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Anita Devineni @anitadevineni.bsky.social · 8d

My department at Emory is a hiring a tenure-track neuroscientist!

Anyone who's talked to me in the last 4 years knows I cannot say enough good things about my dept and the neuroscience community here. My colleagues are so wonderfully supportive. Postdocs, please apply!

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Schallek Lab @schalleklab.bsky.social · 26d

#FluorescenceFriday
Strand and branch pericytes surround the vessels of the retina👁️🔬

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@flaumeye.bsky.social @urneuroscience.bsky.social @cvsuor.bsky.social @uofrbme.bsky.social @urochestersmd.bsky.social

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Seth Blackshaw @sethblackshaw.bsky.social · 26d

Our latest manuscript is out, and this one tackles the problem of cellular aging in the retina, using comparative multiomic analysis of zebrafish, mouse, and humans. What led us to work on aging after studying development and regeneration? Explainer follows./1
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Comparative single-cell multiomic analysis reveals evolutionarily conserved and species-specific cellular mechanisms mediating natural retinal aging.

Biological age is a major risk factor in the development of common degenerative retinal diseases such as age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma. To systematically characterize molecular mechani...

www.biorxiv.org

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Revathi Balasubramanian @ladyglaucoma.bsky.social · Aug 22

Excited to share this study! We created a developmental atlas of the anterior segment of the eye and provide crucial molecular information that guides the development of Schlemm’s canal and trabecular meshwork cell subtypes. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Single-Cell Characterization of Anterior Segment Development: Cell Types, Pathways, and Signals Driving Formation of the Trabecular Meshwork and Schlemm's Canal

Morphogenesis of the anterior segment (AS) is crucial for healthy ocular physiology and vision but is only partially understood. The Schlemm's canal (SC) and trabecular meshwork (TM) are essential dra...

www.biorxiv.org

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Oliver lab @lymphaticsprox1.bsky.social · Jul 31

Please repost and share

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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · Jul 28

The NIH was healthiest when pay lines were in the 20th percentile range.

We are headed into an environment where pay lines are in the 5% range.

In my entire career, I’ve only had 3 grants that scored better than 5%. And my lab is considered a successful one.

This is going to destroy science.

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Revathi Balasubramanian @ladyglaucoma.bsky.social · Jul 29

Paper alert! With co-first authors Nick Tolman and @taiboli.bsky.social , we profile trabecular meshwork cells using single-cell RNA + ATAC seq, identify mitochondrial dysfunction in an early-onset glaucoma model, and use Vitamin B3 to protect against nerve damage.
elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...

Single-cell profiling of trabecular meshwork identifies mitochondrial dysfunction in a glaucoma model that is protected by vitamin B3 treatment

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Michel Cayouette @michelcayouette.bsky.social · Jul 25

Hi all, we got a grant for a cool project that will follow up of our paper published a few months ago (see below). We will explore how light acts as a morphogen to instruct PCP. If you are looking for a postdoc position and interested in this topic, please reach out!

Michel Cayouette @michelcayouette.bsky.social · Feb 5

ICYMI our latest paper is now out officially in print (is there still such thing?). And since Dev Cell @cellpress.bsky.social did not select our submission for cover, I post it here. A really cool illustration from my son Zack. www.cell.com/developmenta...

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Revathi Balasubramanian @ladyglaucoma.bsky.social · Jul 3

Wohoooooooooo!!!! We need to celebrate this major (and completely expected) achievement!! Congratulations 🎉

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Michel Cayouette @michelcayouette.bsky.social · Jun 20

On Sunday I will cycle 50 km to raise money to support research to prevent blindness. If you can, please sponsor me! fightingblindness.akaraisin.com/ui/MOVEFORSI...

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Revathi Balasubramanian @ladyglaucoma.bsky.social · Jun 13

In more good new for the lab.. Just heard that we got a grant from The Glaucoma Foundation for our work on early onset glaucomas! Thank you TGF.

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Tal Nuriel, PhD @talnuriel.bsky.social · Jun 10

Ok, that’s it. Here’s the link again: joinus.cuimc.columbia.edu/participant/.... I know there's a lot of chaos right now, and it’s hard to know which crisis to focus your attention on and where to devote your time/resources. So if you decided to support my lab, I really do appreciate it! 9/9

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Revathi Balasubramanian @ladyglaucoma.bsky.social · Jun 4

Just got word that I got the RPB career development award. It feels weird to be happy when science funding is under attack. But one small win, one more day of science (or 4 more years). Thank you, Research to Prevent Blindness foundation.

