Anna Gillespie

@akgillespie.bsky.social

Hippocampal electrophysiologist interested in the neural mechanisms of episodic memory and how they change during aging and Alzheimer's Assistant professor at the University of Washington www.gillespie-lab.com

New cool work out from @shijiegu.bsky.social and others in the Frank lab examining what happens when rats change their mind! 🤩

shijiegu@shijiegu.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Last week, we finally submitted my first paper during my PhD (bioRXiv: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...). The paper is about change-of-mind (COM) behavior. You know when you're taking a test and switch your answer after second-guessing yourself? We studied what happens in the brain at that moment.

Announcing such a major change to NSF GRFP this late in the cycle is incredibly cruel. 2nd yr students (mine included) have been working so hard on their proposals despite ongoing uncertainty. They are driven and passionate about being outstanding scientists and helping those coming up behind them.

This means individuals in the following statuses at the time of application are eligible:

    Undergraduate in the final (senior) year of a bachelor’s degree program
    Bachelor’s degree-holder with NO enrollment in a graduate degree program (non-degree graduate coursework allowed)
    Individual enrolled in a joint bachelor’s-master’s degree program with at least three undergraduate years completed  
    First-year graduate student in their first graduate degree program with less than one academic year completed in the degree program (according to institution’s academic calendar)
        Individuals enrolled in joint bachelor’s-master’s degree programs are considered graduate students. For GRFP, joint bachelor’s-master’s degrees are defined as degrees concurrently pursued and awarded.
        Not be a current NSF employee.

Applications that do not meet eligibility requirements will be returned without review as being ineligible for a fellowship.