Alina Peter
@alinapeter.bsky.social
Consultant, Science and Innovation. Munich. Formerly neuroscientist @ MIT, PhD @ MPI Frankfurt, Germany.
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Friends in Boston!! Please join me Tuesday evening (10/28) for this event at the Harvard Science Center. Free and open to all (just register).
Elusive Cures is targeted at non-experts and experts alike. Its message is empathetic and optimistic.
www.harvard.com/event/nicole...
Elusive Cures is targeted at non-experts and experts alike. Its message is empathetic and optimistic.
www.harvard.com/event/nicole...
Next week, Oct 28 at 6:00 pm EDT, join @harvardbookstore.bsky.social, the Harvard University Division of Science, and @harvardlibrary.bsky.social in hosting @nicolecrust.bsky.social for a discussion of her book, Elusive Cures, and a book signing!
This event is free and in-person: buff.ly/h9yYcct
This event is free and in-person: buff.ly/h9yYcct
October 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Friends in Boston!! Please join me Tuesday evening (10/28) for this event at the Harvard Science Center. Free and open to all (just register).
Elusive Cures is targeted at non-experts and experts alike. Its message is empathetic and optimistic.
www.harvard.com/event/nicole...
Elusive Cures is targeted at non-experts and experts alike. Its message is empathetic and optimistic.
www.harvard.com/event/nicole...
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Please spread the word! I am recruiting a PhD student this cycle (Fall 2026 start) to join my team in a new venture: the neuroscience of mood.
If you are curious to learn more, this short talk provides a good overview of why, what and how.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjIK...
If you are curious to learn more, this short talk provides a good overview of why, what and how.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjIK...
Nicole Rust - The representation of mood in the primate insula (May 6, 2025)
YouTube video by Simons Foundation
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October 7, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Please spread the word! I am recruiting a PhD student this cycle (Fall 2026 start) to join my team in a new venture: the neuroscience of mood.
If you are curious to learn more, this short talk provides a good overview of why, what and how.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjIK...
If you are curious to learn more, this short talk provides a good overview of why, what and how.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjIK...
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Open Call for Expressions of Interest: become a Max Planck Director & redefine what’s possible in science! We offer scientific independence, long-term stable funding & exceptional infrastructure. Lead your own department & open new frontiers of research. Apply by 31 Oct 2025 → www.mpg.de/directors
Directors
The Max Planck Society offers Directors a unique platform for groundbreaking research and leadership in diverse scientific fields.
www.mpg.de
September 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Open Call for Expressions of Interest: become a Max Planck Director & redefine what’s possible in science! We offer scientific independence, long-term stable funding & exceptional infrastructure. Lead your own department & open new frontiers of research. Apply by 31 Oct 2025 → www.mpg.de/directors
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I’ve officially moved to BlueSky - yes i’m a little slow! You’ll soon get a following notice from me as I ‘bridged’ my X account - I hope that wasn’t a mistake.
July 21, 2025 at 3:56 AM
I’ve officially moved to BlueSky - yes i’m a little slow! You’ll soon get a following notice from me as I ‘bridged’ my X account - I hope that wasn’t a mistake.
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Pleased to say "Space, Time, and Memory", an academic book by Oxford University Press edited by the inimitable Lynn Nadel & Sara Aronowitz is now out.
I contributed a chapter, "Memory and Planning in Brains and Machines".
You can download the entire book for free:
library.oapen.org/bitstream/ha...
I contributed a chapter, "Memory and Planning in Brains and Machines".
You can download the entire book for free:
library.oapen.org/bitstream/ha...
June 9, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Pleased to say "Space, Time, and Memory", an academic book by Oxford University Press edited by the inimitable Lynn Nadel & Sara Aronowitz is now out.
I contributed a chapter, "Memory and Planning in Brains and Machines".
You can download the entire book for free:
library.oapen.org/bitstream/ha...
I contributed a chapter, "Memory and Planning in Brains and Machines".
You can download the entire book for free:
library.oapen.org/bitstream/ha...
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🧠🤖 Computational Neuroscience summer school IMBIZO in Cape Town is open for applications again!
💻🧬 3 weeks of intense coursework & projects with support from expert tutors and faculty
📈Apply until July 1st!
