Julia C Gorman
@jcgorman.bsky.social
math neurd 🐦⬛🧠🤖 | Gentner Lab PhD candidate @ UCSD Neuro | D-SPAN F99 | writer/translator at Neuwrite | Colors of the Brain coordinator | SeattleU alum | 🏠: Bend, Oregon
https://juliagorman.github.io
https://juliagorman.github.io
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Extremely grateful for the opportunity to attend the Society for Neuroscience meeting in San Diego last week. I had the chance to serve on an amazing panel at this year’s ENDURE meeting alongside incredible neuroscientists, and I also presented a poster on our MDMA-assisted therapy work.
November 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Extremely grateful for the opportunity to attend the Society for Neuroscience meeting in San Diego last week. I had the chance to serve on an amazing panel at this year’s ENDURE meeting alongside incredible neuroscientists, and I also presented a poster on our MDMA-assisted therapy work.
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at ABRCMS 2025? Stop by our Colors of the Brain scholar posters!
November 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
at ABRCMS 2025? Stop by our Colors of the Brain scholar posters!
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I’ll be presenting my work on species-specific differences in neural population dynamics during singing, multi-region models of HVC and RA, and how population geometry and coupling relates to vocal flexibility. Come check it out Saturday from 1-5!
November 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I’ll be presenting my work on species-specific differences in neural population dynamics during singing, multi-region models of HVC and RA, and how population geometry and coupling relates to vocal flexibility. Come check it out Saturday from 1-5!
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worth noting this is the exact approach you get a lot of flak from other scientists for trying
To compete in our attention-driven online spaces, science communicators should adopt networked coordination and emotional storytelling tactics to amplify accurate science information.
October 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
worth noting this is the exact approach you get a lot of flak from other scientists for trying
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“Just when you think you’ve seen it all, social insects reveal another surprise.” https://scim.ag/47sVFyS
Ant queen lays eggs that hatch into two species
Bizarre discovery of interspecies cloning “almost impossible to believe,” biologists say
scim.ag
September 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
“Just when you think you’ve seen it all, social insects reveal another surprise.” https://scim.ag/47sVFyS
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Neurociencias Para Todos brings neuroscience education to remote communities in Mexico. @analog-ashley.bsky.social talked with founder Monica López-Hidalgo about the program’s efforts and the importance of making neuroscience accessible to all.
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Bringing neuroscience to rural Mexico
Monica López-Hidalgo’s outreach program, Neurociencias Para Todos, gives schoolteachers tools to bring neuroscience to their communities.
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September 1, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Neurociencias Para Todos brings neuroscience education to remote communities in Mexico. @analog-ashley.bsky.social talked with founder Monica López-Hidalgo about the program’s efforts and the importance of making neuroscience accessible to all.
www.thetransmitter.org/community/br...
www.thetransmitter.org/community/br...
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Bad news for the species, to be sure, but the upside pedagogically is that the data seem to suggest that if you want to know whether a student actually wrote their paper, a fairly effective assessment is simply to ask them to talk about it and to walk you through their arguments.
August 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Bad news for the species, to be sure, but the upside pedagogically is that the data seem to suggest that if you want to know whether a student actually wrote their paper, a fairly effective assessment is simply to ask them to talk about it and to walk you through their arguments.
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The "just learn to code" approach to society turned into "just make your own cancer medicine" faster than anyone anticipated I think
August 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The "just learn to code" approach to society turned into "just make your own cancer medicine" faster than anyone anticipated I think
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We'll be having our 3rd annual MINDS Symposium this August 29th, 1-5 pm Bonner Hall 2130! The CoB scholars will highlight their research, along with a keynote from Dr. Anne Beatty-Martinez from UCSD, special thanks to @ibroorg.bsky.social for supporting Aisha Cinar and Sasha Bikkina this summer!
August 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We'll be having our 3rd annual MINDS Symposium this August 29th, 1-5 pm Bonner Hall 2130! The CoB scholars will highlight their research, along with a keynote from Dr. Anne Beatty-Martinez from UCSD, special thanks to @ibroorg.bsky.social for supporting Aisha Cinar and Sasha Bikkina this summer!
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I wrote a Comment on neurotheory, and now you can read it!
Some thoughts on where neurotheory has and has not taken root within the neuroscience community, how it has shaped those subfields, and where we theorists might look next for fresh adventures.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Some thoughts on where neurotheory has and has not taken root within the neuroscience community, how it has shaped those subfields, and where we theorists might look next for fresh adventures.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Theoretical neuroscience has room to grow
Nature Reviews Neuroscience - The goal of theoretical neuroscience is to uncover principles of neural computation through careful design and interpretation of mathematical models. Here, I examine...
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August 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I wrote a Comment on neurotheory, and now you can read it!
