Lydia Daboussi

Happy Fluorescence Friday :-)

Exciting new study on Schwann cells!

Excited to share my graduate research! Schwann cells are primarily known for their role as myelinating glia, but we examined the development and function of their other form: Remak bundles! Thank you to Jonah, all our collaborators, and all the Chan lab members for their support.

Exciting story from @in-cellulo.bsky.social and Maddison in the Glick lab. Maybe yeast and mammalian cells are not so different after all! Check out how Fernando showed that AP-1 vesicles have a role in retrieval form TGN-derived endosomal compartment. Fernando worked in our lab for a few months.

Just out in @science.org Golgi-derived vesicles containing PI(3,4)P2 drive mitochondrial fusion | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

From MBoC: Could a cellular cleanup process contribute to the spread of α-synuclein? New research links RTN3L-mediated ER-phagy to α-synuclein secretion, offering insight into a pathway relevant to Parkinson’s disease. https://www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/mbc.E26-03-0138

“Collaborating Responsibly provides guidance on collaborating productively across disciplines and institutions, which is increasingly important as the scale and complexity of science grows.”

The EPA agreed to permanently restore about $19 million in canceled UC research grants under a proposed federal-court settlement, including studies on wildfire smoke health effects and water management. The deal covers 24 grants and 35 UC researchers: www.latimes.com/california/s...

Congrats to YiRong Peng, Greg Field, & Alex Huk on $8.9M BRAIN Initiative U01 from NINDS & NEI to build precision viral tools targeting specific retinal cell types. Combines genetics, viral engineering, retinal physiology, & visual processing, aimed at therapeutic potential for retinal degeneration.

Transformative opportunity for early career faculty @hhmi-science.bsky.social #FreemanHrabowski Scholars competition opens 11/3/2026 but you can get started NOW: view application components, establish eligibility, and unlock example applications and other resources www.hhmi.org/programs/fre...

NSF needs to stop, take 10 steps back, and remember the values that made it the envy of the world for 75 years. democrats-science.house.gov/news/press-r...

We have a tenure-track faculty position in Evolutionary Biology in Columbia's E3B Department. Application deadline is October 15. Come be our colleague. Please RT! apply.interfolio.com/193016

The Department of Plant and Microbial Biology at UC Berkeley currently has two open Assistant Professor positions (aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05382 & aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05522). Interested individuals are welcome to apply to one or both searches.

This is why science class was the best and science teachers wizards 🪄 🧙 🧪🧑‍🔬🧬🧫🥼

Incredible new insights into the molecular mechanisms that rebuild the nucleus after mitosis--check out these amazing images!! 🧪 Electron tomography is going to revolutionize cell biology

Our very own @aliciaizquierdo.bsky.social has been selected for an award from @bbrfoundation.bsky.social! Her work on decision-making includes studying how decision-makers account for moment-to-moment stochasticity in signals. Read more about her work & recent award here: t.co/qSsP3bojYD (PDF)

📢Open-rank tenure track faculty position in the Department of Neurobiology at UCLA!!✨🧪

Come be my colleague!! 🎉 We’re hiring an Assistant Professor in Developmental Biology at UCSD! If you’re doing exciting work in development or regeneration, come join us!! Please spread the word and apply! apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04591

Bay Area friends: A friend found these small kittens behind a gas station and we've been trying to find them a home for almost two months. For now, they live in a small bathroom. Would you consider adopting? They are vaxxed, neutered, and incredibly affectionate. Please help!

I somehow just noticed that my *CATS* have a fairly lengthy Google AI overview!? I mean, they do have a cool story…

This might be the actual craziest science fraud story ever. Thank you so much to @reeserichardson.bsky.social and others for uncovering the extent of the fraud!

Happy #MicroscopyMonday! Here's some #SciArt of a confocal micrograph stylized using the Ps emboss filter. See the thin projections extending between the 2 cells? They're #cytonemes! 🔬 How do they find each other? Follow postdoc @itsscientistsam.bsky.social to learn more 🧪 👩‍🔬

Come be my colleague! We are hiring a structural biologist. I have thoroughly enjoyed starting my career here and both department(s) are full of exceptional scientists. apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04589

Why can't we remember things from infancy? New from @ladenardo.bsky.social @dgsomucla.bsky.social lab: brain region called retrosplenial cortex physically matures on same timeline memories shift from fleeting to permanent. Great insight on how architecture of #memory itself develops: t.co/m4Rsx1vsVV

It still haunts me….

