Sepiedeh Keshavarzi (@sepikeshavarzi.bsky.social)
@SepiKeshavarzi
Assistant Professor and Neuroscientist at @PDN_Cambridge
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Keeping this account going and posting for now but hoping to see you all on the other side at Bluesky! Find me at sepikeshavarzi.bsky.social
Only 10 days left to apply for our RA positions! Whether you're interested in ex vivo patch-clamp + optogenetics or programming + in vivo ephys and behaviour, we have a spot for you—especially if you're passionate about neural circuits and spatial cognition. Don't miss out!
Research Assistant positions with potential PhD continuation are now open! We're seeking two candidates with slice patch clamp or programming skills for the projects outlined in the advert: jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50040/ Apply by 21 February!
Delighted to be here at the Annual Adrian Lecture @PDN_Cambridge - Professor Botond Roska @IOB_Roska (Switzerland), and the title of his lecture is "Cell types as windows into brain function and treatment”. Hosted by @SepiKeshavarzi
This will be absolutely devastating. For trainees- all I can say is there is a whole world doing amazing research.. and if you can, consider moving abroad. I did and it was the best decision I ever made. We and others are hiring and happy to have you in these dark times.
Last year, $9B of the $35B that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) granted for research was used for administrative overhead, what is known as “indirect costs.” Today, NIH lowered the maximum indirect cost rate research institutions can charge the government to 15%, above…
Research Assistant positions with potential PhD continuation are now open! We're seeking two candidates with slice patch clamp or programming skills for the projects outlined in the advert: jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50040/ Apply by 21 February!
📢 Opportunity Alert! We have two open PhD positions in our lab at @PDN_Cambridge starting in Autumn 2025. Exceptional candidates may have the opportunity to join earlier as RAs and receive PhD funding if scholarship applications are unsuccessful. Advert: keshavarzilab.com/blog/phd-posit…
This year, our department is offering two PhD studentships (in addition to Cambridge-wide funding opportunities). My lab is advertising two exciting projects on the sense of direction and self-motion perception – check out the details below! 👇
Applicants are invited to apply for two 4-year PhD studentships, based at PDN, from October 2025. These studentships are jointly funded with @trincollcam & @WolfsonCam. Find out more and apply before 7th January 2025 via our website pdn.cam.ac.uk/postgraduate/p…
One may think rodents run because in captivity. Yet several studies demonstrated that even wild rodents use running wheels placed in nature, even when no extrinsic reward is provided. Also, you don't need wheels to make rodents run.
📢 Opportunity Alert! We have two open PhD positions in our lab at @PDN_Cambridge starting in Autumn 2025. Exceptional candidates may have the opportunity to join earlier as RAs and receive PhD funding if scholarship applications are unsuccessful. Advert: keshavarzilab.com/blog/phd-posit…
The vocabulary of systems neuroscience may appear daunting to many. Here's a short dictionary of common terms. BTW if you use them in your papers and grants you will have greater success
We are looking for postdocs funded by an ERC starting grant to investigate the mechanisms of cortical predictive learning! Opportunities to use in vivo whole cell recordings, 2-photon imaging VR for mice, and more. Please reach out if you are interested! elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat…
📢 Applications for 2025 Gatsby Unit PhD programme are open! Submit by 11 Nov 2024. 💰 Fully funded regardless of nationality ℹ️ ucl.ac.uk/gatsby/study-a…
Are you working with in vivo optogenetics? Ever wondered what the impact of shining laser light within the brain in the absence of exogenous opsins has on neuronal activity? PLEASE SEE biorxiv.org/content/10.110… & READ 🧵👇 work done @SWC_Neuro, thx Mateo Velez-Fort & Troy Margrie
📢𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗰! Based in Cambridge🇬🇧, cool mix of olfaction👃plasticity🧠 in vivo approaches🐭🔬 Info on research (What⚗️), lab ethos (How✨) & application: gallianolab.org Deadline Sept 10, email/DM for informal questions pls🔁
Come and join us at Cambridge. Our department is hiring a systems neuroscience PI!
🧠🔬Excellent opportunity for Assist/Assoc Professorship in Systems Neuroscience @PDN_Cambridge @Cambridge_Uni 🎓Be part of exciting research & teaching environment & wider @CamNeuro community 🖊️neuroscience.cam.ac.uk/assistant-asso… 📅Closes 1st Oct What are you waiting for? Come join us!
📢 Calling postdocs from around the world 🌍 Come share your work with the London neuroscience community! No CVs, publication records, or recommendation letters needed. Learn more about the Emerging Neuroscientists Seminar Series and apply by 5 August: sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/em…
Applications to our Early-Career Advisory Group are now open again! The group represents the needs and aspirations of early-career researchers in the work we do. Find out what we’re looking for and apply today! elifesciences.org/inside-elife/3…
📢𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲! ➡️6-years technician/lab manager position ➡️Must love 🧠🐭🔬👩🏾🔬🔧📜 ➡️Apply by April 30 ➡️Read more here gallianolab.org/join-us/ Please share!