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https://medicine.yale.edu/neuroscience/
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Hi Bluesky 🦋, this is the Department of Neuroscience at Yale! 🎉 We’re a vibrant community of researchers👨🔬, students 👩🎓, faculty 👩🏫, and staff dedicated to deciphering the mysteries of the nervous system 🧠 Follow us for updates on cutting-edge
#neuroscience
research, events, and opportunities!
11 months ago
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Join us this Monday (11/3) for a seminar by
@stanfordmedicine.bsky.social
's Anne Brunet, PhD on the (
@brunetlab.bsky.social
) "Dynamic and Quantitative Analysis of Aging & Longevity!" Thank you to
@schandralab.bsky.social
and Angeliki Louvi, PhD, for hosting! 🙌 See you there!
7 days ago
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Join us tomorrow (10/28) for an ✨#Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Seminar✨ by
@heatherdsnell.bsky.social
, PhD This event is open to the
@yale.edu
community only. 📩 The Zoom link is available via email. We hope to see you there! See flyer for more 👇
11 days ago
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Tomorrow, 10/28,
@yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social
& Korea University College of Medicine are hosting a joint neuroscience forum. Topics include: Alzheimer's, EEG, neurodevelopmental genetics, and rare syndrome models 🧠 Access the online forum here 👇
medicine.yale.edu/news-article...
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2025 Yale-KU Forum: Clinical and Basic Neuroscience
Yale School of Medicine and Korea University will co-host the 2025 Yale-KU Forum, showcasing research on clinical and basic neuroscience.
https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/2025-yale-ku-forum-clinical-and-basic-neuroscience/
11 days ago
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"TOMORROW
@yaleneuro.bsky.social
@kavliatyale.bsky.social
Yale present
#SYNAPSES
, our senior postdoc symposium! 🙌 Hear from four incredible researchers 👩🔬🥼 as they share their latest discoveries and insights! 🗣️ You won't want to miss it! 🗓️"
16 days ago
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reposted by
Yale Neuroscience
Junjie Guo
17 days ago
New article
@natneuro.nature.com
by
@yaleneuro.bsky.social
Suzhou Yang &
@kavliatyale.bsky.social
Postdoc Fellow
@zhenlei.bsky.social
, highlighting studies by
@frattalab.bsky.social
Gitler & La Spada labs on the role of TDP-43 on mRNA 3' end in ALS
@yalerna.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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TDP-43 loss brings RNA to a twist ending - Nature Neuroscience
In amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), nuclear depletion and cytoplasmic aggregation of the RNA-binding protein TDP-43 cause widespread dysregulation of mRNA splicing. Two recent studies have now rev...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-025-02065-3
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Recent
@yale.edu
research led by @adwolfe.bsky.social, Milind Singh &
@dacolon.bsky.social
reveals neurons' ability to store glycogen as a backup fuel ⛽️, keeping the brain running under stress — a process called “glycogen-dependent glycolytic plasticity” (GDGP).
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Neurons use built-in ‘backup batteries’ that fuel the brain under stress
A new Yale study reveals that neurons store their own sugar reserves that kick in to keep the brain functioning during metabolic stress.
https://news.yale.edu/2025/07/15/neurons-use-built-backup-batteries-fuel-brain-under-stress
18 days ago
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Join us next Thursday (10/23) for
#SYNAPSES
, a senior postdoc symposium
@yaleneuro.bsky.social
@kavliatyale.bsky.social
Talks will be given by: -
@annrosebright.bsky.social
, PhD👩🔬 - Peter Hasenhuetl, PhD 🔬 - Minhyeok Chang, PhD 🧑🔬 -
@zhenggang.bsky.social
, PhD 🥼 Register Today! Yale only.
22 days ago
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A new
@natcomms.nature.com
study led by
@yaleneuro.bsky.social
's
@vidyadharadj.bsky.social
🥼 suggests that a mutation in a gene called GBA 🧬 might be behind the observed cognitive decline 🧠📉 in
#Parkinsons
disease. Read More 👇
www.mdlinx.com/news/how-gen...
24 days ago
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Yale Neuroscience
Yale Kavli Institute for Neuroscience
28 days ago
Thank you to everyone who joined this year’s
@kavliatyale.bsky.social
Chalk Talk - there were many of you! And a big thank you to our incredible speakers
@schandralab.bsky.social
and
@trevorsorrells.bsky.social
, and all the faculty who gave feedback to postdocs during their mock chalk talks.
