Amy LeMessurier
@amylemessurier.bsky.social
📤 130
📥 331
📝 10
neuro postdoc at NYU
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Carla Golden
24 days ago
Thrilled to share our new paper, out now in
@natneuro.nature.com
, uncovering how estradiol, the most potent estrogen, modulates reinforcement learning and reward prediction errors across biological levels.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#blueprint
1/7
loading . . .
Estrogen modulates reward prediction errors and reinforcement learning - Nature Neuroscience
Dopamine encoding of reward prediction errors naturally fluctuates over females’ reproductive cycles with estrogenic signaling due to reduced expression of dopamine reuptake proteins.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-025-02104-z
8
152
62
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Don Moynihan
21 days ago
Academics who have advised a graduate student from China over the past years would be banned from federal funding. This would give the federal government one more lever to attack scientists. And how long before they expand the list of "hostile foreign" countries?
add a skeleton here at some point
7
247
114
I thought I would have sent my sfn poster for printing by now but instead I am finding The Best Example Unit to put on the poster. help.
23 days ago
1
0
0
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Michael Baym
25 days ago
PSA for people with NIH grant periods starting January 1st (including most NIGMS MIRAs): your RPPR is due Saturday, but they haven’t sent out the usual automated reminders, presumably due to the shutdown
0
93
86
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Adam Serwer
26 days ago
Not that he didn’t already know, but now Trump knows for sure he can roll the Dems every time and there’s no need to negotiate for anything
122
7643
1908
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Kat Tenbarge
26 days ago
Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
368
22774
6699
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Estelle in ‘t Zandt
about 1 month ago
Super excited to share the first part of my thesis work! Perhaps how you might be able to both recognize someone’s voice *and* understand what they’re saying, we find that both social identity and vocalization category can be decoded from gerbil auditory cortex activity👂🧠
tinyurl.com/4fba6wk4
3
32
11
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Megan Kirchgessner, PhD
about 1 month ago
We’re so psyched for this - check out our amazing lineup of speakers!!! Spots are going fast - register today!!! 👇
add a skeleton here at some point
0
13
7
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Liberty Hamilton
about 2 months ago
I’m hiring! We have an opening in my lab at UC Berkeley for a Staff Research Associate 2. This person will collect and analyze data, work with patients and families, act as point of contact btwn collaborators, maintain lab organization, + more.
careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psp/ucb/EMPL...
1
19
14
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Stories of WiN
about 2 months ago
🚨REGISTRATION IS OPEN!🚨 We're so excited to host our first-ever, in-person event! Join us for panel discussions, a keynote address, and the opportunity to meet many amazing women in Neuroscience💜 Please register to attend by November 1st:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We can't wait!
3
14
13
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
UR Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences
about 2 months ago
Please share: New postdoc position in human intracranial neuroscience is open in the Castellucci Lab.
www.sas.rochester.edu/bcs/jobs/pos...
#Postdoc
#PostdocJobs
#AcademicJobs
#HiringAcademics
#JobSearch
#Neuroscience
#ResearchJobs
#STEMjobs
#ScienceJobs
loading . . .
Postdoctoral Research Positions
The Department offers a wealth of opportunities for postdoctoral research in the wide range of scientific disciplines represented in the Brain & Cognitive Scien
https://www.sas.rochester.edu/bcs/jobs/postdocs.html
1
5
5
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Grace Lindsay
about 2 months ago
Are you looking to do independent research related to machine learning and/or data science? Want to get some teaching experience too? Apply to be a faculty fellow at the Center for Data Science at New York University! Positions are for two years.
apply.interfolio.com/174686
loading . . .
Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio
https://apply.interfolio.com/174686
1
49
36
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Katie Tschida
about 2 months ago
The Tschida Lab is recruiting a new PhD student this cycle! We have ongoing projects related to (1) neural circuits that regulate vocal communication across behavioral contexts and/or development and (2) motor control of different vocalization types. Please RT! Strong neuro background a plus.
1
25
23
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Rosa Lafer-Sousa
2 months ago
🚨 Are you an alum from one of the 9 universities Trump is attempting to extort right now? ✍️ Sign this petition to defend your university, free speech, and democracy. I signed. This is a time for courage, not capitulation.
#JustSayNo
#Compact
🧪🧠🧬 (context in thread)
loading . . .
Trump attacks 9 universities: Sign the alumni petition to defend your school now
Are you an alum outraged by Trump's attacks on universities? Defend your school now by signing this alumni petition in support of these 9 universities as well as campus communities across America.
https://alumni.controlshift.app/petitions/trump-attacks-9-universities-sign-the-alumni-petition-to-defend-your-school-now?source=bluesky&utm_source=bluesky&share=3b4c5fe5-d2c9-483f-9ac4-c7272d664969
4
49
50
do it!
add a skeleton here at some point
2 months ago
0
6
2
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Sam Bagenstos
2 months ago
“'This is cruelty for cruelty’s sake,' said a senior congressional aide briefed on the plan. 'Targeting children — threatening their parents — offering them cash to give up safety — this is not immigration enforcement. It’s blackmail.'"
open.substack.com/pub/migranti...
loading . . .
