Stephanie Albin
@flygirlphd.bsky.social
Drosophila neurobiologist and Science Program Officer at the Kavli Foundation. All opinions expressed are my own.
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At the Fred Kavli Opening Plenary Lecture for @fens.org Forum 2026, neuroscientist Guillermina López-Bendito explored how genes, spontaneous neural activity, and glial cells work together to build the brain’s sensory circuits before birth. 1/3
July 7, 2026 at 4:17 PM
At the Fred Kavli Opening Plenary Lecture for @fens.org Forum 2026, neuroscientist Guillermina López-Bendito explored how genes, spontaneous neural activity, and glial cells work together to build the brain’s sensory circuits before birth. 1/3
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Since 2014, The Kavli Foundation & @fkne-scholars.bsky.social have shared a commitment to advancing neuroscience. Now we're proud to welcome the 6th cohort of the FENS-Kavli Network of Excellence, an extraordinary group of early-career neuroscientists helping shape the future of the field. 1/3
July 8, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Since 2014, The Kavli Foundation & @fkne-scholars.bsky.social have shared a commitment to advancing neuroscience. Now we're proud to welcome the 6th cohort of the FENS-Kavli Network of Excellence, an extraordinary group of early-career neuroscientists helping shape the future of the field. 1/3
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July 9, 2026 at 2:44 AM
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Congratulations to @weijianzong.bsky.social, our Neurophotonics group leader and a new 2026 #FENSKavliScholar.
He builds the #Mini2P microscopes that let us watch the living brain at work.
@fens.org @kavlifoundation.org @alleninstitute.org @ntnudiscovery.bsky.social @fkne-scholars.bsky.social
He builds the #Mini2P microscopes that let us watch the living brain at work.
@fens.org @kavlifoundation.org @alleninstitute.org @ntnudiscovery.bsky.social @fkne-scholars.bsky.social
July 8, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Congratulations to @weijianzong.bsky.social, our Neurophotonics group leader and a new 2026 #FENSKavliScholar.
He builds the #Mini2P microscopes that let us watch the living brain at work.
@fens.org @kavlifoundation.org @alleninstitute.org @ntnudiscovery.bsky.social @fkne-scholars.bsky.social
He builds the #Mini2P microscopes that let us watch the living brain at work.
@fens.org @kavlifoundation.org @alleninstitute.org @ntnudiscovery.bsky.social @fkne-scholars.bsky.social
Thrilled to welcome the newest #FENSKavliScholars! Looking forward to the discoveries, collaborations, and leadership this incredible community will inspire. 🧠✨
Welcome to the 15 newly selected #FENSKavliScholars!
Representing 12 European countries, they join a network of 30 Scholars across 21 countries and 25 nationalities. 🧠✨With thanks to @fens.org, @kavlifoundation.org, @alleninstitute.org and our partners for supporting FKNE.
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Representing 12 European countries, they join a network of 30 Scholars across 21 countries and 25 nationalities. 🧠✨With thanks to @fens.org, @kavlifoundation.org, @alleninstitute.org and our partners for supporting FKNE.
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July 7, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Thrilled to welcome the newest #FENSKavliScholars! Looking forward to the discoveries, collaborations, and leadership this incredible community will inspire. 🧠✨
Exciting new funding opportunity for open source software in the life sciences: @os4science.org has launched its inaugural call for proposals.
Definitely worth a look if you’re building in this space!
Definitely worth a look if you’re building in this space!
📣 New funding opportunity. Today, we're launching our inaugural call for proposals for open source software that underpins data-intensive research and AI-driven discovery in the life sciences. 1/
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Request for Applications: Open Source for the Life Sciences
We seek proposals from open source software that underpins data-intensive research and AI-driven discovery in the life sciences.
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May 11, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Exciting new funding opportunity for open source software in the life sciences: @os4science.org has launched its inaugural call for proposals.
Definitely worth a look if you’re building in this space!
Definitely worth a look if you’re building in this space!
Excited to see the 2026 FutureHouse Fellows announced!
Congrats to Alex Starr, who will join Alex Pollen's lab at the Kavli Institute for Fundamental Neuroscience & is supported by @kavlifoundation.org.
Huge thanks to @futurehousesf.bsky.social for this partnership. So much to look forward to!!!
Congrats to Alex Starr, who will join Alex Pollen's lab at the Kavli Institute for Fundamental Neuroscience & is supported by @kavlifoundation.org.
Huge thanks to @futurehousesf.bsky.social for this partnership. So much to look forward to!!!
We're thrilled to support geneticist Alexander Starr as a FutureHouse AI-for-Science Fellow. From human-chimp cell data to AI-driven discovery, his work is uncovering the genetic roots of uniquely human traits and predicting how gene regulation evolves across species.
April 17, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Excited to see the 2026 FutureHouse Fellows announced!
Congrats to Alex Starr, who will join Alex Pollen's lab at the Kavli Institute for Fundamental Neuroscience & is supported by @kavlifoundation.org.
Huge thanks to @futurehousesf.bsky.social for this partnership. So much to look forward to!!!
Congrats to Alex Starr, who will join Alex Pollen's lab at the Kavli Institute for Fundamental Neuroscience & is supported by @kavlifoundation.org.
Huge thanks to @futurehousesf.bsky.social for this partnership. So much to look forward to!!!
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"You don’t need to give a presentation. Just be present.” We spoke with three Kavli Science and Society Sparks Program participants, and they shared lessons to help scientists connect with communities and build trust in science. See what they had to say here. bit.ly/4umMCs5
Looking to the Future: How Science and Society Sparks Impacted Three…
Deepening Understanding of Public Trust in Science
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March 27, 2026 at 9:53 PM
"You don’t need to give a presentation. Just be present.” We spoke with three Kavli Science and Society Sparks Program participants, and they shared lessons to help scientists connect with communities and build trust in science. See what they had to say here. bit.ly/4umMCs5
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After 24 years of leadership, we celebrate Marty Saggese as he steps down as ED of @sfn.org. We’re grateful for his partnership on BrainFacts.org and recent conversations advancing Neurobiology in Changing Ecosystems. His impact on the field of #neuroscience will endure. Thank you, Marty.
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March 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM
After 24 years of leadership, we celebrate Marty Saggese as he steps down as ED of @sfn.org. We’re grateful for his partnership on BrainFacts.org and recent conversations advancing Neurobiology in Changing Ecosystems. His impact on the field of #neuroscience will endure. Thank you, Marty.
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Applications are now open for the summer school: 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
🧠 Apply before March 15: www.compneuronrsn.org
📍 Located in beautiful Eresfjord 🇳🇴
🗓️ Between July 6-24
Supported by the @kavlifoundation.org
In collaboration with @kavlintnu.bsky.social
🧠 Apply before March 15: www.compneuronrsn.org
📍 Located in beautiful Eresfjord 🇳🇴
🗓️ Between July 6-24
Supported by the @kavlifoundation.org
In collaboration with @kavlintnu.bsky.social
Mathematical Methods in Computational Neuroscience
Summer school in Eresfjord, Norway (July 8th - 26th, 2024)
www.compneuronrsn.org
February 17, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Applications are now open for the summer school: 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
🧠 Apply before March 15: www.compneuronrsn.org
📍 Located in beautiful Eresfjord 🇳🇴
🗓️ Between July 6-24
Supported by the @kavlifoundation.org
In collaboration with @kavlintnu.bsky.social
🧠 Apply before March 15: www.compneuronrsn.org
📍 Located in beautiful Eresfjord 🇳🇴
🗓️ Between July 6-24
Supported by the @kavlifoundation.org
In collaboration with @kavlintnu.bsky.social
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How does evolution influence the brain and its ability to adapt? Join Kavli & @sfn.org on Feb. 18, 11am–12pm EST with PhDs Marco Gallio, Katja Reinhard & Sophie Caron to explore advances in #neuroscience and the mechanisms of flexibility and adaptation. ⬇️
February 13, 2026 at 7:52 PM
How does evolution influence the brain and its ability to adapt? Join Kavli & @sfn.org on Feb. 18, 11am–12pm EST with PhDs Marco Gallio, Katja Reinhard & Sophie Caron to explore advances in #neuroscience and the mechanisms of flexibility and adaptation. ⬇️
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We're supporting one Fellow in the 2026 FutureHouse AI-for-Science Independent Postdoctoral Fellowship, focused on AI-enabled neuroscience research in collaboration with a Kavli Institute advisor.
