Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaDr. D Boulware, MD MPH @drboulware.bsky.social · 01/10/2026NIH Funding rate of Early Stage Investigators (ESI). 2025 was a major drop. 2026 will be worse. 34442
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaAAAS Mass Media Fellowship @aaasmassmedia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Are you ready to try something new and work in #SciComm? Apply now to be a part of the 2027 cohort of @aaas.org #MassMediaFellows! Spend the summer using your STEMM background as a journalist writing the news. English and Spanish language placements available. bit.ly/3KugH6D 01222
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaThe Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Learn how Latin American researchers in six countries conduct high-quality research in the face of numerous obstacles. Explore The State of Neuroscience in Latin America, www.thetransmitter.org/state-of-neu... #neuroskyence 094
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaThe Open Notebook @theopennotebook.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Exciting announcement: Applications are now open for our 2027 Early-Career Fellowship Program! This paid, part-time, remote fellowship pairs fellows with a mentor to plan, report, and write articles for publication at The Open Notebook. Apply now: www.theopennotebook.com/early-career...theopennotebook.comEarly-Career Fellowship Program - The Open NotebookEvery year, The Open Notebook offers a paid, part-time fellowship program for early-career science journalists. This ten-month program offers fellows the opportunity to explore their career interests… 054
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaPessoaBrain @pessoabrain.bsky.social · 21/09/2026𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 Neuroscientists now recording across the brain are finding what fMRI revealed in humans. Signals are not localized but often all over the brain. (NB: non, it's not everything, everywhere) #neuroskyence www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 33410
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaThe Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 17/09/2026@thetransmitter.bsky.social’s directory of new labs in Latin America features more than 20 early-career neuroscientists who have opened labs or established independent lines of research within their institutions over the past five years. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/community/th...thetransmitter.orgThe Transmitter’s directory of new labs in Latin AmericaLearn about neuroscientists who have started new labs or independent lines of research in Latin America over the past five years. 0165
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaThe Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 02/09/2026@thetransmitter.bsky.social continues its live coverage at the Federation of Latin American and Caribbean Neuroscience Societies (FALAN) conference. Here are two main takeaways from Day 2: www.thetransmitter.org/state-of-neu... #FALAN2026 #neuroskyence #neurociencia 093
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaThe Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Sea cucumbers can regrow an entire nervous system after injury. José García-Arrarás explains why these marine animals have become a powerful model for studying regeneration, glia and the genes that drive repair. #neuroskyence By @alissa-dc.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/neuros-ark/i...thetransmitter.orgWhat sea cucumbers teach us about regenerationSea cucumber researcher José García-Arrarás discusses glia, regeneration and why these marine animals are invaluable research models. 1165
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaThe Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Jose Luna-Muñoz spoke with The Transmitter about why each country—especially those in Latin America, where only five countries currently have a brain bank—needs its own biobank, and the challenges of building and sustaining one. By @lecteroide.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/brain-banks/...thetransmitter.orgReimagining Mexico’s brain bankSince Alzheimer’s disease researcher José Luna-Muñoz assumed leadership of the facility—Latin America’s oldest—in 2011, he has been acquiring additional tissue types and is working to expand donor… 1146
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaThe Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 01/09/2026@thetransmitter.bsky.social is live at the Federation of Latin American and Caribbean Neuroscience Societies (FALAN) conference, which kicked off yesterday. Here are two main takeaways from Day 1: www.thetransmitter.org/state-of-neu... #FALAN2026 #neuroskyence #neurociencia 043
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaThe Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Check out @thetransmitter.bsky.social's directory of new labs in Latin America to learn about the work of more than 20 early-career neuroscientists who have opened labs or established independent lines of research in the region over the past five years. www.thetransmitter.org/community/th...thetransmitter.orgThe Transmitter’s directory of new labs in Latin AmericaLearn about neuroscientists who have started new labs or independent lines of research in Latin America over the past five years. 32412
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaThe Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 29/08/2026We are thrilled to launch The State of Neuroscience in Latin America, a special report in which we spoke with nearly 50 researchers across Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay to capture the highs and lows of doing neuroscience research in Latin America. Explore now: bit.ly/4zGjlvn 12817
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaThe Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Organoids, which typically reflect prenatal brains, amass the features of postnatal brains if grown for longer, which could help researchers study later stages of development. #neuroskyence By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/organoids/fi...thetransmitter.orgFive-year-old human brain organoids aged on scheduleThe cultured spheres typically mimic only prenatal development, but the five-year-old ones grown in Paola Arlotta’s lab acquired postnatal features. 0162
