Reposted by Avital RodalMaureen Barr @barrlab.bsky.social · 20/09/2026We went to school for 20+ years then trained another 4+ before starting our own labs. Endurance is one of our super powers 3203
Reposted by Avital RodalMaitreyi Das @daslabpombe.com · 16/09/2026The Das lab has 1-2 open postdoctoral positions. Our lab investigates the fundamentals of cell-cycle-dependent cell polarity. Boston College has fantastic resources, including a cutting-edge imaging facility with state-of-the-art microscopes. Please apply here: bc.csod.com/ux/ats/caree... 0813
Reposted by Avital RodalSoni Lacefield @lacefieldlab.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I’m excited to share that my department is hiring at the full professor level! 1514
Reposted by Avital RodalJustin Taraska @taraska.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Join us this Wednesday! "Biophysics of Clathrin Coat Assembly, Curvature, and Mechanics" Wednesday, September 16, 2026 1:00–3:00 PM Eastern Time Registration and meeting access my.biophysics.org/Events/Calen... Talks by Marko Kaksonen, Jeanne Stachowiak, Julien Berro, and Padmini Rangamani. 32218
Reposted by Avital RodalDr. Becca @docbecca.bsky.social · 26/08/2026My behavioral neuroscience lab at Northeastern is looking to recruit two new research techs! Job description and link to apply is here: northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.comLaboratory Technician - The Shansky LabAbout the Opportunity Job Summary The Shansky Lab is seeking a full-time technician to conduct National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded behavioral neuroscience research. The position includes lab ma... 44058
Reposted by Avital RodalMary Munson @marymunson4.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Structural biology postdoctoral position open in my lab--apply now! For more information about the lab, see www.umassmed.edu/munsonlab/. Interested candidates should apply through the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School jobs portal (www.ummsjobs.com/job/11668/).umassmed.eduMunson Lab | Home | BMB | UMass Chan Medical SchoolThe Munson Lab researches the mechanistic basis for the regulation of spatial and temporal specificity in membrane trafficking in the Biochemistry & Molecular Biotechnology Department at UMass Chan Me... 12744
Avital Rodal @rodallab.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Our first manuscript from the wonderful Dr. Anne Silveira's thesis work! 0105
Avital Rodal @rodallab.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Please check your email for a possible opportunity! 020
Reposted by Avital RodalDr. Becca @docbecca.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Please 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/joinshanskylab.comJoin — Shansky LabThe lab at our end-of-semester field day 489100
Reposted by Avital RodalPeter Cullen @peterjcullen1.bsky.social · 21/05/2026'Endosomal-lysosomal network dysfunction in neurodegeneration'. 13 speaker slots for selected posters. Session chair slots. Keynotes, Frances Platt + Volker Haucke. Colworth Medal Ben Ryskeldi-Falcon. Discussion panels + more. SUPER EARLY DEADLINE 1st JUNE 2026. www.eventsforce.net/biochemsoc/f...eventsforce.net 0118
Reposted by Avital RodalSarah W. Davies Ph.D. @daviesswphd.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Hi folks! @bu-biology.bsky.social is hiring two (!!) lecturers in Cell and Molecular Biology. It is a sweet gig in an awesome department. Come join us! academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32034academicjobsonline.orgBoston University, Department of Biology Job #AJO32034, Lecturer, Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, US 01226
Reposted by Avital RodalMe and a small nugget of love. 🇸🇪♥️🇺🇦 @mnotme.bsky.social · 19/04/2026The human circulatory system, before and after proper cable management. 294200423910
Reposted by Avital Rodalshawnferguson.bsky.social @shawnferguson.bsky.social · 01/04/2026There are still spots available (get them while they last) for the 2026 Lysosomes and Endocytosis GRC (June 14-19, 2026). APPLY NOW if you are interested. Newcomers to the field or old friends, everyone is welcome! www.grc.org/lysosomes-an... 024
Reposted by Avital RodalSF Karel @karelsf.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Ribbon cutting for our new imaging facility equipment funded by @malifesciences.bsky.social with special guests Mayor Jeannette McCarthy and Rep Thomas Stanley www.brandeis.edu/stories/2026...brandeis.eduBrandeis light microscopy facility marks a new era with ribbon-cutting ceremony 074
