Reposted by Eric SchuppePortugues Lab @portugueslab.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The Department of Neurobiology and Behavior at Cornell University is hiring! Come and do cutting edge research on the neural basis of natural behaviors at NBB (nbb.cornell.edu). No animal too small, no behavior too strange! Apply here: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32592 14835
Reposted by Eric SchuppeAmmon Perkes @alltheperkes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026🐟🚨 Fish paper alert! 🚨🐟 You might already know that individuals are unique, even when they’re genetically identical clones raised in identical environments. But what about groups? Groups of clones are distinct from birth, but (unlike individuals) those differences do not predict later behavior!authors.elsevier.comGroup-level phenotypes are idiosyncratic yet unpredictable over development in a clonal fishBehavioral differences among groups can have profound impacts on individual fitness,1 yet how group-level phenotypes arise and change during developme… 32720
Reposted by Eric SchuppeDustin Reichard @juncowren.bsky.social · 11/09/2026We are hiring a TT Neuroscientist! Applications are due Oct 1. Please RT and share widely. We are small liberal arts college with increasing enrollments (rare!), generous startup funds, lots of support for faculty, and a biology dept full of great humans/colleagues. www.owu.edu/about/office...owu.eduJob Openings 159
Reposted by Eric SchuppeDr. Kathleen M. Munley @thefishiedoc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I am recruiting 1-2 graduate students (M.S. or Ph.D. track) to join my lab at @psychualberta.bsky.social in Fall 2027! Please share widely, and if you are interested in endocrinology, animal behavior, neuroscience, and/or seasonal biology, I would love to chat! 🐟🧠🧬🍂 12333
Reposted by Eric SchuppeNick Jourjine @nickjourjine.bsky.social · 20/09/2026New preprint! TLDR: We mapped the genetic architecture of neonatal vocalization in deer mice, and found candidate genes expressed in the cerebellum that could be contributing to the evolution of temporal structure in infant cries #Bioacoustics #neuroskyence www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.orgThe Genetic Architecture of Neonatal Deer Mouse Cries Implicates the Cerebellum in the Temporal Control of an Infant Social BehaviorVocal communication is a conserved vertebrate social behavior that begins at birth with the cries of infants. These neonatal vocal signals vary across contexts to elicit parental care that matches inf... 05023
Reposted by Eric SchuppeCedric Boeckx @cedricboeckx.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Amazing work led by @nickjourjine.bsky.social showing how the species-specific temporal structure of neonatal vocalizations in deer mice can be traced back to cerebellar anatomy & maybe even to a genomic locus containing plausible gene candidates [e.g ASTN2, well studied by @mbhatten.bsky.social ]🧪biorxiv.orgThe Genetic Architecture of Neonatal Deer Mouse Cries Implicates the Cerebellum in the Temporal Control of an Infant Social BehaviorVocal communication is a conserved vertebrate social behavior that begins at birth with the cries of infants. These neonatal vocal signals vary across contexts to elicit parental care that matches inf... 12811
Reposted by Eric SchuppeJenn Houtz @jhoutz175.bsky.social · 18/09/2026My first post is to tell you to come be my colleague at Allegheny College! Our Biology Department is hiring a tenure-track geneticist. Allegheny champions undergraduate teaching and research mentoring. Applications are due Oct 1, 2026. alleghenycollege-ibwwjb.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...alleghenycollege-ibwwjb.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.comAssistant Professor of BiologyThis is a tenure-track faculty position at the academic rank of Assistant Professor in the Biology Department. Primary responsibilities include teaching, scholarship, and service. This position report... 01829
Reposted by Eric SchuppeCurrent Biology @currentbiology.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The new Current Biology Cat is #1 on @bsky.app. The wonders of the natural world still triumph over man-made madness!😻🙏 www.cell.com/current-biol... 2357
