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Moved to bluer skies! nixonlab .blue... Tweets are OOO
Joined August 2018
“There is no better investment than one that saves lives, supports local economies and drives America’s global leadership in biomedical innovation."
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Current research continues to emphasize that adolescents should not be consuming #cannabis and need to be better educated about its health impacts 🧠 Read more about the mental and physical effects of cannabis use on the brain ⬇️
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Recent studies have found earlier teen cannabis use significantly increases risks for serious health problems in adulthood. Best goal: Delay or prevent cannabis use in adolescents.
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Interested in studying the gut-brain-immune axis and living in NYC? The Chan Lab at NYU is hiring the following positions: Postdoctoral Associate: https://t.co/QdKxV9Jri1 Junior Research Scientist: https://t.co/Zcfm9Ut2r3 Please send inquiries to: kenny.chan@nyu.edu
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Our piece arguing that all scientists need to engage with the public if we are to turn back the anti-science tide is out in NatNeuro today: https://t.co/v8CTcHd3T0;
@MichaelLouisPl1 @aaronbatista KatiGothard, KarenParker, @doristsao @zivwilliamslab
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✅✅ A reminder by Dr. Rahaf Ajaj: She wasn’t on the Stanford list… but she made it to the Nobel stage. 🏅 Mary E. Brunkow, one of this year’s Nobel Prize winners in Medicine, has only 34 published papers and an H-index of 21. She never appeared in Stanford’s ranking of the
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My department at Case Western Reserve is recruiting an Assistant / Associate Professor of Neurosciences - come be our colleague! https://t.co/CUlxYILbMj
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Microglia feet are highly dynamic and can be in contact with dense networks of axons. In this video by our #ElectronMicroscopy team using MICrONS data, a microglia (purple) contacts with an excitatory pyramidal neuron (gold). Slowly the axons under the feet are revealed.
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Substance use disorders are chronic, treatable conditions from which people can recover. During Recovery Month, learn about effective treatments for substance use disorders and how NIH supports and conducts research to develop new and improved treatments to help people on the
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We're hiring 2 faculty in Behavioral and Cellular Neuroscience at the Assistant Professor level -- come join our amazing department at Texas A&M! https://t.co/Fj4kztjsJe Apply by Oct 1 for highest priority.
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I’m beyond excited to share that our work is now out in Cell Stem Cell! We explored how psychiatric disorders, demographics, and lifestyle shape adult hippocampal neurogenesis. Honored to be part of this team 🧠
Published TODAY in Cell Stem Cell! We show that human adult hippocampal neurogenesis is shaped by psychiatric disorders, demographics & lifestyle (including alcohol) 🧠✨ @CSIC @CBM_CSIC_UAM @UAM_Madrid @ERC_Research
https://t.co/rajVHtMWdw
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See this important perspective by @IcahnMountSinai's @taliaswartz on how to sustain excellence and success in biomedical training during these turbulent and uncertain times.
nature.com
Nature Medicine - Perspectives of biomedical trainees during a time of policy disruption
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#NIH research saves lives, creates jobs, & massively supports the economy in #Ohio & every other state! 99.9% of drugs sold today began w/ NIH research. Every one of us has benefited in some way from NIH research. @berniemoreno @SenJonHusted @Jim_Jordan
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‼️ Join us in Neuro at Bowdoin! Looking for a TT colleague in Neuro - broadly defined, but interested in those working with computation, public policy/clinical, mental health, open data, etc. Review of apps starts 9/9 - get in touch with questions! https://t.co/5ukvPVQgwf
careers.bowdoin.edu
Bowdoin College’s Program of Neuroscience invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty appointment in Neuroscience at the Assistant Professor level, beginning July 1, 2026, with a...
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My Dept of Cell Biology at OU is hiring new faculty!! Especially looking to build up the Neuroscience 🧠Research Program. Apply in the advert! 📢 more glia! 😉@OUResearch
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Here is my OpEd about the impacts of restructuring the NIH
thehill.com
Merging smaller institutes into larger ones would increase bureaucracy, not reduce it.
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Notice of Short-Term Extension to Early-Stage Investigator (ESI) Eligibility Period
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dyk the Human Genome Project cost taxpayers about $ 3 Billion over 13 years but is estimated to have a generated an ROI of $1 Trillion impacting the fields of medicine, agriculture, energy, and the environment. Science is not a cost. It’s an investment with countless returns.
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Today I joined a powerful cancer advocacy event and spoke as a scientist but was struck by this: the invisible toll federal cuts are having on patients is enormous. From halted trials and research funds, the human & emotional impact is devastating and deserves more attention.
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