Angelo Iulianella

@aineurolab

Developmental neurobiologist at Dalhousie University. All things Nature, Cosmos, & Science. www.iulianellalab.com #neuroscience, #DevBio, #EvoDevo, #NeuroDev, #cytoskeleton 🧠 🧪 Opinions are mine. 🇨🇦

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Angelo Iulianella@aineurolab· 3d

Same book on my pile, but currently reading this, why enjoying the clouds outside:

Book cover of Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake

Angelo Iulianella@aineurolab· 14d

Today Naomi Blackadar completed her internship in the lab, supported by a Stem Cell Network summer research award studying neurite varicosities. Naomi is a McGill Neuroscience student who just got accepted for their honours program. 🧪 @stemcellnetwork.ca @dalhousie.bsky.social @brchfx.bsky.social

Naomi Blackadar, an undergraduate summer research student, in the lab.

Angelo Iulianella@aineurolab· 23d

A few years ago the sports team I was a member of was called “Not In The Face”. Especially with dodgeball, our opponents did not heed the name. Cheers to Spain! #WorldCup2026

An anguished player after getting a ball in the face, printed on a t-shirt.

The name of an all sport club printed on the back of a t-shirt reads “Not In The Face”. This was wishful thinking as that season saw many a ball mercilessly smack our faces.

Angelo Iulianella@aineurolab· 26d

I found a gelato kiosk downtown Halifax. Hazelnut chocolate! Here’s your evidence @chrmosimann.bsky.social !

Evidence of delicious ice cream consumption. Hazelnut chocholate silky gelato. It’s ok, I’ll cycle to compensate for the calories.

Angelo Iulianella@aineurolab· Jul 10

Titanic model floating in the pond of Halifax central gardens. Is that water green?

A model of the Titanic floating in the pond of Halifax central gardens. A Victorian inspired oasis in the middle of downtown Halifax.

Angelo Iulianella@aineurolab· Jul 10

It’s in my belly…a streak in my prized vintage MBL shirt! Was warm and I could not consume my delicious treat quick enough…and it dripped. 😩

A chocolate ice cream drip on a prized vintage Marine Biological Lab t-shirt…profound sadness.

Angelo Iulianella@aineurolab· Jun 30

Happy trilobite Tuesday! Here’s my specimen…from Morocco:

A nice trilobite specimen with preserved eyestalks and segments.

Angelo Iulianella@aineurolab· Jun 26

Our keynote, Dr Megan Dufton, took us through her journey as an embryologist in an IVF clinic. Inspiring, reminding us that as scientists we are lifelong learners, and that “if it’s your passion, it doesn’t feel like work”.

Dr Megan Dufton taking us on her journey as an embryologist at an IVF clinic, and how she used a lifelong interest in developmental biology into an exciting career in human embryology.

Angelo Iulianella@aineurolab· Jun 26

13th Atlantic Canada Cell & Developmental Biology Symposium is underway! With students from UPEI, UNB, MSVU, and Dalhousie represented. With support from @anatomyorg.bsky.social and help from @brchfx.bsky.social

Poster detailing the 13th Atlantic Canada cell and developmental biology symposium, with very cool images of embryos.

Angelo Iulianella@aineurolab· Jun 14

Neighborhood pond with family of ducks.

Angelo Iulianella@aineurolab· May 21

Crunchy Hazelnut dipped soft serve. Mini size ‘cause I have to be reasonable.

Angelo Iulianella@aineurolab· Apr 24

Instead of posting a #FluorescenceFriday pic of cool science, I thought I’d post a close up of our Amaryllis bloom looking especially photogenic.

Amaryllis flower blooming, catching some early spring sunshine.

Angelo Iulianella@aineurolab· Mar 24

Another example of fluid and simple writing style in science is John Maynard Smith’s gem of a little book, “Shaping Life: Genes, Embryos and Evolution”.

Cover of John Maynard Smith’s classic book on embryos and evolution, published in 1998.

Angelo Iulianella@aineurolab· Mar 10

Looking forward to discussing how the 🧠 develops with high school students as part of Dalhousie’s Brain Repair Centre Neuroscience Roadshow outreach activity. Will even do some chick embryo inking. @brchfx.bsky.social @canacn.bsky.social @dalhousie.bsky.social #DevBio #Neuroscience

Angelo Iulianella@aineurolab· Feb 24

Not everyone is happy with coming to the research building post-blizzard.

Angelo Iulianella@aineurolab· Feb 20

I had the most amazing mortadella, pistachio, mascarpone, arugula sandwich, squeezed between two slices of fluffy focaccia for lunch. Didn’t last long enough for a pic. Thought I should share for no apparent reason. Oh and here’s my #FluorescenceFriday image of a neonatal cerebellar lobe. 🧪

Cerebellar lobe of a mouse at postnatal day 10, with Purkinje neurons in white (stained for Calbindin expression) and granule cells fate-labeled in red (Cux2Cre activity).

Angelo Iulianella@aineurolab· Feb 13

#FluorescenceFridays An oblique section across a mouse fetal hindbrain (Hb) region with fate-mapped neural crest cells (green), and the Trigeminal ganglion (TrG) is stained magenta (Sox10 immunostaining). #DevBio #Neuroscience 🧪

Section of a mouse fetal hindbrain revealing the relationship between neural crest cells (green) and cranial genial (magenta).

Angelo Iulianella@aineurolab· Feb 8

Football? Olympics? What’s that? In beautiful Wolfville, Nova Scotia for a STEM competition with kid, enjoying delicious Banh mi and soup.

Vietnamese Bahn Mi sandwhich and delicious chicken & crab soup.

Angelo Iulianella@aineurolab· Feb 7

Allosaurus attack at the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History @mnhnovascotia.bsky.social

Angelo Iulianella@aineurolab· Jan 27

SAVE THE DATE: The Atlantic Canada Regional Cell & Developmental Biology Symposium will be held on June 26th, 2026 at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. @anatomyorg.bsky.social @brchfx.bsky.social #devbio #DevBio 🧪

Angelo Iulianella@aineurolab· Jan 19

Work out today.

Sticky snow on trees in Halifax, Nova Scotia, after a Nor’Easter.

Angelo Iulianella@aineurolab· Jan 8

A fun little device. I serendipitously captured a comment a couple years back from my backyard with a Seestar:

An unknown comment captured by a Seestar telescope in the Fall of 2023 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Angelo Iulianella@aineurolab· Jan 7

While most have been freezing 🥶 in the North, I returned from enjoying several days by a beach in beautiful and photogenic Mexico 🇲🇽. Saw turtles 🐢 in a cenote, tropical fish 🐠 in reefs 🪸, and Mayan ruins.

A gorgeous Mexican sunset with a crescent moon high and palm trees.

Angelo Iulianella@aineurolab· Dec 18

Getting ready for holiday reading. Provocative title, @mads100tist.bsky.social @chrmosimann.bsky.social 😉

Angelo Iulianella@aineurolab· Nov 20

Here is the poster for special issue on NEURAL MIGRATION: DEVELOPMENT AND REGENERATION in Developmental Dynamics. Submission details are included in the last paragraph.

Angelo Iulianella@aineurolab· Nov 19

Happy to report that our recent findings on the innervation of the masseter made the cover of the International Journal of Developmental Biology @isdb.bsky.social . Early post for #FluorescenceFridays #DevBio @brchfx.bsky.social 🧪 ijdb.ehu.eus/issue/69/

Beta3-tubulin staining in a whole mount mouse embryo (embryonic day 10) in blue, with neural crest cell derivatives labeled with tdtomato transgene (red).

Angelo Iulianella@aineurolab· Nov 15

Leaf shadow/floating under the late autumnal sun.

Leaf floating on water over a tarp casting its shadow on the late autumn sun.

Angelo Iulianella@aineurolab· Oct 30

Grant submitted. Time for walk @dalhousie.bsky.social, leaves blanketing the ground. The cloudy calm before the hurricane fuelled weather tomorrow.

Leaves on the ground on small wooded area of Dalhousie University campus, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Angelo Iulianella@aineurolab· Oct 29

We are looking for graduate students to start in the summer or autumn 2026. Open to students with BSc or MSc degrees. Come explore the maritime region of Canada and do developmental and cellular neuroscience. Please see attached poster. Appreciate reskeets. #DevBio, #Neuroscience 🧪

Angelo Iulianella@aineurolab· Oct 8

Quite the start for John Maynard-Smiths classic little book: “Shaping Life: Genes, Embryos, and Evolution”. #DevBio