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Max Farnworth
@maxfarnworth.bsky.social
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Fascinated by the evolution of the brain | Senior Research Associate at EBaB lab (University of Bristol) | 2025 PI Fellow (Company of Biologists) | Section Speaker Neurobiology DZG | he/him https://linktr.ee/max.farnworth
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Max Farnworth @maxfarnworth.bsky.social · Aug 22
If you happen (…!) to be interested in what fascinates me about science and brain evolution and what I am up to, click here:
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Thanks to @dev-journal.bsky.social and @biologists.bsky.social for the interview 🙏
Pathway to Independence – an interview with Max Farnworth
Max Farnworth completed his PhD in Gregor Bucher's lab at the University of Göttingen, Germany, where he explored how heterochrony shapes the evolution and development of insect brains. He then joined...
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Francesco Cicconardi @fcicconardi.bsky.social · 1d
New paper out! A nice collaboration.
We explore how olfactory brain structures and receptors evolved across this remarkable group, Heliconiini butterflies.
Evolution of the olfactory system during the radiation of Heliconiini butterflies
Abstract. Sensory system evolution plays a crucial role in shaping species’ interactions with their environment, yet the extent to which olfactory system d
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Max Farnworth @maxfarnworth.bsky.social · 1d
In case you're interested in a bit of future talk and our dreams surrounding developmental biology... 👇
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Development @dev-journal.bsky.social · 1d
Pathway to Independence: a forecast for the future of developmental biology

In this Perspective, each of our 2025 Pathway to Independence Fellows discuss future outlooks for #DevBio and how their work will contribute to this exciting new era.

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Picture of the title of the article and author list (2025 PI fellows) Chee Kiang Ewe, Max S. Farnworth, Anzy Miller, Joaquı́n Navajas Acedo, Marlies E. Oomen, Giulia Paci, Sonya A. Widen and Toshimichi Yamada
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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 1d
Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
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Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."
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Max Farnworth @maxfarnworth.bsky.social · 1d
inspirational 🙏
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Max Farnworth @maxfarnworth.bsky.social · 2d
Excellent talk by Andrea Adden of the @neuroluci.bsky.social lab @crick.ac.uk. @neuroethology.org @dzg-neurobiology.bsky.social Check out her Nature paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Max Farnworth @maxfarnworth.bsky.social · 3d
you are not alone..., right @ebablab.bsky.social ?
a woman in a black jacket is smiling while sitting in a red chair in a theater .
ALT: a woman in a black jacket is smiling while sitting in a red chair in a theater .
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Greg Jefferis @jefferis.bsky.social · 3d
Exciting news for #drosophila #connectomics and #neuroscience enthusiasts: the Drosophila male central nervous system connectome is now live for exploration. Find out more at the landing page hosted by our Janelia FlyEM collaborators www.janelia.org/project-team....
Male CNS Connectome
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 ...
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napari @napari.org · 6d
napari 0.6.5 is out! 🚀

Rapid-fire highlights are: colorbar overlay, custom startup script, and better and prettier documentation! Check out the full release notes here: napari.org/dev/release/...
Image depicting the napari viewer in grid mode with scale bars and color bars enabled
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Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS @fens.org · 5d
🌐 Expand your #NeuroscienceCareer beyond borders!

The #FENS / #IBRO–PERC #Exchange Fellowships offer hands-on training in leading European labs. 🧠

🗓️ Deadline: 15 October 2025
👉 https://loom.ly/DhYSWlQ

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Many Minds podcast @manymindspod.bsky.social · 6d
Bird brains aren't the same as mammal brains. They took their own twisty evolutionary path. So what can they teach us about brains in general?

A lot, it turns out.

Just one of the topics discussed in our latest episode, w/ @evoneuro.bsky.social & Georg Striedter!

Listen: disi.org/brains-of-a-...
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ERR_Moody @emoody.bsky.social · 6d
Excited to announce I have officially joined the University of Barcelona for my Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fellowship! I'll be working with Jesus Lozano Fernandez in the DeepEvo lab at the @geneticsub.bsky.social, on various deep nodes in the tree of life!
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Max Farnworth @maxfarnworth.bsky.social · 6d
can recommend 🤓
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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft @dfg.de · 6d
#ResearchCareers: Just finishing your #PhD and wondering if the DFG’s Walter Benjamin Programme is a #funding option for your next step in academia? Come and find out in our digital info talk on 14 October. No registration, the meeting link will be published here:
➡️ www.dfg.de/en/research-...
Infotafel mit Schriftzug "Walter Benjamin Programme" und Datumsangaben: 14 October Tuesday 1:30 - 15p.m. CET in English
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Max Farnworth @maxfarnworth.bsky.social · 7d
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Sonya Widen @sonyawiden.bsky.social · 7d
“Above all, we must realise that each of us makes a difference with our life. Each of us impacts the world around us every single day. We have a choice to use the gift of our life to make the world a better place - or not to bother.”

