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Clem Bernard

@clembrnrd.bsky.social
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Neurobiologist fascinated by brain development | University of Exeter | she/her www.clembernardlab.com

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Adema Ribic @ademaribic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
My blueskyless and twitterless friend Elise Savier has organized a conference for systems neuro of subcortical circuits: broad range of topics, great speakers and I am jealous of the location. Please repost and consider attending
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Julie Carnesecchi @jcarnesecchi.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
📢 Funded M2 internship Montpellier, 2027 We recruit a student for 6-month joint IGMM/CRBM project on how RNA binding shapes Hox TF nuclear organisation & developmental function. #Drosophila #RNA #Hox #genetics #imaging #DevelopmentalBiology #Internship Full details on LinkedIn 👇 lnkd.in/p/eqAQFHua
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M2 Internship offer BIOLuM | Julie Carnesecchi
⭐ We are recruiting an M2 student for a 6-month internship in Montpellier in 2027!   Together with Albert Tsai, we are looking for a motivated Master 2 student to join our collaborative project: From ...
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Grubb Lab @grubblabneuro.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Registration now open for our AIS meeting, organised with @royalsociety.org in Edinburgh, 7th-8th December 2026! royalsociety.org/science-even...
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Clem Bernard @clembrnrd.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Two brilliant days of scientific discussion in London for our @britishcouncil.bsky.social Springboard meeting with @jcarnesecchi.bsky.social and our teams from @exeter.ac.uk and @igmm-montpel.bsky.social @cnrs.fr. Onwards! 🇫🇷🇬🇧
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Baptiste Libé-Philippot @blibep.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
🧠tenure-track position on #neurodev in @neuromarseille.bsky.social 👉our team at @ibdm.bsky.social is eligible to host a candidate. Do not hesitate to contact me before the end of August! neuro-marseille.org/en/blog/juni...
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Junior Group leader Position – NeuroDevelopment | NeuroMarseille
Call for Expression of Interest Registration on the Odyssée website will be open from July 23 to September 7 The NeuroMarseille Institute brings together 7 neuroscience laboratories, encompassing more
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Giselle Cheung @giselletycheung.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
So excited to finally meet everyone tomorrow! We have a great program planned for you! ☀️🧠💡🏖️ Neuroscience researchers are stronger together (especially in times of uncertainty)! 💪💪💪 @young-pi-neuro26.bsky.social #FENS2026
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Srivastava Lab @ KCL @ncndgroup.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Excited to share new work from the lab led by Laura Sichlinger and published in Science Advances - thank you to all involved! Please see the new article below for more information and links to the paper!
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Adema Ribic @ademaribic.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
For all the vision folks who are planning to go to DC SfN this year: we now have a Vision pre-meeting!!!
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VISION 2026
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Giselle Cheung @giselletycheung.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
🧠 There’s still time to register👇 and join the YPI community for a full day of neuroscience, skills, trainings, strategies, discussions, networking and resilience building - by the beach 🏖️! @fens.org satellite event! youngpisymposium2026.com
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Stefan Harmansa @morphomechanics.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Excited to share our new article, ‘Mechanical regulation of cuboidal-to-squamous epithelial transition in the Drosophila developing wing’, now online in Current Biology. doi.org/10.1016/j.cu... There’s also a great accompanying Dispatch: doi.org/10.1016/j.cu... #MatrixMechanics #DevBio
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Joris de Wit @synapse-lab.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
New preprint from our lab! We integrate proteomics-informed candidate selection with targeted spatial transcriptomics and protein-level validation to identify astrocytic VCAM1 as a novel regulator of hippocampal synapses. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Clem Bernard @clembrnrd.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Only 5 days left to apply to this PhD position in our team at Exeter!
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IGFL @igflyon.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
L’IGFL recrute un•e Professeur•e des Universités en biologie moléculaire (CNU 64), UCBL Lyon 1. Enseignement L2-M2 (Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire) + projet en biologie moléculaire des eucaryotes au sein de l’IGFL. Détails: shorturl.at/K5Dno #Recrutement #BiologieMoleculaire
Annonce officielle de l’IGFL pour le recrutement du poste cité ci-dessus
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Giselle Cheung @giselletycheung.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Deadline approaching to apply for a PhD position in Exeter 🧠. 👇 Are you interested in cell-type diversity, glia and neudevelopmental disorders?
