Great to see this published: Fitting dynamical landscape models to single-cell data, creating interpretable maps of cell decision making & developmental logic Applied to neural tube patterning, we show how morphogen signals reshape landscapes and drive fate decisions www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

The journal Environmental Health Perspectives, published by NIEHS for more than 50 years, ending accepting new manuscripts in April, is now completely gone from the NIEHS website. ehp.niehs.nih.gov/journal/ehp

I collected all of what I could find about the upcoming Illumina Spatial Transcriptomics technology, with some predictions about costs and sensitivity compared to 10x Genomics Visium HD www.batcheffect.com/p/the-giant-...

Oh no! So sad to hear!

Apply to become a CSHL-Simons Fellow in Neuroscience! Run your own lab, pursue bold ideas, join a highly collaborative community! All areas including experimental or computational neuro, including NeuroAI & systems PhD required; ≤~1 yr postdoc www.cshl.edu/about-us/car...

It is depressing that we (i.e. the scientific community) can't break out of this bizarro world where publishing in a $$$ Journal is considered a valid proxy for high impact science.

ATTN: Two faculty positions are available in my department (neuroscience) at the University of Minnesota. This is a general search with no topic focus. November 20th application deadline. Apply here: hr.umn.edu/jobs/Find-Job Assistant Prof job code: 364920 Associate/Full Prof job code: 364921

After 10 years, I am stepping down as chair of our department and we have an active search going on! Utah is a phenomenal place to live and work and it's been the honor of a lifetime chairing the department founded by Lou Goodman. #MedSky #Neuroskyence Repost! jobs.chronicle.com/job/37914733...

⛓️ October’s most-read Structural Biology paper challenges textbook views of synapses, revealing a complex ‘synaptoplasm’ instead of a dense post-synaptic layer: buff.ly/rAvREVV Have a paper people should see? See what our Editors look for: buff.ly/NjxVKFB

Who is coming to #SfN2025? Join our minisymposium on Monday at 2 pm 😍👇 @nereokalebic.bsky.social and I can't wait to chair this minisymposium bridging most of our dearest research interests! #radialglia #astrocytes #evolution #Development

Great research needs support. The #SfN25 Advocacy Forum helps you develop the skills to effectively share why neuroscience matters with policymakers, funders, and the broader community. Learn more and add to your itinerary! 🔗 vist.ly/4dz53 #neurosky #neuroskyence

Research in primate brains has been essential for the development of brain-computer interfaces and artificial neural networks. New funding and policy changes put future such advances at risk, write Cory Miller, @movshon.bsky.social and Doris Tsao. #neuroskyence bit.ly/47MXYLH

Sigh. NIH normally sends several hundred scientists to the SFN annual meeting to learn, exchange info, come up with new ideas, and advance science. (The exchange of ideas is the very core of the scientific enterprise.) This year, no one from NIH will attend due to the gov't implosion.

8 high level positions at NIH posted including 6 institute director positions (NIMH, NIGMS, NICHD, NIDCR, NHGRI, NLM). Only open for 2 weeks (applications due November 21). Application materials include a) CV b) vision statement c) a photocopy of doctoral degree. hr.nih.gov/careers/open...

Show off your research! Authors are encouraged to submit images related to their papers to be considered for the #JNeurosci cover Learn more about submitting an image ⬇️ https://www.jneurosci.org/content/information-authors#cover_art

🚨 UNC Psych & Neuro is hiring TWO Teaching Assistant Professors (one Psych, one Neuro) starting July 2026! If you love creating engaging classroom experiences and mentoring undergrads, please consider applying or sharing widely. Check it out + apply by Jan 14 unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/308...

TT faculty job opening in #Neuroscience! We are looking for a colleague to join us in our fantastic Biology Department and Neuroscience Program at Brandeis. We are a group of *very* collaborative, supportive, and productive scientists (& humans!) so please apply academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30961

Well this happened www.science.org/content/arti...

The six faculty positions open at UNC Biology also include 2 openings for Teaching Assistant Professors or Teaching Associate Professors. We seek instructors with expertise from any area of biology 1/n unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...

Submit your abstracts before Nov 1 to be considered for a short talk! www.grc.org/the-neurosci...

Not supposed to be working, but maybe reading a thesis on the porch with Bud on a #caturday isn’t work

🧵 Why the obsession with p < 0.05 is hurting science.

Thanks for having me Ted! Great neuro there!

