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Meghan Flanigan

@meghanflanigan.bsky.social

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Neuroscientist studying drug addiction, mood disorders, and social behavior in rodent models. Assistant Professor of Neuroscience.

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Meghan Flanigan @meghanflanigan.bsky.social · Aug 14

Part of of the problem with this is that Dems fighting for this just signals they care more about their own reelection than fixing the actual issues. It's not a good protest to start with, imo.

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Meghan Flanigan @meghanflanigan.bsky.social · Aug 11

Score!!!

Meghan Flanigan @meghanflanigan.bsky.social · Aug 5

Thanks Beth! Big sigh of relief haha

Meghan Flanigan @meghanflanigan.bsky.social · Aug 5

hahahah right? sneaky lil berries

Meghan Flanigan @meghanflanigan.bsky.social · Aug 5

that's me!

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Meghan Flanigan @meghanflanigan.bsky.social · Aug 5

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Meghan Flanigan @meghanflanigan.bsky.social · Aug 5

And from last week, congrats to my student, Grace Dodis, and my postdoc, Sanghoon Choi, on the first Flanigan Lab manuscript acceptance! Accepted without revisions!

Look out for this upcoming review on the role of the lateral habenula in social behavior in Psychopharmacology :)

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Meghan Flanigan @meghanflanigan.bsky.social · Aug 5

While everything is burning around us, a rare great day for Flanigan Lab!

Thank you to BBRF for funding our NARSAD!

Thank you to MUSC COBRE CNDD for funding our Pilot Proposal!

Looking forward to doing some awesome science

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Meghan Flanigan @meghanflanigan.bsky.social · Jul 30

this is a really amazing paper! congrats to you and the team

Meghan Flanigan @meghanflanigan.bsky.social · Jul 23

ha, those too 😝

Meghan Flanigan @meghanflanigan.bsky.social · Jul 23

congrats! and this is reassuring....

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Meghan Flanigan @meghanflanigan.bsky.social · Jul 1

Anyone wanna put in a WCBR panel for next year? Topics could include sex diffs, stress-related disorders, circuit interrogation, addiction, serotonin, or lateral habenula. Lmk!

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Meghan Flanigan @meghanflanigan.bsky.social · Jun 30

I would watch this triathlon coverage, money is def on zoe

Meghan Flanigan @meghanflanigan.bsky.social · Jun 13

A BEAR!

ric sanchez @ricsanchez.bsky.social · Jun 12

after growing up in California i lived in some places where it's bad to be from California, so i downplayed that part of myself for a while. but this week has turned me back into a California evangelist. i'm Calimaxxing. certified Calihead. we got a fuckin' bear on our flag bro

Meghan Flanigan @meghanflanigan.bsky.social · Jun 2

ok yes that track was great; i didn't even see the movie

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Meghan Flanigan @meghanflanigan.bsky.social · May 24

So happy for you! That's an awesome win right now!

Meghan Flanigan @meghanflanigan.bsky.social · May 15

ALL OF IT, they think AI can simulate biology....which is insane if you know how AI works because it requires a base of knowledge to work off of and....we don't understand enough about biology. Freaking IDIOTS

Meghan Flanigan @meghanflanigan.bsky.social · May 9

this is so clearly a pretext to claiming any dissent is rebellion enforceable by detention. it's sick and so plain to see

Meghan Flanigan @meghanflanigan.bsky.social · May 9

Yesssss congrats Nikki!!!

Meghan Flanigan @meghanflanigan.bsky.social · Apr 30

Congrats Beth!

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Apr 23

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Implementation of Schedule F

This is what a lot of us have been worried about.

This allows for many civil service positions to replaced with political appointees. This could include NIH institute directors and even POs.

BUT THERE IS A COMMENT PERIOD...

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Meghan Flanigan @meghanflanigan.bsky.social · Mar 13

Hell yeah something to be happy about!

@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · Mar 13

Dear all, Because of your help shining light on this all 15 were reinstated today. This is a huge win for science - When We Fight We Win!!!

@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · Mar 11

On Valentine’s day, 15 Assistant Professors at NIH who had started their research labs in the last 2 years were fired. Their scientific expertise was built over 10-12 years of training, most if not all of which was supported by NIH. The start up funds for their laboratories were paid by NIH

Meghan Flanigan @meghanflanigan.bsky.social · Mar 7

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Meghan Flanigan @meghanflanigan.bsky.social · Mar 7

Standing up for science in Columbia, SC!

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Meghan Flanigan @meghanflanigan.bsky.social · Mar 5

In these trying times I am happy to announce that after 2 years on the waiting list, I am finally in the Rancho Gordo Bean Club. Bless. #leguminati