FutureHouse will host an applicant info session tomorrow
Jan 9 | 10am PT
Register: bit.ly/4qcAo2T
FutureHouse will host an applicant info session tomorrow
Jan 9 | 10am PT
Register: bit.ly/4qcAo2T
January 8, 2026 at 4:31 PM
We're supporting one Fellow in the 2026 FutureHouse AI-for-Science Independent Postdoctoral Fellowship, focused on AI-enabled neuroscience research in collaboration with a Kavli Institute advisor.
FutureHouse will host an applicant info session tomorrow
Jan 9 | 10am PT
Register: bit.ly/4qcAo2T
FutureHouse will host an applicant info session tomorrow
Jan 9 | 10am PT
Register: bit.ly/4qcAo2T
🎉 Excited to celebrate the 2025 NeuroData Discovery Grant recipients and honored to be part of this effort! Community, standards, and #OpenData together can transform ideas into discovery! #DataReuse #OpenScience 🧠💡
How much new science can come from data that already exists? The 2025 NeuroData Discovery Grants support researchers using open neuroscience datasets to reveal new insights and fuel discovery. Learn more: bit.ly/4oSFxvs
#Neuroscience #OpenData #KavliNeuro #NWB #DANDI
#Neuroscience #OpenData #KavliNeuro #NWB #DANDI
December 15, 2025 at 10:19 PM
🎉 Excited to celebrate the 2025 NeuroData Discovery Grant recipients and honored to be part of this effort! Community, standards, and #OpenData together can transform ideas into discovery! #DataReuse #OpenScience 🧠💡
One of the best parts of working at Kavli is seeing bold ideas become reality, even when they're not neuroscience (shocking, I know 😉).
Huge kudos to my colleague Greg Mack, the program officer who steered this effort. These new instruments will unlock discoveries in planetary & stellar space. 🔭✨
Huge kudos to my colleague Greg Mack, the program officer who steered this effort. These new instruments will unlock discoveries in planetary & stellar space. 🔭✨
Inaugural awards from our Instrumentation for Astrophysics program will bring advanced instruments to
@lickobservatory.bsky.social and @mcdonaldobs.bsky.social, expanding what mid-sized telescopes can do.
🔗 bit.ly/4pXxKNX
#KavliAstro #Astrophysics #Astrophotonics #Polarimetry #PlanetFormation
@lickobservatory.bsky.social and @mcdonaldobs.bsky.social, expanding what mid-sized telescopes can do.
🔗 bit.ly/4pXxKNX
#KavliAstro #Astrophysics #Astrophotonics #Polarimetry #PlanetFormation
The Kavli Foundation, the WoodNext Foundation, and Partners Announce…
Collaborative awards will bring new technology to mid-sized observatories, accelerating discovery in planetary and stellar science.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
One of the best parts of working at Kavli is seeing bold ideas become reality, even when they're not neuroscience (shocking, I know 😉).
Huge kudos to my colleague Greg Mack, the program officer who steered this effort. These new instruments will unlock discoveries in planetary & stellar space. 🔭✨
Huge kudos to my colleague Greg Mack, the program officer who steered this effort. These new instruments will unlock discoveries in planetary & stellar space. 🔭✨
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We’re proud to celebrate Nick Spitzer as the incoming President of SfN!
Dr. Spitzer, former founding co-director of the Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind & professor of neurobiology at UCSD, has made significant contributions to our understanding of brain plasticity. Congrats!
#KavliNeuro #SfN25
Dr. Spitzer, former founding co-director of the Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind & professor of neurobiology at UCSD, has made significant contributions to our understanding of brain plasticity. Congrats!
#KavliNeuro #SfN25
December 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
We’re proud to celebrate Nick Spitzer as the incoming President of SfN!
Dr. Spitzer, former founding co-director of the Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind & professor of neurobiology at UCSD, has made significant contributions to our understanding of brain plasticity. Congrats!
