Kara Marshall
@karalmarshall.bsky.social
Neuroscientist studying mechanical interoception. Views are my own.
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Kara Marshall PHD-History of Science in America - Trilogy at Tehaleh 04/27/25
YouTube video by Steve Lawson
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Gave a talk at my parents’ retirement community to describe how science is done, and what is at stake. There was a ton of interest, and anyone can do this. Get the word out about how science affects everyone. I’m happy to share slides with anyone who asks- just get in touch! youtu.be/BY_SFgi-Cig
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A wonderful piece by @callimcflurry.bsky.social on how mechanosensitive PIEZO ion channels are being used to explore how our bodies rely on pressure sensing. It is a thoughtfully researched article, with perspectives from many colleagues across the field.
www.thetransmitter.org/interoceptio...
www.thetransmitter.org/interoceptio...
PIEZO channels are opening the study of mechanosensation in unexpected places
The force-activated ion channels underlie the senses of touch and proprioception. Now scientists are using them as a tool to explore molecular mechanisms at work in internal organs…
www.thetransmitter.org
January 30, 2026 at 5:36 PM
A wonderful piece by @callimcflurry.bsky.social on how mechanosensitive PIEZO ion channels are being used to explore how our bodies rely on pressure sensing. It is a thoughtfully researched article, with perspectives from many colleagues across the field.
www.thetransmitter.org/interoceptio...
www.thetransmitter.org/interoceptio...
I save most of these kinds of posts for another site, but please talk to friends and family about what ICE is doing. This is all horrifying and your voice matters. Masked federal forces performing extrajudicial kidnapping and murder requires a groundswell of opposition from all corners.
The incident, which was caught on video, marks the second deadly shooting by federal officers in Minneapolis in less than a month. n.pr/3YXDGLu
Man shot dead by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis
The incident, which was caught on video, marks the second deadly shooting by federal officers in Minneapolis in less than a month.
n.pr
January 24, 2026 at 9:32 PM
I save most of these kinds of posts for another site, but please talk to friends and family about what ICE is doing. This is all horrifying and your voice matters. Masked federal forces performing extrajudicial kidnapping and murder requires a groundswell of opposition from all corners.
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NATURE has done a terrific (if depressing) job of summarizing the devastating cuts to science during Trump's first year. At this point, only the willingness of the House and Senate to restore research budgets prevents scientific extinction. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
US science after a year of Trump: what has been lost and what remains
A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce.
www.nature.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:06 AM
NATURE has done a terrific (if depressing) job of summarizing the devastating cuts to science during Trump's first year. At this point, only the willingness of the House and Senate to restore research budgets prevents scientific extinction. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
If anyone is looking for a summary outlining the encroaching fascism in the US, this collects it pretty well (despite the weak title). www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump Tests Presidential Power: Venezuela Operation, Iran Bombing and More (Gift Article)
A breakdown of the presidential powers President Trump has sought for himself, including what he did to obtain power and what’s next.
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:09 AM
If anyone is looking for a summary outlining the encroaching fascism in the US, this collects it pretty well (despite the weak title). www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Getting asked about how academics can continue to do science & inspire trainees even in the midst of a continued (escalated) assault on science, reason, truth, & human rights. I don’t have great answers.
I would love to hear from mentors about advice they’re giving to trainees/ colleagues.
I would love to hear from mentors about advice they’re giving to trainees/ colleagues.
January 17, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Getting asked about how academics can continue to do science & inspire trainees even in the midst of a continued (escalated) assault on science, reason, truth, & human rights. I don’t have great answers.
I would love to hear from mentors about advice they’re giving to trainees/ colleagues.
I would love to hear from mentors about advice they’re giving to trainees/ colleagues.
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2025 was the year we stopped debating whether paying peer reviewers might work and started showing that it does.
December 31, 2025 at 10:13 PM
2025 was the year we stopped debating whether paying peer reviewers might work and started showing that it does.
this is delightful, as you are
January 1, 2026 at 9:35 PM
this is delightful, as you are
It was so fun to celebrate a great year with the Marshall lab yesterday! We missed a few people, but we laughed, feasted, made onesies for Brandon’s sweet newborn, and discovered that our new lab member Cora is younger than Harry, my dog. It is a joy to work with these wonderful people!
December 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM
It was so fun to celebrate a great year with the Marshall lab yesterday! We missed a few people, but we laughed, feasted, made onesies for Brandon’s sweet newborn, and discovered that our new lab member Cora is younger than Harry, my dog. It is a joy to work with these wonderful people!
Got the same message and I didn’t know this. Thanks for info!
December 20, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Got the same message and I didn’t know this. Thanks for info!
Congrats Yvette!
December 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Congrats Yvette!
So excited for @alexchesler.bsky.social and the future of pain therapeutics! I’m also sad for the huge loss for NIH and our academic field.
Some news. Exciting new challenges and opportunities ahead.
December 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
So excited for @alexchesler.bsky.social and the future of pain therapeutics! I’m also sad for the huge loss for NIH and our academic field.
haha- that confused me too
December 16, 2025 at 11:18 PM
haha- that confused me too
Lots of great news from lab lately: so proud of @brityag.bsky.social for an amazing score on her AHA fellowship!
December 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Lots of great news from lab lately: so proud of @brityag.bsky.social for an amazing score on her AHA fellowship!
When overwhelmed by scope of tragedy, specifics can be important. Here is just one story. Thinking of all those affected by this weekend's tragedies at Brown and in Sydney.
Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, a freshman at Brown, had a condition as a child that required brain surgery. The experience created an unshakable ambition to become a brain surgeon, his sister said.
He died after being shot on campus on Saturday.
He died after being shot on campus on Saturday.
