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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 3h

🎵 They did the Monster Slash 😭 @ellecordova.bsky.social

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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 1d

A study by Dorothy P. Schafer, PhD, and Travis E. Faust, PhD, in Cell explains how cell types in the brain communicate in response to changes in sensory input to remodel synapses: direc.to/nJHH

Alzheimer’s and ALS patients have synaptic damage.

@travisfaust.bsky.social @cp-cell.bsky.social

UMass Chan scientists show how the non-neuronal brain cells communicate to coordinate rewiring of brain

A study by Dorothy P. Schafer, PhD, and Travis E. Faust, PhD, explains how two different cell types in the brain communicate in response to changes in sensory input.

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Elinne Becket, PhD @bielleogy.bsky.social · 23h

To the Full Professors out there who actually lift people up, advocate for those with less power and voice, and who care about colleagues and trainees doing well over arbitrary gatekeeping... I see you and am grateful for you.

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Miguel Ramalho-Santos @mrsantos.bsky.social · 23h

John Gurdon was a true giant:
- founder of cell reprogramming;
- founder of molecular embryology;
- unabashed advocate for basic research;
- advisor to numerous successful trainees/PIs;
- gentle human that touched so many.
In dark times with science under attack, let his vision be a guiding light.

Katherine Brown @katherine-brown.bsky.social · 1d

Very saddened to hear of John Gurdon’s passing. I’ve been lucky enough to interact with him at multiple points through my career - from undergrad lectures, through his position as former Chair of @biologists.bsky.social’s Board of Directors, and as an author at @dev-journal.bsky.social.

Nobel Laureate Professor Sir John Gurdon dies aged 92

It is with great sadness that the University shares the news of the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon, founder of the Gurdon Institute.

www.cam.ac.uk

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Stacey Ogden 🦔 @labogden.bsky.social · 23h

Totally - also the way most news outlets grab one short sound bite from his pressers to make him sound semi-coherent is infuriating. If you listen to the entire rambling thought, it's so clear he is completely incoherent.

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James Briscoe @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social · 1d

Very sad news, John Gurdon has died.

A developmental biologist's developmental biologist, Nobel prize winner

His work is the foundation of much of today's dev & stem cell bio.

An inspiration to many, including me. Always asking questions & wanting the answers

www.magd.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...

Professor Sir John Gurdon FRS (1933-2025) | Magdalene College

Magdalene College is deeply saddened to announce the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon FRS, who served as Master of the College from 1995 to 2002.

www.magd.cam.ac.uk

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Stacey Ogden 🦔 @labogden.bsky.social · 1d

He was a champion of developmental biology and a truly inspirational scientist. 🧪

Seema Grewal @seemagrewal.bsky.social · 1d

So sad to hear the news - John truly was an inspiration to so many, and one of a kind.

www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...

Nobel Laureate Professor Sir John Gurdon dies aged 92

It is with great sadness that the University shares the news of the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon, founder of the Gurdon Institute.

www.cam.ac.uk

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Jean-Yves Tinevez @jytinevez.bsky.social · 1d

Job alert!

We are looking for a bioimage analysis to work in an image analysis core facility in beautiful Paris. Can I ask you to share this opportunity with your networks?

See also on the forum:
forum.image.sc/t/research-e...

Research engineer in Bioimage Analysis for the researchers of the inIdEx FORMULA

Hi all We are looking for a bioimage analysis to work in an image analysis core facility in beautiful Paris. Can I ask you to share this opportunity with your networks? The position is in the Instit...

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 2d

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a new mRNA vaccine that has been shown to suppress abnormal blood vessel growth in the retina, offering hope to MILLIONS of patients with age-related vision loss. The vaccine triggered strong antibody responses that REDUCED retinal damage by UP TO 85%.

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Stacey Ogden 🦔 @labogden.bsky.social · 1d

New addition to my thoughts on 🧪 mentoring. Give trainees a seat at the table. Are you going to a conference where you will speak about their work? Encourage them to attend. Are you going to a meeting to discuss their project with a collaborator or editor? Invite them and ask for their input.

Stacey Ogden 🦔 @labogden.bsky.social · Nov 18

Mentoring is the most important thing most of us can do. Here is a 🧵about what I've learned as a PI running an academic research lab. I hope some of the advice is helpful to those who are just starting their labs and to folks hitting the academic job market in search of an independent position 🧪 1/n

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Stacey Ogden 🦔 @labogden.bsky.social · 2d

More evidence for distinct classes of cellular protrusions that facilitate intercellular communication 🧪

Intercellular communication in the brain through a dendritic nanotubular network | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Intercellular communication in the brain through a dendritic nanotubular network

Intercellular nanotubular networks mediate material exchange, but their existence in neurons remains to be explored in detail. We identified long, thin dendritic filopodia forming direct dendrite–dend...

