Marla Feller
@mfeller.bsky.social
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Neuroscientist, retinal circuits, neuro development. UC Berkeley
http://fellerlab.squarespace.com/
There is a matching campaign today for the Berkeley Basic Needs Center to help
@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
students dealing with reduced CalFresh (SNAP) benefits. Give if you can!
crowdfund.berkeley.edu/project/48580
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Support Basic Needs at Berkeley!
Help UC Berkeley students access food during the government shutdown.
https://crowdfund.berkeley.edu/project/48580
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Ben Sivyer
9 days ago
We’re hiring! Join the Sivyer Lab at The University of Sydney as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Neurodegeneration within the Snow Vision Accelerator, a $50M initiative tackling glaucoma and optic nerve disease. iPSCs, electrophysiology, drug discovery, and gene therapy.
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Chiara Fornetto
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Excited to share our paper now published in Cell! 'Zebrafish use spectral information to suppress the visual background' Huge thanks to
@neurofishh.bsky.social
&
@teuler.bsky.social
@cellpress.bsky.social
@cp-cell.bsky.social
👇🏻
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Zebrafish use spectral information to suppress the visual background
Vertebrate eyes first evolved in water, where spectral content rapidly fades with distance. Zebrafish exploit this loss by antagonizing cone signals to suppress the background, pointing to distance es...
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(25)01138-9
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Run-roh! Dr. Karina Bistrong’s last day in the lab. It was celebrated Scooby-Doo style 🐾🔍 She’s off to NYU for a postdoc with the exciting new lab run by @
[email protected]
— onward to solving the mysteries of motor systems!
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Piali Sengupta
26 days ago
Neuroscientists say No Kings
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Appreciating the art with fellow
@annualreviews.bsky.social
for vision science board members Roland Fleming and
@shinyanishida.bsky.social
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AMAZING!! 🎉👏👁️🧠🤓
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Annual Reviews
about 1 month ago
The 2025 volume of the Annual Review of Vision Science is now online. The most read article so far is "Behavior-Specific Computations in the Vertebrate Retina"
arevie.ws/46HMEjd
@serenariccitelli.bsky.social
@annaintegrated.bsky.social
@katrinfranke.bsky.social
TOC:
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Erik Van Dis
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Timely piece on the importance and safety of “gain-of-function” research, from my brilliant PhD advisor Sarah Stanley
www.statnews.com/2025/10/06/g...
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The NIH ordered me to stop my ‘dangerous’ gain-of-function research. It isn’t dangerous at all
Safe gain-of-function research is necessary to identify new treatments for diseases like for tuberculosis — but the NIH has imposed unfounded stops.
https://www.statnews.com/2025/10/06/gain-of-function-research-tuberculosis-expert-nih/
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a must read for anyone interested visual cortex plasticity - a fresh look at some textbook models and a fun read. congratulations to the authors!
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Representing
@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
#Neuroscience
chair
@danfeldman.bsky.social
and
@standupforscience.bsky.social
at annual
#BT5k
fundraiser for brain tumor research. GO BEARS!
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If you are a PhD student planning to graduate in Spring 2026, think about applying for a
miller.berkeley.edu/fellowship
. And if you are interested in development/neural circuits, I am happy to sponsor your nomination! email me....
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Miller Fellowship
UC Berkeley Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science
https://miller.berkeley.edu/fellowship
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Come join our new Department of Neuroscience
@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
as an Assistant Professor!
