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Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS

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🧠Neuro PhD Candidate+NIH TL1 Fellow studying #OCD & #psychedelics @Cahill-Lab.bsky.social 🍄 | Bridging #MentalHealth research🤝lived experience | SciComm+Advocacy Podcast🎙️A Chat with Uma | #DisabledInSTEM | Council - One Mind🎗️| umarchatterjee.com 🔗

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Katy Bjornson @katy-bjornson.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Kind of neat seeing my image as cover art! 🤭 (Part of my graduate work completed in the @cahill-lab.bsky.social DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2025.11.022 )
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Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS @umarchatterjee.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
SO honored to share I’m a 2026 NIH Outstanding Scholars in Neuroscience #OSNAP awardee! 🧠✨ It’s surreal to receive this as a grad student! Eternally grateful to my incredible thesis advisor @cahill-lab.bsky.social & mentor @crodriguezmdphd.bsky.social — your unconditional support is why I’m here! 🙏🏾
Graphic announcing the National Institutes of Health (NIH) 2026 Outstanding Scholars in Neuroscience Award. The dark blue graphic features the NIH logo at the top, the title “2026 NIH Outstanding Scholars in Neuroscience Award,” a professional headshot of Uma R. Chatterjee, and a description of the award program. Along the bottom is the Cahill Lab logo and the title of the recipient’s research project: “Bridging Genetic Risk to Neurobiological Mechanisms: A Region-Specific, Reverse-Translational Approach to OCD Pathophysiology.”

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National Institutes of Health
Turning Discovery Into Health

2026 NIH OUTSTANDING SCHOLARS IN NEUROSCIENCE

AWARD

2026 RECIPIENT

The Outstanding Scholars in Neuroscience Award Program (OSNAP) is designed to recognize those who are conducting exceptional neuroscience research across the nation and have great academic potential in their scientific training.

UMA R. CHATTERJEE, MS
PhD Candidate – Cahill Lab
Neuroscience Training Program
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

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NIH OSNAP 2026

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CAHILL LAB

BRIDGING GENETIC RISK TO NEUROBIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS:

A REGION-SPECIFIC, REVERSE-TRANSLATIONAL APPROACH TO OCD PATHOPHYSIOLOGY



Graphic announcing the 2026 NIH OSNAP Award with excerpts from an acceptance email. The graphic includes the NIH logo, the title “2026 NIH OSNAP Award,” a screenshot of the congratulatory email informing Uma Chatterjee of her selection, and a summary of what the award includes, including an invitation to present research at the NIH and meet with NIH leadership and program officers.

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National Institutes of Health
Turning Discovery Into Health

2026 NIH OSNAP AWARD

Subject: NIH Outstanding Scholars in Neuroscience Award Program (OSNAP)-Acceptance

Dear Ms. Chatterjee,

We are pleased to notify you that you have been selected as an award recipient for the 2026 NIH Outstanding Scholars in Neuroscience Award Program (OSNAP). It was clear from the nomination package we received that your research and scientific training are exceptional, that you are a rising star in the neuroscience community, and that you are deserving of this distinguished honor.

The OSNAP Award includes:

• a certificate honoring selection as an NIH OSNAP recipient;

• an invitation to visit the NIH either in person at the Bethesda, MD campus or virtual (if necessary) for an Award Symposium where awardees share their science, meet with NIH leadership, investigators, program staff and research trainees to learn about the unique resources and research conducted in the Intramural Research Program (IRP);

• the opportunity to give a brief talk and present a poster about their own research; and

• the opportunity to meet Program Officers from institutes of interest to learn about extramural funding opportunities.

