UW Neurobiology & Biophysics

🍾 🧠 Excited to be kicking off our winter '26 seminar series this Thursday with a talk by Dr. Karen Zito (@ucdaviscns.bsky.social) - "Ion flux-independent NMDAR signaling in bidirectional synaptic plasticity and disease" details -> nbio.uw.edu/event/nbio-p...

Talk details on our website: nbio.uw.edu/event/nbio-p...

Wrapping up our 2025 NBIO seminar series with a fantastic finale! Thur. 12/11 at 9:30 AM, we're thrilled to host Dr. Xiaoyin Chen (@alleninstitute.org)
📍 In person: HSB 328
💻 Virtual: Zoom link available (UW & Allen Institute folks - email us for 🔗) Don't miss this great talk to close out the year!

🤩 🔬 A new Tuthill lab preprint 👇

Hamid Laboratory | Neurobiology of Agency Hamid Laboratory is a systems and computational neuroscience research group studying brain mechanisms of Decision-making, Agency, and Reward Learning (RL), with a focus on Dopamine. Leveraging ad...

🔬🧠 This Thursday: Join us for an exciting talk by Dr. Arif Hamid (@arifahamid.bsky.social)!

"On the Principles of Dopamine Release in Dorsal Striatum"

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#Neuroscience #NBIO #DopamineResearch #BrainScience

Special Lecture: Deep Decisions: Uncovering the Subcortical Role in Perceptual Choice — Michele A. Basso

11/19 @ 2pm in SDCC Ballroom 20

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Meet-the-Expert, 11/18 @ 2:30 pm in SDCC Rm 5B

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🧠#SfN2025 Don't miss two chances to hear from NBIO's @micheleabasso.bsky.social this week!
TODAY: Meet-the-Expert: Nonhuman Primate Neuroscience: A 20-Year History of Unplanned Advocacy
11/19: Special Lecture: "Deep Decisions: Uncovering the Subcortical Role in Perceptual Choice" Links in comments

[2/2] PLUS: SfN 2025 in San Diego is underway! Keep an eye out for members of the @uw-nbio.bsky.social community presenting their research. Good luck to all our attendees! 🧠 #SfN2025 #SfN25

[1/2] This Thursday, we're excited to welcome Amy Arnsten, PhD (@yaleneuro.bsky.social) to NBIO! Join us for "Dynamic Network Connectivity: The Unusual Molecular Regulation of Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Confers Vulnerability to Cognitive Disorders." 🔬 🧠

🔬 This Thursday: Greg Field, PhD (@UCLA Ophthalmology) on "Efficient coding and early visual processing" — exploring how the visual system processes signals and the surprising diversity of cell types. Co-hosted by the Vision Training Grant. Don't miss it!

🚀 Day 2 of #CRSy25 kicks off with keynote speaker Adrienne Fairhall @uw-nbio.bsky.social on “Brain-wide dynamics of internal model update”.

🎯 Our 2025-26 seminar schedule is live! Next up: Martha Bagnall, PhD on Oct 16 discussing "Sensorimotor circuits in the larval zebrafish" 🐟🧠 Mark your calendars! 📅

Thesis defense for Jess Jones happening tomorrow! DM me if you'd like the zoom link.

New paper from @tuthill.bsky.social ab reveals the brain's built-in 'autopilot' system! 🧠 This fundamental discovery in fruit fly brains could translate into real-world medical applications for people with sensorimotor disorders and beyond. Learn more: rdcu.be/eGU1a

Selective presynaptic inhibition of leg proprioception in behaving Drosophila Nature - A study in Drosophila has identified a neural circuit that selectively suppress movement-encoding proprioceptors during self-generated movements such as walking and grooming.

The open access article is available at this link: rdcu.be/eGU1a

Huge congratulations to Juan Ispizua on earning a prestigious Pew Postdoctoral Fellowship! 🏆 This incredible recognition speaks to his exceptional research and dedication. We couldn't be prouder!

Excited to share our Department of Neurobiology and Biophysics' new visual identity! Three panels capturing the essence of our work:
🔬 Cellular level
🧬 Molecular level
📊 Systems level
All inspired by the stunning PNW - trees, mountains, and water reflecting where science meets nature.

We're delighted to have Dr. Sophia Tintori present the final NBIO seminar of 2024-25 academic year. Join us tomorrow in Health Sciences K-069 for what promises to be an engaging conclusion to the seminar series! 🔬

🎨 What a beautiful day! NBIO's inaugural Art Swap filled the Temy Kennedy Conference Room with incredible creativity and vibrant energy. Much of the art was created by former PBIO Research Scientist Paul Newman. Amazing to see science and art come together! #ArtSwap #ScienceAndArt #CommunityNBIO

Getting ready for today'sLamport Lecture. 🇵🇷

NBIO welcomes distinguished professor and friend Dr. Luis Fernando Santana (@lfsantana68.bsky.social) who will give the 2025 Lamport Lecture today. Join us for the talk in Genome Sciences at 4:30 pm. #sciencetalks #physiology #rhythm

🔬 CAREER OPPORTUNITY ALERT 🔬 The Dept. of Neurobiology & Biophysics at UW Seattle is hiring an Asst. Professor (w/o tenure). Join this highly collegial and collaborative department. The app closes June 9.
👉 apply.interfolio.com/166070
#AcademicJobs #NeuroscienceCareers #FacultyPosition

Your opportunity to apply for the #LakeConference on Neural Coding & Dynamics is going to set sail soon! 🛥️

Apply by May 23 to join us for this intimate, interactive conference.

📆 Sep. 28 to Oct. 2
📍 Seattle, USA
🧠📈 All career stages welcomed

More info: alleninstitute.org/events/lake-...

Congratulations to Adrienne Fairhall, Prof. of Neurobiology and Biophysics, Adjunct Prof. of Applied Mathematics, and Adjunct Prof. of Physics, who has just been elected to the National Academy of Sciences! 🍾 🎉

🚨 LAST CHANCE! NBIO is hiring a Research Assistant Professor (full-time, non-tenure track) position closing TOMORROW (April 30)! Join our collaborative and welcoming department in beautiful Seattle! Don't miss this opportunity-applications close in just ONE DAY! #hiring 🔥 apply.interfolio.com/162856

🤔 Thinking about transitioning to industry but not sure how? The CNC hosted an event last week to share some tips. Bing Brunton showed us how to retool a CV into an industry-appropriate resume & CNC alum Anatoly Buchin shared wisdom gained from his career trajectory and recent job search. 🧠

YouTube video by Allen Institute Revealing the largest wiring diagram and functional map of the brain

The brain as it's never been seen before.

Scientists have created the largest wiring diagram and functional map of a mammal brain to date.

🧠📈 @princetonneuro.bsky.social @jhuapl.bsky.social @uwgradschool.bsky.social @bcmfromthelabs.bsky.social @unigoettingen.bsky.social

The MICrONS Project The MICrONS Project set out to create a massively dense reconstruction of the structural connections and functions of an entire millimeter volume of mouse ...

(2/2) Kudos to our esteemed Affiliate faculty members Clay Reid and Forrest Collman for their leadership and expertise guiding this important work and the whole MICrONS Consortium. Check out the study 👉 www.nature.com/collections/...