Steph Nowotarski
@snowotarski.bsky.social
Head of EM @ Stowers Institute. Science & Art. All microscopy, mostly EM. Cell, Developmental, & Regeneration Biology to the front. Opinions expressed = my own, follows ≠ endorsement. She/They. 🏳️🌈
Y'all. @accorsi-alice.bsky.social was my baymate in Alejandro's lab and I got to see this work up close. Check it out, it's SUPER cool!
Snails with human-like eyes?!
Published in @natcomms.nature.com, the @planaria1.bsky.social & @accorsi-alice.bsky.social Labs have established apple snails as a novel model for studying vision restoration. They have complex camera-type eyes & the ability to regrow them in 28 days: bit.ly/4mvaxkq
Published in @natcomms.nature.com, the @planaria1.bsky.social & @accorsi-alice.bsky.social Labs have established apple snails as a novel model for studying vision restoration. They have complex camera-type eyes & the ability to regrow them in 28 days: bit.ly/4mvaxkq
August 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Y'all. @accorsi-alice.bsky.social was my baymate in Alejandro's lab and I got to see this work up close. Check it out, it's SUPER cool!
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A new feature in @iflscience.com explores how researchers in the @planaria1.bsky.social & @accorsi-alice.bsky.social Labs uncovered the apple snail’s remarkable ability to regrow its eyes & what that could mean for human #medicine. Originally published in @natcomms.nature.com.
🔗 bit.ly/4lbdTId
🔗 bit.ly/4lbdTId
August 7, 2025 at 5:48 PM
A new feature in @iflscience.com explores how researchers in the @planaria1.bsky.social & @accorsi-alice.bsky.social Labs uncovered the apple snail’s remarkable ability to regrow its eyes & what that could mean for human #medicine. Originally published in @natcomms.nature.com.
🔗 bit.ly/4lbdTId
🔗 bit.ly/4lbdTId
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South Florida meteorologist @johnmoralestv.bsky.social told his viewers live on air that he can no longer accurately predict hurricane season, due to federal government cuts.
June 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
South Florida meteorologist @johnmoralestv.bsky.social told his viewers live on air that he can no longer accurately predict hurricane season, due to federal government cuts.
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Flybase lost all of the NIH support overnight - it is a disaster for the community. Please consider donating. I just did! www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...
Drosophila Genetic Database
The Drosophila Genetic Database, FlyBase, is on the brink of collapse due to the sudden termination of the FlyBase NIH grant, which includes salaries for 5 literature curators based at the University ...
www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk
June 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Flybase lost all of the NIH support overnight - it is a disaster for the community. Please consider donating. I just did! www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...
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The W-S lab is seeking to hire a research scientist!
This person will lead wet-lab innovations in our team as we combine AI and experiments to understand and design dynamics!
Thanks for sharing/RTs!
jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/scienti...
This person will lead wet-lab innovations in our team as we combine AI and experiments to understand and design dynamics!
Thanks for sharing/RTs!
jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/scienti...
Scientist and Lab Operations Coordinator - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Job Summary:
The Wayment-Steele Lab seeks a Research Scientist to lead experimental operations within our highly interdisciplinary team, integrating both computational "dry" and experimental "wet" l...
jobs.wisc.edu
May 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The W-S lab is seeking to hire a research scientist!
This person will lead wet-lab innovations in our team as we combine AI and experiments to understand and design dynamics!
Thanks for sharing/RTs!
jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/scienti...
This person will lead wet-lab innovations in our team as we combine AI and experiments to understand and design dynamics!
Thanks for sharing/RTs!
jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/scienti...
