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Duke Institute for Brain Sciences

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Promoting interdisciplinary brain science research and translating discoveries into solutions for health and society.
https://dibs.duke.edu/

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@elenatenenbaum.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 8:12 PMReposted by @dukebrain.bsky.social

Looking for potential Community Advisory Board members for a grant on autism and pregnancy. If funded, advisory board positions would be compensated. Autistic individuals, researchers, healthcare providers, and family members with relevant lived experience or expertise, please DM!

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@dukebrain.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 4:59 AM

Precerebellar paramedian tract cell groups connections: I. Oculomotor internuclear projections. Brain Struct Funct 230,186 (2025)
doi.org/10.1007/s004...
Precerebellar paramedian tract cell group connections: II. Abducens internuclear inputs. Brain Struct Funct 230,189 (2025)
doi.org/10.1007/s004...

@dukebrain.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 4:57 AM

Congratulations to Dr. Martin Bohlen @bohlen.bsky.social, Research Scientist in Duke BME, for receiving the Cajal Club's Editor's Choice Award!

He shares the honor with co-authors A. Horn, S. Warren, & P. May for two 2025 papers (titles/links below).
@cajalclub.bsky.social
@springernature.com

Photo of Dr. Martin Bohlen in a white lab coat sitting at his desk
@dukebrain.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 6:03 AM

Dream Teams are collectives of faculty, students, postdocs, and staff united by a specific vision for the brain sciences, or the relation between brain sciences and the humanities. DIBS will fund each one for 3 years.

For more about DIBS and its initiatives, and to get involved, see
dibs.duke.edu

@dukebrain.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 6:03 AM

🎉👏🤸All 5 Dream Teams: 1. Duke Brain Ultrasound Initiative 2. Nurturing NeuroArts at Duke 3. Enabling Neuro Discovery & Translation with Functional Genomics in Human Brain Organoid Systems (Fun-BOSS) 4. Duke IN utero Fetal NeuroTherapies (INFaNT) 5. Embodied Learning Frameworks for Brain-Inspired AI

@dukebrain.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 5:58 AM

Final day of DIBS Dream Teams! We're proud to provide 3 years of support for all 5 of the new research collectives. 5. Embodied Learning Frameworks for Brain-Inspired AI. This Team will integrate perspectives across science and the humanities to explore how embodied learning can inform AI design.

Cartoon illustration of a woman out walking, touching the leaf of a tree as she passes by, with depictions of her brain linking both to her arm & hand, and also to an abstract cluster of nodes representing a computational network.
@dukebrain.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 3:24 AM

Dream Teams are collectives of faculty, students, postdocs, and staff united by a specific vision for the brain sciences, or the relation between brain sciences and the humanities. DIBS will fund each one for 3 years.

For more about DIBS and its initiatives, and to get involved, see
dibs.duke.edu

@dukebrain.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 3:20 AM

DIBS Dream Teams -- Day 4! (out of 5). Details in first reply. 4. Duke IN utero Fetal NeuroTherapies (INFaNT). The vision of the INFaNT Dream Team is to build an intellectual community to advance in utero gene therapies for fetal neurological disorders.

Cartoon image of a human fetus, floating peacefully, with depiction of broken DNA in the brain undergoing repair.
@dukebrain.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 8:11 PM

Dream Teams are collectives of faculty, students, postdocs, and staff united by a specific vision for the brain sciences, or the relation between brain sciences and the humanities. DIBS will fund each one for 3 years.

For more about DIBS and its initiatives, and to get involved, see
dibs.duke.edu

@dukebrain.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 8:10 PM

Day 3 of DIBS Dream Teams! (details in comment) 3. Enabling Neuro Discovery & Translation with Functional Genomics in Human Brain Organoid Systems (Fun-BOSS). They will develop high-throughput CRISPR screening in brain organoids, share the tech widely, & teach disease modeling & functional genomics

Illustration depicts a brain organoid on the left (looks like a sphere of cells) and a human brain on the right, connected by arrows and images showing wet lab testing (a pipette & tray) and computer analyses (monitor with neat graphs of various kinds).
@dukebrain.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 12:25 PM

Congratulations to Duke's Dr. Drew Schreiner @schreinerdrew.bsky.social who has been selected by @statnews.com as one of this year's #STATWunderkinds !!

The award recognizes early-career scientists and doctors shaping the future of science and medicine. Read more here:
www.statnews.com/wunderkinds

Official STATnews promo photo of Dr. Drew Schreiner on green background with the title "STAT Wunderkinds '26" near the top, and "Drew Schreiner (he/him) Duke University School of Medicine" and an picture of a gold medal at the bottom.
@dukebrain.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 1:28 AM

For more about DIBS and its initiatives, and to get involved, see
dibs.duke.edu

@dukebrain.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 1:28 AM

Day 2 of DIBS Dream Teams! Each of the 5 Teams will be supported by DIBS for 3 years to grow a community around a specific topic in the brain sciences. 2. Nurturing NeuroArts at Duke. This Team will explore interrelations between the arts and neuroscience through research, education, and outreach.

Abstract illustration, in the style of a watercolor painting, depicting a spiral superimposed on the silhouette of a human head profile. Very colorful.
@dukebrain.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 1:45 AM

Good point, thanks. Potential applicants are encouraged to inquire about that or any other aspects of the search. Contact: Meghann Koffi at the email address noted in the AJO ad.

@dukebrain.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 1:25 AM

Dream Teams are collectives of faculty, students, postdocs, and staff united by a specific vision for the brain sciences, or the relation between brain sciences and the humanities. DIBS will fund each one for 3 years.

For more about DIBS and its initiatives, and to get involved, see
dibs.duke.edu

@dukebrain.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 1:20 AM

DIBS is proud to announce the launch of 5 Dream Teams for building new research communities at Duke! One per day all week. Award details in comment. 1. Duke Brain Ultrasound Initiative. It aims to build a cross-school community for ultrasound imaging, neuromodulation, and clinical translation.

Logo for the Duke Brain Ultrasound Initiative. Illustration on top depicts sound waves interacting with circuits in the brain. Below that, three lines of text say "DUKE BRAIN ULTRASOUND INITIATIVE / DREAM TEAM / Focusing Ultrasound, Restoring Function."
@elenatenenbaum.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 1:38 PMReposted by @dukebrain.bsky.social

New Study for autistic and non-autistic mothers — Please share!

We’re recruiting autistic and non-autistic mothers of children ages 6 months to 2 years for a new study on infant directed speech.

If you are interested in participating, please check it out:

duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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@dukebrain.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 4:03 AM

📢 Another brain sciences job search at Duke! Seeking a tenured Full Prof. in Clinical Psych for the endowed Marcil-Monahan Family Professorship. Human neuroscience and quantitative mental health research preferred. Apply by Nov 15 for guaranteed consideration:
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32753

@dixonacostamed.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 2:10 PMReposted by @dukebrain.bsky.social

Felipe De Brigard is a source of pride for Colombia and for the National University in Bogotá (Universidad Nacional de Colombia) where he studied philosophy.

@dukebrain.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 12:29 AM

So thrilled to see this. Congrats to Felipe de Brigard!

Among the many hats he wears are core member of the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience and DGS of its Cognitive Neuroscience Admitting Program for PhD students. Way to go Felipe! 🙌 @felipedebrigard.bsky.social

today.duke.edu/2026/09/duke...

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