Reposted by Avital Rodalcytoskeletown @cytoskeletown.bsky.social · 19/03/2026do I know anyone looking for a job to run a TIRF microscope facility for cytoskeleton lovers? This is a NYS funded position. apply here and share the word: nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A... 023
Avital Rodal @rodallab.bsky.social · 13/03/2026I actually read this all as one line in the email "Campus annual electrical shutdown: the existential threat to the US Rule of Law and democracy and how to counter it". I mean it's inconvenient and puts my lab equipment at risk, but this seemed like an over-reaction. 151
Reposted by Avital RodalChristine Grienberger @cgrienberger.bsky.social · 02/03/2026We’re looking for a new Research Tech! Our research tech is heading to graduate school (very exciting!), which means we’re recruiting someone new to join our team. The position involves hands-on neuroscience research in a collaborative environment. brandeis.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Jobs/job/Bra...brandeis.wd5.myworkdayjobs.comResearch TechnicianResearch Technician position available in the Grienberger lab at Brandeis University. We are a new neuroscience group studying the cellular basis of learning and memory in the mammalian brain. This is... 01821
Reposted by Avital RodalSarah Cohen @cohenlaboratory.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Cells come in many shapes and sizes, with diverse physiological functions. But how do #organelles and their interaction networks remodel during #differentiation of stem cells into different cell types? Here’s what we discovered about neuronal differentiation: 1/13 48838
Avital Rodal @rodallab.bsky.social · 24/01/2026This kind of shit gives me white hot rage. Go back to your cave. 010
Avital Rodal @rodallab.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Mixed reviews..... My senior student "host" came to join me on their couch. Frankly this did not feel awesome to me, even in the wacky 90s. 130
Reposted by Avital RodalCanadian Science Publishing @cdnsciencepub.com · 23/12/2025Calling #CanFly2025 attendees! Genome Journal is now accepting manuscripts for the CanFly Collection, featuring cutting-edge Drosophila research across genetics, development, and neuroscience. Submit by June 30, 2026 ▶️ ow.ly/LFph50XBE3b #DrosophilaResearch 023
Reposted by Avital RodalAlex Merz 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦 @merz.bsky.social · 21/12/2025Now we don't even know where we are on #TheStupidestTimeline. 0152
Reposted by Avital RodalMaitreyi Das @daslabpombe.com · 09/12/2025@ascbiology.bsky.social 's Women in Cell Biology (WICB) has yet another fantastic event today at 4pm, room 126A. A networking panel on "Thriving in Uncertain Times: Navigating Career and Funding Challenges". #cellbio2025. 065
Reposted by Avital RodalThomas Fai @thomasgfai.bsky.social · 09/12/2025We take advantage of the characteristic geometries of dendritic spines--their saddle-like necks and bulbous heads--to eliminate (or at least significantly decrease) the need for the painstaking work of manual image segmentation. 111
Reposted by Avital RodalKamena Kostova @kkostova.bsky.social · 05/12/2025#cellbio2025 The Women in Cell Biology (WICB) Committee has put together some truly fantastic events for this year’s meeting! We can’t wait for you to check them out: 0127
Reposted by Avital RodalDavid Drubin @drubin.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Today, our animation synthesizing decades of research on actin-mediated endocytosis in budding yeast was published: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/... The result of a fantastic Iwasa-Drubin lab collaboration. @margotriggi.bsky.social @jiwasa.bsky.social movie.biologists.com/video/10.124... 413253
Reposted by Avital RodalHarmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Are you an early-stage graduate student (2nd or 3rd year) or early-stage postdoc based in the US or Canada, working primarily in Drosophila? Would you like to help improve the experience of all trainees working in Drosophila research? If so, read on. (Please repost to reach a broad audience.) 188179
Avital Rodal @rodallab.bsky.social · 01/11/2025I’m here too!!! But hanging out with parental units. Hi!!!!! 110
Reposted by Avital Rodal@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Dear all, A scientist from UNC Chapel Hill, Paul Maddox, is running for congress in NC for a seat currently held by a republican. If you care about science (and democracy) please consider donating to his campaign #Standupforscience secure.actblue.com/donate/paul-...secure.actblue.comDonate to Paul Maddox for Congress in NC 11Paul is running for Congress because there’s a sickness in Washington, and no one is working to cure it. 67441
