Jess Verpeut
drverpeut.bsky.social
Jess Verpeut
@drverpeut.bsky.social
Studying neural development and behavior in cerebellar circuits. #cerebellum #autism #womeninstem #bekind 🏳️‍🌈 Views my own. http://verpeutlab.org
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The Department of Psychology at Arizona State University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, with an anticipated start date of August 16, 2026.
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October 15, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Cerebellar GRC with the best colleagues 🧠🧪🐄

The cerebellum is so understudied and the work that has been presented has been incredible.
July 10, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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May 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Trump’s Cuts to N.I.H. Grants Focused on Minority Groups Are Illegal, Judge Rules www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
Trump’s Cuts to N.I.H. Grants Focused on Minority Groups Are Illegal, Judge Rules
www.nytimes.com
June 17, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Congratulations to all the ASU 2025 graduates!

Showcased here are Carlos and Mariela who will be off to:

Carlos Quintero- Michigan pharmacology PhD program

Mariela Bejan- Neurodegeneration computational fellow (NDCF)
May 14, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Congratulations to our Barrett honors graduates!! 🧪

They are off to: Mayo, Tufts, Umeå University, and NYUAD!!
May 11, 2025 at 6:34 AM
WAESO 🧪 (Western Alliance to Expand Student Opportunities) was just completely canceled. 33+ years and a priceless impact on future generations of scientists gone…😞
May 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
We celebrated our graduating seniors (8!) and all lab accomplishments over pizza. Our 8 graduating seniors have obtained positions at various graduate programs and medical school (more posts to come)!! 🎉 🧪
May 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Speaking up works - keep marching and contacting your senators and representatives
April 25, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Another incredibly disappointing blow
April 24, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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Congratulations - beautiful
Paper!
It’s been a hectic few days, here’s a quick thread on our latest endeavour exploring GABAergic neurogenesis in the human cerebellum published in @pnas.org. Key takeaways: Purkinje cells are born very early in human development — much earlier than previously appreciated. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Mapping the developmental profile of ventricular zone–derived neurons in the human cerebellum | PNAS
The cerebellar ventricular zone (VZ) is the primary source of progenitors that generate cerebellar GABAergic neurons, including Purkinje cells (PCs...
www.pnas.org
April 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
My amazing honors thesis students at the ASU Barrett Honors Symposium. 🧪
April 17, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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Harvard president Alan Garber: "The administration’s prescription goes beyond the power of the federal government. It violates Harvard’s First Amendment rights and exceeds the statutory limits of the government’s authority..." www.harvard.edu/president/ne...
The Promise of American Higher Education
No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue
www.harvard.edu
April 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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These graphs of dramatically reduced NIH funding this year are so depressing to look at. This administration is out for revenge on intelligence. #SaveOurScience
April 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Spectacular view of 100,000 people attending the #HandsOff march in NYC
April 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Let’s go phoenix!!
Hands Off Phoenix
April 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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🥼 Janelia researchers led by @boazmohar.bsky.social @nspruston.bsky.social @rhodamine110.bsky.social & @svoboda314.bsky.social @alleninstitute.bsky.social have developed a new imaging tool that maps brain-wide changes in neuronal connections. 🧠

🔗 www.janelia.org/news/new-ima...
March 31, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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I wrote a piece for @thetransmitter.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/sex-differen... With the fate of NIH-funded research uncertain, it is extra important that the work we do now is most likely to benefit everyone. Adhering to SABV in the lab and in grant & paper review is the right thing to do.
Amid NIH upheaval, how to keep sex as a biological variable
Even in the absence of formal instruction to do so, we should continue to hold our colleagues accountable for SABV practices.
www.thetransmitter.org
March 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Here at Princeton, we’re amplifying our university president’s leadership. It’s time for everyone - faculty, students, staff - to speak out.

tl;dr: rights can’t be blackmailed.

From me and science colleagues:
www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2025...
To stop intimidation, Eisgruber needs your help
When targeting one institution is a bald attempt to divide and conquer, as is the case with Columbia, it is essential for a coalition or group of institutions and individuals to stand up together.&nbs...
www.dailyprincetonian.com
March 24, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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“We really try in planetary science to stay away from the politics. But man, it’s really hard right now — this is so extreme.” - Bill Nye
'Polio, bad': Bill Nye the Science Guy rebukes RFK Jr. over vaccine views
Bill Nye critiqued HHS chief Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his views on science and vaccines at a STAT event in New York.
buff.ly
March 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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15,000 people were in attendance in Tempe, Arizona tonight for our Fighting Oligarchy tour with Bernie Sanders and AOC.
March 21, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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“The word ‘science’ is in the US Constitution."
Bill Nye gives a passionate speech at the #STATBreakthrough Summit.
March 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM
overwhelmed is an understatement...
March 17, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Someone developed a ChatGPT tool to flag "DEI language" and give suggestions on how to make the grant "compliant with new guidelines". It's actually quite good, but such a weird sign of the times. #academicsky #medsky
ChatGPT - Palatable
Reviews documents for DEIA language and provides ways to change to be compliant with new guidelines
chatgpt.com
March 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM