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bioengineer & neuroscientist | assistant professor @UCDavis | molecular tools for accessing neural ensembles | she/her | open science & DEI 🧗🏻‍♀️🐕🪴

Davis, CA

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I am very excited to share that our lab will be moving to @Princeton in January of 2025! We will be in the new Bioengineering Institute @omenndarlingbio & the @PrincetonNeuro Institute. I'm excited for new research directions at the interface of these two fantastic groups! (1/2)

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4 years

How it started: How it’s going:

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1 year

Excited to share the first paper from our lab! We engineered a new kind of time-gated calcium integrator, CaST, that can rapidly and non-invasively tag activated neurons in vivo with a small, biochemical handle. What makes this tool special and unique? 1/6

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I’m SO stoked to share that I’ll be starting my lab @UCDavisCNS this fall! It’s hard to express the amount of pure joy and gratitude I feel, but this picture gets close :) Taken the weekend after signing during a climbing trip to one of our favorite crags near Davis.

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2 months

And it’s out! Our lab’s very first paper is published today @naturemethods ! Our calcium-activated split-TurboID (CaST) can biochemically tag activated neurons within 10 minutes, enabling a molecular handle on functionally relevant cell ensembles:

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1 year

Excited to share the first paper from our lab! We engineered a new kind of time-gated calcium integrator, CaST, that can rapidly and non-invasively tag activated neurons in vivo with a small, biochemical handle. What makes this tool special and unique? 1/6

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1 year

Honored to receive the NIH New Innovator Award for our lab! We are excited to engineer new approaches for brain wide mapping of molecular structure and function. A special thanks to my lab and colleagues for their support, and congrats to all of the awardees!

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Early-stage investigators proposed innovative high-impact research ideas for the @NIHDirector ’s New Innovator Award. See the projects the awardees will pursue: #NIHHighRisk

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1 year

I enjoyed writing this essay about my work using light + calcium integrators for the Science & PINS prize for Neuromodulation! Honored to be selected as a finalist and to have my essay published in Science

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6 years

Out today in @eLife ! My first PD paper with @aliceyting , and my first foray into protein engineering. Rather than using optics to sculpt light, we harnessed a genetically-encoded luciferase fused to different parts of the cell’s machinery. Proximity-dependent luciferase-LOV BRET!

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1 year

Are you a protein engineer or biochemist looking to do a postdoc in a neuro-focused lab? Join our team! We are hiring 2 postdocs to engineer & apply in vivo activity-dependent enzymes for linking behavioral function with proteomics/RNAseq data. Info here:

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6 years

Mark Wagner isn’t on twitter, but very proud of his amazing work out today in @CellCellPress ! Simultaneous 2p imaging of the same (!) cerebellar granule cells and layer 5 neurons over 3 weeks of motor learning

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3 years

I spend a lot of time as a #newPI being like—Where can I get a trash can? Who supplies the paper towels? Oh, I have to buy the soap…cool—but trainees like @LatinaNeuroNerd make it WORTH IT! We did our lab’s first surgeries yesterday and she was🔥 This job has its moments ;)

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In case you’re wondering, my rotation with @tinakim_neuro is going great 🤩

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6 years

Our paper (w/ @joshjennings0 @KarlDeisseroth ) is online at Nature! TL;DR (but pls read): All-optical, single-cell 2p opto stim and ca2+ imaging through a GRIN lens in OFC to modulate feeding behavior. Fun working again w/ stellar teammate Josh, Jim & crew!

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2 years

It was pretty surreal getting to show my undergrad thesis advisor my new lab @UCDavisCNS ! A fantastic (and packed) seminar today on maps, sequences, and manifolds by David Tank.

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3 years

Twitter, it's my birthday! And there's no better gift than finally getting my job posting approved :D So please help spread the word that The Kim Lab @UCDavisCNS is hiring a research technician/lab manager! Apply below, or reach out with questions (1/2):

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2 years

Just had our lab retreat at Pacifica to celebrate our 1st year in existence! Brunch, hiking, brews, and beach :) Can't be more proud of what everyone on the team has accomplished in Year 1

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2 years

Honored to receive the lab’s first funding (!) from the Searle Scholars Program! Can’t think of a better time to introduce our amazing team doing the research: @LatinaNeuroNerd & @RunChesterZhang on proteomics for this project; & Josh Chandra & Sophia Lin on related projects 🪨🌟

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UC Davis Center for Neuroscience

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CONGRATULATIONS to Dr. Christina Kim @tinakim_neuro @ucdavis , who has been named a 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗟𝗘 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗔𝗥!

