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Lauren Fish, PhD

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Postdoc at University of Michigan studying cognitive resilience to Alzheimer’s PhD from Brown University in neuromuscular synapse structure and function Knitter, violinist and reader Views my own

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Lauren Fish, PhD @laurenfish.bsky.social · Aug 3

I really neglected my social media over the first half of this year- happy to share that as of this past spring, this work is now published at @sfnjournals.bsky.social JNeurosci! www.jneurosci.org/content/45/1...

MuSK Regulates Neuromuscular Junction Nav1.4 Localization and Excitability

The neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is the linchpin of nerve-evoked muscle contraction. Broadly, the NMJ transduces nerve action potentials into muscle fiber action potentials (MFAPs). Efficient neuromus...

www.jneurosci.org

Lauren Fish, PhD @laurenfish.bsky.social · Aug 3

#AAIC25 was a blast!
🧠 Gave a talk during the Molecular Basis of Cognitive Resilience Session, followed by a great discussion
@isabelscst.bsky.social @susanrohde.bsky.social @baldassogabi.bsky.social
#TainLuquez
Feeling really energized about where this field is headed 🤓

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Isabel Castanho, PhD @isabelscst.bsky.social · Aug 1

Now that #AAIC25 - the biggest international conference on #Alzheimers & #dementia - ended, I'm still processing all that I experienced, learned, & absorbed this past week. What a week!

Looking forward to London next year, where my story as an @istaart.bsky.social ambassador began 💜

#EndAlz

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Isabel Castanho, PhD @isabelscst.bsky.social · Jul 28

Proud of our session at #AAIC25 yesterday, "Molecular Basis of Cognitive Resilience". 💜

We really are trying to bring the field together, and I think we did a great job! 👏🏻

Thank you to the audience for making the Q&A so stimulating. 🤩

If you missed it, the recording is available online.

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Isabel Castanho, PhD @isabelscst.bsky.social · Jul 25

Have you added the session "Molecular Basis of Cognitive Resilience" to your schedule on the #AAIC25 app yet?

We have a fantastic lineup of speakers! ⭐

See you there? 🤓

Isabel Castanho, PhD @isabelscst.bsky.social · Jul 16

Less than 2 weeks for #AAIC25! 😱🤩💜

I'm preparing my schedule & getting excited about so many of the sessions! 😃 Have you added this one to your schedule yet? 🧠🌸 Molecular Basis of Cognitive Resilience

✨ Sunday 9 AM Room 106 ✨

I hear it's going to be great! 😉

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Kaitlyn Hajdarovic, Ph.D @khajdarovic.bsky.social · May 26

www.cnn.com/2025/05/26/h...

Disruptions to research:
Hajdarovic and others described issues obtaining materials for research because the people who do the purchasing had been dismissed; the firings and rehirings of scientist colleagues; the fear of a proposed 40% cut to the NIH budget; and general chaos and unpredictability that are disruptive to their day-to-day jobs.

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Shelly Flagel @flagel-lab.bsky.social · Apr 10

It was nice to talk to middle-schoolers from Detroit and Ypsilanti about the brain and the importance of research at our annual #BrainsRule! event today. It felt especially important this year, and their eagerness to learn, energy, and laughter brought us all some much needed joy.

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Lauren Fish, PhD @laurenfish.bsky.social · Feb 14

Our lab will have the best parties

Lauren Fish, PhD @laurenfish.bsky.social · Feb 14

This is the energy I will bring if I ever become a PI @khajdarovic.bsky.social

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A. Brad Schwartz @abradschwartz.bsky.social · Feb 8

In Michigan –

NIH AWARDS FUNDING:
$991M

JOBS SUPPORTED:
11,965

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED:
$2.42B

Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · Feb 8

In Connecticut -

NIH FUNDING:
$770M

JOBS SUPPORTED:
6609

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED:
$1.68B

Stephen Patrick, MD, MPH @stephenwpatrick.bsky.social · Feb 8

In Georgia-

NIH FUNDING:
$780 M
JOBS SUPPORTED:
11,816
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED:
$2.18 B

www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...

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Kaitlyn Hajdarovic, Ph.D @khajdarovic.bsky.social · Jan 22

The open communication of public science is essential to the health and wellbeing out our country. This is concerning!

Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · Jan 22

New: Trump officials have paused all external communications at health agencies like CDC, FDA, NIH.

No health alerts and the famed MMWRs; no updates to key websites or social media posts.

And no indication how long the pause will last.

With @rachelroubein.bsky.social + Lena Sun.

Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review

The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Lauren Fish, PhD @laurenfish.bsky.social · Nov 27

Updates coming soon, revisions almost done 💪

Lauren Fish, PhD @laurenfish.bsky.social · Nov 27

getting ready to do some cuffing season matchmaking today
❄️ 🐭 ♥️ 🐭 🎄

Kaitlyn Hajdarovic, Ph.D @khajdarovic.bsky.social · Nov 26

A fun thing nobody tells you about a career in science is how much of your life will be spent waiting for mice to have sex

Lauren Fish, PhD @laurenfish.bsky.social · Nov 27

Oop my preprint beat me to bluesky by over a year 🙃

bioRxivpreprint @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · Oct 29

The MuSK-BMP pathway regulates synaptic Nav1.4 localization and muscle excitability https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.10.24.563837v1

The neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is the linchpin of nerve-evoked muscle contraction. Broadly conside