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Mohammed Khallaf

@khallaf.bsky.social
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Neuroscientist exploring sensory biology in naked mole-rats, mice, and flies. scholar.google.com/citations?user=a…

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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Each naked mole-rat has its own behavioral identity! The way it moves reveals who it is, its colony, and its social rank! Great work from @yukihaba.bsky.social
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Jerry's Das Going Adventure
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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Just finished reading it! Super exciting results, congrats Yuki, Ish and the whole team!!
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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Congratulations Catherine!! Very well deserved!!
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Jibran Khokhar @drjkhokhar.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
So grateful to @thetransmitter.bsky.social for the opportunity to talk about a paper that truly shaped how I think about my science by @fowleruci.bsky.social and @paulkennyphd.bsky.social! They helped make causal sense of the association that people call “Mr. Big“ in the context of 🚬!
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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Very interesting!!
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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
oh wow!!! Really exciting!! Congratulations Hany!
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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
on the same train 😁 no one showed up, I thought they’re searching for the Egyptians 🙈
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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This looks great Ale!
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Philipp Brand @pbrand.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
We're about to start an exciting new project with generous support from the @erc.europa.eu In SIMBIO, we want to know how bacterial endosymbionts modify neurons on the genetic and functional level and how this shapes the evolution of their host's mating behavior.
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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Bravo!! CongratsPhilipp 👏🏼👏🏼
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Philipp Brand @pbrand.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
We are looking for a research assistant to join our team. brain.mpg.de/brand Apply using the link below if you are interested in doing research on the neural and genetic underpinnings of behavioral evolution. jobs.brain.mpg.de/jobposting/6...
Description of job ad for Research Assistant in the lab of Evolutionary Neuroscience and Behavior Lab at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research.Description of job ad for Research Assistant in the lab of Evolutionary Neuroscience and Behavior Lab at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research.
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Max Farnworth @maxfarnworth.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🚨 I AM HIRING a 3-year postdoc & 4-year PhD student 🚨 [PLEASE SHARE WIDELY] My Emmy Noether @dfg.de funded Neural Circuit & Systems Evolution lab (🌟) at the @unimainz.bsky.socialÍ wants to start existing. So..., what do we need? WELL... we need you! APPLY UNTIL 21 SEPTEMBER.
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Leslie B Vosshall PhD @leslievosshall.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
For too long, we have only had 2 sex-specifically spliced genes in the mosquito. Welcome to the world, MOSN! Males: big protein. Females: small protein. Fascinating new domain of unknown function. Congrats Yael Tsitohay + Nipun Basrur. Collab with Sean Eddy + Li Zhao www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Evolution of MOSN, a novel sex-specifically spliced neuronal gene in the Aedes aegypti mosquito
Sex-specific RNA splicing is a conserved mechanism for generating sexual dimorphism in insects, with the best-studied examples being fruitless and doublesex. To ask whether additional sex-specifically...
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Ale Santuz @alesantuz.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
I'll be teaching in a 2-day course at #GhentUniversity: From #EMG signals to #musclesynergies: Theory, methodology, and R workflows Open to PhD candidates, researchers, professionals. With @musclesynergies.bsky.social hands-on! 7-8 Sept 2026 Free, limited seats event.ugent.be/registration...
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tomtom-auer.bsky.social @tomtom-auer.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Thrilled to be co-organising the EMBO Workshop Comparative (neuro)science in insects, 13–16 April 2027, Engelberg 🇨🇭 with @megyounger.bsky.social, @nkonst4.bsky.social, and Yun Ding@UPENN Abstracts due 11 Dec 2026 🔗 meetings.embo.org/event/27-ins... Register and join us! #EMBOneuroInsects
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Comparative (neuro)science in insects
Comparative studies are essential for uncovering shared and divergent biological principles. Insects, with their extraordinary diversity, rich natural histories, and increasing experimental tractabil…
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Pauline Fleischmann @cataglyphilosophy.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Join us in Oldenburg and study the #SensoryBasis 👀👂👃🤚👅🧭, Mechanisms 🧠🧬🧪, and Impacts of #AnimalNavigation in our Cluster of Excellence "NaviSense" as a PhD student 🎓 👇 In case you would like to discuss project ideas related to #insect #navigation, feel free to contact me 🤗 🐜❤️ #NaviSense #CoE #ExStra
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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I found you @katrinvogt.bsky.social 😁
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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
unprecedented levels of unprecedentedness 😊
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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
How do you recognize who’s who when you live mostly in the dark? 👂👃✋ Our review explores how naked mole-rats use sound, smell, and touch to maintain their remarkable social organization! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @garyrlewin.bsky.social, Firdevs Murad, Wenhan Luo, Alison Barker
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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Haha, Now I just need that same head start with my job applications 😄
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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Thank you so much Kevin!! Looking forward to reading the book!
