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Looking for financial help with travel costs, course fees, public outreach, or something else? 💰 We’ve hand-picked 10 great small grant opportunities for life scientists that could boost your career: https://ow.ly/PPVi50ZZEwR #sciencegrants #sciencefunding #smallgrants #lifescientists

From a Post-it note hypothesis to a poster and now a preprint, Catriona Marston of University of Bristol shares the story of her 5-year neuroscience research journey 🗒️ Read this fascinating account of real science in action: https://ow.ly/ZRQv50ZZg5E #neuroscience #neuroscientist #lifesci

What lessons will you learn on the journey from PhD to postdoc? 🤔 Chinenye Ekemezie of Emory University shares the 5 most valuable lessons she's learned along the way 🔬 Read the article: https://ow.ly/X6l350ZYRsO #postdoc #postdocsupport #postdochelp #postdoctips #postdoclife

Where can scientists find inspiration when their experiments aren't going to plan? 🤔 Our Early Career Scientist Grant winners have picked out 20 thought-provoking quotes that remind of the wonder of life science research: https://ow.ly/ihyP50ZXUXY #sciencequotes #inspiringscience #lifescience

Introducing our latest Early Career Scientist Grant winner, Guoning Yu! 🔬 Guoning is a postdoc at the University of Pittsburgh whose $500 will help fund his attendance at the Society for Neuroscience SfN26 meeting next month 👨‍🔬 Learn more: https://ow.ly/Gxc350ZX5Ln #postdochelp #lifescience

➡️ PLEASE NOTE - there has been a late change of venue with the event now taking place at the Verniquet Amphitheatre, Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Jardin des Plantes.

We're in Paris today for the Center for Neuroscience Sorbonne University's NeuroSU meeting! 🇫🇷 Matthew is at our exhibition stand with product info, fab freebies & the chance to enter our free prize draw! 🙌 #neuroscience #neuroscientists #NeuroSU

Choosing the right antibody can make a big difference to the reliability of your results, and in this new article we share 6 key things to look for in antibody validation evidence 🙌 Read here: https://ow.ly/Eszq50ZVige #antibody #antibodies #reproducibility #lifescience #validation #lifescience

Big research grants get a lot of attention, but sometimes a small grant can be the thing that gets your research moving 🏃 In this article, four former grant winners share how a small funding boost helped their careers! 🙌 Read here: ow.ly/bc2m50ZUQnA #sciencegrants #sciencefunding #smallgrants

Do you work with ionotropic glutamate receptors? 🤔 We’ve made it easier to find the reagents you need. Our new hub brings together our products that target NMDA, AMPA & kainate receptors, all in one place 🙌 Explore the hub: ow.ly/frxH50ZSxJU #receptors #AMPA #NMDA

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Applying for a small grant might seem like a time drain, but it could actually be a huge boost for your career! 🙌 Read 'Why Small Grants Matter in Life Science' - on the Hello Bio blog: ow.ly/npBY50ZQZlK #sciencefunding #supportforscientists #earlycareerscientists

Our water-soluble CNO dihydrochloride has been cited in the Journal of the @alzassociation 🙌 Kolling et al used our products to find that increased excitability of serotonergic/glutamatergic neurons promote tau accumulation 🔬 Learn more: ow.ly/IwO450ZQ1XN #Alzheimers #Alzheimersresearch #lifesci

Troubleshooting is a fundamental part of research, and sometimes the results you weren't expecting turn out to be the most interesting! 🔬 Turn frustration into success with our handy troubleshooting guide: ow.ly/lrwc50ZPzUK #labhacks #scienceexperiments #troubleshooting #lifescience #lifescientist

After 20 years as a neuroscience research tool, DREADDs are entering the clinic, with new trials exploring chemogenetic therapies for epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease and more 🧠 Here, we take a closer look at what might come next for DREADDs: ow.ly/RiiA50ZOIQ6 #Neuroscience #DREADDs #Parkinsons

Small grants may be modest in value, but they can have a big impact on your science career! 💰 We hear from previous grant winners who told us how their life science career has benefitted from winning a small grant 🙌 Read here: ow.ly/gPCJ50ZOflZ #sciencegrants #sciencefunding #lifescience