The developing brain isn't just a biological puzzle; it's a metabolic one. New paper from Aparna Bhaduri's lab at @dgsomucla.bsky.social creates 1st metabolic atlas of early human cortex, revealing glucose metabolism plays direct role in shaping which cell types the brain produces: t.co/VcIW6QaWet

A new award from the @simonsfoundation.org recognizes research from @dgsomucla.bsky.social's João Couto. His ultra-high-throughput approach for measuring neural activity has the potential to tackle unanswered questions in #autism research. Learn more: www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/07/31/a... #UCLA

We have 2 postdoc positions available to study spinal mechanisms of motor control. Postdoc 1 will focus on how specific spinal cell types shape neural activity www.levine-lab.org jobs.smartrecruiters.com/UniversityHe...

Yale Neuroscience 🧠 @yaleneuro.bsky.social is hiring this year! We have 2 searches, one cell/molecular/systems neuro (apply.interfolio.com/190736) and one computational neuro (apply.interfolio.com/190740). Got questions about the searches, the department, or the process? Please ask, happy to chat!

The brain is not 1-size-fits-all. Rhonda Voskuhl at @dgsomucla has spent decades studying how biological sex shapes vulnerability to MS & neurodegeneration. The same disease progresses very differently in men & women. bri.ucla.edu/people/rhonda-voskuhl/

Im so proud to have Jade in the lab! I’ve been so impressed and inspired by how she has engaged state and national legislators over this past year. I’m also very lucky to watch her grow as a talented scientist since she has joined the lab.

Junior faculty position in Basic Sciences @fredhutch.org! Please repost!

Excited that this is now out in MBoC @ascbiology.bsky.social Check out our new insights into the subset of cell junction proteins in action in migrating mesenchymal cells. Open access PMC version is in line being processed 🧪 www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/...

Tana French in general is amazing. But this series is one of the best things that I‘ve ever read. In fact, it was really hard to find another book that I liked for awhile after I finished The Keeper.

Job Opening. Faculty Position in Plant Evolutionary Biology at University of California, Davis in the Department of Evolution and Ecology (EVE, my home department). More detail here. recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07777

How are neuroscientists at @dgsomucla.bsky.social using AI to advance research, and what human oversight is still critical? Listen in on insights from our Chair @annechurchland.bsky.social! #UCLA #Neuroscience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

Why choose JCS? Here's just one reason 👇 You can find out more at: journals.biologists.com/jcs/pages/re... #notforprofit #forscientistsbyscientists

Job alert! We are hiring a Lab Assistant II to support the construction and analysis of cell villages. This position is a great opportunity to contribute to several ongoing projects while learning cutting-edge cell culture approaches. DM me with questions. Apply here: tinyurl.com/wellslabtech

Attention: dream job alert!! 🚨 This is *my* home department, which I unabashedly love! We're a super collegial group (that really protects & supports junior faculty 💪) and Davis is a great place to live. Happy to chat more about what it's like to be a faculty here

Huge faculty recruitment effort at the University of Chicago -- a division-wide, open-rank search looking to hire about 20 faculty across 5 research areas in biology. Come be our colleague! Full announcement: uchicago.app.box.com/s/ckih9zv3rj...

#BackToSchool: The emotions you experience while learning shape what you remember & how. New #UCLA @davidclewett.bsky.social study finds negative emotional experiences act as dividers in memory w/ implications for learning under stress & understanding #PTSD. t.co/JxoIPrZuP3 #Memory #Neuroscience

#Sleep is not time away from learning, but part of the process. UCLA-affiliated researchers, including #UCLA BRI leader Gina Poe, found that sleep helps the brain reorganize connections early in development and supports repair & cleanup later. Read more: science.org/doi/10.1126/... #Learning

How does an experience become a lasting memory? #UCLA researchers reviewed how brain regions work together as memories form. This image highlights the hippocampus & retrosplenial cortex (2 areas involved in learning) & the connections between their brain cells. Read more: doi.org/10.1002/hipo...

Yay! Just saw that we got the cover of the August 1 MBoC! Woot! 🎉 Please check out our paper if you are interested in it the tubulin code or early development. www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/...

Love science, teaching genetics, and mentoring? There are some great students and faculty at @smithcollege.bsky.social and they are hiring a tenure track assistant professor! Some of my favorite folks in #DevBio are there! www.smith.edu/people/cagne... www.smith.edu/people/micha...

Very cool paper systematically characterizing dopamine neuron development and striatal arborization in the mouse brain. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...