Carlos Ribeiro
@ribeirocarlitos.bsky.social
Neuroscientist at Champalimaud - #food #brain #microbiome using #Drosophila. PI @RibeiroLab and former Secretary General @FENSorg on X
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Ever wondered how MRI creates images from inside the body?
We made a child-friendly explainer video (german) 🎥👇
youtu.be/k-KCyoUP9vA #scicomm
We made a child-friendly explainer video (german) 🎥👇
youtu.be/k-KCyoUP9vA #scicomm
Wie wir mit Magnetresonanztomographie (MRT) das Gehirn sichtbar machen
YouTube video by NMR Kids Lab
youtu.be
January 6, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Ever wondered how MRI creates images from inside the body?
We made a child-friendly explainer video (german) 🎥👇
youtu.be/k-KCyoUP9vA #scicomm
We made a child-friendly explainer video (german) 🎥👇
youtu.be/k-KCyoUP9vA #scicomm
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Very happy for this @ejneuroscience.bsky.social editorial on the importance of diverse research animals in neuroscience. We make the case that embracing a plurality of model organisms enriches the field and accelerates both basic and translational research. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Very happy for this @ejneuroscience.bsky.social editorial on the importance of diverse research animals in neuroscience. We make the case that embracing a plurality of model organisms enriches the field and accelerates both basic and translational research. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Extremely excited & proud to share our new preprint - we provide for the first time a single cell map of the mouse brain across sex, the estrous cycle, and peripartum! Data are 🔥 👇
"Single-cell map of the female brain across reproductive transitions"
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
"Single-cell map of the female brain across reproductive transitions"
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
January 4, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Extremely excited & proud to share our new preprint - we provide for the first time a single cell map of the mouse brain across sex, the estrous cycle, and peripartum! Data are 🔥 👇
"Single-cell map of the female brain across reproductive transitions"
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
"Single-cell map of the female brain across reproductive transitions"
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Ironically, the same people who are anti-vax are injecting themselves with peptides made in China, with unknown constituents, purity, efficacy, and risk
January 4, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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Naively, I never considered it - if we are to successfully ‘colonise’ space we need to get much better at understanding & building functional ecosystems that include recycling & environmental regulation.
We know how to build rockets; time to better understand biology
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economist.com/leaders/2025...
We know how to build rockets; time to better understand biology
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economist.com/leaders/2025...
The future of space exploration depends on better biology
Rockets are great, but sewage treatment is what you need for the long haul
economist.com
January 4, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Naively, I never considered it - if we are to successfully ‘colonise’ space we need to get much better at understanding & building functional ecosystems that include recycling & environmental regulation.
We know how to build rockets; time to better understand biology
🧪
economist.com/leaders/2025...
We know how to build rockets; time to better understand biology
🧪
economist.com/leaders/2025...
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'Politicians often thought “we’ll let someone else do the primary discovery and we can then just exploit it”, Leptin said, “forgetting that in order to exploit scientific knowledge that was generated elsewhere, you yourself have to have the people who are skilled in using that knowledge”.
Donald Trump’s attacks on American academia hurt Europe’s scientists, says official
‘Science in the US being curtailed has an effect on all of us,’ says EU research funding chief Maria Leptin
www.ft.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:37 AM
'Politicians often thought “we’ll let someone else do the primary discovery and we can then just exploit it”, Leptin said, “forgetting that in order to exploit scientific knowledge that was generated elsewhere, you yourself have to have the people who are skilled in using that knowledge”.
To many discoveries, friendships, health, joy, and keeping the eye on the ball. Nothing is ever acquired. Lets keep on fighting for the important things in life!
January 1, 2026 at 1:09 PM
To many discoveries, friendships, health, joy, and keeping the eye on the ball. Nothing is ever acquired. Lets keep on fighting for the important things in life!
Things might be foggy but let’s continue our voyage into the unknown with curiosity and enthusiasm.
December 31, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Things might be foggy but let’s continue our voyage into the unknown with curiosity and enthusiasm.
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The long-held belief that only female mosquitoes bite may not be true after all.
Very excited to have had the opportunity to contribute to this study showing that male mosquitoes can also bite and feed on blood.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Very excited to have had the opportunity to contribute to this study showing that male mosquitoes can also bite and feed on blood.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
December 29, 2025 at 11:12 AM
The long-held belief that only female mosquitoes bite may not be true after all.
