Terribly sad news this morning. The loss of Bill Montevecch to the seabird community will be greatly felt 💔 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

World-renowned seabird biologist Bill Montevecchi has died | CBC News

Seabird biologist and Memorial University professor emeritus Bill Montevecchi died early Saturday morning. He was 80 years-old.

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We still have more amazing researchers in our society to celebrate! 🥳 Let's congratulate our Frank A. Beach Early Career Award winners! Hear more about their research on July 11 at #SBN2026 Dr Alward: 11:00 - 11:45 AM 🐠 🧠 Dr. Casto: 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM 🧑 🧠

Take a look at the exciting current work of rising leaders in behavioral neuroendocrinology! 🧠 🧬 Swipe through and preview the New Investigator Award winners’ talks that will be presented at #SBN2026 in Niagara Falls, NY, on July 10th!

RFK Jr. says that HPV vaccine is “dangerous and defective”. A new study from England shows that HPV vaccines have reduced deaths from cervical cancer to ZERO for women aged 20-24. Significant reductions in older age groups were observed as well, though the latter have lower vaccination coverage.

Cervical cancer mortality trends following HPV vaccination in England, 2001–24: an analysis of population-based mortality data

Our findings provide the first robust national-level evidence, albeit observational, that high HPV vaccination coverage is associated with a substantial reduction in cervical cancer deaths. This is sh...

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Some highlights from Hawaii! Was a pleasure to present my work at @ossdcomm.bsky.social 😊🐢🌺

Symposia coming to #SBN2026 in Niagara Falls, NY! 🧠🌈 From play in rats, to brain–hormone–muscle dynamics, to developmental programming, to the evolution of sociality; this year’s symposia span it all! Plus, contributed talks and new investigator symposia highlight fresh ideas & voices!

Why am I only now learning what melanin-concentrating hormone is. Now I’m in the MCH rabbithole

The abstract deadline for poster presentations and contributed talks at this year's annual meeting has been extended to May 1st! Come share your new findings at #SBN2026 in beautiful Niagra Falls, NY. 🧠🌈 Submit here: whova.com/call_for_spe...

We're excited to share that SBN is now on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn 🎉 Follow us for research highlights, community spotlights, & society updates. 🏷️ Tag our accounts when sharing your science—we’d love to help amplify and highlight your work!

Are you a trainee submitting an abstract to #SBN2026 in beautiful Niagara Falls? 🤩 Today is the last day to apply for a travel award ($500) to attend the conference! 🛩️🧠 Learn more and apply here 🔗: sbn.org/awards/trave...

Flash-frozen brains look so weird.

Deadline Extended! The application for the Online Research Symposium Committee (ORSC) now closes at 11:59 p.m. Pacific on March 23, 2026. bit.ly/40PUxAx

SBN on Bluesky@sbn-bsky.bsky.social · 5mo ago

📢 Apply now for the 2026 ORSC! SBN’s trainee-led Online Research Symposium Committee is recruiting new members. Trainees at any level (undergrad through postdoc) and those from diverse perspectives are strongly encouraged to apply! 🗓️ Applications close March 9 @ 11:59 PM bit.ly/40PUxAx

Exciting news! 🎉 Abstract submissions are now open for the 30th Annual Meeting of the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology (SBN), happening July 8–11 in Niagara Falls, NY. Share your latest research and enjoy the stunning views at #SBN2026 🌈 Submit here: whova.com/call_for_spe...

Estimates show ~25% PCOS population have a neuroendocrine subtype which likely develops in the brain rather than the ovary, meaning current therapies do not address the brain changes driving symptoms. Read the blog by Dr Moore Aleisha Moore www.neuroendo.org.uk...+

I love to see a mixed flock on my walk. Especially when they include a cutie nuthatch. No hare sightings (sadly)

Congrats to Lucas Fowler & the Swift-Gallant Lab on their new Hormones and Behavior paper!. They show that larger cages & enrichment shape maternal approach and brain development in mice, with male pups showing greater benefits from enriched environments 🐭🧬🏠. Read more: rb.gy/m94e6p

My masters research is published! I am so proud of the work myself and my lab mates put into this. 🐭🧬🏡

BehavEcolPapers@behavecolpapers.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Growing up in comfort: Environmental enrichment shapes maternal approach and sex differences in offspring neuroendocrine profiles in laboratory #mice HormBehav

The mice. A great Christmas gift, featuring C57 and CD-1s; my girls.

