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Steve Ramirez

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Professor of neuroscience at Boston University

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Molecular & Cellular Cognition Society @molcellcog.bsky.social · 22h
Meet the #MCCS26 speakers! Check out talks from Drs. Bong-Kiun Kaang & @bethbuffalo.bsky.social at our Symposium on November 13. Register now: event.fourwaves.com/4599d6d4-273...
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Denise J. Cai, Ph.D. @denisejcai.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NEW: The anterior hypothalamic nucleus acts like a volume knob for stress, scaling the brain’s response to threatening events 🧠 Read the Cai Lab's latest paper, led by @zachtpennington.bsky.social, in @nature.com 🎉 www.nature.com/articles/s41... More: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Molecular & Cellular Cognition Society @molcellcog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Meet the #MCCS26 speakers! Don't miss talks from Drs. Eric Klann and @annamolofskylab.bsky.social on November 13. Register now: event.fourwaves.com/4599d6d4-273...
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Albit Caban @albitc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Check out our labs new work on dopamine across the mPFC and hippocampus! Lots of interesting things! Huge thanks to the team. 👇🏻
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Steve Ramirez @okaysteve.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🚨 new work from the lab! "Dissociable cortical-hippocampal dopamine dynamics support memory-guided behavior" by @albitc.bsky.social et al. congratulations whole-heartedly to the team and we're excited to hear everyone's thoughts on the work! 👇🏽 www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Kirstie Cummings @kacummings.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Had an awesome time at the Pavlovian Society meeting in beautiful Montreal! Proud of all the speakers in our all-trainee (almost, minus @okaysteve.bsky.social who kicked off our session) Emerging Voices panel, including exciting work by @bfitzsci.bsky.social and others! Can't wait for next year!
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Molecular & Cellular Cognition Society @molcellcog.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Meet the #MCCS26 speakers! Drs. Meaghan Creed and @melissajsharpe.bsky.social will be speaking at our Symposium on November 13. Register now: event.fourwaves.com/4599d6d4-273...
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Rebecca Suthard @rsuthard.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Check out our lab’s new work on astrocytic temporal structure in fear learning and memory with co-author @ryguy.io and collaborators Marc Howard and Rui Cao! Stay tuned for more work following up on this study! ⭐️
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Ryan Senne (he/him) @ryguy.io · 16/09/2026
Check out my latest work from the Ramirez lab with co-author @rsuthard.bsky.social! It’s got astrocytes—what more do you need!?
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Steve Ramirez @okaysteve.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🚨 new work from the lab! "Hippocampal astrocytic sequences emerge during learning and memory recall" by @ryguy.io & @rsuthard.bsky.social thank you to the entire team for your camaraderie and for muscling through science together 🧠 -- we welcome all feedback! nature.com/articles/s41...
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Hippocampal astrocytic sequences emerge during learning and memory recall
Nature Neuroscience - Senne, Suthard and colleagues show that dorsal hippocampal astrocytes display time-compressed calcium-event sequences after foot shock and upon context re-exposure, and that...
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Molecular & Cellular Cognition Society @molcellcog.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
📣 Last day to submit abstracts! We will promote your #SfN26 poster presentation on our website if you submit your abstract to #MCCS26. event.fourwaves.com/4599d6d4-273...
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Molecular & Cellular Cognition Society @molcellcog.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Dr. @tjryan.bsky.social is a Professor at Trinity College Dublin. His lab studies how memory is coded in the brain as information by finding & understanding memory engrams. Join us on November 12 & 13. Register here: event.fourwaves.com/4599d6d4-273...
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Molecular & Cellular Cognition Society @molcellcog.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Reminder to get your abstract in by September 15 for a chance to present at #MCCS26. Submit your abstract and register here: event.fourwaves.com/4599d6d4-273...
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Molecular & Cellular Cognition Society @molcellcog.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Meet the #MCCS26 officers! Dr. @flubinlab.bsky.social is a distinguished professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Her lab studies the molecular and genetic basis of learning & memory and related disorders. Join us on November 12 & 13. Register here: event.fourwaves.com/4599d6d4-273...
