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Thank you to my mentors, @rameshraghupathi.bsky.social and @jessicarbarson.bsky.social for guiding me through this project and helping me write this paper!

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I am now further exploring the role of these neuropeptides in depression-like behavior after repetitive injury during adolescence, so look forward to a follow-up publication!

The expression of specific neuropeptides (dynorphin, enkephalin, CRF and PACAP) were mostly opposing after single or repetitive mTBI, suggesting mechanistic differences depending on the repetitive nature of the injury in female rats. 3/🧵

We also found that certain neuropeptides implicated in many affective behaviors are chronically upregulated (or downregulated!) in the nucleus accumbens and PVT after injury. 2/🧵

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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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Cydney Martin @cydm.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

For real, we do not need to bring back that toxic 90s-early 00s thinking trend

Cydney Martin @cydm.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Remember when earlier this year they voluntarily shut it down by blocking access to the Federal Registry?

Cydney Martin @cydm.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

In what world is Johnny Cash "deeply uncool" because it isn't this one

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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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Cydney Martin @cydm.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

I spent far too long thinking this was about UT Austin and being very confused

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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

I'd do anything for this face, though

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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Cydney Martin @cydm.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

None of the Fs submitted to the last December 8th deadline have even met for study section yet, I imagine council delays happened with last August deadline Fs as well

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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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Cydney Martin @cydm.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

I mean, they are attacking biomedical science at every angle possible right now. You should see the censorship they are implementing at the NIH (like removing a mural of Fauci and then not allowing certain language in communications). Also no new grants since January

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Cydney Martin @cydm.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Haven't his ships all just blown up over the Gulf so far? Seems like he just kinda names random dates and then crosses his fingers

Cydney Martin @cydm.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Voting yes is a punishment to working Americans, since that's what the CR will do. I voted for you, and I'm disappointed in your actions. Just run as a Republican next time so we won't be fooled again

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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 · 10/03/2025

I wish anything made sense right now

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Cydney Martin @cydm.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

I wonder if it is because the change to the forms/application that was already supposed to be in place for the April/May due date is now being pushed back another cycle. I noticed that the expiration is for the day after the May 7 due date.

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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 · 07/03/2025

Hey my fellowship was also assigned to that study section (also found this out earlier)

This has really been the weirdest and worst way to really learn about how NIH grants work

Do you have insight on what happens if the SRO resigns on the same day a meeting is canceled? I would assume it will be that much harder to reschedule?

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Found out it was canceled here from a comment I saw by a name I recognized. What a way to find that out.

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The mildest silver lining from this mess (for me) is that I've really learned a lot about how NIH grant reviewing works.

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

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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"Firing people randomly in every government agency will save so much money!!" Check out what is going on at the NIH if you haven't already.

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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