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Mara Mueller @muellermara.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Mammalian cells form hibernating disomes akin to those in bacterial cells - but connected via ribosomal RNA www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... co-first with: @andschwarz.bsky.social with: @lea-dietrich.bsky.social, @sgiando.bsky.social, @erin-schuman.bsky.social and many more 🧵 0/6 #MolBio 🧪
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Paul Anastasiades @panastasiades.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
New preprint from the lab on synapse development in the nascent neocortical hierarchy! Using mice that label MAGUK proteins developed by Seth Grant we find key differences in the laminar maturation of association and sensory motor cortices, including delayed, cortex-wide maturation of L1 synapses.
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Clem Bernard @clembrnrd.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Very happy to share that @jcarnesecchi.bsky.social and I have received a British Council Springboard grant 🎉 Looking forward to developing new collaborative projects on RNA processing across species!
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Hanna Hörnberg @hannahornberg.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Happy to share the first paper from the lab, now out in Molecular Psychiatry! This was really a collaborative effort from a fantastic team, including key contributions from @dariabunina.bsky.social and @landthalerm.bsky.social doi.org/10.1038/s413...
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Distinct roles for MNK1 and MNK2 in social and cognitive behavior through kinase-specific regulation of the synaptic proteome and phosphoproteome - Molecular Psychiatry
Molecular Psychiatry - Distinct roles for MNK1 and MNK2 in social and cognitive behavior through kinase-specific regulation of the synaptic proteome and phosphoproteome
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Dr Gareth Hawkes @drghawkes.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Exeter rising-star @hiwwright.bsky.social leading the way in bridging population-scale WGS datasets for federated meta-conditioning across genetically-inferred ancestries. Haplotype effects are rife across the chromosomes: reference panels and LD matrices struggle with the rarest of variation!
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Carol Yang @yhcarolyang.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
We are recruiting a postdoc to join a Wellcome Trust-funded project at LSI-Exeter, investigating the role of neural-pancreas dynamics in maintaining glucose homeostasis. 🐟🔬🧠 @lsiexeter.bsky.social #zebrafish #islet #postdocjobs jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr... Please repost 🙏
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Carol Yang @yhcarolyang.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
To keep up the momentum in strengthening our UK #zebrafish community, ECRs at @lsiexeter.bsky.social prepared this meeting review of #UKZF2025 🐟 journals.biologists.com/bio/article/...
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Fin-ally together: the first UK zebrafish meeting
Summary: The inaugural UK Zebrafish Meeting 2025 brought together over 150 UK researchers to share scientific advances and discuss strategies for strengthening the national zebrafish research communit...
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Clem Bernard @clembrnrd.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
📣 Funded PhD studentship in developmental neuroscience in my lab @exeter.ac.uk 🧠🧑‍🎓 Join us to decode RNA processing in developing mammalian cortical circuits! All info + apply 👉 www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin... ⏳Deadline: 28th Feb 2026 | Please share! #PhD #Neuroscience #Neurodevelopment #RNASky
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PhD studentship: Building Brain Cir | University of Exeter
The University of Exeter’s Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences is inviting applications for a faculty-funded PhD studentship to commence on September 21st 2026 or as soon as possible therea...
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Nicolas Panayotis @npanayotis.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Very happy to share our new paper in #ScienceSignaling revealing that importin β1 isn’t just important for nuclear transport or neuronal growth. We now show it is key for presynaptic plasticity in the hippocampus, local translation, and memory! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Subcellular depletion of importin β1 impairs presynaptic local translation and spatial memory
Axonal localization of importin β1 is required for presynaptic functions that support spatial memory tasks.
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Joris de Wit @synapse-lab.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Announcing the 10th edition of the European Synapse Meeting in Leuven, October 21-23, 2026. Registration will open soon. Hope to see you all in Leuven this fall! All info: www.vibconferences.be/events/europ...
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European Synapse Meeting 2026
21-23 October 2026, Leuven, Belgium Supported by VIB Training & Conferences
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Clem Bernard @clembrnrd.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
If you’re looking for a great PhD opportunity on 🧠 development and a top-notch supervisor, look no further than Giselle’s project! 👇🏻
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Frédéric Causeret @fredcauseret.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
We're happy to highlight two very exciting preprints from @idoiaeu.bsky.social and @matosches.bsky.social about the evolution of Cajal-Retzius cells. Find our perspective in @dev-journal.bsky.social here: doi.org/10.1242/dev....
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In preprints: the deep evolutionary roots of Cajal-Retzius cells
Vertebrates show a striking diversity of brain size and morphology. Mammals, in particular, have an especially large cerebral cortex, presenting with a characteristic six-layered structure that is bel...
