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Jens Rister

@rister.bsky.social
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Associate Professor @UMassBoston. K99/R00 fellow @NatEyeInstitute. We study photoreceptor development and the effects of vitamin A deficiency on the eye. 👁 risterlab.weebly.com

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Anita Devineni @anitadevineni.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Emory Biology department is hiring a tenure-track ecologist at any rank. Deadline is Nov 1, link below! As I've said many times before, I couldn't ask for a more supportive department. Our faculty colleagues, dept chair, and admin staff are truly awesome ❤️ apply.interfolio.com/191783
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Jens Rister @rister.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
I am grateful for having been part of this year's CSHL Drosophila Neurobiology course. Thanks to my co-directors @mariadelapax.bsky.social and Tingting Wang, our TAs, instructors, and lecturers! We wish our highly talented students all the best! @cshlcourses.bsky.social #scicomm #drosophila 🪰🧪
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Jens Rister @rister.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
In the 'Behavior' section of the CSHL Drosophila Neurobiology course, we studied grooming behavior (Andy Seeds/Steffi Hampel), visual navigation (Michael Reiser), courtship (Christa Baker), and aggression (Sarah Certel)! @cshlcourses.bsky.social @mariadelapax.bsky.social Tingting Wang #scicomm 🧪🪰
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Jens Rister @rister.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
In the CSHL Drosophila Neurobiology course, our students successfully performed NMJ recordings (Tingting Wang), voltage imaging (Cheng Huang), and patch-clamp recordings (Nara Muraro). Thanks also to Yimei, Ruibao, and Flor for their support! @cshlcourses.bsky.social @mariadelapax.bsky.social 🧪
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Jens Rister @rister.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
In the 'Development' section of the CSHL Drosophila Neurobiology course, our students learned to stage, stain, and dissect fly embryos, larvae, pupae, and adults. Khanh and Heena explained how to handle fragile pupal brain and eye tissue! 🪰🧪 @mariadelapax.bsky.social @cshlcourses.bsky.social
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Jens Rister @rister.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Great to be back with @mariadelapax.bsky.social and Tingting Wang as co-directors of the CSHL Drosophila Neurobiology course 🪰! Thank you for the excellent technical support, Heena Khurana and Khanh Lam-Kamath! 🧪 @cshlcourses.bsky.social @cshlnews.bsky.social @cshlaboratory.bsky.social
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Justin Kumar @flyeyelab.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
It was great to be back at CSHL. I had a fantastic time talking to the students of the Drosophila Neurobiology course about eye development. Many thanks to Jens Rister and Maria Fernandez for the invitation to be a guest lecturer this year! @rister.bsky.social @mariadelapax.bsky.social
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Tim Mosca (he/him) @drosophilosophy.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
What an absolute treat to spend a few hours with Lily and Yuh Nung Jan talking about their careers, the history of the fly course, and answering student questions. An amazing Nught 1 of the course! #cshldros26
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Jens Rister @rister.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
We had an excellent time at the NESDB meeting in Woods Hole. Note how PhD student HEENA KHURANA uses 'state of the art technology' to highlight the highlights on her poster! #Drosophila 🪰🧪 #UMassBoston #scicomn
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Jens Rister @rister.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
A gentle reminder that the new application deadline for the CSHL Neurobiology of Drosophila course is April 13th! Note the updated list of invited speakers! meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx... 🧪🪰 @cshlcourses.bsky.social @cshlnews.bsky.social @mariadelapax.bsky.social
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Drosophila Neurobiology: Genes, Circuits & Behavior
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meetings & Courses -- a private, non-profit institution with research programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics, bioinformatics.
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Maria de la Paz Fernandez @mariadelapax.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
We are so looking forward to CSHL Neurobiology of Drosophila 2026 🔬 🧠. The new application deadline is April 13th. Come join us! @cshlnews.bsky.social @cshlcourses.bsky.social @rister.bsky.social
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Jens Rister @rister.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Can't wait to serve again as co-director of the CSHL Drosophila Neurobiology course this year! 🧪🪰👀 Application Deadline: March 27 meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx... @cshlnews.bsky.social @cshlcourses.bsky.social
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Drosophila Neurobiology: Genes, Circuits & Behavior
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meetings & Courses -- a private, non-profit institution with research programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics, bioinformatics.
