Read about how olfaction findings are the SCENTer of attention this month 👃 Our latest publication review covers three papers redefining how brains encode, calibrate and update smell, from flies to mice. Worth a sniff! 🧪 #Neuroscience #Olfaction

Aurora Scientific@aurorascientific.bsky.social · 7mo ago

⚡Publication⚡ Our latest publication review highlights how the brain encodes, calibrates, and flexibly updates its representation of the chemical world. Read it now https://aurorascientific.com/olfaction-findings-the-scenter-of-attention/ #olfaction #research #neuroscience

Did you know Aurora Scientific offers free, downloadable scientific drawings of their muscle physiology equipment? These publication-ready illustrations go a long way in effectively communicating complex scientific workflows and techniques 🧪 🎨 Check out the drawings below:

Aurora Scientific@aurorascientific.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Better visuals. Better communication. Better science. As a scientist-first company, we offer FREE, downloadable, publication-ready scientific drawings alongside our research equipment. #ScienceCommunication #OpenScience #SciArt 🎨 Explore drawings https://aurorascientific.com/support/documents/

In honor of #BioVault, watch the full interview with Accelerated Muscle Biotechnologies as Anthony Hessel, PhD and Khoi Nguyen, PhD share benefits to muscle research, directions in x-ray diffraction, and more! Post: https://bit.ly/asi-amb-collab-840A-biovault 840A: https://bit.ly/840A-BioVault

Temporal analysis requires stable stimulus delivery. Odor concentration was verified using a photoionization detector (200C miniPID) from Aurora Scientific, ensuring millisecond-scale precision in latency and rise time. #NeuroTech aurorascientific.com/products/neu...

200C: miniPID Fast Response Olfaction Sensor

The 200C miniPID photo-ionization detector combines small size, fast response, and high sensitivity in an easy-to-use, competitively priced package.

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Yesterday, we explored how the brain maintains internal time. Now we shift to another challenge: how diseases like glioblastoma and medulloblastoma disrupt neural systems. These tumors actively evade immune destruction, complicating treatment. #BrainAwarenessWeek #NeuroOncology

There's a new tool for #XrayDiffraction studies: BioVault The chamber is compatible with synchrotron beamlines and enables permeabilized muscle samples to be prepared in advance of X-ray sessions, helping labs maximize precious synchrotron time. If you run these experiments, it’s worth a look! 🧪

Aurora Scientific@aurorascientific.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Aurora Scientific is proud to introduce our much-anticipated new product, built in partnership with @ambiotech.us: 840A BioVault! aurorascientific.com/products/mus... A portable chamber that takes your experiments from bench to beamline.

For anyone interested in ex–vivo brain slice electrophysiology, this pub review highlights how precisely sectioned tissues were used to reveal physiological vulnerabilities in rare disease models 🧪

Lafayette Life Science@lafayettelifescience.com · 8mo ago

In honor of last week's Rare Disease Day 2026, we took the opportunity to highlight two recently published studies that shed light on the neurological mechanisms underlying Timothy Syndrome and Alexander Disease. Check it out! https://bit.ly/rare-disease-day-timothy-syndrome-alexander-disease

I really appreciate papers that advance reproducibility. Kudos to Cui et al. 2025 on their optimized protocol for assessing neuromuscular junctions (NMJs) and skeletal muscle function. A great step-by-step framework for evaluating NMJ pathophysiology + creating nerve-stimulating electrodes! 🧪

Craig A. Goodman@craigagoodman1.bsky.social · last yr.

An Optimized Ex Vivo Protocol for Quantitative Electrophysiological Assessment of Neuromuscular Junctions and Skeletal Muscle Function Using the Aurora System bio-protocol.org/en/bpdetail?...

New postdoctoral opportunity @lieberinstitute.bsky.social working w/ @tsawada1.bsky.social and our Molecular Neurogenetics team using human induced pluripotent stem cells to investigate molecular, cellular and neuroendocrine mechanisms by which impaired placental function impacts brain development

A primer on the methods of skeletal and cardiac muscle mechanics using permeabilized preparations. New review from Anthony Hessel @hesselanthony.bsky.social, Christopher Rand @crand22.bsky.social, Khoi Nguyen and colleagues: rupress.org/jgp/article/... #Myofilaments #SkeletalMuscle #CardiacMuscle

The #BlackInNeuroSeminarSeries is back! ✨ Join us Feb 27 for a talk by Dr. Tracie Canada (Duke University) on culture, research & more. 🧠 9AM PST | 12PM EST Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #BINSeminar

Congrats to Jim Dowling and colleagues for their new #ScienceTM paper: AAV8 gene therapy and dietary insults together precipitate cholestatic liver disease in a mouse model of X-linked myotubular myopathy. #Myoblue tinyurl.com/ctdha2wc

AAV8 gene therapy and dietary insults together precipitate cholestatic liver disease in a mouse model of X-linked myotubular myopathy

Purified diet feeding and AAV8 therapy are precipitants of cholestatic liver injury in a mouse model of X-linked myotubular myopathy.