🔗https://imbizo.africa/
💻🧬 3 weeks of intense coursework & projects with support from expert tutors and faculty
📈Apply until July 1st!
🔗https://imbizo.africa/
May 8, 2025 at 8:19 AM
🧠🤖 Computational Neuroscience summer school IMBIZO in Cape Town is open for applications again!
💻🧬 3 weeks of intense coursework & projects with support from expert tutors and faculty
📈Apply until July 1st!
🔗https://imbizo.africa/
💻🧬 3 weeks of intense coursework & projects with support from expert tutors and faculty
📈Apply until July 1st!
🔗https://imbizo.africa/
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We want to hear from you! We’re conducting a survey on the state of neuroscience. This week’s question is: What are the most important neuroscience findings of the past five years?
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/state-of-neu...
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/state-of-neu...
Survey: The state of basic neuroscience
We want to hear from all neuroscientists. Please participate in our survey.
www.thetransmitter.org
April 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
We want to hear from you! We’re conducting a survey on the state of neuroscience. This week’s question is: What are the most important neuroscience findings of the past five years?
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/state-of-neu...
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/state-of-neu...
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Yossi Yovel's book is out! 🦇 Yossi, the Batman, is not only a super original neuroscientist, he's also a great writer and adventurer. Recenlty he's been releasing, one by one, his tales from the jungles. Get his book on promotion here: bit.ly/TheGeniusBatBN
The Genius Bat: The Secret Life of the Only Flying Mammal|Hardcover
An awe-inspiring tour of bat world by the world’s leading expertWith nearly 1500 species, bats account for more than twenty percent of mammalian species. The most successful and most diverse gro...
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April 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Yossi Yovel's book is out! 🦇 Yossi, the Batman, is not only a super original neuroscientist, he's also a great writer and adventurer. Recenlty he's been releasing, one by one, his tales from the jungles. Get his book on promotion here: bit.ly/TheGeniusBatBN
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is anyone working on cortical waves (traveling, rotational, etc) looking for a faculty position? we'll soon be hiring in Korea, at our center where multiple labs (ephys, optical imaging, human neuroimaging) are interested in collaborating w/ theoreticians
pls DM/email for informal inquiries
🧠📈 🧠💻
pls DM/email for informal inquiries
🧠📈 🧠💻
April 20, 2025 at 5:18 AM
is anyone working on cortical waves (traveling, rotational, etc) looking for a faculty position? we'll soon be hiring in Korea, at our center where multiple labs (ephys, optical imaging, human neuroimaging) are interested in collaborating w/ theoreticians
pls DM/email for informal inquiries
🧠📈 🧠💻
pls DM/email for informal inquiries
🧠📈 🧠💻
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the ERC has added a million euro for researchers moving to Europe.
ERC to double allowance for researchers moving to EU
The European Research Council (ERC) is doubling the relocation allowance it makes to researchers coming to the EU to take up one of its grants. At present it offers third-country researchers up to €1 ...
sciencebusiness.net
April 18, 2025 at 1:56 AM
the ERC has added a million euro for researchers moving to Europe.
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The cover of our new book has been approved!
Due out this August through MIT Press and the online version will be open access.
#neuroskyence #ornithology 🪶🧠
Due out this August through MIT Press and the online version will be open access.
#neuroskyence #ornithology 🪶🧠
April 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The cover of our new book has been approved!
Due out this August through MIT Press and the online version will be open access.
#neuroskyence #ornithology 🪶🧠
Due out this August through MIT Press and the online version will be open access.
#neuroskyence #ornithology 🪶🧠
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If any science illustrators are available to do a rush job on illustrations (around "mood") that will appear in an upcoming documentary (due EOD Sunday), please let me know. My DMs are open & my contact info is here:
www.nicolecrust.com/nicole
Thank you!
www.nicolecrust.com/nicole
Thank you!
Nicole Rust | About Nicole
Learn more about Nicole Rust as an author, professor, and scientist.
www.nicolecrust.com
April 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
If any science illustrators are available to do a rush job on illustrations (around "mood") that will appear in an upcoming documentary (due EOD Sunday), please let me know. My DMs are open & my contact info is here:
www.nicolecrust.com/nicole
Thank you!
www.nicolecrust.com/nicole
Thank you!
