Biafra Ahanonu 🇺🇸

We need neuroscience to conquer space 🧠🚀👨‍🚀🇺🇸. Let's get to it! @MIT BSc • @Stanford PhD • @UCSF Postdoc • HHMI Hanna Gray Fellow

Software:

[Biafra Ahanonu 🇺🇸 @syscarut]

Looking forward to sharing our work on long-term, large field of view spinal cord imaging in behaving and freely-moving animals!

See our preprint for more: https://t.co/Bpi9e68J4r.

See you-all tomorrow! February 13, 2024 | 8AM PST | 11AM EST | 4PM GMT
https://t.co/o1Zgcvjg4d

[Inscopix @Inscopix]

📣 Calling all #neuroscientists! Don't miss out on the amazing webinar with @syscarut & A. Crowther @UCSF. They'll show exciting research on pain & spinal cord physiology with @Inscopix nVue & the new LScape! You won't want to miss this! ➡️ Register ➡️ https://t.co/DK74J5XymA

[Biafra Ahanonu 🇺🇸 @syscarut]

The #HannaGrayFellows is an awesome community full of wonderful people and scientists. Thanks @HHMINEWS and apply by Wed!

And reiterating the message: travel & learn! I've learned so much from the many amazing people that I've meet and worked with from all over the world. 🌎🌍🌏

[HHMI @hhmi_science]

Meet Biafra Ahanonu (@syscarut), an HHMI #HannaGrayFellow at @UCSF, who embodies the spirit of exploration and discovery.🌟🔬

Biafra shares a powerful message: Science isn't just about experiments & data; it's a gateway to understanding the diverse tapestry of our world. 🌍

[Biafra Ahanonu 🇺🇸 @syscarut]

Apply! NAPS was a fantastic experience.

To get a taste of what NAPS is like:
• https://t.co/Lhd1wVFbkb

And check out the other 2019 PRF-NAPS correspondents write-ups. Thanks @JeffreyMogil, @drcchambers, @NeilAndrews, and others!
• https://t.co/kjIqrnmU1o

[North American Pain School @NAPainSchool]

#NAPainSchool is an international program open to graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and clinician-scientists enrolled on a full time basis in a pain research training program.

📅Apply by January 15, 2024 https://t.co/Y1DzoDCvHS

#PainTraining #Pain #Science #PainResearch

[Biafra Ahanonu 🇺🇸 @syscarut]

Thrilled to join the 2024 Keystone Symposia Fellows!

Looking forward to meeting and learning from the current (and earlier😁) #KSFellows along with the mentors and SAB members! @KeystoneSymp #UCSF

Follow the other fellows!
https://t.co/BL3K8y6qaw

[Keystone Symposia @KeystoneSymp]

We pleased to introduce the new #KSFellows Class of 2024, a stellar group of young scientist who are leaders in their fields! Read about each Fellow's research & accomplishments in the Keypoint Newsletter! #InclusiveExcellence #DiversityinScience #DEI

https://t.co/4nPmO0sgj4

[Biafra Ahanonu 🇺🇸 @syscarut]

Enjoyed the talks & discussion during & after the spinal cord #SfN23 minisymposium!

Amazing work and exciting insights into spinal cord circuits and functions from @GattoGraziana, @anda_m_chirila, @tayler_sheahan, @mbohic28, and @SSebastianChoi.

And thanks to all the attendees!

[Biafra Ahanonu 🇺🇸 @syscarut]

Thanks @SSebastianChoi for organizing!

Cords🔌 are key to a well functioning system!

For those interested in bilateral spinal cord imaging in behaving animals, see our preprint:
https://t.co/2caq85B5K8

And check out new @Inscopix miniscope systems helping drive future studies.

[Seungwon (Sebastian) Choi 최승원 @SSebastianChoi]

Come to our minisymposium @SfNtweets on Monday afternoon and learn about early sensory processing in the spinal cord dorsal horn. A great line-up of young investigator speakers in the field! @GattoGraziana @anda_m_chirila @tayler_sheahan @mbohic28 @syscarut and myself.

[Biafra Ahanonu 🇺🇸 @syscarut]

Imaging analysis tools 🔬🧠 are handling big data ever faster and better. To celebrate, I've updated the (calcium) imaging software/methods reference table!

https://t.co/qMvKya9MLF

https://t.co/K9fVuIhb07

Chime in with papers to add—I want to highlight everyone's amazing work!

[Biafra Ahanonu 🇺🇸 @syscarut]

From calcium to space🛰️ imaging: visualizing changes in nighttime lights over Ukraine during the past year before and after the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Details https://t.co/6Yunf87XlA.

Created using public satellite data. Thanks @NASAEarthData @NASAEarth @NOAASatellites @NASA!

[Biafra Ahanonu 🇺🇸 @syscarut]

Thanks @DanAbebayehu, @mete_civelek, & @ndsheybani for organizing + the invitation to speak!

Looking forward meeting @UVABME faculty/trainees & learning about all the great work going on there & from the other speakers!

Register and join us, will be great to see you-all there.

