We report the 3D architecture and mechanism of touch detection by the Pacinian corpuscle. Contrary to the textbook knowledge, the outer core is dispensable for frequency detection. A new study by Luke Ziolkowski and Yury Nikolaev biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Thanks to One Mind for the support which will allow my lab to pursue a new exciting set of questions.

Thrilled to share our latest in Cell led by George Mountoufaris, PhD! We use his cool new CRISPR tools to reveal that the aggression encoding VMHvl line attractor uses neuropeptides! Part of our awesome collab with Scott Linderman and Amit Vinograd! cell.com/cell/fulltext/…

Sex or survival—what’s more important? Excited to share our nature paper on how flies resolve this conflict. We found a dopamine-based filter that reduces threat perception, helping flies focus on courtship when close to mating. nature.com/articles/s4158…

Congratulations Dustin Duncan! I hope to follow in your footsteps!

During my regular one-on-one meetings with Richard Axel. Show him our data, then steal his ideas.

Love this!

I am excited to join Caltech Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Caltech as an Assistant Professor this November! The Fianu Lab will be a welcoming space for anyone interested in gene activity and genome stability. bit.ly/47gH9I7 We are looking for team members at all levels—please reach out!

Thanks Cell for selecting me as one of "50 Scientists that Inspire" for your 50 year anniversary issue. I enjoyed this interview where I spoke about my thoughts on innovation in science, our biggest findings, and my hope for the future of science.

What a phenomenal experience!

Very cool! So glad I was able to interact with Julie Mehretu as she spent an entire year with us here at Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute as our artist in residence.

Looking for a postdoc? If you're interested in academia, join my lab! We have a track record of helping postdocs publish in top journals and secure transition awards. Let's advance neuroscience together! abrairalab.org/join-our-team.…

excellent science communication

Amazing to see HHMI Investigators Kafui Dzirasa, MD PhD and Kay M Tye PhD featured in a science museum!

The latest from the lab is out now in Current Biology! Led by the amazing Brandon Fricker, with help from Malavika Murugan, we identified a neural circuit that facilitates affiliative peer-group preferences in spiny mice. Emory University sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Proud to share our paper in nature that Andrei and I co-first authored with Tom Mrsic-Flogel SWC We recorded ~15000 neurons across the brain while mice made perceptual decisions to reveal how sensory evidence controls actions through global neural dynamics nature.com/articles/s4158…

Meet Jeremy Nathans, the 2024 World Laureates Association Prize (#WLAPrize) laureate in Life Science or Medicine. As a professor of molecular biology and genetics, neuroscience, and ophthalmology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, he has made groundbreaking contributions

Congratulations to Columbia University Neuroscience PhD student will in the lab on a masterful qualifying exam defense!

We are sad to report that the legendary Joseph Gall, called the founder of modern cell biology for his contributions to our understanding of chromosomes and the cellular nucleus, and a widely recognized champion for women in science, has died at 96. carnegiescience.edu/news/joseph-ga…

Take a listen to one of the most talented science communicators of our generation on StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson. My friend and Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute colleague, Professor Bianca Jones Marlin, PhD. Scientists Discuss Epigenetics & Generational Trauma youtu.be/KKaukv_JLX0?si… via YouTube