Jens Rister
@rister.bsky.social
Associate Professor @UMassBoston. K99/R00 fellow @NatEyeInstitute. We study photoreceptor development and the effects of vitamin A deficiency on the eye. 👁
http://risterlab.weebly.com
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Drosophila Neurobiology: Genes, Circuits & Behavior
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meetings & Courses -- a private, non-profit institution with research programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics, bioinformatics.
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Excited to return as co-director of the CSHL Drosophila 🪰Neurobiology course in 2026!
Application Deadline: March 27
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Application Deadline: March 27
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Check out our website to learn more about the upcoming courses: meetings.cshl.edu/courses
September 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Check out our website to learn more about the upcoming courses: meetings.cshl.edu/courses
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November 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Excited to return as co-director of the CSHL Drosophila 🪰Neurobiology course in 2026!
Application Deadline: March 27
meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx...
@cshlnews.bsky.social
@cshlaboratory.bsky.social
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#cshlflycourse
#scicomm
#drosophila
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Application Deadline: March 27
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#cshlflycourse
#scicomm
#drosophila
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Drosophila Neurobiology: Genes, Circuits & Behavior
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meetings & Courses -- a private, non-profit institution with research programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics, bioinformatics.
meetings.cshl.edu
November 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Excited to return as co-director of the CSHL Drosophila 🪰Neurobiology course in 2026!
Application Deadline: March 27
meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx...
@cshlnews.bsky.social
@cshlaboratory.bsky.social
@cshlcourses.bsky.social
#cshlflycourse
#scicomm
#drosophila
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Application Deadline: March 27
meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx...
@cshlnews.bsky.social
@cshlaboratory.bsky.social
@cshlcourses.bsky.social
#cshlflycourse
#scicomm
#drosophila
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📢First Announcement!! Dear MS Omics fans and friends! The traditional #Omics symposium VIII XMass Updates will take place Dec 9th 2025!
😍Join us on-site in beautiful Dresden or in Zoom😍
👉Info and updates: tinyurl.com/MSDRESDEN
😍Join us on-site in beautiful Dresden or in Zoom😍
👉Info and updates: tinyurl.com/MSDRESDEN
October 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
📢First Announcement!! Dear MS Omics fans and friends! The traditional #Omics symposium VIII XMass Updates will take place Dec 9th 2025!
😍Join us on-site in beautiful Dresden or in Zoom😍
👉Info and updates: tinyurl.com/MSDRESDEN
😍Join us on-site in beautiful Dresden or in Zoom😍
👉Info and updates: tinyurl.com/MSDRESDEN
A new article on our National Eye Institute (NEI) - funded project on the mechanisms underlying color vision!
@umassboston.bsky.social
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In Fruit Fly Eyes, UMass Boston Researcher Sees Potential Medical Discoveries
Jens Rister, an associate professor in UMass Boston’s biology department, has just been awarded more than $1,700,000 in funding from the National Eye Institute of the NIH to research a protein that gu...
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October 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
A new article on our National Eye Institute (NEI) - funded project on the mechanisms underlying color vision!
@umassboston.bsky.social
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www.umb.edu/news/recent-...
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Tonight at the CSHL meeting, the Elkins Memorial Lecture! Matthew Capek from the Gallio Lab at Northwestern gives an talk on his amazing thesis work about the evolution of temperature preference.
October 9, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Tonight at the CSHL meeting, the Elkins Memorial Lecture! Matthew Capek from the Gallio Lab at Northwestern gives an talk on his amazing thesis work about the evolution of temperature preference.
Having a great time discussing our research on preventing photoreceptor degeneration, listening to inspiring talks, and meeting old friends at the Cold Spring Harbor Neurobiology of Drosophila conference!
#cshldros
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#cshldros
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October 9, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Having a great time discussing our research on preventing photoreceptor degeneration, listening to inspiring talks, and meeting old friends at the Cold Spring Harbor Neurobiology of Drosophila conference!
