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Julia Kaiser, PhD

@jkaiser87.bsky.social
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📓Instructor at Burke Neurological Institute/WCMC 🧠 Neuroscientist exploring cortical projection neurons in development & after lesion ✨ Always curious, always caffeinated

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mahan-hosseini.bsky.social @mahan-hosseini.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Three years of putting my heart into a little alligator and his friends and lots of "but wait this should be way more flexible" and "no way this is not working" and "what if there's a bug" came down to a couple of pages in PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Cross-species identification of conserved and divergent locomotor kinematic strategies using AutoGaitA | PNAS
Distinct behaviors require the nervous system to execute specialized motor programs, each characterized by unique patterns of body muscle coordinat...
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Julia Kaiser, PhD @jkaiser87.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Still one of the coolest parts of this project: making whole brains transparent and seeing cortico-brainstem and corticospinal neurons in 3D! 🧠✨ Find out more about these pathways at shorturl.at/czmnb Huge shout-out to LifeCanvas Technologies for the incredible imaging and for featuring our work! 🔬
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Ariel Levine @ariellevine.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Job descriptions for 2 new postdocs positions to study the spinal cord basis of motor control (Just looking at the letterhead for the new lab location has me so excited. Krembil Brain Institute, University Health Network, U. Of Toronto 🇨🇦, here we come!) @kbi-uhn.bsky.social @uhnresearch.ca
Postdoc Job Advert for a position studying the cell type and circuit mechanisms of spinal motor controlPostdoc Job Advert for a position studying the neural activity underlying spinal motor control
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 12/07/2026
Russell Vought is working to advance a key part of his Project 2025 agenda by giving political appointees unprecedented authority over federal science funding decisions. Fight back by leaving your public comment by visiting this link: zurl.co/hdmlB Article: zurl.co/ijSUz
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Trump administration proposal would all but end scientific merit in grant funding, critics say
Proposed in late May, the rule would give political appointees unprecedented control over federal grants for research, education and infrastructure.
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Niccolò Zampieri @niccolozampieri.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
📣 Fully funded PhD positions at MDC in Berlin, all of the below 👇 but also plenty of neuroscience 😉
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Scott Rich, Ph.D. @richcompneuro.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Top story on the @nytimes.com app. A big sign that this all-important story is breaking into mainstream consciousness.
Top story on the NYT app regarding science funding.
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Itai Yanai @itaiyanai.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
NYC Postdocs: join us for this month's Postdoc Night Science event! Having a science buddy is crucial for the creative process. So this time we're meeting at a bar near Union Square for some science buddy "speed dating". RSVP: tinyurl.com/3t5us6hp!
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Julia Kaiser, PhD @jkaiser87.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Unfortunately this is true, BNI is shutting down very suddenly and soon. We’re still sorting through the fallout, but many incredibly talented postdocs and technicians are taking a huge hit to their careers because of this. If you know of openings, even short term, I’d be happy to circulate them.
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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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Julia Kaiser, PhD @jkaiser87.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Looking forward to an inspiring #NeuroFrance2025 and excited to be part of the motor circuits symposium! Stop by to hear me geek out about why cortico-brainstem neurons deserve more of the spotlight!
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Nao Okabe @nao-neuro.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Excited to share our new paper! Our new paper in @NatureComms reveals how parvalbumin (PV) interneurons regulate stroke recovery by enhancing network synchronization. Read here: nature.com/articles/s41... #Neuroscience #StrokeRecovery #BrainPlasticity
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Parvalbumin interneurons regulate rehabilitation-induced functional recovery after stroke and identify a rehabilitation drug - Nature Communications
The biological mechanisms of rehabilitation after stroke are not fully understood. Here authors identify parvalbumin interneurons as a key mediator of rehabilitation-induced stroke recovery and a drug...
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Julia Kaiser, PhD @jkaiser87.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Fellow NYC scientists, seems our gathering is Washington square Park, 12-3pm! See you there!
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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country. This Friday, where will you be? standupforscience2025.org
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STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
March 7, 2025. Washington DC and nationwide. Because science is for everyone.
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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 01/03/2025
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org
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We're not done yet | 18F
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Niccolò Zampieri @niccolozampieri.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
🥁 Elisa Toscano idenitified a new subtype of propriospinal neurons and found a role in the execution of skilled movements🤸‍♂️. Great job from Elisa and everybody involved 💪. @alesantuz.bsky.social, @lowensteined.bsky.social. Check it out and let us know what you think: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Identification of V0g propriospinal neurons and their role in locomotor control
Propriospinal neurons relay sensory and motor information across the spinal cord and are critical components of the circuits coordinating body movements. Their diversity and roles in motor control are...
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allen institute @alleninstitute.org · 11/02/2025
Join us at the #LakeConference on Neural Coding & Dynamics in Seattle this September! @lakeconferences.bsky.social are small, active gatherings of researchers - each focusing on developing areas in neuroscience. All career stages welcome. 🧠📈 Apply by 5/23: alleninstitute.org/events/lake-...
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Lake Conference - Neural Coding & Dynamics 2025
Join the Allen Institute and Circuit Neuroscience Basel for the Lake Conference in Seattle, Washington this September! This small conference will...
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bioRxivpreprint @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
A brainstem map of orofacial rhythms www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
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ehollisii.bsky.social @ehollisii.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Glia!? We work on glia now? Awesome work by @anavivinetto.bsky.social modulating conserved mechanisms of wound healing in the spinal cord. But please, take the astrocytes with you to your own lab. urldefense.com/v3/__http://...
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Acute Extrinsic Activation of the RANKL Pathway Decreases Wound Healing and Functional Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury in Mice
Acute, intrathecal delivery of RANK ligand (RANKL) negatively impacts wound healing after spinal cord injury. Intrathecal RANKL disrupts tissue remodeling, locomotor recovery, and alters reactive...
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