#KavliNeuro #SfN25
Dr. Spitzer, former founding co-director of the Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind & professor of neurobiology at UCSD, has made significant contributions to our understanding of brain plasticity. Congrats!
#KavliNeuro #SfN25
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This week the Trump CDC attacked science — and our health, and our kids’ health — by twisting the truth on the CDC website.
There’s things to say about the playbook they used, and that’s helped by a little explanation about scientific truth in practice.
New vid explainer from me:
🧪 part 1/
There’s things to say about the playbook they used, and that’s helped by a little explanation about scientific truth in practice.
New vid explainer from me:
🧪 part 1/
November 22, 2025 at 12:04 AM
This week the Trump CDC attacked science — and our health, and our kids’ health — by twisting the truth on the CDC website.
There’s things to say about the playbook they used, and that’s helped by a little explanation about scientific truth in practice.
New vid explainer from me:
🧪 part 1/
There’s things to say about the playbook they used, and that’s helped by a little explanation about scientific truth in practice.
New vid explainer from me:
🧪 part 1/
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This is a great opportunity for early and mid-career neuroscientists based in Europe. Application deadline January 30th.
Apply: bit.ly/3M8CLo1
Apply: bit.ly/3M8CLo1
Call for junior or mid-career group leaders in neuroscience! Apply by 30 Jan to join the FENS-Kavli Network. We are looking for excellent and engaged future scholars who are committed to exchanging scientific ideas & improve neuroscience in Europe. fenskavlinetwork.org/who-we-are/a...
November 18, 2025 at 11:56 PM
This is a great opportunity for early and mid-career neuroscientists based in Europe. Application deadline January 30th.
Apply: bit.ly/3M8CLo1
Apply: bit.ly/3M8CLo1
Miss out on the @nwb.org poster at #SfN25? Never fear - you can still catch up with the team at learn more about nwb.org at the DANDI booth #3831! #OpenScience #OpenData
November 17, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Miss out on the @nwb.org poster at #SfN25? Never fear - you can still catch up with the team at learn more about nwb.org at the DANDI booth #3831! #OpenScience #OpenData
This is an amazing opportunity for early or mid-career group leaders in #neuroscience based in Europe. Consider applying today! 🧠
Call for junior or mid-career group leaders in neuroscience! Apply by 30 Jan to join the FENS-Kavli Network. We are looking for excellent and engaged future scholars who are committed to exchanging scientific ideas & improve neuroscience in Europe. fenskavlinetwork.org/who-we-are/a...
November 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM
This is an amazing opportunity for early or mid-career group leaders in #neuroscience based in Europe. Consider applying today! 🧠
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Will you be at #SfN25? Don’t miss these lectures:
📍Sun 11/16 3pm: The Neural Code of Speech (Edward Chang, KIFN)
📍Mon 11/17 10:30am: Motor Cortex Circuits for Learned Movements (Takaki Komiyama, KIBM)
📍Tue 11/18 5:30pm: Neuronal Aging & Cognitive Decline (Rusty Gage, KIBM)
#KavliNeuro
📍Sun 11/16 3pm: The Neural Code of Speech (Edward Chang, KIFN)
📍Mon 11/17 10:30am: Motor Cortex Circuits for Learned Movements (Takaki Komiyama, KIBM)
📍Tue 11/18 5:30pm: Neuronal Aging & Cognitive Decline (Rusty Gage, KIBM)
#KavliNeuro
November 14, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Will you be at #SfN25? Don’t miss these lectures:
📍Sun 11/16 3pm: The Neural Code of Speech (Edward Chang, KIFN)
📍Mon 11/17 10:30am: Motor Cortex Circuits for Learned Movements (Takaki Komiyama, KIBM)
📍Tue 11/18 5:30pm: Neuronal Aging & Cognitive Decline (Rusty Gage, KIBM)
#KavliNeuro
📍Sun 11/16 3pm: The Neural Code of Speech (Edward Chang, KIFN)
📍Mon 11/17 10:30am: Motor Cortex Circuits for Learned Movements (Takaki Komiyama, KIBM)
📍Tue 11/18 5:30pm: Neuronal Aging & Cognitive Decline (Rusty Gage, KIBM)
#KavliNeuro
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AI + flexible probes are letting scientists track the same neurons for over a year in Alzheimer’s models, offering new insights into what happens in the disease’s earliest stages.
