Arjen Boender
@ajboender.bsky.social
PI @ Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience / IKERBASQUE Research Fellow / Comparative Neuroscience / If you get confused listen to the music play / All posts are my own /
Yes! Totally agree - we need more comparative studies in mus species to understand variation in social behavior. This is a good start.
The Sikkim mouse (Mus pahari) exhibits distinct spatial, circadian, and social behaviors compared to laboratory mice
While the laboratory mouse is one of the most studied organisms on the planet, comparative research on the spatial and social structures of closely related Mus species remains limited. Here, we charac...
www.biorxiv.org
November 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Yes! Totally agree - we need more comparative studies in mus species to understand variation in social behavior. This is a good start.
Very happy to share an expansion to the comparative gene editing toolkit: AAVs to reduce dopamine receptor levels that are functional in many rodent species. Fun collaboration with @malu-murugan.bsky.social, Elliott Albers and Frank Meye.
Comparative gene editing reduces dopamine receptor levels across rodent species
Translational challenges in neuroscience originate from species-specific differences that limit the generalizability of experimental findings. Comparative approaches can help distinguish conserved fro...
www.biorxiv.org
October 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Very happy to share an expansion to the comparative gene editing toolkit: AAVs to reduce dopamine receptor levels that are functional in many rodent species. Fun collaboration with @malu-murugan.bsky.social, Elliott Albers and Frank Meye.
My bicycle commute makes me want to go to work - even on Saturday @achucarro.bsky.social
August 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
My bicycle commute makes me want to go to work - even on Saturday @achucarro.bsky.social
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Today is the 145th anniversary of the birth of Nicolas Achucarro Lund.
In 2012 we launched Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience, centred in the study of #glialcells in #health and #disease to honour his legacy.
In 2012 we launched Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience, centred in the study of #glialcells in #health and #disease to honour his legacy.
June 14, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Today is the 145th anniversary of the birth of Nicolas Achucarro Lund.
In 2012 we launched Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience, centred in the study of #glialcells in #health and #disease to honour his legacy.
In 2012 we launched Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience, centred in the study of #glialcells in #health and #disease to honour his legacy.
Such a pleasure to collaborate with @briantrainor.bsky.social They used comparative gene editing in California mice - check it out!
A new preprint from @valentina-cs.bsky.social using @ajboender.bsky.social CRISPR tool shows that locally expressed oxytocin receptor in BNST modulates effects of stress on social approach and vigilance www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
CRISPR-mediated knockdown of oxytocin receptor in extended amygdala reduces stress-induced social avoidance and vigilance
Oxytocin receptors (OTR) within the extended amygdala and nucleus accumbens have been implicated in modulating social behaviors, particularly following stress. The effects of OTR could be mediated by ...
www.biorxiv.org
June 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Such a pleasure to collaborate with @briantrainor.bsky.social They used comparative gene editing in California mice - check it out!
‘Uitspattingen in het vijfde decennium’ by PvdB
April 26, 2025 at 8:32 AM
‘Uitspattingen in het vijfde decennium’ by PvdB
Ministry of Alienation
Ministry of Alienation
YouTube video by Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Topic
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April 25, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Ministry of Alienation
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Post a photo you took with no context to bring some zen to the timeline.
March 10, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Post a photo you took with no context to bring some zen to the timeline.
Today marks my first day @achucarro.bsky.social. Very excited to start my own lab in Comparative Neuroscience. Stay tuned for more!
March 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Today marks my first day @achucarro.bsky.social. Very excited to start my own lab in Comparative Neuroscience. Stay tuned for more!
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The European federation of Academies of Sciences has posted a statement of concern about the developments in the US. They now have added the option to endorse this statement as an organisation. Would be great if this could go viral. allea.org/portfolio-it...
ALLEA Statement on Threats to Academic Freedom and International Research Collaboration in the United States
allea.org
February 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The European federation of Academies of Sciences has posted a statement of concern about the developments in the US. They now have added the option to endorse this statement as an organisation. Would be great if this could go viral. allea.org/portfolio-it...
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European Parliament member 👇🏽
February 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
European Parliament member 👇🏽
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🧪For NIH folks looking for what to do next: my department, UD Psych & Brain sciences, is searching for a new chair. Stay in the Mid-Atlantic, start date this year!
Please help us get the word out 🧪
Please help us get the word out 🧪
February 16, 2025 at 1:55 PM
🧪For NIH folks looking for what to do next: my department, UD Psych & Brain sciences, is searching for a new chair. Stay in the Mid-Atlantic, start date this year!
Please help us get the word out 🧪
Please help us get the word out 🧪
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@sbn-bsky.bsky.social has released a statement on current events. SBN DEI comm, of which I'm chair, wrote this statement to be people-first focused on the human impacts. I want to thank Peg McCarthy & the Exec Comm in quickly approving the document w/ few edits. This is why SBN is my "home" society.
