In honor of #worldparkinsonsday, lets acknowledge some of the researchers and clinicians who have advanced our understanding of PD.
Identified alpha-synuclein as a major component of Lewy bodies, clumps of proteins found in Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies.
In honor of #WorldParkinsonsDay, let's acknowledge James Parkinson — the first person to document "paralysis agitans," now known as Parkinson's disease, within his work "An Essay on the Shaking Palsy."
A new paper from @ladenardo.bsky.social
helps explain how males and females in the way that reward circuits are re-wired after early life stress. www.jneurosci.org/content/46/2...
(2/2) Cutting vital research funding risks delaying scientific advancements that could help treat the more than 1.1 million Americans living with Parkinson’s disease.
Read our full statement here: Parkinson.org/about-us/news/parkinsons-research-funding
Check out our latest profile! Dr. Laura DeNardo (@ladenardo.bsky.social) studies how the mPFC integrates environmental cues to control adaptive responses to threat. Click below to learn more!
#StoriesOfWiN #WomenInNeuroscience
www.storiesofwin.org/profiles/202...
Dr. Steve Cramer presenting at #ASNR2026
Dr. Steve Cramer presenting at #ASNR2026
Dr. Steve Cramer presenting at #ASNR2026
"What gets measured gets managed." Dr. Steve Cramer is sharing insights on how we define recovery & how recovery should be measured in neurorehabilitation, drawing inspiration from other fields. He's discussing many factors that affect the measurement of recovery in his talk at #ASNR2026
Nice work, Ahmet!
Working with a great team to organize @keystoneSymposia.bsky.social Neural Plasticity and Recovery after Traumatic CNS Injury & Stroke, this January! Join us to explore emerging research in Breckenridge! keysym.us/KSNeuralPlast27 #KSNeuralPlast27
The text reads, "MEET OUR ASNR 2026 GOLD SPONSOR, California Rehabilitation Institute, A Cedars/UCLA Health Partnership | California Rehabilitation Institute provides highly specialized care, advanced treatment and leading-edge technologies that help individuals rebuild their life following injury or illness. They meet patients’ individual rehabilitation needs and goals through their unparalleled scope of programs and services. Their expert care, treatment and technologies help patients overcome medical, physical, cognitive, vocational and social challenges. Their goal is to help patients reach theirs. To do that, they provide an exceptional rehabilitation experience — one that provides individualized care, advanced treatment, training and support to help move patients forward." At the bottom, there is a photo of long beach with the text, "ASNR2026 Los Angeles March 24-27, 2026 | Hyatt Regency Long Beach."
We are grateful for the support of our #ASNR2026 Gold Sponsor, California Rehabilitation Institute!
Cal Rehab is a 138-bed inpatient medical rehabilitation hospital in Los Angeles, CA.
Please visit their table at #ASNR2026, & check out their website to learn more!
www.californiarehabinstitute.com
Medina Lab marching fo science in Los Angeles
It felt great to @standupforscience.bsky.social today in LA! I learned more about SB 895, a $23 billion USD state bill to fund California Science & Health Research. Make sure to vote for it in November! shorturl.at/JVIsm 🧪🌎
Science in this country is under attack and this administration is responsible. Who’s coming with me to the Los Angeles @standupforscience.bsky.social rally this Saturday March 7th???? Details in the flyer. Let’s march!
My latest:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Next column will address needed guardrails for private funding of science, esp. in light of #Epstein/ #Summers etc.
We’re thrilled to welcome Walter Koroshetz as a senior advisor starting March 1. The former director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke will help guide Dana’s science funding collaborations and support for early-career scholars and practitioners. #neurosociety #neurosky
I’m excited to be learning from Julie Hershberg, PT, DPT, NCS during a 2-day, hands-on Functional Neurological Disorder training in North Houston.
🗓 Aug 22–23, 2026
📍 Houston Methodist – The Woodlands/Conroe
Join me in expanding care for people with FND.
www.reactiveeducation.com/fndweekendco...
Going to be a good one!!!
Neural Plasticity and Recovery after Traumatic CNS Injury & Stroke - Jan 19–22, 2027 | Breckenridge; Organizers: William A. Zeiger, Mary Teena Joy, and Florence Bareyre. keysym.us/KSNeuralPlas... - Exciting new conference on neurorecovery! Per organizers, lots of slots for talks/ panels/posters.
Working with a great team to organize @keystoneSymposia.bsky.social Neural Plasticity and Recovery after Traumatic CNS Injury & Stroke, this January! Join us to explore emerging research in Breckenridge! keysym.us/KSNeuralPlast27 #KSNeuralPlast27
🔬🧠 Releasing the 1.0 version of #Suite2p and THE PAPER w/ @marius10p.bsky.social! Now with GPU acceleration. Want to use Suite2p but don’t have 100,000 neuron recordings? We show you how to get those with a standard 2p microscope #neuroscience #imaging #neuroAI www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
NEW: The Trump administration has dropped its appeal of a federal court order blocking its $1.2-billion settlement demand to UCLA over alleged campus civil rights violations: www.latimes.com/california/s...
For those in California, please consider signing the petition to support a $23 billion initiative for the California Foundation for Science and Health Research
www.fundcascience.org
It was a great event! Really enjoyed meeting some families excited to learn about science on a Saturday morning.
