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Julian Meeks

@meeksandmilds.bsky.social
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Associate Prof at Univ of Rochester. Twin Parent. Spouse of rockstar physician-scientist. Time for anything else? Ha! Views are my own.

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Dave Root @neuronroot.bsky.social · 14h
Our department seeks a teaching professor for neuroscience courses. If interested apply here jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
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Assistant Teaching Professor – Psychology and Neuroscience
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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
For the last 34 years I have been on the faculty of the UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Biology and have never regretted that decision. This year we are hiring TWO new Assistant Professors in the broad area of Molecular, Cell, Developmental Biology 1/n bio.unc.edu
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
<Director> GUYS WE GET ONE SHOT AT THIS. ANNNND ACTION
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Piali Sengupta @senguptalab.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It is a fact of academic life that preparing a 15 min talk takes 20X as long as preparing an hour talk.
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Josh Moore @joshmoore.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
ICYMI: OME-Zarr 0.6 is out! 🎉 This is big, years in the making. @bogovicj.bsky.social & @jo-soltwedel.bsky.social perseverance brought transformations into this next major step on the road to OME-Zarr 1.0. 👏👏👏 Huge congratulations to the Johns — and to everyone who helped get us here! 🥳🙌
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Loïc A. Royer 💻🔬🧪 @loicaroyer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What if any dataset, any size, any number of dimensions, opened in a browser tab from a link? 🔬🧪💻 Luxar is out today: write it in Python, share it as a link, explore it in any browser. Open source. 🧵 @biohub.org Preprint: doi.org/10.5281/zen... Code: github.com/royerlab/luxar
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Harvard_MCB @harvardmcb.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Joseph S. Takahashi to Deliver the Paul Doty Lecture on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at Noon 🔬 🧠 🧪🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n... @naoshigeuchida.bsky.social @harvard.edu @harvardbrainsci.bsky.social @harvardmed.bsky.social
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Joseph S. Takahashi to Deliver the Paul Doty Lecture on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at Noon - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology
Joseph S. Takahashi, PhD, a pioneering researcher whose discoveries helped uncover the genetic mechanisms governing circadian rhythms, will deliver the Paul Doty Lecture on Thursday, October 8, at […]
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Seungwon (Sebastian) Choi | 최승원 @ssebastianchoi.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
My department (Psychiatry) at UT Southwestern Medical Center has openings for TT faculty position! Our Neuroscience Research Division has diverse research programs, from genes to neural circuits to human brain imaging. UTSW has a vibrant/growing neuroscience community www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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Neuroscience Faculty in Psychiatry - Assistant Professor - Dallas, Texas (US) job with The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center | 12864462
The Psychiatry Department at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center is seeking outstanding neuroscientists.
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Venki Murthy @neurovenki.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Faculty Job Alert 📣! The Life Sciences Departments in Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences seek to recruit a tenure-track professor whose research is at the interface of AI and life sciences, from methodological developments to AI-enabled discovery. Please spread the word!
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Tenure-Track Professor in Life Science and AI
The Life Sciences Departments in Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences seek to recruit a tenure-track professor whose research is at the interface of AI and life sciences, from methodological developme...
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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Reposting this ongoing search (any discipline of biology) for an Assistant to Associate level colleague in the Division of Basic Sciences at Fred Hutch. Great city, great colleagues, great core facilities, great trainees.
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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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Leslie B Vosshall PhD @leslievosshall.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
T MINUS TWO MONTHS November 3, 2026 opening day of competition for the next cohort of #FreemanHrabowski Scholars and #HannaGray Fellows @hhmi-science.bsky.social Biggest cohort ever n=50. Information here: www.hhmi.org/programs/fre...
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Early Career Faculty Program | Freeman Hrabowski Scholars | HHMI
The Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program offers comprehensive support to outstanding early career faculty committed to scientific excellence in their own research, and to fostering labs that expand the ...
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Marie McNeely @phdmarie.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
What have we learned from research on neuroplasticity & how the nervous system repairs & remodels after a #stroke or other injury? This was a fun podcast episode w/ my amazing co-host Dr. Jyutika Mehta & our wonderful guests Drs. John Krakauer & Randy Nudo. twu.edu/stroke-cente... #scicomm 🧪 🧠🔄 🧠📈
The text reads, "EPISODE 9: The Role of Neuroplasticity in Neurorehabilitation and Neural Recovery with Dr. John Krakauer and Dr. Randy Nudo - Part 1". The cover art for the Neurorehab Resources and Insights podcast is displayed to the right. At the bottom, there are photos of Dr. Krakauer (left) and Dr. Nudo (right) from the interview.
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Leslie B Vosshall PhD @leslievosshall.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
"You've got to be in it to win it" Please consider applying to be one of our 2027 #GilliamFellows Biggest cohort ever n=80 fellows will be selected. So many of our current wonderful fellows almost didn't apply, and we are so glad that they did. Resources here: www.hhmi.org/programs/gil...
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PhD and Postdoc Transition Program | Gilliam Fellows | HHMI
The Gilliam Fellows Program supports PhD students and their faculty thesis advisors in advancing cutting-edge research and fostering inclusive scientific training environments, while supporting the tr...
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Princeton Neuroscience Institute @princetonneuro.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
