New paper in Nature Neuro! We found dopamine is severely impaired in the lateral entorhinal cortex of Alzheimer’s mice. Optogenetic stimulation of entorhinal dopamine and LEVODOPA treatment restored their memory – dopamine treatment may be a future treatment for AD patients!

Early postnatal developmental atlas (epDevAtlas) for the mouse brain has been published. nature.com/articles/s41467-0… High definition brain growth charts with GABAergic neurons and microglia highlight spatially distinct emergency of key cell types.

👇🏼Fantastic neuroscience faculty opportunity here at @UTSWBrain @UTSWMedCenter !

Our department @UTSW_Psychiatry is hiring TT faculty! Our Neuroscience Research Division has diverse research programs, from genes to neural circuits to human brain imaging. @UTSWMedCenter has a vibrant/growing neuroscience community @UTSWBrain nature.com/naturecareers/job…

Cool! Amygdala–liver signalling orchestrates glycaemic responses to stress nature.com/articles/s41586-0…

Proximity-specific ribosome profiling using LOV-BirA reveals two distinct strategies for mitochondrially-localized translation: one for long coding sequences and one for short. It was a pleasure to contribute to this beautiful work from Jonathan Weissman @JswLab and @JingchuanLuo LOV-BirA, light regulated biotin ligase, engineered by Song-Yi Lee sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

We’re hiring! Join us @UNIGEnews as a Full/Associate Prof. in Neuroscience (Chair of Excellence). Focus: development, molecular & cellular evolution of brain circuits. Great team, top science, Geneva 🇨🇭 🧠 Apply by Aug 15, 2025 jobs.unige.ch/www/wd_portal.…

Sleep need–dependent plasticity of a thalamic circuit promotes homeostatic recovery sleep | Science science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…

Synaptic potentiation of engram cells is necessary and sufficient for context fear memory nature.com/articles/s42003-0…

A postdoc job posting from my close collaborator; Dr. Anirban Paul's lab, for a SSPSyGene Consortium Project using Mouse models of autism, Please apply. neurojobs.sfn.org/job/38810/…

We are hiring a new lab manager! Our wonderful lab manager Albert is headed off to grad school and we are looking to fill his position this summer.  This is a great opportunity for a new graduate to spend a couple years immersed in research before applying to PhD or MD programs. 50% of the job is keeping the lab running (being a lab manager), and 50% is for original research related to protein engineering, technology development, etc – there are many project possibilities! Seeking passionate, motivated, creative, and detail-oriented majors in chemical biology, molecular biology or related subjects with at least 1 year of prior wetlab research experience. Must be a US citizen or have a valid work visa. To apply: careersearch.stanford.edu/jo…

My department keeps the faculty hiring process (synaptic mechanisms underlying neuropsychiatric disorders), so please apply by 4/3/2025 for full consideration. Please repost to spread the words. recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09410

Axonal RNA localization is essential for long-term memory: nature.com/articles/s41467-0…

The tool used to create this 10-micrometer logo allows us to prepare cells for imaging, enabling transmission electron microscopes to capture details of cellular structures #cryoET

🚨 Funded postdoc opportunities in the U.S. and Japan—spend time abroad! 🚨 The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Network and the Stellar Science Foundation are inviting postdoctoral fellows to apply for the new Global Science Scholars fellowship! This 2-yr fellowship supports your next research stage at a top university abroad, offering you deep research experience, an excellent advisor, and professional growth. 🔹 If your BS or PhD is from a U.S. degree-granting university: Spend a few years in Japan! Conduct research at a lead institution in Japan, supported by the Stellar Science Foundation. 🔹 If your BS or PhD is from a Japanese degree-granting university: Work at a top university in the US! Pursue your next research questions at partner universities within the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Network. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until positions are filled. Early applications are at an advantage. The next review cycle is March 25, 2025, at 3 PM PT, with the last cycle closing on May 27, 2025. 🔗 Learn more and apply now: czbiohub.org/program-ssfcz-g… #PostdocOpportunity #ScienceCollaboration #CZBiohub #CZI #ResearchOpportunity

Prof Liqun Luo from @Stanford will give the Gordon M. Shepherd Lecture 🗣️ on his groundbreaking work: "Wiring Specificity of Neural Circuits!" 🧠 You won’t want to miss this—mark your calendars for April 3! 🗓️ We hope to see you there! See flyer for more 👇

An #astrocytic ensemble that emerges in the nucleus accumbens upon activity during cue-motivated behaviors and is essential for modulating cue-reward associations @llinas_marta @Irene_ish @crismonteagudo @CSIC @InstitutoCajal nature.com/articles/s41593-0…

We are building tools to accelerate progress in biomedicine. Now, select researchers can access 1,024 Nvidia H100 GPUs. Proposals open: czi.co/4f24AHm

Highly recommended!!

We're looking for a postdoc with a strong interest in the structure, function and cell biology of glutamate receptors and excitatory synapses. nature.com/naturecareers/job…