Yale Neuroscience
Yale Department of Neuroscience
medicine.yale.edu/neuroscience/
- In a study from @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social, researchers—including @yaleneuro.bsky.social's Alexander Simon - found distinct neural mechanisms underlying fear & emotional pain in people w/ #PTSD, supporting new approaches to treatment 🧠 More👇 medicine.yale.edu/news-article...
- In a new article from the @washingtonpost.com describing 8 ways to lower one's risk of #dementia, @yaleneuro.bsky.social's Dr. Joel Gelernter weighs in on growing evidence linking alcohol consumption to dementia 🧠🍷 Read More Here👇 www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
- A new @natcomms.nature.com study led by @yaleneuro.bsky.social's Stephen Strittmatter🥼 identifies 2 cell surface proteins that help spread α-synuclein from neuron to neuron in #Parkinsons🧠 — highlighting a new target for therapeutic intervention! Read More 👇 medicine.yale.edu/news-article...
- In a new @natbiotech.nature.com study, a team led by @yaleneuro.bsky.social’s @kuanawanda.bsky.social & Joerg Bewersdorf used pan-expansion microscopy to achieve a nanoscale view of the structure + molecular composition of brain circuits 🧠🔬 More 👇 news.yale.edu/2025/12/08/b...
- Founded in 2021, @yale.edu's Wu Tsai Institute 🏢 is advancing human neuroscience research by connecting cutting-edge neuroimaging, computation, and behavioral science to uncover how brain networks give rise to cognition 🧠 Read More 👇 news.yale.edu/2025/12/05/w...
- In a new study, @yale.edu researchers led by @evgoldfarb.bsky.social found that the stress hormone cortisol increased coordination🤝between memory and emotion brain networks 🧠, leading to enhanced memory for emotional experiences! 🙂🙁 Read More 👇 news.yale.edu/2025/12/10/s...
- Opened just last year, the Yale @apdaparkinsons.bsky.social Center—led by @yaleneuro.bsky.social's Clemens Scherzer, MD—uses an innovative approach to predict & prevent the progression of #Parkinsons 🧠 and develop personalized therapies for patients 🙌 More👇 www.apdaparkinson.org/article/prec...
- A new study led by @tommaso-volpi.bsky.social, Dr. Faranak Ebrahimian, & Dr. David Matuskey found that #Parkinsons patients show dopamine neuron loss was higher than synaptic loss —offering insight into both the disease & potential biomarkers! More👇 medicine.yale.edu/news-article...
- In a new @insight.jci.org study co-led by @yaleneuro.bsky.social's Amy Arnsten, @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social researchers uncover how the brain 🧠 uses GLO1 protein to buffer calcium buildup & protect 🛡️against neurodegenerative diseases like #Alzheimer's! More 👇 medicine.yale.edu/news-article...
- In a new @npr.org article, @yaleneuro.bsky.social's Rajita Sinha, PhD, comments on emerging research suggesting that cannabinoids 🍃 may—at least in the short term—reduce alcohol consumption🍸🍾. Read More👇 www.npr.org/sections/sho...
- Join us Monday (11/24) 🗓️for a seminar with Bradley T. Hyman, MD, PhD 🥼 from Massachusetts General Hospital on "Questioning Assumptions About #Alzheimer's Disease" 🧠 Thank you to Amy Arnsten, PhD, for hosting! 🙌 We hope to see you there!
- Congratulations 🎉 to @yaleneuro.bsky.social Dr. Stephen Waxman🥼 who was recently awarded the Sharpey-Schafer Prize 🏆 for his crucial role in developing the first non-addictive pain medication! 💊 Read More 👇 www.research.va.gov/about/awards...
- TOMORROW 🙌 kicks off the annual Society for Neuroscience meeting—the world’s largest gathering of neuroscientists—in San Diego, Nov 15–19! 🧠☀️ Keep an eye out for all the members of the @yaleneuro.bsky.social community who are presenting their research! 💙 #SfN2025 #SfN25
- In a new @natcomms.nature.com study, @yale.edu's @paulsenlab.bsky.social uncovers how the protein calmodulin regulates pain signaling! ⚡ This breakthrough could lead to better pain management strategies 💊 Read More 👇 news.yale.edu/2025/09/30/u...
- 🎉Congrats to @yaleneuro.bsky.social's Tamas Horvath, DVM, PhD, whose groundbreaking work on how the hypothalamus regulates metabolism has earned him a well-deserved spot in the National Academy of Medicine (@nam.edu)! 🙌 Read More 👇 medicine.yale.edu/news-article...