Very excited to have had the opportunity to contribute to this study showing that male mosquitoes can also bite and feed on blood.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Very excited to have had the opportunity to contribute to this study showing that male mosquitoes can also bite and feed on blood.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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How do animals channel sensory information into motor pathways to generate flexible behavioral output? Excited to share a new preprint addressing this question by leveraging the new #maleCNS connectome, behavioral experiments, and in-vivo recordings: doi.org/10.64898/202.... A long🧵...
December 19, 2025 at 7:02 AM
How do animals channel sensory information into motor pathways to generate flexible behavioral output? Excited to share a new preprint addressing this question by leveraging the new #maleCNS connectome, behavioral experiments, and in-vivo recordings: doi.org/10.64898/202.... A long🧵...
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Save the date!📅🧠👇
Fantastic lineup of speakers: @clbockting.bsky.social, Ioannis Bakogiannis, Eero Castrén, @francescacirulli.bsky.social, Ashley Cooper, @marilyngatica.bsky.social, Agustin Ibanez,
@satupalva.bsky.social, @pessoabrain.bsky.social, @ribeirocarlitos.bsky.social, Marten Scheffer
Fantastic lineup of speakers: @clbockting.bsky.social, Ioannis Bakogiannis, Eero Castrén, @francescacirulli.bsky.social, Ashley Cooper, @marilyngatica.bsky.social, Agustin Ibanez,
@satupalva.bsky.social, @pessoabrain.bsky.social, @ribeirocarlitos.bsky.social, Marten Scheffer
Happy to share that IBRO @ibroorg.bsky.social supports the school 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗫𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗜𝗡 𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗛 🧠
📌 Erice, Sicily, Italy
📅 26 April–1 May 2026
IBRO TRAVEL GRANTS avaiable for early career researchers interested in the #complexity of #brain and #mind
Registration
www.complexitymentalhealth.com
📌 Erice, Sicily, Italy
📅 26 April–1 May 2026
IBRO TRAVEL GRANTS avaiable for early career researchers interested in the #complexity of #brain and #mind
Registration
www.complexitymentalhealth.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Save the date!📅🧠👇
Fantastic lineup of speakers: @clbockting.bsky.social, Ioannis Bakogiannis, Eero Castrén, @francescacirulli.bsky.social, Ashley Cooper, @marilyngatica.bsky.social, Agustin Ibanez,
@satupalva.bsky.social, @pessoabrain.bsky.social, @ribeirocarlitos.bsky.social, Marten Scheffer
Fantastic lineup of speakers: @clbockting.bsky.social, Ioannis Bakogiannis, Eero Castrén, @francescacirulli.bsky.social, Ashley Cooper, @marilyngatica.bsky.social, Agustin Ibanez,
@satupalva.bsky.social, @pessoabrain.bsky.social, @ribeirocarlitos.bsky.social, Marten Scheffer
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“Basic neuroscience hasn’t produced new drugs.” 💊
Not true - zuranolone (PPD), suzetrigine (pain), gepants (migraine), and more... were born out of a long arc of studies in the lab.
I wrote a Perspective on why this matters. @thetransmitter.bsky.social
www.thetransmitter.org/drug-develop...
Not true - zuranolone (PPD), suzetrigine (pain), gepants (migraine), and more... were born out of a long arc of studies in the lab.
I wrote a Perspective on why this matters. @thetransmitter.bsky.social
www.thetransmitter.org/drug-develop...
How basic neuroscience has paved the path to new drugs
A growing list of medications—such as zuranolone for postpartum depression, suzetrigine for pain, and the gepants class of migraine medicines—exist because of insights from basic research.
www.thetransmitter.org
December 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
“Basic neuroscience hasn’t produced new drugs.” 💊
Not true - zuranolone (PPD), suzetrigine (pain), gepants (migraine), and more... were born out of a long arc of studies in the lab.
I wrote a Perspective on why this matters. @thetransmitter.bsky.social
www.thetransmitter.org/drug-develop...
Not true - zuranolone (PPD), suzetrigine (pain), gepants (migraine), and more... were born out of a long arc of studies in the lab.
I wrote a Perspective on why this matters. @thetransmitter.bsky.social
www.thetransmitter.org/drug-develop...
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*First preprint from our lab* !!!!!
