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Maureen M Sampson PhD @maureenbiologies.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

I am excited to share this pre-print! We modeled exposure to the heavy metal lead in human iPSC organoids and discovered that Pb shifts lineage trajectories—promoting neurogenesis at the expense of astrogenesis. See the 🧵below. Thank you to my incredible mentor and co-authors @sloanlab.bsky.social!

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Christian Cazares, Ph.D. @fleabrained.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

to the PIs, is it advisable going on job market this fall when things are seemingly falling apart, or riding the postdoc wave for longer (while funding lasts) for some semblance of stability?

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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

I dunno about you guys but this is one of those very rare times when neighbors and mothers-in-law suddenly and unsolicitedly ask about our business, ie “is that IDC thing going to ruin science”. It matters that you convey the right message and the accurate message. Not your unverified grievances.

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Maureen M Sampson PhD @maureenbiologies.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

A lovely quick read--sweet, funny, honest. ❤️ Congrats on your 1st year @dgonzales1990.bsky.social!

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Steven Sloan @sloanlab.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Hi #neuroscience community! This is one of my favorite posts ever. In close collaboration with @liddelowsa.bsky.social and Ye Zhang, we've built a new tool that we are eager to share! www.webseq.net

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Ubadah Sabbagh @ubadahsabbagh.com · 09/01/2025

NINDS just launched a $50K prize competition for early-career scientists championing research rigor beyond their normal duties. Do you organize workshops, journal clubs, or do work to try and shift culture? This could be you. www.challenge.gov?challenge=ni...

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Challenge.Gov

Challenge.Gov is the official GSA government website supporting prize challenges and prize competitions that are sponsored by the US federal government. Here federal agencies provide prize awards to ...

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