We're hiring! NBIO is looking for a tenure-track Assistant Professor whose research & teaching will strengthen our department. 🧠 Deadline: 9/30/2026 Apply → apply.interfolio.com/187735 Please share with your network!

John Tuthill@tuthill.bsky.social · 3mo ago

My department, Neurobiology and Biophysics at the University of Washington (nbio.uw.edu), is hiring a new tenure-track Assistant Professor, application deadline 09/30/26. It's a broad search — molecular to organismal, all of neuroscience/physiology/biophysics welcome. apply.interfolio.com/187735

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A heartfelt thank you to an anonymous donor for funding tuition for senior-year clinical rotations for @uofwa.bsky.social Medical Laboratory Science seniors — now and for decades to come. The educational program, which awards a Bachelor of Science degree, is offered by the @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social.

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Open faculty position (Assistant or Associate) in UW Medical Genetics. As you might expect, faculty often end up also interacting with Genome Sciences, so we're hoping for some great prospects! Note the clinical requirements for the position. apply.interfolio.com/176466

Our new preprint: The primate hippocampus parses experience into event-aligned neural states, creating a temporal scaffold for organizing behavior. At #SfN25 ? Come chat at my poster — Wednesday AM (PP14; 414.03).

bioRxiv Neuroscience@biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 11mo ago

The Primate Hippocampus Constructs a Temporal Scaffold Anchored to Behavioral Events https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.12.687961v1

Embodiment is the concept that the function of the brain is inexorably shaped by the body, a lens that is often neglected when neuroscientists study specific brain subsystems, write @bingbrunton.bsky.social and @tuthill.bsky.social. #neuroskyence #neuroai www.thetransmitter.org/neuroai/brea...

Breaking the jar: Why NeuroAI needs embodiment

Brain function is inexorably shaped by the body. Embracing this will benefit computational models of real brain function and the design of ANNs.

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Congrats to the 2025 cohort of McKnight Scholars! www.mcknight.org/news-ideas/2...

2025 Public Welfare Medalist @nasonline.org Mary-Claire King, @uwdeptmedicine.bsky.social @uwgenome.bsky.social @uwmedicine.bsky.social cancer geneticist, gave her acceptance speech April 27 at an awards ceremony held during the 162nd annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences #NASAward

Congratulations to Adrienne Fairhall, Prof. of Neurobiology and Biophysics, Adjunct Prof. of Applied Mathematics, and Adjunct Prof. of Physics, who has just been elected to the National Academy of Sciences! 🍾 🎉

Congratulations to Dr. Adrienne Fairhall on being elected to the @nationalacademies.org of Science! Dr. Fairhall is a Professor at @uw-nbio.bsky.social, Director of the @uw-cnc.bsky.social, and a member of our Neural Dynamics Scientific Advisory Council.

The National Institutes of Health, the largest funder of biomedical research in the world, has fired 1,300 employees and cancelled more than $2 billion in federal research grants. https://cbsn.ws/4daiCrv

How cuts at the National Institutes of Health could impact Americans' health

Cuts and layoffs to the National Institutes of Health threaten medical research around the U.S., agency insiders warn.

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(1/2) Breakthrough study just dropped by the Allen Institute for Brain Science (@alleninstitute.bsky.social). Major shoutout to our brilliant NBIO trainees Leila Elabaddy and Sven Dorkenwald whose exceptional contributions helped make this possible! 👏

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How does the brain work? Scientists are closer to the answer with the largest wiring diagram and functional map of a mammalian brain to date. 🧵 🧠📈

Cuts to science research funding cut American lives short − federal support is essential for medical breakthroughs theconversation.com/cuts-to-scie...

Cuts to science research funding cut American lives short − federal support is essential for medical breakthroughs

The National Institutes of Health has been integral to scientific progress in treating countless human diseases. Without its support, patients will ultimately pay the price.

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Our brilliant NBIO trainees are bringing cutting-edge research to #Cosyne2025! Will you be in Montreal this week? 🤝 Come support our emerging scientists! Full list of NBIO posters + talks 👇

Many families including mine have been impacted by Alzheimer's disease. NIH funding delays and cuts could set research back by decades, including key funding for Alzheimers's disease research centers across the US. Almost half of these centers are up for renewal now! www.kuow.org/stories/how-...

