kwitschas
@kwitschas.bsky.social
Biochemist and former postdoctoral patch-clamp artist @UGent, Belgium, now at Tampere University, Finland
#ionchannels, #mechanobiology, and #calciumsignaling
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Katja-Witschas
#ionchannels, #mechanobiology, and #calciumsignaling
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Katja-Witschas
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Please consider applying, @dev-journal.bsky.social provides:
- Profile raising
- Mentor sessions
- Leadership training
and a growing network of supportive peers.
- Profile raising
- Mentor sessions
- Leadership training
and a growing network of supportive peers.
Apply for our Pathway to Independence (PI) programme, supporting postdocs in #devbio and #stemcell research during the transition to their first group leader position: www.biologists.com/grants/devel...
Application deadline: 2 February 2026.
Application deadline: 2 February 2026.
December 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Please consider applying, @dev-journal.bsky.social provides:
- Profile raising
- Mentor sessions
- Leadership training
and a growing network of supportive peers.
- Profile raising
- Mentor sessions
- Leadership training
and a growing network of supportive peers.
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If you are interested, here is the full call for papers: sites.google.com/view/xivpbcs... Be sure to mark your calendars: the deadline is January 15, 2026! The organizing and scientific committees are absolutely stellar in this new edition of the PBCS workshop! #HPBio #philsci #HPS #cogsci #neurosky
December 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM
If you are interested, here is the full call for papers: sites.google.com/view/xivpbcs... Be sure to mark your calendars: the deadline is January 15, 2026! The organizing and scientific committees are absolutely stellar in this new edition of the PBCS workshop! #HPBio #philsci #HPS #cogsci #neurosky
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I am incredibly honored to have been invited as one of the keynote speakers for the XIV PBCS! This long-standing initiative is very supportive of graduate students & early-career researchers, so I encourage everyone to submit their abstracts! See you in Madrid next year! #HPS #HPbio #cogsci #philsky
December 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I am incredibly honored to have been invited as one of the keynote speakers for the XIV PBCS! This long-standing initiative is very supportive of graduate students & early-career researchers, so I encourage everyone to submit their abstracts! See you in Madrid next year! #HPS #HPbio #cogsci #philsky
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Happening tomorrow!
Reserve your spot for this Meet-the-Expert webinar on learning and cognition now:
🔗 vist.ly/4gvwb
#neurosky #neuroskyence
Reserve your spot for this Meet-the-Expert webinar on learning and cognition now:
🔗 vist.ly/4gvwb
#neurosky #neuroskyence
December 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Happening tomorrow!
Reserve your spot for this Meet-the-Expert webinar on learning and cognition now:
🔗 vist.ly/4gvwb
#neurosky #neuroskyence
Reserve your spot for this Meet-the-Expert webinar on learning and cognition now:
🔗 vist.ly/4gvwb
#neurosky #neuroskyence
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More press about our BBS paper on metabolism and cognition:
aktuell.uni-bielefeld.de/2025/11/24/t...
#neuroskyence #cogsky #philsci
aktuell.uni-bielefeld.de/2025/11/24/t...
#neuroskyence #cogsky #philsci
Thinking Takes Energy
A new study shows how our brain metabolism sets the limits of thinking. Researchers explain why cognitive models remain incomplete without considering biological resources.
aktuell.uni-bielefeld.de
December 2, 2025 at 11:27 AM
More press about our BBS paper on metabolism and cognition:
aktuell.uni-bielefeld.de/2025/11/24/t...
#neuroskyence #cogsky #philsci
aktuell.uni-bielefeld.de/2025/11/24/t...
#neuroskyence #cogsky #philsci
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I believe that we are about to see a major scientific conflict play out here on BlueSky, for better or for worse. I'll weigh in on this on the blog once I'm sure that I understand everyone's positions:
November 29, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I believe that we are about to see a major scientific conflict play out here on BlueSky, for better or for worse. I'll weigh in on this on the blog once I'm sure that I understand everyone's positions:
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Since AI slop is again all over Scientific Reports, a thread on the economics of grey-zone publishing.
Why does slop keep getting published? What does it mean for science? How can we stop this?
Background readings:
Understand the strain: tinyurl.com/2b6wxx5r
Stop the drain: tinyurl.com/3jfscscy
Why does slop keep getting published? What does it mean for science? How can we stop this?
Background readings:
Understand the strain: tinyurl.com/2b6wxx5r
Stop the drain: tinyurl.com/3jfscscy
November 30, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Since AI slop is again all over Scientific Reports, a thread on the economics of grey-zone publishing.
Why does slop keep getting published? What does it mean for science? How can we stop this?
Background readings:
Understand the strain: tinyurl.com/2b6wxx5r
Stop the drain: tinyurl.com/3jfscscy
Why does slop keep getting published? What does it mean for science? How can we stop this?
