Denise J. Cai, Ph.D.
@denisejcai.bsky.social
Prof. of Neuroscience @SinaiBrain · Investigating memory stability & flexibility · Advocate for open science · Mom of two littles · Amateur chef · she/her · denisecailab.com
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What’s better than a one-channel #Miniscope? 🥁 A TWO-CHANNEL Miniscope!
Our new Miniscope2C is a dual-channel, open-source Miniscope that lets you record 2 fluorescent signals simultaneously in freely moving animals.
Read the paper here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Our new Miniscope2C is a dual-channel, open-source Miniscope that lets you record 2 fluorescent signals simultaneously in freely moving animals.
Read the paper here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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🎉 We had a great time at #MCCS25 and can't wait to see everyone at next year's meeting!
Don't forget to join our mailing list for information about #MCCS26 in the coming year: bit.ly/4r1YApk
Don't forget to join our mailing list for information about #MCCS26 in the coming year: bit.ly/4r1YApk
November 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
🎉 We had a great time at #MCCS25 and can't wait to see everyone at next year's meeting!
Don't forget to join our mailing list for information about #MCCS26 in the coming year: bit.ly/4r1YApk
Don't forget to join our mailing list for information about #MCCS26 in the coming year: bit.ly/4r1YApk
Reposted by Denise J. Cai, Ph.D.
Thank you to everyone who came out to #MCCS25 last week! It was great to hear all the exciting research happening in the field of molecular and cellular cognition 🧠
🤓 A special thank you to all our incredible speakers for sharing their work!
Don't forget to join our mailing list: bit.ly/4r1YApk
🤓 A special thank you to all our incredible speakers for sharing their work!
Don't forget to join our mailing list: bit.ly/4r1YApk
November 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Thank you to everyone who came out to #MCCS25 last week! It was great to hear all the exciting research happening in the field of molecular and cellular cognition 🧠
🤓 A special thank you to all our incredible speakers for sharing their work!
Don't forget to join our mailing list: bit.ly/4r1YApk
🤓 A special thank you to all our incredible speakers for sharing their work!
Don't forget to join our mailing list: bit.ly/4r1YApk
I'll be at Zoé and Zach's posters today, giving out VIP access bracelets for the Cai-Tye Collective event tonight!
If you're at #SfN25, come check out Zoé and Zach's work and snag a bracelet before we run out!
If you're at #SfN25, come check out Zoé and Zach's work and snag a bracelet before we run out!
Are you at #SfN25 and want VIP access to the Cai-Tye Collective event on Nov 17?
Come by my lab members' posters for a bracelet!
Hailey Rosenblum: Nov 15, 1-5pm PSTR040.05/BB6
Zoé Christenson Wick: Nov 17, 8am-12pm PSTR192.01/RR13
Zach Pennington: Nov 17, 1-5pm PSTR234.05/CC7
Come by my lab members' posters for a bracelet!
Hailey Rosenblum: Nov 15, 1-5pm PSTR040.05/BB6
Zoé Christenson Wick: Nov 17, 8am-12pm PSTR192.01/RR13
Zach Pennington: Nov 17, 1-5pm PSTR234.05/CC7
November 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I'll be at Zoé and Zach's posters today, giving out VIP access bracelets for the Cai-Tye Collective event tonight!
If you're at #SfN25, come check out Zoé and Zach's work and snag a bracelet before we run out!
If you're at #SfN25, come check out Zoé and Zach's work and snag a bracelet before we run out!
Reunion with past and present Cai lab & Shuman lab members (and collaborators). Spending time with you guys is easily the best part of my job.
@tristanshuman.bsky.social
@sinaibrain.bsky.social
@sfn.org
@tristanshuman.bsky.social
@sinaibrain.bsky.social
@sfn.org
November 17, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Reunion with past and present Cai lab & Shuman lab members (and collaborators). Spending time with you guys is easily the best part of my job.
@tristanshuman.bsky.social
@sinaibrain.bsky.social
@sfn.org
@tristanshuman.bsky.social
@sinaibrain.bsky.social
@sfn.org
Congrats @sjo09.bsky.social! Your trailblazing engram discoveries are unforgettable. So happy that the Peter Seeburg Integrative Neuroscience Prize is honoring YOUR Era's tour @sfn.org.
