Alex DiFeliceantonio @difeliceantonio.bsky.social · 9hWhen the scanner is dead, though, you can make your lab pose for rediculous photos. 010
Alex DiFeliceantonio @difeliceantonio.bsky.social · 10hWe tried to send the Trio off in style -- but it was kind of anti-climactic. 000
Alex DiFeliceantonio @difeliceantonio.bsky.social · 28/09/2026ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/... Food industry funded studies are at least twice as likely to defend or promote UPF than those without industry funding.ajph.aphapublications.orgAJPHAmerican Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA) 002
Alex DiFeliceantonio @difeliceantonio.bsky.social · 17/08/2026My graduate student and my dean have the same first name. Who wants to guess which one outlook puts at the top everytime I go to send a calendar invite or email? 020
Alex DiFeliceantonio @difeliceantonio.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Come see Mario and Emma today!! @ssibsociety.bsky.social @fralinbiomed.bsky.social Flavor nutrient conditioning and UPF! What more could you want. #ssib2026 010
Alex DiFeliceantonio @difeliceantonio.bsky.social · 05/08/2026It’s here! Come see what the lab is up to at #SSIB2026 000
Alex DiFeliceantonio @difeliceantonio.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Getting ready for @ssibsociety.bsky.social next week!! So excited to see everyone. If you want to check out what the lab has been up to, here are all of our presentations/posters. 020
Alex DiFeliceantonio @difeliceantonio.bsky.social · 03/07/2026I had to get a nerve block yesterday for an intractable migraine (8 days). Easily top 5 weirdest experiences of my life. But also medicine is amazing and I almost feel like a human today. 0170
Alex DiFeliceantonio @difeliceantonio.bsky.social · 04/06/2026New paper out in @amjpublichealth.bsky.social! We used machine learning to identify nutritional charecteristics of foods with addictive potential as rated from a national sample. @fralinbiomed.bsky.social This was a big collaborative effort! 1/7 🧪 ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/suppl/10...ajph.aphapublications.org 152
Alex DiFeliceantonio @difeliceantonio.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Being in science is especially wierd right now, it feels hard to be excited about milestones. But, I'm still trying to celebrate important things when they happen. Matt and I got tenure! news.vt.edu/articles/202...news.vt.eduBoard of Visitors approves 2026 promotions, tenure, and continued appointmentsThe board approved the following promotions, tenure, and continued appointments. 11281
Alex DiFeliceantonio @difeliceantonio.bsky.social · 17/05/2026I went to school here 20 years ago… Made it to the Dopamine Society Meeting in Seville!! I am so very tired. 1120
Alex DiFeliceantonio @difeliceantonio.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Congratulations to the lab’s newest PhDs! Emma Leslie and Zach Hutelin!! @fralinbiomed.bsky.social 180
Alex DiFeliceantonio @difeliceantonio.bsky.social · 11/05/2026We have two post-doctoral fellow positions posted for the lab and for a collaborative project! If you are interested in understanding how diet affects the brain and how that influences eating behavior, please apply here: jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/postdoc...jobs.apply.vt.eduPostdoctoral Associate - Roanoke, Virginia, United StatesJob Description The DiFeliceantonio (DONNUT) Lab at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech is seeking an enthusiastic Postdoctoral Associate. Led by Dr. DiFeliceantonio, the lab a... 100
Alex DiFeliceantonio @difeliceantonio.bsky.social · 08/05/2026The article on Mary Elizabeth's K01 is in the VT News! I'm excited for her to do this work and take the nex step in her career! She's also a triple hokie @virginiatech.bsky.social !! news.vt.edu/articles/202...news.vt.eduGrant backs early-career study on metabolism and food choicesThe award from the National Institutes of Health will support Mary Elizabeth Baugh ’09, M.S. ’13, Ph.D. ’18 and her research into better understanding how changes in brain activity translate into how ... 020
Alex DiFeliceantonio @difeliceantonio.bsky.social · 05/05/2026He did it with glee while posing with a chain saw. Hundreds of thousands of children dead. 030
Reposted by Alex DiFeliceantonioAnjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 05/05/2026“The dismantling of USAID, according to models from Boston University epidemiologist Brooke Nichols, “has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children,” Gawande wrote.” hsph.harvard.edu/news/usaid-s...hsph.harvard.eduUSAID shutdown has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthThe Trump administration’s decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition, accord... 6222001447