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The research carried out by the National Institutes of Health continues to revolutionize treatment of diseases from cancer to heart disease to diabetes to rare disorders. This cool online tool allows you to see how your tax dollars transformed science into survival.
www.ourhealthroi.com
www.ourhealthroi.com
Our Health ROI
Explore how your tax dollars fund life‑saving medical research.
www.ourhealthroi.com
April 23, 2025 at 10:43 AM
The research carried out by the National Institutes of Health continues to revolutionize treatment of diseases from cancer to heart disease to diabetes to rare disorders. This cool online tool allows you to see how your tax dollars transformed science into survival.
www.ourhealthroi.com
www.ourhealthroi.com
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Just got word from my college roommate - who is the state archivist for the state of South Dakota - that due to the DOGE shutdowns of IMLS, they can no longer fund InterLibrary Loan in SD.
This means exchange between libraries, ability to get books delivered across the system, is gone as of 4/30.
This means exchange between libraries, ability to get books delivered across the system, is gone as of 4/30.
April 15, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Just got word from my college roommate - who is the state archivist for the state of South Dakota - that due to the DOGE shutdowns of IMLS, they can no longer fund InterLibrary Loan in SD.
This means exchange between libraries, ability to get books delivered across the system, is gone as of 4/30.
This means exchange between libraries, ability to get books delivered across the system, is gone as of 4/30.
This is GORGEOUS.
How can organs regenerate fast? Bioelectricity helps -- by coupling sub-second electrical injury signals to regenerative proliferation.
First preprint from my potsdoc :D with @liujinghui.bsky.social @ritamateus.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de and collaborators @mpipks.bsky.social @csbdresden.bsky.social
First preprint from my potsdoc :D with @liujinghui.bsky.social @ritamateus.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de and collaborators @mpipks.bsky.social @csbdresden.bsky.social
April 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is GORGEOUS.
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Since federal health information is getting harder to come by, I thought I'd share this new resource. Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine launched an online Avian Flu Resource Center--a one-stop clearinghouse for trustworthy information on bird flu.
www.vet.cornell.edu/highly-patho...
www.vet.cornell.edu/highly-patho...
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) Resource Center
What is "bird flu" and why is it in the news so much lately?Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), also known as "bird flu," is circulating now in the United States and much of the world. This stra...
www.vet.cornell.edu
February 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Since federal health information is getting harder to come by, I thought I'd share this new resource. Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine launched an online Avian Flu Resource Center--a one-stop clearinghouse for trustworthy information on bird flu.
www.vet.cornell.edu/highly-patho...
www.vet.cornell.edu/highly-patho...
Good script included to help you get started.
Your Action Is Needed!
Congress needs to hear from scientists. Call your representatives to oppose funding freezes and restrictions on research. Find contact info at govtrack.us and make your voice heard today! #SciencePolicy
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Congress needs to hear from scientists. Call your representatives to oppose funding freezes and restrictions on research. Find contact info at govtrack.us and make your voice heard today! #SciencePolicy
www.ascb.org/science-poli...
February 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Good script included to help you get started.
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Your Action Is Needed!
Congress needs to hear from scientists. Call your representatives to oppose funding freezes and restrictions on research. Find contact info at govtrack.us and make your voice heard today! #SciencePolicy
www.ascb.org/science-poli...
Congress needs to hear from scientists. Call your representatives to oppose funding freezes and restrictions on research. Find contact info at govtrack.us and make your voice heard today! #SciencePolicy
www.ascb.org/science-poli...
February 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Your Action Is Needed!
Congress needs to hear from scientists. Call your representatives to oppose funding freezes and restrictions on research. Find contact info at govtrack.us and make your voice heard today! #SciencePolicy
www.ascb.org/science-poli...
Congress needs to hear from scientists. Call your representatives to oppose funding freezes and restrictions on research. Find contact info at govtrack.us and make your voice heard today! #SciencePolicy
www.ascb.org/science-poli...
Feel like you have no control over what's going on? Call your local reps. Don't like talking on the phone? Thoughts run away like cockroaches when the lights come on? No problem. 5calls can help you out with scripts and even hook you up with the numbers to dial.
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5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
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February 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Feel like you have no control over what's going on? Call your local reps. Don't like talking on the phone? Thoughts run away like cockroaches when the lights come on? No problem. 5calls can help you out with scripts and even hook you up with the numbers to dial.
