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Kara McKinley @karalmckinley.bsky.social · 1d

Lab’s 1st preprint!

Menstruation is understudied due to societal taboos + a biological challenge: mice (a key system for research + drug discovery) don’t menstruate.

@cagricevrim.bsky.social made menstruating mice + used them to discover early events in menstruation.

He is on the job market!

Çağrı Çevrim @cagricevrim.bsky.social · 1d

I’m thrilled to share my postdoc work and the first paper from the McKinley Lab! 🎉
@karalmckinley.bsky.social
We built the first transgenic model of menstruation in mice.
We used it to uncover how the endometrium organizes and sheds during menstruation. 🧪
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Induction of menstruation in mice reveals the regulation of menstrual shedding

During menstruation, an inner layer of the endometrium is selectively shed, while an outer, progenitor-containing layer is preserved to support repeated regeneration. Progress in understanding this co...

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Anna Vlasits @annaintegrated.bsky.social · 1d

Such exciting work from @karalmckinley.bsky.social lab. I wonder if this mouse model could be used to study brain changes across the menstrual cycle and associated mood disorders as well.

Kara McKinley @karalmckinley.bsky.social · 1d

Lab’s 1st preprint!

Menstruation is understudied due to societal taboos + a biological challenge: mice (a key system for research + drug discovery) don’t menstruate.

@cagricevrim.bsky.social made menstruating mice + used them to discover early events in menstruation.

He is on the job market!

Çağrı Çevrim @cagricevrim.bsky.social · 1d

I’m thrilled to share my postdoc work and the first paper from the McKinley Lab! 🎉
@karalmckinley.bsky.social
We built the first transgenic model of menstruation in mice.
We used it to uncover how the endometrium organizes and sheds during menstruation. 🧪
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
🧵

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Çağrı Çevrim @cagricevrim.bsky.social · 1d

I’m thrilled to share my postdoc work and the first paper from the McKinley Lab! 🎉
@karalmckinley.bsky.social
We built the first transgenic model of menstruation in mice.
We used it to uncover how the endometrium organizes and sheds during menstruation. 🧪
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
🧵

Induction of menstruation in mice reveals the regulation of menstrual shedding

During menstruation, an inner layer of the endometrium is selectively shed, while an outer, progenitor-containing layer is preserved to support repeated regeneration. Progress in understanding this co...

www.biorxiv.org

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catie profaci, phd @cprofaci.bsky.social · 2d

Coming to SD 🌴 for #SfN25 🧠?! Join @storiesofwin.bsky.social for our first in-person event 🤩. We’ll have a keynote, panels, & time for networking! Won’t be in SD? You can still register to receive a recording! Speaker/panelist announcements coming soon 👀

Register by Nov 1: forms.gle/CJPcKZNZY7uU...

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Monique Smith @moeneuro.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah I understand- I’m just pointing out that it’s just always all men and maybe one woman when you look across the categories. Every year the same thing- every year I post into the void about it- hah

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Monique Smith @moeneuro.bsky.social · 3d

Maybe not among the “expected” lists….but still all men

Jason Shepherd @jasonsynaptic.bsky.social · 3d

I love this year’s selection for many reasons. 2 are not on any list of expected awardees. Science has become an industry dominated by metrics and $$. Most do science for the love of discovery and fulfilling our curiosity, but this *love* is in conflict with hypercompetition and poor incentives!

Jason Shepherd @jasonsynaptic.bsky.social · 4d

#goals

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 3d

An analysis of 1.4 million online images published in Nature suggests that women are represented as younger than men across occupations and social roles. These stereotypes may be further reinforced by mainstream algorithms. go.nature.com/4o9zHWw 🧪

This is figure 3, which shows Googling for images of occupations amplifies age-based gender inequality in people’s beliefs.

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Monique Smith @moeneuro.bsky.social · 3d

Same thing we do every year Pinky- give all the Nobel prizes to men and primarily white men.

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AAUP @aaup.org · 3d

“If we aren't free to pursue research and teaching based on wherever the knowledge leads us, we are not truly working in the service of the public.”

— Rana Jaleel, associate professor at UC Davis & Chair of the AAUP’s Committee A on Academic Freedom & Tenure

How Academic Freedom in Universities Generates the Greatest Value for Society

Academic freedom is at the foundation of one of the most powerful and fundamental ideas about universities. Learn about how academic freedom has contributed to broad benefits in society and UC Davis f...

