Re-sharing over here the final chapter of my PhD now online as part of a special issue of Addiction Neuroscience on stress and addiction! We explore the link between adversity, addiction, and the role of delta opioid receptors in mediating that link:

Re-sharing over here the final chapter of my PhD now online as part of a special issue of Addiction Neuroscience on stress and addiction! We explore the link between adversity, addiction, and the role of delta opioid receptors in mediating that link:

Our study on ketamine's effects on neural self-other-distinction is finally out! 🥳 This is the first really big project from my lab, so I am extra happy about this one 🤩. #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #philsci

Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. Results showed that close to half of the participants secured housing, and nearly $600K saved in public service costs due to fewer ER visits & jail stays. They also saw improved mental health.

The five stages of academic writing: 1. Procrastination 2. Panic 3. Caffeine overdose 4. Submitting a barely coherent mess 5. Swearing to do it differently next time #academicsky

Some cool work showing negative valence of MOR-expressing neurons in the CeA during fentanyl withdrawal. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Nice article pushing back on pop culture versions of dopamine Featuring an all star dopamine scientist cast ⭐ - happy to see all these folks contributing! www.vox.com/future-perfe...

Very happy to announce our paper! "Sex mechanisms as nonbinary influences on cognitive diversity" A pleasure to contribute to this special issue of Hormones and Behavior about how to be less binary and more inclusive in behavioral and cognitive neuroscience www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

After 8 long years, finally get to call myself a double doc! So grateful to my mentors, family, and my MSTP cohort, who are some of the most amazing and inspiring physician-scientists I know! 🧪🩺🧠

Very honored to have received the Meyskens Family research award and the department of Psychiatry outstanding graduating student award! Such an honor to be recognized among so many of my accomplished peers, and extra proud to have my family with me tonight to help celebrate! #medsky

I’m looking for more post-docs to join our team at UCLA ☀️ Please share with your 🧠 networks recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF09330

What I think I wrote vs what I realize I wrote when I’m editing

🧠 hello #neuroskyence! happy to share my early career commentary in neuropsychopharmacology, highlighting the importance of understanding sex hormones for understanding the brain: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The first draft is for telling yourself the story, revisions are for telling your readers.

Excited to share a new paper w Dani Bassett on "Causation in neuroscience: keeping mechanism meaningful" in Nature Reviews Neuroscience We explore different meanings of mechanism in the field, the challenges this presents & how to move forward. 🧠 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Had my final residency interview today and am just so excited to be one small step closer to becoming a psychiatrist physician-scientist! Now back to the wards... #medsky #womeninstem #neuroskyence #addictionsci

New year, new preprint! Cued invigoration of reward seeking promotes sustained population coding in the BLA, which is disrupted by OFC inactivation. Consistent with the notion that BLA represents motivational states.

Our latest pub delves into the complex link between obstetric procedures OUD in women, highlighting how some procedures (e.g., ectopic pregnancy, cesarean) have a higher risk for OUD than others (e.g., vaginal delivery). bit.ly/OUDandObstet...

#Benzodiazepines: It is complicated. #MedSky 🧪 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Proud of myself for getting two manuscripts submitted just under the 2023 wire! Stay tuned for some cool 🧪🩺🧠 stuff coming out in 2024! #medsky #neuroskyence #addictionsci

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) are invaluable opportunities for undergraduates to gain research experience. Join Black In Neuro on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024 at 1 PM ET for an information session with universities on the SURF application process. Register now! t.co/MuYLHgnG85 🟦🧠 🧪

Merry Christmas ya filthy animals

One last paper for 2023, officially out in Hormones and Behavior! We tested the hypothesis that thyroid hormones are a missing molecular link between experience of early life stress and downstream transcriptional changes in VTA doi.org/10.1016/j.yh...

Recent research explores how community pharmacy practices might have influenced the opioid epidemic. Supports need to address store-level procedures, management pressure, and educational sponsorships in the industry. #PharmacyCare #OpioidCrisis tinyurl.com/ye7mvusn

I had a lot of fun working with @katiegbry.bsky.social to look at the relationship between performance in a progressive ratio and contingency degradation task. TLDR: She digs into task vs behavioral construct overlaps to better understand this correlation. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

“One may be able to recognize good science as it happens, but significant science can only be viewed in the rearview mirror. To pretend otherwise distorts science”

The Smithsonian holds nearly 31,000 human remains in storage but has never publicly released a full inventory. We spent months obtaining the documents and turning handwritten and typed memos into a searchable database: www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/int...

