Lavinia Sheets
@olybinewski.bsky.social
hearing & balance researcher, ichthyophile, mostly lurker
https://sheetslab.net/
https://sheetslab.net/
Your auditory nerves are super resilient! They survive damaging noise exposures and repair synaptic connections (until they don’t) 💥
Does calcium signaling play a role in their survival and repair?
Check out Poster 120.02 (Board K4) today and find out more! 🐟
1-5 pm #SfN2025
Does calcium signaling play a role in their survival and repair?
Check out Poster 120.02 (Board K4) today and find out more! 🐟
1-5 pm #SfN2025
a cat with a surprised look on its face in front of a galaxy
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November 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Your auditory nerves are super resilient! They survive damaging noise exposures and repair synaptic connections (until they don’t) 💥
Does calcium signaling play a role in their survival and repair?
Check out Poster 120.02 (Board K4) today and find out more! 🐟
1-5 pm #SfN2025
Does calcium signaling play a role in their survival and repair?
Check out Poster 120.02 (Board K4) today and find out more! 🐟
1-5 pm #SfN2025
Your brain sends inhibitory signals to your ears to optimize sound detection and protect against loud sounds 👂💥
What happens to sensory cells and behavior when one of the receptors for that signal is absent?
Check out Poster 120.01 (Board K3) to find out 🐟
1-5 pm #Sfn2025
What happens to sensory cells and behavior when one of the receptors for that signal is absent?
Check out Poster 120.01 (Board K3) to find out 🐟
1-5 pm #Sfn2025
a cartoon drawing of a fish on a pink background with stars around it
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media.tenor.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Your brain sends inhibitory signals to your ears to optimize sound detection and protect against loud sounds 👂💥
What happens to sensory cells and behavior when one of the receptors for that signal is absent?
Check out Poster 120.01 (Board K3) to find out 🐟
1-5 pm #Sfn2025
What happens to sensory cells and behavior when one of the receptors for that signal is absent?
Check out Poster 120.01 (Board K3) to find out 🐟
1-5 pm #Sfn2025
Copy/paste to a doc before logging back in saved my 🍑 during my last round of reviews
Also saved those docs as back ups in case something glitches before study section (hopefully) reschedules 😬
Also saved those docs as back ups in case something glitches before study section (hopefully) reschedules 😬
November 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Copy/paste to a doc before logging back in saved my 🍑 during my last round of reviews
Also saved those docs as back ups in case something glitches before study section (hopefully) reschedules 😬
Also saved those docs as back ups in case something glitches before study section (hopefully) reschedules 😬
Best fishes this Halloween 👻
November 1, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Best fishes this Halloween 👻
Nobody:
Me: here's my playlist for the CID research group's spooky social tomorrow 🎃👻
open.spotify.com/playlist/7vQ...
Me: here's my playlist for the CID research group's spooky social tomorrow 🎃👻
open.spotify.com/playlist/7vQ...
CID Spooky Social!
open.spotify.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Nobody:
Me: here's my playlist for the CID research group's spooky social tomorrow 🎃👻
open.spotify.com/playlist/7vQ...
Me: here's my playlist for the CID research group's spooky social tomorrow 🎃👻
open.spotify.com/playlist/7vQ...
tfw you see exciting preliminary data on a Friday
a man in a tuxedo and shorts is standing on a boat in the ocean with his arms outstretched
Alt: a man in a tuxedo, shorts, and sunglasses is standing on a boat cruising in the ocean with his arms outstretched
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October 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
tfw you see exciting preliminary data on a Friday
The Auditory System Gordon Research Conference preliminary program is now online!
www.grc.org/auditory-sys...
Mark your calendars, and bring your trainees & fresh data - it's gonna be 🔥
www.grc.org/auditory-sys...
Mark your calendars, and bring your trainees & fresh data - it's gonna be 🔥
a cartoon of a hand pressing a button that says science on it
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media.tenor.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The Auditory System Gordon Research Conference preliminary program is now online!
www.grc.org/auditory-sys...
Mark your calendars, and bring your trainees & fresh data - it's gonna be 🔥
www.grc.org/auditory-sys...
