Lauren O'Connell

@alaurenoconnell

behavior, evolution, brains, physiology, assistant prof @Stanford, PI of @LOB_SU, farm-raised Texan, community college alumna, she/her

Stanford, CA oconnell.stanford.edu Joined February 2014

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Lauren O'Connell @alaurenoconnell Aug 31, 2023

TTjob @Stanford Biology: Asst Prof in Animal Physiology. Join our department! Looking for collaborative people interested in starting their own research program in biomechanics, physiological ecology, or comparative physiology
facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/4946…

Lauren O'Connell @alaurenoconnell Dec 24, 2022

really pleased this is finally out 🪟🐸

Bibiana Rojas @biobiiana Dec 23, 2022

“Glassfrogs conceal blood in their liver to maintain transparency” —SAY WOTTTT?! 🤯🤯🤯 Absolutely mind blowing science by @sonkelab @alaurenoconnell & Co. doi.org/10.1126/scienc…

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Lauren O'Connell @alaurenoconnell Nov 23, 2022

Check out this amazing work by @auroraabuylla - she discovered the protein that sequesters alkaloids in poison frogs 🐸! So happy to see her dissertation chapter out! 👏

Lauren O'Connell @alaurenoconnell Nov 23, 2022

How do poison frogs get their toxins ☠️? @auroraabuylla found the protein that sequesters alkaloids in poison frogs 🐸 !!! A toxin sponge that binds multiple alkaloids, tuned with species specificity to what compounds frogs sequester in nature.
biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

www.biorxiv.org Binding and sequestration of poison frog alkaloids by a plasma globulin Alkaloids are important bioactive molecules throughout the natural world, and in many animals they serve as a source of chemical defense against predation. Dendrobatid poison frogs bioaccumulate...

Lauren O'Connell @alaurenoconnell Oct 26, 2022

My partner made me a herpetology themed magic deck for my bday and I’m pretty stoked about it.