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Erynn Christensen (she/her)

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postdoc | cognitive neuroscientist | female health @bethisreallahey @harvardmed.bsky.social

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lisawiersch.bsky.social @lisawiersch.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Excited to share the preprint "Investigating the impact of stressful life events on neuroanatomy across adolescence" on bioRxiv: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Thanks to colleagues @kabro.bsky.social, @drerynnchristensen.bsky.social & @elvisha.bsky.social visha for all your support!!
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Elvisha Dhamala @elvisha.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Last summer, @drerynnchristensen.bsky.social and I mentored three brilliant students (2 undergrad, 1 high school) interested in how sex and gender influence ASD and OCD. Their co-first-authored review is now in press at @biologicalpsych.bsky.social global open science! 🎉
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Understanding Sex and Gender Effects on Autism Spectrum Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Clinical Presentation and Risk Factors
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) exhibit significant sex and gender differences in prevalence, clinical presentation, and risk factors. Males are diagnosed with A...
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Elvisha Dhamala @elvisha.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Huge thanks to all of my co-authors! @yiplab.bsky.social @drerynnchristensen.bsky.social @jamielarsh.bsky.social @jocelynricard.bsky.social @noellearcaro.bsky.social @simbhola.bsky.social @lisawiersch.bsky.social @kabro.bsky.social @bttyeo.bsky.social @avramholmes.bsky.social
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OHBM Trainees @ohbmtrainees.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
📢 Want to stay connected with the OHBM trainee community? Sign up for the OHBM SP-SIG mailing list and Discord channel for news, events, discussions about the upcoming OHBM meeting and more! 👉 Register here: forms.gle/hNGEpb5PTwZR...
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OHBM Trainees @ohbmtrainees.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
✨ A new interview in our Community Interview series is out! This time, take a moment to read about the inspiring work of @drerynnchristensen.bsky.social. medium.com/@ohbmtrainee... 🌟 Subscribe to our Medium blog so you don't miss any future posts!
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OHBM SP-SIG Community Interview: Erynn Christensen
Written by Amy Sylvester, Edited by Lea Stith
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OHBM Trainees @ohbmtrainees.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
‼️ Less than two weeks left to apply for the OHBM Mentoring Program and the OHBM Fellowship Program ‼️ More details on the Fellowship Program: www.ohbmtrainees.com/fellowship-p...
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OHBM Trainees @ohbmtrainees.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
🚨🚨Applications for the OHBM Mentoring Program has opened! 🚨🚨 Use this chance to connect with mentors and mentees from all around the world. Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... More details: www.ohbmtrainees.com/mentoring-pr...
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OHBM International Mentoring Program
The OHBM Student and Postdoc SIG is pleased to invite you to join the 2025-2026 OHBM International Mentoring Program and (optionally) the OHBM Fellowship Program application. Applications close Monda...
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Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre @acu-hbmrc.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
New paper 🚨 See the AddPro's latest commentary "Understanding Sex Differences in Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders: A Moving Target", exploring the evolving landscape of how sex differences shape substance use behaviours + development of SUD 🔗 journals.lww.com/journaladdic...
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The Organization for Human Brain Mapping @ohbmofficial.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
The keynote speaker for the OHBM Virtual Satellite Meeting is Dr. Michael Breakspear, @drbreaky.bsky.social! You won’t want to miss his talk – your only chance will be to register and catch it live at 12:00-13:00 UTC on September 11! 🔗 humanbrainmapping.org/25SEASIG #OHBM #SEASIG
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Erynn Christensen (she/her) @drerynnchristensen.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
The beginning of the irregular cycles movement!! Get round it!☺️🧠💪🏼
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Erynn Christensen (she/her) @drerynnchristensen.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Why we still don’t understand what happens to women’s bodies during labour theconversation.com/why-we-still...
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Why we still don’t understand what happens to women’s bodies during labour
We know more about the mechanics of space than of childbirth. With no studies or evidence, care is based on assumptions, and women are paying the price.
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Dr Katharina Brosch @kabro.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Access our entire new commentary for free here : authors.elsevier.com/a/1lHlgbXYiy...
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Erynn Christensen (she/her) @drerynnchristensen.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Really enjoyed working with the team on this one. It’s important for the field to hold each other accountable. Here’s why we cannot say “having two children might be best for women’s mental health” ⬇️
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Dr Katharina Brosch @kabro.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
🚨 New preprint alert! 🚨 We used machine learning to examine how early life adversity ⚠️ is associated with the adolescent brain 🧠 in the ABCD Study across 7 adversity dimensions and 3 timepoints. 👉https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.11.659188v1
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Erynn Christensen (she/her) @drerynnchristensen.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Join us this time next week! Don’t forget to sign up ⬇️
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OHBM Trainees @ohbmtrainees.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Please join us for our upcoming webinar: "Navigating Academia and Parenthood" Hosted by our incoming Chair @drerynnchristensen.bsky.social Register today: forms.gle/BmiznE6bzL3Y... Speakers: @kevinaquino.bsky.social @saadjbabdi.bsky.social Dr. Michele Veldsman Dr. Isabella Breukelaar
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Erynn Christensen (she/her) @drerynnchristensen.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Can’t wait to put this money to good use! 🎉 Some exciting #PCOS research is on the way👀 I’m grateful to the Slone Family Foundation for supporting my research and to AWSM @northwellhealth.bsky.social for investing in women in science. Proud of my lab - each member received an award this year!🎉
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Elvisha Dhamala @elvisha.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Excited to share our latest preprint looking at the neuroanatomical basis of impulsivity in youth! 🧠
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Neuroanatomy Reflects Individual Variability In Impulsivity in Youth
Individual differences in neural circuits underlying emotional regulation, motivation, and decision-making are implicated in many psychiatric illnesses. Interindividual variability in these circuits m...
