Sven Dorkenwald
@sdorkenw.bsky.social
Shanahan Fellow @Allen @UW and Researcher @Google
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How do neural circuits generate the walking rhythm?
Using connectome simulations, @sarahpugly.bsky.social found a minimal central pattern generator (CPG) that produces oscillations in leg motor neurons. Same circuit motif for each 🪰 leg.
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Using connectome simulations, @sarahpugly.bsky.social found a minimal central pattern generator (CPG) that produces oscillations in leg motor neurons. Same circuit motif for each 🪰 leg.
w @bingbrunton.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
December 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
How do neural circuits generate the walking rhythm?
Using connectome simulations, @sarahpugly.bsky.social found a minimal central pattern generator (CPG) that produces oscillations in leg motor neurons. Same circuit motif for each 🪰 leg.
w @bingbrunton.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Using connectome simulations, @sarahpugly.bsky.social found a minimal central pattern generator (CPG) that produces oscillations in leg motor neurons. Same circuit motif for each 🪰 leg.
w @bingbrunton.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Two weeks left to apply! MIT's Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences is seeking a tenure-track Assistant Professor, working with nonhuman animals in some way. Application deadline is Dec. 1. Full posting: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30586
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Job #AJO30586, Assistant Professor level or higher, Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
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November 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Two weeks left to apply! MIT's Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences is seeking a tenure-track Assistant Professor, working with nonhuman animals in some way. Application deadline is Dec. 1. Full posting: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30586
There are still a few days left to apply for the San Juan Winter School on Connectomics and Brain Simulation!
Apply by October 24th! sjcabs.com
Apply by October 24th! sjcabs.com
Applications are now open for our course on connectomics & brain simulation.
Organizers: Sven Dorkenwald (MIT), Stefanie Hampel (UPR), Andrew Seeds (UPR), Sebastian Seung (Princeton), and Srini Turaga (Janelia).
Interested? Apply here ➜ sjcabs.com
Organizers: Sven Dorkenwald (MIT), Stefanie Hampel (UPR), Andrew Seeds (UPR), Sebastian Seung (Princeton), and Srini Turaga (Janelia).
Interested? Apply here ➜ sjcabs.com
San Juan Winter School on Connectomics and Brain Simulation
Two-week intensive course on connectomics and brain simulation in San Juan, Puerto Rico. December 29, 2025 - January 10, 2026.
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October 20, 2025 at 9:47 PM
There are still a few days left to apply for the San Juan Winter School on Connectomics and Brain Simulation!
Apply by October 24th! sjcabs.com
Apply by October 24th! sjcabs.com
The Shanahan Fellowship is a unique PostDoc opportunity at the intersection of Neuroscience and Data Science. If you are considering a PostDoc in this area, I encourage you to apply!
Applications are open! And due by Dec 1st
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Applications are open! And due by Dec 1st
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Allen Institute - Shanahan Foundation Fellowship at the Interface of Data and Neuroscience 2025-2026
Thank you for applying for the Shanahan Foundation Fellowship at the Interface of Data and Neuroscience. Applications for the Fall 2026 cohort will close at 11:59pm PT on December 1st, 2025.
Important...
alleninstitute.submittable.com
October 18, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The Shanahan Fellowship is a unique PostDoc opportunity at the intersection of Neuroscience and Data Science. If you are considering a PostDoc in this area, I encourage you to apply!
Applications are open! And due by Dec 1st
alleninstitute.org/shanahan-fou...
Applications are open! And due by Dec 1st
alleninstitute.org/shanahan-fou...
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To celebrate the first anniversary of the release of FlyWire, we asked nine neuroscientists to share how they are using connectome data in their research and what they hope is in store for the future of fly connectomics.
By @franciscorr25.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
bit.ly/3Wx5nt3
By @franciscorr25.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
bit.ly/3Wx5nt3
How FlyWire is redefining Drosophila research, one year in
Nine Drosophila researchers share how the connectome transformed the field and what additional new tools they would like to see.
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October 7, 2025 at 1:55 PM
To celebrate the first anniversary of the release of FlyWire, we asked nine neuroscientists to share how they are using connectome data in their research and what they hope is in store for the future of fly connectomics.
By @franciscorr25.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
bit.ly/3Wx5nt3
By @franciscorr25.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
bit.ly/3Wx5nt3
Excited to share more widely: I am starting the Dorkenwald Lab at MIT (McGovern Institute + BCS) in January 2026. We study the organizational principles of neuronal circuits using connectomics.
And we are hiring postdocs & tech associates! dorkenwaldlab.com/join
And we are hiring postdocs & tech associates! dorkenwaldlab.com/join
MIT’s McGovern Institute and Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences welcome new faculty member Sven Dorkenwald - MIT McGovern Institute
The McGovern Institute and the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences are pleased to announce the appointment of Sven Dorkenwald as an assistant professor starting in January 2026. A trailblazer i...
mcgovern.mit.edu
October 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Excited to share more widely: I am starting the Dorkenwald Lab at MIT (McGovern Institute + BCS) in January 2026. We study the organizational principles of neuronal circuits using connectomics.
And we are hiring postdocs & tech associates! dorkenwaldlab.com/join
And we are hiring postdocs & tech associates! dorkenwaldlab.com/join
Reposted by Sven Dorkenwald
Exciting news for #drosophila #connectomics and #neuroscience enthusiasts: the Drosophila male central nervous system connectome is now live for exploration. Find out more at the landing page hosted by our Janelia FlyEM collaborators www.janelia.org/project-team....
Male CNS Connectome
A team of researchers has unveiled the complete connectome of a male fruit fly central nervous system —a seamless map of all the neurons in the brain and nerve cord of a single male fruit fly and the ...
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October 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Exciting news for #drosophila #connectomics and #neuroscience enthusiasts: the Drosophila male central nervous system connectome is now live for exploration. Find out more at the landing page hosted by our Janelia FlyEM collaborators www.janelia.org/project-team....