Ishmail Abdus-Saboor

Congrats to David and Patrick. Very well earned. Giants in the field whose work sets the tone for others to follow.

Excited to share our latest work in @nature.com showing shared neural substrates for parenting and prosocial helping behavior. Full text available here: rdcu.be/e6PnY

The molecular basis of force selectivity by PIEZO2 Nature - PIEZO2 is intrinsically more rigid than PIEZO1, and disparate mechanical stimuli paradoxically evoke opposite conformational and gating responses in each channel.

New paper from the lab led by @ericmulhall.bsky.social addresses how PIEZO1 and PIEZO2 are tuned to different types mechanical forces. From nanometer-scale super-resolution microscopy to in vivo experiments, links single-molecule observations to physiological function.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

PhD and Postdoc Transition Program | Gilliam Fellows | HHMI The Gilliam Fellows Program supports PhD students and their faculty thesis advisors to advance cutting-edge research, facilitate the transition to postdoctoral scientist, and foster the development of...

2nd- or 3rd-year PhD student? Applications for @hhmi-
science.bsky.social's #GilliamFellows Program open 9/1!
Robust dissertation support, an incredible community of scientists, tailored professional development (for you *and* your faculty thesis advisor), & so much more.

Bookmark bit.ly/4qQArRh!

Wow recruiting up to 16 people! Take a look if you're on the job market. I was here last fall and was really impressed by the people and environment, and all the new buildings.

idk that seems to be the understatement of the week. this is actually happening, postdocs and RAs are being let go, and projects falter. 'could face funding gaps'? this is actually happening at a large scale. 'Worry' doesnt reflect the existential crisis that many of my colleagues are in.

Awesome my friend! I also grew my early love for biology watching nature documentaries. I still watch them. Looking forward to seeing yours!

Stimulating the brain with Damien Fair The MacArthur Foundation “genius” discusses his return to his home state of Minnesota and why it’s important to protect the developing brain.

MacArthur Foundation “genius” @drdamienfair.bsky.social discusses his return to his home state of Minnesota and why it’s important to protect the developing brain, in this episode of “Synaptic.”

By Brady Huggett

#neuroskyence

www.thetransmitter.org/synaptic/sti...

Wow, impressive. I can sit with grants for 3+ months pouring my heart and soul into the writing - editing, re-writing, soliciting feedback, deleting, etc.

Honored to receive the Lenfest Distinguished Faculty Award here at Columbia. This is a testament to the wonderful people I’ve been able to work with and mentor.

fas.columbia.edu/news/2026-le...

very cool work, congrats!!

Very important article for all of us in neuroscience. Thanks @suthanalab.bsky.social. It takes people like yourself who are comfortable breaking down these cross-species barriers to make real progress. I hope people follow you. You have improved my thinking.

We deleted a rhomboid protease… and regeneration went into overdrive.

New preprint from the Neal Lab!
Rhbdl2 restrains macrophage-driven regeneration in zebrafish. 🐟🔥 #Regeneration #InnateImmunity
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Congrats @xintoii.bsky.social! Very well deserved!

Xin Jin receives prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship - Scripps Research Magazine Xin Jin, an associate professor at Scripps Research and a Freeman Hrabowski Scholar at Howard Hughes Medical Institute, has been awarded a Sloan Research Fellowship for her exceptional research and le...

Assoc. Prof. @xinjin.bsky.social has been named a 2026 Sloan Research Fellow by the @sloanfoundation.bsky.social, recognized for pioneering in vivo Perturb-seq—a gene-editing approach combining CRISPR technology and single-cell RNA analysis to uncover how genetic variation shapes brain development.

can't wait!

Excited to co-host this conference with @marissascavuzzo.bsky.social and Steve Liberles focused on the peripheral nervous system -- No Brainer! Check out the amazing list of speakers and apply for one of the spots for this small, interactive meeting on the beautiful Janelia Campus at HHMI.

Great point @tedpricethepainguy.bsky.social! So many classic papers I teach my undergrads in neuroscience before the 1970s and 1980s have no p-values or stats, and yet those findings have stood the test of time.

lets go, no brainer!! congrats

this is incredible 😂

In this month’s “Liftoff,” @shawnrhoadsphd.com talks about how he’ll implement hackathons to foster community in his lab, and @zurisullivan.bsky.social shares how weekly discussions about unfamiliar topics can encourage curiosity in a lab. bit.ly/3ZkMQl8

By @franciscorr25.bsky.social

#neuroskyence

very darn cool!

Congrats Lucas!

Oxytocin Modulation of Spinal Circuits Drives Therapeutic Benefits of Massage Across social species, social touch enhances well-being and reduces pain - two seemingly distinct benefits that enhance survival. Yet where and how the nervous system integrates these functions, and w...

Exciting new preprint on oxytocin neural circuits for massage led by Manon Bohic in Vicky Abraira’s lab. Sasha and I were glad to contribute imaging experiments to this collaborative effort, spanning mice to humans. Vicky is a master at bringing people together.

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

I enjoyed reading these 20 reviews in this special edition on interoception. This exciting field of brain-body signaling has many open questions – indicated by most articles written by PIs of labs opened within the past few years. Nice job authors and editors.

www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

very cool work @sethblackshaw.bsky.social and team!

Congratulations @flybottleescape.bsky.social and team on this impressive study. Greg, I still remember your job talk and you dreaming of doing things like this. You've made it happen!

Congratulations @zurisullivan.bsky.social!! I'm so proud of you and MIT and Whitehead are so fortunate to have landed you. Looking forward to seeing some amazing science come from your lab.

happy new year and wishing you a wonderful 2026

If you dont read the book about the facts of his life, its hard to engage, especially in bluesky form.