Because sometimes, it is just fun and games.
Congratulations to Reed for receiving the Outstanding Senior Thesis Award! We will miss you dearly and wish you all the best!
May 11, 2025
Congratulations to Dr. Laura on her hooding ceremony! Laura has been an invaluable member of our lab, and we hope the ceremony honored her complex journey to completing her Ph.D.- very well deserved!
May 10, 2025
Congratulations to Abby on graduation! One catch: she must ace this blindfolded candy challenge to graduate from our lab. ft. Kevin, because why not
May 2, 2025
Our two wondergrads, Claudia (right) and Reed (left), presented at the Undergraduate Research Symposium! Congrats on the great work!
April 10, 2025
Holiday Happy Hour! Look at our pretty geologist.
December 20, 2024
Holiday Party, Birthday Party, An Adorable Elf, Odd Reindeers, Dan-ta Clause… what’s next?
December 11, 2024
Pizza party! ft. kids table .. and James..
November 22, 2024
Science meets artistry! Jen and Laura went pumpkin crafting—check out their glass-blowing adventure!
November 15, 2024
Priyom plotting her revenge on Mr. Shark..
You’ll pay sir
October 31, 2024
Game Day! Let’s go, DUKE!!
Update: we won (obviously).
November 04, 2024
Mr. Shark saw too many Dans, didn’t like the pumpkin and ate our fish as a consequence … D:
October 31, 2024
Congratulations to Laura Childers for successfully defending her thesis!! Enjoy your celebration, and here’s to many more successes!
September 25, 2024

Lab Photo!
Before September, 2024
Congratulating Susie for successfully defending her thesis!!
Mar 24th, 2021
Congratulating Jamie for successfully defending her thesis!!
Feb 19th, 2021
Bagnat lab - Duke Health Walk for Solidarity
June 10th, 2020
Bagnat lab - Duke Health Walk for Solidarity
June 10th, 2020
Celebrating Esther finishing her PhD defense!
Feb 2020
Esther's PhD defense
Feb 2020
Lab photo
2019
Lab hangout at Durham Bulls Park!
Fall 2019
Lab lunch!
Summer 2019
Cell biology department cookout! Thank you Michel 🙂
Summer 2019
Cell biology department cookout!
Summer 2019
Lab photo
2018
At the Zebrafish International Conference-Wisconsin Madison
Summer 2018
Michel having relaxing time in Hawaii
Summer 2016
Michel caught fish!
sometime in 2016
Celebrating Jamie's NRSA fellowship award!
Dec 2016
Pumpkin Carving 2013
Pumpkin Carving 2013
Lab trip to Aviator brewery. Fuquay-Varina, NC
Beer brewing is science too, right?
International Conference on Zebrafish
Development and Genetics 2012. Madison, WI
International Conference on Zebrafish
Development and Genetics 2012. Madison, WI
Jamie’s going away party.
Good luck in grad school!
Halloween 2012
“And their stockings were hung
by the thermocyclers with care...”
Great minds think alike - and dress alike?
Congrats to our Wonder-grads Sami and Mark!
Bagnat lab foosball champions 2013