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NIH OSNAP 2026
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Britton Barbee @brittonrae.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
First ACNP is going to be tough to top! Thanks to everyone who stopped by to learn about @dpn-journal.bsky.social 🫶🏻🧠💻 #ACNP2026
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Jean Marrero-Polanco @jeanmarrero.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
My favorite picture is celebrating this year's #ACNP2026 with three of my thesis mentors! Thank you!! Excited for whats to come in 2026, especially in digital health/mental health. @acnporg.bsky.social @dpn-journal.bsky.social
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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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Dr. Millie Rincón-Cortés @madrelabutd.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Thrilled to share that I was promoted to Full Member! 🎉 🙌Grateful for the incredible mentorship, support, and community that made this milestone possible. Thanks to everyone who believed in me, including Tony Grace + @jaredwyoung.bsky.social for their letters, and to @acnporg.bsky.social 🙏 #ACNP2026
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NPP-Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience (DPN) @dpn-journal.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
If you're attending #ACNP2026 and would like to learn more & discuss this important topic with the authors, come to this study group👇👇 on Tues morning (1/13) at 9 AM! See you there 😄
Screenshot of study group at upcoming ACNP 2026 annual meeting
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NPP-Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience (DPN) @dpn-journal.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Read the article here: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Breaking barriers: centering researchers with lived experience in psychiatric neuroscience - NPP—Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience
Researchers who live with serious mental illness or substance use disorders bring unique insight to psychiatric neuroscience, yet they remain underrepresented in the field. This paper calls for recogn...
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NPP-Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience (DPN) @dpn-journal.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Our first Deep Dive of 2026 covers a Perspective calling for recognizing & removing barriers faced by researchers with lived experience of mental illness or SUDs who work in our field. By @umarchatterjee.bsky.social @mayaschumer.bsky.social @deffinger.bsky.social & colleagues youtu.be/y5fymczeNFc
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The central role of lived experience in mental health research
YouTube video by NPP - Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience (DPN)
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Benjamin Kay @benjaminkay.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
This is your brain on Ritalin. Got your attention? Stimulant medications like Ritalin (methylphenidate) do, but not in the way you might think. They don't act directly on the brain’s attention systems! Find out what's really happening in @cellpress.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
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Alex Kwan @alexkwan.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
“Basic neuroscience hasn’t produced new drugs.” 💊 Not true - zuranolone (PPD), suzetrigine (pain), gepants (migraine), and more... were born out of a long arc of studies in the lab. I wrote a Perspective on why this matters. @thetransmitter.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/drug-develop...
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How basic neuroscience has paved the path to new drugs
A growing list of medications—such as zuranolone for postpartum depression, suzetrigine for pain, and the gepants class of migraine medicines—exist because of insights from basic research.
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Susanne Ahmari @ahmarilab.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
CONGRATULATIONS TO DR. BRITT CHAMBERLAIN!!! @britt-chamberlain.bsky.social 🎉🧠🥳🎈💃🏻👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 She did such an incredible job in both the public talk and private thesis defense- I can’t wait to see all the amazing work she does for the field of #OCD in the years to come 🧪
Britt right after she became a Dr., talking to her external examiner Dr. Vikaas Sohal, with family and friends peeking through the window. Dr. Chamberlain being celebrated with a champagne toast 🍾
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Susanne Ahmari @ahmarilab.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Avoidance manifolds!!! @britt-chamberlain.bsky.social 🧠🧪
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Susanne Ahmari @ahmarilab.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
🥳SO EXCITED for @britt-chamberlain.bsky.social thesis defense, starting now!!! 🎉🎉🎉 This amazing MD/PhD candidate created an incredibly impressive body of work investigating the role of mOFC in avoidance. Stay tuned for her findings, dropping on @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social soon #OCD 🧠💗🧪
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Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS @umarchatterjee.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
I’m incredibly honored to be selected for the @acnporg.bsky.social 2026 Near Peer Mentorship Program! 🥹 Thank you ACNP for this incredible opportunity & for believing + investing in my development as an ECR w/ #LivedExperience! Grateful to learn from & grow w/ my mentor + amazing cohort🙏🏾🧠 #ACNP2026
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ACNP @acnporg.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Please join us in congratulating the selected mentors and mentees for the 2026 Near-Peer Mentorship Program! More info: tinyurl.com/2v2phzza
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NPP-Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience (DPN) @dpn-journal.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
A powerful DPN Perspective from @umarchatterjee.bsky.social, @mayaschumer.bsky.social, @deffinger.bsky.social, @viscidula.bsky.social, Noel Vest, Michael Cahill, Brandon Staglin, & @ericjnestler.bsky.social. DPN is grateful for the authors' dedication to writing this!
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NPP-Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience (DPN) @dpn-journal.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Researchers with lived experience of mental illness/SUDs bring vital insight to our field, yet remain underrepresented and face barriers to participation & leadership This Perspective calls for removing such barriers & proposes reforms to build inclusive environments www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Breaking barriers: centering researchers with lived experience in psychiatric neuroscience - NPP—Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience
Researchers who live with serious mental illness or substance use disorders bring unique insight to psychiatric neuroscience, yet they remain underrepresented in the field. This paper calls for recogn...
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Bita Moghaddam @bita137.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
This is profoundly sad. We lost a true pioneer in the field of psychiatry Sincere condolences to his family friends and collaborators
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Owen Muir, M.D., DFAACAP, FCTMSS @owenmuir.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
A eulogy for my friend Nolan Williams. open.substack.com/pub/thefront...
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Jason “Obstacle to Progress” Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment. The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
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An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
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Susanne Ahmari @ahmarilab.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
So excited for the first ever @onemindorg.bsky.social Summit on the Future of Mental Health Research! Led by brilliant CSO Dr. Tahilia Rebello to accelerate big ideas to impact 🧠💪🏼🧪
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Susanne Ahmari @ahmarilab.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Tech check complete! 🎤 So excited for the @onemindorg.bsky.social Science and Music Festival keynote tomorrow! 🧠💗
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Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS @umarchatterjee.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
This was truly one of my favorite A Chat with Uma episodes I’ve ever released!✨ I'm so grateful for how @theborislab.bsky.social shared not only his work, but his own story, with such honesty, generosity, + depth 🙌🏾🙏🏾 📖 Read below for full show notes + timestamps, and listen at the link above! ☝🏾
Podcast episode description text reads:
“On episode 51 of A Chat with Uma, I sit down with Dr. Boris Heifets, MD, PhD—associate professor at Stanford, anesthesiologist, neuroscientist, & one of the most extraordinary scientists & clinicians who is truly revolutionizing mental health! He pushes the boundaries of how we approach consciousness, mental health, & pharmacology—asking questions most people are too afraid to traverse: Do we need to be awake for drugs to heal the brain? What exactly are ketamine, MDMA, & psilocybin doing when they flip a circuit? Could anesthesiology itself hold keys to psychiatry’s future?
And yet what makes Boris remarkable isn’t only the science—it’s who he is. Over two hours, he shares not just his cutting-edge research but his story: moving from Moscow to the U.S., struggling with belonging, discovering MDMA & LSD in college, & how those experiences of connection still shape his lab’s vision today. We explore MDMA for OCD & autism, the limits of “magic bullet” thinking, why context & lifestyle matter more than a single intervention, & how anesthesiology lets him practice applied neuroscience in real time. If you want to understand where psychiatry is heading & hear from one of field’s foremost minds, this is an episode you cannot miss.”
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A list of timestamps and segment titles follows:

(00:00:00) Introduction & welcome to Dr. Boris Heifets, MD, PhD!

(00:08:44) How Boris & I first met, & why I've admired him since!

(00:11:00) Who Boris is beyond titles: curiosity, sci-fi imagination, & breaking boundaries

(00:16:00) Childhood across Moscow, Denver, St. Louis, Philly → disconnection & search for belonging

(00:17:30) College discoveries: MDMA & LSD → the shock of true connection

(00:19:30) MDMA for autism spectrum: Alicia Danforth’s trial & showing connection for the first time

(00:22:00) Psychedelics as tools, not cures → lifestyle & comorbidities vs. one-day interventions

(00:27:00) How reductionistic models fail to capture what psychedelics actually do

(00:31:00) Anesthesiology + psychiatry + neuroscience → how Boris integrates it all
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(00:36:40) Applied neuroscience: giving drugs, flipping brain states in real time

(00:43:00) Why mental health was always his focus & the bottlenecks of human communication

(01:00:00) Translational bridge: MDMA, ketamine, psilocybin across mice & humans

(01:12:00) What anesthesiology teaches psychiatry about states, context, & timing

(01:25:00) Team science vs. lone-genius myth → collaboration, controversy, courage

(01:36:00) What makes psychedelic medicine powerful: bending life trajectories, not instant cures

