Anna La Torre

Check out this beautiful new story from @michelcayouette.bsky.social lab!!! We got to play a small part along the way. So thrilled to see this out in the world!

2 First-Gen Scientists on Curiosity, Community and Discovery Megan Dennis, associate professor in Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, and Siobhan Brady, professor in the Department of Plant Biology and the Genome Center, are more than an just office neighbors ...

Please check out these amazing women! They are fantastic scientists, committed mentors, supportive friends and honestly super stars! 🤩@bradylabs.bsky.social @mydennis.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social
www.ucdavis.edu/news/podcast...

Oxygen-free metabolism in the bird inner retina supported by the pecten - Nature While the photoreceptor outer segments in the bird outer retina have access to oxygen, the inner retina operates under chronic anoxia, supported by anaerobic glycolysis in the retinal neurons.

Birds have a thick retina devoid of blood vessels - so how do they ensure sufficient oxygen availability?
They don't - neurons rely on glycolysis, metabolizing glucose released from the pecten.

Insane new study that includes comparative data on lizards and crocs.🧪

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Congratulations to @xinduan.bsky.social on another beautiful story! I'm very lucky to collaborate with you! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41532830/

Yay! Congratulations!!!

Wow! This is so cool!

I had shingles at 41. I got facial paralysis, vertigo, and the worst pain I've ever had in my life. I'm not fully recovered yet. I'll get vaccinated the day I turn 50

More info: www.grc.org/_resources/c...

Thankful for my lab and for my community, I couldn’t ask for a better group of people to do science and life with.
Happy Thanksgiving!

Just a heads up: I just got a phishing attempt pretending to be from the #VisualSystemDevelopment #GRC. It looked pretty convincing at first glance, so be careful!

The lab made it to #SfN25!

Are you or do you know a current undergraduate student who wants to pursue research? Our Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) application is now open! (reposting from the MCW Grad school X account)

Apply here: admissions.mcw.edu/register/sum...

Retinal glia regulate development of the circadian photoentrainment circuit Circadian photoentrainment depends on intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs), which convey environmental light information to th…

Our latest paper is out! While the circadian photoentrainment circuit has been extensively studied, the mechanisms regulating its development remain poorly understood. Here we show that retinal Müller glia play a key role in this process. Check it out! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Fantastic new paper from @pierre-mattar.bsky.social lab!

I know. This is sabotage. Hang in there! ❤

Faculty Position in Anatomy, Physiology & Cell Biology We are seeking an outstanding integrative physiologist (broadly defined) for the position of Assistant Professor (tenure track) to join our faculty in the Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Cell Biology in the School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM), UC Davis. Our department is a highly integrated group of faculty studying molecular, cellular, physiological, and pathophysiological mechanisms of health and disease. The candidate should have an active research program that focuses on interdisciplinary physiology research using state-of- the-art approaches. We welcome research which diversifies our expertise, and/or that which complements existing strengths in gastrointestinal, neuroimmune, musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory systems as well as developmental biology. Candidates are expected to expand access to education and provide opportunities in research for students, trainees, and the community across various life and professional experiences. • Candidates must possess a PhD and postdoctoral experience in physiology or a related field. • Aptitude/experience in teaching broad-based physiology or functional anatomy to professional or graduate students. • Experience with grant writing. • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and a demonstrated ability to work cooperatively and collegially within a diverse community.

Sunrise at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine

Sunrise in Davis CA

Our department @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social is hiring! We welcome research that diversifies or complements existing strengths in gastrointestinal, neuroimmune, musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory
systems and/or developmental biology. @socdevbio.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social

Grateful to the Glaucoma Research Foundation (Glaucoma.org) for bringing the Catalyst for a Cure teams together to discuss strategies for neurodegenerative disorders: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

A very important resource!

It's #FluorescenceFriday!

This! 100%

We couldn't have asked for a better crew to explore mitochondrial chaos. Huge thanks to the fantastic collaborators that made this possible: @quintanalab.bsky.social, @xinduan.bsky.social, Eli Sanz, Sergi Simó, Nick Marsh-Armstrong, Yang Hu & Derek Welsbie

The amazing Daniela Santamaría-Muñoz led this work!

We show that degeneration in the Ndufs4 optic neuropathy model unfolds in three phases: early immune activation, a cell-autonomous degeneration phase, and a later non-cell-autonomous propagation phase

New preprints from the lab (3)! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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I am reminded tonight how important it is for women to be inspired by other brave, pioneering women as I watch dozens and dozens of women post gift links to Jane Goodall obituaries and articles

Keep it up, ladies.

Sending a lot of love your way

You guessed it! Gray is DAPI, cyan is Pax6, and magenta is Calretinin. The distinct 3-stripes mark the connections of specific subtypes of amacrine cells

Nice!! Congratulations to all the authors!

#FluorescenceFriday: a weekly reminder that behind the data, there are moments of pure wonder. This is why we do what we do. And the #retina is so uniquely beautiful!