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Victoria Abraira

@vabraira.bsky.social

Associate Professor at Rutgers, Cell Biology and Neuroscience Department, studying the sense of touch. First generation, Latina, immigrant, wife and mom. she/her/ella.

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The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · last yr.

Often called the “love hormone” or the “cuddle hormone,” oxytocin is produced in the brain’s hypothalamus and acts as a chemical messenger. It promotes feelings of love, bonding and well-being. Here are surprising ways to stimulate the release of oxytocin — without a hug.

7 ways to get a feel-good fix of hormone oxytocin

Many people have that I-need-a-hug feeling these days. Here are surprising ways to stimulate the release of the feel-good hormone oxytocin — without a hug.

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Theanne Griffith, PhD 🇧🇧👩🏽‍🔬🇭🇷@doctheagrif.bsky.social · last yr.

I’m so honored to be selected as both a 2025 McKnight Scholar and 2025 HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar. And I couldn’t be prouder to share these honors with awesome @ucdavis.bsky.social colleagues 💙💛💙💛 health.ucdavis.edu/news/headlin...

UC Davis researchers honored by McKnight and Howard Hughes Medical Institute

UC Davis faculty Sergey Stavisky, Theanne Griffith and Elisa Zhang receive prestigious early-career recognition from McKnight Endowment Fund and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

health.ucdavis.edu

Elisa Zhang, Ph.D.@elisazhang.bsky.social · last yr.

I’m thrilled to have been selected as an HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar, along with my wonderful #PMB colleague @doctheagrif.bsky.social Excited for what’s to come - we’re just getting started! 🚀 @ucdavis.bsky.social @ucd-physiology.bsky.social health.ucdavis.edu/news/headlin...

UC Davis researchers honored by McKnight and Howard Hughes Medical Institute

UC Davis faculty Sergey Stavisky, Theanne Griffith and Elisa Zhang receive prestigious early-career recognition from McKnight Endowment Fund and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

health.ucdavis.edu

Victoria Abraira@vabraira.bsky.social · last yr.

So proud of my postdoc! She received official notice that her K99 will be awarded! That’s 3/3 postdocs with transition awards since we opened our lab in 2018! Thank you to the funding agencies for supporting the next generation!!!!

Takaki Komiyama @takakikomiyama.bsky.social · last yr.

Our paper is out in Nature. By examining various inputs to the motor cortex during learning, we found that thalamic inputs learn to activate the cortical neurons encoding the movement being learned. Tour de force by Assaf in collab with Felix and Marcus. Congrats! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Motor learning refines thalamic influence on motor cortex - Nature

Imaging and optogenetics in mice provide insight into the interplay between the primary motor cortex and the motor thalamus during learning, showing that thalamic inputs have a key role in the executi...

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Neil deGrasse Tyson@neildegrassetyson.com · last yr.

The plots of disaster movies that portray the end of civilization often begin with high-level Government Officials ignoring the warnings of Scientists. One of several lesson learned from the 2.5 hour @Netflix Documentary — Don’t Look Up (2021).

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Angeline J. Dukes, PhD@heydrdukes.bsky.social · last yr.

“I feel a little less despair” ❤️‍🩹 “I feel more hopeful & inspired” 🙌🏾 “It’s good to know that other people are still fighting so I can too” ✊🏾 -feedback I received from grad students and postdocs after giving my talk at Rutgers ✨

A Black woman with long curly hair taking a selfie. She is wearing a cream dress with orange and pink flowers that has green watercolor leaves, gold necklaces and a burgundy headband. She also has black glasses and red lipstick on.A group photo of guest speaker Dr. Angeline Dukes taking a selfie with the IRACDA INSPIRE program inside a classroom at RutgersA selfie of Dr. Angeline Dukes and Dr. Kaliris Salas, a Black woman and Puerto Rican woman neuroscientists. Both women are smiling widely inside a classroomA photo of Dr. Troy Roepke and Dr. Angeline Dukes sitting outside on Rutgers campus. Troy is wearing a pink and purple floral shirt with pink pants. Angeline is wearing a cream dress with watercolor pink, orange and red flowers with green leaves.
Lauren Atlas@laurenatlas.bsky.social · last yr.

Here’s just the most recent of the many NCCIH studies of #pain (from colleague @alexchesler.bsky.social published last week in Nature). Nearly 50% of NCCIH funding goes to studying pain, with a focus on nonpharmacological treatments and mechanisms. The proposed budget eliminates NCCIH.

Alex Chesler@alexchesler.bsky.social · last yr.

co-author @dimacd.bsky.social pointed out that the link was truncated in my post. Hope this works: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Ardem Patapoutian@ardemp.bskyverified.social · last yr.

These days, I don't take science or scientific gatherings for granted. And when we do get together, I try not to slip into constant complaint mode. I really enjoyed speaking at Cedars-Sinai in LA today and connecting with students and professors!

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