Alex DiFeliceantonio @difeliceantonio.bsky.social · 02/05/2026The fMRI outcomes are here (preprinted) www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6... The story is surprisingly similar! Little effect of intervention in the overall group but changes occurring in our younger participants. 1/ 🧪medrxiv.orgEffects of Controlled Diets High in and Free of Ultraprocessed Food on the Brain of Emerging AdultsObjective: The average American consumes 55% of their daily energy from ultraprocessed foods (UPF) created through industrial processes and additives not used at home. We investigated if a high-UPF di... 143
Alex DiFeliceantonio @difeliceantonio.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Excited to be heading to the @achems.bsky.social meeting today! I’m honored to be presenting in the presidential symposium Saturday night. I’ll be presenting these new data and some more from the lab! See you there! 030
Alex DiFeliceantonio @difeliceantonio.bsky.social · 20/04/20261. Keep you fingers out of car doors. 2. Pet your cat. 030
Alex DiFeliceantonio @difeliceantonio.bsky.social · 13/04/2026New preprint from the lab🧵🧪 Eating ultraprocessed foods leads to poor health outcomes, but HOW they do it isn't understood. "HOW?" is important, as "how" can allow targeted policy, reformulaiton, or recommendations to reduce harmful effects. We started to ask that question doi.org/10.64898/202...doi.org 183
Reposted by Alex DiFeliceantonioTom Kash @superkash.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Our NIAAA funded Post-DoctT32 has received its NoA (non competing renewal). Are you looking for a post-doc and interested in joining our amazing center? If so, reach out! Here is a convenient form that you can use to upload CV and a cover letter! unc.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... 27558
Alex DiFeliceantonio @difeliceantonio.bsky.social · 19/03/2026In the spirit of celebrating what we can, I’m so proud of Mary Elizabeth Baugh, DONNUT Lab Research Associate, who got the NOA for her K01 today. 🎉🎉 2120
Alex DiFeliceantonio @difeliceantonio.bsky.social · 10/03/2026DONNUT Lab at Brain School for Brain Awareness Week! @fralinbiomed.bsky.social 051
Reposted by Alex DiFeliceantonioNature @nature.com · 06/02/2026Newly released files from the investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein reveal that his ties to the scientific community were deeper than previously known. go.nature.com/3Oq4Po2go.nature.comEpstein files reveal deeper ties to scientists than previously knownLatest batch of documents show researchers consulting the financier and sex offender on publications, visas and more. 6225108
Reposted by Alex DiFeliceantonioKurt Fraser @kurtfraser.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Reminder there are still 2000 active goons destroying our city and kidnapping civilians to such an extreme extent that kids cant even go to school normally 02310
Reposted by Alex DiFeliceantonioTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 04/02/2026NEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program. This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE. Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.boltsmag.orgVirginia’s New Governor Ends ICE Program. Local Contracts Remain, For Now. - BoltsAbigail Spanberger left the 287(g) program, which empowered state law enforcement to detain immigrants. Will Democrats also bar local police and sheriffs from the program? 128117823071
Alex DiFeliceantonio @difeliceantonio.bsky.social · 02/02/2026I started reading my son The Wee Free Men (first of the series this quote is from). I started reading it to him becuase Tiffany becomes a witch, not becuase she's chosen or special. Tiffany becomes a witch because she witnesses a wrong (death of Mrs. Snapperly) and says, not again, not on my watch. 010
Reposted by Alex DiFeliceantonioDr. Katja Thieme (she/they) @katjathieme.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/ 7529031423
Reposted by Alex DiFeliceantonioAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Judge Biery signed the order with a photo of Liam and two bible verses: The first is "But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven." The second is simply "Jesus wept." Astonishing thing for a judge to do. 305110874015
Alex DiFeliceantonio @difeliceantonio.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me 5 classes you took in college: 1. Democracy and Dictatorship in 20th Centuary Spain 2. History of the American Conquest 3. History of the Diffusion of 3 Cultures 4. Intro to Women's Sport and Culture 5. Men in Love (English course at a Women's College) 010
Alex DiFeliceantonio @difeliceantonio.bsky.social · 31/01/2026The feminine urge to search every man in your personal and professional network: www.justice.gov/epsteinjustice.gov 000
