A throwback to illustrations we created for @zurisullivan.bsky.social and the Sullivan Lab — three illustrations, three color stories, one cohesive visual identity. 🧠🦠 🎨 More work on our website: stellatecomms.com/creative-portfolio | via @stellatecomms.bsky.social

🎉 The Hurd Lab has a new website! The new site beautifully captures our translational addiction research and the dedicated multidisciplinary team behind it all. Have a look around and learn more about my lab's work: yasminhurdlab.com

The playbook for science media has changed quietly but dramatically... TLDR of my latest @stellatecomms.bsky.social blog: 🌄 Pitch the Preprints 🔱 Embargoed Pitching is Essential 🤖 AI Research Is Rewriting the Publication Model 💤 Don’t Sleep on Trades Read it: www.stellatecomms.com/resources/th...

What is holding #neurotech back from being one of the greatest breakthroughs of our time? Infrastructure. Getting from approval to access takes years — delaying patient access & company capital. PL Neuro aims to break these bottlenecks. Here's our Roadmap: zenodo.org/records/1924...

Feeling a bit verklempt to be honored with the 2026 Breslau/Murphy Award from @appa-association.bsky.social. It’s hard to overstate how much an award like this means to me. I love science, and training the next generation of scientists isn’t part of the job; it IS the job.

We’re excited to welcome Maria Kalambokidis, PhD, to Stellate as an Account Coordinator ✨ Maria is an evolutionary biologist with expertise in academic research, STEM engagement, and science writing. We’re thrilled to have her on the team 💜 Learn more: stellatecomms.com/team

"I had a wonderful time working with Stellate building my new lab website... I would highly recommend them to anyone looking for a creative, responsive, and professional team." Thanks for the kind words @cglowther.bsky.social, and congrats on launch! 🧬 See it here: www.thelowtherlab.com

PL Neuro is officially live! plneuro.xyz We exist to break bottlenecks, accelerate progress in neurotech & NeuroAI, and to invest in innovations that benefit humanity. PL Neuro will focus on 3 core areas: - Neural augmentation - Biologically-inspired intelligence - Whole brain emulation

1/ Neurotechnology is one of the defining opportunities of this century. We’re already seeing the potential to restore function, treat disease, and eventually expand human capability.

When I started @stellatecomms.bsky.social, I was so excited about the new science I would learn... 🪲 Ticks weren't on my list, but they've been a recent highlight! Check out the Tick Global Network: tickgn.org

Excited to have @rafaelyuste.bsky.social as our third #OptoGRC2026 keynote speaker! Join us for his talk on how neural circuits & dendritic spines work together to "orchestrate" brain activity 🎹✨ Don’t miss the chance to attend — registration closes 4/12. www.grc.org/optogenetic-...

Great to work w/ @kordinglab.bsky.social and team on this important roadmap for linking molecular/structural features to function. The future of precision treatments for brain disorders, neurotechnology advances, and an understanding of intelligence itself depend on science that bridges btw scales

Congrats to Fauna Robotics on their acquisition by Amazon! Proud to have been a part of the early founding team 🤖🌱 abcnews.com/Business/wir...

You've been meaning to break ground on your website for months... or longer... ✨ Site Lab exists for exactly this ✨ Hand us content + a few aesthetic preferences, and we build it — color palette, fonts, layout, mobile optimization —& then launch it🚀 www.stellatecomms.com/creative

“The thing about Ph.D.s is they can figure stuff out.” In our latest Frameshift Q&A, @caitvw.bsky.social explains how she used her science-communication skills and entrepreneurial prowess to transform her passion into a successful company. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/craft-and-ca...

I’m so honoured to be featured in Stories of WIN this month - sharing my career journey and how storytelling changed everything for me! 🧪🎙️

Excited to join the Toronto Area Memory Group (TAMeG) for #TAMeG2026 in May as keynote speaker! I’m especially looking forward to the panel discussion on scientific mentorship and how we support the next generation of scientists.

🤓 Really excited to host this panel at COSYNE! Our incredible speakers Bing, Kenji, Kim & Saskia are sure to share insightful advice on making an impact in their career and community at every stage of their careers 🧑‍🔬 🧠

Had a blast co-hosting a booth with the Church Lab at @utwistem.bsky.social UT STEM Girl Day! So fun meeting curious kids and families and sharing our research on memory and brain development. Visit our website to learn more and get involved! 🧠 preston.clm.utexas.edu/participate

📍 #Cosyne26 bound? Thrilled to have PhD students @annhuang42.bsky.social and Sonja Johnson-Yu representing the Rajan Lab this year. Shout out to co-first authors @satpreetsingh.bsky.social and @neurostrow.bsky.social. Catch their sessions to learn about our newest work 🧠🤖 #NeuroAI #CompSci

Today in @nature.com, the @christophthaiss.bsky.social & @maayanlevy.bsky.social labs trace age-related memory loss to the gastrointestinal tract & map the complete gut-to-brain pathway driving it. Targeting this pathway can reverse cognitive aging in mice. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Back again for #OptoGRC2026 — meet meeting co-chair @okaysteve.bsky.social! Steve is an associate professor at @bostonu.bsky.social and is especially excited about mentor-mentee lunches and supporting the next generation of researchers. Fun fact: he calls his parents twice a day, every day 📞❤️

A protein that stabilizes cancer-suppressing mRNAs turns out to be a key brake on breast cancer metastasis. A paper from Core Investigator @genophoria.bsky.social and lab in Science Advances traces the mechanism to RNA decay and an RNA-binding protein most studies have overlooked.

Not every website starts from the same place... & not every budget does either ✨ We offer 3 web packages built for different stages, timelines & goals. Fully bespoke custom builds, to a launched site in a month — see how they compare 👇🏽 Get a quote: www.stellatecomms.com/creative

I received 350+ applications for recent job ads at @stellatecomms.bsky.social... 𝐍𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝟏𝟎𝟎% 𝐀𝐈-𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝. This might be fine for most jobs... but in communications, the job is quite literally writing. Read more from me here: www.prdaily.com/applying-for...

Same task, different strategy ↔️ Why do identical neural network models develop separate internal approaches to solve the same problem? @annhuang42.bsky.social explores the factors driving variability in task-trained networks in our latest @kempnerinstitute.bsky.social Deeper Learning blog.

I recently spoke at Morehouse School of Medicine's Curtis L. Parker Student Research Symposium and came away inspired & uplifted by the incredible work these students & postdocs are doing ⚕️ To all the talented trainees at Morehouse: keep up the great work. You will make a tremendous impact!

Finding one mutation that improves a protein is hard. Finding five that work together is exponentially harder. Today in @science.org, Hsu and Konermann labs present MULTI-evolve, a lab-in-the-loop framework that does it in just one machine learning-guided round.

A reminder that applications close Friday, Feb 27 for the Arc AIxBio Fellows Program. Undergrads: propose and run your own AI + biology research project over 6–12 months, with mentorship from Arc scientists. Apply solo or as a team of 2–3. arcinstitute.org/programs/aix...

We're honored to be named a grantee in The Audacious Project's 2025 cohort, supporting our Virtual Cell Initiative.

Most drug discovery starts with a disease & searches for a cure. New research out in Cell from Arc investigator Isha Jain’s lab flips this model, starting with a potential cure (vitamins) & systematically identifying which diseases it could treat.

There’s still time to apply for #OptoGRC2026! 🙌 All applications are considered for support, including the opportunity for full registration coverage. Poster submissions & statements of interest encouraged! Apply by 2/20 to maximize your chances👇 www.grc.org/optogenetic-...

Thanks to Ladan Jiracek for having me on the Neural Implant Podcast! We discussed how clinical neuroscience is combining high-resolution brain recordings with sophisticated behavioral studies to provide a truly comprehensive characterization of the human brain. 🎧 Listen here: tinyurl.com/yx47525v

People outside of Minnesota, in case you are wondering how to help the current situation, this website has many current opportunities to donate and support people who need help in Minnesota. Help pay rent, get groceries, and provide other support for people in hiding. www.standwithminnesota.com

Pssst… it’s been a few years but @stellatecomms.bsky.social will be hiring for TWO roles ✨ Looking for excellent communicators with advanced degrees. Must have a strong attention to detail, passion for science & enjoy working within a team. Agency & media experience is +++ but not required.