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaThe Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Experience-dependent interneuron plasticity may represent a convergent circuit mechanism for these neurodevelopmental risk genes that reflects a shared genetic architecture, a new study suggests. By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/los...thetransmitter.orgNeurodevelopmental conditions may share faulty plasticityRestoring expression of an experience-dependent interneuron plasticity gene aids memory and cuts seizures in CNTNAP2 knockout mice, a new study shows. 11912
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaMax Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 11/08/2026NEW: The NIH is quietly restricting funding for research that evaluates how public policy impacts human health. According to internal documents I obtained, the agency no longer considers policymakers "mission relevant" — a massive shift for the biomedical funder. My latest for @nature.com:nature.comNIH limits funding for research on the health effects of public policyUS biomedical agency no longer considers policymakers as ‘mission relevant’, leaving dozens of grants in limbo. 19526385
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaThe Open Notebook @theopennotebook.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Today’s article by @bichacientifica.bsky.social highlights @maximanzoni.bsky.social’s work as an investigative climate journalist, founding his newsletter, Consenso, and his recent project on the effects of extreme heat on schools in Paraguay. Read it here: www.theopennotebook.com/2026/08/04/t...theopennotebook.comTranslating Climate Data into Local Action: How Maximiliano Manzoni Charted Extreme Heat in Paraguayan Schools - The Open NotebookIn this interview with TON, climate journalist Maximiliano Manzoni shares how Consenso, the outlet he founded, connects directly with readers using a newsletter format. In one of the publication’s… 041
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaThe Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Neuroscience in Chile, and across Latin America, does not lack talent or ideas, but the systems that make science visible—prestige journals, conferences and networks—increasingly price its researchers out, argues @medelero.bsky.social. #neuroskyencethetransmitter.orgScientific talent is global. Access is not.Neuroscience in Chile does not lack talent or ideas, but the systems that make science visible increasingly price its researchers out. 03814
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaThe Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 21/07/2026In their essay, ALBA Network team members Keerthana Iyer, Arish Rakshasa-Loots, Ana Silva and Violetta Zujovic argue that to improve global neuroscience participation the field must embrace a more holistic definition of underrepresentation. #neuroskyencethetransmitter.orgRedefining underrepresentation in global neuroscienceShifting the focus of equity initiatives from identity categories to structural barriers can reveal overlooked challenges and increase global support. 175
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaThe Open Notebook @theopennotebook.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Our new book is out today! Edited by our own @siricarpenter.bsky.social, the collection contains 11 exemplary science stories with commentary. Thank you to our authors and annotators, @sloanfoundation.bsky.social, and @uchicagopress.bsky.social. Order here: www.theopennotebook.com/the-best-sci... 0137
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaThe Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Brain-computer interfaces implanted long term could help researchers unravel the mysteries of speech. #neuroskyence By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social, @rebeccasky.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/brain-comput...thetransmitter.orgHow BCIs reveal the speaking brainLong-term implants provide an opportunity to study how speech arises in everyday life. 1147
Reposted by Claudia Lopez Lloredaanil oza @aniloza.bsky.social · 15/07/2026The (initial) results are in: most of the publicly available comments on OMB's proposal to overhaul federal grantmaking are negative 95% of the 50k available comments were opposed, just 1% were in support Political control, peer review, and terminations were most common topics mentioned 35532
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaBethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 29/06/2026You may have heard about the OMB rule change that will put politics over federal grants. However bad you think it is? It's probably worse. Thanks to @theverge.com for letting me report this one out. There is still time to comment. bit.ly/4v2X4nQbit.lyThe war against ‘woke’ could end US science as we know it“Everyone will be affected, not just scientists. Every community in the country.“ 311363788
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaThe Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 24/06/2026NEW! Explore @thetransmitter.bsky.social’s newest tool, Neuro Funding Finder. Discover grants, fellowships and funding opportunities for neuroscience research at all career stages. Find your next funding source and apply, all in one place: thetransmitter.org/neuroscience... #neuroskyence 04331
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaAsher HELLbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Employees at Scientific American were told today that the magazine has been sold to LabX Media Group, the outfit that runs Discover Magazine and IFLScience. And that means -- of course! -- editorial layoffs. The media mass extinction rolls ever onward. 101023397
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaThe Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 22/06/2026HHMI’s Janelia Research Campus will close two of its programs dedicated to rodent work, @thetransmitter.bsky.social has learned. #neuroskyence By @callimcflurry.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/community/ex...thetransmitter.orgExclusive: Janelia sunsets rodent work, launches transparent fish projectThe Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Janelia Research Campus is banking on whole-brain imaging in the Danionella fish to advance neuroscience, but some scientists forced to close their labs say that… 02717
