Today we mourn the passing of our beloved central dogma. It served Crick well. But it is time to let go. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Amazing opportunity to hang out with the current and future leader who are shaping #Drosophila research in Europe. for me the @fly-jedi.bsky.social were one of the best things that happened in my early career. And this year the meeting is in a beautiful location in Portugal. Few spots left! Join!

Delighted to share our discoveries about one of the brain's neurotransmitter systems: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Together with colleagues at the @alleninstitute.org, we have learned a lot about a tiny cluster of neurons in the brainstem locus coeruleus (LC) that releases norepinephrine (NE). 1

We're hiring! Research Assistant position in our lab @champalimaudf.bsky.social in #Lisbon. Work on #diet - #brain and #microbiome - #metabolism projects using innovative #microscopy, #connectome and #metabolism methods. Start in May. Apply: ribeirolab.org

Immense respect for handling this situation with this level of integrity. Mistakes happen. Science is a process.

We are so looking forward to CSHL Neurobiology of Drosophila 2026 🔬 🧠. The new application deadline is April 13th. Come join us! @cshlnews.bsky.social @cshlcourses.bsky.social @rister.bsky.social

Just hatched: the first egg-cellent paper from @carvalhosantosz.bsky.social lab! 🥚🪰 A beautiful ovaries-to-behavior axis: Stalled egg production = a drop in Dilp8. This releases the protein appetite brake, driving the fly to eat yeast to unblock the system. biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Congratulations to @kosakamotohina.bsky.social for winning the prestigious and competitive @caixaresearch.bsky.social Postdoctoral Junior Leader fellowship! Hina is a phenomenally talented and accomplished scientist. We are lucky to have her on the team. Congrats! #Fellows #BecariosFundlaCaixa

Great to watch mentees shine. @golddenn.bsky.social @champalimaudr.bsky.social @hannah-haberkern.bsky.social @hhmijanelia.bsky.social drove this project, using computational modeling to show how flies dynamically adapt local search based on metabolic states @currentbiology.bsky.social Huge congrats!

1/8 New preprint alert! How are signals from the heart encoded in the brain? What could be the functional implications of cardioception? We found that neurons in the posterior insular cortex are precisely tuned to heartbeats, and that this cardio-insular coupling supports emotion coding in mice.

Calling all #Drosophila #NewPI #researchers! A few spots remain for the upcoming JEDI Conference - and you won’t want to miss this! Every attendee gives a talk, making the exchange dynamic, personal, and highly interactive - all at a stunning venue that inspires collaboration and creativity.

You have until March 3rd to apply for the Cajal summer school on Quantitative Approaches to Behavior and VR at Champalimaud! Come surf and track animals with us 🏄🪰🐟🚶 cajal-training.org/on-site/quan...

The registration is open! Junior #Drosophila PIs, join us for inspiring scientific discussion, contribute a talk and listen to our keynote speaker, Eugenia Chiappe. We meet in Palmela, Portugal from June 1st to 3rd. Register soon as spots are limited! congressos.mundiconvenius.pt/geral/inseri...

Deadline today! Submit and abstract and join us to discuss science in the exciting brain body interaction field!

À pergunta "Como podemos viver mais tempo?", Devi Sridhar responde com políticas públicas - na alimentação, na mobilidade ou na poluição. Entrevista hoje no PÚBLICO com a investigadora britânica @profdevisridhar.bsky.social 👇 www.publico.pt/2025/12/23/c...

Ever wondered how MRI creates images from inside the body? We made a child-friendly explainer video (german) 🎥👇 youtu.be/k-KCyoUP9vA #scicomm

Very happy for this @ejneuroscience.bsky.social editorial on the importance of diverse research animals in neuroscience. We make the case that embracing a plurality of model organisms enriches the field and accelerates both basic and translational research. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Extremely excited & proud to share our new preprint - we provide for the first time a single cell map of the mouse brain across sex, the estrous cycle, and peripartum! Data are 🔥 👇 "Single-cell map of the female brain across reproductive transitions" www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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Naively, I never considered it - if we are to successfully ‘colonise’ space we need to get much better at understanding & building functional ecosystems that include recycling & environmental regulation. We know how to build rockets; time to better understand biology 🧪 economist.com/leaders/2025...

'Politicians often thought “we’ll let someone else do the primary discovery and we can then just exploit it”, Leptin said, “forgetting that in order to exploit scientific knowledge that was generated elsewhere, you yourself have to have the people who are skilled in using that knowledge”.

To many discoveries, friendships, health, joy, and keeping the eye on the ball. Nothing is ever acquired. Lets keep on fighting for the important things in life!

Things might be foggy but let’s continue our voyage into the unknown with curiosity and enthusiasm.

The long-held belief that only female mosquitoes bite may not be true after all. Very excited to have had the opportunity to contribute to this study showing that male mosquitoes can also bite and feed on blood. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

How do animals channel sensory information into motor pathways to generate flexible behavioral output? Excited to share a new preprint addressing this question by leveraging the new #maleCNS connectome, behavioral experiments, and in-vivo recordings: doi.org/10.64898/202.... A long🧵...

Save the date!📅🧠👇 Fantastic lineup of speakers: @clbockting.bsky.social, Ioannis Bakogiannis, Eero Castrén, @francescacirulli.bsky.social, Ashley Cooper, @marilyngatica.bsky.social, Agustin Ibanez, @satupalva.bsky.social, @pessoabrain.bsky.social, @ribeirocarlitos.bsky.social, Marten Scheffer‪

“Basic neuroscience hasn’t produced new drugs.” 💊 Not true - zuranolone (PPD), suzetrigine (pain), gepants (migraine), and more... were born out of a long arc of studies in the lab. I wrote a Perspective on why this matters. @thetransmitter.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/drug-develop...

*First preprint from our lab* !!!!! How does the brain learn to anchor its internal sense of direction to the outside world? 🧭 led by Mark Plitt @markplitt.bsky.social & Dan Turner-Evans, w/ Vivek Jayaraman: “Octopamine instructs head direction plasticity” www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Thread ⬇️

lab preprint! Interopceptive predictions are central to many brain-body interactions theories, but it's unclear if/how they affect bodily physiology. We (fearless Einav Litvak et al) show that insular cortex predictions are essential for glucose homeostasis-THREAD.. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Sad day. My thoughts go to his family. Still processing that he is gone. Adam always seemed invincible with his humanity, generosity, and positive attitude. In his world you could build anything, be anyone, and understand everything. And the world was full of wonders and beauty.

A rare gloomy and rainy day. Fits with the news of the day. Goodbye Adam.

Want to carry a PhD in London, in one of the best Universities in the world? We have two calls for PhD students to join our lab at Imperial College. Deadline January 12th. More details for applications in the link below. Feel free to keep in touch!

🧠 Applications for the International Neuroscience Doctoral Programme (INDP) @champalimaudf.bsky.social open until 31 January 2026. ☀️ Join our vibrant and international research community in sunny Lisbon! 🔗 fchampalimaud.org/champalimaud...

Artificial intelligence promises rapid and polite feedback on papers — but we must first review the reviewer. This stand first says it all… A timely World View Colin in our pages by Giorgio Gilestro 🧪 #academicSky @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...

🧠Nominations open for the 2026 ALBA-Roche Prize honouring mid-career #neuroscientists whose research achievements - relative to opportunity - advances understanding of causal mechanisms of #braindiseases. 🏆€15,000 + travel support for #FENS2026 ceremony 🤝Self-nominations welcome 👉🏾 loom.ly/_EvQvm4

Thrilled to share our new paper! With @tomtom-auer.bsky.social team, we asked how #evolution reshapes what animals #eat to match their ecological niches. Using pan-neuronal Ca2+ imaging, we show that the changes are in how the brain processes #taste. Link @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Great piece on #interoception and brain body interactions by @carlzimmer.com in the @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/s... What an exciting time to work on this. Join us @cshlmeetings.bsky.social to learn more about the this exciting field meetings.cshl.edu/meetings.asp...

Pascal Lamy, Coordinator of Jacques Delors Think Tank Network: “Europe must fund the next frontier of research. Companies invest in R&D for competitiveness, but only public support can unlock breakthroughs without immediate commercial returns.” #2025YearsOfEBS #EBS2025 #ChooseEurope

Great when your postdocs go on to do great stuff.

My passion is to bring together people from different worlds. Science Kitchen started with @pamado.bsky.social and Joana Lamego. We made it real: chefs+scientists side by side @champalimaudf.bsky.social - curiosity meets flavor. Discovery became a shared experience. Just the beginning.

🌍Open call: Junior Group Leader positions! Join a world-class biomedical research institute at the heart of the Vienna BioCenter, where curiosity drives discovery. Lead your own lab, pursue bold ideas, and shape the future of science at the IMP: www.imp.ac.at/career/open-...

🧠In this essay Carlos Ribeiro and Albino J. Oliveira-Maia, @champalimaudf.bsky.social, explore the brain-body interactions. 🤝Their collaboration bridges fundamental and clinical science, reminding us that progress comes from a joint effort between the two. 👉 www.fchampalimaud.org/news/how-sci...

Results from recently published, peer-reviewed studies support the safety and effectiveness of immunizations against Covid-19, RSV, and influenza. Learn more in a Special Article: nej.md/3L8m1gt #MedSky #IDSky

Funders must recognise that great discoveries often come from studies that seeks to advance knowledge for its own sake go.nature.com/47zrzYZ

No matter how high or how remote every Swiss supermarket has a Portuguese saudade corner. Missed the mountains. Majestic.

Join the School 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡🧠👇 Fantastic lineup of speakers: @clbockting.bsky.social, Eero Castrén, @francescacirulli.bsky.social, Ashley Cooper, Marilyn Gatica, Agustin Ibanez, @satupalva.bsky.social, @pessoabrain.bsky.social, @ribeirocarlitos.bsky.social, Marten Scheffer‪

Congratulations to Dr. @ritacardosof.bsky.social for a great defense and a highly deserved PhD. Very proud of your path and having walked it on your side.

New essay in @currentbiology.bsky.social special brain-body issue! Fly lab meets psychiatrist: how bodily signals shape cognition and mental health. Great collaboration with Albino Oliveira-Maia showing @champalimaudf.bsky.social discovery ↔️ clinic at its best. www.cell.com/current-biol...