Community organizers are hosting a “Stand Up for Science” rally on March 7th from 12-4 pm in Sacramento. The rally will occur on the West side of the capital. 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4gMMhqB

Gregg is a former Marine and Forest Service ranger. He's saved the lives of hikers dangling off a cliff or going through cardiac arrest, and he's bravely fought forest fires to save small rural towns.    100% of his salary is paid by WA state.    Elon fired him. Share his story.

The Trump admin just fired key staff at NIH’s Alzheimer’s research center - including the incoming director. With 6.9M Americans affected and cases set to double by 2050, cutting research means fewer breakthroughs and more suffering. Patients and families deserve better.

Federal workers in limbo. Employees at HHS getting emails telling them to justify their jobs and NIH instructing workers to hold off before responding. Obtained from a source familiar.

This year's Annual South West Dev Bio Meeting is happening on May 2-4 at UNM Newsroom in ABQ, NM! swsdb2025.org Thanks to co-organizers Lomeli Shull Tou Yia Vue & Alexa Burger. The speaker lineup is amazing, & many oral presentations will be selected from the abstracts!

Basic science is inspired by curiosity, accountable to evidence, and subject to peer review. Politics should have no role.

Measles death of unvaccinated child is 1st fatality in West Texas outbreak abcnews.go.com/Health/1st-mea…

Congratulations Dr. Wen Lu, winner of the 17th Annual Genesee Scientific Fly Art Commission Contest! Her entry, "An Odyssey of Wonder," showcases her scientific insights and artistic skills, inspired by scooter rides through downtown Chicago along Lake Michigan. #DrosophilaArt

Wondering if you can afford to attend a CSU? You can. Here are 10 facts about #CalState costs that will make you smile. bit.ly/4ieBs1Q #CollegeROI #FinancialAid

If you are unsure about pursuing PhD at this stage, I am also hiring 1–2 JRFs with a background in organic chemistry. We have the funding and will train you in dye/click chemistry for applications in biology. Follow the website for details DyeCraftLab.com

“I’m running out of time. I know that.”- Mark Chambers, 66, facing bile duct cancer and hoping for access to a clinical trial. His words stopped me cold. This is what NIH cuts actually mean. Not politics. People.

Why do some neurons say “sleep” while others shout “stay awake!” — inside the same brain? In fruit flies, researchers just mapped the molecular chaos behind this nightly tug-of-war. And it’s wilder than we thought. elifesciences.org/articles/10668…

Why do some neurons say “sleep” while others shout “stay awake!” — inside the same brain? In fruit flies, researchers just mapped the molecular chaos behind this nightly tug-of-war. And it’s wilder than we thought. elifesciences.org/articles/10668…

🚨Very excited to share a new paper from our lab in Neuron (Neuron), on the influence of the estrous cycle on structural and functional plasticity in the hippocampus: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Thread below:

Spatial mapping of the brain metabolome lipidome and glycome nature.com/articles/s4146…

🚀 We’re hiring! Two fully funded PhD positions in Neuroscience & Behavior at the Agrawal Lab, Centre for Molecular Neurosciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education . 🧬🐛 National Fellowship holders encouraged. 🔬 #PhDOpening #Neuroscience #Drosophila #AcademicTwitter

Interactive brain-body connectivity at the Codex. Click on thorax, salivary gland, etc, and see the neurons associated with that body part! H/T Matt Collie codex.flywire.ai/app/body_parts…

Want to use the massive MICrONS dataset for your own research? We understand the challenges and we are here to support you. Submit your proposals for our Proofreading and Annotation program: Virtual Observatory of the Cortex (VORTEX) by August 15. microns-explorer.org/vortex