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The Francis Crick Institute @crick.ac.uk · 22h

We're now recruiting early career group leaders at the Crick to lead ambitious research programmes and explore bold scientific questions.

Hear our Director, Edith Heard, explain why the Crick is a unique place for curiosity-driven research.

Apply now ➡️ www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

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Vijay Ramani @vram142.bsky.social · 13h

Congratulations @karalmckinley.bsky.social & lab on their groundbreaking recent preprint establishing + characterizing a chemically inducible model of menstruation in mouse:

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

My jaw dropped when I heard this presented earlier this year. Incredible.

Induction of menstruation in mice reveals the regulation of menstrual shedding

During menstruation, an inner layer of the endometrium is selectively shed, while an outer, progenitor-containing layer is preserved to support repeated regeneration. Progress in understanding this co...

www.biorxiv.org

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Tim Mosca (he/him) @drosophilosophy.bsky.social · 22h

At the CSHL meeting, @sarahcertel.bsky.social gives a wonderful memorial about the recently passed Ed Kravitz. A beautiful remembrance for a man who contributed so much to our fly community and to the CSHL mission.

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Lucia Prieto Godino @neuroluci.bsky.social · 1d

We are recruiting PhD students! If you are interested in evolutionary neuroscience, consider applying: www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

Prieto Godino Lab | Cellular and molecular bases of neural circuit and behavioural evolution

www.crick.ac.uk

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Ishmail Abdus-Saboor @ishmailsaboor.bsky.social · 1d

I’m extremely honored to be a recipient of the NIH Director’s Pioneer Award!

Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to @ishmailsaboor.bsky.social on receiving the NIH Director’s Pioneer Award, celebrating “scientists with outstanding records of creativity.” His lab will explore how the sense of touch can help build relationships. 🫶🧠💡

See zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/zuckerman-in...

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Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior – caesar @mpinb.mpg.de · 2d

💡 Join the 8th Bonn Brain Conference
March 23–25, 2026 | DZNE Bonn, Germany

Explore the latest in brain states, neural circuits, and behavior — with keynote talks by leading neuroscientists including Cori Bargmann and Edvard Moser @edvardmoser.bsky.social

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Hannah Haberkern @hannah-haberkern.bsky.social · 2d

Years ago @lauragrima.bsky.social talked about what a pity it is when scientists who work on #foraging miss out on fruitful interactions because they work with different animals. Together with collegues we started a virtual seminar series, which grew into a conference and now a review!

ScienceDirect.com | Science, health and medical journals, full text articles and books.

authors.elsevier.com

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Carolina Rezaval @crezaval.bsky.social · 2d

me too! see you soon @hannah-haberkern.bsky.social

Hannah Haberkern @hannah-haberkern.bsky.social · 2d

Really looking forward to this conference 👇 You can still register!

Emma Scholey @emmavscholey.bsky.social · 2d

If you want to hear about more like this, come join us at the University of Birmingham for ‘The Mechanistic Basis of Foraging’ conference. Registration closes 20th October!
uobevents.eventsair.com/the-mechanis...

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Francisco Rivera Rosario @franciscorr25.bsky.social · 2d

Check out our FlyWire anniversary piece to learn how @crezaval.bsky.social, @anitadevineni.bsky.social, Pelin Volkan, and six other researchers are using connectome data in their labs, and to read their thoughts on what new tools Drosophila neuroscience needs to move forward!

The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 2d

To celebrate the first anniversary of the release of FlyWire, we asked nine neuroscientists to share how they are using connectome data in their research and what they hope is in store for the future of fly connectomics.

By @franciscorr25.bsky.social

#neuroskyence

bit.ly/3Wx5nt3

How FlyWire is redefining Drosophila research, one year in

Nine Drosophila researchers share how the connectome transformed the field and what additional new tools they would like to see.

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Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS @fens.org · 4d

The #HertieFoundation and #FENS are excited to announce the winner of the Eric Kandel Young Neuroscientists Prize 2025: Johannes Kohl!

He will be awarded EUR 100,000 and will deliver the Eric Kandel Prize Lecture at #FENS2026 in Barcelona! 🇪🇸

👉 https://loom.ly/xsDFNzo

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Oliver Barnstedt @obarnstedt.bsky.social · 4d

Our lab at the European Neuroscience Institute in Göttingen is looking for a highly skilled and motivated TECHNICAL ASSISTANT. Are you proficient in histological and wet lab techniques and lab management? Then come apply for our position (4 years contract)! umg.recruiting-portal.com/r/z004xflh7r...

European Neuroscience Institute Göttingen (ENI) -- Technical Assistant (f/m/d)

Technical Assistant (f/m/d)

umg.recruiting-portal.com

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Carolina Rezaval @crezaval.bsky.social · 4d

A phenomenal achievement and an incredible resource for the community! Congrats!

Greg Jefferis @jefferis.bsky.social · 4d

Exciting news for #drosophila #connectomics and #neuroscience enthusiasts: the Drosophila male central nervous system connectome is now live for exploration. Find out more at the landing page hosted by our Janelia FlyEM collaborators www.janelia.org/project-team....