How does the brain learn to anchor its internal sense of direction to the outside world? 🧭
led by Mark Plitt @markplitt.bsky.social & Dan Turner-Evans, w/ Vivek Jayaraman:
“Octopamine instructs head direction plasticity” www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Thread ⬇️
How does the brain learn to anchor its internal sense of direction to the outside world? 🧭
led by Mark Plitt @markplitt.bsky.social & Dan Turner-Evans, w/ Vivek Jayaraman:
“Octopamine instructs head direction plasticity” www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Thread ⬇️
December 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
*First preprint from our lab* !!!!!
How does the brain learn to anchor its internal sense of direction to the outside world? 🧭
led by Mark Plitt @markplitt.bsky.social & Dan Turner-Evans, w/ Vivek Jayaraman:
“Octopamine instructs head direction plasticity” www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Thread ⬇️
How does the brain learn to anchor its internal sense of direction to the outside world? 🧭
led by Mark Plitt @markplitt.bsky.social & Dan Turner-Evans, w/ Vivek Jayaraman:
“Octopamine instructs head direction plasticity” www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Thread ⬇️
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lab preprint! Interopceptive predictions are central to many brain-body interactions theories, but it's unclear if/how they affect bodily physiology. We (fearless Einav Litvak et al) show that insular cortex predictions are essential for glucose homeostasis-THREAD.. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Insular cortex predictions regulate glucose homeostasis
Brain-body interactions are essential for physical and emotional homeostasis. The brain uses information from the external world to predict upcoming bodily changes. This process involves interoceptive...
www.biorxiv.org
December 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
lab preprint! Interopceptive predictions are central to many brain-body interactions theories, but it's unclear if/how they affect bodily physiology. We (fearless Einav Litvak et al) show that insular cortex predictions are essential for glucose homeostasis-THREAD.. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Sad day. My thoughts go to his family. Still processing that he is gone. Adam always seemed invincible with his humanity, generosity, and positive attitude. In his world you could build anything, be anyone, and understand everything. And the world was full of wonders and beauty.
Today we honour the memory of Adam Kampff, whose passing leaves an immense void in our community.
We are profoundly grateful to Adam. The best way to honour him is to continue innovating, collaborating, and sharing generously, as he taught us. Thank you, Adam Kampff.
We are profoundly grateful to Adam. The best way to honour him is to continue innovating, collaborating, and sharing generously, as he taught us. Thank you, Adam Kampff.
December 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Sad day. My thoughts go to his family. Still processing that he is gone. Adam always seemed invincible with his humanity, generosity, and positive attitude. In his world you could build anything, be anyone, and understand everything. And the world was full of wonders and beauty.
A rare gloomy and rainy day. Fits with the news of the day. Goodbye Adam.
December 9, 2025 at 5:21 PM
A rare gloomy and rainy day. Fits with the news of the day. Goodbye Adam.
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Want to carry a PhD in London, in one of the best Universities in the world?
We have two calls for PhD students to join our lab at Imperial College. Deadline January 12th. More details for applications in the link below. Feel free to keep in touch!
We have two calls for PhD students to join our lab at Imperial College. Deadline January 12th. More details for applications in the link below. Feel free to keep in touch!
Available Jobs – gilestro laboratory
lab.gilest.ro
December 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Want to carry a PhD in London, in one of the best Universities in the world?
We have two calls for PhD students to join our lab at Imperial College. Deadline January 12th. More details for applications in the link below. Feel free to keep in touch!
We have two calls for PhD students to join our lab at Imperial College. Deadline January 12th. More details for applications in the link below. Feel free to keep in touch!
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🧠 Applications for the International Neuroscience Doctoral Programme (INDP) @champalimaudf.bsky.social open until 31 January 2026.
☀️ Join our vibrant and international research community in sunny Lisbon!
🔗 fchampalimaud.org/champalimaud...
☀️ Join our vibrant and international research community in sunny Lisbon!
🔗 fchampalimaud.org/champalimaud...
December 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
🧠 Applications for the International Neuroscience Doctoral Programme (INDP) @champalimaudf.bsky.social open until 31 January 2026.
☀️ Join our vibrant and international research community in sunny Lisbon!
🔗 fchampalimaud.org/champalimaud...
☀️ Join our vibrant and international research community in sunny Lisbon!
🔗 fchampalimaud.org/champalimaud...
