Christiana Kontaxi
@chrkontaxi.bsky.social
Researcher @UCSF working on the presynaptic dysregulation in #Parkinson's disease 🧠🔬 avid reader 📚 coffee addict ☕️ | Previously @EdinburghUni
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Yes, some people's legacies are complicated. For example, Watson. After all, though he was racist, don't forget his other traits. For example, he was also sexist. And also anti-semitic. And a data / idea thief. So let's not forget all the different facets.
November 8, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Yes, some people's legacies are complicated. For example, Watson. After all, though he was racist, don't forget his other traits. For example, he was also sexist. And also anti-semitic. And a data / idea thief. So let's not forget all the different facets.
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Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
Rosalind Franklin and the damage of gender harassment
Spurred by a recent report on sexual harassment in academia, our columnist revisits a historical case and reflects on what has changed—and what hasn’t
www.science.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
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First neurons didn’t appear overnight. We trace their roots to ancient secretory cells - showing how lifestyle & behavior shaped the evolution of first synapses.🧠🌊 #Evolution #Neuroscience
Our latest in @natrevneuro.nature.com
Link: rdcu.be/eMX3E
@jeffcolgren.bsky.social @msarscentre.bsky.social
Our latest in @natrevneuro.nature.com
Link: rdcu.be/eMX3E
@jeffcolgren.bsky.social @msarscentre.bsky.social
The evolutionary origins of synaptic proteins and their changing roles in different organisms across evolution
Nature Reviews Neuroscience - Recent studies have shed further light on the evolutionary origins of chemical synapses, In this Review, Colgren and Burkhardt explore how ancient proteins were...
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October 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
First neurons didn’t appear overnight. We trace their roots to ancient secretory cells - showing how lifestyle & behavior shaped the evolution of first synapses.🧠🌊 #Evolution #Neuroscience
Our latest in @natrevneuro.nature.com
Link: rdcu.be/eMX3E
@jeffcolgren.bsky.social @msarscentre.bsky.social
Our latest in @natrevneuro.nature.com
Link: rdcu.be/eMX3E
@jeffcolgren.bsky.social @msarscentre.bsky.social
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The world-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall has died at the age of 91, her institute has said.
“Dr Goodall’s discoveries as an ethologist revolutionised science,” the statement read. “She was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world.”
“Dr Goodall’s discoveries as an ethologist revolutionised science,” the statement read. “She was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world.”
October 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The world-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall has died at the age of 91, her institute has said.
“Dr Goodall’s discoveries as an ethologist revolutionised science,” the statement read. “She was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world.”
“Dr Goodall’s discoveries as an ethologist revolutionised science,” the statement read. “She was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world.”
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🧵 BREAKING: Gene therapy shows promise in slowing Huntington’s disease progression. A major milestone in neurodegenerative disease research. @uclqsion.bsky.social @ucl-hd.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time
One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
🧵 BREAKING: Gene therapy shows promise in slowing Huntington’s disease progression. A major milestone in neurodegenerative disease research. @uclqsion.bsky.social @ucl-hd.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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When you submit an abstract for #bps2026 you're not only sharing your work, you're:
🤝 connecting with your community
✍️ getting important feedback
📊 hearing the latest from your own and related fields
💻 learning about emerging technologies
🧑🏫 accessing career development workshops
buff.ly/ckmwI4E
🤝 connecting with your community
✍️ getting important feedback
📊 hearing the latest from your own and related fields
💻 learning about emerging technologies
🧑🏫 accessing career development workshops
buff.ly/ckmwI4E
BPS2026 Annual Meeting | Biophysical Society
SRAA Poster CompetitionTravel AwardsUPACJUST-B Poster Session
www.biophysics.org
September 12, 2025 at 7:24 PM
When you submit an abstract for #bps2026 you're not only sharing your work, you're:
🤝 connecting with your community
✍️ getting important feedback
📊 hearing the latest from your own and related fields
💻 learning about emerging technologies
🧑🏫 accessing career development workshops
buff.ly/ckmwI4E
🤝 connecting with your community
✍️ getting important feedback
📊 hearing the latest from your own and related fields
💻 learning about emerging technologies
🧑🏫 accessing career development workshops
buff.ly/ckmwI4E
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A very good read if you want to learn everything there is to know about dopamine. Take a look at chapter 4!
www.sciencedirect.com/handbook/han...
www.sciencedirect.com/handbook/han...
Handbook of Behavioral Neuroscience | Volume 32: The Handbook of Dopamine | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
Read the latest chapters of Handbook of Behavioral Neuroscience at ScienceDirect.com, Elsevier’s leading platform of peer-reviewed scholarly literature
www.sciencedirect.com
August 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM
A very good read if you want to learn everything there is to know about dopamine. Take a look at chapter 4!
www.sciencedirect.com/handbook/han...
www.sciencedirect.com/handbook/han...
