Reposted by Nina LuongKevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 15/08/2026In honor of #FluorescenceFriday here is an image from a MafB-cre retina injected with Cre-dependent AAV, which results in labeling of 6 distinct RGC subtypes. 0154
Reposted by Nina LuongKevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Excited to release the newest preprint from the lab into the wild. Super proud of @ninaluong.bsky.social, who did 99% of the experiments in this beast of a paper. Want to know more about some novel RGC subtypes? Buckle up! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 1/9biorxiv.orgA pooled genetic approach provides multimodal access to uncharacterized retinal ganglion cell subtypesRetinal ganglion cells (RGCs) are the sole output neurons of the retina, responsible for transmitting visual information to the brain. Recent transcriptomic studies have revealed extensive molecular d... 11510
Reposted by Nina LuongKevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 07/08/2026In the race between “paper submission” and “unexpected full blown computer shutdown to install OS update”, we beat the shutdown by 5 seconds! Congrats @ninaluong.bsky.social. Preprint coming soon!!!! 0141
Reposted by Nina LuongVollum Institute @volluminstitute.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Congratulations to Dr Nina Luong on her successful dissertation defense titled "Genetic approaches to classifying retinal neuron subtypes". Nina is mentored by Drs Kevin Wright and Ben Sivyer. cc: @ninaluong.bsky.social @kevinmawright.bsky.social 031
Nina Luong @ninaluong.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Thank you to everyone who helped me throughout my PhD! The lab knows me all too well, featuring my little scientist with all his mini lab equipment. 060
Reposted by Nina LuongMiah Pitcher @miah-pitcher.bsky.social · 05/02/2026I’m very excited to announce that a part of my PhD thesis project is now a preprint! In this paper, we show how spontaneous activity prior to visual experience shapes neural circuits in the retina. (1/11) 34312
Nina Luong @ninaluong.bsky.social · 12/12/2025I started my day when it was dark, recorded all day in the dark and now am leaving lab when it’s dark…when will my retina see light???? #retinalphysiology 030
Reposted by Nina LuongPEERing into Science Podcast @peeringintoscience.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Did you hear? The PEERing into Science podcast is out now! Go listen wherever you listen to podcasts! #scicomm #science 022
Reposted by Nina LuongPEERing into Science Podcast @peeringintoscience.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Have you saved the PEERing into Science podcast yet? Check us out on Spotify! open.spotify.com/show/21LsYVd... Also available on Apple Music, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Castbox, Goodpods, and Overcast! 031
Reposted by Nina LuongKevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 06/11/2025This is my son’s soccer teammate. This is heartbreaking to watch, no kid should go through this. I know his parents, they are good people. No family should endure this. The cruelty and evil actions of the trump administration and ICE are tearing families and communities apart. 44116
Nina Luong @ninaluong.bsky.social · 31/10/2025I think this is my best lab costume yet #kimwipes #kimtech #halloween 2265
Reposted by Nina LuongKevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 31/10/2025@ninaluong.bsky.social is really upping her costume game this year. And she can still work in it! 415720
Nina Luong @ninaluong.bsky.social · 21/09/2025It’s been a 24 hour traveling day from Portland to Pécs, which includes 2 planes, a bus, a metro, a train & a car. I am so excited to be at ERM2025 and to be selected as a speaker in the New Perspectives, Tools and Resources session! 052
Reposted by Nina LuongKevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 21/06/2025Congratulations to Dr. Teva Bracha on his successful dissertation defense! 0211
Reposted by Nina LuongKevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Thanks to OPB for doing a feature on the PREP program at OHSU. www.opb.org/article/2025... 161
Reposted by Nina LuongKevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 05/06/2025www.nature.com/articles/s42...nature.comDistinct functional domains of Dystroglycan regulate inhibitory synapse formation and maintenance in cerebellar Purkinje cellsCommunications Biology - Genetic manipulation of functional domains on Dystroglycan reveals distinct developmental roles in inhibitory synapse formation and maintenance in cerebellar cortex. 2246
Reposted by Nina LuongKevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 09/05/2025With all the chaos and destruction of academic research going on in the US right now, it feels a little weird to post this. But.... New preprint from the lab is now live: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 1/nbiorxiv.orgPTEN regulates starburst amacrine cell dendrite morphology during developmentNeurons are subject to extensive developmental regulation to ensure precise subtype-specific morphologies that are intimately tied to their function. Starburst amacrine cells (SACs) in the mammalian r... 25711
