Victoria K. Switacz
@victoria-swi.bsky.social
doctoral student I fascinated by neurons, biophysics, ephys I Passion for olfaction: detection ➡️ processing ➡️ behavior🧠👃🏻 🐭
@chemosensation/Spehr lab (📍Aachen, Germany).
New reading material: doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2134-24.2025
Opinions r my own!
@chemosensation/Spehr lab (📍Aachen, Germany).
New reading material: doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2134-24.2025
Opinions r my own!
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Ca2+-Activated Ion Channels Exert Opposite Effects in Different Signaling Compartments of Vomeronasal Sensory Neurons
In most mammals, conspecific chemical cues that drive innate social and sexual behavior are detected by the vomeronasal organ (VNO) and processed in the accessory olfactory bulb (AOB). Chemosensory st...
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Now out in @sfnjournals.bsky.socialjournals.bsky.social : bit.ly/3YzVjRv. In VSNs, Ca²⁺ doesn’t tell a 'simple' story. Ca²⁺ at the knob excites, while at the soma it can activate K⁺ channels, dampening excitability. This channel diversity and compartmentalization refine vomeronasal sensory output-
Reposted by Victoria K. Switacz
🚨 We are looking for 2 PhD students! 🧠🐸👃
Join the Manzini Lab @jlugiessen.bsky.social to explore the olfactory system in #aquatic #vertebrates.
We mainly use #amphibians, combining:
🔬 Imaging
👩🔬 Cell biology
🐝 Behavior
👉 bit.ly/neurophd
🌍 bit.ly/manzinilab
Please share!
#PhD #neuroscience #job
Join the Manzini Lab @jlugiessen.bsky.social to explore the olfactory system in #aquatic #vertebrates.
We mainly use #amphibians, combining:
🔬 Imaging
👩🔬 Cell biology
🐝 Behavior
👉 bit.ly/neurophd
🌍 bit.ly/manzinilab
Please share!
#PhD #neuroscience #job
August 22, 2025 at 8:15 AM
🚨 We are looking for 2 PhD students! 🧠🐸👃
Join the Manzini Lab @jlugiessen.bsky.social to explore the olfactory system in #aquatic #vertebrates.
We mainly use #amphibians, combining:
🔬 Imaging
👩🔬 Cell biology
🐝 Behavior
👉 bit.ly/neurophd
🌍 bit.ly/manzinilab
Please share!
#PhD #neuroscience #job
Join the Manzini Lab @jlugiessen.bsky.social to explore the olfactory system in #aquatic #vertebrates.
We mainly use #amphibians, combining:
🔬 Imaging
👩🔬 Cell biology
🐝 Behavior
👉 bit.ly/neurophd
🌍 bit.ly/manzinilab
Please share!
#PhD #neuroscience #job
Reposted by Victoria K. Switacz
Olfaction geeks, come to Cambridge next month for a 30yrs old cross-disciplinary smell chat from philosophy to clinics to circuits 🧠👃
Headliner @dattalab.bsky.social on his lab's brand new olfactory maps study
Networking lunches, fancy College dinner, student discount, plenty of coffee. Go register!
Headliner @dattalab.bsky.social on his lab's brand new olfactory maps study
Networking lunches, fancy College dinner, student discount, plenty of coffee. Go register!
June 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Olfaction geeks, come to Cambridge next month for a 30yrs old cross-disciplinary smell chat from philosophy to clinics to circuits 🧠👃
Headliner @dattalab.bsky.social on his lab's brand new olfactory maps study
Networking lunches, fancy College dinner, student discount, plenty of coffee. Go register!
Headliner @dattalab.bsky.social on his lab's brand new olfactory maps study
Networking lunches, fancy College dinner, student discount, plenty of coffee. Go register!
Reposted by Victoria K. Switacz
This Week in The Journal #JNeurosci | The Neural Underpinnings of Waiting; Behavioral Outcomes from Neurofibromin Deficiency
www.jneurosci.org/content/45/1...
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This Week in The Journal
The Neural Underpinnings of Waiting
Qiang Zheng, Yujing Liu, Yue Huang, Jiaming Cao, Xuanning Wang, and Jianing Yu
(see article e1820242025)
Waiting is important for action control during motor ta...
www.jneurosci.org
April 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This Week in The Journal #JNeurosci | The Neural Underpinnings of Waiting; Behavioral Outcomes from Neurofibromin Deficiency
www.jneurosci.org/content/45/1...
www.jneurosci.org/content/45/1...
Now out in @sfnjournals.bsky.socialjournals.bsky.social : bit.ly/3YzVjRv. In VSNs, Ca²⁺ doesn’t tell a 'simple' story. Ca²⁺ at the knob excites, while at the soma it can activate K⁺ channels, dampening excitability. This channel diversity and compartmentalization refine vomeronasal sensory output-
Ca2+-Activated Ion Channels Exert Opposite Effects in Different Signaling Compartments of Vomeronasal Sensory Neurons
In most mammals, conspecific chemical cues that drive innate social and sexual behavior are detected by the vomeronasal organ (VNO) and processed in the accessory olfactory bulb (AOB). Chemosensory st...
bit.ly
April 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Now out in @sfnjournals.bsky.socialjournals.bsky.social : bit.ly/3YzVjRv. In VSNs, Ca²⁺ doesn’t tell a 'simple' story. Ca²⁺ at the knob excites, while at the soma it can activate K⁺ channels, dampening excitability. This channel diversity and compartmentalization refine vomeronasal sensory output-
Reposted by Victoria K. Switacz
Tomorrow morning, March 29th at 11:30 am, check out Symposium 31 at #NWG2025 @neurowissg.bsky.social organized by MODOLFOR member Tobias Ackels @tobiasackels.bsky.social
March 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Tomorrow morning, March 29th at 11:30 am, check out Symposium 31 at #NWG2025 @neurowissg.bsky.social organized by MODOLFOR member Tobias Ackels @tobiasackels.bsky.social
Reposted by Victoria K. Switacz
A scientific excursion for us, and a fun collaboration with Polina Lishko and her team. In this new study, led on our end by Lina Kenzler and Jerome Schrőer, we address a molecular mechanism that controls uterine contractions in mice and humans.
Enjoy the read.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Enjoy the read.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Kir7.1 is the physiological target for hormones and steroids that regulate uteroplacental function
Progesterone and progestins activate Kir7.1 to control uterine excitability, offering insights for preterm birth therapy.
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March 6, 2025 at 9:20 PM
A scientific excursion for us, and a fun collaboration with Polina Lishko and her team. In this new study, led on our end by Lina Kenzler and Jerome Schrőer, we address a molecular mechanism that controls uterine contractions in mice and humans.
Enjoy the read.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Enjoy the read.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...