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Martínez-Rivera @freddysonj.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Boricua, vas a #SfN2025? No te pierdas el Puerto Rico Social! @albitc.bsky.social ATorrado, CBravo 🇵🇷🦜🐸

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Wu Tsai Institute | Yale University @wutsaiyale.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

11.18 | 11a | NANO035.13 🧠 Oakleigh Folkes An Endocannabinoid-Regulated Social-Active Ensemble Encodes Negative Social Outcomes in the Nucleus Accumbens of Shank3e4-22KO Mice #SfN25 #KnowTogether #ScienceAtYale

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Wu Tsai Institute | Yale University @wutsaiyale.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

11.18 | 8a-12p | PSTR301.07 🧠 Katherine Yao Investigating the Internal States of Social Decision-Making in Macaques via Latent Variable Modeling #SfN25 #KnowTogether #ScienceAtYale

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Wu Tsai Institute | Yale University @wutsaiyale.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

#SfN25 Tuesday 11.18 presentations to visit: 8a-12p | NANO035 🧠 Weikang Shi Neural dynamics of social evidence accumulation in cooperative interactions of freely moving marmosets #KnowTogether #ScienceAtYale #HumansOfWTI

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Tristan Geiller @tristan-geiller.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

📣Interested in doing a postdoc at Yale?📣 We’re looking for someone with a strong molecular biology/biochemistry background who’s eager to learn multiphoton imaging + behavior. No systems neuro experience needed! Our lab will be at SfN (poster PP3, Monday PM) - happy to chat!

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Giovanna Guerrero-Medina, PhD @gguerre.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Today’s the last day we’ll be on the exhibit floor. Come by to talk to us about our faculty positions, postdoc fellowships, training programs and kickass community. And if you are interested in our mission, you could get a shirt, hat, survival kit, or even a Yeti! #sfn25 #swag

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Giovanna Guerrero-Medina, PhD @gguerre.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Yesterday, I was surprised by this beautiful summary of my professional trajectory. I'm not sure who wrote it, but it deeply affected me, not just because it's wonderful to be recognized, but even more so because they perfectly captured what has motivated my career. www.facebook.com/share/p/1MEW...

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Wu Tsai Institute | Yale University @wutsaiyale.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

11.17 | 1-5p | PSTR226 + PSTR226.05 Taylor McClure Reaching Control: Movement Psychophysics and Neurophysiology + Selective attention in motor working memory Chat with her at #Booth3724 on Tuesday from 2-3p to learn more about her work. #KnowTogether #ScienceAtYale #SfN25 @actlab.bsky.social

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Wu Tsai Institute | Yale University @wutsaiyale.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Happy Monday #SfN25! Posters to visit: 11.17 | 1-2p | PSTR253.29 Nilesh Jain Functional Encoding Units represent interpretable attractor-like dynamics in neural ensembles Visit #Booth3724 on Tuesday, 3-5p, to learn more about Jain's research on dopamine and reinforcement learning. #KnowTogether

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Giovanna Guerrero-Medina, PhD @gguerre.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

The new generation of Puerto Rican scientists had a spontaneous meeting at the @wutsaiyale.bsky.social booth to talk about STEM outreach and public engagement #sfn25 #CienciaPR #NeuroGrad #NeuroID #UPRRioPiedras

A group of young of about 15 Puerto Rican young scientists of different genders wearing casual clothes, smiling and standing behind a sign for the Wu Tsai Institute

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Giovanna Guerrero-Medina, PhD @gguerre.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

In his #sfn25 session @dacolon.bsky.social draws lessons from his winding path in science: 1) follow your curiosity, 2) there is not 1 blueprint for being a scientist: learn from the diversity of experiences of others, and (3) to find your path, pay attention to what sparks your interest

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Giovanna Guerrero-Medina, PhD @gguerre.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

This should be a great exploration of science, serendipity, and purposeful sharing of the excitement of discovery. @dacolon.bsky.social is a masterful science communicator so come also if you want a workshop on how to do science analogies. #sfn25

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Erica Busch @elbusch.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Excited to be at #SfN25! Come catch my poster “Neural dimensionality expands over the course of brain-computer interface learning” wed PM (W15) if you’re interested in non-invasive BCIs, neural manifolds, human learning, etc. Building upon our recent work (doi.org/10.1101/2025.03.29.646109)

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Accelerated learning of a noninvasive human brain-computer interface via manifold geometry

Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) promise to restore and enhance a wide range of human capabilities. However, a barrier to the adoption of BCIs is how long it can take users to learn to control them. W...

