First post here 1️⃣ Had a great time at the 2025 @sidb-edinburgh.bsky.social Retreat. Really glad I got to share my interest in rat pups :) and get some useful feedback. Thank you for support! @kinshiplab.bsky.social @annmclemens.bsky.social

late to share, but still exciting 🤩 our latest paper is now published tinyurl.com/2s4zecr9 ✨Ontogeny of tactile, vocal and kinship dynamics in rat pup huddling 👏 great work team @flor-bela.bsky.social @hughtakemoto.bsky.social @kinshiplab.bsky.social

congrats to our undergraduate, Isabel for winning outstanding poster prize at the @embo.org unconventional vertebrate models conference, debuting her 1st class thesis work on social behaviour of the Spiny mouse @sidb-edinburgh.bsky.social @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social @edinunineuro.bsky.social 🤩👏

My lab @kinshiplab.bsky.social is recruiting a postdoc 🚨 with Sept start date Preference for in-vivo ephys / circuits experience / interest in applying quantitative methods to natural social behaviour. Funding & visa fees for 1-yr with possible extension. Send me your CV & visit kinshiplab.org

New preprint ✍️🚨 ✨Ontogeny of tactile, vocal and kinship dynamics in rat pup huddling -Huddle dynamics develop w/o kinship selectivity -Vocal/internal-state quiets w/ huddling & kin/ touch in yng pups tinyurl.com/y7vhkwjc 👏 @flor-bela.bsky.social @hughtakemoto.bsky.social @kinshiplab.bsky.social

Dynamics of huddling: it's a natural social behaviour, intrinsically rewarding and shared between both related siblings and unrelated members of the same species. It has calming effects that depend on kinship and touch during the earliest stages of development. 🧠🐀🐀🐀 #huddling #touch #development

nice to hear about the success of our @kinshiplab.bsky.social alumni, great job former MSc student Hugh Takemoto 🤗

hot chocolate and pie 🥧☕ in the Meadows to celebrate many lab achievements and send a fond farewell to our research assistant, Flor. we will miss her dearly and can't wait to see what she achieves in her next adventure 🔬🧠 👩‍🔬 @kinshiplab.bsky.social

The Neural Systems & Behavior course at @mblscience.bsky.social is now open for applications (deadline 1st Feb 2025, tinyurl.com/329nbtzp). Students often describe this 8-week training course as a life-changing and eye-opening scientific experience. Apply and join us in magical Woods Hole 💫🐙🧠🔬

Happy holidays from our lab to yours @kinshiplab.bsky.social @sidb-edinburgh.bsky.social @edinunineuro.bsky.social 🧠👩‍🔬🍽️

Lovely dispatch on our latest @currentbiology.bsky.social paper on the rat pup transport response. Thanks Duncan Leitch @polyodon.bsky.social n.bsky.social and J Schwarz for the thoughtful summary @mblscience.bsky.social @sidb-edinburgh.bsky.social @edinunineuro.bsky.social tinyurl.com/22d7y6n6

In our paper @currentbiology.bsky.social we uncover the tactile & afferent mechanisms of the rat pup transport response. Teamwork ✋ Zheyi, Connor, Arturo, Marta, Yu, Michael @sidb-edinburgh.bsky.social @edinunineuro.bsky.social @mblscience.bsky.social Read the dispatch too! tinyurl.com/4ez3k9uw

Reminder of exciting opportunities to join our lab 🚨 kinshiplab.org PhD opportunities SIDB ✍️ apply by 26 January tinyurl.com/yw64cwsk Tech ✍️ apply by 20 Dec tinyurl.com/338aueya Postdoc ✍️ apply by 20 Dec tinyurl.com/4r35p69k supportive environment & epic 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 landscapes. get in touch for more info.

We are still recruiting for PhD studentships in basic & translational brain sciences! SIDB provides an annual stipend of £25K, plus tuition fees (inc. international). Find out more & apply by 26th Jan >> sidb.org.uk/phds/ #ExtraordinaryEdinburgh @edinunineuro.bsky.social

Applications are now open for our SIDB PhD position @kinshiplab.bsky.social @edinunineuro.bsky.social with entry Autumn 2025: sidb.org.uk/phds/clemens... Deadline to apply is 26th January 2025. More on the SIDB PhD programme: sidb.org.uk/phds/ Get in touch if you have any questions.

our lab profile is now active @kinshiplab.bsky.social and it's a good time to announce that we are hiring 🚨 Apply by 20th December ✍️ Postdoc position: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... Part-time technician position: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...