The ideas, works, and efforts of the Benham-Pyle Lab. Follow for news and thoughts from our team on science, academia, and mentorship.

Houston, TX
Joined December 2021
We won third place at the molecular and cellular biology department Halloween party!!
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Congratulations, @BenhamPyleLab, @BoeynaemsSteven and @HongjieLi5, recipients of a 2024 @NIH Director's New #Innovator Award! @bcmhouston @BCMCancerCenter @bcmgenetics @TCHResearchNews @CPRITTexas commonfund.nih.gov/newinnova…
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YES!! BIG congrats to Jake on his NSFGRFP 🎉🍾🎊 #ProudPI #JumpingForJoyInMyOffice
We are celebrating today !!!! Congratulations to our very own Jake Chamblee for being offered an NSF graduate research fellowship!! Well deserved!! @BCMFromtheLabs
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Interested in planarian #flatworms? Listen to Dr. @BlairBenhamPyle's podcast discussing their #STEMCells, and new methods to address big questions in #regeneration. @bcmhouston
We're back with a brand new episode! Dr. @BlairBenhamPyle from @bcmhouston joins us to talk about her research on #planarian flatworms and how they regenerate! 🪱 Listen now: bit.ly/3xt5EE5
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Benham-Pyle Lab retweeted
The Dept of Molecular and Cellular Biology @bcmhouston marks its 50th anniversary today! 🎉 🍾 It was the first Cell Biology dept in the country!
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Cell biology postage stamps - new from USPS! about.usps.com/newsroom/nati… ht @StearnsLab
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We just wrapped up our outdoor lawn game classic at the annual @CAGTHouston retreat! After competitive cornhole and bocce ball tournaments, it all came down to the egg relay! Congratulations to our winner… team Fantastic Five! @BCMFromtheLabs @bcmhouston
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I'LL BE THERE!! Excited to join this fantastic line up of speakers at #SWSDB2022 and hear about new data from trainees. FYI, I'll be talking about some emerging stories exploring cell types that contribute to planarian injury repair. Join us in Austin! @SocDevBio @bcmhouston
Who's coming to the SW Regional @SocDevBio Meeting? Glad you asked! It's a hell of line-up, with speakers from Texas, Mexico, Oklahoma Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Nevada... and New York!! sites.google.com/view/swsdbr…
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Interested in joining our 2023 cohort of incoming Ph.D trainees @bcmhouston? The FREE graduate school application opens tomorrow, Sept. 1! Early review deadline is Dec. 1! NO GRE is required! Apply at education.bcm.edu/gsbs/admis… #bcm #houston #biomedicalsciences @BCM_GradDiverse – at Houston, TX
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Our 2022 incoming graduate school class enjoying the student organizations fair on the last day of orientation! @bcmhouston @bcm_neurosci @BCM_GradDiverse @BCMFromtheLabs
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Welcome to the 2022 class of Graduate School students!
We are looking forward to welcoming our 2022 class of Graduate School students to @bcmhouston next week at orientation! Welcome to Houston, the TMC, and BCM! We can’t wait to see you all next week! #bcmbound22 @BCM_GradDiverse @BCMFromtheLabs @bcm_neurosci @bcmgenetics
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Benham-Pyle Lab retweeted
Replying to @AlejoFraticelli
Well, as much as I love hematology, I would consider one of the super-awesome PIs who have recently joined my department @bcmhouston! @DiStefano_Lab, @BenhamPyleLab, @JLeeLab, @JVanNostrandLab,@SuperSciJew, @KylePEagen, Pengxiang Huang, or @AreyLab, @GetYourChorion, @hodgeshc
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Happy to report that Umair Khan's work characterizing the transcriptome of the planarian ovary and genes required for ovary regeneration has been published Somatic regulation of female germ cell regeneration and development in planarians cell.com/cell-reports/fullte…
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And in typical #NewPI fashion... our SUPER fancy plastic containers for static culture showed up in the @BenhamPyleLab precisely 15 minutes after the worms did. Just in time!
This #WormWednesday, our pioneer planaria arrived @bcmhouston from @ScienceStowers! These little guys will help us get our animal husbandry protocols nailed down before the larger shipment arrives :) Welcome to @CAGTHouston Schmidtea mediterranea!
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Benham-Pyle Lab retweeted
If you are looking for an amazing mentor, an opportunity to do absolutely fascinating science at a great university in an awesome city (for food and weather! yes, I am biased), get your app ready asap 👇👇👇
Four weeks since we landed in Houston... and renovations are nearly done! We'll be filling our beautiful space with equipment and people over the next few months. You can find info on open positions and how to apply on our website (benhampylelab.org/joinus)! Please RT. #NewPI
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Welcome to Baylor, Dr. Benham-Pyle and lab team!
Hello Twitter! It's official! This is the account of the Benham-Pyle Lab @bcmhouston and @BlairBenhamPyle has just arrived in in the lab space! We'll provide updates here as we get set up and welcome new team members, so follow for Houston-based planarian regeneration news!
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