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pegmccarthy.bsky.social @pegmccarthy.bsky.social · 2d

A fantastic event for young and wild alike!

SBN on Bluesky @sbn-bsky.bsky.social · 2d

We are excited to announce our keynotes for the 2nd annual SBN ORS! Dr. Sara Freeman (sarafreeman.bsky.social) will be our opening keynote this Thursday 10/16 at 12:15pmEST/9:15amPST and Dr. Cheryl McCormick will be the closing keynote Friday 10/17 2pmEST/11amPST. Registration closes TOMORROW 10/15

Sara M. Freeman (@sarafreeman.bsky.social)

Asst Prof at Utah State University, Bio Dept. Social behavioral neuroendocrinologist, comparative neuroanatomist. Lover of food, dogs, conversation, music, travel. She/her.

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Aaron Fleischer @neuroendoawf.bsky.social · 3d

Just 2.5 days left to register for the Online Research Symposium! We’re so excited to have you experience all of the cool science lined up! Don’t miss out on this opportunity:

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SBN on Bluesky @sbn-bsky.bsky.social · 2d

We are excited to announce our keynotes for the 2nd annual SBN ORS! Dr. Sara Freeman (sarafreeman.bsky.social) will be our opening keynote this Thursday 10/16 at 12:15pmEST/9:15amPST and Dr. Cheryl McCormick will be the closing keynote Friday 10/17 2pmEST/11amPST. Registration closes TOMORROW 10/15

Sara M. Freeman (@sarafreeman.bsky.social)

Asst Prof at Utah State University, Bio Dept. Social behavioral neuroendocrinologist, comparative neuroanatomist. Lover of food, dogs, conversation, music, travel. She/her.

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Laila Ouldibbat @lailaouldibbat.bsky.social · 13d

SBN ORS abstract submission has been extended until 10/8! Submit an abstract and register today! @sbn-bsky.bsky.social forms.gle/StU5PkrWdG7E...

SBN on Bluesky @sbn-bsky.bsky.social · Sep 9

Reminder that registration and abstract submission is open for the SBN online research symposium. Free to attend and present your research! Abstract submission will close 10/1 and registration closes 10/15

SBN on Bluesky @sbn-bsky.bsky.social · Aug 8

We are excited to announce the 2nd annual SBN Online Research Symposium this October 16-17th. “Registration and abstract submission is open for the SBN Online Research Symposium. Free to attend and present your research! Abstract submissions open until 10/1. Registration closes 10/15

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Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · 13d

Check out this nice story from @fordham.edu News on our work on #menopause transition recently published in Molecular Psychiatry & funded by the NIH. Knowledge is power! #WomensHealth 🔥

"Professor Leads Groundbreaking Study on Menopause-Mental Health Connection”

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Professor Leads Groundbreaking Study on Menopause-Mental Health Connection

A biology professor is examining the links between menopause and depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses, building on a pioneering study she and her team just published.

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Aaron Fleischer @neuroendoawf.bsky.social · 15d

Today is the day! Submit your abstract for poster and talk considerations by the end of the day! We would be delighted to see everybody’s super awesome science, so please submit your abstracts!

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Aaron Fleischer @neuroendoawf.bsky.social · 22d

1 week to submit your abstract to the Online Research Symposium! Please come share your cool new findings with a great audience! We would be delighted to have you along for the ride 🙂

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SBN on Bluesky @sbn-bsky.bsky.social · Sep 9

Reminder that registration and abstract submission is open for the SBN online research symposium. Free to attend and present your research! Abstract submission will close 10/1 and registration closes 10/15

SBN on Bluesky @sbn-bsky.bsky.social · Aug 8

We are excited to announce the 2nd annual SBN Online Research Symposium this October 16-17th. “Registration and abstract submission is open for the SBN Online Research Symposium. Free to attend and present your research! Abstract submissions open until 10/1. Registration closes 10/15

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SBN on Bluesky @sbn-bsky.bsky.social · 29d

Less than 2 weeks left to submit an abstract!

