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Yao Chen

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Neuroscientist at Washington University in Saint Louis. Lab web site: https://sites.wustl.edu/yaochenlab/

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Director of Strategic Initiatives & Communications - Neuroscience Scheduled Hours 40 Position Summary The Director of Strategic Initiatives serves as a senior executive leader for the Department of Neuroscience and functions as a principal strategic advisor to the D...

🧠 We're hiring! My department (Wash U Neuroscience) is recruiting a Director of Strategic Initiatives: tinyurl.com/5a3mdr59. Consider joining our scientific family to enable new discoveries, new ideas, and creative ways of doing science.

28.02.2026 16:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Opportunity Details - Faculty Opportunities

My department @WashUMedNeuro is recruiting Assistant or Associate Professor of neuroscience. Join us for great science and a collegial environment! facultyopportunities.wustl.edu/Posting/Deta... Please repost.

18.02.2026 00:00 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Glad to be part of this collaboration. These chemigenetic FRET-based sensors have impressive dynamic range in both ratiometric intensity and fluorescence lifetime measurements. The red/far-red sensors enable multiplexed imaging with green sensors, and are functional in brain tissue.

14.02.2026 03:13 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Big thanks to co-authors Pingchuan Ma, Peter Chen, and Scott Sternson for the adventure together! Grateful to the editors and reviewers for their valuable feedback! If anybody has questions or feedback after using our package, please get in touch.

28.08.2025 02:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Our paper simulating fluorescence lifetime in real-life experiments is now a Version of Record @elife.bsky.social! We hope it helps FLIM users with more rigor and innovation. If you are interested in turning our innovation proposals into reality, we welcome motivated people to join our lab. #FLIM

28.08.2025 02:39 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
The promise and peril of comparing fluorescence lifetime in biology revealed by simulations

Our revised manuscript in @elife.bsky.social: The promise and peril of comparing fluorescence lifetime in biology revealed by simulations doi.org/10.7554/eLif...

25.07.2025 22:06 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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The promise and peril of comparing fluorescence lifetime in biology revealed by simulations Signaling dynamics are crucial in biological systems, and biosensor-based real-time imaging has revolutionized their analysis. Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) excels over the widely us...

We have an updated version of our manuscript "The promise and peril of comparing fluorescence lifetime in biology revealed by simulations": www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1.... We have included a Python version in addition to the original Matlab package. Hope this is helpful to the community.

08.06.2025 00:48 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations and welcome, Trevor! Look forward to interacting with you!

04.04.2025 01:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Excited to join @WashUPhysics as an assistant professor in Fall 2025! My group will develop non-equilibrium statistical physics to study criticality in biologyβ€”biomolecular condensates, gene regulation & adaptive immune systems. DM for postdoc/grad openings! #myphysicsjourney

03.04.2025 18:45 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0

Beautiful study and beautiful cover. Congratulations!οΏΌ

14.03.2025 11:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Academic Vacancies - Churchill College

Churchill College will appoint up to 16 Postdoc By-Fellows from Cambridge University & associated research institutes, up to 3yrs from 1st Oct 2025. Non-stipendiary, but offer dining rights, access to facilities, participation in academic & social life of the College. A great opportunity.

13.02.2025 17:36 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Opportunities We welcome you to join our scientific adventure to understand the function of neuromodulators and the function of sleep, and become future bridge builders between cellular and systems neuroscience.…

🧠Excited about neuromodulator interactions or the mystery of sleep? Join our lab at Wash U! We're seeking passionate individuals to bridge cellular and systems neuroscience by decoding biochemical signaling dynamics in the brain. tinyurl.com/2bmf2py9 Postdoc and RA positions available. Pls repost.

09.02.2025 19:17 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1