Mark M. Slabodnick
@mmslabodnick
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Asst. Professor in Biology at @KnoxCollege1837 studying cell morphogenesis using Stentor. Fascinated by cell biology, microscopy and protists. he/him
Galesburg, IL
Joined October 2011
@_OmQu We (recently) used to do hourly for many internal funding mechanisms but have switched to stipends for most everything now.
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@WallaceUcsf @DeepaHRajan I have no idea! I would imagine a proper doublet cell would likely be a “yes” but with mob1RNAi I’m not sure since polarity and morphology are so disturbed. Without a clear marker that would be a tough experiment to do. Also mob1RNAi cells have trouble eating by that point.
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@sorairo_stentor Beautiful image! Is that a gelatinous lorica or just debris it is stuck to? I wonder how different rubra might be from igneus, they look similar but I don’t recall igneus having the purple-ish regions toward the posterior.
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@JudsonLab They definitely look abundant! I can’t quite tell scale but the morphology and abundance look like many samples of Stentor pyriformis that I’ve collected in the past. They are large and have algal endosymbionts and typically aren’t as elongated and trumpet shaped as S. coeruleus
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RT @protistologists: Genomic insights into the cellular specialization of predation in raptorial #protists | Zaihan Li, Xiao Chen, Fangqing…
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Always impressed by the beautiful videos of Stentor that your team collects. My students would also appreciate the surgical technique used here!
While harming our microscopic friends is not our typical standard of care here, we did make an exception for today's episode. That's because this cloudy green blob can handle it. We promise it is regenerating back to its familiar trumpet shape.
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Such cool work!!!
🎉📢 Hannah @hannahscope 's paper is out in @CurrentBiology! Ever wondered how a single cell coordinates multiple appendages to rapidly change gait? Ans: #bioelectricity! (free and open access) One for all you #protists and #cilia lovers out there!
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@DeepaHRajan Right there with ya. I have been diligently feeding my cultures twice per week since 2009 with few exceptions. That was clearly their plan all along.
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@joachimgoedhart @PLOSBiology It’s a great tool that I use for both research and classes! Thanks for making and maintaining it!
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RT @thermophila: Global and local functions of a Fused/Stk36 kinase, CdaH, in intracellular patterning in #Tetrahymena
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RT @loicaroyer: 📡 Delighted to release the #OmegaAgent preprint —making #ImageProcessing conversational and accessible with #ChatGPT ! 🖼️…
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