morning sunlight hits a red brick building with a clock tower

Had an amazing visit to Vanderbilt Pharmacology for the aptly named GPCR seminar series! Many thanks for the invitation!

Duration between rewards controls the rate of behavioral and dopaminergic learning - Nature Neuroscience Cue–reward learning rate scales proportionally with the time between rewards. Consequently, learning over a fixed duration is independent of the number of trials. This challenges trial-based dopamine ...

Very excited to post our paper led by @daburke.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41... where we uncover a simple mathematical rule underlying how brains learn that a cue predicts a reward. 1/26

Happy to see this out! Congrats, @daburke.bsky.social!

#InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience allows us to acknowledge the innovative women of CSHL past and empower the visionaries of the future. #ScienceMakesLifeBetter

Just wrapped up my first #winterbrain conference and I totally understand the hype! Really enjoyed the sessions and meeting so many incredible scientists 🧠 #WCBR

Besides the awesome neuroscience I learned at HSN and @sfn.org, I was reminded of my incredible support system and the many inspiring women in neuroscience who currently guide and influence me! @nicolecrust.bsky.social @libertysays.bsky.social @storiesofwin.bsky.social to name a few.

This paper was a pleasure to read as review editor! Congrats to the authors! For others, eNeuro has the best review process in town with a synthesized review by the editor in consultation with reviewers!

Sosa Lab - Postdoctoral Researchers We are seeking postdocs to start in 2026!

The Sosa Lab is going to #SfN25 and actively recruiting ✨postdocs✨ with systems neuroscience experience! We study both fundamental memory processes and how memory changes during pregnancy and postpartum.

If you are interested in meeting at SfN, please email me! www.sosaneurolab.com/join/postdoc...

Apply | leadingedgesymposium Apply. The 2026 Leading Edge cohort application is now open! This cohort is named the Zara Weinberg Cohort, in honor of 2021 Leading Edge Fellow, Zara Weinberg. Applications are due February 2, 2026.

I have been blown away by the level of support (both practical and emotional support!) from the #LeadingEdge community. I feel so grateful to be a part of this group. Consider applying!!

www.leadingedgesymposium.org/apply/

Candid photo of Zara Weinberg. She has short red hair, bangs and glasses. She is laughing.

The Leading Edge Fellows gathered this week to celebrate Zara Weinberg, a beloved member of our community. Our 7th cohort of Leading Edge Fellows (2026) will be named in her honor.

The Zara Weinberg Leading Edge Cohort application is now open! Due Feb 2.

www.leadingedgesymposium.org/apply/

Insane lineup 🤩

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

Really looking forward to this event!!

So exciting! Congratulations!

Less than one week to send in applications for the Vanderbilt GPCR seminar series!

So exciting!! Can’t wait to see the amazing work from the Luessen Lab!

So exciting!! Congratulations!

Can't wait for this event!!

Great opportunity to work with an amazing mentor!

Applications are now open for the 2025-2026 postdoc seminar series! Don't miss this opportunity to visit Nashville and share your work with the Vanderbilt Pharmacology Department! Follow the link to apply:

medschool.vanderbilt.edu/pharmacology...

Honored to be part of this amazing community 💙

NIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New Report National Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research.

New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.

That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.

Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...

Behind every great woman in science, there’s another great woman in science To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March, six award-winning female scientists highlight women who have inspired them by pushing innovative research and creating opportunities for others.

This checks out!

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!

Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!

#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

President Biden Honors Nearly 400 Federally Funded Early-Career Scientists | OSTP | The White House Today, President Biden awarded nearly 400 scientists and engineers the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outst...

Huge congrats to @theerincalipari.bsky.social for receiving the prestigious PECASE award! Proud to have trained under such an inspiring scientist #PECASE

www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-up...

Obsessed! It looks awesome!!

During the Holiday Break, I finally had some time to sit down and make my lab website! Looking forward to watching it grow and evolve with content over the next few years. #neuroskyence #newPI

www.bedenbaughlab.com

Today I collected the first in vivo images on the Calipari lab’s new @brukercorporation.bsky.social 2P! There was definitely room for improvement 😅 but it feels like a victory worth celebrating!

Check out our latest profile! Dr. Annegret Falkner (@neurrriot.bsky.social) studies how social experiences and internal states shape behavior. To learn more & listen to the full interview, follow the link below!

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

#StoriesOfWiN #WomenInNeuroscience #WomenInNeuro

Apparently I need to put some emojis on this stuff 🧠🧪👩‍🔬

🔥Join our budding program for PAVLOVIAN 2025 in SYDNEY August 7-10 🔥

#neuroscience #neuroskyence

Now accepting individual abstracts for talks 👇

It’s going to be EPIC 🤩