Background readings:
Understand the strain: tinyurl.com/2b6wxx5r
Stop the drain: tinyurl.com/3jfscscy
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While birds and bats both developed adaptations for flight, the way they went about it is so fundamentally different it affects their possible ecological adaptation. Specifically, birds can easily shift to a walking lifestyle, bats can't. 🧪
Link: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Link: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 29, 2025 at 8:03 AM
While birds and bats both developed adaptations for flight, the way they went about it is so fundamentally different it affects their possible ecological adaptation. Specifically, birds can easily shift to a walking lifestyle, bats can't. 🧪
Link: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Link: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
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#Moon shot from #SantaBarbara tonight.
#MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography
Camera settings:
Canon T5i
Sigma 150mm x 600mm
Focal length: 600mm
F-stop: f/8
Exposure time: 1/1250
ISO: 800
#MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography
Camera settings:
Canon T5i
Sigma 150mm x 600mm
Focal length: 600mm
F-stop: f/8
Exposure time: 1/1250
ISO: 800
November 29, 2025 at 6:03 AM
#Moon shot from #SantaBarbara tonight.
#MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography
Camera settings:
Canon T5i
Sigma 150mm x 600mm
Focal length: 600mm
F-stop: f/8
Exposure time: 1/1250
ISO: 800
#MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography
Camera settings:
Canon T5i
Sigma 150mm x 600mm
Focal length: 600mm
F-stop: f/8
Exposure time: 1/1250
ISO: 800
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Even the the damn twitter card for this Nature Scientific Reports is clearly AI Slop.
November 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Even the the damn twitter card for this Nature Scientific Reports is clearly AI Slop.
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ERC success rates are tanking and the move is... even bigger grants for fewer people? smh
· #AcademicSky ·
The European Research Council is launching €7m Plus Grants for ambitious, long‑term research — open to researchers at any career stage but limited to about 30 awards; current ERC grantees and applicants are ineligible, reports @clanicholson.bsky.social.
The European Research Council is launching €7m Plus Grants for ambitious, long‑term research — open to researchers at any career stage but limited to about 30 awards; current ERC grantees and applicants are ineligible, reports @clanicholson.bsky.social.
ERC’s new €7m Plus Grants open to researchers at any career stage - Research Professional News
European Research Council president describes scheme as part attempt to lure US talent
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:14 PM
ERC success rates are tanking and the move is... even bigger grants for fewer people? smh
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· #AcademicSky ·
The European Research Council is launching €7m Plus Grants for ambitious, long‑term research — open to researchers at any career stage but limited to about 30 awards; current ERC grantees and applicants are ineligible, reports @clanicholson.bsky.social.
The European Research Council is launching €7m Plus Grants for ambitious, long‑term research — open to researchers at any career stage but limited to about 30 awards; current ERC grantees and applicants are ineligible, reports @clanicholson.bsky.social.
ERC’s new €7m Plus Grants open to researchers at any career stage - Research Professional News
European Research Council president describes scheme as part attempt to lure US talent
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
· #AcademicSky ·
The European Research Council is launching €7m Plus Grants for ambitious, long‑term research — open to researchers at any career stage but limited to about 30 awards; current ERC grantees and applicants are ineligible, reports @clanicholson.bsky.social.
The European Research Council is launching €7m Plus Grants for ambitious, long‑term research — open to researchers at any career stage but limited to about 30 awards; current ERC grantees and applicants are ineligible, reports @clanicholson.bsky.social.
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The hippocampus is not a library, it is a simulation engine.
HPC is known for storing maps of the environment but not so known for generating planned trajectories.
This paper proposes that recurrence in CA3 is crucial for planning.
A🧵with my toy model and notes:
#neuroskyence #compneuro #NeuroAI
HPC is known for storing maps of the environment but not so known for generating planned trajectories.
This paper proposes that recurrence in CA3 is crucial for planning.
A🧵with my toy model and notes:
#neuroskyence #compneuro #NeuroAI
November 28, 2025 at 3:02 AM
The hippocampus is not a library, it is a simulation engine.
HPC is known for storing maps of the environment but not so known for generating planned trajectories.
This paper proposes that recurrence in CA3 is crucial for planning.
A🧵with my toy model and notes:
#neuroskyence #compneuro #NeuroAI
HPC is known for storing maps of the environment but not so known for generating planned trajectories.
This paper proposes that recurrence in CA3 is crucial for planning.
A🧵with my toy model and notes:
#neuroskyence #compneuro #NeuroAI
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Today I and everyday I am:
Grateful for Vaccines
Grateful for Science
Grateful for Public Health Workers
Grateful for Doctors
Grateful for Nurses
Grateful for Scientists
Grateful for everyone whose job has been a little harder to do especially this year, yet who keep showing up.
#Thanksgiving
Grateful for Vaccines
Grateful for Science
Grateful for Public Health Workers
Grateful for Doctors
Grateful for Nurses
Grateful for Scientists
Grateful for everyone whose job has been a little harder to do especially this year, yet who keep showing up.
#Thanksgiving
November 28, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Today I and everyday I am:
Grateful for Vaccines
Grateful for Science
Grateful for Public Health Workers
Grateful for Doctors
Grateful for Nurses
Grateful for Scientists
Grateful for everyone whose job has been a little harder to do especially this year, yet who keep showing up.
#Thanksgiving
Grateful for Vaccines
Grateful for Science
Grateful for Public Health Workers
Grateful for Doctors
Grateful for Nurses
Grateful for Scientists
Grateful for everyone whose job has been a little harder to do especially this year, yet who keep showing up.
#Thanksgiving
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Major AI conference flooded with peer reviews written fully by AI www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Major AI conference flooded with peer reviews written fully by AI
Controversy has erupted after 21% of manuscript reviews for an international AI conference were found to be generated by artificial intelligence.
www.nature.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Major AI conference flooded with peer reviews written fully by AI www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Despite advances, AI models continue to be geared towards the needs of English-speaking people in high-income countries.— but local initiatives are fighting for change www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Large language models are biased — local initiatives are fighting for change
Despite advances, AI models continue to be geared towards the needs of English-speaking people in high-income countries.
www.nature.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Despite advances, AI models continue to be geared towards the needs of English-speaking people in high-income countries.— but local initiatives are fighting for change www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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I was one of those immigrants, and we commit fewer crimes than people born here.
“Trump says he wants to “permanently pause migration” from poorer nations and is promising to seek to expel millions of immigrants from the US by revoking their legal status.”
apnews.com/article/trum...
“Trump says he wants to “permanently pause migration” from poorer nations and is promising to seek to expel millions of immigrants from the US by revoking their legal status.”
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump says he wants to 'permanently pause' migration to the US from poorer countries
President Donald Trump says he wants to “permanently pause migration” from poorer nations and is promising to seek to expel millions of immigrants from the United States by revoking their legal status...
apnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I was one of those immigrants, and we commit fewer crimes than people born here.
“Trump says he wants to “permanently pause migration” from poorer nations and is promising to seek to expel millions of immigrants from the US by revoking their legal status.”
apnews.com/article/trum...
“Trump says he wants to “permanently pause migration” from poorer nations and is promising to seek to expel millions of immigrants from the US by revoking their legal status.”
apnews.com/article/trum...
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ERC Plus Grants
• No career limit, current ERCs are not eligible
• Major challenge, transformative research
• Up to 7 million euros, up to 7 years
• 30 grants per year, 2 years, only once per lifetime
• Same application format, plus vision statement
• Deadline in September 2026, 2 stage evaluation
• No career limit, current ERCs are not eligible
• Major challenge, transformative research
• Up to 7 million euros, up to 7 years
• 30 grants per year, 2 years, only once per lifetime
• Same application format, plus vision statement
• Deadline in September 2026, 2 stage evaluation
Webinar on the new ERC Plus Grants live starting now www.youtube.com/live/Dzkas7f...
Webinar on the new ERC Plus Grants
YouTube video by European Research Council
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
ERC Plus Grants
• No career limit, current ERCs are not eligible
• Major challenge, transformative research
• Up to 7 million euros, up to 7 years
• 30 grants per year, 2 years, only once per lifetime
• Same application format, plus vision statement
• Deadline in September 2026, 2 stage evaluation
• No career limit, current ERCs are not eligible
• Major challenge, transformative research
• Up to 7 million euros, up to 7 years
• 30 grants per year, 2 years, only once per lifetime
• Same application format, plus vision statement
• Deadline in September 2026, 2 stage evaluation
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Call me biased, but this is very cool
It's also the first of many things you will want to read from @adamgrieve.bsky.social and his group
It's also the first of many things you will want to read from @adamgrieve.bsky.social and his group
Add our first pre-print to your reading list?
Using AF2 and MD, we've characterised structures and conformational ensembles of human rhomboid proteases - and revealed some surprises along the way. Feel v.lucky to work alongside Bryony & @robincorey.bsky.social!
Please share: tinyurl.com/3h8r7f5y
Using AF2 and MD, we've characterised structures and conformational ensembles of human rhomboid proteases - and revealed some surprises along the way. Feel v.lucky to work alongside Bryony & @robincorey.bsky.social!
Please share: tinyurl.com/3h8r7f5y
November 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Call me biased, but this is very cool
It's also the first of many things you will want to read from @adamgrieve.bsky.social and his group
It's also the first of many things you will want to read from @adamgrieve.bsky.social and his group
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New paper from the @rouxlab.bsky.social on Nature Communications! We study how membrane tension is spatially organized in cells. Using the mechanosensitive probe Flipper-TR to visualize tension across the plasma membrane of adherent cells and to dissect the conditions needed for a gradient to happen
November 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
New paper from the @rouxlab.bsky.social on Nature Communications! We study how membrane tension is spatially organized in cells. Using the mechanosensitive probe Flipper-TR to visualize tension across the plasma membrane of adherent cells and to dissect the conditions needed for a gradient to happen
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Let us know!
Do you do journal clubs in your lab? if you run the paper you're presenting in @qedscience.bsky.social (it's great for finding -problems) please let me know! I'd love to echo the discussion here, and compare your insights about the paper with q.e.d's comments #qedjournalclub
November 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Let us know!