In human teeth, stressful periods can actually cause irreversible changes in the enamel. We don't know if the same is true in snails, but it's still fascinating to see the similarities. Learn more about our work here: www.thedunnlab.com/teeth

In this special issue of @harvardrevpsych.bsky.social, Special Issue Co-Editors Drs. Roffman and Dunn present insights from scientific teams working on the cutting edge of prevention and early intervention for psychiatric illness @drerindunn.bsky.social journals.lww.com/hrpjournal/f...

It's always rewarding to connect with trainees at events like #Sfn25 & #NER2025. In these conversations, more and more students are asking how to break into Neurotech—fortunately for them, the community is stepping up with great resources to help them navigate their paths 🧵1/4

This conversation between @davideagleman.bsky.social & Sergey Stavisky––two influential voices in the field––is a great primer on where #BCI is headed and what breakthroughs can mean for patients. Well worth a listen for anyone following the future of Neurotech👇🏽 tinyurl.com/4nfr8e47

New paper for #neurips2025! AI models adjust millions of internal settings to get better at a task. But how are these adjustments determined? For decades, we've mostly figured this out through trial & error. We took a different approach...🧵 (1/6) 🔗 openreview.net/forum?id=oMi...

Wow, such an insightful and substantive open floor discussion at last night's Memory Hub meeting! 🤓 Do we need ANY of the same synapses that were active during learning to be reactivated to recall a memory? Lines have been drawn and sides taken!

No one can ever accuse Dr. Helen Mayberg @sinaibrain.bsky.social of being a chicken 🐔 🐓 From her cutting edge work in DBS for anhedonic depression to her bold fashion choices, she is the definition of avant garde #FashionsOfACNP #ACNP2026 @acnporg.bsky.social

I edited a special issue of Addiction Neuroscience on dopamine circuitry & heterogeneity in addiction - now complete!🧠🧪 Check out the full issue & my editorial (all open access) here: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

#Cannabis should not be treated like a medical panacea. Like any other treatment, we need strong evidence of its safety & efficacy before confidently supporting its use for medical conditions. A recent review from Dr. Kevin Hill highlights the knowledge gaps we still need to fill: bit.ly/3Ksrui6

Reclassifying #cannabis could expand research to understand its possible clinical use. At the same time, it’s important to remain thoughtful about potential addiction & mental health risks, particularly for adolescents & young adults. More in @newsweek.com: www.newsweek.com/is-donald-tr...

Identifying the neural pathways that link drug cues to relapse is critical to improving substance use disorder treatments. New work from my lab found that #CBD reduces cue-driven heroin seeking in rats, related to changes in gene expression 🧠👇 www.biologicalpsychiatryjournal.com/article/S000...

Many of today's youth are under the misconception that #cannabis is not addictive, but the truth is, it can be. I spoke with Impact Parents about empowering youth to understand the effects of cannabis use on their brains and health 🧠 ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wZu...

Arc’s Science Fellows program gives a springboard to recent PhD and/or MD students to become a PI right out of grad school. Interested? Apply by Jan 12 or hear from our team and current Fellows Jingtian Zhou, Uche Medoh, and @mayaarce.bsky.social in this video: youtu.be/3Qs5cmXxsWQ

Predicting cell state in previously unseen conditions has typically required retraining for each new biological context. Today, Arc is releasing Stack, a foundation model that learns to simulate cell state under novel conditions directly at inference time, no fine-tuning required.

The next inflection point in virtual cell modeling will require large-scale perturbative data. To get there we are partnering with @tahoetherapeutics.bsky.social and @biohub.org to help us generate a dataset to push us forward: arcinstitute.org/news/tahoe-a...