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Lydia Daboussi

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Assistant Professor @UCLA - Department of Neurobiology. #newPI daboussilab.healthsciences.ucla.edu

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Lydia Daboussi @daboussi.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Collaborating Responsibly provides guidance on collaborating productively across disciplines and institutions, which is increasingly important as the scale and complexity of science grows.”
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Jaweed Kaleem @jaweedkaleem.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The EPA agreed to permanently restore about $19 million in canceled UC research grants under a proposed federal-court settlement, including studies on wildfire smoke health effects and water management. The deal covers 24 grants and 35 UC researchers: www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Wildfire and water research grants saved as Trump EPA permanently restores $19 million to UC
The EPA has agreed to permanently restore about $19 million in UC research grants canceled by the Trump administration.
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UCLA Neuroscience Theme @uclaneurotheme.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Congrats to YiRong Peng, Greg Field, & Alex Huk on $8.9M BRAIN Initiative U01 from NINDS & NEI to build precision viral tools targeting specific retinal cell types. Combines genetics, viral engineering, retinal physiology, & visual processing, aimed at therapeutic potential for retinal degeneration.
Yirong Peng, Greg Field, & Alex Huk
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Leslie B Vosshall PhD @leslievosshall.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Transformative opportunity for early career faculty @hhmi-science.bsky.social #FreemanHrabowski Scholars competition opens 11/3/2026 but you can get started NOW: view application components, establish eligibility, and unlock example applications and other resources www.hhmi.org/programs/fre...
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Early Career Faculty Program | Freeman Hrabowski Scholars | HHMI
The Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program offers comprehensive support to outstanding early career faculty committed to scientific excellence in their own research, and to fostering labs that expand the ...
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Rep. Zoe Lofgren @lofgren.house.gov · 13/09/2026
NSF needs to stop, take 10 steps back, and remember the values that made it the envy of the world for 75 years. democrats-science.house.gov/news/press-r...
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Ranking Member Lofgren Condemns Radical Changes to NSF Initiatives | House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
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Andres Bendesky @bendeskylab.com · 11/09/2026
We have a tenure-track faculty position in Evolutionary Biology in Columbia's E3B Department. Application deadline is October 15. Come be our colleague. Please RT! apply.interfolio.com/193016
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beckybart.bsky.social @beckybart.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The Department of Plant and Microbial Biology at UC Berkeley currently has two open Assistant Professor positions (aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05382 & aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05522). Interested individuals are welcome to apply to one or both searches.
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Assistant Professor - Plant Responses to Environmental Changes - Department of Plant and Microbial Biology
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
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𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This is why science class was the best and science teachers wizards 🪄 🧙 🧪🧑‍🔬🧬🧫🥼
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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Incredible new insights into the molecular mechanisms that rebuild the nucleus after mitosis--check out these amazing images!! 🧪 Electron tomography is going to revolutionize cell biology
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UCLA Neuroscience Theme @uclaneurotheme.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Our very own @aliciaizquierdo.bsky.social has been selected for an award from @bbrfoundation.bsky.social! Her work on decision-making includes studying how decision-makers account for moment-to-moment stochasticity in signals. Read more about her work & recent award here: t.co/qSsP3bojYD (PDF)
Alicia Izquierdo, Ph.D.
Professor, Behavioral Neuroscience University of California, Los Angeles
Dr. Izquierdo notes that our brains often discern patterns in randomness.
Adaptive behavior should take into account both moment-to-moment randomness, ("stochasticity"), as well as the speed of change ("volatility").
Dissociating these factors in the laboratory is computationally and neurobiologically challenging.
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Lydia Daboussi @daboussi.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
📢Open-rank tenure track faculty position in the Department of Neurobiology at UCLA!!✨🧪
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Sonya Neal @neal-lab.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Come be my colleague!! 🎉 We’re hiring an Assistant Professor in Developmental Biology at UCSD! If you’re doing exciting work in development or regeneration, come join us!! Please spread the word and apply! apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04591
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Assistant Professor of Developmental Biology
University of California, San Diego is hiring. Apply now!
