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UMSOM Program in Neuroscience @umsomneurosci.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

TODAY: PiN PhD candidate Christie Dionisos from the McCarthy lab will present her thesis proposal - Enduring consequences of developmental THC exposure on cellular and social behavioral endpoints. Join us in Howard Hall 101 or via zoom at 2:00 to show your support! @pegmccarthy.bsky.social

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Baltimore Brain Series @bmorebrainy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Fall is just around the corner…which means abstract submission is open for the Baltimore Brain Series award! Nominated trainees will give an in-person talk at the awarding institution and will receive a $150 honorarium. @um-mind.bsky.social

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Steffen Wolff @sbe-wolff.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

PREPRINT ALERT! Sophie and Alex, amazing PhD students from the Wolff and Anastasidis labs, teamed up to venture into Microbubble-enhanced focused ultrasound (MB-FUS) and took a new, multimodal approach to test its safety in-depth. (1/10) 🧪 #neuroskyence #neuroscience www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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Neurobehavioral effects of focused ultrasound-mediated blood-brain barrier opening

Microbubble-enhanced focused ultrasound (MB-FUS) enables noninvasive blood-brain barrier (BBB) opening to improve the delivery of drugs and other therapeutics to the brain, supporting more effective t...

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UMSOM Program in Neuroscience @umsomneurosci.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

TOMORROW: PiN PhD candidate Noury Khim from the Wolff lab will present her thesis proposal - Role of task-specific context in multi-skill learning. Join us in Howard Hall 101 or via zoom at 1:00 to show your support! @sbe-wolff.bsky.social

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UMSOM Program in Neuroscience @umsomneurosci.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Congratulations Dr. Franco! It was so amazing seeing the culmination of your work, we can’t wait to see what you do next.

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UMSOM Program in Neuroscience @umsomneurosci.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

TOMORROW: PIN PhD candidate Daniela Franco from the Lobo lab will publicly defend her dissertation - Divergent routes to convergent endpoints: neuronal, microglial & molecular adaptations of the NAc in chronic social stress. Join us in Howard Hall 101 or via zoom at 3:00! @marykaylobo.bsky.social

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Neuroscience Outreach & Volunteer Association @umbnova.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

There is still time to register for our 5th annual Brewing Biology event starting tomorrow at 5:00! Come socialize and enjoy some food and drinks while learning about research and local programming that focuses on child development.

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UMSOM Program in Neuroscience @umsomneurosci.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

TODAY: PIN PhD candidate Kali Engel from the McCarthy lab will present her thesis proposal - An intricate dance: Necessity of microglia for mast cell retention in the developing brain. Join us in Howard Hall 101 or via zoom at 3:00 to show your support!

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UMSOM Program in Neuroscience @umsomneurosci.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Congratulations Dr. Maximova! We are so proud of the work you accomplished during your PhD, and we wish you the best of luck as you return to medical school!

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UMSOM Program in Neuroscience @umsomneurosci.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

TODAY: PIN PhD candidate Anna Maximova from the McCarthy lab will publicly defend her dissertation - Origin, distribution & regulation of peri-hippocampal mast cells in neurodevelopment. Join us in Howard Hall 101 or via zoom at 2:00 to show your support!

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Neuroscience Outreach & Volunteer Association @umbnova.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

We are hosting our 5th annual Brewing Biology event next Tuesday June 16th at Checkerspot Brewing Company! Brewing Biology is a community-focused event that encourages discussion about relevant scientific research and public health.

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UMSOM Program in Neuroscience @umsomneurosci.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

TOMORROW: PIN PhD candidate Sonia Malaiya will present her thesis proposal from the Ament lab: Characterizing immune cell states in the developing and hemorrhagic brain. Come show your support at 11:00 in Howard Hall 101!

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UMSOM Program in Neuroscience @umsomneurosci.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

TODAY: PIN PhD candidate Allison Siclair will present her thesis proposal from the Mathur & Clark labs: Developmental T lymphocyte regulation of the extended amygdala. Come show your support at 1:00 in Howard Hall 101! @brianmathur.bsky.social

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Baltimore Brain Series @bmorebrainy.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Join us tomorrow from 12:00-1:00 at UMB for another BBS seminar! Dr. Sunil Jamuna Tripathi and Celia Hallinan from Hopkins will present their exciting research! @umsomneurosci.bsky.social @um-mind.bsky.social

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Baltimore Brain Series @bmorebrainy.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Join us next Tuesday May 12 from 12:00-1:00 at UMB for another BBS seminar! Dr. Sunil Jamuna Tripathi and Celia Hallinan from Hopkins will present their exciting research! @umsomneurosci.bsky.social @um-mind.bsky.social

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UMSOM Program in Neuroscience @umsomneurosci.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

TOMORROW: PIN PhD candidate Mikah Greene will present his thesis proposal from the Lobo Lab - CRISPR epigenome editing of Hdac1 in D1-MSNs during fentanyl abstinence. Come show your support at 10:00 in the HSF II auditorium! @marykaylobo.bsky.social

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UMSOM Program in Neuroscience @umsomneurosci.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Congratulations Dr. Lorsung! You made a lasting impact during your PhD, and we wish you the best of luck as you return to medical school!