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OHBM Trainees @ohbmtrainees.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
We hope to see you there!
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 29/03/2025
A transcriptomic atlas of the endometrium (the inner lining of the uterus) of women with polycystic ovary syndrome uncovers both disease signatures and potential therapeutic targets, according to a paper in Nature Medicine. 🧪
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Single-cell profiling of the human endometrium in polycystic ovary syndrome - Nature Medicine
A transcriptomic atlas of the endometrium of women with polycystic ovary syndrome uncovers both disease signatures and potential therapeutic targets.
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Erynn Christensen (she/her) @drerynnchristensen.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
My first @cogneuronews.bsky.social meeting! Day one and I’ve already met so many great people and heard about the excellent cognitive neuroscience research they are doing! Might have to put this event on my annual rotation😏 #CNS2025 @northwellhealth.bsky.social
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Nicole Logan @nicolelogan.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
How much sleep do we need? 😴How about physical activity? 🏃🏼‍♀️Doctoral student Michelle Lim presents the optimal 24-hour activity cycle for cognitive function among adolescents today at 5pm in CNS Poster Session A (A78) 🧠 #CNS2025 @cogneuronews.bsky.social
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Darby Saxbe @darbysaxbe.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
I have a new Substack out today, on the new science of breastmilk timing and composition, and why it tells us that breast pumps are a poor, and particularly American, substitute for the real maternity leaves that women get in other countries. darbysaxbe.substack.com/p/the-proble...
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 24/03/2025
Eating a diet high in specific types of nutrients — including fruits, vegetables, whole grains, unsaturated fats, nuts, legumes, and low-fat dairy products — is associated with improved physical and mental health in older age, according to a study in Nature Medicine. #medsky 🧪
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Optimal dietary patterns for healthy aging - Nature Medicine
In two longitudinal cohorts followed for 30 years, the associations of eight different dietary patterns with healthy aging—encompassing cognitive, physical and mental health—were studied, identifying food constituents linked to greater or lesser odds of healthy aging.
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Erynn Christensen (she/her) @drerynnchristensen.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Keep sex as a biological variable: Don’t let NIH upheaval turn back the clock on scientific rigor www.thetransmitter.org/sex-differen...
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Amid NIH upheaval, how to keep sex as a biological variable
Even in the absence of formal instruction to do so, we should continue to hold our colleagues accountable for SABV practices.
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OHBM Trainees @ohbmtrainees.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
For an upcoming blog post, we’d LOVE to hear from you 🔊👩‍🔬🧠 We’re looking for stories of times when you asked a research related question as a trainee and got a helpful answer even when you didn’t expect it to work out! (cold emails, shots in the dark, etc.) Let us know: forms.gle/c7YnYgfYBxck...
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Thanks for taking the time to fill this short form out! :)
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Erynn Christensen (she/her) @drerynnchristensen.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Yeah the girls! Australia, US, UK, and New Zealand Form Global Alliance to Advance Women’s Health in Sports femtechinsider.com/australia-us...
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Australia, US, UK, and New Zealand Form Global Alliance to Advance Women’s Health in Sports -
Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand have joined forces to form the Global Alliance for Female Athletes (GAFA), a groundbreaking initiative aimed at advancing female healt...
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OHBM Trainees @ohbmtrainees.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
We’re all super excited for this session and hope to see you there!
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The Organization for Human Brain Mapping @ohbmofficial.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Caregiver grants & reduced registration for #OHBM2025! Apply now for support. 💙🧠 #Neuroscience #Grant
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 12/02/2025
A federal judge ordered the nation’s premier health agencies to restore online access to several websites that monitor HIV, health risks for youths and assisted reproductive technologies, which were abruptly taken offline to ensure they complied with President Donald Trump’s recent executive order.
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Judge orders CDC, FDA to restore websites taken down after Trump gender order
U.S. District Judge John D. Bates granted a restraining order temporarily reversing the Trump administration’s moves to remove scientific data.
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Erynn Christensen (she/her) @drerynnchristensen.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Now more than ever, it is important to elevate voices and enact change. It was a privilege to represent The Feinstein Institutes and @northwellhealth.bsky.social yesterday at the 10th Anniversary of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The stars are the limit🚀✨
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The Organization for Human Brain Mapping @ohbmofficial.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
🚨 Featured Speakers Announced! 🚨 #OHBM2025 Join us in Brisbane, Australia, June 24-28, 2025, for an incredible lineup of speakers shaping the future of human brain mapping. 🧠✨ 🔗 Full details in the comments! #Neuroscience #BrainMapping #NeuroscienceConference
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Erynn Christensen (she/her) @drerynnchristensen.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Nice to see some good news in such a turbulent time. Go Emily and team!👏🏼👏🏼💪🏼
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Erynn Christensen (she/her) @drerynnchristensen.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Great article by Carina!! Well worth a read 👏🏼👏🏼
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Erynn Christensen (she/her) @drerynnchristensen.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
What a way to end the year! Brilliant work by @elvisha.bsky.social and the team. Proud to be part of a lab that is focused on championing these issues in neuroscience.
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Erynn Christensen (she/her) @drerynnchristensen.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
If you missed our workshop in September, the videos are up! A brilliant lineup of excellent researchers talking on a really important topic - Sex differences in addiction.
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Erynn Christensen (she/her) @drerynnchristensen.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
This is why we need to be funding and conducting good quality science on PCOS. If we had more answers, less women would fall prey to these pseudoscience influences. bbc.com/news/article...
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Influencers selling fake cures for polycystic ovary syndrome
Influencers posing as medical experts are exploiting the lack of easy solutions for PCOS by selling fake cures.
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