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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Thrilled to announce that my department - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - at the U of Arizona will likely be hiring for a tenure-track position in "Population and Community Ecology" this fall. Watch this space for more details and official announcements coming soon ... #Ecology #EcologyJobs 🌐🌾🧪
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eartha mae @endoeartha.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Extremely proud to share @acara333.bsky.social and my new paper, out today in @cp-neuron.bsky.social, where we develop a new fluorescent reporter of neural responses to estrogen! 🔬 paper 📝: www.cell.com/neuron/fullt... addgene page 🧬: www.addgene.org/254753/ #neuroskyence 🧪 1/10
graphical abstract of the manuscript depicting pink estrogen-sensitive neurons with a subset of their nuclei colored in green. These green nuclei represent estrogen receptor dependent neural gene transcription, tracked via the expression of a destabilized GFP with a 2 hour half-life. At top, in green is shown a cartoon of the neural response to estrogen across two estrous cycles, and below there is a cartoon of a mouse implanted with an optic fiber for in vivo imaging.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Bay Area friends: A friend found these small kittens behind a gas station and we've been trying to find them a home for almost two months. For now, they live in a small bathroom. Would you consider adopting? They are vaxxed, neutered, and incredibly affectionate. Please help!
Photo of three kittens. Two are orange; one is black. Photo of two orange kittens in a cage.Photos of two orange cats in a shower. Photo of two orange cats, one black, and one dark gray.
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Lydia Daboussi @daboussi.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I somehow just noticed that my *CATS* have a fairly lengthy Google AI overview!? I mean, they do have a cool story…
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Lydia Daboussi @daboussi.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This might be the actual craziest science fraud story ever. Thank you so much to @reeserichardson.bsky.social and others for uncovering the extent of the fraud!
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Stacey Ogden 🦔 @labogden.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Happy #MicroscopyMonday! Here's some #SciArt of a confocal micrograph stylized using the Ps emboss filter. See the thin projections extending between the 2 cells? They're #cytonemes! 🔬 How do they find each other? Follow postdoc @itsscientistsam.bsky.social to learn more 🧪 👩‍🔬
A micrograph of two cells sending thin membrane extensions toward each other. The image was stylized using an emboss filter in Ps.
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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Come be my colleague! We are hiring a structural biologist. I have thoroughly enjoyed starting my career here and both department(s) are full of exceptional scientists. apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04589
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Assistant Professor in Structural Biochemistry
University of California, San Diego is hiring. Apply now!
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UCLA Neuroscience Theme @uclaneurotheme.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Why can't we remember things from infancy? New from @ladenardo.bsky.social @dgsomucla.bsky.social lab: brain region called retrosplenial cortex physically matures on same timeline memories shift from fleeting to permanent. Great insight on how architecture of #memory itself develops: t.co/m4Rsx1vsVV
A 2x3 grid of fluorescence microscopy images comparing retrocortical / retrosplenial cortex (RSP) neuronal labeling across three developmental stages (Infant, Juvenile, Adult) under two behavioral conditions: CFC (Contextual Fear Conditioning, top row) and NS (Non-Shocked control, bottom row). Cell nuclei are stained in blue (DAPI), with active neuronal ensembles labeled in magenta/pink (TRAP, Fos) marked by dashed white circles.

Summary of the Image Content:
* Columns (Age Groups): Displays the progression of retrosplenial cortex maturation from Infant to Juvenile and Adult.
* Rows (Conditions):
    * CFC (Top): Shows context-dependent fear conditioning memory-evoked cellular activation.
    * NS (Bottom): Shows baseline/non-shocked control activation.
* Markers: Fluorescent staining highlights TRAP (tdTomato), Fos expression, and DAPI nuclear counterstain, demonstrating an increase in specific, learning-evoked ensemble reactivation as animals mature.
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Lydia Daboussi @daboussi.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
It still haunts me….
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j 🍉 @vulcanscully.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
i finally finished the broken earth trilogy last night and i will be thinking about it for a long time. probably the best contemporary fantasy series i've read ever
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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 20/08/2026
#lipidtime
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UCLA Neuroscience Theme @uclaneurotheme.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The developing brain isn't just a biological puzzle; it's a metabolic one. New paper from Aparna Bhaduri's lab at @dgsomucla.bsky.social creates 1st metabolic atlas of early human cortex, revealing glucose metabolism plays direct role in shaping which cell types the brain produces: t.co/VcIW6QaWet
These are images of cortical organoids stained for SOX2, CTIP2, and DAPI (columns) at weeks 5, 8, 10, 12, and 15 (rows). Ratio of SOX2 or CTIP2 to DAPI+ cells. Data are from 3 stem cell lines (KOLF, circles; UCLA6, squares; UCLA1, triangles), 13–40 technical replicates are used for each time point, w/ unique regions of organoids across all three stem cell lines. Adjacent time points compared only.
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UCLA Neuroscience Theme @uclaneurotheme.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
A new award from the @simonsfoundation.org recognizes research from @dgsomucla.bsky.social's João Couto. His ultra-high-throughput approach for measuring neural activity has the potential to tackle unanswered questions in #autism research. Learn more: www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/07/31/a... #UCLA
João Cuoto smiling with his arms crossed while wearing a gray shirt, standing in front of a brick and cement arch outside of Royce Hall at UCLA.