So, you agree...you think people should be free to take hormones that make them feel better in their skin and improve their experience of life?

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 7mo ago

Earlier this year, we published an article on how women are increasingly seeking out testosterone to help with energy or their sex lives. We followed up with one woman who went on testosterone to help with her menopausal symptoms. The effects had unexpected consequences for her marriage.

I was just asked to peer review a manuscript (from a legit journal) for the first time! Somehow this feels like an ‘I made it’ moment. 🎉

Congrats to all recipients of this years' President’s Awards! This year, the Faculty of Science celebrates five recipients. 🎉 These awards shine a spotlight on folks who are among the most commendable members of the @memorialu.bsky.social community – read more here: gazette.mun.ca/campus-and-c...

"Sex is not one single, simple, uniform biological reality. Thus, biology cannot be invoked as a basis for such in legal terms." Augustin Fuentes.

Politics, Not Biology, Is Driving Legal Efforts to Classify Sex

Sex is not one single, simple, uniform biological reality, so biology cannot be invoked as a basis for “immutable” legal classifications

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Does #Tylenol use during pregnancy cause autism? Short answer: current evidence does not support a causal link. Our latest Behind the Science blog breaks down what studies actually show, and why nuance matters. 🔗 Read more on the Women’s Health Blog: ow.ly/Tip550XIoPg

I presented at my first toxicology conference this past weekend, highlighting some of my preliminary results from my work on perinatal nanoplastic exposure, maternal care, and offspring growth at the Society of Toxicology of Canada’s annual research symposium! 🐁🇨🇦

Congrats to PhD student Lucas Fowler & co-authors. Their new study shows that plastic exposure disrupts fetal neuroendocrine-immune systems in mice. Such disruptions overlap with those linked to neurodevelopmental disorders in humans. sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0018506X25001448 🧠🐁

Baby’s first, first-author publication! The work I led alongside my awesome co-authors is now published in Hormones & Behavior! This project kickstarted my Ph, and I will be expanding on these findings by investigating how plastic exposure can disrupt sexual differentiation in critical periods 🐁🧬

The NIH prescribing what data points scientists can collect is not how science works now Nor how it should work in the future It is the political manipulation of science

Stephanie M. Lee@stephaniemlee.bsky.social · 12mo ago

SCOOP: The NIH is moving to prohibit funded scientists, inside and outside the agency, from collecting data about gender, according to a draft policy I obtained. It’s part of the NIH’s aggressive crackdown on gender-identity research. www.chronicle.com/article/gend...

How do animals decide if they should forage for food or stay home to take care of newborn offspring? Whose needs come first? For my PhD work now out in Nature, we examined how hunger and parenting neurons interact and are reshaped postpartum in mice 🧵⬇️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A hypothalamic circuit that modulates feeding and parenting behaviours - Nature

Single-cell transcriptomic analysis of mouse hypothalamus and behavioural experiments show that specific hypothalamic networks regulate conflicting feeding versus parenting behaviours of female mice.

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Better late than never… right? #SBN2025

Spatially coordinated predation with division of labor increases feeding success in killer whales CurrentBiology

Spatially coordinated predation with division of labor increases feeding success in killer whales

The mechanisms of cooperative hunting in large marine predators are poorly known. Domenici et al. show that herring-hunting killer whales use spatially coordinated attacks with division of labor. By preferentially pairing up with long-standing partners, this cooperation bestows greater feeding success for paired than solitary individuals.

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