Meet the #MCCS25 officers! Dr. @karynfrick.bsky.social‬ is a distinguished professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Her lab seeks to understand how sex-steroid hormones, aging & the environment affect memory. Join us November 13 & 14. Register here: event.fourwaves.com/MCCS25/pages

Hey does anyone know where to get TTX these days? 🐡 None of our usual sources have it

📍 Register now for #MCCS25 on November 13 & 14! Join us for talks & networking with the best and brightest in molecular and cellular cognition. #Neuroskyence Check out the link for more information and to register & submit an abstract 👉 event.fourwaves.com/MCCS25/pages

Didi says hi #caturday

1/ No, you do not always need single-cell RNA-seq. Here's why bulk RNA-seq might still be the smarter move for your experiment.

Pro tips for ❄️ cryo-sectioning in the Carolinas during the summer: 1) just don’t. wait until Oct 2) if you must, avoid days with rain - may need to wait until Oct anyway 3) get a dehumidifier and a humidity monitor. Use them Need humidity <40% per cryostat instructions Thank me later

Triangle friends. If you've been to Saxapahaw you know what an amazing community has built up around the old mills. While most of the mill escaped the Chantal flooding unscathed, other neighbors were severely affected. You can donate to recovery efforts at: www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...

Now officially out! What do CA2 neurons become in an Nr3c2 KO? We used spatial transcriptomics to find out. With @neuroerin.bsky.social and @jmw86069.bsky.social Lots in the suppl data rdcu.be/evGGh

It's here! ✨ The #ExSRRF protocol paper is out 😍. Full details for merging Expansion Microscopy with our eSRRF analysis. From cells to tissue. A partnership with @puellesv.bsky.social's lab. Lead by Dominik Kylies and @hannah-superres.bsky.social + colleagues. #ExM #eSRRF ➡️ Open link: rdcu.be/euvEw

Preliminary program out now- GRC on Neuroscience of Social Behavior- March 2026! More talks chosen from the abstracts. Mark your calendars www.grc.org/the-neurosci...

Never seen it

Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.

US senators grilled NIH director Jayanta Bhattacharya at a hearing today about how his professed support for science squares with unprecedented grant terminations at the agency and enormous cuts that have been proposed for its 2026 budget. https://go.nature.com/3FWM2wN

Love this idea! A cartoon by Sam Lau, from 2024. #NewYorkerCartoons #productivity

#truthmatters #medsky 🧪 My summary of today's Senate hearing with Jay Bhattacharya on the NIH budget. Lots of concern among Senators about aging research. Lots of dodges, non-answers and buck passing from Jay. Bipartisan support for NIH Serious questions except for posturing by Kennedy and Britt. 🧵

Very excited to see this important work out led by the talented @mictott.bsky.social @boyiguo.bsky.social @jhubiostat.bsky.social! 🧪🧬🖥️

I urge everyone to read Unbreaking’s new page on everything the govt is doing to destroy & diminish medical research funding. It’s the best thing I’ve read on this topic: @lizneeley.bsky.social & co have such done an incredible job. unbreaking.org/issues/medic...

Excellent review by @talliezee.bsky.social and Matthew T. Birnie on the neurobiological mechanisms underlying the consequences of early life adversity. Highly recommended! www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...

Does Kei know he’s in a jet bridge at SNA? ☕️

Gary lynch rocking a huge crowd talking about th 50 years of LTP @cnlm.bsky.social @serenadudette.bsky.social @ucirvine.bsky.social @mikeyassa.bsky.social 🧪🧠 #memory @franklandlab.bsky.social

Excellent article from The New York Times on steroid hormones in brain health and diseases --no paywall--. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/h...

Speak up! Important to register widespread opposition to transitioning NIH to funding ideologically-motivated science. If you want advancements in knowledge and eventual cures, it is critical that research is steered by knowledgeable scientists, not political appointees

Breaking news: Jayanta “Jay” Bhattacharya, the new director of the NIH, told biomedical researchers in his first public remarks today that he’s pushing to “restore regular order” to the agency after funding cuts and delays, firings, and leadership purges. scim.ag/42pW6XP

Hot off the science presses! The largest map of the brain's wiring and activity to date is featured on the cover of @nature.com. 🧠📈 Check out 'Cortex in Context' at: www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

How does the brain work? Scientists are closer to the answer with the largest wiring diagram and functional map of a mammalian brain to date. 🧵 🧠📈

I'm looking for a new full-time research assistant ("junior specialist"). It's not quite "lab manager" because I have someone who takes care of the administrative tasks, and here I'm looking for someone to help us get research done! Info is below, please pass on to any talented candidates, thanks!

Other than markets collapsing, this week was...some kind of good news? Signs of life - and collective action - at universities and law firms. A rundown, and a reminder to go to Saturday's Day of Action: samwang.substack.com/p/a-national...