Lizzie Manning
@drlizziemanning.bsky.social
Neuroscientist and greyhound mum in Newcastle 🇦🇺🦘
Studying neural basis of inflexible behaviour in OCD and other psychiatric disorders 🔬🧠
Passionate about EDI, First Nations justice and climate action
https://www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/lizzie-manning
Studying neural basis of inflexible behaviour in OCD and other psychiatric disorders 🔬🧠
Passionate about EDI, First Nations justice and climate action
https://www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/lizzie-manning
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When philosophers meet psychologists like in the past two days at #ASPP2025 enriching conversations and new scientific friendships happen!
It was such a pleasure to be able to present first results of my constricted affect study to this great group of people. 💙
It was such a pleasure to be able to present first results of my constricted affect study to this great group of people. 💙
November 25, 2025 at 12:33 AM
When philosophers meet psychologists like in the past two days at #ASPP2025 enriching conversations and new scientific friendships happen!
It was such a pleasure to be able to present first results of my constricted affect study to this great group of people. 💙
It was such a pleasure to be able to present first results of my constricted affect study to this great group of people. 💙
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#CSIROcuts
A DMer has reported that researchers working in areas Minister Ayers said would be cut (nutrition) first found this out via media reports of the Minister’s statements.
It wasn’t ’til the following day that CSIRO told them their specific area would be targeted.
Nice.
A DMer has reported that researchers working in areas Minister Ayers said would be cut (nutrition) first found this out via media reports of the Minister’s statements.
It wasn’t ’til the following day that CSIRO told them their specific area would be targeted.
Nice.
November 21, 2025 at 4:55 AM
#CSIROcuts
A DMer has reported that researchers working in areas Minister Ayers said would be cut (nutrition) first found this out via media reports of the Minister’s statements.
It wasn’t ’til the following day that CSIRO told them their specific area would be targeted.
Nice.
A DMer has reported that researchers working in areas Minister Ayers said would be cut (nutrition) first found this out via media reports of the Minister’s statements.
It wasn’t ’til the following day that CSIRO told them their specific area would be targeted.
Nice.
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DECRA success rate is the lowest in 14 years, since 2012 (1st year the scheme ran).
What a pathetic system we have for supporting new ideas, new people…
DE26: 13.1%
25: 17.9
24: 19.6
23: 15.0
22: 19.7
21: 17.1
20: 16.0
19: 17.2
18: 16.3
17: 16.7
16: 16.4
15: 14.3
14: 13.6
13: 15.6
12: 12.8
What a pathetic system we have for supporting new ideas, new people…
DE26: 13.1%
25: 17.9
24: 19.6
23: 15.0
22: 19.7
21: 17.1
20: 16.0
19: 17.2
18: 16.3
17: 16.7
16: 16.4
15: 14.3
14: 13.6
13: 15.6
12: 12.8
🚨 #DECRA #DE26 announcement:
❗️Outcomes announced publicly for Discovery Early Career Researcher Award 2026❗️
See ARC's RMS for list ➡️ https://rms.arc.gov.au/RMS/Report/Download/Report/a3f6be6e-33f7-4fb5-98a6-7526aaa184cf/285
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❗️Outcomes announced publicly for Discovery Early Career Researcher Award 2026❗️
See ARC's RMS for list ➡️ https://rms.arc.gov.au/RMS/Report/Download/Report/a3f6be6e-33f7-4fb5-98a6-7526aaa184cf/285
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November 25, 2025 at 12:34 AM
DECRA success rate is the lowest in 14 years, since 2012 (1st year the scheme ran).
What a pathetic system we have for supporting new ideas, new people…
DE26: 13.1%
25: 17.9
24: 19.6
23: 15.0
22: 19.7
21: 17.1
20: 16.0
19: 17.2
18: 16.3
17: 16.7
16: 16.4
15: 14.3
14: 13.6
13: 15.6
12: 12.8
What a pathetic system we have for supporting new ideas, new people…
DE26: 13.1%
25: 17.9
24: 19.6
23: 15.0
22: 19.7
21: 17.1
20: 16.0
19: 17.2
18: 16.3
17: 16.7
16: 16.4
15: 14.3
14: 13.6
13: 15.6
12: 12.8
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Only 13.1% funded, lowest in 14 years!