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Molecular & Cellular Cognition Society @molcellcog.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The #MCCS26 abstract submission deadline has been EXTENDED to align with the Society for Neuroscience's Late-Breaking Abstract deadline! Submit your abstracts by September 15! event.fourwaves.com/4599d6d4-273...
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Molecular & Cellular Cognition Society @molcellcog.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Meet the #MCCS26 officers! Dr. Jennifer Tudor‬ is an associate professor at St. Joseph's University. Her lab is interested in how sleep and disease affect the neural pathways critical for memory & learning. Join us on November 12 & 13. Register here: event.fourwaves.com/4599d6d4-273...
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Molecular & Cellular Cognition Society @molcellcog.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
📣 Submit your #MCCS26 abstract by Aug 21 for a chance to be selected to present at this year’s symposium! Plus, every abstract submission earns a raffle entry to win a VIP bracelet for the Cai-Tye Collective Dance Party on Nov 16 💃🕺 Submit here: event.fourwaves.com/4599d6d4-273...
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Molecular & Cellular Cognition Society @molcellcog.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Meet the #MCCS26 officers! Dr. @okaysteve.bsky.social is an Associate Professor at Boston University. He studies the neural circuit mechanisms of memory storage & retrieval and artificially modulates memories. Join us on November 12 & 13. Register here: event.fourwaves.com/4599d6d4-273...
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Steve Ramirez @okaysteve.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
It was an honor to write this remembrance of Susumu Tonegawa (1939–2026) -- a scientist whose discoveries transformed biology and whose lab shaped generations of neuroscientists. I hope this piece captures even a small part of his remarkable legacy. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Susumu Tonegawa (1939–2026) - Nature Neuroscience
On 11 July 2026, neuroscience lost one of its most visionary scientists with the passing of Susumu Tonegawa at the age of 86. Across an extraordinary career spanning more than five decades, Tonegawa p...
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Molecular & Cellular Cognition Society @molcellcog.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Meet the #MCCS26 officers! Dr. @denisejcai.bsky.social ‪is an Associate Professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Her lab studies the neural underpinnings of learning & memory and develops imaging tools. Join us November 12 & 13. Register here: event.fourwaves.com/4599d6d4-273...
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Molecular & Cellular Cognition Society @molcellcog.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
📣 Register for #MCCS26 now! Join us on November 12 & 13 in Washington, DC for talks, networking, and an all-around great time! To be considered as a selected speaker, submit your abstract by August 21. More information here: event.fourwaves.com/4599d6d4-273...
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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Congratulations to author @okaysteve.bsky.social, whose book How to Change a Memory has been shortlisted for the 2026 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize. Read more: press.princeton.edu/news/royal-s... Published by PUP in North America, and Robinson in the UK. @royalsociety.org
How to Change a Memory: One Neuroscientist’s Quest to Alter the Past by Steve Ramirez. Shortlisted: 2026 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize
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Albit Caban @albitc.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Every day, our brains arbitrate between competing memories and motivations. This ability allows us to flexibly adapt our behavior as the world around us changes. But how does the brain actually do it? Our new study sheds light on this! www.cell.com/current-biol...
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The prelimbic cortex arbitrates memory-guided conflict resolution
Caban-Murillo et al. show that, during approach-avoidance conflict, prelimbic cortex ensembles are recruited to represent reward and punishment through distinct network patterns. Both ensembles are ne...
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The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT @picowerinstitute.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
We are heartbroken to have lost our founder, who provided so much inspiration, but we are all honored to carry on the science he loved so much. picower.mit.edu/news/picower... #neuroscience #biology
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Picower Professor Susumu Tonegawa, renowned molecular biologist and Nobel laureate, dies at 86
Tonegawa made landmark discoveries about how the immune system generates antibody diversity and how the brain forms memories.
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Andrew McAleer @andymcaleer.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Delighted that Steve Ramirez @okaysteve.bsky.social has been shortlisted for The Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize 2026 for the very brilliant 'How to Change a Memory'. Congratulations to Steve and the other shortlisted authors!