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Artificial intelligence promises rapid and polite feedback on papers — but we must first review the reviewer. This stand first says it all…
A timely World View Colin in our pages by Giorgio Gilestro
🧪 #academicSky
@nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A timely World View Colin in our pages by Giorgio Gilestro
🧪 #academicSky
@nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
AI reviewers are here — we are not ready
Artificial intelligence promises rapid and polite feedback on papers — but we must first review the reviewer.
www.nature.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Artificial intelligence promises rapid and polite feedback on papers — but we must first review the reviewer. This stand first says it all…
A timely World View Colin in our pages by Giorgio Gilestro
🧪 #academicSky
@nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A timely World View Colin in our pages by Giorgio Gilestro
🧪 #academicSky
@nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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🧠Nominations open for the 2026 ALBA-Roche Prize honouring mid-career #neuroscientists whose research achievements - relative to opportunity - advances understanding of causal mechanisms of #braindiseases.
🏆€15,000 + travel support for #FENS2026 ceremony
🤝Self-nominations welcome
👉🏾 loom.ly/_EvQvm4
🏆€15,000 + travel support for #FENS2026 ceremony
🤝Self-nominations welcome
👉🏾 loom.ly/_EvQvm4
November 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
🧠Nominations open for the 2026 ALBA-Roche Prize honouring mid-career #neuroscientists whose research achievements - relative to opportunity - advances understanding of causal mechanisms of #braindiseases.
🏆€15,000 + travel support for #FENS2026 ceremony
🤝Self-nominations welcome
👉🏾 loom.ly/_EvQvm4
🏆€15,000 + travel support for #FENS2026 ceremony
🤝Self-nominations welcome
👉🏾 loom.ly/_EvQvm4
Thrilled to share our new paper!
With @tomtom-auer.bsky.social team, we asked how #evolution reshapes what animals #eat to match their ecological niches. Using pan-neuronal Ca2+ imaging, we show that the changes are in how the brain processes #taste.
Link @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
With @tomtom-auer.bsky.social team, we asked how #evolution reshapes what animals #eat to match their ecological niches. Using pan-neuronal Ca2+ imaging, we show that the changes are in how the brain processes #taste.
Link @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Evolution of taste processing shifts dietary preference - Nature
Calcium imaging of taste neurons and the ventral brain provides insight into evolutionary divergence of food choice in Drosophila species, supporting a role of sensorimotor processing in addition to p...
www.nature.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Thrilled to share our new paper!
With @tomtom-auer.bsky.social team, we asked how #evolution reshapes what animals #eat to match their ecological niches. Using pan-neuronal Ca2+ imaging, we show that the changes are in how the brain processes #taste.
Link @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
With @tomtom-auer.bsky.social team, we asked how #evolution reshapes what animals #eat to match their ecological niches. Using pan-neuronal Ca2+ imaging, we show that the changes are in how the brain processes #taste.
Link @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Great piece on #interoception and brain body interactions by @carlzimmer.com in the @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/s... What an exciting time to work on this. Join us @cshlmeetings.bsky.social to learn more about the this exciting field meetings.cshl.edu/meetings.asp...
Mapping the Sense of What’s Going On Inside
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Great piece on #interoception and brain body interactions by @carlzimmer.com in the @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/s... What an exciting time to work on this. Join us @cshlmeetings.bsky.social to learn more about the this exciting field meetings.cshl.edu/meetings.asp...
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Pascal Lamy, Coordinator of Jacques Delors Think Tank Network:
“Europe must fund the next frontier of research. Companies invest in R&D for competitiveness, but only public support can unlock breakthroughs without immediate commercial returns.”
#2025YearsOfEBS #EBS2025 #ChooseEurope
“Europe must fund the next frontier of research. Companies invest in R&D for competitiveness, but only public support can unlock breakthroughs without immediate commercial returns.”
#2025YearsOfEBS #EBS2025 #ChooseEurope
November 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Pascal Lamy, Coordinator of Jacques Delors Think Tank Network:
“Europe must fund the next frontier of research. Companies invest in R&D for competitiveness, but only public support can unlock breakthroughs without immediate commercial returns.”
#2025YearsOfEBS #EBS2025 #ChooseEurope
“Europe must fund the next frontier of research. Companies invest in R&D for competitiveness, but only public support can unlock breakthroughs without immediate commercial returns.”
#2025YearsOfEBS #EBS2025 #ChooseEurope
Great when your postdocs go on to do great stuff.
10/ “Our foundation, created in 2016 by F. Luzón, began at a time of limited ALS research. We joined these grants to foster excellence and extend our work internationally with the support of the ‘la Caixa’ Foundation.”
🗣️ Raquel Barajas, representative of the Luzón Foundation.
🗣️ Raquel Barajas, representative of the Luzón Foundation.
November 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Great when your postdocs go on to do great stuff.