Exploring the frontiers of knowledge, one fish at a time.
Joined October 2019
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Apr 16
Just back from the Simulated Bodies workshop @JaneliaHHMI. Great to catch up with dear old friends and meet new ones. Bonus: Michael Dickinson’s biomechanics standup-lecture. Bringing ideas and good vibes back to @Whitney_Lab and @UF.
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28 Oct 2025
We are hiring!!!
The Whitney Laboratory invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level as part of a broader strategic investment in Technology Driven Discovery in Marine Bioscience.
Details at:
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24 Oct 2025
I’ve always been impressed with the research drive of my postdocs, but equally impressed with their Halloween fish origami creativity for our lab door!
Thanks Ishani, Fan and Zihou for keeping it spooky….
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25 Sep 2025
Getting some love from my home journal— beyond honored 🙏🐟
“We are highlighting James Liao, who was awarded the 2024 Ig Nobel Prize in Physics for his 2004 @J_Exp_Biol study, as an extraordinary biologist.”
#100biologists
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22 Jul 2025
In this TED talk I shared what fish have taught me- to be a better father, the power of curiosity-driven science, and the value of studying animals in their natural context.
Check it out!
youtube.com/watch?v=30__n_86…
#TEDxUF #Science #MarineBiology #Fatherhood #Biomechanics
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5 Dec 2024
Thrilled to have Masters student David Sparks publish his dissertation in JEB! He swam fish and postdoc Subra Koley performed PIV validation of Edwin Rajeev’s CFD model- team effort 🐟💪🐟
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3 Dec 2024
Farewell BBQ to iNavigate Ph.D. engineering student Dragos (Romania) and welcome to incoming computer science Ph.D. student Robert from Wales! Thanks for making fish biomechanics research an international endeavor 😎
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13 Sep 2024
Congrats @LabLiao for earning the #IgNobel prize in physics by demonstrating/explaining the swimming abilities of dead trout!
“I discovered that a live fish moved more than a dead fish but not by much,” Liao said, holding up a fake fish at the award ceremony. 📸Steven Senne/@AP
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16 Sep 2024
Don’t miss this classic moment when @LabLiao accepts his #IgNobel prize for showing that water can swim dead fish, kisses a trout and thanks the Ig committee for rewarding the ‘fun’ in ‘fun’damental science!
Keep the alliteration flowing Jimmy 😊
15 Sep 2024
youtu.be/ukBwV9Lap2A?si=RedO…
Skip to 41 min mark for Jimmy’s award and perfectly executed alliteration
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14 Sep 2024
Perk of winning an Ig Nobel— hanging out with famed psychologist B.F. Skinner’s daughter and talking about collaborating on click- training fish 🐟😊🙏
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13 Sep 2024
Yes, I did! Here is the paper on dead fish swimming:
liaolab.com/wp-content/uploa…
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28 May 2024
Funding ALERT!
NIH and NSF positions open to study the neurophysiology and physics of animal locomotion.
Please RT and DM if interested!
Job ad:
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19 Mar 2024
In his ECRSpotlight, Brendan Gibbs tells how watching birds migrate during his youth led to a passion for animal behaviour, discusses his favourite outdoor hobbies & explains how research helped him gain a deeper understanding of the natural world
journals.biologists.com/jeb/…
ALT A photo of Brendan Gibbs with a river in the background
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22 Mar 2024
Can’t say enough about the excitement, fun and science during the @J_Exp_Biol Symposium in Mürren, Switzerland. Connecting with old friends and new—the future of biomechanics, energetics and ecology is looking good! @Whitney_Lab @LabLiao
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How would your animal answer these questions? Get inspired by the interview, written by the authors of this @J_Exp_Biol article advocating for rethinking behavioral research design.
👉journals.biologists.com/jeb/…
@Monika_K_Scholz @SSerenaDing @elegansdiversus @LabLiao @RhythmicSpikes
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3 Jan 2024
Coming to #SICB2024? Check out the Whitney Lab line up of presentations 👇
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PLEASE RT and see our ads here @scijobs and @nature: sciencejobs.org/job/search/i…
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JOIN US! Excited too chair this search for our new Director - we seek an innovative leader with a bold and inclusive vision for the future of #MarineBiology @Whitney_Lab. Apply by January 2024 here bit.ly/3um0kBe #UF #Hiring #NowHiring #HigherEd #TenureTrack #Professor
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