November 17, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Congrats @sjo09.bsky.social! Your trailblazing engram discoveries are unforgettable. So happy that the Peter Seeburg Integrative Neuroscience Prize is honoring YOUR Era's tour @sfn.org.
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Come pregame with some serotonin! :)
November 16, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Come pregame with some serotonin! :)
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Pretty special dinner @sfn.org with these glorious women last night 🤩 ❤️
How do I have a job where I travel around the world and hang out with awesome people?
@moriel-z.bsky.social @denisejcai.bsky.social @ladenardo.bsky.social @neurrriot.bsky.social @bjmarlin.bsky.social @debiaselm.bsky.social
How do I have a job where I travel around the world and hang out with awesome people?
@moriel-z.bsky.social @denisejcai.bsky.social @ladenardo.bsky.social @neurrriot.bsky.social @bjmarlin.bsky.social @debiaselm.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Pretty special dinner @sfn.org with these glorious women last night 🤩 ❤️
How do I have a job where I travel around the world and hang out with awesome people?
@moriel-z.bsky.social @denisejcai.bsky.social @ladenardo.bsky.social @neurrriot.bsky.social @bjmarlin.bsky.social @debiaselm.bsky.social
How do I have a job where I travel around the world and hang out with awesome people?
@moriel-z.bsky.social @denisejcai.bsky.social @ladenardo.bsky.social @neurrriot.bsky.social @bjmarlin.bsky.social @debiaselm.bsky.social
I'll be at Hailey's poster today, giving out VIP access bracelets for the Cai-Tye Collective party on Monday!
If you're at #SfN25, come check out Hailey's work and snag a bracelet before we run out!
If you're at #SfN25, come check out Hailey's work and snag a bracelet before we run out!
Are you at #SfN25 and want VIP access to the Cai-Tye Collective event on Nov 17?
Come by my lab members' posters for a bracelet!
Hailey Rosenblum: Nov 15, 1-5pm PSTR040.05/BB6
Zoé Christenson Wick: Nov 17, 8am-12pm PSTR192.01/RR13
Zach Pennington: Nov 17, 1-5pm PSTR234.05/CC7
Come by my lab members' posters for a bracelet!
Hailey Rosenblum: Nov 15, 1-5pm PSTR040.05/BB6
Zoé Christenson Wick: Nov 17, 8am-12pm PSTR192.01/RR13
Zach Pennington: Nov 17, 1-5pm PSTR234.05/CC7
November 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I'll be at Hailey's poster today, giving out VIP access bracelets for the Cai-Tye Collective party on Monday!
If you're at #SfN25, come check out Hailey's work and snag a bracelet before we run out!
If you're at #SfN25, come check out Hailey's work and snag a bracelet before we run out!
Are you at #SfN25 and want VIP access to the Cai-Tye Collective event on Nov 17?
Come by my lab members' posters for a bracelet!
Hailey Rosenblum: Nov 15, 1-5pm PSTR040.05/BB6
Zoé Christenson Wick: Nov 17, 8am-12pm PSTR192.01/RR13
Zach Pennington: Nov 17, 1-5pm PSTR234.05/CC7
Come by my lab members' posters for a bracelet!
Hailey Rosenblum: Nov 15, 1-5pm PSTR040.05/BB6
Zoé Christenson Wick: Nov 17, 8am-12pm PSTR192.01/RR13
Zach Pennington: Nov 17, 1-5pm PSTR234.05/CC7
November 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Are you at #SfN25 and want VIP access to the Cai-Tye Collective event on Nov 17?
Come by my lab members' posters for a bracelet!
Hailey Rosenblum: Nov 15, 1-5pm PSTR040.05/BB6
Zoé Christenson Wick: Nov 17, 8am-12pm PSTR192.01/RR13
Zach Pennington: Nov 17, 1-5pm PSTR234.05/CC7
Come by my lab members' posters for a bracelet!
Hailey Rosenblum: Nov 15, 1-5pm PSTR040.05/BB6
Zoé Christenson Wick: Nov 17, 8am-12pm PSTR192.01/RR13
Zach Pennington: Nov 17, 1-5pm PSTR234.05/CC7
🎉 Join us on Monday for the best party of the year!
The Cai-Tye Collective is throwing a bash at #SfN25 and everyone is invited!
🎉 November 17, 9pm at Parq Nightclub in San Diego. See you all there!
The Cai-Tye Collective is throwing a bash at #SfN25 and everyone is invited!
