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Hilary Marusak, PhD

@hmarusak.bsky.social
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🧠Developmental neuroscientist at @waynemedicine studying childhood trauma, endocannabinoids, & youth mental health. Let's connect: msha.ke/wsuthinklab

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Psychedelic and Cannabinoid Therapeutics (PaCT) Lab @pact-lab.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
1️⃣ FIRST UP: we have this very comprehensive review from @ryanntansey.bsky.social and @marcdferger.bsky.social with @hmarusak.bsky.social about the intersection of development, eCBs, and mental health! doi.org/10.1111/jcpp...
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<em>Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry</em> | ACAMH Pediatric Journal | Wiley Online Library
Background The endocannabinoid (eCB) system, the primary target of cannabis, has gained significant attention as a potential novel therapeutic approach for treating a range of psychiatric disorders ...
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Hilary Marusak, PhD @hmarusak.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Friends in #newyork, sign up for our free public event on stories, science, & mental health!!!
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Sebastian2 @sebastian2.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Well.....shit. 😔 #ClimateCrisis
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Carbon dioxide overload, detected in human blood, suggests a potentially toxic atmosphere within 50 years - Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health
Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health - Anthropogenic activities are increasing the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. There is mounting experimental evidence that lifetime exposure...
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Hilary Marusak, PhD @hmarusak.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
“Lifesaving treatments helped me move from debilitating mental illness to a career in neuroscience. Research gave me a chance to reclaim my life.” — my friend Uma R. Chatterjee, WI Medical research offers hope—and second chances. #AmericansForMedicalResearch tinyurl.com/UmaChatterjee
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“A Chance to Reclaim My Life”—Uma’s Story — Americans for Medical Research
“Lifesaving treatments helped me move from debilitating mental illness to a career in neuroscience. Research made that possible.”
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Hilary Marusak, PhD @hmarusak.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Science in the sun, on horseback, on a run, and on non-lazy river 😂 Had so much fun last week at #acnp ! @acnporg.bsky.social
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Nikki Zabik, PhD @neurozabik.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Will you be at @acnporg.bsky.social conference next week? @hmarusak.bsky.social and I will be sporting these cool buttons. Find me and grab one from me! Talk about #livedexperience with me, too! #SoberScientist
Dark blue circle with text saying "Sober Scientist" in overlaid shades of orange.
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Kara Gavin @karagavin.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Excellent op-ed in @freep.com by @hmarusak.bsky.social about the need for evidence and research funding on cannabis, even as tens of millions of Americans use it and states reap tax dollars from it: www.freep.com/story/opinio...
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Trump marijuana status change was policy gesture, not progress | Opinion
A Wayne State University neuroscientist explains why changing the schedule status of marijuana does not make automatically enable research.
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Hilary Marusak, PhD @hmarusak.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Omg! I’m not cool enough to be friends with @drjkhokhar.bsky.social !! I had so much fun visiting ☺️
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Hilary Marusak, PhD @hmarusak.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Can’t wait to visit!!!! ☺️
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Hilary Marusak, PhD @hmarusak.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Nothing better than animal therapy 🎁
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Hilary Marusak, PhD @hmarusak.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Happy holidays from the @waynestateresearch.bsky.social @wsuthinklab.bsky.social 🎄🥰
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Hilary Marusak, PhD @hmarusak.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
This one was super fun! I talked to my friend & colleague, Dr. Prantik Kundu, about AI and the utility of neurodivergence. Such an interesting conversation! open.spotify.com/episode/427Z...
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SOBP @sobp-org.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
We're looking forward to #SOBP2026! 🧠Building Better Brains: From Synapses to Societies 📆When: April 30 – May 2, 2026 📍Where: New York Marriott Marquis, New York City, New York Join us for an engaging conference featuring the latest advancements in biological psychiatry.
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Rise and Resist @riseandresist.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Encircle ICE. They can leave the circle but their victims stay with the people NO VIOLENCE! One circle and then another and another if necessary. This is a police tactic that we need to be using against them. There are more of us than there are them. Use our numbers against them!
