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Mark your calendars for the Neuroethology: Behavior, Evolution and Neurobiology GRC which will take place at the Jordan Hotel at Sunday River (Maine, USA) on August 8-13, 2027. www.grc.org/neuroetholog...
Scott Juntti
@scottjuntti.bsky.social
Uncovering the roots of social behaviors
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Mark your calendars for the Neuroethology: Behavior, Evolution and Neurobiology GRC which will take place at the Jordan Hotel at Sunday River (Maine, USA) on August 8-13, 2027. www.grc.org/neuroetholog...
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The Predictive Biology Hub based within the University of Maryland - College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences is welcoming applications from postdoctoral scientists across UMD interested in joining the inaugural Impact Fellowship cohort. Apply by 10/23
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Arithmetic in the "New Golden Age of Science" at NSF: Reduce $600M in STEM funding between FY25 and FY26 grantwitness.org/nsf/analyses... Propose to reduce NSF GRFP fellowships by $180M in FY27 nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/FY-202... Declare "success" w/a $100M "push" for US scientists.
And the GCaMP imaging was done with the help of @irisliang.bsky.social and @juanonyme.bsky.social !
The answer is more sophisticated than โthe tail propels fish forward.โ #Cichlids use coordinated pectoral-fin and tail movements to make refined adjustments while tracking visual motion. They smoothly follow optomotor stimuli via constant corrections, and even use pectoral fins to swim backwards.
Our new iScience study with @todthiele.bsky.social and @arrenberglab.bsky.social asks: how do larval cichlids actually perform this behavior? www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
Seems like a great time for eager grad students to come to @umdscience.bsky.social and discover how new organelles evolve!
#7eleven please sponsor my research!
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Protists deserve the spotlight and so do scientists! This was such an honor but mostly, this project reminded me why I have the best job and friends/colleagues in the world! ๐ฌ
Many scientists feel grim right now. Here's a different story - about discovery, friendship, grimness, yes, but how science finds a way! @couchmicroscopy.bsky.social @andrewilloughb.bsky.social In an $80 Motel Room, a Discovery to Shed Light on the Origins of Life www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/s...
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Come work here, it is a fun place and we would love to have you as our colleague: careers.amnh.org/postings/4923 #Lepidoptera #Insect #Entomology #AMNH
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We are looking for a research assistant to join our team. brain.mpg.de/brand Apply using the link below if you are interested in doing research on the neural and genetic underpinnings of behavioral evolution. jobs.brain.mpg.de/jobposting/6...
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Excited to share a new preprint from the lab, by @andrewmatheson.bsky.social and team, where we dive into the superpower of newts: plasticity! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Like many good projects, this started with a serendipitous observation... ๐งต1/5
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๐จ job alert ๐ Come join us! We have two positions open! These are part of our @erc.europa.eu funded project on the mechanisms underpinning convergence of colour patterns in cichlid fishes! Closing date: 16th August. Postdoc: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc... Technician: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
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Are you affiliated with a research institution in the Global South and interested in attending Cichlid Science 2026? 10 days left to apply for our travel grant Deadline: May 15th 20:00 (GMT+1) Questions? Contact us! Info and form: www.uantwerpen.be/en/conferenc...
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Unfortunately I cannot be at #ESEB2025, one of my favourite conferences, but the lab is well represented with @aleksandra-marconi.bsky.social presenting her work today on S29 @3.45pm on Transposable elements and nervous and sensory system diversification in cichlid fishes. @eseb2025.bsky.social
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I'm thrilled to be opening my own lab this Fall at the @maxplanck.de MPI for Brain Research in Frankfurt. The lab is going to investigate the neuronal and genetic underpinnings of behavioral evolution. We are hiring on all levels. Don't hesitate to share widely and reach out if interested.
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To identify fundamental neuroscientific principles that generalize across species, systems and circuits, neuroscientists must embrace an evolutionary perspective, argue Karl Farrow and @katjareinhard.bsky.social. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/systems-neur...
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An example of what we in the NIH Intramural program can accomplish. Excited to share our latest paper in close collaboration with Nick Ryba's group. We examined how inflammation transforms representation in somatosensory neurons to cause pain. Lots of surprises here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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My inaugural post on Bluesky - quite fittingly, I'm thrilled to share our first study on heat acclimation, which identifies a neuronal mechanism that drives heat tolerance in mice. (www.nature.com/articles/s41... ) Here is the gist ๐งต (1/n):
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Researchers at Annenberg and @umdscience.bsky.social show that proposed NIH funding cuts lead to an estimated $16 billion in economic loss and 68,000 jobs lost nationwide. Learn about their project and view the interactive map here:
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A heartfelt thank you to @rosvall-lab.bsky.social for writing such a nice perspective piece about our paper! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Hey, senior grad student! I see you there, trying to hide. You're probably thinking: "That @CSHL symposium sounds cool, but I'll never be invited because my research is lame" Wrong! Tell your impostor syndrome to take a seat and apply now! Deadline extended to Dec. 15 cshl.edu/research/pos...
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