Some thoughts on where neurotheory has and has not taken root within the neuroscience community, how it has shaped those subfields, and where we theorists might look next for fresh adventures.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Some thoughts on where neurotheory has and has not taken root within the neuroscience community, how it has shaped those subfields, and where we theorists might look next for fresh adventures.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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This happened right down the street from my house, at the place where my kids went to after-school care. He originally came on a student visa, is employed as a doctor, married a US citizen, has a young child, and has applied for a green card.
WTF.
www.opb.org/article/2025...
WTF.
www.opb.org/article/2025...
‘Daddy, police!’: New video shows masked ICE agents arrest father outside child’s school in Beaverton
Newly published video provides insights into the immigration arrest of a chiropractor outside of his child’s Beaverton Montessori school.
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July 23, 2025 at 12:04 AM
This happened right down the street from my house, at the place where my kids went to after-school care. He originally came on a student visa, is employed as a doctor, married a US citizen, has a young child, and has applied for a green card.
WTF.
www.opb.org/article/2025...
WTF.
www.opb.org/article/2025...
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Six months ago: get attacked in multiple executive orders that declare everything you work on in STEM education "illegal", funding pulled from your field
Now: get EDI award as you continue to do the work anyway, as you always have and always will
You absolute badass @analog-ashley.bsky.social
Now: get EDI award as you continue to do the work anyway, as you always have and always will
You absolute badass @analog-ashley.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Six months ago: get attacked in multiple executive orders that declare everything you work on in STEM education "illegal", funding pulled from your field
Now: get EDI award as you continue to do the work anyway, as you always have and always will
You absolute badass @analog-ashley.bsky.social
Now: get EDI award as you continue to do the work anyway, as you always have and always will
You absolute badass @analog-ashley.bsky.social
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New STAT story about NIH rescinding the institution-wide anti-DEI term and condition that had been added to Notices of Award.
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NIH walks back ban on new grants for universities with DEI programs or Israel boycotts
The NIH has rescinded a policy requiring recipients of new grants to certify they do not have unlawful DEI programs or boycotts of Israel.
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June 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
New STAT story about NIH rescinding the institution-wide anti-DEI term and condition that had been added to Notices of Award.
www.statnews.com/2025/06/09/n...
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“In an unusual act of public protest, more than 340 scientists and staff at the National Institutes of Health today released a statement charging NIH officials and their superiors with politicizing science.”
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#StandUpForScience
#BethesdaDeclaration
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#StandUpForScience
#BethesdaDeclaration
NIH staff and biomedical community sound alarm about agency politicization, funding slowdown
In test of NIH director’s support of dissent, NIH staff sign Bethesda Declaration urging reversal of grant cuts and freezes
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June 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
“In an unusual act of public protest, more than 340 scientists and staff at the National Institutes of Health today released a statement charging NIH officials and their superiors with politicizing science.”
www.science.org/content/arti...
#StandUpForScience
#BethesdaDeclaration
www.science.org/content/arti...
#StandUpForScience
#BethesdaDeclaration
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Very proud of my latest article with @network-alba.bsky.social! I encourage all STEM researchers to check it out, we try to give practical tips whether you're working with human participants, animals, or just collecting diversity data for e.g. a conference. journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
Ten simple rules for queer data collection and analysis by STEM researchers
Queer people are still underrepresented both as STEM researchers and participants, partially due to a dearth of accurate data on this demographic. The lack of consideration for queer identities in dat...
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May 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Very proud of my latest article with @network-alba.bsky.social! I encourage all STEM researchers to check it out, we try to give practical tips whether you're working with human participants, animals, or just collecting diversity data for e.g. a conference. journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
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Stoked to share our new review on why neuroendocrinology needs a systems lens and why hormones should matter to systems neuroscience. It’s time for serious cross-talk!
Is it finally time for systems neuroscience to take hormones seriously? OMG YES! @meenakshiasokan.bsky.social and I share some of our thoughts about recent work in this review www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Hormonal regulation of behavioral and emotional persistence: Novel insights from a systems-level approach to neuroendocrinology
Gonadal sex steroid hormones regulate internal states, social drive, perception of external cues, and learning and memory. Fluctuating hormones influe…
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May 30, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Stoked to share our new review on why neuroendocrinology needs a systems lens and why hormones should matter to systems neuroscience. It’s time for serious cross-talk!
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Trump’s cuts to research programs directly harms scientists from working class backgrounds.
Bridges built between the blue collar and ivory tower are collapsing in front of us.
Bridges built between the blue collar and ivory tower are collapsing in front of us.
“You work so hard to put yourself in a position where you don’t have to worry, and then that’s taken away from you,” said Camila Valderrama-Martínez...She can get a job, but that “takes away time from my research and my time in lab and focusing on my studies and my thesis.” 🧪
Another casualty of Trump cuts? California students pursuing science research careers
At least 24 UC and Cal State campuses lost science research training grants that provided their students with annual stipends of $12,000 or more.
