Julia Paxson is an Associate Professor of Biology at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. She grew up in London, England, but moved to the United States to attend Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, where she graduated with undergraduate degrees in biochemistry and mathematics. She graduated from Yale University with a PhD in Developmental Biology, and from Tufts University with a DVM in veterinary medicine. She has taught developmental biology at the College of the Holy Cross since 2012. In addition, Julia runs a federally-funded research lab that explores conserved themes in stem cell aging in diverse animal systems, including dogs and acoel worms. She is currently a member of the Society of Developmental Biology and of the Veterinary Comparative Respiratory Society.

• 1: Why aren't we all worms? 2: How and why do cells talk to each other? 3: The secret lives of stem cells 4: Embryo origami 5: Creating diverse and extreme body plans 6: The good, the bad, and the old: developmental principles in regeneration and ageing

Julia Paxson is an Associate Professor of Biology at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. She grew up in London, England, but moved to the United States to attend Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, where she graduated with undergraduate degrees in biochemistry and mathematics. She graduated from Yale University with a PhD in Developmental Biology, and from Tufts University with a DVM in veterinary medicine. She has taught developmental biology at the College of the Holy Cross since 2012. In addition, Julia runs a federally-funded research lab that explores conserved themes in stem cell aging in diverse animal systems, including dogs and acoel worms. She is currently a member of the Society of Developmental Biology and of the Veterinary Comparative Respiratory Society.

• 1: Why aren't we all worms? 2: How and why do cells talk to each other? 3: The secret lives of stem cells 4: Embryo origami 5: Creating diverse and extreme body plans 6: The good, the bad, and the old: developmental principles in regeneration and ageing

Julia Paxson is an Associate Professor of Biology at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. She grew up in London, England, but moved to the United States to attend Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, where she graduated with undergraduate degrees in biochemistry and mathematics. She graduated from Yale University with a PhD in Developmental Biology, and from Tufts University with a DVM in veterinary medicine. She has taught developmental biology at the College of the Holy Cross since 2012. In addition, Julia runs a federally-funded research lab that explores conserved themes in stem cell aging in diverse animal systems, including dogs and acoel worms. She is currently a member of the Society of Developmental Biology and of the Veterinary Comparative Respiratory Society.

• 1: Why aren't we all worms? 2: How and why do cells talk to each other? 3: The secret lives of stem cells 4: Embryo origami 5: Creating diverse and extreme body plans 6: The good, the bad, and the old: developmental principles in regeneration and ageing