DON'T PANIC! 😱 We've got expert advice to help you stay calm when things go wrong in the lab! Our new guide is packed with practical troubleshooting tips from experienced scientists to help you identify problems, learn from setbacks & find solutions: ow.ly/MSXA50ZMF7P #labhacks #lablife #lifesci

Meet our latest Early Career Scientist Grant winner, Hari Baskar Balasubramanian! 🔬 Hari is a PhD student at the University of Vienna whose $500 grant will help fund his attendance at the European Brain Barriers Meeting 2026 👨‍🔬 Find out more: ow.ly/7RJT50ZLb5j #PhDhelp #PhDfunding #brainbarriers

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Whether you're just starting your PhD or preparing for your dissertation defense, you're bound to need support at various times 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 Our newly updated PhD Survival Pack is packed with practical advice to help you navigate the ups and downs of PhD life: ow.ly/6WgT50ZIQLS #phdlife #phdsupport #phdhelp

We're delighted with this 5-star review for our Picrotoxin, from a researcher at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea! 🙌 Try this highly rated product for yourself - order here: ow.ly/bC2J50ZG0j3 #picrotoxin #PTX #receptorantagonist #labsupplies #DGIST

Want to speak at science conferences, but not sure where to start? 🗣️ In this new guest blog, Amir Hossein Hasanifard of the University of Portsmouth, UK, explains why stepping out of your comfort zone can be a big boost for your scientific career: ow.ly/Zvlt50ZCjNS #sciencecommunication #scicomm

If you measure oxidative stress as part of your research, check out our new MDA Lipid Peroxidation Assay Kit! 🔬 With high sensitivity & flexibility, our kit produces fast results in as little as 1hr 20m 🙌 Learn more: ow.ly/AfG450ZARP3 #oxidativestress #lipidperoxidation #scienceresearch #lifesci

Meet our latest Early Career Scientist Grant winner, Ahmad Jibai! 🔬 Ahmad is a PhD student at the @uniofstandrews.bsky.social who used his $500 to help fund his attendance at the FENS Forum last month! 👨‍🔬 Find out more: ow.ly/PRc950Zyrmc #PhDsupport #PhDhelp #PhDfunding #lifescience #sciencegrant

Always busy in the lab, but your to-do list never seems to get any shorter? 🧪 Our latest blog shares 10 practical productivity tips to help you work more efficiently 🙌 Read the article here: ow.ly/Pkut50ZynYN #LifeScience #Research #Productivity #PhDLife #Postdoc #labhacks #lablife #lifescientist

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The Hello Bio Early Career Scientist Grant helps early career life scientists pursue opportunities that can make a real difference to their research and careers. 🙌 Could you be next? 🧬 Apply today for our $500 grant: ow.ly/36rM50ZvSy3 #LifeScience #PhDLife #Postdoc #sciencegrant #sciencephd

Working with 4-hydroxytamoxifen? Our new 4-OHT Protocol Hub brings together practical protocols and resources to help you prepare and use this handy CreER-inducing compound 🔬 Learn about 4-OHT preparation, delivery, labelling & more: ow.ly/xFEy50ZtMwA #4OHT #protocols #labprotocols #lifescience

Weekend lab work can be unavoidable. But when it becomes routine, what impact can it have on a researchers’ wellbeing? 🤔 We explore the realities of weekend cell culture & consider ways to improve sustainability for those at the bench: ow.ly/OQXP50ZseYu #LabLife #LabHacks #CellCulture

Looking for ways to make your senescence studies simpler? 🙌 Our new Senescence β-Galactosidase Staining Kit makes it easy to identify senescent cells using the widely adopted SA-β-gal assay. 🔬 Find out more: ow.ly/u9EL50ZqG2P #senescence #stainingkit #labsupplies

When did weekend work become such an accepted part of science research, and should it still be so in 2026? 🤔 We explore lab culture and consider how new approaches could create a more sustainable way of working 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 Read the article: ow.ly/zzKy50ZomjU #lablife #labresearch #labculture #cellculture