BREAKING: ICE Hunts Children in Twisted 'Freaky Friday' Operation
Operation targets unaccompanied children as young as 14 — with threats, bribes, and family arrests if they refuse to self-deport.
https://open.substack.com/pub/migrantinsider/p/breaking-ice-hunts-children-in-twisted?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=etla
1
42
31
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Conor P. Williams
2 months ago
This is heinous, unforgivable behavior. This is systemic child abuse. This is flagrant disregard for children's humanity and fundamental rights. It is a policy that reveals the thoroughgoing moral depravity of its authors.
add a skeleton here at some point
3
223
86
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Mark Joseph Stern
2 months ago
Today’s shameful shadow docket decision from the Supreme Court—allowing Trump to unilaterally cancel $4 billion in aid—is not behavior that any healthy democracy tolerates of its judiciary. It is a sign of constitutional rot that precedes the rule of law’s collapse.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
loading . . .
The Supreme Court Just Rewrote the Constitution to Give Trump Terrifying New Powers
The conservative supermajority's lawless shadow docket decision let the president unilaterally cancel $4 billion in foreign aid.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/09/trump-supreme-court-pocket-rescission-constitution-congress-impoundment.html
76
2171
922
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Helen Kennedy
2 months ago
Oh dear. It seems Dr. Oz’s company sells Trump‘s big autism cure. What a crazy happenstance.
60
5825
2561
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Jess Calarco
2 months ago
Whether they're blaming vaccines and Tylenol, or selling dubious "remedies," what they're really doing is promoting the perception that families (and especially mothers) can prevent and treat Autism. And thus also the perception that people with Autism and their families don't need social support.
436
12137
3593
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Molly Jong-Fast
3 months ago
I’m worried it can still get stupider
1323
17233
1989
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Sherrilyn Ifill
3 months ago
It’s really all we should be talking about today.
add a skeleton here at some point
173
10334
2654
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Oded Rechavi
3 months ago
Only single cell sequencing of the all these post docs will reveal why
8
353
53
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Dare Obasanjo
3 months ago
Hakeem Jeffries voted for Charlie Kirk Day but still isn’t sure if he’ll endorse Zohran Mamdani. This is why the approval rating of the Democratic Party is lower than Trump’s or the GOP.
163
4808
1594
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
3 months ago
It's Baby Safety Month.
55
2206
589
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Aaron Weiss
3 months ago
Someone shot up my kid's school today, and our governor is paying tribute to a guy who thought that is an acceptable price to pay for having the Second Amendment. Jared Polis has failed Colorado.
977
32478
9867
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Max Berger
3 months ago
Congressional Democrats can’t decide if they should cut a deal with the pedophile dictator who is trying to militarily invade their cities. Seems like a fairly obvious choice to me, but what do I know.
35
2326
428
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Oscar Woolnough
3 months ago
As it's hiring season again I'm resharing the NeuroJobs feed. Add
#NeuroJobs
to your post if you're recruiting or looking for an RA, PhD, Postdoc, or faculty position in Neuro or an adjacent field.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
add a skeleton here at some point
3
45
28
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Alt CDC (they/them)
3 months ago
RFK wants us to focus on the root causes of disease. We used to do that, we called it the social determinants of health. That was banned as DEI.
5
415
115
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Dr. David Miller 🏳️🌈
3 months ago
🧪 And House appropriators say: no cuts to NIH budget! House subcommittee version just came out (link below). Holds NIH flat at $48 billion. To be clear: this is far from over. But a good sign that science still matters across both sides of aisle. YOUR VOICE MATTERS!!
add a skeleton here at some point
5
466
191
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
loading . . .
On the Power of Small Acts of Noncompliance
At a moment when large-scale resistance can feel futile, there are other ways to oppose, engage, and fight back.
https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/power-of-small-acts-of-resistance-trump/
3 months ago
0
1
0
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Stone Cold Jane Austen
3 months ago
RFK Jr on his way to help Rudy Giuliani
31
1784
230
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Jeremy Berg
3 months ago
Good 🧵on grant terminations
add a skeleton here at some point
0
45
21
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Zach Everson
3 months ago
"Pediatric Brain Cancer Trial Group to Be Phased Out" "A network of hospitals and cancer centers dedicated to early phase trials of novel treatments will no longer receive federal funding." 🎁🔗 Nina Agrawal for
@nytimes.com
loading . . .
