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Karl Deisseroth

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neuroscientist, psychiatrist, writer optogenetics.org karldeisseroth.org https://www.amazon.com/Projections-Story-Emotions-Karl-Deisseroth/dp/1984853694

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Karl Alexander Deisseroth is an American scientist. He is the D.H. Chen Foundation Professor of Bioengineering and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University.

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Karl Deisseroth @deisseroth.bsky.social · Feb 5

strongly recommend this book... @neilshubin.bsky.social is a great communicator and scientist. We're coming up on the 10 year anniversary of this special moment from February 2015: Neil showing the Tiktaalik fossil to a few of my entranced kids.

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Surya Ganguli @suryaganguli.bsky.social · 24d

Our new paper "High-capacity associative memory in a quantum-optical spin glass." Achieves 7-fold increased capacity thru a quantum optical analog of short term plasticity from neuroscience. Atoms (neurons) couple to motion and photons (synapses)!
arxiv.org/abs/2509.12202

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Karl Deisseroth @deisseroth.bsky.social · Sep 9

excellent piece Nicole! really enjoyed seeing it come together...

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Neil Shubin @neilshubin.bsky.social · Aug 28

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Scopes trial telling students in central Tennessee about their inner fish.

I’m so grateful to the high school and middle school teachers who brought their students from small schools to the event (some from almost an hr away).

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Sung-Yon Kim @sykneuro.bsky.social · Jan 21

Recognized for "the discovery of light-gated ion channel mechanisms and the development of optogenetics."
Honored to have had him as my PhD advisor (2009–2013)—was a true privilege to witness his groundbreaking work transform neuroscience.
Can’t wait for the ceremony on Mar 18!

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The Brain Prize @brainprize.org · Mar 5

Congratulations to winners of The Brain Prize 2025!
Professors @michellemonje.bsky.social, @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social and @hhmi.org Investigator, and Frank Winkler, Heidelberg University Hospital, have pioneered the field of Cancer Neuroscience.

Learn more: brainprize.org/winners/canc...

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Neil Shubin @neilshubin.bsky.social · Jul 14

Some personal news…

National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · Jul 14

The NAS Council has approved the nomination of Neil H. Shubin to be the next president of the National Academy of Sciences. An evolutionary biologist and science communicator, Shubin would succeed Marcia McNutt when her term ends on June 30, 2026. Read more: www.nasonline.org/news/neil-h-...

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Karl Deisseroth @deisseroth.bsky.social · Jul 15

congratulations Neil! NAS is lucky to have you leading the way...

Neil Shubin @neilshubin.bsky.social · Jul 14

Some personal news…

National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · Jul 14

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Karl Deisseroth @deisseroth.bsky.social · Jun 20

Congrats Xin!!!!

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HHMI @hhmi.org · Jun 15

HHMI Tangled Bank Studios brings science to life through powerful, visually stunning storytelling.✨

For over a decade, @tangledbankhhmi.bsky.social‬ has delivered award-winning films that engage audiences with the wonder, complexity, and importance of science.

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Karl Deisseroth @deisseroth.bsky.social · May 30

Grateful to work with amazing lead authors Isaac Kauvar, Ethan Richman, & Tony Liu, and brilliant faculty of our HNC program: Carolyn Rodriguez (@crodriguezmdphd.bsky.social‬), Paul Nuyujukian, & Vivek Buch, and many others spanning hospital and laboratory. med.stanford.edu/news/all-new...

Sustained in the brain: How lasting emotions arise from brief stimuli, in humans and mice

Humans and mice share persistent brain-activity patterns in response to adverse sensory experience, Stanford scientists find, opening a window to our emotions and, perhaps, neuropsychiatric disorders.

med.stanford.edu

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Karl Deisseroth @deisseroth.bsky.social · May 30

Congratulations to our Human Neural Circuitry team; bit.ly/4dEyX7Z publishes today in Science! This was the hardest challenge of my career, but one of the most rewarding, after years of rebuilding– & expanding my inpatient neuropsychiatry in the service of basic discovery bsky.app/profile/deis...

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Optogenetics Gordon Research Conference @optogrc.bsky.social · May 23

📆 Mark your calendars: #OptoGRC2026 is headed back to Tuscany, May 10-15, 2026!

We look forward to reuniting with our amazing community for a week of great science, thoughtful discussions & shared time with colleagues.

More details coming soon👇🏽
tinyurl.com/esvrabsu

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Karl Deisseroth @deisseroth.bsky.social · May 22

fascinating work as always @neilshubin.bsky.social

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Neil Shubin @neilshubin.bsky.social · May 21

New paper from the lab: Our teeth arose as sensory organs on the outside of the body of ancient jawless fish.!! Congrats to Yara Haridy and the team!
Background and video: phys.org/news/2025-05...
Open Access Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
News and Views: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Teeth first evolved as sensory tissue in the armored exoskeletons of ancient fish, fossil scans find

Anyone who has ever squirmed through a dental cleaning can tell you how sensitive teeth can be. This sensitivity gives important feedback about temperature, pressure—and yes, pain—as we bite and chew ...

phys.org

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