MeunierLab @meunierlab.bsky.social · 01/11/2025Had not seen this king parrot for months and he just called me out 😍 040
MeunierLab @meunierlab.bsky.social · 31/08/2025rdcu.be/eDiyhrdcu.beNanoscale spatiotemporal cluster analysis of expressed and endogenous proteinsNature Protocols - This is a Protocol for fluorescent intrabody localization microscopy imaging, which enables single-particle tracking of proteins in living cells, using unique nanobodies to... 171
MeunierLab @meunierlab.bsky.social · 31/08/2025Nonmuscle myosin II regulates presynaptic actin and neuronal mechanobiology in Drosophila url: rupress.org/jcb/article-...rupress.orgNonmuscle myosin II regulates presynaptic actin and neuronal mechanobiology in DrosophilaNeurons and muscles must maintain structural contact despite mechanical strain. Ermanoska et al. identify a presynaptic actomyosin core at Drosophila neuro 051
MeunierLab @meunierlab.bsky.social · 07/08/2025With boost to NIH budget, Senate panel rejects Trump’s plan to slash agency | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgWith boost to NIH budget, Senate panel rejects Trump’s plan to slash agencyRepublicans on spending committee push back against proposed reorganization and overhead cuts 010
MeunierLab @meunierlab.bsky.social · 02/08/2025A massive thank you to the EMBO team for allowing us to publish this story and making the cover. Fat-tagging (myristoylation) at the synapse is critical for synaptic plasticity:) Congrats to all involved n the @meunierlab.bsky.social 030
MeunierLab @meunierlab.bsky.social · 24/06/2025stories.uq.edu.au/the-surprisi...stories.uq.edu.auThe surprising role of fat in memory formationAn exciting new avenue 050
MeunierLab @meunierlab.bsky.social · 18/06/20255 years in the making! Myristoylation is necessary for LTP and memory acquisition. Great PhD work from Ben Matthews: The EMBO Journal www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....embopress.orgLysine myristoylation mediates long-term potentiation via membrane enrichment of synaptic plasticity effectors | The EMBO JournalimageimageSynaptic long-term potentiation (LTP) involves generation of myristic acid from synaptic membrane phospholipids via the activity of the phospholipase A1 DDHD2. This work shows that myristic ... 052
MeunierLab @meunierlab.bsky.social · 06/06/2025It looks like Musk will be trying to use x for training his AI. You might remove stuff from there… 010
Reposted by MeunierLabEugenio F. Fornasiero @forna.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Excited for our latest work! We developed nanobinders for the luminal domain of Synaptotagmin 1 (calcium sensor for synaptic vesicles). Thanks among others to @verstrekenlab.bsky.social @opazo.bsky.social @meunierlab.bsky.social @volkerhaucke-lab.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...biorxiv.orgNanobinders for Synaptotagmin 1 enable the analysis of synaptic vesicle dynamics in rodent and human models.Synaptic neurotransmission is a critical hallmark of brain activity and one of the first processes to be affected in neural diseases. Monitoring this process, and in particular synaptic vesicle recycl... 22419
MeunierLab @meunierlab.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Great to host Laurent Groc and KB Sibarita at Qbi. A single-molecule festival 010
Reposted by MeunierLabAustralasian Course in Advanced Neuroscience @acancourse.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Today's lectures were given by @meunierlab.bsky.social and Victor Anggono on probing synaptic with super resolution microscopy, and the molecular structure of learning and memory. In the afternoon the students will have a go at super resolution, and TIRF microscopy. 061
MeunierLab @meunierlab.bsky.social · 13/01/2025Much needed holidays in Tuscany. Long haul back to Brisbane starts tomorrow 😳 030
MeunierLab @meunierlab.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Beautiful Normandie! Thanks to Maité Montero for her kind invitation to visit her lab in Rouen! 010
Reposted by MeunierLabAvital Rodal @rodallab.bsky.social · 10/10/2024🚨 We're hiring! 🚨 Brandeis University is seeking a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Bioengineering, with a focus on synthetic biology or biomolecular engineering. Please DM me with any questions! academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28825 (1/2)academicjobsonline.orgBrandeis University, Engineering Full service online faculty recruitment and application management system for academic institutions worldwide. We offer unique solutions tailored for academic communities. 22944
MeunierLab @meunierlab.bsky.social · 28/11/2024The sky is the limit again! www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgLike ‘old Twitter’: The scientific community finds a new home on BlueskyAfter recent changes to Elon Musk’s X, a gradual migration turns into a stampede 041
MeunierLab @meunierlab.bsky.social · 17/11/2024I am a neuroscientist trying very hard to understand how the chaos in our cells makes sense. 291
MeunierLab @meunierlab.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Still amazed by the effect of hericene A on neurite outgrowth in vitro, on BDNF and pTrkB levels in vivo and enhanced cognition in two independent memory paradigms. There is something there! Check this out onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #neuron, #microscopy, #axon, #neurotrophins 040
Reposted by MeunierLabTim Mosca (he/him) @drosophilosophy.bsky.social · 09/11/2023LRP4 controls SO MUCH more! And it all seems to do so from the PRESYNAPSE (answering that HUGE open question). LRP4 controls synapse growth, cytoskeletal organization, postsynaptic protein recruitment, AND maturation. Multiple processes for the price of one cell surface protein! 142
Reposted by MeunierLabMarco A. Maximo Prado @maximoprado.bsky.social · 11/11/2024Synaptic vesicle exocytosis 0286
MeunierLab @meunierlab.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Spoiler: syntaxin1 generates nanoscluater on the plasma membrane of PC12 cells in space and time (vertical): see the Matrix-like example of spatiotemporal nanoclustering of syntaxin1. A new full suite of analyses coming out soon... 151