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Giovanna Guerrero-Medina, PhD @gguerre.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

En un excelente panel sobre neurociencia en español en #sfn25. Felicitaciones a @fleabrained.bsky.social por organizar esta sesión. Acaba de empezar así que tienen chance de sumarse si quieren ideas y consejos de cómo comunicar ciencia en español. #Scicomm #YCAalumni

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Dan Levenstein @dlevenstein.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Will be presenting a poster on @apeyrache.bsky.social row, Tues AM, with an update our sequential predictive learning preprint: -CA3-like (sparse lognormal) connectivity gives a hippocampus-like (orthogonalized) map -non-spatial representation! splitters, lap/time cells, action plan…we got it all🤑

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Sam McDougle @actlab.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

heading to @sfn.org? Check out our group's posters -->

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Jacob Miller @neurojacob.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Presenting on contingency representations in PFC during WM on Saturday at SfN! Featuring fMRI and multi-area RNN modeling from my time with John Murray 🤓 And, recruiting a PhD student for Fall ‘26 in my new lab at U-Miami! Check us out here, and feel free to reach out: jam-lab.org (apps due 12/1)

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Wu Tsai Institute | Yale University @wutsaiyale.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

WTI is heading to #SfN25! Connect with us at #Booth3724 to chat with Yale scientists about the interdisciplinary research opportunities at the Institute + grab some swag! 🌴 November 15-18 | San Diego, CA 🤝🏽 Find us here Sunday - Tuesday: s19.a2zinc.net/clients/sfn/... #KnowTogether #ScienceAtYale

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Wu Tsai Institute | Yale University @wutsaiyale.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Wu Tsai Investigator Harry McNamara uses stem cell models—gastruloids and neural organoids—as “miniature physics labs” to uncover how cell communication shapes body structure and neural networks. Read more about his research: fas.yale.edu/news-announc... #HumansOfWTI #KnowTogether #ScienceAtYale

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The bioengineer investigating stem cell self-organization

New FAS faculty member Harry McNamara is combining developmental biology, neurobiology, and biophysics to answer basic science questions about how cells communicate.

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Giovanna Guerrero-Medina, PhD @gguerre.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Are you at #NDiSTEM2025? Come by tomorrow to hear how important questions about the brain benefit from interdisciplinary & inclusive approaches. Featuring amazing scientists Cristina Román + @wutsaiyale.bsky.social fellows @lester-rodriguez.bsky.social & @josueortc.bsky.social ! @sacnas.bsky.social

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Giovanna Guerrero-Medina, PhD @gguerre.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

At #NDiSTEM2025 & interested in cognition? Come by @wutsaiyale.bsky.social booth #1144 tomorrow to learn abt research opportunities, a new graduate certificate, postdoc fellowships & faculty hiring! And if you tell us our full mission statement by memory, you’ll get some cool swag… 👀😉 #SACNAS

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Luis Cedeño-Rosario, PhD @luisci22.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Are you attending SACNAS NDiSTEM 2025!? Don't miss this awesome session about "How to Identify the Right Mentor for You" hosted by @greisha-ortiz.bsky.social @neuro-explorer-lc.bsky.social @luisci22.bsky.social and @joele-r.bsky.social. #NDiSTEM2025 #SACNAS #STEMResearch #PLI @sacnas.bsky.social 🧪🔬🥼

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Anahí Espíndola (she/ella) @analyssi.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Do you want to support Hispanics and Native Americans in #STEM? If you said yes, become a member of @sacnas.bsky.social. You don't have to be a member of those communities to be a part of #SACNAS, but being a member helps you support and celebrate them. 👉https://www.sacnas.org/memberships

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Wu Tsai Institute | Yale University @wutsaiyale.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

📣 Calling experimental, computational, or theoretical researchers! WTI's Postdoc Fellowships application is now open, offering a competitive salary, structured mentorship, world-class facilities + more: wti.yale.edu/initiatives/... Apply by November 10: apply.interfolio.com/174525 #KnowTogether

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Wu Tsai Institute | Yale University @wutsaiyale.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

