Stephen Holtz

@stephen-holtz.bsky.social

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Neuroscience and biophysics of touch and hearing @ Harvard medical school in the Wilson lab. Ephys, optics, 2P Ca++/live imaging, biophysical models, Bayesian stats, EM, and Drosophila tools.

Near complete funding freeze at Harvard due to threat of targeting by current administration
Stand up for science protest in front of the Boston state house with 100s of people
Two penguin sculptures in front of Harvard Medical School, the target of recent extreme NIH budget cuts, which faces an uncertain future.
Small tasting glass with a pinkish cocktail, missing a garnish because I’m being lazy.
Banner at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health being taken down (ominously)
Screenshot of deactivation of my X account.
Non-bread/meat parts of the stuffing mix in a Dutch oven.
Meat substitute sausages browning in a Dutch oven.
A metal box with knob, which is a mechanical switch that flips between two microscopes being able to control a shared fixed-wavelength laser for stimulation. It looks like a car could run over it without breaking.