Xin Jin
@xinjin.bsky.social
Building neurotech to study how genes and physiology impact brain function 🧬 🧠 Associate Professor, Scripps Research | Freeman Hrabowski Scholar, HHMI
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Calling all rising juniors & seniors: Interested in biological or biomedical research? Applications for our ’26 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Program are now open! Nine weeks, hands-on research, & mentorship from some of the nation’s top scientists — learn more: bit.ly/CechFellows
Summer Undergraduate Research Experience | HHMI
The Cech Fellows Program is a paid, nine-week summer research experience empowering the next generation of scientific leaders.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Calling all rising juniors & seniors: Interested in biological or biomedical research? Applications for our ’26 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Program are now open! Nine weeks, hands-on research, & mentorship from some of the nation’s top scientists — learn more: bit.ly/CechFellows
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The NIH has awarded a $14.2M Director’s Transformative Research Award to a team led by Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist @ardemp.bskyverified.social, Prof. @liye-tsri.bsky.social and Assoc. Prof. @xinjin.bsky.social to map interoception and build the first atlas of this hidden sixth sense.
Scripps Research-led team receives $14.2M NIH award to map the body’s “hidden sixth sense”
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October 10, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The NIH has awarded a $14.2M Director’s Transformative Research Award to a team led by Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist @ardemp.bskyverified.social, Prof. @liye-tsri.bsky.social and Assoc. Prof. @xinjin.bsky.social to map interoception and build the first atlas of this hidden sixth sense.
Coming to #SfN2025 in San Diego? Come join our Neuroscience Symposium a day before on Nov 13! Hear from a fantastic speaker lineup and interact with vibrant audience in our community and beyond.
Free registration link: www.eventbrite.com/e/dorris-neu...
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October 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Coming to #SfN2025 in San Diego? Come join our Neuroscience Symposium a day before on Nov 13! Hear from a fantastic speaker lineup and interact with vibrant audience in our community and beyond.
Free registration link: www.eventbrite.com/e/dorris-neu...
Free registration link: www.eventbrite.com/e/dorris-neu...
Actively hiring! Video made by Sora-2 but the job post is 100% real.
Apply here: hhmi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...
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October 2, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Actively hiring! Video made by Sora-2 but the job post is 100% real.
Apply here: hhmi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...
Apply here: hhmi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...
First time bringing my fantastic students to the HHMI Science Meeting and they absolutely shined at the session! ✨ It remains one of the most stimulating mtg — I’m science-starstruck every 10 min. We’re grateful for the chance to spark new collaborations that will take our technologies further
September 13, 2025 at 4:06 AM
First time bringing my fantastic students to the HHMI Science Meeting and they absolutely shined at the session! ✨ It remains one of the most stimulating mtg — I’m science-starstruck every 10 min. We’re grateful for the chance to spark new collaborations that will take our technologies further
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We are deeply saddened to share that our friend and colleague Jim Hudspeth passed away on Saturday. We will remember and continue to be inspired by Jim’s integrity, his humility, and his unwavering commitment to discovery.
A. James Hudspeth, neuroscientist who unlocked secrets of hearing, has died - News
A. James Hudspeth, a Rockefeller neuroscientist who discovered how sound waves are converted into electrical signals in the ear's cochlea, died Saturday at his home in Manhattan. A pioneering scientist and dedicated mentor, he was the university's F.M. ...
www.rockefeller.edu
August 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
We are deeply saddened to share that our friend and colleague Jim Hudspeth passed away on Saturday. We will remember and continue to be inspired by Jim’s integrity, his humility, and his unwavering commitment to discovery.
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A major KI initiative to recruit new assistant professors with outstanding proposals in all areas of medicine, biomedicine and public health. We offer an amazing research environment, great colleagues and generous startup packages. Check it out and get working on your applications! (repost please!)
Applications are now open! We are recruiting 20 Assistant Professors in a wide range of subject areas. We're looking for early-career researchers with strong scientific merits and future potential.
