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Gabriela K Popescu
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AAAS Board Member | Biophysical Society, Past President | Scientist and Professor | Mentor and Learner | ExtraVagant Granny
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Gabriela K Popescu @popstarlab.bsky.social · Dec 1
Have you seen our report (PMID: 39237721) describing a new binding site for KETAMINE on NMDA receptors?

It explains how low-dose KETAMINE can inhibit mildly and SELECTIVELY tonically active receptors, while leaving unaltered synaptically active receptors.

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Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo on LinkedIn: #ubuffalo #ketamine #depression #mentaldisorders #nmdareceptors
University at Buffalo researchers — including senior author Gabriela K Popescu, PhD — have identified the binding site of low-dose ketamine, providing critical…
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Gabriela K Popescu @popstarlab.bsky.social · 6d
Academic institutions need to rethink how they’re evaluating scientists and making sure that evaluation isn’t feeding into a system that is supporting commercial publishing

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Scientific Publishing Industry Faces Federal Scrutiny
Federal officials are raising long-standing concerns with research journals and the academic incentive structures propping them up. But experts say the government alone can’t overhaul the industry.
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Gabriela K Popescu @popstarlab.bsky.social · 12d
Congratulations to all!
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Biophysical Society @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social · 13d
Biophysical Society Announces 2026 Society Fellows buff.ly/Isz58ni
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Gabriela K Popescu @popstarlab.bsky.social · 13d
They always open with concerted mechanism!
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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 13d
The United States under Trump is foolish to alienate the 5th largest potential market on the planet.
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Nature @nature.com · 13d
If the 264 million students enrolled in higher education around the globe were a country, it would be the fifth most populous in the world

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The great university shake-up: four charts show how global higher education is changing
More students than ever are studying across international borders, but where and what they learn is shifting.
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Gabriela K Popescu @popstarlab.bsky.social · 13d
Whose papers have an edge at Science? In unusual study, journal looks in the mirror | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

My first reaction: daah!
My second: not for long.
Whose papers have an edge at Science? In unusual study, journal looks in the mirror
Confidential data show being in the U.S., at a prestigious institution, and in a large team all may help
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Aaron and the Hoskins Lab at UW Madison @uwmadisonrna.bsky.social · 14d
Congratulations @ceesdekker.bsky.social !
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Biophysical Society @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social · 14d
Cornelis (Cees) Dekker to Receive the 2026 Kazuhiko Kinosita Award in Single-Molecule Biophysics buff.ly/fIexyZu
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Biophysical Society @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social · 14d
Charles L. Brooks III to Receive 2026 Klaus Schulten and Zaida Luthey-Schulten Computational Biophysics Lecture Award www.biophysics.org/news-room/ch...
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Markus Deserno @markusdeserno.bsky.social · 14d
Oooh, awesome people getting awesome prizes continues! 🎉👏
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Biophysical Society @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social · 14d
Erdinc Sezgin to Receive 2026 Early Independent Career Award
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Biophysical Society @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social · 14d
Elizabeth Hinde and Jorge Alegre-Cebollada to Receive 2026 Michael and Kate Bárány Award buff.ly/n6RrjdO
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Biophysical Society @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social · 14d
Ken A. Dill to Receive Biophysical Society’s 2026 Founders Award buff.ly/OZ3VUIk
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Aaron and the Hoskins Lab at UW Madison @uwmadisonrna.bsky.social · 14d
Congratulations Jie! @jiexiaolab.bsky.social
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Biophysical Society @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social · 14d
Jie Xiao to Receive 2026 Carolyn Cohen Innovation Award
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Biophysical Society @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social · 14d
Hawa Racine Thiam to Receive the 2026 Margaret Oakley Dayhoff Award buff.ly/QJrDlUx
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Biophysical Society @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social · 14d
Yiechang Lin and Kai Sheng to Receive 2026 Outstanding Doctoral Research in Biophysics Award buff.ly/B6TMJj0
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Da-Neng Wang @danengw.bsky.social · 14d
Congratulations, Nuria! For many years, Nuria ran the Biochemistry and Biophysics of Membranes study section at the NIH. She trained generations of reviewers and taught many of us how to write a better grant.
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Da-Neng Wang @danengw.bsky.social · 14d
Congratulations, Yifan, for the Anatrace Award! Yifan’s work on the TRPV1 structure with David Julius helped launch the Resolution Revolution in cryo-EM. Not just in membrane proteins—hardly any area of biophysics today has remained untouched by the techniques Yifan pioneered.
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Biophysical Society @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social · 14d
Yifan Cheng to Receive 2026 Anatrace Membrane Protein Award buff.ly/ooI1UDy
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Gabriela K Popescu @popstarlab.bsky.social · 14d
Cryo-EM snapshots of NMDA receptor activation illuminate sequential rearrangements | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Cryo-EM snapshots of NMDA receptor activation illuminate sequential rearrangements
Opening of the NMDA receptor involves bending of the helices lining the ion channel gate.
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Gabriela K Popescu @popstarlab.bsky.social · 23d
We are so very proud of you Gary!!

