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Leigh Walker

@LeighWalkerPhD

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neuroscientist studying sex and gender impact alcohol and substance use 🧠 |🏳️‍🌈

Melbourne, Victoria
Joined August 2018
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Check out our new paper lead by superstars Amy Pearl and Xavier Maddern in @NatureComms We show a sex specific role for ghrelin signalling in the Edinger Westphal nucleus driving binge drinking. Thanks @RobynBrownLab @willgiardino @feliciamreed1
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Nature Communications - Binge drinking is a rising issue in women, yet the underlying neurobiology remains underexplored. Here authors show the Edinger-Westphal (EWcp) peptidergic neurons as a...
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RT @biolpsychaust: The 2025 BPA Meeting is fast approaching! We're pleased to announce that GENERAL ABSTRACT SUBMISSION & EARLY BIRD REGIST….
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RT @biolpsychaust: 📢 Final Symposium Spotlight for the 15th Annual BPA Meeting! #BPA2025. This symposium will dive into a crucial, yet ofte….
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RT @GiardinoLab: We’re excited to share our new preprint from the lab! PhD student @armorningstar_ investigated how Early Life Stress shap….
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RT @AddictionNeurOz: What’s in store for #ANA2025?.• Interactive panel discussion on research translation, including input from individuals….
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RT @biolpsychaust: CALL FOR SYMPOSIA | REMINDER | BPA 2025. 🚨One week left to submit symposia for #BPA2025🚨. Submit your symposium proposal….
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RT @BPA_ECRN: A big congratulations to Prof. Alex Fornito (@AFornito), who will be presenting the Isaac Schweitzer Lecture at #BPA2025 👏👏….
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RT @BPA_ECRN: IT'S TIME TO PREPARE THOSE SYMPOSIA SUBMISSIONS!! 🗣️🗣️. Symposia submission for #BPA2025 is now open!. Submit your symposium….
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RT @BPA_ECRN: 📢📢 BPA ECRN community we want to hear from you 📢📢.If you have any exciting news (publications, awards, etc.), we would love t….
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RT @biolpsychaust: REMINDER !.Applications for the BPA2025 Aubrey Lewis Award close Friday 14th March, 2025. Get your application in now!.
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RT @rsuarezsaa: Interested in complex systems, brain evo-devo, and/or computational approaches to big questions in neuroscience? Check out….
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RT @MonashUni: Monash spinout @PhrenixTx has secured significant funding from @Curie_Bio & Brandon BioCapital. Led by @chrislangmead, @gdst….
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RT @alex_guerin13: Another great conference, thanks to LoC co-chairs @natalie_matosin and @Dr_CJP ! . Very excited to be hosting #BPA2025 i….
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RT @alex_guerin13: #BPA2024 is less than 3 weeks away! Check out our program below, and don't forget to register before next Tuesday!.
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