Alicia Hidalgo Lab

Assistant or Associate Professor (Research and Education) - School of Biosciences - 107106 - Grade 8 or 9 Evidence of a developing track record in publishing work of high academic quality and impact is essential, as is an emerging portfolio (or clear potential) of external research funding. Applicants mus...

The School of Biosciences @unibirmingham.bsky.social is recruiting five Assistant/Associate Professors working across a range of areas, including neuroscience.

Join a vibrant interdisciplinary research environment.

Deadline: 14 April 2026

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This New Hotel Reservation Scam Is Fooling People Who Use Sites Like Booking.com If you've booked a hotel through a platform like Booking.com or Expedia, beware any communication that directs you to confirm your payment details to hold your reservation.

A scammer just tried exactly this on me via WhatsApp. Glad I saw a post here recently outlining the scam - it would be very easy to fall for. The “hotel” account had an unconvincing name, but they had my name, number & reservation dates. lifehacker.com/money/hotel-...

Artificial intelligence tools expand scientists’ impact but contract science’s focus - Nature Artificial intelligence boosts individual scientists’ output, citations and career progression, but collectively narrows research diversity and reduces collaboration, concentrating work in data-rich a...

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"Scientists who engage in AI-augmented research publish 3.02 times more papers, receive 4.84 times more citations and become research project leaders 1.37 years earlier than those who do not."

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Evolution of the median time under review of articles with female first authors, male first authors, female corresponding authors, and male corresponding authors.

#Women are underrepresented in academia, especially in #STEMM fields, top institutions & in senior positions. Analysis of millions of biomed & life science articles reveal that female-authored articles spend longer under review than comparable male-authored ones @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4658FZN

Undead cells up-regulate cytosolic Ca2+ signaling and produce Ca2+ flashes in a Dronc-dependent manner. Top: The disc outline is marked by yellow dashed lines. The white dotted lines highlight the ey-Gal4-expressing area of the eye discs. For all panels, scale bars are 50 μm. Confocal images of third instar larval eye imaginal disc expressing the Ca2+ reporter GCaMP6s in control (ey-Gal4, left, and ey>p35, middle) and in overgrown, undead (ey>hid,p35, right) discs. The GCaMP6s fluorescence directly represents the cytosolic Ca2+ level. The cytosolic Ca2+ level is significantly upregulated in undead (ey>hid,p35) discs compared to control discs (see white arrows in righthand panel). Bottom: Representative Ca2+ traces of eye imaginal discs expressing GCaMP6s obtained by time-lapse confocal imaging (600 frames, 1-second intervals). Ca²⁺ flashes refer to transient, localized increases in intracellular calcium levels, detected as brief bursts of elevated GCaMP6s fluorescence. These flashes are characterized by a rapid onset, short duration, and return to baseline, indicating discrete calcium signaling events within imaginal disc cells. Each line represents an independent disc (numbered). Undead discs display a strong increase in the number of Ca2+ flashes. Genotypes as for top row.

The initiator #caspase Dronc can trigger compensatory #apoptosis -induced proliferation (AiP). This study shows that Dronc-dependent Ca2+ influx into the cytosol is an important contributor to AiP & DUOX activation in #Drosophila (& likely in vertebrates) @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4pNG4PK

There's still time to apply to be a 2026 @dev-journal.bsky.social Pathway to Independence fellow

For those about to apply for their first independent academic position, the programme offers

- mentoring
- leadership training
- profile rising
- networking

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This is Charles Clyde Ebbets, the photographer who took the iconic “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” picture. Look at this fearless, dapper fuck wearing spats, suspenders, and a tie 850 feet above the ground. Absolute legend.

Super excited that Osseily Hanna's "The Last Bee" won the Best Fiction Film Trophy at the Festival Internacional de Cine Animal y Ambiental in Mexico this week. The film will be released in 2026 - stay tuned!

New Report: Hazardous chemicals in Shein clothing continue to violate EU limits - Greenpeace European Unit BClothing from online retailer Shein still contains hazardous chemicals, according to a new report by Greenpeace Germany.  Eighteen of a total of 56 tested garments (32 percent) from the Chinese&helli...

NEW report by @greenpeace.de 🚨 Shein's ultra-fast fashion system is based on overproduction, hazardous chemicals, and exploitation.

32% of tested garments contained hazardous chemicals exceeding limits set by the European Chemicals Regulation (REACH), including children's clothing.

Read it below 👇

In the 2nd DrosoSpain #DrosoSpain2026 meeting there will be a time and a place to celebrate Antonio Garcia-Bellido’s life and scientific contributions. This will be on the 10th of April at 6pm @neuroalc.bsky.social #SavetheDate @umh.es @fly-eds.bsky.social @sebioldev.bsky.social

People with blindness can read again after retinal implant Nature - An electronic eye implant has restored vision in people with blindness caused by age-related macular degeneration.

An electronic eye implant has restored vision in people with blindness caused by age-related macular degeneration

go.nature.com/4ogDOR9

Come work with us!!

