Emma Margolis
@emma-margolis.bsky.social
phd candidate in the pine lab at northeastern • nih f31 fellow studying perinatal influences on infant neuroplasticity mechanisms 👶🏻🧠 • using eeg⚡️& mri 🧲 • umd alum 🐢 • she/her plasticityinneurodevelopmentlab.com/emma-bio
New on the Baby Blog: Building growth charts of infant visual neurodevelopment across global contexts by @emma-margolis.bsky.social @chrisclaycamp.bsky.social @dscheinost.bsky.social & @laurelgd.bsky.social infantstudies.org/building-gro... #infantstudies #EarlyYears #DevPsySky #PsychSciSky
@emma-margolis.bsky.social & my piece integrating DOHAD & sensitive period frameworks for biological embedding of early experiences was one of Infancy's 2025 top 10-cited papers! Grateful for the engagement with our framework! @infantstudies.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Prenatal influences on postnatal neuroplasticity: Integrating DOHaD and sensitive/critical period frameworks to understand biological embedding in early development
Early environments can have significant and lasting effects on brain, body, and behavior across the lifecourse. Here, we address current research efforts to understand how experiences impact neurodev...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Also extraordinarily proud of @emma-margolis.bsky.social who just started her newly funded NIH F31 examining longitudinal, multimodal MR-Spectroscopy and EEG-derived markers of visual neuroplasticity over infancy and their early cognitive sequelae! GO EMMA!
WHO statement on autism-related issues The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes that there is currently no conclusive scientific evidence confirming a possible link between #autism and use of acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) during pregnancy Full statement bit.ly/47YsgwI
Had a FANTASTIC time at #fitng2025 in Dublin - presenting preliminary results on how perinatal iron-related metrics shape infant brain maturation, coordinating events with the trainee committee, & catching up with friends and collaborators!! 🍀🧠👶 #babybrains
Early gut changes around 4-6 months of age especially relate to the largest number of subsequent brain changes over the next postnatal year! with the incredible @emma-margolis.bsky.social @kevinbonham.com @mightycrobe.bsky.social, Guilherme Bottino, Kirsty Donald, and our Khula study team!
It's been a big month for PINE Lab and our collaborators! First up, pleased to share our study examining the co-development of gut microbiome & brain longitudinally over infancy, the time of greatest flux for both systems! Gut gene enrichment for neuroplasticity regulators relates to brain changes!
we've known that GABA maturation is a key regulator of pace/timing of neuroplasticity & critical periods in rodents...Our findings support GABAergic inhibition as a general mechanism governing neurodevelopmental timing across species
thrilled to share this project over a decade in the making out now in @pnas.org! We show that precocious GABA boosting in neonates by early sevoflurane/propofol anesthetic exposure accelerates visual cortical maturation in human infants www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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📊 JAMA Data Brief: Despite medical advances, US children's health is worsening with increased mortality and chronic conditions, partly due to inadequate insurance and societal investment. ja.ma/4oA1Ve8
These programs provide essential early learning, child care and family support services to young children from low-income families. If funding is eliminated, hundreds of thousands of babies will lose the care and support they depend on.
We were asked to change language and delete data from a paper that already been through peer review successfully - "in order to comply with the Executive Order." This is from the official journal of the US Surgeon General and the US Public Health Service. criticalpublichealth.org/blog/2025/03...
Resisting Attacks on Science - Center for Critical Public Health
So it happened. We have officially withdrawn a paper accepted for publication in a scientific journal because of editorial requests to remove language deemed out of compliance with executive orders.
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- @emma-margolis.bsky.social & @laurelgd.bsky.social outline a new perspective on biological embedding: DOHaD-characterised prenatal influences shape postnatal sensitive period mechanisms to produce lasting effects on brain and behaviour #EarlyYears #DevPsySky #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa...
Prenatal influences on postnatal neuroplasticity: Integrating DOHaD and sensitive/critical period frameworks to understand biological embedding in early development
Early environments can have significant and lasting effects on brain, body, and behavior across the lifecourse. Here, we address current research efforts to understand how experiences impact neurodev....
doi.org
This is an enormous loss. I recommend the NIH postbac program to virtually every undergrad who comes through my lab and I think 5 or 6 of them have ended up in the program and had absolutely transformative experiences. This is a huge blow to the next generation of scientists
Kathleen Bachynski@bachynski.bsky.social · 2y agoOne of the many, many “pauses” and cancellations devastating our next generation of researchers. “The NIH Intramural Program has paused the recruitment of IRTAs, CRTAs, and Visiting Fellows in all training programs pending guidance from Health and Human Services. Check back daily for updates.”
Is Musk demanding the data held by the Social Security Administration in order to make it more efficient? Unlikely. Here's a better explanation: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing
How regime change happens in America
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It is more important than ever to promote inclusive & representative science as best scientific practice. In this new paper, we highlight modality-level (MRI, MEG, EEG, fNIRS, ultrasound) obstacles & initiatives for improved inclusivity in FIT neuroimaging. doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2024.101505
Infant mortality increased along with births in most U.S. states with abortion bans in the first 18 months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, according to new research. Babies who were Black, lived in Southern states or had fetal birth defects died at the highest rates.
After Abortion Bans, Infant Mortality and Births Increased, Research Finds
The findings showed the highest mortality occurred among infants who were Black, lived in Southern states or had fetal birth defects.
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Don't miss our next FIT'NG Together Talk on February 25th at 11am EST! Dr. Niall Bourke and Sharada Balaji will discuss UNITY (Ultra-low-field Neuroimaging In The Young), aimed to make neuroimaging more accessible worldwide. Register for FREE at: tinyurl.com/4vf84ycm
📚 Bias in Faculty Promotions A @natureportfolio.bsky.social study of 1,571 staff at US universities revealed underrepresented minorities face tougher standards. They received 7% more negative votes & their research was judged more harshly. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #SciComm 🧪 #HigherEd
Underrepresented minority faculty in the USA face a double standard in promotion and tenure decisions - Nature Human Behaviour
Masters-Waage et al. report that underrepresented minority (URM) faculty in the USA face barriers in the promotion and tenure process, receiving more negative votes and fewer unanimous positive decisi...
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Sharing my FIRST first-author paper to my Bluesky feed! Here, we outline a new perspective of biological embedding: demonstrating how DOHaD-characterized prenatal influences/exposures shape postnatal sensitive/critical period mechanisms to produce lasting effects doi.org/10.1111/infa...
Prenatal influences on postnatal neuroplasticity: Integrating DOHaD and sensitive/critical period frameworks to understand biological embedding in early development
Early environments can have significant and lasting effects on brain, body, and behavior across the lifecourse. Here, we address current research efforts to understand how experiences impact neurodev...
doi.org
Laurel Joy Gabard-Durnam@laurelgd.bsky.social · 3y agoExcited to share a piece with the incredible Emma Margolis integrating DOHaD and sensitive/critical period frameworks to provide new perspective on biological embedding mechanisms from pre- to post-natal neurodevelopment! Please repost and give it a read! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
READIE script is in HAPPE software as a new Generate function! No more guessing how many trials of data you need to get a sufficient estimate of your EEG/ERP feature! Power your analyses with these tools and let's keep improving developmental EEG science! github.com/PINE-Lab/HAPPE
Laurel Joy Gabard-Durnam@laurelgd.bsky.social · 2y agoy'all READIE for this?! HAPPE that our software collaboration with @santimoralesphd.bsky.social, Echo Xu, Alexa Monachino, Kirsty Donald is published! READIE allows you to calculate internal consistency, effect sizes, and SME (data quality) for EEG/ERP features! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
My contribution to the lab is convincing everyone that our fall activity should be going to the International Cryptozoology Museum (it did not take much convincing).
Laurel Joy Gabard-Durnam@laurelgd.bsky.social · 2y agoPINE lab does Portland! Holy Donuts, Eventide, and the International Cryptozoology Museum all on our first road trip itinerary!
PINE lab does Portland! Holy Donuts, Eventide, and the International Cryptozoology Museum all on our first road trip itinerary!
