ScienceCast Summary: Divergence of germ cell-less roles in germ line development across insect species
ScienceCast audio summary of our preprint on the changing roles of the germ cell-less gene in insects. Link.
A Multitalented Scientist Seeks the Origins of Multicellularity
Cassandra was interviewed by journalist Claudia Dreifus about her career and work for this piece published in Quanta Magazine.
Night Science – Cassandra Extavour and the Language of creativity
Night Science Podcast, with Itai Yanai and Martin Lercher. Cassandra Extavour and the Language of Creativity” October 10, 2022
How human hair helped us learn more about cricket embryos: Faculty Opinions Recommendation
How human hair helped us learn more about cricket embryos: Faculty Opinions Recommendation.
Stefano Di Talia. Faculty Opinions. 17 August, 2022. Article.
Seth Donoughe’s “embryo constriction device” wraps and squeezes a human hair around an insect embryo.
Extavour Lab’s Cricket Embryo Research Highlighted in New York Times
Extavour Lab’s Cricket Embryo Research Highlighted in New York Times.
Diana Crow. Harvard MCB Department News. 17 August, 2022. Article.
Micrographs of various portions of cricket embryos during development.
The Mysterious Dance of the Cricket Embryos
The Mysterious Dance of the Cricket Embryos.
Siobhan Roberts. The New York Times. 5 August, 2022. Article.
How Wandering Nuclei Shape Developing Embryos
How Wandering Nuclei Shape Developing Embryos
Viviane Callier. The Scientist. 29 July, 2022. Article.
Cassandra appointed HHMI Investigator
Cassandra has been selected as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator. Read more about this in the following places:
- Harvard MCB news article here
- Harvard OEB announcement here
- Broad Institute announcement here
- Harvard Gazette article here
- Cassandra’s HHMI profile here
1000 Inspiring Black Scientists in America
Cassandra included in the list of 1000 Inspiring Black Scientists in America
Posted by The Community of Scholars. Cell Mentor: From Cell Press & Cell Signaling Technology, December 28, 2020. Article
And the Oskar goes to: germ-soma differentiation in insects
Big Biology Podcast, with Marty Martin and Art Woods. Episode 54: “And the Oskar goes to: germ-soma differentiation in insects.” December 17, 2020