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Paloma Liton @palomaliton.bsky.social · May 22

🚨 Final Reminder! 🚨
Don't miss your chance to share your research at the ISER BrightFocus Glaucoma Meeting 2025!
📅 Abstract Submission Deadline: May 27, 2025
🔗 iserbrightfocusglaucoma.org/abstract-sub...
@iser.bsky.social @brightfocus.bsky.social

Abstract Submission – Iser/Bright Focus Glaucoma Symposium

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Rejji Kuruvilla @rkuruvi1.bsky.social · May 10

The pact of the federal govt with universities was not a handout. It was a strategic decision to boost US leadership in technology, defense, and health. And it paid dividends. In tech, internet, in cancer drugs (for example), No other sector has invested in high risk high reward ideas like US govt.

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Denis Wirtz @deniswirtz.bsky.social · May 7

We have updated our database of funding opportunities for Early-Career Researchers (private foundations, federal, international)

We have 456 entries, for which we provide $ amount, deadline, eligibility criteria, etc.

Download this massive database here for free: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...

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Revathi Balasubramanian @ladyglaucoma.bsky.social · May 3

These are my people! 🫶

Kristen Kwan @blockintheback.bsky.social · May 3

Celebrating a successful Utah Vision Science Symposium! A day of amazing science and people!

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Seth Blackshaw @sethblackshaw.bsky.social · Apr 29

Our latest manuscript (7 years in the works) tackles the question of how diurnal ground squirrels evolved a cone-dominant retina, in contrast to the ancestral rod-dominant retina retained by virtually all other mammals./1
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Heterochronic transcription factor expression drives cone-dominant retina development in 13-lined ground squirrels.

Evolutionary adaptation to diurnal vision in ground squirrels has led to the development of a cone-dominant retina, in stark contrast to the rod-dominant retinas of most mammals. The molecular mechani...

www.biorxiv.org

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Apr 28

Deaths from heart disease down 75%, that’s NIH.

Deaths from stroke down 75%, that’s NIH.

HIV/AIDS no longer a death sentence, that’s NIH.

99% of FDA approved drugs in the last decade, that’s NIH.

Please show this video to anyone who doesn’t understand why the NIH is so important.

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Revathi Balasubramanian @ladyglaucoma.bsky.social · Apr 27

Will be at #ARVO next week and would love to catch up, vision science folk! I am also presenting a talk on May 6th on trascriptomics in aging and glaucoma.

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Bob Johnston @bobbyjeyeguy.bsky.social · Apr 22

Wanna grow organoids to understand human retinal development as a research assistant?

Wanna help run the lab as a lab manager?

The Johnston lab is hiring a research assistant/lab manager.

If you are interested, please apply (also please share!):

jobs.jhu.edu/job/Baltimor...

Research Technologist

jobs.jhu.edu

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Sonali Majumdar @sonali-m-19.bsky.social · Apr 21

Scientists must explore R&D careers beyond U.S. in current climate. My @insidehighered.com article today outlines approaches to explore global research careers for U.S. trained early-career scientists, particularly international scientists. 1/2

www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...

Approaches for Finding International Research Jobs (opinion)

For U.S.-trained scientists searching for early-career research opportunities in other countries, Sonali Majumdar suggests some approaches to consider.

www.insidehighered.com

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Science Magazine @science.org · Apr 9

Exclusive: Weeks after President Donald Trump’s administration ordered NIH to pull $250 million in biomedical research grants to Columbia University, the agency is freezing all remaining grant money owed to the university until further notice. scim.ag/4if5Rg1

NIH freezes all research grants to Columbia University

Amid negotiations with Trump, the university could risk losing nearly $700 million

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Apr 9

See, if you just cooperate with the administration and comply, it all turns out OK...

www.science.org/content/arti...

NIH freezes all research grants to Columbia University

Amid negotiations with Trump, the university could risk losing nearly $700 million

www.science.org

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Revathi Balasubramanian @ladyglaucoma.bsky.social · Apr 7

Spotted Valerie Wallace in this. Need to bring her here to bluesky. Or maybe we move to Canada? @blockintheback.bsky.social @michelcayouette.bsky.social @flyeyelab.bsky.social

University Health Network @uhn.ca · Apr 7

Today UHN launches the Canada Leads 100 Challenge! 🇨🇦💯

We’re making an ambitious investment to recruit 100 world-leading scientists. Together, we'll drive the future of health research and position Canada as a leader in global innovation!

Learn more:
www.uhn.ca/corporate/Ab...

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