- In a new study, @yale.edu researchers led by Katarzyna Chawarska, PhD, & @dscheinost.bsky.social, PhD🥼 found robust connectivity in the social perception pathway just weeks after birth👶, highlighting how early brain development may shape later social interactions!👇 medicine.yale.edu/news-article...
- Join us this Monday (11/3) for a seminar by @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social's Anne Brunet, PhD on the (@brunetlab.bsky.social) "Dynamic and Quantitative Analysis of Aging & Longevity!" Thank you to @schandralab.bsky.social and Angeliki Louvi, PhD, for hosting! 🙌 See you there!
- Join us tomorrow (10/28) for an ✨#Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Seminar✨ by @heatherdsnell.bsky.social, PhD This event is open to the @yale.edu community only. 📩 The Zoom link is available via email. We hope to see you there! See flyer for more 👇
- Tomorrow, 10/28, @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social & Korea University College of Medicine are hosting a joint neuroscience forum. Topics include: Alzheimer's, EEG, neurodevelopmental genetics, and rare syndrome models 🧠 Access the online forum here 👇 medicine.yale.edu/news-article...
- "TOMORROW @yaleneuro.bsky.social @kavliatyale.bsky.social Yale present #SYNAPSES, our senior postdoc symposium! 🙌 Hear from four incredible researchers 👩🔬🥼 as they share their latest discoveries and insights! 🗣️ You won't want to miss it! 🗓️"
- Reposted by Yale NeuroscienceNew article @natneuro.nature.com by @yaleneuro.bsky.social Suzhou Yang & @kavliatyale.bsky.social Postdoc Fellow @zhenlei.bsky.social, highlighting studies by @frattalab.bsky.social Gitler & La Spada labs on the role of TDP-43 on mRNA 3' end in ALS @yalerna.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Recent @yale.edu research led by @adwolfe.bsky.social, Milind Singh & @dacolon.bsky.social reveals neurons' ability to store glycogen as a backup fuel ⛽️, keeping the brain running under stress — a process called “glycogen-dependent glycolytic plasticity” (GDGP).
- Join us next Thursday (10/23) for #SYNAPSES, a senior postdoc symposium @yaleneuro.bsky.social @kavliatyale.bsky.social Talks will be given by: - @annrosebright.bsky.social, PhD👩🔬 - Peter Hasenhuetl, PhD 🔬 - Minhyeok Chang, PhD 🧑🔬 - @zhenggang.bsky.social, PhD 🥼 Register Today! Yale only.
- A new @natcomms.nature.com study led by @yaleneuro.bsky.social's @vidyadharadj.bsky.social 🥼 suggests that a mutation in a gene called GBA 🧬 might be behind the observed cognitive decline 🧠📉 in #Parkinsons disease. Read More 👇 www.mdlinx.com/news/how-gen...
- Reposted by Yale NeuroscienceThank you to everyone who joined this year’s @kavliatyale.bsky.social Chalk Talk - there were many of you! And a big thank you to our incredible speakers @schandralab.bsky.social and @trevorsorrells.bsky.social, and all the faculty who gave feedback to postdocs during their mock chalk talks.
- New @nature.com article from the @jess-cardin.bsky.social lab: the team, led by @q-perrenoud.bsky.social, identified where gamma activity emerges and how it relates to behavior. "This could lead to an early biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease that is easily accessible in humans."
- Press release from Yale:
- Reposted by Yale Neuroscience(1/8) My latest study is out in @nature.com ! Kudos to coauthors especially @jess-cardin.bsky.social and to @kavliatyale.bsky.social and @wutsaiyale.bsky.social for support. We find that gamma power in mouse visual cortex is caused by brief events of visual processing www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Reposted by Yale NeuroscienceExcited to see this beautiful art, commissioned from the Chinese artist 懒云居画 (@subaiweipainting on Instagram), on this month's cover of Nature Neuroscience! @natneuro.nature.com @yaleneuro.bsky.social @yalerna.bsky.social @kavliatyale.bsky.social @wutsaiyale.bsky.social
- Our October issue is now live! www.nature.com/neuro/volume...
- Join us this Monday (10/6)🗓️ for a seminar with @harvard.edu's Jeff Lichtman, MD, PhD, titled "Connectomics: Past, Present & Future" Thank you @kuanawanda.bsky.social for hosting. We hope to see you there. See flyer for more info 👇
- In a new @natcomms.nature.com study, Yale's @schandralab.bsky.social found that mutations in the GBA gene 🧬 may drive the cognitive decline 🧠 seen in individuals with #Parkinsons, as opposed to a buildup of alpha-synuclein as previously thought. Read More 👇
- Reposted by Yale Neuroscience"Impaired hematopoiesis and embryonic lethality at midgestation of mice lacking both lipid transfer proteins VPS13A and VPS13C" out now in PLOS Biology journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
- 📢 TOMORROW at NOON Join us as @chris-dulla.bsky.social from @tufts.edu shares insights from his latest research! Organized by the Yale Neuroscience Postdoc Committee.
