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Damien Huzard @dhuzard.bsky.social · Dec 12

🐁From Academia to Action: Why I Created Neuronautix 🚀
Six months ago, I made a tough decision: I left academia. After 10 years of research, it wasn’t easy, but one thing is certain—I’m a Scientist 🧑‍🔬, and I want to stay one.
This is why I founded Neuronautix.

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Serge Ahmed @sergeahmed.bsky.social · Jun 10

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Andrew Tan @andrewtanyongyi.bsky.social · Jun 10

"It's so painful what we see in Gaza. It hurts me all over my body. And let me be clear, it's not about ideology. It's not about I'm right or I'm wrong. Come on. It's just about the love of life, the care of your neighbour"

- Pep Guardiola

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Damien Huzard @dhuzard.bsky.social · May 25

New preprint out! A FAIR-compliant, federated repository for HomeCage Monitoring data—work by the @cost-teatime.bsky.social network. Big (first) step for behavioral science.
Read here: doi.org/10.31219/osf...
#FAIRdata #OpenScience

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COST TEATIME @cost-teatime.bsky.social · May 8

Another successful TEATIME webinar led by Masa Cater drew 280 attendees to explore #AI tools in #AnimalResearch #communication! Inspiring talks by
@stefanogaburro.bsky.social @dhuzard.bsky.social, @eara.eu members & more. Recordings now live on YouTube! Check in comments below.

HOW TO DEAL WITH MISINFORMATION AND NEGATIVE COMMENTS ON ANIMAL RESEARCH?

YouTube video by COST_TEATIME

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Damien Huzard @dhuzard.bsky.social · Apr 29

I'm looking for a technical co-founder! You have backend expertise and you're interested in developing a tool for better metadata management in preclinical research? Contact me ! #sciencejobs

jobRxiv @jobrxiv.org · Apr 9

Technical co-founder (CTO) #ScienceJobs #AcademicSky jobrxiv.org/job/meta...

Technical co-founder (CTO)

Post a job in 3min, or find thousands of job offers like this one at jobRxiv!

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France Centre 3R @francecentre3r.bsky.social · Apr 24

🐭🔬 Aujourd’hui, Journée mondiale des animaux de laboratoire, le FC3R ouvre les candidatures aux Prix 3R 2025
➡ Chercheurs : valorisez vos publications pour la progression des 3R en #Recherche 🧫
➡ Zootechniciens, soigneurs : partagez vos initiatives pour implémenter la #CultureDuSoin au quotidien 💙

Prix 3R - FC3R

Le FC3R décerne chaque année ses prix 3R à des chercheurs et personnes travaillant au contact des animaux de laboratoire qui s’engagent de façon exemplaire pour le développement et l’implémentation de...

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Damien Huzard @dhuzard.bsky.social · Apr 23

A new webinar to improve science communication:

aRukon @arukon0.bsky.social · Apr 23

🛠️ Tools and Software for Creating Content

Effectively communicating animal research requires the right tools.

✍️Join @stefanogaburro.bsky.social (@neuronautix.bsky.social) and @dhuzard.bsky.social as they introduce platforms to help transform complex scientific data into clear, engaging visuals.

Damien Huzard @dhuzard.bsky.social · Apr 23

Do not miss this webinar!

aRukon @arukon0.bsky.social · Apr 23

🚀 AI for Science Communication

Discover how tools like ChatGPT, Midjourney, DALL·E & NotebookLM are transforming the way we communicate science.

✍️Join @stefanogaburro.bsky.social ( @neuronautix.bsky.social ) and @dhuzard.bsky.social

#ScienceCommunication #AI #aRukon #COSTScience #SciComm

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Alexander Mathis @trackingskills.bsky.social · Apr 22

My lab has several postdoctoral fellow and software engineering positions available. Please email me if you’re interested.

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Damien Huzard @dhuzard.bsky.social · Apr 20

Great line up!!

Francesco Papaleo Lab @labpapaleo.bsky.social · Apr 20

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📣 Registrations and abstract submissions for our international conference… | Bordeaux Neurocampus

📣 Registrations and abstract submissions for our international conference BrainBody have just opened! When? 1-3 October 2025 Where? Bordeaux, France Abstract submission and early bird registration de...

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Ann Clemens @annmclemens.bsky.social · Apr 17

My lab @kinshiplab.bsky.social is recruiting a postdoc 🚨 with Sept start date

Preference for in-vivo ephys / circuits experience / interest in applying quantitative methods to natural social behaviour.

Funding & visa fees for 1-yr with possible extension. Send me your CV & visit kinshiplab.org

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pyOpenSci @pyopensci.org · Mar 17

🚀 You can now explore an analysis inside of a scientific paper!
@row1.ca shows you how to connect data, software, and story into interactive, dynamic publications using @mystmd.org

📺 Watch now -> youtu.be/zrwt0PX5mdM?...

#OpenScience #Reproducibility #science #opensource

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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · Mar 28

Read Luiz Pessoa's @pessoabrain.bsky.social thoughts here: www.thetransmitter.org/neuroai/acce...

