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Filip Tomaska

@filip-tomaska.bsky.social
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from igluesniffing3 and whalocamping to large FOV diesel2p optomanip. PhD candidate at dyns.ucsb.edu a very nice ride so far '21-now slslab.org at @ucsb.bsky.social '19-'21 Schreiter/Podgorski lab @hhmijanelia.bsky.social

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HHMI @hhmi-science.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Lighting up your screen: a larval zebrafish's cellular activity. Developed by researchers at our Janelia Research Campus, WHaloCaMP is a biosensor that detects calcium signals — a key part of cellular communication — & offers a window into how cells & organs work together. 🎥 Helen Farrants, HHMI JRC
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Filip Tomaska @filip-tomaska.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
tp excitation #kurtosis_summer
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Filip Tomaska @filip-tomaska.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
#kurtosis_summer >>> prime days
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Filip Tomaska @filip-tomaska.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
a friendly reminder to enjoy #kurtosis_summer
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Filip Tomaska @filip-tomaska.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
#kurtosis_summer
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Filip Tomaska @filip-tomaska.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
legend status
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Filip Tomaska @filip-tomaska.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
link.springer.com/article/10.1... #islands_of_positive_kurtosis #self_identified_nepo #nepo_&_proud
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The positive side of hunger - EMBO Reports
EMBO Reports - A reflection on how scarcity may shape intellectual discipline and ingenuity in research, and whether today’s easy access to resources may sometimes undermine their thoughtful...
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Filip Tomaska @filip-tomaska.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
your L2/3 pyramids have www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBv5... (expectations) #kurtosis_summer
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Filip Tomaska @filip-tomaska.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
they just announced it
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Filip Tomaska @filip-tomaska.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
it's kurtosis summer
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Filip Tomaska @filip-tomaska.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Thanks for pointing out the bug and providing an immediate fix!
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Filip Tomaska @filip-tomaska.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Alrity that is it for my inaugural thread. Congrats if you made it this far. It is a joy working with/for @spencerlaveresmith.bsky.social and our bsky-less labmates. Hope everyone is having a good week/month/year and if not maybe treat yourselves to a Cousa objective (use code filipsentme0) (5/5)
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Filip Tomaska @filip-tomaska.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
And like that blinkifying your suite2p processed data has never been easier. Now you can finally make those ROIs pop ad libitum. Ornot. @ornotbike.bsky.social (use code Ereneta10 for 10% off) 

For hardware that delivers extra crisp cells and generous FOVs, check out @pacificoptica.bsky.social (4/5)
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Filip Tomaska @filip-tomaska.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Primarily made for my wonderful lab but why not share the joy of blinking? So here it is: github.com/ftomaska/roi... a fresh new repo with both a matlab and a python version. If you feel like watching a clearly unscripted demo I have an option for you right here: youtu.be/my1CE9sn2FQ (3/5)
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We made a blink-enhancing app for calcium imaging and you won't believe what happened next!
YouTube video by Filip Tomáška
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Filip Tomaska @filip-tomaska.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
... the VIBES here at @ucsb.bsky.social are famously immaculate. Something to do with the combo of the beach (www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2kU...) and S-tier science...? So I figured it might be a good idea to VIBEcode a GUI for our calcium blink amplifier. Make it easier (more fun?) to use (2/5)
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Filip Tomaska @filip-tomaska.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Hey everyone! 
Do you remember this post from your fav blogger? labrigger.com/blog/2025/11... 
Not super easy to use - I know. Well, spring break has sprung here at ucsb and we decided to bring that activation energy down a notch.
 I guess welcome to my first bsky thread? letsgo (1/5)
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Snappy looking calcium imaging videos – Labrigger
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Filip Tomaska @filip-tomaska.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
confirmed true, but I haven't seen him eat one. yet
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Filip Tomaska @filip-tomaska.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
big FOV energy
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Abhi Aggarwal @abhiaggarwal.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
iGluSnFR4 is now available @natmethods.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41... Glutamate indicators with increased sensitivity and tailored deactivation rates 🧪
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Glutamate indicators with increased sensitivity and tailored deactivation rates - Nature Methods
iGluSnFR4f and iGluSnFR4s are the latest generation of genetically encoded glutamate sensors. They are advantageous for detecting rapid dynamics and large population activity, respectively, as demonst...
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Hannah Haberkern @hannah-haberkern.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
📢 Join us, the Haberkern lab, @uni-wuerzburg.de for a postdoc studying neural circuit mechanisms of navigation. You’ll spearheading neurophysiology experiments on our brand new 2P! ⏳ Apply by 28th February 2026 Details: www.haberkernlab.de/docs/ENPostd... #neuroscience #academicjobs #postdoc
On the left, the image shows a schematic of a fly head, ring neurons and EPG neurons together with some calcium imaging frames. On the right is a photo of a fly on a ball in virtual reality and another schematic of a VR system.
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Filip Tomaska @filip-tomaska.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Learning how to ignore hunger does not sound like a great evolutionary strategy. They might need admin privileges to control those.
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Filip Tomaska @filip-tomaska.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
The hustle to crack the genetic code between Nirenberg and Ochoa was a pretty spicy one too! Or so I hear.
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Filip Tomaska @filip-tomaska.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
MB130C73 Intro to Horticulture @charlesuni.cuni.cz how it started how it's going
how it startedhow it's going
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Filip Tomaska @filip-tomaska.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
highly processed calcium imaging >>> highly processed foods
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Filip Tomaska @filip-tomaska.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
congrats! one of the most exciting things I remember from SLB. glad to see it out!
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Abhi Aggarwal @abhiaggarwal.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
🚨iGluSnFR4 is finally out!🚨🧪 We present iGluSnFR4f and 4s, a novel pair of genetically-encoded glutamate indicators designed for high-fidelity imaging of synaptic activity in the living brain. ⬇️ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 🎥 Below: iGluSnFR4s detecting minis in cultures w/ TTX #Neuroscience
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Filip Tomaska @filip-tomaska.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Happy new year sky fam
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Filip Tomaska @filip-tomaska.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Can't get the pdf to load :( hope it's just a me problem
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Filip Tomaska @filip-tomaska.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Happy Thursday. Bird up
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Filip Tomaska @filip-tomaska.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
off target
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Filip Tomaska @filip-tomaska.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Maximal support but only self generated starter packs count go.bsky.app/3vKYJLF
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Filip Tomaska @filip-tomaska.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Rainy day bird
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Filip Tomaska @filip-tomaska.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
and the campus is on the beach
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Filip Tomaska @filip-tomaska.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
these are very fun, thanks!
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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Just a piece of cortex I saw under the microscope today 🤓🔬 Cell types: neurons 🔵, astrocytes 🟡, microglia 🟣. Observe how astrocytes are covering two long blood vessels, crossing all the gray matter and almost reaching white matter. The brain is so pretty!
Microscopy photo showing some cell types in the brain, including neurons in blue, astrocytes in gold and microglia in purple. Piece of the frontal cortex (Brodmann area 46), rhesus macaque.
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Filip Tomaska @filip-tomaska.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Still here
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Filip Tomaska @filip-tomaska.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
'can't spell behavior without u' sounds like a 10/10 pickup line
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Filip Tomaska @filip-tomaska.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
New day new bird
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Filip Tomaska @filip-tomaska.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
This place sort of feels like the science Twitter I used to like. Maybe even better? Fingers crossed. Wish I had a fresh preprint to share, but here's the next best thing: a fresh osprey with some blue sky background.
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Filip Tomaska @filip-tomaska.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
never gets old
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Filip Tomaska @filip-tomaska.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
< 3
blu sky
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