It was a joy and privilege to spend the day with 200 amazing Blsck writers talking about making books and getting them out into the world. Thank you to everyone who came out!

Triple the rate. 3 times more likely to have grants suspended. “Compared to the all NIH-funded investigators in 2024, investigators who received targeted terminations were more likely to self-identify as… Black/African American (n = 86, 11.9% vs 4.0%)”

One join us on Saturday for the High Stakes Session! Featuring @zivacooper.bsky.social @heatherwardmd.bsky.social @siararouzer.bsky.social @rachelrabin.bsky.social #SOBP2026 If you are around on Saturday, come say hi!

Check out my new piece in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social ! “We’re Training Scientists for a World That No Longer Exists” sciencepolitics.org/2026/03/18/w...

Questions for NIH connoisseurs: in this climate how best to deal with moving to a new institution if an expected NGA for a NEW NIH grant has not arrived yet? Delay your move or risk asking NIH to hold/delay NGA till you have moved and all paperwork and protocols are approved?

I'm so saddened to hear about Debby. She was such a bright light to me in my early career days at RSA, and a genuine joy to talk to. Her legacy as a lifeline and wonderful person will continue far beyond today. All my love to her family.💔 @rsaofficial.bsky.social

BOTH OF MY RESEARCH ASSISTANTS WHO APPLIED FOR PHD PROGRAMS THIS CYCLE HAVE RECEIVED ACCEPTANCES!!! I'M SOOOO HAPPY!!!! 😱🤩😍

Congress rejected massive cuts to US science budgets for 2026, but much of the money still isn’t flowing to researchers. The culprit? The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is quietly slow-walking the release of funds. 🧵👇

Check this out straight from the NIH website, acknowledging that multiyear funding was likely responsible for a 20% decrease in early stage investigators. And that it was expected. A strange approach for someone so committed to the next generation of scientists. grants.nih.gov/news-events/...

Enjoyed the last Webinar? Join us for another webinar next Wednesday with Dr. Rebecca Mellema of Getting Science Write to learn how to communicate your scientific research and knowledge to make change in the scientific world and policy. Sign up at tr.ee/P8bSDf and join us on Zoom! #science

Next Wednesday, the RSA Advocacy Committee is hosting a members-only webinar on how research policy is shaped and how YOU can engage thoughtfully and effectively. We’ll talk about: • Why advocacy is essential • What’s happening at the federal level • Practical tips for engaging Register below! 📝

When your computer performs an unsanctioned reboot and you lose the vital 137 tabs you had open.

Do you have passionate trainees who want to lean into advocacy? Join me (and many others, like @siararouzer.bsky.social ) to learn more about the basics of advocacy!!

This exciting event has finally been rescheduled! Join us on Feb. 10 at @westernu.ca for an insightful conversation about SGBA+ in brain research with the insightful @liisagalea.bsky.social and Kendra Loedige moderated by @lisasaksida.bsky.social. Register here: brainscan-sgba-seminar.eventbrite.ca

Slowly sketching out the postdoc → PI journey, while still knee-deep in current projects. Would love to hear from neuroscience environments that value ideas, collaboration, and good mentoring. Priority is staying in the UK, but open to opportunities abroad. Tips from those who’ve been there welcome!

Students applying for NSF funding are having their applications “returned without review” for being “ineligible,” despite their proposed research falling squarely within the application guidelines. eos.org/research-and...

I am SO incredibly excited to announce the launch of a global list of Inspiring Black Scientists. You can use this list to nominate and connect with researchers. Please share and join us in highlighting these outstanding scientists for #BlackHistoryMonth and beyond! www.wiley.com/en-us/resear...

🚨Faculty position just dropped. We are seeking a Psychology Clinic Director at the @unm.edu Dept of Psychology psychclinic.unm.edu, this position is focused on clinical training of PhD students in sunny, affordable, and progressive New Mexico. Come join us! unm.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

Second R01 for the lab submitted despite it all. Levi is taking all the credit for it (co-I of course). Anyway continue calling your senators and reps. ICE has not left and we are still under a paramilitary occupation. My students are not safe and shouldn’t have to feel this way.

🚨 Requesting help: I am looking for an agent who can facilitate more speaking gigs, podcast appearances, and interviews with journalists I want to more widely share my story and expertise as a trans geneticist who understands the reality and complexity of "biological sex" 🏳️‍⚧️🧬 Please signal boost?

An n = 1 witnesses rarely inspires optimism. www.help.senate.gov/hearings/mod...

