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Cydney Martin @cydm.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Really excited to see the future work done on this project after I graduate!

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Dr. Jessica Barson (Barson Lab) @jessicarbarson.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Very happy to see this review published! Brody Carpenter and I took a deep dive into the receptor variants for PACAP, and why we think the Motivated Behavior community should pay attention to them. Take a look! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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<em>Journal of Neuroendocrinology</em> | BSN Journal | Wiley Online Library

Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) is a pleiotropic neuropeptide with established roles in stress, affective behavior, and motivated behavior. Its primary receptor in the brai....

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Cydney Martin @cydm.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Excited to share my first FA paper! We show that female rats, not male rats, exhibit depression-like behavior well into adulthood after adolescent single and repetitive mild TBI, an outcome that is estrus dependent after single but not repeat injury! 1/🧵 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Cydney Martin @cydm.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Why is my mom so incredible at gifts?? I am not sure that I inherited this ability

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Biocord Network @biocord.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Hey Bluesky! This account is for Biocord, a biology community with ~31k+ members. We want to make science more accessible and give everyone a chance to learn. We’re launching a talk series soon! If you’re interested in biology, grad school, or good science, come by! Join here - discord.gg/biology

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Join the Biocord Discord Server!

We are a community of Biology enthusiasts and have everyone from doctorates to highschoolers from all across the globe! | 31981 members

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Cydney Martin @cydm.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Now at my 3rd #Neurotrauma meeting here in Philly this year! Not presenting this year but volunteering and representing. It's been a fun and interesting experience on the volunteer end. #NNS2025

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Cydney Martin @cydm.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

I've not been good about posting recently. Had a great time presenting my research at #NEURAL2025 #UAB last week. Super fun little conference, made lots of friends and all the talks were so excellent! Hoping to see event photos soon as I forgot to take any pics. @uabneurorms.bsky.social

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Grace Lindsay @neurograce.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Please read this and share widely, especially with people outside of science. Things are BAD in American bioscience right now and everyone needs to know just how bad - and dangerous - it is. apnews.com/article/nih-...

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NIH scientists publish declaration criticizing Trump's deep cuts in public health research

Scores of National Institutes of Health researchers and staffers have come forward to send their Trump-appointed leader a letter challenging policies they say undermine the NIH mission.

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Cydney Martin @cydm.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

4 years ago I moved to Philly for graduate school. My mom is visiting me currently and showed me this picture of a moment between my dog and I from the move 4 years ago.

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Cydney Martin @cydm.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Improved my F31 score by 11 points from the first submission. Don't know if it is good enough for funding still, yet a relief to see actual improvement.

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Cydney Martin @cydm.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

For some fun news, I was selected to give a short talk at the UAB NEURAL Conference 2025 in June. My talk will be about my ongoing dissertation project addressing limbic neuropeptides mediating sex differences in affective behavior after rmTBI during adolescence. @uabneurorms.bsky.social #NEURAL2025

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Cydney Martin @cydm.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

My dog suddenly developing IBS (or maybe food allergies), pooping a bunch in the apartment and thus switching to the expensive prescription dog food diet is a sort of cherry on top of how this year has been going so far 🙃

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alec karakatsanis @equalityalec.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Last night’s article in the Washington Post about D.C. police responding to a 911 call by illegally letting DOGE onto private property is unlike any news story I have ever read. Every single person should read this article and think about where our society is going.

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Tim Verstynen @tdverstynen.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

In order to protect students from antisemitism at Columbia, the administration (advised by not one but two people who did a Nazi salute this year) is freezing support for students to learn science.

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Cydney Martin @cydm.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Some good signs from Stand Up For Science Philadelphia yesterday

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Cydney Martin @cydm.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

So is there a way to know if my fellowship study section is actually meeting right now? The date hasn't updated for me but considering that I don't think it made it into the FR, I'm assuming they aren't?

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Cydney Martin @cydm.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

This is a really good article. Clarified a lot for me.

