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Shigeo Okabe
@shigeookabe.bsky.social
Research scientist in cell biology and neuroscience
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Welcome to San Diego!
You made it through the first day of the meeting. Keep the science vibes going all year with Neuronline’s webinars, podcasts, and articles designed to fuel your neuroscience journey beyond #SfN25
neuronline.sfn.org?utm_source=t...
November 16, 2025 at 1:59 AM
We have begun accepting new applications for the Summer Program 2026 in RIKEN CBS.
cbs.riken.jp/en/summer/
Please share this with your friends and colleagues.
RIKEN CBS Summer Program 2026 | RIKEN Center for Brain Science (RIKEN CBS)
RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) explorers the mysteries of the brain-one of the ultimate frontiers in natural science-at all levels.
cbs.riken.jp
November 14, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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"Blacklock hopes to 'illuminate the full range of Ballard’s activities as a reviewer, ... memoirist, provocateur, compiler of lists, and talking head.' He achieves this handsomely." — @thetls.bsky.social

"Selected Nonfiction, 1962–2007" is now in paperback: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204832...
October 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Open Day at RIKEN Wako Campus.
Thank you to all the visitors who joined us today! It’s wonderful to see so many young people attending lectures and asking thoughtful questions. Inspiring their curiosity and interest in science is one of our most important goals.
October 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Day 2 of the #HFSPScienceSummit kicked off with a full house at the Satellite Event hosted by @riken-brc-jp.bsky.social
Exciting scientific discussions, brilliant minds, and a packed room. What a way to start the day! 🧪 #sts
October 2, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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🧪 The #HFSPSummitJapan High-Level Event has started at The University of Tokyo 🇯🇵!
Nobel Laureates, Science Leaders, HFSP Nakasone Awardees & Japanese researchers debating innovation, collaboration, and the future of life sciences. 🌟 #HFSPsciencesummit #sts
October 3, 2025 at 1:46 AM
A new paper was published in Science journal.
Thank you, Hyung-Bae, for this excellent collaboration.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Intercellular communication in the brain through a dendritic nanotubular network
Intercellular nanotubular networks mediate material exchange, but their existence in neurons remains to be explored in detail. We identified long, thin dendritic filopodia forming direct dendrite–dend...
www.science.org
October 3, 2025 at 4:00 AM
New Grant Call for AMED ASPIRE program is now open. Japan-Switzerland collaboration!
www.amed.go.jp/en/news/prog...
FY 2025 Advanced International Collaborative Research Program - Adopting Sustainable Partnerships for an Innovative Research Ecosystem (ASPIRE) [7th Call (Japan-Switzerland Joint Call)] | Japan Agenc...
www.amed.go.jp
April 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
New EM connectome data with 1.4 x 0.87 x 0.84 mm volume of mouse cortex. Functional imaging data of an estimated 75,000 pyramidal neurons are associated with the structural data. Highly useful resource for neuroscientists.
www.microns-explorer.org/cortical-mm3
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Cubic Millimeter — MICrONS Explorer
www.microns-explorer.org
April 12, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Starting my new job at RIKEN CBS in Wako.
April 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM