Neil H. Shubin has been elected as the next NAS President! A leading evolutionary biologist and science communicator, Shubin will succeed Marcia McNutt on July 1. The Academy also named Cherry Murray as International Secretary and elected new councilors. Read more: www.nasonline.org/news/2026_pr...
Hey @neilshubin.bsky.social , students and teachers of secondary school "Jacaranda" in Seville are saying thanks for your inspiring effort on popularizing EvoDevo!
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Congratulations to NAS President-Elect @neilshubin.bsky.social on winning @sse-evolution.bsky.social's Stephen Jay Gould Prize! The award honors individuals who have advanced public understanding of evolutionary science in the spirit of #NASmember Stephen Gould. evolutionsociety.org/index.php?mo...
This remarkable set of genetic screens done both in the Nüsslein-Volhard & Driever & Fishman labs in Tübingen & Boston revolutionized our understanding of vertebrate development. This remembrance is worth a read-it was a long road, right up to the end 🧪 1/2
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Introducing the undulating tripod gait, the walking strategy used by many fishes. We tracked the fishes, built a model, a robot, and found that 3 body segments, 2 fins, and friction are all it takes. No specialized anatomy required. Out today in Nature Communications www.nature.com/articles/s41...
In December 1996, a special issue of Development appeared that presented in 37 papers the results of two large screens for zebrafish mutants performed in Tübingen and Boston. The papers describe about...
Neil H. Shubin to Give 2026 Prather Lectures, April 15, 16, and 17
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Congratulations to the SSE Gould Prize winner, Dr. Neil Shubin! Dr. Shubin will present the Gould Prize plenary at the in-person Evolution meeting this June. Learn more about his work: www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display...
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The Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology (OEB) will host the 2026 Prather Lectures from April 15–17, featuring renowned evolutionary biologist Neil H. Shubin, Robert R. Bensley Distinguis...
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I was honored to give the Prather Lectures— three talks in three days with time spent chatting with faculty, postdocs and students. This talk was in the room where I was a teaching fellow nearly 40 years ago.
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Here’s a clip of the conclusion of a recent talk I gave to the Science Philanthropy Alliance. We have a lot of work to do, but we can’t lose sight of the fundamentals… 🧪
Published 30 years ago, 'The identification of genes with unique and essential functions in the development of the zebrafish, Danio rerio' by the Nüsslein-Volhard Lab highlighted the arduous work that took place during 'The Big Screen'. In total, 1163 mutants were described. #ZebrafishFunFacts 🧪