Congratulations to @maite-moreau.bsky.social of @neuromagendie.bsky.social - winner of our prize draw at the @fens.org Forum 2026! 🏆 We had a fantastic time at the event and look forward to seeing you again in Glasgow in 2028! 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 #FENS #FENS2026 #FENSForum #neuroscience

The @fens.org Forum 2026 is in full swing this week! 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 If you're in Barcelona, pop along to booth 114 to meet Steve, Matt & Matej who are ready to share product info & free gifts! 🤝 Hope to see you there! ☀️ #FENS #FENS2026 #FENSForum #neuroscience

We had a great time at the School of Psychology & Neuroscience Research Showcase at the University of Bristol last week! 🙌 Congrats to poster prize winners Michal Milczarek, Catriona Marston & Claire Garnett 🏆 #bristol #universityofbristol #neuroscience

📢 Introducing our NEW water-soluble LY 341495 disodium salt! 🙌 This potent & selective Group II mGlu receptor antagonist is now available in a convenient water-soluble format 🔬 Explore our range of mGlu receptor research tools: ow.ly/LiQ950Zl8PT #disodiumsalt #mglu #mglureceptor #antagonist

For scientists working in busy labs, the summer season brings sweaty goggles, stifling PPE, and sweltering conditions. ☀️☀️☀️ Check out our coping strategies for when things get tropical in the lab: ow.ly/pTSC50ZfRer #heatwave #heatwaveuk #workingconditions #lablife #lifeinthelab #summerscience

International science is about more than just visas and relocation - it's about understanding different cultures & communication styles too 🗣️ Read Anet Filipova & Dr Tonia Schwartz's insights in this great guest blog: ow.ly/Y9O850Zf8Th #ResearchCulture #InternationalLabs

We've gathered some useful tips from senior scientists to give you a boost at the start of your science career 🔬 From dealing with failure to asking for help, we share advice from the people who've been there and done it: ow.ly/C2vA50ZcLrF #scienceadvice #sciencecareers #PIadvice #sciencecommunity

Another day, another amazing neuroscience conference! 🧠 We're at the @edinunineuro.bsky.social Day 2026 today - if you're here too, why not say hello to Issy who's at our exhibition stand with product info & free gifts! 👩‍🔬 #neuroscience #neuroscientists #universityofedinburgh

If science research feels overwhelming sometimes, you’re not alone 🧪💙 Our Mental Health & Wellbeing Support Pack brings together advice on burnout, imposter syndrome, rejection & resilience for life scientists. 👉 Read here: ow.ly/8Vmc50Z9Qm6 #MentalHealth #ResearchCulture #STEM

We’re delighted to have Steve and Hello Bio at our meeting

It's a busy conference week for Hello Bio! 🌍✈️ We're proud to be sponsors of the @ibangs.bsky.social meeting in Pittsburgh, USA, this week! If you're at the event why not say hello to our CEO Steve Roome who'll be happy to chat all things Hello Bio! 👋 #Neuroscience #neuralgenetics #IBANGS

Recruiting for a salaried 4-year PhD project (or two) in Oslo We seek someone dynamic, curious & fun! Work closely w other PhDs in neuroscience/biology & w our three brilliant Knockout project postdocs (psychology/pain/behavioural genetics) Please share widely www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

The Naturalistic Cognitive Computational Neuroscience Lab is launching at UT Austin and is looking for founding members at all levels, including lab manager, PhD students, and postdocs! #NeuroJobs We will study human brain🧠 and memory & attention, using fMRI and modeling. thesonglab.github.io

Meet our latest Early Career Scientist Grant winner, Alicja Gluszko! 🔬 Alicja is a researcher at the University of Pittsburgh, USA, who told us about her research into cancer tumors and how she has used the $500 grant money! 🌟 👉 Read Alicja's story here: ow.ly/vwcQ50Z9hMp #ECSGrant #sciencegrants

Daria & Matt are at the @ukglia.bsky.social 2026 meeting at @bristoluni.bsky.social this week! 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 Say hello at the stand and pick up some product info & fab freebies 🙌 We’re also running a prize draw with delicious chocolates up for grabs! 🍫 #glia #UKGlia #UKGliaNetwork #neuroscience #Bristol