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Elle Murata
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PhD Student @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social | Neuroscience + Women's Health | @emilyjacobs.bsky.social Lab
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📣 We’re recruiting 1-2 postdocs to the incredible WBHI team to lead projects mapping brain & behav’l changes across major endocrine transitions—from adolesc to pregnancy to menopause. Expertise in MRI & human subjects necc. Please reach out to [email protected] and learn more at wbhi.ucsb.edu 🌊
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August 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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We wrote a piece for @naturemedicine.bsky.social 🧠

Menstrual cycle irregularities can be both cause and consequence of wide-ranging health issues.
Embracing this complexity could reveal novel brain–body interactions and advance neuroscience.

Check out our commentary www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Why menstrual cycle irregularities belong in brain research - Nature Medicine
The menstrual cycle requires tight orchestration between the brain and body, and irregularities can be both the cause and the consequence of wide-ranging health issues. Embracing this complexity, inst...
www.nature.com
August 13, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Happy Friday, wherever your adventures take you today! PhD student Elle Murata spread the word “Study Women” from White Sands National Park in southern New Mexico.

@ellemurata.bsky.social

#BowersWBHI #Neuroscience #WomenInScience #Neuroimaging #Neuroendocrinology #WomensBrainHealth #Menopause
July 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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We want to hear *your voice* on taboos in women's and gender diverse health! Your perspective will directly inform priorities in research and a women's health resource platform.
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Group Wisdom Participants
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August 19, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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At #OHBM2025 in Brisbane, Australia?

Join our symposium on "Sex differences and sex specificity in multiscale human brain organization across the lifespan", organised by Bianca Serio, on Friday June 27th.

For more details, see: ww6.aievolution.com/hbm2501/Even...
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June 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Excited to be presenting work on endometriosis & birth control @ohbmofficial.bsky.social !!! See you there 🧠
The countdown to the Organization for Human Brain Mapping's Annual Meeting is on, and we’re excited to talk about the latest findings in neuroscience with you. Check out the flyers for more poster sessions and talks. See you soon in Brisbane!
ohbmofficial.bsky.social #OBHM2025 #WomensBrainHealth
June 22, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Pregnancy &motherhood transform the brain in ways we're only beginning to understand🧠

Uncovering these changes w/ @susanacarmona.bsky.social @magdamartinezga.bsky.social @emilyjacobs.bsky.social @grotzinger.bsky.social Kaya Jordan & @cziscience.bsky.social's generous support!

tinyurl.com/38jb7hm6
May 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Our lab is hiring a research technician! Please share this wonderful opportunity! 🧠
Join us in beautiful Santa Barbara! We're hiring a full-time junior specialist/research technician to play a central role in data collection & analysis of brain imaging studies of pregnancy & menopause.

Learn more & apply at: recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02974

Or help us spread the word 💫
May 13, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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What role does the menstrual cycle play in women with bipolar disorders?
We want to figure that out!

This work is spearheaded by the amazing Sofie Ragnhild Aminoff!

See article in Norwegian!

www.oslo-universitetssykehus.no/om-oss/ekspe...
Hvordan påvirkes bipolar lidelse av menstruasjonssyklusen?
Hva hvis menstruasjonssyklusen spiller en større rolle for kvinners psykiske helse enn det vi har vært klar over? Et nytt prosjekt på Oslo universitetssykehus (OUS) ønsker å kartlegge erfaringene til ...
www.oslo-universitetssykehus.no
March 5, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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THRILLED to see this SI now out addressing the power and potential of focusing our lens on women. H/t to Tali for making space for these ideas to flourish and for a dream team of investigators to contribute!!

Advancing the science of women’s health | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Advancing the science of women’s health
www.science.org
March 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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I guess this bears repeating👇🏼
February 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Most of what we know about health and disease centers on the male body. This 2016 NIH policy was a huge win for those of us that want the scientific body of knowledge to serve, well, all bodies.
February 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Advancing Inclusive AI in Women’s Brain Health 🧠✨

We are thrilled to announce a $1.5M award from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to support the Women’s Brain Health Initiative in advancing inclusive AI through multi-modal biomedical datasets.
February 4, 2025 at 1:22 AM