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Dr. Jodi Pawluski, PhD @drjodipawluski.bsky.social · 20d

Mom Brain or Mental Over-Load? What if Mom Brain had more to do with the Mental Load of Motherhood...check out my @substack.com for more. https://drjodipawluski.substack.com/

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Sophie Steculorum @sophiesteculorum.bsky.social · Aug 21

Thrilled our discovery of a novel sensory pathway controlling satiety in mice is featured in the General-Anzeiger @gabonn 🐭👃🍽️!

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Kölner Studie: Geruch macht satt (zumindest Mäuse) ga.de/news/wissen-...

Mäuse schnuppern an Grapefruits und haben dann keinen Hunger mehr: Wie praktisch: Geruch kann satt machen

Kölner Wissenschaftler finden einen überraschenden Auslöser für Sättigungsgefühl – nämlich das Riechen. Ein neuer Weg zum Schlankwerden? Leider funktioniert es bis jetzt nur bei Mäusen.

ga.de

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Silvana Valtcheva @svaltcheva.bsky.social · Aug 18

Go ahead and apply to the @cga-age.bsky.social ⚡⚡

We are looking for a PhD student
www.ageing-grad-school.de/phd/host-lab...

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Anna Schroeder @annaschroeder.bsky.social · Aug 18

📢🚨Teamassistenz gesucht! Unterstützen Sie die Abteilung Neurobiologie 🧠 @lmumuenchen.bsky.social – bitte weitersagen.
📢🚨 We’re hiring an administrative assistant in the Department of Neurobiology! Spread the word.
⏳Deadline: 15. September 2025
Learn more & apply: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/2...

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Sainsbury Wellcome Centre @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social · Aug 13

Congratulations to Professor Tiago Branco on receiving a @wellcometrust.bsky.social Discovery Award.

His lab will investigate how the brain sets sensitivity to threat, and how both genetics and experience shape this threshold.

www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/research...

Photo of Professor Tiago Branco, SWC Group Leader with the quote "I am delighted to receive this Wellcome Discovery Award. It is a testament to the lab and will allow us to pursue an exciting new research direction."

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Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research @cga-age.bsky.social · Aug 12

Apply now for a fully funded #PhD position at the Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research and become part of our vibrant #AgingResearch commmuny.
🗓️ Deadline: November 3, 2025.
ℹ️ More info: www.ageing-grad-school.de
📣 Spread the news!

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Silvana Valtcheva @svaltcheva.bsky.social · Jul 13

Thanks Johannes!

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Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience @mpfneuro.bsky.social · Jul 8

📣 Attention neuroscience grad students and postdocs! Only one week left to apply for NeuroMEETS. Present your research, visit MPFI as an invited speaker, and connect with our faculty. Travel, lodging, and an honorarium included. Don't miss out! Apply by July 15 and share with peers. buff.ly/dqXZnTU

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MPI-Metabolism @mpi-metabolism.bsky.social · Jul 8

www.sf.mpg.de/2112068/Silv...

Understanding the Brain's Response to Motherhood

Silvana Valtcheva's research group studies neuroplasticity in the maternal brain during the postpartum period.

www.sf.mpg.de

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Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS @fens.org · Jul 4

🚨 Calling all early-career researchers!

Applications are now open for the #FENS/#IBRO-PERC #ExchangeFellowships Programme – don't miss out! 🌟

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

@ibroorg.bsky.social

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Yunlu Zhu @yunluzhu.bsky.social · Jun 25

Attention Neuroscience Postdocs:
Call for speakers for the 2026 SPiNES lecture is now open!
‼️🧬🧠🐒🐁🦜🐟🪰🪱🧫🤖

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Anna Schroeder @annaschroeder.bsky.social · Jun 24

Heading to EBBS? (ebbs2025.azuleon.org) Don’t miss our session (co-chaired with Suzanne Dickson) on how physiological states shape behavior. We have a fantastic lineup of speakers (Linda Engström-Ruud, @amdouglass.bsky.social, @neuronico.bsky.social, @neuroadept.bsky.social). See you in Bordeaux! 🍷

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iBehave @ibehave.bsky.social · Jun 24

🔬 Join us for the next #iBehave Seminar!
🧠 Dr. Henning Fenselau @mpi-metabolism.bsky.social on The Synaptic Mechanism of Metabolism Regulation

📅July 4, 2025 | 🕛 12:00 PM
Host: Prof. Grunwald Kadow & Prof. Beck, @unibonn.bsky.social UniklinkBonn

