Resources
More about us and our research:
Behind the paper stories from "A genetically tractable non-vertebrate system to study complete camera-type eye regeneration" by Shefali Shefali (The Node)
This Snail’s Eyes Grow Back: Could They Help Humans do the Same? by Liana Wait (UC Davis News)
Seeing with fresh eyes: Snails as a system for studying sight restoration by Stowers Communications
This snail may hold a secret to human eye regeneration by Tina Hesman Saey (Science News)
Apple snails can regrow their eyeballs by Laura Baisas (Popular Science)
Apple Snails Can Regrow Their Eyes. Now, Scientists Are Asking: Could We? by Rachael Funnell (IFL Science)
The humble snail may hold the key to reversing one of the aging’s harshest effects by Elizabeth Pratt
Snail Researcher Wins UC Davis Award for Innovation and Creative Vision by Liana Wait
Trans researchers under attack: LGBTQ+ biologists face hostile work environment by Laurie Udesky (doi: 10.1038/d41586-025-00609-y)
Accorsi Lab Tour by BIG-RT (Bio Innovation Group - Research Training) program at UC Davis
Coming Out - Before, During or After Getting a New Job? by Joseph P. Campale, Alice Accorsi, Abhijit Deb Roy
Focus on regeneration collection by Development
CBS welcomes 5 new faculty in the 2023-24 year by Evan White
In preprints: new spiralian model system unlocks potential for understanding eye evolution and regeneration by Kyle McCulloch (doi: 10.1242/dev.203163)
An eye for an eye: The apple snail by Rachel Scanza, Ph.D.
The Apple Of My Eye: A New Model For Eye Regeneration Studies (Journal Club #1) by Isabella Cisneros
Inspiring Regeneration by The Company of Biologists
Development Travelling Fellowship: a node connecting Woods Hole with the Stowers Institute by Alice Accorsi
Other Resources:
College of Biological Sciences @ UC Davis
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion @ UC Davis
BMCDB Graduate Group
IGG Graduate Group
LGBTQIA Resource Center @ UC Davis
Painting by Brigitte Patel