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John Tuthill @tuthill.bsky.social · 20d

Thesis defense for Jess Jones happening tomorrow! DM me if you'd like the zoom link.

UW Neurobiology & Biophysics @uw-nbio.bsky.social · 21d

New paper from @tuthill.bsky.social ab reveals the brain's built-in 'autopilot' system! 🧠 This fundamental discovery in fruit fly brains could translate into real-world medical applications for people with sensorimotor disorders and beyond. Learn more: rdcu.be/eGU1a

UW Neurobiology & Biophysics @uw-nbio.bsky.social · 21d

The open access article is available at this link: rdcu.be/eGU1a

Selective presynaptic inhibition of leg proprioception in behaving Drosophila

Nature - A study in Drosophila has identified a neural circuit that selectively suppress movement-encoding proprioceptors during self-generated movements such as walking and grooming.

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UW Neurobiology & Biophysics @uw-nbio.bsky.social · Aug 18

Huge congratulations to Juan Ispizua on earning a prestigious Pew Postdoctoral Fellowship! 🏆 This incredible recognition speaks to his exceptional research and dedication. We couldn't be prouder!

John Tuthill @tuthill.bsky.social · Aug 13

congratulations to our own Juan Ispizua on being selected as a pew latin american postdoctoral fellow

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Pew Latin American Fellows

The Pew Latin American Fellows Program in the Biomedical Sciences provides support for young scientists from Latin America to receive postdoctoral training in the United States. The program gives thes...

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UW Neurobiology & Biophysics @uw-nbio.bsky.social · Jul 18

Excited to share our Department of Neurobiology and Biophysics' new visual identity! Three panels capturing the essence of our work:
🔬 Cellular level
🧬 Molecular level
📊 Systems level
All inspired by the stunning PNW - trees, mountains, and water reflecting where science meets nature.

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UW Neurobiology & Biophysics @uw-nbio.bsky.social · Jun 4

We're delighted to have Dr. Sophia Tintori present the final NBIO seminar of 2024-25 academic year. Join us tomorrow in Health Sciences K-069 for what promises to be an engaging conclusion to the seminar series! 🔬

John Tuthill @tuthill.bsky.social · Jun 4

i am excited to be hosting sophie tintori tomorrow for the last @uw-nbio.bsky.social seminar of the academic year.

sophie is both a brilliant artist and an amazing scientist, if you are at UW, don't miss this opportunity to absorb some of her bounteous Qi

UW Neurobiology & Biophysics @uw-nbio.bsky.social · May 30

🎨 What a beautiful day! NBIO's inaugural Art Swap filled the Temy Kennedy Conference Room with incredible creativity and vibrant energy. Much of the art was created by former PBIO Research Scientist Paul Newman. Amazing to see science and art come together! #ArtSwap #ScienceAndArt #CommunityNBIO

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UW Neurobiology & Biophysics @uw-nbio.bsky.social · May 15

Getting ready for today'sLamport Lecture. 🇵🇷

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UW Neurobiology & Biophysics @uw-nbio.bsky.social · May 15

NBIO welcomes distinguished professor and friend Dr. Luis Fernando Santana (@lfsantana68.bsky.social) who will give the 2025 Lamport Lecture today. Join us for the talk in Genome Sciences at 4:30 pm. #sciencetalks #physiology #rhythm

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UW Neurobiology & Biophysics @uw-nbio.bsky.social · May 6

🔬 CAREER OPPORTUNITY ALERT 🔬 The Dept. of Neurobiology & Biophysics at UW Seattle is hiring an Asst. Professor (w/o tenure). Join this highly collegial and collaborative department. The app closes June 9.
👉 apply.interfolio.com/166070
#AcademicJobs #NeuroscienceCareers #FacultyPosition

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Allen Institute @alleninstitute.org · May 5

Your opportunity to apply for the #LakeConference on Neural Coding & Dynamics is going to set sail soon! 🛥️

Apply by May 23 to join us for this intimate, interactive conference.

📆 Sep. 28 to Oct. 2
📍 Seattle, USA
🧠📈 All career stages welcomed

More info: alleninstitute.org/events/lake-...