We're hiring! PNI is recruiting an assistant professor of neuroscience working with non-human primates in any area. Review begins Oct 19: apply.interfolio.com/192521 #NeuroJobs #Neuroskyence
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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
My advice to a young graduate student who was asking me about what I saw as a future for the sciences in America today... "If you can survive & find people to help you survive the next 2.5yrs, then we might be positioned for a renaissance in science and science funding... But that's all I've got."
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Reyes-Lamothe lab @reyes-lab.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
We’re hiring! The Biology department at McGill is hiring a tenure-track professor in Quantitative Cell Biology. We’re looking for an outstanding researcher and educator to join our community. Deadline: October 9 Info & application: mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/McGill_Caree... Please share!
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Assistant Professor in Quantitative Cell Biology - Department of Biology
Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at ...
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
CONCERNING NIH NEWS Administrator's access to ERA Commons has been taken away! Please share and confirm if true. Please correct me if I am getting bad information 1/3
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Sesame Street's Cookie Monster: 'So Share It Maybe'
ALT: Sesame Street's Cookie Monster: 'So Share It Maybe'
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Marc Coutanche @marccoutanche.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
We are recruiting an Assistant Professor in Cog Neuro/Cog Psych to join us at Rice! Please spread the word! apply.interfolio.com/192080
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Sonya Neal @neal-lab.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Come be my colleague!! 🎉 We’re hiring an Assistant Professor in Developmental Biology at UCSD! If you’re doing exciting work in development or regeneration, come join us!! Please spread the word and apply! apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04591
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Assistant Professor of Developmental Biology
University of California, San Diego is hiring. Apply now!
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Robert Rutledge @rerutled.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
There was a 57% decrease in the number of research grants given by the US National Science Foundation last year to astronomy and astrophysics - and a 51% decrease in the funding. This is a collapse. aas.org/posts/news/2...
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NSF Astronomical Sciences Grants Reduced by Over 50% in Fiscal Year 2026
An analysis of new awards suggests that as of 26 August 2026, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has issued 57% fewer awards in the astronomical sciences in the current fiscal year compared to the ...
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Dr. Becca @docbecca.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
My lab is ALSO recruiting a new postdoc to work on an exciting NIH-funded project. Start date ideally by early 2027. Please share with any recent or soon-to-defend neuro/psych PhDs with experience in rodent labs. northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...
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Postdoctoral Research Associate
About the Opportunity Job Summary The Shansky Lab is seeking a full-time postdoc to conduct National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded behavioral neuroscience research investigating sex differences in...
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Itai Yanai @itaiyanai.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Advice for new PhD students: choose a mentor who is committed to your training, not just your project. The most important product of your PhD - even more important than the science - is YOU, a newly trained scientist.
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MwahahahahahadScientist @mads100tist.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Do you work with microscopy images and segment to quantify or track? Do you study cell biology? development? Gather round! Let me tell you about FOCUS-3D, a segmentation algorithm that is fast, accurate and can be used on any model. We used it here to study zebrafish development. 🧪 (thread)
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FOCUS‑3D: Robust, generalizable volumetric cell segmentation for three‑dimensional fluorescence microscopy
Understanding how cells establish spatial organization within tissues is a fundamental question in life sciences. While modern three-dimensional fluorescence microscopy captures large-volume tissue ar...
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Two years into one of the most tumultuous tenures in U.S. federal funding, researchers outline how they are coping with ongoing changes and reflect on the impact these changes are having on the system more broadly. By @emilysingerneuro.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/funding/amid...
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Amid funding uncertainty, neuroscientists report a mix of cynicism, persistence
Two years into one of the most tumultuous tenures in U.S. federal funding, researchers outline how they are coping with ongoing changes and reflect on the impact these changes are having on the system...
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Nicole Rust @nicolecrust.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Oh wow! @thetransmitter.bsky.social amplified recent Bsky chatter about the dire US grant landscape. Thank you, @emilysingerneuro.bsky.social 🙏.
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Elias Spiliotis @septinlab.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We're launching a search for two open-rank positions with preference for Assistant/Associate Professors in the Department of Cell Biology at University of Virginia. If you're a card-carrying cell biologist, consider applying here now: apply.interfolio.com/191024
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Bill Belichick Looking For A New Job Meme
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Zoe McElligott @nanopharmnc.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Gearing up for #WCBR2027! (Please repost!) Helpful links for submission (panels due 9/15/26, posters 10/13/26) and travel fellowships (Due 9/15/26): winterbrain.org/science-of-t... winterbrain.org/travel-fello...
Why Reserachers Choose Winter Brain, From the mouths of attendees: "Great quality science, small meeting, great location" "It was the perfect size for a meeting, with a great  networking opportunity" "The quality of the science and the networking combined with opportunity for snowboarding is very appealing"Find Your Way to Share Your Science
We are now accepting Panel, Perspective, Short Course, and Poster proposals for the 59th Winter Conference on Brain Research in Breckenridge, Colorado, January 30 – February 4, 2027.  Winter Brain seeks proposals from across different neuroscience disciplines and in different formats.

