NBRP) of Japan
Find more at x.com/NbrpMedakaOmix
medakabase.nbrp.jp
MedakaBase promotes medaka fish biology, in the framework of versatile resource provision enabled by National Bioresource Project (NBRP) of Japan
Find more at x.com/NbrpMedakaOmix
February 23, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Ensembl? Or, NCBI? Both at MedakaBase!!
medakabase.nbrp.jp
MedakaBase promotes medaka fish biology, in the framework of versatile resource provision enabled by National Bioresource Project (NBRP) of Japan
Find more at x.com/NbrpMedakaOmix
medakabase.nbrp.jp
MedakaBase promotes medaka fish biology, in the framework of versatile resource provision enabled by National Bioresource Project (NBRP) of Japan
Find more at x.com/NbrpMedakaOmix
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me: *telling my cat about my day*
my cat:
my cat:
December 17, 2024 at 3:32 AM
me: *telling my cat about my day*
my cat:
my cat:
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when I start feeling my feelings today
January 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
when I start feeling my feelings today
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*working in pediatrics ER*
me: and how old are you
kid: I’m 30 in dog years and—
mom: honey the doctor doesn’t want to know about dog years
me: wait let him cook
me: and how old are you
kid: I’m 30 in dog years and—
mom: honey the doctor doesn’t want to know about dog years
me: wait let him cook
February 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
*working in pediatrics ER*
me: and how old are you
kid: I’m 30 in dog years and—
mom: honey the doctor doesn’t want to know about dog years
me: wait let him cook
me: and how old are you
kid: I’m 30 in dog years and—
mom: honey the doctor doesn’t want to know about dog years
me: wait let him cook
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Graduate admissions being put on hold because of the chaos...
I created a brief spreadsheet of reductions I've heard of so far. Any additions you know of (especially if you have the links/receipts) would be great: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Graduate Reductions Across Biomedical Sciences (2025)
docs.google.com
February 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Graduate admissions being put on hold because of the chaos...
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From Postdoc killer to regenerative potential, ‘cloche’ pulls at (and repairs) the heart strings 🔥
Cloche/Npas4l is a pro-regenerative platelet factor during zebrafish heart regeneration https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.19.639191v1
February 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
From Postdoc killer to regenerative potential, ‘cloche’ pulls at (and repairs) the heart strings 🔥
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Hard to imagine those halcyon days when the most hot button topic online was whether or not to name your lab after yourself.
February 13, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Hard to imagine those halcyon days when the most hot button topic online was whether or not to name your lab after yourself.
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Executive wants to frame the NIH indirects cut as $4B in savings.
But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.
But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.
Direct Economic Contributions
NIH directly supports the economy through investments in research institutions and job formation.
www.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Executive wants to frame the NIH indirects cut as $4B in savings.
But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.
But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.