Male CNS Connectome

A team of researchers has unveiled the complete connectome of a male fruit fly central nervous system —a seamless map of all the neurons in the brain and nerve cord of a single male fruit fly and the ...

www.janelia.org

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Suguru Takagi @sugurutakagi.bsky.social · Aug 26

On cloud nine to announce that I'll be starting my own lab at the Department of Biological Science, Florida State University in Spring 2026! We'll study neuronal circuits and sensory-guided behavior by combining comparative and functional approaches using non-model Drosophila flies 🪰

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Richard Benton @bentonlab.bsky.social · 4d

Having personally sworn for years that insects don’t use GPCRs for odour detection, Suguru Takagi (@sugurutakagi.bsky.social) discovers that, in fact, they sometimes do …

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

A GPCR signaling pathway in insect odor detection

Odor detection differs fundamentally in vertebrates, which use G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), and insects, which employ ion channels. Here, we report the first evidence for a GPCR defining tunin...

www.biorxiv.org

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Janelia FlyEM @janelia-flyem.bsky.social · 4d

We're very proud to be releasing the complete male fly CNS connectome!

It's the product of a huge team effort here at Janelia in partnership with the Cambridge Fly Connectomics group (@jefferis.bsky.social and colleagues), plus invaluable collaborators.

More soon...
www.janelia.org/project-team...

Male CNS Connectome

A team of researchers has unveiled the complete connectome of a male fruit fly central nervous system —a seamless map of all the neurons in the brain and nerve cord of a single male fruit fly and the ...

www.janelia.org

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Lea Duncker @leaduncker.bsky.social · 6d

Travel awards are available for undergraduate students looking to attend #Cosyne25! The application is short, and the deadline is Nov 12. @cosynemeeting.bsky.social

Application: shorturl.at/6NEyk

More info: www.cosyne.org/travel-grants

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Travel Grants — COSYNE

Apply for COSYNE 2026 Travel Grants to support your participation in Lisbon and Cascais, Portugal. Grants are available for students, postdocs, and PIs, including programs for Childcare, Presenters, N...

www.cosyne.org

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Carolina Rezaval @crezaval.bsky.social · 5d

Very proud of @mcdonaldmeganc.bsky.social, just appointed Full Professor at ETH Zurich!

A brilliant scientist and an even more exceptional human. Congratulations, Megan!

ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

Eight professors appointed

At its meeting of 17 and 18 September 2025 and upon application of Joël Mesot, President of ETH Zurich, the ETH Board appointed eight professors. The Board also awarded the title of

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Ding Liu @dingliu.bsky.social · 7d

My Own Lab at Westlake University is OPEN! We are recruiting cool people at all levels NOW!
By tinkering behaviors and neural circuits in distinct animal species (mouse, sugar glider, etc), we are exploring new ways of doing social neuroscience in vivo, in silico and at home!

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Alliance of Genome Resources @alliancegenome.bsky.social · 6d

Nature has published an article on the crisis facing MODs
Model organism databases face budget cuts and closures www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@zfinmod.bsky.social @xenbase.bsky.social @yeastgenome.bsky.social @mousegenome.bsky.social @ratgenome.bsky.social @geneontology.bsky.social @nature.com

Model organism databases face budget cuts and closures

Beyond the crucial data they contain, these digital archives have provided an important space for academic communities to exchange ideas and resources.

www.nature.com

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corderolab.bsky.social @corderolab.bsky.social · 9d

Excited to share our collaborative PhD project with Adam Dobson ([email protected]) on interorgan signalling in the ageing gut. Please contact Adam If you are a highly motivated student wanted to work on a super exciting Fly project.

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Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS @fens.org · 7d

🔔 Applications are open for the #FKNE Online Training Series!

From 11 November 2025, this 6-week course helps new PIs in Europe strengthen leadership, communication and lab management skills. 🧠

🗓️ Deadline: 15 October 2025
Apply now 👉 https://loom.ly/Ceus8Ys

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Mariam Aly @mariamaly.bsky.social · 7d

Are you an early career scholar interested in learning more about peer review?

Join us for our virtual @reviewerzero.bsky.social workshop! We will help you understand how peer review works and give advice on responding to reviewer comments.

9-10:30am PT / 12-1:30pm ET on October 30th. Register👇🏼

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Peer Review 101. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

northwestern.zoom.us

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Carolina Rezaval @crezaval.bsky.social · 8d

Congrats!

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Krishna Melnattur @melnattur.bsky.social · 8d

Happy to share our lab’s first preprint! ‘Mutations in antimicrobial peptides differently affect sleep and plasticity’. Led by @rahulkumar211.bsky.social, with help from many in the lab. In collaboration with @evoimmunoimroze A thread 1/n www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Mutations in antimicrobial peptides differently affect sleep and plasticity

Molecules implicated in host defense can, independent of their roles as immune mediators, regulate sleep. In mammals, cytokines such as Tumor Necrosis Factor α (TNF α) and Interleukin 1β (IL1 β) promo...

www.biorxiv.org

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Carolina Rezaval @crezaval.bsky.social · 8d

Congrats! Super