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5calls.org
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I'm really happy about the new databpy module by @bradyajohnston.bsky.social. This enables so many new workflows, e.g. this exploration of a world population dataset. Through a python notebook, there's a direct bridge from the Excel table to the Blender viewport.
January 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I'm really happy about the new databpy module by @bradyajohnston.bsky.social. This enables so many new workflows, e.g. this exploration of a world population dataset. Through a python notebook, there's a direct bridge from the Excel table to the Blender viewport.
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🤩 Art by @drewberry.bsky.social @loliboldu.bsky.social @patriciabondia.bsky.social @jayeperview.bsky.social @hudrewthis.bsky.social @molmir.bsky.social @munafomarzia.bsky.social @snowotarski.bsky.social @marykoreilly.bsky.social @biyolokum.bsky.social @ahnaskop.bsky.social @bryanwelm.bsky.social
December 14, 2024 at 9:40 PM
I have always wondered how this works! Super exciting!
Fresh off the press, our work on wing deployment in Drosophila 🪰:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Work by: Simon Hadjaje, Ignacio Andrade-Silva, Marie-Julie Dalbe and Raphaël Clément
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Work by: Simon Hadjaje, Ignacio Andrade-Silva, Marie-Julie Dalbe and Raphaël Clément
December 14, 2024 at 9:19 PM
I have always wondered how this works! Super exciting!
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We have an exciting lineup for our #CellBio2024 #SciArt subgroup on Tuesday! Enjoy fascinating talks by @doroteaartscience.bsky.social, @hudrewthis.bsky.social, @snowotarski.bsky.social, Jessica Heebner, Hermina Nedelescu, Leah Krevitt, Igor Siwanowicz, and Yan Yu. Hope to see many of you there!
December 14, 2024 at 7:28 PM
We have an exciting lineup for our #CellBio2024 #SciArt subgroup on Tuesday! Enjoy fascinating talks by @doroteaartscience.bsky.social, @hudrewthis.bsky.social, @snowotarski.bsky.social, Jessica Heebner, Hermina Nedelescu, Leah Krevitt, Igor Siwanowicz, and Yan Yu. Hope to see many of you there!
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It's the last week to get matched with a scientist in 2024!
Our last match of the year will be this Wednesday, so if you want to be matched with a scientist for a free virtual Q&A session, now's the time!
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Our last match of the year will be this Wednesday, so if you want to be matched with a scientist for a free virtual Q&A session, now's the time!
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Teacher/Librarian/Group leader form Fall 2024
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If you teach 3 sections of the same course (e.g. AP Bio, 8th grade Science), and want each of your classes to meet with a scientist, you...
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December 9, 2024 at 4:24 PM
It's the last week to get matched with a scientist in 2024!
Our last match of the year will be this Wednesday, so if you want to be matched with a scientist for a free virtual Q&A session, now's the time!
Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Our last match of the year will be this Wednesday, so if you want to be matched with a scientist for a free virtual Q&A session, now's the time!
Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Hello Science friends at #CellBio2024 and San Diego locals! Come join the #SciArt Show & Reception on Dec 17, bringing together amazing researchers and artists inspired by the wonders of biology. I'll be here along with some of my collaborative work. RSVP here: beatascienceart.com/artshow2024/
December 9, 2024 at 8:53 PM
Hello Science friends at #CellBio2024 and San Diego locals! Come join the #SciArt Show & Reception on Dec 17, bringing together amazing researchers and artists inspired by the wonders of biology. I'll be here along with some of my collaborative work. RSVP here: beatascienceart.com/artshow2024/
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Two stages of writing:
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
December 4, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Two stages of writing:
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
Excited to do a live stream with @skypeascientist.bsky.social tomorrow about microscopy! www.skypeascientist.com/livestreams....
Livestreams
The Art of Microscopes with Steph Nowotarski December 5, 1pm ET RSVP here Steph is a biologist and artist who uses subatomic particles to reveal the tiniest parts of life as an electron...
