Katherine Wood
woodlab.bsky.social
Katherine Wood
@woodlab.bsky.social
Auditory neuroscientist at University of Sheffield, interested in understanding how the brain supports auditory perception. Opinions my own.

https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/hearing/wood-lab
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We must adapt to protect our future.

We’re calling for a National Climate Resilience Plan to invest in:
📚 public education
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Sign the petition today: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

#ClimateResilience #Adaptation #ClimateMajorityProject
September 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Our lab is looking for a postdoc! We have interesting projects and cutting-edge techniques such as Neuropixels Opto, Light Beads Microscopy and more. We would be delighted to receive your application. Deadline is 25 November 2025. More info here:
www.ucl.ac.uk/cortexlab/po...
November 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Join us in Sheffield! We are keen to support early career researchers in applying for independent research fellowships (IRFs) to join our friendly and collaborative environment, in areas related to developmental biology, stem cells and regenerative biology, and neuroscience.
November 12, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Happy #MicroscopyMonday everyone! 🌟🔬 Here’s an image from Ivy of outer hair cells (OHCs) and inner hair cells (IHCs) from a P20 mouse.. 🐁✨#Microscopy #HearingResearch #Cochlea #Neuroscience #Neuroskyence
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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We've had a busy few weeks as we have returned from an amazing Inner Ear Biology conference in Tübingen!👂 It was inspiring to hear cutting-edge research and disseminate our own—Adam, Alice, and Char gave talks, while Ginny, Federico, Yan, and Andrea presented their latest work in poster sessions!🧑‍🔬🧪
October 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Ceriani et al. (2025). A machine-learning-based approach to predict early hallmarks of progressive hearing loss. Hearing Research 464, 109328.

doi.org/10.1016/j.he...

@hearingshef.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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JWST just released a new image of the red planet!
Just kidding, this is an image of the organ of Corti stained red that I've badly photoshopped 👩‍🚀 Have a great weekend all!
August 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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📝 We have a new paper out! Headed by Dr Federico Ceriani, this paper shows that machine-learning can be used to detect early signs of hearing loss, and can also predict the future progression of hearing loss in 6N and 6N-repaired mice! 🧪🦻

kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
June 18, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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📍: Sheffield Winter Gardens, S1 2LH
⏰: June 14th & 15th, 11am-4pm
🔗: www.sheffield.ac.uk/neuroscience...
NeuroFest
Brought to you by the University of Sheffield’s Neuroscience InstituteDate & time: Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 June 2025, 11am-4pm (drop-in)Location: Sheffield Winter Garden, 90 Surrey Street, Sheffield S...
www.sheffield.ac.uk
June 9, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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🧠 Are you a basic scientist with 12 minutes to spare?
This is your final reminder to take our survey on public engagement.
The survey is closing soon on 8 June. Make your voice heard!
buff.ly/OB5LBP2

#BasicScience #OpenScience #LabLife #AcademicChatter #ScienceForAll
June 2, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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This week we’ve had Adam and Charlie presenting to the public at @pintofscience.uk in the Sheffield Tap! They talked about how we hear and shared some of their research, too 😊.

#Pint25
#PublicEngagement
May 22, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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I couldn’t sign this quick enough.
Please consider doing the same if you are at all concerned about what is happening to science in the US, and Elon Musk’s role in it, and believe that he is not fit for recognition as a Fellow of the Royal Society 🧪 🌎
February 13, 2025 at 8:24 AM
We used cleanBib in our paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41... (see the References section of our Methods)
Instructions for cleanBib are here: github.com/dalejn/clean...
- Definitely made me think harder about which papers I was citing!
February 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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From not being able to find people within auditory research to not being able to follow up on notifications. This is fantastic! So nice to see this community growing! Do not hesitate to contact me if you want want to be added to this list, particularly young/early career peeps.
go.bsky.app/2V3D2mu
November 21, 2024 at 11:00 AM
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I made a systems neuroscience starter pack, focused on experimentalists who study the brain at the level of populations of neurons!

Also want to be on the list? Reply or DM me a picture of your ephys rig or 2p setup and I'll add you 🤭

go.bsky.app/UiqX7ry
November 11, 2024 at 7:50 AM
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Neuropixels and Optogenetics are delighted to announce the birth of

Neuropixels Opto

Combining high-resolution electrophysiology and optogenetics

Today in bioRxiv

960 sites, 28 emitters, 2 colors

By Lakunina, @karolinazsocha.bsky.social, Ladd, et al

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

(1/2)
February 7, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Super excited that this paper is now “in print” in Scientific Reports:

links.springernature.com/f/a/chqdN90F...
January 28, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Do you know a UK-based wheelchair user who works in a lab and would be willing to user-test our prototype of what is believed to be the first-ever lab coat adapted for wheelchair users?

Please share far & wide! Interest form: forms.office.com/e/66FhcQjqRT

More info: www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-east/new...
January 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Happy #MicroscopyMonday !📷 Here we have a gorgeous image from an old Master's student, Laia Mas Marquez, showing inner hair cell stereocilia (green) with EPS8 (red) highlighting their tips. EPS8 is key in regulating stereocilia length and ensuring proper localization of other essential proteins.
January 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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We experience the world through a multitude of senses, and yet most studies of sensory perception focus on one sensory modality at a time. Our paper on how odors affect sound processing in now published in Journal of Neuroscience (1/5). www.jneurosci.org/content/44/4...
December 13, 2024 at 1:34 PM