Neurodevelopment is such a fun field because so much is new to explore and define. But also that means it can be unclear. In our new review out this week @cp-trendsneuro.bsky.social, we try to synthesize the confusing field of neural intermediate progenitors authors.elsevier.com/a/1msKvbotqB...

Astrocytes are the most abundant non-neuronal cell in the brain and a subject of fascination in autism research. www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/tak...

From fate to form: the journey to whole-embryo spatial transcriptomics In this 'Behind the paper' feature, @yinanwan.bsky.social shares the inside story of an ambitious journey with @schierlab.bsky.social & co. thenode.biologists.com/from-fate-to...

Several staff scientist positions available in our lab at Stanford University! More details and application at the link below

Explore “Brainstorming,” @thetransmitter.bsky.social’s new LinkedIn newsletter that looks at how neuroscientists are solving research challenges. The first edition features nontraditional model organisms that are well suited for studying certain behaviors or neurological conditions. bit.ly/4v6x506

Nature has already run billions of biological experiments. Stowers scientist @batevodevo.bsky.social, Ph.D. joined @npr.org's All Things Considered to discuss how researchers study unusual species—like bats and pythons—to uncover clues about #metabolism, disease, and human health. 🦇 🎧 n.pr/4c2mlbj

Not so marvelous news. ~95,000 scientists have left the federal government since the Trump regime took over.

I got excited when I saw that NIH might have received its first apportionment from OMB today. Alas, it's for ARPA-H. OMB still has not given NIH a dime for non-salary, non-emergency expenses from the spending bill that was signed into law on Feb 3.

New reporting on what has happened to science under the Trump administration and HHS leadership, building on publicly available NIH grants data. Take-away: across-the-board cuts are reducing our capacity to discover & serve. Out today, via @pratik-p.bsky.social 🎁 www.vox.com/future-perfe...

#neuroscience #trainees Call for Nominations for the NINDS Landis Award for Outstanding Mentorship! This year, NINDS is seeking nominations for established faculty mentors who are more than 20 years from the start of their first TT position. Nominations are due 4/24! www.nih.gov/challenges/n...

Florida isn’t the only entity that is ignoring measles outbreaks. Under RFK Jr., HHS and the CDC have only been permitted to make halfhearted bleats about vaccinations. This is the result of putting anti-vax, anti-public health people in charge of public health.

This is the mouse brain on psilocybin. One dose rewires the brain, and it's not random. Researchers mapped exactly which neural circuits change with the help of #OpenScience & #OpenSource tools. 🧠📈 Dive into why it matters for mental health treatment: https://bit.ly/4cEsaN4

On March 16th - 22nd, Celebrate 🎉 #BrainAwarenessWeek with Bright Light Neuro at Books Of Wonder! NEXT WEEK, @booksofwonder.bsky.social is hosting a display with Bright Light Neuro free resources that pair brain 🧠 science with children’s books 📚. You are invited to STOP BY and CHECK IT OUT!

A devastating indictment of current NIH leadership.

The NIH budget was basically the same in 2025 vs. 2024. This massive decline in health research funding was driven by *administrative* choices.

Preprint Editors – Development's next step into the preprint landscape @dev-journal.bsky.social announce an open call for experienced, research-active Preprint Editors. Read the Editorial and apply by 30 March 2026. #Preprints #Publishing #DevBio #StemCells thenode.biologists.com/preprint-edi...

In this episode of Neuroscience Perspectives, learn how brain imaging and EEG are advancing our understanding of infant brain development Be sure to follow us wherever you get your podcasts

And read the Research Briefing highlighting this work, here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

"bioRxiv is exactly the type of living experiment we all should be striving for, to achieve our shared goals of optimizing how research evidence is shared and used.” via @chrisnsimms.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Q: “Why did you call this one of the ‘craziest’ grants?” A: “Because it says LGBTQ”

Lawyer: You don't regret that people might have lost income? Cavanaugh (DOGE): No, I think it was more important to reduce the federal deficit from two trillion dollars to close to zero. Lawyer: Did you reduce the federal deficit? Cavanaugh: No, we didn't.

“We want to see a pro-science Congress,” said Delawalla in an interview backstage. “That’s how we’re going to stop the destruction. And if people in Congress right now won’t stand up for science, we’ll elect people who will stand up for science.” www.aip.org/fyi/scientis...