A Statement from the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology on Current Events | Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology (SBN)
The Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology (SBN) is an interdisciplinary scientific organization dedicated to the study of hormonal processes and neuroendocrine systems that regulate behavior.
sbn.org
February 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
@sbn-bsky.bsky.social has released a statement on current events. SBN DEI comm, of which I'm chair, wrote this statement to be people-first focused on the human impacts. I want to thank Peg McCarthy & the Exec Comm in quickly approving the document w/ few edits. This is why SBN is my "home" society.
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February 14, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
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This account is for sharing info with US scientists, both extramural and intramural to NIH, about attacks on science in the US.
Education is power, and we can help advocate for science and medicine together. 💪🧪
We are a team of NIH people. Please ask us questions you might have.
Education is power, and we can help advocate for science and medicine together. 💪🧪
We are a team of NIH people. Please ask us questions you might have.
January 30, 2025 at 1:18 AM
This account is for sharing info with US scientists, both extramural and intramural to NIH, about attacks on science in the US.
Education is power, and we can help advocate for science and medicine together. 💪🧪
We are a team of NIH people. Please ask us questions you might have.
Education is power, and we can help advocate for science and medicine together. 💪🧪
We are a team of NIH people. Please ask us questions you might have.
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🎨 In case anyone need…
The NIH BioArt Source is an awesome library of *free* professionally drawn illustrations for scientific presentations or figures. Downloadable in HD. Thank you NIH for this invaluable tool 🙏!
Check it out 👇
bioart.niaid.nih.gov
The NIH BioArt Source is an awesome library of *free* professionally drawn illustrations for scientific presentations or figures. Downloadable in HD. Thank you NIH for this invaluable tool 🙏!
Check it out 👇
bioart.niaid.nih.gov
November 23, 2024 at 3:50 PM
🎨 In case anyone need…
The NIH BioArt Source is an awesome library of *free* professionally drawn illustrations for scientific presentations or figures. Downloadable in HD. Thank you NIH for this invaluable tool 🙏!
Check it out 👇
bioart.niaid.nih.gov
The NIH BioArt Source is an awesome library of *free* professionally drawn illustrations for scientific presentations or figures. Downloadable in HD. Thank you NIH for this invaluable tool 🙏!
Check it out 👇
bioart.niaid.nih.gov
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Download our database of 492 (!) funding opportunities for EARLY-CAREER FACULTY AND RESEARCHERS.
For each entry, we provide link to funder, description, amount, deadline, and eligibility criteria (e.g. citizenship).
Download freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
For each entry, we provide link to funder, description, amount, deadline, and eligibility criteria (e.g. citizenship).
Download freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
November 17, 2024 at 4:38 PM
Download our database of 492 (!) funding opportunities for EARLY-CAREER FACULTY AND RESEARCHERS.
For each entry, we provide link to funder, description, amount, deadline, and eligibility criteria (e.g. citizenship).
Download freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
For each entry, we provide link to funder, description, amount, deadline, and eligibility criteria (e.g. citizenship).
Download freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
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go.bsky.app/Eaua5Jk my starter for neuroimmunology
November 19, 2024 at 4:50 AM
go.bsky.app/Eaua5Jk my starter for neuroimmunology
Wow! So many new science friends. This is awesome!
a little girl is wearing a butterfly costume and dancing .
ALT: a little girl is wearing a butterfly costume and dancing .
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November 17, 2024 at 11:49 PM
Wow! So many new science friends. This is awesome!
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I'll add another starter pack to the mix. This one on SOCIAL NEUROSCIENCE. Lots of great scientists on here already!
go.bsky.app/DKzaRqU
go.bsky.app/DKzaRqU
November 17, 2024 at 6:47 PM
I'll add another starter pack to the mix. This one on SOCIAL NEUROSCIENCE. Lots of great scientists on here already!
go.bsky.app/DKzaRqU
go.bsky.app/DKzaRqU
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And this too - a pack of people I think are particularly good at writing about science.
go.bsky.app/7JATw7v
go.bsky.app/7JATw7v
November 17, 2024 at 7:01 PM
And this too - a pack of people I think are particularly good at writing about science.
go.bsky.app/7JATw7v
go.bsky.app/7JATw7v
Doing some pre-SfN sightseeing. What a great city for cyclists. Also come learn what oxytocin signaling does to neural transcription today. Board SS20: 1-5pm. #neuroskyence
November 11, 2023 at 2:58 PM
Doing some pre-SfN sightseeing. What a great city for cyclists. Also come learn what oxytocin signaling does to neural transcription today. Board SS20: 1-5pm. #neuroskyence