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Rosa Lafer-Sousa @rosalafersousa.bsky.social · 4d

Over the weekend ICE abducted an NIH contractor when he showed up to a courthouse for his green card hearing. He is documented. His wife is a citizen.

He is also member of the skeleton crew of animal care staff that works through a shutdown, to ensure the health and wellbeing of research animals.

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 3d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Monique Smith @moeneuro.bsky.social · 10d

Hah. Samesies. Running experiments on the weekly rn!! Made me miss a meeting today- oops!

Christian Cazares, Ph.D. @fleabrained.bsky.social · 10d

2 years ago i thought id never do experiments again, im back on my shit

hoping this makes it to sfn poster !

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Society for Social Neuroscience (S4SN) @s4sn.bsky.social · 17d

Next up, @honglab.bsky.social!

Mice show prosocial behaviors and coordinate with each other to achieve mutual rewards. 🐭

Mice also get better at coordinating over time (waiting for the other, nose poking to time their behaviors)! 🐁

#S4SN2025

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Society for Social Neuroscience (S4SN) @s4sn.bsky.social · 17d

Aaaand invited speaker Michael Yartsev studies natural social behavior in groups of bats. 🦇

Why bats? Bats live their lives almost entirely in collective social settings and they live quite long so they interact a lot with others. Fascinating!

#S4SN2025

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Society for Social Neuroscience (S4SN) @s4sn.bsky.social · 17d

2) MDMA makes mice more empathic, just like humans! So Serotonin seems to play a role! 🤔

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Society for Social Neuroscience (S4SN) @s4sn.bsky.social · 17d

The fantastic @moeneuro.bsky.social talking about social transfer of pain & analgesia in mice today!

1) Mice express pain-related behaviours they observe in others & this transfer effect is related to Activity in ACC and NAc!

#S4SN2025

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Society for Social Neuroscience (S4SN) @s4sn.bsky.social · 17d

Day 1 was already amazing - are you ready for day 2? 🌟

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Monique Smith @moeneuro.bsky.social · 17d

Great symposium today with @honglab.bsky.social Andreas Olsson and Grit Hein on empathy across species at @s4sn.bsky.social in Lisbon! #s4sn2025

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Monique Smith @moeneuro.bsky.social · 18d

“Social behavior is the cause of and solution to all of our problems,” Liz Hammock giving a beautiful talk at the Larry Young Memorial symposium at #s4sn2025 @s4sn.bsky.social

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Monique Smith @moeneuro.bsky.social · 18d

Beautiful and timely talk by Inbal Ben Ami Bartal @s4sn.bsky.social #S4sn2025

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Society for Social Neuroscience (S4SN) @s4sn.bsky.social · 18d

And we're on!!! Don't forget to tag us or use the hashtag #S4SN2025 for all your conference activities! 🤩

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Monique Smith @moeneuro.bsky.social · 18d

Starting now! #S4SN2025 🤗

Monique Smith @moeneuro.bsky.social · 20d

🫶🏻 Countdown to S4SN 2025! 🎉

Only a few days to go until we gather in beautiful Lisbon from September 23 to 26!

Can’t wait to see you all as we honor our cherished founder, Prof. Larry Young, and celebrate advancements in social neuroscience.
🌍✨ #S4SN2025 #SocialNeuroscience #Lisbon

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The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation was created in 1956 and aims to improve people's lives through art, charity, science and education.

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Monique Smith @moeneuro.bsky.social · 20d

🫶🏻 Countdown to S4SN 2025! 🎉

Only a few days to go until we gather in beautiful Lisbon from September 23 to 26!

Can’t wait to see you all as we honor our cherished founder, Prof. Larry Young, and celebrate advancements in social neuroscience.
🌍✨ #S4SN2025 #SocialNeuroscience #Lisbon

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian - HP

The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation was created in 1956 and aims to improve people's lives through art, charity, science and education.

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Andrew MacBride @amacbride.com · Aug 18

One of the problems is that civilians hear “grant“ and think it’s a “fill out a form and get money” process, not a “harrowing Hunger Games competition against the brightest minds in the country” process.

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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · Aug 13

Related to our previous post- if you had a grant terminated, Pro Publica wants to hear from you. Your work was funded because it was good, important science meant to help Americans. Reach out, and make your voice heard.

www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...

Did You Work on a Terminated NIH Grant? ProPublica Wants to Hear From You.

The National Institutes of Health is canceling grants that are seen as conflicting with the Trump administration’s priorities. We want to hear from researchers who have been affected.

www.propublica.org

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