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:) I am so grateful to be receiving a #BYI award from the @BeckmanFnd ! I look forward to joining a wonderful community of scientists and future collaborators. Endless thanks to those who have supported and mentored me over the years, and of course to my wonderful lab @UCDavisCNS !

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Beckman Foundation

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Congratulations to our 2023 Beckman Young Investigator #BYI Awardees! Eleven Researchers Selected to Receive $6.6M in Total Science Funding for Cutting-edge Research READ:

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2 months

It was an honor to receive the Freedman Prize on Friday! Thank you for a wonderful evening, celebrating the legacy of Dr. Herb Pardes and everyone at @BBRFoundation

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BBRFoundation

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Congratulations to Christina K. Kim, Ph.D., recipient of the 2024 Freedman Prize for Exceptional Basic Research!

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2 years

Kim Lab’s first SFN, featuring new postdoc @jessie_muir ! Also Day 1 of #FairUCNow . These people ARE the lab, and they deserve fair compensation and livable wages. It’s going to be an intense ride, and we’re here to support it.

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8 months

We are hiring a tech in our lab @ UC Davis! We develop tools to study how neural circuits elicit behavioral changes in motivation/memory/drug-use. Apply here: You can expect a friendly & fast paced learning environment, publications, and conferences!

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2 months

Celebrating the end of a long week with a trail run by the river. Thankful for these two furry little goofs that always lighten the mood :)

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Kim lab’s first SfN! Come check out our posters on Sunday + Monday morning! New tools & new biology @jessie_muir @RunChesterZhang @LatinaNeuroNerd @whatthechandra

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5 years

Excited to be a part of the Allen Next Gen Leaders Council! Can’t wait to share new ideas, science philosophies, tech development, and more with a fantastic group of scientists.

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Allen Institute

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5 years

Meet our 2019 Next Generation Leaders a group of six early-career neuroscientists who will participate in a special advisory council. Aparna Bhaduri Christina Kim @scott_linderman @_MikeLodato @SteinmetzNeuro @YttriLab

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2 years

Starting year 2! The new PI grant grind has been exhausting, but it’s been SO MUCH FUN (a lot of the time). It helps when you work @ a place where it’s easy to cheer on your trainees! Seriously my lab cracks me up on a daily basis, and their positivity makes this job so awesome.

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UC Davis Center for Neuroscience

2 years

CNS PI Spotlight: Dr. Christina Kim @tinakim_neuro is from Huntsville, AL. She has always been inspired by new methodologies for making discoveries in the brain. In her free time, she enjoys rock climbing, spending time near the ocean, and playing with her dogs, Hato and Luna🐾

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Our lab Halloween costume 😂 I can’t take any of the credit - I just showed up and put on the wig. Those are some happy little clouds!

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2 years

Just did a fun early career panel w/ @LucasCheadle , @fennamk , & @lucasmpinto for @AllenInstitute 's RA Career Growth Month! Some group takeaways: 1) Normalize nonlinear & non-academia paths for PhD students; 2) Prioritize mental health & community when choosing a PhD program; ...

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5 years

Got a text from my dad telling me he found my talk on YouTube... pretty sure 85/86 of the views are from him, but awesome nonetheless to have my data out in the world! Thanks @AllenInstitute for promoting open science! Check out what I’ve been up to here:

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Christina Kim | 2019 Allen Showcase Symposium

Christina Kim, Stanford University - 2019 Next Generation Leader presents on: "Molecular tools for accessing activated neural ensembles" at the 2019 Allen Sh...

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Allen Institute

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5 years

Did you miss our recent #AllenShowcase19 featuring the latest science by researchers at our Allen Institute for Brain Science and our Next Generation Leaders? Watch all presentations on YouTube:

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3 years

Neuro trainees! Check out the @AllenInstitute ’s annual Showcase Symposium next week, Tues 12/7-Wed 12/8! Register here for free: . Great way to learn about cutting edge optical/molecular/genetic tools & resources you can use in your own research.

