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Brian Trainor

@briantrainor.bsky.social

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Behavioral neuroscientist at Univ. of California at Davis. Studying stress, brains, puberty, and social behavior in a super large mouse. Here for science and other fun stuff. Trainorlab.ucdavis.edu https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4627-5478

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Brian Trainor @briantrainor.bsky.social · Mar 12

See what a scientist looks like from the Sacramento @standupforscience.bsky.social march www.tiktok.com/@trainorlab/...

Stand up for science march at Sacramento! if you see yourself or anyone you recognize tag them! #standupforscience2025 #facesofscience #thisiswhatascientistlookslike #marchforscience #research #lab #n...

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Brian Trainor @briantrainor.bsky.social · 12d

Interview with @pegmccarthy.bsky.social on the *evidence* related to Tylenol and pregnancy

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Autism and Tylenol: Exploring the Evidence on Acetaminophen in Pregnancy - NAM

Margaret McCarthy discusses the genetics of autism, how to interpret associations with Tylenol (acetaminophen) use in health studies, and why medical guidance matters.

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Brian Trainor @briantrainor.bsky.social · 14d

Or at least make it look that way

Brian Trainor @briantrainor.bsky.social · 14d

Wow that’s a lot 🤞

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Thanh Neville, MD, MSHS @thanhneville.medsky.social · 15d

Woo-hoo!!! A win for the UCLA research community! A win for science! A win for sanity! calmatters.org/education/20...

Federal judge orders 500 health science grants at UCLA restored, rebuffing Trump’s suspensions

The ruling follows a string of orders since June that have restored hundreds of other UC research grants from multiple agencies

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Brian Trainor @briantrainor.bsky.social · 14d

If you are funded by NIMH and only received 85% of your budget this year (like we did), check era commons to see if you have a new award notice. We just got the remaining 15% today.

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Jonathan Wosen @jonathanwosen.bsky.social · 27d

If you run a life science lab where research has either significantly slowed or shut down completely due to Trump administration policies, I’d like to hear your story. I'm a biotech and life sciences reporter for @statnews.com, and you can reach me at [email protected] #journorequest

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Brian Trainor @briantrainor.bsky.social · 25d

My health provider is giving Covid boosters next week. It was interesting to see that in making decision to give booster they do not mention CDC. Go science 🧪 🧬🔬!

Email from KP describing decision to give boosters based on experts and medical societies

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · Sep 7

I will work with any Republicans willing to put science and facts over politics and ideology to push out RFK Jr.

That man is a serious threat to public health and American lives.

It's never too late to do the right thing. Join me in calling for RFK Jr. to be fired immediately.

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Brian Trainor @briantrainor.bsky.social · Sep 4

Congratulations Rainbo! such an exciting project!

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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · Sep 1

🧪 And House appropriators say: no cuts to NIH budget!

House subcommittee version just came out (link below). Holds NIH flat at $48 billion.

To be clear: this is far from over. But a good sign that science still matters across both sides of aisle.

YOUR VOICE MATTERS!!

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Brian Trainor @briantrainor.bsky.social · Sep 1

Writing letters is a lot of work, but at a time when I sometimes wonder why I keep doing this, the satisfaction of seeing students be successful after leaving the lab is a big reason to stick with it

Brian Trainor @briantrainor.bsky.social · Sep 1

If possible I try to mention how candidate's personality contributed to success. The goal is for the reader to feel like they know the candidate at the end

Brian Trainor @briantrainor.bsky.social · Sep 1

The most fun stories to write about are almost like novels (except they are real!).....sometimes I ask lab members to help me fill in some finer details

Brian Trainor @briantrainor.bsky.social · Sep 1

Writing out how the candidate works through a problem helps the reader get to know that person in a way that can't be done from reading a CV. Sure the candidate is the third author on a paper, but telling the story about how they made a figure on their own can be a compelling narrative

Brian Trainor @briantrainor.bsky.social · Sep 1

It's easy to say someone great, but stories help the reader understand why. My favorite is to tell a story about a problem the candidate had to get out of (coming in on a weekend/calling the right person for help/trying a new idea)

Brian Trainor @briantrainor.bsky.social · Sep 1

When I became a faculty member I had no idea how many letters I would write (grad/med/vet school, promotion etc). I've been told I write strong letters, here are some things I do to write the best letter possible

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Brian Trainor @briantrainor.bsky.social · Sep 1

Thanks for posting that Abby, great news ✨

Brian Trainor @briantrainor.bsky.social · Aug 16

That looks amazing Keri!

Brian Trainor @briantrainor.bsky.social · Jul 17

The future of @sbn-bsky.bsky.social new faculty @thefortylab.bsky.social @prolactingrl.bsky.social @thefishiedoc.bsky.social

New faculty at SBN Professors Smiley Munley and Cuarenta

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Brian Trainor @briantrainor.bsky.social · Jul 14

A collaboration with Taconic Biosciences E Jasarevic shows that loss of microbiota (germ free mice) reduces reproductive output across multiple mouse strains, associated with premature ovarian aging #SBN2025

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Brian Trainor @briantrainor.bsky.social · Jul 14

Social instability stress during adolescence increases negative cognitive bias and inflammatory markers in the brain @travisehodges.bsky.social #SBN2025

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Brian Trainor @briantrainor.bsky.social · Jul 14

Microglia can engulf oxytocin and vasopressin fibers within the brain modulating their availability to be released @neurokaty.bsky.social #SBN2025

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Brian Trainor @briantrainor.bsky.social · Jul 14

Early life adversity impairs microglia function and synaptic pruning of corticotropin releasing hormone neurons that promote active coping responses in male but not female mice @jessicalbolton.bsky.social #SBN2025

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Brian Trainor @briantrainor.bsky.social · Jul 14

Dietary fiber reduces inflammatory responses while enhancing microglia function -A. Ciernia #SBN2025

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Brian Trainor @briantrainor.bsky.social · Jul 14

Keep working until they take that pipette out of your cold unfunded hand @pegmccarthy.bsky.social #sbn2025 💪

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