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Stowers Institute @stowersinstitute.bsky.social · 8d

NEWS🎉 We’re excited to announce @hhmijanelia.bsky.social Investigator David Stern will join the Institute from Janelia Research Campus. His lab studies how aphids transform plants at the genetic level, uncovering secrets of #evolution & new strategies for pest control. @hhmi.org bit.ly/4np96Fb

Stowers Institute recruits renowned developmental and evolutionary…

David Stern, Ph.D., brings groundbreaking research on insect–plant interactions for next-generation pest control to the Institute.

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Andrew Seeds @andrew-seeds.bsky.social · 6d

Congratulations!!

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Institute of Neurobiology - UPR @neurobio-upr.bsky.social · 8d

Applications are now open for our course on connectomics & brain simulation.
Organizers: Sven Dorkenwald (MIT), Stefanie Hampel (UPR), Andrew Seeds (UPR), Sebastian Seung (Princeton), and Srini Turaga (Janelia).
Interested? Apply here ➜ sjcabs.com

San Juan Winter School on Connectomics and Brain Simulation

Two-week intensive course on connectomics and brain simulation in San Juan, Puerto Rico. December 29, 2025 - January 10, 2026.

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Maria Paz Fernandez @mariadelapax.bsky.social · 16d

Ed Kravitz passed away yesterday.
He was a remarkable scientist and mentor- brilliant, curious, creative, and kind. I am grateful to have learned from him. His legacy will endure through his science and through the many people he inspired.

We will miss you, Ed.

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Andrew Seeds @andrew-seeds.bsky.social · 21d

Wow! Congratulations and enjoy!

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Andrew Seeds @andrew-seeds.bsky.social · Sep 3

Sounds great!

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Andrew Seeds @andrew-seeds.bsky.social · Aug 15

Congratulations on this impressive work!!

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Wei-Chung Allen Lee @darbly.bsky.social · Aug 3

How is the nervous system organized to coordinate behavior? To approach this massive question, a team led by @asbates.bsky.social, @jasper-tms.bsky.social, @mindyisminsu.bsky.social, & Helen Yang present the BANC: a Brain and Nerve Cord connectome.

Preprint: doi.org/10.1101/2025...

🧪#Neuroskyence

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Institute of Neurobiology - UPR @neurobio-upr.bsky.social · May 23

Congratulations to the Seeds/Hampel Lab on their new manuscript on BioRxiv! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

A comprehensive mechanosensory connectome reveals a somatotopically organized neural circuit architecture controlling stimulus-aimed grooming of the Drosophila head

Animals respond to tactile stimulations of the body with location appropriate behavior, such as aimed grooming. These responses are mediated by mechanosensory neurons distributed across the body, whos...

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Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge @camzoology.bsky.social · May 20

🎉🏆🏆🏆We're delighted to announce 3 new @royalsociety.org Fellows here in Zoology!

Dr Gregory Jefferis, Prof Claire Spottiswoode and Dr Marta Zlatic are all now FRS.

Many, many congratulations!

Read more: bit.ly/3H4rCCk

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Andrew Hires @andrewhires.bsky.social · May 6

It's been 3.5 months since this experiment on scientific reasoning. The improvements in SOTA models since are remarkable.

Here's OpenAI's o3 model's first attempt at reviewing my 2017 R01-A1 submission. Would you do a better job?

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Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge @camzoology.bsky.social · May 1

📢 New paper alert!

Comparative connectomics of Drosophila descending and ascending neurons

A new publication in Nature from our Drosophila Connectomics group and Jefferis group @jefferis.bsky.social @mrclmb.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social @nature.com

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Institute of Neurobiology - UPR @neurobio-upr.bsky.social · Apr 29

Today we welcomed 50 students from UPR Ponce to the Institute of Neurobiology in Old San Juan! They explored our research and learned about the building’s unique history. 🧠🏛️ #NeuroBoricuas #ScienceOutreach #UPRPonce #OldSanJuan

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Institute of Neurobiology - UPR @neurobio-upr.bsky.social · Apr 28

Exciting news - Drs. @andrew-seeds.bsky.social, Sebastian Seung, and Stefanie Hampel just received Simons Foundation and NSF awards to launch the San Juan School on Connectomics in 2026. Stay tuned - it's happening!! 🎉🧠🔥

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Monika Scholz @monikakscholz.bsky.social · Apr 21

So great to see this in print! Congratulations to Johannes and team!

Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior – caesar @mpinb.mpg.de · Apr 21

Read our news article from our research group Neural Circuits mpinb.mpg.de/en/research-...

Or the full paper 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#Neuroethology #Sleep #Glia #WatchingAFlysBrain

Dynamics of glia and neurons regulate homeostatic rest, sleep and feeding behavior in Drosophila - Nature Neuroscience

Animals alternate between active periods and periods of rest or sleep. This study in fruit flies points to brain metabolism as a cause for this and shows that a network of glial cells interacting with...

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Jan M. Ache @jan-ache.bsky.social · Apr 16

Yay - the extensive review Ansgar Büschges and I wrote on insect motor control and the many things insects can teach us about our own nervous systems just came out in Physiological Reviews @apsphysiology.bsky.social. Check it out - it's free: journals.physiology.org/doi/epdf/10....

Motor control on the move: from insights in insects to general mechanisms

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Institute of Neurobiology - UPR @neurobio-upr.bsky.social · Mar 27

Congratulations to the lab of Dr. Cristina Velazquez for the acceptance of their paper "Comparative mRNA Profile Analysis from NAc of Adolescent Male Mice after Binge-Like Alcohol Exposure Eliciting Deficits in Context Fear Extinction Learning".

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Jan M. Ache @jan-ache.bsky.social · Mar 25

Our third paper on the neuronal control of insulin release in flies was published in @elife.bsky.social!
This was a great team effort spearheaded by Tina Held, Rituja Bisen and our collaborator @zandawala.bsky.social.
You can find the paper here:
elifesciences.org/articles/99548. 1/3

Aminergic and peptidergic modulation of insulin-producing cells in Drosophila

The combination of receptor expression analysis, optogenetics, physiological approaches, and connectomics reveals how a heterogeneous population of insulin-producing cells in Drosophila integrates div...

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Katrin Vogt @katrinvogt.bsky.social · Mar 24

The first paper from the lab is out on biorxiv - enjoy reading! Social context and interactions influence our behavioral decisions - the same is true for the little fly larva!

Drosophila larvae crawling on an agar surface with focus on one individual

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Konrad Kording @kordinglab.bsky.social · Mar 6

Why Are We Professors Doing “Research As Usual” While AI Systems Advance at Breakneck Speed?
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Why Are We Professors Doing “Research As Usual” While AI Systems Advance at Breakneck Speed?

Introduction

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Institute of Neurobiology - UPR @neurobio-upr.bsky.social · Feb 28

NeuroBoriquas organized a visit for UPR Bayamón students to the Institute of Neurobiology, where they explored Neuroscience and discussed shared facilities and equipment. 🔬🧠 #NeuroBoriquas #Neuroscience #NeurosciencePuertoRico @neurobio-upr.bsky.social @andrew-seeds.bsky.social

Dr. Seeds (Director) gave a presentation about the history of the Institute of Neurobiology and its ongoing research.

Picture of students from UPR Bayamón, Dr. Seeds (Director of the Institute of Neurobiology - front left), and Valeria De La Rosa Reyes (Assistant Professor at UPR Bayamón and member of the NeuroBoriquas - front right).

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Institute of Neurobiology - UPR @neurobio-upr.bsky.social · Feb 27

Hands-on training for students by Dr. Jonathan Crooke on our new Sutter CRISPR instrumentation. Participants in the workshop: Yanilis Velázquez, Yaniushka Fernández, Alexa Negrón, Fabiola Pagán, Arelys Rivas-Jiménez.

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Institute of Neurobiology - UPR @neurobio-upr.bsky.social · Feb 24

Come see Patrick Emery's talk!

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Andrew Seeds @andrew-seeds.bsky.social · Feb 20

Honored to begin as Director @neurobio-upr.bsky.social , UPR Med Sciences. After disasters, pandemic & cuts, we’re rebuilding—expanding into computational neuroscience & ramping up conferences/courses. We’ll seek partners & donors; reach out to join us! Stay tuned for more.

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Institute of Neurobiology - UPR @neurobio-upr.bsky.social · Feb 20

Dr. Yasmín Pedrogo, Dean of Academic Affairs, announced the appointment of Dr. Andrew Seeds as the new Director of the Institute of Neurobiology yesterday! Congratulations, and best wishes for the future to Dr. Seeds! @andrew-seeds.bsky.social

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