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#Neuroscience π§ | #ImprintedGenes 𧬠| #preclinical models ππ§«| MURIDAE lead @mrcmousenetwork.bsky.social | Cardiff University | posting in a personal capacity, mostly about science https://profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/staff/islesar1
Novelty band names for sale, Β£8 each:
Johnny Crash
Elton Wrong
Poxy Music
The Beagles (ideal for Beatles / Eagles crossover covers band)
Oh! Lemurs
Hairy Styles (band members all need full facial hair)
New Perspective form Rory Maizels & me: "Gene regulatory networks: from correlative models to causal explanations"
Gene regulatory networks are supposed to give us mechanistic explanations of development, so why are we drowning in 'hairballs' of statistical correlations?
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Really pleased Glasgow will get to have its day in the sun (Glasgow was set to host the 2020 FENS that was cancelled as a consequence of the COVID19 pandemic)
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βViolet and coltsfoot are among the first Spring flowers. Growing among the roots of the trees are violets and lesser celandineβ
Writer: EL Grant Watson
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
On a breezy day in early spring, the wind tugs at a row of white sheets and bedding on a washing line set in a garden in front of a large white house
Breezy Day (1975)
Artist: Gerald Witcomb
Weβre excited that the @fens.org Forum 2028 is coming to #Glasgow, with the BNA as host society. We look forward to welcoming neuroscientists from across Europe and beyond to Scotland.
Neuroscience, collaboration, and a Glasgow welcome - and yes, the ceilidh shoes may be required!
Design of the protein FRET ladder
Fancy a fresh preprint for Friday? When we were first getting involved with single molecule FRET, there weren't any standard protein molecules that suited our applications to help us develop our pipeline. So we built some! A universal protein ladder for FRET. 𧡠1/
youtu.be/Bnmq4WR83Mw?...
UKRI head Ian Chapman details end of MRC and BBSRC funding pauses.
Calls to restart by May, as new data show lasting real-terms rise in applicant-led funding.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Whoβs going to @FENSorg ?!
Iβm really excited to be a Social Media Ambassador for FENS 2026π§
July 6-10th, Barcelona, Spain πͺπΈ
Registration is open until June 2nd!
fensforum.org
#FENS2026 #FENSAmbassador #FENS
Come join us to build great open source tools for neuroscience!
Happy to answer any questions. If ephys and behaviour isn't your thing, we will have some imaging focussed RSE jobs soon!
Two decades of iPSCs - a timely overview from Shinya Yamanaka.
www.cell.com/cell-stem-ce...
A Glorious March Morning. 10Β°C. Ewes plentiful.
A Glorious March Morning. 10Β°C on the Wolds. Ewes plentiful.
Belfast is a cracking city - looking forward to attending #BNA2027 already!
Get your proposals in and help shape the scientific programme!
A photo realistic close-up of a mixed selection of biscuits, including chocolate fingers, chocolate digestives, and a lemon puff
The mastery of artist Harry Wingfield.
βBiscuits β
(Yes, it is a painting - from First Picture Book, 1970)
A new video from UKRI on the budget. Kudos to Ian for addressing the community.
More terminology to sit alongside the buckets π:
Legs π¦΅
Jam jars π«
And a reprise of "applicant led"
I am more confused and I still have questionsπ§΅
youtu.be/osnqHbOywVY
The moon going from full moon to a red moon and starting to go back to a normal full moon, then my camera battery door fell off.
Here's my first edit on the March 3rd Lunar Eclipse. 15 moon shots, 1 foreground. Taken over a 3 hourish period.
New review article from my lab!
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karger.com/bbe/article/...
"We called London a war zone and moved to Dubai by mistake"
I have just sent the following email to my Labour MP, Jeff Smith. Text is in Alt - feel free to use/adapt it. But whatever the case, write to your MP!
βIn the first week of March the wind blows hard, swaying the reeds and bushes and bending the big trees beyond the lake to its cold breath.β
The first page of βWhat to Look for in Springβ
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
This week is National #CareersWeek
Why not take a look at some of these inspiring resources Iβve collated to weave careers into STEM teaching and learning (link in comments, or follow link to blog in bio)π
#ScienceIsEverywhere #BeCurious #DrJoScience #STEMCareers
Belfast is a cracking city - looking forward to attending #BNA2027 already!
Get your proposals in and help shape the scientific programme!
Could you help shape the next generation of neuroscientists? π
The BNA Scholars Programme is seeking mentors to support early-career researchers from underrepresented backgrounds.
Learn more & apply:
www.bna.org.uk/policy-advoc...
#Neuroscience #Mentorship #DiversityInScience
New preprint from the lab on synapse development in the nascent neocortical hierarchy!
Using mice that label MAGUK proteins developed by Seth Grant we find key differences in the laminar maturation of association and sensory motor cortices, including delayed, cortex-wide maturation of L1 synapses.
New review article from my lab!
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karger.com/bbe/article/...
Happy Casimir Pulaski Day, ya filthy animals.
youtu.be/TfEkDqP34xo?...
A bleak, stark oil painting in shades of brown and cream of waterlogged fields under a flat white sky dotted with bare elm trees
Other work of the Ladybird artists.
βFebruary Fill Dykeβ
Artist: Rowland Hilder
March Morning Skies. 12Β°C with a Southerly breeze. Plum blossom in the hedges.
March Morning Skies. 12Β°C and a Southerly breeze. Plum blossom in the hedges
Bright and breezy illustration of three daffodils painted on a simple, grey background
St David's Day
Dydd GΕ΅yl Dewi
Artist: H Woolley (1954)