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New
@nature.com
article from the
@jess-cardin.bsky.social
lab: the team, led by
@q-perrenoud.bsky.social
, identified where gamma activity emerges and how it relates to behavior. "This could lead to an early biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease that is easily accessible in humans."
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Flexible perceptual encoding by discrete gamma events - Nature
Using a new analytical method for tracking gamma band events in mouse visual cortex, flexible encoding of visual information according to behavioural context is shown.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09604-9
29 days ago
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reposted by
Yale Neuroscience
Quentin Perrenoud
30 days ago
(1/8) My latest study is out in
@nature.com
! Kudos to coauthors especially
@jess-cardin.bsky.social
and to
@kavliatyale.bsky.social
and
@wutsaiyale.bsky.social
for support. We find that gamma power in mouse visual cortex is caused by brief events of visual processing
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Flexible perceptual encoding by discrete gamma events - Nature
Using a new analytical method for tracking gamma band events in mouse visual cortex, flexible encoding of visual information according to behavioural context is shown.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09604-9#Ack1
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reposted by
Yale Neuroscience
Junjie Guo
about 1 month ago
Excited to see this beautiful art, commissioned from the Chinese artist 懒云居画 (@subaiweipainting on Instagram), on this month's cover of Nature Neuroscience!
@natneuro.nature.com
@yaleneuro.bsky.social
@yalerna.bsky.social
@kavliatyale.bsky.social
@wutsaiyale.bsky.social
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Join us this Monday (10/6)🗓️ for a seminar with
@harvard.edu
's Jeff Lichtman, MD, PhD, titled "Connectomics: Past, Present & Future" Thank you
@kuanawanda.bsky.social
for hosting. We hope to see you there. See flyer for more info 👇
about 1 month ago
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In a new
@natcomms.nature.com
study, Yale's
@schandralab.bsky.social
found that mutations in the GBA gene 🧬 may drive the cognitive decline 🧠 seen in individuals with
#Parkinsons
, as opposed to a buildup of alpha-synuclein as previously thought. Read More 👇
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How Gene Mutations Drive Dementia in Parkinson’s Disease
New findings reveal motor and cognitive deficits arise through separate mechanisms in Parkinson’s disease, challenging previous thinking.
https://medicine.yale.edu/kavli/news-article/how-gene-mutations-drive-dementia-in-parkinsons-disease/
about 1 month ago
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reposted by
Yale Neuroscience
De Camilli Lab
about 1 month ago
"Impaired hematopoiesis and embryonic lethality at midgestation of mice lacking both lipid transfer proteins VPS13A and VPS13C" out now in PLOS Biology
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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Impaired hematopoiesis and embryonic lethality at midgestation of mice lacking both lipid transfer proteins VPS13A and VPS13C
VPS13A and VPS13C are bridge-like lipid transport proteins with distinct subcellular localization and function, and their absence is linked with chorea-acanthocytosis and Parkinson's disease, respecti...
https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3003393
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📢 TOMORROW at NOON Join us as
@chris-dulla.bsky.social
from
@tufts.edu
shares insights from his latest research! Organized by the Yale Neuroscience Postdoc Committee.
about 1 month ago
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The
@colon-ramos-lab.bsky.social
is hiring a postdoc to study the cell biology of energy metabolism in neurons and in vivo. To apply and for more info, follow the link below.
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about 1 month ago
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In a new
@natcomms.nature.com
study,
@yaleneuro.bsky.social
's Nicola Micali from the Rakic lab, alongside a team of researchers
@prbb.org
, found that many genes 🧬 linked to mental illness 🧠 are turned ON in neural stem cells as early as the first trimester.👶
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Origins of mental illness, fast gas for a black hole
Yale researchers discover a gas guzzling black hole, learn that mental illness may start to develop earlier than once thought, and explore why some brain seizures cause a loss of consciousness.
https://news.yale.edu/2025/09/09/origins-mental-illness-fast-gas-black-hole
about 1 month ago
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🚨 Only 3 days left to register! 🚨 Yale postdocs, don’t miss the Oct 9th
@kavliatyale.bsky.social
Chalk Talk event, featuring tips by
@schandralab.bsky.social
& a mock talk by
@trevorsorrells.bsky.social
! Register Today!👇
yalesurvey.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
about 2 months ago
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In honor of
#NPAW25
,
@yaleneuro.bsky.social
Postdoc Committee is welcoming
@chris-dulla.bsky.social
from
@tufts.edu
for a✨ special seminar ✨on his cutting-edge research 🔬 and mentoring philosophy 💡 Check out the flyer for more info. We hope to see you there!
about 2 months ago
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Don't forget to check out this Q&A with
@yaleneuro.bsky.social
's Amy Arnsten on the state of
#Alzheimer's
research, current treatments, & a new blood biomarker that could enable earlier diagnosis—marking a pivotal point in the fight against the disease.
