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Kari Johnson

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Brain enthusiast. Posts are my own views/opinions. She/her

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Reza Shadmehr @rezashadmehr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Faculty position opening in computational neuroscience at Duke University. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32697
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Wei-Chung Allen Lee @darbly.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Great primer from Chih-Ying Su: journals.plos.org/Plosbiology/... on a first connectomic foray into mosquitoes: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... Go diptera #neuroskyence!
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How the mosquito’s carbon dioxide sense gets an internal boost
Mosquitoes use carbon dioxide as a critical cue to sense if humans are nearby. This Primer explores a new study in PLOS Biology that reveals that carbon dioxide-sensing neurons in mosquitoes can ampli...
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Drew Schreiner @schreinerdrew.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I’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!
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Drew Schreiner, Ph.D. | Neuroscience of Learning
I use birdsong to understand how the brain learns complex skills across molecules, synapses, circuits, behavior, and computation. On the 2026–27 faculty job market.
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Justin O'Hare @justinkohare.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
My department is hiring for a tenure-track faculty position in neuroscience! 👇 www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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Faculty Position in Neuroscience - University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (Pharmacology) - Aurora, Colorado job with University of Colorado Anschutz | 12863049
Assistant or Associate Professor faculty position in the Department of Pharmacology at University of Colorado School of Medicine in Neuroscience.
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christine liu / two photon art @christineliu.art · 27/08/2026
Are you a neuroscientist that also makes art? I wanna get to know you and spotlight your art at this session at #SfN26! Show me your art, whether it’s related to your science or not! 🧠🧪
The Artist in the Neuroscience Lab
Chair: Michele Banks
Artologica
Panelists: Michele Banks; Geinene Carson;
Kimberly Fiock, PhD; Christine Liu, PhD
Date & Time: Sunday, November 15, 1:30-3 p.m.
Location: WCC Room 152
Theme: Theme K - History, Education, and Society
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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Here's a quick and cool cheat-sheet on all the competitions, eligibility, deadlines (just realizing the dates I wrote above were the opening dates, not the deadlines: please consult the links I posted for the correct dates and more details of why you should absolutely apply)
HHMI Program details
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Kari Johnson @karijohnson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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I-75 Scientist @flscitriguy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Accepting applications for PO positions at NIH until 9/2/2026. If you might be interested feel free to message me. www.usajobs.gov/job/881149400
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Biologist Scientist Administrator (Program Officer)
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking an accomplished and forward-thinking scientist to serve as a Biologist Scientist Administrator (Program Officer) . This is an exciting opportunity to...
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Elizabeth Sypek @elizabethis.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Data scientists, come help shape the NIH HEAL Data Ecosystem and build future interactions with pain, opioid, and wider neuroscience research communities, and extend partnerships other NIH open data initiatives and resources!
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Neuromatch @neuromatch.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Neuromatch is hiring a #remote, temporary, part-time Curriculum Specialist! 🤓 Help adapt our existing #NeuroAI course for a new audience, bringing important AI and neuroscience concepts to high school students! ➡️ Learn more and apply before 30 August: neuromatch.io/careers/
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Dan Levenstein @dlevenstein.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Yale Neuroscience is hiring another computational neuroscience position this year! Please share with anyone who might be interested, and feel free to reach out if you have any questions about the position, or growing neuro-AI community at Yale/WTI!
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 16/08/2026
Yes and: The White House grounds are now behind a big fence, so it’s not always in your face. What is most obvious to me living in DC are the national guard everywhere, in the metro, walking by kids schools. That occupation gets coverage but it’s hard to convey precisely how it’s daily life here
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Bryan Roth @zenbrainest.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Opto- and chemogenetics both from model organisms: one prokaryotic the other yeast (a simple eukaryotic organism). The initial studies were entirely curiosity driven.
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I-75 Scientist @flscitriguy.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Updates to NIH K awards starting with October 2027 deadlines. The individual K awards are being consolidated into 4 awards. 🧪 grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
grants.nih.gov
NOT-OD-26-098: Notice of NIH Updates to Career Development (K) Award Programs
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of NIH Updates to Career Development (K) Award Programs NOT-OD-26-098. OD
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MSE tree @fionabethea.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Fauci is an American hero. He spent his life fighting to improve the lives of others and in service to America. He and his children’s lives have been put in danger repeatedly. COVID started 6 yrs ago, let the man live in peace. Congress should be dealing with the threats to America happening now.
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Alexander Shakeel Bates @asbates.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Now published open-access: www.nature.com/articles/s41... The BANC connectome! Go use it: codex.flywire.ai?dataset=banc
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Distributed control circuits across a brain-and-cord connectome - Nature
A connectome of the brain and ventral nerve cord of an adult female fruit fly is reconstructed and annotated, providing an open resource that reveals neural control of behaviour to be distri...
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 24/07/2026
Huge, important job. Comms and leadership at NIH. Please apply. This is public service. “…responsible for planning, directing, and executing nat’l health and research communication efforts…” Civil service SES position. Please share- this one is important for NIH. hr.nih.gov/careers/open...
