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The Kavli Foundation @kavlifoundation.org · 07/07/2026

At the Fred Kavli Opening Plenary Lecture for @fens.org Forum 2026, neuroscientist Guillermina López-Bendito explored how genes, spontaneous neural activity, and glial cells work together to build the brain’s sensory circuits before birth. 1/3

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The Kavli Foundation @kavlifoundation.org · 08/07/2026

Since 2014, The Kavli Foundation & @fkne-scholars.bsky.social have shared a commitment to advancing neuroscience. Now we're proud to welcome the 6th cohort of the FENS-Kavli Network of Excellence, an extraordinary group of early-career neuroscientists helping shape the future of the field. 1/3

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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 09/07/2026

Only a few days left to comment if you have not! Please take the time. Just a few paragraphs are needed.

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Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience @kavlintnu.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Congratulations to @weijianzong.bsky.social, our Neurophotonics group leader and a new 2026 #FENSKavliScholar. He builds the #Mini2P microscopes that let us watch the living brain at work. @fens.org @kavlifoundation.org @alleninstitute.org @ntnudiscovery.bsky.social @fkne-scholars.bsky.social

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Stephanie Albin @flygirlphd.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Thrilled to welcome the newest #FENSKavliScholars! Looking forward to the discoveries, collaborations, and leadership this incredible community will inspire. 🧠✨

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Stephanie Albin @flygirlphd.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Exciting new funding opportunity for open source software in the life sciences: @os4science.org has launched its inaugural call for proposals. Definitely worth a look if you’re building in this space!

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Stephanie Albin @flygirlphd.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Excited to see the 2026 FutureHouse Fellows announced! Congrats to Alex Starr, who will join Alex Pollen's lab at the Kavli Institute for Fundamental Neuroscience & is supported by @kavlifoundation.org. Huge thanks to @futurehousesf.bsky.social for this partnership. So much to look forward to!!!

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The Kavli Foundation @kavlifoundation.org · 27/03/2026

"You don’t need to give a presentation. Just be present.” We spoke with three Kavli Science and Society Sparks Program participants, and they shared lessons to help scientists connect with communities and build trust in science. See what they had to say here. bit.ly/4umMCs5

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The Kavli Foundation @kavlifoundation.org · 10/03/2026

After 24 years of leadership, we celebrate Marty Saggese as he steps down as ED of @sfn.org. We’re grateful for his partnership on BrainFacts.org and recent conversations advancing Neurobiology in Changing Ecosystems. His impact on the field of #neuroscience will endure. Thank you, Marty.

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Soledad Gonzalo Cogno @soledad-gcogno.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Applications are now open for the summer school: 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 🧠 Apply before March 15: www.compneuronrsn.org 📍 Located in beautiful Eresfjord 🇳🇴 🗓️ Between July 6-24 Supported by the @kavlifoundation.org In collaboration with @kavlintnu.bsky.social

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Summer school in Eresfjord, Norway (July 8th - 26th, 2024)

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The Kavli Foundation @kavlifoundation.org · 13/02/2026

How does evolution influence the brain and its ability to adapt? Join Kavli & @sfn.org on Feb. 18, 11am–12pm EST with PhDs Marco Gallio, Katja Reinhard & Sophie Caron to explore advances in #neuroscience and the mechanisms of flexibility and adaptation. ⬇️

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The Kavli Foundation @kavlifoundation.org · 08/01/2026

We're supporting one Fellow in the 2026 FutureHouse AI-for-Science Independent Postdoctoral Fellowship, focused on AI-enabled neuroscience research in collaboration with a Kavli Institute advisor. FutureHouse will host an applicant info session tomorrow Jan 9 | 10am PT Register: bit.ly/4qcAo2T

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Stephanie Albin @flygirlphd.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

🎉 Excited to celebrate the 2025 NeuroData Discovery Grant recipients and honored to be part of this effort! Community, standards, and #OpenData together can transform ideas into discovery! #DataReuse #OpenScience 🧠💡

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Stephanie Albin @flygirlphd.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

