Exciting new funding opportunity for open source software in the life sciences: @os4science.org has launched its inaugural call for proposals. Definitely worth a look if you’re building in this space!

Excited to see the 2026 FutureHouse Fellows announced! Congrats to Alex Starr, who will join Alex Pollen's lab at the Kavli Institute for Fundamental Neuroscience & is supported by @kavlifoundation.org. Huge thanks to @futurehousesf.bsky.social for this partnership. So much to look forward to!!!

"You don’t need to give a presentation. Just be present.” We spoke with three Kavli Science and Society Sparks Program participants, and they shared lessons to help scientists connect with communities and build trust in science. See what they had to say here. bit.ly/4umMCs5

After 24 years of leadership, we celebrate Marty Saggese as he steps down as ED of @sfn.org. We’re grateful for his partnership on BrainFacts.org and recent conversations advancing Neurobiology in Changing Ecosystems. His impact on the field of #neuroscience will endure. Thank you, Marty.

Applications are now open for the summer school: 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 🧠 Apply before March 15: www.compneuronrsn.org 📍 Located in beautiful Eresfjord 🇳🇴 🗓️ Between July 6-24 Supported by the @kavlifoundation.org In collaboration with @kavlintnu.bsky.social

How does evolution influence the brain and its ability to adapt? Join Kavli & @sfn.org on Feb. 18, 11am–12pm EST with PhDs Marco Gallio, Katja Reinhard & Sophie Caron to explore advances in #neuroscience and the mechanisms of flexibility and adaptation. ⬇️

We're supporting one Fellow in the 2026 FutureHouse AI-for-Science Independent Postdoctoral Fellowship, focused on AI-enabled neuroscience research in collaboration with a Kavli Institute advisor. FutureHouse will host an applicant info session tomorrow Jan 9 | 10am PT Register: bit.ly/4qcAo2T

🎉 Excited to celebrate the 2025 NeuroData Discovery Grant recipients and honored to be part of this effort! Community, standards, and #OpenData together can transform ideas into discovery! #DataReuse #OpenScience 🧠💡

One of the best parts of working at Kavli is seeing bold ideas become reality, even when they're not neuroscience (shocking, I know 😉). Huge kudos to my colleague Greg Mack, the program officer who steered this effort. These new instruments will unlock discoveries in planetary & stellar space. 🔭✨

We’re proud to celebrate Nick Spitzer as the incoming President of SfN! Dr. Spitzer, former founding co-director of the Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind & professor of neurobiology at UCSD, has made significant contributions to our understanding of brain plasticity. Congrats! #KavliNeuro #SfN25

This week the Trump CDC attacked science — and our health, and our kids’ health — by twisting the truth on the CDC website. There’s things to say about the playbook they used, and that’s helped by a little explanation about scientific truth in practice. New vid explainer from me: 🧪 part 1/

This is a great opportunity for early and mid-career neuroscientists based in Europe. Application deadline January 30th. Apply: bit.ly/3M8CLo1

Miss out on the @nwb.org poster at #SfN25? Never fear - you can still catch up with the team at learn more about nwb.org at the DANDI booth #3831! #OpenScience #OpenData

This is an amazing opportunity for early or mid-career group leaders in #neuroscience based in Europe. Consider applying today! 🧠

Will you be at #SfN25? Don’t miss these lectures: 📍Sun 11/16 3pm: The Neural Code of Speech (Edward Chang, KIFN) 📍Mon 11/17 10:30am: Motor Cortex Circuits for Learned Movements (Takaki Komiyama, KIBM) 📍Tue 11/18 5:30pm: Neuronal Aging & Cognitive Decline (Rusty Gage, KIBM) #KavliNeuro

AI + flexible probes are letting scientists track the same neurons for over a year in Alzheimer’s models, offering new insights into what happens in the disease’s earliest stages. Read more: bit.ly/47zWnIY @harvard.edu @harvardmed.bsky.social @curealzheimersfund.bsky.social

AI is only as powerful as the data it’s trained on. NWB + DANDI are making neuroscience data usable, shareable, and ready for AI. Read more: https://bit.ly/47zWnIY

AI tools like DeepLabCut and SuperAnimal are changing how scientists study movement, helping them understand how brain activity drives behavior. Read more: bit.ly/4qnX7JF @trackingactions.bsky.social @deeplabcut.bsky.social

Attending #SfN25? Join us at the BIA Toolmaker Showcase and learn about cutting edge tools and techniques used to #studyBRAIN.

