📆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👇🏽 https://t.co/LsNG89FzBI

In 2016, the first Opto GRC was created to bring together scientists pushing the boundaries of optogenetics research 🧠🌟 Join us to celebrate 10 incredible years of collaboration and discovery—applications for #OptoGRC2026 are now open! Apply now: https://t.co/hy6PyxHELT

Opto GRC is now on Bluesky! 💙 We’re thrilled to join in on the fun and share #OptoGRC2026 updates with even more of the optogenetics community! Follow us ⬇️ https://t.co/eRCiOOsXBn

Honored to have been part of @OptoGRC and thrilled to have been awarded the Carlstorm Diversity Fellowship! 🎉 Also grateful to have won a poster award!! 🥇 🏆 Huge thanks to @okaysteve and @bjmarlin for their support and hosting a fantastic event! #Latinosinscience

Mentally still in Tuscany with my 183 new friends 🥹 #OptoGRC2024 @OptoGRC

That's a wrap on #OptoGRC2024 - thanks to all for making it a huge success! We're already excited for our next meeting, led by incoming chairs @okaysteve & @bjmarlin and newly elected vice-chairs @InAnOther & @tinakim_neuro. Hope to see you all at #OptoGRC2026! 💙💚💙

Three generations of #OptoGRC chairs in one photo! 💚 Stay tuned as we pass the torch to the 2026 leadership team - to be announced soon!

Time to hit the road after an amazing @OptoGRC meeting full of cutting edge science, great people and yummy food. Many thanks for the invitation and the organization to @OferYizhar @okaysteve and @bjmarlin

Huge shoutout to the #OptoGRC2024 social committee! 🕺🎊 @Akemi_Ito_, @surajx2 & @ko3600 have been working tirelessly behind the scenes to keep us entertained this past week. Thank you for bringing the fun and inspiring our community!

Three generations of #OptoGRC chairs in one photo! 💚 Stay tuned as we pass the torch to the 2026 leadership team - to be announced soon!

We'd like to extend a very special thank you to all of our amazing sponsors. #OptoGRC2024 would not have been possible without your incredible generosity! Thank you! 💚

Beautiful mini D-lab reunion at OptoGRC

Great session at the @OptoGRC Seminar! Amazing talks from all speakers, and discussion well led by our leaders. Proud to be in this group of rising stars ✨ @DerynOLeduke @brandy_briones @brains_with_deb @mariajoseoc2 @SkoeldJohan

Excited to return to #OptoGRC2024 this year and catch up with colleagues!

It's #optoGRC Poster time! Don't forget your sunglasses 🌈💡🌈💡 #optogenetics #Lucca

great to see you @syk_net @liye_tsri @anna_beyeler and everyone at @OptoGRC ! Thanks to chairs @bjmarlin @okaysteve @OferYizhar for organizing an amazing conference for this fast-moving field. Upcoming talks from lab alums including @tinakim_neuro @ritchie_chen and many others!

Senior editor Luis Mejia is at @OptoGRC this week! #OptoGRC2024

Day 1 of #optogrc2024, and my colleagues were right—Tuscany is the perfect GRC site! @ilanawitten and @denisejcai already kicked things off with stellar lectures. Excited for the rest of the conference!🌟@OptoGRC

On my way to @OptoGRC looking forward to all the great science. My lab is looking for postdocs, if you’re interested (or interested in learning more) let me know. I’ll buy you a coffee! Related, anyone know where the close espresso is?