Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience
@mpfneuro.bsky.social
The only Max Planck Institute in the US, unlocking curiosity-driven discoveries about neural circuits and brain function.
Application deadline approaching: December 1st
The International Max Planck Research School for Synapses and Circuits (IMPRS-SC) —a fully funded Neuroscience PhD program by MPFI and FAU- is seeking passionate trainees who want to push the boundaries of neuroscience.
Apply: buff.ly/6PIKoMp
The International Max Planck Research School for Synapses and Circuits (IMPRS-SC) —a fully funded Neuroscience PhD program by MPFI and FAU- is seeking passionate trainees who want to push the boundaries of neuroscience.
Apply: buff.ly/6PIKoMp
November 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Application deadline approaching: December 1st
The International Max Planck Research School for Synapses and Circuits (IMPRS-SC) —a fully funded Neuroscience PhD program by MPFI and FAU- is seeking passionate trainees who want to push the boundaries of neuroscience.
Apply: buff.ly/6PIKoMp
The International Max Planck Research School for Synapses and Circuits (IMPRS-SC) —a fully funded Neuroscience PhD program by MPFI and FAU- is seeking passionate trainees who want to push the boundaries of neuroscience.
Apply: buff.ly/6PIKoMp
Save the date for the free 2026 Science Meets Music concert/lecture series!
🎶 Jan. 28: “The Secret Pathways of Appetite, Immunity & Thought”
🎶 Feb. 11: “Bach & Brain”
🎶 March 24: “How the Brain, Hormones & Modern Life Shape Our Eating Habits”
Register now: bit.ly/4rjn1ir
🎶 Jan. 28: “The Secret Pathways of Appetite, Immunity & Thought”
🎶 Feb. 11: “Bach & Brain”
🎶 March 24: “How the Brain, Hormones & Modern Life Shape Our Eating Habits”
Register now: bit.ly/4rjn1ir
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Save the date for the free 2026 Science Meets Music concert/lecture series!
🎶 Jan. 28: “The Secret Pathways of Appetite, Immunity & Thought”
🎶 Feb. 11: “Bach & Brain”
🎶 March 24: “How the Brain, Hormones & Modern Life Shape Our Eating Habits”
Register now: bit.ly/4rjn1ir
🎶 Jan. 28: “The Secret Pathways of Appetite, Immunity & Thought”
🎶 Feb. 11: “Bach & Brain”
🎶 March 24: “How the Brain, Hormones & Modern Life Shape Our Eating Habits”
Register now: bit.ly/4rjn1ir
That’s a wrap on #SfN2025! Did you miss an MPFI session? Have questions about our programs? We’d love to hear from you.
Contact us today:
mpfi.org/institute/co...
Contact us today:
mpfi.org/institute/co...
November 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
That’s a wrap on #SfN2025! Did you miss an MPFI session? Have questions about our programs? We’d love to hear from you.
Contact us today:
mpfi.org/institute/co...
Contact us today:
mpfi.org/institute/co...
How does the brain keep time? MPFI researcher Dr. Zidan Yang explains.
November 20, 2025 at 12:36 AM
How does the brain keep time? MPFI researcher Dr. Zidan Yang explains.
MPFI Scientists have discovered how two brain areas work together like an hourglass to flexibly control movement timing. Their findings are published in @nature.com today. buff.ly/rZI0MHV
Read the original publication here. buff.ly/63VJYQa
Read the original publication here. buff.ly/63VJYQa
November 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
MPFI Scientists have discovered how two brain areas work together like an hourglass to flexibly control movement timing. Their findings are published in @nature.com today. buff.ly/rZI0MHV
Read the original publication here. buff.ly/63VJYQa
Read the original publication here. buff.ly/63VJYQa
#SfN2025 attendees: Curious about PhD options?
