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Xin Jin @xinjin.bsky.social · 15h

Coming to #SfN2025 in San Diego? Come join our Neuroscience Symposium a day before on Nov 13! Hear from a fantastic speaker lineup and interact with vibrant audience in our community and beyond.

Free registration link: www.eventbrite.com/e/dorris-neu...

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Xin Jin @xinjin.bsky.social · 6d

Actively hiring! Video made by Sora-2 but the job post is 100% real.

Apply here: hhmi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...

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Xin Jin @xinjin.bsky.social · 26d

And to my Freeman Hrabowski Scholar cohort: what an inspiring group to be part of. Every talk was effortlessly pitch-perfect, and your brilliance gives the most healthy dosage and best kind of imposter-syndrome fuel #FHS25Strong

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Xin Jin @xinjin.bsky.social · 26d

First time bringing my fantastic students to the HHMI Science Meeting and they absolutely shined at the session! ✨ It remains one of the most stimulating mtg — I’m science-starstruck every 10 min. We’re grateful for the chance to spark new collaborations that will take our technologies further

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The Rockefeller University @rockefeller.edu · Aug 18

We are deeply saddened to share that our friend and colleague Jim Hudspeth passed away on Saturday. We will remember and continue to be inspired by Jim’s integrity, his humility, and his unwavering commitment to discovery.

A. James Hudspeth, neuroscientist who unlocked secrets of hearing, has died - News

A. James Hudspeth, a Rockefeller neuroscientist who discovered how sound waves are converted into electrical signals in the ear's cochlea, died Saturday at his home in Manhattan. A pioneering scientist and dedicated mentor, he was the university's F.M. ...

www.rockefeller.edu

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Sten Linnarsson @sten.linnarsson.org · Jun 25

A major KI initiative to recruit new assistant professors with outstanding proposals in all areas of medicine, biomedicine and public health. We offer an amazing research environment, great colleagues and generous startup packages. Check it out and get working on your applications! (repost please!)

Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · Jun 25

Applications are now open! We are recruiting 20 Assistant Professors in a wide range of subject areas. We're looking for early-career researchers with strong scientific merits and future potential.
🔗 All positions: ki.se/en/about-ki/...

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🪾santiago, phd 🐈‍⬛ @santiagokique.bsky.social · Aug 2

Terence Tao (@teorth.bsky.social) has written a thread on Mastodon about the impact of the federal grant freeze to UCLA, particularly to his own field of Mathematics. UCLA's IPAM (Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics) could shut down entirely

mathstodon.xyz/@tao/1149568...

Terence Tao (@[email protected])

The current administration in the US has, through various funding agencies such as the NSF and NIH, has recently suspended virtually all federal grants to my home university, UCLA (including my own p...

mathstodon.xyz

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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · Aug 1

Director at Max Planck - a unique position! The Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships is open now and can be submitted by the 31st of October 2025. ➡️ mpg.de/directors - Please share the Open Call among potential candidates.

Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships:
Expressions of interest can be submitted until 31 October 2025.

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Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · Jul 31

BIG NEWS:

“Senate appropriators on Thursday approved an FY26 Labor-HHS bill that included a slight bump in funding for the NIH, with a strong 26–3 bipartisan vote.”

Thank you to members of the Senate Appropriations Committee on both sides of the aisle!

www.axios.com/pro/health-c...

Senate appropriators approve Labor-HHS bill with NIH bump

The vote and lawmaker comments show that most senators aren't going along with the White House's proposed 40% budget cut to NIH.

www.axios.com

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Xin Jin @xinjin.bsky.social · Jul 22

Science and innovation drive every breakthrough. On 7/21, a nation-wide campaign kicks off to honor Apollo 11’s legacy -- tell Congress NO to research‑funding cuts. Speak up here: ProtectScienceAndInnovation.org

#ProtectScience #InnovationMakesAmericaGreat

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Jul 3

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.

This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.

It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.