Melanie Samuel
@SynapsesInSight
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Neuroscientist and Prof @bcmhouston. Helping humanity through passionate discovery.
Houston, TX
Joined March 2011
What a great meeting and honored to present. Thanks so much to our wonderful hosts in Seoul!
Melanie Samuel @SynapsesInSight @bcmhouston presents ‘Neuronal regulation of #microglia homeostasis in development and disease’ #ISMND2024
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So great to host the amazing @staci_bilbo ! Fantastic work on #microglia
Join us Friday, May 10th, from 11am-12pm in N315, Alkek building for the weekly #neuroscience seminar featuring Dr. Staci Bilbo @staci_bilbo from Duke University @DukeU. Seminar Title ‘Neural-Glial Interactions in Neurodevelopment: Implications for Lifelong Health.’
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Great talk by @kkkkkchuang at today’s RReSTORe consortium. What a fantastic collaboration. Thank you for the support @_BrightFocus ! @NM_Tran_PhD @MeyerLab
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Congrats @kkkkkchuang !! Such a beautiful image from the lab!
Check out April's #Imageofthe Month: Human retinal #organoid, courtesy of Dr. M Samuel @SynapsesInSight lab and Dr. KC Huang. #humanRetina #postdoc @bcm_neurosci @CPRITTexas @BCMCancerCenter #glaucoma #macularDegeneration
https://t.co/zkzM9BvOey via @bcmhouston
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Shout out to my former student @Courtney_Burg pictured here!!
The Neuroscience Graduate Program is a top-tier program at BCM that marries interdisciplinary science with other scientific fields. It is our honor to train future leaders in neurosciences research who will discover the causes of and develop treatments for neurological diseases.
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Hey #SfN2023! Mark SOC02 on your meeting planner for the Bridging the Synapse Social, on Sunday 6:45-8:45 pm. Co-hosted by @WilliamsLabUtah and I. We will have icebreakers and stimulating interactions. Please RETWEET/Repost!
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Congrats to @kkkkkchuang on his fantastic work and great image! Check out his poster at #SfN23 to learn more!
Have you seen the #ImageoftheMonth? #NeuralConnections in the visual pathway of the #brain, courtesy of Drs. M Samuel @SynapsesInSight & Dr. KC Huang @kkkkkchuang @bcm_neurosci @BCMGradSchool @BCM_MSTP #neuron
https://t.co/zgH5q6ulVH via @bcmhouston
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Happy Halloween from the Samuel lab y’all! May all your candy dreams come true!
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We are looking for a Postdoc to be one of the founding members of @dkneurolab in @dev_neuro at King's College London! Position is fully funded and will focus on how the cerebellum talks to the forebrain. Please share and apply here by 20 September:
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Scientists shouldn’t debate gaslighters, argues @hholdenthorp in a new Editor's Blog post. "Absurd statements … are a trap for scientists." https://t.co/dH6MJPXaKN
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Giant Synapse update 18 speakers confirmed We have short talk slots for grad students/post docs Meeting is free Nov 10-11 Synapses reign supreme Webpage to come Please RT @KateOCG @JasonSynaptic @SynapsesInSight @CAndrewFrank @HTB_soFLY @TedAbelneuro @PeriKurshan @NeuroBender
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52 of us Black science faculty came together to discuss Juneteenth and how we can use this holiday to reflect on the ongoing barriers Black scientists face and how we can come together as a biomedical enterprise to tackle these challenges. https://t.co/82tPOYWPKA
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To apply, please email me directly and include a CV and cover letter. We especially encourage applications from diverse and under-represented backgrounds- #WomenInSTEM #URMinSTEM. We hope to have you join our team! #research #Jobs
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The primary responsibilities of this position include mouse colony management and daily animal care tasks such as weaning, breeding, clipping, PCR genotyping, and record keeping. The applicant will also assist with administrative tasks such as ordering and making solutions.
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Reason 4. High impact. Our projects bridge emerging fields in neuroscience to deliver advances that alter understanding of the way neural systems work.
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Reason 3. Attentive leadership. I believe that my primary job as a mentor is to help you succeed. We focus on a balanced plan for your science that places your current and future professional and personal goals at the center
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Reason 2. Great team. Our team is close-knit, and we have fun together inside and outside the lab. We also work collaboratively and help each other succeed.
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Reason 1: Awesome science. The mission of our group is to understand the mechanisms that govern information flow in the nervous system to repair these systems in disease. We get to see neurons in action and understand how they work at the molecular level!
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Some exciting news to share- the Samuel lab is #hiring! The grant gods have smiled on us, and we have THREE open #job positions: This posting is for our Technician position See below why you should come join our fun, energetic, and engaging team #STEM, #hiring, #sciencejobs
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What a fantastic night complete with outstanding remarks from @danye_jiang and hooding! Congrats to all of our outstanding grads here @BCMGradSchool @bcm_neurosci
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