John Gurdon John Gurdon is at the Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Institute of Cancer and Developmental Biology in Cambridge. Educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, he changed from classics to zoology. Dur...

“For Gurdon to continue in biology would be a complete waste of time both for him and for those who would have to teach him”

He proved them wrong! RIP John Gurdon

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Nobel Laureate Professor Sir John Gurdon dies aged 92 It is with great sadness that the University shares the news of the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon, founder of the Gurdon Institute.

Very saddened to hear of John Gurdon’s passing. I’ve been lucky enough to interact with him at multiple points through my career - from undergrad lectures, through his position as former Chair of @biologists.bsky.social’s Board of Directors, and as an author at @dev-journal.bsky.social.

Very sad news. He was such a nice person too.

Congratulations David! 😃

It's official! We are moving to Stowers!
Very exciting opportunity to expand our studies of insect-plant interactions. We have many opportunities available in biochemistry, development, behavior, genetics, evolution, genomics, AI, and even pest control. Interested in any of these things? Reach out!

photo of robert redford wearing a cowboy hat and shirt, touching a brown horse. quote super imposed says "this is the only planet we've got. what could be more important than protecting it?"

“This is the only planet we’ve got. What could be more important than protecting it?” – Robert Redford

Trump's Harvard cuts threaten a giant in biomedical research: A database about the tiny fruit fly This spring, the Trump administration rescinded a grant that maintained FlyBase, a pillar of global basic research, as part of its broader $2.2 billion funding cuts at Harvard.

The FlyBase situation has made the national news www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...

Rare seasonal brain shrinkage in shrews is driven by water loss, not cell death Common shrews are one of only a handful of mammals known to flexibly shrink and regrow their brains. This rare seasonal cycle, known as Dehnel’s phenomenon, has puzzled scientists for decades. A study...

Scientists discover the secret behind the shrew’s amazing ability to shrink their brains 🧠

The clever trick sheds unwanted weight without compromising too much on cognition.

Find the 5-letter word 👇

Study by @cecibaldoni.bsky.social Dechmann Lab #shrewcrew et al

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📣 Eres socio de la #SEBD y tienes resultados para publicar? Mira @ijdb.bsky.social como opción para tu trabajo! Si eres socio #SEBD puedes publicar gratis ijdb.ehu.eus

Very proud of our @canaztekin.bsky.social on his Rising Star Award 2025 from @isrbio.bsky.social! Find out more about his work on the structural limb #regeneration, specifically in understanding the differences in regeneration abilities across various species: s.gwdg.de/QidoUL #biology #maxplanck

David Ish-Horowicz memorial symposium, Francis Crick Institute, London, 23 June 2025. - YouTube A public symposium organised by friends, scientific colleages and David's wife Ros Diamond to cellebrate David Ish-Horowiccz's, FRS, scientific achievements,...

Dear friends and scientific colleagues,
(especially those of you who knew David Ish-Horowicz).

Feel free to share the attached PDF widely (all the speakers are happy for the talks to be shared).

Many thanks
Best regards
Ilan

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ESPOD, the EMBL-EBI/Sanger postdoctoral fellowship. Applications deadline 30 September. Image credit: Karen Arnott / EMBL-EBI

Recruitment is now open for the EMBL-EBI–Sanger Postdoctoral Programme.

ESPOD builds on the collaborative relationship between EMBL-EBI and the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social, offering projects that combine experimental and computational approaches.

www.ebi.ac.uk/research/pos...

🧬🖥️🔬#postdocjob

Harvard University lays off fly database team The layoffs jeopardize this resource, which has served more than 4,000 labs for about three decades.

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How is the nervous system organized to coordinate behavior? To approach this massive question, a team led by @asbates.bsky.social, @jasper-tms.bsky.social, @mindyisminsu.bsky.social, & Helen Yang present the BANC: a Brain and Nerve Cord connectome.

Preprint: doi.org/10.1101/2025...

🧪#Neuroskyence

I think the "embodiment" of this connectome is going to be such a hit: For instance take the interactive "body part" maps on Codex, where you can simply click on your favorite external or visceral part and it will show you all of the neurons associated it! codex.flywire.ai/app/body_par...

The brain fires up immune cells when sick people are nearby When people viewed virtual avatars with coughs or rashes, their brains triggered an immune response.

This is fascinating - the brain fires up immune cells when sick people are nearby
🧪

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Every Scientific Empire Comes to an End America’s run as the premiere techno-superpower may be over.

This is as essential read, however, I wish it included references to contemporary history, e.g., Hungary, Brazil, Poland, Argentina, etc.

There are many recent examples in which science was under assault and destroyed - exactly what we're now seeing in the US.

www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...

This is a genuinely huge opportunity for the right person.

We @dunnschool.bsky.social are proud not only of our discovery science to transform human health, but also of the support we offer early career fellows.

Join us, and launch your independent career!

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