🎉 November 17, 9pm at Parq Nightclub in San Diego. See you all there!
November 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
🎉 Join us on Monday for the best party of the year!
The Cai-Tye Collective is throwing a bash at #SfN25 and everyone is invited!
🎉 November 17, 9pm at Parq Nightclub in San Diego. See you all there!
The Cai-Tye Collective is throwing a bash at #SfN25 and everyone is invited!
🎉 November 17, 9pm at Parq Nightclub in San Diego. See you all there!
🧠 The Cai Lab will be at #SfN25!
Be sure to stop by the poster sessions to check out Hailey's work on decision-making, @zachtpennington.bsky.social's work on stress, @zoechristensonwick.bsky.social's work on seizures, Alexa's work on cocaine seeking, and Sandra's work on context representations 🤓
Be sure to stop by the poster sessions to check out Hailey's work on decision-making, @zachtpennington.bsky.social's work on stress, @zoechristensonwick.bsky.social's work on seizures, Alexa's work on cocaine seeking, and Sandra's work on context representations 🤓
November 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
🧠 The Cai Lab will be at #SfN25!
Be sure to stop by the poster sessions to check out Hailey's work on decision-making, @zachtpennington.bsky.social's work on stress, @zoechristensonwick.bsky.social's work on seizures, Alexa's work on cocaine seeking, and Sandra's work on context representations 🤓
Be sure to stop by the poster sessions to check out Hailey's work on decision-making, @zachtpennington.bsky.social's work on stress, @zoechristensonwick.bsky.social's work on seizures, Alexa's work on cocaine seeking, and Sandra's work on context representations 🤓
Reposted by Denise J. Cai, Ph.D.
📣 #MCCS25 starts TOMORROW! Check out our poster session tomorrow & our symposium on Friday to hear from the best and brightest in molecular and cellular cognition.
More information here: event.fourwaves.com/MCCS25/pages
More information here: event.fourwaves.com/MCCS25/pages
November 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
📣 #MCCS25 starts TOMORROW! Check out our poster session tomorrow & our symposium on Friday to hear from the best and brightest in molecular and cellular cognition.
More information here: event.fourwaves.com/MCCS25/pages
More information here: event.fourwaves.com/MCCS25/pages
Reposted by Denise J. Cai, Ph.D.
Come check out the #MCCS25 debate on November 14!
Drs. André Fenton & Yaniv Ziv will be debating a hot topic: are memory stability and representational drift opposing or complementary processes? Moderated by Dr. @sarahrobins.bsky.social 🧠
Register now: event.fourwaves.com/MCCS25/pages
Drs. André Fenton & Yaniv Ziv will be debating a hot topic: are memory stability and representational drift opposing or complementary processes? Moderated by Dr. @sarahrobins.bsky.social 🧠
Register now: event.fourwaves.com/MCCS25/pages
November 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Come check out the #MCCS25 debate on November 14!
Drs. André Fenton & Yaniv Ziv will be debating a hot topic: are memory stability and representational drift opposing or complementary processes? Moderated by Dr. @sarahrobins.bsky.social 🧠
Register now: event.fourwaves.com/MCCS25/pages
Drs. André Fenton & Yaniv Ziv will be debating a hot topic: are memory stability and representational drift opposing or complementary processes? Moderated by Dr. @sarahrobins.bsky.social 🧠
Register now: event.fourwaves.com/MCCS25/pages
We're brewing up some Halloween fun in the Cai & Shuman Labs! ⚗️🎃
Just look at all the creativity everyone poured into their costumes! We have the coolest crew 👩🔬🧪
Just look at all the creativity everyone poured into their costumes! We have the coolest crew 👩🔬🧪
October 31, 2025 at 5:34 PM
We're brewing up some Halloween fun in the Cai & Shuman Labs! ⚗️🎃
Just look at all the creativity everyone poured into their costumes! We have the coolest crew 👩🔬🧪
Just look at all the creativity everyone poured into their costumes! We have the coolest crew 👩🔬🧪
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For those heading to #SfN25, come check out our posters on Saturday Afternoon! The lab is growing & expanding in several new directions & collabs #neuroeconomics 🧠🐭🧠 @sinaibrain.bsky.social @sinaiccp.bsky.social @sfn.org @socforneuroecon.bsky.social @bwfund.bsky.social @animalsocaging.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 11:27 PM
For those heading to #SfN25, come check out our posters on Saturday Afternoon! The lab is growing & expanding in several new directions & collabs #neuroeconomics 🧠🐭🧠 @sinaibrain.bsky.social @sinaiccp.bsky.social @sfn.org @socforneuroecon.bsky.social @bwfund.bsky.social @animalsocaging.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I can’t stop replaying the #memories from our first-ever New York Memory Hub conference! So grateful to everyone who made it a success and inspired us with their research 🧠
October 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I can’t stop replaying the #memories from our first-ever New York Memory Hub conference! So grateful to everyone who made it a success and inspired us with their research 🧠
It has been an immense honor to learn & grow with two of the greatest scientists I know: @zachtpennington.bsky.social & @joezaki.bsky.social 🧑🔬
Listen in on our conversation about mentorship, building trust and creating a safe space to disagree: neuronline.sfn.org/professional...
