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Maria Jalbrzikowski @mjalbrzikowski.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

HIRING: Staff Scientist @ NeRD Lab at Boston Children's Hospital. Come join a powerhouse lab of 14 remarkable women. Looking for someone who loves neurodevelopment, sleep, & psychopathology, thrives on collaboration, & is excited to become the scientific backbone of our lab. tinyurl.com/mveskh4p

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Mona Al-Bizri, MS @monaalbizri.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The fall semester is rapidly approaching eek! There are so many things left to do before my undergrad research assistants return….

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This Is Fine Dog Meme in Burning House

ALT: This Is Fine Dog Meme in Burning House

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Martin Plöderl @ploederl.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

"no single inflammatory marker emerged as a consistent or definitive predictor, the effect sizes of significant associations were often small in magnitude, and findings across studies examining the same markers were often tentative or contradictory. "

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An umbrella review of inflammatory biomarkers and their relationship to treatment response in MDD

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is often resistant to standard antidepressant therapy. Inflammation has been implicated in MDD pathophysiology and inf…

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Mona Al-Bizri, MS @monaalbizri.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

The first year of my PhD program is almost over! I’ve learned to do so many cool things: - Blood draws 🩸 - PBMC isolations & LPS challenges 🧫 - Writing an IRB protocol with the lab manager and my advisor 🗒️ - Starting a new study from scratch - Lab purchasing 🧪 - Training RAs on protocols I wrote

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Karina Van Bogart @kvanbogart.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

@iriskayichat.bsky.social and I chaired a symposium today at @connectsbsm.bsky.social! Drs Robin Nusslock, Annelise Madison, and Mandy Bekhbat gave excellent talks on inflammation-associated psychosocial health. The panel discussion was inspiring & I’m excited about where the field is headed!

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Daniel P. Moriarity @dpmoriarity.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Looking forward to expanding our small team a bit as the lab prepares for its 2nd year. We will be hiring 2-3 more volunteer, in-person RAs for our team to start in the fall. Details and application info are at our website. share.google/O1hvtUpPLIlp...

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Join Us – Precision Psychopathology + Dynamic Immunopsychiatry Lab

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Mona Al-Bizri, MS @monaalbizri.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

A good quick read from one of my fav PNI labs! @dpmoriarity.bsky.social Prevalence of transparency practices in psychoneuroimmunology doi.org/10.1016/j.bb...

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Naomi Ekas 🇨🇦 @naomiekas.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

My research lab is accepting a doctoral student to start Fall ‘26. I wasn’t initially searching, but funds opened up. www.tcufaces.com for details on our work. www.psychology.tcu.edu for program deets. Please contact me after submitting application so I can pull for rapid review. Please share!

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TCU FACES Lab

The Families, Autism, and Child Emotion Studies lab—directed by Dr. Naomi Ekas—is based out of the Department of Psychology at Texas Christian University. The primary focus of our research is to inv...

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PNIRS @pnirs.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Registration for #PNIRS2026 is now open at www.pnirs.org/meetings! Submit your abstracts (content-submission.pnirs.org) for the annual meeting in beautiful New Orleans and join us for a wonderful week discussing the hottest topics in #psychoneuroimmunology research

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Daniel P. Moriarity @dpmoriarity.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Lots of PNI focuses on stress and inflammation, but doesn't use intensive longitudinal data that complements how highly dynamic these variables are. In the 1st project from my post-doc data we test variability in 10 proteins measured every 3 days for 22 days across the transition to college 1/4

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Michelle A. Chen @michelleachen.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

📣 Reminder: I'm accepting applications for a PhD student to join my lab in Fall 2026, and the deadline to apply is January 1, 2026! More info can be found at graduate.catalog.tcu.edu/colleges/eng...

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Jace D. Flatt, PhD, MPH (They/He) @jaceflatt.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

“The termination of the National Institutes of Health-funded study “Structural Racism as a "Third hit" on kidney outcomes of Black individuals with APOL1 risk alleles” wasn’t just a bureaucratic decision—it was a gut punch to communities like mine. Robert Sanchez, MPS www.ajkd.org/article/S027...

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Why This Research Matters

The termination of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study “Structural Racism as a

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Mona Al-Bizri, MS @monaalbizri.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Interested in studying PNI and stress across developmental stages? Join my lab! We conduct fun research! 🔬 🧠

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PsyArXivBot @psyarxivbot.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Prevention and intervention for inflammation-associated transdiagnostic psychopathology: A role for clinical psychologists: osf.io/qysa2

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Mona Al-Bizri, MS @monaalbizri.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

First personal & lab milestone: Very first IRB has been submitted!!! Yay!! 🎊

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PNIRS @pnirs.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Submit your symposia proposals for the #PNIRS2026 Annual Meeting in New Orleans! This year's meeting theme is Modifiable Risk Factors Across the Lifespan. More info and submission site here: mss-abstracts.pnirs.org

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Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine (new name!) @bsamjournal.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

In a recent meta-analysis and systematic review, Cardenas et al., (2025) found that greater discrimination was associated with higher levels of systemic inflammation based on 161 effect sizes from 47 articles representing ∼74,763 participants Free to read this week: journals.lww.com/bsam/fulltex...