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May 29, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Trump’s cuts to research programs directly harms scientists from working class backgrounds.
Bridges built between the blue collar and ivory tower are collapsing in front of us.
Bridges built between the blue collar and ivory tower are collapsing in front of us.
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Just got the notice for termination of my K00! add it to the pile of illegal contract termination, now if only our leaders gave a shit I'd be more hopeful
May 27, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Just got the notice for termination of my K00! add it to the pile of illegal contract termination, now if only our leaders gave a shit I'd be more hopeful
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DM if you'd like to be part of our panel! Looking for a few more, if you have experience in communicating science in Spanish or other languages for your community, and believe you have lessons learned that you'd like to share to the audience, let me know!
SfN reversed their decision, THE WORKSHOP IS ON, it will center around communicating neuroscience to non-English speaking communities, see you at SfN 2025!!!!
Hi everyone, we are petitioning them to reconsider, if you are willing to co-sign our rebuttal because you or your trainees are personally interested in attending such a workshop, please add your name and professional affiliation to the end of the following document! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
April 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
DM if you'd like to be part of our panel! Looking for a few more, if you have experience in communicating science in Spanish or other languages for your community, and believe you have lessons learned that you'd like to share to the audience, let me know!
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My PhD student's NSF grant was terminated today. Her dissertation investigates why air pollution monitoring, metrics, and regulations don't properly capture the harms experienced by marginalized communities--esp in the most polluted Detroit neighborhoods. She and I are happy to talk with press etc.
NSF Award Search: Award # 2240343 - Constructing Credible Knowledge and Expertise in Air Pollution Regulation and Monitoring: The Problem of Quantification Lock
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April 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
My PhD student's NSF grant was terminated today. Her dissertation investigates why air pollution monitoring, metrics, and regulations don't properly capture the harms experienced by marginalized communities--esp in the most polluted Detroit neighborhoods. She and I are happy to talk with press etc.
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RFK Jr. has me irritated for several reasons, but the premise that the sole purpose of life is to work (pay taxes) and date (procreate) demonstrates how people with disabilities are seen as defective in an extractive, exploitive, and capitalist society. #Eugenics #Ableism #Disabilism
April 18, 2025 at 12:07 AM
RFK Jr. has me irritated for several reasons, but the premise that the sole purpose of life is to work (pay taxes) and date (procreate) demonstrates how people with disabilities are seen as defective in an extractive, exploitive, and capitalist society. #Eugenics #Ableism #Disabilism
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Always inspired by fellow trainees like @fleabrained.bsky.social creating opportunities for the next generation.
Feeling powerless lately in the context of national news but focusing on the power that I DO have to continue opening doors for undergrads
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Feeling powerless lately in the context of national news but focusing on the power that I DO have to continue opening doors for undergrads
www.thetransmitter.org/community/as...
As federal funders desert mentorship programs for marginalized students, trainee-led initiatives fill the gap
Grassroots organizations, led by graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, are stepping up to provide neuroscience career training and guidance for students from marginalized backgrounds—and…
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April 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Always inspired by fellow trainees like @fleabrained.bsky.social creating opportunities for the next generation.
Feeling powerless lately in the context of national news but focusing on the power that I DO have to continue opening doors for undergrads
www.thetransmitter.org/community/as...
Feeling powerless lately in the context of national news but focusing on the power that I DO have to continue opening doors for undergrads
www.thetransmitter.org/community/as...
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SfN reversed their decision, THE WORKSHOP IS ON, it will center around communicating neuroscience to non-English speaking communities, see you at SfN 2025!!!!
Hi everyone, we are petitioning them to reconsider, if you are willing to co-sign our rebuttal because you or your trainees are personally interested in attending such a workshop, please add your name and professional affiliation to the end of the following document! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
April 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
SfN reversed their decision, THE WORKSHOP IS ON, it will center around communicating neuroscience to non-English speaking communities, see you at SfN 2025!!!!
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As someone directly affected by this, let me be clear:
I'd rather lose my job because Harvard chose to fight than keep my job and see a generation of white supremacists parade its corpse around like a war trophy.
I'd rather lose my job because Harvard chose to fight than keep my job and see a generation of white supremacists parade its corpse around like a war trophy.
Researchers at Harvard and its affiliates appreciate that the university resisted the Trump Administration's demands, but worry about what happens next.
At Harvard, scientists worry over the consequences of resisting the Trump administration: $2.2B in grants frozen
Researchers at Harvard and its affiliates appreciate that the university resisted the Trump Administration's demands, but worry about what happens next.
buff.ly
April 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
As someone directly affected by this, let me be clear:
I'd rather lose my job because Harvard chose to fight than keep my job and see a generation of white supremacists parade its corpse around like a war trophy.
I'd rather lose my job because Harvard chose to fight than keep my job and see a generation of white supremacists parade its corpse around like a war trophy.