Listen in on our conversation about mentorship, building trust and creating a safe space to disagree: neuronline.sfn.org/professional...
October 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM
It has been an immense honor to learn & grow with two of the greatest scientists I know: @zachtpennington.bsky.social & @joezaki.bsky.social 🧑🔬
Listen in on our conversation about mentorship, building trust and creating a safe space to disagree: neuronline.sfn.org/professional...
Listen in on our conversation about mentorship, building trust and creating a safe space to disagree: neuronline.sfn.org/professional...
Reposted by Denise J. Cai, Ph.D.
I’m hiring at all levels and accepting graduate students through Psychology and the Graduate Program in Neuroscience. Reach out if you’re interested in joining a collaborative, fun, creative, and supportive team in beautiful Vancouver! 🏔️ ⛷️ 🏖️ 🌆
September 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I’m hiring at all levels and accepting graduate students through Psychology and the Graduate Program in Neuroscience. Reach out if you’re interested in joining a collaborative, fun, creative, and supportive team in beautiful Vancouver! 🏔️ ⛷️ 🏖️ 🌆
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Interested in studying how neural circuits underlying mental health disorders are shaped by experience (e.g., stress)? Also interested in being trained by an amazing, thoughtful, and rigorous scientist? Also interested in living in a beautiful Canadian city? See below!
I’m hiring at all levels and accepting graduate students through Psychology and the Graduate Program in Neuroscience. Reach out if you’re interested in joining a collaborative, fun, creative, and supportive team in beautiful Vancouver! 🏔️ ⛷️ 🏖️ 🌆
September 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Interested in studying how neural circuits underlying mental health disorders are shaped by experience (e.g., stress)? Also interested in being trained by an amazing, thoughtful, and rigorous scientist? Also interested in living in a beautiful Canadian city? See below!
Congrats Zach! 🎉 Our lab would not have gotten where it is without you.
If you're looking for a mentor who is supportive, innovative and deeply invested in helping trainees grow, consider joining his lab! 👇
If you're looking for a mentor who is supportive, innovative and deeply invested in helping trainees grow, consider joining his lab! 👇
Excited to share that I landed my dream job!🎉🎉🎉 The Pennington Lab will be opening at the University of British Columbia in January 2026!
@ubcpsych.bsky.social @dmcbrainhealth.bsky.social
@ubcpsych.bsky.social @dmcbrainhealth.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Congrats Zach! 🎉 Our lab would not have gotten where it is without you.
If you're looking for a mentor who is supportive, innovative and deeply invested in helping trainees grow, consider joining his lab! 👇
If you're looking for a mentor who is supportive, innovative and deeply invested in helping trainees grow, consider joining his lab! 👇
That's a wrap! So many incredible talks at our Memory Hub Conference today! 🧠
September 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
That's a wrap! So many incredible talks at our Memory Hub Conference today! 🧠
This morning's Memory Hub talks were fantastic! And the trainee data blitzes were 🔥
September 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This morning's Memory Hub talks were fantastic! And the trainee data blitzes were 🔥
We kicked off the first annual New York Memory Hub conference this morning 🧠
Talks are in full swing!
Talks are in full swing!
September 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
We kicked off the first annual New York Memory Hub conference this morning 🧠
Talks are in full swing!
Talks are in full swing!
So excited for this! Can't wait to see everyone there!
We're looking forward to the first annual New York Memory Hub conference later this week! Can't wait for all the talks and discussion about all things learning and memory 🧠
September 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
So excited for this! Can't wait to see everyone there!