That’s a wrap! The scientific part of our LBP retreat is over. We talked about genetic mouse models for ASD, bipolar disorder, naturalistic environment & pro-social behaviour. Thanks @eliskbv.bsky.social Emilie Bartsoen, @fjrsousa.bsky.social @ozgesungur.bsky.social @liviadicrescenzo.bsky.social

Here we are again: our annual LBP retreat! On the first day, some colleagues from @wohrlab.bsky.social are presenting data on Tph2 KO rats, social behaviour, USV and placebo effect. Thanks Maria Willadsen, @parnian-saberi.bsky.social, @pvsarchi.bsky.social, Henry Werk

A big thank you to the speakers of our mini September Seminar Series on Social and Affective Neuroscience 2026 @wohrlab.bsky.social: Prof. Dr. Michael Bader from the @mdc-berlin.bsky.social, Berlin, Germany, and Prof. Dr. Jinye Dai from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA.

Proud mentor moment. Happy to share that @tianhuawang.bsky.social @wohrlab.bsky.social has successfully defended her PhD thesis. Congrats, Tianhua. Excellent work. It has been a pleasure to see you grow as a scientist throughout this journey. (Picture credit: Dr. @pvsarchi.bsky.social)

Congratulations to @tianhuawang.bsky.social on successfully defending her PhD! Her hard work on Tph2-deficient rats resulted in a series of studies exploring the role of serotonin in social behaviour during different developmental stages. For more details 👉🏻 orcid.org/0009-0008-38...

📢 Symposia submissions for the EBBS 2027 Meeting are now open! Thinking of organizing a symposium? You can now submit your proposal! 📅 Submission deadline: 16 Nov. 2026 📍 Dublin, Ireland | 29 Jun–2 Jul. 2027 👉 Find all the information here: ebbs2027.azuleon.org/welcome

Mark your calendar: Oct 6-7 2027 the first VIB conference on neurodevelopment and neuropsychiatry in beautiful Leuven, Belgium. Amazing line-up of speakers check below - in partnership with Cell Press - www.vibconferences.be/events/new-h...

New horizons in neurodevelopment and neuropsychiatry

6-7 October 2027, Leuven, Belgium

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📣 Congratulations to our FENS Forum 2026 Travel Grant Awardees! 👏👏👏 We are delighted to have supported our awardees in participating in FENS Forum 2026 and sharing their research with the neuroscience community🧠

Back home, another badge to add to the collection! Thanks @ebbsociety.bsky.social for giving me the opportunity to present my PhD work at @wohrlab.bsky.social. It’s always exciting to talk about science! And also thanks @fens.org for awarding me the Childcare grant! #FENS2026

It was impressive to be among 8,000 neuroscientists and connect with researchers from around the world at #FENS2026. I'm happy with my poster presentation and the interesting discussions and feedback I received. Many thanks to the @dfg.de for supporting my attendance through the @rtg2271.bsky.social

Great experience attending @ibnsconnect.bsky.social annual meeting in Cape Town! I presented work from my PhD from @Wohrlab in a poster and a talk in a symposium session. I am grateful to IBNS for the Travel Grant and for this opportunity. It was also wonderful experience #IBNS2026 #PhDLife

#FENS2026 happening this week! I’ll be presenting my poster tomorrow about ASD-like behavioural alterations caused by a specific mutation of Reelin. Come to check it out (poster #224)!

Last week Dr. Theresa Kisko, @fjrsousa.bsky.social & @parnian-saberi.bsky.social had the opportunity to share their work at #IBNS2026! What a great experience! Thanks @ibnsconnect.bsky.social

Today, 26 June 2026, I’m presenting a poster at the IBNS conference in Cape Town (Hall D, 11:00). I'd be more than happy to chat and hear your thoughts on my PhD work. Looking forward to seeing you there! #IBNS2026 #IBNS #IBNSConnect

Abstract submission deadline for the European Synapse Meeting 2026 is 2 weeks away! Check out our poster, we are adding an #ERC info session to the program, with ERC neuroscience coordinators on site. Submit your abstract here: www.vibconferences.be/events/europ... #EUSYN2026

Serotonin plays a key role in neurodevelopment. Here, we take a cross-species perspective and synthesize recent findings highlighting its role in early social development. Special thanks to first author @tianhuawang.bsky.social from @wohrlab.bsky.social! sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Serotonin’s fundamental role in early social development: Socio-affective communication through ultrasonic vocalizations, maternal affiliation, and the bidirectional nature of mother-infant interactio...