🔗 All positions: ki.se/en/about-ki/...
🔗 All positions: ki.se/en/about-ki/...
June 25, 2025 at 10:08 AM
A major KI initiative to recruit new assistant professors with outstanding proposals in all areas of medicine, biomedicine and public health. We offer an amazing research environment, great colleagues and generous startup packages. Check it out and get working on your applications! (repost please!)
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Terence Tao (@teorth.bsky.social) has written a thread on Mastodon about the impact of the federal grant freeze to UCLA, particularly to his own field of Mathematics. UCLA's IPAM (Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics) could shut down entirely
mathstodon.xyz/@tao/1149568...
mathstodon.xyz/@tao/1149568...
Terence Tao (@[email protected])
The current administration in the US has, through various funding agencies such as the NSF and NIH, has recently suspended virtually all federal grants to my home university, UCLA (including my own p...
mathstodon.xyz
August 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Terence Tao (@teorth.bsky.social) has written a thread on Mastodon about the impact of the federal grant freeze to UCLA, particularly to his own field of Mathematics. UCLA's IPAM (Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics) could shut down entirely
mathstodon.xyz/@tao/1149568...
mathstodon.xyz/@tao/1149568...
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Director at Max Planck - a unique position! The Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships is open now and can be submitted by the 31st of October 2025. ➡️ mpg.de/directors - Please share the Open Call among potential candidates.
August 1, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Director at Max Planck - a unique position! The Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships is open now and can be submitted by the 31st of October 2025. ➡️ mpg.de/directors - Please share the Open Call among potential candidates.
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BIG NEWS:
“Senate appropriators on Thursday approved an FY26 Labor-HHS bill that included a slight bump in funding for the NIH, with a strong 26–3 bipartisan vote.”
Thank you to members of the Senate Appropriations Committee on both sides of the aisle!
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“Senate appropriators on Thursday approved an FY26 Labor-HHS bill that included a slight bump in funding for the NIH, with a strong 26–3 bipartisan vote.”
Thank you to members of the Senate Appropriations Committee on both sides of the aisle!
www.axios.com/pro/health-c...
Senate appropriators approve Labor-HHS bill with NIH bump
The vote and lawmaker comments show that most senators aren't going along with the White House's proposed 40% budget cut to NIH.
www.axios.com
July 31, 2025 at 6:48 PM
BIG NEWS:
“Senate appropriators on Thursday approved an FY26 Labor-HHS bill that included a slight bump in funding for the NIH, with a strong 26–3 bipartisan vote.”
Thank you to members of the Senate Appropriations Committee on both sides of the aisle!
www.axios.com/pro/health-c...
“Senate appropriators on Thursday approved an FY26 Labor-HHS bill that included a slight bump in funding for the NIH, with a strong 26–3 bipartisan vote.”
Thank you to members of the Senate Appropriations Committee on both sides of the aisle!
www.axios.com/pro/health-c...
Science and innovation drive every breakthrough. On 7/21, a nation-wide campaign kicks off to honor Apollo 11’s legacy -- tell Congress NO to research‑funding cuts. Speak up here: ProtectScienceAndInnovation.org
#ProtectScience #InnovationMakesAmericaGreat
#ProtectScience #InnovationMakesAmericaGreat
July 22, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Science and innovation drive every breakthrough. On 7/21, a nation-wide campaign kicks off to honor Apollo 11’s legacy -- tell Congress NO to research‑funding cuts. Speak up here: ProtectScienceAndInnovation.org
#ProtectScience #InnovationMakesAmericaGreat
#ProtectScience #InnovationMakesAmericaGreat
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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Working link here! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
June 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Working link here! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Honored to be an HHMI FHS! Grateful to brilliant colleagues who push me to think deeply, and to my students whose curiosity & energy make the lab a joy.
My grad advisor said in genetic screens, you don’t get what you want—you get what you deserve. Hope we are deserving
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My grad advisor said in genetic screens, you don’t get what you want—you get what you deserve. Hope we are deserving
www.hhmi.org/programs/fre...
