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kevinstaras.bsky.social
NeuroProf at University of Sussex, UK • Synapses, Circuits, Plasticity, Disease, Decision-making https://www.thestaraslab.org/
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Looking for a quick way to map the brain of your favourite small animal model? See our new paper. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 1/10

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From octopuses to snails, the complicated molluscan family tree has now been mapped in unprecedented detail, researchers report in Science. Learn more in this week's issue: scim.ag/4hVhrxB

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Join us for a 4-year PhD in Newcastle at @northumbriauni.bsky.social on a fun project (literally)! Building on our recent publication about Drosophila playing on a carousel (doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...), we will explore:

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Applications to the 2025 Paris Spring School in Optical Imaging and Electrophysiological Recording in Neuroscience (AKA the Paris Neuro Course) are now open. Deadline on the 1st of February. The course will run 14-27 May 2025. parisneuro.ovh

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come do a phd at sussex neuroscience! 50-ish labs to pick from, doing neuro-stuff from teeny molecules via the obvious sweetspot (zebrafish) to oversized human brainz

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Thank you to Sneha Knedkar for writing this splendid article about our research in The Scientist eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

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Dear all, my first post! I have postdoc positions available if you would like to join my lab in beautiful Sussex by the Sea! Please contact me on [email protected]

submitted 87 days ago • 1 comment

And for this #FluorescenceFriday, here’s the sequel. Froglet of the same line from the Sweeney lab.

submitted 91 days ago • 0 comments

A huge pleasure to repost this announcement - over 40 students have graduated from our fantastic @sussexneuro.bsky.social PhD programme, and each year brings new perspectives and opportunities for both the new joiners and ourselves as their hosts. Do consider applying!

submitted 93 days ago • 1 comment

Mix neuroscience with the seaside! 4 year PhD programme on the UK's south coast at the University of Sussex. Fantastic community of excellent researchers across the neuro field. Apply now. Please RT.

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Our Sussex Neuroscience 4-year PhD Programme is open for applications! Deadline Jan 13th, for Sept 2025 entry. Brilliant community of students and supervisors, and a choice of >60 labs for rotations- come and join us by the sea! www.sussex.ac.uk/research/cen...

submitted 93 days ago • 1 comment

I recently went to a talk by Tom Baden (@neurofishh.bsky.social). One of the best I've ever seen. It's a radical reinterpretation of what color vision was initially for. And during questions it covered the roles of the green cone and the UV cones (yep, plural) in mouse vision. youtu.be/gzfiUZ2_5pc

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