Ethan (Chee Kiang) Ewe

Amazing resource! Thank you all for the hard work! :)

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The Caenorhabditis Genetics Center Curated Special Collections: a guide to protein degradation systems Abstract. The Caenorhabditis Genetics Center is launching a new website feature—“Curated Special Collections”—designed to help researchers navigate the eve

The Caenorhabditis Genetics Center Curated Special Collections: a guide to protein degradation systems

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Evolution of sensory systems underlies the emergence of predatory feeding behaviors in nematodes | PNAS Understanding how animal behavior evolves remains a major challenge, with few studies linking genetic changes to differences in neural function and...

How does evolution turn a harmless bacterial feeder into an active predator?
Our new study led by @marianneroca.bsky.social and published in @pnas.org explores how sensory systems were rewired to enable prey detection and predatory behaviour in nematodes.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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A stress-dependent postembryonic role for the core CPA factor CFIM-1 in germline integrity Abstract. Post-transcriptional processing of pre-mRNAs by alternative polyadenylation (APA) generates a diversity of transcript isoforms at the 3’ untransl

I am pleased to share our latest paper on the role of the alternative polyadenylation factor CFIM-1 (NUDT21) in C. elegans germline development. academic.oup.com/genetics/adv...

Experience-dependent reconfiguration of thermoreceptors regulates neuronal response plasticity Harris, Dutta, et al. find that experience-dependent plasticity in the activation threshold of the AFD thermosensory neurons is mediated by modulating warm and cold thermoreceptor levels at the sensor...

Our first 2026 paper is out @currentbiology.bsky.social!
👏 to @nathancsharris.bsky.social (now Asst Prof, GA State) and PD Priya Dutta.

Here we show how transcriptional and trafficking pathways coordinate thermoreceptor levels to precisely modulate response plasticity
www.cell.com/current-biol...

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tidyheatmaps.org just got a hex logo refresh 🤩

Happy heatmapping!

#rstats #dataviz #phd

Identification of germline chromatin modifying factors that influence zygotic transcription activation in C. elegans https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.21.700918v1

Nuclear MBL-1 modulates mitochondrial morphology through carnitine palmitoyltransferase in Caenorhabditis elegans with toxic trinucleotide repeats | PNAS Expansion of nucleotide repeat sequences is linked to a growing number of neuromuscular degenerative disorders. Metabolic changes, including disrup...

Finnish study: Nuclear MBL-1 modulates mitochondrial morphology through carnitine palmitoyltransferase in Caenorhabditis elegans with toxic trinucleotide repeats www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Congrats @giuliapaci.bsky.social !!!!!! Well deserved!

Wonderful initiative, for those keen!

Thermo-sensing and argonaute-dependent transcriptome remodelling in trypanosomes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.20.700697v1

Predatory aggression evolved through adaptations to noradrenergic circuits - Nature Noradrenergic circuits support and balance aggressive behavioural states in predatory nematodes, distinguish predatory from non-predatory nematode species and are associated with the evolution of comp...

Why do some worms graze on bacteria while others hunt and kill?
Our study, published today in Nature, reveals how predatory aggression evolved in nematodes.
Led by @gunizgozeeren.bsky.social and @leoboeger.bsky.social across the @jameslightfoot.bsky.social and @monikakscholz.bsky.social labs.

“We also found that high-impact journals and top-ranked institutions are more likely to publish challenged claims.” Yet, careers still hinge on journal brands. 🤦 Make it make sense!

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So many new tools for gene tagging these days! I’m a happy boy! :)

RNA-binding proteins function through network effects, coordinately binding and weakly regulating many transcripts – or don’t they? Read our new preprint on how LIN28 controls developmental timing through only two targets, one mRNA, one miRNA. doi.org/10.64898/202...

“The proliferation of AI tools in science risks introducing a phase of scientific enquiry in which we produce more but understand less.”

FLInt 2.0: Robust and customizable single shot integration in C. elegans https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.12.699147v1

Modular gene tagging in C. elegans https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.15.699741v1

Improved Dye-Filling Protocol for Multiple Nematode Species #micropublication #biology #data #caltechlibrary #Celegans #Pristionchuspacificus #Methods #Methodology https://micropublication.org/journals/biology/micropub-biology-001963

The commitments in the SAFE Labs Handbook.

A new community-driven lab handbook for reducing conflict and creating more positive and equitable work environments gets strong support from a survey of 200 researchers.
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Highly recommended!

@maxfarnworth.bsky.social is amazing-ier! 😆

Flyer for “Development presents…” science talks on 14 January at 15:00 GMT. Speakers: Chee Kiang Ewe, Max Farnworth, Sonya Widen. Topics include C. elegans sterility, butterfly cognition, and gene transfer. Includes headshots, tissue image, and event details.

Environment & evolution take centre stage at January’s #DevPres

📅 14 January 15:00 GMT/UTC

Three talks, three unique stories. Told by @ethanewe.bsky.social @maxfarnworth.bsky.social @sonyawiden.bsky.social

Chair: @pritiagarwal.bsky.social

🔗Learn more & register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Paired with the show, Bob Goldstein created the world's longest microtubule, ascending the Genome Science Building's spiral stairs, to honor Emeritus Professor Ted Salmon

I’ve been so lucky to be part of the PI Programme by @biologists.bsky.social this past year and met so many incredible people! Come hear us talk about what keeps us up at night this Wednesday!

A non-canonical role for UPRER during heat stress in C. elegans. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.08.698479v1