South African cellular neuroscientist, mostly confused.https://bsky.app/profile/joeraimondo.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/joeraimondo.bsky.social/post/3mj34krqmc22tIt's been a long road getting to this point, but today marks an important moment in our efforts to ensure that everyone in South Africa is supported through life's final journey with compassionate care, dignity and the freedom to choose their own path. https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/2026-04-09-dignitysas-landmark-court-challenge-a-step-towards-legalising-medically-assisted-dying-in-south-africa/09 Apr 2026 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:4hamoi5ryqvorzcc7vb2rslk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj34krqmc22thttps://bsky.app/profile/joeraimondo.bsky.social/post/3mc7i4gxpcc23@arifahamid.bsky.social kicking off Imbizo 2026 in Cape Town! Time for comp neuro epicness in Africa! @simonsfoundation.org @imbizo.bsky.social @ibroorg.bsky.social12 Jan 2026 07:06 +0000at://did:plc:4hamoi5ryqvorzcc7vb2rslk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc7i4gxpcc23https://bsky.app/profile/joeraimondo.bsky.social/post/3lvliqek6uc2sI’m incredibly stoked to announce our latest preprint led by Thijs Verhoog, where we show that human cortical neurons mature hundreds of times slower than mouse neurons, only reaching functional maturity well into the third decade of life. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.01.668139v204 Aug 2025 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:4hamoi5ryqvorzcc7vb2rslk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvliqek6uc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/joeraimondo.bsky.social/post/3luow3qlk4k2iLook at these beautiful pig tapeworm larvae (Taenia solium)!24 Jul 2025 06:34 +0000at://did:plc:4hamoi5ryqvorzcc7vb2rslk/app.bsky.feed.post/3luow3qlk4k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/joeraimondo.bsky.social/post/3lgkvc47f4c2oThis is just so spot on. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jan 2025 12:16 +0000at://did:plc:4hamoi5ryqvorzcc7vb2rslk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgkvc47f4c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/joeraimondo.bsky.social/post/3lfweinj7kc2n@therealdrdukes.bsky.social, founding president of @blackinneuro.bsky.social sharing the highs and lows of her inspirational journey, and the importance of building community in neuroscience at @imbizo.bsky.social. @ibroorg.bsky.social @simonsfoundation.org17 Jan 2025 08:22 +0000at://did:plc:4hamoi5ryqvorzcc7vb2rslk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfweinj7kc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/joeraimondo.bsky.social/post/3lfwd7ngeh22nAnnual cockroach spike 🪳 fun at the @imbizo.bsky.social! @simonsfoundation.org @ibroorg.bsky.social @backyardbrains.bsky.social17 Jan 2025 07:59 +0000at://did:plc:4hamoi5ryqvorzcc7vb2rslk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfwd7ngeh22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/joeraimondo.bsky.social/post/3lb6anv5nv22oThree crazy, wonderful days in Accra, Ghana, setting up a patch rig and fluorescent scope for Tom Tagoe...including our first spikes in West Africa!17 Nov 2024 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:4hamoi5ryqvorzcc7vb2rslk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb6anv5nv22o