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Sydney Trask

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running, baby, dogs | assistant professor | behavioral neuroscience

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Denise J. Cai, Ph.D. @denisejcai.bsky.social · 21h
NEW: The anterior hypothalamic nucleus acts like a volume knob for stress, scaling the brain’s response to threatening events 🧠 Read the Cai Lab's latest paper, led by @zachtpennington.bsky.social, in @nature.com 🎉 www.nature.com/articles/s41... More: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Meghan Flanigan @meghanflanigan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Flanigan Lab at MUSC is looking for a new laboratory manager! If you're interested in stress, social behaviors, and/or serotonin, want to work in a scientific team, and are looking for a long-term lab position, this is the opportunity for you!
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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
For the last 34 years I have been on the faculty of the UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Biology and have never regretted that decision. This year we are hiring TWO new Assistant Professors in the broad area of Molecular, Cell, Developmental Biology 1/n bio.unc.edu
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MwahahahahahadScientist @mads100tist.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Hey there Delilah would you like to publish in this Special Issue
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Sydney Trask @sydneytrask.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Having a toddler is extremely humbling. Today I was minding my own business and my kid points at me and says, "Like a cow!" very excitedly.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I appreciate that Dolly Parton refused to participate in "dress respectability" and, by her own account, modeled her aesthetic after a town "tramp," who she thought was beautiful. She separated aesthetics from character and understood "classiness" to be about how you treat people, not how you dress.
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Caterina Gratton @caterinagratton.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
🚨Job Search announcement 🚨 @psychillinois.bsky.social is searching for an assistant prof in cognitive neuroscience. Come join us! Pls RT 🙏 Full ad: illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree... #neuroskyence #psychscisky #neuroimaging
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Assistant Professor- Psychology - College of LAS
Duties & Responsibilities
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Kurt Fraser @kurtfraser.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The Department of Psychology at University of Minnesota seeks an Assistant Professor working on computational approaches related to cognition and/or perception (broadly). This would be in my area of the department and I’m happy to answer any questions. Posting : hr.myu.umn.edu/psc/hrprd/EM...
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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Computational Approaches to Perception and/or CognitionDepartment of PsychologyUniversity of Minnesota, College of Liberal ArtsThe Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities announces a search for an outstanding scholar to fill a tenure-track assistant professor position focused on computational approaches to perception and/or cognition. This full-time position in the Department’s Cognitive and Brain Sciences (CAB) Training Program will begin in Fall 2027.Applications are invited from researchers who would extend or complement our historic strengths in combining experimental and computational approaches to perception and cognition. Examples of desired research topics include, but are not limited to, computational approaches in human and/or non-human animal models to study perceptual function and sensory loss, learning, motivation, emotion, and/or higher cognition. While we expect the primary appointment to be in our CAB area, there is  potential for cross-affiliation with other departmental areas.The appointment will be 100%-time over the nine-month academic year (late-August to late-May) and will be made at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor, depending on qualifications and experience and consistent with collegiate and University policy. Salary and start-up packages are competitive. The successful applicant should have and is expected to maintain a strong research program, advise graduate students from a variety of different backgrounds, and teach undergraduate and graduate courses, including core courses within the graduate training program. A strong record of teaching and mentorship is desired. The individual will also be expected to contribute to the service needs of the department, college, university, and profession.A successful candidate's application will demonstrate scholarly distinction, a record of publications, teaching commitment and, if applicable to the research program and the candidate’s career stage, evidence of success in securing and/or pursuing extramural funding.Applicants are invited to review the Workload Principles and Guidelines for Regular Faculty in the College of Liberal Arts, as well as the Standards for Promotion and Tenure in the Department of Psychology.