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Baltimore Brain Series @bmorebrainy.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Join us tomorrow from 12:00 - 1:00 at UMB for another BBS seminar! Drs. Pathik Parekh and Subhadeep Dutta Gupta from the National Institute on Aging will present their work. @umsomneurosci.bsky.social @um-mind.bsky.social

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UMSOM Program in Neuroscience @umsomneurosci.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

TOMORROW: PIN PhD candidate Daniel Freeman will present his thesis proposal from the Polster Lab - The role of mitochondrial complex I in inflammatory signaling & age-related neurobehavioral dysfunction. Come show your support at 10:00 in the HSF II auditorium! @brianpolster.bsky.social

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Baltimore Brain Series @bmorebrainy.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Join us next Tuesday from 12:00 - 1:00 at UMB for another BBS seminar! Drs. Pathik Parekh and Subhadeep Dutta Gupta from the National Institute on Aging will present their work. @um-mind.bsky.social @umsomneurosci.bsky.social

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UMSOM Program in Neuroscience @umsomneurosci.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

TOMORROW: PIN PhD candidate Rebecca Lorsung from the Keller Lab will publicly defend her dissertation - Sex differences in CGRP signaling in the extended amygdala. Join us in the HSF II auditorium or via zoom at 10:00 am to show your support! @asafkeller.bsky.social

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UMSOM Program in Neuroscience @umsomneurosci.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Congratulations Dr. Watson! We are so impressed with all you’ve accomplished, and wish you the best of luck moving forward in your career!

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UMSOM Program in Neuroscience @umsomneurosci.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Congratulations Dr. Pruitt Agarwal! You have done great work here at UMB, and we can’t wait to see what the future holds for you!

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Baltimore Brain Series @bmorebrainy.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

TOMORROW: Join us from 11:30 - 12:30 at NIDA for another BBS seminar! Jess McInerney and Tehmeena Akhter from UMB will present their work. Teams link provided upon request!

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UMSOM Program in Neuroscience @umsomneurosci.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

TOMORROW: PIN PhD candidate Lakota Watson from the Colloca Lab will publicly defend their dissertation - Empathy & expectations: impacts of early life adversity. Join us in HSF III 1010 or via zoom at 2:30 pm to show your support! @luanacolloca.bsky.social @watsonlakota.bsky.social

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UMSOM Program in Neuroscience @umsomneurosci.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

TOMORROW: PIN PhD candidate Molly Pruitt Agarwal from the Medina Lab will publicly defend her dissertation - Effects of developmental alcohol and THC in ferrets. Join us in HSF III 1010 or via zoom at 11:00 am to show your support!

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UMSOM Program in Neuroscience @umsomneurosci.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

TOMORROW: PIN PhD candidate Sophie Elvig will present her dissertation proposal from the Wolff Lab - Novel basal ganglia projections regulating motor variability. Come show your support at 1:00 in HSF II! @sbe-wolff.bsky.social

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UMSOM Program in Neuroscience @umsomneurosci.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

TOMORROW: PIN PhD candidate Ruchael McNair will present her dissertation proposal from the Trudeau Lab - Biophysical & cellular mechanisms by which hERG S4 voltage sensor mutations contribute to Long QT syndrome. Come show your support at 1:00 pm in HSF II!

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UMSOM Program in Neuroscience @umsomneurosci.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Congratulations Dr. Isaacs! You have done great work here at UMB, and we wish you the best as you take the next steps in your career!

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UMSOM Program in Neuroscience @umsomneurosci.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

TOMORROW: PIN PhD candidate Dominic Isaacs from the Longden Lab will publicly defend his dissertation - Capillary pericytes drive blood flow increases via parent arteriole dilation in the neocortex. Join us in Howard Hall 101 or via zoom at 10:00 am to show your support!

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UMSOM Program in Neuroscience @umsomneurosci.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Congratulations Dr. Xiang! Thanks for sharing your impressive work, we can’t wait to see what you do next!

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UMSOM Program in Neuroscience @umsomneurosci.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

TODAY: PIN PhD candidate Liuruimin (Amy) Xiang from the Longden Lab will publicly defend her dissertation - Control of brain blood flow by a CaCC-driven pericyte Cl- clamp mechanism. Join us in HSF 2 Auditorium or via zoom at 1 pm to show your support!

