Holy crap my R01 was just renewed. Literally staring at the NoA in disbelief. I was told back in April it would not be funded and I was mentally preparing to wind the lab down. Now here we are with the chance to rebuild (again, if you've been with me for a while).

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Neuroscience postdoc job in Boulder Colorado jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...

Aperiodic neural activity is known to be reduced in older adults, but what if these reductions happen within the span of a few years and in parallel with cognitive-behavioral outcomes? www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Aperiodic EEG activity is a domain-specific marker of attentional aging in neurotypical adults

Aperiodic neural activity has been reliably shown to be reduced among older adults, and these reductions are associated with age-related cognitive decline. These results suggest that aperiodic activit...

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Fresh from the Castro Lab! We characterize how mu opioid receptors on pancreatic alpha cells regulate ingestive phenotypes. Surprise! Mu can act both inside and outside the brain😱 Congrats to our technician Diego De Gregorio! @ssibsociety.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Pancreatic mu opioid receptors regulate metabolism and ingestive behaviors

The mu opioid receptor system has long been recognized for its role in regulating ingestive behaviors and food palatability. However, beyond their rob…

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SO FREAKIN PROUD OF @mdnamba.bsky.social !! The lab he's training to head is going to be AMAZING!

Mark Namba, PhD@mdnamba.bsky.social · 3w ago

Stoked to announce I’ve been awarded my K99 from NIDA, where I will be investigating central and peripheral immune mechanisms underlying drug-seeking behavior in a novel model of comorbid HIV and opioid-cocaine polysubstance use! Eternally grateful to @jbarkerlab.bsky.social for her mentorship!

Received my first ND on my K99 grant today. I know it comes for everyone at some point, but always sucks. Just hoping for some solid, addressable points on the summary statement 🫤

It's been a year in the making but I am happy to announce our UNC Neurophysiology core facility is online. What do we do? Patch clamp (from almost anything), calcium imaging, ABR, EEG, and more! Ready to help labs, research institutes, and companies anywhere! Details: www.med.unc.edu/neurophyscore/

Stoked to announce I’ve been awarded my K99 from NIDA, where I will be investigating central and peripheral immune mechanisms underlying drug-seeking behavior in a novel model of comorbid HIV and opioid-cocaine polysubstance use! Eternally grateful to @jbarkerlab.bsky.social for her mentorship!

The end is almost here! Please join me for my Neuroscience PhD defense on July 23, 2PM EST. I will be presenting my thesis work: "Opioidergic Organization of the Nociceptive Medial Thalamus." Hope you can join and support! us02web.zoom.us/j/83574377937

Securing biomedical funding from private foundations can feel like a black box. 📦 I'm joining the Big10+ Postdoc Affairs Network on July 28 (1-3 PM CT) to share tips on navigating non-federal HHMI, BWF, AHA & ACS postdoctoral fellowships. Register here: postdoc.wisc.edu/skills/resea...

🚨 It's that time of year again! 🚨 We are happy to share that we are returning to a nationwide search this year for our SPINE postdoc fellows! Application instructions, meeting registration, and relevant dates can be found in this flyer or at SPINEphilly.org

Check out the F99/K00 Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Transition Award, to support promising graduate students as they complete their doctoral research training and transition into mentored postdoctoral career development opportunities (please share) 1/n files.simpler.grants.gov/opportunitie...

On our nation’s 250th birthday, let’s recommit to the ideals that unite us: equality, justice, and the promise that every American deserves life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Here’s to celebrating how far we’ve come and the work ahead. 🇺🇸 Happy 4th of July! 🇺🇸

We're hiring! UTEP seeks two Research Assistant Professors studying neural circuits underlying substance use disorders. • Behavioral Neuroscientist • Brain Circuit Imaging & Atlas Mapping Behavior: tinyurl.com/3wkrsrw3 Imaging: tinyurl.com/8fefztm3 #Neuroscience #AcademicJobs

Needed some help troubleshooting at the rig today. Our PI, Tom, came dressed for the occasion!

Applications are now open for the 2026-2027 GPCR postdoc seminar series! Don't miss this opportunity to visit Nashville and share your work with the Vanderbilt Pharmacology Department! Follow the link below to apply: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/pharmacology...

Please contact me if you are interested in my lab or any others at MUSC for your postdoc!

Charleston ARC@charlestonarc.bsky.social · last mo.

Hey #RSA2026, we have open #postdoc slots on our #NIAAA T32 training grant - apply now!!! medicine.musc.edu/departments/...

Your research is ready. Is your job talk? 💡 NEURO YES applications are open now! Senior postdocs: practice your job talk & chalk talk in front of UR’s neuroscience faculty and get noticed by hiring committees. Present. Get feedback. Land the role. 🌐 neuroyes.urmc.edu #NEUROYES #URochesterResearch

A 20 year study on 2 NIH diversity programs in Science Advances shows they doubled undergrads' odds of getting a Ph.D. That is, before the funding for those programs and for the study itself was terminated last year: www.statnews.com/2026/06/17/n...

NIH diversity programs doubled undergraduates’ odds of getting a Ph.D., 20-year study finds

A new study found that two diversity-oriented programs supported by the NIH doubled the odds that an undergraduate would earn a Ph.D.

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New F99/K00 NOFO just dropped!

I-75 Scientist@flscitriguy.bsky.social · 2mo ago

F99/K00 Predoc to Postdoc Transition Award NOFO is published. First due date is August 8th. files.simpler.grants.gov/opportunitie...

Thrilled and honored to receive a 2026 PDEP award! I'm beyond grateful for the support and excited to join this incredible group of scholars!! 🎉🎉

Alfred M. Mays@amays-bwfund.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Congrats BWFUND/Revson PDEP! www.bwfund.org/news/2026-po...

Congrats BWFUND/Revson PDEP! www.bwfund.org/news/2026-po...

2026 Postdoctoral Enrichment Program Recipients Announced - Burroughs Wellcome Fund

DURHAM, N.C. — The Burroughs Wellcome Fund and The Charles H. Revson Foundation are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 Postdoctoral Enrichment Program (PDEP) awards, providing career-devel...

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F99/K00 Predoc to Postdoc Transition Award NOFO is published. First due date is August 8th. files.simpler.grants.gov/opportunitie...

Huge congratulations to @ashleyonthebrain.bsky.social on her successful thesis defense 🥳 It has been a joy to serve on her thesis committee alongside @dr-autumnivy.bsky.social. We are glad to have you in the community of Black women neuroscientists, Ashley! 🧠✨

Woo!!!!!! PenningtonLab.com is live!

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Tom Kash@superkash.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Kash lab at UNC is hiring a new technician (our current two are off to grad school!!) posting will go live soon, email me CV and names of references if interested.

Looking for a lab where the vibes (…and science) are ELITE 😮‍💨👌? Come join us in the Kash Lab ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Tom Kash@superkash.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Kash lab at UNC is hiring a new technician (our current two are off to grad school!!) posting will go live soon, email me CV and names of references if interested.

FINALLY HR has the posting up for a postdoc opening in my lab ! Particularly interested in folks with electrophysiology, photometry, or behavioral experience. www.gwu.jobs/postings/125...

Full band in the studio this summer! LP coming soon.

Happy to share with you that we have a new preprint up on @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social " Biased signaling at NTSR1 differentially regulates inhibitory synaptic transmission in the extended amygdala and suppressess motivated feeding in mice" www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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