Theanne Griffith, PhD 🇧🇧👩🏽🔬🇭🇷
@doctheagrif.bsky.social
UC Davis |👩🏽🔬 Sensory <—> Motor 💪🏽| Women’s Basketball Fan | Award-winning Children’s Book Author 🧫📚 🧬 | she/her www.thegriffithresearchgroup.com
Best news ever- I have finally earned my PhD in Neuroscience!!🧠 My thesis was completed in the lab of Dr. Gregory Corder @flybottleescape.bsky.social & is titled: “Opioidergic Organization of the Nociceptive Medial Thalamus & A Behavioral Model of Placebo Analgesia”
300,000 Haitians legally living in the U.S. have officially lost their Temporary Protected Status this week. ICE is reportedly planning to target Haitian communities and fast-track deportations to Haiti, which is controlled by violent gangs and deep in crisis. Trump’s cruelty knows no bounds.
“JGP is also a journal I turn to for rigorous, impactful science, and it's wonderful when scientific excellence and a commitment to equity go hand in hand.”— Theanne Griffith (@doctheagrif.bsky.social). JGP, where scientists set the course 👉 hubs.la/Q04lcxPj0
“JGP’s commitment signals to early-career scientists from underrepresented backgrounds that the broader biophysics and physiology community is invested in their success.” Theanne Griffith (@doctheagrif.bsky.social). Share your work in a journal by and for scientists 👉 hubs.la/Q04lcxPj0
“JUST-B was founded to create a more inclusive and equitable scientific community… JGP’s funding has been instrumental in allowing us to build and sustain the program.” Theanne Griffith (@doctheagrif.bsky.social) Share your work in a journal by and for scientists 👉 hubs.la/Q04lcxPj0
Earlier this year, I was selected as a ‘26 Frontiers of Science Fellow by @nasonline.org, which led to my participation in the 2026 FoS Symposium. The meeting was such a fun and unique experience! I’ve never been to a meeting where people from such differing fields were convened to share ideas.
Reminder that the US military budget is larger than the military spending of the next nine largest countries combined. Over half goes to private defense contractors. This is the military-industrial complex Eisenhower warned of — on steroids.
Two neurobiologists who helped decipher how the somatosensory system detects touch and pain have won this year’s Brain Prize, the largest award in neuroscience. By @helenak.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/somatosensat...
Two neurobiologists win 2026 Brain Prize for discovering mechanics of touch
Research by Patrik Ernfors and David Ginty has delineated the diverse cell types of the somatosensory system and revealed how they detect and discriminate among different types of tactile information.
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Join us during #BiophysicsWeek for the JUST-B Spring Seminar! We're highlighting the work of two trainees who have participated in the JUST-B Poster Session. Tuesday, March 24, 2026 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM my.biophysics.org/Events/Calen...
March 28 will be the largest nonviolent protest in American history. Find your local No Kings event to stand up for our communities and reject Trump's fear and violence. app.sosha.ai/s/Ja4OZjQB
Join me at the next No Kings Day
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NIH reports on ESI support in FY2025 drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2026/02/22/n...
NIH reports on ESI support in FY2025
I will be honest, I am somewhat amazed we are getting any funding data for FY2025 out of NIH. The databook has not yet been updated, so we’re not out of the woods yet. Still, there’s a …
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Really cool talk on the power of storytelling from @doctheagrif.bsky.social at #bps2026. I can't wait to try out her storytelling strategies and check out her stories!
I had a great time talking about the importance of storytelling our science at the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social President’s Symposium today! Always extra fun with my little fan club tags along 🩷
@doctheagrif.bsky.social on storytelling in science during the President's Symposium: Communicating the Value of Biophysics in a Changing World at #bps2026 @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social Love it!
Bradley Dickerson reflects on how a 1940s paper on fly neuroanatomy shaped his scientific ambitions. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/this-paper-c...
Had a blast talking to @doctheagrif.bsky.social and writing her profile! We talked about her spark for neuroscience, her awesome research on sensory physiology and proprioception, her additional work as a prolific children’s book author, highs and lows of her journey, and more!