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UW Neurobiology & Biophysics @uw-nbio.bsky.social · Apr 30

Congratulations to Adrienne Fairhall, Prof. of Neurobiology and Biophysics, Adjunct Prof. of Applied Mathematics, and Adjunct Prof. of Physics, who has just been elected to the National Academy of Sciences! 🍾 🎉

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UW Neurobiology & Biophysics @uw-nbio.bsky.social · Apr 29

🚨 LAST CHANCE! NBIO is hiring a Research Assistant Professor (full-time, non-tenure track) position closing TOMORROW (April 30)! Join our collaborative and welcoming department in beautiful Seattle! Don't miss this opportunity-applications close in just ONE DAY! #hiring 🔥 apply.interfolio.com/162856

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UW Neurobiology & Biophysics @uw-nbio.bsky.social · Apr 28

🤔 Thinking about transitioning to industry but not sure how? The CNC hosted an event last week to share some tips. Bing Brunton showed us how to retool a CV into an industry-appropriate resume & CNC alum Anatoly Buchin shared wisdom gained from his career trajectory and recent job search. 🧠

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Allen Institute @alleninstitute.org · Apr 9

The brain as it's never been seen before.

Scientists have created the largest wiring diagram and functional map of a mammal brain to date.

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Revealing the largest wiring diagram and functional map of the brain

YouTube video by Allen Institute

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UW Neurobiology & Biophysics @uw-nbio.bsky.social · Apr 9

(2/2) Kudos to our esteemed Affiliate faculty members Clay Reid and Forrest Collman for their leadership and expertise guiding this important work and the whole MICrONS Consortium. Check out the study 👉 www.nature.com/collections/...

The MICrONS Project

The MICrONS Project set out to create a massively dense reconstruction of the structural connections and functions of an entire millimeter volume of mouse ...

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UW Neurobiology & Biophysics @uw-nbio.bsky.social · Apr 9

(1/2) Breakthrough study just dropped by the Allen Institute for Brain Science (@alleninstitute.bsky.social). Major shoutout to our brilliant NBIO trainees Leila Elabaddy and Sven Dorkenwald whose exceptional contributions helped make this possible! 👏

Allen Institute @alleninstitute.org · Apr 9

How does the brain work?

Scientists are closer to the answer with the largest wiring diagram and functional map of a mammalian brain to date. 🧵

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UW Neurobiology & Biophysics @uw-nbio.bsky.social · Apr 1

We're thrilled to welcome our final spring recruitment candidate, Dr. Shefin S. George (@stanford.edu) who will be unveiling her fascinating research on "The Role of Membrane in Auditory Hair Cell Mechanotransduction."

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UW Neurobiology & Biophysics @uw-nbio.bsky.social · Mar 27

Our brilliant NBIO trainees are bringing cutting-edge research to #Cosyne2025! Will you be in Montreal this week?
🤝 Come support our emerging scientists!
Full list of NBIO posters + talks 👇

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UW Neurobiology & Biophysics @uw-nbio.bsky.social · Mar 26

👀 New post with both our open positions. #hiring #stemhiring #awesometeam

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UW Neurobiology & Biophysics @uw-nbio.bsky.social · Mar 25

📣 Recruitment seminar alert: Join us this Thursday and Friday as we welcome Dr. Vikram Vijayan (@rockefelleruniv.bsky.social & @hhmi.org) to NBIO! 🪰
Seminar details👇

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UW Neurobiology & Biophysics @uw-nbio.bsky.social · Mar 18

This week NBIO welcomes Faculty Recruitment Candidate Dr. Deepa Ramamurthy (@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social). Join us on Thursday @ 9:30 am in HS G-328 for Dr. Ramamurthy's seminar "Mapping the cellular basis of attention in sensory cortex".

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UW Neurobiology & Biophysics @uw-nbio.bsky.social · Mar 13

(2/2) At today's recruitment talk, Dr. Sven Dorkenwald (@sdorkenw.bsky.social) showcased his pioneering work on CAVE and the fly connectome project-Flywire. The exciting frontier ahead? Scaling up to map the mammalian brain connectome! 🐭 #Neuroscience #BrainMapping #AI #ScientificCollaboration

UW Neurobiology & Biophysics @uw-nbio.bsky.social · Mar 13

🧠(1/2) Mapping the full brain connectome of the fruit fly wasn't done in a cave, but it required CAVE-the Connectome Annotation Versioning Engine! This groundbreaking platform empowered scientists to collaboratively proofread AI-segmented neural connections across an entire fly brain.

UW Neurobiology & Biophysics @uw-nbio.bsky.social · Mar 12

📣 BREAKING: Dopamine's Role in Birdsong Learning Revealed!Just published in Nature: Researchers from the Fairhall lab and Columbia University have uncovered how dopamine shapes birdsong learning in a groundbreaking collaborative study! 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#Neuroscience #AnimalLearning

Natural behaviour is learned through dopamine-mediated reinforcement - Nature

Studies in zebra finches show that dopamine has a key role as a reinforcement signal in the trial-and-error process of learning that underlies complex natural behaviours.

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