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christine liu / two photon art @christineliu.art · 27/08/2026

Are you a neuroscientist that also makes art? I wanna get to know you and spotlight your art at this session at #SfN26! Show me your art, whether it’s related to your science or not! 🧠🧪

The Artist in the Neuroscience Lab
Chair: Michele Banks
Artologica
Panelists: Michele Banks; Geinene Carson;
Kimberly Fiock, PhD; Christine Liu, PhD
Date & Time: Sunday, November 15, 1:30-3 p.m.
Location: WCC Room 152
Theme: Theme K - History, Education, and Society

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 23/09/2026

News for SfN peeps: I'll have a small show in a gallery very close to the meeting from 11-18 November #sciart

map of downtown dc showing convention center and touchstone gallery

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MwahahahahahadScientist @mads100tist.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

You know what's also interactive? Reading the paper. Talk to your colleagues about the paper you just read. Tell them why you loved it. Tell them why you hated it. And even better: invite the authors to talk about their paper 🧪

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Dr. Nikki Crowley @nicoleacrowley.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I finally finished a project I started in June that I was certain I would finish in four weeks (I am better at science project management I swear)

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Avery Sicher, Ph.D. @sicheravery.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Excited to share this last bit of my dissertation (slash turned first year of my postdoc) comparing the electrophysiological and morphological development of somatostatin neurons across cortical regions!

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Dr. Nikki Crowley @nicoleacrowley.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

One of my favorite family traditions is taking a family photo on the first step of a journey (….so… normally in the driveway 😂). Arrivederci!

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Zoe McElligott @nanopharmnc.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Happy to share with you that we have a new preprint up on @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social " Biased signaling at NTSR1 differentially regulates inhibitory synaptic transmission in the extended amygdala and suppressess motivated feeding in mice" www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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Stick With Me Liz Lemon (Tina Fey)

Alt: Stick With Me Liz Lemon (Tina Fey)

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Dr. Nikki Crowley @nicoleacrowley.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Actually getting to do weird new science = 😍😍😍

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Zoe McElligott @nanopharmnc.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

I am looking for a new reserach technician. This is an entry level position ideal for a graudating senior. Please re-post and send candidates my way! zoemce@email.unc.edu

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Charlie Anderson @candersonlab.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Penn State Biology is hiring! We have an opening for a tenure-line faculty position in plant biology - if you'd like to pursue awesome science in a supportive and interdisciplinary community of researchers, consider applying! psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Ac...

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Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Plant Biology

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...

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Dr. Skylar Grayson @skylargrayson.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

NASA just dropped this image of Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch looking back at us. The first woman to ever see our planet in its entirety. I’m not crying you’re crying 🥹🔭🧪 📸: NASA

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Joao Barbosa @jbarbosa.org · 03/04/2026

Wanna do neuroscience in Paris but can't find interesting lab? Want to come do a sabbatical but don't know who to collaborate? Check this webpage aggregating ~all the neuroscience labs (+200) in Paris. ⚠️only the information of 'verified' profiles is reliable⚠️ Please retweet 🙏 parisneuro.fr

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allen institute @alleninstitute.org · 03/03/2026

Teach neuroscience to undergraduates? Check out our "Implementing Open Neuroscience Teaching Tools" workshop! Join us on July 19 at North Central College to get hands-on practice with inquiry-based activities using real #OpenScience resources. 🔗 bit.ly/46A5j15 🧠📈 #iteachbio

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Serge Ahmed @sergeahmed.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Can something emerge out of nothing in brain evolution? In the final chapter of their book Brains through time, entitled Synthesis, Strieder and Northcutt conclude that a proper cerebellum and a dorsal pallium (the evo-devo precursor of the mammalian neocortex) are novel divisions added

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Rebekah Evans @cellularscale.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Excited to share our new findings on how chronic nicotine changes dopaminergic and cholinergic neural activity!

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Abby Polter @ampolter.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

CPSC always has good tips on how to do this! bsky.app/profile/cpsc...

