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Christine B. Sieberg @cbsiebergphd.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

📢 New paper out in Scientific Reports! We found links b/t brain activity & emotional outcomes in women with chronic postsurgical pain. 🧠 More SMC activation → more anxiety/depression 🧠 More PFC activation → lower chronic stress (via hair cortisol) No moderation by pain intensity. bit.ly/3ZichEA

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Somatosensory and prefrontal cortex activity relates to emotional outcomes and hair cortisol concentration in chronic postsurgical pain - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Somatosensory and prefrontal cortex activity relates to emotional outcomes and hair cortisol concentration in chronic postsurgical pain

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Christine B. Sieberg @cbsiebergphd.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

I saw it Saturday night! Truly outstanding- brilliant acting and a crucial story to tell now.

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Christine B. Sieberg @cbsiebergphd.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

So proud of my amazing hubby! He is transforming the lives of patients needing kidney transplants and working hard to reduce barriers for Hispanic patients. ❤️

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Hector Madariaga, MD FASN 🇲🇽 @hecmagsmd.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Today, I had the honor of participating in this amazing panel to talk about organ donation, particularly those barriers that affect the Hispanic community. It was a privilege to listen to my co-panelists share their stories about their journeys with organ donation

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Christine B. Sieberg @cbsiebergphd.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

So proud of my two amazing Masters of Medical Science Students, Emma & Dirichi, for presenting their thesis projects from my NIH R35 grant at the Mass General Brigham Psychiatry Research Symposim this week! 💫 #WomeninScience #WomeninSTEM #WomeninMedicine

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 08/03/2025

Sign of the Day Stand Up for Science Philadelphia

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Christine B. Sieberg @cbsiebergphd.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Hmm- I can’t get the link to open! Is there an other way to shop for the hat?

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RIDGE @1av8ter.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

firing for "too much DEI" is plainly firing a woman and a Black man on the presumption only white men can be qualified. this is disgusting biogtry.

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Christine B. Sieberg @cbsiebergphd.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

We need to respect children’s #pain. @drcchambers.bsky.social has a phenomenal initiative in Canada- Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP) people can check out for more info. #itdoesnthavetohurt

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Christine B. Sieberg @cbsiebergphd.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

This is very important! We don’t want to minimize the pain experience & also want to properly prepare kids (& adults) for things like injections. I am a #chronicpain researcher & a lot of untreated #pain in kids can lead to chronic pain in adults.

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Christine B. Sieberg @cbsiebergphd.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

I’m thrilled to be presenting at USASP 2025! It’s always an outstanding conference. Register today! #ChronicPain #PainResearch #PainScience

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Christine B. Sieberg @cbsiebergphd.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

This conference is always a highlight for me! Abstracts due March 3rd! Malaga in October will be amazing.

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

"The abrupt termination of critical USAID-funded clinical trials, with insufficient time to safeguard the welfare of people who are participating, is profoundly unethical and utterly inexcusable" www.statnews.com/2025/02/16/u... via @statnews.com

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The abrupt end of USAID-funded clinical trials is profoundly unethical

USAID's stop-work order threatens to undo decades of progress in medical research ethics and cause harm to clinical trial participants.

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Christine B. Sieberg @cbsiebergphd.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Science saves lives! I am a scientist. On a personal level, I have benefited greatly from science for all the reasons cited below. Science is why I have my 2nd baby #IVF & why my beautiful nephew who is living w/ a horrific disease #Duchenne #DMD has a shot at life. #whosciencesaves

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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Money talks

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Christine B. Sieberg @cbsiebergphd.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

I did have to give birth in May 2020 though so I’m lucky the stress of the pandemic & @hecmagsmd.bsky.social working w/ COVID patients didn’t result in high BP/ adverse outcomes!

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Christine B. Sieberg @cbsiebergphd.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

My Ob was a bit surprised by the MFM rec given that I didn’t have preeclampsia w/my 1st only a few years earlier. My Ob said that was a better predictor of preeclampsia than age; however the aspirin at age 40 & older was the guideline so I should just take it. I did & all was well.