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Ariel Levine @ariellevine.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
We have 2 postdoc positions available to study spinal mechanisms of motor control. Postdoc 1 will focus on how specific spinal cell types shape neural activity www.levine-lab.org jobs.smartrecruiters.com/UniversityHe...
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Spinal Mechanisms of Motor Control - Neural Activity
Company Description: The University Health Network, where “above all else the needs of patients come first”, encompasses Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Canc...
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Jess Cardin @jess-cardin.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Yale Neuroscience 🧠 @yaleneuro.bsky.social is hiring this year! We have 2 searches, one cell/molecular/systems neuro (apply.interfolio.com/190736) and one computational neuro (apply.interfolio.com/190740). Got questions about the searches, the department, or the process? Please ask, happy to chat!
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UCLA Neuroscience Theme @uclaneurotheme.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The brain is not 1-size-fits-all. Rhonda Voskuhl at @dgsomucla has spent decades studying how biological sex shapes vulnerability to MS & neurodegeneration. The same disease progresses very differently in men & women. bri.ucla.edu/people/rhonda-voskuhl/
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Rhonda Voskuhl, M.D. – UCLA Brain Research Institute (BRI)
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Lydia Daboussi @daboussi.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Im so proud to have Jade in the lab! I’ve been so impressed and inspired by how she has engaged state and national legislators over this past year. I’m also very lucky to watch her grow as a talented scientist since she has joined the lab.
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Sue Biggins @suebiggins.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Junior faculty position in Basic Sciences @fredhutch.org! Please repost!
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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Excited that this is now out in MBoC @ascbiology.bsky.social Check out our new insights into the subset of cell junction proteins in action in migrating mesenchymal cells. Open access PMC version is in line being processed 🧪 www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/...
Title, authors and abstract from link
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Lydia Daboussi @daboussi.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Tana French in general is amazing. But this series is one of the best things that I‘ve ever read. In fact, it was really hard to find another book that I liked for awhile after I finished The Keeper.
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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Reading The Keeper, Tana French’s 3rd book in the Ardnakelty series and I've got to say, it’s one of the best book of hers I’ve read in a while. The depiction of Lena, as a woman who wanted to leave but chose to stay in Ardnakelty and wrestles with what staying means, is especially fantastic
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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Job Opening. Faculty Position in Plant Evolutionary Biology at University of California, Davis in the Department of Evolution and Ecology (EVE, my home department). More detail here. recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07777
POSITION DESCRIPTION

The College of Biological Sciences at the University of California, Davis invites applications and nominations for a 9-month, tenure-track position in the Department of Evolution and Ecology at the ASSISTANT PROFESSOR level. The Department of Evolution and Ecology is seeking a plant evolutionary biologist with interests in the evolution of plants at any taxonomic, geographic, organizational, or evolutionary scale. Candidates must have a Ph.D. (or equivalent) in the biological sciences, evolutionary biology, ecology, genetics, or a related field, and will be expected to complement and build upon existing faculty strengths in the Department of Evolution and Ecology and across UC Davis.

We welcome applicants working on any group of plants and using empirical, computational, experimental, and/or theoretical approaches. Possible areas of study are broad, and include macroevolutionary research on plant diversification, trait evolution in a phylogenetic context, major evolutionary innovations, comparative genomics, and evolutionary developmental biology, as well as research focusing at or below the species level including population biology, quantitative genetics, adaptive evolution, speciation, biogeography, and the evolution of life histories or species interactions.

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UCLA Neuroscience Theme @uclaneurotheme.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
How are neuroscientists at @dgsomucla.bsky.social using AI to advance research, and what human oversight is still critical? Listen in on insights from our Chair @annechurchland.bsky.social! #UCLA #Neuroscience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence
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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Why choose JCS? Here's just one reason 👇 You can find out more at: journals.biologists.com/jcs/pages/re... #notforprofit #forscientistsbyscientists
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Michael F. Wells @mfwells.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Job alert! We are hiring a Lab Assistant II to support the construction and analysis of cell villages. This position is a great opportunity to contribute to several ongoing projects while learning cutting-edge cell culture approaches. DM me with questions. Apply here: tinyurl.com/wellslabtech
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Laboratory Assistant II - Human Genetics - UCLA Health Careers - Job #32203 - Los Angeles, CA
Take a look at a great career opportunity where you can make a real difference at UCLA Health
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Kate Laskowski @katelaskowski.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Attention: dream job alert!! 🚨 This is *my* home department, which I unabashedly love! We're a super collegial group (that really protects & supports junior faculty 💪) and Davis is a great place to live. Happy to chat more about what it's like to be a faculty here
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Ran Blekhman @blekhman.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Huge faculty recruitment effort at the University of Chicago -- a division-wide, open-rank search looking to hire about 20 faculty across 5 research areas in biology. Come be our colleague! Full announcement: uchicago.app.box.com/s/ckih9zv3rj...
