Christopher B. Cameron

@lowelab.bsky.social @laurentformery.bsky.social on whole-body single-cell RNA sequencing of the acorn worm Schizocardium californicum (Cameron & Perez, 2012). #Hemichordate

"Our tissue-level atlas reveals ectodermal & endodermal cell types in larvae & adults occupy distinct transcriptional spaces"

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My most effective exam question? I ask students to provide an example of something (eg, heterochrony, heterotopy, heterometry or heterotypy) from the literature. Then, discuss their findings with me before exam day. It's a fun method to engage in critical thinking & composition. 🚀 #pedagogy

I neglected to add that, though anyone can apply, French and Belgian students pay the same tuition fees as Quebec residents.

Fully funded PhD position in my lab on the origin of the echinoderm skeletal ossicles. Join us in Montreal!

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🪸 🪸 🪸 Postdoc position in my group at Bristol to study the role of venom in surviving environmental stress in corals! 🪸 Interested in venom biochemistry and coral ecology?Please apply by November 24!
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Joseph Botting (& his partner Lucy Muir) discovered the Castle Bank Biota (middle Ordovician, Wales), which shows exceptional preservation of very small animals. Wonderfully knowledgeable people. See for yourself.

The proboscis is anterior to the collar & in this critter, it’s a transparent sphere. Posterior to the collar is the transparent trunk - notice the sediment in the intestine. The anterior trunk has paired ‘wings’ where the gonads develop. This one’s not gravid.

Happy #HagfishDay! We found this #hagfish inside a sponge while exploring Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary in 2018. The #Pacifichagfish (Eptatretus stoutii) is a slender, slimy, primitive fish found in cold waters worldwide.

2758m First time I have seen an acorn worm with a head like that. Awesome!!! @nautiluslive.org dive L1012 #CookIslands #MarineLife

The ‘lips’ are lateral extensions of the collar, used to transport food particles to the mouth.

Canada Research Chair Tier II in Applied Synthetic Biology | Faculty of Arts and Science - Concordia University The Department of Biology in the Faculty of Arts and Science at Concordia University invites applications for a tenure track faculty position and Tier II Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Applied Synthet...

Come join us in beautiful vibrant Montréal! Job opening for a CRC position in Applied Synthetic Biology at Concordia University. www.concordia.ca/jobs/artsci/... #ASHG25 #ASHG2025

The relationship between microbial community succession, decay, and anatomical character loss in non‐biomineralized animals A fundamental assumption of hypothesis-driven decay experiments is that, during decay, the loss of anatomy follows a sequence broadly controlled by the intrinsic compositional properties of tissues. ...

Bacteria 🦠 🧫 play a crucial role in how animals become fossils!
Read about how decay experiments demonstrate that bacteria from the gut dominate the thanatomicrobiome (the internal microbiome of decay) and probably control fossilisation in our new paper!

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Ferricrete fossils show “individual pigment cells in fish eyes, internal organs of insects and fish, and even delicate spider hairs and nerve cells…” 🤯

If anybody is interested in (or knows someone interested in) doing a postdoc at Oxford on topics aligned with marine connectivity or oceanic forcing of coral reefs, I'm happy to discuss ideas and funding routes. One option is the 1851 Royal Commission fellowships (3 years, deadline Jan 2026)!

Reminder, we’re hiring 2 PhD students for next year!! I’m extending the deadline to Nov 1, but please get your app in soon if you’re interested in joining us! More info is on our webpage. 🦠🦑

Please share with ECRs you know as well and check out our other open positio. (Postdoc!)

Vive le velo. N'oubliez pas le vin!

Articulating Labrador Inuit governance through crafting a seasonal calendar.

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Application deadline approaching.

A panel showing two stolons from an Annelid - these are segmented organic things that look a lot like worms. The image shows a female stolon (left), and male one (right). Both are yellowish on a grey to blue background, with red eyes, and segmental structures poking off.

Ever since @harrysavage.bsky.social mentioned it, stolonization has been haunting my waking hours. Now it can haunt yours too: some annelid worms develop a gamete-filled structure (stolon), which detaches and swims to find a mate. Some stolons have eyes, antennae, and nervous system 🤯

🧪🦀🦑 #evosky

Now Hiring! Whitney Laboratory Assistant/Associate Professor in Marine Bioscience
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We seek a creative, collaborative scientist whose research harnesses or advances cutting-edge tools. Please help spread the word & reach out with any questions!

JOB OPPORTUNITY: Lecturer in Marine Biology and Scientific Diving (University of Plymouth)

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Apply now & work with me during your Post-doc. The FRQNT postdoc deadline (for Quebec residents) is October 8 & the NSERC postdoc deadline is October 17. Approximately 20% of the NSERC budget will be allocated to non-Canadians.

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The Biodiversity Cell Atlas: mapping the tree of life at cellular resolution - Nature The Biodiversity Cell Atlas aims to create comprehensive single-cell molecular atlases across the eukaryotic tree of life, which will be phylogenetically informed, rely on high-quality genomes and use shared standards to facilitate comparisons across species.

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Are you a recent PhD interested in a postdoc in Canada? Up to 20% of NSERC Postdoc Fellowships (70k/y for 2y) will be awarded to International applicants, who did their PhD outside of Canada. Deadline is 17 October. See: www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etu...

Job: Join us @umontreal.ca as an Assistant, Associate or Full Professor of Biology in Environmental Endocrinology.
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spindle shaped fossil with zigzagged central axis and numerous j shaped branches with fractal-like subsidiary branches.

interpretive drawing of branching in the new inner meadow charnia arcs of primary (black) and secondary order (red) branches shown

Happy #FossilFriday from the Ediacaran of Newfoundland. For your enjoyment here is a specimen of the most common form of (as yet undescribed) #Charnia from our Inner Meadow site of #Ediacaran age in Newfoundland. It has J shaped branches and i particularly love the arcs the secondaries describe.

Big congratulations! A wonderful place to live & work.

Job: Research coordinator at the Bamfield Marine Science Centre - Canada's premier marine research & education lab. RT
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Join us @umontreal.ca as an Assistant Professor of Global Change Biology.
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Please share with your botanically inclined colleagues. Join us @umontreal.ca as an Assistant Professor of Plant Molecular Genetics.
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