Alexandra Vilceanu

37.2 trillion cells, give or take. PhD Student with an MD background, studying neurodevelopmental disorders in the Keays lab at LMU.

[Stowers Institute @ScienceStowers]

This week's #MicroscopyMonday is a stunning image of the developing nervous system, shown in green, in a mouse embryo.

Image author: Stephen Shannon, Trainor Lab

[Sergiu P. Pasca @Sergiu_P_Pasca]

Clinician-scientists: how to reverse their declining numbers https://t.co/5i0rwAVcAf

[Sergiu P. Pasca @Sergiu_P_Pasca]

Check the article @panagiog & I wrote in @NeuroCellPress. Inspired by developmental changes in CACNA1C splicing in human and mouse neural cells & their impact on corticogenesis & disease, which we first observed > 10 years ago. More examples of ion channels & synaptic genes👇

[Christopher Robinson 🇺🇦 @Brit_in_Vienna]

The @viennabiocenter Summer School 2022 call is now open for talented undergrads, it's a great opportunity for students who are interested in graduate study in the life sciences. Please RT
https://t.co/7fO06dbbv6
@IMPvienna @IMBA_Vienna @gmivienna @MaxPerutzLabs @CeMM_News

[Spencer Balay @spencerbalay]

Happy to share our recent @SciReports paper characterizing Cryptochrome 2 in the pigeon #retina! We find that CRY2 interacts with typical circadian clock proteins + components of the microtubule cytoskeleton, and is enriched in the OLM.
Check it out 👇 https://t.co/zhoCZvrAKM

[New Scientist @newscientist]

This week’s cover: Maths could help us understand consciousness, but it forces us to ponder some eye-popping conclusions.
https://t.co/J0lgkpWFHY

Art by @GiulioBonasera

[Ivan Sivak @IvanSivakX]

What drives us? Check out our new blog post about the reward system of our brains https://t.co/9GjlWMV4G1