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Dr. Karly E. Cohen
@karlycohen.bsky.social
Postdoc and lecturer at University of Washington Friday Harbors Labs looking at the tools organisms use to interact with the world |She/Her

https://www.karlye-cohen.com
The incredible @shirel.bsky.social fills the room tonight for the FHL teaching us about how manta rays feed
July 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Now Astrid Layton gets students working on bioinspired design in engineering spaces.

#SICB2025 #SICBbioinspired @sicbjournals.bsky.social
January 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Happening now! Form, function, and mechanics of composites! @schulzscience.bsky.social

#SICB2025 #SICBbioinspired @sicbjournals.bsky.social
January 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
We are starting back up again strong with Brian Woronowicz talking about tail movement and function in rats
January 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Jessica presents us a framework to help find the colleagues to answer your questions! Aiding conversations across the fields of biology and engineering
January 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
How we ask think about our questions has major impacts on the kinds of data we collect and share
January 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Up now is Jessica Tingle using conceptual frameworks for jump between biology and engineering! #SICB #SICBinspired @sicbjournals.bsky.social
January 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Sebastian Kruppert talks to us about the importance of soft robotics and how do we make soft materials move #SICB2025 #SICBinspired @sicbjournals.bsky.social
January 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Armadillo taper affects are not stiffness, making the whole thing bendy but not too bendy
January 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Starting back up with Julia Teeple talking about the mechanics of Armadillo armor!

Join us in Marquis C #SICB2025 #SICBinspired @sicbjournals.bsky.social
January 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Next up is Sarah Bergbreiter improving robotic systems by looking to biology! Looking at neural systems and networks in flight mechanics to build better robots
#SICB2025 #SICBinspired @sicbjournals.bsky.social
January 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
@curlybiologist.bsky.social talks to us about denticle morphology and flow! Some denticles in the nose face the wrong way! #SICB2025 #SICBinspired @sicbjournals.bsky.social
January 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Manta filters don’t clog because of novel filtration mechanism
January 5, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Next up is Dr. Misty Paig Tran talking about giant filter feeders eat some of the smallest stuff. #SICB2025 #SICBinspired @sicbjournals.bsky.social
January 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
@cmdonatelli.bsky.social talks about the diversity of armor and importance of studying their hierarchical structure to make good models #SICB2025 #SICBinspired @sicbjournals.bsky.social
January 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
January 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Want to learn to hot CT scan, SEM, histology? Joins us this winter at Friday Harbor for our Bio-Imagin course! Please spread widely! @fishguy.bsky.social
October 8, 2024 at 1:47 AM
@fishguy.bsky.social and I will be running a bioimaging course at Friday Harbor Labs this winter! Hands-on experience with CT, SEM, histology, photography, and more. 10 weeks, 15 credits, and scholarships are available. Priority applications are due in October.

fhl.uw.edu/courses/appl...
August 9, 2024 at 8:52 PM
I have some pretty great new bench mates thanks to @jaimiagray.bsky.social and @fishguy.bsky.social
February 9, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Here are some close up images comparing new denticles (left) to ones that are damaged (right)
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 PM
Claspers of the Spotted Ratfish under fluorescent light. You can really see the layers and layers of denticles.
December 22, 2023 at 1:09 PM
Find yourself someone who looks at you the way Wesley looks at this catfish
December 15, 2023 at 6:32 PM
Back on the east coast but I couldn’t leave the west coast behind! This might be the cutest experimental line up
October 16, 2023 at 4:40 PM
Such a cool fish!!
September 24, 2023 at 12:44 AM
An unforgettable day and a really big fish
July 11, 2023 at 10:28 PM