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Kristina O. Smiley
@prolactingrl.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at University of Michigan Studying hormonal, neural, and sensory basis of parental behavior in zebra finches.
We have an opening for a Research Technician Specialist and/or Postdoctoral Research Fellow to work on a NIH-funded project that examines neural responses to offspring vocalizations using a songbird model! 🧠🐦🐣More information and Links to the applications are below 👇
This year's Scripps National Spelling Bee winning word was “bromocriptine” 😱 (the drug that is used to lower prolactin 😜) www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
Bro what? This word earned Shrey Parikh the Spelling Bee crown
Shrey Parikh has been crowned the winner of the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee. See the word he spelled that helped earn him the title.
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Just finished teaching my first class as a new assistant professor!!! 🎉🎉🎉 I’m feeling very happy but also….
a man is carrying a suitcase through a living room .
ALT: a man is carrying a suitcase through a living room .
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My first official post to say see you at #SfN2025! I'm presenting some new ephys work with @healeylab.bsky.social looking at auditory responses to chick calls in zebra finch parents! 🐦🧠🔊🐣 Tuesday @ 2pm (PSTR346, Vocal/Social Communication). ALSO ~ my lab is opening soon and we're HIRING!! (see ⬇️)