Visit MPFI at the SfN Graduate School Fair at Neuroscience 2025, Booth 81: Tuesday, Noon-2pm
Visit MPFI at the SfN Graduate School Fair at Neuroscience 2025, Booth 81: Tuesday, Noon-2pm
November 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
#SfN2025 attendees: Curious about PhD options?
Visit MPFI at the SfN Graduate School Fair at Neuroscience 2025, Booth 81: Tuesday, Noon-2pm
Visit MPFI at the SfN Graduate School Fair at Neuroscience 2025, Booth 81: Tuesday, Noon-2pm
Curious about PhD opportunities?
Visit MPFI at the SfN Graduate School Fair at Neuroscience 2025, Booth 81: Monday – Tuesday: Noon-2pm
Visit MPFI at the SfN Graduate School Fair at Neuroscience 2025, Booth 81: Monday – Tuesday: Noon-2pm
November 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Curious about PhD opportunities?
Visit MPFI at the SfN Graduate School Fair at Neuroscience 2025, Booth 81: Monday – Tuesday: Noon-2pm
Visit MPFI at the SfN Graduate School Fair at Neuroscience 2025, Booth 81: Monday – Tuesday: Noon-2pm
#SfN2025 Day 3! Don't miss this Monday session: Zhe Zhao, # BB15, 1-5pm.
Zhe won the TPDA, which recognizes trainees who demonstrate scientific merit and excellence in research.
Learn about the award: bit.ly/3JHbkkB
Zhe won the TPDA, which recognizes trainees who demonstrate scientific merit and excellence in research.
Learn about the award: bit.ly/3JHbkkB
November 17, 2025 at 12:11 PM
#SfN2025 Day 3! Don't miss this Monday session: Zhe Zhao, # BB15, 1-5pm.
Zhe won the TPDA, which recognizes trainees who demonstrate scientific merit and excellence in research.
Learn about the award: bit.ly/3JHbkkB
Zhe won the TPDA, which recognizes trainees who demonstrate scientific merit and excellence in research.
Learn about the award: bit.ly/3JHbkkB
Curious about PhD opportunities? Visit MPFI at the SfN Graduate School Fair at Neuroscience 2025, Booth 81: Sunday – Tuesday: Noon-2pm #SfN2025
November 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Curious about PhD opportunities? Visit MPFI at the SfN Graduate School Fair at Neuroscience 2025, Booth 81: Sunday – Tuesday: Noon-2pm #SfN2025
#SfN2025 Day 2! Don't miss these Sunday sessions:
⭐️Jad Barchini, # J11, 8am-noon
⭐️Augusto Lempel, # J12, 8am-noon
⭐️Alexandra Gribizis, # J13, 8am-noon
⭐️ Landon Lee, # MM16, 8am-noon
⭐️ Kori-Anne Citrin, # KK13, 1-5pm
⭐️Jad Barchini, # J11, 8am-noon
⭐️Augusto Lempel, # J12, 8am-noon
⭐️Alexandra Gribizis, # J13, 8am-noon
⭐️ Landon Lee, # MM16, 8am-noon
⭐️ Kori-Anne Citrin, # KK13, 1-5pm
November 16, 2025 at 12:14 PM
#SfN2025 Day 2! Don't miss these Sunday sessions:
⭐️Jad Barchini, # J11, 8am-noon
⭐️Augusto Lempel, # J12, 8am-noon
⭐️Alexandra Gribizis, # J13, 8am-noon
⭐️ Landon Lee, # MM16, 8am-noon
⭐️ Kori-Anne Citrin, # KK13, 1-5pm
⭐️Jad Barchini, # J11, 8am-noon
⭐️Augusto Lempel, # J12, 8am-noon
⭐️Alexandra Gribizis, # J13, 8am-noon
⭐️ Landon Lee, # MM16, 8am-noon
⭐️ Kori-Anne Citrin, # KK13, 1-5pm
Attending #SfN2025? Curious about PhD opportunities?