Serotonin (also known as 5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) is a conserved neurotransmitter implicated in modulating social behavior across mammals, yet its s…

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📣The Laboratory of Biological Psychology is hiring! 📣 We are looking for a full-time lab tech to help us in the daily operation of the lab. Friendly & inclusive work environment guaranteed! Check here for more details: www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo... ⏰Apply by May 27th.

Congratulations to @ozgesungur.bsky.social & Emilie Bartsoen for this achievement! Dr. Özge Sungur was nominated IBNS Fellow for her contribution to the Society and to the field of behavioral neuroscience, while Emilie Bartsoen is the new Trainee Representative 🎉. Thanks @ibnsconnect.bsky.social!

Great poster sessions at the joint DGBP and AGNP meeting in Berlin. Thanks to all poster presenters representing @wohrlab.bsky.social: Alper Demir, Nadine Faesel, @gnade-aaron.bsky.social, Lars Tacken, @bvdvoort.bsky.social, @tianhuawang.bsky.social, and Maria Willadsen. You did a great job!

Big news! Our WöhrLab team members received an impressive number of awards recently! Thanks to @ebbsociety.bsky.social, @neurowissg.bsky.social & @fens.org, @liviadicrescenzo.bsky.social, Sara Mejía Chávez, @tianhuawang.bsky.social & @fjrsousa.bsky.social will be able to attend #FENS2026! Congrats🎉

Second great news of the day: Dr. Theresa Kisko received a Early Career Achievement award from @ibnsconnect.bsky.social! And @fjrsousa.bsky.social won a second travel award this year to attend #IBNSSouthAfrica! Congrats 🎉

HIRING a Post Doctoral Fellow to work with us! In collaboration with Andrea Escelsior. Required skills: - Systems neuroscience, translational psychiatry - In vivo calcium imaging (e.g., fiber photometry, miniscope) - Optogenetics and/or circuit manipulation Contract length: 2-4 years

🚀 We are hiring: a PhD position is available in my lab (gozzilab.it) at @iitalk.bsky.social, Italy. Project: large-scale brain network mapping in behaving mice using functional ultrasound imaging (FUSI). 📅 Deadline: March 31 🔗 tinyurl.com/4jtetxa9 Reshares appreciated 😊

Thanks @ebbsociety.bsky.social for this amazing opportunity! It’s a pleasure for me to share my work at such international conference. #FENS2026

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🎉Great news! The EBBS Awards for #FENS2026 are out! Supporting young scientists also means giving them real opportunities to grow, connect, and share their research at international meetings. Congrats to all awardees! 🚀🧠 www.ebbs-science.org/EBBS_awards

I’m delighted to announce that I’ve been awarded a #MargueriteMarieDelacroix research grant to continue studying ASD-related biological mechanisms in a new mouse model. I’m deeply grateful for the renewed support and looking forward to starting this new project. Stay tuned for the results!

Starting 2026 at the Wöhrlab’s New Year Dinner!🎄 Grateful for this team and excited for all the science ahead.

👉 "Neurobiology of Socio-Emotional Dysfunctions" Regensburg, Germany, May 8th to 10th, 2026 www.go.ur.de/neuro-dysfunction

📢 new paper alert! Check it out below 👇🏼

Markus Wöhr@markuswohr.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The party drug MDMA (“ecstasy”) shows promising efficacy as adjunct to psychotherapy. The psychostimulant with entactogenic properties is known to induce arousal and euphoria. We now studied the neurochemistry underlying the behavioral effects of MDMA in rats lacking serotonin in the brain.

Konrad Danielewski has just started our first @deeplabcut.bsky.social workshop at COS!

Great poster presentation on placebo effects in a rat model for depression by Dr. Nadine Faesel at the @sfb-trr-289.bsky.social retreat. Congrats, Nadine! It was an inspiring retreat. A big thanks to @ulrikebingel.bsky.social and team.