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5 months

Had a blast at #MMiN catching up with old friends @iaahmed123 & @LinlinZFan , and meeting new ones @julieta__lis . Both Linlin and Julieta started new labs at MIT and NIH - check them out if you’re looking for exciting labs with amazing mentors! (and @iaahmed123 soon to follow 😛)

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4 years

Happy to share our latest work, out in @CellCellPress , about our light & calcium gated activity reporter, FLiCRE . Thanks to open science, there have already been many tweets/talks about the tech, so I wanted to share a fun glimpse of the early struggles.

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2 years

!! So excited for this team project with 🌟 @antferrui . Sincere thanks to @RCSA1 and @KavliFoundation for the rare chance to take on this risky project together as new PIs. We’re excited to apply FLiCRE & new tools from my lab to map memory formation and recall in the hippocampus!

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Research Corporation for Science Advancement

2 years

Six collaborative teams of early career researchers have won funding from RCSA, @CIFAR_News , the Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation, @KavliFoundation & Walder Foundation in the inaugural year of the new #Scialog : Molecular Basis of Cognition initiative.

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5 years

So excited to receive a BWF CASI!! A fantastic opportunity that supports interdisciplinary trainees during their transition to faculty. Many thanks to my mentors AYT and KD, @BWFUND , and the scientific committee who took the time to interview us & provide constructive feedback :)

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Burroughs Wellcome Fund

5 years

Congratulations to the 2019 Career Award at the Scientific Interface recipients. This award recognizes scientists conducting interdisciplinary research to answer challenging biological questions. #bwfcasi @miquellachavez #research #philanthropy #biomedical

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8 days

Read about the latest circuit tools for studying neuromodulator & neuropeptide signaling in vivo! We describe the use of neurochemical sensors, actuators, and probes in our lab’s first Review @ScienceMagazine Congrats @jessie_muir & @LatinaNeuroNerd !

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Neuromodulator and neuropeptide sensors and probes for precise circuit interrogation in vivo

To determine how neuronal circuits encode and drive behavior, it is often necessary to measure and manipulate different aspects of neurochemical signaling in awake animals. Optogenetics and calcium...

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Jessie Muir

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Check out the Kim lab's latest review out in @ScienceMagazine featuring @LatinaNeuroNerd , @tinakim_neuro and myself!

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6 years

arduino RGB sensor + blue flashlight/green LEDs + aluminum protein scaffold = interactive GFP Halloween costume :)

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3 years

Check out the lab website to learn more ! Inspired by others, it includes fellowship application examples, tips, and more to help promote open access to training resources. Get in touch to rotate or join! @UCDavis_Neuro @UCDavisBMEGG

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2 years

Found some fellow neuro climbers at @IBNSconnect ! Always fun connecting with scientists over non-science things @ogoshhsw @EmilieBartsoen @LaurelSeemiller

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4 months

Excited to join OptoGRS this year to chat about building and using optogenetic tools! Looking forward to insights from @S_Grella and @Ryohei_Neuro as well🔥

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Optogenetics Gordon Research Conference

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We are so excited for #OptoGRS2024 , a fantastic chance for students & postdocs to share their science! This year, we’re thrilled to have @tinakim_neuro , @S_Grella , and @Ryohei_Neuro joining us as panelists to discuss maker/user connections in optogenetics 🧠💬

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7 years

1st bio paper :) decoding valence-guided decision-making w/ 2p GRIN Ca2+ imaging in PFC! @liye_yeti @KarlDeisseroth

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tina kim

4 years

One thing I love is talking science to very different audiences! Next week, first I’ll speak on Monday about my work in Ting Lab w/ , & then on Friday w/ @TheScientistLLC about my PhD work featured in Yaa Gyasi’s Transcendent Kingdom

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Alice Ting

4 years

On Mon Dec 7, Feng Zhang @zhangf & @tinakim_neuro will speak in Aaron Gitler's NeuroZoom series. Hear about Tina's Ca+2 integrator FLiCRE & its use in the brain to tag aversive circuits for re-activation & scRNA-seq (work in press @CellCellPress ). Join us!