Reposted by Eric SchuppeDrew Schreiner @schreinerdrew.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I’m on the faculty job market this fall! 🐦🧠 I’m an NIH K99/R00 awardee studying how the brain learns complex skills, using birdsong to connect molecules, synapses, circuits, behavior & computation. Know of a search where I might fit? Please send it my way & share!drewschreiner.github.ioDrew Schreiner, Ph.D. | Neuroscience of LearningI use birdsong to understand how the brain learns complex skills across molecules, synapses, circuits, behavior, and computation. On the 2026–27 faculty job market. 611557
Reposted by Eric SchuppeKatie Tschida @katietschida.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Our latest work, led by @djzheng.bsky.social and Patryk Ziobro, is out at eNeuro. Thanks to the Cornell Chronicle for a nice summary! Please RT! news.cornell.edu/stories/2026... www.eneuro.org/content/13/8... bsky.app/profile/kati...news.cornell.eduDistinct neurons drive mice’s social sounds and squeaks | Cornell ChronicleThe discovery is a step toward understanding how the brain is organized to control vocalization in mammals, including humans. 0218
Reposted by Eric SchuppebioRxiv Evolutionary Biology @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Hypothalamic Cell Type Evolution across Vertebrates www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20… 012
Reposted by Eric SchuppeLuke Remage-Healey @healeylab.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Come be our colleague!!! TT position in Evolution careers.umass.edu/jobs/assista...careers.umass.eduAssistant Professor - Evolutionary Biology - Amherst, Massachusetts, United StatesTitle: Assistant Professor - Evolutionary Biology Executive Area: Academic Affairs College/School/MBU: College of Natural Sciences Department: Biology Work Location: Amherst Schedule: Full Time Work A... 07284
Reposted by Eric SchuppeNeuroendocrinology and Behavior lab at UCLA @alwardlab-ucla.bsky.social · 18/08/2026I’m looking to hire a postdoc to join our lab at UCLA! We study the genes, hormones, and cells that regulate social behavior in the African cichlid Astatotilapia burtoni (in a separate post we’re looking for a PhD student) @sbn-bsky.bsky.social 1/3 11324
Reposted by Eric SchuppeAlbert Ruhí @albertruhi.bsky.social · 08/08/2026We're hiring an ecologist at UC Berkeley! The Dept. of Integrative Biology is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Ecology. Plants/algae, invertebrates, microbes, or marine systems a priority. Come join us!! Apply by Oct 5, 2026. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05489 PS: Please share!aprecruit.berkeley.eduAssistant Professor –Ecology- Integrative BiologyUniversity of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now! 2136162
Reposted by Eric SchuppeVertebrate Genomes Project @vertebrategenomes.bsky.social · 06/08/2026We are excited to officially share the first fully phased telomere-to-telomere (T2T) reference genome for a songbird! 🐦 www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... 14116
Reposted by Eric SchuppeNicholas Bellono @nbellono.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Final version out! Now with amazing illustrations from the very talented Lily Soucy :) www.cell.com/current-biol... 0217
Reposted by Eric SchuppeAndrew Iwaniuk @evoneuro.bsky.social · 22/07/2026New paper out today led by @gallinaciega.bsky.social We show that seed-eating songbirds have enlarged a somatosensory nucleus, especially the part associated with the tongue, suggesting that seed-cracking is dependent on a fine sense of touch. #ornithology #neuroethology doi.org/10.1098/rspb... 39330
Reposted by Eric SchuppeDr. Stepfanie Aguillón 😷 @s-m-aguillon.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Interested in joining a growing lab in LA? We’re hiring a postdoc!! Please spread the word to folks in your network and feel free to get in touch with any questions recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF11142 182100
