Kurt Fraser
@kurtfraser.bsky.social
Brain scientist, tall human, dog owner in the twin cities
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Attn all human MRI/fMRI folks! The Dept of Psychology at Northeastern University is hiring a new Director of the NU Biomedical Imaging Center at the level of Associate or Full Professor. Bonus: you'll have the best Chair EVER 😉 Full ad here: northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...
Associate Professor/Professor and Director, Northeastern University Biomedical Imaging Center
About the Opportunity About Northeastern: Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research (R1) university and the recognized leader in experience-driven lifelong learning. Our world-renowned experi...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Attn all human MRI/fMRI folks! The Dept of Psychology at Northeastern University is hiring a new Director of the NU Biomedical Imaging Center at the level of Associate or Full Professor. Bonus: you'll have the best Chair EVER 😉 Full ad here: northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...
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Congratulations to Sophia Vinogradov, M.D. on being awarded the 2025 Julius Axelrod Mentorship Award! #ACNP2026
Please click here ➡️ tinyurl.com/3b7jdtcy to watch the acceptance video by Sophia Vinogradov, M.D.
Please click here ➡️ tinyurl.com/3b7jdtcy to watch the acceptance video by Sophia Vinogradov, M.D.
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Congratulations to Sophia Vinogradov, M.D. on being awarded the 2025 Julius Axelrod Mentorship Award! #ACNP2026
Please click here ➡️ tinyurl.com/3b7jdtcy to watch the acceptance video by Sophia Vinogradov, M.D.
Please click here ➡️ tinyurl.com/3b7jdtcy to watch the acceptance video by Sophia Vinogradov, M.D.
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So excited to see our latest paper out today in @natcomms.nature.com! Studies led by the amazing @margestelzner.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41.... VTA GABA neurons have a unique role in economic decision making - they integrate reward seeking motivation and the current cost of seeking
Ventral tegmental area GABA neurons integrate positive and negative valence - Nature Communications
The role of ventral tegmental area GABA neurons in behavior is unclear. Here, authors show that VTA GABA but not dopamine neurons integrate positive and negative valence to encode motivational conflic...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
So excited to see our latest paper out today in @natcomms.nature.com! Studies led by the amazing @margestelzner.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41.... VTA GABA neurons have a unique role in economic decision making - they integrate reward seeking motivation and the current cost of seeking
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We gotta bring back shame in a big way
November 22, 2025 at 6:37 PM
We gotta bring back shame in a big way
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Check out my new study, out now open access(!), with my fantastic colleague @lydiaharimahn.bsky.social. We developed a new scale to measure internalized misogyny in women and its associations with poor mental health. link.growkudos.com/1pn1hwap534
Development and initial validation of the measure of internalized misogyny with cisgender U.S. women.
Internalized misogyny, or how women come to endorse self-hatred, trust of men over women, and hostile attitudes toward women, is a psychological phenomenon linked with poor outcomes in women. This stu...
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November 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Check out my new study, out now open access(!), with my fantastic colleague @lydiaharimahn.bsky.social. We developed a new scale to measure internalized misogyny in women and its associations with poor mental health. link.growkudos.com/1pn1hwap534
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Congratulations to Harriet De Wit, Ph.D., for being awarded the Barbara Fish Memorial Award! ☺️ #ACNP2026
Please click here ➡️tinyurl.com/2ndexz5k to watch the nominator video by Abraham Palmer, Ph.D.
Please click here ➡️tinyurl.com/2ndexz5k to watch the nominator video by Abraham Palmer, Ph.D.
November 21, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Congratulations to Harriet De Wit, Ph.D., for being awarded the Barbara Fish Memorial Award! ☺️ #ACNP2026
Please click here ➡️tinyurl.com/2ndexz5k to watch the nominator video by Abraham Palmer, Ph.D.
Please click here ➡️tinyurl.com/2ndexz5k to watch the nominator video by Abraham Palmer, Ph.D.
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ATTN: Two faculty positions are available in my department (neuroscience) at the University of Minnesota. This is a general search with no topic focus. November 20th application deadline.
Apply here: hr.umn.edu/jobs/Find-Job
Assistant Prof job code: 364920
Associate/Full Prof job code: 364921
Apply here: hr.umn.edu/jobs/Find-Job
Assistant Prof job code: 364920
Associate/Full Prof job code: 364921
October 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
ATTN: Two faculty positions are available in my department (neuroscience) at the University of Minnesota. This is a general search with no topic focus. November 20th application deadline.
Apply here: hr.umn.edu/jobs/Find-Job
Assistant Prof job code: 364920
Associate/Full Prof job code: 364921
Apply here: hr.umn.edu/jobs/Find-Job
Assistant Prof job code: 364920
Associate/Full Prof job code: 364921
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Re-upping this - Neuropeeps! We have a TT Job in my wonderful department at Brandeis! First consideration to applications received by Dec 15 (but why wait?)
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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Assistant Professor in Biology and Neuroscience Program - Waltham, Massachusetts (US) job with Brandeis University | 12848464
The Department of Biology and the Program in Neuroscience at Brandeis University invite applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor positio...
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November 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Re-upping this - Neuropeeps! We have a TT Job in my wonderful department at Brandeis! First consideration to applications received by Dec 15 (but why wait?)
