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Kate Webb, PhD

@brainstorm12.bsky.social

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she/her | neuroscientist | Duke University

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Kate Webb, PhD @brainstorm12.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

We're hiring! 🐝 Come join the hive! 🐝 The BEES lab at @dukepsychiatry.bsky.social is looking for a full-time post-bac research assistant. Learn more about the lab: lnkd.in/eHPxSB5v And apply here: lnkd.in/eaF6GbdH

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Kate Webb, PhD @brainstorm12.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Are you attending @sobp-org.bsky.social?? Come check out the Neuroscience for Primetime symposium! I'll be presenting new work on the role of ambient air pollution on neurobiological risk for PTSD. Looking forward to the discussion with fellow speakers + @nateurneuro.bsky.social!

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Kate Webb, PhD @brainstorm12.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

In the current paper, we found a similar effect on brain aging. Among women with PTSD, higher psychological resilience was associated with older brain age. This was primarily driven by accelerated aging in subcortical regions previously implicated in PTSD.

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Kate Webb, PhD @brainstorm12.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

🎉 1st paper from my NIMH F32 fellowship examining risk and resilience factors + biological aging after trauma (mentors: @nateurneuro.bsky.social and Kerry Ressler!) Under certain conditions, resilience factors can have unexpected or even adverse effects....

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Kate Webb, PhD @brainstorm12.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

The BEES Lab Website launched this week! Check out what the hive is up to: psychiatry.duke.edu/biological-e...

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Kate Webb, PhD @brainstorm12.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

We’re looking for a #postdoc with expertise in #psychiatry, #epidemiology, #neuroscience, or #publichealth. Based at Stellenbosch University, you’ll join our international and multidisciplinary team studying how environmental factors shape PTSD risk in South Africa! Apply today!

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Kate Webb, PhD @brainstorm12.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Cape Town was incredible as always🇿🇦 Reminiscing over photos from the @ibroorg.bsky.social + @wellcometrust.bsky.social #NCAMH seminar. Grateful for the chance to connect with new colleagues who are making #mentalhealthresearch more inclusive and impactful! @dukepsychiatry.bsky.social

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Kate Webb, PhD @brainstorm12.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

A great 1st day of the @ibroorg.bsky.social + @wellcometrust.bsky.social #NCAMH event in Cape Town 🇿🇦 This cohort represents 15 different countries! 🌎 Excited to accelerate #mentalhealthresearch and plan the 2026 launch of an African Exposome Network! @dukepsychiatry.bsky.social

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Kate Webb, PhD @brainstorm12.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Looking forward to sharing new findings and catching up with some of my favorite folks in Baltimore! @istss.bsky.social

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Kate Webb, PhD @brainstorm12.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Federal funding plays a critical role in supporting life-saving research. In the recent APA Div56 newsletter, we outline how Trump policies place trauma research at risk and emphasize the importance of collective action. apatraumadivision.org/spring-2025-...

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