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Cody Kirkpatrick @cody.im · 18/08/2026
Official mascot of Indiana University vs. Official mascot of the City of Bloomington
Hoosier Bison, the official mascot of IUA construction barrel
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Andy Baxevanis @baxevanislab.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
📢 Applications are now open for the NIH Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigator Program! We're recruiting early-career scientists across all areas of biomedical research for tenure-track faculty positions in the NIH Intramural Research Program. Deadline: Sept 30, 2026. 🔗 tinyurl.com/stadtman26
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Molecular & Cellular Cognition Society @molcellcog.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Meet the #MCCS26 officers! Dr. @okaysteve.bsky.social is an Associate Professor at Boston University. He studies the neural circuit mechanisms of memory storage & retrieval and artificially modulates memories. Join us on November 12 & 13. Register here: event.fourwaves.com/4599d6d4-273...
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Alicia Izquierdo @aliciaizquierdo.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Very excited to have another paper accepted in Oxford Open Neuroscience’s special collection on the Neurobiology of Associative Learning! This one from the Shansky lab!
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Tom Kash @superkash.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Hi Folks, with @lisataxier.bsky.social moving on to open her own lab at Stony Brook, I am in the market for a new postdoctoral fellow who wants to do slice electrophysiology. We have a number of really exciting projects, translational to basic science, that are ephys focused.
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Dr. Cate Peña @cate-cholamine.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
So proud to have “Early-life stress alters H3K4me1 in VTA to prime stress sensitivity” out now in Neuron! This work spanned Many years and Many people contributed. Huge thanks to @hyejaykim.bsky.social, @ja-balouek.bsky.social, Luke Geiger, and Meaghan Creed www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
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Early-life stress alters H3K4me1 in VTA to prime stress sensitivity
Kim, Geiger et al. report that early-life stress increases the chromatin modification H3K4me1 and its enzymatic writer, SETD7, in the ventral tegmental area. They show that this form of epigenetic pri...
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Molecular & Cellular Cognition Society @molcellcog.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
📣 Register for #MCCS26 now! Join us on November 12 & 13 in Washington, DC for talks, networking, and an all-around great time! To be considered as a selected speaker, submit your abstract by August 21. More information here: event.fourwaves.com/4599d6d4-273...
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ebbsociety.bsky.social @ebbsociety.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Planning to join the 52nd EBBS Meeting in Dublin (29 June–2 July 2027)? More details are coming soon! Meanwhile, you can already meet our outstanding plenary speakers on the official meeting website. 🔗https://ebbs2027.azuleon.org/welcome See you in Dublin!
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Bertoglio lab (FMC/UFSC) @bertogliolab.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
🐭 Excited to share our latest review on psychedelic effects on fear extinction @isabel-werle.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Biological Psychiatry @biologicalpsych.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Severe PTSD amplifies the link between age-related white matter degeneration and cognitive decline in veterans, suggesting veterans with severe PTSD may be at heightened risk for accelerated brain and cognitive aging.
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Longitudinal White Matter Atrophy Predicts Cognitive Decline in Veterans, with Amplified Effects in Severe Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
The integrity of cerebral white matter is critical for cognitive function and may decline in volume with age and trauma exposure, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This study tested…
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Sydney Trask @sydneytrask.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
One particularly effective strategy if you want to bore your lab is to explain the difference between the words "conditioned" and "conditional" in associative learning.
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Sydney Trask @sydneytrask.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Not sure what this says about my parenting style, but every time my toddler takes a drink of anything he goes, “Mmmmm, coffee.”
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Nadia Brashier @nadiabrashier.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
‘Academic politics is, in meaningful part, a continuation of middle school by people who served at the lower rungs of the social hierarchy.’
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Kurt Fraser @kurtfraser.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Our labs first paper! Some 😳 surprising effects. Turns out everything comes back to context 🤓
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Laura Bradfield (she/her) @bradfield-neuro.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
If you think sophisticated behavioural design > cutting edge techniques for understanding the brain, you might enjoy my journal club article in Nature Reviews Neuroscience. Here I discuss Clayton & Dickinson's demonstration of episodic-like memories in scrub jays: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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What scrub jays have taught us about the neural intersection of memory and action selection - Nature Reviews Neuroscience
In this Journal Club, Laura Bradfield discusses a 1998 study showing that scrub jays exhibit episodic-like memory.