Stories of WiN@storiesofwin.bsky.social · 6mo agoOur latest profile is here! Dr. Theanne Griffith (@doctheagrif.bsky.social) studies molecular, cellular, and circuit mechanisms for proprioception. Follow the link below to listen to our full interview! www.storiesofwin.org/profiles/202... #WomenInNeurosciene #StoriesOfWiN
Our latest profile is here! Dr. Theanne Griffith (@doctheagrif.bsky.social) studies molecular, cellular, and circuit mechanisms for proprioception. Follow the link below to listen to our full interview! www.storiesofwin.org/profiles/202... #WomenInNeurosciene #StoriesOfWiN
Dr. Theanne Griffith — Stories of WiN
studies molecular, cellular, and circuit mechanisms for proprioception
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“Sometimes scientists take three weeks off and go hike a mountain, and this is the same. This is my mountain.” — @doctheagrif.bsky.social
A lifelong passion for writing helped rising star @doctheagrif.bsky.social land a book deal and publish 15 chapter books for early readers, covering topics ranging from what the cerebellum does to how a cake bakes. By @avaskham.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/craft-and-ca...
Crafting tales of science with Theanne Griffith
A lifelong passion for writing helped the neuroscientist land a book deal and publish 15 chapter books for early readers, covering topics ranging from what the cerebellum does to how a cake bakes.
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Excited to be speaking at this year’s Biophysical Society Presidential Symposium on the importance of communicating science to the public 👩🏾🔬🧫🧬🔬🥼🧪👩🏾🔬
Biophysical Society@biophysicalsoc.bsky.social · 7mo agoThe President’s Symposium at #bps2026 serves to empower biophysicists to tell stories that build public confidence in science. Speakers will discuss perspectives on the crisis in US investment in science, and approaches for conveying the value of research to human health and prosperity
Sudha (@chakrapanilab.bsky.social) and Julio (@cvlab.bsky.social) are organizing the 2026 Ion Channel Gordon Research Conference: Ion Channels Across Scales — Bridging Molecular Events to Physiological Outcomes, to be held at Mount Holyoke College, July 12–17, 2026. 1/3
And now we snuggle with our "micro dog", Bertie, reading Magnificent Makers by @doctheagrif.bsky.social . Blanket's an axolotl snuggie (my Halloween costume), which always makes be think of @rogerslabucd.bsky.social . So thankful for these amazing scientists sharing their passion. I am so lucky.
Exciting new preprint on oxytocin neural circuits for massage led by Manon Bohic in Vicky Abraira’s lab. Sasha and I were glad to contribute imaging experiments to this collaborative effort, spanning mice to humans. Vicky is a master at bringing people together. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Oxytocin Modulation of Spinal Circuits Drives Therapeutic Benefits of Massage
Across social species, social touch enhances well-being and reduces pain - two seemingly distinct benefits that enhance survival. Yet where and how the nervous system integrates these functions, and w...
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We're incredibly excited to announce that Dr. Theanne Griffith @doctheagrif.bsky.social of #PMB Griffith Lab has been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure, effective July 1, 2026! Congratulations, Theanne, on this well-earned achievement! 🎉🌟 Her lab research: www.thegriffithresearchgroup.com
@thetransmitter.bsky.social named #UCDavisIPN affiliate @doctheagrif.bsky.social and former affiliate @tinakim-neuro.bsky.social as rising stars in the field of #neuroscience for 2025. Read more about their work on voltage gated ion channels and #psychedelic -responsive neurons here:
The Transmitter’s Rising Stars of Neuroscience 2025
We recognize the outstanding achievements of 25 neuroscientists who stand to shape the field for years to come.
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Congrats to my colleague Dr. Theanne Griffith @doctheagrif.bsky.social for receiving a 2025 Rising Star of Neuroscience award! ⭐️ 🧠 ⭐️ www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...
The Transmitter’s Rising Stars of Neuroscience 2025
We recognize the outstanding achievements of 25 neuroscientists who stand to shape the field for years to come.
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Very honored to be selected as one of the @thetransmitter.bsky.social 2025 Rising ✨Stars ✨ in Neuroscience! Learn more about our work and those of the other awardees here! here: www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...
Most of us aren’t the “dress up for Halloween” types 😇 but the Griffith Lab (and some members of the Contreras Lab!) had a fun Halloween Bowl 🎳 👻🎃 gotta find that joy in the madness.
Mark your calendars! October 30th 2pm EST/11am PST The @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social will host the JUST-B Fall Seminar! Now it’s more important than ever to support our trainees as they share their awesome science. Register here: my.biophysics.org/Events/Calen...