The 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholars | HHMI
Freeman Hrabowski Scholars are outstanding early career faculty who have the potential to become leaders in their research fields.
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June 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Honored to be an HHMI FHS! Grateful to brilliant colleagues who push me to think deeply, and to my students whose curiosity & energy make the lab a joy.
My grad advisor said in genetic screens, you don’t get what you want—you get what you deserve. Hope we are deserving
www.hhmi.org/programs/fre...
My grad advisor said in genetic screens, you don’t get what you want—you get what you deserve. Hope we are deserving
www.hhmi.org/programs/fre...
Congratulations to the 2025 McKnight cohort!
June 20, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Congratulations to the 2025 McKnight cohort!
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Congrats to @xinjin.bsky.social @tinakim-neuro.bsky.social and many others!
Love seeing friends and colleagues #slay! Congrats to @moriel-z.bsky.social @utah.edu for becoming a @hhmi.org Hrabowski scholar! Also congrats to @tinakim-neuro.bsky.social @xinjin.bsky.social @doctheagrif.bsky.social www.hhmi.org/programs/fre...
The 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholars | HHMI
Freeman Hrabowski Scholars are outstanding early career faculty who have the potential to become leaders in their research fields.
www.hhmi.org
June 20, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Congrats to @xinjin.bsky.social @tinakim-neuro.bsky.social and many others!
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Love seeing friends and colleagues #slay! Congrats to @moriel-z.bsky.social @utah.edu for becoming a @hhmi.org Hrabowski scholar! Also congrats to @tinakim-neuro.bsky.social @xinjin.bsky.social @doctheagrif.bsky.social www.hhmi.org/programs/fre...
The 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholars | HHMI
Freeman Hrabowski Scholars are outstanding early career faculty who have the potential to become leaders in their research fields.
www.hhmi.org
June 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Love seeing friends and colleagues #slay! Congrats to @moriel-z.bsky.social @utah.edu for becoming a @hhmi.org Hrabowski scholar! Also congrats to @tinakim-neuro.bsky.social @xinjin.bsky.social @doctheagrif.bsky.social www.hhmi.org/programs/fre...
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Our paper on gene regulatory networks controlling hypothalamic and prethalamic development is now out in Cell Reports./1
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Decoding gene networks controlling hypothalamic and prethalamic neuron development
Kim et al. map gene regulatory networks of the developing mouse hypothalamus and prethalamus
using single-cell multiomics, identifying regulators of regionalization and neurogenesis.
They further show...
www.cell.com
June 14, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Our paper on gene regulatory networks controlling hypothalamic and prethalamic development is now out in Cell Reports./1
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
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KODAMA goes spatial.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#spatialtranscriptomics #visium #visiumhd #seurat #giotto
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#spatialtranscriptomics #visium #visiumhd #seurat #giotto
June 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
KODAMA goes spatial.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#spatialtranscriptomics #visium #visiumhd #seurat #giotto
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#spatialtranscriptomics #visium #visiumhd #seurat #giotto
It was fantastic to share some unpublished work with the Klingenstein family, especially on the same panel with my friend @justuskebschull.bsky.social! Grateful for the opportunity and inspiring talks all around from our cohort
Thank you to @xinjin.bsky.social and @justuskebschull.bsky.social for presenting their research at the recent Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience Conference.
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June 2, 2025 at 7:04 PM
It was fantastic to share some unpublished work with the Klingenstein family, especially on the same panel with my friend @justuskebschull.bsky.social! Grateful for the opportunity and inspiring talks all around from our cohort
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The bipartisan framing of Chinese people as dangerous to the United States has been building up for years and has created this deeply racist and xenophobic opening for the Trump administration.
I stand with my Chinese colleagues and all of our Chinese students. 🧪
I stand with my Chinese colleagues and all of our Chinese students. 🧪
Trump administration to crack down on Chinese visas, applicants, Rubio says
Rubio said the State and Homeland Security departments will work to “aggressively revoke” visas of Chinese students in the United States, “including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Par...
