Vidhya Rangaraju, PhD
@RangarajuVidhya
Research Group Leader @MPFNeuro | Investigating neuronal energy use and synaptic plasticity #StayCurious
📢New preprint alert! We watch ATP, the energy currency, in tiny compartments of brain synapses to show that synapses talk to their local mitochondria to produce energy right when needed during plasticity: biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
Thank you Felipe (@coffee_lipe) at @preLights for highlighting our recent preprint! @ilikaghosh09 @RuolinFan @ojaseee @MPFNeuro
Happy to share my latest @preLights post ! prelights.biologists.com/highlights/syn… highlighting @RangarajuVidhya 's lab work: a spine-mitochondrial ATP ratiometric reporter shows that synaptic activity triggers a rapid, sustained ATP boost in dendritic spines, fueled by local mitochondria 🧐
Ending 2024 with our lab paper in @CellCellPress In this collaboration with @LorenaBenedet15, @JLS_Lab, and Ryan Lab, we (@RuolinFan) provided our expertise in ER calcium imaging (Fig. 7) to show that ER acts like superhighways in neurons, helping signals travel long distances
I am super excited to share our article addressing a longstanding question in neurobiology: how Ca²⁺ signaling cascades initiated at dendritic spines operate at a distance. Check it out here: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S00… @CellCellPress
We are hiring an Academic Training Program Administrator at MPFI! This role is perfect for someone who is passionate about helping trainees at all levels succeed & fostering the next generation of talent in sunny South Florida! Learn more and apply here: mpfi.org/institute/care…
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Please Share! Nominations are open for the Peter Gruss Young Investigator Award! This award celebrates early-career scientists who have made outstanding contributions to the scientific community through collaboration, creativity, and curiosity-driven research. Know someone doing…
[Please REPOST] My lab is opening up a Fully Funded Postdoc Position to study the fascinating subcellular biology of brain synapses using state-of-the-art subcellular techniques, deadline Aug 11th @dandrite @NordicEMBL @MolBiolAU @AIAS_dk: international.au.dk/about/profile/…
Please Share! Nominations are open for the Peter Gruss Young Investigator Award! This award celebrates early-career scientists who have made outstanding contributions to the scientific community through collaboration, creativity, and curiosity-driven research. Know someone doing…
Looking forward!
This thursday, we talk supply logistics, with lots of energy.
Congratulations Kristen Harris of @DellMedSchool, newly inducted #NASmember! #NAS162 #neuroscience
Congratulations Timothy Ryan of @WeillCornell, newly inducted #NASmember! #NAS162 #neuroscience
Apply if you are eligible!!
Honor excellence by nominating an early-career, independent neuroscientist who has made significant contributions to the scientific community through collaboration, creativity, and curiosity-driven research. mpfi.org/pgyia
Excited to share our latest preprint! Grateful to @RangarajuVidhya for the advanced training that made it possible for me to lead this project. We show how neurons power up precisely where and when they need energy to form new memories—in real time! #Neuroscience #BrainEnergy
📢New preprint alert! We watch ATP, the energy currency, in tiny compartments of brain synapses to show that synapses talk to their local mitochondria to produce energy right when needed during plasticity: biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
Honor excellence by nominating an early-career, independent neuroscientist who has made significant contributions to the scientific community through collaboration, creativity, and curiosity-driven research. mpfi.org/pgyia
I’m incredibly grateful to receive the Carl Angus DeSantis Foundation grant for the next three years to study the energy supply mechanisms of memory formation. Huge thanks to my mentor @RangarajuVidhya for the advanced training and @MPFNeuro for the cutting-edge infrastructure.
Thank you to the Carl Angus DeSantis Foundation for featuring MPFI postdoc @ilikaghosh09, who works in the lab of @RangarajuVidhya. The DeSantis Foundation generously supports Ilika's work into how the brain uses energy to form memories properly. Read more about Dr. Ghosh, as…
Thank you to the Carl Angus DeSantis Foundation for featuring MPFI postdoc @ilikaghosh09, who works in the lab of @RangarajuVidhya. The DeSantis Foundation generously supports Ilika's work into how the brain uses energy to form memories properly. Read more about Dr. Ghosh, as…
It was an absolute honor to have been part of the iconic Music and Mind series with none other than the opera legend (and LoTR fame) Renée Fleming 🎶 #MusicAndMind #ReneeFleming @MPFNeuro
Earlier this month, MPFI Research Group Leader Dr. Vidhya Rangaraju (@RangarajuVidhya) joined other esteemed panelists at the @KravisCenter for “Renée Fleming: Music and the Mind,” an exciting exploration of brain health facilitated by none other than the opera legend…
Registration closes Wednesday for our Neurotechniques Course!! Register: mpfi.org/neuroimaging Theory and hands-on teaching by incredible team of neuro experts including @Stefan_W_Hell @DanielBAharoni @tgeiller @Abdelfattah_Lab @tinakim_neuro @Antihebbiann @LinTianPhD & more!
🎉 Kicking off 2025 with a celebration: our lab turns 5! 💰 2 major grants @NIH_CommonFund @cziscience 📜 5 publications + 1 preprint 🏆 Lab members winning big awards 🎓 Alumni off to top-tier schools Grateful for my brilliant team—here’s to the next 5 years of discovery! 🚀🙌
Are you a #PhDstudent doing #neuroscience research? Here are 3 reasons to apply for #NeuroMEETS! 🧠 Share & discuss your research 🧠 Build your network 🧠 Boost your CV Open to US and international students with all expenses covered (+ honorarium & dependent care supplement).…