- The @colon-ramos-lab.bsky.social is hiring a postdoc to study the cell biology of energy metabolism in neurons and in vivo. To apply and for more info, follow the link below.
- In a new @natcomms.nature.com study, @yaleneuro.bsky.social's Nicola Micali from the Rakic lab, alongside a team of researchers @prbb.org, found that many genes 🧬 linked to mental illness 🧠 are turned ON in neural stem cells as early as the first trimester.👶
- 🚨 Only 3 days left to register! 🚨 Yale postdocs, don’t miss the Oct 9th @kavliatyale.bsky.social Chalk Talk event, featuring tips by @schandralab.bsky.social & a mock talk by @trevorsorrells.bsky.social! Register Today!👇 yalesurvey.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
- In honor of #NPAW25, @yaleneuro.bsky.social Postdoc Committee is welcoming @chris-dulla.bsky.social from @tufts.edu for a✨ special seminar ✨on his cutting-edge research 🔬 and mentoring philosophy 💡 Check out the flyer for more info. We hope to see you there!
- Don't forget to check out this Q&A with @yaleneuro.bsky.social's Amy Arnsten on the state of #Alzheimer's research, current treatments, & a new blood biomarker that could enable earlier diagnosis—marking a pivotal point in the fight against the disease.
- 📢 Don't forget to stop by tomorrow for the Yale Neuroscience Postdoc Committee Happy Hour 🥂 celebrating #NPAW25! 🎉 Stop by to grab food 😋 or stay for longer and meet some of the other amazing members of the @yaleneuro.bsky.social postdoc community!
- Save the date! Join the Yale Neuroscience Postdoc Committee on Sept 18 🗓️, 4–6 PM 🕓 for a Postdoc Happy Hour celebrating #NPAW25! 🎉 🍹 Drinks • 🍔 Food • 🎲 Games — what more could you want? We hope to see you there! 👀 Check the flyer to register + get all the details 👇
- Reposted by Yale NeuroscienceNew paper alert! I’m very excited to share our paper published in @embojournal.org! @pdc-lab.bsky.social @yaleneuro.bsky.social
- Bridge-like lipid transfer protein 3A (BLTP3A) participates in endomembrane repair as an effector of #ATG8 conjugation to single membranes (CASM) - helping repair or minimize #lysosome damage @mike-hanna.bsky.social et al, @pdc-lab.bsky.social www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
- In memory of his mentor, Gordon M. Shepherd, @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social's Alumni, Michael Singer, has generously donated $3 million 💰 to establish a professorship in #Neuroscience at @yale.edu. 🎓✨ Read More Here 👇
- Save the date! Join the Yale Neuroscience Postdoc Committee on Sept 18 🗓️, 4–6 PM 🕓 for a Postdoc Happy Hour celebrating #NPAW25! 🎉 🍹 Drinks • 🍔 Food • 🎲 Games — what more could you want? We hope to see you there! 👀 Check the flyer to register + get all the details 👇
- Just published: the @pdc-lab.bsky.social, led by @anbangdai.bsky.social, sheds light on the localization and function of BLTP2, a bridge-like lipid transfer protein: BLTP2 is found at contacts between the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) & plasma membrane (PM), and plays a key role in PM dynamics.
- Reposted by Yale NeuroscienceSuper excited about this collaborative project with @stevewcchang.bsky.social and Monika Jadi! We show that marmosets possess an arsenal of flexible strategies they use for cooperation. www.cell.com/current-biol...
- Reposted by Yale NeuroscienceAberrant splicing exonizes C9orf72 repeat expansion in ALS/FTD @junjieguo.bsky.social @yalerna.bsky.social @yaleneuro.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Less than 2 weeks left to apply to SYNAPSES!
- 📢 Calling all senior neuro postdocs: SYNAPSES brings postdocs from around the world to Yale to share their work during an in-person symposium on October 23, 2025. Apply today to present your research, talk with faculty members in 1:1s, & interact with Yale postdocs! 🧠🧪 Deadline Sept 7. #neuroskyence
- Fantastic day of discussions with @shariwiseman.bsky.social, Yale INP alum and chief editor at Nature Neuroscience. Thanks for coming, and thank you to the postdocs of the YNPC for organizing!