One of the best parts of working at Kavli is seeing bold ideas become reality, even when they're not neuroscience (shocking, I know 😉). Huge kudos to my colleague Greg Mack, the program officer who steered this effort. These new instruments will unlock discoveries in planetary & stellar space. 🔭✨

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The Kavli Foundation @kavlifoundation.org · 02/12/2025

We’re proud to celebrate Nick Spitzer as the incoming President of SfN! Dr. Spitzer, former founding co-director of the Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind & professor of neurobiology at UCSD, has made significant contributions to our understanding of brain plasticity. Congrats! #KavliNeuro #SfN25

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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 22/11/2025

This week the Trump CDC attacked science — and our health, and our kids’ health — by twisting the truth on the CDC website. There’s things to say about the playbook they used, and that’s helped by a little explanation about scientific truth in practice. New vid explainer from me: 🧪 part 1/

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The Kavli Foundation @kavlifoundation.org · 18/11/2025

This is a great opportunity for early and mid-career neuroscientists based in Europe. Application deadline January 30th. Apply: bit.ly/3M8CLo1

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Stephanie Albin @flygirlphd.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Miss out on the @nwb.org poster at #SfN25? Never fear - you can still catch up with the team at learn more about nwb.org at the DANDI booth #3831! #OpenScience #OpenData

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Stephanie Albin @flygirlphd.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

This is an amazing opportunity for early or mid-career group leaders in #neuroscience based in Europe. Consider applying today! 🧠

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The Kavli Foundation @kavlifoundation.org · 14/11/2025

Will you be at #SfN25? Don’t miss these lectures: 📍Sun 11/16 3pm: The Neural Code of Speech (Edward Chang, KIFN) 📍Mon 11/17 10:30am: Motor Cortex Circuits for Learned Movements (Takaki Komiyama, KIBM) 📍Tue 11/18 5:30pm: Neuronal Aging & Cognitive Decline (Rusty Gage, KIBM) #KavliNeuro

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The Kavli Foundation @kavlifoundation.org · 10/11/2025

AI + flexible probes are letting scientists track the same neurons for over a year in Alzheimer’s models, offering new insights into what happens in the disease’s earliest stages. Read more: bit.ly/47zWnIY @harvard.edu @harvardmed.bsky.social @curealzheimersfund.bsky.social

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How AI Is Changing Neuroscience Discovery

AI is altering how scientists study the brain

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The Kavli Foundation @kavlifoundation.org · 05/11/2025

AI is only as powerful as the data it’s trained on. NWB + DANDI are making neuroscience data usable, shareable, and ready for AI. Read more: bit.ly/47zWnIY

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The Kavli Foundation @kavlifoundation.org · 01/11/2025

AI tools like DeepLabCut and SuperAnimal are changing how scientists study movement, helping them understand how brain activity drives behavior. Read more: bit.ly/4qnX7JF @trackingactions.bsky.social @deeplabcut.bsky.social

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How AI Is Changing Neuroscience Discovery

AI is altering how scientists study the brain

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Stephanie Albin @flygirlphd.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Attending #SfN25? Join us at the BIA Toolmaker Showcase and learn about cutting edge tools and techniques used to #studyBRAIN.

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Stephanie Albin @flygirlphd.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Do you #studyBRAIN and are you attending #SfN25? Join us at the annual BRAIN Initiative Alliance Toolmaker Showcase. 📅 November 16, 2025 | 7:00–9:30 PM PT 📍 Hilton Bayfront Sapphire Ballrooms IJMN, San Diego, CA Register here: bit.ly/3JhQwzZ

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Stephanie Albin @flygirlphd.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

I’m excited to share how researchers we support at @kavlifoundation.org are using AI to open new doors in neuroscience — from tracking animal behavior to exploring how neural activity changes in Alzheimer’s. 🧠 Check it out: bit.ly/4qnX7JF

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The Kavli Foundation @kavlifoundation.org · 29/09/2025

Calling all BRAIN tool, tech, and theory developers! The BRAIN Initiative Alliance is hosting the BIA Toolmakers Showcase at #SfN25. If you have a tool/tech to share with the #neuroscience community, apply by Friday: bit.ly/3W4GeWv #studyBRAIN | @sfn.org

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Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS @fens.org · 19/09/2025

