Gabriela K. Popescu
@PopStarLab
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AAAS Board Member | Past President, Biophysical Society | Scientist and Professor | ExtraVagant Granny Find me at: https://t.co/mZKsWYUDZC
Joined March 2014
Thrilled to see multi-year work distilled in 5 figs! https://t.co/9GLa0DoQnt NEW ketamine site on NMDA receptors with unique properties: 1) nanoM potency 2) distinct from the pore site 3) preference for R(+)-KET 4) lateral membrane access 5 ) acts only on desensitized receptors
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Ketamine, a general anesthetic, has rapid and sustained antidepressant effects when administered at lower doses. At anesthetic doses, ketamine causes a drastic reduction in excitatory transmission by...
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We've got another Student Spotlight for you to check out. Learn about one of our fantastic Student Chapter members today! Gregory Kyro https://t.co/Q9gfC5aSqm
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Another exciting day ahead at 'Physics of Life 2025'! Highlights include keynote talks by Satyajit Mayor & Otger Campàs (@CampasLab), cutting-edge sessions, lunchtime talks, and a dinner at Pavilions of Harrogate - all whilst the sun shines down on us!
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Register now for the Membrane Transport BPS Subgroup’s panel THIS FRIDAY Biophysics Bridge Builders: Connecting Students & Scholars. This event aims to foster meaningful interactions among biophysicists, researchers, and students from diverse backgrounds
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Seeing Proteins in Action: Activity, Allostery&Assembly meeting on Friday, March 28. Uniting researchers at all career stages to discuss the current challenges in understanding proteins. Networking, discussions, and a workshop. Open to all. https://t.co/SIHYUcgjXO
#BiophysicsWeek
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Tomorrow, join IUPAB for the first ever Future Leaders of Biophysics webinar, sponsored by Springer/Nature! Celebrate the Michèle Auger Award winner and top candidates as they present their research and answer questions. Don’t miss it!
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The Science of Storytelling: How Fiction Shapes the Mind | Psychology Today
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Discover how reading fiction strengthens your mind, boosts empathy, and shapes the way you understand yourself and others—all backed by science.
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Discover the groundbreaking work of @DuLuLabs at @NorthwesternU. Watch to see how they're paving the way for the development of targeted drugs with minimized side effects - illuminating the path toward a healthier future for all. @BiophysicalSoc #bps2025
https://t.co/k1Dqx8VWDS
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As we welcome you to the City of Angels we're focusing on the blockbusters in the Biophysical world. We hit the #bps2025 convention floor to find out what big things in the Biophysical realm our attendees are most excited about right now! @BiophysicalSoc
https://t.co/oNmxFxHADS
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Joining us to highlight some of the exciting offerings at the #bps2025 Annual Meeting in LA are 2025 Program Committee Co-Chairs Dr. Chrisopher Yip & Dr Sudha Chakrapani! @BiophysicalSoc @UofTEngDean @Chakrapani_lab @cyclocrossguy
https://t.co/x3SuVfKgwV
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We begin this exciting week in LA with a look at everything @BiophysicalSoc has accomplished this past year! Joining us now to share the highlights of her term is BPS President, Dr. Gabriela Popescu! @PopStarLab #bps2025
https://t.co/DKv3hK5RGn
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A new addition to The @BiophysicalSoc family is The Committee on Sustainability. Committee Chair Emmanual Margeat joins us in studio with more on the role & responsibilities of this new committee. #bps2025
https://t.co/9Mb59ct4Vu
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🔬EPISODE 1 of BIOPHYSICAL SOCIETY TV is NOW LIVE!🔬 Welcome to LA & to #bps2025! From scientific breakthroughs to groundbreaking symposia, today we are giving a nod to Tinseltown & highlighting "Blockbusters in Biophysics!" @BiophysicalSoc
https://t.co/wmiRqm31Di
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#BPS2025 Join the Public Affairs Cmte at 2:30 PM to hear from @tammyasu of @BWFUND and Diony Duraes-Santos of @NSERC_CRSNG for a presentation on Sustainability in Scientific Research focus on public & private funding opportunities for sustainable research in biophysics
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Join us at the #BIBPS Meet and Greet at #BPS2025! 🚨 This networking event will feature a panel with Sharonda Leblanc, @cobarnes27, and Theanne Griffith! 🤩 Scan the QR code below to submit questions to our panelists 👇🏾 🧵 1/3
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It’s the night before my first @BiophysicalSoc meeting this #BPS2025 and I still don’t know which sessions to attend. They all look so good!
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👀 in @nytimes: AAAS CEO @sudipsparikh discusses the latest results on the 2024 trust in scientists survey released by @pewresearch. Read the full story ⤵️ https://t.co/rt2UTx2hS2
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A sharp partisan divide remains over how involved researchers should be in policy decisions.
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Ellen @goldbaumkolin tells of our exciting discovery in plain language!! Thank you, Ellen!! UB research reveals how low-dose ketamine, a ‘lifesaving’ drug for major depression, can alleviate symptoms within hours
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UB neuroscientists have identified the binding site of low-dose ketamine, providing critical insight into how the medication alleviates symptoms of major depression in as little as a few hours.
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Thank you, @hholdenthorp, for your call to action! Indeed, we have to be creative, atuned, and proactive to "lay out how science can be successful under" any president. @aaas @BiophysicalSoc @SfNtweets @APSphysics
https://t.co/pzH84qR62F
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The reelection of Donald Trump for a second, nonconsecutive term as US president—mirroring only Grover Cleveland’s 22nd and 24th presidencies after the Civil War—underscores a reality: Although his...
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