Reposted by Eric SchuppeMark Phillips @maphillips.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Oregon State University's Department of Integrative Biology is currently hiring up to three tenure-track faculty members, with an emphasis on organismal biology. Note: Previous links are no longer active due to a change in our hiring system. oregonstate.wd501.myworkdayjobs.com/OSU_Careers_...oregonstate.wd501.myworkdayjobs.comAssistant ProfessorDepartment: Special Instructions to Applicants: To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by 10/1/26. Applications will continue to be accepted after the full consideration date, unt... 176107
Reposted by Eric SchuppeSBN on Bluesky @sbn-bsky.bsky.social · 02/07/2026We still have more amazing researchers in our society to celebrate! 🥳 Let's congratulate our Daniel S. Lehrman Award winner! Hear his Keynote Address that will wrap up #SBN2026 on July 11 from 2:00 - 3:00 PM 🦜 🧠 074
Reposted by Eric SchuppeDrew Schreiner @schreinerdrew.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Looks like a very useful neuroscience funding searcher from the good folks @thetransmitter.bsky.socialthetransmitter.orgNeuroscience Grants Funding FinderDiscover grants, fellowships and funding opportunities for neuroscience research at all career stages. 01612
Reposted by Eric SchuppeDr. Stepfanie Aguillón 😷 @s-m-aguillon.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Support science in California!! Now's the time to contact your state reps and voice your support! You can learn more and easily send an email here: www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/investi...universityofcalifornia.eduInvesting in the future of California scienceUC is co-sponsoring Senate Bill 895, a critical effort to sustain world-changing research that fuels the fourth-largest economy in the world and supports the quality of life for all Californians. 022
Reposted by Eric SchuppeChris Jernigan @chrisjernigan.bsky.social · 15/05/2026My lab is recruiting a #postdoc! Please share! See ad below. If interested please reach out to me via email. Deadline to apply is Sept. 1st, 2026. #wasplove 076
Reposted by Eric SchuppeArkarup Banerjee @arkarupbanerjee.bsky.social · 07/05/2026How did singing mouse evolve its song? Two research manuscripts published today shed light on peripheral and central circuit modifications underlying this novel vocal capacity. 34725
Reposted by Eric SchuppeKonrad Kording @kordinglab.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Neuroscience is a global endeavor whose main promise is curing the many brain related diseases. Global collaboration is the key to that. I am so sad that our Iranian friends will, once again, be excluded. 25512
Reposted by Eric SchuppeCedric Boeckx @cedricboeckx.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Very cool new work by @bradcolquitt.bsky.social showing how specialised (i.e. song-dedicated) neurons in vocal learning birds emerged from ancestral neural types in part through the co-option of gene-regulatory networks active in other cellular contexts 🧪🧬🧠🐤 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.org 061
Reposted by Eric SchuppeTessa Solomon-Lane @tksolomonlane.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Please share! I'm hiring a new NSF-funded Lab Technician, ideally to start in June at the Claremont Colleges. We study the development of social behavior and its regulation by behavioral, endocrine, and neural mechanisms using a highly social cichlid fish 🐠🧠🧪 +info TessaSolomonLane.com/Hiring 21317
Reposted by Eric SchuppeAnn Clemens @annmclemens.bsky.social · 02/12/2025excited to embark on a new era @nsb-mbl.bsky.social w directors Lauren O'Connell (Stanford) + Bruce Carlson (WashU), new 6-week format for graduate students, postdocs & investigators. learn state-of-the-art methods & approach towards neural systems of behavior. deadline Feb 2. tinyurl.com/57476k4v 02010
Reposted by Eric SchuppeSBN on Bluesky @sbn-bsky.bsky.social · 16/04/2026The abstract deadline for poster presentations and contributed talks at this year's annual meeting has been extended to May 1st! Come share your new findings at #SBN2026 in beautiful Niagra Falls, NY. 🧠🌈 Submit here: whova.com/call_for_spe...whova.comCall for Abstracts — 30th Annual Meeting of the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology 2026 188
Reposted by Eric SchuppeMU-Peter Shimon 🀄 @mu-peter.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Female birds more likely to sing when extended family help Territoriality modulates the coevolution of cooperative breeding and female song in songbirds🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41... Cooperative breeding shapes the evolution of vocal communication differently based on territorial context and sex 22710
