Thrilled to be named a Leon Levy Scholar @NYASciences! With my inspiring mentor @IshmailSaboor, I’ll tackle genetic, neuronal, and evolutionary questions about fascinating social behaviors in naked mole-rats. Looking forward to joining the vibrant community of neuroscientists!

My postdoc work is now on bioRxiv! We combined engineered bacteria with hydrogels to create implantable living materials. These living materials safely confine microbes while enabling them to sense disease and release drugs on demand. 🔗 https://t.co/F516m9LzCv

These ‘ghost flowers’ thrive without photosynthesis. One scientist is learning how | Science | AAAS

Our first paper on naked mole-rats has just been published in Science Advances!! By tagging each individual, we comprehensively recorded the behavior of over 100 animals for 30 days and statistically characterized their complex social structure.

I’m extremely honored to be a recipient of the NIH Director’s Pioneer Award!

This year’s medicine laureate Shimon Sakaguchi discovered a new class of T cells. Sakaguchi was swimming against the tide in 1995, when he made a key discovery. At the time, many researchers were convinced that immune tolerance only developed due to potentially harmful immune

BREAKING NEWS The 2025 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi “for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance.”

Our immune system is an evolutionary masterpiece. Every day it protects us from the thousands of different viruses, bacteria and other microbes that attempt to invade our bodies. Without a functioning immune system, we would not survive. One of the immune system’s marvels is its

Excited to share our new paper in @NatureComms! We discovered a molecular morphological convergence: distinct alcohol-aldehyde dehydrogenases independently evolved similar homomeric complexes. See threads for a brief introduction. Paper: https://t.co/BE4fZPNLtf

Sea slugs steal foreign chloroplasts for photosynthesis and starvation resistance. Photo by Anik Grearson.  #evolution #symbiosis. #cellbiology. @CellPressNews

Pastoralism remains central to survival in the Turkana of northwest Kenya, where heat and water scarcity pose constant challenges. New research uncovers the genetic signatures that underlie adaptation to arid living in this pastoralist community. Learn more in this week's issue:

Remarkable detective work by Lindsey Salay at Caltech. She discovered a thalamic nucleus, SPFp, with neurons that selectively respond to touch *when an animal is sexually aroused*, triggering release of mounting behavior. Inhibition of this tiny group of neurons causes complete

Had a wonderful time at @BardCollege giving an invited seminar in the Biology Seminar series! Really enjoyed conversations with the curious students and amazing faculty, plus a walk around the gorgeous campus. The Hudson Valley view en route was the cherry on top.

Excited to share the first part of my PhD! Place cells encode location not only by firing rates but also by spike timing relative to theta oscillations. We asked how different spatial cues (i.e., landmarks & self-motion cues) contribute to determining this precise timing.

So excited my doctorate work (and this excellent Preview by Yuhui Cui) is finally out @Neuron! We used human MDD profiling + mouse manipulation studies to identify an epigenetic regulator linking OFC astrocyte reactivity -> neuronal hyperexcitability -> stress susceptibility.

Do you know a neuroscience researcher in #NYC? The Leon Levy Scholarships in Neuroscience program supports groundbreaking #neuroscience research, and applications are OPEN! Learn more about this exciting opportunity and help us spread the word. https://t.co/tuGnxSE1wl

@ScienceMagazine "Recent evolution of the developing human intestine affects metabolic and barrier functions". Evolutionary preparation for microbiota, diet, and pathogen exposure is fascinating! Thank you @ERC_Research for supporting our vision! https://t.co/VKQtZ3LMaW

🔬1/7 Our latest study explores the apple snail Pomacea canaliculata's remarkable ability to regenerate a fully functional camera-type eye after complete removal, offering a new model for studying whole-organ regeneration in animals. @ScienceStowers https://t.co/lCgnmI1XHi

I'm thrilled that my lab at NYU is now supported by an NIH MIRA grant! I'm looking to hire 1-2 senior lab members (outstanding postdoc candidates or experienced staff scientists) with expertise in computational and statistical methods in human genetics or genomics. Please share!

So cool!

Abdus-Saboor & @VAbraira lab joint tenure celebration party. We opened our labs together in 2018 and got tenure together this July. Our labs have published together and are writing up more work as we speak.