Zoe McElligott
@nanopharmnc.bsky.social
Neurosci w/ tiny farm. PI of McE lab! AWARD WINNING PEARS! #FriendsWithLyricalGenius #TheEldestMillennial, often found running in the woods, She/Her, views expressed are not as a rep of UNC-CH. www.mcelligottlab.org
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4717-5698
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4717-5698
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New episode of Fast People, with Laurie Henes, out today. I really appreciate her saying this (and a lot of other things).
I considered posting this on Threads as well, but it seems like it's really easy for content to get into the wrong hands over there. fastpeople.buzzsprout.com/2442756/epis...
I considered posting this on Threads as well, but it seems like it's really easy for content to get into the wrong hands over there. fastpeople.buzzsprout.com/2442756/epis...
December 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
New episode of Fast People, with Laurie Henes, out today. I really appreciate her saying this (and a lot of other things).
I considered posting this on Threads as well, but it seems like it's really easy for content to get into the wrong hands over there. fastpeople.buzzsprout.com/2442756/epis...
I considered posting this on Threads as well, but it seems like it's really easy for content to get into the wrong hands over there. fastpeople.buzzsprout.com/2442756/epis...
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Bye, everyone. (Including the men she was running with.) I can see the "Born for the Marathon" headlines now.
December 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Bye, everyone. (Including the men she was running with.) I can see the "Born for the Marathon" headlines now.
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GLP-1 drugs can help people lose weight by quelling hunger queues. Nature reports on the work by scientists testing if these drugs can help to cut cravings for cigarettes, alcohol and opioids. 🧪
Will blockbuster obesity drugs revolutionize addiction treatment?
Scientists are testing whether GLP-1 drugs can help to cut cravings for cigarettes, alcohol and opioids — as well as food.
go.nature.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:37 PM
GLP-1 drugs can help people lose weight by quelling hunger queues. Nature reports on the work by scientists testing if these drugs can help to cut cravings for cigarettes, alcohol and opioids. 🧪
This is my primary interest in college football.... welcome to 🔵 sky you delicious mascots
Welcome to Selection Sundae!
a bag of pop candy is sitting on a field
ALT: a bag of pop candy is sitting on a field
media.tenor.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This is my primary interest in college football.... welcome to 🔵 sky you delicious mascots
The post I didn't know I needed
One of my neighbors has been putting up these fish facts posters. All kinds of different fish, marine, freshwater, deep, shallow, all kinds. This is a good one. “Stg this real fish” took me out. Good work, neighbor.
December 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The post I didn't know I needed
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Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-Arizona) said she was pepper sprayed by ICE agents in Tucson as she tried to find out more information about a raid taking place at a restaurant in her district.
Rep. Grijalva says ICE agents pepper sprayed her at Tucson restaurant raid
ICE agents deployed both tear gas and pepper balls at protesters, video obtained by The Post shows.
wapo.st
December 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-Arizona) said she was pepper sprayed by ICE agents in Tucson as she tried to find out more information about a raid taking place at a restaurant in her district.
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“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
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In partnership with UBC's Department of Psychiatry, we are excited to be recruiting for a CIHR Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Cognitive Resilience for Dementia Prevention and Mental Wellness in Aging.
Learn more: med-fom-psychiatry-sandbox2019.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2025/1...
Learn more: med-fom-psychiatry-sandbox2019.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2025/1...
December 5, 2025 at 12:32 AM
In partnership with UBC's Department of Psychiatry, we are excited to be recruiting for a CIHR Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Cognitive Resilience for Dementia Prevention and Mental Wellness in Aging.
Learn more: med-fom-psychiatry-sandbox2019.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2025/1...
Learn more: med-fom-psychiatry-sandbox2019.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2025/1...
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In @elife.bsky.social: Sex differences in BNST signaling and BNST CRF in fear processing doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
Official version finally out. Thank you to reviewers, made it better!
Official version finally out. Thank you to reviewers, made it better!