Visit MPFI at the Graduate School Fair at Neuroscience 2025, Booth 81:
⭐️Saturday: 1-3pm
⭐️Sunday – Tuesday: Noon-2pm
Visit MPFI at the Graduate School Fair at Neuroscience 2025, Booth 81:
⭐️Saturday: 1-3pm
⭐️Sunday – Tuesday: Noon-2pm
November 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Attending #SfN2025? Curious about PhD opportunities?
Visit MPFI at the Graduate School Fair at Neuroscience 2025, Booth 81:
⭐️Saturday: 1-3pm
⭐️Sunday – Tuesday: Noon-2pm
Visit MPFI at the Graduate School Fair at Neuroscience 2025, Booth 81:
⭐️Saturday: 1-3pm
⭐️Sunday – Tuesday: Noon-2pm
#SfN2025 attendees: Add this special poster session to your Saturday schedule!
Zhe Zhao, # FF12, 7-9pm: Zhe won the prestigious TPDA, which recognizes trainees who demonstrate scientific merit and excellence in research.
Learn about the award:
bit.ly/3JHbkkB
Zhe Zhao, # FF12, 7-9pm: Zhe won the prestigious TPDA, which recognizes trainees who demonstrate scientific merit and excellence in research.
Learn about the award:
bit.ly/3JHbkkB
November 15, 2025 at 12:38 PM
#SfN2025 attendees: Add this special poster session to your Saturday schedule!
Zhe Zhao, # FF12, 7-9pm: Zhe won the prestigious TPDA, which recognizes trainees who demonstrate scientific merit and excellence in research.
Learn about the award:
bit.ly/3JHbkkB
Zhe Zhao, # FF12, 7-9pm: Zhe won the prestigious TPDA, which recognizes trainees who demonstrate scientific merit and excellence in research.
Learn about the award:
bit.ly/3JHbkkB
Attending #SfN2025? Add these sessions with our neuroscientists & PhD students to your schedule!
⭐ Zhe Zhao - TPDA winner
⭐ Jad Barchini
⭐ Augusto Abel Lempel
⭐ Alexandra Gribizis
⭐ Landon Lee
⭐ Kori Citrin
⭐ Maria Smirnova
⭐ Carolyn Von-Walter
⭐ Goksu Oz
⭐ Zhe Zhao - TPDA winner
⭐ Jad Barchini
⭐ Augusto Abel Lempel
⭐ Alexandra Gribizis
⭐ Landon Lee
⭐ Kori Citrin
⭐ Maria Smirnova
⭐ Carolyn Von-Walter
⭐ Goksu Oz
November 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Attending #SfN2025? Add these sessions with our neuroscientists & PhD students to your schedule!
⭐ Zhe Zhao - TPDA winner
⭐ Jad Barchini
⭐ Augusto Abel Lempel
⭐ Alexandra Gribizis
⭐ Landon Lee
⭐ Kori Citrin
⭐ Maria Smirnova
⭐ Carolyn Von-Walter
⭐ Goksu Oz
⭐ Zhe Zhao - TPDA winner
⭐ Jad Barchini
⭐ Augusto Abel Lempel
⭐ Alexandra Gribizis
⭐ Landon Lee
⭐ Kori Citrin
⭐ Maria Smirnova
⭐ Carolyn Von-Walter
⭐ Goksu Oz
Heading to #SfN2025? Seeking a PhD program? We'd love to meet you!
Visit us at the Graduate School Fair at Neuroscience 2025, Booth 81:
⭐ Saturday: 1-3pm
⭐ Sunday – Tuesday: Noon-2pm
Visit us at the Graduate School Fair at Neuroscience 2025, Booth 81:
⭐ Saturday: 1-3pm
⭐ Sunday – Tuesday: Noon-2pm
November 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Heading to #SfN2025? Seeking a PhD program? We'd love to meet you!
