ok so my "X" account got hacked (serves me right i know lol smh) so i will have to get used to using bsky more regularly 😬

really bummed to miss AISES 2025 National Conference - this would have been my first time! hope everyone has safe travels to Minneapolis and enjoy an amazing few days together celebrating, sharing, and learning 🤗 See you next year!

Information for the NIH Extramural Community During the Lapse of Federal Government Funding (as of October 1, 2025) grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

many thanks to Drs. Naomi Lee & Joslynn Lee for welcoming me to NAU for the Southwest Summit + Celebration Ceremony this wknd! im proud/grateful NINDS is investing in these *incredible* CARE high school scientists 🫶🏽 may i continue to do work that champions all such scholars 🙏🏽

the reissued NOFO for theRuth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions Without NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30) is finally published! grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

the reissued NOFO for the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31) is finally published! grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

there is no bond quite like the Spelman bond 🩵🥰🤍 grateful to have spent this last wknd celebrating my 20th college reunion with my Limelight sisters 💚 #Spelman05

this is my temp office only for this wk (ill get assigned another work station next wk) but i still made it *for me* i may change up the decor each wk for each new office or cube assignment 🤔 just wanna make this fiery pit of hell cozy as possible so i can do my fckng job 🙃

today was my last day in the office ive occupied for the last 3yrs - since we were able to return to work from the pandemic hiatus. what makes me sad most? i cant take my white board w/ these lovely msgs from beloved coworkers to whatever space i get assigned next 🥺😩😭

today marks 6yrs with the Dream Team! so much *good* and growth has happened over these 6yrs - im eternally grateful that i have gotten to live my purpose here in service to others 🙏🏽💞 cheers to however much time is left to keep doing the work 🥂

so glad to spend some QT with my neuro bro @nelsontotah.bsky.social while in town from Finland! feels like just yesterday we were in our grad lab & he was throwing darts 🎯 over my head 😳 LOL! now look at us - professional do-gooders 🥹 well done neuro mom @bita137.bsky.social 🥰#MoghaddamLab

when i write my tell all…

im beyond grateful for all the texts, DMs, emails the last 2wks saying “checking on you” “thinking of you” “thank you for all you do” “i/we support you/your team”❣️ the recognition has meant EVERYTHING. its all fuel that keeps me focused to fight instead of deep in despair 🙏🏽

Welp! NIH diversity supplement grants now have newly updated expiration dates dates of January 2025 revised from May 2026. 🤷‍♀️ grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement and the World Health Organization on Day 1???? lmaooooo “bUt kAmAlA…”

An amazing honor to give NIH’s WALS lecture today as the last speaker under the leadership of NIH Director Dr Monica Bertagnolli

when you get to host your bad ass brilliant ass PhD advisor @bita137.bsky.social as an invited speaker for the prestigious NIH Wednesday After Lecures Series 🤗🥰 grateful for our friendship that has developed after all these years 🙏🏽

soooo many incredible scientists i know and adore made this PECASE list! CONGRATS to all recognized 👏🏽🙌🏽 www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-up...

So this was announced today: "President Biden Honors More Than 300 Americans with Nation’s Highest Award for Science and Mathematics Teachers and Mentors" www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-up... Happy #NationalMenteringMonth2025 #NationalMenteringMonth

special HAPPY FOUNDERS DAY 🗣️ shout out to all of my beautiful brilliant #BlackInNeuro Sorors 🔺🐘🧠 #DST1913

thanks for sharing this language from NIGMS! def going to incorporate in guidance to my IC's future applicants 🙌🏽

my pet peeve as a reviewer: grant apps that state the trainee or ECR *is going to* create an IDP to use later during the project period. ummm why not create the IDP FIRST then write a detailed training/career dev plan that actually incorporates the identified needs/gap areas???

grateful for the spaces i get to occupy 🙏🏽 spaces where i dont have to hide or shrink or use a small voice spaces where i am welcomed to show up whole and true and uninhibited

im away at a conference so unable to attend todays NINDS Director’s Award Ceremony but so thankful to my colleagues Drs. Ana E & Jenny K for nominating me for this award 🙏🏽 🥹 i hit the colleague jackpot & feel empowered to embark on my new journey as “supervisor”

