(2) The plan is, indeed, to have an RFI to collect input. THIS IS A HUGE SHIFT IN NIH PRACTICES. FOLKS NEED TO THINK ABOUT THIS AND PREPARE TO WEIGH IN. 3/3
Susanne Ahmari
@ahmarilab.bsky.social
OCD Researcher. Psychiatrist. Nerdy Mom.
The pick is in! So excited for @pshrink.bsky.social Special Guest Lecture at Pitt Psychiatry on network approaches to precision psychiatry this #NFLDraft week! 🏈🧠 #Pittsburgh
On my way to DFW airport and got this crossword clue 🤯
Just finished an awesome visit at U Calgary- thanks to @cannabrain.bsky.social @leahmayo.bsky.social and the whole Hotchkiss crew! Beautiful view to send me off 🛫
Excited to be headed to University of @calgary.ca for their neuroscience seminar series- thanks @cannabrain.bsky.social for the invite! Prepping for cold shock- heading from 81F in Pittsburgh to 6-12 in of snow🥶
Terrific episode of the type that everyone will get something out of. Curious to know: Who else has also done a 10 day silent mediation retreat (like Vipassana)? I did, decades ago (in India). It led to one of the most intense sensory experience of my life this far.
Sean Carroll@seanmcarroll.bsky.social · 4mo agoMindscape 350 | J. Eric Oliver @ericoliver.bsky.social on the Self and How to Know It. #MindscapePodcast www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2026...
Monitoring gene expression in the brain with a simple blood test? In collaboration with @jerzyszablowski.bsky.social & his lab we figured out how to do it nonhuman primates using noninvasive neuroengineering of synthetic serum markers. nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
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Happy Groundhog Day!!! Ahmari lab Secret Groundhog festivities postponed due to 6 more weeks of winter 🤣❄️❄️❄️
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
A foot of snow projected for #Pittsburgh this weekend; all kid’s activities cancelled❄️ But I’ll believe it when I see it 🧐🤔 #SnowSkeptic
belle is a cartoon character from beauty and the beast wearing a green dress and a green bow in her hair .
ALT: belle is a cartoon character from beauty and the beast wearing a green dress and a green bow in her hair .
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I edited a special issue of Addiction Neuroscience on dopamine circuitry & heterogeneity in addiction - now complete!🧠🧪 Check out the full issue & my editorial (all open access) here: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
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The heterogeneity of midbrain dopamine neurons is coming into focus. Distinct subtypes of dopamine neurons can be identified across the ventral tegmental area (VTA) and substantia nigra pars compacta ...
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And last, but never least, the iconic @jaredwyoung.bsky.social- an inspirational translational researcher, advocate, and karaoke performer. Thank you for all you do for the field 🙏🏼💗🧠 And that’s a wrap (or a kilt 😘) on #FashionsOfACNP!!! @acnporg.bsky.social #ACNP2026
Susanne Ahmari@ahmarilab.bsky.social · 7mo agoThese stylish Pitt Crew PIs, Dr Jill Glausier & Dr Marianne Seney, are ready to dive into the mechanisms underlying schizophrenia and depression with high resolution microscopy after they get back from #ACNP2026!🔬🧠 #FashionsOfACNP
These stylish Pitt Crew PIs, Dr Jill Glausier & Dr Marianne Seney, are ready to dive into the mechanisms underlying schizophrenia and depression with high resolution microscopy after they get back from #ACNP2026!🔬🧠 #FashionsOfACNP
Susanne Ahmari@ahmarilab.bsky.social · 7mo agoFrom tat to shoes, @mayaschumer.bsky.social is blooming in her new postdoc in the Bipolar Research Program at @mcleanhospital.bsky.social 🌹🌹🌹 Here’s to using your platform(s) 👡to make change for researchers w/ lived experience! #ACNP2026 #FashionsOfACNP @acnporg.bsky.social @onemindorg.bsky.social
From tat to shoes, @mayaschumer.bsky.social is blooming in her new postdoc in the Bipolar Research Program at @mcleanhospital.bsky.social 🌹🌹🌹 Here’s to using your platform(s) 👡to make change for researchers w/ lived experience! #ACNP2026 #FashionsOfACNP @acnporg.bsky.social @onemindorg.bsky.social
Susanne Ahmari@ahmarilab.bsky.social · 7mo agoAfter a day of matching up circuits in the developing human connectome 🧠, drdamienfair.bsky.social is ready for some beatmatching at #ACNP2026 @acnporg.bsky.social karaoke 🎧🎤 #FashionsOfACNP
After a day of matching up circuits in the developing human connectome 🧠, drdamienfair.bsky.social is ready for some beatmatching at #ACNP2026 @acnporg.bsky.social karaoke 🎧🎤 #FashionsOfACNP
Susanne Ahmari@ahmarilab.bsky.social · 7mo agoNo one can ever accuse Dr. Helen Mayberg @sinaibrain.bsky.social of being a chicken 🐔 🐓 From her cutting edge work in DBS for anhedonic depression to her bold fashion choices, she is the definition of avant garde #FashionsOfACNP #ACNP2026 @acnporg.bsky.social
No one can ever accuse Dr. Helen Mayberg @sinaibrain.bsky.social of being a chicken 🐔 🐓 From her cutting edge work in DBS for anhedonic depression to her bold fashion choices, she is the definition of avant garde #FashionsOfACNP #ACNP2026 @acnporg.bsky.social
Susanne Ahmari@ahmarilab.bsky.social · 7mo agoEven though #ACNP2026 @acnporg.bsky.social is done, #FashionsOfACNP is not! Dr Belinda Wang with exciting new high penetrant #OCD gene variants 🤩 and a fashion-forward outfit to match 💅 😍 the DNA-inspired necklace 😍
Even though #ACNP2026 @acnporg.bsky.social is done, #FashionsOfACNP is not! Dr Belinda Wang with exciting new high penetrant #OCD gene variants 🤩 and a fashion-forward outfit to match 💅 😍 the DNA-inspired necklace 😍
Susanne Ahmari@ahmarilab.bsky.social · 7mo agoWho wore it better? @drjkhokhar.bsky.social or Spoon @drjkhokhar.bsky.social ? #FashionsOfACNP #ACNP2026 @acnporg.bsky.social
Finishing off the sessions with Nadja Ging-Jehli discussing computational mechanisms underlying adaptive and strategic avoidance @acnporg.bsky.social #ACNP2026
Ryan smith leading off Thurs afternoon computational psychiatry session discussing computational processes underlying maladaptive avoidance @acnporg.bsky.social #ACNP2026
Looking forward to contributing to @acnporg.bsky.social panel session: Unlocking Clinical Mechanisms Through Animal Models: A Wellcome Initiative. On now (9AM) in Imperial Ballroom B! Chair Susannah Tye leading off #ACNP2026
Who wore it better? @drjkhokhar.bsky.social or Spoon @drjkhokhar.bsky.social ? #FashionsOfACNP #ACNP2026 @acnporg.bsky.social
Susanne Ahmari@ahmarilab.bsky.social · 7mo ago@acnporg.bsky.social Travel Awardee @manojdoss.bsky.social sporting shades of purple from top to toe 💜 These kicks are perfect for a psychedelics researcher 👟🧘 #FashionsOfACNP #ACNP2026
BREAKING: Bird attacks have invaded @acnporg.bsky.social Council; @thebalelab.bsky.social & Neal Epperson at risk 😱🦜 #ACNP2026
@acnporg.bsky.social Travel Awardee @manojdoss.bsky.social sporting shades of purple from top to toe 💜 These kicks are perfect for a psychedelics researcher 👟🧘 #FashionsOfACNP #ACNP2026
Susanne Ahmari@ahmarilab.bsky.social · 7mo ago@caitvw.bsky.social telling a story of sophistication in this elegant ensemble 🤍 If you need any help telling your scientific story, check out her scicomm company, @stellatecomms.bsky.social! #FashionsOfACNP @acnporg.bsky.social
What happens when a neuroscientist realizes trauma rewired their own brain? ❤️🩹 I’ll be sharing that very personal story - the intersection of my research, insights it's brought me & the healing journey I've embarked on - LIVE & LIVESTREAMING on 1/26! Tickets 👇 www.storycollider.org/tickets/2026...
The Friedman Brain Institute@sinaibrain.bsky.social · 7mo agoOn Jan 26, Do Not Miss UNSPOKEN, an @storycollider.bsky.social event @caveatnyc.bsky.social! JOIN Diana Li & @paulacroxson.bsky.social when they host @denisejcai.bsky.social & 4 other story tellers for an unforgettable evening of deeply personal stories.🎟️🎟️ 👉 www.storycollider.org/tickets/2026...
@caitvw.bsky.social telling a story of sophistication in this elegant ensemble 🤍 If you need any help telling your scientific story, check out her scicomm company, @stellatecomms.bsky.social! #FashionsOfACNP @acnporg.bsky.social
Susanne Ahmari@ahmarilab.bsky.social · 7mo ago@madrelabutd.bsky.social owning the floor in this flamenco-adjacent ensemble💃🏻 If you’ve found her Experience and Resilience committee sessions rewarding, her lab can tell you what’s happening to your dopamine 💗🧠 #FashionsOfACNP #ACNP2026