Iβm so honoured to be featured in Stories of WIN this month - sharing my career journey and how storytelling changed everything for me! π§ͺποΈ
Excited to join the Toronto Area Memory Group (TAMeG) for #TAMeG2026 in May as keynote speaker! Iβm especially looking forward to the panel discussion on scientific mentorship and how we support the next generation of scientists.
π€ Really excited to host this panel at COSYNE!
Our incredible speakers Bing, Kenji, Kim & Saskia are sure to share insightful advice on making an impact in their career and community at every stage of their careers π§βπ¬ π§
Had a blast co-hosting a booth with the Church Lab at @utwistem.bsky.social UT STEM Girl Day! So fun meeting curious kids and families and sharing our research on memory and brain development.
Visit our website to learn more and get involved! π§
preston.clm.utexas.edu/participate
π #Cosyne26 bound?
Thrilled to have PhD students @annhuang42.bsky.social and Sonja Johnson-Yu representing the Rajan Lab this year. Shout out to co-first authors @satpreetsingh.bsky.social and @neurostrow.bsky.social.
Catch their sessions to learn about our newest work π§ π€
#NeuroAI #CompSci
Today in @nature.com, the @christophthaiss.bsky.social & @maayanlevy.bsky.social labs trace age-related memory loss to the gastrointestinal tract & map the complete gut-to-brain pathway driving it. Targeting this pathway can reverse cognitive aging in mice.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Back again for #OptoGRC2026 β meet meeting co-chair @okaysteve.bsky.social!
Steve is an associate professor at @bostonu.bsky.social and is especially excited about mentor-mentee lunches and supporting the next generation of researchers.
Fun fact: he calls his parents twice a day, every day πβ€οΈ
A protein that stabilizes cancer-suppressing mRNAs turns out to be a key brake on breast cancer metastasis.
A paper from Core Investigator @genophoria.bsky.social and lab in Science Advances traces the mechanism to RNA decay and an RNA-binding protein most studies have overlooked.
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This might be fine for most jobs... but in communications, the job is quite literally writing.
Read more from me here: www.prdaily.com/applying-for...
Same task, different strategy βοΈ
Why do identical neural network models develop separate internal approaches to solve the same problem?
@annhuang42.bsky.social explores the factors driving variability in task-trained networks in our latest @kempnerinstitute.bsky.social Deeper Learning blog.
I recently spoke at Morehouse School of Medicine's Curtis L. Parker Student Research Symposium and came away inspired & uplifted by the incredible work these students & postdocs are doing βοΈ
To all the talented trainees at Morehouse: keep up the great work. You will make a tremendous impact!
Finding one mutation that improves a protein is hard. Finding five that work together is exponentially harder.
Today in @science.org, Hsu and Konermann labs present MULTI-evolve, a lab-in-the-loop framework that does it in just one machine learning-guided round.
A reminder that applications close Friday, Feb 27 for the Arc AIxBio Fellows Program.
Undergrads: propose and run your own AI + biology research project over 6β12 months, with mentorship from Arc scientists. Apply solo or as a team of 2β3.
arcinstitute.org/programs/aix...
We're honored to be named a grantee in The Audacious Project's 2025 cohort, supporting our Virtual Cell Initiative.
Most drug discovery starts with a disease & searches for a cure. New research out in Cell from Arc investigator Isha Jainβs lab flips this model, starting with a potential cure (vitamins) & systematically identifying which diseases it could treat.
Thereβs still time to apply for #OptoGRC2026! π
All applications are considered for support, including the opportunity for full registration coverage. Poster submissions & statements of interest encouraged!
Apply by 2/20 to maximize your chancesπ
www.grc.org/optogenetic-...
Thanks to Ladan Jiracek for having me on the Neural Implant Podcast!
We discussed how clinical neuroscience is combining high-resolution brain recordings with sophisticated behavioral studies to provide a truly comprehensive characterization of the human brain.
π§ Listen here: tinyurl.com/yx47525v
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case you are wondering how to help the current situation, this website has many current opportunities to donate and support people who need help in Minnesota. Help pay rent, get groceries, and provide other support for people in hiding.
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More soon!
Pssstβ¦ itβs been a few years but @stellatecomms.bsky.social will be hiring for TWO roles β¨
Looking for excellent communicators with advanced degrees. Must have a strong attention to detail, passion for science & enjoy working within a team. Agency & media experience is +++ but not required.
In human teeth, stressful periods can actually cause irreversible changes in the enamel.
We don't know if the same is true in snails, but it's still fascinating to see the similarities.
Learn more about our work here: www.thedunnlab.com/teeth
In this special issue of @harvardrevpsych.bsky.social, Special Issue Co-Editors Drs. Roffman and Dunn present insights from scientific teams working on the cutting edge of prevention and early intervention for psychiatric illness @drerindunn.bsky.social journals.lww.com/hrpjournal/f...
It's always rewarding to connect with trainees at events like #Sfn25 & #NER2025.
In these conversations, more and more students are asking how to break into Neurotechβfortunately for them, the community is stepping up with great resources to help them navigate their paths π§΅1/4
This conversation between @davideagleman.bsky.social & Sergey Staviskyββtwo influential voices in the fieldββis a great primer on where #BCI is headed and what breakthroughs can mean for patients.
Well worth a listen for anyone following the future of Neurotechππ½
tinyurl.com/4nfr8e47
New paper for #neurips2025!
AI models adjust millions of internal settings to get better at a task. But how are these adjustments determined? For decades, we've mostly figured this out through trial & error.
We took a different approach...𧡠(1/6)
π openreview.net/forum?id=oMi...
Wow, such an insightful and substantive open floor discussion at last night's Memory Hub meeting! π€
Do we need ANY of the same synapses that were active during learning to be reactivated to recall a memory? Lines have been drawn and sides taken!
No one can ever accuse Dr. Helen Mayberg @sinaibrain.bsky.social of being a chicken π π
From her cutting edge work in DBS for anhedonic depression to her bold fashion choices, she is the definition of avant garde #FashionsOfACNP #ACNP2026 @acnporg.bsky.social
I edited a special issue of Addiction Neuroscience on dopamine circuitry & heterogeneity in addiction - now complete!π§ π§ͺ
Check out the full issue & my editorial (all open access) here: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
#Cannabis should not be treated like a medical panacea. Like any other treatment, we need strong evidence of its safety & efficacy before confidently supporting its use for medical conditions.
A recent review from Dr. Kevin Hill highlights the knowledge gaps we still need to fill: bit.ly/3Ksrui6
