#SnapshotsinNeuroscience | This image from Sandoval, Rychlik, and Choe shows real-time calcium dynamics of astrocytes and oxytocin neurons in the mouse paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus. Image credit: Katrina Choe https://blog.eneuro.org/2025/07/snapshots_mouse_paraventricular_nucleus

#eNeuro: Using fiber photometry in mice, @katycelina.bsky.social‬, Rychlik, and @katrinachoe.bsky.social‬ show oxytocin neurons and astrocytes respond to social and stress cues differently depending on the situation and sex of the animal. @mcmastermedia.bsky.social‬ vist.ly/3n7y6tc

I'm re-amplifying this piece by my MD/PhD student @kevinterleukin.bsky.social because I'm hearing of more & more of my colleagues losing their sex/gender research funding (& I'm about to lose my foreign subaward). Kevin does a great job explaining why this is essential research (not woke ideology).

I am pleased to share with all of you my first PhD published work that was done in collaboration with Joshua Rychlik & @katrinachoe.bsky.social entitled "Calcium Dynamics in Hypothalamic Paraventricular Oxytocin Neurons and Astrocytes Associated with Social and Stress Stimuli"