NYC
ICE IS HERE
Get Organized
Learn howGET PLUGGED IN
Register for the mass call 10/29
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SIGNS OF SOLIDARITY
Canvass local businesses to sign them up as safe havens
JOIN IMMIGRATION VIGILS
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Noon every Thursday, 26 Federal Plaza
~ ICE kidnaps from these courts
GET EDUCATED
Study SALUTE, Join Know Your Rights
(KYR) trainings, Distribute KYR cards
SHARE WITH NETWORKS
Now more than ever we need to build our network of trained New Yorkers
S.A.L.U.T.E.
How to spread information not panic
Size/strength
I saw 8-10 officers
Actions/Activity
inspecting vendor stands
Location/Direction
at Broadway and Canal walking east
Uniform/Clothes.
in army green Homeland security vests
Time and date of observation
Equipment and weapons
in an armored vehicle, tear gas, & SRG gearBUY A WHISTLE
Blow it when you see ICE and use SALUTE to inform response groups
FILM ICE
Document their actions, badges, plates
SEND IMAGERY
After, submit your photos & videos to AG Letitia James' office & victims family
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Hilary Marusak, PhD @hmarusak.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Fall in Michigan 🍁
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Hilary Marusak, PhD @hmarusak.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Love this crew @wsuthinklab.bsky.social @wsucandid.bsky.social @waynestateresearch.bsky.social
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Morgan Fairchild @morgfair.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...
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Opinion | Stop Acting Like This Is Normal
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Hilary Marusak, PhD @hmarusak.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Huge congratulations to @wsuthinklab.bsky.social's own Sam Ely for winning a Graduate Student Poster Award at the Cannabinoid Gordon Research Symposium 2025!!!! #cannabinerds #CannabinoidGRC2025 @waynestatetnp.bsky.social
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VoteVets @votevets.org · 19/08/2025
Trump calls those who serve “suckers and losers.” Now he’s gutting the housing program that alleviates Veteran homelessness. Same contempt, different day. MORE: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/h...
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Hilary Marusak, PhD @hmarusak.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
It’s easy to feel discouraged in today’s climate, but teaching younger students about the brain—even all these years later—reminds me why I started. Seeing their excitement about science makes it all worth it ❤️🧠
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Hilary Marusak, PhD @hmarusak.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
That escalated quickly!!! (Jk, took > 6 years 😅)
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Hilary Marusak, PhD @hmarusak.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Thank you!!!! Would love to hear more content like this and please keep fighting the good fight 💪👏👏
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Hilary Marusak, PhD @hmarusak.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
🎉 Huge congrats to TNP graduate student extraordinaire, Sam, on receiving the Corrine F. Resta Award! We’re so proud of you! 👏💙 📣 Stay up to date on all the amazing work from our TNP #Neuroscience faculty and #PhD students — follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Bluesky! @wsuthinklab.bsky.social
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Hilary Marusak, PhD @hmarusak.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
So honored to collaborate with this powerhouse group led by @mayoonthebrain.bsky.social 🌟 Grateful to @ryanntansey.bsky.social, @marcdferger.bsky.social, @pact-lab.bsky.social for the opportunity to contribute to this important work on the endocannabinoid system & developmental psychopathology! 🙌🧠
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Leah Mayo @mayoonthebrain.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
What do we know about the endocannabinoid system in developmental psychopathology?🤔 Find out in our recent paper, led by @pact-lab.bsky.social postdocs @ryanntansey.bsky.social & @marcdferger.bsky.social + collaborator extraordinaire @hmarusak.bsky.social 👇
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<em>Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry</em> | ACAMH Pediatric Journal | Wiley Online Library
Background The endocannabinoid (eCB) system, the primary target of cannabis, has gained significant attention as a potential novel therapeutic approach for treating a range of psychiatric disorders ...
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Hilary Marusak, PhD @hmarusak.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Thank you for contributing!!! ❤️
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Hilary Marusak, PhD @hmarusak.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
🎉 New paper! Led by @waynestateresearch.bsky.social medical student Sneha Bhargava, we show how puberty & sex impact fear extinction retention—key to understanding anxiety risk in females. Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.dc... #Neuroscience #AdolescentMentalHealth #Puberty @wsuthinklab.bsky.social
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BluesterB @bluesterb.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
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Neuropsychopharmacology @npp-journal.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
#ThisWeekInNPP ⬆️ AEA & ⬇️ 2-AG levels are linked to ⬆️ anxiety in youth; SSRI response in teens with GAD was tied to ⬆️ 2-AG; Could endocannabinoids be biomarkers for anxiety & treatment response? #Cannabinerds @wsuthinklab.bsky.social @hmarusak.bsky.social ‬ www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Circulating endocannabinoids in children and adolescents: associations with anxiety and the impact of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors - Neuropsychopharmacology
Neuropsychopharmacology - Circulating endocannabinoids in children and adolescents: associations with anxiety and the impact of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
NEW: Nearly 300 EPA workers have signed onto a “Declaration of Dissent” against the Trump administration’s climate policies and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin’s leadership. This is the second declaration to come out of this administration from angry federal workers.
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EPA Staffers Demand Change in ‘Declaration of Dissent’
“Today, we stand together in dissent against the current administration's focus on harmful deregulation, mischaracterization of previous EPA actions, and disregard for scientific expertise.”
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Hilary Marusak, PhD @hmarusak.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
🚨 New paper in @npp-journal.bsky.social! We combined data from 3 studies (including an SSRI RCT) to explore how endocannabinoids relate to anxiety & treatment response in kids + teens. Team science w/ Jeanne Barcelona, Jeffrey Strawn & more! www.nature.com/articles/s41... @wsuthinklab.bsky.social
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Circulating endocannabinoids in children and adolescents: associations with anxiety and the impact of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors - Neuropsychopharmacology
Neuropsychopharmacology - Circulating endocannabinoids in children and adolescents: associations with anxiety and the impact of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
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Hilary Marusak, PhD @hmarusak.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Excited to share my new edited book Cannabis and the Developing Brain—a deep dive into how cannabis impacts the brain during pregnancy, childhood, & adolescence. Thanks to all the amazing contributors! 💚🧠 Available via Springer, Amazon + more: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... #Cannabis #Brain
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Cannabis and the Developing Brain
This book describes on the latest scientific research to explore the potential impact of cannabis use on the developing brain.
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Hilary Marusak, PhD @hmarusak.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Grateful to kick off a new NIH-funded study w/ my dream team (Christine Rabinak @brainsbeesbikes.bsky.social & Leslie Lundahl) testing whether CBD can boost therapy for anxiety. Excited, but also heavy-hearted given the tough climate for so many colleagues... 💚🧠 research.wayne.edu/news/wayne-s...
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Wayne State researchers examine how combining CBD and therapy may have greater effects on anxiety disorders
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Dr Kathleen Millen @neurodevkathy.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
People are dying and more will die because of this administration.
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David Gorski, MD, PhD @gorskon.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
If anything, @gregggonsalves.bsky.social is too soft on Sen. Cassidy, who has betrayed everything he once stood for, as well as the medical profession, by ignoring RFK Jr.’s lies, all to delude himself into thinking he could control RFK Jr.’s worst impulses. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Bill Cassidy: A Profile in Cowardice
The Louisiana Republican knew better than to vote for public health enemy RFK Jr. He did it anyway.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Trump sabotages - Ag, family farms - US health care and public health - Science, research, academia - fiscal health of US - our democracy and our humanity - our global reputation Eternal shame to his Congressional enablers.