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Dr. Nikki Crowley @nicoleacrowley.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

#ACNP continues to be an extremely rewarding meeting fill with great science & motivated colleagues doing work that matters. It’s also extra special to bring my kiddos - not only for the ☀️ but to show the work that I do. Thnx to everyone for being so kind to Crowley kids and see you in San Diego 👋

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Susanne Ahmari @ahmarilab.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Congrats to all of the new @acnporg.bsky.social Members!!! #ACNP2026

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Susanne Ahmari @ahmarilab.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Congrats to all of the new @acnporg.bsky.social Associate Members!!! #ACNP2026

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Susanne Ahmari @ahmarilab.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Congrats to the new @acnporg.bsky.social Fellows! #ACNP2026

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Dr. Nikki Crowley @nicoleacrowley.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Harrison has to talk to one scientist a night about their work at #ACNP2026. Thanks @nelsontotah.bsky.social for going first! (& everyone else go stop by his poster too!!)

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Keri Martinowich @martinowk.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Honored to be appointed Chief Scientific Officer @lieberinstitute.bsky.social. LIBD is a uniquely collaborative place with extraordinary biological resources and a commitment to translation 🧠🔬🧪. Grateful to my colleagues and excited to help guide our next chapter! www.libd.org/keri-martino...

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Keri Martinowich, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer | The Lieber Institute for Brain Development | Research & Discovery

Lieber Institute for Brain Development Appoints Keri Martinowich, Ph.D., as Chief Scientific Officer Baltimore, MD (January 6, 2025) — The Lieber Institute for Brain Development (LIBD) announced the a...

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davidweinshenker.bsky.social @davidweinshenker.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Weinshenker lab representing at #ACNP2026. Come say hi!

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Jared Young @jaredwyoung.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

At Plato's Bar at #ACNP2026 @acnporg.bsky.social for an unofficial LGBTQIA2S+ networking social before everything kicks off! Come join us, meet your colleagues! #LGBT #Visibilty

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Dr. Nikki Crowley @nicoleacrowley.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Courtside seats to Michigan’s slopfest was 😘 #WeAre

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Neuromatch @neuromatch.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Neuromatch Ambassadors share what it’s like to take a Neuromatch or Climatematch course & help students prep for Feb applications! ✨ Connect with an Ambassador: neuromatch.io/neuromatch-a... ✨ Join a Jan Info Session: neuromatch.io/neuromatch-a... #ComputationalNeuroscience #ClimateScience

Got a question?
Looking for someone to present?
Ask an Ambassador!

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Abby Polter @ampolter.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Heads up I will be hiring a postdoc and some techs in the new year! Lots of ephys and fiber photometry. If you've got soon to graduate PhD students or undergrads, send 'em my way!

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

All research is exploratory if you’re confused enough

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Tom Kash @superkash.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

🧠 We're hiring! 🧠 Are you passionate about neuroscience and education? Join our faculty at UNC Chapel Hill to inspire and teach the next generation of neuroscientists. Apply now: 🔗https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/308455 #Neuroscience #TeachingJobs #AcademicJobs #HigherEd

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Dr. Nikki Crowley @nicoleacrowley.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

HUGE CONGRATS @seemiller.bsky.social on being named one of @thetransmitter.bsky.social’s 25 Rising Stars in Neuroscience Read more about the award, which recognizes “achievements of 25 neuroscientists who stand to shape the field for years to come” here: www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...

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The Transmitter’s Rising Stars of Neuroscience 2025

We recognize the outstanding achievements of 25 neuroscientists who stand to shape the field for years to come.

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Andrew MacAskill @macaskillaf.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Congrats to Ella for her new paper! She asked a really interesting question about how the brain represents uncertainty during hidden state inference, and in a lovely crossover with theoretical work, she shows that in mice, acetylcholine dynamics play a crucial role. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Acetylcholine reflects uncertainty during hidden state inference

To act adaptively, animals must infer features of the environment that cannot be observed directly, such as which option is currently rewarding, or which context they are in. These internal estimates,...