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Denise J. Cai, Ph.D. @denisejcai.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
🤔 Why does prior stress make future stress hit harder? In new work led by @zachtpennington.bsky.social, the Cai Lab discovered a brain circuit that controls stress vulnerability, reshaping how the brain reacts to the next stressor. I'll be speaking about at @fens.org. Come check it out!
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Lisa Taxier @lisataxier.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I am so very excited to be starting my lab and joining the Psychology department at Stony Brook University this fall!
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Abby Polter @ampolter.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
this beer ad has the statistical rigor of a 1980s electrophysiology paper in Nature
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Bertoglio lab (FMC/UFSC) @bertogliolab.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Vicarious Extinction Attenuates Reinstatement of High-Intensity Fear: The Role of the Acquisition-To-Extinction Interval doi.org/10.1111/psyp...
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<em>Psychophysiology</em> | SPR Journal | Wiley Online Library
Although previous studies have shown that immediate vicarious extinction effectively inhibits the reinstatement of moderate-intensity fear, the present study demonstrates its efficacy is limited for ...
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Kurt Fraser @kurtfraser.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
I'm looking to hire a research technician/lab manager. This role is ideal for someone looking to gain experience and independence after undergraduate research on their way to graduate school. Please encourage anyone interested to apply: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/374... (job code 374183)
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The Fraser Lab at the University of Minnesota (https://fraserlab.psych.umn.edu/) is recruiting a full-time research technician to support the lab. As a part of the Department of Psychology we are involved in the greater neuroscience research community at the University of Minnesota which provides excellent access to training and professional development. The Fraser Lab is interested in the neurobiological basis of motivated behavior and investigates how defined brain circuits contribute to behavioral regulation. We make use of modern neuroscience approaches to record and manipulate neural activity in real-time as rodents perform complex behavioral tasks to relate precise aspects of neural activity to well-defined psychological processes. To do so, we regularly use optogenetics, chemogenetics, calcium imaging, biosensors, pharmacology, and immunohistochemistry. Our ultimate goal is to decipher the neural mechanisms regulating behavior and to characterize how these are altered in psychiatric illness, such as addiction, or by differences in lived experience, such as after early life adversity, to potentially identify novel therapeutics. We seek a team member who can play a lead role in lab operations, collaborate closely with the PI, and engage in team-building and growth.Duties:Laboratory logistics, maintenance and operations (30%):
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Sydney Trask @sydneytrask.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
when your toddler is playing alone happily and you don’t want him to spot you
The little girl from Jurassic Park who is staying still with Jell-O on her spoon, trying not to be detected by the dinosaur
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Matt Hill @cannabrain.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
What a time to be a horror fan #horrosky
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MwahahahahahadScientist @mads100tist.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Academic life is this, with grants and papers
Moe kicking out Barney from the Tavern, looking done and suspicious, then Barney is back in the Tavern behind him
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Sydney Trask @sydneytrask.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Every time I get a new water bottle, I am certain all of my bad habits are a thing of the past and I'm going to be a paragon of health. This has worked exactly 0 times but I remain steadfast in this conviction.
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SJo @sjo09.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
New paper from the lab. Using longitudinal ca imaging, activity-dependent tagging and optogenetics, we show that newly allocated fear engram neurons in amygdala undergo a brief period of coordinated “offline reverberation” immediately after learning. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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Jordan Theriault-Brown @jtheriault.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
We are looking for a research assistant to help with scanning an ongoing R01 project at MGH. The project involves working with older adults, and physio/fMRI data collection. Please send interested recent grads our way! northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...
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Research Technician - Interdisciplinary Affective Science Laboratory
About the Opportunity Job Summary The Interdisciplinary Affective Science Laboratory (IASL) within the College of Science is seeking a full-time Research Technician for an NIH-funded, multidisciplinar...