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‘A tipping point’: An update from the frontiers of Alzheimer’s disease research
In a Q&A, Yale neuroscientist Amy Arnsten discusses the state of Alzheimer’s disease research, exciting treatment breakthroughs on the horizon, and the key role of NIH funding in making it all happen.
https://news.yale.edu/2025/08/08/tipping-point-update-frontiers-alzheimers-disease-research
about 2 months ago
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📢 Don't forget to stop by tomorrow for the Yale Neuroscience Postdoc Committee Happy Hour 🥂 celebrating
#NPAW25
! 🎉 Stop by to grab food 😋 or stay for longer and meet some of the other amazing members of the
@yaleneuro.bsky.social
postdoc community!
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about 2 months ago
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reposted by
Yale Neuroscience
Michael Hanna
about 2 months ago
New paper alert! I’m very excited to share our paper published in
@embojournal.org
!
@pdc-lab.bsky.social
@yaleneuro.bsky.social
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In memory of his mentor, Gordon M. Shepherd,
@yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social
's Alumni, Michael Singer, has generously donated $3 million 💰 to establish a professorship in
#Neuroscience
at
@yale.edu
. 🎓✨ Read More Here 👇
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Yale School of Medicine Alumnus Entrepreneur Gives $3 Million to Establish Professorship in Neuroscience at Yale in Memory of Mentor
Michael Singer, YC ’95, PhD ’00, MD ’02, a biotech entrepreneur, has donated $3 million to Yale School of Medicine to establish an endowed professorship in
https://medicine.yale.edu/neuroscience/news-article/yale-school-of-medicine-alumnus-entrepreneur-gives-dollar3-million-to-establish-professorship-in-neuroscience-at-yale-in-memory-of-mentor/
about 2 months ago
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Save the date! Join the Yale Neuroscience Postdoc Committee on Sept 18 🗓️, 4–6 PM 🕓 for a Postdoc Happy Hour celebrating
#NPAW25
! 🎉 🍹 Drinks • 🍔 Food • 🎲 Games — what more could you want? We hope to see you there! 👀 Check the flyer to register + get all the details 👇
about 2 months ago
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Just published: the
@pdc-lab.bsky.social
, led by
@anbangdai.bsky.social
, sheds light on the localization and function of BLTP2, a bridge-like lipid transfer protein: BLTP2 is found at contacts between the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) & plasma membrane (PM), and plays a key role in PM dynamics.
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Multiple interactions recruit BLTP2 to ER-PM contacts to control plasma membrane dynamics - PubMed
BLTP2/KIAA0100, a bridge-like lipid transfer protein, was reported to localize at contacts of the ER with either the plasma membrane (PM) or recycling tubular endosomes depending on the cell type. Our...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40899996/
2 months ago
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reposted by
Yale Neuroscience
Anirvan Nandy
2 months ago
Super excited about this collaborative project with
@stevewcchang.bsky.social
and Monika Jadi! We show that marmosets possess an arsenal of flexible strategies they use for cooperation.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Diverse and flexible strategies enable successful cooperation in marmoset dyads
Meisner and Shi et al. show that common marmosets flexibly coordinate with partners using both gaze-dependent and rhythmic strategies. Cooperation depends on active social monitoring and is shaped by ...
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(25)01036-X
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reposted by
Yale Neuroscience
Nature Neuroscience
2 months ago
Aberrant splicing exonizes C9orf72 repeat expansion in ALS/FTD
@junjieguo.bsky.social
@yalerna.bsky.social
@yaleneuro.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Aberrant splicing exonizes C9orf72 repeat expansion in ALS/FTD - Nature Neuroscience
By selectively isolating and sequencing the rare RNA transcripts containing C9orf72 repeat expansion from ALS–FTD neurons, the authors uncover an alternative splicing mechanism that explains the reten...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-025-02039-5?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=neuro
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Less than 2 weeks left to apply to SYNAPSES!
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2 months ago
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Fantastic day of discussions with
@shariwiseman.bsky.social
, Yale INP alum and chief editor at Nature Neuroscience. Thanks for coming, and thank you to the postdocs of the YNPC for organizing!
