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Elisa Galliano

@elisagalliano.bsky.social

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Neurobiologist, serial immigrant, scientist, teacher, espresso addict, bookworm, glomeruli enthusiast. She/Her/Dr. Portrait by a former student. Cambridge, UK https://gallianolab.org/

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Elisa Galliano @elisagalliano.bsky.social · Jun 23

🚨 New opinion piece written with Tara Keck

𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨: 𝘈 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯
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It's part of a special issue born from an unforgettable science extravaganza hosted by @kitp-ucsb.bsky.social in Santa Barbara🌴🧠
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Elisa Galliano @elisagalliano.bsky.social · 23d

Hello Bilbao

Elisa Galliano @elisagalliano.bsky.social · 26d

Posters printed (5x), talks made (2x), symposia chairing ironed out (2x), preprint posted (1x), whole lab on board (7x): 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐛𝐚𝐨, 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞! #ECRO2025
🇪🇸🧠👃
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@chloeg-neuro.bsky.social @harinw.bsky.social @connordoyle.bsky.social @ailiemcwhinnie.bsky.social @neurosana.bsky.social

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Elisa Galliano @elisagalliano.bsky.social · Sep 5

Yep, in the EU you need a master to start a PhD and normally masters are 2yrs long (and PhD are 3-4yrs, so in total ~length of US PhD). In the UK masters are 1yr long and you don't need one in theory, but in practice, given how competitive funded PhD spots are, you sort of do...

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Venki Murthy @neurovenki.bsky.social · Sep 1

Thrilled to share this work, long time in the making! Carried through creatively by @siddjakes.bsky.social after initial design & piloting by @trackingskills.bsky.social, with help from @trackingactions.bsky.social. Modeling in collaboration with Massimo Vergassola & Nicola Rigolli.

Mice navigate scent trails using predictive policies

Animals actively sense their environment to extract features of interest to guide behaviors. For mammals, odors are prominent environmental features which are sampled by active modulation of sniffing ...

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Elisa Galliano @elisagalliano.bsky.social · Sep 1

Cambridge Junior Research Fellowship = centuries-old academic golden ticket of 4 years’ ££ + total scientific freedom 🎟️✨
JRFs are among the oldest, most competitive, and prestigious postdoctoral fellowships -and often a stepping stone to a PI gig. @chloeg-neuro.bsky.social,
I couldn't be prouder 🥲👏

Chloé Guillaume @chloeg-neuro.bsky.social · Sep 1

✨Excited to join @homertoncollege.bsky.social as a Junior Research Fellow from Oct 2025! Grateful for this fellowship supporting 4 years of research 🔬🚀. Looking forward to being part of this vibrant community and continuing work in @elisagalliano.bsky.social lab with my awesome colleagues! 🧠👃

Elisa Galliano @elisagalliano.bsky.social · Aug 16

Straight out of a black-and-white Hollywood classic 🖤🤍🐾 #caturday

Elisa Galliano @elisagalliano.bsky.social · Aug 15

It looks properly yummy Hung!! So happy to see this story in its final incarnation 🎉💪Super science and uber cute mice in the abstract, immediately placed on top ofof the "to be journal clubbed" list

Food Foodie GIF

ALT: Food Foodie GIF

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Hung Lo 羅鴻 @hunglo.bsky.social · Aug 15

I'm more than psyched to share that my PhD paper is now out in Neuron! It's also my first paper as both first author and corresponding author, which means even more to me!

Thank my partner Chi-Chieh for her contribution to the most adorable ever graphic abstract 🥰

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Elisa Galliano @elisagalliano.bsky.social · Aug 13

I mean, what better way to cherish your friend than dragging them to Cambridge to gift them a printed copy of your PhD thesis?! Slightly megalomaniac, but also kinda cute 🫠
@lihuang.bsky.social @adorrego.bsky.social

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Ana Dorrego Rivas @adorrego.bsky.social · Aug 13

The coolest gift, a book-like printed version of @lihuang.bsky.social’s thesis! We’ll keep it in the thesis hall of fame of the lab 😁

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Elisa Galliano @elisagalliano.bsky.social · Jul 25

The Latin has been spoken, hands held, gown hooded with new colours 🔴 Congratulations to 𝗗𝗿 𝗛𝘂𝗮𝗻𝗴 @lihuang.bsky.social on finally escaping postgraduate prison 🎓🎉

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Grubb Lab @grubblabneuro.bsky.social · Jul 14

The paper is out in journal format at EJN! We thank the reviewers for their insightful comments, and how they shaped the final form of this story. Check it out here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

As usual, it's open access! We're getting the data ready for sharing very soon 👀🧠🧪

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Elisa Galliano @elisagalliano.bsky.social · Jul 14

📸 ⤴️ Head of a female deity, Centrale Montemartini, Roma

Elisa Galliano @elisagalliano.bsky.social · Jul 14

Me (July 2024): yay, one year of sabbatical leave!! I will emerge rested, renewed, caught up with the literature, 3 papers deep ✨💪📚

Me (July 2025):

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Johnston Lab @inchinn.bsky.social · Jul 10

Shreya @shreyac.bsky.social gave an excellent talk at this week's UKSN conference in beautiful Cambridge.

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Harin Wijayathunga @harinw.bsky.social · Jul 10

It was incredible to get the opportunity to talk at UKSN XXX, about some of my PhD work so far AND some surrealism as well! I had a great time 🐭👃🔬🎨

Elisa Galliano @elisagalliano.bsky.social · Jul 9

In this lab, we dress like our slides: bright, sharp, slightly animated, and with a dash of surrealism 🟡🎨
Well done to @harinw.bsky.social for smashing his talk at the 30th UK Semiochemistry Workshop, and to all the PhD speakers in his session for a stellar set of presentations 👏

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Elisa Galliano @elisagalliano.bsky.social · Jul 9

Immediate follow!

Elisa Galliano @elisagalliano.bsky.social · Jul 9

@victoria-swi.bsky.social, @emily-winson.bsky.social & Shreya Choudhuri from @inchinn.bsky.social

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Elisa Galliano @elisagalliano.bsky.social · Jul 9

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Elisa Galliano @elisagalliano.bsky.social · Jun 24

We'll get there eventually 😬

a cartoon snail with big eyes is walking down a sidewalk in a park

ALT: a cartoon snail with big eyes is walking down a sidewalk in a park

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Elisa Galliano @elisagalliano.bsky.social · Jun 23

Now that’s an enthusiastic endorsement 😅 thanks Samuel!

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Elisa Galliano @elisagalliano.bsky.social · Jun 23

6/ PS Aaron Seitz’s piece from the same special issue is also already online, read the two short articles together to get a better feel of what was obsessively discussed for six weeks
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Elisa Galliano @elisagalliano.bsky.social · Jun 23

5/ Massive thanks to @kitp-ucsb.bsky.social for hosting what was genuinely the best workshop/conference I’ve ever been part of: science and plenty of coffee by day, communal bbqs and beach sunsets by night.
Someone had to suffer for the field 😉

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Elisa Galliano @elisagalliano.bsky.social · Jun 23

4/ The paper is short and (we hope) thought-provoking, perfect for a coffee break read ☕
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For full KITP immersion, play some background ocean sounds, pour a glass of something nice, and pretend you’re in Santa Barbara 🌊

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Elisa Galliano @elisagalliano.bsky.social · Jun 23

3/ Our piece explores how homeostatic plasticity, statistical learning, and inhibition interact, and why understanding their interplay is crucial for making sense of neural circuit function 🧠⚖️➖
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