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Dr. Nikki Crowley @nicoleacrowley.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Would you believe sweet little Alice is apparently a 💯 trash talker

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Dr. Nikki Crowley @nicoleacrowley.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

We have a little bit less than 2 weeks left until we begin application review-consider joining us at Penn State! We are open to ANY areas of neuroscience, and I can genuinely say The PSU Biology Department is a fantastic place to work. please share broadly! psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic...

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Neurobiology Tenure Track Faculty Position

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Dr. Nikki Crowley @nicoleacrowley.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

🧠 + 🎃 + 👻 + 🔬 = 📽️ Behind-the-scenes of Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences Associate Director Patrick Drew & me filming some spooky season neuroscience videos for Penn State. We got to nerd out on frightening brain facts and old experiment. Can you tell my lab had fun decorating 😂

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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Excellent first day at @pennstateuniv.bsky.social for the Marker lectures hanging out with science celebrities @nicoleacrowley.bsky.social @drohsopretty.bsky.social @symbionticism.bsky.social plus several more folks I was too shy to ask for selfies

Dr. Melanie McReynolds, queen of all things NAD+ in biochem dept at Penn State

Selfie with Dr. Seth Birdenstein, direction of microbiome institute at Penn state

Selfie with Dr. Seth Bordenatwin showing off some nice swag (socks) that advertise the microbiome center at Penn State

Selfie with Dr. Nikki Crowley, director of neuroscience institute at Penn state

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davidweinshenker.bsky.social @davidweinshenker.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Excited to share the Special Issue on "Stress and Addiction" in Addiction Neuroscience is now available. Huge kudos to guest editors Karl Schmidt and Anushree Karkhanis and all the authors who contributed. www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

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Addiction Neuroscience | Stress <-> Addiction | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier

Stress and drugs of abuse have a bidirectional relationship, such that stress is often seen as a driver of drug use, while at the same time drug use/abuse alters stress responses. Acute exposure to a ...

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Dr. Nikki Crowley @nicoleacrowley.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

WE ARE... hiring! Penn State Biology & the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences is recruiting a tenure track or tenured neurobiologist (Assistant or Associate Professor rank), and the committee is open to a broad scope of scientific questions. psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic...

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Caitlin Vander Weele, PhD @caitvw.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

I was going to write a whole post about all this incredible work with all these amazing scientists and organizations, but I’ll just leave @stellatecomms.bsky.social design sizzle reel here. It speaks for itself. youtu.be/x2O7DkpIoCA?...

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Stellate Communications Reel

YouTube video by Stellate Communications

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Seth Bordenstein @symbionticism.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

OPEN INVITATION to the One Health Microbiome Symposium, May 13-14, 2026!! This is not your typical siloed topic conference. It unifies diverse research fields in microbiome science across Ag, Envtl, and Human Health. 1/n www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-one-h...

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2026 One Health Microbiome Symposium

The 2026 One Health Microbiome Symposium will be hosted at Penn State University. Abstract submissions will open early 2026.

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Dr. Nikki Crowley @nicoleacrowley.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Probably my one and only time with a game view like this!

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P-SPINE @spinephilly.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

We are excited to announce our 2025 SPINE Fellows! We also appreciate everyone who submitted applications this year - it was great to read about everyone's awesome science! If you have not already, please register for SPINE by 9/24 and submit poster abstracts by 9/22 (extended) at spinephilly.org!

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James Hyman @jamesmhyman.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Really excited that our special collection generated from the last CPPC conference is in the Journal of Neuroscience. Check out this article for a preview of all the great work featured. w/ @erinlrich.bsky.social @narayananlab.bsky.social and Jeremy Seamans www.jneurosci.org/content/45/3...

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Computational Properties of the Prefrontal Cortex

The term “prefrontal” appears to have been coined in the first volume of Brain in the context of describing the curious case of Phineas Gage, inspired by the skull anatomy of fish (Girard, 1851; Anon,...

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