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Jens Rister @rister.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Very proud of our undergrads Caroline Wong and Elnor Bashir who presented their research at the 67th Annual Drosophila Research Conference in Chicago! 🧪🪰 #Dros26 #scicomm @umassboston.bsky.social
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Jens Rister @rister.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Can't wait to serve again as co-director of the CSHL Drosophila Neurobiology course this year! 🧪🪰👀 Application Deadline: March 27 meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx... @cshlnews.bsky.social @cshlcourses.bsky.social
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Drosophila Neurobiology: Genes, Circuits & Behavior
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meetings & Courses -- a private, non-profit institution with research programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics, bioinformatics.
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Jens Rister @rister.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Happy holidays! 🎄🧪
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Jens Rister @rister.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
It was an honor being interviewed about our new color vision project by the 'Eye on Vision' WYPL Memphis radio show! 🪰👀🧪 @umassboston.bsky.social eyeonvision.blogspot.com/2025/11/hmx-...
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Hmx Protein's Effect On Fruit Flies' Photoreceptors and Info On The NFB Performing Arts Division
Dr. Jens Rister (University of Massachusetts - Boston) Katelyn MacIntyre (National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts Division - Baltim...
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CSHL Courses @cshlcourses.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Check out our website to learn more about the upcoming courses: meetings.cshl.edu/courses
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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Hopefully our collection is useful! cshprotocols.cshlp.org/site/misc/ma...
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Jens Rister @rister.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Excited to return as co-director of the CSHL Drosophila 🪰Neurobiology course in 2026! Application Deadline: March 27 meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx... @cshlnews.bsky.social @cshlaboratory.bsky.social @cshlcourses.bsky.social #cshlflycourse #scicomm #drosophila 🪰🧪
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Drosophila Neurobiology: Genes, Circuits & Behavior
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meetings & Courses -- a private, non-profit institution with research programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics, bioinformatics.
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Shevchenko Lab @labshevchenko.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
📢First Announcement!! Dear MS Omics fans and friends! The traditional #Omics symposium VIII XMass Updates will take place Dec 9th 2025! 😍Join us on-site in beautiful Dresden or in Zoom😍 👉Info and updates: tinyurl.com/MSDRESDEN
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Jens Rister @rister.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
A new article on our National Eye Institute (NEI) - funded project on the mechanisms underlying color vision! @umassboston.bsky.social 🪰👀🧪 www.umb.edu/news/recent-...
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In Fruit Fly Eyes, UMass Boston Researcher Sees Potential Medical Discoveries
Jens Rister, an associate professor in UMass Boston’s biology department, has just been awarded more than $1,700,000 in funding from the National Eye Institute of the NIH to research a protein that gu...
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Tim Mosca (he/him) @drosophilosophy.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Tonight at the CSHL meeting, the Elkins Memorial Lecture! Matthew Capek from the Gallio Lab at Northwestern gives an talk on his amazing thesis work about the evolution of temperature preference.
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Jens Rister @rister.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Having a great time discussing our research on preventing photoreceptor degeneration, listening to inspiring talks, and meeting old friends at the Cold Spring Harbor Neurobiology of Drosophila conference! #cshldros @cshlmeetings.bsky.social @cshlaboratory.bsky.social @cshlmeetings.bsky.social 🪰🧪
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Jens Rister @rister.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Attention: the NINE INCH NAILS show in Boston was excellent. Thank you for your attention to this matter! 😜🧪
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Jens Rister @rister.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
This year's edition, the 40th anniversary(!), of the CSHL Drosophila Neurobiology course is in the books! Thank you Tania Reis, Robert Carrillo, and Tim Mosca for this unique opportunity! We wish our exceptionally talented students all the best! 🪰🧪 @cshlnews.bsky.social @cshlcourses.bsky.social
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Beverly Piggott @beverly-piggott.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
I had the best time visiting CSH to give the cell neural biology lecture at the fly course. Thank you so much to Robert, Tania and @rister.bsky.social for the opportunity!
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Jens Rister @rister.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Having a great time serving as co-director of the CSHL Drosophila Neurobiology course with Tania Reis and Robert Carrillo! 🧪🪰👀 #drosophila #scicomm #cshl
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Tim Mosca (he/him) @drosophilosophy.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Day 4 of the CSHL Fly Course! Director @rister.bsky.social takes us on a tour through development of the larvae and pupae. Then lots of dissections and imaging! One of the coolest days, in my not so humble opinion. :)
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Jens Rister @rister.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
R01 Notice of Award comes in, confetti canon comes out! Thank you @NatEyeInstitute @UMassBoston #vision #research #NEIfunded 🪰👀🧪
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Jens Rister @rister.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Proud mentor moment: Congrats to Dr. Deepshe Dewett on the 'Outstanding teaching award' and Dr. Joe Bunker on the 'Outstanding PhD dissertation award'! 🧪🍾👀🪰👁️
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Jens Rister @rister.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
bostonflymeeting.mgb.org/2025-bad-mee... Hope to see you at this year's Boston Area Drosophila meeting, hosted by UMass Boston! #Drosophila #scicomm 🧪🪰
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2025 BAD Meeting – Boston Area Drosophila Meeting
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Bob Johnston @bobbyjeyeguy.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Wanna grow organoids to understand human retinal development as a research assistant? Wanna help run the lab as a lab manager? The Johnston lab is hiring a research assistant/lab manager. If you are interested, please apply (also please share!): jobs.jhu.edu/job/Baltimor...