(01:45:00) How to measure outcomes when the drug is just the beginning

(01:55:00) Risks, hype, & how to ground the field in reality without losing hope

(02:10:00) Closing reflections: radical curiosity, gratitude, & staying human in the science
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Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS @umarchatterjee.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
🤯TRIPPING IN YOUR SLEEP: Psychedelics, The Placebo Effect, & How Human Connection Heals the Brain with Dr. Boris Heifets @theborislab.bsky.social💭 Ep. 51 of A Chat with Uma out now! 🌟 This ep is truly a dream come true (no pun intended)-a MUST listen! 🙌🏾 Tune in📲 creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
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Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS @umarchatterjee.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
🤯TRIPPING IN YOUR SLEEP: Psychedelics, The Placebo Effect, & How Human Connection Heals the Brain with Dr. Boris Heifets @theborislab.bsky.social💭 Ep. 51 of A Chat with Uma out now! 🌟 This ep is truly a dream come true (no pun intended)-a MUST listen! 🙌🏾 Tune in📲 creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
Split promotional graphic for the podcast "A Chat with Uma." The left side features a smiling man in glasses and a light purple blazer over a pink-and-blue checkered shirt, standing outdoors with blurred greenery behind him. A soft rainbow gradient overlays the image. The right side has a black background and includes the colorful brain-flower podcast logo at the top, followed by the text:
"A Chat with Uma"
by Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS
Large headline: "Tripping In Your Sleep:"
Subheadline: "Psychedelics, The Placebo Effect, & How Human Connection Heals the Brain with Dr. Boris Heifets."
Along the bottom are icons for Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Orange icon (possibly Overcast), Spotify, and RSS.
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Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS @umarchatterjee.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
2) I’m honored to be selected as a mentee for the @acnporg.bsky.social Near-Peer Mentorship Program! 🎉 I’m deeply grateful to everyone in our field who has supported me as a scientist with lived experience! I wouldn’t be here without your belief in me & you challenging the stigma! 🙏🏾 #ACNP2026
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Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS @umarchatterjee.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
THRILLED to share @acnporg.bsky.social news x2! 1) Our study group “Centering Lived Experience in Psychiatric Neuroscience Research” @ericjnestler.bsky.social @mayaschumer.bsky.social @deffinger.bsky.social @viscidula.bsky.social @noelvest.bsky.social @cahill-lab.bsky.social=ACCEPTED! 🤩 #ACNP2026
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Scott Thompson, PhD @sthom003.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
So important to recognize the value and recognize the importance of lived experiences! Thank you to all the panelists for your courage and generosity!
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Jared Young @jaredwyoung.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
FANTASTIC news Uma, you are perfect for leading this Study Group and will be a fantastic follow-up on the Luncheon discussion we had last year on Neurodiversity as a strength! Thank you for your continued work in this area! 😍
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Alaina Jaster, PhD @jasteralaina.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Heck yes!!! That is going to be one incredible panel!!
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Maya Schumer! @mayaschumer.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
@acnporg.bsky.social brought @umarchatterjee.bsky.social @deffinger.bsky.social & me together last year: After finding each other on X-as we are all public/open about our lived experience -we met+discussed the ideas for this Study Group! Looking forward to doing this work together@ #ACNP2026💥🧠❤️
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Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS @umarchatterjee.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
THRILLED to share @acnporg.bsky.social news x2! 1) Our study group “Centering Lived Experience in Psychiatric Neuroscience Research” @ericjnestler.bsky.social @mayaschumer.bsky.social @deffinger.bsky.social @viscidula.bsky.social @noelvest.bsky.social @cahill-lab.bsky.social=ACCEPTED! 🤩 #ACNP2026
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ACNP @acnporg.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Join us in Congratulating the 2025 ACNP Travel Award Class! 🙌🎉
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Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS @umarchatterjee.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Ecstatic to share my @ologies.bsky.social episode on #OCD! 🎉 SO grateful to (my fav human!) @alieward.bsky.social for having me on! This was such a rewarding + healing experience for me, fully sharing as a researcher INFORMED by my lived experience 🥺🫶🏾 TUNE IN 👉🏾 www.alieward.com/ologies/ocdb... 1/🧵
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Bonus Episode: The OCD Experience with Neurobiologist Uma Chatterjee — alie ward
This one’s all about lived experience: What's it like to have OCD? What’s the therapy all about? How do you support people with it? And how to accept the darkest thoughts that might haunt you. As a bo...