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Cydney Martin @cydm.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Just finding it increasingly hard to even get out of bed every morning now because the existential dread is heavier than my actual weighted blanket

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Daniel P. Moriarity @dpmoriarity.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Very pumped to attend the @standupforscience.bsky.social at Philly on March 7th at City Hall! Sign up here to be kept in the loop for details. www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...

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Cydney Martin @cydm.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

People in PA: I just got a "FetterLetter" email from Senator Fetterman and this link to fill out for impacted federal grants was included. Please fill this out if you have had a federal grant impacted because of the funding freeze. forms.office.com/pages/respon...

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Dr. Becca @docbecca.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

If the block on the Federal Register isn’t removed in the next few months, I fear a majority of labs will close within a year. This small procedural wrench has the power to kill US science indefinitely, losing an entire generation of discovery and innovation.

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Cydney Martin @cydm.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

This is like the alternative plot to the movie Idiocracy, I do not understand what reality is anymore. "To authorize the President to enter into negotiations to acquire Greenland and to rename it as "Red, White, and Blueland."

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Cydney Martin @cydm.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

So many things over the last week just keeping me in a constant state of either anxiety or just anger that a meltdown over the mildest inconvenience might be imminent. I've been cuddling with my dog a lot and that helps some

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Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Neuroscientists - your society has a call to action for you and a page for tracking action alerts. It's built to take your location & give you specific support on what to say and who to say it to. www.sfn.org/Advocacy/Adv...

Screenshot showing example of how the Society For Neuroscience call to action gives a Bay Area user contact info for their representatives (Sen. Alex Padilla, Sen. Adam Schiff, and Rep. Nancy Pelosi) and and email template titled "Protect Biomedical Research and Scientific Workforce"

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

ATTENTION If you are someone who had an F31-Diversity (or similar) application submitted this cycle, please DM me here, contact me on signal (jeremymberg.78), or email me at jeremymberg@gmail.com. I will keep all information confidential. 2/n

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Cydney Martin @cydm.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Is the federal spending plan in the White House right now actually that there is no plan, or..?

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Diana Williams @dlwilliams.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

James was a PhD student in neuroscience at FSU, and his recent death was devastating for those who knew and loved him. He was extremely bright, motivated, and a strong advocate for marginalized people in STEM. This fundraiser is for his mom, who must be in so much pain right now. #neuroskyence

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Celebrating the Life of James S. Brown (November 23, 1993 - January 3, 2025) It… Trevon Hill needs your support for Celebrating the Life of James S. Brown

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Cydney Martin @cydm.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

My Louisiana dog has loved going out into the snow ever since he first saw it after moving out of New Orleans in late 2020. The snow storm today was a bit rough but he was zoomin' anyway

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Cydney Martin @cydm.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

No, I am definitely *not* going to check the status of this before March 6th. Not even once....

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Dr. Jessica Barson (Barson Lab) @jessicarbarson.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Huge congratulations to @cydm.bsky.social for her Outstanding Trainee Award from Drexel Neurobiology! I have the pleasure of being Cydney's co-mentor, along with @rameshraghupathi.bsky.social . Cydney has made the most of the expertise and resources of both labs to drive her own, unique project. 🥰

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Cydney Martin @cydm.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Grants are fun, who *wouldn't* love dealing with 21 separate documents to submit individually?

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Cydney Martin @cydm.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Is it normal to feel a large mental block towards working on a grant resubmission or am I just experiencing a mental slowdown with the season? This is for an F31, so I'm asking as a trainee experiencing this process for the first time. Have trouble motivating myself to even open my Word documents.

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Cydney Martin @cydm.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

In honor of my recently passed friend, who was one of the smartest people I ever knew, and so supportive of my academic interests: I share the single pic I think exists with both of us in it, but has lowkey been one of my favorite pics for the last 8 years.

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Cydney Martin @cydm.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Just had a 6 political-leaning stranger profiles follow me today and I've only posted once on here? Whats that about?

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Cydney Martin @cydm.bsky.social · 16/10/2024

As my first post ever on bluesky after joining several months ago, I'll say what a great time I had talking about TBI, affective behavior, neuropeptides and the PVT at #SfN2024 this year. #SfN #SfN24

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