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Rahul Sunita Kumar @rahulkumar211.bsky.social · 15d

Not fireworks, but neurons,
Not flames, but fluorescence!
Celebrating light everywhere; from Diyas to Brains.
Happy Diwali to you all. ✨🪔

#microscopicmagic #fluorescentfestival #festivaloflights

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Shubha Tole @shubhatole.bsky.social · Oct 5

Our review about the develpment of my favourite brain structure is ouuut! @amritacantsing.bsky.social pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41034158/

The Genetic Basis of Hippocampal Development - PubMed

The hippocampus is critical for an array of cognitive functions arising from its complex substructure and connectivity. Important insights into hippocampal field specification emerged from classical s...

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Krishna Melnattur @melnattur.bsky.social · Oct 1

Happy to share our lab’s first preprint! ‘Mutations in antimicrobial peptides differently affect sleep and plasticity’. Led by @rahulkumar211.bsky.social, with help from many in the lab. In collaboration with @evoimmunoimroze A thread 1/n www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Mutations in antimicrobial peptides differently affect sleep and plasticity

Molecules implicated in host defense can, independent of their roles as immune mediators, regulate sleep. In mammals, cytokines such as Tumor Necrosis Factor α (TNF α) and Interleukin 1β (IL1 β) promo...

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Sep 4

Harvard wins lawsuit regarding withheld grant funding

[Gift Link]

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Judge rules Trump administration cannot withhold funding from Harvard

The Trump administration illegally withheld federal funding for alleged antisemitism violations, a federal judge in Boston ruled.

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Ken Paller @paller.bsky.social · Aug 29

New Speculative Article — I'm happy Andrew Budson invited me to write an article with him. We wondered what happens in our minds when we're sleeping? --> Memory, Sleep, Dreams, and Consciousness: A Perspective Based on the Memory Theory of Consciousness www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Memory, Sleep, Dreams, and Consciousness: A Perspective Based on the Memory Theory of Consciousness

Insights into the mysteries of dreaming and waking conscious experience can be gained by considering fundamental concepts in memory research. To support this assertion, we first provide an overview...

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Mark A. Hanson @hansonmark.bsky.social · Aug 14

A reminder you/your lab can support FlyBase at Cambridge through the following link. Every bit helps. Please share if you yourself can't donate.

www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...

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Rahul Sunita Kumar @rahulkumar211.bsky.social · Jul 30

Big thanks to @embo.org and all the funding partners of this workshop, along with the editors of @biologyopen.bsky.social for their support.

#AshokaUniversity #EMBOneuroSleep

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Rahul Sunita Kumar @rahulkumar211.bsky.social · Jul 30

I feel wonderful being a part of this meeting review alongside @ritikamukherji.bsky.social and Kamakshi. Thanks to @melnattur.bsky.social and all the co-organizers for this opportunity and their valuable inputs.

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Reflections on the EMBO Workshop: Neuroscience of Sleep 2025

Summary: The inaugural EMBO workshop on the neuroscience of sleep brought together a global sleep research community to discuss recent advances across species, scales and systems. The meeting explored...

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fly paper broadcast @fly-broadcast.bsky.social · Jul 28

Reflections on the EMBO Workshop: Neuroscience of Sleep 2025
#Drosophila

Reflections on the EMBO Workshop: Neuroscience of Sleep 2025 #Drosophila

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Oliver Bossdorf @bossdorf.bsky.social · Jun 21

The recent acceleration of climate change is wild. Brace for the impact, and get our shit together, world! #ShowYourStripes day. showyourstripes.info

Show Your Stripes

Visualising how the climate has changed for every country across the globe

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Lucia Prieto Godino @neuroluci.bsky.social · Jun 12

How do brain circuits evolve? We started looking for some answers by using synapse-resolution cross-species comparative connectomics on an entire olfactory circuit 👇

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Matthias Soller @matthiassoller.bsky.social · May 1

More cool news from Drosophila connectomics!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Comparative connectomics of Drosophila descending and ascending neurons - Nature

Three electron microscopy datasets are combined to provide a complete connectomic description of the neural circuitry that makes up the neck connective in Drosophila, including the descendin...

