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Brielle Ferguson @brielleryan.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Our next chapter, starting June 2026 💗

Brielle Ferguson @brielleryan.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

2025 was raggedy in so many ways, but it also brought gifts, joy, and beautiful moments with my village. My 2026 word is alignment—reflecting on who I want to be in the next phase and creating better synchrony with my habits, routines, and goals. Wishing us all a better year ahead.

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Brielle Ferguson @brielleryan.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

I met Victoria Gray, the first person treated with CRISPR. She once lived in constant pain, unable to walk or hold her daughter. Thanks to research, she went from using a walker to hiking a mountain. I’m so grateful for her bravery and the reminder of what science makes possible.

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Brielle Ferguson @brielleryan.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Reading that more than 24,000 grant reviews are being rescheduled due to the shutdown. Because of that only 30-35% (vs 50%) will be discussed at study sections.

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Brielle Ferguson @brielleryan.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Earlier this year, I was the keynote for the UNCF STEM Scholars Meeting. Although there's lots to be angry about right now, it was powerful to share space with a room of bright-eyed future scientists and see that they're pushing forward and just as motivated as ever. It reminded me of my why.

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Brielle Ferguson @brielleryan.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Had such a great conversation with @phdgprotein86.bsky.social. It's always great to go down memory lane with @heydrdukes.bsky.social to the early days of @blackinneuro.bsky.social, but listening back also gave me a much-needed reminder of the power of community, especially right now.

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Brielle Ferguson @brielleryan.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Came home to this treasure from/by the brilliant @itsafronomics.bsky.social. Can’t wait to dig in! 🤩

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Angeline J. Dukes, PhD @heydrdukes.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

#BINW25 Day 2 kicked off with an incredible panel on Science Communication & Ethics ✨ Great advice from our panelists: •Ask the community what they want to learn! •Be transparent about research (pros/cons, who has access, etc) •Collaborate with others w/ similar passions #BlackInNeuro 🧠

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Brielle Ferguson @brielleryan.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Closing off our #BINW25 sessions with a panel featuring leaders in sectors beyond the bench. Peace Olaniran, and Drs. Sheena M. Posey Norris, Korie Grayson are sharing insights from their inspiring journeys on how they navigated transitioning out of academia.

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Brielle Ferguson @brielleryan.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Amazing conversation and learned so much! 💎💎💎

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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Kicking off #BINW25 Day 2 with a session on science communication. We're learning from three leaders in this space on combating misinformation, science accessibility, and building visibility for underrepresented scientists. Join the livestream here: www.youtube.com/blackinneuro...

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Brielle Ferguson @brielleryan.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Happy #BINW25! What a whirlwind it's been since we started, but I credit so much of my progress to the community I've found through blackinneuro.bsky.social. In honor of 5 years of #BIN, we'd love for you to share your Then & Now posts, just remember to use the hashtag #BlackInNeuroRollCall.

Text on a dynamic background with photos of Brielle in her lab as a postdoc and her lab at Harvard. The text reads, “Celebrating 5 years of diversifying the neurosciences. In July 2020, I was in the 3rd year of a postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford, studying attention dysfunction in epilepsy. Now, I’m an assistant professor at Harvard, leading a lab investigating circuit mechanisms of attention and cognition in health and disease. #BINW25 #5YearsofBIN

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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Our next session is on how to best "Communicate Your Credentials" from Melissa Reitkopp. You won't want to miss these tricks of the trade for standing out in this current moment. Join the livestream below: www.youtube.com/live/ApDxGan...

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Brielle Ferguson @brielleryan.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

We’re so happy to have the @alleninstitute.org and @simonsfoundation.org join us here at #BINW25. Stop by their tables to learn more about funding, career opportunities and more!

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The Allen Institute table, with information and brochures.

