Cellular and Circuit Neuroscience group at the University of Amsterdam. PIs: Helmut Kessels, Erwin van Vliet, Pascal Chameau, Marlies Oostland, Bart Jongbloets, Sylvie Lesuis, Gil Vantomme.https://bsky.app/profile/kesselslab.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kesselslab.bsky.social/post/3mujetkqk7c2a🧠 PhD position open in our lab at the University of Amsterdam @swammerdamuva.bsky.social @uva.nl ! Join us to investigate how cerebrovascular dysfunction disrupts brain-wide circuits in aging and Alzheimer’s disease, and test strategies to restore them. 📅 Apply by Oct 15: tinyurl.com/PhDUvAAgingAD https://tinyurl.com/PhDUvAAgingAD02 Sep 2026 07:08 +0000at://did:plc:xeha5ch6mdnak76bdxofsoym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujetkqk7c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/kesselslab.bsky.social/post/3mtees7dfok2zJongbloets lab: All you need to know about pyramidal neurons in the mouse insular cortex, from cell type to circuit layout and their implications for behavior, published in Nature Neuroscience! https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-026-02391-018 Aug 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:xeha5ch6mdnak76bdxofsoym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtees7dfok2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/kesselslab.bsky.social/post/3mm55n5ufpk2dAnd the team keeps expanding: this month we also welcomed Wendy Timmermans as our new lab manager and neurobiological analyst. We're excited to have her on board!18 May 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:xeha5ch6mdnak76bdxofsoym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm55n5ufpk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/kesselslab.bsky.social/post/3ml72bic44s2mWe welcome Gil Vantomme as a new PI in the Cellular and Circuit Neuroscience group at the University of Amsterdam! @swammerdamuva.bsky.social @uva.nl He studies circuit mechanisms underlying cognition and neurological disorders. Gil obtained his PhD from the University of Lausanne in 2020 and (1/2)06 May 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:xeha5ch6mdnak76bdxofsoym/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml72bic44s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/kesselslab.bsky.social/post/3mjojfcrkns2pOur group at the @swammerdamuva.bsky.social @uva.nl is expanding! @sylvielesuis.bsky.social is hiring two PhD candidates and a postdoctoral researcher on the topic of synaptic mechanisms of memory and sleep in Alzheimer's disease. Apply at: tinyurl.com/ynnucysx and tinyurl.com/mv5npp7v https://werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies/phd-position-on-memory-sleep-and-synaptic-failure-in-alzheimer-s-disease-netherlands-1495017 Apr 2026 08:35 +0000at://did:plc:xeha5ch6mdnak76bdxofsoym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjojfcrkns2phttps://bsky.app/profile/kesselslab.bsky.social/post/3m62eu7egyk2iWe are looking for an Assistant Professor in Healthy Longevity and Epilepsy to join the Cellular and Circuit Neuroscience team at the University of Amsterdam! https://werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies/assistant-professor-in-healthy-longevity-and-epilepsy-netherlands-14603 @sfn.org @fens.org @amsneuroscience.bsky.social @uva.nl @swammerdamuva.bsky.social20 Nov 2025 08:44 +0000at://did:plc:xeha5ch6mdnak76bdxofsoym/app.bsky.feed.post/3m62eu7egyk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/kesselslab.bsky.social/post/3m5gxi4sfv22eWij zijn op zoek naar een neurobiologisch analist(e) om ons team in Amsterdam te versterken! Word jij onze enthousiaste nieuwe collega? Solliciteer dan nu! https://werkenbij.uva.nl/vacatures/neurobiologisch-analist-e-netherlands-14598 @uva.nl @swammerdamuva.bsky.social @amsneuroscience.bsky.social @fens.org @sfn.org12 Nov 2025 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:xeha5ch6mdnak76bdxofsoym/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5gxi4sfv22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/kesselslab.bsky.social/post/3lgq745qeym2mNew paper from our team on LRP1 expression in epilepsy and Alzheimer's Disease: https://sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0014488625000135 Congratulations Annemieke and co-authors!27 Jan 2025 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:xeha5ch6mdnak76bdxofsoym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgq745qeym2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/kesselslab.bsky.social/post/3lgq64jlzb42mHello everyone! 👋 The Kesselslab (PIs: Helmut Kessels, Jan Gorter, Erwin van Vliet, Pascal Chameau, Natalie Cappaert, Marlies Oostland & Bart Jongbloets) from SILS at the University of Amsterdam has made the move from Twitter. We are looking forward to continuing the scientific conversation here.27 Jan 2025 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:xeha5ch6mdnak76bdxofsoym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgq64jlzb42m