SBN on Bluesky @sbn-bsky.bsky.social · Sep 9

Reminder that registration and abstract submission is open for the SBN online research symposium. Free to attend and present your research! Abstract submission will close 10/1 and registration closes 10/15

SBN on Bluesky @sbn-bsky.bsky.social · Aug 8

We are excited to announce the 2nd annual SBN Online Research Symposium this October 16-17th. “Registration and abstract submission is open for the SBN Online Research Symposium. Free to attend and present your research! Abstract submissions open until 10/1. Registration closes 10/15

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SBN on Bluesky @sbn-bsky.bsky.social · Aug 18

Share your most recent findings at the SBN online research symposium!

SBN on Bluesky @sbn-bsky.bsky.social · Aug 8

We are excited to announce the 2nd annual SBN Online Research Symposium this October 16-17th. “Registration and abstract submission is open for the SBN Online Research Symposium. Free to attend and present your research! Abstract submissions open until 10/1. Registration closes 10/15

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Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · Aug 15

Amazing day in the lab today... we first got our menopause biomarker paper accepted in Molecular Psychiatry and then... BOTH @lailaouldibbat.bsky.social and @luisadema.bsky.social received the Trainee Professional Development Award #TPDA from @sfn.org . So proud of the lab and my lab members! 🔥

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SBN on Bluesky @sbn-bsky.bsky.social · Aug 8

Register here: forms.gle/6kn696gFtgZa...

SBN ORS 2025 Registration form

This form is to register for the 2025 SBN ORS held on October 16th & 17th, 2025. Registration will close October 15th, 2025 at 11:59pm PST. All attendees must submit this registration form, but if you...

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SBN on Bluesky @sbn-bsky.bsky.social · Aug 8

We are excited to announce the 2nd annual SBN Online Research Symposium this October 16-17th. “Registration and abstract submission is open for the SBN Online Research Symposium. Free to attend and present your research! Abstract submissions open until 10/1. Registration closes 10/15

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Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · Jul 16

Another great @sbn-bsky.bsky.social meeting! So good to see everyone and hear about exciting science! Until next time! ❤️
w/ @liisagalea.bsky.social @drglitterbear.bsky.social @lailaouldibbat.bsky.social @travisehodges.bsky.social @caromenard666.bsky.social @ciernialab.bsky.social #SBN2025

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Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · May 2

Celebrating @lailaouldibbat.bsky.social successfully completed thesis proposal defense - after a 4-hour marathon :), with high pass! I am so proud of you and can’t wait to see where your project brings us! Great time with @masako-suzuki.bsky.social & @luisadema.bsky.social

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Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · Apr 30

The undergraduate research symposium and the graduate students research day overlapping at Fordham today. So proud of my students killing it at all levels! 🔥 w/ @lailaouldibbat.bsky.social

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Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · Mar 11

My lab is hiring 2 postdocs on an NIH-funded grant characterizing molecular & cellular changes in the human brain across menopausal transition. Other neuroepigenomics projects are also available. We plan to hire a wet lab scientist and a bioinformatician. Please RT!
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More info 👇

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Laila Ouldibbat @lailaouldibbat.bsky.social · Mar 8

Just a bunch of mad scientists in NYC today #StandUpForScience

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Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · Mar 6

Had a wonderful evening celebrating my promotion to full professor with my lab members & alumni. Thank you all for shining so brightly, for the fantastic work that you do, and for being part of this amazing journey! ❤️ @luisadema.bsky.social @lailaouldibbat.bsky.social

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Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · Feb 12

Excited to share Laila’s @lailaouldibbat.bsky.social first first-author paper & the very first “metabolic” paper from the lab just published @ Hormones & Behavior:

"The role of ovarian hormone dynamics in metabolic phenotype and gene expression in female mice"

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The role of ovarian hormone dynamics in metabolic phenotype and gene expression in female mice

Ovarian hormones, particularly estradiol, play an important role in the regulation of metabolic function including in food intake, thermogenesis, acti…

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