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American Psychological Foundation @ampsychfdn.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Join us on 10/16 for a FREE virtual Fireside Chat with 2025 Gold Medalists for Impact in Psychology, Drs. Lyn Abramson & Lauren Alloy! For nearly 5 decades, their work has shaped the understanding of mood disorders and the cognitive and biological processes behind depression & bipolar disorder. 🌟

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Mona Al-Bizri, MS @monaalbizri.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

On today’s list of unexpected PNI lab activities - I hurriedly walked through the halls of the bio department to find an occupied lab and ask for tin foil to wrap a lightsensitive solution… (It was 10% FBS with RPMI-1640 if anyone is curious)

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David Baranger @davidbaranger.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Excited to share that I am officially recruiting a postdoc to study the neurobiology of addiction! Looking for someone who would be excited to lead current projects in the lab and develop new directions in related areas. More info: bearlab.science/opportunities/

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Opportunities

Interested in the neuroscience of addiction? We are recruiting at all levels!! Reach out to Dr. Baranger – dbaranger@mcw.edu Postdoctoral fellows/Senior Scientists: Please send an email conta…

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Sarah Victor (she/her/dr) @sarahevictor.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

I am barely on this app, because of *gestures wildly* life, the universe, and everything, but I should announce that I plan to review apps for clinical psychology PhD admissions this cycle! Please read my website for more info! www.sarahevictor.com/contact

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Contact & Apply | Sarah Victor, PhD | United States

Information on how to reach TRTL and how to join the lab.

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Kevin M. King @kevinmking.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

I'm reviewing applications for the University of Washington's PhD program this fall. Applicants interested in the Clinical Psychology, Social-Personality (emphasis on personality), or Quantitative programs are welcome to apply. More information here: sites.google.com/uw.edu/radla...

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RADLab - Graduate Applicants

Is the RADLab a good fit for my career goals? Our lab is very research oriented. Our primary goal is to train doctoral students to make outstanding, substantive, and meaningful contributions to the sc...

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Mona Al-Bizri, MS @monaalbizri.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Slowly becoming one with PBMC isolation and LPS challenge protocols (fancy way of saying I’m looking at immune markers)! I am happy at my new university and labs!

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Heather Farmer, PhD 🏳️‍🌈 @drheatherfarmer.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

I am excited to share that I’m looking to recruit a PhD student to join my Stress and Health Equity lab in Fall 2026. We are located in the HDFS department at the beautiful University of Delaware. Feel free to share! ☺️

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Gabrielle N. Pfund @gabriellepfund.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Our new paper in JG:PS is out! In a sample of over 3100 older adults assessed each year for 12 years, loneliness & sense of purpose were unique predictors of cognitive decline, though past research has underestimated the reciprocal nature of this relationship. www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Emory University just closed all our DEI offices and programs. This is egregious.

I know Emory’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts have meant a great deal to many, not just as programs, but as a statement about who we are and what we believe in. As someone who has reaped the benefits of the needs these programs were meant to address, I know they were created with the best of intentions and staffed by talented, committed professionals.

We live in a time of changing expectations and new requirements, however. Federal laws and mandates have been implemented that require higher education institutions to alter fundamentally or even close offices and programs focused on DEI. The standards are clear, and we must act accordingly.

Guided by the Office of General Counsel and other appropriate campus officials, we will work promptly and carefully to discontinue current DEI offices and programs. We will also work closely with each impacted employee to provide appropriate support and assistance through the transition.

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Mona Al-Bizri, MS @monaalbizri.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

I decided to stop pursuing admission to clinical psychology PhD programs - a thread 🧵 Since I was 16 years old, I imagined myself as a clinical psychologist. However, my plans changed.

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Mona Al-Bizri, MS @monaalbizri.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

In PhD lab training news: I learned how to draw blood today! YAY! Did I hit the vein? No, womp womp

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Mona Al-Bizri, MS @monaalbizri.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

I highly recommend you apply to Dan’s lab! He’s a great mentor and you’ll get the chance to do some cool PNI research! 🔬

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Mona Al-Bizri, MS @monaalbizri.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

I’ve moved and I start my PhD program 12 days! I love college so much I haven’t left in 6 years (ignoring last year’s gap)! 🐸 💜🤍 Some snaps of TCU:

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Lisa Starr @lisastarr.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

After nearly 2 years of debating and redrafting, the preprint is out: Towards Next-Generation Stress Generation Research: Expert Consensus Methodological Guidelines With a legit superstar team Here’s how it could transform research on stress generation (& beyond) 🧵

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Mona Al-Bizri, MS @monaalbizri.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

I’m feeling more anxious about moving half way across the country than starting my PhD program! I fear I’ll be yelling at drivers for majority of the trip! 😵‍💫 Does anyone have audio book or podcast recs?

