Just one week left to apply for this 4-year #postdoc position!

<em>Journal of Neuroendocrinology</em> | BSN Journal | Wiley Online Library Mammalian reproductive function is dependent upon gonadal steroid hormone feedback within the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal (HPG) axis. In polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), impaired progesterone (P4....

NEW CNE PAPER 🚨🧠

Arcuate nucleus‐specific progesterone receptor knockdown in female mice is sufficient to induce PCOS‐like hyperactivity in the reproductive axis - Glendining - 2026 - Journal of Neuroendocrinology
@jne-editor.bsky.social #PCOS #progesterone
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Apply for the Julia Buckingham Award, recognising the achievement & potential of ECRs.

Winners get:
🔬 15-min lecture at #NeuroendoCelebrate2026
💸 £375
🧡 1-year BSN membership

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Are you planning a neuroendocrine meeting & need extra funds to run it/bring in a wider community, e.g. via travel grants?

Apply for the JNE Symposium grant for up to £5k at any time.

As part of the grant, recipients publish a JNE Special Issue.

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The Role of Dopamine Signaling and Neuroinflammation in Age‐Related Cognitive Dysfunction We reveal early disruption in synaptic integrity (PSD-95, synaptophysin, BDNF), increased dopamine clearance (Comt, Net), and inflammatory signaling (Nfkb, Socs3) in the PFC, while the hippocampus re...

Excited to share that our latest paper has now been published!

Huge congratulations to Junior Bowen on his work exploring how dopamine signaling changes with aging and what this may mean for brain function and healthy cognitive ageing.

doi.org/10.1002/brb3...

1/ Excited & proud to share the results of an exceptional collaboration with @ejrideout.bsky.social led by R. Manceau & D. Majeur @crchum.bsky.social & @umontreal-en.bsky.social, demonstrating the conserved role of lipid droplet function in hunger-activated neurons. www.nature.com/articles/s42...

<em>Journal of Neuroendocrinology</em> | BSN Journal | Wiley Online Library Transpharyngeal (ventral) surgery in urethane-anaesthetised rats allows in vivo electrophysiological recording and/or imaging from superficial hypothalamic brain regions and from the pituitary gland....

🚨NEW CNE PAPER 🐀

Electrophysiological recording of hypothalamic brain regions in vivo using the transpharyngeal surgical approach in the rat - Ludwig - 2026 - Journal of Neuroendocrinology - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

@jne-editor.bsky.social

Just over two-weeks left to apply for this PDRA position!
(deadline: 28/04)

We're delighted Professor Gareth Leng Gareth Leng will be the plenary speaker at our ECR meeting #NeuroendoCelebrate2026 in Manchester this Sept.

Watch a recent interview with Gareth for what to expect: www.youtube.com/watc...

Join us: www.neuroendo.org.uk...+

Ready to shine in the world of neuroendocrinology? 🌟

Apply for the Julia Buckingham Award, recognising the achievement & potential of ECRs.

Winners get:
🔬 15-min lecture at #NeuroendoCelebrate2026
💸 £375
🧡 1-year BSN membership

Apply by 1.5.26 www.neuroendo.org.uk...

The Michael Harbuz Prize is a great opportunity for all our outstanding emerging neuroendocrinologists 🧠.

Winners get:

🔬30 min lecture at #NeuroendoCelebrate2026
🖋️JNE Early Career Perspective article
💸£750
🧡1yr BSN membership

Apply by 1.5.26: neuroendo.org.uk/pag...

Japan is calling - submit your late breaking abstract for the ICN2026!

The ICN is the premier meeting in neuroendocrinology and only happens once every four years. Be there! 😎🧠🌟

@infneuroendo.bsky.social @paneuroendo.bsky.social @bsneuroendo.bsky.social @sneuroendo.bsky.social

Career Opportunity:

PhD Project – Seeing the Invisible: Ultrasound Imaging of Metabolism in Living Animals at Imperial College London with Prof Kevin Murphy.

Deadline 20 April 2026

Celebrate 35 years of the BSN in vibrant, diverse Manchester this Sept as part of our ECR Meeting, #NeuroendoCelebrate2026.

Our ONLY BSN event this year - limited numbers.

“Superb meeting. Quality of talks exceptionally high” - 2019 ECR event feedback

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Are you a strategic and values-driven leader ready to shape the future of a thriving scientific society?

We're seeking an inspiring new CEO to lead the BSN's continued growth, strengthen our partnerships & support our global membership.