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Irene Miguel-Aliaga @irenemiguel-aliaga.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Read about our latest work here www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... or let Alessandro tell you all about it (link below)!
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The sex and reproductive plasticity of intestinal muscles instruct gut size
Adult intestinal size plasticity is driven not only by epithelial stem cells but also by remodeling of the surrounding visceral musculature. Sex- and reproduction-dependent muscle remodeling controls ...
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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Thank you so much Marc!
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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
She doesn't bother taking a photo 😆 Thank you Pauline!!
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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Yahooo 🎉 We got the cover! Meet our cute cover girl 🥰: the naked mole-rat Queen! 👑 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Carolina Rezaval @crezaval.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
We’re recruiting postdocs! Join our @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded programme 'Decoding competition in the brain'. How does the brain resolve competing needs and prioritise behaviour? 📅 Deadline: 1 September Apply: rezavallab.org Please share! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSM781/r...
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Research Fellow (Postdoctoral) at University of Birmingham
Recruiting now: Research Fellow (Postdoctoral) on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board
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Niccolò Zampieri @niccolozampieri.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Thanks @phiejacobs.bsky.social for featuring our work in @science.org! Why did Apollo astronauts skip on the Moon? Our study shows that reduced gravity reveals a proprioception-dependent mechanism for locomotor state selection. @alesantuz.bsky.social leading the way to the moon 🐭🚀
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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Congrats @alesantuz.bsky.social and the team!
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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Thank you so much Silke!! Your nice words mean a lot!
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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Amazin!! congrats Johannes and the team!
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Johannes Felsenberg @felsenberg.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Finally out in @natneuro.nature.com! A forgotten memory isn't always gone. We show that forgotten memories persist as silent memory traces, can be recovered by reminders, and can even be reconstructed into false memories. Excited to finally share this work! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Creating true and false memories from forgotten information in Drosophila - Nature Neuroscience
Forgotten memories in Drosophila persist as silent memory traces and can be recovered by reminder cues. Manipulating reminders can create false memories, showing that memory reconstruction flexibly in...
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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Thank you so much Caro! Happy that you liked it 😊
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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Congrats!!
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Ewan St. John Smith @psalmotoxin.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Been a good #PainResearch day for our lab in @phar.cam.ac.uk with 2 papers out in Journal of Neuroscience: 1. Led by @mayadannawi.bsky.social focuses on the impact of Prdm12 overexpression in adult sensory neurons www.jneurosci.org/content/earl..., walkthrough 👉 bsky.app/profile/psal...
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AAV-mediated overexpression of Prdm12 in knee-innervating afferents reduces inflammatory joint pain and neuronal hyperexcitability in female mice
Inflammatory joint pain features in numerous musculoskeletal disorders that affect millions globally. The Prdm12 gene encodes a conserved zinc finger transcriptional regulator expressed selectively in...
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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
That's wonderful! Congratulations Tobias!
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Alena Lemazina @alenalem.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Finally got my Canadian visa sorted (the joys of being a non-EU traveler 😅), so I’m flying out this weekend for the NeuroEthology congress! I’ll be presenting a poster on courtship behaviour and vocalisation in naked mole-rats. If anyone wants to catch up or meet for the first time, let’s chat!
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Manx Neurobiologist @garyrlewin.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
For me this paper is a career highlight..truly astonishing biology! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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A queen odour mediates reproductive suppression in a eusocial mammal - Nature
Naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber) queens produce isopropyl myristate, a low-volatility ester that high-ranking animals detect and avoid, which alters prolactin and progesterone in other females t...
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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Thank you so much Jessica!!
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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Thank you Ish! I really enjoyed discussing the results with you and the lab members!
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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Habieby ya Hassan 🤗🤗
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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
hahahahah love that 😂
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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Thank you so much @leslievosshall.bsky.social, and the anonymous reviewers for taking the time to review the paper. We truly appreciate your thoughtful feedback!!
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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Thank you so much Mattew!!
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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Thank you Philipp 🤗
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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Thank you so much, Marcus!! I know you're fond of these animals.
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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Thank you Aaryn!!
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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Very happy to hear that from you! Thank you so much Ishmail!! Looking forward to Friday!
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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Only because I’m part of a great band! 😄🎸 Thank you Johannes!
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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Oh Sergio! Thank you :)
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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Thank you so much Ramakrishnan!
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