🔔 Applications are open for the #FKNE Online Training Series for New PIs in Europe! Launching 11 November 2025, this 6-week course helps new PIs in Europe strengthen leadership, communication and lab management skills. 🧠 🗓️ Deadline: 15 October 2025 Apply now 👉 loom.ly/Ceus8Ys

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fkne-scholars.bsky.social @fkne-scholars.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Excellent @fens.org @kavlifoundation.org FKNE scientific symposium 2025 in Crete! Great line up of speakers! fenskavlinetwork.org #Neuroscience

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pwashlab.bsky.social @pwashlab.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

A POSTDOCTORAL POSITION ON THE NEUROBIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION IN A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT: We are recruiting a postdoctoral fellow to work on a Neurobiology in Changing Ecosystems (NiCE) award from NSF and the Kavli Foundation (www.kavlifoundation.org/news/kavli-a...).

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Kavli and NSF Announce New Grant Awards to Advance Neurobiology in…

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The Kavli Foundation @kavlifoundation.org · 16/09/2025

Open data = faster discoveries. Through initiatives like Neurodata Without Borders, Open Source Software for Neuroscience, and the African Brain Data Science Academy, we are helping make neuroscience a global, shared resource. bit.ly/4nxPIW7 #OpenScienceWeek #OpenData #KavliNeuro

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The Kavli Foundation @kavlifoundation.org · 09/09/2025

Congrats to Dr. Christian Cazares (KIBM) & Dr. Eddy Albarran (KIBS) on being named 2025 Henry Grass Rising Stars in Neuroscience Awardees! Advancing discovery + mentoring future leaders. @grassfoundation.bsky.social @colorsofthebrain.bsky.social @fleabrained.bsky.social @albarran.bsky.social

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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

The BlackInNeuro Conference is almost here 📢 Featuring keynote @timnitgebru.bsky.social + amazing speakers across neuro, tech & equity. EVERYONE is welcome to register for 8️⃣ livestreamed events! BIN members can register to attend in person in Washington DC! See you at #BINW25! 🔗 tinyurl.com/BINW25

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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

The wait is over!!! Join us to celebrate the start of the newest chapter of Black In Neuro 🧠 📍Busboys & Poets, Washington DC 🗓️ September 10| 7–9 PM Come network, unwind, & build community and let’s start this chapter strong! Register to attend! tinyurl.com/BINW25

Flyer for the Black In Neuro Family Social announcing the launch of the Black In Neuro DMV chapter during the 2025 Black In Neuro Conference. The theme is “A New Chapter in Black Excellence.” The event will take place on September 10, 2025, from 7:00–9:00 PM ET at Busboys & Poets, 2021 14th Street NW, Washington, DC, 20009. Hosted by Black In Neuro DMV, the evening includes free appetizers, games, networking, and community building for students, scientists, and brain lovers. Registration is available at https://tinyurl.com/BINW25
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Molecular & Cellular Cognition Society @molcellcog.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Check out the meeting lineup for #MCCS25! It's going to be an incredible day. Don't miss out, register now: event.fourwaves.com/MCCS25/pages

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Stephanie Albin @flygirlphd.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

I can't recommend the AAAS S&T Policy Fellowship enough. This experience change the course of my career in science, opening doors & giving me skills essential to what I do today. If you're curious about bridging science & policy, apply now! Application deadline Nov 1. www.aaas.org/programs/sci...

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Science & Technology Policy Fellowships

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Kishore Kuchibhotla @kishoreneuro.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

🚨 We’re hiring a postdoc! 🚨 Excited for our new NiCE grant with @lauerlab.bsky.social @batwoman123.bsky.social 🎉We use a comparative approach, two-photon imaging & optogenetics to identify why bats🦇 and deer mice resist noise but lab mice don't. If you're interested, please DM or e-mail me!

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Anita Devineni @anitadevineni.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Since the season is approaching, I'm reposting my advice for applying to PhD programs. It covers things like *what the admissions committee is looking for *how to write a good statement *how to optimize your letters of rec *addressing weaknesses *and more! www.brains-explained.com/advice-for-a...