My good friend and inspiring colleague Bianca @biancaleonard.bsky.social sharing her work at #ACNP2023 on imaging the PVT in humans and exploring its role in adversity-induced changes in reward behaviors at yesterday’s hot topics session! Check out her poster on Tuesday (T95)!

Would really love to hear about how the directors are working to tackle this problem that they readily acknowledge exists and seriously detracts from their DEIA efforts #ACNP2023

asking for an image of a professor and asking to make it "more professor", a thread.

BREAKING: Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer just signed landmark voting rights legislation: It's the first law in the nation that will automatically register people as they're released from prison! Learn more: boltsmag.org/michigan-aut...

Also ICYMI @natureportfolio.bsky.social, @smjyoti.bsky.social reports on tools to help rookie lab leaders get up to speed in their new job. 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Published! This paper was a huge effort by Sero Patel & Shannon Bennett. We found that molecular changes in NAc after #earlylifestress correspond to molecular signatures of antidepressant treatment failure- across species & drug classes- esp among females www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2305776120

Hey, we recognize that name! 👀 Dr. Ishmail Abdus-Saboor (Columbia University) is featured in this NPR piece on the power of touch: www.npr.org/sections/goa... #BlackInNeuro

Happening this Thursday! There’s still time to register ✨ (Quoted post below; link in second post) #PhDSky #AcademicSky #Neuroscience 🧪

Time for me to start posting here! Check out our Feature Review @ Trends in Neurosciences: "Epigenetic mechanisms underlying sex differences in the brain and behavior" Extremely proud of this piece - we did our best to make it as comprehensive & inclusive as possible! www.cell.com/trends/neuro...

New travel award - sponsored by ACNP and ALBA - for early career brain science researchers from underrepresented backgrounds world-wide to travel to the FENS Forum 2024 in Vienna www.alba.network/travel-award...

Our new paper in Hormone and Behavior, now online! Recent SICB paper explored conceptual definitions of sex in EEB. Here we provide recommendations for sex variable experimental design and statistical analysis, beyond a binary SABV approach! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The Juarez Lab is looking to hire a postdoc interested in using circuit-dissecting techniques to further our understanding on the neural basis of SUDs and stress. Find out about our research and team at thejuarezlab.com . Underrepresented individuals in science are encouraged to apply! #Neuroskyence

“Kindness is a very powerful reinforcer” Empathetic care for SUDs matters www.nytimes.com/2023/11/16/o...

I am SUPER excited for this collaboration between @blackinneuro.bsky.social and @reviewerzero.bsky.social! Register for this trainee-focused event, in which @mattgoldrick.bsky.social and I will lead a tutorial on the hidden curriculum of peer review 📝

Hi bluesky! I'm looking for advice on cognitive tasks delivered via smartphone as part of an EMA study Please report for reach 🧠 #NeuroSkyEnce #PsychSciSky

1/12 New paper on psychedelics as treatments for mental health problems is out! We discuss 10 challenges which limit conclusions that can be drawn about safety/efficacy of psychedelic therapy. We share a checklist for journalists, policymakers & others to assess quality of studies. Brief thread:

If you identify as Black In Neuro and are presenting at #SfN2023, please fill out this form with your poster or talk details, so we can share it with the community! Tags: 🧠🟦 #BlackInSTEM forms.gle/7Szrw6avu6m8...

Had a great time during the poster session this evening at #AMERSA2023! So many inspiring discussions about medicine, science, policy, and advocacy. Excited for more tomorrow! #addictionsci #medsky

Black In Neuro will be back at #SfN2023 for the second year in a row ✨ We have an amazing workshop 11/12, 12-2pm exploring the unwritten rules in academia through perspectives & personal stories of BIN members. This workshop is open to all registered for SfN, BIN members & allies 🤗 Tags: 🧪 🧠🟦