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Associate Director for Communications & Public Liaison
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the Department of Health and Human Services, is the largest biomedical research funding organization in the world. NIH is made up of 27 Institutes and Centers. The Office of the Director (OD) in the NIH is seeking exceptional candidates for the position of Associate Director for Communications and Public Liaison. This is a career Federal position in the Senior Executive Service. See the
"Duties" section for a list of the major
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P-SPINE @spinephilly.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
🚨 It's that time of year again! 🚨 We are happy to share that we are returning to a nationwide search this year for our SPINE postdoc fellows! Application instructions, meeting registration, and relevant dates can be found in this flyer or at SPINEphilly.org
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I-75 Scientist @flscitriguy.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
“Declare Your Path to Research Independence Through the NIH F99/K00 Funding Opportunity: Perspectives from NIH Institutes and Centers.” New blog article on the parent predoc/postdoc transition fellowship. grants.nih.gov/news-events/...
grants.nih.gov
Declare Your Path to Research Independence Through the NIH F99/K00 Funding Opportunity: Perspectives from NIH Institutes and Centers | Grants & Funding
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allen institute @alleninstitute.org · 14/06/2026
Join us June 16 for an interactive walkthrough of open-access tools for exploring mammalian basal ganglia data incl. Allen Brain Cell Atlas, MapMyCells, Cytosplore Viewer, Connectome Workbench, and more. 🗓 June 16, 10:30–11:45am PST 🙌 Virtual & Free Register: bit.ly/3PIFcAd
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Kari Johnson @karijohnson.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
#FluorescenceFriday enthusiasts should consider submitting an image or video to the BRAIN Initiative contest! #studyBRAIN Photo & Video Contest - 2026 BRAIN Initiative Conference share.google/NyALjemDIOZI...
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Photo & Video Contest - 2026 BRAIN Initiative Conference
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Wei-Chung Allen Lee @darbly.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Move on from disembodied brains hms.harvard.edu/news/researc...
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Researchers Publish First Complete Connectome of Fruit Fly Brain and ‘Spinal Cord’
Open-source resource poised to propel research on how nervous systems work
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Kari Johnson @karijohnson.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Really exciting work, supported in part by the BRAIN Initiative! #studyBRAIN
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
@macshine.bsky.social talks with @satra.bsky.social about the #OHBM2026 Abstract Atlas—a community-built tool that places every 2026 abstract inside the broader neuroscience landscape. Where does your work sit in the field? #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/open-source-...
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Finding your place in neuroscience
A new tool places every OHBM 2026 abstract inside a semantic map of the neuroscience literature, so you can find your neighbors.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
New NIH Request for Information regarding capping the number of Research Project Grants allowed per investigator. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide... Open for comments until August 3rd, 2026
grants.nih.gov
NOT-OD-26-086: Request for Information: Proposal to Cap the Number of Simultaneous Research Project Grants per Principal Investigator to Support More Researchers and Maximize Scientific Productivity a...
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Request for Information: Proposal to Cap the Number of Simultaneous Research Project Grants per Principal Investigator ...
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PURPOSE: the Pain Research Network @painresearchers.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Advance your career in pain research. Join Elizabeth Sypek, PhD (NINDS), for an upcoming K Award Application Coffee Chat. June 25 | 3 PM EDT / 12 PM PDT Register: bit.ly/4okZEUE
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I-75 Scientist @flscitriguy.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
RFI: Proposal to Cap the Number of Simultaneous Research Project Grants per Principal Investigator to Support More Researchers and Maximize Scientific Productivity and Innovation grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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NOT-OD-26-086: Request for Information: Proposal to Cap the Number of Simultaneous Research Project Grants per Principal Investigator to Support More Researchers and Maximize Scientific Productivity a...
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Request for Information: Proposal to Cap the Number of Simultaneous Research Project Grants per Principal Investigator ...
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Kari Johnson @karijohnson.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Sometimes I miss thinking about GPCRs all day - this looks cool
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I-75 Scientist @flscitriguy.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
NOFO for the K32 postdoc award is published. NCI, NIDCR, NIAID, NINDS, NIBIB are signed on. files.simpler.grants.gov/opportunitie...
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PAR-27-062: Academic Career Excellence (ACE) Award (K32 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
The @alleninstitute.org, a scientific research organization that has been dedicated to basic, discovery science for several decades, is launching a new project focused on human brain health. #neuroskyence By @callimcflurry.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/treatments/a...
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Allen Institute sets sights on treatments for brain diseases
The Brain Health Accelerator program aims to harness single-cell transcriptomics and genetic tools to develop treatments for five brain diseases.
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I-75 Scientist @flscitriguy.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
NINDS is signed on to the K01 NOFO for Sept/Oct receipt dates. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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NOT-NS-26-001: Notice of Change: NINDS Participation in "Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01)
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of Change: NINDS Participation in
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allen institute @alleninstitute.org · 20/05/2026
Join us at the #2026BRAINConference! Attendees will get to hear about the accomplishments of the BRAIN Initiative community and get a preview of what's to come. Open to the public and free to apply. 🔗 Learn more and register at: www.2026brainconference.com
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CL @cllantz.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Giving at talk tomorrow at Women in Neuroscience. Stoked to share all the cool things BRAIN has been supporting. Also peep the very old, but still my favorite, headshot by @bwjones.bsky.social neurowomen.org
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Home | Women in Neuroscience
An inclusive scientific community produces better health outcomes.
