Dr. Kristen Lynch studies how cells decide when to use an entire part of their DNA vs when to exclude parts that aren't useful or may be harmful. She's examining alternative splicing in the immune system & what happens when cells face immune challenges.
www.peoplebehindthescience.com/dr-kristen-l...

New episode! The detrimental impacts of doping extend far beyond a missed medal ceremony for clean athletes. Olympic bronze medalist Shannon Rowbury shared her remarkable athletic career, her commitment to #cleansport, and her story from the London 2012 Games. 🚫💊
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Neurologist Dr. Bruce Dobkin discusses his his personal experience with progressive sensorineural hearing loss and the musical hallucinosis that followed implantation of his unilateral cochlear neuroprosthesis.

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#neurorehabilitation #rehabilitation #hearingloss

www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/thrilli.... Great write up about BCI research in the UC system.

I enjoyed speaking with Dr. Rahul Gupta in this interview about his work in drug control policy, including initiatives to address the opioid epidemic, save lives, protect clean sport, & improve public health. We also covered the cool work he is doing now in predictive diagnostics and drug discovery.

Don't miss the 2025 New York #BCI Symposium October 3-4th at The New York Academy of Medicine!

This 2-day global symposium will include engaging keynotes, panels, and breakout sessions led by top experts in #neuroscience, surgery, neurotech, and regulation.

www.nybci.com/event/2886b6...

#NYBCI25

What do the experts think about the recent results from clinical trials of stem cell-derived dopamine cell therapies for #Parkinsons?
1. The trials were safe
2. "It appears that none of the patients have shown a dramatic reversal of their PD"
academic.oup.com/brain/advanc...

Amen... but at the same time, if you told me way back when that people could lose a lot of weight w/o the grueling bits of exercise & feeling hungry, I'd have been very skeptical. But GLP-1 drugs work for many. Obesity is very different from stroke, but I'm kind of cautiously optimistic about this.

This was a fun episode with lots of talk of #darkmatter, particle #physics, #astrophysics, and what life is like when you dedicate your career to making new discoveries in these areas! Dr. Djuna Croon is a fantastic researcher and science communicator, and I enjoyed our chat! 👩‍🔬 🧪

A blood test for pain?

New work in Nature identifies circulating biomarkers that distinguish chronic pain states—offering a path toward objective, biologically grounded diagnostics.

#PainResearch #Neuroskyence #Biomarkers #ScienceWatch #SciComm #ScienceInTranslation #ChronicPain

We are grateful to @innovativeresearch.bsky.social for their support of our new #podcast episode w/ Dr. Beth Stroupe! They have been great partners in helping us share the stories of scientists for 3 years!

Follow them & visit www.innov-research.com for more info on their products & services. #bio

The road to scientific discovery can be long & full of unexpected twists. Dr. Beth Stroupe shared her career path & a recent structural #biology breakthrough in her lab that was decades in the making.

Learn more in this new podcast episode! #scicomm 👩‍🔬

www.peoplebehindthescience.com/dr-beth-stro...

⛰️ High-altitude air helps mice with Parkinson’s

In mice with Parkinson’s-like disease, breathing lower-oxygen air (like at high altitudes) protected brain cells and improved movement, even after symptoms began.

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#Parkinsons 🧪 #SciComm

CRN Team Surmeier has now shown that individual neurons in the basal ganglia make highly precise decisions about when to allow and when to actively stop specific movements.

🔗 Read the full #publication: bit.ly/4785CBr

✏️ @antofala.bsky.social @harsh-kanodia.bsky.social

Understanding how motor control & motor learning are affected by neurological conditions is key for maximizing the effectiveness of #neurorehabilitation. In this article, Dr. @jamesmfinley.bsky.social discusses his career, research, the impacts of federal funding & more.
www.asnr.com/files/Import...

Amazing mentors have been instrumental in helping me get to where I am today, but cultivating a mentorship network is a skill. Looking forward to hearing advice and insights from these 3 fantastic scientists!

Proteins aren't static, & the dynamic nature of proteins is critical for many biological functions. Dr. Ganesh Anand brings the world of shape-changing proteins to life as he discusses his research on molecular switches, his career path & more!
www.peoplebehindthescience.com/dr-ganesh-an...
#scicomm

This month’s Discover ASAP features Ricardo Márquez Gómez of @craggasap.bsky.social, discussing a fluid-wall microfluidic platform to model human corticostriatal circuits 🧪

This platform enables axon studies, long-term culture, & scalable testing for #Parkinsons.

📺 youtu.be/dutY_mxext4

Mount Holyoke College in lovely western Massachusetts is hiring a tenure-track neuroscientist. Amazing students and fantastic faculty support - please share!
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My lab is hiring a postdoc to work on new TDP-43 biomarkers! Please get in touch and re-post!

Great opportunity for #neurology residents interested in learning more about movement disorders! The application deadline is coming up on August 1st! 🧠🔄 🧠📈

education.movementdisorders.org/Detail/946/M...

2/ The Rehabilitation Research Program is hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow in the field of neurorehabilitation with a focus on stroke, as well as traumatic brain injury, to lead clinical research projects to develop and test rehabilitation interventions.

ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ubcsta...

Two of our labs are hiring! Please share these opportunities

1/ The CEDAR Lab is looking for a research coordinator to facilitate daily operations, data collection, and research protocols, including progress of research projects.

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