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nora "the tea kobold" rude (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 30/07/2025
@umarchatterjee.bsky.social hey thank you so much for the podcast. i haven't been formally diagnosed yet but everything you said matches my experience and i am going to look into getting treatment
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Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS @umarchatterjee.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Ecstatic to share my @ologies.bsky.social episode on #OCD! 🎉 SO grateful to (my fav human!) @alieward.bsky.social for having me on! This was such a rewarding + healing experience for me, fully sharing as a researcher INFORMED by my lived experience 🥺🫶🏾 TUNE IN 👉🏾 www.alieward.com/ologies/ocdb... 1/🧵
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Bonus Episode: The OCD Experience with Neurobiologist Uma Chatterjee — alie ward
This one’s all about lived experience: What's it like to have OCD? What’s the therapy all about? How do you support people with it? And how to accept the darkest thoughts that might haunt you. As a bo...
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
A discussion of the use of animals in research. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSvk... 1/n (Warning: Rant coming)
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Director’s Desk: The Future of Animal Models in Research | NIH’s Dr. Nicole Kleinstreuer
YouTube video by National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS @umarchatterjee.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
OCD Awareness🤝The NUMBER 1 science podcast in the WORLD! 🎉 @ologies.bsky.social w/ @alieward.bsky.social is covering #OCD with not one but TWO episodes this week! Pt. 1, with the legendary Dr. Wayne Goodman, out TODAY—part 2, with yours truly (!!!), comes next later this week! 🥹🫶🏾 Listen to pt. 1👇🏾
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Obsessive-Compulsive Neurobiology (OCD) with Dr. Wayne Goodman — alie ward
Ruminations and reassurances. Checking and counting. Suffering and stigmas. It’s OCD, babes! OCD is now considered one of the most common psychiatric conditions, afflicting 2% to 3% of the general pop...
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Steven Ray Morris @stevenraymorris.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Seeing @ologies.bsky.social smack dab in the center of TIME’s hundred greatest podcasts is such a beautiful feeling. @alieward.bsky.social is a genius and I’m so grateful for my time working on the show, she makes the world a better place and inspires me every day: time.com/collections/...
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Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS @umarchatterjee.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
OCD Awareness🤝The NUMBER 1 science podcast in the WORLD! 🎉 @ologies.bsky.social w/ @alieward.bsky.social is covering #OCD with not one but TWO episodes this week! Pt. 1, with the legendary Dr. Wayne Goodman, out TODAY—part 2, with yours truly (!!!), comes next later this week! 🥹🫶🏾 Listen to pt. 1👇🏾
alieward.com
Obsessive-Compulsive Neurobiology (OCD) with Dr. Wayne Goodman — alie ward
Ruminations and reassurances. Checking and counting. Suffering and stigmas. It’s OCD, babes! OCD is now considered one of the most common psychiatric conditions, afflicting 2% to 3% of the general pop...
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Stephanie Hudiburgh, MS @shudiburgh.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
And lastly, can't wait for the bonus episode with OCD advocate and fellow scientist @umarchatterjee.bsky.social, who I appreciate so much for being a voice at the intersection of science and lived experience!
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Stephanie Hudiburgh, MS @shudiburgh.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
One of my fave science pods @ologies.bsky.social has a new episode on OCD, a topic obviously very near & dear to my heart. I'm so used to its host making me care deeply about topics I know zero about, so I'm thrilled to listen when I do know a thing...or even 2 😄 www.alieward.com/ologies/ocdn...
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Obsessive-Compulsive Neurobiology (OCD) with Dr. Wayne Goodman — alie ward
Ruminations and reassurances. Checking and counting. Suffering and stigmas. It’s OCD, babes! OCD is now considered one of the most common psychiatric conditions, afflicting 2% to 3% of the general pop...
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Ologies with Alie Ward @ologies.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
WE HAVE OCD. A whole episode w/ ICON Dr. Wayne Goodman. Ruminations. Rituals. Checking. Suffering. Stigmas. Hope. Plus: origins, comorbidities, intrusive thoughts, deep brain stimulation, genetics, medications, finding a doc + the best therapy for it, ERP. www.alieward.com/ologies/ocdn...
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Obsessive-Compulsive Neurobiology (OCD) with Dr. Wayne Goodman — alie ward
Ruminations and reassurances. Checking and counting. Suffering and stigmas. It’s OCD, babes! OCD is now considered one of the most common psychiatric conditions, afflicting 2% to 3% of the general pop...
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 11/07/2025
DO NOT GIVE UP! Our advocacy is working. A key Senate committee has indicated that it will reject Trump’s proposed cuts to science agencies including NASA and the NSF. Keep speaking up and calling your electeds 🗣️🗣️🗣️
Nature: US senators poised to reject Trump’s proposed massive science cuts