Do you #studyBRAIN and are you attending #SfN25? Join us at the annual BRAIN Initiative Alliance Toolmaker Showcase. 📅 November 16, 2025 | 7:00–9:30 PM PT 📍 Hilton Bayfront Sapphire Ballrooms IJMN, San Diego, CA Register here: bit.ly/3JhQwzZ

I’m excited to share how researchers we support at @kavlifoundation.org are using AI to open new doors in neuroscience — from tracking animal behavior to exploring how neural activity changes in Alzheimer’s. 🧠 Check it out: bit.ly/4qnX7JF

Calling all BRAIN tool, tech, and theory developers! The BRAIN Initiative Alliance is hosting the BIA Toolmakers Showcase at #SfN25. If you have a tool/tech to share with the #neuroscience community, apply by Friday: http://bit.ly/3W4GeWv#SfN25#neuroscience#studyBRAIN | @sfn.org

🔔 Applications are open for the #FKNE Online Training Series for New PIs in Europe! Launching 11 November 2025, this 6-week course helps new PIs in Europe strengthen leadership, communication and lab management skills. 🧠 🗓️ Deadline: 15 October 2025 Apply now 👉 https://loom.ly/Ceus8Ys

Excellent @fens.org @kavlifoundation.org FKNE scientific symposium 2025 in Crete! Great line up of speakers! fenskavlinetwork.org #Neuroscience

A POSTDOCTORAL POSITION ON THE NEUROBIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION IN A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT: We are recruiting a postdoctoral fellow to work on a Neurobiology in Changing Ecosystems (NiCE) award from NSF and the Kavli Foundation (www.kavlifoundation.org/news/kavli-a...).

Open data = faster discoveries. Through initiatives like Neurodata Without Borders, Open Source Software for Neuroscience, and the African Brain Data Science Academy, we are helping make neuroscience a global, shared resource. bit.ly/4nxPIW7 #OpenScienceWeek #OpenData #KavliNeuro

Congrats to Dr. Christian Cazares (KIBM) & Dr. Eddy Albarran (KIBS) on being named 2025 Henry Grass Rising Stars in Neuroscience Awardees! Advancing discovery + mentoring future leaders. @grassfoundation.bsky.social @colorsofthebrain.bsky.social @fleabrained.bsky.social @albarran.bsky.social

The BlackInNeuro Conference is almost here 📢 Featuring keynote @timnitgebru.bsky.social + amazing speakers across neuro, tech & equity. EVERYONE is welcome to register for 8️⃣ livestreamed events! BIN members can register to attend in person in Washington DC! See you at #BINW25! 🔗 tinyurl.com/BINW25

The wait is over!!! Join us to celebrate the start of the newest chapter of Black In Neuro 🧠 📍Busboys & Poets, Washington DC 🗓️ September 10| 7–9 PM Come network, unwind, & build community and let’s start this chapter strong! Register to attend! tinyurl.com/BINW25

Check out the meeting lineup for #MCCS25! It's going to be an incredible day. Don't miss out, register now: event.fourwaves.com/MCCS25/pages

I can't recommend the AAAS S&T Policy Fellowship enough. This experience change the course of my career in science, opening doors & giving me skills essential to what I do today. If you're curious about bridging science & policy, apply now! Application deadline Nov 1. www.aaas.org/programs/sci...

🚨 We’re hiring a postdoc! 🚨 Excited for our new NiCE grant with @lauerlab.bsky.social @batwoman123.bsky.social 🎉We use a comparative approach, two-photon imaging & optogenetics to identify why bats🦇 and deer mice resist noise but lab mice don't. If you're interested, please DM or e-mail me!

