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Ben Pedigo
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Connectomics, neuroscience, data science, open science | Scientist @AllenInstitute | Formerly @ JHU BME, UW, MSFTResearch | 🚲 🐦 🏔
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TODAY at #SfN25 - join us for a nanosymposium exploring insights from the from the Machine Intelligence From Cortical Networks (MICrONS) Project.

📅 Saturday, November 15
🕐 1:00–2:45pm
📍 SDCC Room 30
November 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Don't miss our first talks at #SfN25!

Join us at #SfN25 for a nanosymposium exploring insights from the from the Machine Intelligence From Cortical Networks (MICrONS) Project.

📅 Saturday, November 15
🕐 1:00–2:45pm
📍 SDCC Room 30
November 12, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Great to see the MICrONS data out, congratulations to the huge team who created this amazing data!

If you have a scientific question about the data, there are resources available (including annotation and proofreading work) to help you! Submit a request to VORTEX: www.microns-explorer.org/vortex
April 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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The mind is like a symphony - it works better when the activity is synchronized. Growing evidence suggests that inhibitory neurons work together to "gain control."

Learn more in this excellent review by Katie Moisse in @thetransmitter.bsky.social.

🔗 www.thetransmitter.org/connectome/i...
April 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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How does the brain work?

Scientists are closer to the answer with the largest wiring diagram and functional map of a mammalian brain to date. 🧵

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April 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Mayor Harrell today on Pike Place: "I have a vision for our connected waterfront and Pike Place Market as one of the greatest pedestrian experiences in the country – where market patrons, visitors from out of town, and downtown residents do not have to worry about vehicle traffic." 1/2
February 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Deadline to apply for the Summer Workshop on the Dynamic Brain is Feb. 1!

The 2025 Summer Workshop on the Dynamic Brain is an intensive, project-based residential course for graduate and postdoc researchers interested in developing their computation skills.

alleninstitute.org/events/summe...

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Summer Workshop on the Dynamic Brain 2025
The Summer Workshop on the Dynamic Brain is an intensive, project-based residential course with a focus on the neurobiology of sensory processing, coding, and neural population dynamics.
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January 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Last day to apply!
alleninstitute.org/careers/inte... Internships and Postbac opportunities open at the Allen Institute, applications close January 7th 2025. Great opportunity for anyone interested in life sciences research or science-support careers.

Spread the word!
Internship & Postbaccalaureate Programs
Students and early-career professionals in lab research, biology, neuroscience, immunology, and others should apply for our internships and fellowships.
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January 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
alleninstitute.org/careers/inte... Internships and Postbac opportunities open at the Allen Institute, applications close January 7th 2025. Great opportunity for anyone interested in life sciences research or science-support careers.

Spread the word!
Internship & Postbaccalaureate Programs
Students and early-career professionals in lab research, biology, neuroscience, immunology, and others should apply for our internships and fellowships.
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December 16, 2024 at 7:33 PM
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The Kebschull and @rezakalhor.bsky.social labs are recruiting a joint postdoc for an exciting project at the interface of phylodynamics and neuroscience. Come join us at JHU BME. Spread the word, and contact us if you are interested. #hiring 🧪🧠. More on www.kebschull-lab.org and below.
November 18, 2024 at 1:01 PM
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By popular demand @sngreenways.bsky.social is on BlueSky! Follow for the latest on making Seattle a great place to walk, bike, roll, and live.
Seattle Prop 1 has passed with a landslide 67% YES vote! This historic levy renewal means safer streets, more sidewalks, better bike lanes, and improved transit access for all.

Together, we're shaping a more connected Seattle.

Read more on our blog: seattlegreenways.org/get-involved...
November 19, 2024 at 12:36 AM
Render of a spiny neuron in mouse visual cortex from www.microns-explorer.org
November 16, 2024 at 12:16 AM
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This is a map of Seattle's streetcar network in 1941. Same hills.
November 15, 2024 at 9:35 PM