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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)

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Siembra NC @siembranc.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

We can confirm reports that Customs and Border Patrol will be expanding their operation to the Raleigh area as early as tomorrow, Tuesday, November 18th. Today is day three of CBP's operations in our state.

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Science Magazine @science.org · 19/09/2025

"After we talked through the experiment, the postdoc said, 'I think it’s time to go home and get some sleep.' He added with a smile, 'Taking a break is also hard work, you know?' Those comments planted the seed of a new approach." #NationalPostdocAppreciationWeek scim.ag/4n7LNPZ

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In academia, hard work is expected—but taking a break is effort well spent, too

How one researcher learned the importance of taking time away from work

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Zoe McElligott @nanopharmnc.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

we have a new manuscript out! 🧵Lead by @sarayconley.bsky.social with significant contributions by @sarahsizer.bsky.social @madiganbedard.bsky.social and Sara Faccidomo and Clyde Hodge. We describe a tonic excitatory conductance in the BNST! link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007...

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Glutamate delta-1 receptors regulate a tonic excitatory conductance in the mouse bed nucleus of the stria terminalis and influence neuronal function

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Zoe McElligott @nanopharmnc.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Wins when we can get them!!!/ We had the most awesome Zaniyah Ward in our lab this summer for 10 weeks. She has made great contributions and won a presentation award for her poster among many different summer scholar programs!

Me and Zaniyah after the poster session, poster is top secret for now....one day that vein in my forehead will pop but not today

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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

A big thanks to NC Rep. Valerie Foushee for being the first signature on this bipartisan letter urging the House to maintain a strong commitment to funding for NIH in the 2026 Appropriations bill. Is your Representative here? www.aamc.org/research/adh...

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Zoe McElligott @nanopharmnc.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

good morning friends and colleagues where the sky is blue! Excited to share with you our latest preprint examining #xylazine and #fentanyl! here's a short 🧵of what we did and found. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Zoe McElligott @nanopharmnc.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

"efficiency"...just pondering all the lost "man"hours that went into applications for programs that no longer exist. For applicants themselves, for mentors that reviewed those applications, for committees/staff that organized those programs, for faculty that reviewed those applications

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a man is holding a piece of wood that is on fire in a room .

Alt: a man is holding a piece of wood that is on fire in a room of pure chaos.

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Natalie Brito @nataliebrito.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Senator Cory Booker on the economic value of the NIH and what we stand to lose with the Trump administration destroying scientific research

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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Working with an interdisciplinary team, we have developed a website to communicate how the White House's proposed cuts to health research would cause losses of $16B and 68,500 jobs. Find out how your community may be impacted. Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org a 🧵

US map via scienceimpacts.org visualization of economic loss due to IDC cuts to 15% as part of Feb 7, 2025 executive order, with shading denoting intensity of cuts.

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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Join us today, in Raleigh NC and around the nation, as we remind our communities what science brings to the nation--solutions to our toughest challenges, new cures for disease and good jobs that pay a living wage standupforscience2025.org

Poster for the rally at the state Capitol, Noon, Friday March 7

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Zoe McElligott @nanopharmnc.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Super happy to share this amazing work spearheaded by @jbesheer.bsky.social and Brooke Bender, AKA some of the best collaborators to have! Here's a brief thread on the findings 1/n

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Nick DeVito @ndevitomd.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

This is very clear that the president cannot unilaterally reduce NIH indirect rates. So, either one branch of the government will either hold the other to account or we can take yet another step toward anti intellectual authoritarianism.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 28/01/2025

I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service. “Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.

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White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion

The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.

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Zoe McElligott @nanopharmnc.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

I just reached out to my senators about the NIH situation. If you need to find out how much impact NIH has in your state in terms of dollars in and their economic impact here's a link: www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...

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NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research

Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.

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