- It is great to welcome @shariwiseman.bsky.social (back) to Yale along with the Yale Neuro Postdoc Committee [YNPC], @kavliatyale.bsky.social, and @yaleneuro.bsky.social ! Pictures are of her first talk to a packed room of trainees, about scientific publishing and related careers
- The thalamus has been thought to be a relay for information in the brain 🧠. But a new study in Neuron @cp-neuron.bsky.social, led by Yue Fei in the lab of Liang Liang @yaleneuro.bsky.social, finds it plays a more important computational role for visual information than previously recognized.
- Amy Arnsten, PhD, Albert E. Kent Professor of Neuroscience @yaleneuro.bsky.social, shares in an interview the current state of Alzheimer's research, where the field is going, and the importance of NIH funding to keep making progress towards treatments.
- Reposted by Yale NeurosciencePostdocs: Apply now for the SYNAPSES series @kavliatyale.bsky.social @yaleneuro.bsky.social! Deadline to apply is September 7th
- Reposted by Yale NeuroscienceCongratulations to Yale INP student in the lab, Denethi Wijegunawardana, and all other 2025 @hhmi.org Gilliam Fellows! @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social @yaleneuro.bsky.social @yalerna.bsky.social www.hhmi.org/programs/gil...
- 📢 Calling all senior neuro postdocs: SYNAPSES brings postdocs from around the world to Yale to share their work during an in-person symposium on October 23, 2025. Apply today to present your research, talk with faculty members in 1:1s, & interact with Yale postdocs! 🧠🧪 Deadline Sept 7. #neuroskyence
- In a new study published in @pnas.org, the lab of @dacolon.bsky.social at @yaleneuro.bsky.social shows how brain cells store their own sugar in a "backup battery" that kicks in to keep the brain running in times of high metabolic stress.
- New work @currentbiology.bsky.social from the labs of James Jeanne @yaleneuro.bsky.social and Thierry Emonet @mcdb-yale.bsky.social show that some fruit fly neurons 🧠 can be multifunctional: the same neuron can tell fruit flies to walk towards the smell of rotting fruit and speed up.
- Reposted by Yale NeuroscienceThis week's #TraineeTuesday is Aya Khalaf, PhD! Aya is a postdoc in the Blumenfeld lab in #Yale Neurology. She recently published an article in NeuroImage showing how different senses—vision, hearing, touch, and taste—activate the same deep brain regions during transitions in attention [1/5]
- Reposted by Yale NeuroscienceExcited to share our latest work, Mato-Blanco et al., nature.com/articles/s41.... Thanks to the incredible collaboration with Nicola Micali, Rakic lab, Sestan lab, Vaccarino lab @yaleneuro.bsky.social @santperelab.bsky.social @carlocolantuoni.bsky.social
- Meet this week's #TraineeTuesday, Michael Hanna, PhD, @mike-hanna.bsky.social! Mike is a postdoc in the @pdc-lab.bsky.social & will start as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Penn State University in January 2026. Congratulations! [1/5]
- Mike's research focuses on how cells maintain a healthy internal machinery. He studies lysosomes —organelles that carry out essential tasks like breaking down waste. [2/5]
- Mike's interest in the field has never stopped growing since his 1st high school class on cell membranes. He came to Yale for the opportunity to work with Pietro De Camilli @pdc-lab.bsky.social, whose pioneering work in membrane biology sits at the interface of cell bio & neuroscience. [3/5]
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View full threadAs he prepares to open his own lab at Penn State, Mike plans to build on his previous work —revealing the mechanisms that respond to and protect lysosomes under stress. Follow his lab account: @hanna-lab.bsky.social. Best of luck, Mike! 🙌 [5/5]
- Reposted by Yale NeuroscienceExcited to welcome Dr. Katie Copley as a new postdoc in our lab @yaleneuro.bsky.social! She recently completed her PhD in the Shorter lab at UPenn and did amazing work on designing small RNA chaperones to counteract TDP-43 pathology in ALS-FTD. @yalerna.bsky.social
- Reposted by Yale NeuroscienceOn that note, I'll be looking for postdocs, students, and likely a computational lab tech/lab manager or research software engineer. Please share, and if this kind of work (and the prospect of helping get a new lab off the ground) sounds interesting to you, please reach out!
- Reposted by Yale NeuroscienceThrilled to announce I'll be starting my own neuro-theory lab, as an Assistant Professor at @yaleneuro.bsky.social @wutsaiyale.bsky.social this Fall! My group will study offline learning in the sleeping brain: how neural activity self-organizes during sleep and the computations it performs. 🧵
- Congrats to @berrakugur.bsky.social from @pdc-lab.bsky.social for being granted the 2024 Rare Epilepsy Partnership Award, co-funded by @cureepilepsy.bsky.social & FAM177A1 research fund! She will use patient-derived neurons and brain organoids to study FAM177A1-related neurodevelopmental disorder