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Angeline J. Dukes, PhD @heydrdukes.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Happy #BlackInNeuro Week 2025!!! ❤️🎉 So much has changed over the past 5 years and we’d love to see how you’ve grown! Use the link below to make your own Then & Now post 🥰 #BINW25 #BlackInNeuroRollCall #5YearsOfBIN 🙌🏾 🧠

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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Our second #BINW25 hybrid session is LIVE! We’re learning from scholars around the globe about their experiences navigating academia. Join us for the #NeuroAcrossTheDiaspora Symposium below: www.youtube.com/live/TubJDkY...

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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

We’ve come a long way since 2020, and so have you! 🥳 Create your ‘then and now’ roll call post with the #BINW25 template using the link or QR code below. Tag your post on social media with #BlackInNeuroRollCall As always, we can't wait to connect with everyone 👋🏽 drive.google.com/drive/folder...

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Brielle Ferguson @brielleryan.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

@blackinneuro.bsky.social Good morning, and happy #BINW25 🎉 If you're joining on-line, check your inbox for your link to join the #BINW25 zoom. You can also follow along with livestream here: www.youtube.com/blackinneuro... If you're joining in person, can't wait to meet you! 🤩

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Brielle Ferguson @brielleryan.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Had THE best time hosting the lab at my place for the first time (minus two who were out of town). So grateful for this wonderful group of humans 🥹

The Ferguson Lab is standing on a set of stairs, from the bottom to the top. They're all facing the camera smiling wide on a summer day.

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Brielle Ferguson @brielleryan.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Had so much fun at the Boston @BlackInNeuro social. 🥳 So beautiful to see these local communities forming.

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Theanne Griffith, PhD 🇧🇧👩🏽‍🔬🇭🇷 @doctheagrif.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

I’m so honored to be selected as both a 2025 McKnight Scholar and 2025 HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar. And I couldn’t be prouder to share these honors with awesome @ucdavis.bsky.social colleagues 💙💛💙💛 health.ucdavis.edu/news/headlin...

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UC Davis researchers honored by McKnight and Howard Hughes Medical Institute

UC Davis faculty Sergey Stavisky, Theanne Griffith and Elisa Zhang receive prestigious early-career recognition from McKnight Endowment Fund and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

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Ishmail Abdus-Saboor @ishmailsaboor.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

I am happy to share that I’ve been awarded tenure here at Columbia University. Alhamdulillah. I thank my wife, parents, mentors, colleagues, friends, and family. I thank my lab members, present and past, for entrusting their careers in my hands and making this a thrilling journey.

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Brielle Ferguson @brielleryan.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

A late shout out to my first graduate student, Ricky, for crushing his qualifying exam. Such a big milestone, and super excited to see all you accomplish. Wins can feel like they’re hard to come by these days, so celebrating all of them!! Congrats to the new PhD candidate!!🎉🥳

Ricky, standing holding balloons and cupcakes, smiling wide. The balloons are decorated with “Ricky’s PQE”.

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Beth Stevens @bethstevenslab.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Let’s get the word out about the importance of federal funding of curiosity -driven science We all have similar stories to share

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Brielle Ferguson @brielleryan.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Something good - Got to share space with one of the GOATs when I hosted @KafuiDzirasa a few weeks ago for our seminar series. Always the inspiration, even in this moment, the visit left me feeling motivated and energized to keep on keeping on.

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Talia Lerner @talialerner.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

All NIDA F31 diversity scholars officially losing their funding... I barely have words. Expected at this point but so so disappointing and unfair. We are effectively punishing some of America's best science students for telling the government they are from an underrepresented community.

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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Join us this Friday for our next #BlackInNeuroSeminarSeries with @brielleryan.bsky.social ! 🧠✨ Assistant Professor @harvardmed.bsky.social & BIN Co-Founder! She’s sharing her neuroscience! 📅 May 2 | 🕛 12PM ET Don't miss it! 🔥 us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die. Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

The entire permanent staff of the Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice was laid off. This division addresses issues such as asthma and air pollution, climate change and health, childhood lead poisoning, and cancer clusters.