Brown shooting victim was pursuing dream of becoming brain surgeon
Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, 18, was one of two people killed at Brown University on Saturday.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:33 PM
When overwhelmed by scope of tragedy, specifics can be important. Here is just one story. Thinking of all those affected by this weekend's tragedies at Brown and in Sydney.
Very proud that graduate student @yasmeen-hamed.bsky.social and Undergraduate @catcalhoun22.bsky.social got awards in the multi-institutional Cooley Neuroscience Poster Session last weekend! So nice to see their hard work recognized.
December 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Very proud that graduate student @yasmeen-hamed.bsky.social and Undergraduate @catcalhoun22.bsky.social got awards in the multi-institutional Cooley Neuroscience Poster Session last weekend! So nice to see their hard work recognized.
I guess I can only judge effectiveness by interest: it was a mixed audience politically, but it filled up so fast that I did I it twice. Everyone was very engaged and stayed for an hour of questions each time!
December 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I guess I can only judge effectiveness by interest: it was a mixed audience politically, but it filled up so fast that I did I it twice. Everyone was very engaged and stayed for an hour of questions each time!
I think everyone can relate to the importance of science for healthcare, and I’ve been sharing these slides for people to use and adapt with their own stories! youtu.be/BY_SFgi-Cig
Kara Marshall PHD-History of Science in America - Trilogy at Tehaleh 04/27/25
YouTube video by Steve Lawson
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I think everyone can relate to the importance of science for healthcare, and I’ve been sharing these slides for people to use and adapt with their own stories! youtu.be/BY_SFgi-Cig
So proud of Yasmeen!
Documenting this for the imposter in me: 2nd place award at the 31st Annual Cooley Neuroscience Poster Session. Grateful for all the support, encouragement, and great discussions! #Aging #bladder #mechanosensation 🧠⚙️🚽
December 7, 2025 at 5:28 AM
So proud of Yasmeen!
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Our story on mechanosensation in baroreceptor cells of the kidney is finally out! Well worth the wait on this project we began in 2020 that turned into a massive collaborative effort within the kidney field. 🫘 www.sciencedirect.com:5037/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Our story on mechanosensation in baroreceptor cells of the kidney is finally out! Well worth the wait on this project we began in 2020 that turned into a massive collaborative effort within the kidney field. 🫘 www.sciencedirect.com:5037/science/arti...
Congratulations Yudong!
December 4, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Congratulations Yudong!
Please join us at CSHL May 12-16 to dig deeper into brain body interactions! Abstract deadline is in February, and in CSHL tradition, most talks will be chosen from abstracts. Link below.
Great piece on #interoception and brain body interactions by @carlzimmer.com in the @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/s... What an exciting time to work on this. Join us @cshlmeetings.bsky.social to learn more about the this exciting field meetings.cshl.edu/meetings.asp...
Mapping the Sense of What’s Going On Inside
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Please join us at CSHL May 12-16 to dig deeper into brain body interactions! Abstract deadline is in February, and in CSHL tradition, most talks will be chosen from abstracts. Link below.
Check out this wonderful collection! Hanneke Verstegen and I contributed a review for anyone interested in how the brain senses and controls the bladder.
Check out the newest Editors' (that would be me and Eunjoon Kim) Choice issue in Current Opinion in Neurobiology.
Superbly guest edited by Stephen Liberles and @zknight.bsky.social
>20 review articles on Interoception
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
Superbly guest edited by Stephen Liberles and @zknight.bsky.social
>20 review articles on Interoception
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
Current Opinion in Neurobiology | Interoception 2025 | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
Read the latest articles of Current Opinion in Neurobiology at ScienceDirect.com, Elsevier’s leading platform of peer-reviewed scholarly literature
www.sciencedirect.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Check out this wonderful collection! Hanneke Verstegen and I contributed a review for anyone interested in how the brain senses and controls the bladder.
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Application review launches on December 1, 2025. We want to read *your* application outlining a vision for a research program deciphering how membrane proteins collaborate to enable cell function, their biosynthesis, and the biophysics and structure of how membrane proteins change shape.
Molecular & Cellular Physiology (MCP) Monday
We are recruiting a tenure-track assistant professor to join the Dept of Molecular & Cellular Physiology at Stanford. Apply to be our colleague. Please repost. 1/n
facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...
We are recruiting a tenure-track assistant professor to join the Dept of Molecular & Cellular Physiology at Stanford. Apply to be our colleague. Please repost. 1/n
facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...
facultypositions.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Application review launches on December 1, 2025. We want to read *your* application outlining a vision for a research program deciphering how membrane proteins collaborate to enable cell function, their biosynthesis, and the biophysics and structure of how membrane proteins change shape.
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@hhmi.org Summer Undergraduate Research Experience - #CechFellows named in honor of Prof Tom Cech
Deadline to apply: 12/22/2025
Spend 9 weeks in a paid, mentored biomedical research experience in an HHMI lab. See you next summer!!!
www.hhmi.org/programs/cec...
Deadline to apply: 12/22/2025
Spend 9 weeks in a paid, mentored biomedical research experience in an HHMI lab. See you next summer!!!
www.hhmi.org/programs/cec...
Summer Undergraduate Research Experience | HHMI
The Cech Fellows Program is a paid, nine-week summer research experience empowering the next generation of scientific leaders.
www.hhmi.org
November 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
@hhmi.org Summer Undergraduate Research Experience - #CechFellows named in honor of Prof Tom Cech
Deadline to apply: 12/22/2025
Spend 9 weeks in a paid, mentored biomedical research experience in an HHMI lab. See you next summer!!!
www.hhmi.org/programs/cec...
Deadline to apply: 12/22/2025
Spend 9 weeks in a paid, mentored biomedical research experience in an HHMI lab. See you next summer!!!
www.hhmi.org/programs/cec...