Karen S Wilcox, PhD (she/her)
@karenswilcoxphd.bsky.social
Neuroscientist studying epilepsy and looking for cures. LGBTQ ally. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Warning from George Orwell “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” No DMs. Also, I am proud to be woke.
Warning from George Orwell “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” No DMs. Also, I am proud to be woke.
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Chair of Pharmacology and Toxicology - Salt Lake City, Utah job with The University of Utah | 37914733
The University of Utah seeks a Chair of Pharmacology and Toxicology
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After 10 years, I am stepping down as chair of our department and we have an active search going on! Utah is a phenomenal place to live and work and it's been the honor of a lifetime chairing the department founded by Lou Goodman. #MedSky #Neuroskyence Repost!
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Missing our kids today, but thankful they are all good, healthy, and safe in their respective locales (Santa Monica and NYC). Looking forward to spending time with some lab folks for a friendsgiving.
a cartoon of a group of children sitting around a table with the words friendsgiving above them
Alt: a cartoon of a group of children sitting around a table with the words friendsgiving above them
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November 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Missing our kids today, but thankful they are all good, healthy, and safe in their respective locales (Santa Monica and NYC). Looking forward to spending time with some lab folks for a friendsgiving.
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Violence has no place in America. Michelle and I are praying for the servicemembers shot in Washington, DC today, and send our love to their families as they enter this holiday season under the most tragic of circumstances.
November 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Violence has no place in America. Michelle and I are praying for the servicemembers shot in Washington, DC today, and send our love to their families as they enter this holiday season under the most tragic of circumstances.
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One of my favorite preprints of the year from the great @mollyschumer.bsky.social. A foamy virus that makes things sparkle, now up on TWiEVO episode 120 for some podcast peer review www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T65...
TWiEVO #120 Livestream 11/26/25 1:00 PM Eastern
YouTube video by MicrobeTV
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November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
One of my favorite preprints of the year from the great @mollyschumer.bsky.social. A foamy virus that makes things sparkle, now up on TWiEVO episode 120 for some podcast peer review www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T65...
not good.
November 26, 2025 at 8:56 PM
not good.
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Happy Thanksgiving Eve, Resisters! I'm so grateful for each of you, because I couldn't have made it through the year without you!
When I needed a shoulder, you were there.
When I needed a laugh, you were there.
When I needed to vent, you were there.
#StrongerTogether #NoKings
When I needed a shoulder, you were there.
When I needed a laugh, you were there.
When I needed to vent, you were there.
#StrongerTogether #NoKings
November 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Happy Thanksgiving Eve, Resisters! I'm so grateful for each of you, because I couldn't have made it through the year without you!
When I needed a shoulder, you were there.
When I needed a laugh, you were there.
When I needed to vent, you were there.
#StrongerTogether #NoKings
When I needed a shoulder, you were there.
When I needed a laugh, you were there.
When I needed to vent, you were there.
#StrongerTogether #NoKings
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To American Nurses:
We stand with you.
We need you.
We appreciate you.
We are thankful for you.
#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory
We stand with you.
We need you.
We appreciate you.
We are thankful for you.
#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory
November 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
To American Nurses:
We stand with you.
We need you.
We appreciate you.
We are thankful for you.
#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory
We stand with you.
We need you.
We appreciate you.
We are thankful for you.
#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory
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“The EU’s highest court has ruled that same-sex marriages must be respected throughout the bloc and rebuked Poland for refusing to recognise a marriage between two of its citizens that took place in Germany.”
Some welcome news today. 🇪🇺🏳️🌈
Some welcome news today. 🇪🇺🏳️🌈
EU court rules entire bloc must respect same-sex marriages in rebuke to Poland
Couple who married in Germany had their right to a ‘normal family life’ impeded, court of justice finds
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
“The EU’s highest court has ruled that same-sex marriages must be respected throughout the bloc and rebuked Poland for refusing to recognise a marriage between two of its citizens that took place in Germany.”
Some welcome news today. 🇪🇺🏳️🌈
Some welcome news today. 🇪🇺🏳️🌈
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Hey folks, this is a very cool opportunity for peeps to do an amazing postdoc in Sydney, Australia in translational vision research.
We’re hiring! Join the Sivyer Lab at The University of Sydney as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Neurodegeneration within the Snow Vision Accelerator, a $50M initiative tackling glaucoma and optic nerve disease. iPSCs, electrophysiology, drug discovery, and gene therapy.
November 26, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Hey folks, this is a very cool opportunity for peeps to do an amazing postdoc in Sydney, Australia in translational vision research.
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My daughter and I visited the house we lived in when she was a baby, and she was shocked a 29-year-old Navy guy could afford a nice house in a safe neighborhood.
That wasn’t crazy in 1996 — but today, a nice house is out of reach for so many young people. That has to change.
That wasn’t crazy in 1996 — but today, a nice house is out of reach for so many young people. That has to change.
November 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
My daughter and I visited the house we lived in when she was a baby, and she was shocked a 29-year-old Navy guy could afford a nice house in a safe neighborhood.
That wasn’t crazy in 1996 — but today, a nice house is out of reach for so many young people. That has to change.
That wasn’t crazy in 1996 — but today, a nice house is out of reach for so many young people. That has to change.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Tyson is closing a Nebraska plant that employs 3,200 workers in order to “right-size” its business.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Tyson is closing a Nebraska plant that employs 3,200 workers in order to “right-size” its business.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
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Sen. Mark Kelly is everything Pete Hegseth can never be.
November 24, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Sen. Mark Kelly is everything Pete Hegseth can never be.
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Call your senators. Call your representatives. Demand no war with Venezuela.
November 24, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Call your senators. Call your representatives. Demand no war with Venezuela.
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
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While dying, she is standing up for science funding and the National Institutes of Health which is being attacked by RFK Jr., the man who is making therapies and cures for what is killing her, more difficult or impossible.
Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
November 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
While dying, she is standing up for science funding and the National Institutes of Health which is being attacked by RFK Jr., the man who is making therapies and cures for what is killing her, more difficult or impossible.
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Mike Johnson is big mad that we forced through a petition and forced a vote on releasing the Epstein files.
So let’s do it again. This time to restore the ACA credits he stole from us:
So let’s do it again. This time to restore the ACA credits he stole from us:
Tell Congress: Support discharge petition to force vote on ACA tax credits
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
November 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Mike Johnson is big mad that we forced through a petition and forced a vote on releasing the Epstein files.
So let’s do it again. This time to restore the ACA credits he stole from us:
So let’s do it again. This time to restore the ACA credits he stole from us:
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These very tall trees look very #small compared to the thundering Upper #Yosemite Falls behind them in Yosemite #NationalPark
#BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #LandscapePhotography
#BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #LandscapePhotography
November 22, 2025 at 9:20 AM
These very tall trees look very #small compared to the thundering Upper #Yosemite Falls behind them in Yosemite #NationalPark
#BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #LandscapePhotography
#BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #LandscapePhotography
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We’re excited to see everyone at the Remove the Regime main rally today in Washington, D.C.! It kicks off at 12:00 PM at the Lincoln Memorial, followed by a march on Washington, with headlining speakers and live performances from Dropkick Murphys and Earth to Eve!
November 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We’re excited to see everyone at the Remove the Regime main rally today in Washington, D.C.! It kicks off at 12:00 PM at the Lincoln Memorial, followed by a march on Washington, with headlining speakers and live performances from Dropkick Murphys and Earth to Eve!
No more paylines gang..#NIH ..
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November 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
No more paylines gang..#NIH ..
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