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Opto GRC 2026 Power Hour with Ismail Ahmed (University of Utah) and Christina Kim (Princeton University)

The #OptoGRC2026 Power Hour will be Monday, May 11 at 3pm, hosted by @ismail-ahmed.bsky.social & @tinakim-neuro.bsky.social!

Join us to exchange ideas & take part in thoughtful conversations on how we can continue to support and grow our community 🤝 🧠

Register: www.grc.org/optogenetic-...

Excited to have @rafaelyuste.bsky.social as our third #OptoGRC2026 keynote speaker!

Join us for his talk on how neural circuits & dendritic spines work together to "orchestrate" brain activity 🎹✨

Don’t miss the chance to attend — registration closes 4/12.
www.grc.org/optogenetic-...

Thrilled to welcome back 2024 chair @oyiz.bsky.social as one of our #OptoGRC2026 keynote speakers!

Don’t miss his Sunday evening talk, framing the week ahead with a big-picture look at optogenetics and why it matters 🔦🤔

Apply to attend: www.grc.org/optogenetic-...

Returning as #OptoGRC2026 co-chair, meet @bjmarlin.bsky.social!

She's an assistant professor at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social & is most looking forward to seeing old friends & new data.

Bianca is also a proud bug mom, welcoming her first walking stick bug babies to her collection in September 🐛

There’s still time to apply for #OptoGRC2026! 🙌

All applications are considered for support, including the opportunity for full registration coverage. Poster submissions & statements of interest encouraged!

Apply by 2/20 to maximize your chances👇
www.grc.org/optogenetic-...

Back again for #OptoGRC2026 — meet meeting co-chair @okaysteve.bsky.social!

Steve is an associate professor at @bostonu.bsky.social and is especially excited about mentor-mentee lunches and supporting the next generation of researchers.

Fun fact: he calls his parents twice a day, every day 📞❤️

We are officially less than two months away from #OptoGRC2026! 🤩

Submit your abstract by March 22 to be considered for a talk.

Attendee applications are open until April 12, but we recommend applying soon before spots fill up!

Register: www.grc.org/optogenetic-...

🚨 Reminder: Applications for #OptoGRC2026 are now OPEN!

Don’t miss your chance to join an incredible week of science, discovery, and connection with the brightest minds in optogenetics 💡🧠

Apply now for the best chance of acceptance: www.grc.org/optogenetic-...

Introducing co-vice chair @gisellavetere.bsky.social!

Gisella is a team leader at @espciparispsl.bsky.social and is most excited about the immersive exchange and new ideas #OptoGRC2026 will inspire.

Fun fact: when she’s not studying neurons, you can find her spinning on a pole 💃💪

In 2016, the first Opto GRC was created to bring together scientists pushing the boundaries of optogenetics research 🧠🌟

Join us to celebrate 10 incredible years of collaboration and discovery—applications for #OptoGRC2026 are now open!

Apply now: www.grc.org/optogenetic-...

📆 Mark your calendars: #OptoGRC2026 is headed back to Tuscany, May 10-15, 2026!

We look forward to reuniting with our amazing community for a week of great science, thoughtful discussions & shared time with colleagues.

More details coming soon👇🏽
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It's time to meet your #OptoGRC2026 chairs!

Co-vice chair @tinakim-neuro.bsky.social is an assistant professor at @princeton.edu who spent the summer building a van for weekend adventures 🚐✨

She's most looking forward to meeting new people & exploring areas outside of her usual wheelhouse!

Smiling scientists taking a selfie!

You know SfN will be awesome when you run into old friends and meet new ones before the conference even starts!!

Thank you @bjmarlin.bsky.social @thiagoarzua.com and @stutzman-alexis.bsky.social for stopping by on Friday!

Also @nbaumgar.bsky.social (not pictured…yet!!!)

Marlin Lab Posters & Talks

Postdoc Posters

Marlin Lab #SfN2025✨

Excited to share our latest paper - now out in @science.org - we showed how oxytocin modulates maternally-directed behavior in young mice (P15).

How to Change a Memory: One Neuroscientist’s Quest to Alter the Past Buy How to Change a Memory: One Neuroscientist’s Quest to Alter the Past on Amazon.com ✓ FREE SHIPPING on qualified orders

Good morning everyone!
So, I wrote a book (!!) and it’s coming out November 4th in physical and audiobook form. It’s called *How to Change a Memory*

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Profiling Maternal Behavior Responses During Whole-Brain Imaging Recent advancements in whole-brain imaging tools have enabled neuroscientists to investigate how coordinated brain activity processes external cues, ...

In this methods protocol, we report differences in spontaneous, head-fixed behavioral responses to pup calls between mothers and naïve virgins and share a method for extracting meaningful, uninstructed behavioral readouts from constrained video recording environments.

Profiling Maternal Behavior Responses During Whole-Brain Imaging Recent advancements in whole-brain imaging tools have enabled neuroscientists to investigate how coordinated brain activity processes external cues, ...

🚨New Marlin Lab publication✨ app.jove.com/v/67112/prof...

In this #JoVE, we share a method for extracting meaningful, uninstructed behavioral readouts from constrained video recording environments (🧵1/2)

Led @brimcr.bsky.social & @AmirLawen, a @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social collab w/ @ItamarKahn.

Thank you Pew Trust for this honor. Thank you to my amazing communities who have supported me and our “radical and rigorous, ambitious and meticulous,” Marlin Lab Science .✨

Bianca Jones Marlin, PhD

Congratulations to @bjmarlin.bsky.social on being named a 2025 Pew Biomedical Scholar! Her research dives deep into what is innate, what is learned and what is chosen by biology to be passed down from generation to generation. 🧠 🌟
www.pew.org/en/projects/...

Thanks @hypothesisfund.bsky.social! I’m thankful for you and our beautiful community ✨

Big congrats to Hypothesis Fund Awardee @bjmarlin.bsky.social! We're proud early supporters of her research on transgenerational epigenetic inheritance, and can't wait to see what she'll discover next! Go Bianca! 🌟

Come celebrate with me - I’m telling a story at @storycollider.bsky.social 15th anniversary show on June 3! ✨🧪

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A collaborative study between the labs of @danmucida.bsky.social and @victora.bsky.social earlier this year showed how immune cells in the gut distinguish between food and harmful pathogens, shedding light on the origins of food allergies: bit.ly/4hyS18b

#FoodAllergyAwarenessWeek

🧵 1\New Preprint! Social pain, the emotional pain caused by aversive experiences with other individuals, is an umbrella term that includes experiences such as social isolation, social exclusion, social rejection, and social loss and can be used as a signal to drive a need state

✨Valentine’s Defense Day ✨

We invite you to learn from #MarlinLab ‘s Val Andreu learn why “Mother *Nose* Best!”

Today marks the first World Hormones Day!
🧠🫀 Hormones are the body’s messengers, guiding us through each phase of life with their subtle yet powerful influence 🙌🏼
@socendocrinology.bsky.social @women-in-endo.bsky.social @endocrinesociety.bsky.social
📸: Prof.Catteau Jonard at the ESE annual meeting