Deiters’ cells are a morphologically intriguing supporting cell type in the organ of Corti! Really excited to see this study on the largely overlooked role/s of supporting cells in the inner ear organs.

#OTD in 1932, Amelia Earhart took off from Newfoundland & landed in N. Ireland ~15h later--the first woman to fly solo & nonstop across the Atlantic. Nat'l Women in Aerospace Day (20 May) marks this anniversary & honors women in #aviation, aerospace engineering, #space exploration & more. #avgeek

We're hosting an Ask Me Anything with two scientists from the Early Careers Committee! Submit your questions to be answered by Dylan Girodat and Shirley Ahn to [email protected]

“When I make these requests, I feel perceived as difficult, or I have to explain that I’m hard of hearing. Because I don’t have my aids in, and I’m youngish, I feel like it’s seen as a strange request." www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/li... #keeplistening

Students from Barnstable High School joined us last week for the High School Discovery Program at the MBL. During their CRISPR genome editing course, they used SyGlass virtual reality headsets to explore and visualize confocal microscopy data.

Read about the cover art for the newly released issue of Biophysical Journal on the BPS Blog: www.biophysics.org/blog/mechano...

Chapter 1 – Why do we feel dizzy when turning? This comes from how the inner ear’s rotation sensors (the semi-circular canals) work mechanically. The short videos below (and the next one) explain why. (And yes, that video is low-quality, but it's actually me on the chair 😅)

A papier-mâché model showing the anatomy of the ear massively enlarged. These structures are involved for hearing and balance, and include the smallest bones in the body.

Are we still doing #FluorescenceFriday? #NeuroSkyence

Why hearing in noisy places gets harder with age, even with “normal” hearing This study links hidden damage in the ear's neural wiring to speech-in-noise difficulties and increased listening effort in middle-aged adults. buff.ly/m9fS8Nv

Postdoc advertisement! Hi all, I'm looking to hire a Postdoc in BIOACOUSTICS for work on Owls. Your job would be to collect & analyze bioacoustics data, and write papers. 🦉🦉🦅🐦🦜🦉🦉

Needs a bit of work, but not bad for our first attempt on the new lightsheet microscope... #FluorescenceFriday (again on a Saturday 🙃)

Happy #FluorescenceFriday! #Haircells at the basal turn of the #cochlea.

Celebrated the 15th #BenchtoBedside last night!! So inspired by all the participation and teamwork to advance medicine and health!! #B2B

Happy lunar halo!🌕

Checking out the spacesuits at #kennedyspacecenter !👩🏻‍🚀