Proud to announce the newest lab graduate: Dr. Michaela Breach! Such a joy to participate in her PhD hooding
ceremony!

SBN meeting is July 13-16. Deadline to submit an abstract is May 31. Still plenty of time.

Amazing crowd today Columbus! So much energy! #handsoff

Appellate court rules Ohio's ban on gender transition treatment for minors unconstitutional The law banning gender transition treatments for minors is headed to the Ohio Supreme Court for a final decision.

The Legislature passed the law in 2023 and later overrode a veto by the Republican governor. The state appeals court said parents have a "fundamental right" to seek medical care for children.

NIH centralizes peer review to improve efficiency and strengthen integrity The proposed approach is expected to save more than $65 million annually.

NIH announces that it will move all grant reviews to Center for Scientific Review (CSR) and terminate about half of its review staff.

This comes as there is already a building backlog from cancelled review meetings and layoffs.

"We're already massively behind schedule," a review officer tells me.

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I am not going to call this a Bluetorial, because I do not want to sully that term (which, at least I, find joyful).

Let’s call it a Orwellial.

Ohio! Come rally with us in Columbus at the Statehouse, 12-3p.

Also, stay tuned for details on a walkout in Cleveland, in case you're up that way and can't make the drive to Cbus.

Ohio science folks! Be there if you can!

Exclusive: NIH appears to archive policy requiring female animals in studies Such a shift would “put us back in the dark ages in terms of our science,” says neuroscientist Anne Murphy, who helped to formulate the original policy.

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I am incensed....we find many sex differences in our work, and where we don't find differences, that is also critically important to know

My lab is also recruiting at every level! Come chat with wonderful grad student ms in the lab about their experiences or reach out to me to learn more about our open positions!

Our 2 posters are Sunday pm at #SfN2023 #sfn23! Rachel Gilfarb presents collab work w/ Leuner lab on adolescent hormonal contraceptives on myelination, microglia and behavior! Board B35. Michaela Breach presents on effects of early life stress + pediatric TBI. Board II6. Come say hi!

First post in the new place--here goes 😀

New paper alert! Prenatal exposure to allergic inflammation altered dev't of oxytocin and vasopressin fibers in rat social brain network. And changes in self-grooming stereotypy and USVs too. Cool!

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