Honored to receive the IARS Mentored Research Award from @iars360.bsky.social, supporting my project "Beyond Opioids: Neural Circuits of Socially Induced Pain Relief" — expanding my work from social-vocal to socially-salient communication in the Smith lab at UCSD. iars.org/iars-mentore...

Excited for the opportunity to give a talk at www.berkeleystanfordnextgensymposium.com/speakersalumni on September 10, 2025. 🤩

2025 Speakers & Honorable Mentions + Symposium Alumni — Stanford.Berkeley.UCSF Next Generation Faculty Symposium

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Do people consider this right now?

If you’re a US researcher, now is the time to establish a plan B

The scale of funding cuts in the United States means that countless scientists will lose their jobs. It would be naive not to start thinking about alternative career paths.

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It's finally out! 😅 doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...

International scientists rethink U.S. conference attendance | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

International scientists rethink U.S. conference attendance

Opposition to Trump administration and fears of customs run-ins are shifting travel plans

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Curious what others think about this topic?

The last two-author neuroscience paper?

Author lists on papers have ballooned, and it’s getting hard to discern contribution.

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It’s always the same: If enough people rise…

‘Silence is complicity’ — universities must fight the anti-DEI crackdown

Higher-education establishments must not be bullied into abandoning their mission of diversity, equity and inclusion.

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I’m Austrian, but this very much true for my country as well. Actually even worse. The FPÖ is the strongest force in parliament since the last election. It seems to happen everywhere… Let’s not despair and stay vigilant against the far right! youtube.com/watch?v=bLWL...

U.S. early-career researchers struggling amid chaos | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

U.S. early-career researchers struggling amid chaos

Uncertain funding, government firings, and distressed universities hit vulnerable groups especially hard

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Just received the email most of you have probably gotten already. My K99 study section has been rescheduled to "a later date". I came to the US as a postdoc assuming this country was the mothership of science. Not so sure about that anymore...

Science (and science policy, and conservation) friends, I need your help! We are collecting *specific, clear* examples of harms caused by the Trump administration's attacks on science, to be included in an open letter. Can be links to news stories/social media posts. 🧪🦑🌎 #SciComm #SciPol

Newly awarded NIH grants, and even grant renewals, cannot move forward without NIH-related meeting notices posted in the Federal Register, which are “on hold indefinitely,” according to an email reviewed by The Transmitter. By @avaskham.bsky.social #neuroskyence bit.ly/4k0Uc6N

Federal Register hold makes ‘end run’ around court pause on NIH funding freeze

NIH-related updates to the Federal Register, which are required for the scheduling of study sections and advisory councils, are on hold indefinitely, according to an email reviewed by <i>The Transmitt...

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Guess we’re all going back…

Have Trump’s anti-DEI orders hit private funders? HHMI halts inclusive science programme

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, a huge funder of biomedical research, has cut a $60-million initiative to boost diversity in science education.

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Women are systematically under-cited in neuroscience. New tools, such as cleanBib, anneslist and others, exist to help researchers counter citation bias across genders and other demographic divides. By Anne Churchland, Felicia Davatolhagh #WomeninScience www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/w...

Women are systematically under-cited in neuroscience. New tools can change that.

An omitted citation in a high-profile paper led us to examine our own practices and to help others adopt tools that promote citation diversity.

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Excited to join Bluesky today! As an ion channel biophysicist, Professor at Duke Neurobiology, and Director of Graduate Studies I will be sharing my insights. Plus the occasional post of my private life. Please help me connect to my community by sharing this post.

The 11th European Conference of Comparative Neurobiology will be held this May in San Juan, Alicante, Spain. Should be a great location to learn about brains and evolution. #neuroskyence #anatomy 🧪🧠 eccn2025.umh.es

Federal restrictions & funding freezes threaten vital research and halts scientific progress that benefits all Americans. Join fellow #NeuroAdvocates in urging Congress to protect congressionally approved funding & ensure uninterrupted support for the scientific workforce. 👇 #NeuroSky

Finally made the effort to delete my twitter account and moved to Bluesky. Can't wait to have fantastic conversations on here!