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Über 12.000 Wissenschaftler fordern entschlossene Klimapolitik von der Bundesregierung
www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de/app/consent/...
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March 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Über 12.000 Wissenschaftler fordern entschlossene Klimapolitik von der Bundesregierung
www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de/app/consent/...
www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de/app/consent/...
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Matthew Smith and I cowrote this obituary about Carl Olson, who passed away recently. Carl was my postdoc mentor and was absolutely amazing. I will miss him💔
authors.elsevier.com/c/1knqf3BtfH...
authors.elsevier.com/c/1knqf3BtfH...
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March 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Matthew Smith and I cowrote this obituary about Carl Olson, who passed away recently. Carl was my postdoc mentor and was absolutely amazing. I will miss him💔
authors.elsevier.com/c/1knqf3BtfH...
authors.elsevier.com/c/1knqf3BtfH...
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[Admin] Hallo alle miteinander! Wir wollten auf eine Aktion hinweisen: Die Scientists 4 Future organisieren gerade einen Appell an den Bundestag, der darauf abzielt, dass die deutsche Politik die Wissenschaft ernster nehmen soll. Findet ihn ihr: www.bayceer.uni-bayreuth.de/s4f/de/top/o...
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S4F: Ein Appell von Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftlern in Deutschland an die Politik
als Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler in Deutschland sind wir in großer Sorge. Die Klimakrise und weitere Umweltkrisen (Biodiversitätsverlust, Überlastung biogeochemischer Stoffkreisläufe ......
www.bayceer.uni-bayreuth.de
March 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
[Admin] Hallo alle miteinander! Wir wollten auf eine Aktion hinweisen: Die Scientists 4 Future organisieren gerade einen Appell an den Bundestag, der darauf abzielt, dass die deutsche Politik die Wissenschaft ernster nehmen soll. Findet ihn ihr: www.bayceer.uni-bayreuth.de/s4f/de/top/o...
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We are excited to announce that nominations are open for our “Rising stars in neuroscience” 2025 report. We seek to feature early-career researchers who have made outstanding scientific contributions and demonstrated a commitment to community-building. Submit a nominee here:
bit.ly/4bsoBXD
bit.ly/4bsoBXD
The Transmitter’s ‘Rising stars in neuroscience’ 2025
Recognize early-career researchers who have made outstanding contributions to the field. Selected nominees will be featured on our website and in our annual book.
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March 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
We are excited to announce that nominations are open for our “Rising stars in neuroscience” 2025 report. We seek to feature early-career researchers who have made outstanding scientific contributions and demonstrated a commitment to community-building. Submit a nominee here:
bit.ly/4bsoBXD
bit.ly/4bsoBXD
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A French University is funding a Safe Place For Science program meant to recruit scientists who cannot continue their work in the US. www.univ-amu.fr/fr/public/a...
March 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
A French University is funding a Safe Place For Science program meant to recruit scientists who cannot continue their work in the US. www.univ-amu.fr/fr/public/a...
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Hey we won Best Science pod at the iHeart Awards among some fierce competition. Thanks to everyone who listens & thank you to our small but mighty team.
If you want to convert someone to an Ologite, but don’t know where to start, ologies.com is like a menu of topics.
Science matters. Like, A LOT.
If you want to convert someone to an Ologite, but don’t know where to start, ologies.com is like a menu of topics.
Science matters. Like, A LOT.
March 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Hey we won Best Science pod at the iHeart Awards among some fierce competition. Thanks to everyone who listens & thank you to our small but mighty team.
If you want to convert someone to an Ologite, but don’t know where to start, ologies.com is like a menu of topics.
Science matters. Like, A LOT.
If you want to convert someone to an Ologite, but don’t know where to start, ologies.com is like a menu of topics.
Science matters. Like, A LOT.
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Welcome to the Atlantic Temporal Anomaly.
That period, twice a year, when scheduling calendars go a bit wacky because Europeans and Americans can't agree to start and stop their daylight savings changes on the same dates.
That period, twice a year, when scheduling calendars go a bit wacky because Europeans and Americans can't agree to start and stop their daylight savings changes on the same dates.
