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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…

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Anuj Sharma @funconn-worm.bsky.social · Jul 13

Such a fine resource for the community! 👏👏🙏

Surojit Sural @surojitsural.bsky.social · Jul 13

Decoding sexual dimorphism of the sex-shared nervous system at single-neuron resolution

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Decoding sexual dimorphism of the sex-shared nervous system at single-neuron resolution

scRNA-seq of neurons of the two sexes of C. elegans reveals sex differences in function, behavior, and connectivity.

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Meital Oren @meital.bsky.social · Aug 8

Thank you, Anuj and Maureen!! I have been slow on social media recently... life is 🤯

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Meital Oren @meital.bsky.social · Jul 5

I share Alon’s hope : "I look forward to the day when Israeli scientists can freely collaborate with scientists in Iran and do good for the region and for humanity. I wish the same for scientists in Gaza and throughout the Middle East." @WeizmannScience www.nature.com/articles/d41...

How we’re rebuilding the Weizmann Institute — and our hopes for a better future

Scientific research is at the heart of Israel’s success and has worldwide benefits. Our work will continue despite adversity.

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Buck Samuel 🪱🦠🧬🔬 @microbeminded.bsky.social · Jun 29

For #worm25, here are updated lists of 200+ researchers for the #Celegans community to easily follow:

C. elegans #1 (150 full) - go.bsky.app/HP1h3nW
C. elegans #2 (50+) - go.bsky.app/J7soTHG

==> Reply to this if you'd like to be added!

cc: @genetics-gsa.bsky.social

#CeleganSky 🪱 🧪 1/n

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Meital Oren @meital.bsky.social · Jun 30

Same :) Though I am kind of ok with NOT having jetlag from the 10 hr time difference :)

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Piali Sengupta @senguptalab.bsky.social · Jun 27

I am excited (as usual) about attending #Worm25. But I am also sad that so many friends and colleagues can't be there. Because you know....insane policies and war and such. Hoping the science will provide at least a temporary distraction from the unending chaos.

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David Katz @katzlab.bsky.social · Jun 29

I think we just witnessed the first ever nematode ménage a trois! #worm25

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Meital Oren @meital.bsky.social · Jun 29

@eyawolfson.bsky.social can tell you that looking at a full plate of C. afra will blow your mind 🤣🤣
Sad to have missed all the reactions!!!

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Meital Oren @meital.bsky.social · Jun 26

Today! Correction- 1PM eastern not 12:30 🫣

Meital Oren @meital.bsky.social · Jun 25

C. elegans enthusiasts - join me and @stern-lab.bsky.social ‪‪for a pre #worm25 meeting online workshop on *Monitoring inter-individual diversity across multiple levels and timescales* - Jun 26, 2025 12:30 PM Eastern Time
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Meital Oren @meital.bsky.social · Jun 25

You are correct, I copied the zoom invitation time, the session will start at 1 eastern, my apologies!!!

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Meital Oren @meital.bsky.social · Jun 25

Meeting ID: 854 4967 3723
Passcode: 6120
Invited speakers are @erikandersen.bsky.social, @amywebster.bsky.social, Nicholas Edward Stroustrup and Steven Flavell
More info submissions.mirasmart.com/WORM2025/Iti...

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Meital Oren @meital.bsky.social · Jun 25

C. elegans enthusiasts - join me and @stern-lab.bsky.social ‪‪for a pre #worm25 meeting online workshop on *Monitoring inter-individual diversity across multiple levels and timescales* - Jun 26, 2025 12:30 PM Eastern Time
us06web.zoom.us/j/8544967372...

please share!

Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting

Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise cloud communications.

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Meital Oren @meital.bsky.social · Apr 2

Register now!

Sam Connell @samuelconnell.3i.social · Apr 1

Talks...on the train! What? @odedrechavi.bsky.social, @natanellae.bsky.social, @meital.bsky.social, @svobodalab.bsky.social, @paveltomancak.bsky.social, @itaiyanai.bsky.social, @zernickagoetz.bsky.social Register now for: "an atmosphere of enthusiasm, lucid criticism, nonconformism, and friendship".

Oded Rechavi @odedrechavi.bsky.social · Apr 1

Who does that? We rented a train JUST for the conference, that will take the participants from Prague to the woods of Bohemia. There'll be talks ON THE TRAIN. In Prague we'll have 5 locations with different atmospheres.
#theconferencetoendallconferences Register now:
woodstock.img.cas.cz

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Natanella Illouz-Eliaz @natanellae.bsky.social · Mar 25

Don’t miss out on #theconferencetoendallconferences @odedrechavi.bsky.social @itaiyanai.bsky.social @svobodalab.bsky.social @meital.bsky.social and many more will be there! 🪇🪈🪗🪕

Plant Cell Atlas @plantcellatlas.bsky.social · Mar 24

On June 10-13 in Prague, there will be a celebration of science (and music!) for a ‘Woodstock’ meeting of the life sciences.

Visit: woodstock.img.cas.cz for more info!

@natanellae.bsky.social

Promotional photo for Woodstock Night Science on June 10-13. #Theconferencetoendallconferences

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Shay Stern @stern-lab.bsky.social · Mar 24

How do different sources of variation, acting on distinct timescales, integrate to shape behavioral diversity?
It was a pleasure writing this review with Meital Oren-Suissa @meital.bsky.social and Steve Flavell.

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Sources of behavioral variability in C. elegans: Sex differences, individuality, and internal states

Animal behavior varies across different timescales. This includes rapid shifts in behavior as animals transition between states and long-term changes …

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Meital Oren @meital.bsky.social · Jan 19

Thank you! 😊

Meital Oren @meital.bsky.social · Jan 17

Thanks Surojit!

Meital Oren @meital.bsky.social · Jan 17

Apologies, I guess it’s my over sensitivity, as studies in worms are often dismissed as irrelevant… in any case you are right of course. interestingly there are reported sex differences in stress related disorders and if the NPY system is involved is yet to be proven…

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Meital Oren @meital.bsky.social · Jan 17

Thank you!

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Meital Oren @meital.bsky.social · Jan 17

Thank you so much Maureen!!! 🙏🙏

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Luke Remage-Healey @healeylab.bsky.social · Jan 17

Neuromodulation, sex specific responses, peptides, oh my!

Meital Oren @meital.bsky.social · Jan 17

After a long wait, our paper is out! We show that differences in learning between the sexes are modulated by the NPY receptor, which gates sensory perception. Great work by PhD student, soon to be Dr, Sonu Kurien

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Modulation by NPY/NPF-like receptor underlies experience-dependent, sexually dimorphic learning - Nature Communications

Experience-dependent decision-making is vital for survival. Here, authors uncover how the neuromodulator npr-5 regulates sex- and state-specific learning in C. elegans, shaping behavioral responses.

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Meital Oren @meital.bsky.social · Jan 17

Thanks!

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Meital Oren @meital.bsky.social · Jan 17

No need to whisper :) Indeed, the figure shows the worms :)
In mammals, NPY levels have been shown to differ between the sexes, making stress susceptibility potentially sexually dimorphic

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Meital Oren @meital.bsky.social · Jan 17

Thanks Nitzan 🫶