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Beth Stevens

@bethstevenslab.bsky.social

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Neuroscientist passionate about Glia and Neuroimmunology & immune-brain cross talk in health & disease. Foodie & Wine enthusiast. #openscience and collaboration

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Beth Stevens @bethstevenslab.bsky.social · Jul 18

Our lab worked together on our lab mission and lab culture statement : www.stevenslab.org

Stevens Lab | Research Laboratory

The Stevens Lab is a neurobiology research laboratory interested in interactions between the two fundamental cell types of the nervous system, neurons and glia. Our research seeks to understand how ne...

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Beth Stevens @bethstevenslab.bsky.social · Jul 18

Our lab worked together on our lab mission and lab culture statement : www.stevenslab.org

Stevens Lab | Research Laboratory

www.stevenslab.org

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Beth Stevens @bethstevenslab.bsky.social · Jun 7

TGIF
Bah pizza (anyone from Boston area gets this )

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Beth Stevens @bethstevenslab.bsky.social · May 17

TGIF what a week

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Beth Stevens @bethstevenslab.bsky.social · May 9

Let’s get the word out about the importance of federal funding of curiosity -driven science
We all have similar stories to share

Harvard Brain Science Initiative @harvardbrainsci.bsky.social · May 7

Protecting the Brain Requires Persistence
@bethstevenslab.bsky.social, NIH-supported investigator of Alzheimer’s and other disorders, explains how one discovery can lead to another.
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

Taking the long view on Alzheimer’s — Harvard Gazette %

Beth Stevens' work has built a foundation for new kinds of medicines to treat neurodegenerative diseases. "I was just following the science."

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Piali Sengupta @senguptalab.bsky.social · May 3

I've had the privilege & luck of having NSF funding for >25 yrs. #WithoutNSF we would not have discovered new mechanisms of chemosensation, described how gut bacteria influence neuronal function, trained many who are now scientists & educators, & appreciated the joys & rewards of science outreach.

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Beth Stevens @bethstevenslab.bsky.social · May 6

Excited to dive into special issue on neuro-immune axis! Happy to share our review on microglia states and function by the Dynamic Microglia duo Constanze Depp and Jordan Doman
Thank you @KavithaSci @ImmunityCP for the opportunity

cell.com/immunity/libra…www.cell.com/immuni/newar...es

https://cell.com/immunity/libra…

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Beth Stevens @bethstevenslab.bsky.social · May 6

Thank you @aosasmita.bsky.social

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Andrew Octavian Sasmita @aosasmita.bsky.social · May 6

Microglia transcriptional states and their functional significance: Context drives diversity

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Great review from the lab of @bethstevenslab.bsky.social

Microglia transcriptional states and their functional significance: Context drives diversity

In the brain, microglia are continuously exposed to a dynamic microenvironment throughout life, requiring them to adapt accordingly to specific develo…

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Beth Stevens @bethstevenslab.bsky.social · Apr 28

Excited to share this new work led by the talented Mike Dolan @dolan in collaboration with Evan macosko
See below for details and preprint

Mike Dolan @dolanmjg.bsky.social · Apr 28

How does the brain repair myelin after injury?

We mapped the full cellular choreography of white matter repair using snRNA-seq + Slide-seqv2, uncovering a type I interferon-driven glial program that recruits lymphocytes to promote remyelination.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Details below 👇

Spatiotemporal Analysis of Remyelination Reveals a Concerted Interferon-Responsive Glial State That Coordinates Immune Infiltration

Remyelination, the process by which axons are re-encased in myelin after injury, is a critical step in restoring brain function, yet the dynamics from initial injury to repair remain poorly characteri...