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3 months ago
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The thalamus has been thought to be a relay for information in the brain 🧠. But a new study in Neuron
@cp-neuron.bsky.social
, led by Yue Fei in the lab of Liang Liang @yaleneuro.bsky.social, finds it plays a more important computational role for visual information than previously recognized.
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From Train Station to Control Center—The Thalamus’ Role Gets an Upgrade
The thalamus has been thought to be a relay for information in the brain. But a new study finds it plays a more important computational role for visual
https://medicine.yale.edu/neuroscience/news-article/from-train-station-to-control-centerthe-thalamus-role-gets-an-upgrade/
3 months ago
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Amy Arnsten, PhD, Albert E. Kent Professor of Neuroscience
@yaleneuro.bsky.social
, shares in an interview the current state of Alzheimer's research, where the field is going, and the importance of NIH funding to keep making progress towards treatments.
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‘A tipping point’: An update from the frontiers of Alzheimer’s disease research
In a Q&A, Yale neuroscientist Amy Arnsten discusses the state of Alzheimer’s disease research, exciting treatment breakthroughs on the horizon, and the key role of NIH funding in making it all happen.
https://news.yale.edu/2025/08/08/tipping-point-update-frontiers-alzheimers-disease-research
3 months ago
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reposted by
Yale Neuroscience
Sreeganga Chandra Lab at Yale
3 months ago
Postdocs: Apply now for the SYNAPSES series
@kavliatyale.bsky.social
@yaleneuro.bsky.social
! Deadline to apply is September 7th
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reposted by
Yale Neuroscience
Junjie Guo
3 months ago
Congratulations to Yale INP student in the lab, Denethi Wijegunawardana, and all other 2025
@hhmi.org
Gilliam Fellows!
@yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social
@yaleneuro.bsky.social
@yalerna.bsky.social
www.hhmi.org/programs/gil...
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The 2025 Gilliam Fellows & Advisors | HHMI
The Gilliam Fellows Program launches promising PhD students into impactful scientific research careers while fostering inclusive training environments.
https://www.hhmi.org/programs/gilliam-fellows/2025-fellows
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📢 Calling all senior neuro postdocs: SYNAPSES brings postdocs from around the world to Yale to share their work during an in-person symposium on October 23, 2025. Apply today to present your research, talk with faculty members in 1:1s, & interact with Yale postdocs! 🧠🧪 Deadline Sept 7.
#neuroskyence
3 months ago
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In a new study published in
@pnas.org
, the lab of
@dacolon.bsky.social
at
@yaleneuro.bsky.social
shows how brain cells store their own sugar in a "backup battery" that kicks in to keep the brain running in times of high metabolic stress.
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Neurons use built-in ‘backup batteries’ that fuel the brain under stress
A new Yale study reveals that neurons store their own sugar reserves that kick in to keep the brain functioning during metabolic stress.
https://bit.ly/3TTgHi5
3 months ago
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New work @currentbiology.bsky.social from the labs of James Jeanne @yaleneuro.bsky.social and Thierry Emonet
@mcdb-yale.bsky.social
show that some fruit fly neurons 🧠 can be multifunctional: the same neuron can tell fruit flies to walk towards the smell of rotting fruit and speed up.
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Two For One: Researchers Find One Neuron Can Send Multiple Messages
In fruit fly brains, one neuron can trigger two different types of behavior in response to an attractive odor.
https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/two-for-one-researchers-find-one-neuron-can-send-multiple-messages/
4 months ago
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reposted by
Yale Neuroscience
Yale Kavli Institute for Neuroscience
4 months ago
This week's
#TraineeTuesday
is Aya Khalaf, PhD! Aya is a postdoc in the Blumenfeld lab in
#Yale
Neurology. She recently published an article in NeuroImage showing how different senses—vision, hearing, touch, and taste—activate the same deep brain regions during transitions in attention [1/5]
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Shared subcortical arousal systems across sensory modalities during transient modulation of attention
Subcortical arousal systems are known to play a key role in controlling sustained changes in attention and conscious awareness. Recent studies indicat…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811925002277"
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reposted by
Yale Neuroscience
Suel-Kee Kim
4 months ago
Excited to share our latest work, Mato-Blanco et al.,
nature.com/articles/s41...