There’s still time to register for the first-time reviewers workshop with @reviewerzero.bsky.social! Geared toward people in the 🧠 sciences but useful and open to all ✨ Register 👇🏽 blackinneuro47.wildapricot.org/event-5883989 #Neuroskyence #Blackademics #PhDSky #AcademicSky #BlackInSTEM 🧪

happy Thanksgiving Eve!! i have much to be thankful for! THANK YOU to my e-village and real life friends / colleagues/ menteez / grantees / trainees who regularly contribute to and inspire me to do my dream* job of impacting the next gen of scientists🥰❣️

Remember, many recommendation letters you were asked to fill out are due December 1st (many emails DON'T say this for whatever stupid reason). That is before you return to work after Thanksgiving since it is so late. Do it before you eat that Turkey. The students will have less indigestion.

The Amazing Brain Science Talks recordings are live on YouTube! 🎥 👉 Whether you're tuning in for the first time or revisiting your favourite talks, don't miss out: mcgill.ca/x/wEb Learn about the science of communication, mental health, human language and so much more! 🧪 @drjkhokhar.bsky.social

Sneak peek of the new stuff this season in the twophotonart.com shop! 🧠🧪 (Technically we are saying that we won’t start shipping orders til Dec 3, but I don’t leave town til tomorrow so if you order something in the next few hours, I’ll slip it in the post 🤗)

HAPPY MONDAY!! short work wk for most of us but also a time of deadlines and wrapping things up😵‍💫 i for one am determined to grind it out now and just get shit done! i will have thoroughly earned a break and delicious food and great company soon enough!! 🙏🏽 LETS GET IT 🙌🏽

#NIH #NINDS paylines are at 8% for fiscal 2025. Tough year is due to increased research costs and federal budget uncertainty for FY 2025. Director's message here. Worth reading. www.ninds.nih.gov/news-events/...

ummm how do i manage notifications on this app?? lol theyre too much!

In the latest Building Up the Nerve podcast hosted by @leullrich.bsky.social and @phdeez.bsky.social, Sonya Dumanis, ASAP’s Deputy Director, shares actionable advice on securing research funding. Topics include pitching, grant writing, & finding funding. 🎧 Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/558574/episo...

"my least favorite thing in life is to be called “resilient,” bc it means that people only see me through the lens of difficulty. They love the idea that I am resilient, but they don’t actually care about any of the things that made me resilient." @kss_phd www.vox.com/future-perfe...

Curious about research opportunities with NIH NINDS Intramural Research Program? Join us for our next OPEN Stage webinar where intramural researchers will share their journeys to the NIH! #NINDSOPENStage December 9 at 3p EST Register: nih.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi...

OAN: consider nominating a mentor for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM)! paesmem.nsf.gov

TGI FRIDAYYYYYYYYYY! if you have this wknd off from work, may you find ways to free your mind and have REST(oration)!! as my homie JC said, "do not worry about tmrw for tmrw will worry about itself! each day has enough trouble of its own"

i forgot my password to this app and and wasnt in a hurry to reset it bc i dont love the user interface BUT now im back in business 👋🏽

WashU Neuroprep is now accepting applications! this 2yr postbacc program is geared toward individuals who had limited opportunity for research experience as undergrads to prepare for graduate training in neuroscience. apps due 2/16/24! neuroprep.wustl.edu

Discover strengths you may not even realize you have in this episode of the #NIHAllAboutGrants podcast! I joined the NIH DBRW Director, Dr. Ericka Boone, as a guest expert to share our thoughts on how to apply these strengths to advance professional development. nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2023/11/...

got to team up with one of my faves, the incomparable Dr. Ericka Boone (@DBRWDirector), on the NIH All About Grants pod to discuss ways early career researchers can align and apply their strengths to advance their professional development. check us out! nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2023/11/...

NINDS is hiring Scientific Program Managers in Translational Research who will support the NIH Blueprint Neurotherapeutics Network (BPN)-Biologics. USAjobs announcement open today through 10/27 www.usajobs.gov/job/755590300

#NINDSNervePod Season 4 Episode 9 is OUT NOW! this epi discusses the "hidden curriculum" around succeeding as a mid-career faculty. listen to #NINDSDemystifies at buzzsprout.com/558574/13248...

Application review starts Nov 1 for this faculty position in my department (Molecular and Cell Biology) at UConn. Come work with us!

1st bluesky post - hiiiiiii 👋🏽