🚨 New from me: Grant review at more than half of NIH's institutes could be frozen by the end of the year.
That's because crucial NIH grant-review panels are slated to be empty at those institutes by Jan 2027.
A wonky bureaucratic problem with big implications.
A short 🧵
The district court injunction that prevented NIH from capping indirects at 15% was upheld today on appeal!
www.reuters.com/world/trump-...
A view of London Northwest of the Thames from the London Eye.
Happy New Year from London. Let’s see how 2026 starts off…maybe we’ll just stay awhile longer….
Admin at UC have claimed various reasons why they aren’t fighting in court, but they simply are afraid to take on the Feds, believing antagonism will somehow make a terrible situation worse. Thing is, it can’t be much worse, and you can’t placate a bully.
![On official UC letterhead:
UNIVERSITY
OF
CALIFORNIA
James B. Milliken President
Office of the President
1111 Franklin Street Oakland, CA 94607
universityofcalifornia.edu
CAMPUSES Berkeley
Davis
Irvine
UCLA
Merced
Riverside San Diego San Francisco
Santa Barbara Santa Cruz
MEDICAL CENTERS
Davis
Irvine
UCLA
San Diego
San Francisco
NATIONAL LABORATORIES Lawrence Berkeley Lawrence Livermore Los Alamos
DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
November 18, 2025
Dear Chancellors:
I'm writing with regard to the President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP) and the program's associated faculty hiring incentive.
As you know, for more than 40 years, PPFP has provided postdoctoral research fellowships, professional development, and faculty mentoring to scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service advance the academic and research missions of the University of California.
Since 2003, UC campuses that hire current and former PPFP fellows into ladder-rank positions have been eligible for a hiring incentive funded by the University that provides support for newly hired fellows for five years. Since the creation of the incentive, more than $162 million has been invested by the University to support PPFP faculty hires. This commitment has enabled our campuses to successfully recruit and retain outstanding faculty across a range of disciplines.
Given the myriad challenges currently facing UC - including disruptions to billions of dollars in annual federal support, as well as uncertainty around the state budget- reasonable questions were raised in recent months about whether the University could maintain the commitment to current levels of incentive funding. After considering a recommendation to sunset the incentive program due to these significant fiscal constraints, I consulted with all of you as well as faculty and campus academic administrators and systemwide Academic Senate leadership.
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On official UC letterhead: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA James B. Milliken President Office of the President 1111 Franklin Street Oakland, CA 94607 universityofcalifornia.edu CAMPUSES Berkeley Davis Irvine UCLA Merced Riverside San Diego San Francisco Santa Barbara Santa Cruz MEDICAL CENTERS Davis Irvine UCLA San Diego San Francisco NATIONAL LABORATORIES Lawrence Berkeley Lawrence Livermore Los Alamos DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES November 18, 2025 Dear Chancellors: I'm writing with regard to the President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP) and the program's associated faculty hiring incentive. As you know, for more than 40 years, PPFP has provided postdoctoral research fellowships, professional development, and faculty mentoring to scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service advance the academic and research missions of the University of California. Since 2003, UC campuses that hire current and former PPFP fellows into ladder-rank positions have been eligible for a hiring incentive funded by the University that provides support for newly hired fellows for five years. Since the creation of the incentive, more than $162 million has been invested by the University to support PPFP faculty hires. This commitment has enabled our campuses to successfully recruit and retain outstanding faculty across a range of disciplines. Given the myriad challenges currently facing UC - including disruptions to billions of dollars in annual federal support, as well as uncertainty around the state budget- reasonable questions were raised in recent months about whether the University could maintain the commitment to current levels of incentive funding. After considering a recommendation to sunset the incentive program due to these significant fiscal constraints, I consulted with all of you as well as faculty and campus academic administrators and systemwide Academic Senate leadership. [continued on next image]
After learning more about the history and success of the program and weighing the thoughtful perspectives that have been shared, I have concluded that barring extraordinary financial setbacks, the PPFP faculty hiring incentive program will continue while the University continues to assess the program's structure as well as its long-term financial sustainability. As a result of our continuing consultation and review, there may be consideration of some changes to elements of the program including the total number of incentives supported, a number that has fluctuated significantly over the years, and how the awards are distributed among campuses. In the meantime, the University will continue to fund the PPFP faculty hiring incentive program and campuses may continue to take advantage of these incentives. We will have an opportunity to discuss any potential changes prior to adoption. As we look to the future, I will continue to engage with faculty leaders, program stakeholders, and UC community members about this important program. I especially appreciate the thoughtful perspectives shared in recent weeks by Academic Council Chair Palazoglu and Vice Chair Scott, the Council of Graduate Deans, UC faculty members, and you as our campus leaders. Sincerely, James B. Milliken President
WE JUST KEEP WINNING. (UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program RESTORED!!!!)
Flyer for a social for Glial Interactions at SfN. Monday Nov 17, 9PM-close, The Smoking Gun, 555 Market St. Microscopy images of two astrocytes (top, red/blue) and an oligodendrocyte and myelin sheaths (bottom, white/red).
If you’re interested in the roles of glia in stroke and TBI, kick off #SfN2025 with a minisymposium on Saturday afternoon in room 6B!
@droligo.bsky.social and I are also hosting a glia get-together Monday night, sponsored by Avantor and @plasmidsaurus.bsky.social - all glia-inclined are welcome!
