Joyce Wang

When I joined the Balmer lab in fall 2021, it was a tiny operation where we spent tons of time just putting things together. I'm so proud to see how far the lab has come in such a short time and excited to share our first preprint as a lab!

After years of the number one question being asked at any of my talks being "hoW dO yoU dO tHOsE anIMAtiOns?!??", here is a MATLAB toolbox showing how I do (some of) them! github.com/StuartJO/Brain… It can do many things, like show a parcellation on a developing brain (1/7)

We're happy to announce that we've added DeepLabCut to our analysis tool library! Users can conduct markerless pose estimation using pretrained models from their web browser with no hardware or software setup 🤯 Try it for free today by signing up at run.ontologic.ly

As a PhD supervisor, my motto is “A healthy and supported student is a successful student” Four simple ways I check in on my student's mental well-being @OpenAcademics @CouragePhD @PhD_Genie @AcademicChatter

I'm excited to announce that @ontologic_ is #hiring a software engineer and a computational scientist! ✨ If you want to join our passionate team to improve rigor & reproducibility in science, apply here: ontologic.ly/about-menu/car…

So excited that this preprint is finally out. A study of the long term social structure dynamics in a group of rats and how it relates to individual characteristics. @j_d_davidson @Mate_Nagy_ @CBehav @MPI_animalbehav

Reminder - @eLife is looking for a Deputy Editor to cover Cell & Molecular Biology, & help us make our new publishing model a success! This is a paid position, and we encourage candidates with diverse scientific, career and personal backgrounds to apply! elifesciences.org/jobs/6028e296/…

For 8 weeks, 40 hours per week, students get 15 per hour, a housing stipend, a food stipend, and if needed, computer assistance. Yes, they can do this program where ever they are as it is a virtual program. Please share broadly!

@CameronB_16 @DukePsychiatry Amazing!!!!! So happy for you 💙💙💙

Going back to Duke and couldn’t be happier! 💙 @DukePsychiatry #Match2023 #MatchDay2023 #SNMAMatch #EmoryMatchDay

Woah! Desribing this as a "huge resource" would be an understatement. 40k UK Biobank participants, >1 million structural+functional connectomes biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Is your MBTA station falling apart? If so, we want to hear from you. trib.al/ZJ4ECgT

Our paper is out in @npp_journal from first author @ZFarahbakhsh! We tested if widely accepted theories of kappa opioid receptor (KOR) function help us to predict how pharmacologically targeting this receptor affects behavior. Turns out not so much...🧵 rdcu.be/c5PmO

Large and freely accessible database of funding opportunities for EARLY-CAREER RESEARCHERS/FACULTY. For each opportunity: description, deadline, amount, eligibility, and link. Download this database here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-op…

🚨We're back! Applications for the next #ISFS23 are now open! Postdocs interested in faculty careers: Apply to showcase your work, network w/ hiring institutions, receive mentorship, and connect w scientists from diverse backgrounds! Pls share broadly! intersectionssciencefellows.com/for-applicants

〰️New preprint alert!〰️ Say hello to PhaSER: an open-source tool that you (yes, you!) can use to perform real-time phase-estimation and phase-specific manipulations. Here we show that PhaSER can directly manipulate the phase-locking of SOM+ interneurons in awake, behaving mice!

@aoeverhart That's awesome, congratulations!!

Just kidding. This summer, I'll be starting as faculty at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis! We have family in St. Louis and the school is building up an exciting new HSR center, so this was my top pick at the beginning of the job market.

Excited, humbled, and honored to announce...

A common misconception is that the head-fixed setup eliminates movements and allows 'clean' behavioral experiments. Try this: watch a head-fixed animal doing your 'task' for 3 minutes. Here's a little relevant data. frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

JUST UPDATED: our massive database of POSTDOC fellowships is available for download. We list 383 different fellowships with description of the award, eligibility criteria, deadline and amount. A fellowship gives you more freedom Download for free here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-op…

When I choose to interview a candidate for a position in our lab, I share the list of interview questions that will guide my conversation with them ahead of time. Why? Because I want the interview to be equitable for all candidates - everyone gets the same questions… and…