Sophie Steculorum

Enthusiastic about connectomics and X-rays?
Several positions in our group at Crick for postdocs and senior scientists (permanent!).
DM me if interested – and let’s talk if you are at Sfn next days or at the NIH BRAIN CONNECTS meeting today!

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Come to #Bonn next March and join the #BonnBrain Conference 2026! There’s still time left to register and submit your abstract:

🌍 https://bonnbrain.de/ @bonnbrainconf.bsky.social
⏰ March 23–25, 2026
📍 @dzne.science #DZNE

Mäuse schnuppern an Grapefruits und haben dann keinen Hunger mehr: Wie praktisch: Geruch kann satt machen Kölner Wissenschaftler finden einen überraschenden Auslöser für Sättigungsgefühl – nämlich das Riechen. Ein neuer Weg zum Schlankwerden? Leider funktioniert es bis jetzt nur bei Mäusen.

Thrilled our discovery of a novel sensory pathway controlling satiety in mice is featured in the General-Anzeiger @gabonn 🐭👃🍽️!

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Kölner Studie: Geruch macht satt (zumindest Mäuse) ga.de/news/wissen-...

Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships: Expressions of interest can be submitted until 31 October 2025.

Director at Max Planck - a unique position! The Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships is open now and can be submitted by the 31st of October 2025. ➡️ mpg.de/directors - Please share the Open Call among potential candidates.

@naturemetabolism.bsky.social @cecad.bsky.social @modolfor.bsky.social @mpi-metabolism.bsky.social @janice-bulk.bsky.social

Grateful to @maxplanck.de ‬for featuring our recent paper in their amazing new video! 🎥🌟 Thank you for the wonderful spotlight on our work! 🙌😄

@natmetabolism.nature.com @modolfor.bsky.social @cecad.bsky.social @mpi-metabolism.bsky.social

Geruch von Essen kann Sättigung auslösen – neue Erkenntnisse Essverhalten: Schon der Geruch von Essen kann das Sättigungsgefühl auslösen – zeigen Forschende am Max-Planck-Institut. Bei Übergewicht scheint dieser Mechanismus gestört zu sein.

Ever wondered how smell affects how you eat? 👃🍽️
Check out this interview (in German) with my fantastic PhD student @janice-bulk.bsky.social on our latest paper! 🧠📄
#ProudPI #Olfaction #Satiety #Neuroscience

👇 www.swr.de/leben/gesund...

A food-sensitive olfactory circuit drives anticipatory satiety - Nature Metabolism The authors describe a sensory circuit involving the medial septum (MS), where MS glutamatergic neurons integrate food odours to prime satiety and regulate nutrient intake.

RESEARCH | @janice-bulk.bsky.social ,‬ @sophiesteculorum.bsky.social et al (@mpi-metabolism.bsky.social)

A Medial Septum (MS) sensory circuit, where MS glutamatergic neurons integrate food odours to prime satiety and regulate nutrient intake
#Metabolism #Science
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www.nature.com/articles/s42...

🔬 Join us for the next #iBehave Seminar!
🧠 Dr. Henning Fenselau @mpi-metabolism.bsky.social on The Synaptic Mechanism of Metabolism Regulation

📅July 4, 2025 | 🕛 12:00 PM
Host: Prof. Grunwald Kadow & Prof. Beck, @unibonn.bsky.social UniklinkBonn

📧Zoom: ibehave@uni-bonn.de

#Neuroscience #Metabolism

PAPER ALERT!📣📣
Low brain glucose?
It’s not just neuron starvation.
Astrocytes sense, respond, and regulate synapses.
GLUT1 in astrocytes is a key player in protecting the brain from metabolic stress.
Check out our full study with @cgardanaz.bsky.social

www.aginganddisease.org/EN/10.14336/...

Massive congratulations to everyone - predominantly of course @janice-bulk.bsky.social and @sophiesteculorum.bsky.social

A food-sensitive olfactory circuit drives anticipatory satiety - Nature Metabolism The authors describe a sensory circuit involving the medial septum (MS), where MS glutamatergic neurons integrate food odours to prime satiety and regulate nutrient intake.

My first first-author paper is live - this is amazing!! 🤩
Check it out in Nature Metabolism: www.nature.com/articles/s42...
I can't thank my co-authors and everyone who helped make this happen enough!
@sophiesteculorum.bsky.social @mpi-metabolism.bsky.social

Fun collaborative work together with the amazing lab of @sophiesteculorum.bsky.social now published!

A food-sensitive olfactory circuit drives anticipatory satiety - Nature Metabolism The authors describe a sensory circuit involving the medial septum (MS), where MS glutamatergic neurons integrate food odours to prime satiety and regulate nutrient intake.

Exciting news from @sophiesteculorum.bsky.social Lab!🤓

👃🧠 Smelling food primes your brain for satiety.
Find out more in 🧵 or under 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Congrats to @sophiesteculorum.bsky.social , first author @janice-bulk.bsky.social and all contributing authors!

@cecad.bsky.social‬ @mpi-metabolism.bsky.social‬ ‪@modolfor.bsky.social‬‬‬

A food-sensitive olfactory circuit drives anticipatory satiety - Nature Metabolism The authors describe a sensory circuit involving the medial septum (MS), where MS glutamatergic neurons integrate food odours to prime satiety and regulate nutrient intake.

📢 🤩Excited to share our latest paper👃🧠! Huge thanks to the amazing first author @janice-bulk.bsky.social‬ and all co-authors, especially @andreas-t-schaefer.bsky.social and ‪@tobiasackels.bsky.social‬ 🙌! ‬‬
www.nature.com/articles/s42...