Apply by 16.4.26

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NHS England to offer weight-loss drugs to 1.2m people to reduce risk of heart attacks and strokes People who are not obese but overweight and at risk of serious cardiovascular events eligible for weekly jabs

Nice to see this recommendation being put forward, based on "compelling" evidence from #UCL study showing protective effects of semaglutide on cardiovascular outcomes independent of weight loss.

Hope this signals the start of broader evidence-based prescription of GLP-1RAs on the NHS

Career Opportunity:

PhD Project – Seeing the Invisible: Ultrasound Imaging of Metabolism in Living Animals at Imperial College London with Prof Kevin Murphy.

Deadline 20 April 2026

New call for papers for Special Issue on polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), to share emerging ideas on the role of neuroendocrine dysfunction in PCOS.

We invite submissions on melanocortin biology and clinical applications.

Deadline 31.7.26

More: onlinelibrary.wiley....

❗We are recruiting a Post-Doctoral Research Associate❗
The PDRA will be based in the Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics at Cardiff University and will investigate the #molecular and #cellular changes in #schizophrenia.
Please see link 👇
tinyurl.com/32u753js

Are you a strategic and values-driven leader ready to shape the future of a thriving scientific society?

We're seeking an inspiring new CEO to lead the BSN's continued growth, strengthen our partnerships & support our global membership.

Apply by 16.4.26

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We're getting excited about our upcoming ECR Meeting #NeuroendoCelebrate2026 this Sept in Manchester.

We've got our usual prizes opening soon & some great speakers lined up, incl Prof Gareth Leng Gareth Leng & Prof Carlos Diéguez Gonzalez CiMUS

Registration opening soon!

New call for papers for Special Issue on the neurobiology of grief.

Topics include:

Social loss + mood disorders
Clinical findings + applications
Neuroendocrine mechanisms
Measurement + translation studies of grief

Deadline 31.5.26

More: onlinelibrary.wiley....

Basolateral amygdala astrocytes encode anxiety states Ghenissa et al. provide evidence that basolateral amygdala astrocytes reliably encode anxiety states. Using simultaneous in vivo calcium recordings across an array of behavioral tasks, combined with g...

Incredibly proud of this paper led by @ossamaghenissa.bsky.social and @mathiasgua.bsky.social titled Basolateral 'Amygdala Astrocytes Encode Anxiety States'.
www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
🧵 below

Final version is out now!

karger.com/bbe/article-...

AI policy is penalising the students most trying to comply Jim Dickinson presents findings from new research on students' use of AI – and argues the sector is punishing precisely the disposition it should be cultivating

Great article on WonkHE today. Their full report on student use of AI in HE (linked in the article) has incredibly helpful framing, beyond the typical narrative. #AI #HE #Assessments

wonkhe.com/blogs/ai-pol...

<em>Journal of Neuroendocrinology</em> | BSN Journal | Wiley Online Library The melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) is a G protein-coupled receptor with an essential role in appetite suppression and energy homeostasis. Genetic mutations in the receptor and components of its signa...

Great to see the first papers from our International Melanocortin Meeting special Issue in
@jne-editor.bsky.social

The role of accessory proteins and co-factors in regulation of melanocortin-4 receptor signalling: An update

A Jamaluddin, A McClellan, E Raffan, C Gorvin

doi.org/10.1111/jne....

<em>Journal of Neuroendocrinology</em> | BSN Journal | Wiley Online Library The hypothalamic melanocortin system, comprised of proopiomelanocortin (POMC) and agouti-related protein (AgRP) neurons, regulates energy balance but studies in humans are limited by lack of biomarke...

Another paper from our International Melanocortin Meeting special Issue in @jne-editor.bsky.social

✏️Special issue open for submissions until July 2026✏️

Biomarkers of hypothalamic melanocortin activity in human energy balance

S Wardlaw & R Smiley

doi.org/10.1111/jne....

Career Opportunity:

PhD Project – Seeing the Invisible: Ultrasound Imaging of Metabolism in Living Animals at Imperial College London with Prof Kevin Murphy.

Deadline 20 April 2026

🎉 We're going to be toasting to 35 years of the BSN as we know and love it at our ECR event #NeuroendoCelebrate2026 this Sept in Manchester with a celebratory dinner (registration opening soon).

What do you love about BSN - your friendly, welcoming society? Comment below.

Did you know we have a host of Neuroendocrine Briefing publications to be freely used for teaching & public communication?

Two pages long, they focus on topics incl kisspeptin, neurosteroids + oxytocin.

Want to write one for us for £200? Get in touch:

www.neuroendo.org.uk...