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Elephant seals can hold their breath for up to 2h without suffering hypoxic injuries. Soon-to-be Dr. Kaitlin Allen characterized the molecular response to low oxygen tension in vascular endothelial cells derived from these champion divers! bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/ar…

Hypoxia exposure blunts angiogenic signaling and upregulates the antioxidant system in endothelial...

BMC Biology - Elephant seals exhibit extreme hypoxemic tolerance derived from repetitive hypoxia/reoxygenation episodes they experience during diving bouts. Real-time assessment of the molecular...

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RERconverge Expansion: Using Relative Evolutionary Rates to Study Complex Categorical Trait Evolution academic.oup.com/mbe/advance… @MolBioEvol

RERconverge Expansion: Using Relative Evolutionary Rates to Study Complex Categorical Trait...

Abstract. Comparative genomics approaches seek to associate molecular evolution with the evolution of phenotypes across a phylogeny. Many of these methods

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m3guerres@martin3guerres10 Sep 2024
Excited and honored to lead this team of amazing scientists to understand the neurobiology of marine animals in changing environments. Thank you Paul G. allen Frontiers Group and @AllenInstitute for trusting us with this urgent task today.ucsd.edu/story/uc-san-…

UC San Diego Receives $10 Million for Center on Neurobiology in Changing Environments

The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group has selected UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography to receive a four-year, $10 million grant to establish the Allen Discovery Center for Neurobiology in...

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Rasmus Nielsen@ras_nielsen18 Jul 2024
Faculty position in Human Evolutionary Biology at UC Berkeley: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04…
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MikeLange@MikeLangePhD8 Jul 2024
California Lipidomics Community (and beyond): Our 1st Bay Area Lipidomics Meeting is coming up in only a few weeks. We put together an exciting day full of lipidomics-focused science. Please come by and join us for FREE for this exciting meeting: bayarealipidomics.com/
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Martin. Jastroch@MartinJastroch6 Jun 2024
Our latest work out now….Two-stage evolution of mammalian adipose tissue thermogenesis | Science science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…

Two-stage evolution of mammalian adipose tissue thermogenesis

Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is a heater organ that expresses thermogenic uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) to maintain high body temperatures during cold stress. BAT thermogenesis is considered an overarc...

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Yes, @Claudiashein has an #SFBayArea connection! She worked our Lab, aka Berkeley Lab (LBNL), while pursuing her PhD at @UNAM_MX, analyzing energy consumption & contributed to the Nobel Peace Prize-winning UN #IPCC! #science
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Claudia Sheinbaum, who was elected as Mexico's first female president, spent four years at Berkeley Lab as a researcher. STORY: trib.al/gnZm24n

Mexico’s first female president has Bay Area connection

(KRON) — Mexico made history this weekend in electing the first woman president in the nation’s more than 200 years of independence. Claudia Sheinbaum, a 61-year-old former Mexico City …

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UC Berkeley
@UCBerkeley4 Jun 2024
From researching at @BerkeleyLab to assuming the presidency! While her election is a first for Mexico, it’s far from surprising, said Marget Chowning, a @UCBHistory professor. 🔗 Read more on #BerkeleyNews: news.berkeley.edu/2024/06/04…

Claudia Sheinbaum just became Mexico's first female president. It's not surprising, Berkeley...

"I see this as, in some ways, a pretty natural outcome for a country that committed officially decades ago to increasing women’s presence in government," said UC Berkeley historian Margaret Chowning.

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Dr. Dolittle@DrDoScienceBlog19 May 2024
UC Berkeley researchers are studying the extreme physiology of diving animals. In a new study, they examined how sea turtles prevent hypoxia-induced tissue damage – Life Lines by Dr. Dolittle (lifelinesblog.com). @APSPhysiology #animals #science #medicine #health #diving

Life Lines by Dr. Dolittle

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Robert Sanders@bobthesciguy14 May 2024
Lactate ain't the bugaboo some athletes (and doctors) think, @UCBerkeley research shows news.berkeley.edu/2024/05/14… @berkeleyIB

Far from toxic, lactate rivals glucose as body's major fuel after a carbohydrate meal - Berkeley...

Research challenges perception by many athletes and physicians that high lactate levels are bad

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BMC Biology@BMCBiology25 Apr 2024
New #openaccess #research from José Vázquez-Medina and co. finds that elephant seal #endothelial cells adapt to meet oxygen availability during #hypoxia through upregulation of the #glutathione antioxidant system bit.ly/3xJW5Rp #transcriptomics #RNAseq
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Martin. Jastroch@MartinJastroch12 Apr 2024
Scrutinizing claims on functional UCP1 in elephant seals: Why the big fellas have lost it and the little guys didn’t… Terrestrial birth and body size tune UCP1 functionality in seals academic.oup.com/mbe/article…

Terrestrial Birth and Body Size Tune UCP1 Functionality in Seals

Abstract. The molecular evolution of the mammalian heater protein UCP1 is a powerful biomarker to understand thermoregulatory strategies during species rad

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Lauren Zane@laurennzane4 Apr 2024
thank you so much Kelton!!!
Kelton McMahon@DrKeltonMcMahon4 Apr 2024
So proud of McMahon lab PhD student @laurennzane for winning the @universityofri Inclusive Excellence Award tonight for Graduate Students. A testament to her dedication, skill, and creativity in centering #JEDI in all aspects of her graduate work. web.uri.edu/diversity/inclus…
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April 4, 7pm @ Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles, Long Beach! Join Day 3 of the Conference for Black Physiologists for a legendary night of "Science. Networking. Fun." Celebrate our trainees and make unforgettable connections. #BlackInPhysiology
Black in Physiology@BlackInPhysio1 Apr 2024
April 4th is the night! Join us at 7pm at Roscoe's in Long Beach for Day 3 of the Black Physiologists Conference. It's not just an event; it's where "Science, Networking & Fun" come alive! Let's cheer for our trainees & create memories. Excited? What are you looking forward to?
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Adi Domer@AdiDomer11 Jan 2024
Insulin resistance is a crucial mechanisms for coping with prolonged fasting in animals and is known to aid in cell trauma recovery. In our new preprint, we suggest that avian IR is an adaptive mechanism for recovering from fasting and long flights🐦 doi.org/10.1101/2024.01.09.5…
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Dr. Michelle Shero@michellershero14 Sep 2023
Thank you @ScienceMagazine @NewsfromScience for telling our story. Antarctic science is more important than ever in today's changing world. We just feel 'gutted' by this huge loss. science.org/content/article/…

U.S. cancels or curtails half of its Antarctic research projects

Pandemic, renovation project, and rising costs create logistics nightmare for NSF-funded scientists

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preLights@preLights13 Sep 2023
Diving into Molecular Defenses: How elephant seals protect themselves from oxygen poisoning during deep dives 🤿 Brilliant first preLight from Sarah Young-Veenstra @smuhalifax covering work from @jpv_m and team @berkeleyIB. #preprint Take a look! ⬇️👀 prelights.biologists.com/hig…

Hypoxia blunts angiogenic signaling and upregulates the antioxidant system in elephant seal...

Diving into Molecular Defenses: How elephant seals protect themselves from oxygen poisoning during deep dives

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Anders Goksøyr@AndersGoks23 Jun 2023
Nice job @EmilyKathrynLam and Jose @UCBerkeley. An escape room for families teaches fundamentals of evolution news.berkeley.edu/2023/06/23…

An escape room for families teaches fundamentals of evolution - Berkeley News

Can you create an antivenom in time to stop a green plague from taking over the world? VENOMventure - aVENENOtura is a fun game for any family, thanks to UCMP.

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