Vidhya Rangaraju, PhD

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Research Group Leader @MPFNeuro | Investigating neuronal energy use and synaptic plasticity #StayCurious https://rangarajulab.org/

This was a fun chat with Mark Mattson, part walk down memory lane through my graduate and postdoc years, part deep-dive into the latest from our lab. Mitochondria are active power plants that generate energy near synapses, exactly when and where the brain needs them, to store memories.

Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience@mpfneuro.bsky.social · 3mo ago

How does the brain power its own memories — and what happens when that system fails? MPFI scientist Vidhya Rangaraju sat down with neuroscientist Mark Mattson on the Brain Ponderings podcast to explore exactly that. Listen on Spotify or watch on YouTube. 🎧️ buff.ly/v7N186U 📹️ buff.ly/DDvrwpY

🧠 🔋 It was a delight to share our research on how memories are powered by mitochondria within synapses with PBS, along with Dr. Daphna Shohamy @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social and @paulkennyphd.bsky.social of @sinaibrain.bsky.social. Please check it out on @southfloridapbs.bsky.social PBS channels.

Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience@mpfneuro.bsky.social · 4mo ago

MPFI's @rangarajuvidhya.bsky.social recently joined neuroscientists from Columbia University and Mount Sinai for a town hall on memory, brain health, and cognitive aging, hosted by @southfloridapbs.bsky.social. Read more about her insights and find out how you can watch the special: buff.ly/NCaA7J0

🧠🔋Boosting brain power and memory by increasing mitochondrial calcium ⚡🧪🔬 This was a fun collaboration with Jaime (@jdejuan-sanz.bsky.social) and Anjali (@amrapalianjali.bsky.social). Thank you to Ruolin and Riya (@riyaneuro.bsky.social) in our lab @mpfneuro.bsky.social for driving this project.

Jaime de Juan-Sanz@jdejuan-sanz.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Can we make brains “smarter”? By boosting mitochondrial metabolism in neurons of memory circuits, we improved memory in flies and mice. Thrilled to see this work out - congrats to @amrapalianjali.bsky.social for spectacular work, and to all lab members for invaluable contributions!

Please spread the word🔊My lab is looking to hire two international postdocs. If you want to do comp neuro, combine machine learning and awesome math to understand neural circuit activity, then come work with us! Bonn is such a cool place for neuroscience now, you don't want to miss out.

Thinking about attending Sunposium 2026? The early bird registration deadline is September 19th. Curious what makes this conference so special? Our video will give you a glimpse: buff.ly/2FuGjgO Join us March 9–11, 2026, in sunny South Florida. Find more information at buff.ly/zn5aS2b

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Bittersweet goodbyes to some talented trainees from my lab. Congrats to 🎉 Deva Bhuyan: Off to a Biology PhD at UAB 🎓 🧪 Rasya Bhat: Master's student, established our first human models 🧠 Luca Pishos: High school student, off to a BE at UF 🎓. Watch out for his preprint! Wishing them all the best! ✨

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Want to use the massive MICrONS dataset for your own research? We understand the challenges and we are here to support you. Submit your proposals for our Proofreading and Annotation program: Virtual Observatory of the Cortex (VORTEX) by August 15. microns-explorer.org/vortex

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We have an Open Rank tenure-track faculty position in the Department of Nutrition & Integrative Physiology! Looking for a new colleague interested in making the University of Utah their new home to build a metabolic research program. Please share! @uofunuip.bsky.social

Open Rank, Tenure Track Position – Metabolic Physiology - Salt Lake City, Utah job with University of Utah | 674355

The Department of Nutrition and Integrated Physiology (NUIP) at the University of Utah seeks a Tenure Track faculty member at the rank of Assistant...

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Calling out to #neuroskyence: Pomona College is hiring! This is a position for a tenure-track assistant professor in systems-level neuroscience. We are eager to hear from candidates with a commitment to teaching and research excellence with undergraduates academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30265

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Job #AJO30265, 1132 Assistant Professor, Systems Neuroscience, Neuroscience, Pomona College, Claremont, California, US

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