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Inbal Shainer 🎗️
@ishainer.bsky.social
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assistant professor at https://www.technion.ac.il/, studying visual neuroethology in zebrafish 🐟🔬🏳️‍🌈 https://shainer-lab.net.technion.ac.il/
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Inbal Shainer 🎗️ @ishainer.bsky.social · Feb 13
Excited to share our new paper in Nature! 'Transcriptomic neuron types vary topographically in function and morphology' explores how neurons in the zebrafish optic tectum exhibit diverse functions and shapes despite similar transcriptional profiles.

🔗 rdcu.be/d9GVM
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Katrin Franke @katrinfranke.bsky.social · 2d
Our review is out 🎉

We discuss how neural computations in the retina shape behavior, continuing the top-down tradition of Lettvin et al.'s classic bug-detector neurons

Check it out 👀 arevie.ws/46HMEjd @annualreviews.bsky.social w/ coauthors @serenariccitelli.bsky.social @annaintegrated.bsky.social
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Hanna Zwaka @hannazwaka.bsky.social · 6d
“Blame your parents if you can’t pay enough attention." At least when you are a zebrafish! Our new study on attentional switching together with Kumaresh Krishnan, @paulapflitsch.bsky.social , @zwitscherarmin.bsky.social and Florian Engert is out in Science Advances:
doi.org/10.1126/scia...
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Matt Lovett-Barron @mlovettbarron.bsky.social · 9d
Our latest study on the neurobiology of collective behavior is now posted as a preprint, led by UCSD PhD student Jo-Hsien Yu @anitajhyu.bsky.social @ucsandiego.bsky.social @danionella.bsky.social

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Emre Yaksi @emreyaksi.bsky.social · 23d
Check out this exciting study led by Anh-Tuan Trinh from our lab, where we investigated how thalamocortical-like circuits in the zebrafish pallium receive, represent, and integrate sensory information:
🔗 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Hierarchical processing of sensory information across topographically organized thalamocortical-like circuits in the zebrafish brain
Thalamocortical projections contribute to the spatial organization and functional hierarchies of the mammalian cortex. Primary sensory cortices receive topographically segregated information from firs...
doi.org
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Ofer Yizhar @oyiz.bsky.social · 27d
Excited to share our latest paper - now out in @science.org - we showed how oxytocin modulates maternally-directed behavior in young mice (P15).
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Misha Ahrens @mishaahrens.bsky.social · Sep 8
Preprint -
Excited to present WHOLISTIC, which extends the concept of whole-brain functional imaging to the entire body. Pioneering work by incredibly talented Virginia Ruetten @vmsruetten.bsky.social, this platform reveals whole-organism cellular dynamics in vivo.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Asaph Zylbertal @azylbertal.bsky.social · Sep 3
First sneak peek into SimFish! 🐟
Long in development with @isaacbianco.bsky.social and Sam Pink, our fish-on-chips now captures key aspects of larval #zebrafish sensory processing and motor control.
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Maxwell Shafer @maxshafer.bsky.social · Aug 28
Now published @natecoevo.nature.com with @annika-nichols.bsky.social, our latest on the evolution of 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱 across 𝟲𝟬 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 of cichlid fishes! doi.org/10.1038/s415...
with members of the @schierlab.bsky.social and Salzburger labs, as well as the burgeoning Shafer lab @uoftcellsysbiol.bsky.social
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Pedro Hernandez @zebragut.bsky.social · Aug 23
🚀 Hiring in Paris: 1 PhD + 1 Postdoc for an ANR project on gut-brain biology in zebrafish (imaging, optogenetics). Leads: P. Hernandez (Curie) & G. Sumbre (ENS-IBENS). Start flexible 2026. Also M2 internships (Jan–Feb 2026). Details in the call.
Please share! #PhDposition #Postdoc #Paris #Zebrafish
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Karina Yaniv @karinayaniv.bsky.social · Aug 21
Happy to see our work, led by @ivanbassi.bsky.social, out today in @jem.org! #Zebrafish help us find new treatments for a #rare_disease affecting #lymphatic vessels! Congrats to all authors and thanks to #MDBRide4Rare, #ODC_UPenn, @erc.europa.eu for support @weizmanninstitute.bsky.social
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Journal of Experimental Medicine @jem.org · Aug 21
Bassi et al. @karinayaniv.bsky.social @weizmanninstitute.bsky.social use #zebrafish to help identify new treatments for a severe lymphatic malformation. rupress.org/jem/article/...

#CardiovascularBiology #HumanDiseaseGenetics
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Ann Kennedy @antihebbiann.bsky.social · Aug 22
Can't wait to read this preprint from Misha Ahrens and team. Calcium imaging in larval zebrafish, in every cell in the body! Amazing.