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Nicholas Clifton @nicl2.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
For those working in psychiatric genomics and related disciplines: join us next Wednesday as we discuss accurate and trusted science communication. I will cover how researchers can get involved in lending their expertise to educate and combat misinformation, and introduce @authentisci.bsky.social.
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Sean Flynn @seanflynn.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Lots of exciting PhD projects available through @swbiodtp.bsky.social If you are interested in our project using stem cells, CRISPR and genomics, please get in touch. Informal inquiries encouraged Project: www.swbio.ac.uk/files/2025/1...
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Paul Anastasiades @panastasiades.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Multiple BBSRC funded PhD projects available via SWBio with Paul Chadderton looking at cerebellum bpb-eu-w2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.bristo... with Denize Atan, Zaf Bashir Marc Goodfellow & Mike Ashby bpb-eu-w2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.bristo... Please get in touch if you are interested in either project.
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Clem Bernard @clembrnrd.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
📣 We're hiring a postdoc to join our growing team @exeter.ac.uk! Love developmental neurobiology, RNA regulation & cortical circuits? This might be for you 🧑‍🔬 Apply here 👉 tinyurl.com/2d659uj7 Please share!
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Debby Silver @debbysilver.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
I am thrilled to share our latest story led by the incredibly talented Brooke D’Arcy and Camila Musso. We discover a rich world of local gene expression in radial glia, essential neural and glial precursors, and develop a new method for sub-cellular mRNA manipulation. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Fong Kuan Wong @brainotopia.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
We have a fully funded PhD studentship exploring glial cell development with techniques ranging from molecular neuroscience to system biology. tinyurl.com/2jxezabw Come and join our interdisciplinary team with Ruth Williams and Beatriz Bano Otalaro #multiomics #singlecell #physiology
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Denis Jabaudon @djabaudon.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Interested in the mechanisms of neurogenesis, and how they might converge/differ across species, regions, and life epochs? Check this out, wonderful location and great science! Please RT neuro-unige.ch/news/csf-mee...
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Emilia Favuzzi @emiliafavuzzi.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
WTI Postdoctoral Fellowship applications are open! Unique opportunity for those pivoting fields or working across disciplines. I’d be happy to support candidates with a background in immunology and/or in vivo 2-photon imaging, including collaborations with other WTI labs wti.yale.edu/initiatives/...
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Postdoctoral Fellowships | Wu Tsai Institute
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Srivastava Lab @ KCL @ncndgroup.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
We are recruiting for a Research Associate / Project Manager to help us build and run a Brain Organoid Platform at King’s College London, as part of the UK Human Functional Genomics Neurodevelopment Cluster! www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/125125-...
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Research Associate - Project Manager - Brain Organoid Platform | King's College London
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Timothy Bredy @twbredy.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
How do neurons deal with fitting large regulatory proteins into small spaces to control plasticity and memory? By generating micropeptides via local translation of circRNAs, of course! Here’s to shedding new light on the ‘dark’ proteome in the brain. www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...
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Local translation of circular RNAs is required for synaptic activity and memory
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are enriched in synapses and implicated in cognitive processes, and recent studies have shown that circRNAs can encode micropeptides, which suggests that there may be novel sy...
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Denis Jabaudon @djabaudon.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Ever wondered how robust cellular identity is to external perturbations? Here we disrupt cellular environmnent in vivo and in vitro, and find cell population specific sensitivities. Environment sculpts development yes, but not all cells are made of the same wood. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Cell-extrinsic controls over neocortical neuron fate and diversity
Cell-extrinsic cues are key for neocortical cell identity and diversity.
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Butt Lab - Oxford @interneuron.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
A rather 'unique' paper from our lab is online in @cp-cellreports.bsky.social now. Unique in the sense that I don't think anyone else will be rushing to optotag cortical interneurons in the early postnatal brain... because it is nigh on impossible! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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GABAergic circuits reflect different requirements for sensory integration in postnatal mouse neocortex
Information transfer in mammalian cerebral cortex is dependent on GABAergic interneuron circuits that are widely assumed to be uniform across the neoc…
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Carol Yang @yhcarolyang.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
The Yang and Phillips labs have an exciting GW4 MRC BioMed DTP PhD project on beta-cell regeneration & designing new proteins with AI tools to control neural signals. Come join us at LSI-Exeter! gw4biomed.ac.uk/regenerating... @proteinmotion.bsky.social @lsiexeter.bsky.social #zebrafish #islet
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Regenerating insulin cells by using new designer biologics to fine-tune neural signals - GW4 BioMed MRC DTP
Project Code MRCPHS26Ex Yang Project Type Wet lab Research Theme Population Health Science Project Summary Download Summary A hallmark of type 1 diabetes is elevated blood glucose levels caused by aut...