Build the Conversation: Panels
Panels have a cohesive scientific theme. Presentations that approach a theme from different experimental angles or have clinically translational themes are highly encouraged. 

Panel Proposal Deadline: September 15, 2026.
Challenge the Conversation: Perspectives
Perspectives are intended to bring people in a field together to discuss and debate ideas and findings. Brief slide presentations (1–5 slides per panelist) and audience participation should be encouraged by panelists.
Perspective Proposal Deadline: September 15, 2026.

Share Your Expertise: Short Courses
Short Courses introduce a topic/technique to non-experts, addressing its foundations, strengths, and limitations, with ample time for questions. Opportunities for hands-on participation are encouraged.
Short Course Proposal Deadline: September 15, 2026.

Put Your Research in the Spotlight: Posters
Share your latest research and connect directly with scientists in the Winter Brain Community through a Poster presentation.
Poster Proposal Deadline: October 13, 2026.Supporting the Next Generation of Neuroscience - Travel Fellows

The Travel Fellowships page provides information on how to apply for these junior investigator awards. The application deadline is September 15, 2026, for both Panel and Poster Travel Fellowships. In addition to Travel Fellowships, awards for best posters by junior investigators will be presented at the closing banquet. You can indicate your eligibility for a poster award when submitting your poster abstract.
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Ann Kennedy @antihebbiann.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
There's still time to apply for our Short Course on the Application of #MachineLearning for Automated Quantification of Behavior! Join us October 11 – 16 at #JAXBehavior for expert lectures, hands-on workshops, evening sessions & more: www.jax.org/education-an... #Neuroskyence
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Short Course Machine Learning for Automated Quantification of Behavior
This course covers fundamentals of quantitative behavior analysis, machine learning, and data science for neuroscience, genetics, and biomedical researchers.
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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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Andy Baxevanis @baxevanislab.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
📢 Applications are now open for the NIH Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigator Program! We're recruiting early-career scientists across all areas of biomedical research for tenure-track faculty positions in the NIH Intramural Research Program. Deadline: Sept 30, 2026. 🔗 tinyurl.com/stadtman26
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Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigators | NIH Intramural Research Program
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Jarrod Dudakov @dudakov-lab.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
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Simpsons: Homer and Bart Say 'Join Us'
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I-75 Scientist @flscitriguy.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Here’s the proposed changes to summary statements. 60days to comment.
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Ran Blekhman @blekhman.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Huge faculty recruitment effort at the University of Chicago -- a division-wide, open-rank search looking to hire about 20 faculty across 5 research areas in biology. Come be our colleague! Full announcement: uchicago.app.box.com/s/ckih9zv3rj...
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Julian Meeks @meeksandmilds.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Just signed up for my first half marathon since becoming a father! Praying that my joints hold up through the last 6 weeks of training :-)
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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
NIH has lost more than 20% of its staff. NIH has lost 1 in every 5 workers. This undermines the NIH mission. @27unihted.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/27unihte...
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Lost critical expertise is hindering the NIH mission
Concern 5 of the Bethesda Declaration: One Year Later
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Tom Kash @superkash.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Hi Folks, with @lisataxier.bsky.social moving on to open her own lab at Stony Brook, I am in the market for a new postdoctoral fellow who wants to do slice electrophysiology. We have a number of really exciting projects, translational to basic science, that are ephys focused.
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Nicole Rust @nicolecrust.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
US scientists: Going into fall 26, how are you thinking about things? Following Fall 24 events and a tumultuous spring 25, I remember a convo with a colleague in which we agreed we just needed to wait things out until fall 25 and we'd have some clarity about the landscape (eg for funding). /1
