Kiran Soma
@kiransoma.bsky.social
Professor and Distinguished University Scholar, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver 🇨🇦
hiiii everyone! my department @zoology.ubc.ca is hiring an assistant professor in cell and developmental biology! deadline is october 1! academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32408 // please share!!!!!
University of British Columbia, Department of Zoology
Job #AJO32408, Assistant Professor in Cell and Developmental Biology, Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
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Great to hear @emilyjacobs.bsky.social talking about her lab's amazing work on precision neuroimaging of women's brains radiolab.org/podcast/this...
This is Your Brain on Hormones - Transcript
We don’t have hormones, hormones have us.
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‘You Aren’t Going to Like What Comes After America’ www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/o...
Opinion | ‘You Aren’t Going to Like What Comes After America’ (Gift Article)
Remember when ‘blame Canada’ was a joke?
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Congratulations to @dr-stan.bsky.social, @danipalombo.bsky.social, and @kiransoma.bsky.social who received Spring 2026 Canadian Institutes of Health Research Project Grants. Read more about the research projects this funding supports: psych.ubc.ca/news/2026-ci...
Psychology faculty awarded CIHR funding for health research - UBC Department of Psychology
This funding is part of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Spring 2026 Project Grant competition.
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🧪Rita Levi-Montalcini escaped war torn Italy and had a career of incredible brilliance and resilience. I loved learning about her life and wonderful scientific interactions with embryologist Viktor Hamburger throughout her years at Washington University open.substack.com/pub/kristenk...
The Woman Who Turned Her Bedroom Into a Laboratory — and Changed Neuroscience Forever
Rita Levi-Montalcini, the trailblazing scientist who kept working to survive
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I found this article insightful and very sad. As a professor for almost 30 years, I have definitely seen this shift in young adults. It's not really about 'not wanting to work', it's about aspiration and hope. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/o...
Opinion | Gen Z Fell Out of Love With Work. I Don’t Blame Them. (Gift Article)
For Gen Z college graduates, the way millennials lived out their ambitions no longer makes sense.
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My statement on the United States administration’s intention to impose new tariffs on Canadian goods:
Brutal photo caption from The Guardian: “Gianni Infantino carefully explains to Donald Trump that he is not part of the Spanish national team.”
🚨 Calling all mentees and mentors: Interested in chatting with someone about science, career paths, shared identities? Please fill out the mentoring meet-up survey to get paired with a mentor/mentee for an informal chat at the congress: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
ICN 2026 Mentoring Meet-Up
We are surveying registered participants to identify those interested in serving as a mentor or mentee during the upcoming Congress in Vancouver. This would entail getting together for a coffee, lunch...
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Titanic maiden voyage stops short of NYC
Stephen West@stephenwest.bsky.social · 3w agoEngland stops short of advancing to World Cup final
🚨NEW CNE PAPER 👶 A prolactin-receptive neural circuit drives maternal interactions with pups in mice @science.org doi.org/10.1126/scia...
A prolactin-receptive neural circuit drives maternal interactions with pups in mice
A prolactin-sensitive MPOA-VTA pathway supports maternal care by motivating a mother to interact with newborn offspring.
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830 wildfires burning across Canada right now. And you know what’s going to make it worse in the future? More oil pipelines. This is why our voice and our vote matters.
Applies to not-so-new professors too…
Science Magazine@science.org · 3w ago"You feel stretched to the point of breaking. The waves of emotions are rolling over you. I am here, your future self, to tell you that you are enough. You don’t break. You put one foot in front of the other, and you not only make it through, but you have fun." https://scim.ag/3SWodeP
Elon Musk’s cuts to U.S.A.I.D. led to some 700,000 deaths, Atul Gawande says. www.newyorker.com/news/the-new...
The Human Cost of DOGE’s War on U.S.A.I.D.
Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and the “public man-made death” that they’ve caused.
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New preprint in which we developed a task to measure motivation to exercise in rats! This will hopefully open many doors. 🏃🐀 Big thanks to Prof. Desiree Seib, who led this effort, and @dr-stan.bsky.social !! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
A Novel Operant Conditioning Task to Assess Motivation to Exercise in Rats
Voluntary physical activity is a highly motivated behavior with important implications for physical and mental health, yet the neural and endocrine mechanisms underlying motivation to exercise remain ...
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SHOCK NYT REPORT: DHS now admits the man ICE killed in Houston wasn't even their target. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 35-year U.S. resident, was just driving to work when agents — with no body cameras — shot him dead searching for two other men who weren't even in the van. Gift link in reply.
Congratulations to Dr. Darko Odic and Dr. @danipalombo.bsky.social, who received NSERC Discovery Grants. This federal support enables researchers to push the boundaries of knowledge and pursue bold, transformative ideas. psych.ubc.ca/news/nserc-d...
UBC Psychology researchers receive funding to strengthen innovation in Canada - UBC Department of Psychology
Dr. Darko Odic and Dr. Daniela Palombo received 2026 NSERC Discovery Grants.
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The Most Iconic American Artwork Is the Hardest to See www.nytimes.com/interactive/... 🎁 article. Absolutely brilliant.
The Most Iconic American Artwork Is the Hardest to See (Gift Article)
The Statue of Liberty is caught between the sublime and the souvenir, our critic Jason Farago explains. Look again: She’s much stranger than you think.
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🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Annie Ciernia and Dr. Sheila Teves on their promotion to Associate Professor!
NEW: Is there a 'crisis' of public trust in science? It can feel that way — with attacks on research in the US and growing rejection of vaccines. I investigated for @nature.com - and found some surprises. My feature article is out today and a short🧵here www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Have people stopped trusting science? The data tell a surprising story
Some say there’s a global crisis of trust — but research reveals where the real problems lie.
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Looking forward to going to this meeting in 🇨🇦 !
Endocrine Society@endocrinesociety.bsky.social · last mo.Save the date | #ENDO2027 is heading to Toronto, June 5–8, 2027. Expect an unforgettable experience of science, connection, and discovery, featuring comprehensive education and innovative networking. Mark your calendars! bit.ly/4feFisX #ENDO2027 #Endocrinology
Meet Dr. Hao-Ting Wang, a new Assistant Professor in Data Science in UBC's Department of Psychiatry. Her research is focused on combining cognitive neuroscience, neuroimaging and machine learning, with a focus on neurodegeneration and mental health.
New faculty member Dr. Hao-Ting Wang connects brain data to real life - Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | DMCBH
For the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health’s (DMCBH) newest member, Dr. Hao-Ting Wang, the path into neuroscience has been shaped less by a fixed
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Found an interesting conference you’d love to attend but aren’t sure how to finance? 🔬 Get up to £1000 towards your travel costs with our international conference travel grant. Deadline 31 July 2026 Apply: neuroendo.org.uk/grants