Pediatric Brain Cancer Trial Group to Be Phased Out
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/well/pediatric-brain-cancer-trial-group.html?unlocked_article_code=1.h08.elWM.RbvuJbwbKWb2&smid=url-share
100
1189
1021
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
I-75 Scientist
3 months ago
Just a reminder, the NOSIs for Research Continuity and Retention Supplements (childbirth, healthcare issues), and Re-Entry, Re-integration & Re-training Supplements, are ending Sept 9th. If you were thinking about one of them, apply soon.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
loading . . .
NOT-OD-23-032: Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplement for Continuity of Biomedical and Behavioral Research Among First-Time Recipients of NIH Research Project Grant Awards
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplement for Continuity of Biomedical and Behavioral Research Among...
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-23-032.html
2
6
16
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
I-75 Scientist
3 months ago
Critical life events for K recipients.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
loading . . .
NOT-OD-23-032: Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplement for Continuity of Biomedical and Behavioral Research Among First-Time Recipients of NIH Research Project Grant Awards
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplement for Continuity of Biomedical and Behavioral Research Among...
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-23-032.html
1
2
5
💔
add a skeleton here at some point
3 months ago
0
1
0
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Jeremy Berg
4 months ago
SCOTUSBlog story about NIH Grant Termination case
www.scotusblog.com/2025/08/supr...
loading . . .
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to terminate $783 million in NIH grants linked to DEI initiatives
By a vote of 5-4, the Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to allow the National Institutes of Health, the largest public funding source for biomedical research in the world, to […]
https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/08/supreme-court-allows-trump-administration-to-terminate-783-million-in-nih-grants-linked-to-dei-initiatives/
2
45
32
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Marisa Kabas
4 months ago
We've officially reached the "show me your papers" phase of Trump's fascist takeover.
48
4016
872
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Megan Ranney MD MPH
4 months ago
A must-read, must-share piece - clearly deconstructing the shoddy science of the Geiers (who are inexplicably in charge of studies at HHS). Consider this an early warning for what lies ahead. 🛟🩺🧪
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
loading . . .
Opinion | The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism (Gift Article)
Data can easily be manipulated to show a causation that doesn’t exist.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/08/19/opinion/vaccines-autism-evidence.html?unlocked_article_code=1.fU8.V0tv.bA8BHK74N7I7&smid=url-share
32
604
403
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Coach Finstock
4 months ago
"You alarmists need to calm down he can't eliminate elections and he's not gonna build camps "
add a skeleton here at some point
12
411
110
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Megan Kirchgessner, PhD
4 months ago
Thanks to Nicole for the highlight!! 🥹 this has been such a rewarding a labor of love for the last 6 (!!) years with
@cprofaci.bsky.social
and
@drnancypadilla.bsky.social
and our whole team of amazing volunteers!!! Always grateful to hear that it’s reaching a wider audience and having some impact ❤️
add a skeleton here at some point
1
19
7
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
jamelle
4 months ago
what does this guy even get out of this nonsense? like, is he selling something?
add a skeleton here at some point
223
4466
474
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Ari Berman
4 months ago
Washington DC has 702,000 people, is 45% Black and has 0 senators Wyoming has 590,000 people, is 86% white and has 2 senators DC needs a state with proper representation, not a military takeover
72
4781
1513
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Emily A. Aery Jones
4 months ago
The
@flatironinstitute.org
is hosting a 2-day workshop on Python packages for neural data analysis (
@pynapple.bsky.social
NoMoS) prior to
#SfN2025
:
neurorse.flatironinstitute.org/events/2025/...
. Apps due Sept 8. And best of all, it's free, including meals and lodging! Go check it out!
loading . . .
SfN 2025
https://neurorse.flatironinstitute.org/events/2025/06/10/nov-2025-workshop.html
0
7
8
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Mother Jones
4 months ago
Everyone in DC knows that if you want to hide something, announce it on a Friday in August. Better yet, make it nearly impossible to track down. That's exactly what SCOTUS did last week. But the news is too staggering to hide for long: SCOTUS has decided it's time to destroy the Voting Rights Act.
loading . . .
The Supreme Court prepares to end voting rights as we know it
And they don't want you to notice.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/08/voting-rights-act-supreme-court-2/
368
5263
3764
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
Jeremy Berg
4 months ago
Court accepting updated list of plaintiffs/grantees impacted! MUST BE SUBMITTED BY AUGUST 1st 5pm EST! Please disseminate!!! Message from ACLU team below: 1/n
loading . . .
Microsoft Forms
https://www.aclu.org/APHAvNIHform
2
30
51
reposted by
Amy LeMessurier
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
4 months ago
"The government never asks me what I think." Well, we're asking now and it's about gentle flute, so this is your moment.
11
518
59
Load more
feeds!
log in