Philipp Schlegel @uni_matrix@qoto.org

Two multisite projects aimed at scaling up mouse connectomics lost federal funding in recent cuts to Harvard University grants.

By @avaskham

https://www.thetransmitter.org/funding/multisite-connectome-teams-lose-federal-funding-as-result-of-harvard-cuts/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=org-social&utm_campaign=20250528-federal-funding-harvard-cuts

For the first time, researchers at #UniLeipzig and other institutions have gained comprehensive insights into the entire nervous system of the fruit fly. The findings were recently published in Nature, marking the first study to describe in detail the neurons that span the entire nervous system of the adult fruit fly: https://www.uni-leipzig.de/en/newsdetail/artikel/eine-strassenkarte-fuer-das-gehirn-der-fruchtfliege-2025-05-07

Photo: Tomke Stürner/Uni Cambridge and LMB Cambridge

2-year Postdoc Position: Evolution and Organization of Ant Olfactory Systems

– in Carlotta Martelli's lab at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany.

https://mrtlllab.uni-mainz.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/PostDoc-Position-Neuro-Ants-150125.pdf

"The ideal candidate should have a strong background in bioinformatics, ideally with practical or theoretical experience in single-cell transcriptomics or comparative genomics. A keen interest in neurobiology is essential. Additional skills in evolutionary biology, insect handling, and programming (preferably in Python) would be advantageous, but are not mandatory."

Position still open!

#ants #PhDJobs #postdocJob #neuroscience #entomology #olfaction #bioinformatics

How do #NeuralNetworks generate diverse and variable outputs? This study of the larval #fruitfly locomotor system shows that relatively simple sets of #inhibitory circuit motifs can generate a surprising degree of diversity & variability in motor programs @PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3GpT3pR

Maggots. We really don't give then enough credit. They can do so much with so little:

"Sensation of electric fields in the Drosophila melanogaster larva", Tadres et al. 2025 (Matthieu Louis' lab).
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(25)00299-4

#neuroscience #Drosophila #ElectricSensing #DrosophilaLarva #Diptera

1 Join us for a 4-year PhD in Newcastle on a fun project (literally)!
 
Building on our recent publication about Drosophila playing on a carousel (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.01.025), we will explore:
1)        the genetic underpinnings of play,
2)        the neuronal circuits involved in play, and its adaptive benefit,
3)        how environmental context impacts play behaviour.

This is what we mean when we say the regime is censuring science.

“CDC staff should not be co-authors on manuscripts/abstracts with WHO staff,” nor publish papers on work "funded by WHO.”

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/cdc-who-publication-memo_n_67c1eb34e4b0bf54864084cf

If we're headed into a world of minimal federal support for academic research, can I propose that we no longer view training for non-academic research as a major goal of PhD programs? 1/2

Lagged signal propagation through a dynamic graph

#openrndr #particles #graph

One of the most interesting illustrations I've seen in a while: from H. Knyazeva, S. Kurdyumov "Fundamentals of Synergetics". A stunning case of the hysteresis (history dependence) of the inference.
What are the consequences for bio- and cultural evolution?

Our story about flies on carousels is out in @CurrentBiology ! After formally engaging the fantastic Clara H. Ferreira and integrating helpful feedback from our reviewers, we now present a more concise story with detailed behavioural quantification and cooler videos: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.01.025

Fascinating new research: across 26 countries, #radicalright politicians stand out as spreaders of misinformation. They are systematically poisoning the well of discourse. Hardly surprising, still somewhat shocking to see this backed up by data.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/19401612241311886?m=m

I'm changing jobs in the next few months, and while plans are in motion, I'm curious to hear any leads folks may have. Connectomics, bioimage analysis, ML for scientific discovery. I've ~20 years of dev experience, CS BS, ML/HPC MS, neuro PhD. Mostly interested in research, staff science, or small teams/startups/founders.

Main constraint is family bound to Leipzig, so mostly looking for remote.

It is so funny to hear people in the UK talk about "creating a Silicon Valley" or "turning the UK into a hub of innovation". There are many reasons that this has not happened and will not happen, but one of the simplest reasons is that the UK cannot attract top talent when salaries in this sector are between 20% and 60% those of the US, *including* benefits such as social healthcare.

It is very interesting to think about what these people must be smoking when they say such things...

Slides containing thousands of neuroanatomical and embryological sections of species ranging from jawless fish to marsupials are now freely available online.

By Shaena Montanari

https://www.thetransmitter.org/evolution/digitization-of-breathtaking-neuroanatomy-slide-collection-offers-untapped-research-gold-mine/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=org-social&utm_campaign=20250122-digitizaion-neuroanatomy-slideshow-research

John Tuthill @tuthill explains why practical summer courses in neuroscience matter and how this tradition helps researchers rekindle the unfettered joy that initially brought them to the field.

https://www.thetransmitter.org/craft-and-careers/why-practical-summer-courses-in-neuroscience-matter/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=org-social&utm_campaign=20250113-why-summer-courses-in-neuroscience-matter

Whatsapp, like Facebook, is owned by Zuckerberg's Meta.
Signal is owned by the Signal Foundation. And it's more secure. We have a choice.

More evidence catching #publishers at gaming their journal impact factor (#JIF).
https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.03771

"Sneaked references are references registered in the metadata of publications without being listed in reference section or in the full text of the actual publications where they ought to be found. We document here 80,205 references sneaked in metadata of the International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology (#IJISRT). These sneaked references are registered with Crossref and all cite -- thus benefit -- this same journal."

#FakeCitations #Misconduct