Reposted by Eric Schuppesimón(e) 🌑 @simonedsun.bsky.social · 30/03/2026It’s been a long while since I’ve posted on here. Been working on a lot, some of it’s finally bearing fruit! Excited for my latest review! Sex Hormone Control of Neurophysiology & Behavior #neuroskyence 🧠🧪 www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...annualreviews.orgSex Hormone Control of Neurophysiology and BehaviorSex hormones are a primary source for biological variation throughout the animal kingdom, from morphological characteristics to elaborate courtship displays. These steroids, such as estrogens and andr... 14013
Reposted by Eric SchuppeSBN on Bluesky @sbn-bsky.bsky.social · 06/03/2026The 30th Annual Meeting of the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology is being held at one of the most iconic destinations in the world - Niagara Falls, New York! Details on registration, programming, and hotel booking will be coming your way shortly. Mark your calendar for July 8 – 11, 2026! 094
Reposted by Eric SchuppeBenjamin Judkewitz @benjulab.bsky.social · 05/03/2026First whole-brain recording of social sound processing in a vertebrate. Surprises start in the hindbrain; thalamus gates conspecific calls; male and female brains diverge downstream. Work by @joerghenninger.bsky.social, @mh123.bsky.social sky.social and team. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 712749
Reposted by Eric SchuppeLior Pachter @lpachter.bsky.social · 19/02/2026I used Claude Opus 4.5/4.6 (and a bit of Codex GPT-5.3) to port edgeR to Python. See edgePython github.com/pachterlab/e... This allowed me to develop a single-cell DE method that extends NEBULA with edgeR Empirical Bayes. All in one week. Details in doi.org/10.64898/202... 36825
Reposted by Eric SchuppeCosta Samaras @costasamaras.com · 19/02/2026This thread shows a deliberate defunding of U.S. science, engineering, social science, innovation, and education excellence. It’s a U.S. national security, competitiveness, and economic disaster. 15395213
Reposted by Eric SchuppeForrest Rogers, PhD @forrestdrogers.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Why are some males caring toward infants while others are neglectful or abusive? I'm so pleased to share work that my colleagues and I @princeton.edu have just published @nature.com (an explanatory thread to follow!) (1/8)nature.comAgouti integrates environmental cues to regulate paternal behaviour - NatureExpression of agouti signalling protein in neurons in the medial preoptic area is increased by group housing and negatively associated with care, and overexpression of Agouti reduces care and enhances... 914259
Reposted by Eric SchuppeJeremy Yoder says no war @jbyoder.org · 18/02/2026My department at CSU Northridge is hiring a vertebrate functional morphologist! We've got a great EEB group, and we're looking for someone to carry forward a tradition of enriching organismal courses and community-engaged research. App review starts March 15 csucareers.calstate.edu/mob/cw/en-us...csucareers.calstate.eduAssistant Professor Vertebrate Functional Morphologist #26-24The Department of Biology at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) is seeking a tenure-track faculty member in Vertebrate Functional Morphology. 26888
Reposted by Eric SchuppeDrew Schreiner @schreinerdrew.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Likewise, thrilled to be presenting for the "Future of Neuroethology" series @neuroethology.org with excellent company @shubhamtr.bsky.social and @benitoexplains.bsky.social! I'll present recent work identifying a cortico-basal ganglia locus of song learning www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.org 0124
Reposted by Eric SchuppeJournal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Congratulations to Nicholas Antonson @nickantonson.bsky.social, winner of the 2025 JEB Outstanding Paper Prize, for his research into the neuromuscular coordination of movement and breathing in woodpecker drilling Find out more about Nicholas & his research journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/... 0213