This is really not the time to rein back on funding science.... 😞
This is really not the time to rein back on funding science.... 😞
🚨 #DECRA #DE26 announcement:
❗️Outcomes announced publicly for Discovery Early Career Researcher Award 2026❗️
See ARC's RMS for list ➡️ https://rms.arc.gov.au/RMS/Report/Download/Report/a3f6be6e-33f7-4fb5-98a6-7526aaa184cf/285
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❗️Outcomes announced publicly for Discovery Early Career Researcher Award 2026❗️
See ARC's RMS for list ➡️ https://rms.arc.gov.au/RMS/Report/Download/Report/a3f6be6e-33f7-4fb5-98a6-7526aaa184cf/285
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November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Only 13.1% funded, lowest in 14 years!
This is really not the time to rein back on funding science.... 😞
This is really not the time to rein back on funding science.... 😞
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Thank you so much to @acnporg.bsky.social
for this absolute honor! Grateful to all I've worked with particularly mentors who've given such amazing examples, to brilliant mentees, & my friend for such kind words!
The work is the important thing & I'm so grateful we get to promote it this way!
for this absolute honor! Grateful to all I've worked with particularly mentors who've given such amazing examples, to brilliant mentees, & my friend for such kind words!
The work is the important thing & I'm so grateful we get to promote it this way!
Congratulations to Carlos Bolanos Guzman, Ph.D. and Jared Young, Ph. D. for being awarded the Dolores Shockley Advancement Award! 👏 #ACNP2026
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Thank you so much to @acnporg.bsky.social
for this absolute honor! Grateful to all I've worked with particularly mentors who've given such amazing examples, to brilliant mentees, & my friend for such kind words!
The work is the important thing & I'm so grateful we get to promote it this way!
for this absolute honor! Grateful to all I've worked with particularly mentors who've given such amazing examples, to brilliant mentees, & my friend for such kind words!
The work is the important thing & I'm so grateful we get to promote it this way!
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Congratulations to Carlos Bolanos Guzman, Ph.D. and Jared Young, Ph. D. for being awarded the Dolores Shockley Advancement Award! 👏 #ACNP2026
November 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Congratulations to Carlos Bolanos Guzman, Ph.D. and Jared Young, Ph. D. for being awarded the Dolores Shockley Advancement Award! 👏 #ACNP2026
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Join us on Dec. 2 for a webinar on the major advances in basal ganglia mapping, including cross-species cellular mapping and open-access visualization tools.
📅 Dec. 2, 9-10:30am PT
📍 Online
🔗 Register: https://alleninstitute.org/events/neuroscience-cell-types-webinars/
#studyBRAIN #neuroskyence
📅 Dec. 2, 9-10:30am PT
📍 Online
🔗 Register: https://alleninstitute.org/events/neuroscience-cell-types-webinars/
#studyBRAIN #neuroskyence
November 22, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Join us on Dec. 2 for a webinar on the major advances in basal ganglia mapping, including cross-species cellular mapping and open-access visualization tools.
📅 Dec. 2, 9-10:30am PT
📍 Online
🔗 Register: https://alleninstitute.org/events/neuroscience-cell-types-webinars/
#studyBRAIN #neuroskyence
📅 Dec. 2, 9-10:30am PT
📍 Online
🔗 Register: https://alleninstitute.org/events/neuroscience-cell-types-webinars/
#studyBRAIN #neuroskyence
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If you didn’t get a chance to purchase the exclusive 5-year #BlackInNeuro pin last night, I have more with me today! ✨
We’re asking for $15 donations to support BIN programming ❤️ blackinneuro.com/donate
Allies are welcome to purchase pins as well 🙌🏾 #SfN25
We’re asking for $15 donations to support BIN programming ❤️ blackinneuro.com/donate
Allies are welcome to purchase pins as well 🙌🏾 #SfN25
November 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If you didn’t get a chance to purchase the exclusive 5-year #BlackInNeuro pin last night, I have more with me today! ✨
We’re asking for $15 donations to support BIN programming ❤️ blackinneuro.com/donate
Allies are welcome to purchase pins as well 🙌🏾 #SfN25
We’re asking for $15 donations to support BIN programming ❤️ blackinneuro.com/donate
Allies are welcome to purchase pins as well 🙌🏾 #SfN25
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Our #BlackInNeuro social is always the highlight of my year 🤩
These were our undergrads/lab tech, graduate student, postdoc, and faculty/professional attendees respectively ✨
Love seeing our community continue to grow & support each other in tumultuous times 💞 #SfN25 @blackinneuro.bsky.social
These were our undergrads/lab tech, graduate student, postdoc, and faculty/professional attendees respectively ✨
Love seeing our community continue to grow & support each other in tumultuous times 💞 #SfN25 @blackinneuro.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Our #BlackInNeuro social is always the highlight of my year 🤩
These were our undergrads/lab tech, graduate student, postdoc, and faculty/professional attendees respectively ✨
Love seeing our community continue to grow & support each other in tumultuous times 💞 #SfN25 @blackinneuro.bsky.social
These were our undergrads/lab tech, graduate student, postdoc, and faculty/professional attendees respectively ✨
Love seeing our community continue to grow & support each other in tumultuous times 💞 #SfN25 @blackinneuro.bsky.social
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Important new analysis identifying the scope of clinical trials disrupted because of NIH shenanigans.
