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When your bike ride takes you north of Waterloo.
#mennonitecountry

✨Our newest eLife paper is out!✨
👉 elifesciences.org/articles/98662
When retinal cells die, who cleans up?
Non-invasive imaging shows microglia👇 rush to help but don’t recruit neutrophils from the bloodstream. @urneuroscience.bsky.social @cvsuor.bsky.social
@elife.bsky.social #FluorescenceFriday

Spotted this morning outside of the stunning Daniels Building at the University of Toronto, where I'm attending @iccp-conference.bsky.social. Nothing computational here, just a regular photo.

Super excited to see the hawk...but that rat is huuuge!

one more thing..... apply soon, but don't worry too much about the deadline of July 31.

We're flexible.

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I just moved back here (after ~30 years in the US) so feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Reasons to move to Univ of Waterloo

1. 12 mo salary
2. Multidisciplinary research environment
3. Top Canadian university in areas of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Comprehensive Research
4. Traditional pension plan
5. Universal Health Care
6. Stable sources of research funding (NSERC, CIHR)

6+6 = 12 reasons to move to Waterloo, Canada.

First 6.....

6 job openings in the University of Waterloo School of Optometry & Vision Science/Waterloo Eye Institute.

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see thread for the next 6.

Yep. When can you start?

Lots of room for growth at @uwaterloo.ca. 🇨🇦 And were hiring 6 new faculty in #optometry and #visionscience. Spread the news. Contact me if you want to learn more.

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Some things are new (the Instagram-worthy sign) and some things are old (the iconic Dana Porter Library, where I spent many hours as a physics undergrad in the late 80s). @uwaterloo.ca 🇨🇦

Multiple faculty opportunities are open at the @uwaterloo.ca in 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇦 for someone wishing to launch their academic career in Vision Science.

I just moved here and I think you'll find that it's a great place to live, work, and thrive. Happy to tell you more if you're interested.

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Final moments as a resident of the USA. Soon to reside again in the great and civilized country of Canada. @uwaterloo.ca here I come.

While many of you may suffer FOMO for #OLO, we folks in the lab suffer FOMO for YOLO. That was the case until Stuart Semple graciously sent us some free bottles. What this all about? Check out
www.culturehustleusa.com/products/yol... to find out.
Thanks!!!

Alas, they no longer raise and lower the floor these days.

And, in case you don't know, the @lickobservatory.bsky.social which opened in 1888 was - and still remains - one of the biggest refracting telescopes in the world! As @elinorgates.bsky.social puts it, it's the 'telescopiest' big telescope you'll ever see. Today's big telescope all use mirrors.

Thanks to @ucobservatories.bsky.social for the fun and informative 'insider' tour of the @lickobservatory.bsky.social for me, my former students and postdocs, and colleagues. Special thanks to @elinorgates.bsky.social, resident astronomer extraordinaire and ultimate tour guide for her time.

Close doesn't count when it comes to borders.

Congratulations on the big move. Is it too late to consider moving to Canada instead?

Mentors were Will Tuten and @joteromillan.bsky.social

Both earned PhDs in #VisionScience. We'll deserved.

Oddly, PhDs at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social don't require public defenses - we just need 3 committee members to unceremoniously sign off. To make up, we hold an annual symposium, where families, friends, faculty and students attend. Congrats Max Greene and Stephanie Reeves for outstanding talks.

Congratulations Jorge (and Stephanie). This is surely just the beginning of establishing your legacy at Berkeley.

Senator Durbin noted that some (I believe Republican Senators) had indicated the US had been doing more than its share of biomedical research and it was time for other countries take a turn.

I felt I had to interrupt to respond...

Such an honor for me to receive this award named after Bob Boynton, who I never knew, but whose approach to science was an inspiration for me. His son just happened to attending #VSS2025 when the award was announced. The apple does not fall far from the tree.

Looking forward to attending and participating in this meeting.

#vss2025. Vintage VSS swag bags ... Emily Cooper VSS2014, Katie Trelligus VSS2015 and not sure what year Mike Landy's is.

This is his latest paper.

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Happy Birthday Gerald Westheimer. 101 years on May 13 and still publishing papers! #livinglegend of #visionscience. @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

the #POTY is actually an animated gif.

Disclaimers 2
There is no cash prize, certificate or formal announcement for this award.
This email is your only proof of this award
You may list this award on your CV, but be aware that the POTY is not sanctioned or recognized by ARVO or any other organization😜

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