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dgordonwinder.bsky.social @dgordonwinder.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Congrats to UMass Chan Brudnick Neuropsychiatric Research Institute director and Department of Neurobiology professor Andrew Tapper!

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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Scientists at UMass Chan and the Marine Biological Laboratory have found that the four core genes that control circadian rhythms in animals also help a tiny crustacean time tides: direc.to/pRm2 The research was published today in @currentbiology.bsky.social. @mblscience.bsky.social

Victoria Louis, PhD, and Patrick Emery, PhD, in the lab

Parhyale hawaiensis in the lab. Image credit: Victoria Louis

Per (red) and Cry2 (green) expression in the brain of P. hawaiensis. Image credit: Victoria Louis

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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

With funds from the UMass Amherst Center for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, UMass Chan and @umassamherst.bsky.social colleagues are developing #AI capable of identifying neuron types from images so scientists can study whole-brain activity: direc.to/o_c4 @manningcics.bsky.social

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UMass Chan scientist receives award to develop AI capable of identifying neuron types

AI project at UMass Chan strives to identify different neuron types from 3D images and video

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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

MD/PhD student Melanie Barbini has received a predoctoral fellowship award from the NIH that could have implications for multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer’s patients. Read about why she credits mentors Dorothy Schafer, PhD, and Chancellor David McManus: direc.to/oBqo #StudentSpotlight

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Fellowship award highlights Melanie Barbini’s mastery in research, clinical studies

Barbini credits her success to her co-mentors, Chancellor David McManus and Dorothy Schafer.

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Danielle Adank, PhD @femmeinstem.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

A student in the lab mentioned they have a committee meeting this week and I said “Oh ya. Me too.” Feel free to log into my defense on Wednesday to see all the work I have been doing the last few years!

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Travis Faust @travisfaust.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Thrilled to share our new paper @cp-cell.bsky.social: “Microglia–astrocyte crosstalk regulates synapse remodeling via Wnt signaling.” This work demonstrates the necessity of glia–glia communication and coordination during synapse remodeling. 🔗 www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... Faust et al., Cell 2025

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dgordonwinder.bsky.social @dgordonwinder.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

IFYKYK New England Addiction Neuroscience Conference Attendees! Impeccable LLM rendering of NEAN registrant locations. NEAN25 was great, look forward to seeing what's next!

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dgordonwinder.bsky.social @dgordonwinder.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Such an awesome day, and so fun to see @karlakaun.bsky.social's brainchild become a reality!

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dgordonwinder.bsky.social @dgordonwinder.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Coming up in just a few weeks! @karlakaun.bsky.social and colleagues have great things in store. Prizes available for trainee presentations. Spots are still available, so please consider attending! Looking forward to chatting about growing and connecting addiction neuroscience in the area.

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dgordonwinder.bsky.social @dgordonwinder.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Calling local addiction neuroscientists! I'm excited to be involved in @karlakaun.bsky.social's great brain child, this year's New England Addiction Neuroscience Conference, to be held on the Brown campus August 15th. Hope to see you there! See attached flyer for details and registration.

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dgordonwinder.bsky.social @dgordonwinder.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Congrats to @mariedoyle.bsky.social for winning #RSA2025 Gordis preclinical postdoc award! She is a great scientist and person doing exciting work.

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Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research @acerjournal.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Subgroups of anxiety and depression trajectories during early abstinence in alcohol use disorder onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Brian Kelch @briankelch.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

I'm a little late to the game, but I'm happy to announce that our paper with my @umasschan.bsky.social colleagues in the Travis Thomson lab has now been published in @plosbiology.org! Thanks to all involved on this fun collaboration!

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Dr. Michelle Bedenbaugh @drmbede.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

The lightsheet is finally here! #fluorescencefriday #newpi

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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 21/02/2025

I chatted with a program director at NIH for a half hour just now It's clear that the people who make American science happen are doing everything they can to keep making it happen in a very difficult environment They deserve our respect and gratitude

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Stacey Ogden 🦔 @labogden.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Special shout out this AM to NIH 🧪 grant mgmt specialists, POs, and SROs during this chaotic time - THANK YOU for caring for our grants and uploading scores/summary statements despite the unprecedented challenges you may be facing. You are science warriors and we APPRECIATE & SUPPORT YOU 🫶

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dgordonwinder.bsky.social @dgordonwinder.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Agreed! POs/SROs/GMSs all do critically important work in support of biomedical research! They deserve to know scientists understand their importance in generating an effective scientific research community.

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Danielle Adank, PhD @femmeinstem.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

If you are at Winter Brain, stop by my poster tomorrow! Especially if you are interested learning about a motor pathway that might help us understand how exercise influences affective states! #wcbr2025

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Sam Centanni @samcentanni.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Hello Bluesky! 👋 Excited to join this community. Interested in what the lab is working on? Instead of spending an hour perfecting/overthinking my first post, here's something even better: our lab's very first preprint! Just uploaded to @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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A stress-activated mid-insula to BNST pathway regulates susceptibility to abstinence-induced negative affect in female mice

Stress is central to many neuropsychiatric conditions, including alcohol use disorder (AUD). Stress influences the initiation and continued use of alcohol, the progression to AUD, and relapse. Identif...

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dgordonwinder.bsky.social @dgordonwinder.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Great work by @nickpetersen.bsky.social and colleagues. Was a fun collaboration that we are looking forward to continuing!

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Patrick Mulholland (He/Him) @mulhollandlab.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

The 2026 Alcohol and the Nervous System GRC will be held Feb 22-27 at the Four Points Sheraton/Holiday Inn Express in Ventura, California. The GRS will be Feb 21-22. Please share! #AlcoholGRC2026 #AlcoholGRS2026

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dgordonwinder.bsky.social @dgordonwinder.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

My lab is recruiting at the postdoc and graduate student levels in the Department of Neurobiology at UMass Chan in wonderful new facilities. Come join us!

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