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaThe Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 17/06/2026The motor cortex is organized functionally to promote “meaningful, ethologically relevant behavior patterns,” new study shows. #neuroskyence By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/motor-cortex...thetransmitter.orgNew recordings show ‘blurry map’ of human motor cortexThe motor cortex is organized into an “intermixed jumble of tiles” to generate meaningful movement. 12510
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaStories of WiN @storiesofwin.bsky.social · 11/06/2026We're excited to share our latest profile! Dr. Suzanne Haber studies the circuits underlying reward-based learning & decision making, and how those circuits can be therapeutically targeted to treat disease. Follow the link below to learn more! #WomenInNeuro www.storiesofwin.org/profiles/202...storiesofwin.orgDr. Suzanne Haber — Stories of WiNstudies the circuits underlying reward-based learning and decision making, and how those circuits can be therapeutically targeted to treat disease 03916
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaThe Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 10/06/2026According to @edvardmoser.bsky.social, director of the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience, the four recipients of the Kavli Prize in Neuroscience challenged what had long been regarded as a central dogma in neuroscience. By Alissa de Chassey www.thetransmitter.org/awards/four-...thetransmitter.orgProtein synthesis pioneers garner Kavli neuroscience prizeTheir research revealed how neurons synthesize proteins in previously unrecognized places. 14621
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 08/06/2026The Trump Administration’s racist science policies have achieved some of their goals. The number of Black Principal Investigators has dropped by 10% between 2024 and 2025; while the number of Hispanic PIs has fallen by 7%. For research trainees, the numbers are far worse.jamanetwork.comTrends in NIH Investigators by Sex, Race, Ethnicity, and Disability StatusThis cross-sectional study assesses National Institutes of Health (NIH) data from fiscal years 2016-2025 comprising annual counts of principal investigators funded through research grants and fellowsh... 5232135
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaJennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Scientists ejected from diabetes conference for distributing journal reprints of editorial critical of the Trump administrations's ongoing attacks on science. Those ousted included ADA journal editor-in-chief Steven Kahn and former ADA president Desmond Schatz arstechnica.com/science/2026...arstechnica.comScientists ejected from diabetes conference for distributing journal reprintsThose ousted included ADA journal editor-in-chief Steven Kahn and former ADA president Desmond Schatz... 9209117
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaNSF Arecibo C3 STEM Center @areciboc3stem.bsky.social · 03/06/2026📡 🇵🇷 Hoy se lanzó oficialmente ReCiTe PR, la Red de Museos y Centros de Ciencia y Tecnología de Puerto Rico. Arecibo C3 es una de las organizaciones co-fundadoras, junto a instituciones. www.cienciapr.org/es/reciteprcienciapr.orgReCiTe Puerto Rico — Red de Museos y Centros de Ciencia y Tecnología de Puerto Rico | Ciencia Puerto RicoLa Red de Museos y Centros de Ciencia y Tecnología de Puerto Rico (ReCiTe PR) busca unir y fortalecer a las instituciones locales que se dedican a través de su programación, a mejorar la comprensión… 011
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaThe Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 05/06/2026The @burkeneurosci.bsky.social, a spinal cord and brain injury research center, has ended research operations, citing a lack of funds. #neuroskyence By Lauren Schenkman www.thetransmitter.org/neurology/ex...thetransmitter.orgExclusive: Brain and spinal cord institute stops researchThe Burke Neurological Institute, which aims to find treatments to repair the brain and spinal cord, ceased research operations on 22 May. 1166
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaKatherine Stiles @katherinestiles.org · 04/06/2026Neuroscientists argue that discontinuing in vivo models before using them to fix historical sex inequities in research risks embedding a male bias in biomedicine. #Biomedicine #Neuroscience #Neuroskyencethe-scientist.comScientists Caution that Phasing Out Animal Research Prematurely Could Risk Women’s Health | The ScientistNeuroscientists argue that discontinuing in vivo models before using them to fix historical sex inequities in research risks embedding a male bias in biomedicine. 0149
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaNature @nature.com · 03/06/2026Scientists are raising the alarm about a White House proposal that could fundamentally recast federally funded science. The proposed rules would put political appointees in control of all federal grants and de-emphasize peer review, among other measures. go.nature.com/4ucZgskgo.nature.comWhite House proposes vast overhaul of US science funding: what you need to knowThe Trump administration’s proposal aims to improve transparency in federal funding, but critics fear the proposed rules would politicize research 36442
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 03/06/2026BREAKING: '60 Minutes' correspondent Scott Pelley was just fired — by email — after saying Bari Weiss had "murdered" the newsmagazine. There is widespread belief that Pelley's departure could very well trigger a broader exodus.status.newsClock Strikes Midnight for PelleyThe “60 Minutes” correspondent was fired by email Tuesday night after a dramatic showdown with CBS News leadership, throwing the show into an unprecedented and existential crisis. 921507371
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaPessoaBrain @pessoabrain.bsky.social · 02/06/2026𝗖𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 + 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲-𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 Brain dynamics must-reads by Deisseroth team. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... #neuroskyence 0319
