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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 16h

NIH Study Sections are on hold...again. drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/n...

The primary input to deciding on the merit of proposals submitted to the NIH for potential funding, as most of my remaining blog audience well knows, is the outcome of the initial peer-review proce…

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 21h

Looking forward to this discussion at the STAT Summit in Boston this Thursday.

Inside the Upheaval at NIH session with Jeremy Berg, Eric Green, and Mallory Harris, moderated by Anil Oza.

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Bita Moghaddam @bita137.bsky.social · 1d

This is profoundly sad. We lost a true pioneer in the field of psychiatry

Sincere condolences to his family friends and collaborators

Owen Muir, M.D., DFAACAP (he/him) @owenmuir.bsky.social · 2d

A eulogy for my friend Nolan Williams.

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 1d

New @nejm.org
One-shot gene therapy for a type of congenital deafness enabled some children to hear for the first time, and 3 of 12 kids achieved normal hearing
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2400521

DB-OTO Gene Therapy for Inherited Deafness | NEJM

Genetic deficiency of otoferlin, a protein critical to synaptic transmission by the sensory hair cells of the ear, causes congenital deafness. Medicines to treat the condition are lacking; children...

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 1d

Great piece by Joachim Frank, a Nobel laureate at Columbia from Germany who has been standing up for science and democracy throughout this year.

www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...

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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 2d

I’m not trying to give @pbs.org ideas for raising money—but I am. I would buy women’s fit T-shirts of all my favorite childhood shows. Reading rainbow, 321 contact, square one, zoobiliee zoo. I feel like two generations will run to donate even more money for shirts with Levar Burton on them…

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Kenneth Amaya, PhD @kenam15.bsky.social · 2d

The 14th Annual Tufts Neuroscience Symposium & Shucart Lecture is this week (Thursday, October 16th), featuring an outstanding lineup of speakers related to the theme of "Neural Mechanisms of Emotional Processing: From Synapses to Circuits":

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Dr. Jennifer Honeycutt @jennifer-honeycutt.bsky.social · 2d

Looking for examples of intro to revision page for submitting a revised R15 - trying to get a feel for how to structure it/how to indicate changes. Please let me know if you’d be open to sharing!! Trying to get this 17th% R15 through whatever funding threshold the future holds…..

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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 2d

A friend of a friend is modeling the AI bubble.

It’s… disconcerting. AI spending is propping up the American economy right now, and it is mos def, a bubble.

And centers optimized as AI data centers have less of a viable lifespan than other data centers.

No bueno.

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Kara McKinley @karalmckinley.bsky.social · 4d

Lab’s 1st preprint!

Menstruation is understudied due to societal taboos + a biological challenge: mice (a key system for research + drug discovery) don’t menstruate.

@cagricevrim.bsky.social made menstruating mice + used them to discover early events in menstruation.

He is on the job market!

Çağrı Çevrim @cagricevrim.bsky.social · 4d

I’m thrilled to share my postdoc work and the first paper from the McKinley Lab! 🎉
@karalmckinley.bsky.social
We built the first transgenic model of menstruation in mice.
We used it to uncover how the endometrium organizes and sheds during menstruation. 🧪
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Induction of menstruation in mice reveals the regulation of menstrual shedding

During menstruation, an inner layer of the endometrium is selectively shed, while an outer, progenitor-containing layer is preserved to support repeated regeneration. Progress in understanding this co...

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Caitlyn Cody @caitlyncody.bsky.social · 4d

📣New review 📣 Hot off the presses! This paper from a recent special issue in @fluxsociety.bsky.social was a collaborative effort between myself and co-lead author @rebeccahennessy.bsky.social with the support of our PIs Heather Brenhouse and Juliet Davidow. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Understanding adolescent anxiety through a neurodevelopmental lens: A comparative review of rodents and humans

Adolescence is a dynamic time period, marked by significant neural and behavioral maturation. However, much remains unknown about how this maturation …

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Zoe McElligott @nanopharmnc.bsky.social · 4d

We've extended the deadline for #WCBR2026 posters! New due date is Oct 16th! www.winterbrain.org please share!

Winter Conference on Brain Research | WCBR

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Alexandra Witze @alexwitze.bsky.social · 4d

You've probably heard how a high percentage of #Nobel laureates are immigrants. The US in particular has benefited from the influx of bright minds.

@jennaahart.bsky.social ran the data for this century's Nobel prizewinners — and shows more than 30% immigrated. 🧪

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

More than 30% of this century’s science Nobel prizewinners immigrated: see their journeys

The most common destination for eventual Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry and medicine since 2000 is the United States, Nature has found.

