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Caroline Rickards, PhD @carickardsphd.bsky.social · Sep 5

Submit your late breaking abstracts for CARNet 2025 today! The deadline is September 30.

We look forward to seeing you all in Fort Worth, Texas in November!

CARNet @car-net.bsky.social · Sep 5

We would like to remind everybody that the 14th Cerebrovascular Research Network (CARNet 2024) Annual Meeting will take place on November 12-14, 2025, in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.

CARNet 2025 | Carnet

www.car-net.org

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Caroline Rickards, PhD @carickardsphd.bsky.social · Aug 25

Welcome to the newest member of our lab team, Dr. Erica Tourula! Erica has joined us as a postdoctoral fellow, and will be working on our recently funded Collaborative Sciences Award from the American Heart Association. Erica, welcome to Texas, and welcome to UNT Health Fort Worth!

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Caroline Rickards, PhD @carickardsphd.bsky.social · Jul 15

Congratulations to @vietdinhsci.bsky.social on this excellent contribution to the "I Spy Physiology" series from the American Physiological Society (@apsphysiology.bsky.social)! Viet has been perfecting his scientific communication skills as a PhD student at the UNT Health Science Center.

Lower Body Negative Pressure: How Scientists Can Study Blood Loss with Everyday Household Items - I Spy Physiology Blog

Have you ever wondered how scientists study the human body’s responses to extreme conditions such as severe blood loss? Science experiments don’t always involve expensive equipment, glass beakers and ...

ispyphysiology.com

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Caroline Rickards, PhD @carickardsphd.bsky.social · Jun 23

A big welcome to two summer undergraduate research students who are working in our lab this summer - Katie Vu and Ayrion Moody! Katie and Ayrion are supported by an American Heart Association Institutional Award for Undergraduate Student Training - "HSC Pulse" (PI: Dr. Paula Gregory).

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CARNet @car-net.bsky.social · Jun 3

The 14th Cerebrovascular Research Network (CARNet) Annual Meeting will take place on November 12-14, 2025 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA (see flyer attached).

We now invite you to submit your best work for a presentation at our annual meeting! Abstracts are due by July 31, 2025.

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Caroline Rickards, PhD @carickardsphd.bsky.social · May 22

I am exceptionally proud of Dr. K. Austin Davis (@austin-phys.bsky.social), a newly minted PhD graduate from our laboratory! Congratulations Austin! Thank you also to @vietdinhsci.bsky.social and Michael Eleruja for your support of Austin (including sitting through the 4 hour commencement ceremony)!

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Caroline Rickards, PhD @carickardsphd.bsky.social · Apr 29

* Viet Dinh & K. Austin Davis also presented their research posters at the poster session on Saturday afternoon.
* We all enjoyed some outstanding scientific sessions and some well-earned social time with old and new friends!

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Caroline Rickards, PhD @carickardsphd.bsky.social · Apr 29

This was an awesome event, with huge kudos to Viet for his exceptional organizational skills!
* K. Austin Davis presented his research at the "EEP Sprints", 2-minute short talks for EEP awardees (I also chaired this session). Congratulations Austin for your excellent presentation!

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Caroline Rickards, PhD @carickardsphd.bsky.social · Apr 29

* Viet Dinh organized and chaired the inaugural "Physiolo-GIST" competition where 10 trainee finalists (out of 70) presented their 3-minute Generalized & Impactful Short Talks. I also presented a short introduction on the importance of developing effective scientific communication skills.

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Caroline Rickards, PhD @carickardsphd.bsky.social · Apr 29

Our Cerebral & Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory had an outstanding American Physiological Society (APS) Summit in Baltimore last week!

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Caroline Rickards, PhD @carickardsphd.bsky.social · Apr 22

Viet Dinh, MS & Michael Eleruja, MS
* Best supporting cast in a documentary series 😊

Congratulations Team!

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Caroline Rickards, PhD @carickardsphd.bsky.social · Apr 22

Austin Davis, PhD
* Dean's Award for Scholarly Achievement in Academics
* Outstanding Student in the Discipline of Integrative Physiology
* Student Award for Outstanding Service

Caroline Rickards, PhD
* Faculty Award for Outstanding Service

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Caroline Rickards, PhD @carickardsphd.bsky.social · Apr 22

Members of our Cerebral & Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory took home some hardware at the recent UNTHSC College of Biomedical & Translational Sciences Awards Banquet:

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Caroline Rickards, PhD @carickardsphd.bsky.social · Apr 2

I am exceptionally proud to announce that Dr. Austin Davis successfully defended his PhD dissertation today! Congratulations Austin!

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Caroline Rickards, PhD @carickardsphd.bsky.social · Mar 25

Congratulations to Austin, Michael, and Viet (L to R) for outstanding presentations at the UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day (RAD) today!

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Caroline Rickards, PhD @carickardsphd.bsky.social · Mar 14

That’s awesome!!

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Caroline Rickards, PhD @carickardsphd.bsky.social · Mar 4

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Caroline Rickards, PhD @carickardsphd.bsky.social · Mar 4

I look forward to welcoming you to The University of North Texas Health Science Center in November for the 14th Annual Meeting of the Cerebrovascular Research Network (CARNet). This is a time to strengthen our community and share the excitement of new discoveries in cerebral blood flow regulation!

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Merry Lindsey, PhD @merrylindseyphd.bsky.social · Mar 3

This is excellent.

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Caroline Rickards, PhD @carickardsphd.bsky.social · Mar 3

100%!!

Elinne Becket, PhD @bielleogy.bsky.social · Mar 3

Friendly reminder: if you are waiting on something from a US-based scientist/reviewer/editor, please realize that we're barely making it through each day putting out non-stop fires and trying not to collapse into tears. We're trying our best, but things will take longer right now. Give grace.

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Caroline Rickards, PhD @carickardsphd.bsky.social · Mar 3

Congratulations Jessica! This is such awesome news! 💕

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Caroline Rickards, PhD @carickardsphd.bsky.social · Feb 28

Congratulations to Austin Davis for receiving the Gatorade Sport Science Institute Predoctoral Research Award from the Environmental & Exercise Physiology section of the American Physiological Society (APS)! Austin will be presenting his work at the 2025 APS Summit in Baltimore this April.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Feb 23

Guardian story about Federal Register issue is up.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump halts medical research funding in apparent violation of judge’s order

Health department orders NIH to hold Federal Register submissions – critical step in process for funding studies

www.theguardian.com

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Caroline Rickards, PhD @carickardsphd.bsky.social · Feb 23

Look at this ever-growing list of institutions reducing PhD programs, and freezing new faculty hires… Cuts in funding will have a devastating impact on the future of the US biomedical research workforce… Full credit to @cbibberson.bsky.social

Carolyn Ibberson @cbibberson.bsky.social · Feb 22

I created a brief spreadsheet of reductions I've heard of so far. Any additions you know of (especially if you have the links/receipts) would be great: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Graduate Reductions Across Biomedical Sciences (2025)

docs.google.com

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Heidi Staudacher Phd AdvAPD @hmstaudacher.bsky.social · Feb 18

Do you have IBS and live in Melbourne? We need you! Help test the effect of fibre-containing drinks in the Body and Brain in IBS study #IBS #fibre

See here for more info. 👉 www.monash.edu/medicine/tra...

Body and Brain study – investigating fibre for irritable bowel syndrome

www.monash.edu

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