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Dr Matt Parker
@parkerlab.bsky.social
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Some days you’re a fish exploring new waters. Other days, you’re stuck in a maze making the same turn over and over. Either way, keep swimming.
Neuroscientist and pharmacologist
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reformexposed.bsky.social
Hi @reformuk.bsky.social when are you going to do something about Reform UK Cornwall and their disgusting Facebook account?
June 21, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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zebrafishrock.bsky.social
@wonglab.bsky.social‬ (Learning/ Behaviour)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-00423-6

@parkerlab.bsky.social‬ (Husbandry/ Novel Tank Test)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41684-025-01548-x

Cell Biology

@kkostova.bsky.social‬ (Ribosomopathy)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2025.04.017 (11/38)
June 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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parkerlab.bsky.social
Looking to apply for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoc Fellowship? Consider my lab at @uniofsurrey.bsky.social We work on behaviour and brain in zebrafish. PM me for a chat if interested!
marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/node/1410

#MSCA #Postdoc #Neuroscience #Zebrafish #VR #Acad
MSCA opens €404.3 million call for Postdoctoral Fellowships
Postdoctoral Fellowships offer researchers holding a PhD the opportunity to acquire new skills through advanced training and international, interdisciplinary, and inter-sectoral mobility.
marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu
May 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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leanneproops.bsky.social
Something we've been meaning to do for years - documenting horse facial expressions during social interactions using EquiFACS. Well done @kate-lewis.bsky.social! And thanks for the netFACS support @jmicheletta.bsky.social 🐴
@parkerlab.bsky.social
May 29, 2025 at 7:36 PM
parkerlab.bsky.social
Our new paper in PeerJ

An ethogram of facial behaviour in domestic horses: evolutionary perspectives on form and function

peerj.com/articles/193...

@peerj.bsky.social
An ethogram of facial behaviour in domestic horses: evolutionary perspectives on form and function
Understanding cause and function of animal facial behaviour can provide key insights into the animal’s cognitive and emotional state. The Equine Facial Action Coding System (EquiFACS) has characterise...
peerj.com
May 28, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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parkerlab.bsky.social
May 24, 2025 at 7:06 AM
parkerlab.bsky.social
Just out in Lab Animal: our new global multi-lab zebrafish study is live! Housing and husbandry variables can significantly alter zebrafish anxiety-like behaviour. This is a call for better reporting and #standardisation in #zebrafish research. @uniofsurrey.bsky.social

Open access: rdcu.be/enHLj
Housing and husbandry factors affecting zebrafish novel tank test responses: a global multi-laboratory study
Lab Animal - This Article presents the results of a global multi-laboratory study assessing the effects of housing conditions and experimental settings on novel tank test responses in adult zebrafish.
rdcu.be
May 26, 2025 at 10:33 AM
parkerlab.bsky.social
May 24, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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amcell.bsky.social
"Ethics of animal behaviour and welfare research" [6 articles, 2023/2024] with @parkerlab.bsky.social - #AnimalEthics #ResearchEthics journals.sagepub.com/topic/collec...
journals.sagepub.com
May 13, 2025 at 1:53 AM
parkerlab.bsky.social
Looking to apply for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoc Fellowship? Consider my lab at @uniofsurrey.bsky.social We work on behaviour and brain in zebrafish. PM me for a chat if interested!
marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/node/1410

#MSCA #Postdoc #Neuroscience #Zebrafish #VR #Acad
MSCA opens €404.3 million call for Postdoctoral Fellowships
Postdoctoral Fellowships offer researchers holding a PhD the opportunity to acquire new skills through advanced training and international, interdisciplinary, and inter-sectoral mobility.
marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu
May 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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mikegalsworthy.bsky.social
Why didn't 341 MPs sign a letter urging Keir Starmer to create new opportunities for young British people to work and travel in Europe? Do the Greens pose a danger to Labour from the left? This and other questions answered in this week's political diary ⤵️
Pecksniff: 62 Labour MPs want closer EU ties! (But apparently 341 don’t)
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life
eastangliabylines.co.uk
April 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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peterstefanovic.bsky.social
This weeks cover from @theneweuropean.bsky.social was spot on as always
March 1, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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katherinestiles.org
PhDs and postdocs are in limbo while universities across the US scale back admissions and new hires while they assess the financial impact of proposed federal funding cuts. #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
US Universities Reduce PhD Admissions in Response to Federal Funding Cuts
Amid cuts to federal funding, US universities tighten budgets, forcing PhD students and early-career researchers to navigate an uncertain future.
www.the-scientist.com
March 1, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
He nails it.
February 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
parkerlab.bsky.social
Our latest new study shows that stimulant & non-stimulant #ADHD meds affect lipid & amino acid metabolism in similar ways—challenging the idea that they work differently! Even amlodipine mimics their effects, further supporting it's potential