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Oliver Darcy got the audio of the heated 60 Minutes meeting where Scott Pelley dressed Nick Bilton down! "You know what was rude? Black Thursday. That was the absolute definition of rudeness. Telling Tanya Simon she had to be out of here at five o'clock." www.status.news/p/scott-pell... 283105922607
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaThe Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Mice use the same thalamocortical pathway to decode orientation selectivity established by Hubel and Wiesel in cats, showing that this visual feature “is preserved through evolution,” says Jose-Manuel Alonso. #neuroskyence By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/vision/unbel...thetransmitter.org‘Unbelievably beautiful’ evidence extends model of visionOrientation tuning—the ability to distinguish a horizontal line from a vertical one or something in between—originates in the visual cortex. 04316
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaDan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Scoop: NSF has been quietly blocking new funds and grants to four top universities: Duke, Harvard, Princeton, and Yale. Dozens of proposals from PIs at these universities—and their collaborators—have been stuck at the Office of Award Management awaiting finalization for months.nature.comExclusive: NSF puts new research grants to top universities on holdUS science funder once again restricts awards to Harvard University and other research institutions. 30893625
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaJack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 18/05/2026The % of scientists who think public engagement makes science better has gone up from 21% in 2006 to 64% now. That's huge. 37439
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaThe Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 20/05/2026"Siento que va a ser difícil que algo cambie para mejor”, dice @muraronara.bsky.social, neurocientífica en Buenos Aires. “Entonces vas a la protesta de todas formas, pero sabes que no va a servir para nada”. #neuroskyence By @natmesanash.bsky.social and @claudia-lopez.bsky.social bit.ly/4nLtlxS 033
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaMiguel Dobrich @migueldobrich.bsky.social · 15/05/2026"Google's Neighbors - How Uruguay approved the largest data center in its history" @amenazaroboto.bsky.social Read our investigation in English: amenazaroboto.com/googles-neig... And in Spanish: amenazaroboto.com/los-vecinos-... cc @pulitzercenter.org #DataCenters #EIA #EIS #Uruguay 033
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaThe Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 15/05/2026On 12 May, Argentines took to the streets to protest science funding cuts and advocate for salary increases for public university workers. By @natmesanash.bsky.social, @claudia-lopez.bsky.social and Anita Pouchard Serra www.thetransmitter.org/funding/arge...thetransmitter.orgScience defunding in Argentina sparks new wave of protestsDemonstrators across the country called for the government to increase public university salaries and funding for scientific research. 072
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaThe Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Salaries for workers across universities in Argentina have dropped 30 to 40 percent since Javier Milei took office, creating a scientific crisis that has driven researchers to the streets. #neuroskyence By @natmesanash.bsky.social, @claudia-lopez.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/funding/fund...thetransmitter.orgScience defunding in Argentina sparks new wave of protestsScientists are protesting the government’s failure to restore previously cut scholarships and update salaries as required by a 2025 law. 21411
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaDuaa Eldeib @deldeib.bsky.social · 06/05/2026This was a hard story to report. Newborns who don’t get a vitamin K shot are 81 times more likely to develop a condition where they bleed uncontrollably. But more and more families are declining the shot. And babies are dying. www.propublica.org/article/more...propublica.orgBabies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at BirthA lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement. 20545151992
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaProPublica @propublica.org · 05/05/2026NEW: Investigators found that leaders of a prison gang in Puerto Rico were selling inmates drugs in exchange for voting for Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón, a longtime Republican. After Trump’s election, prosecutors were told not to pursue charges.propublica.orgProsecutors Had a Drugs-for-Votes Scheme “Locked Up.” Under Trump, They Were Told Not to Pursue Charges.Before the 2024 election, federal prosecutors were "full steam ahead" looking into how a prison gang in Puerto Rico gave drugs to inmates if they voted for a GOP gubernatorial candidate. After Trump’s... 221225672
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaThe Open Notebook @theopennotebook.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Having clips helps you land assignments, but how do you get that first, elusive clip? This story with @rachelcourtland.com, @yaohualaw.bsky.social, @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social, @alexip718.com and others who all once landed their first assignment explains how. www.theopennotebook.com/2026/04/28/l...theopennotebook.comLanding Your First Assignment Without Any Clips - The Open NotebookJournalists just starting out face a common conundrum: Having clips helps you land assignments, but how do you get that first, elusive clip? In the absence of a journalism degree or internships, it… 186
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaZen Faulkes @doctorzen.net · 24/04/2026Oransky: Good news is that journals are hiring research integrity staffers. Bad news is that US federal government staff for research integrity isn't doing much. #IntegrityNASEM 132
Reposted by Claudia Lopez LloredaThe Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Thank you to Jesse H. Neal Awards for naming @thetransmitter.bsky.social the winner in the best news coverage and profile categories. Explore our award-winning content at thetransmitter.org. Congrats to all of the winners! 0153