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Patrick S. Mitchell @psmitchej.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Thrilled to announce that the Department of Microbiology at the University of Washington, School of Medicine is hiring at the Assistant Professor level (tenure-track)! The Pacific Northwest is an awesome place to live and do science 🧪🦠. Join us! apply.interfolio.com/185622 Applications due 8/1.
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Zoe McElligott @nanopharmnc.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
the technician position in my lab is now posted! Please pass this along: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/319...
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Laboratory Research Technician
The Research Technician will assist with lab management operations and assist the Principal Investigator and members of the laboratory with experiments involving molecular biology, behavior, biochemis...
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Alex Merz 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦 @merz.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Not even close to biggest problem at #NIH but still, hard to overstate how much #SciENcv sucks. This is the new system we are required to use to prepare our CV/Biosketch. It's a PITA to use, and the product that it spits out is poorly formatted, ugly, and hard to read. #enshittification
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Jimmy Dooley @jimmycdooley.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Big thanks to ‪@sfnjournals.bsky.social‬ for highlighting our upcoming paper! We’re mapping out how the distinct building blocks of REM sleep—tonic and phasic dynamics—actually develop and organize in early life. Can’t wait for the final version to drop soon!
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Sydney Trask @sydneytrask.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Our new *entirely null results* paper is out. Here, we ran a series of experiments that we think convincingly demonstrate the stimulus specificity of behavioral reduction achieved through weak shock presentations. link.springer.com/article/10.3...
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Unconditional stimulus deflation is stimulus specific - Learning & Behavior
Previous work has demonstrated that repeated presentations of a conditional stimulus (CS) with a weak shock following training with a strong shock can reduce later conditional responding to that CS. W...
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
So say we all!
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Sydney Trask @sydneytrask.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
How it feels opening up your email when you’ve been OOO all week.
Pieces of mail flying out of a computer at a man’s face.
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Talia Lerner @talialerner.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
🚨Exiting new preprint from Lerner Lab postdoc AJ Miller-Hansen examining the thalamus as a physiological driver of local, acetylcholine-dependent dopamine release! 🚨 DA-ACh interactions have been 🔥but what’s really going on in vivo? We think we have some answers. #neuroskyence🧪
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Abby Polter @ampolter.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
FINALLY HR has the posting up for a postdoc opening in my lab ! Particularly interested in folks with electrophysiology, photometry, or behavioral experience. www.gwu.jobs/postings/125...
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Postdoctoral Associate
The George Washington University Department of Pharmacology & Physiology is an active research department with federally funded programs in neuroscience and development, cardiovascular pharmacology an...
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Bertoglio lab (FMC/UFSC) @bertogliolab.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
🤩 So proud to have contributed to this work: Sex-specific role of microglia in Δ9-THC-induced disruption of fear memory reconsolidation www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Sex-specific role of microglia in Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol-induced disruption of fear memory reconsolidation - Neuropsychopharmacology
Neuropsychopharmacology - Sex-specific role of microglia in Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol-induced disruption of fear memory reconsolidation
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Lauren Palmer @laurenpalmer.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
🚨Faculty job search: University of Illinois Chicago Micro & Immuno department is hiring! Open rank and open area within host-pathogen interactions. Apply by May 31 to join us in UI College of Medicine in the heart of Chicago! uic.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Image of UIC sculpture, recreation center, and Medical Sciences Building
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Penn State Department of Biology @psubiodept.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
🌱 We’re hiring in Plant Biology at Penn State! The Department of Biology at Penn State University Park is searching for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor in any area of plant biology.
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Sydney Trask @sydneytrask.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Mechanism is in the eye of the beholder.
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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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Tom Kash @superkash.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Fantastic paper diving in to how PNNs modulate hippocampal function and behavior. a must read for all who are interested in PNN.
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Gonzalo Urcelay @gurcelay.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Looks like a very interesting opportunity for someone looking for a postdoc in attention
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