Come do neuroscience in Oregon! 🌲🧠 @uoregon.bsky.social University of Oregon has 3 TTF neuro positions open across departments, with applications due around mid-October. #UOResearch #Neuroskyence #academicsky

The BioE department at the @uoknightcampus.bsky.social is hiring 2 complementary TTF neuroengineering positions! We're looking for someone with expertise in experimental & translational neuroengineering and someone else with expertise in computational & data-science neuroengineering. #neurosky

The University of Oregon is searching for an Assistant Professor with a focus on Developmental Neuroscience. We are excited to have you come join us - apply! Application information can be found at: careers.uoregon.edu/cw/en-us/job...

The Braasch Lab @fishevodevogeno.bsky.social will soon post a position to replace manager of our *Ancient Fish Facility* at Michigan State. Looking for aquaculturist excited for unusual 🐟 species (gar, bowfin, paddlefish, polypterus) + zebrafish. Pls send candidates our way (DM or [email protected])!

If you are at #2025ASEE and are interested in learning more about career opportunities at the Knight Campus Department of Bioengineering, including an open position for a Curriculum Development Director/Lecturer position mentoring students and building strong academic programs, connect with us!

We're hiring a Curriculum Development Director who's passionate about mentoring students and building strong academic programs! You can learn more about this position, and other openings here: knightcampus.uoregon.edu/faculty-recr...

We are very excited to welcome Dr. Sara Keller (@sarabkeller.bsky.social) and Dr. David Peeler (@djpeeler.bsky.social) to the Department of Bioengineering. Both will launch their labs in early 2026.

Happy to share a new preprint from my lab! We characterize the on/off kinetics, light dosage-dependence, and more for a suite of optogenetic signaling activators in zebrafish embryos 💡 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

As a recipient of federal grants from #NIH (for now! 😭) that funds research in my lab, I'd like to sincerely thank American taxpayers on #TaxDay for investing in scientific research that lays the foundation for medical and technological innovation in this country and keeps us all safe and healthy

I'm thrilled to announce that I'm launching the Biomaterial Research for Immunomodulation, Drug delivery, and Genetic Engineering (BRIDGE) lab in January 2026 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Oregon! @uoknightcampus.bsky.social

Even physical activity on weekends only (Weekend warrior, WW) linked with a significant favorable impact of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, cancer mortality MVPA-moderate to vigorous physical activity from UK Biobank, >90,000 participants www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...

We unlock breakthrough insights by delivering the best training sets in biology—at unprecedented scale. youtu.be/KuCaJTPHM2o

Computational and systems neuroscience needs new ideas from other areas, in particular developmental biology, writes @bbscott.bsky.social @cosynemeeting.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/systems-neur...

After multiple failed attempts, the conch was blown at 10:37. The 2025 Barkley Marathons begins in one hour. #BM100.

The #scicomm group COMPASS is offering a free communication workshop on April 2 for current or former government workers - federal, state, and local levels www.compassscicomm.org/event/sharin...

#standupforscience2025 #swimupforscience2025 #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

Terrific how-to on communicating the value of basic research to the public in @thetransmitter.bsky.social by @tonyzador.bsky.social. You may be curious. But when you are communicating the value of what you do, it’s not about you. Point to discoveries. www.thetransmitter.org/outreach/how...

On Friday, we Stand Up for Science in locations Nationwide (& internationally!) to support science as a public good that benefits everyone. Join us! Visit www.standupforscience2025.org for more information & other ways to get involved ☀️

HAPPY MARCH MAMMAL MADNESS SZN TO THOSE WHO CELEBRATE!!!! 🐂🐏🐼🐁🐯

Join us! Science Homecoming helps scientists reconnect with communities by writing about the importance of science funding in their hometown newspapers. We’ve mapped every small newspaper in the U.S. and provide resources to get you started. Help science get back home 🧪🔬🧬 🏠 sciencehomecoming.com

New ZFIN paper: ZFIN Updates to Support Zebrafish Environmental Exposure Data academic.oup.com/genetics/art... @zfinmod.bsky.social @genetics-gsa.bsky.social

Of all the stories I've written, this might be the cutest. 🍄 🐶 Follow two sibling scientists and their good boy Rye as they uncover Oregon’s hidden truffle diversity. Thanks to their pet's special nose, researchers are tracking truffles for science and conservation: news.uoregon.edu/sibling-scie...

Birth defects are the #1 cause of death in the first year of life (🧵). Birth defects kill more than twice as many children as cancer. Birth defects are diseases of developmental biology. Here are CDC statistics for 2021. 1/5 wisqars.cdc.gov/pdfs/leading...

Come join us! Apply here: careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/53...

New preprint! We carried out the largest complementation and inhibition study for diverse homologs in a single protein family (DHFR) to date. Highlights thread follows... 1/n 🧵

Post the amazing science things you have done with federal funding.

“What can I do to break into science communications?” I get asked this question almost weekly by PhDs who reach out for career chats about #AltAc jobs. They want to know, “What can I do to stand out? What do you look for?” 🧵

Today we report a new compendium of human gut microbiomes with >168,000 samples By analyzing this massive dataset, we discovered distinct microbiome patterns across the globe, and show we can predict where a person lives just from their gut bacteria Now out in Cell: www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Have you ever wondered what role motile #cilia and cerebrospinal fluid (#CSF) play in brain development and physiology? If yes, please check out our latest article now published in Cell Reports and spearheaded by the newly minted Dr D'Gama www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

I’m excited to share that I’ve accepted a new position as a Research Associate for Science Communication at the @uoknightcampus.bsky.social! In this role, I’ll be developing strategic science communication plans & help scientists effectively share the impact of their work in a variety of ways. 🔬 🧬 🦴

Congratulations to Justin Svendsen and co-authors on our newest preprint on using computational protein design to engineer affibodies that can control the release of VEGF and PDGF! Looking forward to talking about this work at the BMES Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering conference next week! 🎉

Hey folks! I got a tattoo of my beloved PIEZO ion channel on my arm! Now I can show how they activate (flatten) under pressure by flexing—Will add a bit of performance art to my science talks 🧪🧠.

LAUNCH your Bioinformatics Career with KCGIP! LAUNCH is an immersive experience for students from historically marginalized populations interested in pursuing an advanced degree in bioinformatics and genomics. Submit your application by 11/30 Learn more & apply: lnkd.in/gpVaG6BG (1/3)

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Sending out a #zebrafish signal 🚨 If you work with our favorite fish or similar fish models, we want to follow you! Help us connect 🙏

We created a comic book based on our research on the role of GJ channels and bioelectricity in neuromuscular development! This was an amazing collaboration with undergraduate art student Bentley Smallwood.🐟🔬⚡️ Read the whole version here: opentext.uoregon.edu/science-comi... #Zebrafish

Check out the latest from The Hettiaratchi lab, where they're using modeling to optimize hydrogel compositions. This work could lead to building structures that support regenerating cells and revolutionize tissue repair. 🧬🔬 Read more: knightcampus.uoregon.edu/collaborativ...

Happy to share my 2nd PhD paper! We use CRISPR, calcium imaging & sequencing approaches to (1) overturn a decades-old model for how a balance circuit develops and (2) redefine the role of motor neurons in circuit assembly. 1/n

Excited to be contributing to the communications team at the Knight Campus & the Wu Tsai Alliance at UO. Check out my article on the Hatton Family’s generous donation, supporting Felix Deku’s lab in optimizing neural interfaces. accelerate.uoregon.edu/deku-awarded...