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May 29, 2025 at 12:53 AM
The bipartisan framing of Chinese people as dangerous to the United States has been building up for years and has created this deeply racist and xenophobic opening for the Trump administration.
I stand with my Chinese colleagues and all of our Chinese students. 🧪
I stand with my Chinese colleagues and all of our Chinese students. 🧪
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This administration is so stupid.
Breaking: HHS is canceling a $600 million contract with Moderna to develop, test, and license vaccines for flu strains that could trigger future pandemics, including the dangerous H5N1 bird flu virus.
May 29, 2025 at 7:07 AM
This administration is so stupid.
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We've launched the Armamentarium, a new toolkit for targeted gene delivery to the brain and spinal cord.
This #OpenScience resource was made possible thanks to support from the NIH BRAIN Initiative and teamwork with our collaborators.
🧠📈 www.nih.gov/news-events/...
This #OpenScience resource was made possible thanks to support from the NIH BRAIN Initiative and teamwork with our collaborators.
🧠📈 www.nih.gov/news-events/...
Scientists design gene delivery systems for cells in the brain and spinal cord
NIH-funded breakthrough could enable targeted therapies for many neurological disorders.
www.nih.gov
May 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
We've launched the Armamentarium, a new toolkit for targeted gene delivery to the brain and spinal cord.
This #OpenScience resource was made possible thanks to support from the NIH BRAIN Initiative and teamwork with our collaborators.
🧠📈 www.nih.gov/news-events/...
This #OpenScience resource was made possible thanks to support from the NIH BRAIN Initiative and teamwork with our collaborators.
🧠📈 www.nih.gov/news-events/...
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Excellent interview with @baym.lol. This is all so destructive and senseless. Please share to spread the word.
"I'm still in shock. I know that there have been political issues around Harvard in recent weeks, but antibiotic resistance isn't one of them." My conversation with Harvard microbiologist @baym.lol, one of many researchers there who just lost millions in fed. grants. www.wbur.org/news/2025/05...
Antibiotic research at Harvard lab threatened by federal funding cuts
Microbiologist Michael Baym studies antibiotic resistance at Harvard Medical School. He lost millions in federal funding this week.
www.wbur.org
May 17, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Excellent interview with @baym.lol. This is all so destructive and senseless. Please share to spread the word.
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New preprint alert 📣
#Cerebellum, organoid, autism & brain evolution 🧪 🧫🧠🧬
Collaboration with G. Testa; fruit of years of work by smart students, led by postdoc Davide Aprile. Organoids to understand better the developmental basis of autism (focus: CHD8) & sapiens brain evolution (focus: CADPS2) 🧵
#Cerebellum, organoid, autism & brain evolution 🧪 🧫🧠🧬
Collaboration with G. Testa; fruit of years of work by smart students, led by postdoc Davide Aprile. Organoids to understand better the developmental basis of autism (focus: CHD8) & sapiens brain evolution (focus: CADPS2) 🧵
Benchmarking cerebellar organoids to model autism spectrum disorder and human brain evolution
While cortical organoids have been used to model different facets of neurodevelopmental conditions and human brain evolution, cerebellar organoids have not yet featured so prominently in the same cont...
www.biorxiv.org
May 16, 2025 at 11:08 AM
New preprint alert 📣
#Cerebellum, organoid, autism & brain evolution 🧪 🧫🧠🧬
Collaboration with G. Testa; fruit of years of work by smart students, led by postdoc Davide Aprile. Organoids to understand better the developmental basis of autism (focus: CHD8) & sapiens brain evolution (focus: CADPS2) 🧵
#Cerebellum, organoid, autism & brain evolution 🧪 🧫🧠🧬
Collaboration with G. Testa; fruit of years of work by smart students, led by postdoc Davide Aprile. Organoids to understand better the developmental basis of autism (focus: CHD8) & sapiens brain evolution (focus: CADPS2) 🧵