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Timmy Lê, Ph.D.

@timmyle.bsky.social
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•Postdoc in the Logan Lab @umasschan •Neuroscientist with cerebral palsy born to Vietnamese refugees •Interested in stress and addiction •UMass Chan trained neuroscientist/electrophysiologist 🧪🧠

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Timmy Lê, Ph.D. @timmyle.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
When you looked at sEPSC so much this week that you need to take a closer look at the news headline 🤦‍♂️
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Timmy Lê, Ph.D. @timmyle.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
👏👏👏
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Read about the high school and undergraduate students who spent part of their summer at UMass Chan Medical School in highly sought-after programs: direc.to/pb7d #HealthCareers #HealthcareCareers #FutureDoctors #SummerResearch #StudentResearch #UndergraduateResearch @umassdiabetes.bsky.social
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UMass Chan summer outreach programs inspire next generation of physician-scientists
Classrooms and labs kept busy this summer at UMass Chan, hosting high school and college students participating in outreach programs.
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Timmy Lê, Ph.D. @timmyle.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Congratulations!!!!
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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
📣 It's Roll Call time! Kick off #BINW26 by introducing yourself! Share a selfie or short video telling us who you are, what you do, and the future you're helping reimagine. 🧠 Tag us and use #BINRollCall so we can celebrate our amazing community! Tag 3 BIN members you'd like to see join Roll Call ✨
Promotional graphic for #BINRollCall during Black In Neuro Week 2026. The design features a blue sunburst background with an arch-shaped cream panel. At the top, a blue banner reads "Mon 27 July, 2026." The center text says: "Kick off #BINW26 by introducing yourself! Share a selfie or short video telling us who you are, what you do, and what future you're helping reimagine." The Black In Neuro logo appears in the bottom left corner, and #BINW26 is displayed in a banner at the bottom.
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Timmy Lê, Ph.D. @timmyle.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
I second this!!!
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Timmy Lê, Ph.D. @timmyle.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Thinking cap on 🤣
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
UMass Chan Medical School research indicates that brain activity could predict which individuals with alcohol use disorder are more susceptible to problematic drinking and relapse than others: direc.to/oCQq #AlcoholResearch @dgordonwinder.bsky.social @mariedoyle.bsky.social
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UMass Chan study finds brain activity could predict problematic drinking, relapse vulnerability in alcohol use disorder
The study could start to answer why individuals displaying certain problematic drinking patterns may be more susceptible to relapse than others.
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Timmy Lê, Ph.D. @timmyle.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
🥳🥳🥳
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
“From this point forward, we are no longer simply students of knowledge—we are now responsible for creating it." - PhD candidate Humberto Ochoa, speaking on behalf of the Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Class of 2026 #UMassChan2026 #UMass @uofmass.bsky.social
PhD candidate Humberto Ochoa addressing the UMass Chan Classes of 2026
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Timmy Lê, Ph.D. @timmyle.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Last night I had a dream I was patch clamping…and it turned out to be the best night of sleep I had in awhile
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Megan Kate Nelson 📚 @mkn.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
A white poster board sign sporting a checklist - NO KINGS but green checks for books, art, empathy, love, and tacos
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Timmy Lê, Ph.D. @timmyle.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
🥳🥳🥳
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Timmy Lê, Ph.D. @timmyle.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
It’s mind blowing to think, growing up I know ZERO Ph.D.’s (I did not known what those letters were 😅). Now, they’re just my friends 🤯
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Noah Emery, PhD @noahemery.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
🚨 New episode alert 🚨 The Addiction Psychologist just dropped a new episode on GLP-1s. In it, Dr. Joseph Schacht discusses what these compounds are, how they work, their potential to treat substance use disorders, and the current state of the science. Really insightful and balanced conversation.
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Dr. Joseph Schacht - Can We Leverage GLP-1s for Substance Use Disorder? by The Addiction Psychologist
GLP-1s have rapidly increased in popularity, Due to their seemingly remarkable ability to facilitate weight loss. These findings have led to increased interest in understanding whether GLP-1s might be...
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Timmy Lê, Ph.D. @timmyle.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Post stereotaxic surgeries be like…
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a group of surgeons are standing in an operating room talking to each other and the words `` doctor , doctor , doctor '' .
ALT: a group of surgeons are standing in an operating room talking to each other and the words `` doctor , doctor , doctor '' .
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Timmy Lê, Ph.D. @timmyle.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
She kept everything coordinated and balanced!
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Timmy Lê, Ph.D. @timmyle.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Your last one as a PhD candidate🥳
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Timmy Lê, Ph.D. @timmyle.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
As Elle Woods from Legally Blonde 👱‍♀️ once said, exercise releases endorphins, endorphins makes you happy…#CPChatNow
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Timmy Lê, Ph.D. @timmyle.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
PhD work is finally published!
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Research Society on Alcohol @rsaofficial.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
👉NEW in ACER 🧬 How biological sex and age impact synaptic gating in binge alcohol drinking 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/acer.70243
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RNA Therapeutics Institute @rti-umasschan.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
If you haven't gotten your #RNA lover that special gift for Valentine's yet, we have just the thing! Registration to our 8th annual symposium, RNA Therapeutics: From Concept to Clinic, June 24-26, 2026 @UMassChan.bsky.social! 'U' deserve it! #RNATx2025 🔬📷: @cansucolpan5 #RNAValentine buff.ly/vi22rN6
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Timmy Lê, Ph.D. @timmyle.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
She’s the best person ever!