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1 year

Our lab is SO happy for @jessie_muir who was selected for BOTH the FRQS & @CIHR_IRSC postdoc fellowships! Thankful to have such a fearless & creative scientist as our first postdoc. Check out her work @IBNSconnect in June-using new tools to study mechanisms of psychedelic action

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1 year

Kicking off the long weekend with research presentations from our 4 amazing undergrads, Melanie, Sruti, Joann, and Hannah! So awesome to see them present their contributions to the lab 😊

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tina kim

3 years

So excited to be hosted by the legendary @sjo09 tomorrow! I met Sheena when she gave an unforgettable keynote talk @Janelia detailing her lab’s discovery that CREB can drive the formation and expression of fear engrams. Looking forward to meeting the @physiologyuoft community!

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Sheena Josselyn

3 years

Delighted to be hosting @tinakim_neuro in @CPIN_UofT @physiologyuoft Emerging Leaders in Neuroscience Lecture on Thurs (Sep 23) at 4pm. Tina will be talking about "Molecular Tools for Accessing Activated Neural Ensembles". Not to be missed! Zoom details

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1 year

After a lot of characterization, we showed CaST in action by tagging psilocybin-activated neurons in the mPFC of untethered mice exhibiting psychedelic-induced headtwitch responses. We are excited for the new capabilities unlocked by CaST, and to share it with the community! 5/6

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tina kim

4 years

“We don’t know yet - we’re not yet clear - about the motive.” No. It’s important to label racism and misogyny when we see it, and to educate ourselves on how the two are inextricably linked. Thanks to so many comrades from #BlackLivesMatter for speaking out today. In it together.

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4 months

Celebrating two amazing undergrads, Natalie Mejia and Hannah Daniels, who are graduating this year from @ucdavis ! Very proud of their scientific contributions, and grateful for the energy and excitement that they brought to the lab! 🥳

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6 years

Also want to put out there - I first learned to code from my (amazing, patient) grad student mentor when I was an undergrad. So grad students/postdocs who know how to code - teach your mentees! I paid it forward with my undergrad mentee, and it was a lot of work but well worth it

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Caitlin Vander Weele, PhD

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Coding for beginners - suggestions anyone?

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tina kim

2 years

Come be my colleague! @UCDavisCNS is hiring a molecular neuroscientist using hiPSC models. Our Center has tons of core facilities/resources to support new faculty, and I would love to collaborate to expand applications of our new molecular technologies! Please share or DM with ?’s

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UC Davis Center for Neuroscience

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The @ucdavis Center for Neuroscience invites applications for a faculty position in molecular neuroscience. We seek an outstanding candidate focused on studying brain function and dysfunction using human iPSC-derived models and/or tissue. Please RT!

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tina kim

2 years

If you love open science and big data, check out the NGL program from the Allen Institute! Such a blast getting to interact with the stellar scientists @AllenInstitute , and meeting future colleagues and mentors. Feel free to DM me with any questions!

@AllenInstitute

Allen Institute

@AllenInstitute

2 years

⭐️ Now accepting applications for Next Generation Leaders. This program fosters the development of emerging and diverse leaders in #neuroscience and recognizes the importance of their fresh and innovative perspectives. ⭐️ Learn more & apply by July 28:

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However it is bittersweet to be leaving our amazing colleagues & friends @UCDavisCNS & @UCD_Neurology . The Davis Neuro community is truly unique & so special. I am very lucky to have started my lab in such a welcoming and vibrant community that does such amazing research ♥️ (2/2)

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tina kim

5 months

PhD students interested in a career as a scientific journal editor - check out this paid summer internship at Science/AAAS!

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Mattia

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Editorial Intern | Career Opportunities

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tina kim

6 years

Grateful for all the tool engineers-molecular, chemical, optical & more-that have enriched the neuro field! Today in NatureChemBio we review many of these revolutionary tools used to record neural activity, from real-time synaptic release to integrated ca2+

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Alice Ting

6 years

This review on “Molecular tools for imaging and recording neuronal activity” was really fun to write with postdoc co-authors Wenjing Wang, a chemist, and Christina Kim, a neuroscientist.

