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Livia Di Crescenzo

@liviadicrescenzo.bsky.social
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Neurobiologist 🧠| PhD student in Wöhrlab & Limlab (BE🇧🇪)| autism | social behavior in mice

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ebbsociety.bsky.social @ebbsociety.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
📣 Congratulations to our FENS Forum 2026 Travel Grant Awardees! 👏👏👏 We are delighted to have supported our awardees in participating in FENS Forum 2026 and sharing their research with the neuroscience community🧠
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Livia Di Crescenzo @liviadicrescenzo.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Back home, another badge to add to the collection! Thanks @ebbsociety.bsky.social for giving me the opportunity to present my PhD work at @wohrlab.bsky.social. It’s always exciting to talk about science! And also thanks @fens.org for awarding me the Childcare grant! #FENS2026
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Livia Di Crescenzo @liviadicrescenzo.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
#FENS2026 happening this week! I’ll be presenting my poster tomorrow about ASD-like behavioural alterations caused by a specific mutation of Reelin. Come to check it out (poster #224)!
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Laboratory of Biological Psychology @biopsylbp.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
📣The Laboratory of Biological Psychology is hiring! 📣 We are looking for a full-time lab tech to help us in the daily operation of the lab. Friendly & inclusive work environment guaranteed! Check here for more details: www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo... ⏰Apply by May 27th.
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Wöhr Lab @wohrlab.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Big news! Our WöhrLab team members received an impressive number of awards recently! Thanks to @ebbsociety.bsky.social, @neurowissg.bsky.social & @fens.org, @liviadicrescenzo.bsky.social, Sara Mejía Chávez, @tianhuawang.bsky.social & @fjrsousa.bsky.social will be able to attend #FENS2026! Congrats🎉
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German Neuroscience Society e.V. - NWG @neurowissg.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
⚠️Last Chance to submit your Symposia Proposal! Deadline ends today at midnight!!! (17 February 2026, 11:59 pm CET) ⚠️
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Markus Wöhr @markuswohr.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Collaborative effort comparing LPS effects in rodent and human model systems, including cell lines, primary cultures, induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived cultures, and acutely isolated microglia, spearheaded by Susanne Michels. Thanks to all partners! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Effects of lipopolysaccharide on energy metabolism and immune cell activation in different microglia model systems
Microglia, the brain’s resident immune cells, constantly monitor their environment for signs of tissue damage or pathogens. Upon activation by stimuli…
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Livia Di Crescenzo @liviadicrescenzo.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Thanks @ebbsociety.bsky.social for this amazing opportunity! It’s a pleasure for me to share my work at such international conference. #FENS2026
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Livia Di Crescenzo @liviadicrescenzo.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
I’m delighted to announce that I’ve been awarded a #MargueriteMarieDelacroix research grant to continue studying ASD-related biological mechanisms in a new mouse model. I’m deeply grateful for the renewed support and looking forward to starting this new project. Stay tuned for the results!
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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Today is the International day for the elimination of violence against women. In 2024, an estimated 50,000 women and girls were killed by intimate partners or family members worldwide. That is 137 women and girls every day. One every ten minutes. www.un.org/en/observanc...
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women | United Nations
The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women aims to create awareness of the fact that violence against women is a human rights violation that impedes progress in many areas, in...
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Vincent Bonin @boninlab.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Please repost widely. @vanderhaeghenp2.bsky.social and I are hiring a postdoc with expertise in sensory physiology and in vivo circuit imaging/manipulation. The project centers on human-specific brain development and SYNGAP1-related disorders. Call closing soon—apply ASAP jobs.vib.be/j/119852/pos...
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Postdoctoral Fellow / PhD Student in Systems Neuroscience - VIB
The Laboratory of Cortical Information Processing | Vision to Action at NERF (www.nerf.be) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow or PhD Student to work on a new research project funded by the...
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Pierre Vanderhaeghen @vanderhaeghenp2.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Please check out and RT this new position for an exciting collaborative project with @boninlab.bsky.social and @franckp.bsky.social on the links between human-specific mechanisms and neurodevelopmental disorders in cortical circuits.
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Markus Wöhr @markuswohr.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
The party drug MDMA (“ecstasy”) shows promising efficacy as adjunct to psychotherapy. The psychostimulant with entactogenic properties is known to induce arousal and euphoria. We now studied the neurochemistry underlying the behavioral effects of MDMA in rats lacking serotonin in the brain.
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Livia Di Crescenzo @liviadicrescenzo.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Just attended another interesting meeting organized by #StichtingMarguerite-MarieDelacroix. Very intriguing talks and discussions. I’m very glad to be part of this! Thanks to the organizing committee and scientific board, and for the inspiring words by Prof. Dr. Rudy Van Coster.
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Laboratory of Biological Psychology @biopsylbp.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
There is always a bit of time for fun! Last week we had a LBP social event with a customised quiz about our colleagues and faculty, pizza and..
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Mattia Chini @mattiachini.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
🚨 2 Postdoc openings in Neuroscience – Liège, Belgium 🚨 We are recruiting for a project on brain development & autism that includes: ⚡ Neuropixels recordings ⚡ Opto/chemo ⚡ Behavior ⚡ Neural network modeling If you know someone, tag them or RT for visibility! 🙏 www.fens.org/careers/job-...
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2 Postdoc Positions in Systems Neuroscience - Federation of European Neuroscience Societies
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Laboratory of Biological Psychology @biopsylbp.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
It’s that time of the year again: LBP retreat! Rudi D’Hooge and @markuswohr.bsky.social labs gathered together for 2 full days of science. A special thank you to Dr. Elodie Ey for bringing her expertise on animal research to this event!
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Francesco Papaleo Lab @labpapaleo.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
HIRING! Are you looking for a PhD fellowship? Come join our group geco.iit.it Opening position starting from November 2025, official call coming out soon. Write me if interested francesco.papaleo@iit.it
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