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New Paper on the Cover of Development! 🪱✨

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How do worms make eggs and sperm? In our latest study in the Özpolat Lab, we uncover the transcriptional signatures of gametogenesis in the segmented worm Platynereis…
Apr 17, 2025
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Kaitlyn secured a pre-med intership for this Summer!

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I am so happy to share that Kaitlyn has recently been accepted as an intern in the Northwestern Medicine Pre-Med Internship Program. I have been mentoring her for the past 2…
Apr 3, 2025
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2025 National Postdoctoral Association Annual Meeting

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After Janelia, I was awarded another exciting opportunity—this time to present my outreach work as a member and 2023–2024 leader of the WashU Postdoctoral Society. Alongside…
Mar 22, 2025
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Genetic Models at Janelia Research Campus

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Today was the last day of the Conference Genetic Tools for New Model Organisms. I am so grateful for the opportunity to attend this amazing conference, network and meet so…
Mar 19, 2025
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Undergrad accomplishments

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Mia Somocurcio, a visiting undergraduate student in the Özpolat Lab whom I am currently mentoring, has been accepted to attend an international course at the University of…
Feb 7, 2025
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CRM Seed Grant - Junior Innovator Award

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Today, I was thrilled to receive a seed grant to support my research on highly regenerative animal models! The journey to this achievement was both exciting and rewarding. I…
Feb 3, 2025
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The Node behind the paper story

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Check out “Tiny titans: fantastic worms and their powerful regenerative abilities” - a Behind the Paper story I published today in The Node. I’m thrilled to contribute to…
Jan 19, 2025
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Undegraduate symposium

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Today, my mentee Kaitlyn presented our research at the Fall Undergraduate Symposium, and I couldn’t be more thrilled and proud of her achievement. This event is a fantastic…
Nov 1, 2024
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Talk at Stowers Institute

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Today, I had the privilege of presenting my research during the Stowers Research Conference on Developmental Cell Biology. In this research, I explored sex differences…
Oct 24, 2024
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New publication on regeneration

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Publication alert!! Today we published another paper on regeneration. This time we made many experiments to discover how many segments Syllis malaquini needs to regenerate…
Oct 16, 2024
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CRM award

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I’m thrilled. I was awarded the Center for Regenerative Medicine Distinguished (CRM) Postdoctoral Scholars fellowship. This is a program for career development led by CRM…
Oct 11, 2024
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Germ Cells 2024 - CSHL

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This was my first time attending the Germ Cells Meeting at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and I enjoyed every moment. I am returning home with many wonderful memories and…
Oct 10, 2024
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Talk in the CRM Retreat 2024

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Today I delivered a talk for the 2024 DRSCB/DB/CRM Joint Retreat, Washington University in St. Louis. I love this annual event and I was so excited to share this piece of my…
Sep 17, 2024
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Highlights from the EuroEvoDevo 2024

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I attended to the EuroEvoDevo Meeting in Helsinki, Finland this month. The event was fantastic, offering the chance to reconnect with friends and colleagues and make new…
Jun 24, 2024
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Invited talk for Gonomix

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I gave a seminar for Gönomix, a group of researchers from the University of Göttingen studying the diversity of gene function in development and other biological processes.…
Jun 20, 2024
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New pre-print

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We published a pre-print about sex differentiation in Platynereis dumerilii! This was such a cool experiment! “Sex-biased gene expression precedes sexual dimorphism in the…
Jun 18, 2024
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Ranny co-hosts a podcast

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The WUPS Outreach Committee just started another project: WUPS podcast… and I’m co-hosting it. In our inaugural episode, hosted by the brilliatn scientist Dr. Rishabh…
May 18, 2024
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Welcome To My Website

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Welcome to my website! Here, you’ll discover my research on amazing worms that can regrow their whole bodies. I’ll also share my latest adventures in teaching, outreach, and…
Apr 11, 2024
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