Amir H Behbahani
@amir_h_beh
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Life Science Consultant @EY_Parthenon @Caltech @UCLA @SharifUni alum
Los Angeles, CA
Joined May 2020
Jenny's paper is now out, along with Cheng's paper: https://t.co/PprZciASuC
https://t.co/VxveZdecTp
nature.com
Nature - A neural circuit for implementing a coordinate transformation and 2D vector computation is described in Drosophila.
I think Jenny's data and experiments have lots of interesting avenues to explore, and it's disappointing to instead see that they're padded by a bunch of uninspired modeling. No doubt the decision to format the work as it has been is career-oriented rather than science-oriented.
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Thank you, @stanley_heinze, for writing such a great dispatch on our recent @CurrentBiology paper. If you are curious about path integration in flies, please check it out. @ehopepalmer
#Drosophila #path_integration
https://t.co/QvDk692al7
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The next @UCLIBNTalks seminar will be given by Dr. Amir Behbahani @amir_h_beh from Caltech on '“Wasn’t there food around here?”: An Agent-based Model for Local Search in Drosophila' - 20th September, 16:00 UK time. Don't miss!
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Dr. Malcolm Campbell, 9th of March 2023, 16:00 -17:00 (GMT) Seminar link: https://ucl.zoom.us/j/93313357153
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In our paper, we found flies combine odometry & compass navigation to keep track of their position relative to food. This work provides an experimental setup & theoretical framework to study the neural basis of path integration. @ehopepalmer #Drosophila
https://t.co/UGVS3mDDG2
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Using a combination of optogenetic activation of sugar receptors in an annular-shaped arena and agent-based modeling, Behbahani et al. show that flies combine odometry and compass navigation to keep...
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Have you ever wondered how your peers are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic? In our study, a majority of 740 researchers in North America and Europe reported reduced productivity, internal pressure to progress, and increased workload. What has your experience been like?
LIFE AND WORK OF RESEARCHERS TRAPPED IN THE COVID-19PANDEMIC VICIOUS CYCLE https://t.co/InapVKkxHq
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How do animals avoid getting lost when exploring an environment in complete darkness? By combining computational modeling and experiments in a specialized arena, we found that fruit flies perform local search by carefully measuring how far they walk.
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The ability to keep track of one ’ s location in space is a critical behavior for animals navigating to and from a salient location, but its computational basis remains unknown. Here, we tracked...
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Sadly for Caltech, Ernie is shutting down. He has been serving Caltech for more than 30 years! If the urge strikes you, contribute to this appreciation fund! Ernie's Al Fresco Appreciation
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Dear Ernie family, As some of you may have heard, Ernie is closing Ernie’s Al Fresco for now. Af… I Ros needs your support for Ernie's Al Fresco Appreciation
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Check out the article by Katie Langin in Science Careers on the prospect of faculty job openings in the coming job cycle https://t.co/EcOTzgbTp2
#Science #faculty #jobopenings #Hiring #COVID19
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LA County Reports Highest Number of New Cases and Hospitalizations, Deaths Sharply Increase - 73 New Deaths and 4,244 New Cases of Confirmed #COVID19 in Los Angeles County. View https://t.co/YKsgZ0SEgW for more.
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Some good news!!!!!
So to summarize - The Trump Administration has rescinded the 7/6 F-1 students directive. Schools can go online if they want. No new I-20s needed. F-1 visas should be proceeding. Congratulations Harvard and the Wilmer Hale team. Big big win!
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Caltech joins 20 institutions in the West in a lawsuit challenging the DHS/ICE order to revoke foreign student visas. This action follows a separately filed amicus brief, which Caltech joined with 58 other American universities and colleges.
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The coalition of 20 research institutions, liberal arts colleges, and public universities in the West took action on behalf of more than 50,000 international students.
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Caltech supports the action taken by Harvard and MIT to seek a restraining order to halt the immediate implementation of the rule—the Institute is filing an amicus brief in support of the lawsuit. We are also exploring other potential courses of action the Institute might take.
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In light of the recent EO and policy regarding the limitations on visas, we wrote a letter to Nature. We urge the US to safeguard international postdocs and grad students to reinforce mutual benefits. @caro_charp @Allan_HPool @StewMallory @liviahmorais
https://t.co/BARHnUIBkI
nature.com
Nature - Discover the world’s best science and medicine | Nature.com
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A 2+ hour discussion attended by over 900 members of the @Caltech community. I am blown away by the effort and amount of work a handful of Black Graduate Students put together for this town hall, when it SHOULD NOT be their responsibility to do so. #StepUpCaltech #DoBetter
hey academics: watch @Caltech closely over the coming weeks and months. today, the Black Scientists and Engineers at Caltech (BSEC) gave an incredibly well-researched list of concrete actions to combat anti-Black racism at Caltech (1/2)
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Here is a link to the short piece that my colleagues (@caro_charp @Allan_HPool @liviahmorais @StewMallory Adrian Brückner , Arslan Ahmed) and I wrote about postdocs
To protect the future and diversity of the scientific pipeline, a new #LetterToScience argues that institutions should implement programs to prolong fellowship positions, and vigorously advocate for federal-level extensions to visa programs.
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My peers and I wrote a short piece for Science to increase awareness about the difficulties postdocs face during the pandemic @caro_charp @StewMallory @liviahmorais
https://t.co/z4MJoZ0NBm
#postdocs #Caltech #COVID
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