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If label-free imaging of engineered heart tissues, cannabinoid-based cardiac therapies, or sex-specific responses to Doxorubicin spark your interest, this month’s review is for you. Read on to explore just how dynamic and adaptable the cardiovascular system truly is 🫀🧪

Aurora Scientific@aurorascientific.bsky.social · 8mo ago

🫀 This month's publication review covers recent heart-hitting discoveries, including innovative imaging, cannabinoid therapies, and exercise preconditioning. Read it now: https://aurorascientific.com/heart-hitting-discoveries/

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🌍 Grateful for the women who've shaped my journey in science as trusted friends, mentors, and colleagues 🧪

Lafayette Life Science@lafayettelifescience.com · 9mo ago

Today, on #February11, we celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🌍 Beyond honoring the contributions of women in science, we continue to push for greater gender equality in STEM. Let’s break barriers and build an inclusive future! 👩‍🔬✨ #WomenInScience

🪰 Did you know LumiCycle 32 can advance #Drosophila #circadian research? Combined with specially designed fly chambers, LC32 enables parallel monitoring of multiple lines, long-term recordings in a standard incubator, and flexible, automated analysis. https://bit.ly/lumicycle-32

💼 Hint 1 of 4: On a classified date in late 2025, two scientists crossed borders to meet at Aurora HQ. A conversation that began on Twitter quietly sparked something new. Watch closely. Some ideas start as observations before becoming much bigger. Can you guess what’s coming?

💜 #EpilepsyPledge To mark #PurpleDay (26th March), we’re hosting a free webinar with Campden Instruments exploring how living brain slice research is advancing our understanding of seizures. 🧠 Inside the Epileptic Brain 🔗 tinyurl.com/mws6s857 #Neuroscience #EpilepsyAwareness

New review from our partners Accelerated Muscle Biotechnologies (Anthony Hessel, PhD, Katelyn Manross, Khoi Nguyen), co-authored with our Chris Rand & Matthew Borkowski. #MusclePhysiology #CardiacResearch Check it out: https://bit.ly/a-primer-on-the-methods-of-skeletal-and-cardiac-muscle-mechanics

💡 New Publication Review! 💡 We're kicking off 2026 with a lucky trot, this publication review highlights cutting-edge porcine research, unravelling the mechanics of muscle and heart function. Read it now: https://aurorascientific.com/pig-ture-perfect-progress/

📢 2026 Workshop Dates Announced! Hands-on training in murine skeletal muscle function, hosted by Christopher Perry, PhD & Dr. Arthur Cheng Dates: Apr 29–May 1 | Jun 16–18 | Nov 4–6 Register Now - Group discounts available! https://endpointpreclinical.com/training/murine-muscle-mechanics-workshop/

Aurora Scientific is headed to #ASGSR2025 in Phoenix! Come by our table and chat with Samar Rizvi about your spaceflight research. Whether you’re exploring new avenues or looking for reliable tools, we’d love to learn how we can support your next discovery.

That's a wrap on #SfN25 here in San Diego! The weather may have not been perfect, but the Life Science team has had a great week connecting with scientists across the globe to discuss their #Neuroscience research. See you next year in DC!

What a great start to the day here at #SfN25 in not so sunny San Diego! Stop by our brand new booth #1621 to talk about Aging & Neurodegeneration, Sensory & Motor Systems, Cognitive Neuroscience and Physiology & Behavior. #LafayetteLifeScience

Happy Halloween! As the air turns crisp and October casts its spell, this month's Halloween-themed publication review "tWitches, Skeletal Muscles and Ghost Fibers" conjures up a cauldron of compelling discovery. Read it now https://aurorascientific.com/twitches-skeletal-muscles-and-ghost-fibers/

Excited to connect with the neuroscience community at #SfN2025! 🧠 Looking forward to new ideas, great conversations, and all things brain talk. Drop by and say hello if you’ll be there! 👋🏽

Aurora Scientific@aurorascientific.bsky.social · last yr.

Aurora is excited to be back at #SfN25 in beautiful San Diego! Stop by booth #1621 to discuss your #Neuroscience research with Samar Rizvi and Chris Rand and discover how our solutions can help characterize neuromuscular function and sensory systems. Explore: https://aurorascientific.com/products/

As we embark on a new era, we are excited to debut the new Lafayette Life Science brand, a division of Lafayette Instrument at the Society for Neuroscience meeting in San Diego! #SfN25

🔊 We’re excited to share that Samar Rizvi l will be speaking at the next Myogenesis Discussion Group, supported by University of Toronto and Medicine by Design! Her talk will spotlight how researchers are using our tools to tackle big questions in muscle biology. 💪 📅 Oct 27 | 📍 Zoom

🎃🧠 Trick or treatment? New research explores how fear memories, like those in PTSD, can be disrupted at their source. Could this be the start of long-lasting relief from trauma? #PTSD #Trauma #Neuroscience Read Paper www.nature.com/articles/s41...

@szrizvi.bsky.social will showcase our 220A Olfactometer/200C miniPID sensor, designed for precise odour delivery/validation. ✅ Agenda: Demo, integration insights, best practices, and interactive Q&A ✅ Great for researchers in olfaction, behavioural neuroscience, and cognitive studies

Looking forward to presenting Aurora Scientific’s scent-rational olfaction solutions next week 🧠 If your experiments involve precise #odour delivery and validation, this one’s for you. Be sure to register below: aurorascientific.com/scent-sation... #neuroskyence #olfaction

Scent-sational Solutions: Odour Delivery and Validation with Aurora Scientific’s Olfactometer and miniPID

An overview of the typical applications, capabilities, and general use of the 220A Olfactometer and 200C miniPID in the field of olfaction.

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Aurora Scientific@aurorascientific.bsky.social · last yr.

Join Aurora Scientific for a Scent-sational Virtual Demo covering #odour delivery and validation in neuroscience research Tuesday, Oct 21, 2025, 11 AM ET Register https://aurorascientific.com/scent-sational-solutions-odour-delivery-and-validation-with-aurora-scientifics-olfactometer-and-minipid/