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
@accumbenshelley.bsky.social re-writing the textbook on neural circuit function
GABA-glutamate corelease is a mechanism for state-dependent neurotransmission https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.19.689286v1
November 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM
@accumbenshelley.bsky.social re-writing the textbook on neural circuit function
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So stoked to have our image on the cover of this week's issue of Journal of Neuroscience!! @sfnjournals.bsky.social #JNeurosci #SfN25. Check out the final version of the paper here www.jneurosci.org/content/45/4...
Superior Colliculus Projections Drive Dopamine Neuron Activity and Movement But Not Value
To navigate dynamic environments, animals must rapidly integrate sensory information and respond appropriately to gather rewards and avoid threats. It is well established that dopamine (DA) neurons in...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
So stoked to have our image on the cover of this week's issue of Journal of Neuroscience!! @sfnjournals.bsky.social #JNeurosci #SfN25. Check out the final version of the paper here www.jneurosci.org/content/45/4...
Bye SfN gotta go back to reality
November 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Bye SfN gotta go back to reality
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These 2 UC President’s Fellows just learned that our hiring incentive is not going to be defunded….for now!
UCs, please hire us for faculty positions ASAP haha!!!
(But seriously if you’re at #sfn25 , let’s chat 😌)
UCs, please hire us for faculty positions ASAP haha!!!
(But seriously if you’re at #sfn25 , let’s chat 😌)
November 19, 2025 at 1:28 AM
These 2 UC President’s Fellows just learned that our hiring incentive is not going to be defunded….for now!
UCs, please hire us for faculty positions ASAP haha!!!
(But seriously if you’re at #sfn25 , let’s chat 😌)
UCs, please hire us for faculty positions ASAP haha!!!
(But seriously if you’re at #sfn25 , let’s chat 😌)
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We are thrilled to announce that the preliminary program for the 2026 GRC on the Frontal Cortex is now live!
www.grc.org/frontal-cort...
Registration is now open for both the GRC and our GRS, chaired by @albitc.bsky.social and @jorge-miranda.bsky.social!
www.grc.org/frontal-cort...
Registration is now open for both the GRC and our GRS, chaired by @albitc.bsky.social and @jorge-miranda.bsky.social!
2026 Frontal Cortex Conference GRC
The 2026 Gordon Research Conference on Frontal Cortex will be held in Holderness, New Hampshire. Apply today to reserve your spot.
www.grc.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
We are thrilled to announce that the preliminary program for the 2026 GRC on the Frontal Cortex is now live!
www.grc.org/frontal-cort...
Registration is now open for both the GRC and our GRS, chaired by @albitc.bsky.social and @jorge-miranda.bsky.social!
www.grc.org/frontal-cort...
Registration is now open for both the GRC and our GRS, chaired by @albitc.bsky.social and @jorge-miranda.bsky.social!
*tapping the sign*
Folks at SfN come see the first Fraser Lab poster ever at FF6 on Tuesday Nov 18, 8am. Serena Miller has oodles of data to share on a new direction for us. Also, that day happens to be my birthday so you have to come say hi or else
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
*tapping the sign*
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Go support all the amazing early career scientists who will be presenting their posters tonight from 6:45 - 8:45 at #SfN2025. This includes Flagel Lab graduate student, Princess Felix, who received a SfN Trainee Professional Development Award. 👏👏👏
November 16, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Go support all the amazing early career scientists who will be presenting their posters tonight from 6:45 - 8:45 at #SfN2025. This includes Flagel Lab graduate student, Princess Felix, who received a SfN Trainee Professional Development Award. 👏👏👏
Landed in rainy San Diego
November 15, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Landed in rainy San Diego
‘Twas the night before sfn and Levi was having a pout…
November 15, 2025 at 2:59 AM
‘Twas the night before sfn and Levi was having a pout…
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Hey #SfN2025 attendees! Come check out the latest work from our lab and @shawnbates.bsky.social: "Sex differences in adolescent diazepam exposure on reward-related memory and perineuronal nets" Monday, November 17, 2025, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM #UndergradResearch
November 14, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Hey #SfN2025 attendees! Come check out the latest work from our lab and @shawnbates.bsky.social: "Sex differences in adolescent diazepam exposure on reward-related memory and perineuronal nets" Monday, November 17, 2025, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM #UndergradResearch
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Also, GPN current members or alumni, we are having our annual meet up on Monday the 17th at 7pm at Ballast Point Brewing Company! Hope to see you there!
This coming week at #SfN25 come visit us at the Minnesota Graduate Program in Neuroscience booth at the grad fair! For applicants this cycle, note that the deadline is soon - Nov 20th. Also everyone check out the presentations at the meeting by UMN folks - shorturl.at/jNRxQ
November 13, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Also, GPN current members or alumni, we are having our annual meet up on Monday the 17th at 7pm at Ballast Point Brewing Company! Hope to see you there!
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We are grieving our friend and brilliant colleague Natalia Duque-Wilckens. A creative scientist, artist, caring mentor, and force for change. Words can’t describe the impact she had on lives at UC Davis, MSU, NC State and beyond. I feel lucky to have known her and wish her time didn’t end so soon
November 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
We are grieving our friend and brilliant colleague Natalia Duque-Wilckens. A creative scientist, artist, caring mentor, and force for change. Words can’t describe the impact she had on lives at UC Davis, MSU, NC State and beyond. I feel lucky to have known her and wish her time didn’t end so soon