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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 6h

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Uri Manor @manorlaboratory.bsky.social · 1h

I've once again found myself in the news for unfortunate reasons. I must be cursed, or perhaps the universe is just balanced and all the positive press I've gotten for our work just needs to counteracted with some negativity
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Bear Mask donning man arrested for stabbing someone

YouTube video by ABC 10 News

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EMBO @embo.org · 1d

Learn all things #cytoskeleton #research in an interdisciplinary environment at EMBO Workshop "Structure and Function of the Cytoskeleton" in Paris, FR, 7–10 April 2026.

Deadline: 20 December 2025

https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-cytoskeleton
#EMBOCytoskeletalFunction #EMBOevents #conference 🧪

Structure and Function of the Cytoskeleton

The cytoskeleton, a dynamic and intricate network of protein filaments, is found within the cytoplasm of all cells, from bacteria and archaea to complex eukaryotes. This essential cellular component …

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Kondadi Lab @kondadilab.bsky.social · 1d

For the attention of all the Organelle researchers in Germany, the Annual meeting of the @gbmev.bsky.social study section Cellular Organelles will be held in Düsseldorf …. Seats fast filling up … please submit your abstract … information below:

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2nd Meeting of the Study Group "Cellular Organelles" - Homepage der Gesellschaft für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie e.V.

organized by Arun Kumar Kondadi and Andreas Reichert

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Uri Manor @manorlaboratory.bsky.social · 7d

How long after reopening?

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Robert Haase @haesleinhuepf.bsky.social · 7d

For academic purposes, I generated 100 UMAPs from the same tabular raw data, I sorted them and the result looks too funny to not share it with you 😃
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Uri Manor @manorlaboratory.bsky.social · 7d

The stories in this article are a huge part of what motivated me to start studying rare disease, which is actually one of the most common diseases (~10% of people have a rare disease)

These Patients Got the Cure. Then It Went Away. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/h...

These Patients Got the Cure. Then It Went Away.

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Uri Manor @manorlaboratory.bsky.social · 8d

Soooooo what happens to all the NIH study sections in October if the government shutdown lasts 30+ days like last time? 😬😬😬

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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 10d

#GEF25 the expansion microscopy community would benefit from high NA, long working distance water objectives. Who's working on these? What's out there?

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Uri Manor @manorlaboratory.bsky.social · 14d

I enjoyed doing this podcast interview which was just released but was actually recorded almost a year ago. A little sad to listen to it now knowing only in retrospect that my funding was about to get demolished 😅😭. But overall I still have the same hope and dreams.

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From Hearing Loss to Superhuman AI: The Inspiring Journey of Dr. Uri Manor

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Uri Manor @manorlaboratory.bsky.social · 14d

The summary is actually pretty good

Uri Manor @manorlaboratory.bsky.social · 14d

I enjoyed doing this podcast interview which was just released but was actually recorded almost a year ago. A little sad to listen to it now knowing only in retrospect that my funding was about to get demolished 😅😭. But overall I still have the same hope and dreams.

open.spotify.com/episode/1rjG...

From Hearing Loss to Superhuman AI: The Inspiring Journey of Dr. Uri Manor

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Uri Manor @manorlaboratory.bsky.social · 14d

This is music to our ears (no pun intended)!!! ❤️❤️❤️

Any suggestions on how to make accounting for the latency variability more streamlined or automated?

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Paul Manis @auditoryneuro.bsky.social · 14d

I have recently used abranalysis (from the GitHub repo) for analysis of a couple of recent datasets and it does a very nice job once I account for the acoustic latency differences. I just had to put our data into the right intermediate format, which was a simple process. Very nice contribution!

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Uri Manor @manorlaboratory.bsky.social · 14d

2/2: ABRA, which can automatically analyze auditory brainstem response electrophysiology data from a broad range of mice with varying levels of hearing function/loss. New features in the open-source, free-to-use software (hosted on the San Diego Supercomputer Center!) increase usability and control.

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Uri Manor @manorlaboratory.bsky.social · 14d

Pleased to share updates for 2 deep learning papers:
1/2: VASCilia, which can automatically segment and analyze cochlear hair cell stereocilia bundles. We have added more features to the Napari plugin and some new data highlighting the power of our high-throughput automated 3D analysis approach.

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Uri Manor @manorlaboratory.bsky.social · 14d

ABRA paper: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
ABRA website: abra.ucsd.edu
GITHUB: github.com/ucsdmanorlab...

GitHub - ucsdmanorlab/abranalysis: Automated ABR Analysis

Automated ABR Analysis. Contribute to ucsdmanorlab/abranalysis development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Uri Manor @manorlaboratory.bsky.social · 14d

VASCilia paper: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
GITHUB: github.com/ucsdmanorlab...

VASCilia (Vision Analysis StereoCilia): A Napari Plugin for Deep Learning-Based 3D Analysis of Cochlear Hair Cell Stereocilia Bundles

Cochlear hair cells are essential for hearing, and their stereocilia bundles are critical for mechanotransduction. However, analyzing the 3D morphology of these bundles can be challenging due to their...

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Uri Manor @manorlaboratory.bsky.social · 14d

2/2: ABRA, which can automatically analyze auditory brainstem response electrophysiology data from a broad range of mice with varying levels of hearing function/loss. New features in the open-source, free-to-use software (hosted on the San Diego Supercomputer Center!) increase usability and control.

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Uri Manor @manorlaboratory.bsky.social · 14d

Pleased to share updates for 2 deep learning papers:
1/2: VASCilia, which can automatically segment and analyze cochlear hair cell stereocilia bundles. We have added more features to the Napari plugin and some new data highlighting the power of our high-throughput automated 3D analysis approach.

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Uri Manor @manorlaboratory.bsky.social · 15d

Proud to announce that our superstar postdoc Yasmin Kassim was awarded a Schmidt AI in Science fellowship! Check out her recently updated VASCilia paper and then ponder the fact that this barely scratches the surface of what we’ve done and will be doing more of together 🙌🙌🙌

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Uri Manor @manorlaboratory.bsky.social · 20d

The pleasure/honor was all mine!!! Thank you for all that you do and all that you are!!! 🙌🙌🙌

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Ewerslab @ewerslab.bsky.social · 25d

I love SciSky, great term.

Uri Manor @manorlaboratory.bsky.social · 26d

SciSky: what’s your favorite software or algorithm for designing siRNA? Bonus points if we can use it to add mismatches to improve allele specificity!

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Peter Sobolewski @psobolewskiphd.bsky.social · 20d

Flying out of San Jose buzzing after @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social #ImagingTheFuture.
Amazing to shake the hands of long time insprations: @andrewgyork.bsky.social @makertobey.bsky.social @manorlaboratory.bsky.social & new ones like Gustavo Menezes—plus catching up with friends & collaborators!

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Uri Manor @manorlaboratory.bsky.social · 26d

SciSky: what’s your favorite software or algorithm for designing siRNA? Bonus points if we can use it to add mismatches to improve allele specificity!

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