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Nicole Ferrara

@nicoleferrara.bsky.social

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I like coffee, and I like neuroscience most times Assistant professor at Rosalind Franklin University connecting neural circuit maturation with fear+social behaviors. Ferraralab.com

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Lizzie Manning @drlizziemanning.bsky.social · 11d

Time to get working on your symposium proposals!

📣 Roll call
-Who's coming to Cape town?
-Who needs speaker suggestions for a panel?
-Who'd like to join a panel (especially trainees!)
@mfendt.bsky.social @dr-stan.bsky.social @nicoleferrara.bsky.social @eelkesnoeren.bsky.social

International Behavioral Neuroscience Society @ibnsconnect.bsky.social · 28d

We are excited to invite all behavioral neuroscientists to the 35th Annual IBNS Meeting at Cape Town, South Africa June 23-27, 2026!

Call for Symposia / Satellite Proposals Deadline: Tuesday, October 28, 2025

More information can be found at ibnsconnect.org/meetings

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Nicole Ferrara @nicoleferrara.bsky.social · Aug 19

Had a blast writing this insight article with @sydneytrask.bsky.social covering original research from the @michaeldrew.bsky.social lab on the stress-specific recruitment of a brain region that drives fear behaviors!
doi.org/10.7554/eLif...

Behavioral Neuroscience: The consequences of stress on the brain and fear

A region of the brain called the paraventricular thalamus mediates the impact of stress on unlearned fear responses, but is not involved in learned fear behavior.

doi.org

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Nicole Ferrara @nicoleferrara.bsky.social · May 10

Woohooo!!!!!!! So deserved!!!!! Biggest congrats!! Celebrations in AUS ☀️

Nicole Ferrara @nicoleferrara.bsky.social · May 10

Go Janine!!!!!!!!! Can’t express my happiness! Also can’t wait to celebrate with you in person soon

Nicole Ferrara @nicoleferrara.bsky.social · Feb 1

This does seem promising! Fingers crossed for you

Nicole Ferrara @nicoleferrara.bsky.social · Jan 31

Just managed to log in

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Zoe McElligott @nanopharmnc.bsky.social · Jan 22

I just reached out to my senators about the NIH situation. If you need to find out how much impact NIH has in your state in terms of dollars in and their economic impact here's a link: www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...

NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research

Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.

www.unitedformedicalresearch.org

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Nicole Ferrara @nicoleferrara.bsky.social · Jan 9

Really excited to be able to work with @kurtfraser.bsky.social and @the-fadoktor.bsky.social! Can’t wait to start our experiments on how social behaviors are guided by positive and negative experiences in distinct settings and regulated by the developing hippocampus

Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · Jan 9

Shoutout to the awardees on this platform! @smellosopher.bsky.social @kurtfraser.bsky.social @nicoleferrara.bsky.social @the-fadoktor.bsky.social @mlovettbarron.bsky.social

Nicole Ferrara @nicoleferrara.bsky.social · Dec 13

Amazing work!

Nicole Ferrara @nicoleferrara.bsky.social · Nov 27

🎉🎉congrats!!

Nicole Ferrara @nicoleferrara.bsky.social · Nov 27

We’ll have to celebrate at the next get together

Nicole Ferrara @nicoleferrara.bsky.social · Nov 24

Such great news!!’ Congrats!!!

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Nicole Ferrara @nicoleferrara.bsky.social · Oct 4

I’m so sorry, Natalie. I hope she has a smooth recovery 💙

Nicole Ferrara @nicoleferrara.bsky.social · Oct 4

Go Sarah!!!! Congrats!!!🎉