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J. David Jentsch 🏳️‍🌈 @jdavidjentsch.bsky.social · Mar 26

More deeply unscientific and regressive actions by NIH "leadership"

www.thetransmitter.org/science-and-...

Acting NIH director dismisses four neuroscientists from advisory boards

The letters they received this week did not include a reason for their termination.

www.thetransmitter.org

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Nicole Rust @nicolecrust.bsky.social · Mar 25

Video now posted. If you're curious to watch the bit about why @marinopagan.bsky.social's Nature paper is such a big deal, that starts at 42:00.

(If you're curious to learn about the "Grand Plan", I recommend starting from the beginning 😊)

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jobRxiv @jobrxiv.org · Mar 24

Never miss another job!

Sign up for a weekly jobs digest email of all the new jobs in academia and industry around the world.

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Ciarán Murphy-Royal @murphyroyallab.org · Mar 23

Really nice review by @cate-cholamine.bsky.social on early-life stress!
Definitely worth your time -
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Early-life stress sensitizes response to future stress: Evidence and mechanisms

Early-life stress sensitizes individuals to additional stressors and increases lifetime risk for mood and anxiety disorders. Research in both human po…

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Damien Huzard @dhuzard.bsky.social · Mar 14

Scientists will not be silenced

Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · Mar 14

2025. ‘Scientists will not be silenced’: thousands protest Trump research cuts. Researchers at Stand Up for Science rallies voice defiance against the policies of US President Donald Trump’s administration. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

‘Scientists will not be silenced’: thousands protest Trump research cuts

Researchers at Stand Up for Science rallies voice defiance against the policies of US President Donald Trump’s administration.

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Damien Huzard @dhuzard.bsky.social · Mar 11

ERRATUM : "not in the homecage, we still use an external setup. It's built to prioritize animal welfare and standardization, featuring a dark and safe environment, video recordings through infrared-permeable walls, built-in infrared light-source, slide-and-lock system, software..." + Nice setup pic!

Damien Huzard @dhuzard.bsky.social · Mar 11

Thanks for the correction! And the picture!

Damien Huzard @dhuzard.bsky.social · Mar 11

Wow ! Fully automated pain assessment system in home cage of mice !! Beautiful 🤩

Johannes Bohacek @bohaceklab.bsky.social · Mar 11

How much analgesia is needed to manage pain levels in mice after brain surgeries?

A single dose of meloxicam seems to be enough. Even the addition of opioids cannot provide a clear benefit. (in line with recent work from others, see cites in our preprint): www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

GrimACE: Automated, multimodal cage-side assessment of pain and well-being in mice

Pain and welfare monitoring is essential for ethical animal testing, but current cage-side assessments are qualitative and subjective. Here we present the GrimACE, the first fully standardised and aut...

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Damien Huzard @dhuzard.bsky.social · Mar 7

"juvenile mice have a robust social preference for their mother that is resilient to early-life immune activation"

bioRxiv Animal Behavior and Cognition @biorxiv-behav.bsky.social · Mar 7

Where's my mom? Resilient maternal preference in post-weaning male and female mice within a multi-chamber social behavior task https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.05.641280v1

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Christophe 🔬 L @christlet.bsky.social · Mar 7

More white coats, less white robes! @eddpasquier.bsky.social #standupforscience #standupforscience2025

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Senscience @senscience.bsky.social · Mar 4

🚀 Game changer for science: AI curates & structures research data, making it AI-ready & reusable. #FAIR² Data Management by @frontiersin.bsky.social, and powered by @senscience.bsky.social fuels faster discoveries. Join the pilot now! frontiersin.org/news/2025/03... #AI #OpenDataDay2025

Reimagining FAIR for an AI World: Frontiers introduces FAIR² Data Management

On Open Data Day 2025, Frontiers is launching the FAIR² (FAIR Squared™) Data Management Pilot, a first-of-its-kind peer-reviewed service that helps researchers

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Damien Huzard @dhuzard.bsky.social · Feb 26

Replay online !👇👇 Discover the affective bias testing for depression related aspects in rodents. Great first Virtual Workshop series with @thebehaviourforum.bsky.social

Vootele Voikar @vvoikar.bsky.social · Feb 26

If you missed this workshop and insightful talk by Emma, you can
1) watch recording www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGfL...
2) join www.thebehaviourforum.org for ongoing discussions @thebehaviourforum.bsky.social
@neurodaniela.bsky.social @dhuzard.bsky.social @marionrivalan.bsky.social

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Dr. Becca @docbecca.bsky.social · Feb 25

As someone who has spent the last 25 years studying sex differences in brain function and behavior and the last 10 advocating (loudly) for SABV and working to help my colleagues implement the policy into their work, this is utterly heartbreaking.

Dr. Becca @docbecca.bsky.social · Feb 25

Great write up at @thetransmitter.bsky.social on the seeming erasure of SABV in the new era of NIH. Gotta say The Transmitter is killing it the last few weeks, first to report on the Federal Register block and now this. Leading the charge! 💪 www.thetransmitter.org/policy/exclu...

Exclusive: NIH appears to archive policy requiring female animals in studies

Such a shift would “put us back in the dark ages in terms of our science,” says neuroscientist Anne Murphy, who helped to formulate the original policy.

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