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Amanda Makara @amakara.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

💫 REPEAT lab hiring a research coordinator💫 The Research on Excessive Persistent and Emotion-based Actions and Traits (REPEAT) Lab in the Department of Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University is recruiting to fill a Clinical Research Coordinator position. Posting will close in 1 week!! 1/7🧵

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Mona Al-Bizri, MS @monaalbizri.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

I’m so excited to start my PhD program in a few weeks but also in disbelief that I’ll never have apply to PhD programs again. I can’t believe I get to do the training and research I’ve been dreaming about!

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Julia Ditzer @juliaditzer.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

My first dissertation paper is out in Nature Mental Health! 🤩 With colleagues from @tudresden.bsky.social and @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social, we conducted a meta-analysis on the link between childhood trauma and interoception — our ability to sense internal bodily signals. rdcu.be/eu8bo 1/🧵

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A meta-analytic review of child maltreatment and interoception

Nature Mental Health - Interoception, the perception of internal bodily signals, is crucial for mental and physical well-being, yet the origins of disruptions in interoception are not well...

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Mona Al-Bizri, MS @monaalbizri.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Someone put this up at my RA job and I thought “who taped up this duck?” 🦆 🐇

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Wittgenstein’s duck-rabbit to illustrate indeterminacy in interpreting experience.
MULTIVARIATE BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH Page 173

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Alex Shackman @ajshackman.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

f/t paid postbac RA position w/ my wonderful friends at Pitt - @jamielarsh.bsky.social - cfopitt.taleo.net/careersectio...

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Developmental Research Coordinator

Click the link provided to see the complete job description.

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Bridget Callaghan @drbcallaghan.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

The Brain & Body Lab at UCLA is hiring a Staff Research Associate to work on a productive and dedicated team under the NIMH funded Teen Bugs study - investigating brain-gut communication in teens. Send your best and brightest! jobs.ucla.edu/jobs/8072

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Staff Research Associate in Los Angeles, California | The Regents of the University of California on behalf of their Los Angeles Campus

UCLA is hiring a Staff Research Associate in Los Angeles, California. Review all of the job details and apply today!

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Jennifer Graham-Engeland @jennenge.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

We wrote this piece to draw more attention to the connection between stress and cognitive aging. More research on this connection is important, as there are things that can be done to manage stress and decrease our risk for dementia. theconversation.com/chronic-stre...

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Chronic stress contributes to cognitive decline and dementia risk – 2 healthy-aging experts explain what you can do about it

Even small lifestyle changes – such as more social interaction and a better diet – can help reduce stress.

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Mar Vincent @marofthebooks.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Doing the writing ❌ Thinking about the writing ✅

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Daniel P. Moriarity @dpmoriarity.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

So excited to see this work by @miriforbes.bsky.social et al digging into a data-informed approach to re-organizing the DSM live (authors I know on BSky tagged at end of post). Brief 🧵of appreciation 1/6 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Mona Al-Bizri, MS @monaalbizri.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

I am thrilled to announce that I will be pursuing my PhD in Experimental Psychology at Texas Christian University in the Stress, Health, and Development Lab with @michelleachen.bsky.social ! Here’s to many more years studying inflammatory responses to life and social stressors! 🍾🎉

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StressLab UniVienna @stresslabvienna.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Our team member Stefanie Hirsch just published her first paper! 🎉 The protocol describes an ecological momentary music intervention for stress reduction in chronically discriminated against Turkish immigrant women. Curious? Follow this link: doi.org/10.1136/bmjo... #openaccess

Schematic illustration of the ecological momentary music intervention (EMMI-T). Upon reporting a stressful and/or discriminatory event (E1: ‘pre’), participants will be randomly assigned (50:50) to listen to their study playlist (i.e., intervention event) or not (i.e., control event) (= intervention period). If assigned to an intervention event, participants may choose a music listening duration of 10 or 20 min. A post assessment (E2: ‘post’) will be included to capture effects on subjective stress levels and biological stress markers (salivary cortisol, salivary alpha-amylase).

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 11/05/2025

Undeterred by US funding cuts, behavioural-health researcher Jason Flatt studies how dementia affects people from sexual and gender minorities. Read the latest article in Nature’s Changemakers series. 🧪

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Tracking older LGBTQ+ people’s health: ‘I hear their voices and their stories’

Undeterred by US funding cuts, behavioural-health researcher Jason Flatt studies how dementia affects people from sexual and gender minorities.

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