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Ricardo Mostany @mostany.bsky.social · Sep 8

Latest from the lab. Fantastic work by talented Irene Fernández @irenefu.bsky.social Send us your feedback!

bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · Sep 7

Preserved synaptic architecture but impaired ketamine-induced synaptic plasticity of layer 5 pyramidal neurons in the aged frontal cortex https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.02.673642v1

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Aug 15

Phil Knight, a co-founder of Nike, and his wife, Penny Knight, will give $2 billion to the cancer research center at Oregon Health & Science University, a gift the institution billed as the largest single donation to a university in the U.S.

Phil Knight, Ex-Nike Chief, and His Wife Pledge $2 Billion to Oregon Cancer Center

Oregon Health & Science University said the couple’s donation would be the largest single gift to a higher-learning institution in the United States.

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Denis Wirtz @deniswirtz.bsky.social · Aug 8

The updated version of the database of PhD fellowships produced and maintained by my team can be downloaded by anyone here:

research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...

For each of the 187 fellowships, you will find a short description, deadline, $ amount, link, etc.

Good luck!

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Denis Wirtz @deniswirtz.bsky.social · Aug 10

My team has updated our free database of POSTDOC fellowships.

This database contains 286 entries. For each entry, we provide a link, short description, deadline, amount, and eligibility criteria.

Download this updated and expanded database here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...

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Denis Wirtz @deniswirtz.bsky.social · Aug 11

These are the most challenging times for early-career scientists and engineers.

My team is doing its bit to help by maintaining and even expanding our database of funding opportunities for early-career researchers.

We found 437 of them.

Download it freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...

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The Onion @theonion.com · Aug 5

Australia Admits All Those Animals Made Up theonion.com/austral...

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The Onion @theonion.com · Aug 5

‘Seek Funding’ Step Added To Scientific Method

PARIS—In an effort to modernize the principles and empirical procedures of examining phenomena and advancing humanity’s collective knowledge, the International Council for Science announced Thursday t...

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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · Jun 16

Neuroscience research and training has taken a $323 million hit in the form of grants rescinded by the U.S. NIH, according to an analysis by @thetransmitter.bsky.social.

By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social

#neuroskyence

www.thetransmitter.org/funding/nih-...

NIH cuts quash $323 million for neuroscience research and training

“I am frightened for the state of the future of our field if this isn't reversed rapidly,” says Joshua Gordon, professor of psychiatry at Columbia University and former director of the National…

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · Jun 3

This is Luna. She didn't realize you were planning on wearing that outside of the house. 13/10

a gray italian greyhound wearing a thick, brown fleece turtleneck sits in a car. she looks at you with large brown eyes and a grimace. her teeth bared in embarrassment and maybe even disgust. for some reason her fashion advice holds so much weight.

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Craig Brown @craigedbrown.bsky.social · May 27

Happy to share new paper from MSc grads Myrthe and Jenna. We asked the question, when part of the brain dies during stroke, what happens to local and distant cortical neurons that innervate the stroke site (in S1 cortex) or those that receive outputs? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Retrograde and anterograde trans-synaptic viral tracing of neuronal connections reveals local and distant effects of ischemic stroke on dendritic spines - Myrthe Van Sprengel, Jenna Butterworth, Patri...

Focal stroke leads to complex neurological disturbances with variable recovery. One explanation for this variability is that stroke disrupts local and remote ne...

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Ricardo Mostany @mostany.bsky.social · May 27

This study is part of the "Estrogens, Cardiometabolic Health, and Female Cognitive Aging" PPG award our laboratory is funded by www.estrogenppg.tulane.edu

Home - The Estrogens, Cardiometabolic Health, and Female Cognitive Aging Program Project at Tulane University

The Estrogens, Cardiometabolic Health, and Female Aging (ECHFA) program at Tulane University seeks to determine how estrogens impact the brain when healthy and under disease conditions. Results will ...

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Ricardo Mostany @mostany.bsky.social · May 27

Check out the latest updates on Zach Plumley's @plumley.bsky.social project and give us feedback before we submit! Kudos to him and the rest of the team, including Irene Fernandez Ugidos @irenefu.bsky.social and Jennifer Calvo-Iglesias.

bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · May 21

Estradiol treatment enhances neurovascular coupling independent of metabolic health status in a mouse model of menopause https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.21.655189v1

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Ricardo Mostany @mostany.bsky.social · May 10

The lab surprised me with a personalized cake for an early celebration. They are awesome!

