To have this paper appear the same day that RFK Jr is canceling all mRNA vaccine funding is further indication that irony is not dead, even though we might all be soon.

Our lab is looking to recruit a new postdoc to join our team. You can visit us at leritlab.org to learn more and submit applications here: faculty-emory.icims.com/jobs/149999/... (or scan the QR in the ad below!) Review will commence in early August.

Another congratulations to Shubham Kale whose paper about cochlear development and innervation just came out in Developmental Biology. See the details in person here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

It wasn’t for Crystal Palace but I still saw Wilfried Zaha score at the Benz

BWJoneslab Moving To The University of Pittsburgh I can now officially reveal that we are moving the BWJoneslab from the University of Utah, Moran Eye Center to the University of Pittsburgh, Department of Ophthalmology, effective August 1st, 2025. bryanwjones.com/2025/06/bwjo...

Big congratulations to new Dr Shubham Kale PhD who successfully defends his dissertation on Friday. See is efforts here: nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

I really hate it when a vendor or sales rep asks to know my budget before giving us a quote. My budget is as low as possible - haven’t you read anything about the NIH lately?

Now that my lab has moved to Emory I want you to join us in Atlanta. We have an NIH-funded postdoc position available to study Planar Cell Polarity (PCP) signaling using vestibular hair cells of the mouse as a model. Please repost and/or DM for details

Who needs moss on a tree when the south side of your snowman always melts first

We have to do a better job writing the Project Narrative and Project Summary sections of our grants. Now more than ever these need to be clear and compelling - and written for the general public. I’m afraid these are the only sections RFK jr and friends might read when judging your worth. 😐

This might reveal a problem of mine - but doesn’t it look like he is wearing his semi-circular canals on the outside?

Our contribution to #FluorescenceFriday is a progress report. The scope made it to Emory and was reassembled with only one minor catastrophe. We’re calling it a win.

Frivolous sort-of-science question: What do you call male and female mice? Bucks and Does? Sires and Dams? Johns and Janes?

Happy #FluorescenceFriday It's like a cochlear sunset photo credit Satish Ghimire

I don’t know who did this first but my mother-in-law just sent it to me

Canadian Students Perform 'Blackbird' by The Beatles in the Indigenous First Nations Mi'kmaq Language

Happy #FluorescenceFriday. I captured this one myself.

I spoke to our moving company about packing the lab and their recommendation was bubble wrap. Lots of bubble wrap.

For our first #FluorescenceFriday post I’m sharing a lab favorite. Photo credit to Ellie Goodrich.

Here's a great opportunity for undergrads to apply for a summer internship at the NIH! Applications are due Jan. 8th. Follow link for more details and to apply: www.nibib.nih.gov/labs-at-nibi...

@genegirl007.bsky.social is already asking if Crystal Palace has been relegated yet

Today’s poem celebrates Fibonacci Day. It’s called ‘Word Crunching’.

Check out how #neuralcrest cells 🔬 migrate (animal= #zebrafish, white cells=sox10+, start=10 somites stage, anterior=top)

Sally Roesch Wagner, Ph.D., is a leading scholar of women's studies and the suffrage movement and, now in her 80s, is experiencing hearing loss: hearinghealthfoundation.org/blogs/the-ch... #relatable #candor #hearing #health #brain #loveyourears #keeplistening

please do not teach the goats italian

If you are early in your #synbio career, consider applying for this award! If you know of an awesome #synbio person early in their career (there are many!), please consider nominating them! Applications/nominations are due Dec 1! americanchemical.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Two weeks without looking/listening to any news, so much this

For a story: I'm looking to talk to current or recent PhD students who had at least one child during their PhD. Bonus points if you had one kid during your PhD and one later (eg during a postdoc) but not required. DMs open! Thanks, please RT!

It’s hard to concentrate when our new neighbor keeps peeping through the window

Re-posting for #MicroscopyMonday 👇 We've been sifting through our archive of 1960s histology sections. Here, the organ of Corti (auditory sensory epithelium of the cochlea) is viewed using Mallory's trichrome stain. The outer hair cells (centre right) are stained orange. 🔬🧪👂 #neuroskyence

For many junior faculty who’ve received the advice to submit a modular R01 (I did, when I was starting my lab), do NOT heed this advice. I ran my lab on $180k per yr for 5 yrs, since of course the institute cuts the budget down further, and it was painful.

E10.5 mouse spinal cord (neural tube), labeled with Sox2 (red, neural progenitors), nestin (green, radial fibers) and neurofilament (blue, axons). The ventral motor columns are the most developed structure at this early time point.

NIH research funding supported 412,000 jobs in 2023 & doubled economic returns www.fiercebiotech.com/research/rep... #NIH #research #funding

I’m already on my way!

I’m a public librarian in a degenerating democracy, and I am pleading: Care about your library. Use it. See what programs and events it offers. And pay attention to its governing body. See who the trustees are. Consider running yourself. Libraries will need all the community support they can get. 📚

Going to #AROMWM ? Looking for a postdoc position? Love auditory neuroscience and regeneration? Fully funded position in my research group - would love to tell you more about it at #ARO2024 👂🐟🔬

A belated ‘happy holidays’ from the Deans lab

It always amazes that my dogs can hear me tie my shoes from across the house and know we are going for a walk

It’s 35 degrees here and we’re grilling steaks

Guy just looked at my poster and told me ‘Good luck with the rest of your dissertation!’ My wife (the level headed one) suggested it was like getting carded at the grocery store - And that I should be happy.

ShiHai Jia is one of the best postdocs ever

Auditory science friends: Is there an alternative to the Etymotic Research ER-10B+ microphone for recording DPOAEs?? If not .. does anyone know where I could find an ER-10B+ used? Willing to barter 😁

Skipped the bird and smoked a brisket this year

A routine oil change grew to include a brake job, and apparently now we have to replace a worn rotor. At this rate what are the odds I’ll have a new car by the end of the day?

Nothing to see here … just two old guys (Dimitri Trankner and me) pretending we are still weekend warriors

High on my Utah bucket list is to hike up there and look back down on our house. Maybe in the spring after things melt a bit??