One of my favorite sessions of the conference. This conversation is critical for all researchers, and the Wellcome Initiative is VERY appropriately named!

#ACNP ❤️ Cannabinoid Researchers! @acnporg.bsky.social

This was such a powerful session. While our journeys through research feel so individual, the ability to hear about one another's resilience is not only empowering, it's essential to create a community with sustained investment from scientists.

What a powerful conversation about what it’s like to navigate life and a research career with lived experience of mental illness. I’m deeply grateful for the speakers being willing to share their experiences and how we can all be more supportive of our colleagues #ACNP206 @acnporg.bsky.social

The world is a really shitty place, but people are standing up for our communities and putting our money into good efforts where we can. A group of women in neuro I am friends with decided to give back this holiday season. Together we donated $3200. Small efforts add up!!

Honored to receive a 2026 @sobp-org.bsky.social Travel Fellowship to attend my first SOBP conference! 🤩

BOTH OF MY UNDERGRAD ASSISTANTS WHO APPLIED FOR PHD PROGRAMS THIS CYCLE HAVE ALREADY GOTTEN INTERVIEW REQUESTS!!!!! I'M SO HAPPY!!!!!

The doctor’s office really asked me to name and shame my "unremarkable" family members. They gotta know if wasted potential runs in our genes, I guess?

The Trump administration has implemented policy changes at both the NIH and NSF that will reduce long term investments across the disciplines of scientific research. The result has been fewer grants and shortened grant duration. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

This is an important and information rich article. I wondered about the effects by Institute. The table below (which is snipped here but is in the article) has that info. Broken down by # of grants and $ amounts.

After three years of advocacy & hill meetings, the FASD Respect Act (Senate Bill 139) was signed into law last night!!! <3

Excited to share that our article on accurate sample deconvolution of pooled snRNA-seq data using sex-dependent gene expression patterns is live on NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics! 🎉 Check it out here: doi.org/10.1093/narg... #NARGenomicsandBioinformatics #snRNAseq #Genomics #Bioinformatics

Had a lot of fun writing this review on prenatal cannabis exposure and the immune system with some of my fave 🇨🇦 cannabinoid colleagues @mallarchak.bsky.social @cannabrain.bsky.social @johnhowland.bsky.social @drjkhokhar.bsky.social LaboTremblay @uvic.ca www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Is there anything more academic than extending the deadline the day before an application is due? 🙄

Just arrived at UCSD & cannot wait for this wonderful lineup of speakers! #WomeninNeuroscience #SfN2025

A commonly held belief is that the brain keeps maturing until age 25 and then stops, meaning that we should limit substance use until this timepoint. A new AJDAA paper dispels that myth and provides implications for #Cannabis use policy. Read it here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

SfN attendees interested in polysubstance, alcohol & cannabinoids: two of my mentees will be presenting at #SfN2025! ⭐️ Katie Ray — PSTR055.01 / A43 🧪 Abigail Bowring — PSTR102.07 / A43 Both on Sunday, Nov 16 at SDCC Halls B–H. I hope you'll stop by!

Epigenetic control of stress and environmental enrichment interplay on anxiety and prefrontal cortex BDNF expression www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Like others, I currently cannot access ASSIST through eRA commons. It looks like Help Desk tickets are not being reviewed at this time.

Petition to remove doorbell rings & door knocking sounds from NFL commercials because it fakes out the pets.

My dog was resting next to me in a fidgety sleep. Suddenly her head bolted up and she glowered at me. I think I did something in her dreams and now she's mad about it.

Me: one very specific question Exam takers: everything I’ve ever learned about biology

This seems like a really fun and exciting opportunity if you are a creative postdoc and member of the National Postdoctoral Association. Deadline for submission: Monday, November 3, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. ET www.nationalpostdoc.org/news/news.as...

Calling researchers, clinicians, and advocates: Join us in Seattle for the 10th International Conference on Adolescents & Adults with FASD, Apr 17–20, 2026! Share your work & help turn evidence into practice. Abstracts are due Nov 16, 2025. Details and submission: fasdunited.org/fasd2026/202...

Prenatal Acetaminophen Exposure Does Not Disrupt Human Fetal Brain Development in Cortical Organoid Models https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.07.681041v1

AJDAA is now seeking applications for their Early Career Editorial Fellowship! Applications are due by October 31, 2025. Please email Dr. Leah Mayo ([email protected]) and Dr. Abhishek Ghosh ([email protected]) for the application form.

When S.O asks, "Are you hungry?" and you aren't, but then he makes delicious smelling food so NOW YOU ARE. 😠