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Tayler Sheahan @taylersheahan.bsky.social · 21d

Congrats Sadler Lab!!

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Tayler Sheahan @taylersheahan.bsky.social · Aug 2

Added!

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Tayler Sheahan @taylersheahan.bsky.social · Jul 30

Added, and welcome!

Tayler Sheahan @taylersheahan.bsky.social · Jul 23

Had a lot of fun chatting about The Science of Itch and the research my lab is doing at MCW on @620wtmj.bsky.social's Afternoon News yesterday. Thanks so much for having me in-studio!

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Tayler Sheahan @taylersheahan.bsky.social · Jun 20

Amazing! Huge congrats Theanne!

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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · Apr 15

This month’s "Launch" newsletter features @fleabrained.bsky.social and Maribel Patiño’s essay on trainee-led initiatives in career mentoring, and Q&As with Thomas Elston and @taylersheahan.bsky.social about their new labs. Plus, job openings and more. Subscribe now: bit.ly/4cy8cRX

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Tayler Sheahan @taylersheahan.bsky.social · Apr 15

Thanks for the opportunity to share a bit of what it is like to start a new lab @thetransmitter.bsky.social, @franciscorr25.bsky.social! Lots of good advice from early investigators in these Q&A's

The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · Apr 15

In this month’s “Liftoff,” Thomas Elston talks about the need for new PIs to develop their ability to cultivate others' thinking, and @taylersheahan.bsky.social explains how opening a lab is a lot like early parenthood.

By @franciscorr25.bsky.social

#neuroskyence

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Liftoff: New lab alerts

Learn about early-career scientists starting their own labs.

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Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · Apr 9

Published an op-ed for @cnn.com: “Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger.”
A personal reflection on what’s at stake as science funding gets slashed. I’d be grateful if you could amplify both in and beyond the science world.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/h...

Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger | CNN

Dr. Ardem Patapoutian says he watches “with deep sadness as the United States’ remarkable scientific enterprise, which took generations of hard work and national investment to build, faces a concerted...

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Apr 8

More, or should I say, less pain at NIH...

Dismemberment of the Office of Pain Policy and Planning office

www.statnews.com/2025/04/08/n...

Unique pain research office eliminated in HHS purge

Pain is the most costly chronic health problem in the U.S. In latest RIFs at NIH, an entire division devoted to pain research was closed down.

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David Baranger @davidbaranger.bsky.social · Mar 20

The BEAR Lab will be opening it's doors in July at the Medical College of Wisconsin, and we are looking for our first Research Tech! This position will help with funded MRI studies looking at the brain and alcohol use. More info: bearlab.science/contact/ #neuroscience #psychology #sciencejobs

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We are actively recruiting a Research Technologist! (start date ~7/1/25) Job ad is coming soon. This position will primarily assist with funded studies examining brain function in people who drink …

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Tayler Sheahan @taylersheahan.bsky.social · Mar 17

Despite all of *waves around*, the Sheahan Lab is putting one foot in front of the other and is looking for a research technician. A great position for someone interested in gaining more neuroscience experience in itch & pain before applying for grad/med school: shorturl.at/DW3fU 🧠 #PainResearch

Research Technologist I

Medical College of Wisconsin - Research Technologist I - Milwaukee WI 53201

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Tayler Sheahan @taylersheahan.bsky.social · Mar 17

Lots of work to do to keep science going for all, but I don't want to lose sight of what brought me here to begin with -- making new discoveries and training the next generation of scientists

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Tayler Sheahan @taylersheahan.bsky.social · Mar 17

- 1st successful experiment creating NEW data in the lab!
- 1st graduate student, Nicole Kooij, joined!
- Building a research community with others in the MCW Pain Research Group to share science with

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Tayler Sheahan @taylersheahan.bsky.social · Mar 17

It has been a rollercoaster starting a new lab in late 2024. Amidst all the stress and uncertainty surrounding science, the Sheahan Lab has had a few victories that I want to celebrate:

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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · Mar 12

The bill, which was approved today by the U.S. House of Representatives and heads next to a Senate vote, includes 20 percent less BRAIN Initiative funding than last year.