📣 WTI is hiring faculty positions! Are you interested in advancing our understanding of the brain + how it gives rise to cognition? Two calls are open: Open-rank search, Neurocomputation, deadline: 12.1.25 Senior search, Neurodevelopment, rolling review 🔗 wti.yale.edu/opportunities #KnowTogether

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Giovanna Guerrero-Medina, PhD @gguerre.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Apply to the @wutsaiyale.bsky.social postdoc fellowships! For experimental, computational, or theoretical researchers interested interdisciplinary understanding of cognition. Competitive salary+welcoming community+world-class facilities+more Deadline 11.10 wti.yale.edu/initiatives/... #KnowTogether

Information card about the Wu Tsai Postdoctoral fellowships. Featuring a woman pipetting in a lab in front of a microscope.

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Sam McDougle @actlab.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

📣 🚨 Yale Psychology has 3 searches this year! Links below: Quantitative link: apply.interfolio.com/171903 Social link: apply.interfolio.com/171989 Clinical link: apply.interfolio.com/171970

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Giovanna Guerrero-Medina, PhD @gguerre.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Today is my bday 🎉 , and I celebrated making a donation to #SACNAS. Join my campaign to send more students to #NDiSTEM2025 to connect with STEM opportunities, mentors, and a welcoming community. Our support is now more important than ever! 💪🏽✨ #SomosSemillas connect.clickandpledge.com/Organization...

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Giovanna Guerrero-Medina, PhD @gguerre.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

I’m not religious. But once upon a time, in my youth, I fell in love with the idea of a Jesus who was a rebel, who defended love and kindness and human rights and justice. Here’s hoping that this rebelliousness awakens in more people. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/o...

Screenshot of NYT oped: “But Jesus never sought to replace Caesar with a Christian Caesar. He came to dismantle the very logic of Caesar: the belief that might makes right, peace comes through violence and politics is best wielded through fear, coercion and control. Instead, he inaugurated a counter-kingdom that aspires to loving kindness, radical welcome, mercy and justice — a kingdom where the vulnerable and the poor are lifted up, and the idols of empire are exposed as frauds.”

Screenshot of NYT oped: “Waving palms on Palm Sunday connects us to justice, public life, discourse and action. We cannot remain silent on behalf of those who genuinely cry out “Hosanna … Save us.” At some point, we have to make a choice about the Jesus we claim to follow. Either he didn’t care about the poor, the marginalized and the oppressed — in which case we’ve built our religion on a hollow figure. Or he did care, deeply, and we’ve chosen to ignore that part because it challenges our comfort, our politics and our priorities.”

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Giovanna Guerrero-Medina, PhD @gguerre.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

These cut NIH funding programs are the main source of training for 1000s of students at MSIs, PUIs & underresourced institutions across the US. So many scientists at top institutions came through these programs. The demographics of who does science will be set back to the 1980s.

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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Long-standing training grants for underrepresented minorities have been canceled under Trump’s NIH. By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/funding/excl...

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NIH nixes funds for pre- and postdoctoral training programs

Many of the axed grants support scientists from underrepresented communities.

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Brady | United Against Gun Violence @bradyunited.org · 21/02/2025

Civil rights hero John Lewis was born on this day in 1940. His life’s mission? Making good trouble to fight racism, protect voting rights, and prevent gun violence. Let’s honor his legacy with action—because the truth is still marching on.

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Opinion | John Lewis: Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation (Published 2020)

Though I may not be here with you, I urge you to answer the highest calling of your heart and stand up for what you truly believe.

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Giovanna Guerrero-Medina, PhD @gguerre.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Update: It seems @uprrp is now adhering to the court-mandated pause and is the back to its original indirect rate of 49%. However, this signals a few things 1) we need to make sure institutions are not overzealous in implementing EOs when they don’t have to 1/n

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Giovanna Guerrero-Medina, PhD @gguerre.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Surprise surprise, science education grants in minority communities like #PuertoRico + #USVirginIslands are on the chopping block bc, guess what, populations they serve are predominantly minority. Oh, add to that projects exploring how to improve natural disaster relief & resiliency #HurricaneMaria

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Giovanna Guerrero-Medina, PhD @gguerre.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Colleagues in #PuertoRico just told me that the pause in funding cuts to grants from NIH does not include US territories! Support for administrative costs (real expenses) @uprrp.bsky.social is going from 49% to 15%, a huge blow to a system already suffering staggering cuts by @fombpr.bsky.social

