Happy trans day of visibility. What are some suggested programs for donation?

Excited to share our work out in PLOS ONE with Goga Lab showing that expressing an oncogene protects spindle poles from fracturing in mechanically confined environments. Congrats to first authors Renaldo Sutanto and Lila Neahring and all authors! journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

Today we had our last lecture for the Justice,Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) class. The knowledge and skills that I gained will forever guide me in my journey as a Latina scientist. Together, little by little,we are making STEM a better place, and I’m so ready for it!🤍🤝🏽

Check out this amazing work on the lethargy of sickness - brought to you in single neuron resolution by Sreeparna Pradhan and Gurrein Madan of the Flavell lab, MIT. How does the brain tell the body to “just rest”? What happens if this signal is missing?

biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

How are neural circuits reconfigured during infection to induce sickness behaviors? We show that neuromodulatory systems that control stress and satiety in C.elegans are recruited upon infection to induce sickness behaviors. From Flavell Lab MIT Picower Institute

biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

trans liberation is tied up in every fight for liberation and the success of these movements depends on truly radical action.

we are fighting for a better future for everyone, we hope you'll join us cell.com/cell/fulltext/…

Science needs transgender scientists. Support and protect your transgender colleagues rights and right to do great science. The authors put this into clear perspective in this powerful piece. cell.com/cell/fulltext/…

Announcing a new Department of Neuroscience (logo below), the first new department for 30 years UC Berkeley . Want to help us fund some programs for students and postdocs? Check out - givingday.berkeley.edu/giving-day/767…

“Let the wild rumpus start!”

I’m very sad to share that Dr Yoko DeRose passed away on Feb 14, 2024 at a very young age from cancer. Yoko worked at Huntsman Cancer Institute for >15 years and developed our first PDX models of breast cancer. 1/3

RT please: we are recruiting again! The Bianchi lab is seeking to fill two positions: a postdoc and a research associate. We work on glia/neuron crosstalk in health, disease, & aging using C. elegans
#glia #ionchannels #worms #JobAlert #job #postdoc email [email protected]

Good afternoon Twitter, X now lol, it’s been awhile since I’ve posted! The biggest update I have is that I was blessed with the birth of my daughter Sydney Renee on 1/20/24! 🥰

As exciting as this was, I want to share my birth story as it relates to importance of advocacy.

A riveting story told with humor and heart by Laura Persson of dr.noelleletoile lab about the social behavior of Caenorhabditis elegans, affectionately known as worms, took top prizes at UCSF Postdoc Slam 2023.
Check out our coverage by Cindy Ow
synapse.ucsf.edu/articles/2023/…

Dr Laura Persson of our lab just won People’s Choice AND First Place in the #UCSF Postdoc Slam! She spoke of that unexpected “thing” that makes you want to devote your every waking thought to figuring out what the hell you just saw… she calls it Wormnado! #Science #postdoc #worm

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