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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 30/06/2026
In 'How to Change a Memory', Steve Ramirez draws on his own memories of friendship, family, loss and recovery to reveal how memory can be turned on and off like a switch, edited and even constructed from nothing. royalsociety.org/medals-and-p...
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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 30/06/2026
We are very happy to announce the six titles shortlisted for the Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize 2026. From health misinformation to the fishing industry, these mind-growing reads represent the best of science writing from the past year. #SciBooks bit.ly/4vgp5Zm
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Shortlist unveiled for Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize 2026 | Royal Society
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Looking for your weekend listen? @okaysteve.bsky.social joined @calebzakarin.bsky.social to discuss his book, How to Change a Memory, and the new science of memory manipulation Listen to their conversation here, then check out the audio edition of this work, read by Ramirez himself! buff.ly/DMfedlk
How to Change a Memory: One Neuroscientist’s Quest to Alter the Past by Steve Ramirez, read by the author.
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Molecular & Cellular Cognition Society @molcellcog.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Join our mailing list and never miss an update for #MCCS26! We'll send you no more than 6 emails per year. Join here: t.co/noAbGJgNHc
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Ryan Senne (he/him) @ryguy.io · 30/05/2026
Move over, GLM-HMM—there’s a new hidden Markov model in town. In our new preprint, we introduce the DDM-HMM: a model that jointly infers latent decision states from reaction times and choices. Using 24-hour behavioral data from rats, we found that evidence accumulation changes with time of day!
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Optogenetics Gordon Research Conference @optogrc.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Please join us in welcoming incoming chairs @tinakim-neuro.bsky.social & @gisellavetere.bsky.social, and newly elected vice-chairs @tristanshuman.bsky.social & @lindsayschwarz.bsky.social. We can’t wait to see what this team has in store for #OptoGRC2028!
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Optogenetics Gordon Research Conference @optogrc.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
A heartfelt thank you to all of our wonderful sponsors for supporting #OptoGRC2026! Your generosity played a huge part in making this year’s event a success, and we are so grateful for your partnership 💚💙
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Optogenetics Gordon Research Conference @optogrc.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
#OptoGRC2026 has officially come to a close! Thank you to our incredible lineup of speakers, discussion leaders, and poster presenters – and to everyone who joined us and made this a meeting we won’t forget. Stay tuned for more on #OptoGRC2028!
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Optogenetics Gordon Research Conference @optogrc.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Join us for an exciting #OptoGRC2026 session on advances in microscopy, tool development & sensors 🔬⚡ With @ismail-ahmed.bsky.social & speakers @ianoldenburg.bsky.social, Olivia Masseck, Linlin Fan, @sagescientific.bsky.social, Tommaso Fellin & Adam Gordon-Fennell!
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Optogenetics Gordon Research Conference @optogrc.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
From cells to behavior, this #OptoGRC2026 session explores how neural activity shapes behavioral outputs 🧠⚡ Featuring @j9kwapis.bsky.social, Catherine Peña, @nicoleferrara.bsky.social, Kevin Franks, Priya Rajasethupathy, Jennifer Lawlor & Yasmine Ayman, you won't want to miss this lineup!
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Optogenetics Gordon Research Conference @optogrc.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Take a closer look at biology in action at #OptoGRC2026 🔬⚡ Led by @danielaharoni.bsky.social with keynote speaker @rafaelyuste.bsky.social, alongside Takashi Kitamura, @brimcr.bsky.social & @ltpancotti.bsky.social, join us to explore cutting-edge approaches to visualizing biological systems.
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Optogenetics Gordon Research Conference @optogrc.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Join us as we explore where optogenetics is headed next at #OptoGRC2026 ⚡ With Megha Sehgal, Nicolo Accanto, @flaviodonato82.bsky.social, @logangrosenick.bsky.social, @sydneytrask.bsky.social, Hoda Shamsnajafabadi & Susoban Das 💡
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Optogenetics Gordon Research Conference @optogrc.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Don’t miss this session exploring the computational side of brains and behavior at #OptoGRC2026 🧠 💻 Discussion to be led by Sweta Agrawal, featuring speakers Yaniv Ziv, @mazenkheirbek.bsky.social, Takashi Yamaguchi & Jesse Kaminsky, Wednesday evening!
