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Masa Kuwajima | 桒島正明 @masak.bsky.social · 2d

Nice! I'm hoping to pay a visit when I head to Torrey in the summer.

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Prof. Keiko Torii @keikoutorii.bsky.social · 7d

Tenure-Track Plant Biology Assistant Professor position at UT Austin MBS. Review of the applications starts Nov. 1! Please spread the words🤠🌱🌼🌽🫛🍃🌾
jobs.plantae.org/jobs/2176440...

Assistant Professor in Austin, TX for The University of Texas at Austin

Exciting opportunity in Austin, TX for The University of Texas at Austin as a Assistant Professor

jobs.plantae.org

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Masa Kuwajima | 桒島正明 @masak.bsky.social · 7d

This was a test shot from a recent headshot session. Hair is messy because I just came from swimming.
#photography #selfportrait 📸

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Students for Science @studentsforsci.bsky.social · 8d

Hey y’all! NEXT THURSDAY, in lieu of our usual SFS general meeting, we will be having an info session for ANY STUDENT interested in science advocacy! High school, undergraduate, and graduate students welcome. ANY SCHOOL, ANY STATE, ANY MAJOR!

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Masa Kuwajima | 桒島正明 @masak.bsky.social · 10d

Meeting of minds: Gina Turrigiano stopped by the lab of Kristen Harris (UT-Austin, @texasscience.bsky.social ) while visiting Austin to give a seminar on homeostatic plasticity. Learn more about @turrigiano.bsky.social at www.turrigianolab.org.

#photography #scientists #neuroscientists 📸🧪

A portrait of Kristen Harris (professor at The University of Texas at Austin) and Gina Turrigiano (professor at Brandeis University). Harris, on the left of the photo, is a Caucasian woman with graying blond hair wearing a pair of glasses and a blue sweater. Turrigiano on the right is a Caucasian woman with dark hair wearing a pair of glasses and a black jacket over a yellow-green sweater.

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Masa Kuwajima | 桒島正明 @masak.bsky.social · 11d

Sunrise this morning in Austin, Texas. I managed to catch this view just before my camera's battery died.
#photography 📸

This is a photo of a dramatic sky during sunrise as seen over a residential neighborhood in Austin, Texas. As the sun rises from the lower right of the image, beams of sunlight stream through and illuminate fast-moving clouds.

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Masa Kuwajima | 桒島正明 @masak.bsky.social · 19d

I just noticed that there is a new open-access book on science communication. Looks useful. #scicomm #science 🧪
doi.org/10.4324/9781...

Science Communication for Scientists | Linking Strategy with Creativit

Grounded in strategic thinking and social science research, this textbook empowers students to confidently navigate skillful and effective science

doi.org

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Masa Kuwajima | 桒島正明 @masak.bsky.social · 21d

I managed to swim butterfly for 25 yards today for the first time in my life.

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Masa Kuwajima | 桒島正明 @masak.bsky.social · 25d

A view of the moon this morning in Austin, Texas.
#photography 📸

This is a photo of the almost-full moon as seen in the Western cloudless sky over trees and the red roof of a school building, shot early in the morning in Austin, Texas.

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Society for Neuroscience @sfn.org · 27d

The Neuroscience Scholars Program (NSP) has expanded eligibility!

NSP is now open to all trainees meeting the eligibility criteria.

Applications are now open! Join a supportive network dedicated to your success.

Learn more & apply by October 21.

🔗 vist.ly/49kbu

#neurosky

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Masa Kuwajima | 桒島正明 @masak.bsky.social · Sep 11

Testing and refining headshot lighting today.
a: butterfly
b: similar to Peter Hurley's triangle
c: 3-point
#photography 📸

This is a triptych of a middle-aged Japanese man's headshots, done in three different lighting styles.

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Masa Kuwajima | 桒島正明 @masak.bsky.social · Aug 12

From one of my early morning walks in DC. Southwest Waterfront Park, November 2023.

This is a photograph of a small yacht in the Washington Channel as seen from Southwest Waterfront Park towards South on a cloudy morning in the Fall.