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J. David Jentsch 🏳️‍🌈 @jdavidjentsch.bsky.social · 4d

Assistant Professor opening in behavioral neuroscience at the University of Albany (SUNY). Join an outstanding department in one of the nation's greatest university systems.

#neurojobs

albany.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta...

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James Briscoe @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social · 4d

The @crick.ac.uk is recruiting Early Career Group Leaders

- Lab set-up, research costs, salaries for up to 5 researchers
- Support for up to 12 years
- Access to our core facilities
- Competitive salary
- Fantastic colleagues
- All areas of biology

Deadline 27 Nov

www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

Early career group leaders

We appoint researchers from across biology and biomedicine to set up their first groups at the Crick.

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The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 3d

MIT became the first university to reject the Trump administration’s compact of demands, after its president Sally Kornbluth said the school already “meet or exceed many standards outlined” by the federal government.

MIT becomes first school to reject proposed ‘compact’ with Trump administration - The Boston Globe

MIT president Sally Kornbluth said the university’s practices already “meet or exceed” the federal government’s list of demands.

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Leslie B Vosshall PhD @leslievosshall.bsky.social · 4d

Great Job - Great Colleagues - Great Science👍
Help us pick the next generation of @hhmi.org Investigators, Freeman Hrabowski Scholars, Hanna Gray Fellows, Gilliam Fellows
Relocation to DC is required, perfect for academic PIs looking for their next chapter
hhmi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job...

Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Primary Work Address: 4000 Jones Bridge Road, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) advances the disco...

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The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 4d

Is a high school quarterback from Hingham the next big thing in college football?

Tabor quarterback Peter Bourque, headed to Michigan, could be the next big thing in college football - The Boston Globe

The quarterback is ranked as the ninth-best player in the class of 2027, and will go to Ann Arbor to possibly replace Bryce Underwood when the time comes.

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Graham Erwin @grahamerwin.bsky.social · 5d

Proud to announce that we received the NIH Director's New Innovator Award to develop a new class of genome editing tools!

From the Labs at Baylor College of Medicine @bcmfromthelabs.bsky.social · 5d

Dr. Graham Erwin @grahamerwin.bsky.social receives NIH New Innovator Award! www.bcm.edu/news/dr-grah... @bcmhouston.bsky.social @bcmgenetics.bsky.social #BCMCancerCenter

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 4d

Heads up, Yinzers...

Ryan Deto @ryandeto.bsky.social · 4d

NEW - The feds are seeking Pittsburgh office space for an unspecified law enforcement agency expansion in the region. Reporting from WaPo and NPR indicate that ICE is behind the request as part of a 10,000 officer nationwide expansion www.axios.com/local/pittsb...

Feds quietly plan Pittsburgh office for unspecified law enforcement

NPR and the Washington Post both reported last month that the office space request is being made on behalf of ICE.

www.axios.com

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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 4d

Jennifer E. Adair, PhD, will use a $1.27M National Institutes of Health Fogarty International Center Global Infectious Disease research grant to expand the global cell and gene therapy network and build capacity for an international response to the HIV epidemic: direc.to/nH78

#GeneTherapy #HIV

UMass Chan to host Ugandan scholars for gene and cell therapy trainings for HIV cure

Jennifer E. Adair, PhD, received a $1.27 million National Institutes of Health Fogarty International Center Global Infectious Disease research grant.

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Zoe McElligott @nanopharmnc.bsky.social · 5d

October 9th is the deadline for poster submissions for #WCBR2026 please share! www.winterbrain.org

one more day left for poster submissions to Winter Brain 2026

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Ming Tommy Tang @tommytang.bsky.social · 6d

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Take transcription factors.
A modest drop in expression can disrupt regulatory networks.
A small increase can trigger a cascade.
Context matters.

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 5d

White House and DHS cancelling a $11b payment in disaster-relief funds meant to reimburse states that have already had to bear the brunt of recovery — from NC to TX.

It becomes an IOU for next year, reducing FEMA's already diminished $26.5b by nearly half. We'll have only $15.5b until Sept. 2026.

FEMA canceled $11B in disaster payments to states

The unannounced move came after President Donald Trump threatened to reduce FEMA aid, jarring emergency management professionals.

www.eenews.net

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Neuropsychopharmacology @npp-journal.bsky.social · 5d

Using a selective GPR3 agonist, the study found found significant ⬇️ in nicotine self-admin across varying doses in♂️ & ♀️ 🐭, without affecting anxiety or general locomotion, with a focus on cholinergic neurons of the medial habenula

Targeting GPR3 as a novel approach for nicotine cessation therapeutic development

Neuropsychopharmacology - Targeting GPR3 as a novel approach for nicotine cessation therapeutic development

www.nature.com

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