Isaac Bianco
@isaacbianco.bsky.social
I try to figure out how brain circuits control visually guided behaviour.
Lab website: zebrafishucl.org/bianco-lab/
UCL profile: profiles.ucl.ac.uk/7550-isaac-bianco
Lab website: zebrafishucl.org/bianco-lab/
UCL profile: profiles.ucl.ac.uk/7550-isaac-bianco
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Isaac Bianco
@isaacbianco.bsky.social
· Aug 23
Supraspinal commands have a modular organization that is behavioral context specific
Lau et al. use calcium imaging and statistical modeling to comprehensively survey
reticulospinal activity during diverse locomotor behaviors. They find that a small
set of functional modules act combi...
www.cell.com
Latest from the lab. Beautiful work from Joanna Lau and a fantastic collaboration with James Fitzgerald.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Calling aspiring group leaders! We've just opened applications for group leader fellowship sponsorship to start a lab in UCL NPP. Deadline 5 Jan. @uclnpp.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3h33dvev
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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November 6, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Calling aspiring group leaders! We've just opened applications for group leader fellowship sponsorship to start a lab in UCL NPP. Deadline 5 Jan. @uclnpp.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3h33dvev
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First sneak peek into SimFish! 🐟
Long in development with @isaacbianco.bsky.social and Sam Pink, our fish-on-chips now captures key aspects of larval #zebrafish sensory processing and motor control.
Long in development with @isaacbianco.bsky.social and Sam Pink, our fish-on-chips now captures key aspects of larval #zebrafish sensory processing and motor control.
September 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
First sneak peek into SimFish! 🐟
Long in development with @isaacbianco.bsky.social and Sam Pink, our fish-on-chips now captures key aspects of larval #zebrafish sensory processing and motor control.
Long in development with @isaacbianco.bsky.social and Sam Pink, our fish-on-chips now captures key aspects of larval #zebrafish sensory processing and motor control.
Latest from the lab. Beautiful work from Joanna Lau and a fantastic collaboration with James Fitzgerald.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Supraspinal commands have a modular organization that is behavioral context specific
Lau et al. use calcium imaging and statistical modeling to comprehensively survey
reticulospinal activity during diverse locomotor behaviors. They find that a small
set of functional modules act combi...
www.cell.com
August 23, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Latest from the lab. Beautiful work from Joanna Lau and a fantastic collaboration with James Fitzgerald.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Reposted by Isaac Bianco
🚨🚨Job Alert🚨🚨!! Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology are recruiting a new lecturer/associate professor! an amazing opportunity to join our fantastic dept! @ucl.ac.uk @ucllifesciences.bsky.social @uclnpp.bsky.social post here:
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Lecturer / Associate Professor - London, England job with University College London (UCL) | 12840324
About usThe Division of Biosciences at UCL is one of the world's foremost centres for research and teaching in the biological sciences. We have an out
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June 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
🚨🚨Job Alert🚨🚨!! Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology are recruiting a new lecturer/associate professor! an amazing opportunity to join our fantastic dept! @ucl.ac.uk @ucllifesciences.bsky.social @uclnpp.bsky.social post here:
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Beautiful work. Congratulations!
For those who want a distraction and/ or are interested, here's the latest from the group, led by Phil Braaker
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Activity-driven myelin sheath growth is mediated by mGluR5 - Nature Neuroscience
Employing pharmacology, genetics and all-optical approaches in zebrafish, Braaker et al. find that neuronal activity influences the growth of myelin sheaths along axons by signaling through metabotrop...
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May 16, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Beautiful work. Congratulations!
This should be a fantastic course for any students wanting to learn cutting-edging methods to understand the neural basis of behaviour. Come and join us in Lisbon!
🚀 Applications Open! Study neural circuits & behavior using cutting-edge techniques in flies, zebrafish & mice!
📍 Champalimaud, Lisbon
📅 June 8-27, 2025
⏳ Apply by March 7
💡 Stipends available
🔗 Apply now: loom.ly/OMvqMcE
📍 Champalimaud, Lisbon
📅 June 8-27, 2025
⏳ Apply by March 7
💡 Stipends available
🔗 Apply now: loom.ly/OMvqMcE
February 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This should be a fantastic course for any students wanting to learn cutting-edging methods to understand the neural basis of behaviour. Come and join us in Lisbon!
Thanks to @schoppik.com and Celine Bellegarda for their nice Dispatch in @currentbiology.bsky.social about our recent paper on circuit control of hunting saccades.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Saccade subtypes: Eyes on the prize
Current models of eye movement control propose that motor neurons responsible for
moving the eyes contribute to all eye movements, regardless of context. A recent study
in larval zebrafish has instead...
www.cell.com
February 5, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Thanks to @schoppik.com and Celine Bellegarda for their nice Dispatch in @currentbiology.bsky.social about our recent paper on circuit control of hunting saccades.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Final reminder about this opportunity to start your lab in UCL's @uclnpp.bsky.social Deadline 5 Jan! #sciencejobs
Our fantastic department @uclnpp.bsky.social is looking for up-and-coming PIs to sponsor for prestigious group leader fellowships. Come join us! Apply by 5th Jan. - [ ] www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Group Leader Research Fellowship Sponsorship Scheme at UCL - London, England job with University College London (UCL) | 12832746
About usThe Research Department of Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology (NPP) has outstanding research strength in areas that span receptor pharmac
www.nature.com
January 2, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Final reminder about this opportunity to start your lab in UCL's @uclnpp.bsky.social Deadline 5 Jan! #sciencejobs
Still time left to apply to start your lab in NPP!
Calling aspiring group leaders! We've just opened a new round of applications for group leader fellowship sponsorship to start a lab in UCL NPP. Deadline 5 Jan #sciencejobs
@uclnpp - [ ] tinyurl.com/yfvsa8a7
@uclnpp - [ ] tinyurl.com/yfvsa8a7
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
tinyurl.com
December 20, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Still time left to apply to start your lab in NPP!
Our fantastic department @uclnpp.bsky.social is looking for up-and-coming PIs to sponsor for prestigious group leader fellowships. Come join us! Apply by 5th Jan. - [ ] www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Group Leader Research Fellowship Sponsorship Scheme at UCL - London, England job with University College London (UCL) | 12832746
About usThe Research Department of Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology (NPP) has outstanding research strength in areas that span receptor pharmac
www.nature.com
December 6, 2024 at 9:18 AM
Our fantastic department @uclnpp.bsky.social is looking for up-and-coming PIs to sponsor for prestigious group leader fellowships. Come join us! Apply by 5th Jan. - [ ] www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Calling aspiring group leaders! We've just opened a new round of applications for group leader fellowship sponsorship to start a lab in UCL NPP. Deadline 5 Jan #sciencejobs
@uclnpp - [ ] tinyurl.com/yfvsa8a7
@uclnpp - [ ] tinyurl.com/yfvsa8a7
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
tinyurl.com
November 29, 2024 at 9:43 AM
Calling aspiring group leaders! We've just opened a new round of applications for group leader fellowship sponsorship to start a lab in UCL NPP. Deadline 5 Jan #sciencejobs
@uclnpp - [ ] tinyurl.com/yfvsa8a7
@uclnpp - [ ] tinyurl.com/yfvsa8a7