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · May 2

A study in Scientific Reports finds that a Californian sea lion trained to move in time with a metronome can keep a beat better than some humans. go.nature.com/4lY7mlU 🧪

This is figure 1, which shows the movement patterns for sea lion Ronan and human subject 08 to a 120 bpm metronome.

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turrigiano.bsky.social @turrigiano.bsky.social · Apr 26

Speak up! Important to register widespread opposition to transitioning NIH to funding ideologically-motivated science. If you want advancements in knowledge and eventual cures, it is critical that research is steered by knowledgeable scientists, not political appointees

Alex Shackman @ajshackman.bsky.social · Apr 23

Please consider making a public comment opposing the possibility of making NIH directors, program officers, and other staff (e.g. SRO, GMS) political appointees. This only took me ~90 seconds. Please repost. Thanks 👍

Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Apr 23

The notice and COMMENT PERIOD OPENED TODAY AND CLOSES MAY 23.

Anyone who would like to register an objection or comment should go to this page and click on the green “public comment” button at the top:

www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

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The Buck Institute for Research on Aging @buckinstitute.org · Apr 23

Kapahi Lab at Buck Institute for Research on Aging is recruiting 2 postdoccs to lead innovative projects exploring how circadian clocks and nutrient-responsive pathways influence eye and neuronal degeneration. For more info and to apply:
buckinstitute.applytojob.com/apply/xz17Kn... #postdocjobs

2 Postdoctoral Researcher positions-Kapahi lab - Buck Institute - Career Page

The Kapahi lab seeks 2 postdocs to lead innovative projects exploring how circadian clocks & nutrient-responsive pathways influence eye & neuronal degeneration.

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · Apr 17

Arizona dog found a missing 2-year-old on his nightly patrol that a local rescue team spent 16 hours searching for. 15/10

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · Apr 15

Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · Apr 14

Harvard University says it won't comply with a list of demands from the Trump administration as a condition for it to receive almost $9 billion in funding.

Harvard defies Trump's demands and risks $9 billion in federal funding

Harvard University says it won't comply with a list of demands from the Trump administration as a condition for it to receive almost $9 billion in funding.

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NPR @npr.org · Apr 14

The university refused to make changes it said would "dictate what private universities can teach" and "whom they can admit and hire," among other things.

Harvard rejects Trump administration's demands for deep changes

The university refused to make changes it said would "dictate what private universities can teach" and "whom they can admit and hire," among other things.

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · Mar 28

Women are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease as men. A feature in Nature Medicine reports how the changes to the female brain during menopause, along with social and cultural factors, might affect disease risk. #medsky #alzsky 🧪

Women twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's disease as men - but scientists do not know why - Nature Medicine

Changes to the female brain during menopause, together with social and cultural factors, might affect disease risk.

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Mackenzie Weygandt Mathis @trackingactions.bsky.social · Mar 25

✨ Introducing a new #SOTA action recognition large multimodal language model: #LLaVAction!

By @shaokaiye.bsky.social Haozhe Qi, @trackingskills.bsky.social and me!

📝 arxiv.org/abs/2503.18712

🤖 mmathislab.github.io/llavaction/

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LLaVAction: Video Action Recognition

LLaVAction: evaluating and training multi-modal large language models for action recognition

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God @thegodpodcast.com · Mar 11

How is protesting Tesla domestic terrorism but attacking the Capitol building is not? 🤔

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Feb 19

Must watch speech by neuroscientist Kailyn Price at a HHS rally protesting funding cuts to science.

"Cutting indirect costs is like telling a football team to work with only the players.

No lights for the field, no physical therapists for the players, no water for the showers."

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Feb 16

Thanks to all of the NIHers and their friends who reached out to me. I am still here (DM me or Signal jeremymberg.78)

I still have a very incomplete picture but based on what I have been told, the damage to NIH and to many wonderful people who work(ed) there is/was impossible for me to imagine

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