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Tibor Rohacs @rohacstibor.bsky.social · 18h

The Rutgers Brain Health Institute @rutgersbhi.bsky.social is looking for an accomplished scientist to serve as the Director of the new Rutgers Center on Research in Pain and Pain Therapeutics. Feel free re-post and/or reach out to me if you have any questions
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Director of Center on Research in Pain and Pain Therapeutics at Rutgers Brain Health Institute

We seek an accomplished scientist, at the Professor or Associate Professor level, to join the Rutgers Brain Health Institute (BHI) and The Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (RSDM) as Director of the n...

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Tibor Rohacs @rohacstibor.bsky.social · 18d

Try to enjoy Reykjavik - the same happened to me in Helsinki last year

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Tibor Rohacs @rohacstibor.bsky.social · 18d

Sorry. I was on the same flight - I was luckier - I (barely) made my connection after a desperate airport run

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Tibor Rohacs @rohacstibor.bsky.social · Sep 5

Interested in applying to a PhD program? It is still not too late to register to our virtual open house next Tuesday (5:30-6:30PM) - where you can hear about our Multidisciplinary PhD program in Biomedical Sciences rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Rutgers SGS Newark - RBHS

We are the School of Graduate Studies (SGS) on the Newark Health Sciences Campus. SGS is part of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences. Our graduate programs at the Master's and Ph.D. levels as well ...

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Tibor Rohacs @rohacstibor.bsky.social · Jun 19

Congrats Theanne !!!!!!!!

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Tibor Rohacs @rohacstibor.bsky.social · May 13

Just finished my kidney physiology lectures to medical students. Time to prepare for my talk at the Budapest Nephrology School in the summer. Excited to visit my old hometown and my alma mater – Semmelweis University.

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Tibor Rohacs @rohacstibor.bsky.social · Apr 17

“The preliminary plan would slash the National Institutes of Health’s budget by more than 40% ….” if this happens, it will destroy the US Biomedical Enterprise. I hope Congress will not let it happen.
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Internal Trump administration document reveals massive budget cut proposal for federal health agencies | CNN Politics

The Trump administration is formulating plans to cut roughly a third of the federal health budget, eliminate dozens of programs and vastly whittle down health agencies, according to an internal docume...

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Tibor Rohacs @rohacstibor.bsky.social · Apr 13

Sensing warm temperatures is complex, and the temperature-sensitive TRPV1 and TRPM2 #ionchannels play different roles:
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Diverging roles of TRPV1 and TRPM2 in warm-temperature detection

Different aspects of thermal stimuli, such as speed and intensity, are detected by distinct TRP channel-based mechanisms, with TRPV1 and TRPM2 playing unique roles in warmth perception and thermal dec...

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Tibor Rohacs @rohacstibor.bsky.social · Apr 6

TRPA1 and TRPM3 ion channels in central terminals of sensory neurons facilitate synaptic activity in the spinal dorsal horn physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...

Activation of TRPA1 and TRPM3 triggers Ca2+ waves in central terminals of sensory neurons and facilitates synaptic activity in the spinal dorsal horn

Abstract figure legend Transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) and melastatin 3 (TRPM3) activation regulate pre- and postsynaptic Ca2+ concentrations and synaptic activity in the dorsal horn o...

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Tibor Rohacs @rohacstibor.bsky.social · Apr 6

Cool new structures of KCNQ5 voltage gated K+ channels with PIP2 and CaM in the open and closed states. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40172963/

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Mar 7

Great crowd in Pittsburgh Standing Up for Science.

Thanks to all of the other great speakers sharing their stories!

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Whitney Stevens-Sostre, PhD Boricua @stevenssostre.bsky.social · Mar 7

Stand up for science rally in the Wisconsin Capitol ✊🏾

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Rachelle Gaudet @rachellegaudet.bsky.social · Mar 7

Standing Up for Science in Boston today!

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Tim Mosca (he/him) @drosophilosophy.bsky.social · Mar 7

The Stand Up for Science 2025 rally has begun! Get fired up and fund basic science! #standupforsciencephilly

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Tibor Rohacs @rohacstibor.bsky.social · Mar 7

And here is one of the most pressing ones from today’s Stand up for Science: “what do we want ? - Peer review - when do we want it - Now !!!”

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Tibor Rohacs @rohacstibor.bsky.social · Mar 7

Stand up for Science - Trenton NJ

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Feb 24

Some good-ish news from NIH

“Federal Register notices for study sections run by CSR (but not those by ICs) will start being permitted again”

As far as I know, the timing for this is not clear, but I will be checking the Federal Register.

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Mark Rossi @markrossi.bsky.social · Feb 7

The Brain Health Institute at Rutgers is hosting a postdoc recruitment event April 22-23. Grad students and postdocs looking for postdoc positions, apply today to present your work, network with colleagues, and connect with potential mentors. brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/2025-bhi-pos...

2025 BHI Postdoc Recruitment Event - BHI

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Tibor Rohacs @rohacstibor.bsky.social · Jan 12

My all time favorite scientific abstract: concise and elegant.

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Tibor Rohacs @rohacstibor.bsky.social · Jan 8

Congrats Theanne !

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Tibor Rohacs @rohacstibor.bsky.social · Dec 30

Happy Holidays Everyone !

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Tibor Rohacs @rohacstibor.bsky.social · Dec 18

Congrats John !!!

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James Briscoe @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social · Dec 11

I wrote some thoughts about why peer review matters

It shapes scientific standards, maintains field coherence & trains new researchers

Yes, it needs improvement—but it's the glue that holds scientific progress together

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In Praise of Peer Review

As an Editor of the journal Development, I often hear complaints about peer review. We all know the problems – from lengthy review times to requests for seemingly unnecessary experiments. I a…

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Tibor Rohacs @rohacstibor.bsky.social · Dec 8

Very well done thesis work and defense, Congrats Dr. Gabrielle !

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Katalin Susztak @ksusztak.bsky.social · Dec 5

"Happy Saint Nicholaus Day! 🎅✨ (or Mikulas) for those of you who celebrate! Today we celebrate the spirit of kindness and generosity. May your shoes be filled with joy, love, and maybe a few treats too! 🥰🎁 #SaintNicholasDay #HolidaySeason

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