Grubb Lab

As promised, and committing to the core open science values of our lab, here's the updated preprint. More data, more supplementary figures, stronger conclusions.

'Strikingly different neurotransmitter release strategies in dopaminergic subclasses'

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

🔜The 1st Congenital Insensitivity to Pain conference is now 1 week away! Please join us (in-person/online) if you're interested in how painlessness is inherited, different phenotypic presentations and molecular mechanisms - the developmental PRDM12-TrkA-NGF axis and Nav channels among them.

Human brain organoids record the passage of time over multiple years in culture https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.01.679721v1

Haoming won best poster at last year’s retreat, and now Ana takes home best talk! The team is on a roll!

On the way back to London after 2 amazing days sharing science in the CDN department retreat - and look what I got!

And, of course, congrats to the other awardees! The science in this department is top notch, and it shows! 🧠

The paper is out in journal format at EJN! We thank the reviewers for their insightful comments, and how they shaped the final form of this story. Check it out here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

As usual, it's open access! We're getting the data ready for sharing very soon 👀🧠🧪

This was so much fun today! So grateful for the opportunity to talk about my work, & to get to return to my beloved PDN!!

We're on our way to UKSN! Our very own @emily-winson.bsky.social is speaking today in the physiology session, and will bring some fresh-out-of-the oven data! 👀🧠

Olfaction geeks, come to Cambridge next month for a 30yrs old cross-disciplinary smell chat from philosophy to clinics to circuits 🧠👃
Headliner @dattalab.bsky.social on his lab's brand new olfactory maps study
Networking lunches, fancy College dinner, student discount, plenty of coffee. Go register!

Thanks so much!

Prof @grubblabneuro.bsky.social adds to the compelling case set by previous speakers:
Open Science = Better Science (for the community and for YOU!)

✅ Data sharing improves accessibility, reproducibility & collaboration
❌ But it’s often effortful & time-consuming

#IoPPNFestival

Professor Matthew Grubb

‪Open Research Award winner Professor @grubblabneuro.bsky.social speaks on the benefits of making science as open as possible, and tips and tricks to make the process smoother. #IoPPNFestival‬

The master @grubblabneuro.bsky.social at the rig! Thanks so much @victoria-swi.bsky.social for showing us how to patch OSNs, and for unveiling my absolute lack of brain plasticity when it comes to using an ephys setup that is not mine 😆

IoPPN Research Festival 2025 - Bridging disciplines, brain to behaviour An annual showcase of exciting and innovative research celebrating academic success across the IoPPN.

Matt will be speaking about data sharing and open science practices at this year’s @kingsioppn.bsky.social IoPPN Research Festival!

www.kcl.ac.uk/events/ioppn...

We are IN-PERSON in London next week for the #IoPPNfestival, sharing transformative research from @kingsioppn.bsky.social

Join @saakshikakar.bsky.social using the #IoPPNfestival hashtag from 2 pm on Wednesday, 14th May! THREAD

Watch this space for more on the #IoPPNfestival and share your thoughts!

@julietfoster.bsky.social @devinterhune.bsky.social @uwedrescher11.bsky.social @sianoram.bsky.social @grubblabneuro.bsky.social @denklab.bsky.social

Eventually, the office’s door will become a Faraday cage ⚡️🤪

96. Tools for Looking into the Brain: How to Make the Most of Your Postdoc (with Dr Ana Dorrego-Rivas) Neuroverse · Episode

@neuroversepod.bsky.social is one of my fav podcasts. It's super exciting to have been at the other side in this episode! I talk about how I'm navigating my postdoc and academic life, and some tips for PhDs who are planning their next steps.

Link below 👇🏼

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open.spotify.com/episode/1677...

Hey #NeuroSky, has anyone used a MAP2 antibody that successfully labels the soma on mouse brain slices? We've tried one but it stains only the dendrites. Any advice will be useful! 🧠🧪

Our paper is now in the shape of a reviewed preprint on eLife
@elife.bsky.social, with the reviewers' comments on full display. We plan to address these in the upcoming weeks/months, but so far I'm a big fan of this publishing model!

elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...

Thank you everyone for coming to our data sharing workshop, we loved it all! The talks, the questions, the interactions, the snacks...

We hope you learnt about open science practices as much as we did! 😊 À la prochaine!

We’re starting! 🧠🧪

There's still time to register for our data sharing workshop! Info and link below 👇🏻

If you’re interested in finding out how to share your research data (and why it matters!), @grubblabneuro.bsky.social will be holding a free workshop on 10th February. See thread below👇 for more info and registration link!

Sharing is caring: open data, better science Join us for a workshop on discussing and learning about all things data sharing!

Register HERE!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sharing-is...

💬 Honest advice on why sharing research data matters and how to make it happen

☕️Time for tea, coffee, and snacks while you chat one-on-one with our speakers.

This event is part of the @kingsioppn.bsky.social Research Culture Programme and is open to everyone!

[...]

Dan Crane (Research Manager, Libraries and Collections)

Grant Wray (IT manager, Centre for Developmental Neurobiology and MRC Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders).

🗣️ Insightful talks from our speakers, covering all aspects of data sharing:

Matthew Grubb (Professor of Neuroscience and Principal Investigator, Centre for Developmental Neurobiology)

Ana Dorrego-Rivas (Postdoctoral Research Associate, Centre for Developmental Neurobiology)

[...]

🗓 When? Monday, 10th February, 1:00–3:30 PM

📍 Where? New Hunt's House, Classroom G8 (Guy's Campus, King's College London)

☕ What’s included? Short talks, refreshments, and friendly conversations!