By @avaskham.bsky.social
www.thetransmitter.org/funding/u-s-...

U.S. BRAIN Initiative set to lose $81 million this year

A government spending bill, approved today by the House of Representatives, allocates 20 percent less funding for the program than last year.

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Annika Barber @annikabarber.bsky.social · Feb 24

Wondering if your study section cancelled? I update this sheet daily. As of today, 56/124 study sections that should have met since Jan 2, 2025 have "not met as scheduled." docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

2025 Study section tracking

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Tom Olino @olinotom.bsky.social · Feb 23

I've spent the day working with Reporter data... differences in number of funded applications from 1/20/24-2/21/24 and 1/20/25-2/21/25 by state. This is the picture (happy to share code):

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Tayler Sheahan @taylersheahan.bsky.social · Feb 4

What role does scratching play in an itchy rash? Congrats to Andrew Liu of the Kaplan Lab on a mammoth project, happy to have played a small role in this awesome story!

Dan Kaplan @danhkaplan.bsky.social · Jan 30

Why scratching makes a rash worse and a potential benefit to scratching--it reduced S. aureus on skin. Andrew Liu's paper from our lab is out now at #science #neuroimmune #immunology www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Scratching promotes allergic inflammation and host defense via neurogenic mast cell activation

Itch is a dominant symptom in dermatitis, and scratching promotes cutaneous inflammation, thereby worsening disease. However, the mechanisms through which scratching exacerbates inflammation and wheth...

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Aubin Moutal @aubinmoutal.bsky.social · Feb 3

🚨 SAVE THE DATE! 🚨
2nd edition of the St. Louis Translational Pain Research Forum!
a joint effort between SLU, WashU and UHSP

🗓 Sept 26-27, 2025
🎤 Keynote: Dr. Cheryl Stucky
💡 Plenary: Dr. Patrick Dougherty
Register now ->🔗 stl-tprf2023.my.canva.site/stl-tprf2025

#PainResearch #Neuroskyience

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David Baranger @davidbaranger.bsky.social · Feb 1

It feels weird to be promoting myself in the midst of *gestures wildly*, but I've been working on this project for a while and I'm super proud of it! One possible answer to the question of "What to do about the low reliability of task fMRI?" a 🧵 #neuroskyence #fMRI #Neuroimaging (1/11):

medRxivpreprint @medrxivpreprint.bsky.social · Jan 31

Enhancing task fMRI individual difference research with neural signatures https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.30.25321355v1

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Tayler Sheahan @taylersheahan.bsky.social · Jan 31

Just added you!

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Tayler Sheahan @taylersheahan.bsky.social · Jan 30

Added!

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Tayler Sheahan @taylersheahan.bsky.social · Jan 30

Bumping this for those new(ish) to Bluesky. 👇 Connect with pain and somatosensory researchers here. There is still space if you want to be added 🧠

Tayler Sheahan @taylersheahan.bsky.social · Nov 15

I've joined the 🦋 migration! Here's a pain and somatosensory researchers starter pack. Comment or message me to be added #neuroscience #neuroskyence #pain 🧠 🔬 go.bsky.app/N3EmVKA

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Tayler Sheahan @taylersheahan.bsky.social · Jan 29

I couldn't agree more! Great science and great people. Thanks for bringing us together @doctheagrif.bsky.social! #WCBR2025

Theanne Griffith, PhD 🇧🇧👩🏽‍🔬🇭🇷 @doctheagrif.bsky.social · Jan 29

It was such a pleasure to Chair a session at the 2025 Winter Conference on Brain Research and I’m lucky I got to present the lab’s recent work with such a talented group of scientists. It’s been a great meeting and a bit of an escape from the chaos we will return to tomorrow. #WCBR2025 #WCBR25

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Tayler Sheahan @taylersheahan.bsky.social · Jan 29

Done!