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05041
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Assistant Professor - Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Neuroscience - Department of Neuroscience
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05041
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Santiago Rompani
3 months ago
The lab's first paper is out! We find that pupil constriction in mice drives strong retinal activity in vivo, and that humans can also perceive pupil-shaped stimulus. This has repercussions for anybody using pupillometry. 🧵1/n
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#neuroskyence
#neuroscience
#neuro
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Pupil size modulation drives retinal activity in mice and shapes human perception - Nature Communications
The pupil is known to assist retinal adaptation to light level changes. Here, the authors find a mechanism for how the pupillary light reflex drives monocular and binocular retinal activity in mice an...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-62736-4
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A giant YES for
@gliangel.bsky.social
for this incredible honor. Great news for Angel, the lab, and the greater neuroscience (
neuroscience.berkeley.edu/grad
) and
@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
communities. We look forward to being a part of this fantastic community. 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
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3 months ago
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Mora Ogando
3 months ago
Thrilled to share our new Adesnik lab paper!! Using holography in excitatory & inhibitory neurons, we reveal how a single cortical circuit can both complete and cancel predictable sensory activity, sharpening representations 📄https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.02.668307v1 🧵
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Turns out that the “loudest” neurons are not always the most relevant ones. Great article about a fascinating and important result by
@hayleybounds.bsky.social
, graduate of
@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
neuroscience.
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Thanks to
@rachanads.bsky.social
and the rest of my awesome lab for hosting
lawrencehallofscience.org/visitors/tee...
for a day in lab.
3 months ago
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Anne West
4 months ago
The Anne West lab at Duke is hiring a postdoc to work on nuclear cell biology in neurogenesis. Please help me spread the word! Applications to
[email protected]
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Miriam B. Goodman, PhD
4 months ago
Hey 🧪 I’m looking for a sci-savvy illustrator to build a cartoon-style schematic for a paper about summer research experiences. HMU if this describes you or your side gig.
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christine liu
4 months ago
🧠 Join the JNeuro Early Career Advisory Board! 🧪 A great way to learn about the world of publishing and support other early career researchers by sharing your perspectives! Apps due July 18
www.jneurosci.org/content/ecr-...
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Call for Applications: ECR Advisory Board | Journal of Neuroscience
https://www.jneurosci.org/content/ecr-board-applications?utm_campaign=Scientific%20Publications&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--tmF4mWOUqh-jzkIwVZkRm7-2rGwM7DNdGx7AY3-DjQnKboIJtPzGW2BXU817i9gNagJYGAZXfg7O40h3GZfqtOjOAGg&_hsmi=370038291&utm_source=hs_email
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RoordaLab
4 months ago
Lots of room for growth at
@uwaterloo.ca
. 🇨🇦 And were hiring 6 new faculty in
#optometry
and
#visionscience
. Spread the news. Contact me if you want to learn more.
share.google/8HXvp3LbwLPw...
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Lack of spontaneous activity (#retinalwaves) in early development prevents the formation of retinal circuits critical for stabilizing images as we move through the world.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
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Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience
5 months ago
Don't miss Dr. Doris Tsao of
@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
on our latest episode of Neuroscience Perspectives with
@johnfoxe.bsky.social
👇Along with AI vs the brain, she shares that a mentor's support was pivotal in her career & how her father's curiosity helps fuel hers ➡️
urmc.info/25C
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Jessica Christian
5 months ago
This time-lapse video of protesters marching down Broadway in Oakland for No Kings Day gives an idea of how many people turned out today
@sfchronicle.com
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Laura White
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Among other things
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Theanne Griffith, PhD 🇧🇧👩🏽🔬🇭🇷
5 months ago
Today I had the honor of speaking in front of nearly 3000 people today at the Woodland
#NoKings
rally. WE FEAR NO KING BECAUSE WE DONT HAVE ONE ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 let’s gooooooo
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Dan Feldman
5 months ago
Thousands at
#NoKings
in Oakland!
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represented in
#Oakland,CA
. incredible turnout including
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Inspired by
@annaintegrated.bsky.social
- Hey
#BayArea
scientists, lets stand together with
@standupforscience.bsky.social
and
@indivisiblesf.bsky.social
for No Kings Rally Saturday, June 14. So many actions in Bay Area --
www.nokings.org#map
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5 months ago
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fantastic day celebrating the career of Rachel Wong with her many friends and colleagues. Thank-you Univ Washington for hosting. Rachel - you will be missed
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as we plan to meet the
@standupforscience.bsky.social
call for summer teach-ins, UC Berkeley folk check out this great website for material
www.berkeley.edu/research-imp...