Don’t forget to submit your abstracts!! Deadline is quickly approaching! 🧠🧠 #CANGlia2026

It’s good to see more and more outlets reporting on ACIP members, including Retsef Levi, a man who is in equal parts unqualified and wholly overconfident of his own knowledge and abilities.

The intracellular region of truncated neurotrophin receptor TrkB-T1 promotes stroke-related effects in glial reactivity and neurotoxicity https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.03.12.711279v1

How do sex hormones, genetics, and mosaicism influence health? In this @‌events.embl.org Symposium, leading researchers will explore how sex influences health and disease through genetic, hormonal, immune, metabolic, and environmental factors. 🔗 plos.io/4sI034t #EESSexDifferences

Just 2 more days to submit an abstract for #CANGlia2026! Don’t miss this opportunity to share your exciting glial research!! Submission link in bio!

I have a new comment piece out in Nature today. rdcu.be/e7LVS 1/6

A tomahawk missile costs the taxpayers the same amount of money as one five-year major NIH research grant. Remember that every time they tell us one of those missed the target, blew up paintings of enemy aircraft or tanks, or was the fifth and unnecessary hit on the same target.

New online! Modelling brain tumours with organoids: towards precision medicine in neuro-oncology

Distinct prescription patterns emerge years before ALS diagnosis, consistent with a prodromal phase of the disease onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Synaptic Input Triggers On-Demand Spine-Specific Mitochondrial ATP Production and Delivery https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.03.09.708229v1

Huge thank you to @melodyschreiber.com for her excellence in covering our @standupforscience.bsky.social investigation into this pseudoscientific “study”. 1. RFK jr. MUST be removed 2. Jim O’niell is NOT fit to run NSF 3. This is going to be in history books in the worst light possible.

Calling central Jersey scientists and academics! Come out to say hi today at 5pm, Destination Dogs, New Brunswick. Apps, games, and...great people! You can just show up! Or to help w/headcount, RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Show up to say hi and talk about how we can stop the damage!

Fucking creepshow. An updating list of the scientists found in the Epstein files: fancycomma.com/2026/03/07/h... by Sheeva Azma on @fancycomma.bsky.social

NOFO abruptly terminated. Read over the priority list and you can see why. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

It's stunning how ignorant the DOGE bros were who were sent into agencies. Justin Fox cannot even articulate in his own words what his "present understanding of DEI" is: he can't even formulate a coherent sentence about it. I wouldn't hire him for basic tech support. #NEH youtu.be/jomaMvItnew?...

The FDA is cutting back on public advisory committee meetings, even as the public and other stakeholders seek more transparency. www.statnews.com/2026/03/09/f...

Cell-type specific astrocyte activation is driven by cortical top-down modulation https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.03.08.710364v1

In honor of #WomensHistoryMonth, celebrate the many contributions women have made to the field of neuroscience. vist.ly/4u9sh

Scientists say they have made some of the first direct measurements of how long it takes an individual, ordinary protein to fold – and the results were surprising. go.nature.com/3N4UrSD

Amid shrinking tenure-track faculty positions, we must think creatively to keep early-career scientists afloat, writes @lucinauddin.bsky.social. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/craft-and-ca...

With these results in hand, we can now reproduce the graph that @joshuasweitz.bsky.social posted. It is still shocking, but we can now understand why it looks the way it does: The number of R01 and R56 awards were down while the number of applications were up. 16/20

A short Bluetorial on plots of NIH application success rates as a function of percentile. 1/20

Apply to join the ISSCR Stem Cell Reports Early Career Editorial team! Current Early Career ditor Nika Shakiba shares how the program offers editorial experience, insight into the publication process & opportunities to help shape the field. Appy by 13 March👉 https://bit.ly/4aGWILr

ACTION ITEM-----ACTION ITEM Because of overwhelming demand, NIH has new links for the Strategic Plan webinars March 16, 2026 12:30 - 1:30 pm | www.scgcorp.com/strategicpla... April 8, 2026 2:30 - 3:30 pm | www.scgcorp.com/strategicpla... NOTE: YOU HAVE TO RE-REGISTER IS YOU REGISTERED BEFORE

Astrocyte-neuron mitochondrial transfer via mitoEVs supports neuronal energy metabolism and is impaired in early Alzheimer's disease https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.03.09.710050v1

NIH sent notice this week that it will no longer recognize a union of early career researchers on the basis that trainees aren't "employees." My latest for @science.org. www.science.org/content/arti...

A human iPS cell line for ready-to-use human iAstrocytes that support human neurons https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.03.02.709009v1