Mark your calendars, and bring your trainees & fresh data - it's gonna be 🔥
Sign of how stressed med school departments are: to figure out when and where I'm giving an invited seminar in another department tomorrow, I had to hunt down the talk announcement 👀
a white cat is sitting on top of a box and making a funny face .
Alt: a white stuffed cat is sitting on top of a box and making a funny face with ???
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October 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Sign of how stressed med school departments are: to figure out when and where I'm giving an invited seminar in another department tomorrow, I had to hunt down the talk announcement 👀
Reposted by Lavinia Sheets
The @hollywoodtheatre.org in Portland is screening Deafula this weekend, a ground-breaking feature film in ASL (which was also shot in Portland). There are screenings this Sat & Sun: hollywoodtheatre.org/show/deafula/
#a11y #accessibility #ASL #Portland #PDX #Halloween
#a11y #accessibility #ASL #Portland #PDX #Halloween
DEAFULA - Hollywood Theatre
The 50th anniversary of the first feature film performed completely in American Sign Language. DEAFULA was shot in Portland – including scenes at the Pittock Mansion – and tells the […]
hollywoodtheatre.org
October 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The @hollywoodtheatre.org in Portland is screening Deafula this weekend, a ground-breaking feature film in ASL (which was also shot in Portland). There are screenings this Sat & Sun: hollywoodtheatre.org/show/deafula/
#a11y #accessibility #ASL #Portland #PDX #Halloween
#a11y #accessibility #ASL #Portland #PDX #Halloween
Seeing some upsetting pics of downtown Chicago this evening 🙁
I was just there yesterday after college visits with my kiddo—crowds of people enjoying the beautiful weather in Millennium Park during the day and vibing on the waterfront at night ✨
I was just there yesterday after college visits with my kiddo—crowds of people enjoying the beautiful weather in Millennium Park during the day and vibing on the waterfront at night ✨
September 29, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Seeing some upsetting pics of downtown Chicago this evening 🙁
I was just there yesterday after college visits with my kiddo—crowds of people enjoying the beautiful weather in Millennium Park during the day and vibing on the waterfront at night ✨
I was just there yesterday after college visits with my kiddo—crowds of people enjoying the beautiful weather in Millennium Park during the day and vibing on the waterfront at night ✨
Reposted by Lavinia Sheets
Looks like the solicitation finally posted! www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
September 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Looks like the solicitation finally posted! www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
This one hits—this one hits real hard 😔
September 1, 2025 at 9:17 PM
This one hits—this one hits real hard 😔
Also Danionella!
Be sure to also check out the Supplementary Material 😍
Be sure to also check out the Supplementary Material 😍
August 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Also Danionella!
Be sure to also check out the Supplementary Material 😍
Be sure to also check out the Supplementary Material 😍
Reposted by Lavinia Sheets
Today, I would like to honor the memory of Roger Y. Tsien, who died on August 24, 2016. His legacy lives with all who use his technologies, including calcium sensors, fluorescent proteins, the acetoxymethyl (AM) ester, & many more! #FluorescenceFriday
www.nature.com/articles/nme...
www.nature.com/articles/nme...
August 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Today, I would like to honor the memory of Roger Y. Tsien, who died on August 24, 2016. His legacy lives with all who use his technologies, including calcium sensors, fluorescent proteins, the acetoxymethyl (AM) ester, & many more! #FluorescenceFriday
www.nature.com/articles/nme...
www.nature.com/articles/nme...
Very sad news for the auditory research community - my condolences to his trainees, colleagues, and friends
We are deeply saddened to share that our friend and colleague Jim Hudspeth passed away on Saturday. We will remember and continue to be inspired by Jim’s integrity, his humility, and his unwavering commitment to discovery.
A. James Hudspeth, neuroscientist who unlocked secrets of hearing, has died - News
A. James Hudspeth, a Rockefeller neuroscientist who discovered how sound waves are converted into electrical signals in the ear's cochlea, died Saturday at his home in Manhattan. A pioneering scientist and dedicated mentor, he was the university's F.M. ...
www.rockefeller.edu
August 18, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Very sad news for the auditory research community - my condolences to his trainees, colleagues, and friends
I would say happy belated, but every day is caturday 😺
July 28, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I would say happy belated, but every day is caturday 😺