#cshldros
@cshlmeetings.bsky.social
@cshlaboratory.bsky.social
@cshlmeetings.bsky.social
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#cshldros
@cshlmeetings.bsky.social
@cshlaboratory.bsky.social
@cshlmeetings.bsky.social
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Attention: the NINE INCH NAILS show in Boston was excellent. Thank you for your attention to this matter! 😜🧪
August 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Attention: the NINE INCH NAILS show in Boston was excellent. Thank you for your attention to this matter! 😜🧪
This year's edition, the 40th anniversary(!), of the CSHL Drosophila Neurobiology course is in the books! Thank you Tania Reis, Robert Carrillo, and Tim Mosca for this unique opportunity! We wish our exceptionally talented students all the best!
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July 19, 2025 at 2:05 AM
This year's edition, the 40th anniversary(!), of the CSHL Drosophila Neurobiology course is in the books! Thank you Tania Reis, Robert Carrillo, and Tim Mosca for this unique opportunity! We wish our exceptionally talented students all the best!
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@cshlnews.bsky.social
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I had the best time visiting CSH to give the cell neural biology lecture at the fly course. Thank you so much to Robert, Tania and @rister.bsky.social for the opportunity!
July 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I had the best time visiting CSH to give the cell neural biology lecture at the fly course. Thank you so much to Robert, Tania and @rister.bsky.social for the opportunity!
Having a great time serving as co-director of the CSHL Drosophila Neurobiology course with Tania Reis and Robert Carrillo!
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#drosophila
#scicomm
#cshl
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#drosophila
#scicomm
#cshl
July 4, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Having a great time serving as co-director of the CSHL Drosophila Neurobiology course with Tania Reis and Robert Carrillo!
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#drosophila
#scicomm
#cshl
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#drosophila
#scicomm
#cshl
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Day 4 of the CSHL Fly Course! Director @rister.bsky.social takes us on a tour through development of the larvae and pupae. Then lots of dissections and imaging! One of the coolest days, in my not so humble opinion. :)
June 30, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Day 4 of the CSHL Fly Course! Director @rister.bsky.social takes us on a tour through development of the larvae and pupae. Then lots of dissections and imaging! One of the coolest days, in my not so humble opinion. :)
R01 Notice of Award comes in, confetti canon comes out! Thank you @NatEyeInstitute
@UMassBoston
#vision
#research
#NEIfunded
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@UMassBoston
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#research
#NEIfunded
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June 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
R01 Notice of Award comes in, confetti canon comes out! Thank you @NatEyeInstitute
@UMassBoston
#vision
#research
#NEIfunded
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@UMassBoston
#vision
#research
#NEIfunded
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Proud mentor moment: Congrats to Dr. Deepshe Dewett on the 'Outstanding teaching award' and Dr. Joe Bunker on the 'Outstanding PhD dissertation award'!
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May 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Proud mentor moment: Congrats to Dr. Deepshe Dewett on the 'Outstanding teaching award' and Dr. Joe Bunker on the 'Outstanding PhD dissertation award'!
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Hope to see you at this year's Boston Area Drosophila meeting, hosted by UMass Boston!
#Drosophila
#scicomm
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Hope to see you at this year's Boston Area Drosophila meeting, hosted by UMass Boston!
#Drosophila
#scicomm
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2025 BAD Meeting – Boston Area Drosophila Meeting
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May 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Hope to see you at this year's Boston Area Drosophila meeting, hosted by UMass Boston!
#Drosophila
#scicomm
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Hope to see you at this year's Boston Area Drosophila meeting, hosted by UMass Boston!
#Drosophila
#scicomm
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Wanna grow organoids to understand human retinal development as a research assistant?
Wanna help run the lab as a lab manager?
The Johnston lab is hiring a research assistant/lab manager.
If you are interested, please apply (also please share!):
jobs.jhu.edu/job/Baltimor...
Wanna help run the lab as a lab manager?
The Johnston lab is hiring a research assistant/lab manager.
If you are interested, please apply (also please share!):
jobs.jhu.edu/job/Baltimor...