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Impacts of Research - University of California, Berkeley
https://www.berkeley.edu/research-impact/
5 months ago
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Why I love graduation! Cool neurobiologists,happy grads, funny hats. great job
@berkeleymcb.bsky.social
6 months ago
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Physiology and Biophysics
6 months ago
We had an amazing time at the 25th Annual A.R. Martin Lectureship last week! 🎉 Hosted by Phys on May 14–15, the event featured a keynote by Dr. Marla Feller (
@mfeller.bsky.social
) and stellar talks from our own trainees—Ana Buteau, Jordan Hickman, and Sujin Jun. 👏
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Honored to spend day at U Colorado Anschutz to give annual AR Martin lecture
tinyurl.com/2murjbpp
and chat with legend Bill Betz. thanks to host Alon Poleg-Polsky!
6 months ago
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This is a fantastic up-to-date summary of modern questions in retinal circuits, clearly presented and with great figures!. Required reading for anyone interested in the amazing computational capabilities of neural circuits. Congrats and a big thank-you to the authors.
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6 months ago
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RoordaLab
6 months ago
Happy Birthday Gerald Westheimer. 101 years on May 13 and still publishing papers!
#livinglegend
of
#visionscience
.
@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
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tragic….thank you for all the energy you brought to this program and congrats to the scholars!
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Stand Up for Science!
6 months ago
Economists warn: Trump’s science cuts threaten the U.S. economy. Slashing funding for NIH, NSF, and NASA hurts every American. These cuts are killing jobs, stalling innovation, and shrinking our economic future. We all pay the price when science is defunded.
www.npr.org/2025/05/08/n...
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Economists warn Trump's research cuts could have dire consequences for GDP
President Trump has proposed slashing federal scientific funding. Economists say the long-term consequences could be dire.
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/08/nx-s1-5383918/economists-trump-research-science-cuts-gdp-recession
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BWJones
6 months ago
It’s
@mfeller.bsky.social
talking about her work in retinal directional selectivity at
#ARVO2025
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Colette Delawalla
6 months ago
I’m here to tell you that
@standupforscience.bsky.social
is working HARD behind the scenes to fight back against Trump’s destruction of science! We are going all in this summer ahead of the budget vote…and setting up to support pro-science candidates in the midterms. We are gonna save science!
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Colette Delawalla
7 months ago
GOOD EVENING, DORKS. Did you know you can call your senators and house rep and ask for specific grants to be restored? You can ask for specific jobs to be restored. You can ask for data to be restored. You can ask for teams tracking food safety to be restored. Do what you want with this info!
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another important discovery in retinal development explored at multiple molecular/anatomical/physiological levels by Soto/Kerschensteiner. Well done!
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7 months ago
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calling all visual neuroscientists - this is amazing
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7 months ago
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Ann Clemens
7 months ago
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
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Rose Z. Hill, Ph.D.
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ionlaboratory.com
Our lab website is live! 🧪 Life is good at OHSU CPB,
@volluminstitute.bsky.social
and Nephrology!
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ION Laboratory
https://ionlaboratory.com
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spectacular movie of a growing neuron
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7 months ago
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Fyodor Urnov
7 months ago
Following Harvard's lead on this, my University's home page now opens on our research contributions to a better world.
#GoScienceBears
www.berkeley.edu
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Home - University of California, Berkeley
UC Berkeley pushes the boundaries of knowledge, challenges convention and expands opportunity to create the leaders of tomorrow.
https://www.berkeley.edu/
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Nice
@summersathome.bsky.social
Almost as interesting as an amacrine cell....
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7 months ago
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Stand Up for Science!
7 months ago
Tax Day - round 3 - NIH 🩻🧠🧬 🧬 The average U.S. taxpayer contributes $105/year to NIH, helping fund: • Cancer & rare disease breakthroughs • Pandemic preparedness • Children’s health • Medical tech innovation • Mental health science & more NIH powers the science behind the healthcare we rely on.
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