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Timmy Lê, Ph.D. @timmyle.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
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Timmy Lê, Ph.D. @timmyle.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
My first undergrad presentation was on the metabolism of ethanol. Little did I know at the time, alcohol use disorder would become the topic of my PhD work
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Angeline J. Dukes, PhD @heydrdukes.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
If you didn’t get a chance to purchase the exclusive 5-year #BlackInNeuro pin last night, I have more with me today! ✨ We’re asking for $15 donations to support BIN programming ❤️ blackinneuro.com/donate Allies are welcome to purchase pins as well 🙌🏾 #SfN25
A hand holding a Black In Neuro 5 year pin with a pile of them on a table in the background. The pin is a gorgeous gold laurel wreath with the original Black In Neuro logo on top and the big gold glittery 5 on the bottomA hand holding a Black In Neuro 5 year pin against a white linen background. The pin is a gorgeous gold laurel wreath with the original Black In Neuro logo on top and the big gold glittery 5 on the bottom
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Timmy Lê, Ph.D. @timmyle.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
It's funny you said that because it sounds like CP and what CP taught us (or at least me) about progress and not comparing ourselves with others. #CPChatNow
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Timmy Lê, Ph.D. @timmyle.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Yeah! which is why I'm going to learn to code. Always wanted to learn it while in grad school, but there was always something that took priority. #CPChatNow
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Timmy Lê, Ph.D. @timmyle.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Exactly! It is progress! #CPChatNow
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Timmy Lê, Ph.D. @timmyle.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
I was in school for SOOO long...It feels weird now lol #CPChatNow
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Timmy Lê, Ph.D. @timmyle.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
My friend and I just started a podcast too. We discuss bench science and clinical practice because he's a nurse practitioner and I the scientist #CPChatNow
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Timmy Lê, Ph.D. @timmyle.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
I just found out! lol #CPChatNow
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Timmy Lê, Ph.D. @timmyle.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Learning Python (programming language) because I feel like it will be useful in the future for my next career move #CPChatNow
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Timmy Lê, Ph.D. @timmyle.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
oh cool! You have a podcast? What is it about? #CPChatNow
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Timmy Lê, Ph.D. @timmyle.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
I finally have time now! #CPChatNow
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Timmy Lê, Ph.D. @timmyle.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Whats going on?! #CPChatNow
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Research Society on Alcohol @rsaofficial.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
🎃 Don't drink and fly...driving is a bad idea, too! 👻 The best way to celebrate Halloween is to brush up on your #NIAAA #RethinkingDrinking resources 🎃 Link: rethinkingdrinking.niaaa.nih.gov
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Timmy Lê, Ph.D. @timmyle.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
The big question is if our Chair will give this seminar in a costume? 🤔
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Timmy Lê, Ph.D. @timmyle.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Miso Mac N Cheese? Yeah, why not
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Timmy Lê, Ph.D. @timmyle.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
@wickedneuro.bsky.social she got an entire condition all on her own today!!!
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Timmy Lê, Ph.D. @timmyle.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Same issue when I coached wrestling #CPChatNow
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Timmy Lê, Ph.D. @timmyle.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Thanks! I went into lab the next day and all of my friends told me to go home 🤣 #CPChatNow
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
A study by Dorothy P. Schafer, PhD, and Travis E. Faust, PhD, in Cell explains how cell types in the brain communicate in response to changes in sensory input to remodel synapses: direc.to/nJHH Alzheimer’s and ALS patients have synaptic damage. @travisfaust.bsky.social @cp-cell.bsky.social
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UMass Chan scientists show how the non-neuronal brain cells communicate to coordinate rewiring of brain
A study by Dorothy P. Schafer, PhD, and Travis E. Faust, PhD, explains how two different cell types in the brain communicate in response to changes in sensory input.
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Timmy Lê, Ph.D. @timmyle.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Can always count on @femmeinstem.bsky.social and the Winder Lab for hyping you up!
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Tara Delorme @taracdelorme.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
How do opioids disrupt the brain’s internal clock, and how does this differ between sexes? Our new study uses RNAseq to examine the suprachiasmatic nucleus across different opioid exposure states in genetically diverse rats. ✨https://sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772392525000458
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Timmy Lê, Ph.D. @timmyle.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Uhh…10 days #CPChatNow
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Timmy Lê, Ph.D. @timmyle.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Small win! #CPChatNow
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Timmy Lê, Ph.D. @timmyle.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
I heard about how they climbed back to the top of the AL Central #CPChatNow
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Timmy Lê, Ph.D. @timmyle.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
This bed feels like a faraday cage 🤣
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Jessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
so, to understand this story there are a few things you need to know - my cat, Gus, believes he is a trained support animal - he is not (he has relatives who are, but he is not) - he believes he is a seizure-detecting dog - he is not a dog - I do not get seizures
Cream tabby Maine Coon cat staring intensely at the camera
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