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91
Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour
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Ana Marija Jakšić @merianelion.bsky.social · 8d
🚨Preprint🚨
What started as an attempt to compare CT scans of diverse fly brains, ended up a new concept for analysis & segmentation of difficult tomographic data. No ground truths, no training, just maths. This is TopoTome, topological data analysis of 3D images

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Figure showing 3 panels. Panel A: workflow of a classical deep learning model vs TopoTome workflow, with marked differences between the methods, including manual segmentation of images, design and optimization of neural network and data post processing that is needed in deep learning workflow but not in TopoTome. Panel B: core concepts behind TopoTome shown connected by arrows. From left to right, there is a microCT scan of a fly brain (3D reconstruction), a persistence barcode of H2 homologies, an image of how persistent barcodes map to the original CT brain scan, and a segmentation of a CT scan. Panel C shows the concept of cubical complex filtration of 2D and 3D image data.
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Max Farnworth @maxfarnworth.bsky.social · 7d
forest.biologists.com this is a really cool approach by @biologists.bsky.social who is seriously becoming my favourite publishing body for many reasons, the forest of biologists being one of them. 👏
Home - The Forest of Biologists
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James Briscoe @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social · 7d
Meet the 2025 cohort of @dev-journal.bsky.social Pathway to Independence fellows

Read about the scientific visions of eight dev bio post-docs entering the academic job market

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Pathway to Independence: a forecast for the future of developmental biology
ABSTRACT. In 2022, Development launched its Pathway to Independence (PI) programme, aimed at supporting postdocs as they transition to their first independent position. In 2025, we welcome our third c...
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Marlies Oomen @marliesoomen.bsky.social · 8d
In need of a positive outlook on the future (of developmental biology)? Read our perspectives by my fellow @dev-journal.bsky.social PI fellows and myself. I'm hoping my future will contain much more TE biology and mammalian genome regulation!

journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
Pathway to Independence: a forecast for the future of developmental biology
ABSTRACT. In 2022, Development launched its Pathway to Independence (PI) programme, aimed at supporting postdocs as they transition to their first independent position. In 2025, we welcome our third c...
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MwahahahahahadScientist @mads100tist.bsky.social · 8d
With perspectives from my esteemed colleagues @ethanewe.bsky.social @maxfarnworth.bsky.social @anzymiller.bsky.social @marliesoomen.bsky.social @giuliapaci.bsky.social @sonyawiden.bsky.social and Toshimichi Yamada 🧪RNAs of all kinds, junk, jumping, and fluctuating genes, cells&tissues with opinions!
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MwahahahahahadScientist @mads100tist.bsky.social · 8d
It's online! In this series of perspectives @dev-journal.bsky.social, yours truly talks about the exciting open questions and many things to do in the field of dev bio and neuroscience #DevBio🧪 #PIsOfTomorrow journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
Pathway to Independence: a forecast for the future of developmental biology
ABSTRACT. In 2022, Development launched its Pathway to Independence (PI) programme, aimed at supporting postdocs as they transition to their first independent position. In 2025, we welcome our third c...
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Max Farnworth @maxfarnworth.bsky.social · 8d
Together with my other wonderful 2025 PI fellows @biologists.bsky.social @dev-journal.bsky.social, I offer a perspective about the future of my respective field. Have a read - spoiler alert: its about brain evolution and neural lineages (I know - SHOCKER).

journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
Pathway to Independence: a forecast for the future of developmental biology
ABSTRACT. In 2022, Development launched its Pathway to Independence (PI) programme, aimed at supporting postdocs as they transition to their first independent position. In 2025, we welcome our third c...
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Max Farnworth @maxfarnworth.bsky.social · 8d
5 years people - now that is perspective! Go apply, electrophysiologists!
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Jerome Beetz @beetzjerome.bsky.social · 8d
Only one day left to apply for this 5 year Postdoc. Everyone with experience in electrophysiology and a keen interest in #neuroethology is welcomed to apply. More infos about our lab can also be found here: www.spatial-navigation.com
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Jerome Beetz @beetzjerome.bsky.social · Aug 1
We are looking for a Postdoc (up to 5 years) who wants to study neural mechanisms of spatial memory in honeybees.

This includes tetrode recordings in behaving honeybees.

Application Deadline is 1st of October 2025.

More details:
www.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/services/...
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Jerome Beetz @beetzjerome.bsky.social · 10d
Insect spatial memory is thought to be based on panoramic snapshots that are modelled as retinotopic images. This idea won't allow a distinction of landmarks from the scene. Unexpectedly, our data suggest that 🐝 learn 3D-objects as individual landmarks. #neuroethology
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Max Farnworth @maxfarnworth.bsky.social · 10d
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 10d
Frodo: “I wish it need not have happened in my time."

Gandalf: "So do I, and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”

J.R.R. Tolkien
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Michael Sars Centre @msarscentre.bsky.social · Jun 26
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Michael Sars Visitors Program! ✨🧪 To spark new connections, we are opening our doors to visiting researchers who wish to conduct a project in #SunnyBergen. Applications are open, help us spread the word!
Introducing the Michael Sars Visitors Program
The Michael Sars Centre is launching a Visitors Program designed to foster scientific exchange and collaborations across disciplines.
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Katrin Vogt @katrinvogt.bsky.social · 11d
How is valence computed in the brain? Check out our new preprint about a single cell that integrates excitatory and inhibitory input across modalities according to valence and impacts behavioral decisions. An exciting collaboration across many labs. Enjoy reading!
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A multisensory, bidirectional, valence encoder guides behavioral decisions
A key function of the brain is to categorize sensory cues as repulsive or attractive and respond accordingly. While we have some understanding of how sensory information is processed in the sensory pe...
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Suguru Takagi @sugurutakagi.bsky.social · Aug 26
On cloud nine to announce that I'll be starting my own lab at the Department of Biological Science, Florida State University in Spring 2026! We'll study neuronal circuits and sensory-guided behavior by combining comparative and functional approaches using non-model Drosophila flies 🪰
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