Olivia Hon
@ohon.bsky.social
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Neuroscientist at MBF Bioscience (Neurophotometrics). Formerly Kash Lab at UNC. In vivo imaging, neurotech, biosensors, optogenetics. Lover of cats and dessert. Views my own. She/Her
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ohon.bsky.social
Some good science news for a change- MBF Bioscience is hiring! Looking for a microscopy aficionado to join our scientific support team in Williston, VT or San Diego, CA. Please share and feel free to reach out with questions. Link here: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
MBF Bioscience hiring Senior Scientific Support Specialist in Williston, VT | LinkedIn
Posted 1:11:55 PM. MBF Bioscience is seeking a Senior Scientific Support Specialist with an advanced degree and proven…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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nanopharmnc.bsky.social
good morning friends and colleagues where the sky is blue! Excited to share with you our latest preprint examining #xylazine and #fentanyl! here's a short 🧵of what we did and found. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org
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astrokatie.com
I still can't get past the idea that people in America are now supposed to accept that this is a valid form of law enforcement and just assume it's fine when random dudes in groups with face-coverings, no ID, no warrant, & no uniform grab people off the street and force them into unmarked vehicles
jlazarus.bsky.social
Not an original point but worth saying again - there is not a single element in this picture that identifies any of these folks as law enforcement agents. No badges, no uniforms, no vests. Out of context it just looks like a bunch of random guys are kidnapping a mayoral candidate.
nytimes.com
Breaking News: Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller who is running for mayor, was detained by ICE agents at an immigration court as he tried to escort a migrant out of the courthouse to prevent his arrest. nyti.ms/4jWkANE
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kmcostalab.com
Funding updates coming soon, and the lab is looking to recruit motivated postdocs, grad students, or postbacs with expertise in rodent behavior, stereotactic surgery, and neural data analysis. Come help us figure out the neural mechanisms of learning and cognition! See link:

www.kmcostalab.com/join
K.M. Costa Lab - Join
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thebalelab.bsky.social
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) will hold a full committee hearing on the Fiscal Year 2026 Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) budget on May 14, 2025, at 1:30 pm ET. ☎️ CALL YOUR SENATORS and tell them how vital #NIH research is to America’s health 👩🏽‍⚕️🏥🧠
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astrokatie.com
I could be wrong about this but I really think most Americans do not want to be forced to “do their own research” about food & drug & product safety and would rather that the government agencies that have been sorting that all out for them for decades not be obliterated in the name of “efficiency.”
ohon.bsky.social
Asked ChapGPT to make me a mouse icon and I guess I wasn’t specific enough about what kind of mouse. And yet, it brings me joy!
Icon of a computer mouse with rodent mouse ears
ohon.bsky.social
Ooh just downloaded, looking forward to reading!
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thebalelab.bsky.social
This was me. Terminated from #NIMHBSC with no explanation. Complete gov interference in the #NIH intramural research program oversight and review - telling NIH researchers what science they can do and who can do it. Not a positive outlook for scientific discovery, innovation, or health. 👇👇
washingtonpost.com
Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
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dgonzales1990.bsky.social
The lab has had a hell of a month and I’m excited for some upcoming announcements…

…but for now please enjoy these pics as we move step-by-step towards simultaneous ephys and two-photon imaging with our flexible & semi transparent electrodes
ohon.bsky.social
Ok that’s what I thought- matches what I read online. Not planning to eat them though but excited by the idea that there are morels just growing in the yard - this is the third time!
ohon.bsky.social
Mycologists- what did I just grow in my backyard? cc @nanopharmnc.bsky.social
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mbfbioscience.bsky.social
Free Webinar: Fundamentals of Fiber Photometry

Join Dr. Olivia (@ohon.bsky.social) for a practical session on getting the most from your fiber photometry experiments.

✅ Core concepts
✅ Biosensor selection
✅ Design tips & troubleshooting

📅 April 30 | 12 PM ET
📝 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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talialerner.bsky.social
What a good record to bury today
briantylercohen.bsky.social
Breaking: Cory Booker has officially delivered the longest Senate floor speech in US history, surpassing Strom Thurmond’s filibuster against the Civil Rights Act.
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albeccia.bsky.social
my NIH grant was terminated today - the grant that pays my rent and my bills and my loans and my health insurance - because I study how to improve the lives and wellbeing of queer people #episky #medsky
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jeremymberg.bsky.social
I guess by sharing this, I am making my situation worse but, baby, that ship has sailed...
paulecohen.bsky.social
Le Monde reporting that a French scientist traveling to Houston to attend a conference was denied entry to US after a search of his phone & computer revealed messages critical of Trump's science cuts, "which [says CPB] conveyed hatred of Trump & could be qualified as terrorism". Computer confiscated
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scott-delaney.bsky.social
We need to organize--let’s help each other.

NIH is cancelling grants, but it's not clear exactly what they're cancelling and why. Without this information, we can't respond.

I've started a Google Sheet to track grant cancellations.

Please add any canceled grants you know of and spread the word!
ohon.bsky.social
Big crowd standing up for science at UC San Diego!
ohon.bsky.social
Energized seeing how many French scientists showed up to Stand up for Science in Paris. Now it’s our turn. Stand up and show up today! San Diego- we’ll be at UCSD at noon
ohon.bsky.social
See you there, SD!
analog-ashley.bsky.social
LET’S DO THIS UCSD

#standupforscienceUCSD
ohon.bsky.social
Omg I love this
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mbfbioscience.bsky.social
The NIH budget freeze & cuts threaten medical breakthroughs—stalling projects, disrupting labs, & pushing early-career scientists out. Cutting diversity programs worsens the impact. We must act! Call policymakers & protect research funding.
www.mbfbioscience.com/.../protecti... #NIH #ScienceMatters
Protecting the Future of Biomedical Research: A Call to Defend NIH Funding
Join us to defend science—write, call, and speak up. Biomedical research must be protected; the cost of inaction is too high for human lives.
www.mbfbioscience.com
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ardemp.bskyverified.social
Petition to Reverse the NIH Indirect Cost Cap initiated by Tom Maniatis. Please amplify
Sign the Petition: chng.it/kK2HMP5pGk
"Share with Leadership & Faculty. Reach out to professional societies, biotech and pharma leaders, and philanthropic organizations to raise awareness and mobilize support."
Sign the Petition
Petition to Reverse the NIH Indirect Cost Cap (NOT-OD-25-068)
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