A section through a sucker of O. rubescens, showing degeneration in the cells of the epithelium and muscle. ©CrookLab
In the past few weeks, with the Fall 21 semester getting started and our university campus slowly re-awakening after more than a year of being completely closed, the Crook Lab has also begun to resume research activities! We’re welcoming new MS, undergraduate and postbac researchers (see the People page to learn more about them), we’re repairing and cycling our animal housing systems ready for new animals, and we’re resuming work on projects that have been on hold for almost two years. Last week we began collecting new data to complement our ongoing study of neural degeneration in senescent cephalopods, including a new species for the study, Octopus rubescens. The first images we’re collecting from animals in Meghan Holst’s study look exciting and it’s great to see some new raw data coming out of the lab! Stay tuned for more updates as we get up to full speed again!