Vidhya Rangaraju, PhD

A mitochondrion spans dozens of spines. When one spine undergoes plasticity, only the ~2 µm mito. region beside it remodels; the rest of the organelle remains unchanged. Not one uniform power supply, but a mosaic 🧠⚡ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... at Max Planck Florida (@mpfneuro.bsky.social)

Thinking about a PhD in neuroscience? Join our IMPRS for Synapses and Circuits info session on Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 12 PM EDT. Can’t make it live? Register anyway, and we’ll send you the recording: buff.ly/8hlJzKE

MPFI is hiring a Neural Data Scientist! This is a rare opportunity to work as an embedded computational neuroscientist within a world-class experimental community, contributing to groundbreaking discoveries and the rapid advancement of neuroscience. Visit our website to apply. bit.ly/3TDE82d

We are looking for a new lab manager to join our team! See jobs.smartrecruiters.com/HarvardUnive... or DM if interested - neuroscience background a big plus but not required

This was a fun chat with Mark Mattson, part walk down memory lane through my graduate and postdoc years, part deep-dive into the latest from our lab. Mitochondria are active power plants that generate energy near synapses, exactly when and where the brain needs them, to store memories.

🧠 🔋 It was a delight to share our research on how memories are powered by mitochondria within synapses with PBS, along with Dr. Daphna Shohamy @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social and @paulkennyphd.bsky.social of @sinaibrain.bsky.social. Please check it out on @southfloridapbs.bsky.social PBS channels.

Thrilled that @paulkennyphd.bsky.social, who was recently named Director of the #FriedmanBrainInstitute @mountsinainyc.bsky.social, participated in an @southfloridapbs.bsky.social Special Town Hall 👉 Memory & the Mind: What Science Tells Us About Brain Health. Airing 4/10, details to come!

At the Special Town Hall, @paulkennyphd.bsky.social was joined by other brain science leaders, including @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social's Dr. Daphna Shohamy & @mpfneuro.bsky.social's Dr. @rangarajuvidhya.bsky.social. #BrainAwrenessWeek #BrainWeek NOT TO MISS! Airing 4/10, details to come!

🚨 We are #hiring a PhD Student to study cerebellum-like circuits in #Drosophila. Please spread the word! www.groschner-lab.org/join #Neuroscience #PhD

🧠🔋Boosting brain power and memory by increasing mitochondrial calcium ⚡🧪🔬 This was a fun collaboration with Jaime (@jdejuan-sanz.bsky.social) and Anjali (@amrapalianjali.bsky.social). Thank you to Ruolin and Riya (@riyaneuro.bsky.social) in our lab @mpfneuro.bsky.social for driving this project.

Looking forward to sharing our lab's latest, exciting results on how the brain is powered 🧠 🔋 🪫 🔬 🧪 #Sunposium2026 @mpfneuro.bsky.social

Please spread the word🔊My lab is looking to hire two international postdocs. If you want to do comp neuro, combine machine learning and awesome math to understand neural circuit activity, then come work with us! Bonn is such a cool place for neuroscience now, you don't want to miss out.

New year, new look! ✨🧠🔬🧪 Kicking off 2026 with the launch of our brand-new lab website. Check it out for the latest on our research, meet the team, and see what we are up to in the lab: rangarajulab.org @mpfneuro.bsky.social @nitheyaas.bsky.social

New year, new look! ✨🧠🔬🧪 Kicking off 2026 with the launch of our brand-new lab website. Check it out for the latest on our research, meet the team, and see what we are up to in the lab: rangarajulab.org @mpfneuro.bsky.social @nitheyaas.bsky.social

Congrats to Dr. Ilika Ghosh of MPFI’s Rangaraju Lab, who was selected to speak at #CellBio2025 and awarded an ASCB Travel Grant! Attending the meeting? Don’t miss her Dec 8 talk in the Compartmentalized Signaling in Neurons symposium.

📢 🚨 Technical Assistant Opportunity in Neuroscience 📢 🚨 Join us at @lmumuenchen.bsky.social and support research on how neural circuits 🧠 drive adaptive behavior! ⏳ Deadline: 15. November 2025 Learn more and apply: www.fens.org/careers/job-...

Happy National Postdoc Appreciation Week! This week, and every day, we celebrate the amazing postdocs at @MPFneuro. Your hard work, brilliant minds, and dedication are the backbone of our research. Thank you for all you do to shape the future of neuroscience! #PostdocAppreciationWeek #Postdocs

Early-career researchers: want to run your own lab? 🌟Max Planck Research Groups offer 6+ years, up to €2.7M in funding, open-topic freedom, team support & tenure-track opportunities. Intrigued? 😃Apply by Oct 14, 2025! www.mpg.de/max-planck-r...

Thinking about attending Sunposium 2026? The early bird registration deadline is September 19th. Curious what makes this conference so special? Our video will give you a glimpse: buff.ly/2FuGjgO Join us March 9–11, 2026, in sunny South Florida. Find more information at buff.ly/zn5aS2b

New preprint alert! 🚀 We show that mitochondria dynamically remodel near synapses during brain plasticity for learning 🧠🧪 Led by Monil Shah, MPFI IMPRS PhD student, (@mpfneuro.bsky.social) using advanced microscopy & new algorithms, revealing stunning neuronal beauty! 🔬 Thanks to the whole team!