@ubuffalo.bsky.social psychiatry resident is one of a dozen in the U.S. to be named National Institute of Mental Health
Outstanding Resident of the Year

url:https://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases/2025/09/UB-resident-NIMH-Outstanding-Resident-Award.html
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Gabriela K Popescu @popstarlab.bsky.social · 25d
Tools to overcome bias and expand our perception box

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How to step out of your inner monologue and understand the world better
Expanding your worldview starts with understanding your brain. Stanford neuroscientist David Eagleman explains.
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Gabriela K Popescu @popstarlab.bsky.social · 27d
For the same lecture, where the gender of the professor was manipulated there was "even broader evidence of gender bias. All participants rated male professors higher across nearly all dimensions, including clarity, interest, competence, and self-confidence."
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Students rate identical lectures differently based on professor's gender, researchers find
When philosophy students were asked to evaluate identical lectures assigned to men or women professors, their responses varied by gender. The study suggests gender bias plays a role in how teaching is...
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Gabriela K Popescu @popstarlab.bsky.social · Sep 6
"Written at a time when skepticism about science is surging, “The Shape of Wonder” sets out to remind us of the hardworking human beings who devote their lives to it."

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‘The Shape of Wonder’ Review: Loving Their Lab Lives
The pursuit of scientific knowledge through experiment demands training, rigor and precision. For some it is a deep source of joy.
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Biophysical Society @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social · Aug 27
Get important feedback from your community and move your work forward. Share your research at #bps2026!

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BPS2026 Annual Meeting | Biophysical Society
The BPS2026 Annual Meeting in San Francisco will showcase Biophysics by the Bay, highlighting the exciting advances in science and technology brought forth by big data and AI.  This year’s program…
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Biophysical Society @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social · Sep 4
It's more important than ever for students and educators to stay informed and proactive.

Don't miss today's webinar “The Future of Graduate Education in Biophysics" at 3:30-5:00PM USA Eastern

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Gabriela K Popescu @popstarlab.bsky.social · Sep 5
Congratulations to @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social for electing Enrique M. De La Cruz to the office of President-Elect. He will assume that office during the #BPS2026 Annual Meeting in San Francisco and will begin his term as President at #BPS2027.

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2025 Election Results
The Biophysical Society members elected Enrique M. De La Cruz, Yale University, USA, to the office of President-Elect in this year’s elections. He will assume that office during the 2026 Biophysical S...
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Gabriela K Popescu @popstarlab.bsky.social · Aug 31
Are you planning to attend #LSL2025 at #AAMC25 in San Antonio? If so, I will look for you at the working lunch on Sunday!!
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Learn Serve Lead 2025: The AAMC Annual Meeting
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Gabriela K Popescu @popstarlab.bsky.social · Aug 20
Considering a career in biophysics? Are you engaged w/ biophysics research, training, or education?
This webinar is for you!

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