Since the season is approaching, I'm reposting my advice for applying to PhD programs. It covers things like *what the admissions committee is looking for *how to write a good statement *how to optimize your letters of rec *addressing weaknesses *and more! www.brains-explained.com/advice-for-a...

The Kavli Foundation & #NSF announce four new NiCE grants to study how brains adapt to a changing world - linking genes, cells, behavior, and ecosystems. From bees to bats to jellyfish, check out the 2025 awardees. Learn more here: http://bit.ly/4fYz8vK#NSF #KavliNeuro #Neuroscience

Join us (and @sfn.org) this Wednesday for a webinar that will explore how brains cope with changing environments. Hear from experts on recent advances in the field. Learn more: bit.ly/3HeL1kv #KavliNeuro #neurosky @rosvall-lab.bsky.social

Happy 10th to @nwb.org! 🎉 Amazing to see how open data has brought the neurophysiology community together — here’s to even more discoveries ahead.

Join SfN and @kavlifoundation.org‬ for an upcoming webinar that will explore how brains cope with changing environments. Hear from experts on recent advances in the field and get all of your questions answered related to neural adaptation. Register now 🔗 vist.ly/32mnu #neurosky

Kavli-Grass Fellows Christian Hoffmann & Kyra Schapiro presented on their Grass Laboratory summer research projects at ‪@mblscience.bsky.social‬. Their work will uncover principles around how nervous systems of marine organisms respond to changing environmental conditions. https://bit.ly/4lYMQRI

The Mathematical Methods in Computational Neuroscience summer school is wrapping up another successful season, equipping early-career researchers with cutting-edge tools to model and analyze neural networks. Join us next year in beautiful Norway! Learn more: bit.ly/44JNxYU #KavliNeuro #CompNeuro

Join us at the NWB Community Hackathon at @flatironinstitute.org, Aug 4-6! Hack on NWB-related projects with the devs and tool builders, integrate tools with NWB, contribute to the standard, and help shape the future of neurophysiology data standardization. nwb.org/events/hck25...

🎉 Congrats to all the organizers on another great workshop! The @nwb.org community appreciates all you do. ❤️ @bendichter.com @ryanly.bsky.social @stephmprince.bsky.social

NeuroDataReHack participants from all over the world are finishing up 10 exciting projects analyzing open neurophys data on @dandiarchive.org. Thank you @hhmijanelia.bsky.social for being amazing hosts as always! Stay tuned for the workshop report. @chrishalcrow.bsky.social @mcelotto95.bsky.social

My amazing colleague @angiemicha.bsky.social is featured in this new Q&A on how she spearheaded the Neurobiology & Changing Ecosystems Initiative! So proud and inspired by her work. 🧠🌍❤️ #Neuroscience

Applications open for the ‪@nationalacademies.org‬ #Mirzayan science policy fellowship. 12-week, hands-on intro to science & technology policy in DC. Great for early career folks (<5 yrs post-PhD). Many in my @aaas.org STPF cohort did it prior to their fellowship & loved it. mirzayanfellow.nas.edu

Our new paper is out in Science. We identified a subgroup of cholinergic neurons that mediate sensory modality-specific attention. They change their funcitonal properties within secs of behavioral context change. Congrats to Bin for the great thesis, and the team! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Meet Gaby Maimon, Director of the Kavli Neural Systems Institute (@rockefelleruniv.bsky.social‬). In his lab, he aims to push the boundaries of brain research.🧠 At the institute, he creates opportunities to support early career researchers. Learn more: bit.ly/3ZwId8h.   #KavliNeuro #KavliInstitute

Great @fens.org @kavlifoundation.org FKNE symposium at #FRM2025 at Oslo on protein landscapes in the development and aging of neural circuits. @mambrozkiewicz.bsky.social Urte Neniskyte, Georgia Rapti

We currently have a call for support that has gone out to European labs, to support FlyBase-UK. We are asking our colleagues from labs in the US and other countries to wait for a similar call to them that will go out in the near future, to support the US sites. We thank you for your patience.

It was inspiring to meet the brilliant scientists behind these bold ideas at the #Scialog meeting a couple months ago. I'm excited to see where their work leads! Congrats to all the awardees. 🎉