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UMSOM Program in Neuroscience @umsomneurosci.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Congratulations Dr. Kumar!! The Lobo lab and all of PIN congratulate you on a dissertation well defended! Best of luck in your future endeavors 🥳 @marykaylobo.bsky.social

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UMSOM Program in Neuroscience @umsomneurosci.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

TODAY: PIN PhD candidate Gautam Kumar from the Lobo Lab will publicly defend his dissertation - Sex specific effects of stress and depression on nucleus accumbens neuron subtype transcriptomes & social behavior. Join us in Davidge Hall or via zoom to show your support! @marykaylobo.bsky.social

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UMSOM Program in Neuroscience @umsomneurosci.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Join us for the final PIN Journal Club presentations of 2025! Come show your support for these PIN students Tuesdays at noon.

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Dr. Joyce T. Da Silva @drjoycedasilva.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

🚨 New Job Alert in Our Lab! We’re hiring a full-time Research Assistant/Technician with experience in rodent stereotaxic surgery 🧠 and behavioral testing 🐁. Please help us spread the word! 🔗 Apply: umb.taleo.net/careersectio... @umsomneurosci.bsky.social @um-mind.bsky.social

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CII - Laboratory Animal Research Assistant

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Baltimore Brain Series @bmorebrainy.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Join us tomorrow from 12:00 - 1:00 at UMB for another BBS seminar! Dr. Hyopil Kim from JHU and Dr. Phillip Witkowski from NIDA will present their recent work. Zoom link provided upon request! @umsomneurosci.bsky.social

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Baltimore Brain Series @bmorebrainy.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Join us next Tuesday from 12:00 - 1:00 at UMB for another seminar! Dr. Hyopil Kim from JHU and Dr. Phillip Witkowski from NIDA will present their recent work. Zoom link provided upon request! @umsomneurosci.bsky.social @um-mind.bsky.social

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UMSOM Program in Neuroscience @umsomneurosci.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

UMB Program in Neuroscience is at the graduate school fair at SfN! Come say hi!

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UMSOM Program in Neuroscience @umsomneurosci.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Happening NOW: PIN PhD candidate Naibo Zhang from the Polster Lab will publicly defend his dissertation - Mitochondria-based mechanisms and interventions for neurotrauma-relevant neuroinflammatory responses. Join us in Davidge Hall or via zoom to show your support!

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UMSOM Program in Neuroscience @umsomneurosci.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Time to recruit the next cohort of scientists! Interested in learning more about our Program before applying? To receive additional information by email, please complete our inquiry form - umaryland.elluciancrmrecruit.com/Apply/Accoun...

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UMSOM Program in Neuroscience @umsomneurosci.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

MONDAY: PIN PhD candidate Alex Wiltse will present his dissertation proposal from the Blanpied Lab - Come show your support at 2:00 pm in Hosick Hall!

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UMSOM Program in Neuroscience @umsomneurosci.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Join us for the November PIN Journal Club presentations! Come show your support for these PIN students Tuesdays at noon.

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Baltimore Brain Series @bmorebrainy.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Join us tomorrow from 12:00 - 12:30 at UMB to kick off our Fall seminar series! Akshi from JHU will present her exciting work exploring the neural organization of language. Zoom link provided upon request! @umsomneurosci.bsky.social @um-mind.bsky.social

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Baltimore Brain Series @bmorebrainy.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Join us next Tuesday from 12:00 - 12:30 at UMB to kick off our Fall seminar series! Akshi from JHU will present her exciting work exploring the neural organization of language. Zoom link provided upon request! @umsomneurosci.bsky.social @um-mind.bsky.social

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UMSOM Program in Neuroscience @umsomneurosci.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

TOMORROW: PIN PhD candidate Madeline Hohmeister will present her dissertation proposal from the Jhou Lab - Anatomical characterization of opioid-sensitive GABAergic afferents to the VTA. Come show your support at 11:00 in HSF 3 1010 on Oct 14!

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UMSOM Program in Neuroscience @umsomneurosci.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

TOMORROW: PIN PhD candidate Ryan Mayers from the Polster Lab will publicly defend his dissertation - Investigating the role of TPCN1 and pro-inflammatory microglial activation in mitochondrial bioenergetics and dynamics. Join us in Taylor Hall or via zoom at 12:00 pm to show your support!

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Dr. Joyce T. Da Silva @drjoycedasilva.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

It’s official. 🎉Grateful to receive NIH funding for two R01s: one as Sole PI and another in collaboration with UCSD. Thank you to my career mentors and team for their continued support and guidance. @umsomneurosci.bsky.social

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UMSOM Program in Neuroscience @umsomneurosci.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

This Thursday, Neuro Networks Seminar Series presents 2 trainee talks! 12:30 pm in Taylor Hall.

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UMSOM Program in Neuroscience @umsomneurosci.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

TODAY: PIN PhD candidate Carolyn Doty will present her thesis proposal from the Roche Lab - the effects of alcohol, antibiotics and their interaction on the gut microbiome. Come show your support at 12:30 in Hosick Hall!

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