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The Kavli Foundation @kavlifoundation.org · 02/09/2025

The Kavli Foundation & #NSF announce four new NiCE grants to study how brains adapt to a changing world - linking genes, cells, behavior, and ecosystems. From bees to bats to jellyfish, check out the 2025 awardees. Learn more here: bit.ly/4fYz8vK #KavliNeuro #Neuroscience

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The Kavli Foundation @kavlifoundation.org · 18/08/2025

Join us (and @sfn.org) this Wednesday for a webinar that will explore how brains cope with changing environments. Hear from experts on recent advances in the field. Learn more: bit.ly/3HeL1kv #KavliNeuro #neurosky @rosvall-lab.bsky.social

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Stephanie Albin @flygirlphd.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Happy 10th to @nwb.org! 🎉 Amazing to see how open data has brought the neurophysiology community together — here’s to even more discoveries ahead.

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Society for Neuroscience @sfn.org · 07/08/2025

Join SfN and @kavlifoundation.org‬ for an upcoming webinar that will explore how brains cope with changing environments. Hear from experts on recent advances in the field and get all of your questions answered related to neural adaptation. Register now 🔗 vist.ly/32mnu #neurosky

Neurogenomic Adaptations to Variable Environments,' happening Wednesday, August 20, from 12–1 p.m. EDT. Features logos of the Society for Neuroscience and The Kavli Foundation, with speaker photos and affiliations: Hans Hofmann (UT Austin), Kimberly Rosvall (Indiana University), and Alison Bell (University of Illinois).

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The Kavli Foundation @kavlifoundation.org · 05/08/2025

Kavli-Grass Fellows Christian Hoffmann & Kyra Schapiro presented on their Grass Laboratory summer research projects at ‪@mblscience.bsky.social‬. Their work will uncover principles around how nervous systems of marine organisms respond to changing environmental conditions. bit.ly/4lYMQRI

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The Kavli Foundation @kavlifoundation.org · 22/07/2025

The Mathematical Methods in Computational Neuroscience summer school is wrapping up another successful season, equipping early-career researchers with cutting-edge tools to model and analyze neural networks. Join us next year in beautiful Norway! Learn more: bit.ly/44JNxYU #KavliNeuro #CompNeuro

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Summer school in Eresfjord, Norway (July 8th - 26th, 2024)

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Neurodata Without Borders @nwb.org · 11/06/2025

Join us at the NWB Community Hackathon at @flatironinstitute.org, Aug 4-6! Hack on NWB-related projects with the devs and tool builders, integrate tools with NWB, contribute to the standard, and help shape the future of neurophysiology data standardization. nwb.org/events/hck25...

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NWB Community Hackathon at Flatiron Institute -Neurodata Without Borders

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Stephanie Albin @flygirlphd.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

🎉 Congrats to all the organizers on another great workshop! The @nwb.org community appreciates all you do. ❤️ @bendichter.com @ryanly.bsky.social @stephmprince.bsky.social

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Neurodata Without Borders @nwb.org · 18/07/2025

NeuroDataReHack participants from all over the world are finishing up 10 exciting projects analyzing open neurophys data on @dandiarchive.org. Thank you @hhmijanelia.bsky.social for being amazing hosts as always! Stay tuned for the workshop report. @chrishalcrow.bsky.social @mcelotto95.bsky.social

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Marco Celotto works with a team on the whiteboard at NeuroDataReHack

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Stephanie Albin @flygirlphd.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

My amazing colleague @angiemicha.bsky.social is featured in this new Q&A on how she spearheaded the Neurobiology & Changing Ecosystems Initiative! So proud and inspired by her work. 🧠🌍❤️ #Neuroscience

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Stephanie Albin @flygirlphd.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Applications open for the ‪@nationalacademies.org‬ #Mirzayan science policy fellowship. 12-week, hands-on intro to science & technology policy in DC. Great for early career folks (<5 yrs post-PhD). Many in my @aaas.org STPF cohort did it prior to their fellowship & loved it. mirzayanfellow.nas.edu

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The Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program

This program is an early career educational and training opportunity. It is designed to engage its Fellows in the analytical process that informs U.S. science and technology policy.

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