🧪What holds two sides of a synapse in precise enough register for reliable neurotransmission? I argue that this precision is not accidental - transsynaptic bridges actively impose and maintain alignment between release sites and receptors. www.mdpi.com/2813-2564/5/... #neuroscience #synapse

Thrilled to share that I'm joining @ritscience.bsky.social as an Assistant Professor of Neuroscience this August! Godavarthi Lab will study how synapses establish and maintain their chemical identity with implications for autism and neuromuscular disease. godavarthilab.github.io #Neuroscience

Godavarthi Laboratory

We study how synapses establish and maintain their chemical identity — with implications for autism and neuromuscular disease.

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Loved Project Hail Mary movie, but that unbalanced centrifuge scene had me shaking my head like a disappointed lab supervisor. Clearly made with tons of expert input—except, apparently, from whoever was in charge of the centrifuge. 😂

🧠 Had a great time chatting with the folks at LabLinkUp about how I found my way into neuroscience and academic research! Always a joy to share stories with curious minds just starting their journey. www.linkedin.com/posts/lablin...

Brains, Background & Breakthroughs: Life in Neuroscience | LabLinkUp - A platform that connects YOU with Global Science/Tech Research Labs

Brains, Background & Breakthroughs: Life in Neuroscience In Episode 8 Part 01, we sit down with a neuroscientist swetha godavarthi who takes us through a day in her life as a researcher — from la...

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My memories of Prof Narlikar are the physics TV show for kids on doordarshan and him explaining eclipses telescoper.blog/2025/05/20/r...

R.I.P. Jayant Narlikar (1938-2025)

Professor Jayant Vishnu Narlikar (1938-2025) I heard this morning of the death at the age of 86 of renowned Indian cosmologist Jayant Vishnu Narlikar. I understand he died peacefully in his sleep i…

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I have seen parents struggle with the question of the best language to integrate their hearing impaired child into classroom and society. No easy solutions, but a discussion worth having! www.science.org/content/arti...

Implants can help deaf kids hear—but many still struggle with spoken language

Some researchers worry about risks of devaluing sign language, overreliance on imperfect devices

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www.thetransmitter.org/policy/exclu... Sex differences impact disease prevalence, manifestation, diagnosis, and treatment. (1/4)

Exclusive: NIH appears to archive policy requiring female animals in studies

Such a shift would “put us back in the dark ages in terms of our science,” says neuroscientist Anne Murphy, who helped to formulate the original policy.

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What the science funding enables and the impact of cuts on society - www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/02/25/o...

Opinion: Science funding cuts are based on flawed logic. Here’s the truth.

Earlier this month, the National Institutes of Health issued supplemental guidance indicating it would immediately impose a 15% cap on indirect costs for research grants, an unprecedented and abrup…

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Nice summary of our work on transmitter switching and addiction

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www.nytimes.com/2024/11/09/w... Where ash is more valuable than people's lives. #Delhi #airpollution

Is a ‘Green’ Revolution Poisoning India’s Capital?

India promised to burn its trash mountains and safely turn them into electricity. But a New York Times investigation found hazardous levels of toxic substances around homes, playgrounds and schools.

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Teachers, parents, and everyone: You should know Frontiers for Young Minds! It's a terrific (free) online journal with cutting-edge science articles, written for different age groups. Scientists write. *Kids* are the reviewers. Available in 5 languages. kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....

The Tiny Brains of Wasps Can Learn and Remember Information

If you have a garden, you have probably seen many insects flying around looking for food. Despite having miniature brains, these small creatures can learn and memorize flower features, mainly colors a...

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#AngelmanSyndrome Foundation in #India! angelmanfoundation.in A great initiative to spread awareness, create a community of caregivers and prompt further research in India.

"vocalizations that sound as if they grew out of the fires of earth, bubbled up and over rocks and stones within ancient river banks, took flight and came back to earth as a gentle as a breeze" TJNelson. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's Chain of Light is an absolute treasure! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Thanks Eric Dolan @psypost.bsky.social for covering our latest works on #neurotransmitterswitching 🧠🧪 1) www.psypost.org/neurotransmi... 2) www.psypost.org/neuroscienti...

Neurotransmitter switching in early development predicts autism-related behaviors

Scientists have found that a process called neurotransmitter switching—where neurons alter their chemical signals—plays a role in the development of autism-related traits.

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Are there any action policies in place by the GOI or the Delhi government that kick in when the AQI crosses a certain value?

William Dalrymple@willdalrymple.bsky.social · 2y ago

On Delhi's Big Choke- praying this latest airpocalypse will finally galvanise the politicians to sort this out www.thetimes.com/article/1b48...

Wonderful to see that @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social are here! Their #Empire podcast is fantastic! The two episodes on "Empire of numbers" (based on Dalrymple's #thegoldenroad) were eye opening! www.goalhangerpodcasts.com/empire

Empire | Goalhanger Podcasts

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🧠could not agree more! Just being exposed to the three broad subfields of #neuroscience through lab rotations during my PhD training had a huge impact on how I engage with research and researchers in these sub fields.

The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 2y ago

Neuroscience subfields are often siloed. Embracing an integrative approach during training can help change that, Austin Coley explains: www.thetransmitter.org/craft-and-ca...

Hello folks! Just a few days old @bsky.app .I am a neuroscientist studying molecular mechanisms of synapse self-organisation and plasticity @cnup.bsky.social. Excited to connect with fellow researchers, scicommers, naturalists and neuroscientist-dancers :)