Small changes can make research labs greener. 🌱 At King’s Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, the Green Neuro Team has helped 18 labs cut energy use, waste and emissions, earning a Platinum My Green Lab award. Find out how researchers are making their labs greener: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/how-kin...

Congrats CDN @devneuro.bsky.social! We were able to earn a Platinum 'My Green Lab' certification earlier this year, and it was a delight to lead our Green Neuro Team along with Martyna Panasiuk and Carlos Ronancio-Garcia, to achieve this goal for the department! #GreenNeuroscience #Sustainability

How King's neuroscientists made research labs more sustainable | King's College London

Research laboratories are among the most energy-intensive workplaces, but the Centre for Developmental Neurobiology (CDN) in the School of Neuroscience has shown that it’s possible to significantly re...

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It was a pleasure to discuss the fascinating work of Schamiloglu and colleagues in this Journal Club piece. Turns out that layer 5 pyramidal neuron subtypes defined by dopamine receptor expression exhibit *remarkably* different dendritic integration strategies! www.jneurosci.org/content/46/2...

The Dendrites Decide: Divergent Computation Strategies Define Prefrontal Layer 5 Pyramidal Subtypes

The brain contains a remarkable diversity of neuronal cell types, whose functional roles are shaped by differences in molecular identity, morphology, connectivity, and intrinsic electrophysiological p...

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Incredible! Scientists receive a rare standing ovation after announcing that a new treatment can double the survival time for pancreatic cancer, the deadliest cancer which was once considered “undruggable.” When we fund and support science, we can achieve anything! (Video: Dr. Wish Dhillon)

Here's the news piece from the IoPPN about our paper today! A wonderful way to end the year. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/structu...

Structure of dopamine-releasing neurons relates to the type of circuits they form for smell-processing | King's College London

Closely related subtypes of dopamine-releasing neurons may play entirely separate roles in processing sensory information, depending on their physical structure.

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Planning to record LTP or LTD in acute brain slices with whole-cell patch clamp? Give my latest article on Scientifica's NeuroWire a look! www.scientifica.uk.com/learning-zon... #plasticity #patchclamp #electrophysiology #ephys 🔬🪄⚡️

Electrophysiology protocols for LTP and LTD: Recording synaptic…

Learn how to record LTP and LTD using whole-cell patch clamp. Step-by-step guide to measuring synaptic plasticity in individual neurons

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Tiny ribbons, big role: In zebrafish, sensory hair cells use stable microtubules and kinesin motors to build and position ribbon synapses, structures that keep signals flowing in hearing and balance. Read our new Insight Article: buff.ly/BBVXbYw

The paper is out in journal format at EJN! We thank the reviewers for their insightful comments, and how they shaped the final form of this story. Check it out here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... As usual, it's open access! We're getting the data ready for sharing very soon 👀🧠🧪

Functional Maturation and Experience‐Dependent Plasticity in Adult‐Born Olfactory Bulb Dopaminergic Neurons

Adult-born dopaminergic neurons in the mouse olfactory bulb are almost functionally mature at 5 weeks of cellular age. More immature adult-born dopaminergic cells do not have elevated functional ...

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Grubb Lab@grubblabneuro.bsky.social · 2y ago

We have *another* preprint! This work was led by the amazing Candida Tufo, ex-PhD student in the lab. We show that adult-born dopaminergic cells in the olfactory bulb rapidly functionally resemble their pre-existing counterparts! Have a look at the preprint here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

This was so much fun today! So grateful for the opportunity to talk about my work, & to get to return to my beloved PDN!!

Grubb Lab@grubblabneuro.bsky.social · last yr.

We're on our way to UKSN! Our very own @emily-winson.bsky.social is speaking today in the physiology session, and will bring some fresh-out-of-the oven data! 👀🧠

Today we ran our first Sustainability Party in the CDN to kick off our My Green Lab campaign!! Over the next few months we'll be introducing sustainability initiatives in the department that aim to reduce the climate impact of the work we do. Let's go! 🌍🧪🔬

Another successful Ephys Club! Pizza 🍕, refreshments 🥤 and an amazing talk from Laura Fedele, who set up a rig all by herself and managed to get successful recordings from iPSCs all in less than a year! Thanks to our sponsor Scientifica for making it possible!

‪Open Research Award winner Professor @grubblabneuro.bsky.social speaks on the benefits of making science as open as possible, and tips and tricks to make the process smoother. #IoPPNFestival‬

Huge congratulations to the Developmental Neurobiology Academy team, who recently won the award for Integrated Education, Research and Service at the 2025 King’s Engaged Research Awards! 🏆