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Zainab Afzal

@xainabafzal

Developmental biology/Environmental toxins sciencing at NCCU,Toubleshootin expert in z makin #myScienceDiaries and poet at heart #mOodyWriter, previously #GradStudent at Stowers Institute/KuMedCenter

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My review paper is out!

As we all navigate through life's yin yang, here is my humble attempt at a scientific yin yang πŸ˜€

authors.elsevier.com/a/1m9aT2mzTk...

Trying to showcase my love for developmental biology and strolling on a bridge to a new interest in toxicology πŸ₯°πŸ˜ƒ

#ThankfulThursday

27.11.2025 15:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My fav kinds a science exchangesπŸ˜€

A seminar invite, Susanna Brantley, PhD, perfectly timed to explain importance of BMP signaling history n inspiring our students 😍

Explaining my research to high skoolers. Watching future scientists get excited about dev bio n d joyful squeals of "real baby fish"😍

25.09.2025 14:26 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Beautiful work.. these lil ones are so neat.. still in love with their pink colored egg shells 😍😍
Congratses @accorsi-alice.bsky.social πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸ₯³πŸ₯³πŸ₯³

12.08.2025 15:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A new feature in @iflscience.com explores how researchers in the @planaria1.bsky.social & @accorsi-alice.bsky.social Labs uncovered the apple snail’s remarkable ability to regrow its eyes & what that could mean for human #medicine. Originally published in @natcomms.nature.com.

πŸ”— bit.ly/4lbdTId

07.08.2025 17:48 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Super happy to have hosted Tathagata Biswas from @stowersinstitute.bsky.social to present his beautiful work on the fun model system cavefish..

Excited to share with our institute members at NCCU the fascinating evo-devo biology work and grateful to all for the supportπŸ™πŸ˜€

21.05.2025 19:32 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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First DevBio GRC.. brain and heart both are full πŸ₯°πŸ₯° so much neat science..amazing folks/lovely friends..new techniques n systems..one beautiful experienceπŸ™πŸ˜ Thankses thanskes @swathiarur.bsky.social n @analiahr.bsky.social Anatasia et al fa this amazing conference timeπŸ˜€ #DevBioGRC #SelfieShenanigans

05.04.2025 17:44 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Such a privilege to have organized GRC DB as Chair. I loved working with the GRS chairs, Ana Hernandez @analiahr.bsky.social and Anastasia. Congratulations Vice Chairs, Christian Mosimann @chrmosimann.bsky.social and Kat Hadjantonakis, and Chairs, Kathy Cheah and Ani Kicheva! Join GRC DB in 2027!

04.04.2025 03:26 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4

It was an honour to contribute to the #DevelopmentalBiology community! Congratulations to Zainab Afzal
@xainabafzal.bsky.social and Akshada Shankar Ganesh on being elected 2027 GRS DB chairs!

04.04.2025 04:06 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

It was an amazing meeting..so many amazing talks and posters.. leaving with a full brain (no longer braining) but so many new friends..n u awesomes 😍😍 excited to follow in ur steps for 2027 πŸ™πŸ€—

04.04.2025 19:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Such an amazing conference..we hav a beautiful community with so much fun science-ing 😍😍

04.04.2025 19:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Mark ☺️

01.04.2025 19:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0