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

And (I believe) Puerto Rico and other territories... 83 awards in FY2024

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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I see the same thing for the IMSD, MARC, G-RISE and Bridges to Doctorate programs, but unfortunately the link to NIH's interest in diversity is still inactive (see ex grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...) 🧪

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PAR-24-031: Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) (T32)

NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) (T32) PAR-24-031. NIGMS

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adelaide tovar @adel-aide.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Relieved that the MOSAIC K99/R00 grants.gov page is no longer expired (updated today), and it sounds like people are able to submit apps again 🧪

grants.gov page for the MOSAIC K99/R00 which used to expire January 30, 2025 and now expires September 7, 2027

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emsaurios @emsaurios.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

"The scientific community needs to speak up – not just for the sake of science, but of human decency, dignity and morality." www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/scie...

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Scientific institutions have a long history of anticipatory obedience

Societies should learn from this and speak up to support inclusion

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

ATTENTION If you are someone who had an F31-Diversity (or similar) application submitted this cycle, please DM me here, contact me on signal (jeremymberg.78), or email me at jeremymberg@gmail.com. I will keep all information confidential. 2/n

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Miriam Goldstein @miriamgoldstein.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Just in case you thought that removing DEI criteria would mean that everyone is competing equally: NIH is removing grad students from underrepresented backgrounds from the applicant pool altogether. Their applications will not be considered. Other students, not from these backgrounds, will be.

Update: They were removed from our reviewer assignments completely. I'm so sorry to all those graduate students.

Anonymous to protect the identity of the NIH employee I spoke to...I am on study section next month to discuss F awards. We were just instructed to put the F31-Diversity applications on the bottom of our priority list for review because there is a chance we may not be able to review them. My heart is breaking for the grad students and their mentors that put so much work into these just for them to be disqualified and thrown out.

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Kristen Brennand @kristenbrennand.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

I also heard from a colleague who saw F31-Diversity proposals pulled from their stack. Knowing how much time and energy each student invests in their proposal, this is heartbreaking. We will lose our best and brightest future scientists.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

THIS IS NOT FIRM INFORMATION I have heard from several sources what the plan for processing NIH grants may be. All grants (competing, non-competing, no cost extensions) will be subject to certification that they are compliant with the Executive Orders. 1/n

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Thanks, Bryan. We all need to stand together. People say "We are all in the same boat", but that is wrong. We are all in the same storm! Some of us are lucky to be in a boat, but others in our community are in the water, and we need to help rescue them as we can.

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

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Research is under attack. Help protect it! Paraphrased: Most US science is federally funded through NIH and NSF, both of which are being targeted by the new administration. What's happened? The executive branch halted communication, travel, and attempted to freeze grants. Longstanding programs and proposals suspected of promoting diversity and DEI are being eliminated. NSF has been instructed to shrink by 25-50%. Future threats: every NIH and NSF employee has been offered a buyout due to deep future cuts. Funding may be decentralized to block grants to states, giving states that are "loyal" more funding rather than merit based funding. Grant reviews may be done by government workers who don't have the expertise or time needed. Take action: contact your representatives and demand protection of NIH, NSF, and all government funded research. Call the capital switchboard at 202-224-3121. Submit a comment to the House subcommittee on science, space, and technology. Spread the word. Learn more by following trusted scientists on bluesky

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Wu Tsai Institute | Yale University @wutsaiyale.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Stay up-to-date with the Wu Tsai Institute's interdisciplinary research, upcoming events + new opportunities by subscribing to our monthly newsletter! 🔗 Visit subscribe.yale.edu + find us under "University News + Events." #KnowTogether

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Daphne Keller @daphnek.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Here is a list of groups actually litigating against the barrage of illegal and unconstitutional actions by the the Trump Administration. LAW FIRMS should be providing pro bono support. Don't cower in a corner. Your business depends on the rule of law. 1/ www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...

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Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions

A public resource tracking the legal challenges to the Trump administration's executive orders and actions.

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Giovanna Guerrero-Medina, PhD @gguerre.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

This! I'm speechless. What kind of message are you sending to the scientific community and all the young and talented scientists you have supported over the years @hhmi.bsky.social?

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