Sex differences in BNST signaling and BNST CRF in fear processing
Critical differences in how the BNST responds to different types of fear across male and female mice.
doi.org
December 5, 2025 at 11:39 PM
In @elife.bsky.social: Sex differences in BNST signaling and BNST CRF in fear processing doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
Official version finally out. Thank you to reviewers, made it better!
Official version finally out. Thank you to reviewers, made it better!
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Boom! We getting in the political game.
Because if we don't fight in the political arena for the best interests of universities—which includes their students, faculty, & communities!—then these politicians will keep trying to take over our universities & dictate what we teach & research.
Because if we don't fight in the political arena for the best interests of universities—which includes their students, faculty, & communities!—then these politicians will keep trying to take over our universities & dictate what we teach & research.
That’s right and we are gonna fight for free public higher ed, and end to student debt, an end to contingent and a new compact that prioritizes academic freedom, freedom of speech, shared governance and the right to assembly & protest on campus! JOIN US!
@aaup.org
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@aaup.org
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Professors Launch PAC to Fight Back Against Trump’s Attacks
The American Association of University Professors, a union whose members are fighting policies from the Trump administration and GOP Congress, launched a PAC this week to spend in federal elections.
news.bgov.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Boom! We getting in the political game.
Because if we don't fight in the political arena for the best interests of universities—which includes their students, faculty, & communities!—then these politicians will keep trying to take over our universities & dictate what we teach & research.
Because if we don't fight in the political arena for the best interests of universities—which includes their students, faculty, & communities!—then these politicians will keep trying to take over our universities & dictate what we teach & research.
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“Fact checkers not wanted here”
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 10:29 PM
“Fact checkers not wanted here”
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Updates to the submission process for LOIs and grants requesting more than $500K in any budget periods. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-26-019: Updated Application Policies: NIH Administrative Burden Reduction Effort Removal of Requirements for Letters of Intent and Unsolicited Applications Requesting $500,000 or More in Dire...
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Updated Application Policies: NIH Administrative Burden Reduction Effort Removal of Requirements for Letters of Inten...
grants.nih.gov
December 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Updates to the submission process for LOIs and grants requesting more than $500K in any budget periods. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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Hey look, Notice on Implementation of Common Forms Biosketch and Other Support for Due Dates on/after Jan 25, 2026. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-26-018: NIHs Implementation of Common Forms for Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support for Due Dates on or after January 25, 2026
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: NIHs Implementation of Common Forms for Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support for Due Dates on or...
grants.nih.gov
December 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Hey look, Notice on Implementation of Common Forms Biosketch and Other Support for Due Dates on/after Jan 25, 2026. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
Tarrrrrrrrrrr!!!
December 3, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Tarrrrrrrrrrr!!!
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This is so gross. Anyone who has lived in Minnesota (Minneapolis/St. Paul specifically) will tell you that the Somali population there is among the kindest and hardest-working people you'll ever meet.
Trump on Minnesota's Somali community: "They contribute nothing. I don't want them in our country, I'll be honest with you."
December 2, 2025 at 8:58 PM
This is so gross. Anyone who has lived in Minnesota (Minneapolis/St. Paul specifically) will tell you that the Somali population there is among the kindest and hardest-working people you'll ever meet.
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We will still consider applications submitted today and tomorrow!
Research Assistant Professor position at @unm.edu - join a dynamic team working with @cassie-boness.bsky.social. This position is to work on an NIH grant evaluating personalized medicine approaches for the treatment of alcohol use disorder. Submit via UNMJobs by Nov 26: unm.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Research Assistant Professor in Personalized Medicine for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder
Seeking applicants for a Research Assistant Professor faculty position at the University of New Mexico on an NIH funded grant evaluating personalized ...
unm.csod.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
We will still consider applications submitted today and tomorrow!
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Today is Giving Tuesday and we’re working toward a $10,000 goal to fuel truth-telling, community education, and real access to reproductive healthcare across North Carolina.