📧Zoom: [email protected]

#Neuroscience #Metabolism

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Andrew MacAskill @macaskillaf.bsky.social · Jun 19

🚨🚨Job Alert🚨🚨!! Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology are recruiting a new lecturer/associate professor! an amazing opportunity to join our fantastic dept! @ucl.ac.uk @ucllifesciences.bsky.social @uclnpp.bsky.social post here:
www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Lecturer / Associate Professor - London, England job with University College London (UCL) | 12840324

About usThe Division of Biosciences at UCL is one of the world's foremost centres for research and teaching in the biological sciences. We have an out

www.nature.com

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Shane Liddelow @liddelowsa.bsky.social · Jun 15

Calling all Neuroscience postdocs! 🧠 Share your research through SPiNES (Seminars from Postdocs in Neuroscience: Extramural Series) from the NYUGSoM Department of Neuroscience. Applications close 08/20/25. Apply today! 👉 nyumc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
#Neuroscience #Postdoc #ResearchOpportunity

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Graziana Gatto @ggatto.bsky.social · May 16

Last week to register to this amazing conference!!! Cross species cord meeting, you can't miss it!

Salil Bidaye @salilbidaye.bsky.social · May 16

Hey spinal/ventral nerve cord folks. we’re organizing this cross species “cords” meeting @hhmijanelia.bsky.social . Hurry up and upload your abstracts. As a trainee these were my favorite meetings (small and focused) where I got the most useful feedback. DM in case of any Qs.

Janelia Research Campus @hhmijanelia.bsky.social · Mar 27

📢 Applications are now open for our cross-disciplinary conference on nerve cord circuits.

🧠 Join experts to probe the organization & function of cord circuits across species.

🏨 Hotel, meals & registration covered.

🗓️ Apply by May 27 @ janelia.news/CRD25

@hhmi.org
@salilbidaye.bsky.social

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Oliver Bosch @olibosch.bsky.social · May 9

Thanks a lot for a fantastic #ParentalBrain2025 to @susanacarmona.bsky.social and Oscar Vilarroya, @drjodipawluski.bsky.social and Joe Lonstein. Let’s see where we meet in 2028 😊

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Silvana Valtcheva @svaltcheva.bsky.social · May 7

Thanks Sanja!

Silvana Valtcheva @svaltcheva.bsky.social · May 7

Thank you, Anna!

Silvana Valtcheva @svaltcheva.bsky.social · May 5

This wouldn't be possible without the tremendous support from our colleagues at @uniklinikkoeln.bsky.social during the critical first 3 years after lab opening in May 2022

Silvana Valtcheva @svaltcheva.bsky.social · May 5

Lab news: Excited to join @mpi-metabolism.bsky.social as part of the Lise Meitner Excellence program 🚀 A new era for the (now doubled in size) lab. We keep digging into the postpartum brain and unfolding plasticity layers, you'll hear from us soon.

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Silvana Valtcheva @svaltcheva.bsky.social · May 5

Epic news & huge congrats!! 🔥🔥

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Anna Schroeder @annaschroeder.bsky.social · May 5

Very grateful 🙏 to have been selected for the Rise up! program from the Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation 🎉. The €600,000 in funding 💰 will help advance our research into the neural circuits that drive fear, anxiety and emotional behavior @lmumuenchen.bsky.social! 🧠
www.lmu.de/en/newsroom/...

Rise up! funding for Anna Schroeder

Anna Schroeder has been awarded funding of around 600,000 euros from the Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation.

www.lmu.de

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Masseck Lab @massecklab.bsky.social · Apr 18

We’re hiring!
The Masseck Lab (University of Cologne) is looking for a full-time Technical Assistant (permanent position).
Focus: neuroscience, behavior experiments, and cell culture.
Apply by May 1st → jobportal.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibun...
#JobAlert #Neuroscience #LabTech #BTA #UniCologne

jobportal.uni-koeln.de

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Ann Clemens @annmclemens.bsky.social · Apr 9

New preprint ✍️🚨

✨Ontogeny of tactile, vocal and kinship dynamics in rat pup huddling

-Huddle dynamics develop w/o kinship selectivity
-Vocal/internal-state quiets w/ huddling & kin/ touch in yng pups

tinyurl.com/y7vhkwjc

👏 @flor-bela.bsky.social @hughtakemoto.bsky.social @kinshiplab.bsky.social

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