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Petri Ala-Laurila @AlaLaurilaLab
Joined September 2019
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Vilho Rantanen
@VilhoRantanen
24 Feb 2025
Once again, proud to be Finnish! An excellent speech, Mr. President @alexstubb
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My lab has a funded PhD position open now. Apply by Nov 30th: linkedin.com/posts/petri-ala…

#hiring | Petri Ala-Laurila

I’m #hiring. Know anyone who might be interested?

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Netta Ollikka@NettaOllikka
2 Sep 2024
What do you see in this image? Deep learning has closed the gap with human vision on many benchmarks. But does it mean that deep nets are *as robust* as humans in rare scenarii, such as when objects are shown in unusual poses? We explore this question: arxiv.org/abs/2402.03973 🧵
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Henri Leinonen@Dr_HLeinonen
16 Jul 2024
Read my latest #research on drug repurposing for retinal degenerations published with @SpringerNature / @NaturePortfolio in @NatureComms. Big thanks to major funding from @NatEyeInstitute @NIH nature.com/articles/s41467-0…

A combination treatment based on drug repurposing demonstrates mutation-agnostic efficacy in...

Nature Communications - This preclinical study demonstrates the potential of a drug repurposing strategy using the coadministration of tamsulosin, metoprolol, and bromocriptine to provide a...

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A new paper from our lab links human perception to retinal circuit function at the sensitivity limit of vision. It is freshly published @naturecomms: nature.com/articles/s41467-0…. @LifeSciHelsinki @helsinkiuni @AaltoUniversity #QuantalBehavior

Petri Ala-Laurila@AlaLaurilaLab
16 Dec 2022
Our preprint @biorxiv_neurosci resolves the sensitivity limit of human vision from the retina to perception: “Human retina trades single-photon detection for high-fidelity contrast encoding”. biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/… #QuantalBehavior @LifeSciHelsinki @AaltoResearch
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Congrats Eric! Well deserved!
Lund Vision Group@LundVision
23 May 2024
Huge congrats to Eric!
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Tiffany Schmidt@tiffmschmidt
19 Oct 2023
Deadline is October 31st, please retweet/share with any who might be interested in a career in teaching neuroscience at Northwestern!
Tiffany Schmidt@tiffmschmidt
9 Oct 2023
Please share and RT: The Department of Neurobiology is hiring an Assistant Professor of Instruction for the Neuroscience Major! Please DM me with any questions, application review starts Oct. 31. Here is the link with more information: neurobiology.northwestern.ed…
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Ofer Yizhar@OferYizhar
7 Oct 2023
Horrible morning today in Israel. Woke up to sirens at 6:30am and the horrific news, pictures and videos just keeps coming all day. Our hearts are with the hundreds of families targeted by Hamas terrorists along the southern border.
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What a nice pre #ERM2023 week in Helsinki with two inspiring visits and talks by @michaeltrido and @KeisukeYonehara in my labs @helsinkiuni & @AaltoUniversity! Looking forward to the science action at the #ERM2023 meeting in Tübingen next (@teulerlab @CellTypist @NeuroFishh)!
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Tiffany Schmidt@tiffmschmidt
13 Sep 2023
Amazing program here at NU with an opportunity to work in our department (Neurobiology)! Please retweet and spread the word. DM if you have any questions!
NURTURE Program at Northwestern University@NU_NURTURE
29 Aug 2023
Are you intrigued by research in Cancer, Cardiovascular, or Brain, Mind & Behavior? Are you dedicated to advancing DEI? @NorthwesternU, under the #NIHFIRST initiative, is seeking tenure-track Assistant Professors. Apply by visiting ⤵️ nurture.northwestern.edu/ope… #InclusiveExcellence
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Esa Hämäläinen@esahamal
10 Sep 2023
Kyllä. Jaamme @Niemela_Ilkka @AaltoUniversity kanssa huolen. Suomen tulevaisuuden suunnan ratkaisee kansainvälinen yhteistyö ja korkea osaaminen. @helsinkiuni @unifi @okmfi hs.fi/talous/art-20000098321…

HS-haastattelu | Hallituksen maahanmuuttolinja on tahrinut Suomen maineen huippuosaajien keskuude...

Hallitusohjelman linjaukset maahanmuutosta voivat karkottaa huippuosaajat pois Suomesta ja sitä myötä vesittää talouskasvun, pelkää Aalto-yli­opiston rehtori Ilkka Niemelä.

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Christian Puller @christianpuller.bsky.social@ChristianPuller
6 Sep 2023
Ever observed a displaced retinal ganglion cell and wondered what’s going on? 🤔 biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…

Spatial distribution and functional integration of displaced ipRGCs

The mammalian retina contains many distinct types of ganglion cells, which form mosaics to evenly tile the retina with cells of each type at each position of the visual field. It is well known that...

