Thrilled to be back with colleagues at the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior. Amazing that it's actually in Philly this year!
Dr. Jessica Barson (Barson Lab)
@jessicarbarson.bsky.social
Neurobiologist (Associate Prof) studying neuropeptides in motivated and affective behavior. Mom of twins. Opinions are my own. She/her. Columbia > Princeton > Rockefeller > Drexel https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Barson
TFW the manuscript reviewer says they have only moderate concerns but then bullets out 22 different points:
Annoyed Woman Annoyed
Alt: Sarah Michelle Gellar rolling her eyes.
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If you're a graphic designer, or you've ever made a PowerPoint poster with a university-provided template, you know that the person who designed this sheet set messed up big time.
TFW you allow yourself to get up from your desk to use the bathroom. As a treat.
Taylor Tomlinson: I'mma Have a Treat
Alt: Taylor Tomlinson: I'mma Have a Treat
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Serve on Study Section AND Chair a dissertation defense all in one day ✔️ My brain is now Jell-O
It's hooding day! Congratulations, Dr. Carpenter ❤️
Making sure the 10-year-olds are up on the latest technology 😉
Hugely relieved that the lab can continue our work on alcohol (and binge eating) and neuropeptides. Shout out to the hard-working folks at NIAAA. @jbarkerlab.bsky.social
When the journal that rejected your manuscript due to the reviewers' lack of understanding of the subject requests that you review a manuscript for them:
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Alt: Miranda Priestly purses her lips.
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I wrote four paragraphs of a manuscript today. Please clap
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Alt: Dora the Explorer and boots are doing the "we did it" dance.
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Very happy to see this review published! Brody Carpenter and I took a deep dive into the receptor variants for PACAP, and why we think the Motivated Behavior community should pay attention to them. Take a look! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) is a pleiotropic neuropeptide with established roles in stress, affective behavior, and motivated behavior. Its primary receptor in the brai....
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This might be the funniest/real-est skeet I've read all year
Sassy0210@sassy0210.bsky.social · 4mo agoThis is hilarious because it implies that her husband DID call her while she was in space on the ISS to ask her help in looking for something. 💀🌌
Need Biosketch help: Is the requirement that we can ONLY list appointments from the last 3 years or that we're only REQUIRED to list for the last 3 years? "Senior/key personnel must only identify... for a period up to three years from the date the applicant submits..."
Perimenopause in a single image:
Cutest conference I've been to all year! Elementary school STEM Fair is the cutest STEM Fair.
Had a wonderful visit at the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Nutrition Obesity Research Center, to give a two-speaker translational seminar with my colleague, Dr. Jennifer Nasser. Here we are in front of Dr. Kathryn Whyte's shiny, new human metabolic chambers. So cool!
Trying this new thing where I *don't* bail my family out of every mess they make for themselves (forcing them to figure it out on their own) and I think this could actually be a good growth opportunity for all of them
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Alt: A very tired woman is giving herself a high five, followed by a fist pump
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We just lost power and it's 26 F outside, so we're off to a strong start in 2026 🫠
Wishing everyone a peaceful 2026
A thing I wish more applicants to STEM PhD programs would understand is that, no matter how good your GPA is and how much research experience you have, there is still no such thing as a "safety school".
And he's PHinisheD! Congratulations to the newly-minted Dr. Brody Carpenter! Wishing you all the best in your post-doc.
Hold up. "Jessica" is the new "Karen"?! This is very not cool.
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Probably a niche question: Can anyone point me to research that shows the benefits of having a research compact for biomedical trainees?
Step 1: Take home your '90s CD tower from your parents' house. Step 2: Acquire a CD player through your local Buy Nothing group. Step 3: Joy.
People who don't accelerate out of a turn and just ride their brake the whole time: WHY?!
Welp, I just rescheduled my UAB seminar visit that was supposed to happen next week
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When you happily start the day with not a single meeting scheduled but only manage to write one paragraph of your manuscript because of all the little things that came up during the day
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Oh, good. Another day of me being super productive in order to avoid doing the one, necessary BIG THING