Reposted by Nina Luongallen institute @alleninstitute.org · 11/04/2025If you show a mouse a movie, you may just learn a lot about the visual cortex! Thank you @karissawaddick.bsky.social for sharing our recent publication of the most complete functional map of an animal brain yet in @usatoday.com. 🧠📈 Read the article: www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... 2286
Reposted by Nina LuongKevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 01/04/2025I completely forgot what day it was. @ninaluong.bsky.social got me! 281
Reposted by Nina LuongChristian Puller @christianpuller.bsky.social · 28/02/20251/ There it is! 😊 Published today in Scientific Reports: www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comSpatial distribution and functional integration of displaced retinal ganglion cells - Scientific ReportsScientific Reports - Spatial distribution and functional integration of displaced retinal ganglion cells 3377
Reposted by Nina LuongVollum Institute @volluminstitute.bsky.social · 25/02/2025DONATE to protect biomedical research: bit.ly/4i3RhsF Executive orders & changes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) would be catastrophic to our ability to perform groundbreaking research and train the next generation of scientists. Learn more about the Vollum: www.ohsu.edu/vollum-insti... 074
Reposted by Nina LuongNoBo Pedro @nobopedro.bsky.social · 18/02/2025This needs attention www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...nytimes.comTrump Cuts Target Next Generation of Scientists and Public Health LeadersA core group of so-called disease detectives, who track outbreaks, was apparently spared. But other young researchers are out of jobs. 01212
Reposted by Nina LuongWaldo Jaquith @waldo.net · 13/02/2025Anglerfish turn out to be considerably less frightening once you know how tiny they are. 149713
Reposted by Nina LuongJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 09/02/2025Finally, while we first learned about this with F31 predoctoral fellowships and diversity supplements, this is also occurring for F32 postdoctoral, K99/R00 and F99/R00 postdoctoral transition awards, and R01s with explicit diversity language. 14/n 1227
Reposted by Nina LuongJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 09/02/2025And now back to our regularly scheduled $hitshow The dismantling of NIH programs to increase diversity in the biomedical workforce and the abhorrent treatment of talented young scientistsmedia.tenor.coma cartoon of homer simpson holding a cardALT: a cartoon of homer simpson holding a card 521964
Reposted by Nina LuongAdam Van Arsdale @apv2600.bsky.social · 08/02/2025My feed is overwhelmed with scientists right now calling out the catastrophic consequences of the NIH indirect cost order from last night. If those same people aren't also speaking out against the anti-trans, anti-DEI, anti-immigrant orders...we are lost. The only path forward is solidarity. 8339103
Nina Luong @ninaluong.bsky.social · 09/02/2025As someone who wants to stay in academic research, how is it even possible to stay optimistic right now… 140
Nina Luong @ninaluong.bsky.social · 08/02/2025It’s 8pm. I’ve been in my dark room recording since 8am…my vision is getting blurry but I don’t want to give up yet 🥲 140
Reposted by Nina Luonggregschwartznu.bsky.social @gregschwartznu.bsky.social · 13/12/2024I am thrilled to announce that Rich Kramer and I are co-directing a BRAND NEW hands-on visual neuroscience course at the MBL. August 1-16, 2025. Details in this flyer. Trainees please apply. And everyone, please spread the word! 47143
Reposted by Nina LuongAndrew Mendiola @andrewmendiola.bsky.social · 20/11/2024I created a simple flow chart to help my lab trainees choose the most appropriate stats test in Prism (*for single-factor comparisons only). Feel free to share with your group if you think it could be helpful first start. 2026088
Reposted by Nina LuongEvan D Vickers @evandvickers1.bsky.social · 24/10/2023Happy to share my first preprint from the McCormick Lab! If you're interested in mesoscale 2-photon imaging and the relationship between neocortical activity and movement/arousal, check it out! A thread...🧵 #neuroskyence #neuroimaging www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...biorxiv.orgPan-cortical 2-photon mesoscopic imaging and neurobehavioral alignment in awake, behaving micebioRxiv - the preprint server for biology, operated by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a research and educational institution 274
Reposted by Nina LuongThepurplelilac Science Crochet Shop @thepurplelilac.bsky.social · 16/09/2023Crocheted retinal neurons #crochet #sciart #science #scicomm #neuroscience 79334
Reposted by Nina LuongAshley Walker, PhD @ashleyewalker.bsky.social · 04/10/2023Job Alert! University of Oregon, Department of Human Physiology is searching for an Assistant Professor, with a focus in Neuroscience. All areas of neuroscience-related research are welcome, including research using model organisms or humans. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/25319 067
Nina Luong @ninaluong.bsky.social · 27/09/20232 weeks until my first DAC meeting- is it normal to be excited? 230