Read more: bit.ly/47zWnIY
@harvard.edu @harvardmed.bsky.social @curealzheimersfund.bsky.social
Read more: bit.ly/47zWnIY
@harvard.edu @harvardmed.bsky.social @curealzheimersfund.bsky.social
How AI Is Changing Neuroscience Discovery
AI is altering how scientists study the brain
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November 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
AI + flexible probes are letting scientists track the same neurons for over a year in Alzheimer’s models, offering new insights into what happens in the disease’s earliest stages.
Read more: bit.ly/47zWnIY
@harvard.edu @harvardmed.bsky.social @curealzheimersfund.bsky.social
Read more: bit.ly/47zWnIY
@harvard.edu @harvardmed.bsky.social @curealzheimersfund.bsky.social
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AI is only as powerful as the data it’s trained on. NWB + DANDI are making neuroscience data usable, shareable, and ready for AI.
Read more: https://bit.ly/47zWnIY
Read more: https://bit.ly/47zWnIY
November 5, 2025 at 11:02 PM
AI is only as powerful as the data it’s trained on. NWB + DANDI are making neuroscience data usable, shareable, and ready for AI.
Read more: https://bit.ly/47zWnIY
Read more: https://bit.ly/47zWnIY
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AI tools like DeepLabCut and SuperAnimal are changing how scientists study movement, helping them understand how brain activity drives behavior.
Read more: bit.ly/4qnX7JF
@trackingactions.bsky.social @deeplabcut.bsky.social
Read more: bit.ly/4qnX7JF
@trackingactions.bsky.social @deeplabcut.bsky.social
How AI Is Changing Neuroscience Discovery
AI is altering how scientists study the brain
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November 1, 2025 at 12:07 AM
AI tools like DeepLabCut and SuperAnimal are changing how scientists study movement, helping them understand how brain activity drives behavior.
Read more: bit.ly/4qnX7JF
@trackingactions.bsky.social @deeplabcut.bsky.social
Read more: bit.ly/4qnX7JF
@trackingactions.bsky.social @deeplabcut.bsky.social
Attending #SfN25? Join us at the BIA Toolmaker Showcase and learn about cutting edge tools and techniques used to #studyBRAIN.
We hope to see you at the 2025 SfN for the BRAIN Initiative Alliance Social: Toolmakers Showcase!
Nov 16, 2025 | 7:00–9:30 PM PT
Hilton Bayfront Sapphire Ballrooms IJMN, San Diego, CA
Register at https://bit.ly/47dPJcn
Nov 16, 2025 | 7:00–9:30 PM PT
Hilton Bayfront Sapphire Ballrooms IJMN, San Diego, CA
Register at https://bit.ly/47dPJcn
October 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Attending #SfN25? Join us at the BIA Toolmaker Showcase and learn about cutting edge tools and techniques used to #studyBRAIN.
Do you #studyBRAIN and are you attending #SfN25? Join us at the annual BRAIN Initiative Alliance Toolmaker Showcase.
📅 November 16, 2025 | 7:00–9:30 PM PT
📍 Hilton Bayfront Sapphire Ballrooms IJMN, San Diego, CA
Register here: bit.ly/3JhQwzZ
📅 November 16, 2025 | 7:00–9:30 PM PT
📍 Hilton Bayfront Sapphire Ballrooms IJMN, San Diego, CA
Register here: bit.ly/3JhQwzZ
October 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Do you #studyBRAIN and are you attending #SfN25? Join us at the annual BRAIN Initiative Alliance Toolmaker Showcase.
📅 November 16, 2025 | 7:00–9:30 PM PT
📍 Hilton Bayfront Sapphire Ballrooms IJMN, San Diego, CA
Register here: bit.ly/3JhQwzZ
📅 November 16, 2025 | 7:00–9:30 PM PT
📍 Hilton Bayfront Sapphire Ballrooms IJMN, San Diego, CA
Register here: bit.ly/3JhQwzZ