www.science.org

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Janelia Research Campus @hhmijanelia.bsky.social · 2d

🪰 A team of researchers has unveiled the complete connectome of a male fruit fly central nervous system—a seamless map of all the neurons in the brain and nerve cord of a single male fruit fly and the millions of connections between them.
🔗 https://hhmi.news/4o3EJnk

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Sarah Lempriere @sarahlempriere.bsky.social · 4d

I love these new layers of complexity that people are discovering in the brain! Dendrites of different neurons can connect via nanotubes, which transport calcium and cargo such as amyloid-beta www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Hidden networks in the brain

Dendritic nanotubes extend brain connectivity beyond synapses

www.science.org

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Stacey Ogden 🦔 @labogden.bsky.social · 2d

So pretty! 🤩 I loooove a good #MicroscopyMonday submission! 🧪

Sheffield Hearing Group @hearingshef.bsky.social · 2d

Happy #MicroscopyMonday 🌟🔬 Todays photo comes from Ginny and shows pre and post synapses from inner hair cells. White stains the nucleus, red stains CtBP2, green stains Shank1 and blue stains GluR2🧪🐁

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Seamus Blackley @seamus.bsky.social · 2d

Do the homework. It’s a bummer maybe at first but then look hey you actually know something and can use it.

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 2d

The 2025 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi for their groundbreaking discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance that prevents the immune system from harming the body 🧪 www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medic...

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Stacey Ogden 🦔 @labogden.bsky.social · 3d

One thing from my youth that I really miss: Being able to hop out of bed in the AM with no body pain. How I ache (literally) for those glory days 👵🏼

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Stacey Ogden 🦔 @labogden.bsky.social · 6d

Cytoneme mediated Hedgehog transport 🤓

The Daily Hedgehog Show (Hedgehog Lover) @hedgehogshow.bsky.social · Aug 23

Care tip for hedgie 🦔💖: 🔊 Keep noise low — hedgehogs prefer a quiet environment without loud or sudden sounds.

Excellent photography❤️🦔.
Rating of this Picture 0-10 As a Hedgehog lover ❤️❤️
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Stacey Ogden 🦔 @labogden.bsky.social · 6d

Scube2 assisted Hedgehog transport 🤓

The Daily Hedgehog Show (Hedgehog Lover) @hedgehogshow.bsky.social · 18d

Great picture 💝🥰🦔.
Rating of this Picture 0-10 from Hedgehog lovers ❤️❤️
#hedgehog

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 7d

Jane Goodall, the trailblazing naturalist whose intimate observations of chimpanzees in the African wild produced powerful insights that transformed basic conceptions of humankind, has died. She was 91.

Read more about her legacy www.latimes.com/obituaries/s...

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Stacey Ogden 🦔 @labogden.bsky.social · 7d

Not going to lie - the movie "The Mothman Prophecies" really freaked me out. 👻

NPR @npr.org · 7d

It started in the 1960s, when two couples told a harrowing story about being chased by a large flying creature on a rural road. It grew from there — and now 20,000 people come to celebrate Mothman.

Fans of the mysterious Mothman bring its West Virginia hometown new life

It started in the 1960s, when two couples told a harrowing story about being chased by a large flying creature on a rural road. It grew from there — and now 20,000 people come to celebrate Mothman.

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Stacey Ogden 🦔 @labogden.bsky.social · 7d

I'm excited to share a story from the @stjuderesearch.bsky.social Scientific Report 2025 that highlights some of the 🔬 imaging work from the lab! 🧪 👩‍🔬

St. Jude Research @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 7d

St. Jude researchers are advancing science by harnessing light-based technologies to explore the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying health and disease. ow.ly/3TEI50X4nsQ

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Stacey Ogden 🦔 @labogden.bsky.social · 9d

I'm leaning toward Coop b/c of the shape of the tail - looks more rounded to me. Sharpies have more of a squared off tail. Either way - nice picture! Here is a link to a video that might be helpful: www.tiktok.com/@birding_wit...

I love it when you send me DM’s with birds you see in your backyard. My #1 request is always…”What hawk is this?” And it’s always either a Coop or a Sharpie. This is my tutorial on how to tell the dif...

TikTok video by Birding with Rick

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 12d

There's only one requirement of any of us, and that is to be courageous. Because courage, as you might know, defines all other human behavior. And, I believe - because I've done a little of this myself - pretending to be courageous is just as good as the real thing.

David Letterman

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Stacey Ogden 🦔 @labogden.bsky.social · 13d

I'm not saying it has anything to do with me...but I am on both of their graduate committees. Ha! 😉 🤓

Congrats to Bradley and Grace!!!!! 🧪 🎉 🥳

Hatley Lab @hatleylab.bsky.social · 20d

Stellar Hatley grad students took 1st and 2nd place oral presentations at the St. Jude PhD symposium! @stjudegraduate @StJudeResearch

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