Synapse modulation, biophysics, optogenetics, opsins, optoGPCRs & channelrhodopsins... garden stuff, photography, cats, cycling, parenting...still postdocing. Patch-clamper with imaging ambitions https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=4xDsEF4AAAAJ&hl=enhttps://bsky.app/profile/jwietek.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jwietek.bsky.social/post/3mmbkxpulp22a​Nothing says "motivation" like having 5 months left on a contract, zero institutional or PI support, and the crushing reality of the current grant climate. 🙃20 May 2026 09:15 +0000at://did:plc:6ipd2eyagfdhnsz2vy5avi2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbkxpulp22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jwietek.bsky.social/post/3mkz3dloifs2nKeep on going and do good! https://media.tenor.com/QMp3Kk7DCUQAAAAC/platinum-low-rank.gif?hh=280&ww=49804 May 2026 06:48 +0000at://did:plc:6ipd2eyagfdhnsz2vy5avi2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkz3dloifs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jwietek.bsky.social/post/3mkozvdg7w22kA scientific luminary passes, social media tributes often veer into performative territory. Instead of mourning the loss, we curate our proximity to their greatness through shared papers and seminars. It leaves a bitter aftertaste - the sense that we are leveraging a legacy simply to polish our own.30 Apr 2026 06:56 +0000at://did:plc:6ipd2eyagfdhnsz2vy5avi2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkozvdg7w22khttps://bsky.app/profile/jwietek.bsky.social/post/3mkoz7tjaus2kForth and back [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2026 06:44 +0000at://did:plc:6ipd2eyagfdhnsz2vy5avi2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkoz7tjaus2khttps://bsky.app/profile/jwietek.bsky.social/post/3mkmqz4bhzc2iMore blue than every sky29 Apr 2026 09:12 +0000at://did:plc:6ipd2eyagfdhnsz2vy5avi2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmqz4bhzc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jwietek.bsky.social/post/3mkg3rkrepk2vDon't forget to take some time off (ideally of almost everything)26 Apr 2026 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:6ipd2eyagfdhnsz2vy5avi2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkg3rkrepk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jwietek.bsky.social/post/3mka75igoms26Finally online @natmethods.nature.com https://www.nature.com/articles/s41592-026-03065-2 This was a fun collaboration with @finkryan.bsky.social @massecklab.bsky.social @tpatriarchi.bsky.social @martinfuhrmann.bsky.social @campbell-lab.bsky.social @jangrundemann.bsky.social 🧪🧠🔬🧬 [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2026 09:20 +0000at://did:plc:6ipd2eyagfdhnsz2vy5avi2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mka75igoms26https://bsky.app/profile/jwietek.bsky.social/post/3mjwucc337k2gThe nice thing about academia is that everything is fair, transparent ... and strictly governed by a meritocracy so pure it makes a vacuum look cluttered20 Apr 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:6ipd2eyagfdhnsz2vy5avi2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwucc337k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jwietek.bsky.social/post/3mjowqis3dk2x [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Apr 2026 12:34 +0000at://did:plc:6ipd2eyagfdhnsz2vy5avi2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjowqis3dk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jwietek.bsky.social/post/3mjolqanbp22fWhat a beauty! [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Apr 2026 09:17 +0000at://did:plc:6ipd2eyagfdhnsz2vy5avi2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjolqanbp22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jwietek.bsky.social/post/3mjmcijj2ek2316 Apr 2026 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:6ipd2eyagfdhnsz2vy5avi2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmcijj2ek23https://bsky.app/profile/jwietek.bsky.social/post/3mjhqpzzsks2nGo ahead—be bitter, mean, and behave like trash. Just remember that karma always collects its debts!14 Apr 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:6ipd2eyagfdhnsz2vy5avi2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhqpzzsks2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jwietek.bsky.social/post/3miyykkwoos24Innsbruck08 Apr 2026 19:08 +0000at://did:plc:6ipd2eyagfdhnsz2vy5avi2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyykkwoos24https://bsky.app/profile/jwietek.bsky.social/post/3mhvsliger22mHappy working-distance-Wednesday! [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Mar 2026 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:6ipd2eyagfdhnsz2vy5avi2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvsliger22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jwietek.bsky.social/post/3mhqqyxoduk24One year and one day later. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Mar 2026 19:07 +0000at://did:plc:6ipd2eyagfdhnsz2vy5avi2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqqyxoduk24https://bsky.app/profile/jwietek.bsky.social/post/3mgfm4ajquc2uBssssssssss06 Mar 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:6ipd2eyagfdhnsz2vy5avi2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfm4ajquc2u