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Fong Kuan Wong @brainotopia.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
It was a pleasure writing this Perspective of our work. If you are interested in learning more about activity-dependent regulation of cortical cell numbers, do have a read. tinyurl.com/4ede4jyb
Drawing of a pyramidal cell, interneuron and microglia in a Polaroid.
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Julie Carnesecchi @jcarnesecchi.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Hello #Drosophila & #insect people! I am searching for libraries of ORF/RNA from Tribolium castaneum and Bombyx mori for cloning cDNA/proteins (or insects with unusual body plans). Is there an existing resource centre where I can find them, please? Thanks very much in advance for your help!
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Sean Flynn @seanflynn.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Please share! PhD projects available through @gw4biomeddtp.bsky.social Please get in touch if you are interested in studying chromatin biology in stem cell models gw4biomed.ac.uk/architects-o... gw4biomed.ac.uk/risk-vs-prot... gw4biomed.ac.uk/rna-dependen... gw4biomed.ac.uk/investigatin...
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Architects of the Genome: Using genomic technologies to elucidate the role of CTCF in neurodevelopmental disorders - GW4 BioMed MRC DTP
Project Code MRCNMH26Ex Flynn Project Type The project is primarily wet-lab based, with a dry-lab component in Years 2 and 3. Research Theme Neuroscience and Mental Health Project Summary Download Sum...
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Julie Carnesecchi @jcarnesecchi.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
We are recruiting an enthusiastic engineer to work on the core project of our lab: identifying Hox protein-RNA networks in Drosophila @igmm-montpel.bsky.social Interested in BioID, UV-RIP and muscle development? Apply: emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U... Please share! #jobOffer #RNA #hox #Drosophila
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Portail Emploi CNRS - Offre d'emploi - Engineer in molecular biology (M/F)
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Lisa Traunmüller @lisatraunmueller.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Extremely excited to share the outcome of a fantastic collaboration with @erinduffyphd.bsky.social revealing how experiences reshape hippocamapl chromatin and gene expression. Check out our searchable gene database and look up your favorite gene 🧬 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Novel environment exposure drives temporally defined and region-specific chromatin accessibility and gene expression changes in the hippocampus - Nature Communications
Hippocampal neurons adapt to experience through changes in gene expression and chromatin accessibility. Here, authors show that novel environment exposure induces region- and cell-type specific transc...
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Julie Carnesecchi @jcarnesecchi.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
French only: article vulgarisé de nos premiers travaux d'équipe @igmm-montpel.bsky.social @wxiang007c.bsky.social #RNA #Hox #muscle Merci pour votre soutien a notre recherche fondamentale 🙏 @afm-telethon.bsky.social @agencerecherche.bsky.social
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Fiona Doetsch @doetschlab.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
New pre-print on sex differences in the choroid plexus- the 🧠's fluid secretion organ. Important differences in secretory signaling & immune compartments that can impact the 🧠 in health & disease. ‪@karol-kaiser.bsky.social‬@violesilvar.bsky.social‬ Luca von Allmen. 🧪 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Choroid plexus sex differences in secretory signalling and immune compartments
The choroid plexus (ChP)- cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) axis is emerging as a key regulator of the brain environment. The ChP is a multi-functional structure, which forms the blood-CSF barrier, and acts a...
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Michalis Averof @michalis-averof.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Latest paper elifesciences.org/articles/107... closes an important cycle in our efforts to study regeneration: week-long recordings allow us to observe the behaviour of cells during the entire course of regeneration in a crustacean leg – bright objects in movie are fluorescent nuclei of cells. 1/6
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Guille López-Bendito @guillelbendito.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
🚨New Review! We explore how thalamocortical circuits wire up by sensory modality — from genes to spontaneous activity and plasticity. @NatureReviewsNeuroscience @glb-lab.bsky.social @neuroalc.bsky.social 🔗https://doi.org/10.1038/s41583-025-00945-y
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Baptiste Libé-Philippot @blibep.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
🧠 Opportunity for a post-doctoral position on human neurobiology, funded by the @erc.europa.eu! 🧫You want to use human pluripotent stem cell based models to understand the evolution of human cerebellar neurons and disorders, this position is for you! 🔗Apply here: emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...
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Portail Emploi CNRS - Offre d'emploi - Postdoctoral researcher in human neurobiology (M/F)
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