Reposted by Alex DiFeliceantonioShrew @shrewshrew.bsky.social · 27/01/2026People outside of Minnesota, in case you are wondering how to help the current situation, this website has many current opportunities to donate and support people who need help in Minnesota. Help pay rent, get groceries, and provide other support for people in hiding. www.standwithminnesota.comstandwithminnesota.comStand With Minnesota Donation DirectoryStand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement. 08687
Alex DiFeliceantonio @difeliceantonio.bsky.social · 28/01/2026The NRA having their I never thought the leopards would eat my face moment was not on my 2026 bingo card. 010
Reposted by Alex DiFeliceantonioDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 20/01/2026This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again. www.nature.com/immersive/d4... 91147838504
Alex DiFeliceantonio @difeliceantonio.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Do you study behavioral or community nutrition/exercise interventions? Do you want to work at the best department at Tech? Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise! We are objectively the most fun. Position info and app link: careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us... Feel free to email/DM w/questions!careers.pageuppeople.comDetails | Assistant Professor in Translational Nutrition and/or Exercise Science | Careers | Division of Human Resources | Virginia Tech 021
Alex DiFeliceantonio @difeliceantonio.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.media.tenor.coma woman in a leopard print coat is holding a statue of a skull .ALT: a woman in a leopard print coat is holding a statue of a skull . 140
Alex DiFeliceantonio @difeliceantonio.bsky.social · 07/12/2025…The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity… 020
Alex DiFeliceantonio @difeliceantonio.bsky.social · 03/12/2025uhhhhh commons, you doing ok? I also can't access IAR, so, maybe uh oh? 130
Alex DiFeliceantonio @difeliceantonio.bsky.social · 03/12/2025The defendant list is absolutely wild. It’s everyone. California doesn’t mess around. 130
Alex DiFeliceantonio @difeliceantonio.bsky.social · 03/12/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...nytimes.comSan Francisco Sues Ultraprocessed Food Companies 010
Alex DiFeliceantonio @difeliceantonio.bsky.social · 01/12/2025It is now my time to shine. I have placed the Christmas tree in a new corner of the living room and I already don’t like it. I will move it and rearrange the living room at least three times before deciding it should go where we put it last year. 020
Alex DiFeliceantonio @difeliceantonio.bsky.social · 27/11/2025Kicking off one of my family’s holiday traditions where I turn on the Thanksgiving Day Parade and listen to my husband mumble, baffled, “who is this” every time a musical guest comes on. 050
Reposted by Alex DiFeliceantonioDiane Duane @diane.dianeduane.com · 25/11/2025There is NO FUCKING EXCUSE for this to be happening. I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again." HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡 361781717
Reposted by Alex DiFeliceantonioVirginia Tech @virginiatech.bsky.social · 24/11/2025In a new @fralinbiomed.bsky.social study, 18- to 21-year-olds put on to a diet high in ultra-processed foods were more likely to overeat — even when full. ⬇️🔬Learn more.news.vt.eduAll you can eat: Ultra-processed foods affect young adults differentlyIn a new study, 18- to 21-year-olds put on to a diet high in ultra-processed foods were more likely to overeat — even when full. 043
Alex DiFeliceantonio @difeliceantonio.bsky.social · 20/11/2025And the full segment that aired last night! The lab is at the end but the whole segment is interesting. Never stand next to me at a party, I will at some point rant about gras… abcnews.go.com/Health/globa...abcnews.go.comGlobal rise in ultra-processed foods is major public health threat, experts sayStudies show ultra-processed diets are linked to chronic health conditions like increased risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure and others. 061
Alex DiFeliceantonio @difeliceantonio.bsky.social · 19/11/2025@davybrenda.bsky.social and I’s UPF RCT is finally published! We tested the effects of a eucaloric UPF vs no UPF diet on energy intake in young people. Our age subgroup analysis found adolescents ate more in a buffet meal after the UPF diet. 🧵🧪 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...onlinelibrary.wiley.com 111
Alex DiFeliceantonio @difeliceantonio.bsky.social · 18/11/2025Here’s the clip if anyone is interested! www.goodmorningamerica.com/video/127625...goodmorningamerica.comA closer look at ultra-processed foodsABC News' Dr. Darien Sutton takes a look at how ultra-processed foods affect our bodies, as a CDC study finds they make up over half of Americans' daily calorie intake. 062