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3 years

By joining a #newPI lab, you'll get tons of first-hand training on new techniques and gain valuable research experience. You'll also be a part of a tight-knit group that supports #OpenScience and #DEI in STEM. Join our rapidly growing neurocommunity! (2/2)

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tina kim

2 years

Such a privilege to listen & learn during the @BlackInNeuro social today @IBNSconnect , led by the ✨inspiring✨ @BrielleRyan . Amazed at what this org has done for the community, and looking forward to tuning in to @BlackInNeuro week, coming up July 25th!

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IBNS

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Grab your lunch and head to the lantern room for @BlackInNeuro social with @BrielleRyan You'll learn about BIN past & present, network with the BIN community, promote meaningful discussion, spur collaborations & build career-lasting friendships. Open to both BIN folks & allies

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2 years

Had a fantastic visit @buCSNneuro ! Enjoyed catching up with old colleagues and meeting new ones… and thanks for the swag!

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Michael Hasselmo

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2 years

Thank you to our excellent CSN symposium speakers: @AnnaDevor @tinakim_neuro @JasonSynaptic @MoKhalilLab @dagdevirencanan @AleenaGarner @lauradata @MaromBikson @WolozinLab @RobReinhartPhD +Biogen’s Kevin Guckian & BU’s Chand Chandrasekaran!

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1 year

This work was led by the very talented PhD student @RunChesterZhang , with help from many more in our lab. A great example of tool engineers and neuroscientists working together. Also thanks to @DEOlsonLab ! We're getting plasmids up on Addgene, but reach out if you can't wait! 6/6

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6 years

Shared cortico-cerebellar dynamics emerged over time and coincided with behavioral performance. Beautiful follow up to his earlier work imaging granule cells during reward expectation.

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4 years

Back in the lab (6ft apart!) getting former undergrad, now masters student @sabrinittta up and running with some scripts! And before the trolls set in complaining about MATLAB, don’t worry she took a python course this summer ;) #womeninSTEM #WomenWhoCode

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1 year

Instead, we engineered a reversible, Ca2+-dependent proximity labeling enzyme based on split-TurboID. The enzyme attaches biotin to proteins only in activated cells exhibiting elevated calcium. It’s easy to visualize/identify the tagged cells using fluorescent biotin-binders. 3/6

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6 years

First time riding my bike since my partner was run over while riding his 5 years ago. Crazy how we weren’t sure if he would walk again, and now I’m chasing after him while he runs! The human body is amazing (as are the Stanford neurosurgeons that patched him up @TopNeuroDocs )

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4 years

Yaa Gyasi Worked with a Neuroscientist for Her New Book, Transcendent Kingdom Ahh!! That neuroscientist is me!! Definitely my most important paper citation :) When literature meets science <3

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1 year

@aliceyting 😊 SO happy for you!! Congratulations Alice!

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1 year

For those @IBNSconnect , check out our lab’s poster ( #148 ) on Wednesday morning! @jessie_muir and Sophia Lin are using molecular integrators to tag and manipulate neurons activated by 5HT2AR agonists during behavior.

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Jessie Muir

1 year

Interested in mechanisms of psychedelic action? Come check out my poster ( #148 ) at #IBNS Wednesday at 8:30AM where we use activity integrators to reactivate psychedelic neural signatures in the PFC!

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4 months

For those of you at #IBNS , be sure to drop by Maribel Anguiano’s poster on Thursday morning! She is an absolutely stellar scientist, and can tell you all about her work identifying subcellularly localized proteins in vivo! @LatinaNeuroNerd 🔥

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I’m at IBNS! Stop by my poster tomorrow morning 😄

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3 years

HIGHLY recommend!! I worked with three lab managers during my time in Ting lab, and they all went on to stellar medical/science careers afterwards. A really unique chance to receive excellent training and help manage a fun group of people!