Bittersweet goodbyes to some talented trainees from my lab. Congrats to 🎉 Deva Bhuyan: Off to a Biology PhD at UAB 🎓 🧪 Rasya Bhat: Master's student, established our first human models 🧠 Luca Pishos: High school student, off to a BE at UF 🎓. Watch out for his preprint! Wishing them all the best! ✨

My alma mater is hiring a microbiologist! Assistant/Associate Prof. 👇👇

Come be my colleague! We have three open positions at the Assistant/Associate Professor level for candidates in all areas of the biological sciences. www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...

Want to use the massive MICrONS dataset for your own research? We understand the challenges and we are here to support you. Submit your proposals for our Proofreading and Annotation program: Virtual Observatory of the Cortex (VORTEX) by August 15. microns-explorer.org/vortex

Director at Max Planck - a unique position! The Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships is open now and can be submitted by the 31st of October 2025. ➡️ mpg.de/directors - Please share the Open Call among potential candidates.

EMBL Cell Biology and Biophysics department is searching for a new director. A major position to lead this field in Europe and beyond. embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...

Tenure-track faculty search of the UCSF Biochemistry & Biophysics Department is open for applications! We are looking for creative, innovative scientists asking fundamental questions in any area of biology. Join our vibrant, collaborative, and supportive community! aprecruit.ucsf.edu/JPF05702

There is still time to recognize the contributions of a rising leader in Neuroscience. Nominate an early-career PI for the PGYI Award by August 1 to celebrate impactful scientific discoveries made through collaboration, creativity, and curiosity. Nominate at buff.ly/fNk8HS4

We have an Open Rank tenure-track faculty position in the Department of Nutrition & Integrative Physiology! Looking for a new colleague interested in making the University of Utah their new home to build a metabolic research program. Please share! @uofunuip.bsky.social

Calling out to #neuroskyence: Pomona College is hiring! This is a position for a tenure-track assistant professor in systems-level neuroscience. We are eager to hear from candidates with a commitment to teaching and research excellence with undergraduates academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30265

Today is the LAST day to apply for NeuroMEETS! If you are a PhD student or postdoc doing neuroscience research, apply to share your research as part of our trainee seminar series. Invited speakers will be provided travel & honorarium to visit, share their work & network with us! mpfi.org/neuromeets

📣 Attention neuroscience grad students and postdocs! Only one week left to apply for NeuroMEETS. Present your research, visit MPFI as an invited speaker, and connect with our faculty. Travel, lodging, and an honorarium included. Don't miss out! Apply by July 15 and share with peers. buff.ly/dqXZnTU

As grants started getting cancelled a few months ago, I felt compelled to give a voice to scientists whose work has been targeted & share with the public what they do and why it’s so vital. Happy to announce the start of my new podcast, Science Amplified open.spotify.com/episode/6aUZ...

Know an exceptional early-career independent scientist? Nominate them for the Peter Gruss Young Investigator Award, honoring outstanding contributions to the scientific community through collaboration, creativity, and curiosity-driven research. Please share! mpfi.org/pgyia

Looking forward! 🧪🧠🔋🪫

Thank you Felipe (@fadelvalle.bsky.social) at @prelights.bsky.social for highlighting our latest preprint! 🧪🧠 @mpfneuro.bsky.social

Synapses drive local mitochondrial ATP synthesis to fuel plasticity! What a major undertaking here from the Rangaraju Lab. Thank you @rangarajuvidhya.bsky.social for the @the.3i.social shoutout below. We are thrilled to partner with truly creative labs like yours pushing the envelope in unique ways.

📢 🚨 Postdoc Opportunity 📢 🚨 Join us at @lmumuenchen.bsky.social to study how neural circuits 🧠 drive adaptive behavior. The lab uses state-of-the-art neuroscience technologies and offers a supportive environment 🤗! ⏳ Deadline: 15. April 2025 Learn more and apply: www.fens.org/careers/job-...

UAB Neurobiology is hiring up to 4 new tenure-track faculty as part of 3 new open-rank searches. Come join our vibrant, supportive, and growing neuroscience community! uab.peopleadmin.com/postings/23916 uab.peopleadmin.com/postings/23944 uab.peopleadmin.com/postings/24010

We are looking to hire a Senior Scientist or #Postdoc to study brains, biophysics, and behaviour using #Drosophila as a model. Please spread the word! www.medunigraz.at/en/job-openi...

🚀 Apply now 🚀 The new Max Planck #Postdoc Program offers a guaranteed contract of at least 3 years, targeted mentoring, and career workshops. postdocprogram.mpg.de #ScienceCareer #PostdocProgram

Thank you to the Carl Angus DeSantis Foundation for featuring MPFI postdoc Dr. Ilika Ghosh from the lab of @rangarajuvidhya.bsky.social. The Foundation generously supports Dr. Ghosh's work studying how the brain uses energy to form memories properly. Read more: carldesantis.org/dr-ilika-gho...

It was an absolute honor to have been part of the iconic Music and Mind series with the opera legend (and LoTR fame) Renée Fleming 🎶 #MusicAndMind #ReneeFleming @mpfneuro.bsky.social

🎉 Kicking off 2025 with a celebration: our lab turns 5! 💰 2 major grants @NIH @cziscience.bsky.social 📜 5 publications + 1 preprint 🏆 Lab members winning big awards 🎓 Alumni off to top-tier schools Grateful for my brilliant team @mpfneuro.bsky.social—here’s to the next 5 years of discovery! 🚀🙌