David Moorman
@davidmoorman.bsky.social
Neuroscientist; Associate Professor at UMass Amherst moormanlab.org
#eNeuro: Mulatz et al. designed StereoPylot, a customizable motorized add-on for stereotaxic equipment that increases accuracy by automating repetitive movements and calculations, reducing mistakes in surgery while remaining affordable and open source. https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0460-25.2026
really think that if democrats hold any chamber of congress next year that a condition of passing a budget is the removal of russ vought, who has a genuinely tyrannical vision of presidential power and is a focal point of the lawlessness of the trump administration
Phil Rocco@philiprocco.bsky.social · 4w agoI don’t think people really understand how bad the OMB proposed rule is going to be for state and local govt. We’re talking about putting a full third of state budgets under the explicit control of Russ Vought. (1/2) www.bondbuyer.com/news/cities-...
"XANTOBI works by loosening the chemical and physical bonds of existence, allowing patients to gradually transition to the astral plane, where they can choose an alternate universe to exist in: one without combustion engines, for example, or Stephen Miller."
Novel GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Delivers Transition to Astral Plane
“XANTOBI works by loosening the chemical and physical bonds of existence, allowing patients to gradually transition to the astral plane, where they can choos...
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New postdoc opening in Carl Johnson’s lab at Vanderbilt on our newly awarded BRAIN Initiative project. The work will develop BRET/luminescence approaches for in vivo monitoring of neural activity in freely behaving mice, in collaboration with Princeton and UCLA. Contact Carl or myself for details
Looking for a postdoc? The @sciolinolab.bsky.social at UConn is hiring! We investigate how neuromodulatory systems interact with central taste processing regions to regulate behavior using in vivo recordings, optogenetics & mouse behavior. Apply: jobs.hr.uconn.edu/en-us/job/49...
We (@neuroprinciplist.bsky.social & I) will soon open joint PhD & postdoc positions on cross-species mechanisms of different adaptive behaviors. If you’re interested and would like to chat during #FENS2026, drop me a message :)
Hi all! I’m looking for a full-time RA / lab manager (start date: late Aug or Sept, 1 year of funding guaranteed). Ideal candidate is a recent grad w/ relevant research experience. App review has begun, so if you’re interested, please apply here ASAP, by 7/12! Thx! phf.tbe.taleo.net/phf02/ats/ca...
Hiring Research Assistant, - Garden City, N.Y.
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I have a tiered system of playlists, beginning with Space & Noise: A Shoegaze Reverie (1,817 songs) and ending with Beyond S-Tier: Valley of the Giga-Bangers (14 songs) my criteria is simple- I ask "is this song as good as 'Leave Them All Behind'?" and if the answer is yes, it's added #shoegaze
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Meet your #GRC-FrontalCortex chairs! Only 2 weeks left to apply! For more info: www.grc.org/frontal-cort...
Heading to RSA? I'll be recruiting 1–2 grad students & 1–2 postdocs to work with me on a newly funded R01 examining alcohol/cannabis use & co-use via EMA. If you're interested—or know someone who may be applying the next cycle—come find me & say hi at the conference! #RSA2026
OMB's proposed rule threatens the foundation of scientific discovery. Join SfN’s Advocacy Team & legislative advisors for this members-only town hall about the rule & other recent actions that have the potential to affect the scientific enterprise. 🔗 vist.ly/584nt #neurosky
I'm looking to hire a research technician/lab manager. This role is ideal for someone looking to gain experience and independence after undergraduate research on their way to graduate school. Please encourage anyone interested to apply: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/374... (job code 374183)
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The Fraser Lab at the University of Minnesota (https://fraserlab.psych.umn.edu/) is recruiting a full-time research technician to support the lab. As a part of the Department of Psychology we are involved in the greater neuroscience research community at the University of Minnesota which provides excellent access to training and professional development. The Fraser Lab is interested in the neurobiological basis of motivated behavior and investigates how defined brain circuits contribute to behavioral regulation. We make use of modern neuroscience approaches to record and manipulate neural activity in real-time as rodents perform complex behavioral tasks to relate precise aspects of neural activity to well-defined psychological processes. To do so, we regularly use optogenetics, chemogenetics, calcium imaging, biosensors, pharmacology, and immunohistochemistry. Our ultimate goal is to decipher the neural mechanisms regulating behavior and to characterize how these are altered in psychiatric illness, such as addiction, or by differences in lived experience, such as after early life adversity, to potentially identify novel therapeutics. We seek a team member who can play a lead role in lab operations, collaborate closely with the PI, and engage in team-building and growth.Duties:Laboratory logistics, maintenance and operations (30%):
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A global thank-you to all the scientists who talked to me, on the record and off, for this. I hope I accurately conveyed how they're feeling about...all of the everything.