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December 4, 2024 at 9:27 PM
Excited to do a live stream with @skypeascientist.bsky.social tomorrow about microscopy! www.skypeascientist.com/livestreams....
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Excited to share our latest findings, now published @NatureNeuro www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We found unmyelinated axons exhibit pearls-on-a-string morphology's due to their membrane mechanical properties.
Threads will follow!
We found unmyelinated axons exhibit pearls-on-a-string morphology's due to their membrane mechanical properties.
Threads will follow!
December 2, 2024 at 10:02 AM
Excited to share our latest findings, now published @NatureNeuro www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We found unmyelinated axons exhibit pearls-on-a-string morphology's due to their membrane mechanical properties.
Threads will follow!
We found unmyelinated axons exhibit pearls-on-a-string morphology's due to their membrane mechanical properties.
Threads will follow!
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"Do you really need yet another COVID-19 shot?
As a geriatrician who exclusively cares for people over 65 years of age, this is a question I’ve been asked many times over the past few years.
In early 2024, the short answer is yes." 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
As a geriatrician who exclusively cares for people over 65 years of age, this is a question I’ve been asked many times over the past few years.
In early 2024, the short answer is yes." 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
Why People Aged 65 and Older Should Get a Spring COVID Vaccine
Older people are particularly vulnerable to COVID and should get another vaccine against the disease this spring, doctors say
www.scientificamerican.com
March 19, 2024 at 1:52 PM
"Do you really need yet another COVID-19 shot?
As a geriatrician who exclusively cares for people over 65 years of age, this is a question I’ve been asked many times over the past few years.
In early 2024, the short answer is yes." 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
As a geriatrician who exclusively cares for people over 65 years of age, this is a question I’ve been asked many times over the past few years.
In early 2024, the short answer is yes." 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
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I almost replied to someone’s bad post but then I remembered Elinor 🙅🏻♀️
"Elinor agreed to it all, for she did not think he deserved the compliment of rational opposition."
-Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility
-Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility
February 14, 2024 at 4:38 PM
I almost replied to someone’s bad post but then I remembered Elinor 🙅🏻♀️
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I forgot that you existed: Role of memory accessibility in the gender citation gap.
"the proportion of female experts recalled by women matched the percentage of more senior female faculty at R1 institutions, whereas the proportion recalled by men was much lower"
#AcademicSky #PsySciSky #philsky
"the proportion of female experts recalled by women matched the percentage of more senior female faculty at R1 institutions, whereas the proportion recalled by men was much lower"
#AcademicSky #PsySciSky #philsky
January 30, 2024 at 10:50 PM
I forgot that you existed: Role of memory accessibility in the gender citation gap.
"the proportion of female experts recalled by women matched the percentage of more senior female faculty at R1 institutions, whereas the proportion recalled by men was much lower"
#AcademicSky #PsySciSky #philsky
"the proportion of female experts recalled by women matched the percentage of more senior female faculty at R1 institutions, whereas the proportion recalled by men was much lower"
#AcademicSky #PsySciSky #philsky
Y'all. It's WHOLE camera-type eye regeneration! I cannot stress enough how awesome this biology is from @accorsi-alice.bsky.social. It's super straightforward and showcases how we have so much to learn about what animals can do! Congrats on having this massive amount of work out in the world Alice!
A new genetically tractable non-vertebrate system to study complete camera-type eye regeneration https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.01.26.577494v1
A new genetically tractable non-vertebrate system to study complete camera-type eye regeneration https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.01.26.577494v1
Camera-type eyes are complex sensory organs susceptible to irreversible damage. Their repair is diff
www.biorxiv.org
January 29, 2024 at 3:08 PM
Y'all. It's WHOLE camera-type eye regeneration! I cannot stress enough how awesome this biology is from @accorsi-alice.bsky.social. It's super straightforward and showcases how we have so much to learn about what animals can do! Congrats on having this massive amount of work out in the world Alice!