Visit us at the Graduate School Fair at Neuroscience 2025, Booth 81:
⭐ Saturday: 1-3pm
⭐ Sunday – Tuesday: Noon-2pm
Visit us at the Graduate School Fair at Neuroscience 2025, Booth 81:
⭐ Saturday: 1-3pm
⭐ Sunday – Tuesday: Noon-2pm
In the IMPRS-SC PhD program, Ceylin Zeybek is exploring outlying questions about learning & memory. She chose MPFI because of our curiosity-driven environment.
Looking for a cutting-edge neuroscience PhD program? We’re accepting applications through December 1: www.mpfi.org/training/imp...
Looking for a cutting-edge neuroscience PhD program? We’re accepting applications through December 1: www.mpfi.org/training/imp...
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
In the IMPRS-SC PhD program, Ceylin Zeybek is exploring outlying questions about learning & memory. She chose MPFI because of our curiosity-driven environment.
Looking for a cutting-edge neuroscience PhD program? We’re accepting applications through December 1: www.mpfi.org/training/imp...
Looking for a cutting-edge neuroscience PhD program? We’re accepting applications through December 1: www.mpfi.org/training/imp...
Yesterday, MPFI hosted PhD student Luis Gomez Wulschner from @cumedicalschool.bsky.social for our NeuroMEETS series. He shared his impactful research on how acetylcholine and nicotine shape silent synapses and the implications of prenatal nicotine exposure on the developing brain. Thank you, Luis!
November 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Yesterday, MPFI hosted PhD student Luis Gomez Wulschner from @cumedicalschool.bsky.social for our NeuroMEETS series. He shared his impactful research on how acetylcholine and nicotine shape silent synapses and the implications of prenatal nicotine exposure on the developing brain. Thank you, Luis!
We’re thrilled to announce that Dr. Xin Jin has been named the 2026 Peter Gruss Young Investigator. Her pioneering work developing high-throughput in vivo screening strategies is unraveling the genetic mechanisms of neurodevelopmental disorders. buff.ly/RI9emVa
November 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
We’re thrilled to announce that Dr. Xin Jin has been named the 2026 Peter Gruss Young Investigator. Her pioneering work developing high-throughput in vivo screening strategies is unraveling the genetic mechanisms of neurodevelopmental disorders. buff.ly/RI9emVa
Looking for a cutting-edge neuroscience PhD program?
IMPRS Alum, Professor Akshay Naraine, says choose one that aligns with your values: "It makes the tough days easier & keeps you satisfied long term."
Apply for our IMPRS for Synapses and Circuits PhD program through Dec. 1: bit.ly/4hBHV7P
IMPRS Alum, Professor Akshay Naraine, says choose one that aligns with your values: "It makes the tough days easier & keeps you satisfied long term."
Apply for our IMPRS for Synapses and Circuits PhD program through Dec. 1: bit.ly/4hBHV7P
October 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Looking for a cutting-edge neuroscience PhD program?
IMPRS Alum, Professor Akshay Naraine, says choose one that aligns with your values: "It makes the tough days easier & keeps you satisfied long term."
Apply for our IMPRS for Synapses and Circuits PhD program through Dec. 1: bit.ly/4hBHV7P
IMPRS Alum, Professor Akshay Naraine, says choose one that aligns with your values: "It makes the tough days easier & keeps you satisfied long term."
Apply for our IMPRS for Synapses and Circuits PhD program through Dec. 1: bit.ly/4hBHV7P
A huge thank you to Dr. Nicole Wong @strontiumpup.bsky.social from Brandeis for kicking off our NeuroMEETS talk series by sharing her exciting work on the key role of neuronal primary cilia in cortical homeostatic plasticity.
Learn more about the NeuroMEETS trainee seminar series buff.ly/1kHaiNL.
Learn more about the NeuroMEETS trainee seminar series buff.ly/1kHaiNL.
