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Dr. Jessica Barson (Barson Lab)

@jessicarbarson.bsky.social

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Neurobiologist (Associate Prof) studying neuropeptides in motivated and affective behavior. Mom of twins. Opinions are my own. She/her. Columbia > Princeton > Rockefeller > Drexel https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Barson

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Dr. Jessica Barson (Barson Lab) @jessicarbarson.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, good. Another day of me being super productive in order to avoid doing the one, necessary BIG THING

Dr. Jessica Barson (Barson Lab) @jessicarbarson.bsky.social · 1d

A colleague who's not on social media said that they couldn't be at an event in about two weeks because they had an NIH thing. My response was basically "cool story, bro".

Dr. Jessica Barson (Barson Lab) @jessicarbarson.bsky.social · 8d

Also, spiders entering the little opening in the smoke alarm can trip it so it thinks the battery is low. Ask me how I know 🫠

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Dr. Jessica Barson (Barson Lab) @jessicarbarson.bsky.social · 16d

Dr. Jessica Barson (Barson Lab) @jessicarbarson.bsky.social · 19d

I can't believe I missed their birthday on Wednesday! Happy Birthday, Gritty!

a mascot is wearing a birthday hat and holding balloons and says happy birthday .

ALT: a mascot is wearing a birthday hat and holding balloons and says happy birthday .

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Dr. Jessica Barson (Barson Lab) @jessicarbarson.bsky.social · 27d

Vermont and Maryland were also added, after the story broke

Dr. Jessica Barson (Barson Lab) @jessicarbarson.bsky.social · 27d

When you're reading a paper that clearly got ideas directly from your work but doesn't actually cite you at all:

a cartoon character is giving a fist bump in front of a pink house .

ALT: a cartoon character is giving a fist bump in front of a pink house .

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Dr. Jessica Barson (Barson Lab) @jessicarbarson.bsky.social · Sep 10

Oh, yikes. Not as long as that

Dr. Jessica Barson (Barson Lab) @jessicarbarson.bsky.social · Sep 10

Moment of appreciation for the reviewers and editors at @psychopharmacology.bsky.social for their extremely kind reviews (!!!). Hoping to have good publication news soon!

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Dr. Jessica Barson (Barson Lab) @jessicarbarson.bsky.social · Aug 22

Real academic parent moment:

Getting shamed by my 9 year old for having too many tabs open on my computer 🙄

Dr. Jessica Barson (Barson Lab) @jessicarbarson.bsky.social · Aug 18

I'll be mourning mine for quite a while.

It was with a PO who has managed my funded grants before, and I had never heard them be more excited about likelihood of funding than this one.

Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · Aug 18

It is impossible to explain to civilians how it feels to finally, FINALLY, land a clearly within-payline NIH grant score and then have it go unfunded because of all this regime bullshit.

You all have my sympathies. Unfair doesn’t even begin to describe it.

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Dr. Jessica Barson (Barson Lab) @jessicarbarson.bsky.social · Aug 16

I'm in the same boat. I was told it passed Council in May. Never asked for a JIT 😭

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Skype a Scientist @skypeascientist.bsky.social · Aug 13

This is an official Skype a Scientist HQ Mayday Alert to all Archaeologists.

We've already gotten more requests for archaeologists than we have archaeologists. We have 38. We need a lot more than 38!

Dig yourself into this database, we NEED ya
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

Skype a Scientist gives you the opportunity to connect with students and the public around the world.

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Dr. Jessica Barson (Barson Lab) @jessicarbarson.bsky.social · Aug 12

Oh, my. That is very, very late

Dr. Jessica Barson (Barson Lab) @jessicarbarson.bsky.social · Aug 12

I'm seeing them being awarded 8 - 10 weeks late. Are there some that are not being awarded at all?

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Dr. Jessica Barson (Barson Lab) @jessicarbarson.bsky.social · Aug 12

Looks like a fourth R01 was awarded!

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Dr. Jessica Barson (Barson Lab) @jessicarbarson.bsky.social · Aug 12

June 2025. American University campus.

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Dr. Jessica Barson (Barson Lab) @jessicarbarson.bsky.social · Aug 7

Libermandering

Dr. Jessica Barson (Barson Lab) @jessicarbarson.bsky.social · Aug 7

As best I can tell, NIAAA in all of 2025 has issued a total of three new R01s and zero new R21s. Do I have that right?

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Dr. Jessica Barson (Barson Lab) @jessicarbarson.bsky.social · Aug 7

Yeah... so as far as I can tell, NIAAA has *still* only issued a total of THREE new R01s in all of 2025. Not sure that my persistence is going to help me here...

Dr. Jessica Barson (Barson Lab) @jessicarbarson.bsky.social · Aug 6

Does anyone else close their office door so they can just eat their lunch like a goblin? Is it just me?

Dr. Jessica Barson (Barson Lab) @jessicarbarson.bsky.social · Aug 6

Adding that you can apparently also do this with your child, if they look enough like you. Ask us how we know 😏

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Dr. Jessica Barson (Barson Lab) @jessicarbarson.bsky.social · Aug 4

🙋‍♀️ Haven't even gotten a JIT from NIAAA about my R01 that scored reasonably well last October.

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Dr. Jessica Barson (Barson Lab) @jessicarbarson.bsky.social · Aug 3

I remember one year in the early 90s when every single male member of my extended family at different times slapped me on the butt. I was 12.

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · Aug 2

Anyone talking about the 90s like it was a feminist haven free of a manosphere has clearly forgotten about what the 90s was actually like or never bothered to study it

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Heavily Into The World Of Magnets @sararah.bsky.social · Jul 10

Here is the application to for duty-free entry of scientific equipment www.trade.gov/sites/defaul...

If you are buying something this summer or fall, this is a good document to look at regardless, so you know what kind of due diligence is required to request the tariff waiver.

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