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Hilary Marusak, PhD @hmarusak.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
We're hiring at the THINK lab @wsuthinklab.bsky.social! Join our NIH-funded study on anxiety, CBD & CBT (w/ Drs. Christine Rabinak & Leslie Lundahl). Full-time RA—great for psych/neuro grads. Hands-on research incl. fMRI & biomarkers. Based in Detroit. Apply: waynetalent.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
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Science Homecoming @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Neuroscientist Clara Zundel explains how NIH funding brought her back to Michigan to study how pollution and lead exposure harm brain development. Without science, we lose the ability to protect kid’s brains from environmental threats. 🧪🏠 @clarazundel.bsky.social www.voicenews.com/2025/03/12/f...
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From New Baltimore to neuroscience: Why science funding matters
Federal science funding is more than just a line item in the budget — it drives the growth, innovation and services communities rely on.
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Dr. Jennifer Pfeifer @jenndsn.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
My deepest respect and gratitude for the courageous #NIH employees who wrote and signed this Bethesda Declaration. I've read it in full, as well as the letter from #StandUpForScience - and I've signed on in support. www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
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Bethesda Declaration — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
Support NIH Staff Now!
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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
This parade will cost at least the equivalent of 180 years worth of an NIH biomedical research grant.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
New powerful article up in the New York Times on cancelled and delayed grants www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Here Are the Nearly 2,500 Medical Research Grants Canceled or Delayed by Trump (Gift Article)
Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.
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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
How bad will it be? Catastrophic. Proposed cuts to #NSF, #NIH, and #NASA will set the US R&D landscape back 25 yrs+, cause economic and job loss now, and undermine innovations to come. But, this is the WH's *proposed* budget. Speak up now before it is too late. (inflation adjusted $-s below)
NSF, NASA and NIH budgets per year, inflation adjusted from 2000-2025 along with the proposed cuts. NSF includes research component only. Massive cuts across all sectors, well below support spanning 25 years.
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JAMA @jama.com · 29/05/2025
Experts inside and outside the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been left stunned and puzzled by the decimation of a nearly 80-year-old agency that has been a global leader in public health. Learn how decimating the CDC will cost many lives in the US and abroad. #MedSky
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Experts Say CDC Cuts Will Cost Lives
This Medical News article discusses how recent workforce and program reductions at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will affect public health.
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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
We work together to get Trump out, or the American scientific research enterprise is finished. We probably cannot survive two more years of Trump in office and end up with American science that looks anything like it looks now.
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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
🧪 Detailed data viz NYT article, out today, on the extent of funding cuts at the National Science Foundation. This "broken pie chart" is neat & new to me: Powerfully shows the slowdown in new NSF awards across areas. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Here’s how Trump’s war on science is going. NSF funding is at the lowest level in decades. We’ll lose knowledge, generations of scientists, and US competitiveness. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
A line graph depicting cumulative grant funding by the National Science Foundation from 1990 to 2025, with funding amounts on the vertical axis and timeline indicators on the horizontal axis. The graph highlights funding trends over the years, with a specific emphasis on Biden’s term and this year (which is the lowest).
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Hilary Marusak, PhD @hmarusak.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
@brainsbeesbikes.bsky.social
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Hilary Marusak, PhD @hmarusak.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Honored to introduce my dear friend and mentor, Dr. Christine Rabinak at Michigan SfN’s keynote. Her talk was entitled “Fearless-ish”. She spoke with courage and clarity about trauma, PTSD, and facing a terminal cancer diagnosis—leading and inspiring every step of the way.
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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
To be clear, if this bill passes, it will end all scientific research & medical training in the US. It will close hospitals. It will be economically devastating. Millions will lose their jobs. Call your representatives & tell them to vote fuck no on 15% IDC rates & the rest of this horror show.
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Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · 16/05/2025
If you work in healthcare, please consider signing this letter: “we have dedicated our careers to protecting the health of our patients and improving health in our communities…However, we cannot fill the void that is being created by these reckless and deep cuts…” docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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A message of concern from the nation’s health professionals
To add your name to the letter, please complete the fields below: Step 1: For Individuals: Enter your name, degree(s), and affiliation exactly as you would like them to appear in the published letter....
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