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Christine B. Sieberg @cbsiebergphd.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

This is interesting. When I was pregnant with my 2nd since I was going to turn 40 2 weeks prior to my due date, MFM had me follow the “40 yr old” protocol, which was to take baby aspirin daily I think around 27 weeks but I can’t exactly recall when it was started.

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Christine B. Sieberg @cbsiebergphd.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Happy Valentine’s Day to my hubby Héctor @hecmagsmd.bsky.social! Thank you for standing by my side through every challenge, celebrating my successes, & making me feel like I can conquer anything. I love you & the life we have created. ❤️ #Valentinesday #heforshe

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Some Broad Thinking @somebroadthinking.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

I dug a grave and buried my Imposter Syndrome. The tombstone reads: Here lies a bunch of patriarchal nonsense designed to make me think I can't. I did. Honestly, I will not hold back anymore. No regrets.

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Meta Resistance @metaresistance.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

America RISE UP!!!!!!!!! They work for US we don't work for them... #UnitedWeStand #BuildTheResistance #Resist IT'S TIME!!!!

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Christine B. Sieberg @cbsiebergphd.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I truly can’t believe this is the country I’m living in. I feel like I am in an alternate universe. I am a proud woman in STEM & #science. I have endured misogyny & sacrificed a lot to be where I am & won’t be stopped. #WomeninSTEM #WomeninScience

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Dr. Vin Gupta @vinguptamd.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

External studies have shown: -NIH funding directly or indirectly supported the development of ALL new treatments that were FDA approved between 2010-2020 -the return on NIH investment is estimated at 25-40% annually given the improvement in productivity from a healthier workforce Facts matter.

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Christine B. Sieberg @cbsiebergphd.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

So thrilled to see my colleague, collaborator, & friend, Dr. Laura Payne, publish her brilliant neuroimaging work on menstrual pain in adolescents. Truly groundbreaking. #womenshealth #menstrualpain #chronicpain #PeriodsAreNotAnInsult

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Christine B. Sieberg @cbsiebergphd.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

I do however have to fund postdocs who are often immigrants who left everything to get a visa to work with me for not great money (certainly not considering cost of living in Boston) & who I fear will be greatly impacted by what is going on.

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Christine B. Sieberg @cbsiebergphd.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

So for someone like me, at an academic medical center, I don’t have grad students who pay tuition. I mentor undergrad & grad students who work with me from other universities (even several from the UK) who receive credit for working with me but there is no exchange of tuition.

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Christine B. Sieberg @cbsiebergphd.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Further, I don’t think an AMC would be entitled to that money as it is a hospital affiliate not directly part of the university.

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Christine B. Sieberg @cbsiebergphd.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

I also think endowments are complicated for reasons I don’t fully understand; however, I don’t think a medical school or school of public health have as high of endowments as the main university.

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Christine B. Sieberg @cbsiebergphd.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Thanks for your question! I’m not an expert & expect we will hear about options in the coming days. I work at an academic medical center (AMC) that is affiliated with a medical school but is not part of tuition.

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Don’t just say DEI as if it’s a bad word. Spell it out. Say diversity, which is the lifeblood of American society & culture & innovation. Say equity, which a just society should pursue. Say inclusion, because decent people believe in increasing belonging, not isolating people who are different.

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Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

NIH doesn’t just support infectious disease research—it drives breakthroughs in cancer, childhood diseases, heart disease, diabetes & more. Thanks to NIH, we have: 💉 Cancer immunotherapy ❤️ Cholesterol-lowering statins 🩸 Insulin for diabetes Investing in NIH = investing in life-saving discoveries.

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Christine B. Sieberg @cbsiebergphd.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Well I guess this will be my 1st Bluesky post as @fperrywilson.bsky.social perfectly sums up the issue relating to NIH spending. I have dedicated my career to science & I’m just seeing it all slip away. Investing in NIH is crucial for our public health, society, the economy, & future generations.

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