. Thanks to the incredible collaboration with Nicola Micali, Rakic lab, Sestan lab, Vaccarino lab
@yaleneuro.bsky.social
@santperelab.bsky.social
@carlocolantuoni.bsky.social
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Early developmental origins of cortical disorders modeled in human neural stem cells - Nature Communications
The implications of early telencephalic development in cortical disorders remain elusive. Here, the authors define risk gene dynamics and perturbation effects in neural stem cells, revealing vulnerabi...
https://nature.com/articles/s41467-025-61316-w#citeas
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Meet this week's
#TraineeTuesday
, Michael Hanna, PhD,
@mike-hanna.bsky.social
! Mike is a postdoc in the
@pdc-lab.bsky.social
& will start as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Penn State University in January 2026. Congratulations! [1/5]
4 months ago
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reposted by
Yale Neuroscience
Junjie Guo
4 months ago
Excited to welcome Dr. Katie Copley as a new postdoc in our lab
@yaleneuro.bsky.social
! She recently completed her PhD in the Shorter lab at UPenn and did amazing work on designing small RNA chaperones to counteract TDP-43 pathology in ALS-FTD.
@yalerna.bsky.social
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reposted by
Yale Neuroscience
Dan Levenstein
5 months ago
On that note, I'll be looking for postdocs, students, and likely a computational lab tech/lab manager or research software engineer. Please share, and if this kind of work (and the prospect of helping get a new lab off the ground) sounds interesting to you, please reach out!
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reposted by
Yale Neuroscience
Dan Levenstein
5 months ago
Thrilled to announce I'll be starting my own neuro-theory lab, as an Assistant Professor at
@yaleneuro.bsky.social
@wutsaiyale.bsky.social
this Fall! My group will study offline learning in the sleeping brain: how neural activity self-organizes during sleep and the computations it performs. 🧵
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Congrats to
@berrakugur.bsky.social
from
@pdc-lab.bsky.social
for being granted the 2024 Rare Epilepsy Partnership Award, co-funded by
@cureepilepsy.bsky.social
& FAM177A1 research fund! She will use patient-derived neurons and brain organoids to study FAM177A1-related neurodevelopmental disorder
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Functional Outcomes and Advancing Therapy for FAM177A1-related Neurodevelopmental Disorder Using Patient-derived Neurons and Brain Organoids
CURE Epilepsy awards grants to support the most promising epilepsy research.
https://www.cureepilepsy.org/grant_type/functional-outcomes-and-advancing-therapy-for-fam177a1-related-neurodevelopmental-disorder-using-patient-derived-neurons-and-brain-organoids/"
5 months ago
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Join us today at noon for the last @yaleneuro.bsky.social seminar of the academic year! We will hear from David Holtzman, MD (Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis), who will talk about the role of APOE and immune response in neurodegeneration.
5 months ago
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Join us TODAY AT NOON 🕛 for a seminar by Zu-Hang Sheng, PhD from NINDS/NIH titled "Energy Matters: Reprogramming Mitochondrial Transport & Energy Metabolism to Power Synaptic Transmissions & Axonal Regeneration" Thank you to Marc Hammarlund for hosting. See you there!
5 months ago
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We recently celebrated our annual Neuroscience Retreat🧠👥 Thank you so much to everyone who came and made it such a memorable retreat full of science, collaboration, and community🤝🤗📸👇
5 months ago
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reposted by
Yale Neuroscience
Yale Kavli Institute for Neuroscience
5 months ago
Mark your calendars 🗓️ for June 23 for a Kavli Awards Research in Progress!🧠 Hear from Drs. Bhaskar (
@krishnaswamylab.bsky.social
),
@lashaeneuroxp.bsky.social
, Chen (
@emonetlab.bsky.social
), Martinez-Magaña (
@janitzamontalvo.bsky.social
),
@kuanawanda.bsky.social
, Teefe, & @haohy.bsky.social.
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Join us TOMORROW at 4 pm 🕓 for a
@yaleneuro.bsky.social
Postdoc Happy Hour! 😃 Come for the drinks 🍻, food 🌮, & community 👥—stay for the raffle 🎟️ and earn the chance to win a prize! 🎁✨ See you there! Check out your Yale emails to register
5 months ago
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Meet this week’s ✨#TraineeTuesday✨, Ali Hamodi, PhD 🙌 Ali is a
@yaleneuro.bsky.social
associate research scientist who just made a major leap—from studying how the brain wires itself before birth 🧠👶 to Project Manager at PreScouter! Let’s look at his journey!⬇️ [1/5]
6 months ago
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