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Alice Ting

3 years

We are searching for a new lab manager, to begin mid-spring 2022. Great opportunity to learn cutting-edge techniques in chemical biology & protein engineering, be part of a super-collaborative team, & hone your managerial & mentoring skills! Apply here:

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tina kim

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Existing time-gated calcium integrators require blue light – which is great when you want to capture fast time-locked dynamics, but not so great if you need to record deep in the brain/periphery without implants, or in untethered animals. 2/6

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tina kim

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3) Email students in prospective labs to ask about mentoring style & lab culture; 4) A PhD is a chance to learn, grow, & expand your view of the world. Pick an environment that will best support that, rather than churning out papers; 5) One of the hardest things about a PhD is...

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tina kim

6 years

This allowed us to solve a background problem, enabling specific and high-throughout detection of GPCR activation. Excited to see how far the basic principle can go, as the optogenetic LOV domain is used in so many different types of tools! , @kelvinfcho

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Luciferase-LOV BRET enables versatile and specific transcriptional readout of cellular protein-pr...

SPARK2 allows a transcriptional readout of inter- and intracellular protein-protein interactions, with near-zero background, by employing proximity-dependent luciferase-LOV regulation.

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tina kim

2 months

Congratulations to @RunChesterZhang for leading the invention, engineering, characterization, and validation of CaST, and @LatinaNeuroNerd for leading the in vivo validation and application in mice. This was also an amazing collaboration with @DEOlsonLab and Isak Aarestad.

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tina kim

1 year

Congratulations to @LatinaNeuroNerd for being selected as an NSP Associate!

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1 year

Excited to be joining the newest cohort of NSP associates!! @SfNtweets #NSPeeps

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tina kim

1 year

The Ca2+-dependent tagging is sensitive and fast, occurring within only 15 minutes in cultured cells. This allows you to immediately read-out activated neurons, rather than having to wait multiple hours like traditional transcription-based activity integrators. 4/6

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tina kim

2 years

managing life events/hardships while in a high-pressure (& stochastic) research environment. Be prepared for serious ups/downs, and choose a program/lab with a history of supporting trainees with similar career and life goals as you. Great hearing advice from my fellow new PIs!

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tina kim

4 years

How chemists explain things 😂 Me: But in theory, it can oxidize infinite amounts of substrate right? Lab mate: Well in theory yes. But let’s say the enzyme gets tired. Like a postdoc. In theory a postdoc can do infinite projects. But sometimes we get tired.

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tina kim

4 years

Can’t thank my advisors enough, both past and present, for their support. @KarlDeisseroth for inspiring me to always keep learning and @aliceyting for endless enthusiasm for new ideas. This wouldn’t have been possible w/o Mateo Sanchez and many other collaborators @StanfordBrain

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tina kim

1 year

Our team values diversity and creativity, and we welcome anyone excited to learn new things. Get in touch for more details, and please help spread the word!

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tina kim

1 year

And a special shoutout to the many friends and colleagues who have listened to me pitch these ideas in the recent years (especially @iaahmed123 @AdamEzraCohen @wenjingwanglab @KarlDeisseroth @aliceyting ). Science is much more fun when I get to brainstorm with you all!

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tina kim

2 months

We are excited to continue our efforts to improve CaST and to use it to tag and profile psychedelic-activated neuronal ensembles, among other things! As always, happy to share constructs and advice.

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tina kim

6 years

"Learn python," they said. "So much better than Matlab," they said. ... Just wrote over one of my tif files with a photo of a raccoon ...

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tina kim

4 years

Due Friday! "We welcome diverse candidates whose experience in research, teaching, and outreach has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to making a broad, inclusive scientific impact." Encourage early PIs/postdocs, especially from URG, to apply!

@AllenInstitute

Allen Institute

@AllenInstitute

4 years

Our Allen Institute for Brain Science is accepting applications for our next cohort of Next Generation Leaders. This program offers professional development opportunities for emerging leaders in #neuroscience . Apply by June 12:

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tina kim

4 years

@aliceyting @rburdine1 Jennifer Raymond @sjo09 @lisa_giocomo Hongkui Zeng, and many others.. some of whom I have published w/ (as the paper defines a “mentor”), but others of whom have written letters, given advice, & shaped my science. THEY are the support I need to stay in STEM

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tina kim

7 years

Had a great time visiting Janelia for the first time :) #JWNCB17

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tina kim

6 years

Is it just me, or were GRIN lens surgeries much easier than pipetting tiny volumes of liquid without introducing air bubbles?🤔 #learningnewthings

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tina kim

2 months

Thanks to our open science efforts, a lot of the characterization has already been described in the quoted tweeprint, and the plasmids are already available on Addgene: .