Research Technologist
Research Technologist
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April 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Wanna grow organoids to understand human retinal development as a research assistant?
Wanna help run the lab as a lab manager?
The Johnston lab is hiring a research assistant/lab manager.
If you are interested, please apply (also please share!):
jobs.jhu.edu/job/Baltimor...
Wanna help run the lab as a lab manager?
The Johnston lab is hiring a research assistant/lab manager.
If you are interested, please apply (also please share!):
jobs.jhu.edu/job/Baltimor...
Reposted by Jens Rister
The application deadline for the Cold Spring Harbor Labs "Drosophila Neurobiology: Genes, Circuits & Behavior" course (June 26-July 17 2025) has been extended to April 2 2025.
Course and registration information can be found here meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx...
@cshlaboratory.bsky.social
Course and registration information can be found here meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx...
@cshlaboratory.bsky.social
Drosophila Neurobiology: Genes, Circuits & Behavior
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meetings & Courses -- a private, non-profit institution with research programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics, bioinformatics.
meetings.cshl.edu
March 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The application deadline for the Cold Spring Harbor Labs "Drosophila Neurobiology: Genes, Circuits & Behavior" course (June 26-July 17 2025) has been extended to April 2 2025.
Course and registration information can be found here meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx...
@cshlaboratory.bsky.social
Course and registration information can be found here meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx...
@cshlaboratory.bsky.social
Boston stands up for science! 🧪
March 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Boston stands up for science! 🧪
Excited to serve as co-director of the CSHL Drosophila Neurobiology course with Tania Reis and Robert Carrillo! 🧪
Deadline: March 15
meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx...
#cshlflycourse
#scicomm
#drosophila
Deadline: March 15
meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx...
#cshlflycourse
#scicomm
#drosophila
Drosophila Neurobiology: Genes, Circuits & Behavior
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meetings & Courses -- a private, non-profit institution with research programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics, bioinformatics.
meetings.cshl.edu
March 4, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Excited to serve as co-director of the CSHL Drosophila Neurobiology course with Tania Reis and Robert Carrillo! 🧪
Deadline: March 15
meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx...
#cshlflycourse
#scicomm
#drosophila
Deadline: March 15
meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx...
#cshlflycourse
#scicomm
#drosophila
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We are hiring at NYU! An Assistant Professor position between the Department of Biology and the Center for Neural Science.
apply.interfolio.com/160048
Deadline Jan 8th
Please re-post / re-Sky / re-Blue...just tell people
apply.interfolio.com/160048
Deadline Jan 8th
Please re-post / re-Sky / re-Blue...just tell people
December 4, 2024 at 5:06 PM
We are hiring at NYU! An Assistant Professor position between the Department of Biology and the Center for Neural Science.
apply.interfolio.com/160048
Deadline Jan 8th
Please re-post / re-Sky / re-Blue...just tell people
apply.interfolio.com/160048
Deadline Jan 8th
Please re-post / re-Sky / re-Blue...just tell people
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Lots of folks on the Vision Scientists Starter Pack.
Vision scientists: Let me know if you’d like to be added.
go.bsky.app/3EWSGiv
Vision scientists: Let me know if you’d like to be added.
go.bsky.app/3EWSGiv
November 17, 2024 at 2:05 AM
Lots of folks on the Vision Scientists Starter Pack.
Vision scientists: Let me know if you’d like to be added.
go.bsky.app/3EWSGiv
Vision scientists: Let me know if you’d like to be added.
go.bsky.app/3EWSGiv
🧪Party on the left, business on the right! 😎 Graduate student Heena Khurana found this interesting mutant:
#Science
#Drosophila
#scicomm
#Flyeyes
#Science
#Drosophila
#scicomm
#Flyeyes
November 26, 2024 at 6:22 PM
🧪Party on the left, business on the right! 😎 Graduate student Heena Khurana found this interesting mutant:
#Science
#Drosophila
#scicomm
#Flyeyes
#Science
#Drosophila
#scicomm
#Flyeyes