Seth Fletcher@sethfletcher.bsky.social · 2mo ago"What’s going on is nothing short of a generational change in how the U.S. organizes its scientific enterprise." In the new issue, @jetjocko.bsky.social shows how it came to this. www.scientificamerican.com/article/amer...
Ths is flying under the radar, but Russ Vought is advancing a new scheme to give Trump's cronies total control of nearly $179B in federal grant funds. Billions for lifesaving disaster relief and medical research would be subject to Trumpian loyalty oaths. Make no mistake: this is fascism.
Alarm Grows Over Vought Plan to Give Trump Cronies Control of Federal Grant Money | Common Dreams
"The test will be a simple one: Are you sufficiently loyal to the president? If the answer is no, it will result in the
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This paper took nine years and was, honestly, a labor of love and a fair amount of suffering. It took several labs, sustained NIH support, and a lot of people who stuck with it, a whole village!
Neuroscientist here, who has talked about the US losing science ground to other countries: The biggest problem for generating future cures for brain diseases is the ongoing utter destruction of US basic neuroscience. It’s not about regulation.
Semafor@semafor.com · 2mo agoChina’s beating the US in neuroscience: “There is a very real possibility that without significant regulatory reform, if you’re a wealthy American, in 10 years, the only place you’ll be able to get your state-of-the-art cancer care is in Shanghai,” said Max Hodak, former president of Neuralink.
Megathread resources now compiled in a Google doc. Send it to your friends. Share with your departments and trainees. And share with non-scientists! I also have a template for non-scientist comments, because this is an all-taxpayer, all medical service user issue. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Submit an OMB Comment!
SAVE AMERICAN SCIENCE (Please! 💜 Annika @annikabarber.bsky.social) What are the proposed changes to scientific grant review and award? Read the Federal Register directly here: Regulation for Federal...
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Annika Barber@annikabarber.bsky.social · 2mo agoMegathread about responding to new OMB grant funding rules (feel free to add/link more!) I was collecting these for me, but figured I'd round 'em up for everyone 🧪 What's the problem? arstechnica.com/science/2026... elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of...
My primary academic conference is in a few weeks. I have given a good number of conference presentations over the years, and possibly moderated even more often than I've presented. Advice for anyone who wants it, in a thread:
Vought doesn’t want control over science. Vought wants to kill these agencies. He doesn't believe tax dollars should be spent on science or social programs. It's not about control; it's destruction. He intends to cancel grants and impound the money. It’s about corruption.
The @thetransmitter.bsky.social featured an awareness campaign by the Oregon Voices for Biomedical Research, alerting to the impact that the closure of the #ONPRC could have on biomedical research, amid negotiations to transform the facility into an animal sanctuary. 🔗 shorturl.at/IGBYA #NHP #US
EARA | News - Oregon researchers advocate for primate research
Researchers in the US have launched an awareness campaign on billboards, buses across Oregon and social media, alerting the public to the impact that the closure of the Oregon National Primate…
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We're recruiting postdocs to study how people build structured knowledge from experience & use it to act flexibly. Behavioral work, fMRI, computational & AI models, with a lifespan focus. You don't need experience with every method; fit & curiosity matter most. Please repost & share! 🧠
Thanks to Annika and others in this thread who are pulling together resources on the OMB proposed rules changes. Now that my grant is submitted (😳) I am drafting a comment. Hope you will too!
Annika Barber@annikabarber.bsky.social · 2mo agoMegathread about responding to new OMB grant funding rules (feel free to add/link more!) I was collecting these for me, but figured I'd round 'em up for everyone 🧪 What's the problem? arstechnica.com/science/2026... elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of...
If you have not left a public comment on the draconian OMB-2026-0034, here's a quick thread to make it easy. #standupforscience #neuroskyence Click here: www.regulations.gov/document/OMB...
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Top story on the @nytimes.com app. A big sign that this all-important story is breaking into mainstream consciousness.
We’re hiring a Lab Instructor!! careers.bowdoin.edu/postings/178...
Laboratory Instructor - Neuroscience
Bowdoin College has a full-time, academic year, benefits-eligible Laboratory Instructor position available beginning the fall semester of 2026. The Neuroscience program is looking for an enthusiastic,...
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I followed these instructions to comment on the new proposed (disatrous) OMB rule - super helpful! Please take the time to write a specific, personal comment!!!
elizabethginexi.bsky.social@elizabethginexi.bsky.social · 2mo agoCalling all Scientists! Research Administrators! Deans! Fans of Science! No one is coming to save us. Here is your assignment. I have written a step by step, easy to understand "how-to" document to help you comment on the proposed OMB rule. elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/what-we-ne...
In this paper we talk about how harnessing the collective intelligence of the scientific community (through peer review etc) makes science better. We cite von Mises on distributed vs concentrated decision-making (💪✌️). papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Presidentialist Governance is Incompatible with the American Science Superpower
Basic science is a public good which cannot thrive without government investment. America’s present status as a scientific superpower is built on a foundat
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