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · Aug 23
#ICYMI Small electric shocks to ear can help make compassion meditation training more effective at boosting people’s capacity for self-kindness and mindfulness, finds a new study led by UCL PALS researchers.
Small electric shocks to ear can boost self-compassion from meditation training
Stimulating the vagus nerve with a device attached to the outer ear can help make compassion meditation training more effective at boosting people’s capacity for self-kindness and mindfulness, finds…
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Greg Jefferis @jefferis.bsky.social · Aug 21
Neuronal diversity is written in transcriptional codes 🧬. But what is the logic of these codes that define cell types and wiring patterns?
To find out we built a #scRNAseq developmental atlas of the Drosophila nerve cord and linked it to the #connectome 🪰🧠
#preprint thread ⬇️1/8
ALT text: A UMAP representation of a single cell RNAseq dataset from the Drosophila ventral nerve cord as well as images of the Drosophila nerve cord connectome and different stages of fly development.
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Meital Oren @meital.bsky.social · Aug 8
highlight of two recent fantastic comparative inter-species single-cell atlases, by @live-large.bsky.social from @jisaacmurray.bsky.social, and Itai Toker from Oliver Hobert's lab
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Evolution of nervous systems: Molecular divergence in a conserved body plan
Comparative inter-species single-cell atlases of Caenorhabditis whole embryos and larval nervous systems reveal deep conservation of cell type identit…
www.sciencedirect.com
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BejaLab @bejalab.bsky.social · Aug 3
our new paper on pelagic #Asgard archaea that use #rhodopsins with carotenoid antennas to harvest light energy in the oceans.
Structural insights into light-harvesting by antenna-containing rhodopsins in marine Asgard archaea www.nature.com/articles/s41... @galitzlil.bsky.social
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Johannes Larsch @jlarsch.bsky.social · Jul 21
Become our colleague! Tenure-track Assistant Professor position at The Center for Integrative Genomics, University of Lausanne, Switzerland. unil.ch/cig/en/home....
More details for how to apply are here:
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
CIG- UNIL
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Matteo Carandini @carandinilab.net · Jul 18
A new study led by @timothysit.bsky.social reveals that different layers of mouse V1 integrate visual and non-visual signals differently.

Activity is dominated by vision (or spontaneous fluctuations) in L2/3 and by movement in L5. This leads to different geometries.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Braasch Lab @ Michigan State University @fishevodevogeno.bsky.social · Jul 1
The Braasch Lab @fishevodevogeno.bsky.social will soon post a position to replace manager of our *Ancient Fish Facility* at Michigan State. Looking for aquaculturist excited for unusual 🐟 species (gar, bowfin, paddlefish, polypterus) + zebrafish. Pls send candidates our way (DM or [email protected])!
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Ricardo Henriques @henriqueslab.bsky.social · Jul 2
🔬👨‍💻📰 #SReD is out!
Automated structural detection for #ImageJ & #FIJI, from nano to macro ✨🐘. No training data, no bias - texture analysis with GPU acceleration!⚡️
Brainchild of @afonsomendes92.bsky.social and adventure w @christlet.bsky.social lab + friends.

Check: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Wyart Lab @wyartlab.bsky.social · Jul 2
Let's share @etlunsford.bsky.social's work : to survive, animals avoid drifting involuntarily in their environment. While humans rely on visual & vestibular cues, birds & fish need to sense complex flow changes of the external fluid (air/water) around them to select motor actions. How do they do?(1)
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Julie Semmelhack @juliesemmelhack.bsky.social · Jun 27
Latest from my lab: we identify and characterize the function of binocular neurons zebrafish larvae use to hunt prey; sciencedirect.com/science/arti.... Congrats to Richard Tian, Gewei Yan and Tommy Lam @tkclam.bsky.social!
Binocular integration of prey stimuli in the zebrafish visual system
Most animals with two eyes combine the inputs to achieve binocular vision, which can serve numerous functions and is particularly useful in hunting pr…
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Bahl Lab @bahllab.bsky.social · Jun 23
We are proud to have @maxcapelle.bsky.social's paper out on bioRxiv! He found that phototactic behavior in #zebrafish switches during #ontogeny🐟🔆 Through elegant behavioral dissections, he identifies the navigational strategies related to this transition. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Thread 👇
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BejaLab @bejalab.bsky.social · May 29
I am happy to introduce to you our new paper on pelagic #Asgard archaea that use #rhodopsins with carotenoid antennas to harvest light energy in the oceans.
Structural insights into light-harvesting by antenna-containing rhodopsins in marine Asgard archaea www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Ethan Scott's Lab @ethanscottlab.bsky.social · Jun 16
ICYMI #zebrafish folks:

Fresh from ‪@lascholz.bsky.social‬ and Conrad Lee, we offer 4 models pre-trained with diverse fps and resolutions. Leandro’s done all of the clicking. Benefit from his suffering and plug straight into automated annotation of your videos!‬

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Ariel Kaplan @arielkaplan.bsky.social · May 27
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New preprint!
How do transcription factors (TFs) use intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) to find their target sites?

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#TranscriptionFactors #IDPs #SingleMolecule #Biophysics
Intrinsically disordered regions facilitate Msn2 target search to drive promoter selectivity
Transcription factors (TFs) regulate gene expression by binding specific DNA motifs, yet only a fraction of putative sites is occupied in vivo. Intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) have emerged as ...
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