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Beth Stevens @bethstevenslab.bsky.social · Apr 24

Spring is finally here ! Highlights from morning walk around pond at Janelia @hhmijanelia.bsky.social

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Beth Stevens @bethstevenslab.bsky.social · Apr 24

Excited for this meeting ! Please share and pass the word

RTN Conference @rtnconference.bsky.social · Apr 23

#ReThinkNeuroimmunology
3 day think tank exploring the biggest discoveries & breakthroughs in neuroimmunology.
Organized by @quintanalabhms.bsky.social @bethstevenslab.bsky.social @jonykipnis.bsky.social @idoamitlab.bsky.social #RejaneRua
Registrations 🔗 genelayinstitute.org/rtn/

RTN Conference @rtnconference.bsky.social · Apr 17

[email protected] @weizmanninstitute.bsky.social @genelayinstitute.bsky.social @massgenbrigham.bsky.social

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idoamitlab.bsky.social @idoamitlab.bsky.social · Apr 16

See you in Boston in October!
@idoamitlab.bsky.social , @jonykipnis.bsky.social , @quintanalab.bsky.social, @bethstevenslab.bsky.social

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RTN Conference @rtnconference.bsky.social · Apr 16

🚨Registrations now live!
Check out this amazing line up of speakers at #RTN #ReThinkNeuroimmunology organised by @quintanalabhms.bsky.social @bethstevenslab.bsky.social @jonykipnis.bsky.social @idoamitlab.bsky.social #RejaneRua
Register here: genelayinstitute.org/rtn/

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Beth Stevens @bethstevenslab.bsky.social · Feb 11

Pls sign and share!

Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · Feb 10

Petition to Reverse the NIH Indirect Cost Cap initiated by Tom Maniatis. Please amplify
Sign the Petition: chng.it/kK2HMP5pGk
"Share with Leadership & Faculty. Reach out to professional societies, biotech and pharma leaders, and philanthropic organizations to raise awareness and mobilize support."

Sign the Petition

Petition to Reverse the NIH Indirect Cost Cap (NOT-OD-25-068)

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Science Magazine @science.org · Jan 22

“The impact of the collective executive orders and directives appears devastating.” scim.ag/40ureTO

Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring

Researchers facing

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Rick Huganir @rhuganir.bsky.social · Feb 7

This is the end of science as we know it if it stands—15% IDCs for all NIH Grants.

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NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates

NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD

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Beth Stevens @bethstevenslab.bsky.social · Feb 7

Always great to catch up with one of my favorite scientists and people :-) @michellemonje.bsky.social

Beth Stevens @bethstevenslab.bsky.social · Feb 1

Snow on the beach

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Beth Stevens @bethstevenslab.bsky.social · Jan 2

Happy New Year! A new dawn, a new day—embrace the fresh start and endless possibilities ahead!

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Ishmail Abdus-Saboor @ishmailsaboor.bsky.social · Nov 26

My lab studies both lab mice and naked mole rats. There is a belief amongst some that what we discover in mice will be universally true, and what we discover in naked mole rats will be a weird mole rat quirk. I believe this mouse-centric view of biological systems is very limiting.

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Harvard Brain Science Initiative @harvardbrainsci.bsky.social · Dec 10

Meet Olumide Fagboyegun @olumidejf.bsky.social on #HumansofHBI
The big question driving Olumide's research- What factors guide the development and maturation of the nervous system?
brain.harvard.edu/hbi_humans/o...
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Olumide Fagboyegun - Harvard Brain Science Initiative

What I study is how the furniture of the brain—those proteins and sugars—changes as an organism develops, and how that change influences how cells function, and how organisms behave.

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Anna Molofsky Lab @annamolofskylab.bsky.social · Nov 19

ok- sci bsky - trying this out. our latest paper with @arimolofskylab.bsky.social shows that "allergic" immune cells (ILC2s) have a healthy function in developing brain: formation of inhibitory synapses - key tuners of brain activity www.science.org/stoken/autho...

Group 2 innate lymphoid cells promote inhibitory synapse development and social behavior

The innate immune system shapes brain development and is implicated in neurodevelopmental diseases. It is critical to define the relevant immune cells and signals and their impact on brain circuits. I...

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Shane Liddelow @liddelowsa.bsky.social · Nov 17

There are lots of us missing, but so many joining so quickly

Please do share, and comment below to be added

go.bsky.app/5f2V6L6

(microglia starter pack also here by @mancusorenzo.bsky.social - bsky.app/starter-pack...)

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