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Neuroscientist. Neurobiology of emotions, mood and addiction | she/her

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RT @JunLi35170826: Tenure-track faculty positions in Molecular Genetics and Genome Sciences in the University of Oklahoma College of Medici….
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RT @NTFabiano: Stronger legs are associated with larger brain volume & slower cognitive decline. 🧵1/7
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RT @MHagenauer: 🎉Congrats to Clare Stack and Mubashshir Bhuiyan (@raeedbhuiyan )!.They presented research posters for the first time - firs….
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RT @MHagenauer: 🧠🧬We still don’t know how antidepressants *actually* work. Why does depression respond to treatments as diverse as SSRIs,….
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RT @MHagenauer: 🧠🧬 What does sleep deprivation do to the brain?. See our new preprint!."Short Report: A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Sle….
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RT @itchdoctor: @EricJNestler @IcahnMountSinai We are fortunate to have such a high caliber human and scientist at the helm!.
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RT @jonykipnis: Excited to share our work by exceptional postdoc, Kyungdeok (KD) Kim. 2025 marks 10th anniversary of meningeal lymphatic di….
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RT @jfcryan: Latest lab review- The Gut microbiota-Immune-Brain axis: Therapeutic Implications. Just out in @CellRepMed Well done @kjdorior….
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Please note that you can register to attend online (see link). Please retweet🙏.
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Bringing to your attention this National Academies Workshop on the neurobiology of stress and resilience across the lifespan. I’m honored to be co-chairing it with ⁦@EricJNestler⁩. A wonderful lineup of speakers & participants with lived experience.
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Learn more from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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RT @JohnTadross: 🚨 New paper in @Nature! 🚨.We’ve mapped the human hypothalamus in unprecedented detail, revealing key differences from mice….
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Floyd Bloom was a giant and an inspiration. He was also a good man to his very core. One of my heroes who became a friend, May he rest in light.
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We lost a true pioneer in the field of neuroscience and neuropharmacology, Dr. Floyd Bloom. Words can hardly capture the enormity of his contributions. His work was essential to our understanding of how neurotransmission works and how it influences mental disorders. Floyd’s
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So cool to see this wonderful body of work, with some of my favorite molecular and neural players… opioids, PAG, etc. So happy when early hypotheses hold up and are enhanced, broadened and better explained with new technologies and great science! 🙏👏👏👏👏.
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1/ 🧠 Excited to share our new preprint:. Convergent state-control of endogenous opioid analgesia. We uncover how cognitive + contextual factors—like injury, fear, and placebo—modulate pain through dynamic opioid signaling in the periaqueductal gray (PAG).
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From my cousin in Aleppo: “We are so used to fear. We have been living with it for so long. We don’t know if we can get rid of it even if things do get better.”.I really hope humanity can get to a point where we don’t do that to millions of people….
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Challenge of the day: trying to take in all the amazing science that @ACNPorg is offering at the Phoenix meeting, while keeping track of the stunning developments in Syria, my native country….
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RT @SantaJOno: The University of Michigan announced Thursday that it is expanding its free tuition program known as the Go Blue Guarantee b….
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The University of Michigan said it is expanding its free tuition program known as the Go Blue Guarantee by increasing the income threshold 67%.
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RT @npp_journal: The Barbara Fish Memorial Award to an ACNP member who has made an outstanding contribution to basic, translational, or cli….
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RT @PNASNews: One of the most-viewed PNAS articles in the last week is “The echo chamber effect on social media.” Explore the article here:….
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