Samantha Butler

I cannot continue to support Twitter, and have moved my lab account to Bluesky. Please find me here: @samanthabutler.bsky.social

I'm breaking my Twitter boycott for the greater good. We have a school-wide search for an open rank faculty as mentor professor. It is a unique position that can be hired in a variety of departments across the school. Please check it out and share widely. recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10062

New in Cell Reports: @UCLA researchers reveal that protein #netrin1, known for guiding nerve fibers, also plays a key role in spinal cord development. Led by @Butlerlab_UCLA, this research could inform future treatments for spinal cord repair. ➡️ucla.in/3O76bkb

#HiringAlert 📢 Our center is recruiting MULTIPLE new faculty working in stem cell research and regenerative medicine! Apply today to join UCLA's highly collaborative multi-disciplinary research environment: recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF09745 Deadline to apply: December 1, 2024

Voting day for me today! Thank you 19th amendment for giving me this right. Remember to vote everyone!!!

Kicking off #LungCancerAwarenessMonth by highlighting the work of Dr. Brigitte Gomperts, who discovered a molecule that helps maintain a balance of healthy cells in airway & lung tissue—a finding that could lead to new drugs to treat or prevent lung cancer.

I'm excited to announce a tenure track faculty position in conservation genomics in EEB @UCLA! We're looking for candidates who use genomic tools to study evolutionary processes related to conservation. Note, the actual application deadline is Nov 29. recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF09875

Hallowe'en 2024 in the Butler and Novitch labs - we are #TERRIFYING - we have (top row) witches, Wednesdays, Pharaoh, Chainsaw Man, Jason, DMEM (medium) and a cryopack; (bottom row), pumpkin, mice, Doug (from Up) and Morton salt. Matilda came as a bat. #BooSCRC @UCLAstemcell

Hace 125 años, Simeon Baldwin, profesor escuela leyes Yale, se refirió a boricuas como "....ignorant and lawless brigands that infest Puerto Rico". Estos están cumpliendo con su promesa de ir de vuelta al pasado. Quienes le cargan las maletas, luego no se hagan los sorprendidos

The Department of Cell Biology at Emory University seeks outstanding applicants to fill a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level to complement department research interests in cell biology, developmental biology, and neuroscience. jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/664684/ten…

UCLA has an open search this year. Pls apply folks! recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF09808

Some kidney ramen 🍜 (proximal tubules) for this #FluorescenceFriday

We have a broad search this year. Please consider joining us in this amazing department at UCLA!

Kamala Harris has plans to improve health, boost the economy, and mitigate climate change. Donald Trump has threats and a dangerous record. That’s why the editors of Scientific American are endorsing Kamala Harris for president. | Editorial trib.al/wQ9WElw

We're officially less than 1 month out from the deadline for the @WashUGenetics faculty recruitment application! facultyopportunities.wustl.edu/Posting/Detail… See details below on why I think you should become my colleague, and as always, please feel to reach out by email or DM with any questions

What an exciting past 5 days at #cshlneurocon hanging out with @RicheSoizic @YesicaAyon, and so many more people. It is by far my favorite meeting with inspiring science, brilliant people, and every 3rd word is axon or guidance!! And always a special treat to see @Butlerlab_UCLA.

Excellent meeting at CSHL again (Molecular Mechanisms of Neuronal Connectivity)! So much progress and so nice to see colleagues!

AXON2025 is gearing up! If you're passionate about neural circuit development, this is the must-attend event of next year — set in an extraordinary, non-conventional location🚢that you won’t want to miss! #AXON2025 @JeroenPasterk

Last day of #cshlneurocon - it’s been amazing in every way - especially the trainee presentations. Check out the state of the art AV facility that supports the talks @cshlmeetings

📢📢My lab has a postdoctoral fellow position open immediately to study the molecular and cellular mechanisms of mammalian somatosensation development and injury!! Please apply and join us if you're interested!!