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Denise J. Cai, Ph.D. @denisejcai.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Join us in Paris this summer for our #Miniscope Workshop 🔬 We'll teach you everything you need to know about miniscopes and have a blast while we're at it! Applications close on May 22, so don't wait 👇
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Optogenetics Gordon Research Conference @optogrc.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Can't wait for this #OptoGRC2026 keynote session that will shine a light on the ideas and tools driving optogenetics🔦🧠 Bringing together Tatiana Korotkova, @oyiz.bsky.social & Sheena Josselyn, expect a powerful discussion from leaders in the field!
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Denise J. Cai, Ph.D. @denisejcai.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
So incredibly proud to celebrate these two remarkable researchers I've had the privilege to work with! @joezaki.bsky.social and Rimi are truly deserving recipients of the #LeonLevyScholars recognition for 2026. They continue to make invaluable contributions to the field!
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Optogenetics Gordon Research Conference @optogrc.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Be sure to join us for this session where we take opto beyond the brain at #OptoGRC2026 🧠⚡➡️🫀 Featuring discussion leader @katrinachoe.bsky.social & speakers Li Ye, Katharina Gapp, Andreas Lüthi & @timmachado.bsky.social
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Optogenetics Gordon Research Conference @optogrc.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Small perturbations spark big discoveries at #OptoGRC2026 🧬⚡ Led by Erin Calipari with Guosong Hong, @kacummings.bsky.social, Conor Liston, David Anderson, Akemi Ito & Ishaan Kapoor, on Monday morning!
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Optogenetics Gordon Research Conference @optogrc.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Get ready to map behavior in motion at #OptoGRC2026 🧠📊 With discussion by @neurrriot.bsky.social & speakers Christian Lüscher, @honglab.bsky.social, @biancasilvalab.bsky.social & @derynleduke.bsky.social, this Tuesday PM session highlights innovative ways to monitor, model & make sense of behavior.
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Kirstie Cummings @kacummings.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Don't miss THE Frontal Cortex meeting with this amazing, not-to-miss line up! 🤩
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Keri Martinowich @martinowk.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Was aiming for fast fiction for spring break, but hitting “engram” in the first bits made me wonder if I’d find it ridiculous knowing so much about memory research myself, but I enjoyed it and felt super cool to personally know @okaysteve.bsky.social when finding him in the Acknowledgement :)
Book jacket for the novel Recursion by Blake Crouch - a neuroscience research sci-fi thriller about memory and time travel.
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Optogenetics Gordon Research Conference @optogrc.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
The #OptoGRC2026 Power Hour will be Monday, May 11 at 3pm, hosted by @ismail-ahmed.bsky.social & @tinakim-neuro.bsky.social! Join us to exchange ideas & take part in thoughtful conversations on how we can continue to support and grow our community 🤝 🧠 Register: www.grc.org/optogenetic-...
Opto GRC 2026 Power Hour with Ismail Ahmed (University of Utah) and Christina Kim (Princeton University)
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Optogenetics Gordon Research Conference @optogrc.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Excited to have @rafaelyuste.bsky.social as our third #OptoGRC2026 keynote speaker! Join us for his talk on how neural circuits & dendritic spines work together to "orchestrate" brain activity 🎹✨ Don’t miss the chance to attend — registration closes 4/12. www.grc.org/optogenetic-...
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Optogenetics Gordon Research Conference @optogrc.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
We can't wait to hear from #OptoGRC2026 keynote speaker, Sheena Josselyn! Be sure to catch her Sunday evening talk exploring engrams and how memories are encoded in the mouse brain 🐭 🧠 Haven’t registered yet? Applications are still open through April 12 👇 www.grc.org/optogenetic-...
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