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Lund Vision Group@LundVision
27 Jun 2023
One month until #ICIV2023! We can't wait to see everyone at Bäckaskog Slott for an amazing week of invertebrate vision! 🏰🇸🇪 ⬅️ 🌈🐞🐌🪱🦑🪼🕷️🦋🐝🦐🧪🔬 More info: iciv.se/
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Katrin Franke
@kfrankelab
14 Jun 2023
Excited this work w/ @AToliasLab @CellTypist is now out🎉 How is color🌈represented across mouse visual cortex? We found1⃣extensive color-opponency2⃣distinct color response types3⃣a potential role for Green-On/UV-Off cells in thread detection &4⃣...🧵👇 biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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Congrats Gabriel Peinado! Winning the early career fellowship @SuomenAkatemia following your @MSCActions postdoctoral grant with us @AlaLaurilaLab is the way to go! You are and will be a star! I am so proud of you and excited to continue working together on Quantum Behaviour.
Suomen Akatemia | Research Council of Finland@SuomenAkatemia
3 May 2023
The Research Council for Biosciences, Health and the Environment has decided on funding to support early-career researchers and scientific renewal through 44 new Academy Research Fellowships📣 The applicant success rate was 15 per cent ➡️ aka.fi/en/about-us/whats-new… #ResearchFunding
Research Council for Biosciences, Health and the Environment grants 29.6 million euros in Academy Research Fellow Funding: -Average grant 673,000 euros -29.6 million euros granted -44 funded researchers -success rate 15% -299 applications -19 review panels -217 reviewers from 22 different countries -Funded researchers (%): female 64%; male 36% -Applicants (%): female 57%; Other 1%; male 42%

ALT Research Council for Biosciences, Health and the Environment grants 29.6 million euros in Academy Research Fellow Funding: -Average grant 673,000 euros -29.6 million euros granted -44 funded researchers -success rate 15% -299 applications -19 review panels -217 reviewers from 22 different countries -Funded researchers (%): female 64%; male 36% -Applicants (%): female 57%; Other 1%; male 42%

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“Finland will be a strong and capable Ally”
Sauli Niinistö@niinisto
30 Mar 2023
All 30 NATO members have now ratified Finland’s membership. I want to thank every one of them for their trust and support. Finland will be a strong and capable Ally, committed to the security of the Alliance. Finland is now ready to join NATO. We look forward to welcoming Sweden to join us as soon as possible.

ALT All 30 NATO members have now ratified Finland’s membership. I want to thank every one of them for their trust and support. Finland will be a strong and capable Ally, committed to the security of the Alliance. Finland is now ready to join NATO. We look forward to welcoming Sweden to join us as soon as possible.
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We are recruiting! Our lab @helsinkiuni & @AaltoUniversity has a PhD position immediately available for a project linking retinal circuit function to behavior. This position is part of #Horizon2020 network @enTRAINVision To apply: aalto.fi/en/open-positions/p…. #Neuroscience #Finland
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A.P. Sampath@APSampath3
27 Mar 2023
It is my pleasure to tell you about the latest from the lab now in @CurrentBiology . Cones and cone pathways remain functional in advanced retinal degeneration cell.com/current-biology/ful…

Cones and cone pathways remain functional in advanced retinal degeneration

In retinal degeneration, rods die and cones retract outer segments and synaptic pedicles as if dormant. Ellis et al. show that these cells still express opsin and respond to light with cGMP-gated and...

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Dr. Samer Hattar@SamerHattar
20 Mar 2023
I am excited to present
World Wide Neuro 🧠🗺️@worldwideneuro
20 Mar 2023
Tomorrow: Online seminar by Prof Hattar Samer @SamerHattar on "Retinal and brain circuits underlying the effects of light on behavior", hosted by BIU Vision Science | #bot⚡ world-wide.org/seminar/8848
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Juan Angueyra@Juanonyme
6 Mar 2023
Little blurb about our elife paper ( doi.org/10.7554/eLife.81579) and website (github.com/angueyralab/drRNA…).

Transcription factors underlying photoreceptor diversity

Tools and resources to identify transcriptional regulators that create and maintain differences between photoreceptor subtypes.

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Brain and Behavior Institute@bbiumd
6 Mar 2023
A new paper by Juan Angueyra (BBI, BIOL) demonstrates a method for isolating single cells and individually sequencing their RNA. The result is a comprehensive readout of 150 genes that could be involved in the generation of photoreceptors. 🔗 bbi.umd.edu/news/story/isola…
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