Committee gives first hint that policymakers might preserve, rather than slash, funding for US National Science Foundation and other agencies.
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Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS @umarchatterjee.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
🎓 FROM FOSTER CARE TO HARVARD NEUROSCIENTIST: The Choice to Live, Maternal #Psychedelics, & Post-Viral Chronic Illnesses with Dr. Ya’el Courtney @scienceyael.bsky.social ☄️ Ep. 46 of A Chat with Uma is out everywhere now! Truly a MUST listen🌟👏🏾 🎙️Tune in here 👉🏾 creators.spotify.com/pod/show/uma... 1/
Podcast cover for “A Chat with Uma.” On the left side is Dr. Ya’el Courtney, a smiling woman with long brown hair, a striped blue button-down shirt, and small hoop earrings. The background is a gradient of rainbow tones. On the right is the podcast branding, featuring a rainbow-colored brain and leaf logo above the title. The text reads:

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A Chat with Uma
By Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS

From Foster Care to Harvard Neuroscientist:
The Choice to Live, Maternal Psychedelics, & Post-Viral Chronic Illnesses with Dr. Ya’el Courtney

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DisabledInSTEM @disabledinstem.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Since the US politics have decided to target DEI spaces, I’ve seen a huge drop of engagement in #DisabledInSTEM Disabled, disability and accessibility are part of the list of banned words for grants too really really highlights that these identities are being specifically targeted to be silenced.
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Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS @umarchatterjee.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
My podcast, A Chat with Uma, has listeners in… 49 countries?! 🤯🌏 I can’t wrap my head around how far & wide our community lives. I lived in isolation & shame for SO long from severe #MentalIllness & unimaginably painful circumstances—where my truth was deeply uncomfortable+intolerable to most. 1/
A podcast analytics screenshot for A Chat with Uma showing the geographic location of listeners under the “Audience” tab. The view is set to “All platforms.” The top five countries are listed with their respective percentages: United States (77.1%), Canada (6%), United Kingdom (4.2%), Australia (2.6%), and Sweden (1.6%). At the bottom, there’s a red-circled link labeled “Show all (49),” indicating the podcast has listeners in 49 countries.
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Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS @umarchatterjee.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
🧠 MAPPING THE BIPOLAR BRAIN: Emerging Biomarkers, New Brain Regions, & Lived Experience in Research w/ Dr. @mayaschumer.bsky.social (pt. 2) ☯️ Ep. 41 of A Chat with Uma is out now! Listen here👉🏾 creators.spotify.com/pod/show/uma... #BipolarDisorder #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #Neuroscience #SciComm
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Carolyn Rodriguez @crodriguezmdphd.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Incredibly appreciative of @deisseroth.bsky.social pioneering vision & honored to work alongside the amazing Human Neural Circuitry (HNC) team. Excited to share our first HNC paper @science.org illuminating conserved brain-wide emergence of emotional response from sensory experience!
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