Reposted by Avital RodalMoira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 19/10/2025Political parties must shift immediately and dramatically to the left to avoid alienating these frustrated and abandoned young women. Am I doing this right? 5258741443
Reposted by Avital RodalCarolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 18/10/2025A university that signs the “compact” is one that acknowledges its own inability to compete and succeed based talent and merit. It would signal insecurity and mediocrity to current and future students and faculty. Say no. Recruit the best people, protect their freedom and support their hard work. 025284
Reposted by Avital RodalPiali Sengupta @senguptalab.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Despite the mess, we are grateful to be funded, have exciting science happening, and have an opening for a postdoc! If you are interested in sensory biology and esp in cilia, thermosensation, or interoception, and would like to join an interactive & supportive group - please email. Please RT 🙏 04745
Avital Rodal @rodallab.bsky.social · 13/10/2025very satisfying to see these structures 27 years after first grappling with the Aip1-cofilin mechanism as a beginning graduate student! 130
Reposted by Avital RodalAlex Merz 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦 @merz.bsky.social · 03/10/2025With apologies to @xkcd.com 2269
Reposted by Avital RodalShoumita Dasgupta, PhD @profdasgupta.bsky.social · 03/10/2025🧪 I was going to say that I’m happy to share my latest, but I’d much rather be without the reasons to write it: The Trump administration’s approach to autism is tangled up with ableism, eugenics, and pronatalism www.statnews.com/2025/10/03/a... via @statnews.comstatnews.comThe Trump administration’s approach to autism is tangled up with ableism, eugenics, and pronatalism“The current political establishment and their supporters have consistently pathologized difference,” particularly when it comes to autism, a professor of medicine writes. 022
Reposted by Avital RodalNick Kodama 🌳👻 @nickkodama.bsky.social · 27/09/2025Okay but the Portland farmers market is a well known hotspot for the notorious Venezuelan gang Trendy Arugula 171049189
Reposted by Avital RodalThe Onion @theonion.com · 24/09/2025Nation’s 56,000 Acres Of Spinach Crops Cooked Down To Single Half-Cup Serving 8075751053
Reposted by Avital RodalMark Histed @markhisted.org · 22/09/2025The New York Times piece today about US science is terrible and wrong—in many ways. I could write a whole article about this, but as one example: “To close observers, the original crisis began well before any of this…” No. I’m a close observer of science, and this is incorrect. 24907223
Avital Rodal @rodallab.bsky.social · 17/09/2025Come see Mónica, who is on the job market! This is a really cool story using beatiful imaging to reveal unexpected properties of the presynaptic ER. 076
Reposted by Avital RodalFelix Campelo @felixmendu.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Next Thursday Sept 25 (4-6pm CET) we have our first #FocalPlaneFeatures together with our #membranetrafficking community! Thanks to all who submitted such exciting abstracts. The final program is out, featuring a keynote by Gillian Griffiths. Register here: focalplane.biologists.com/2025/09/16/f... 11513
Reposted by Avital RodalSonhita 🌞 @sonhita.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Highly recommend for anyone considering a career as a journal editor! 🧪🧬🔬🥼 #sciencecareers #scientificediting #journaleditor #careersoutsidescademia 068
Reposted by Avital RodalCasey terHorst @ecoevolab.bsky.social · 08/09/2025The GRFP lives!! (due end of October) www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...nsf.govNSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) 6342274
Reposted by Avital RodalWayne Maddison @waynemaddison.bsky.social · 05/09/2025Confused writing is usually a symptom of confused thinking. As we struggle to clarify writing, we clarify our thoughts. AI writing aids rob us of that struggle, leaving clean-looking text and thoughts still confused for lack of inspection. Writing is not just a product; it is a diagnostic tool. 7395126
Avital Rodal @rodallab.bsky.social · 02/09/2025@mcduncanlab.bsky.social wrote a very nice piece about this. www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/...molbiolcell.orgA practical guide to expert learner skills in the research environment | Molecular Biology of the CellThe ability to complete an experiment successfully without mistakes is at the core of the scientific enterprise. Some scientists seem more able to avoid mistakes and missteps than others. In the field... 062