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Masa Kuwajima | 桒島正明 @masak.bsky.social · Aug 5

Golden Hour in Little Cottonwood Canyon (Utah). From a recent trip. 📸 #photography

A view of mountains along the South side of Little Cottonwood Canyon in Utah during an evening golden hour.

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Flickr Foundation @flickrfdn.bsky.social · Jul 22

Today is World Brain Day established by the World Federation of Neurology in 2014. This year's theme is Brain Health for All Ages. Enjoy your brain today and these brainy images from Flickr Commons!

poster shows a drawing of a man in uniform, either military or a sea captain, with a light blue and orange fish on his head. He has his hand to his chin as if pondering an idea.

Medical illustration showing a human head cutaway with numbers and pines pointing to various parts of it surrounded by words in italian.

Drawing of a human brain exposed by retracting the membranes and showing the two cerebral hemispheres separated by the median plane. There is Japanese writing around it

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Masa Kuwajima | 桒島正明 @masak.bsky.social · Jul 15

Best wishes for the next chapter of your life at Pitt!

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Masa Kuwajima | 桒島正明 @masak.bsky.social · Jul 13

It’s Sunday afternoon and thundershower is coming and going here in Austin, Texas. Not much wind so the water is shooting straight down. Flash flood warning again. My 13 yr old son is upstairs doing house chores while listening to Minecraft soundtrack and “Beyond the sea” by Bobby Darin.

Masa Kuwajima | 桒島正明 @masak.bsky.social · Jul 13

Best wishes for your move!

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Masa Kuwajima | 桒島正明 @masak.bsky.social · Jul 9

Lots of Japanese brand cameras and lenses are made outside Japan (e.g., Thailand, Vietnam, Phillipines, and China, etc.), so it'll be higher than 25%. I've been planning a gear update for before end of this year, so I need to factor this into my business plan...☹️

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Masa Kuwajima | 桒島正明 @masak.bsky.social · Jun 18

Thanks! This was in Austin, TX.

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Masa Kuwajima | 桒島正明 @masak.bsky.social · Jun 18

A red-shouldered hawk, seen on my way to work this morning. I saw this one just perched on a lamp post, probably enjoying the morning sun, but surrounded by several angry Blue Jays. 📸🪶 #photography #birds

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) seen at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary (Austin, Texas, USA; 17 June 2025)

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Masa Kuwajima | 桒島正明 @masak.bsky.social · May 26

Hope you are enjoying your weekend.
Earlier this afternoon, I was testing a lighting setup (inspired by Peter Hurley's triangle light) for an upcoming headshot session. 📸 #photography #selfportrait

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Masa Kuwajima | 桒島正明 @masak.bsky.social · May 19

It's a lot of work! I just did something similar yesterday -- been volunteering to photograph for my neighborhood summer swim team. I usually end up with several thousand per meet, even though I try to take it easy...

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Cahir O'Kane @cahirokane.bsky.social · Apr 27

A beautiful ER ladder in a Drosophila mushroom body output neuron. Will be interesting to discover why some neurons have the ladder and others don't.

Janelia Research Campus @hhmijanelia.bsky.social · Apr 27

🥼 Janelia researchers are helping to shed light on the molecular mechanisms underlying synaptic plasticity, which could increase our understanding of how the brain works normally & in diseases where these processes go awry, like Alzheimer’s. ➡️ hhmi.news/4jMHbNY

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Masa Kuwajima | 桒島正明 @masak.bsky.social · Apr 27

Currently a professor of neuroscience at The University of Texas at Austin (@texasscience.bsky.social, @utaustin.bsky.social), Dr. Harris has recently been inducted into the National Academy of Sciences (@nationalacademies.org).

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Masa Kuwajima | 桒島正明 @masak.bsky.social · Apr 27

What does a neuroscience pioneer look like?
Dr. Kristen Harris has been at the forefront of studying the nanoscale 3D structures of brain cells, such as synapses. Studies done by her lab contributed greatly to our understanding of synapse structure and connections involved in learning and memory. 📸🧪

This is a portrait of Dr. Kristen Harris, a neuroscience professor at the University of Texas at Austin. She is a Caucasian with blond hair wearing a blue shirt. She is at the console of an electron microscope in her lab. Her male staff member is sitting next to her on the left side.

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