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Elizabeth West

@ewbrains.bsky.social
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neuroscientist🧠, mom, Associate Professor Rowan Virtua SOM, previously UNC, Georgetown, University of Delaware, she/her, opinions my own. west-lab.org

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SfN Journals @sfnjournals.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
#JNeurosci | Findings from Sloand et al., using a rat model, suggests early dysfunction in the medial prefrontal cortex may be why those who develop AD experience decision-making and behavioral flexibility issues prior to disease diagnosis doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1387-25.2…
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Elizabeth West @ewbrains.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Excited that our new paper is out today in the Journal of Neuroscience. www.jneurosci.org/content/46/6...
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Aberrant Medial Prefrontal Cortex Activity and Flexible Behavior in the TgF344-AD Rat Model of Alzheimer’s Disease
Executive dysfunction can precede the accumulation of canonical neuropathological markers and severe dementia in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients often characterized by memory changes. Deficits in ex...
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Patrick Forcelli @paf1984.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
📢 GU Pharmacology & Physiology is hiring! Tenure-track / tenured faculty position at Georgetown University Medical Center. apply.interfolio.com/180562 Please share with your networks.
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Patrick Forcelli @paf1984.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Georgetown's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology are looking for new colleagues. See the ad below.
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Patrick Forcelli @paf1984.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
New paper from the lab: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Optogenetic stimulation of the dorsal striatum bidirectionally controls seizures | PNAS
Despite a century of development of antiseizure medications, up to a third of people with epilepsy do not achieve seizure freedom with drug therapy...
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Elizabeth West @ewbrains.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
What an amazing tribute to Dr. Karen Gale’s legacy. It’s been almost 20 years since I met her at SfN and she “karened” me into the IPN (Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience) at Georgetown. I owe so much to Karen (she also “karened”in my future husband!), and I’m so grateful for mentorship.
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Diana Martinez @5footscientist.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
My lab is hiring a full-time tech for an NIH funded project. Please share with anyone who may be looking for a position! Job ad closes on Friday January 10th! jobs.rowan.edu/en-us/job/50...
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Rowan HR - Details - Research Technician (PSS4, Full-time Temporary), Department of Biomedical Sciences, CMSRUJob Postings | Human Resources | Rowan University
Rowan University is a Carnegie-classified national doctoral research institution dedicated to excellence in undergraduate and graduate education.
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Diana Martinez @5footscientist.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
My lab is hiring a full-time tech for an NIH funded project. Please share with anyone who may be looking for a position! jobs.rowan.edu/en-us/job/50...
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Rowan HR - Details - Research Technician (PSS4, Full-time Temporary), Department of Biomedical Sciences, CMSRUJob Postings | Human Resources | Rowan University
Rowan University is a Carnegie-classified national doctoral research institution dedicated to excellence in undergraduate and graduate education.
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Elizabeth West @ewbrains.bsky.social · 11/11/2023
Check out West lab posters at SfN 2023!
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