Dr. Kate Feller
@drkatefeller.bsky.social
Asst. Prof at Union College Biology. I like mantis shrimp so i study them. Also eyes. I really love eyes. Oh, and and brains, like them too. I'm just really excitable, like a neuron.
New paper! Congrats to @markplitt.bsky.social, Konstantin and team! The brain’s spatial map isn’t static but for hippocampus CA1 maps to change with experience, they need postsynaptic membrane fusion. A new link between synaptic machinery and flexible coding! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Hippocampal place code plasticity in CA1 requires postsynaptic membrane fusion
Rapid delivery of glutamate receptors to the postsynaptic membrane via vesicle fusion is a central component of synaptic plasticity. However, it is un…
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For the second year in a row, US President Donald Trump has proposed significant cuts to the budgets of major US science agencies. go.nature.com/4sWP07S
Massive budget cuts for US science proposed again by Trump administration
Budget proposal would also curb federal payments for scientific publishing.
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Pablo Villar et al discover male octopus mating arms are sensory organs used to find females, navigate internally to the oviduct & deliver sperm. From behavior to structure, these findings offer a framework for how sensory systems shape reproduction & species barriers www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Oh my god, the alt text is a gift. 😹
Owls in Towels@owls-in-towels.bsky.social · 5mo agoA Little Owl was rescued after falling down a chimney. South Essex Wildlife Hospital reported he was "dirty and dehydrated but soon on his way back home". Want to donate to SEWH? southessexwildlife.org/donate Source: fb.com/555952912555... #owlsintowels 💛🦉
Ever wonder why everything is blurry when you open your eyes underwater? The answer explained in this video seminar by @tannermierow.bsky.social and myself, recapping our new paper on amphibious vision in compound eyes! cassyni.com/events/Ur5pU...
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So excited to have received an #HFSPResearchGrant to study trilobite eyes with Luke Parry @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social and Gil Ju Lee (Pusan National University)!🥳 I'll be recruiting a postdoc @bristolbiosci.bsky.social - if 3D data, optical modelling, and fossils tickle your interest, stay tuned!
Human Frontier Science Program@hfspo.bsky.social · 5mo agoAttention scientists from all over the world🙃 The 2026 #HFSPResearchGrants are out! 🥳 117 scientists from 31 countries will pursue bold, interdisciplinary research, from #neuroscience to #ecology and beyond! 🧪 Are you one of the new #HFSPAwardees? 🔗https://bit.ly/4uGmMQ3 #sts #HFSP
Hi all. I am very excited that after 6 years I finally got my phylogenetic comparative methods book and online exercises online. Feel free to use and share. The book is here: nhcooper123.github.io/pcm-primer/. Note that it is not finished, we had to abandon it before the sunk costs fallacy broke us
Phylogenetic Comparative Methods
Phylogenetic Comparative Methods
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So proud of the Toebiter team Tanner @tannermierow.bsky.social, Kate @drkatefeller.bsky.social, Jess, and Rick for our paper out in @royalsociety.org Proceedings B. Check out how we learned about the optics and performance of the eyes of amphibious insects: doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
Conserved optical adaptations enable amphibious vision in compound eyes
Abstract. The visual systems of amphibious animals must perform in two optically distinct environments: air and water. Little is known about how diffractio
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New paper on seeing in air and water with compound eyes! The problem: physics The solution: physics Elegantly described with the dream team @tannermierow.bsky.social and @alexkingston.bsky.social royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
🚨🚨TOE-BITER TIME🚨🚨 Interested in how the eyes of amphibious insects transition from an aquatic to amphibious ecology? Check out my new paper with @drkatefeller.bsky.social and @alexcnkingston.bsky.social! Super psyched to have published on my beloved toe-biters! doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
Conserved optical adaptations enable amphibious vision in compound eyes
Abstract. The visual systems of amphibious animals must perform in two optically distinct environments: air and water. Little is known about how diffractio
doi.org
Leaning in to joke lab name by making it official lab name w/ logo (curteosy of student artist)
BUGS. ARE. SHRIMPS. It me, about papers with @jimmybernot.bsky.social and @ostratodd.bsky.social 🧪🦑
Riley Black 🏳️⚧️ 🦕@restingdinoface.bsky.social · last yr.Shrimps is bugs? No, it’s kinda the other way around. Insects are technically crustaceans, which highlights the importance of systematics in understanding how evolution unfolds. My latest for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social.
RA positions with potential PhD continuation are now open! We're seeking two candidates with slice patch clamp or programming skills for the projects outlined in the advert: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50040/ Apply by 21 February!
Sepiedeh Keshavarzi @sepikeshavarzi.bsky.social · 2y ago📣 Opportunity Alert! We have two PhD positions in our lab at Cambridge University starting in Autumn 2025. Exceptional candidates may join earlier as RAs and receive PhD funding if scholarship applications are unsuccessful (RA advert coming soon!). Details here: www.keshavarzilab.com/blog/phd-pos...
Fear and uncertainty dominated conversations this week among those doing NIH-funded research involving people who are transgender, gender fluid, nonbinary, or otherwise gender minorities. scim.ag/3Ce2Tto
Trump’s ban on funds to ‘promote gender ideology’ could threaten hundreds of NIH research projects
Sweeping executive order likely to be read broadly, experts predict
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A really exciting new study: evidence that males evolve better sight in order to detect female dishonesty in dance flies. One for the textbooks! A male resistance trait! Great one from @rosalindmurray @luc_bussiere @dtgwynne & team academic.oup.com/evolut/advan...
Sexually antagonistic coevolution can explain female display signals and male sensory adaptations
Abstract. The prevalence and diversity of female ornaments pose a challenge to evolutionary theory because males should prefer mates that spend resources o
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My only professional regret to date is that I did not take this course when I was in grad school. Don't miss your own chance!
Neural Systems & Behavior @nsb-mbl.bsky.social · 2y agoApplications are still open for NS&B 2025! We will run from June 8- July 21. Applications are due FEB 1st. Financial assistance is available an applications are need blind. For more info see mbl.edu/nsb.
I'm too rar along for thos, but I know there are a lot of great early career folks out there this would be a great opportunity for! I wanna hear about your work!
International Society for Neuroethology@neuroethology.org · 2y agoAre you PhD student or Postdoc working in the field of Neuroethology? Then apply as a speaker for the Webinar Series 'The Future Of Neuroethology'
I want to remind everyone that your local library is both physical AND digital. You hate streaming everything because the price is ridiculous? Library. You hate ads because they're every 3 mins or less? Library. You want to reduce your digital footprint? Library. You want sourced info? Library.
Interesting new pub on collective intelligence: ants vs. humans at problem solving. www.science.org/content/arti...
Ants best humans at test of collective intelligence
Insects put their minds together in ways that sometimes eludes people
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I heard there was a recording of the gay frog internet meme talk out there from Saturday's session - can someone please point me in that direction so i can re-enjoy and disseminate? Please and thank you!! #sicb2025
So proud of Helena Lewis for giving a great poster yesterday! Seeing and Stabbing Lab in the wild! #SICB2025