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Dana Foundation @danafoundation.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Registration is open for the 2026 BRAIN Initiative Conference. Join the BRAIN Initiative community August 11–13, 2026, to explore the latest advances and priorities in technology-driven neuroscience research. ➡️ www.2026brainconference.com/event/44a17f... #neurosociety #studyBRAIN #neuroskyence
promo image with text 2026 BRAIN Initiative Conference
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allen institute @alleninstitute.org · 24/04/2026
Teach neuroscience to undergraduates? Check out our "Implementing Open Neuroscience Teaching Tools" workshop! Join us on July 19 at North Central College to get hands-on practice with inquiry-based activities using real #OpenScience resources. 🔗 bit.ly/46A5j15 🧠📈 #iteachbio
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Kirstie Cummings @kacummings.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Don't miss THE Frontal Cortex meeting with this amazing, not-to-miss line up! 🤩
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Tommaso Patriarchi @tpatriarchi.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Wait… localized norepinephrine transients in the awake visual cortex?! Who would have guessed this neuromodulatory signal is that spatially precise, right where visual processing is happening. Brain state control just got a lot more local. @ruedigersarah.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Brady Atwood @bradyatwood.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
My novel is up for order at Amazon now! a.co/d/0eyyU25X
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allen institute @alleninstitute.org · 24/03/2026
Applications are open for our Next Generation Leaders program! Our NGL program recognizes emerging scientific leaders and invites them into a supportive network. 🔗 Apply by March 31: alleninstitute.org/about/people/nex…
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bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
A Cross-Species Enhancer-AAV Toolkit for Cell Type-Specific Targeting Across the Basal Ganglia www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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I-75 Scientist @flscitriguy.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Furlough is like being on Jersey shore. Just laundry and working out :
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Alex Kwan @alexkwan.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
“Basic neuroscience hasn’t produced new drugs.” 💊 Not true - zuranolone (PPD), suzetrigine (pain), gepants (migraine), and more... were born out of a long arc of studies in the lab. I wrote a Perspective on why this matters. @thetransmitter.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/drug-develop...
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How basic neuroscience has paved the path to new drugs
A growing list of medications—such as zuranolone for postpartum depression, suzetrigine for pain, and the gepants class of migraine medicines—exist because of insights from basic research.
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allen institute @alleninstitute.org · 11/12/2025
Teach neuroscience to undergrads? Learn how to incorporate our connectomics data into your courses! 🗓️ July 23-24 🛫 Travel funds available ⏳ Apply by Feb. 2. alleninstitute.org/events/incorpora…
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Incorporating open connectomics data into teaching neuroscience
Learn to analyze open neuroscience data and introduce dry lab modules into your existing classes at the Incorporating Open Connectomics data into...
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Tom Kash @superkash.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
🧠 We're hiring! 🧠 Are you passionate about neuroscience and education? Join our faculty at UNC Chapel Hill to inspire and teach the next generation of neuroscientists. Apply now: 🔗​​https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/308455 #Neuroscience #TeachingJobs #AcademicJobs #HigherEd
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Most basic neuroscience research in the U.S. is funded by the federal government, but there is an entire funding landscape that lies beyond those federal agencies. To bring those sources together, @thetransmitter.bsky.social presents a funding source directory: bit.ly/4pBBF2B #StateOfNeuroscience
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Neuroscience funding: A source directory
Our list features expected and lesser-known governmental and nongovernmental sources of funding for basic neuroscience research.
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allen institute @alleninstitute.org · 21/11/2025
Missed us at #SfN25? We’ve got you covered! Check out our upcoming workshops and webinars. Some even include travel funding. 🛫 Check out our upcoming #neuroskyence workshops: alleninstitute.org/events/?_related…
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Kari Johnson @karijohnson.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
If you're at SfN, don't forget about the BRAIN Toolmakers Showcase tonight! This is always a fun opportunity to learn about new technologies and network.
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Johanna Joyce @johannajoyce.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Not long after I started my lab, a prominent scientist told me it was “impossible” to be a successful PI and a mother Don’t ever let the naysayers tell you it can’t be done - of course it can! #HappyMothersDay this weekend to all the amazing scientist mamas raising their wonderful kids 🥰
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I-75 Scientist @flscitriguy.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
If I could just keep the stress exercising w/out the stress eating & drinking that would be really great….
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Yuxin Zhang @yuxinzhang.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
My PhD project is out as a preprint! We combined 2P and synchrotron X-ray to understand mouse olfactory bulb circuits, linking physiology to structure in 3 animals! doi.org/10.1101/2025... 🙌 @carlesbosch.bsky.social, @apacureanu.bsky.social, @andreas-t-schaefer.bsky.social, @esrf.fr, @crick.ac.uk
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