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Structural and cell biology NPG publication two-fer today: lysosome signaling structural biology tinyurl.com/mt3uc96k with @robzonculab.bsky.social and mitophagy initiation tinyurl.com/3rpjyfjt with @martenslab.bsky.social @lazaroulab.bsky.social and @hummerlab.bsky.social
July 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Structural and cell biology NPG publication two-fer today: lysosome signaling structural biology tinyurl.com/mt3uc96k with @robzonculab.bsky.social and mitophagy initiation tinyurl.com/3rpjyfjt with @martenslab.bsky.social @lazaroulab.bsky.social and @hummerlab.bsky.social
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Beyond happy & proud to have our paper on peptidergic neuromodulation of the #LC out!
This is a project that started with naive intentions & silly curiosity, withstood 1 pandemic & 2 lab moves & made us fall in ❤️ with the most beautiful brain regions of all!! 🔵
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
This is a project that started with naive intentions & silly curiosity, withstood 1 pandemic & 2 lab moves & made us fall in ❤️ with the most beautiful brain regions of all!! 🔵
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Neuropeptide Y neurons surrounding the locus coeruleus inhibit noradrenergic system activity to reduce anxiety
Endogenous neuropeptide Y signaling modulates locus coeruleus activity, promoting adaptive responses to stress.
www.science.org
July 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Beyond happy & proud to have our paper on peptidergic neuromodulation of the #LC out!
This is a project that started with naive intentions & silly curiosity, withstood 1 pandemic & 2 lab moves & made us fall in ❤️ with the most beautiful brain regions of all!! 🔵
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
This is a project that started with naive intentions & silly curiosity, withstood 1 pandemic & 2 lab moves & made us fall in ❤️ with the most beautiful brain regions of all!! 🔵
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Neurons are hungry for energy, and carry their own batteries. Excited to share our latest study, on the use of glycogen by neurons as a "capacitor" to support glycolytic plasticity. You can find the article here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... and press release news.yale.edu/2025/07/15/n...
Neurons use built-in ‘backup batteries’ that fuel the brain under stress
A new Yale study reveals that neurons store their own sugar reserves that kick in to keep the brain functioning during metabolic stress.
news.yale.edu
July 19, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Neurons are hungry for energy, and carry their own batteries. Excited to share our latest study, on the use of glycogen by neurons as a "capacitor" to support glycolytic plasticity. You can find the article here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... and press release news.yale.edu/2025/07/15/n...
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Our lab website is live tamirlab.org 😁
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July 10, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Our lab website is live tamirlab.org 😁
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Incredible suite of tools for labeling and manipulating specific cell types released by @alleninstitute.org
www.cell.com/consortium/b...
www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
www.cell.com/consortium/b...
www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
Exploring brain circuits, one cell type—or more— at a time
This issue of Neuron, with accompanying papers in Cell, Cell Genomics, Cell Reports,
and Cell Reports Methods, contains studies describing methods for access to neuronal
and non-neuronal cell types wi...
www.cell.com
June 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Incredible suite of tools for labeling and manipulating specific cell types released by @alleninstitute.org
www.cell.com/consortium/b...
www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
www.cell.com/consortium/b...
www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
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Early for #MicroscopyMonday: #Hemifusomes- Newly discovered ESCRT-independent intermediates of intraluminal vesicle and multivesicular body formation! In collaboration with the Kachar Lab at the NIH and out today in @natcomms.nature.com : rdcu.be/emtQu
#cryoET #trafficking #organelle #hemifusion
#cryoET #trafficking #organelle #hemifusion
May 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Early for #MicroscopyMonday: #Hemifusomes- Newly discovered ESCRT-independent intermediates of intraluminal vesicle and multivesicular body formation! In collaboration with the Kachar Lab at the NIH and out today in @natcomms.nature.com : rdcu.be/emtQu
#cryoET #trafficking #organelle #hemifusion
#cryoET #trafficking #organelle #hemifusion
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Great news! A new Parkinson's research centre is opening in Denmark
Lundbeck Foundation Parkinson’s Disease Research Center will be run by Professor Per Borghammer (pictured), and aims to understand more about the causes of #Parkinsons and explore new treatments
👉 Find out more: buff.ly/ghIeY1z
Lundbeck Foundation Parkinson’s Disease Research Center will be run by Professor Per Borghammer (pictured), and aims to understand more about the causes of #Parkinsons and explore new treatments
👉 Find out more: buff.ly/ghIeY1z
May 13, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Great news! A new Parkinson's research centre is opening in Denmark
Lundbeck Foundation Parkinson’s Disease Research Center will be run by Professor Per Borghammer (pictured), and aims to understand more about the causes of #Parkinsons and explore new treatments
👉 Find out more: buff.ly/ghIeY1z
Lundbeck Foundation Parkinson’s Disease Research Center will be run by Professor Per Borghammer (pictured), and aims to understand more about the causes of #Parkinsons and explore new treatments
👉 Find out more: buff.ly/ghIeY1z
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Astrocytes have long been conceived as passive support player cells in the brain. But today @science.org (via 3 reports) they got a big upgrade for their active role in neuromodulation and control of brain function
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
May 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Astrocytes have long been conceived as passive support player cells in the brain. But today @science.org (via 3 reports) they got a big upgrade for their active role in neuromodulation and control of brain function
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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If you would like to attend a #microscopy or #bioimageanalysis training course in the next 6 months but don’t have funding, check out our Microscopy Training Grant from @jcellsci.bsky.social and @focalplane.bsky.social.