[Virginia BME @UVABME]

The Emerging Leaders in Biomedical Engineering Symposium is November 18th | 9-5 PM in UVA's Pinn Hall Conference Center. Join us! @UVAEngineers @MedicineUVA @uva_gbmes @mete_civelek MORE https://t.co/ruI2qEEi17

[Biafra Ahanonu 🇺🇸 @syscarut]

Congrats to the new #HannaGrayFellows & welcome to the family!!🥳Excited to meet you-all & learn about your awesome science (& pursuits outside of lab)!

Also see fellow @HHMIJanelia undergrad scholars & #GilliamFellows! All transformative programs🤗

Applications open for 2023!

[Biafra Ahanonu 🇺🇸 @syscarut]

For new/existing researchers interested in (calcium) imaging🔬, I've put together an updated table of tools, algorithms, and analysis software.

https://t.co/vww5zKGQEN

https://t.co/K9fVuHZ1LZ

Let me know of any papers to add, want to acknowledge all the exciting work going on!

[Biafra Ahanonu 🇺🇸 @syscarut]

For those interested in calcium imaging data analysis 🧠🔬, see below!

Many of the steps discussed can be done using my CIAtah (https://t.co/0auVVdiek7) package.

List of analysis methods (to be updated soon) can also be found at:
https://t.co/BrvA43xSgZ
https://t.co/kI3OLdYtlO

[Inscopix @Inscopix]

Our INSPIRE webinar series is all about equipping you with the experimental details for successful #miniscope imaging. Dr. Biafra Ahanonu @syscarut did that & more!

Click below to watch his insightful talk on Ca2+ imaging data analysis! ✨

https://t.co/28yZg7klQ4 #dataanalysis

[Biafra Ahanonu 🇺🇸 @syscarut]

Thanks @Inscopix for the invite! For those looking to learn more about calcium imaging analysis and tools, sign up below and look out for other INSPIRE webinars.

My CIAtah (https://t.co/0auVVdiek7) pipeline can be used to perform many of the analysis steps I'll discuss 😎.

[Inscopix @Inscopix]

Ooh this one's good! Our next INSPIRE webinar speaker is HHMI Hanna Gray Fellow, Dr. Biafra Ahanonu @syscarut. 🥳

Join us on 5/12 for his expert insights on extracting biologically relevant signals from noisy #miniscope data.🔬

https://t.co/XVPwaub09E #InscopixInspire

[Biafra Ahanonu 🇺🇸 @syscarut]

EXTRACT is out! A new calcium imaging cell-extraction method from the Schnitzer lab.

https://t.co/r0PocnIxAE

CIAtah (https://t.co/0auVVdiek7) supports EXTRACT if you want to run multiple algorithms on your data & compare results.

We'll have more imaging methods/GUIs out soon!

[Biafra Ahanonu 🇺🇸 @syscarut]

Looking forward! Thanks @NUneurobio for the invitation.

[Neurobiology @NUneurobio]

Dr. Biafra Ahanonu (UC San Francisco) will visit the department this Tuesday, March 2nd. His talk "Neural ensemble coding of pain in behaving animals" will take place at 4pm CST.

[Biafra Ahanonu 🇺🇸 @syscarut]

My awesome and amazing sister's art is the Google Doodle today!

https://t.co/CStnEE4kGh

Check out her 🔥🔥🔥 art! https://t.co/ngJhlkOTyB. @MonicaAhanonu

[Biafra Ahanonu 🇺🇸 @syscarut]

Honored and super excited to join the HHMI #HannaGrayFellows family!!!

Forever grateful for my amazing mentors—Mark Schnitzer, Allan Basbaum, @GregScherrer25, @FlyBottleEscape, @jones_g_parker, @tamsioul, @EugeChapadur, @rhuttenhain, & all the rest!

https://t.co/fQbe5ktJUe

[HHMI @hhmi_science]

Today, HHMI is proud to announce the new #HannaGrayFellows, 21 early career researchers who are taking on some of the biggest challenges in the life sciences. https://t.co/Ul5nuD9d17

[Biafra Ahanonu 🇺🇸 @syscarut]

Thanks for inviting me to speak! Looking forward to the summit and discussing advances in pain research/management.

[Biafra Ahanonu 🇺🇸 @syscarut]

For those interested in hearing from several great scientists from around the world, see below. Enjoyed chairing this session!

#SfNConnectome21

[Society for Neuroscience (SfN) @SfNtweets]

STARTING @ 1:15 PM ET: Join neuroscientists from @UNALOficial, @UniIbadan, @iiscbangalore, @usfca for a #SfNConnectome21 panel discussion about the rewards and challenges of research in an emerging economy: https://t.co/DSPZQtAtRv

[Biafra Ahanonu 🇺🇸 @syscarut]

Thanks again for the invitation! Looking forward to speaking about pain (in the brain) and tools/technologies (e.g. https://t.co/nMmoKrnEGY) to study it.

[Pain Research Forum @PainResForum]

Now THIS is going to be good: IASP PRF Seminar – Innovative Approaches to Deciphering the Neural Circuits and Dynamics of #Pain Processing in the Brain, with UCSF's Biafra Ahanonu and Jarret Weinrich. Learn more and register here: https://t.co/bhnRH215kG @syscarut