We’re hiring!
The Masseck Lab (University of Cologne) is looking for a full-time Technical Assistant (permanent position).
Focus: neuroscience, behavior experiments, and cell culture.
Apply by May 1st → jobportal.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibun...
#JobAlert #Neuroscience #LabTech #BTA #UniCologne
📆 Mark your calendars: #OptoGRC2026 is headed back to Tuscany, May 10-15, 2026!
We look forward to reuniting with our amazing community for a week of great science, thoughtful discussions & shared time with colleagues.
More details coming soon👇🏽
tinyurl.com/esvrabsu
mScarlet3-H (aka mYongHong) is on the cover of Nature Methods! All plasmids are available for free from WeKwikGene wekwikgene.wllsb.edu.cn/publications...
Latest from the lab: Laura Haetzel finds that excitatory transmission from auditory thalamus to tail of striatum is accompanied by a sparse inhibitory projection. This allows for state-dependent control of striatal output.
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
PinkyCaMP: a red genetically encoded calcium indicator with improved brightness and stability. @massecklab.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
PinkyCaMP is finally published!!
My first paper co-first authored with @sikmys.bsky.social where we make a great optogenetic and multiplex compatible red calcium indicator.
Thank you to @massecklab.bsky.social and @campbell-lab.bsky.social for guiding this journey
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
New plasmids available from the @massecklab.bsky.social! PinkyCaMP, a mScarlet-based calcium sensor, can be leveraged for its exceptional brightness, photostability, and multiplexing capabilities.
https://twp.ai/4iobS2
Neuroscience students asked us to teach a PRACTICAL course on experimental methods, and it is now on YouTube!
Please like and repost to help us get the word out!
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Lecture 1: Signals and data acquisition
Focusing on hardware, digital/analog I/O, synchronization
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Fresh batch of Hot Plasmids here! Find new tools for:
🧠 Neural cell-surface proteomics
🔋 Nerve-to-cancer mitochondrial transfer @greletlab.bsky.social
🔬 Red calcium biosensors @massecklab.bsky.social & @piatkevich.bsky.social
✂️ CRISPRa-AAV for adipocytes @nadavahituv.bsky.social
& more!
Optogenetics Gordon Research Conference
PinkyCaMP is a red genetically encoded calcium indicator with improved brightness and photostability. Derived from mScarlet, it does not exhibit photoswitching upon blue light illumination and is ther...
