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Feeling sleepy after Daylight Savings?? Check out our new paper from Mara Cowen about how sleep loss alters neuronal plasticity and behavior in C. elegans!! sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #sleep

Come spill the tea with us! Join LTBGS for treats, tea, and cocoa! Need to vent about lab and life? This is the space for you. Join our community in saying “Mama, kudos for saying that, for spilling.”

Ishmail Abdus-Saboor researches how the sensation of touch happens in the skin and in the brain. In an interview with Quanta, the molecular biologist discusses his journey to this work and his hopes for its future. quantamagazine.org/pleasure-or-pa…

Congratulations to G3 Associate Editor Charlie Boone and #GENETICS Senior Editors Oliver Hobert and Nick Barton on being elected to National Academy of Sciences 👏 Thank you for your outstanding contributions to our journals & for being a part of our Society!

It is with great sadness that the Simons Foundation announces the death of its co-founder and chair emeritus, James Harris Simons. Jim was an award-winning mathematician, a legendary investor and a generous philanthropist. simonsfoundation.org/2024/05/10/sim…

Spring semester is winding down. Come celebrate the end of classes, prelims, and all your science wins with the LTBGs community! Hope to see y’all there!

We have released a new version of CAJAL, our Python package for cell morphology analyses. You can read about CAJAL in nature.com/articles/s4146…. In this version, we introduce several functionalities for improved interpretation, integration, and performance #singlecell #neuroscience

Penn's Department of Genetics has several new tenure-track assistant professor openings. Please help spread the word! apply.interfolio.com/147616

🪱 SAVE THE DATE 🪱 Join us in Davis, CA, for 5 days of presentations covering an array of topics in Worm research, & countless networking opportunities! Browse the #Worm25 website for details on awards & funding, speakers, & more as it's available: bit.ly/4cgGOGm

We are organizing a free virtual workshop on Python tools for the analysis of single-cell neuronal data. Please RT and register if interested! #Single_Cell #Neuroscience #Bioinformatics

Come get some food and hear about everything we have planned for this semester!

Interested in a PhD in Neuroscience? Join us in-person or virtually for a #PennNGG admissions info session on October 17 at 5:30 pm EST! 👉Registration open now: tinyurl.com/NGGInfo2024 We can’t wait to see you there!

Are you URM applying to #PennNGG? Want help with your CV and/or research statement before submitting your application? Sign up for our Application Support Program, to match with a current NGG student and/or faculty member! Read more and sign up here: forms.gle/y4wx93u3fwTXjT…

BREAKING NEWS The 2024 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation.

New paper ALERT!! Mara Cowen discovered and defined how conserved autism-associated genes modify a 'social' behavior in C. elegans!! So proud of her work in the lab! nature.com/articles/s4146…

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So excited to host Aakanksha Singhvi (One of my favorite scientists to spend time with!!) tomorrow for the Penn NGG and Mahoney Institute for Neurosciences @UPenn seminar!! Come learn about glia!!