📢 Apply now for the 2026 ORSC!
SBN’s trainee-led Online Research Symposium Committee is recruiting new members. Trainees at any level (undergrad through postdoc) and those from diverse perspectives are strongly encouraged to apply!
🗓️ Applications close March 9 @ 11:59 PM
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Oxytocin is perceived to have anti-anxiety & affiliative effects - that’s why many are excited about it as a potential therapeutic💊
Our latest BrainPod episode features Dr. Brian Trainor, whose lab has been exploring oxytocin for the past decade 🎙️
@achrisman.bsky.social and I had a fun time on Brainpod www.nature.com/npp/podcast talking about Audrey's new paper looking at distinct populations of oxytocin neurons in the PVN with AJ Robison, Andrew Eagle and Chiho Sugimoto www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I feel you, long live bdnf!
Magic antibodies: as true today as it was 20 years ago onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
All of us must stand up for science!! Our futures and our children’s futures depend on it!!
Never thought I would read a story that made me think "way to go Harvard!!" www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Bruce Springsteen tells the story of Minneapolis www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
It’s amazing how well this quote fits the moment
It is awesome to be promoted with amazing colleagues like @bangasserlab.bsky.social @iniguezlab.bsky.social and @marykaylobo.bsky.social ✨
Federal Appeals judge affirms prohibition of arbitrary cuts of research infrastructure rates (i.e., the IDC rate slash announcement of early Feb. 2025).
As the ruling explains, NIH's X/Twitter statements contributed to the federal government's loss in court (!!)
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www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
Please repost and share widely - winter break is a perfect time to assemble application materials 😅
Catherine Marler talking about different kinds of vocalizations in California mice
At SICB @cmarler.bsky.social giving clinic on California mouse vocalizations
At this years SICB meeting @cmarler.bsky.social is this year’s Bern Lecturer…..the recognition is for her great science and mentorship
Yet another reason to call your rep to support discharge petition to impeach RFK, I called this morning and staffer said I was not the only one. It's not just the research and vaccines, it's pure hypocrisy
Our rep is a supporter of science but also very senior, I've already gotten a mailing for someone running in the primary so it's not a foregone conclusion he will go through unchallenged.
I called today and the staffer said that others have called too....
I called my Congressional rep's office this morning to tell him to support the discharge petition to impeach RFK Jr being organized by @standupforscience.bsky.social , the staffer told me I was not the only person to have called about this, find your rep's number here www.house.gov/representati...
If we only knew….
Hey, I recognize that amazing scientist! @valentina-cs.bsky.social @briantrainor.bsky.social
We are grieving our friend and brilliant colleague Natalia Duque-Wilckens. A creative scientist, artist, caring mentor, and force for change. Words can’t describe the impact she had on lives at UC Davis, MSU, NC State and beyond. I feel lucky to have known her and wish her time didn’t end so soon
That is amazing Crystal....sometimes it's good to be lucky ☘️
Dr Alexia Williams talks about careers in science communication
Great visit from former @ucdavispsych.bsky.social grad student Dr. Alexis Williams to talk about careers in science communication
Fully funded Ph.D. Opportunity - Behavioral Neuroscience @ TCU (Fall 2026)
We study how social environments and experiences shape brain function and behavior.
How to apply: through TCU’s Experimental Psychology Ph.D. program (graduate.catalog.tcu.edu/colleges/eng...).
Deadline: Jan 1, 2026
4511 people at Davis No Kings
I loved the clicker method they used
Two guys with clickers counting people in the march in Davis
A sign says “so bad even the introverts are out”
Current vibes in Davis
Congratulations to Rebekah Rashford and team, it’s finally out! We tagged early life stress-activated neurons in VTA and found that chromatin those cells was much more open, even into adulthood, and that open CREs predicted greater gene expression in response to stress later in life
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