Crystal Rogers, PhD

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I’m grumpy, tired and impatient today with the time change… but it bears reminding that I will never have another March 9th again while my son is a silly 11 year old who wants me to stop everything and go look at an “orange lemon” outside- because tomorrow will come and we don’t get the time back.

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Ugh. And this is how I realized it is “spring forward” this weekend. 🫠😩

Thank you! There is some really cool work being done in this space. Shuyi Nie is also looking and the dynamics in frog which is a fantastic model for cell migration. Your work is super informative and gorgeous! I’m excited to get our functional stuff out soon. 😀

Huge thanks to the folks that generated the sequencing datasets we mined to better understand the tubulin code in vertebrate development. Our recent papers are foundational and will be followed by work showing the function of tubulins and motor proteins in cell migration and differentiation soon.

Please check out our new preprint! Using single cell analysis paired with HCR to visualize transcript localization we have identified cell and tissue-specific expression of various genes encoding tubulins, kifs, and dyneins during neural crest development!

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New professional and life goal- support people and institutions who support me back and remove my time and energy from those that don’t. ✌🏽

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Learning lessons over and over again…

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A beautiful sunrise with clouds and tree silhouettes

Another gorgeous morning in Davis, CA! We are lucky to live here. 😍

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We’ve had a few warm days and it looks like it’s already spring time in Davis! 🤩🌸

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Sunrise with barbed wire silhouettes in Davis CA

Sunrise with oak tree silhouettes in Davis CA

Another gorgeous sunrise in Davis! We live in a beautiful place. 🤩@ucdavis.bsky.social 🌅

Thank you! This is paper 1 of 2 in our tubulin resource series and we hope to follow soon with the functional work!

Excited to share this collaborative work with @sarathomasy.bsky.social- spearheaded by Raneesh Ramarapu and William Stoehr- where we visualized the unique spatial localization of tubulin isotopes in neural crest-derived corneal tissues during development. 🤩

They are so cool to watch! 🦃🤩

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Just majestic and very fancy!

Only in Davis… showdown at the VetMed Corral! @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social

Please spread the word: the Structural Studies Division @mrclmb.bsky.social is looking for a new tenure-track, independent group leader with an exciting plan in any area of Structural (Molecular & Cell) biology, in discovery biology and/or methods development. 🥳

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omg everybody go draw a horse this is what the internet was made for

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Excellent Super Bowl half time performance! 🤩😍

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These Super Bowl ads have me alternating between crying, laughing out loud, and shouting, “I want to see that!!”

Thank you!! I’ve been commenting on this name for the last 15 mins! Glad it’s not just me. 😂

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I’m normally a 49ers fan, but today? GO SEAHAWKS! I hope they win! 🤞🏽

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Sometimes I think students assume I’m always at my desk waiting for them to send me documents to edit or to request letters of rec that are due in a day. I don’t know if they realize I’m a human that has a life and doesn’t really like to drop everything I’m doing to do these things last minute.

I am SO incredibly excited to announce the launch of a global list of Inspiring Black Scientists. You can use this list to nominate and connect with researchers. Please share and join us in highlighting these outstanding scientists for #BlackHistoryMonth and beyond!

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