🔗 authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

#zebrafish
ScienceDirect.com | Science, health and medical journals, full text articles and books.
authors.elsevier.com
February 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
parkerlab.bsky.social
www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...
Common drug taken by millions may banish ADHD symptoms, study suggests
Currently, ADHD medication - while effective - can come with significant side effects including headaches, sleep disturbance and loss of appetite.
www.dailymail.co.uk
February 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
parkerlab.bsky.social
Our new study found amlodipine reduces hyperactivity in ADHD-model #zebrafish & rats and is supported by genetic evidence linking #ADHD to its target pathways.

Could L-type calcium channels hold the key to non-stimulant ADHD treatments?

www.surrey.ac.uk/news/blood-p....
Blood pressure drug could be a safer alternative for treating ADHD symptoms, finds study | University of Surrey
www.surrey.ac.uk
February 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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scurry.bsky.social
I hear this has generated some fury on X, so would be pleased if people could keep sharing as it is an attempt to be clear about the free speech implications of my open letter.
February 19, 2025 at 11:14 AM
parkerlab.bsky.social
Check out our new #ADHD paper. Amlodipine reduces hyperactivity & impulsivity in #zebrafish & rats, crosses the blood-brain barrier, and alters neural activity. Human genetic data links ADHD to Ca+ targeted by amlodipine, with UK Biobank evidence supporting its potential benefits.
rdcu.be/d9TtB
Validation of L-type calcium channel blocker amlodipine as a novel ADHD treatment through cross-species analysis, drug-target Mendelian randomization, and clinical evidence from medical records
Neuropsychopharmacology - Validation of L-type calcium channel blocker amlodipine as a novel ADHD treatment through cross-species analysis, drug-target Mendelian randomization, and clinical...
rdcu.be
February 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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retractionwatch.com
"The scientific literature is an essential ocean of knowledge, in which floats an alarming amount of junk."

Reflecting on RFK Jr.'s use of scholarly papers in his confirmation hearings.
The Scientific Literature Can’t Save Us Now
You can cite peer-reviewed research in support of almost any claim, no matter how absurd.
www.theatlantic.com
February 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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drnarcissism.bsky.social
My PhD student is looking for Facebook users to complete her study. Please complete and/or share if you can: tinyurl.com/StudySOS
February 6, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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bertaverd.bsky.social
I am recruiting an #ERC funded PostDoc to work on the evolution of vertebral counts in cichlids. This is an experimental project & will be looking for candidates with experience generating reporter lines, live-imaging and experimental embryology.
Application deadline: 25th Feb.
tinyurl.com/33jbu8fa
February 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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gilesyeo.bsky.social
I am excited to share our latest paper @Nature where we construct a hi-res spatial map of the human hypothalamus, the brain region central in appetite control. It is a collaboration between @IMS_MRL @Cambridge_Uni & @MPI_Metabolism
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A comprehensive spatio-cellular map of the human hypothalamus - Nature
HYPOMAP integrates single-nucleus RNA sequencing and spatial transcriptomic data to create a comprehensive spatio-cellular map of the human hypothalamus.
www.nature.com
February 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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sanders.senate.gov
I voted to reject RFK Jr.'s nomination to HHS.

I cannot in good conscience support someone who denies and will dilute our public health protections, sow distrust in science, and oversee massive cuts to health care programs for vulnerable Americans.
February 4, 2025 at 5:09 PM