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Jess McIntosh @jessmcintosh.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

I’m not saying everyone needs to do *this*. But @booker.senate.gov figured out the biggest best thing HE could do right now. And then he did it. Everyone needs to do *that*.

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Dr. Stephanie @punkrockscience.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

After 24 hours on his feet, Cory Booker is defending the scientific research establishment of this country - calling out an experience like the one that drives me and SO MANY of my fellow scientists to do the work we do - that maybe we can do for others what we couldn't for our own loved ones.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cory Booker breaks the record for longest Senate speech, previously held by segregationist Strom Thurmond.

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 02/04/2025

I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Listen. I believe ardently in criticizing our leaders for their failures and inaction but if you refuse to acknowledge their efforts when they do make them and if you refuse to recognize a step in the right direction, you don’t really want change. You just want to complain.

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Mary Annaïse Heglar @maryannaise.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

“I insist on being shocked. I am never going to become immune. I think that’s a kind of failure to see so much of it that you die inside. I want to be surprised and shocked every time.” ― Toni Morrison

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 27/03/2025

It's so easy to lose hope when you read news headlines and hear combative commentary. That is why books are so important. They are windows to worlds unseen and realities yet to be created. And people are READING. They're reading a lot. A very very hopeful sign. #librarysky #booksky

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Stories of WiN @storiesofwin.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Our latest profile is here! Dr. Aqilah McCane (@drbediya.bsky.social) studies models of alcohol use disorder and the consequences of adolescent alcohol exposure on development and aging. Follow the link below to learn more! 🧠 www.storiesofwin.org/profiles/202... #StoriesOfWiN #WomenInNeuroscience

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studies models of alcohol use disorder and the consequences of adolescent alcohol exposure on development and aging

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 11/03/2025

IT'S OFFICIAL. I WROTE MY FIRST BOOK! 🤯 #TheDoubleTax unpacks the cost of being a woman, why the bill runs higher for women of color, and how closing the gaps moves us ALL forward. #blacksky #booksky #econsky PRE-ORDER NOW: tinyurl.com/doubletax-or... Get Involved: tinyurl.com/doubletax-join

THE DOUBLE TAX: How Women of Color are Overcharged and Underpaid

Coming September 2025
Available for Preorder

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Theanne Griffith, PhD 🇧🇧👩🏽‍🔬🇭🇷 @doctheagrif.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

🥹❤️💙❤️💙❤️🥹

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Kirstie Cummings @kacummings.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Proud to Stand Up for Science in Birmingham, AL - a city famous for its history of civil unrest and protest! We kept that tradition alive today 💪🧪

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Brielle Ferguson @brielleryan.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Already a strong start! Also it is parenting goals to teach your tiny humans to stand up for what they believe in early 🤩🤩 #StandUpForScience #StandUpForScienceBoston

A woman and her child holding a sign headed to the rally. The sign reads,”Powered by science. Strengthened by Diversity.”

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Dr. Nathan A Smith @drnathanasmith.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Today marks the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, AL. I will never forget the legacy of Dr. King and the countless others who fought for justice. I’m especially reminded of the sacrifice of the Honorable John Lewis. Meeting him was a profound honor that I will cherish forever. #Peace

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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

So excited to see our BIN Chapter @binmanhattan.bsky.social on Bluesky! Add them, and other Black In Neuro community members through our regularly-updated starter pack. #PhDSky #BlackInSTEM #Blackademics #Neuroscience 🧪 go.bsky.app/F8PpdPe

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Theanne Griffith, PhD 🇧🇧👩🏽‍🔬🇭🇷 @doctheagrif.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Myself and 7 other neuroscientists, including @annaintegrated.bsky.social and @stevenssostre.bsky.social got to speak with @thetransmitter.bsky.social about why we think Standing Up for Science is important and imperative. Check out or thoughts here: www.thetransmitter.org/science-and-...

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