Associate Professor. New fly lab PI, circuits and behavior enthusiast, IITB/Delhi Univ/Mizzou/Yale/Janelia. Dilliwaali. Tweets are my own.
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(1/2) When Janelia set out to map every neuron in the fly brain in 2008, many thought it couldn’t be done. Nearly 20 years later, a complete wiring diagram of the 166,000+ neurons of the adult male fruit fly is helping to reveal the brain’s secrets: bit.ly/4zT7jPf.
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As the world falls apart, so does the U.S. scientific system:
>40% of NIH-funded scientists are canceling research
>25% are laying off staff
Two-thirds are telling students to leave academia
The effects of this will be deep and felt for a very long time.
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Now published as the final, peer-reviewed version of record
In @eLife: Inhibitory circuits control leg movements during Drosophila grooming doi.org/10.7554/eLife.106446
I will be co-teaching a summer course at Allen Institute on connectomics education please apply. Travel support, new connectomics data sets and learning directly from the scientists who built these datasets. Details here: alleninstitute.org/events/in…...
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Dear biology teaching academics from around the world. How are you integrating AI into teaching, how do you encourage and evaluate AI skills, and has anyone designed AI systems that can test student knowledge?
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I am hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow. Please share with your colleagues and feel free to reach out for an informal chat if interested.
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Please consider applying to join our fun and supportive community @TAMU_Biology. Currently searching for 5 (Five!) Assistant Professor Positions in Microbiology, Evolution, and Biological Clocks. We are also designing a new building to support growth. jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/…
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Neuronal diversity is written in transcriptional codes 🧬. But what is the logic of these codes that define cell types and wiring patterns?
To find out we built a #scRNAseq developmental atlas of the Drosophila nerve cord and linked it to the #connectome 🪰🧠
Tweeprint! ⬇️1/8
ALT ALT text: A UMAP representation of a single cell RNAseq dataset from the Drosophila ventral nerve cord as well as images of the Drosophila nerve cord connectome and different stages of fly development.
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Want to use the massive MICrONS dataset for your own research? We understand the challenges and we are here to support you. Submit your proposals for our Proofreading and Annotation program: Virtual Observatory of the Cortex (VORTEX) by August 15. microns-explorer.org/vortex
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Interactive brain-body connectivity at the Codex. Click on thorax, salivary gland, etc, and see the neurons associated with that body part! H/T @mottcallie codex.flywire.ai/app/body_pa…
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Spatial mapping of the brain metabolome lipidome and glycome
nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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🚀 We’re hiring! Two fully funded PhD positions in Neuroscience & Behavior at the Agrawal Lab, Centre for Molecular Neurosciences, @MAHE_Manipal . 🧬🐛
National Fellowship holders encouraged.
🔬 #PhDOpening #Neuroscience #Drosophila #AcademicTwitter
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🚨Very excited to share a new paper from our lab in Neuron (@NeuroCellPress), on the influence of the estrous cycle on structural and functional plasticity in the hippocampus: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Why do some neurons say “sleep” while others shout “stay awake!” — inside the same brain?
In fruit flies, researchers just mapped the molecular chaos behind this nightly tug-of-war. And it’s wilder than we thought.
elifesciences.org/articles/1…
ALT Individual cells within the indicated cell types with the indicated split-GAL4 lines
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Why do some neurons say “sleep” while others shout “stay awake!” — inside the same brain?
In fruit flies, researchers just mapped the molecular chaos behind this nightly tug-of-war. And it’s wilder than we thought.
elifesciences.org/articles/1…
ALT Individual cells within the indicated cell types with the indicated split-GAL4 lines
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“I’m running out of time. I know that.”- Mark Chambers, 66, facing bile duct cancer and hoping for access to a clinical trial. His words stopped me cold. This is what NIH cuts actually mean. Not politics. People.
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If you are unsure about pursuing PhD at this stage, I am also hiring 1–2 JRFs with a background in organic chemistry. We have the funding and will train you in dye/click chemistry for applications in biology. Follow the website for details DyeCraftLab.com
If making chemical tools for biology excites you, consider applying to the NCBS graduate program! My lab plans to hire 1–2 graduate students this cycle. More info on my lab @ dyecraftlab.com
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Wondering if you can afford to attend a CSU? You can. Here are 10 facts about #CalState costs that will make you smile. bit.ly/4ieBs1Q #CollegeROI #FinancialAid
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Apply to our Grad Slam Research Presentation Competition! Grad Slam is a campus-wide competition for the best short-style research presentation. Apply for a chance to win up to $400! Deadline to apply is Friday, March 7th.
#OSCAR #CSUEB #GradSlam2025
