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Marla Feller

@mfeller.bsky.social

Neuroscientist, retinal circuits, neuro development. UC Berkeley http://fellerlab.squarespace.com/

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Turns out that the β€œloudest” neurons are not always the most relevant ones. Great article about a fascinating and important result by @hayleybounds.bsky.social , graduate of @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social neuroscience.

01.08.2025 03:38 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks to @rachanads.bsky.social and the rest of my awesome lab for hosting lawrencehallofscience.org/visitors/tee... for a day in lab.

01.08.2025 00:19 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The Anne West lab at Duke is hiring a postdoc to work on nuclear cell biology in neurogenesis. Please help me spread the word! Applications to west@neuro.duke.edu.

27.07.2025 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 57    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Hey πŸ§ͺ I’m looking for a sci-savvy illustrator to build a cartoon-style schematic for a paper about summer research experiences. HMU if this describes you or your side gig.

15.07.2025 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 3
Call for Applications: ECR Advisory Board | Journal of Neuroscience

🧠 Join the JNeuro Early Career Advisory Board! πŸ§ͺ

A great way to learn about the world of publishing and support other early career researchers by sharing your perspectives!

Apps due July 18

www.jneurosci.org/content/ecr-...

08.07.2025 13:09 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

I don’t think that I can take it….

08.07.2025 02:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lots of room for growth at @uwaterloo.ca. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ 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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04.07.2025 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Builds on previous study doi.org/10.1016/j.ce.... This is PhD thesis of (almost) Dr. Bistrong, funded by #NEI. Behavior experiments led by the incomparable @rachanads.bsky.social β€ͺCongrats to all authors!

30.06.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lack of spontaneous activity (#retinalwaves) in early development prevents the formation of retinal circuits critical for stabilizing images as we move through the world. doi.org/10.1016/j.ce....

30.06.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

musee de la chasse and de la nature β€” off the tourist path but never seen anything like it….

23.06.2025 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Fantastic news!

20.06.2025 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Don't miss Dr. Doris Tsao of @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social on our latest episode of Neuroscience Perspectives with
@johnfoxe.bsky.social

πŸ‘‡Along with AI vs the brain, she shares that a mentor's support was pivotal in her career & how her father's curiosity helps fuel hers

➑️ urmc.info/25C

20.06.2025 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This time-lapse video of protesters marching down Broadway in Oakland for No Kings Day gives an idea of how many people turned out today @sfchronicle.com

14.06.2025 23:07 β€” πŸ‘ 29856    πŸ” 6436    πŸ’¬ 382    πŸ“Œ 361
A handmade protest sign reads β€œDEFUND ICE, RE-FUND SCIENCE”

A handmade protest sign reads β€œDEFUND ICE, RE-FUND SCIENCE”

Among other things

14.06.2025 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 116    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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Today I had the honor of speaking in front of nearly 3000 people today at the Woodland #NoKings rally. WE FEAR NO KING BECAUSE WE DONT HAVE ONE ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 let’s gooooooo

14.06.2025 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 239    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 2
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Thousands at #NoKings in Oakland!

14.06.2025 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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@standupforscience.bsky.social represented in #Oakland,CA. incredible turnout including @danfeldman.bsky.social

14.06.2025 22:41 β€” πŸ‘ 468    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

Inspired by @annaintegrated.bsky.social - Hey #BayArea scientists, lets stand together with @standupforscience.bsky.social and @indivisiblesf.bsky.social for No Kings Rally Saturday, June 14. So many actions in Bay Area -- www.nokings.org#map

11.06.2025 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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fantastic day celebrating the career of Rachel Wong with her many friends and colleagues. Thank-you Univ Washington for hosting. Rachel - you will be missed

07.06.2025 06:44 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

wow!!!

06.06.2025 00:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Impacts of Research - University of California, Berkeley

as we plan to meet the @standupforscience.bsky.social call for summer teach-ins, UC Berkeley folk check out this great website for material www.berkeley.edu/research-imp...

01.06.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why I love graduation! Cool neurobiologists,happy grads, funny hats. great job @berkeleymcb.bsky.social

21.05.2025 04:57 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We had an amazing time at the 25th Annual A.R. Martin Lectureship last week! πŸŽ‰ Hosted by Phys on May 14–15, the event featured a keynote by Dr. Marla Feller (@mfeller.bsky.social) and stellar talks from our own traineesβ€”Ana Buteau, Jordan Hickman, and Sujin Jun. πŸ‘

19.05.2025 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Honored to spend day at U Colorado Anschutz to give annual AR Martin lecture tinyurl.com/2murjbpp and chat with legend Bill Betz. thanks to host Alon Poleg-Polsky!

16.05.2025 05:20 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a fantastic up-to-date summary of modern questions in retinal circuits, clearly presented and with great figures!. Required reading for anyone interested in the amazing computational capabilities of neural circuits. Congrats and a big thank-you to the authors.

16.05.2025 04:17 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Birthday Gerald Westheimer. 101 years on May 13 and still publishing papers! #livinglegend of #visionscience. @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

13.05.2025 03:51 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2

tragic….thank you for all the energy you brought to this program and congrats to the scholars!

10.05.2025 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Economists warn Trump's research cuts could have dire consequences for GDP President Trump has proposed slashing federal scientific funding. Economists say the long-term consequences could be dire.

Economists warn: Trump’s science cuts threaten the U.S. economy.

Slashing funding for NIH, NSF, and NASA hurts every American. These cuts are killing jobs, stalling innovation, and shrinking our economic future.

We all pay the price when science is defunded.

www.npr.org/2025/05/08/n...

08.05.2025 13:34 β€” πŸ‘ 228    πŸ” 89    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
Vision scientist Marla Feller talking at ARVO 2025

Vision scientist Marla Feller talking at ARVO 2025

It’s @mfeller.bsky.social talking about her work in retinal directional selectivity at #ARVO2025

06.05.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Only putting one moderator to sleep 🀣

06.05.2025 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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