March 10, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Welcome to the Atlantic Temporal Anomaly.
That period, twice a year, when scheduling calendars go a bit wacky because Europeans and Americans can't agree to start and stop their daylight savings changes on the same dates.
That period, twice a year, when scheduling calendars go a bit wacky because Europeans and Americans can't agree to start and stop their daylight savings changes on the same dates.
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Ch 1 of my book Elusive Cures is available for (free!) preview @princetonupress.bsky.social.
I had no idea how timely it would be for conversations in 2025 about science -> society.
Those conversations are complex, especially in brain research. Why? 🧵 /1
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
I had no idea how timely it would be for conversations in 2025 about science -> society.
Those conversations are complex, especially in brain research. Why? 🧵 /1
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Elusive Cures
A neuroscientist’s bold proposal for tackling one of the greatest challenges of our time—brain and mental illnesses
press.princeton.edu
March 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Ch 1 of my book Elusive Cures is available for (free!) preview @princetonupress.bsky.social.
I had no idea how timely it would be for conversations in 2025 about science -> society.
Those conversations are complex, especially in brain research. Why? 🧵 /1
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
I had no idea how timely it would be for conversations in 2025 about science -> society.
Those conversations are complex, especially in brain research. Why? 🧵 /1
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
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Proud to speak at the StandUpForScience rally in Boston today!
March 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Proud to speak at the StandUpForScience rally in Boston today!
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Are you a PI interested in redirecting to something new? @simonsfoundation.org is now accepting applications for their Pivot Fellowships.
I'm grateful to be a Simons Pivot Fellow (I'm pivoting from memory to mood). Very few mechanisms like this exist.
www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/03/03/s...
I'm grateful to be a Simons Pivot Fellow (I'm pivoting from memory to mood). Very few mechanisms like this exist.
www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/03/03/s...
Simons Foundation Now Accepting Applications for Fourth Class of Pivot Fellows
The Simons Foundation and Simons Foundation International are now accepting applications for the 2026 class of Pivot Fellows.
www.simonsfoundation.org
March 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Are you a PI interested in redirecting to something new? @simonsfoundation.org is now accepting applications for their Pivot Fellowships.
I'm grateful to be a Simons Pivot Fellow (I'm pivoting from memory to mood). Very few mechanisms like this exist.
www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/03/03/s...
I'm grateful to be a Simons Pivot Fellow (I'm pivoting from memory to mood). Very few mechanisms like this exist.
www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/03/03/s...
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Join us! Science Homecoming helps scientists reconnect with communities by writing about the importance of science funding in their hometown newspapers. We’ve mapped every small newspaper in the U.S. and provide resources to get you started. Help science get back home 🧪🔬🧬 🏠
sciencehomecoming.com
sciencehomecoming.com
Science Homecoming
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February 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Join us! Science Homecoming helps scientists reconnect with communities by writing about the importance of science funding in their hometown newspapers. We’ve mapped every small newspaper in the U.S. and provide resources to get you started. Help science get back home 🧪🔬🧬 🏠
sciencehomecoming.com
sciencehomecoming.com
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This is an unusual opportunity in Germany where the idea of Tenure track is relatively new. A 'W1' is basically an Assistant Professor, (although the Germans translate it to the sad-sounding 'Junior Professor').
haushalt-und-personal.hu-berlin.de/de/personal/...
haushalt-und-personal.hu-berlin.de/de/personal/...
W1 Professorship in Human Geography and Global Transitions (with tenure track to W3)
haushalt-und-personal.hu-berlin.de
March 1, 2025 at 8:48 AM
This is an unusual opportunity in Germany where the idea of Tenure track is relatively new. A 'W1' is basically an Assistant Professor, (although the Germans translate it to the sad-sounding 'Junior Professor').
haushalt-und-personal.hu-berlin.de/de/personal/...
haushalt-und-personal.hu-berlin.de/de/personal/...
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Science writing internship; BS or higher; paid, can be virtual intranet.broadinstitute.org/communicatio...
Science writing and communications internship
The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard offers paid winter and summer internship in science writing and communications.
intranet.broadinstitute.org
February 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Science writing internship; BS or higher; paid, can be virtual intranet.broadinstitute.org/communicatio...