October 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
A huge thank you to Dr. Nicole Wong @strontiumpup.bsky.social from Brandeis for kicking off our NeuroMEETS talk series by sharing her exciting work on the key role of neuronal primary cilia in cortical homeostatic plasticity.
Learn more about the NeuroMEETS trainee seminar series buff.ly/1kHaiNL.
Learn more about the NeuroMEETS trainee seminar series buff.ly/1kHaiNL.
Join us in celebrating Dr. Zidan Yang, who has officially earned her PhD through the IMPRS-SC program! In addition to her impactful research into how the brain keeps time, her dedication, curiosity, and collaborative spirit embody the spirit of our training community! Congratulations Dr. Yang!
October 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Join us in celebrating Dr. Zidan Yang, who has officially earned her PhD through the IMPRS-SC program! In addition to her impactful research into how the brain keeps time, her dedication, curiosity, and collaborative spirit embody the spirit of our training community! Congratulations Dr. Yang!
Dr. @sarahstern.bsky.social is an expert in the brain processes involved with hunger, satiety, & eating disorders.
She’s joining a webinar on Oct. 16 at 7pm ET to discuss scientific research on how GLP-1s work & safe options to achieve a healthy weight.
Register for her insights: bit.ly/4hdPjWW
She’s joining a webinar on Oct. 16 at 7pm ET to discuss scientific research on how GLP-1s work & safe options to achieve a healthy weight.
Register for her insights: bit.ly/4hdPjWW
October 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Dr. @sarahstern.bsky.social is an expert in the brain processes involved with hunger, satiety, & eating disorders.
She’s joining a webinar on Oct. 16 at 7pm ET to discuss scientific research on how GLP-1s work & safe options to achieve a healthy weight.
Register for her insights: bit.ly/4hdPjWW
She’s joining a webinar on Oct. 16 at 7pm ET to discuss scientific research on how GLP-1s work & safe options to achieve a healthy weight.
Register for her insights: bit.ly/4hdPjWW
When we form a memory, brain cells need to deliver supplies to strengthen specific neural connections. A new study led by MPFI Scientific Director Ryohei Yasuda has revealed how two cellular switches, Rab4 and Rab10, direct supplies to where they are needed. buff.ly/tSTidPc
October 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
When we form a memory, brain cells need to deliver supplies to strengthen specific neural connections. A new study led by MPFI Scientific Director Ryohei Yasuda has revealed how two cellular switches, Rab4 and Rab10, direct supplies to where they are needed. buff.ly/tSTidPc
Choosing a neuroscience grad program? Ashley Juavinett said in Medium, “you also need to be in a place where you can be a happy person.”
MPFI checks all the boxes: World class neuroscience, stable research funding, PALM TREES!
Read the story: bit.ly/48F3BNQ
See offerings: mpfi.org/training/ove...
MPFI checks all the boxes: World class neuroscience, stable research funding, PALM TREES!
Read the story: bit.ly/48F3BNQ
See offerings: mpfi.org/training/ove...
October 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Choosing a neuroscience grad program? Ashley Juavinett said in Medium, “you also need to be in a place where you can be a happy person.”
MPFI checks all the boxes: World class neuroscience, stable research funding, PALM TREES!
Read the story: bit.ly/48F3BNQ
See offerings: mpfi.org/training/ove...
MPFI checks all the boxes: World class neuroscience, stable research funding, PALM TREES!
Read the story: bit.ly/48F3BNQ
See offerings: mpfi.org/training/ove...
Scientists from the Nencki Institute and MPFI have described the precise interaction of two proteins, BDNF and MMP-9, at the synaptic cleft during plasticity. This coordinated interaction allows precise strengthening of specific connections – essential for learning & memory. buff.ly/rtEHT3O
September 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Scientists from the Nencki Institute and MPFI have described the precise interaction of two proteins, BDNF and MMP-9, at the synaptic cleft during plasticity. This coordinated interaction allows precise strengthening of specific connections – essential for learning & memory. buff.ly/rtEHT3O