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Michael Okun @michaelokun.bsky.social · 6d

New nationwide data links TCE exposure to higher Parkinson’s risk. Trichloroethylene or TCE is a widely used industrial solvent and environmental contaminant that can be found in air, soil and water. New paper: TCE associated w/ increased risk of Parkinson’s in older adults across USA.

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Lena Ting @lenating.bsky.social · 6d

Congrats @vulcnethologist.bsky.social on a great paper! This a cool technology that is the future of tracking motion within the body during behavior. @movementscience.bsky.social this might be what we need for tracking muscles and tendon during movement!

Jeff Markowitz @vulcnethologist.bsky.social · 6d

Our first preprint has been accepted for publication www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... !!
tldr: @ezeyulu00.bsky.social , @amartyapradhan.bsky.social , @dkoveal.bsky.social and I developed a method using injectable nanoparticles to turn mice into…constellations in motion. 🧵⤵️

High-resolution in vivo kinematic tracking with customized injectable fluorescent nanoparticles

Injectable fluorescent nanoparticles were used to track positions on and inside of freely moving animals at high resolution.

www.science.org

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Lena Ting @lenating.bsky.social · 8d

Sign the petition to restore eligibility of 2nd year grad students to the NSF GRFP. They are being robbed of the opportunities to advance their innovative science. @chubicki.bsky.social

Jeremy BOO! Yoder 🎃💀🕷️ @jbyoder.org · 9d

We've already got hundreds of students and mentors here, sharing how the sudden policy change has derailed plans. We're looking at formally "delivering" results to NSF leadership tomorrow, please do keep sharing and spreading the word: laurenkuehne.github.io/grfpChanges/

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Zach Danziger @danzigerzachary.bsky.social · 14d

Our new podcast is out about why biomedical science is so important to our communities:
Holy Shift! Biomedical Breakthroughs Shaping Tomorrow

Please Share!

Our first episode is Dr. Mike Davis on repairing congenital heart defects in children. ❣️

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrvO...

Holy Shift: Biomedical Breakthroughs Shaping Tomorrow - Episode 1: YOUR NEW HEART | Mike Davis

YouTube video by Wallace H. Coulter Dept. of Biomedical Engineering

www.youtube.com

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Lena Ting @lenating.bsky.social · 9d

My colleagues in BME started a podcast to explain the importance of biomedical engineering research and why we need to prioritize keeping these impactful innovations funded. Go Zach and Erin!

Zach Danziger @danzigerzachary.bsky.social · 13d

Why would I co-produce a science podcast?

I think everyone needs to understand, especially now, how valuable the methods of science are to our world. We hope to show the science skeptical and science curious why biomedical science is so amazing.

Blog: scholarblogs.emory.edu/danziger/202...

What is Science for? This Podcast Explains – Danziger Lab

scholarblogs.emory.edu

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Lena Ting @lenating.bsky.social · 9d

haha, here is one of my writing guides stating how to check that your topic sentence is the first sentence of the paragraph. scholarblogs.emory.edu/neuromechani...

Writing your NIH Significance section

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Lena Ting @lenating.bsky.social · 9d

Emory Biology is hiring a neuroscientist! We have a great supportive and innovative neuroscience and neural engineering community here!

Malu Murugan @malu-murugan.bsky.social · 9d

Come be my colleague! Lots of exciting science, fantastic students and supportive colleagues. Emory University Biology Department tenure-track assistant professor position in neuroscience. share.google/945Jko4W1MTA.... Please feel free to retweet and share widely.

Emory University Biology Department tenure-track assistant professor position in neuroscience - Atlanta, Georgia job with [email protected] | 675335

Candidate uses experimental approaches to examine any aspect of neural function, including molecular, cellular, systems, or developmental neuroscience

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Malu Murugan @malu-murugan.bsky.social · 9d

Come be my colleague! Lots of exciting science, fantastic students and supportive colleagues. Emory University Biology Department tenure-track assistant professor position in neuroscience. share.google/945Jko4W1MTA.... Please feel free to retweet and share widely.

Emory University Biology Department tenure-track assistant professor position in neuroscience - Atlanta, Georgia job with [email protected] | 675335

Candidate uses experimental approaches to examine any aspect of neural function, including molecular, cellular, systems, or developmental neuroscience

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Lena Ting @lenating.bsky.social · 9d

This is infuriating, we have several who have been working to build a portfolio to be competitive and who sat out last year because of prior NSF rules limiting them to one application in graduate school.

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Annabelle Singer @drannabellesinger.bsky.social · Apr 9

Check out our latest paper today in Nature: “Goal specific hippocampal inhibition gates learning” www.nature.com/articles/s41...
By Nuri Jeong, Xiao Zheng, Abby Paulson, Steph Prince and colleagues.

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Mar 29

We are excited to announce our official partnership with @indivisible.org for the National Day of Action on April 5th!

Stand Up for Science says: HANDS OFF OUR SCIENCE!

#standupforscience
#handsoffourscience

Find and register for an event near you: handsoff2025.com?utm_source=s...

