Greg Jefferis
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Neural Circuits and Behaviour in Drosophila @MRC_LMB. PI @flyconnectome @CamZoology and @virtualflybrain. Tweets my own.
Cambridge, UK
Joined July 2010
Building the FlyWire #connectome from the FAFB brain was a massive team effort. But neuroscientists need to find their favourite neurons in this huge dataset. We report an indexed parts list, systematically annotating all 127k neurons (Schlegel et al https://t.co/1VaFlFWZVp) 1/7
biorxiv.org
The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster combines surprisingly sophisticated behaviour with a highly tractable nervous system. A large part of the fly’s success as a model organism in modern neuroscie...
We are releasing a whole-brain connectome of the fruit fly, including ~130k annotated neurons and tens of millions of typed synapses! Explore the connectome: https://t.co/EWcwRiO0Oz Reconstruction paper: https://t.co/wCI3hASUfD Annotation paper: https://t.co/3bPTNK9hRk 1/6
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And here's the official announcement from our colleagues at Janelia. We can already see downloads are humming and we have fielded and solved the first data access queries. Happy exploring! #drosophila #connectomics #malecns.
🪰 A team of researchers has unveiled the complete connectome of a male fruit fly central nervous system—a seamless map of all the neurons in the brain and nerve cord of a single male fruit fly and the millions of connections between them. 🔗 https://t.co/F3ElzePkCo
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Comparison with previous female connectomes reveals sex differences across the adult brain at synaptic resolution for the first time. Full news story and preprint describing this massive team effort coming soon!
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This dataset provides two major advances. It is the first fully proofread and annotated brain and nerve cord connectome with 166,696 proofread neurons annotated with 11,691 cell types. It is also the first connectome of a male brain.
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Exciting news for #drosophila #connectomics and #neuroscience enthusiasts: the Drosophila male central nervous system connectome is now live and free to use and explore. Find out more at the landing page hosted by our Janelia FlyEM collaborators https://t.co/jKgJgBMxCW.
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📢We’re recruiting! 🌳Assistant Professor in Ecology, Evolution & Conservation A permanent teaching-focused position in our vibrant, welcoming and intellectually stimulating academic community. Deadline: 7 September. Apply here: https://t.co/4FG4FDQahE
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After building a beautifully annotated single cell atlas, senior authors @SebaCachero and @_erika_dona found a hidden birth order code. @biorxivpreprint here: https://t.co/46tBF8CFqq. Read on for more ⬇️2/8
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The assembly of functional neural circuits relies on the generation of diverse neural types with precise molecular identity and connectivity. Unlocking general principles of neuronal specification...
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Neuronal diversity is written in transcriptional codes 🧬. But what is the logic of these codes that define cell types and wiring patterns? To find out we built a #scRNAseq developmental atlas of the Drosophila nerve cord and linked it to the #connectome 🪰🧠 Tweeprint! ⬇️1/8
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Wouldn't it be great if we could not only image large connectomic volumes, but also completely reconstruct them? And if a whole mouse brain project didn't cost billions? With the PATHFINDER preprint ( https://t.co/Ae3UCLOljP), we preview a future where it doesn't have to.
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🔍 Masters or PhD student in London? Want to make your research faster, smarter & more reproducible — even without coding experience? Join our hands-on tech bootcamp 👇 🔗 https://t.co/YdUF75oN5z ⏰ Deadline 10 May 2025 Follow @NoBlackBoxes
#PhDLife #ResearchTools
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Our lab website is up! We are hiring at all levels. https://t.co/F4jB52A9vU
dolanlab-tcd.com
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⏰Last days to apply to the #Interacting with #Neural #Circuits course! ⏳ Apply by March 19th 🔗 https://t.co/MzRWF3zoXb 📍 Jun 8 - 27, Lisbon #NeuralCircuits #Optogenetics #NeuroTech
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Our new paper on the circuit implementation of evidence integration in larval zebrafish is now on bioRxiv!
We are proud to present our new preprint “Correlative light and electron microscopy reveals the fine circuit structure underlying evidence accumulation in larval zebrafish”, just posted on bioRxiv ( https://t.co/pYHYh26vSo). (1/10)
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The London Underground Mosquito lives underground, feeds on mammal blood & breeds in confined spaces - has it evolved in 200 years, or does it have a longer history? Research on genomes @YukiHaba_ &al @flygirlNHM suggests older Middle East origins https://t.co/Ro2Rvhj7TK
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Dear All, I believe that this thread will become one of my most important contributions to the fly field (I hope I will make other contributions)! Here, I introduce the Soy Milk Machine Fly Food Method, a.k.a., DeepCook!#Drosophila#NewPI
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We're looking for a postdoc with a strong interest in the structure, function and cell biology of glutamate receptors and excitatory synapses. https://t.co/kcEDwMEYOy
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The deadline for the @TReNDinAfrica workshop in Zambia has been extended! Apply by January 31 for this intensive entry level course on the basics of computational neuroscience and machine learning. 🧠 More info: https://t.co/thVxtQ7x7F
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📢 Join us! We are recruiting an Associate Professor / Professor of Developmental Plasticity and Robustness to join our innovative research community! Find out more about the position and apply: https://t.co/ufYGJBXF8x
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🎉Happy New Year! Start 2025 by investing in your future!🚀 Just 2 weeks left to apply for our Computational Neuroscience & Machine Learning course🧠🤖 Let’s make this year one for growth & discovery. RT to spread the word!🙌 🔗 https://t.co/P49RfKW1dx
#Growth #Opportunity
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📣Quick reminder about this amazing job opportunity. One week to go until the deadline!
JOB ALERT We seek an engaged and effective research leader to join us @CamZoology as Prince Philip Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Wonderful colleagues, exciting opportunities to shape @Cambridge_SBS future. Deadline 6 Jan More here:
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Two flagship chair professorships for neurodgenerative diseases in Tübingen, Germany. Both affiliated with our university @uni_tue @HIHTuebingen and the German Center for Neurodegenerative diseases @DZNE_en Please apply and join us! https://t.co/LdJVN3AEcH
https://t.co/a97iYQftEa
nature.com
The German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) is a world-leading internationally oriented research center in the Helmholtz Association, c...
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