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Research Technologist
Research Technologist
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Jens Rister @rister.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
youtu.be/yuOHbyuanbY?...
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Hawley–Smoot Tariff - Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
YouTube video by International School History
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Jens Rister @rister.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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More than 1,900 scientists write letter in ‘SOS’ over Trump’s attacks on science
Members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine warned Americans of ‘real danger in this moment’
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FlyBase @flybase.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
The application deadline for the Cold Spring Harbor Labs "Drosophila Neurobiology: Genes, Circuits & Behavior" course (June 26-July 17 2025) has been extended to April 2 2025. Course and registration information can be found here meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx... @cshlaboratory.bsky.social
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Drosophila Neurobiology: Genes, Circuits & Behavior
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meetings & Courses -- a private, non-profit institution with research programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics, bioinformatics.
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Jens Rister @rister.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Boston stands up for science! 🧪
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Jens Rister @rister.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Excited to serve as co-director of the CSHL Drosophila Neurobiology course with Tania Reis and Robert Carrillo! 🧪 Deadline: March 15 meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx... #cshlflycourse #scicomm #drosophila
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Drosophila Neurobiology: Genes, Circuits & Behavior
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meetings & Courses -- a private, non-profit institution with research programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics, bioinformatics.
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Jens Rister @rister.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
Merry Christmas! 🎄
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Justin Blau @justinblau.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
We are hiring at NYU! An Assistant Professor position between the Department of Biology and the Center for Neural Science. apply.interfolio.com/160048 Deadline Jan 8th Please re-post / re-Sky / re-Blue...just tell people
NYU campus near Washington Square
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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Lots of folks on the Vision Scientists Starter Pack. Vision scientists: Let me know if you’d like to be added. go.bsky.app/3EWSGiv
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Jens Rister @rister.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
🧪Party on the left, business on the right! 😎 Graduate student Heena Khurana found this interesting mutant: #Science #Drosophila #scicomm #Flyeyes
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Jens Rister @rister.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Our talented REU student Adharsha Ramesh received a travel award and presented her project at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists! @ABRCMS
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Jens Rister @rister.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Our former undergraduate researcher Alexis Perry (now at Tufts) received the 'Emerging Leader' award from Chancellor Suárez-Orozco! So proud!
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Jens Rister @rister.bsky.social · 27/09/2024
Thrilled to join Tania Reis and Robert Carillo as instructor for the CSHL Drosophila Neurobiology Course! #cshlflycourse #scicomm #drosophila meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx...
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Drosophila Neurobiology: Genes, Circuits & Behavior
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meetings & Courses -- a private, non-profit institution with research programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics, bioinformatics.
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Jens Rister @rister.bsky.social · 26/08/2024
Wonderful parting gift from Dr. Deepshe Dewett: a lab celebration cork 🍾 wall!
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Jens Rister @rister.bsky.social · 09/08/2024
Congratulations to Jules Pouokam Kambou on a very successful undergraduate research experience this summer! Big thanks also to Joseph Browne and the Dana Farber/Harvard Cancer Center-UMass Boston U54 Partnership for their support!
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Jens Rister @rister.bsky.social · 19/07/2024
Two Rister lab PhD defenses in one week! Congratulations to Deepshe and Joe, excellent job! #proudPI #partyalarm
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Jens Rister @rister.bsky.social · 11/07/2024
Great to be back at Cold Spring Harbor as an invited speaker for the Drosophila Neurobiology course!
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Jens Rister @rister.bsky.social · 15/03/2024
Another fun collaboration with the Shevchenko lab, now online: Lipidome Unsaturation Affects the Morphology and Proteome of the Drosophila Eye. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... #lipidomics #proteomics #massspec #eye #drosophila
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Jens Rister @rister.bsky.social · 09/03/2024
Joe presenting our story on the development of color-sensing photoreceptors at #TAGC24 ! #scicomm #vision
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