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tina kim

8 months

This is a great opportunity for recent grads looking for 1-3 years of research experience before applying to med/PhD programs. Please get in touch if you have questions!

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tina kim

2 months

New in the final version is validation of CaST labeling against calcium imaging with RCaMP2, and with optogenetic activation. Thanks to the reviewers and editor for helping to strengthen the paper!

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tina kim

4 years

This. To publish such disparaging and generalized conclusions on the value of female mentor-mentee relationships is furthering the very bias that we are constantly working so hard to battle as #WomenInSTEM . SO THANK YOU to all of my senior female mentors in science.. (thread 1/2)

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tina kim

7 years

At Janelia we asked - Should the behaviors we study in animals be ethologically relevant? Skilled forepaw movements for head pats #JWNCB17

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tina kim

4 years

@aliceyting Thanks @aliceyting and @KarlDeisseroth ! Incredible privilege to learn from and work with two of the most creative and sharpest tool engineers/biologists out there (who are also super supportive of their trainees). I can only hope to try and pay it forward :)

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tina kim

1 year

@LatinaNeuroNerd 😭 Proud PI 😭 Can’t wait to celebrate with the lab! We are so happy for you (& also knew how prepared/fantastic you’d be!) 🎉

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tina kim

3 years

@sergeydoestweet YAY Sergey!! So excited to be new PI buddies together :) congrats!!

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tina kim

1 year

@LatinaNeuroNerd Amazed by all of the advocacy, scicom, and groundbreaking science that @LatinaNeuroNerd can do! A true example of leadership and how to enact change. Excited for you 👏 🎉

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tina kim

8 months

@LatinaNeuroNerd @CLF_says 🌟power!! What a privilege it was for me to join in your community 😊 Amazed by all that you do, Maribel!

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tina kim

3 months

@iaahmed123 @UUtah So happy for you Ismail!! 🔥 You’re joining an incredible place and environment, and I can’t wait to see all the amazing things you’ll do. Folks looking for an amazing mentor + exciting science, take note!

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tina kim

10 months

@FlyBottleEscape @sjo09 @aliceyting Yep - the TetTag mice w/ tTA and TRE also report sufficient activity dependent opsin labeling after just a few days in vivo.

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tina kim

7 months

@BeckmanFnd Thank you @BeckmanFnd for the support and the fantastic community! And I love the new logo :)

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tina kim

8 days

@iaahmed123 We really enjoyed highlighting your work, along with that from many amazing labs @LinTianPhD @yulonglilab @Landry_Lab @Hyungbae_Kwon @wenjingwanglab @zenbrainest @KarlDeisseroth @mbruchas @Froemkelab @chromism (and even more people I can’t fit here) Exciting times for the field!

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tina kim

4 years

And as always, happy to chat about the technology and offer advice and help

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tina kim

1 year

@djoshea @SFARIorg Way to go Dan!! So excited for you, and can’t wait for you to start your lab :) Congrats!

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tina kim

2 years

Funded postdoc position w/ @hanks_tim & @ak_mcallister ! Using DA sensors and optogenetics to study circuit changes in offspring following maternal immune activation. An exciting new direction :)

@UCDavisCNS

UC Davis Center for Neuroscience

2 years

The Hanks Lab @hanks_tim and McAllister Lab @ak_mcallister at the UC Davis Center for Neuroscience are recruiting a postdoc to collaborate on a @ucdavis Conte Center grant focused on neuroimmune mechanisms of psychiatric disorders. Please RT!

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tina kim

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@iaahmed123 @BWFUND So happy for you my friend… You deserve it all! Can’t wait to see the awesome tools/discoveries your lab makes!

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tina kim

3 years

@LatinaNeuroNerd You did so well! Complex paper, but you made the big picture/motivation behind every figure so clear. That’s one of the hardest skills to grasp :) only gets better from here on!

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