Reposted by Eric Schuppebirdsonglab.bsky.social @birdsonglab.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Why do mated songbirds sing beautifully coordinated duets? My Ph.D. work showed that duets are cooperative signals that pairs use to defend their shared territory. This visual summary is based on Logue & Gammon 2004 Animal Behaviour 68: 521-531 and Logue 2005 Cognition, Brain, Behavior 9:497-510. 02811
Reposted by Eric SchuppeEarl K. Miller @earlkmiller.bsky.social · 23/12/2025A must-read review. It argues that brain areas are only one of several organizing principles and are not especially central, given their weak correspondence to function. Cytoarchitecture and connectivity are a starting point, not the endpoint. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #neurosciencenature.comRethinking the centrality of brain areas in understanding functional organization - Nature NeuroscienceParcellation of the cortex into functionally modular brain areas is foundational to neuroscience. Here, Hayden, Heilbronner and Yoo question the central status of brain areas in neuroscience from the ... 311327
Reposted by Eric SchuppeDr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 26/12/2025www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...cell.comPangenomes: new tools for ecological and evolutionary genomicsGenomic structural variation is an important component of genetic variation in natural populations. By assembling and analyzing multiple high-quality genomes within a species or clade, pangenomes capt... 06020
Reposted by Eric SchuppeHHMI @hhmi-science.bsky.social · 21/12/2025Rising undergrad junior or senior? Last chance to apply! Applications close TOMORROW, Dec. 22, 11:59pm EST. 🧪 Our 9-week summer research experience includes hands-on lab work, a generous stipend, & mentorship from some of the nation’s top scientists. Learn more & apply at bit.ly/CechFellows. 0810
Reposted by Eric SchuppeArkarup Banerjee @arkarupbanerjee.bsky.social · 19/11/2025As a longtime fan of cool papers in @currentbiology.bsky.social, I am really thrilled to see this out! This study sets the stage for understanding the origins of novel (vocal) behaviors. Big shout out to the main architects of this work @xmikezheng20.bsky.social and @cliffscience.bsky.social 85623
Reposted by Eric SchuppeDan Baldassarre @evornithology.bsky.social · 17/11/2025If you're an undergrad looking for a great biodiversity/conservation field course, please check this out. Run by my buddy Jordan Karubian through Tulane U. 076
Reposted by Eric Schuppe🧬Jacob L Steenwyk @jlsteenwyk.bsky.social · 15/11/2025Folks have been super kind regarding this manuscript It is such a contentious topic that I wondered if letting this project go beyond the four walls of the lab was a personal/emotional mistake But no - it wasn't People are chill. People are nice. This community rules 🤘 bsky.app/profile/jlst... 1323
Reposted by Eric SchuppeSICB journals @sicbjournals.bsky.social · 11/11/2025#Reefs of Time: another perspective by ICB author Dr. Nia Walker on @lisasgardiner.bsky.social 's latest "As a marine #biologist who studies #coral stress resilience, this perspective gives me hope..." integrativeandcomparativebiology.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/r... @princetonupress.bsky.social 063
Reposted by Eric SchuppeNature Reviews Neuroscience @natrevneuro.nature.com · 06/11/2025The evolutionary origins of synaptic proteins and their changing roles in different organisms across evolution — a Review by Jeffrey J. Colgren & Pawel Burkhardt @jeffcolgren.bsky.social @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social #neuroscience #neuroskyence www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comThe evolutionary origins of synaptic proteins and their changing roles in different organisms across evolution - Nature Reviews NeuroscienceRecent studies have shed further light on the evolutionary origins of chemical synapses, In this Review, Colgren and Burkhardt explore how ancient proteins were co-opted into functional assemblies and... 04412
Reposted by Eric SchuppeNeuroendocrinology and Behavior lab at UCLA @alwardlab-ucla.bsky.social · 17/10/2025We are looking for a new postdoc to join our team! Details below. Please reach out if interested. share widely—Thanks! 076