> 74 thousand trial participants affected
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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> 74 thousand trial participants affected
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Clinical Trials Affected by Research Grant Terminations at the National Institutes of Health
This cross-sectional study summarizes the number of trials with terminated grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and calculates the proportion of affected trials among those with previou...
jamanetwork.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Important new analysis identifying the scope of clinical trials disrupted because of NIH shenanigans.
> 74 thousand trial participants affected
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
1/4
> 74 thousand trial participants affected
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
1/4
Missing SfN swag 😭😭😭
Feeling a little unprepared for the rain at #SfN25? Come by booth 2801 tomorrow morning to grab the last of our free umbrellas!
Each umbrella features either a UMAP from the Allen Brain Cell Atlas or an ExA-SPIM visualization.
Each umbrella features either a UMAP from the Allen Brain Cell Atlas or an ExA-SPIM visualization.
November 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Missing SfN swag 😭😭😭
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Folks the Sharpe Lab are in the house for @sfn.org! 🎉 Come check out our talks and posters. We’ve been doing some cool stuff down under 🇦🇺 on dopamine, reinforcement learning, and remapping of the fear circuit. 🧠 🧪
November 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Folks the Sharpe Lab are in the house for @sfn.org! 🎉 Come check out our talks and posters. We’ve been doing some cool stuff down under 🇦🇺 on dopamine, reinforcement learning, and remapping of the fear circuit. 🧠 🧪
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🥳 HUGE shout-out to everyone travelling to the Blockade from outside of Newcastle! There's info on how to get there from your local hub in the Guide docs.google.com/document/d/1... see you there comrades! 🎉🌊
The People's Blockade 2025 GUIDE [PUBLIC]
The People’s Blockade Guide 2025 Make history as we escalate for the climate Protest Camp: Thur Nov 27 - Tue Dec 2 Protestival: Flotillas + Festivities: Sat 29 + Sun 30; Climate Concert: Sat 29 If yo...
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November 9, 2025 at 4:09 AM
🥳 HUGE shout-out to everyone travelling to the Blockade from outside of Newcastle! There's info on how to get there from your local hub in the Guide docs.google.com/document/d/1... see you there comrades! 🎉🌊
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First #SfN25 stop is always the @christineliu.art Two Photon Art booth! ✨
Check out these cool mystery pin boxes that they have this year 😍🐭
I love my little laser mouse 🎇
Check out these cool mystery pin boxes that they have this year 😍🐭
I love my little laser mouse 🎇
November 15, 2025 at 9:54 PM
First #SfN25 stop is always the @christineliu.art Two Photon Art booth! ✨
Check out these cool mystery pin boxes that they have this year 😍🐭
I love my little laser mouse 🎇
Check out these cool mystery pin boxes that they have this year 😍🐭
I love my little laser mouse 🎇
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Congrats to the @thetransmitter.bsky.social Rising Stars of Neuroscience, including our own @drnancypadilla.bsky.social and @megkirch.bsky.social! 🌟
www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...
www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...
The Transmitter’s Rising Stars of Neuroscience 2025
We recognize the outstanding achievements of 25 neuroscientists who stand to shape the field for years to come.
www.thetransmitter.org
November 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Congrats to the @thetransmitter.bsky.social Rising Stars of Neuroscience, including our own @drnancypadilla.bsky.social and @megkirch.bsky.social! 🌟
www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...
www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...
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1/✨ New paper in #eNeuro! We looked at how dominance behaviors vary across mouse strains—turns out, it’s not one-size-fits-all!