Make a gift today and help us unlock our $3,000 match: prochoicenc.org/GT25
#GivingTuesday #AbortionIsHealthcare
Make a gift today and help us unlock our $3,000 match: prochoicenc.org/GT25
#GivingTuesday #AbortionIsHealthcare
December 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Today is Giving Tuesday and we’re working toward a $10,000 goal to fuel truth-telling, community education, and real access to reproductive healthcare across North Carolina.
Make a gift today and help us unlock our $3,000 match: prochoicenc.org/GT25
#GivingTuesday #AbortionIsHealthcare
Make a gift today and help us unlock our $3,000 match: prochoicenc.org/GT25
#GivingTuesday #AbortionIsHealthcare
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Giving Tuesday! 💞
Find your local harm reduction or syringe services program-these mostly run on a shoestring budget & every dollar goes to people who desperately need care in all its forms. We use donations to buy outreach supplies for all our sites to supplement basic harm reduction materials.
Find your local harm reduction or syringe services program-these mostly run on a shoestring budget & every dollar goes to people who desperately need care in all its forms. We use donations to buy outreach supplies for all our sites to supplement basic harm reduction materials.
December 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Giving Tuesday! 💞
Find your local harm reduction or syringe services program-these mostly run on a shoestring budget & every dollar goes to people who desperately need care in all its forms. We use donations to buy outreach supplies for all our sites to supplement basic harm reduction materials.
Find your local harm reduction or syringe services program-these mostly run on a shoestring budget & every dollar goes to people who desperately need care in all its forms. We use donations to buy outreach supplies for all our sites to supplement basic harm reduction materials.
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22% fewer NIH grants
December 2, 2025 at 3:28 PM
22% fewer NIH grants
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November 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Hi everybody,
It's Black Friday, a big day for us at The Onion, since we rely almost entirely on your memberships.
Our goal for 2026? More print subscribers than the Washington Post.
This is, somehow, feasible.
So sign up! A year of print is $75 for the year today. Help us do a very funny thing.
It's Black Friday, a big day for us at The Onion, since we rely almost entirely on your memberships.
Our goal for 2026? More print subscribers than the Washington Post.
This is, somehow, feasible.
So sign up! A year of print is $75 for the year today. Help us do a very funny thing.
Join The Onion
Don’t just read the news. Feel it. Be among the first to feel the news.
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November 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Hi everybody,
It's Black Friday, a big day for us at The Onion, since we rely almost entirely on your memberships.
Our goal for 2026? More print subscribers than the Washington Post.
This is, somehow, feasible.
So sign up! A year of print is $75 for the year today. Help us do a very funny thing.
It's Black Friday, a big day for us at The Onion, since we rely almost entirely on your memberships.
Our goal for 2026? More print subscribers than the Washington Post.
This is, somehow, feasible.
So sign up! A year of print is $75 for the year today. Help us do a very funny thing.
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As I always do with boycotts, I urge: be tough with corporations, gentle with individual buyers. For some people, Black Friday sales are the way they get their kids jackets that fit, shoes that hold up to the weather. Yelling at them doesn’t help the cause.
November 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
As I always do with boycotts, I urge: be tough with corporations, gentle with individual buyers. For some people, Black Friday sales are the way they get their kids jackets that fit, shoes that hold up to the weather. Yelling at them doesn’t help the cause.
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Defining psychiatric disorders is often 'fuzzy' - e.g., compulsivity is a symptom in substance addictions, OCD, hoarding disorder, et al., - which impedes diagnostics and treatment. Our newly published work examines these shared ('transdiagnostic') symptoms... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Inflammatory profiles of transdiagnostic symptom dimensions in healthy females
Psychiatric disorders are increasingly conceptualised as heterogeneous categories with transdiagnostic underlying mechanisms that cut across multiple …
www.sciencedirect.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Defining psychiatric disorders is often 'fuzzy' - e.g., compulsivity is a symptom in substance addictions, OCD, hoarding disorder, et al., - which impedes diagnostics and treatment. Our newly published work examines these shared ('transdiagnostic') symptoms... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...