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Liz Borkowski @lizborkowski.bsky.social · Mar 29

NIH has rescinded its scientific integrity policy. Hard to see this as anything other than clearing the way for shoddy research on things like vaccines. Regardless of the rationale, it's bad news for public health.

grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

NOT-OD-25-080: Rescission of the Final Scientific Integrity Policy of the National Institutes of Health

NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Rescission of the Final Scientific Integrity Policy of the National Institutes of Health NOT-OD-25-080. OD

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · Nov 5

saw this piece being shared around on the bird site and sharing it here cuz it's so good genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

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Lena Ting @lenating.bsky.social · Mar 8

We stood up for science! Hoping to keep making our voices heard.

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ASNR @asnrehab.bsky.social · Mar 5

Don't miss our #ASNR2025 session on #AI and computational modeling to diagnose and treat functional mobility deficits! We can't wait to hear the latest from Drs. @lenating.bsky.social, @jlucasmckay.bsky.social, @peabody124.bsky.social, Trisha Kesar, & Hyeok Kwon! 🧠🔄 🧠📈 🧪
www.asnr.com/i4a/pages/in...

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Lena Ting @lenating.bsky.social · Feb 22

I don’t see an end to this problem. Is there a way to challenge the fag order on NIH so grant review can proceed? www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/s...

Trump Administration Stalls Scientific Research Despite Court Ruling

Using an arcane law, officials have effectively delayed funding from the National Institutes of Health, leaving medical studies in jeopardy.

www.nytimes.com

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Taylor Dick @taylorjmdick.bsky.social · Feb 21

@jexpbiol.bsky.social Special Issue is now out...

Integrating Biomechanics, Energetics and Ecology in Locomotion

Was fun to be part of this paper led by Glen Lichtwark "Integrating muscle energetics into biomechanical models to understand variance in the cost of movement"

tinyurl.com/2xvkwbra

Integrating muscle energetics into biomechanical models to understand variance in the cost of movement

Summary: This Review considers how muscle energetics knowledge is integrated into biomechanical models and how this might be improved to better predict how changing locomotion requirements impacts met...

journals.biologists.com

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Lena Ting @lenating.bsky.social · Feb 22

This will send shock waves through academia. It’s not just about the students but also the labs trying to keep research programs going. A personnel gap could set things back significantly.

WESA @wesa.fm · Feb 21

The University of Pittsburgh confirmed Friday that there would be no new Ph.D. offers of admission while Pitt works to understand how reduced federal aid could impact the institution.

The University of Pittsburgh pauses its Ph.D. admissions process amid research funding uncertainty

A spokesperson for the University told WESA Friday that the school has "temporarily paused additional Ph.D. offers of admission," while Pitt works to understand how proposed federal funding cuts could...

www.wesa.fm

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Lena Ting @lenating.bsky.social · Feb 22

Worse, NSF plays a big role too

Lena Ting @lenating.bsky.social · Feb 20

This is going to affect a lot of people in the field, from professors to postdoc and students.

Katherine Boyer @katherineaboyer.bsky.social · Feb 19

This will start to filter through the community today but the Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Science Study section has been postponed to an unknown future date. The approvals at the highest levels that needed to happen for a federal review meeting to be held didn’t get done. 1/n

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American Institute for Medical & Biological Engineering (AIMBE) @aimbe-official.bsky.social · Feb 4

AIMBE has posted a public statement on the impact of federal policy changes on biomedical research: aimbe.org/advocate/wri...

Above, we have also developed an advocacy letter for members of the medical & biological engineering community to send to their congressional representatives on this matter.

Write Your Lawmakers - AIMBE

aimbe.org

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Lena Ting @lenating.bsky.social · Feb 19

The inability to make public announcements has effectively frozen all grant review activity by the NIH.

Angie Voyles Askham @avaskham.bsky.social · Feb 18

I just covered this for @thetransmitter.bsky.social — will keep following! www.thetransmitter.org/funding/fede...

Federal Register hold makes ‘end run’ around court pause on NIH funding freeze

www.thetransmitter.org

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Chris Rozell @crozell.bsky.social · Jan 22

I’m inviting you to attend a conference May 7-8 at Georgia Tech called InterfaceNeuro (interfaceneuro.org), targeting the intersection of neuroscience, neuroengineering, clinical/translational research, neurotech industry, and individuals with lived experiences. Please share!
#neuroskyence 🧠🧪

InterfaceNeuro | Conference on Neuroengineering

interfaceneuro.org

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megan peters 🧠 @meganakpeters.bsky.social · Jan 22

🤩🤩 this is going to be amazing!

Konrad Kording @kordinglab.bsky.social · Jan 21

Announcing a new week-long program for young computational neuroscience/ behavior professors to talk about rigorous science, mentoring, lab management, and networking in a stunning retreat setting. Do great science as a community and have fun doing so.

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Lena Ting @lenating.bsky.social · Jan 18

Having an evolutionary perspective is absolutely critical to understanding the brain! If you haven’t heard Paul Cisek talk about it, here’s your chance!

Kevin Mitchell @wiringthebrain.bsky.social · Jan 18

Rethinking Brain Mechanisms in the Light of Evolution with Paul Cisek youtu.be/CnT7jaQX4X8?... - if you want to understand what brains are for (and their functional organisation), this is the way... 👍👏

Rethinking Brain Mechanisms in the Light of Evolution with Paul Cisek

YouTube video by Kempner Institute at Harvard University

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