How far could Trump’s NIH funding cuts set medical innovation back? By decades, UW researchers warn

The Trump administration has cut NIH funding levels and paused new and existing grants from the agency, which totalled $35 billion in 2023. That’s left critical studies of various illnesses and drugs ...

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I'm pleased to report that the board has now heard from NIH that the appointments of these three investigators and similarly situated folks are being extended. Thank you NIH! Delighted that the stellar work there will be continuing!

Jeremy Berg@jeremymberg.bsky.social · 2y ago

Compelling pushback from @jmgrohneuro.bsky.social and the Board of Scientific Counselors at the National Institute on Mental Health (NIMH) regarding termination of tenure-track investigators driven by DOGE. 1/2

We must learn to showcase the practical significance of basic research, demonstrating how seemingly arcane investigations yield transformative applications, writes @tonyzador.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/outreach/how...

How to communicate the value of curiosity-driven research

The burden of proof is on us, as researchers, to explain why what we do is valuable to society.

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Proud to be a constituent. Thanks Patty Murray! It makes me feel like all my emails are having the intended effect.

Jeremy Berg@jeremymberg.bsky.social · 2y ago

A US Senator Joins the Fray. Thank you @murray.senate.gov ! More of this, please! www.murray.senate.gov/senator-murr...

GOOD - MacArthur Foundation moving to emergency footing for nonprofit funding w/ increased giving, flexibility & trust www.macfound.org/press/perspe... I especially value them highlighting “flexible, trust-based models” that cover indirect costs at 29% & less onerous administrative requirements.

Set it at Six: Supporting Civil Society in Need with Increased Giving

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Timnit Gebru@timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 2y ago

Every single philanthropic institution needs to do this rather than retracting right now. abcnews-go-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/abcnews....

National Academy of Sciences announced it will award its 2025 Public Welfare Medal to Mary-Claire King @uwdeptmedicine.bsky.social @uwgenome.bsky.social @uwmedicine.bsky.social for her pioneering genetic research & its transformative application to human rights. #NASAward tinyurl.com/ycxew6zn

🚨Amidst all the uncertainty at NIH Welcome Leap just launched an important new $50M program in Women’s Health👩🏻‍🔬🧠 CARE focuses on the link between Alzheimer’s and perimenopausal hormonal changes wellcomeleap.org/care/ Note: full indirects! Please share widely to support women’s health 🙏🏼

Neuroscientists - your society has a call to action for you and a page for tracking action alerts. It's built to take your location & give you specific support on what to say and who to say it to. www.sfn.org/Advocacy/Adv...

Society for Neuroscience@sfn.org · 2y ago

Federal restrictions & funding freezes threaten vital research and halts scientific progress that benefits all Americans. Join fellow #NeuroAdvocates in urging Congress to protect congressionally approved funding & ensure uninterrupted support for the scientific workforce. 👇 #NeuroSky

So pleased to see Anne Churchland be honored with the Pradel Research Award! urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=htt...

Pradel Research Award – NAS

The Pradel Research Award is presented annually to recognize mid-career neuroscientists whose work is making major contributions to our understanding of the nervous system. The award is presented with...

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I'm delighted to share this special issue on scientific histories of hippocampal research in the journal Hippocampus - lots of interesting stories and a great resource for trainees. Huge thanks to Mike Hasselmo and Lynn Nadel for their vision and leadership! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

Special Issue on Scientific Histories of Hippocampal Research: Hippocampus

Hippocampus is an international neuroscience journal exploring the hippocampal formation and its interactions with other brain regions.

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Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience applications are open! This is an excellent opportunity for early career investigators in neuro. Learn more at klingenstein.org/esther-a-jos... APPLICATION ARE DUE FEBRUARY 1, 2025

We're excited to be hosting Professor Marlene Cohen (@marlenecohen.bsky.social) next week! Join us for a talk on "Visual mechanisms for flexible behavior" on 12/12 @ 9:30 am, Health Sciences G-328. #Neuroscience #VisionScience

NBIO is hiring. You should come work with us. apply.interfolio.com/155882

John Tuthill@tuthill.bsky.social · 2y ago

My department (UW Neurobiology and Biophysics) is hiring. Open search. 2 positions. A good place to live and do science. I just took a walk outside and there were hundreds of crows eating acorns under a big red oak down by the lake. Join us. apply.interfolio.com/155882