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Noah Whiteman @nkwhiteman.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I’m thrilled to share that our search for a tenure-track colleague in my *truly wonderful and collegial* Genetics, Genomics, Evolution and Development Division in the MCB Department at Berkeley @berkeleymcb.bsky.social is live! Please share this broad search widely: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05481
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Assistant Professor -Genetics, Genomics, Evolution, and Development - Molecular and Cell Biology
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
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Dr. Becca @docbecca.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Please share--the Shansky lab is currently recruiting at all levels to work on an NIH-funded project investigating sex differences in the neural circuits that drive defensive behaviors. The official job ad isn't yet up, but interested folks can contact me as instructed here www.shanskylab.com/join
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Join — Shansky Lab
The lab at our end-of-semester field day
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Kaçar Lab at UW-Madison @kacarlab.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
🚨 Job alert! 🚨 Join the faculty at UW–Madison Bacteriology! We have two faculty searches: • Asst Prof (Microbial Communities & Bioeconomy) • Asst / Assoc / Full Prof (Systems & Synthetic Biology) Check out the open positions and apply👇 #FacultyJobs #SynBio #Microbiology #Astrobiology #Evolution
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Matthew Keys @matthewkeys.net · 06/08/2026
The FCC gave $881 million back to the U.S. Treasury instead of using it to fund low-income broadband programs that could have assisted students and families, particularly in rural areas where voters helped to elect Trump.
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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Come be our colleague. I have been in this Division for 27 years (4 as a postdoc and 23 as a PI). It is an amazing place to work, collaborate, and be inspired. If you are applying to be an Assistant or Associate Professor this Fall, don't miss this deadline.
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Julian Meeks @meeksandmilds.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I have lived in this town for 6 years and am just now realizing the Dark Side also has its own community center! Will have to check it out someday! #GrayJedi
A community sign reading:
Outdoor Movie
Lilo and Stitch
Aug-6 at Dark
Community Center
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Julian Meeks @meeksandmilds.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
It is a huge challenge as a PI to navigate the AI minefields w/trainees. It's impossible to ignore AI's utility, esp. to individuals with limited English writing and/or computer coding skills. Their career ambitions require high productivity, and they know their peers will utilize AI tools (1/7)
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Dan Feldman @danfeldman.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The Neuroscience Department at UC Berkeley is hiring an Asst Professor in Computational Neuro. All areas of computational/theoretical neuro are welcome. Deadline Oct 30. Join our neuroscience community! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05446 #AcademicJobs #Neuroscience #NeuroJobs
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Assistant Professor - Computational Neuroscience - Department of Neuroscience
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
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Dr. Becca @docbecca.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
100% this. I am so grateful to everyone at NIH who continues their work despite continued and escalated sabotage from above. Feeling so lucky that my grant made it through but recognize that there are still unknowable numbers of labs that risk closing in the near future.
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Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS) @achems.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
📣 Call for Symposia Proposals! AChemS Members, we're now accepting proposals for the 2027 AChemS Annual Meeting covering innovative ideas from chemoresearch members of all career stages. SUBMIT TODAY: achems.org/2027/prog...
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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 26/07/2026
“If universities oppose the actions of the administration, they need to say so quickly so that their constituents aren’t left wondering whether there’s a plan. The alternative is a community of university scientists adrift and grasping for a lifeline.” www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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University science in the US needs a coherent plan
The Trump administration continues to degrade America’s scientific establishment, causing widespread harm to the country’s broader interests and well-being. Last week, the Association of American Univ...
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Julian Meeks @meeksandmilds.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Doggo sez hello, do you like the ball I am defending?
A picture of a white dog with black and brown patches lying in a yard and starting directly at you.
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