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Institute of Neurobiology - UPR @neurobio-upr.bsky.social · 2d

Apply now!!! 🔥

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Peter Rupprecht @ptrrupprecht.bsky.social · Aug 11

New blog post, where I review some recent interesting papers on the role of cell organelles for neuronal calcium signaling: gcamp6f.com/2025/08/11/i...
Featuring work by @lorenabenedetti.bsky.social, O'Hare et al. and Lin et al.!

Interesting papers on the role of cell organelles in neuronal dendrites for calcium signaling

Researchers utilize calcium imaging to track neuronal activity in the brain, highlighting the role of calcium as a signaling molecule. Recent studies investigate intracellular calcium dynamics, par…

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bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 10d

Combinatorial protein barcodes enable self-correcting neuron tracing with nanoscale molecular context https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.26.678648v1

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Andreas Schaefer @andreas-t-schaefer.bsky.social · 14d

Great opportunity to work with an amazing team on the frontiers of X-ray connectomics www.psi.ch/en/hr/job-op...

Postdoctoral Fellow on high-throughput X-ray laminography

The Paul Scherrer Institute PSI is the largest research institute for natural and engineering sciences within Switzerland. We perform cutting-edge research in the fields of future technologies, energy...

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Carles Bosch @carlesbosch.bsky.social · 16d

#Nanoimaging symposium @crick.ac.uk!

At #CrickXrays25 we'll tackle:
💫synchrotron upgrades
📈current limits in throughput, volume, resolution
🧪sample preparation for X-ray PC imaging
🧠♥️applications in neuroscience and tissue life science

🗓️13th October 2025
🇬🇧🌐 London & online
tinyurl.com/crickxrays25

Hard X-ray imaging of biological soft tissues symposium 2025

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Adrian Wanner @adrianawanner.bsky.social · Sep 7

This is fantastic news, congratulations! Very well deserved!

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Nature @nature.com · Sep 6

Nature research paper: Supervised learning in DNA neural networks

go.nature.com/4mOb9lH

Supervised learning in DNA neural networks - Nature

DNA molecules can be programmed to autonomously carry out supervised learning in vitro, with the system learning to perform pattern classification from molecular examples of inputs and desired responses.

go.nature.com

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Adrian Wanner @adrianawanner.bsky.social · Aug 15

Highly recommended

EMBL Events @events.embl.org · Aug 14

🔬 Do you want to learn the state-of-the-art SEM-based volume EM techniques and gain practical knowledge in imaging and data processing? Then don't miss the chance to apply for #EMBOvEM!

Apply by 31 August 👉 https://s.embl.org/vem25-01-bl

🗓️ 23 – 28 November 2025
📍 EMBL Heidelberg

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Davi Bock @dddavi.bsky.social · Aug 14

It was a good experience to step back and briefly take stock of the amazing progress in connectomics since I started working on this stuff (20 years ago!)

thanks as well to @natrevneuro.nature.com for the constructive editorial interactions.

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bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · Jun 16

Multiplexed Neuromodulatory-Type-Annotated EM-Reconstruction of Larval Zebrafish https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.12.659365v1

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Meg Younger @megyounger.bsky.social · Jul 31

New preprint from @darbly.bsky.social‬ @briandepasquale.bsky.social‬ and my labs! If you love (or hate) mosquitoes, have a look:

doi.org/10.1101/2025...

We used TEM to describe the circuitry used for CO2 detection by mosquitoes. As usual with mosquitoes, nothing is as expected! 🌬️🦟

Recurrent connectivity supports carbon dioxide sensitivity in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

The mosquito Aedes aegypti′s human host-seeking behavior depends on the integration of multiple sensory cues. One of these cues, carbon dioxide (CO2), gates odorant and heat pathways and activates hos...

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John Tuthill @tuthill.bsky.social · Aug 1

The first full central nervous system connectome dataset of an adult fly, with the most comprehensive annotation of sensory and motor neurons to date.

A heroic effort with contributions from many groups, a product of the collaborative spirit of the Drosophila neuroscience community.

Matt Collie @mottcallie.bsky.social · Aug 1

Happy Friday! The female adult fly brain-and-nerve-cord (BANC) connectome is now LIVE!

Explore the data here: codex.flywire.ai?dataset=banc

Check out the preprint here: doi.org/10.1101/2025...

a man with a mustache in a blue suit says tiny celebration in front of a group of people

ALT: a man with a mustache in a blue suit says tiny celebration in front of a group of people

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Steven Cook @dumpyunc.bsky.social · Jul 31

Happy to share our publication - Comparative connectomics of two distantly related nematode species reveals patterns of nervous system evolution www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Comparative connectomics of two distantly related nematode species reveals patterns of nervous system evolution

Understanding the evolution of the bilaterian brain requires a detailed exploration of the precise nature of cellular and subcellular differences between related species. We undertook an electron micr...