Comparing CD1 & C57 male mice, we found strain-specific dominance behaviors that could change how we study social hierarchy in the lab…🧵
Paper here: tinyurl.com/bdeuf6s9
Comparing CD1 & C57 male mice, we found strain-specific dominance behaviors that could change how we study social hierarchy in the lab…🧵
Paper here: tinyurl.com/bdeuf6s9
November 25, 2024 at 5:23 PM
1/✨ New paper in #eNeuro! We looked at how dominance behaviors vary across mouse strains—turns out, it’s not one-size-fits-all!
Comparing CD1 & C57 male mice, we found strain-specific dominance behaviors that could change how we study social hierarchy in the lab…🧵
Paper here: tinyurl.com/bdeuf6s9
Comparing CD1 & C57 male mice, we found strain-specific dominance behaviors that could change how we study social hierarchy in the lab…🧵
Paper here: tinyurl.com/bdeuf6s9
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At the pre #SfN @storiesofwin.bsky.social Symposium. Inspiring, entertaining, motivating, and encouraging to hear all these honest stories from these women scientists who truly are making an impact on their environment and science in general.
November 15, 2025 at 6:56 PM
At the pre #SfN @storiesofwin.bsky.social Symposium. Inspiring, entertaining, motivating, and encouraging to hear all these honest stories from these women scientists who truly are making an impact on their environment and science in general.
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Congratulations Max E. Joffe, Ph.D. for being awarded the NEECA Award for the top paper from an early-career researcher, from their own independent lab, published in print in NPP during 2024 tinyurl.com/yfha88u9!
November 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Congratulations Max E. Joffe, Ph.D. for being awarded the NEECA Award for the top paper from an early-career researcher, from their own independent lab, published in print in NPP during 2024 tinyurl.com/yfha88u9!
The @ausneurosoc.bsky.social equity, diversity and inclusion committee are excited to host this panel which will be streamed live by @network-alba.bsky.social , to share approaches that we're taking in our region to build sustainable EDI programs
www.alba.network/declarationw...
www.alba.network/declarationw...
November 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The @ausneurosoc.bsky.social equity, diversity and inclusion committee are excited to host this panel which will be streamed live by @network-alba.bsky.social , to share approaches that we're taking in our region to build sustainable EDI programs
www.alba.network/declarationw...
www.alba.network/declarationw...
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If you’re into AFTER-PARTY- Please join us at Stan and Jared’s Karaoke Dance Party after 9 pm at Flicks (1017 University Ave, San Diego - See pics below for directions etc) Come celebrate our "retirement" and have one great bash to close the meeting out!
November 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
If you’re into AFTER-PARTY- Please join us at Stan and Jared’s Karaoke Dance Party after 9 pm at Flicks (1017 University Ave, San Diego - See pics below for directions etc) Come celebrate our "retirement" and have one great bash to close the meeting out!
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@sfn.org and neuro peeps! For 10+ years, you have honored us w/your attending our Psychopharmacology Social. #SfN2025 will be the last time I and @jaredwyoung.bsky.social will host this event (Tues, Nov 18, 7-9 pm, Marriott Marquis-Grand Ballroom Salon 5). Drink, groove and mingle one last time-AND-
November 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
@sfn.org and neuro peeps! For 10+ years, you have honored us w/your attending our Psychopharmacology Social. #SfN2025 will be the last time I and @jaredwyoung.bsky.social will host this event (Tues, Nov 18, 7-9 pm, Marriott Marquis-Grand Ballroom Salon 5). Drink, groove and mingle one last time-AND-
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Excited to have my piece on perimenopause published @thetransmitter.bsky.social
"Perimenopause: An important—and understudied—transition for the brain"
We need more studies & better education -we need this to be mainstream- knowledge is power! #WomensHealth
www.thetransmitter.org/sex-hormones...
"Perimenopause: An important—and understudied—transition for the brain"
We need more studies & better education -we need this to be mainstream- knowledge is power! #WomensHealth
www.thetransmitter.org/sex-hormones...
Perimenopause: An understudied transition for the brain
We know little about the mechanisms underlying well-known perimenopause symptoms in the brain. More research—in animals and humans—is essential.
www.thetransmitter.org
November 12, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Excited to have my piece on perimenopause published @thetransmitter.bsky.social
"Perimenopause: An important—and understudied—transition for the brain"
We need more studies & better education -we need this to be mainstream- knowledge is power! #WomensHealth
www.thetransmitter.org/sex-hormones...
"Perimenopause: An important—and understudied—transition for the brain"
We need more studies & better education -we need this to be mainstream- knowledge is power! #WomensHealth
www.thetransmitter.org/sex-hormones...