I’m so honoured to be featured in Stories of WIN this month - sharing my career journey and how storytelling changed everything for me! 🧪🎙️

I had a great time talking to Meenakshi about my trajectory through neuroscience!

Tune in for electric fish, imaging the hypothalamus, and trying to find a path in theory that stays relevant to the brain. Also, my early phd experiences of trying to do science when real life rears its head.

Inspired by mentoring students who aspire MD-PhDs, I decide to interview @brianmsweis.bsky.social who is very passionate and knowledgeable about physician scientist education. If you are a trainee considering this path, or mentoring a trainee who is considering this path, please listen!!

My lab is hiring a technician at @UFNeuroscience! 🧠🐭 We use in vivo ephys, optogenetics & machine learning to study how the brain controls social behavior.

Looking for rodent research & mentorship experience — please repost & share!

Apply here: forms.gle/VACAMuoaRbWR...

Thank you to our rising stars @drnancypadilla.bsky.social, Jie Zheng and @marissascavuzzo.bsky.social, and to moderator @franciscorr25.bsky.social for leading an insightful conversation on shaping the future of neuroscience. We appreciate the support of all of those who came out.

🤓 So grateful to learn from powerhouses like Erin and @huda-akil.bsky.social during our Stories of WiN panel. We spoke about defining your legacy in science & beyond and a clear theme emerged: do science & lead according to your values.

Listen here: www.storiesofwin.org/profiles/202...

The Diehl Lab is hiring a full-time Research Asst to be filled asap! We study neural circuits of fear & avoidance during social interactions in rats & are seeking a motivated team player. For more info & to apply -->
careers.k-state.edu/jobs/researc...

PhD position(s)🚨deadline 20th Jan

1-development of brain & behaviour in the precocial spiny mouse tinyurl.com/yaxhy5y2
2-social behaviour & neurophysiology in a menstruating rodent using AI tinyurl.com/ykv93cts

apply ✍️

@ai4bicdt.bsky.social @sidb-edinburgh.bsky.social @edinunineuro.bsky.social

Defining Your Legacy in Science and Beyond (Panel Discussion) — Stories of WiN In November, we hosted our first-ever in-person Stories of WiN Symposium in San Diego, just before the annual Society for Neuroscience meeting. The program included a panel discussion on “Defining You...

We're kicking off 2026 with a special episode! Check out our panel discussion from our in-person event: Defining Your Legacy in Science and Beyond featuring @theerincalipari.bsky.social, @denisejcai.bsky.social & @huda-akil.bsky.social 💜

Listen below:
www.storiesofwin.org/profiles/202...

There was so much amazing wisdom and inspiration shared at this event - listen for yourself!!

Prefrontal and Subcortical c-Fos Mapping of Reward Responses across Competitive and Social Contexts Social animals compete for rewards to survive, yet the neural circuits underlying reward-based social competition remain unclear. The medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) plays a key role in reward process...

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Congrats to lead authors Caroline De Paula Cunha Almeida, Meghan Cum, & to the rest of our team who did this fantastic work!

Read the full paper here & let us know what you think 👇
www.eneuro.org/content/12/1...

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Together, our findings suggest that social context and hierarchy shape reward processing in ways that extend beyond competition & continue to influence how the brain responds to reward, even when no one else is around.

What surprised us most was that social rank effects on neural activity were strongest when mice received awards ALONE, not during competition.

We also found that dominant and subordinate mice showed distinct activation patterns across prefrontal and subcortical regions.

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When mice were alone, we saw widespread coordination across prefrontal & subcortical regions. But in social contexts, whether competitive or not, these network correlations largely disappeared. This suggests that social context fundamentally reorganizes how these circuits talk to each other!

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We compared mice receiving rewards in three contexts: alone, with a cagemate (non-competitive), or competing for the same reward. Surprisingly, the non-competitive social context drove the highest overall brain activation across regions.

(1/6) We have a new paper out in #eNeuro!

How does the brain’s reward processing change across social contexts? We mapped brain activity (cFos) & found that social context reshapes how reward circuits are coordinated🐭🏆

Read more: www.eneuro.org/content/12/1...

This paper truly changed my life!!

Neuroscience PhD applications — Stories of WiN Dr. Nancy Padilla-Coreano chats with Dr. Ben Giasson, the director of the neuroscience PhD program at the University of Florida, to demystify the PhD application process.

It's PhD application season. If you are applying for a PhD in neuroscience or biomedical field or are mentoring someone who is applying, please check out our @storiesofwin.bsky.social episode with advice! www.storiesofwin.org/profiles/202...

Tips to navigate SfN as a trainee As the mammoth annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience kicks off, here is some guidance to get the most out of it—plus a request for principal investigators to train students in “soft skills.”…

As @sfn.org kicks off, here is some guidance to help you get the most out of it—plus a request for principal investigators to train students in “soft skills.”

By @drnancypadilla.bsky.social

#SfN25 #neuroskyence

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The Transmitter’s Rising Stars of Neuroscience 2025 We recognize the outstanding achievements of 25 neuroscientists who stand to shape the field for years to come.

Congrats to the @thetransmitter.bsky.social Rising Stars of Neuroscience, including our own @drnancypadilla.bsky.social and @megkirch.bsky.social! 🌟

www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...

Thank you so much Giovanna!! Its an honor to share this award with such amazing scientists.

For those of you headed to #SfN25 If you study social behaviors be sure to check out our posters.

We will be presenting how the brain represents prosocial decisions, how dopamine dynamics relate to social memory, whether respiration relates to social hierarchies, and more!

Stories of WiN Symposium Registration Stories of Women in Neuroscience (Stories of WiN, https://www.storiesofwin.org) is excited to be hosting its first in-person event! The symposium will include a keynote address, two panel discussions,...

Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

If you are headed to San Diego for SfN, do not miss this amazing event at UCSD campus Nov 15 AM. Registration is free and open until Nov 1st.

So helpful, informative and such a great special episode! Thank you @drnancypadilla.bsky.social and @moeneuro.bsky.social for doing this!!

We've added even more to our Applying to Faculty Jobs 101! Follow the link below to find tips from @drnancypadilla.bsky.social and @moeneuro.bsky.social on everything from where to find job ads, how to advocate for yourself, what goes into a research statement, and more!

Incredible professional development discussion topics from how to navigate the tenure track while staying true to yourself and choosing how to create your legacy.

Join us for a free event prior to SfN at UCSD campus.

Register for details!!

Applying to faculty jobs 101 — Stories of WiN This episode features Dr. Monique Smith (Assistant Professor, UCSD) discussing faculty job applications with host Dr. Nancy Padilla-Coreano.

Applying for faculty jobs this cycle? Check out our latest special episode! @moeneuro.bsky.social and @drnancypadilla.bsky.social discuss when to apply, important considerations when preparing applications, and more! Listen below!

www.storiesofwin.org/profiles/202...

#AcademicBluesky #NeuroJobs

Document Search Results for '"national institutes of health" and "study section"' Search, browse and learn about the Federal Register. Federal Register 2.0 is the unofficial daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as e...

Btw for those interested in figuring out how many NIH study sections are being cancelled, the Federal Register announcements are useful

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Please help us share this important episodes with all postdocs that you know who plan to apply for faculty jobs now or later!!