Sophie Katz presented her research at the 20th International C. elegans Conference, held at the University of California, Los Angeles on June 27, 2015. Sophie is a predoctoral research fellow in the Cell and Molecular Biology Training Program, which is supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Sophie studies cytoskeleton dynamics in the epidermis of larvae. Using a genetically encoded sensor for F-actin, she uncovered striking rearrangements in the cortical cytoskeleton linked to post-embryonic development of the epidermis. She continues to study how these rearrangements shape the worm’s body.