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UCLA Neuroscience Theme @uclaneurotheme.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
#BackToSchool: The emotions you experience while learning shape what you remember & how. New #UCLA @davidclewett.bsky.social study finds negative emotional experiences act as dividers in memory w/ implications for learning under stress & understanding #PTSD. t.co/JxoIPrZuP3 #Memory #Neuroscience
Diagram illustrating an experimental study design on memory and emotion, divided into Encoding and Retrieval phases. The Encoding phase shows a timeline of neutral images interrupted by a negative emotional image, where participants either view or reappraise the image and rate its likeability. The Retrieval phase tests participants on event order ("Which came first?") and temporal distance ("How far apart?") between pairs of items.
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UCLA Neuroscience Theme @uclaneurotheme.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
#Sleep is not time away from learning, but part of the process. UCLA-affiliated researchers, including #UCLA BRI leader Gina Poe, found that sleep helps the brain reorganize connections early in development and supports repair & cleanup later. Read more: science.org/doi/10.1126/... #Learning
A scatter plot graph labeled "B" showing the relationship between Age (top x-axis) and $\ln(t_R/t_S)$ (y-axis). A linear regression line with a strong negative slope illustrates a steep decrease in the ratio during early development ($y = -0.60x - 1.22$, $R^2 = 0
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UCLA Neuroscience Theme @uclaneurotheme.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
How does an experience become a lasting memory? #UCLA researchers reviewed how brain regions work together as memories form. This image highlights the hippocampus & retrosplenial cortex (2 areas involved in learning) & the connections between their brain cells. Read more: doi.org/10.1002/hipo...
A line graph labeled "A" showing total sleep time ($t_{sleep}$) in hours per day plotted against age on a log scale. The graph displays a sharp, non-linear decline in sleep duration from infancy to early childhood, which plateaus around age 2–3 into adolescence and adulthood.
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Crystal Rogers, PhD @rogerslabucd.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Yay! Just saw that we got the cover of the August 1 MBoC! Woot! 🎉 Please check out our paper if you are interested in it the tubulin code or early development. www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/...
Cover of the August 1 MBoC journal- image from the Rogers Lab at UC Davis
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Crystal Rogers, PhD @rogerslabucd.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Love science, teaching genetics, and mentoring? There are some great students and faculty at @smithcollege.bsky.social and they are hiring a tenure track assistant professor! Some of my favorite folks in #DevBio are there! www.smith.edu/people/cagne... www.smith.edu/people/micha...
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Jeremy Day @daylab.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Very cool paper systematically characterizing dopamine neuron development and striatal arborization in the mouse brain. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Single-neuron resolution mapping of dopaminergic connectivity across development, adulthood, and degeneration
Individual midbrain dopamine (mDA) neurons exhibit complex morphologies, a feature that may underlie their different functions and disease vulnerabili…
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 29/07/2026
And much praise to the civil servants at NIH making this happen in terrible conditions
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Moi Expósito-Alonso (MOILAB) @mexpositoalonso.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The prestigious Miller Research Postdoctoral Fellowship is open! University of California, Berkeley This is a postdoc fellowship with substantial support and independence to be hosted at a lab at Berkeley, reach out with interests! miller.berkeley.edu/nominate-app...
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Miller Research Fellowship | Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science
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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Carolyn Ott @hhmijanelia.bsky.social, Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz & David Breslow @davidbreslowlab.bsky.social explain how recent advances have expanded our models of primary cilia disassemble and discuss emerging roles of altered disassembly in disease. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
Schematic showing the mechanisms contributing to cilia disassembly.
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Ali Maximilian Erturk @erturklab.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Brain vascular aging isn’t a single path. Our new work shows that the aging brain diverges into two states: 🧠 Hypovascular (expected) 🧠 Hypervascular (surprising), with BBB leakage, inflammation and cognitive decline. Our study👇🏻: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
🖤 A message from our Board of Directors. As we begin another year of Black In Neuro, our Board reflects on our journey, the road ahead, and the community that makes it all possible. Thank you for being part of this movement. #BlackInNeuro youtu.be/RtcS0yWinTs?...
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Black In Neuro Week 2026 BOD Message
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