Next deadline: 6 June 2025
www.biologists.com/grants/jcs-f...
#Training
Next deadline: 6 June 2025
www.biologists.com/grants/jcs-f...
#Training
May 13, 2025 at 8:46 AM
If you would like to attend a #microscopy or #bioimageanalysis training course in the next 6 months but don’t have funding, check out our Microscopy Training Grant from @jcellsci.bsky.social and @focalplane.bsky.social.
Next deadline: 6 June 2025
www.biologists.com/grants/jcs-f...
#Training
Next deadline: 6 June 2025
www.biologists.com/grants/jcs-f...
#Training
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Join us for the next SGP EpIC Seminar on Tuesday, 5 May, at 12:00 pm Eastern featuring a talk by Amanda Lewis, "Piezo1 ion channels are capable of conformational signaling." As ever, registration is free and all are welcome. sgp-epic-seminars.com
May 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Join us for the next SGP EpIC Seminar on Tuesday, 5 May, at 12:00 pm Eastern featuring a talk by Amanda Lewis, "Piezo1 ion channels are capable of conformational signaling." As ever, registration is free and all are welcome. sgp-epic-seminars.com
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Reposted by Christiana Kontaxi
Synaptic vesicle-omics in mice captures signatures of aging & synucleinopathy; Synaptic changes in mice lacking α-synuclein suggest that loss of α-synuclein function contributes to synaptic dysfunction
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
May 3, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Synaptic vesicle-omics in mice captures signatures of aging & synucleinopathy; Synaptic changes in mice lacking α-synuclein suggest that loss of α-synuclein function contributes to synaptic dysfunction
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Applications for the 2025 Cell Physiology Workshop are due tomorrow at midday, Liverpool UK time. 🙂🦑🔬
We’ve had a few requests to extend the deadline for applications for the CPW 2025 workshop @cpw-liverpool.bsky.social due to the Easter break. The deadline is now midday on 28th April! Application form is available from the webpage @livuni-ilcams.bsky.social
www.liverpool.ac.uk/life-course-...
www.liverpool.ac.uk/life-course-...
Cell Physiology Workshop | Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences | University of Liverpool linkedinblueskyThe Original RedbrickUniversity of Liverpool on FacebookLivUni on InstagramLivUn...
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April 27, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Applications for the 2025 Cell Physiology Workshop are due tomorrow at midday, Liverpool UK time. 🙂🦑🔬
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I have an opening in my lab for a postdoctoral fellow to work on projects that relate to the mechanisms of neurotransmitter release by dopamine neurons and/or on how inflammatory signals infuence the functionning of these neurons. Please share.
April 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I have an opening in my lab for a postdoctoral fellow to work on projects that relate to the mechanisms of neurotransmitter release by dopamine neurons and/or on how inflammatory signals infuence the functionning of these neurons. Please share.
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The preliminary program for the 2026 Basal Ganglia Gordon Research Conference is up! www.grc.org/basal-gangli...
Super excited about this program and to move the meeting to Europe for the first time - come join us in Tuscany!
Super excited about this program and to move the meeting to Europe for the first time - come join us in Tuscany!
2026 Basal Ganglia Conference GRC
The 2026 Gordon Research Conference on Basal Ganglia will be held in Lucca (Barga), Lucca Italy. Apply today to reserve your spot.
www.grc.org
April 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The preliminary program for the 2026 Basal Ganglia Gordon Research Conference is up! www.grc.org/basal-gangli...
Super excited about this program and to move the meeting to Europe for the first time - come join us in Tuscany!
Super excited about this program and to move the meeting to Europe for the first time - come join us in Tuscany!
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I think the @naturemethods.bsky.social editorial is particularly timely this month in support of basic research funding in the life sciences. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The big picture in science - Nature Methods
Basic science and methods development is essential to ensure that lifesaving advances and improvements to the human condition continue moving forward. Such research needs strong and sustained funding ...
www.nature.com
April 15, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I think the @naturemethods.bsky.social editorial is particularly timely this month in support of basic research funding in the life sciences. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Our lab at the NIH (Bethesda, MD) is looking for postdoctoral fellows to join our team studying the molecular mechanisms of protein trafficking and their links to neurodevelopmental disorders starting on or after 10-1-2025. Send your application to juan.bonifacino@nih.gov. Please share and repost!
April 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Our lab at the NIH (Bethesda, MD) is looking for postdoctoral fellows to join our team studying the molecular mechanisms of protein trafficking and their links to neurodevelopmental disorders starting on or after 10-1-2025. Send your application to juan.bonifacino@nih.gov. Please share and repost!
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This would be today.
April 11, 2025 at 11:59 AM
This would be today.