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Rahul Sunita Kumar @rahulkumar211.bsky.social · May 15

As the semester comes to a close, I’m reflecting with a full heart on my journey as a graduate TA. Teaching brings me immense joy. And this time, I received far more than 2 credit points. I thank every student for their love and appreciation. 🙏🏻

#PhDlife #TAship #AshokaUniversity

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Rahul Sunita Kumar @rahulkumar211.bsky.social · Mar 15

It is Holi, and we are happy!
#Holi2025 #phdlife

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Rahul Sunita Kumar @rahulkumar211.bsky.social · Mar 12

Had an incredible experience presenting my PhD research at the EMBO Workshop – Neuroscience of Sleep 2025 at IHC, New Delhi! Engaging discussions, insightful talks, and a fantastic community of sleep researchers. Grateful for the opportunity.

#EMBOneuroSleep #SleepResearch

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Neuroscience of Sleep @sleepneuroscience.bsky.social · Mar 11

Krishna Melnattur shares insights into sleep plasticity and cognition! How sleep modulates learning and memory, and how social enrichment boosts sleep and regulates connections in the Drosophila brain.

#EMBOneuroSleep #SleepLearningMemory

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Rahul Sunita Kumar @rahulkumar211.bsky.social · Mar 10

Excited to be a part of this!
#EMBOneuroSleep #SleepResearch

Neuroscience of Sleep @sleepneuroscience.bsky.social · Mar 10

Meet Professors Amita Sehgal and Paul Shaw, keynote speakers at the EMBO Neuroscience of Sleep workshop 2025.
📍Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
⏳March 11th and 12th

Join to hear about the recent advances in sleep, chronobiology and metabolism.

#EMBOneuroSleep #EMBOconference

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Neuroscience of Sleep @sleepneuroscience.bsky.social · Mar 9

🎉🛍️ Exciting news!
The EMBO workshop- Neuroscience of Sleep 2025 kit is here. It includes a T-shirt, tote bag, notebook, and pencil. We hope all the attendees are ready to dive into the latest in sleep research 🧠💤.
Get ready to learn, connect, and take notes in style! ✨

#EMBOneuroSleep

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Neuroscience of Sleep @sleepneuroscience.bsky.social · Feb 19

🚀 The countdown begins!
Less than 4 weeks to go until the EMBO Workshop – Neuroscience of Sleep kicks off in New Delhi!

We’re excited to introduce our incredible lineup of speakers soon. Stay tuned for updates, and don’t forget to spread the word!

#EMBOneuroSleep @emboevents.bsky.social

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Rahul Sunita Kumar @rahulkumar211.bsky.social · Feb 9

Looking forward to it!
#EMBOneuroSleep

Neuroscience of Sleep @sleepneuroscience.bsky.social · Feb 9

🚨#EMBOConferenceAlert!🚨
Join us for the EMBO Workshop – Neuroscience of Sleep! 🧠💤

📅 11–13 March 2025
📍 India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
meetings.embo.org/event/25-neu...

Opportunity to explore and discuss cutting-edge sleep research across the globe!

#EMBOneuroSleep @emboevents.bsky.social

Neuroscience of Sleep

Sleep science is at an exciting juncture. The realization that sleep is near universal among animals has revolutionized the field. The ubiquity of sleep extends to the discovery of different sleep st…

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Rahul Sunita Kumar @rahulkumar211.bsky.social · Jan 19

#EMBOsleepneuro

Neuroscience of Sleep @sleepneuroscience.bsky.social · Jan 19

#EMBOconferenceAlert!
EMBO Workshop- Neuroscience of Sleep
📆 11 – 13 March 2025
📍 India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi
🌐 meetings.embo.org/event/25-neu...
⏳ Registration Deadline: 19 January 2025

#EMBOworkshop #Neuroscienceofsleep

Neuroscience of Sleep

Sleep science is at an exciting juncture. The realization that sleep is near universal among animals has revolutionized the field. The ubiquity of sleep extends to the discovery of different sleep st…

meetings.embo.org

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