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FarrowLab @farrowlab.bsky.social · Jul 23

Fantastic to see this collaborative work with Hopi Hoekstra out in Nature (tinyurl.com/3at3zvby). Lead by @felixbaier.bsky.social and @katjareinhard.bsky.social. Not possible without @bramnuttin.bsky.social , Chen Liu and @arnausd.bsky.social.

Excited to see where this work leads.

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Zhihao Zheng @zhihaozheng.bsky.social · Jul 15

Excited to share a connectomics dataset of hippocampus CA3.
Explore the dataset: pyr.ai
Paper introducing the dataset and some of our discoveries: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Connectomic reconstruction from hippocampal CA3 reveals spatially graded mossy fiber inputs and selective feedforward inhibition to pyramidal cells

The mossy fiber (MF) connections to pyramidal cells in hippocampal CA3 are hypothesized to participate in pattern separation and memory encoding, yet no large–scale neuronal wiring diagram exists for ...

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Royal Microscopical Society @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social · Jul 1

Huge congratulations to Kedar Narayan who received the RMS Alan Agar Award for #ElectronMicroscopy from Paul Verkade this afternoon at #mmc2025

👏👏👏🔬🙌🥇

@rmsearlycareer.bsky.social @yorkbioimaging.bsky.social

Kedar Narayan (right) holds the Alan Agar Award, presented by Paul Verkade (left), who is holding Kedar's certificate. They are both smiling, standing next to a lectern inside a lecture hall.

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Adrian Wanner @adrianawanner.bsky.social · Jul 1

Congratulations Aaron, very well deserved!

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Michael Grange @michaelgrange.bsky.social · Jun 17

Proud to share our latest paper. doi.org/10.1016/j.cr...

Through the dedication of @glynnca.bsky.social and @cryingem.bsky.social we report a thorough method to image molecular organisation within hippocampus tissue.

Structural biology in tissue is well and truly here!

@rosfrankinst.bsky.social

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Paolo Ronchi @paoloronchi.bsky.social · Apr 24

If you want to learn the latest developments in volumeEM from the experts, with hands-on experience on our instruments @embl.org, this course is for you! 🔬

EMBL Events @events.embl.org · Apr 10

🔬 The practical course #EMBOvEM is open for registration 👉 https://s.embl.org/vem25-01-bl

You will gain theoretical and hands-on knowledge on the three main techniques for volume EM – microtome-based serial block-face SEM, focused ion beam SEM, and array tomography.

#vEM #Microscopy

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Benjamin Judkewitz @benjulab.bsky.social · May 12

Introducing warpfield, an open source Python library for GPU-accelerated non-rigid 3D registration. Warps and aligns gigavoxel volumes within seconds (not hours). For 3D microscopy, region-to-region and cell-to-cell matching.
A collaboration with @mh123.bsky.social 🚀
github.com/danionella/w...

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Andreas Schaefer @andreas-t-schaefer.bsky.social · May 1

Linking function and structure at scale with X-rays - and several times over. Massive congratulations to the team ‪@yuxinzhang.bsky.social‬, @carlesbosch.bsky.social, @apacureanu.bsky.social @esrf.fr, @crick.ac.uk and all our collaborators.

Yuxin Zhang @yuxinzhang.bsky.social · May 1

My PhD project is out as a preprint!
We combined 2P and synchrotron X-ray to understand mouse olfactory bulb circuits, linking physiology to structure in 3 animals!
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
🙌 @carlesbosch.bsky.social, @apacureanu.bsky.social, @andreas-t-schaefer.bsky.social, @esrf.fr, @crick.ac.uk

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Carles Bosch @carlesbosch.bsky.social · May 1

#preprint:

We mapped the structure and function of olfactory bulb circuits with in vivo 2-photon microscopy and synchrotron #Xray holographic nanotomography.

doi.org/10.1101/2025...

@yuxinzhang.bsky.social @andreas-t-schaefer.bsky.social @apacureanu.bsky.social
@crick.ac.uk @esrf.fr

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Fiona Müllner @fionamuellner.bsky.social · Apr 30

I am honored and excited to announce that I will be starting as group leader at @dandrite.bsky.social and associate professor at @au.dk in August 2025. I look forward very much to joining my future colleagues in Aarhus in doing excellent Neuroscience, with many scientific puzzles ahead to solve!

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Adrian Wanner @adrianawanner.bsky.social · Apr 9

I am very happy and thankful for having been part of this amazing journey. Enjoy exploring this incredibly rich dataset!

Allen Institute @alleninstitute.org · Apr 9

How does the brain work?

Scientists are closer to the answer with the largest wiring diagram and functional map of a mammalian brain to date. 🧵

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · Mar 24

Here at Princeton, we’re amplifying our university president’s leadership. It’s time for everyone - faculty, students, staff - to speak out.

tl;dr: rights can’t be blackmailed.

From me and science colleagues:
www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2025...

To stop intimidation, Eisgruber needs your help

When targeting one institution is a bald attempt to divide and conquer, as is the case with Columbia, it is essential for a coalition or group of institutions and individuals to stand up together.&nbs...

www.dailyprincetonian.com

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