Whitney Stevens-Sostre, PhD Boricua

@stevenssostre.bsky.social

Wife & Mom 🤍 🇵🇷 | HHMI Hanna Gray Fellow | BWF PDEP | Neuro PhD 🧠 UW-Madison | NINDSDiversity F99/K00 #DSPAN Alumna | Retina #Ephys 👁️ #BlackInNeuro | Founder @BlackInBiophys.bsky.social 💪🏾

Securing biomedical funding from private foundations can feel like a black box. 📦 I'm joining the Big10+ Postdoc Affairs Network on July 28 (1-3 PM CT) to share tips on navigating non-federal HHMI, BWF, AHA & ACS postdoctoral fellowships. Register here: postdoc.wisc.edu/skills/resea...

Research Development Series

The Big10+ Research Development Series provides domestic and international postdocs and graduate students across disciplines with webinars related to grant seeking and writing skills. Do you have sugg...

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I am honored to receive the 2026 Henry Grass Rising Stars in Neuroscience Award from The Grass Foundation! 🌟 Immense gratitude to my mentors Dr. Hoon & Dr. Robertson, and the Trustees for investing in an inclusive scientific community. Excited for my future lab: bridging ion channels and vision!

The Grass Foundation@grassfoundation.bsky.social · last mo.

Congratulations to the 2026 Henry Grass Rising Stars in Neuroscience Awardees: Daniel Cardozo Pinto, Maribel Patiño, and Whitney Stevens-Sostre! @dcardozopinto.bsky.social @maribel-patino.bsky.social @stevenssostre.bsky.social Learn more: grassfoundation.org/2026-henry-g...

2026 Henry Grass Rising Stars in Neuroscience:
Daniel Cardozo Pinto, Maribel Patiño, and Whitney Stevens-Sostre

🚨@hhmi-science.bsky.social is looking for the next generation of lab heads who value inclusive mentorship as much as experimental breakthroughs.🚨 This is a unique opportunity to move beyond the constraints of traditional funding and build a legacy of both discovery and equity. Consider applying!

Leslie B Vosshall PhD@leslievosshall.bsky.social · 4mo ago

📢🎉@hhmi-science.bsky.social HHMI competition for the next cohorts of #HannaGray Fellows and #FreemanHrabowski Scholars opening 11/3/2026. Senior postdocs and faculty within 7 years of appointment. Up to $10M over 10 yrs, + salary & benefits. Spread the word and consider applying! bit.ly/4vhC0LA

Send your abstract for the 2026 @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social Meeting in San Francisco ✨TODAY✨ to be eligible to apply for our #BlackInBiophysics Travel Award❗️❗️❗️ #BPS2026

Black In Biophysics@blackinbiophys.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🚨ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 We have $500 travel awards to attend the #BPS2026 @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social in San Francisco! 🤩 How to apply: ➡️ Apply for the BPS Travel Award (www.biophysics.org/2026meeting/...) ➡️ Select option to be considered for the BIBPS Travel Award *Grad students and postdocs are eligible

¡No olviden solicitar a nuestro premio de viaje para asistir a la conferencia @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social #BPS2026! Vean más detalles de cómo solicitar en el fondo 👇 --- Don't forget to apply to our travel award to attend the #BPS2026 Meeting! See application instructions below 👇

SoBLa@sobla-biofisica.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🚨🚨🚨ANUNCIO IMPORTANTE 🚨🚨🚨 ¡Tenemos un premio de viaje para asistir a #BPS2026 @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social en San Francisco! Sigue estos pasos: ➡️ Solicita al BPS Travel Award (www.biophysics.org/2026meeting/...) ➡️ Marca la opción para ser considerado para el premio de SoBLa ¡Solicita hoy! ✅

Submit your abstract for the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social 2026 Meeting by the October 1st deadline and apply to the #BlackInBiophysics Travel Award by October 3rd❗️ #BPS2026 #BIBPS @blackinx.bsky.social

Black In Biophysics@blackinbiophys.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🚨ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 We have $500 travel awards to attend the #BPS2026 @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social in San Francisco! 🤩 How to apply: ➡️ Apply for the BPS Travel Award (www.biophysics.org/2026meeting/...) ➡️ Select option to be considered for the BIBPS Travel Award *Grad students and postdocs are eligible

Apply for the #BlackInBiophysics Travel Award to attend the 2026 @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social Meeting in San Francisco ❗️❗️❗️ #BPS2026

Black In Biophysics@blackinbiophys.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🚨ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 We have $500 travel awards to attend the #BPS2026 @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social in San Francisco! 🤩 How to apply: ➡️ Apply for the BPS Travel Award (www.biophysics.org/2026meeting/...) ➡️ Select option to be considered for the BIBPS Travel Award *Grad students and postdocs are eligible

We can’t believe it’s already the final day of #BlackInBiophysicsWeek 2025! 🥹 We hope you’ve enjoyed our events and engaging with the #BIBPS community. But #BIBPSWeek is not over yet! 🚨 Don’t miss today’s #BIBPSSpotlight with the outstanding @drstarbird.bsky.social 🙌🏾 You can’t miss it!

Black In Biophysics@blackinbiophys.bsky.social · last yr.

Friday, May 30th: #BIBPSSpotlight We will wrap #BlackInBiophysicsWeek 2025 with #BIBPSSpotlight Join us for our Q&A Webinar with Dr. Chrystal Starbird (@drstarbird) and learn about her life, career, and STEM advocacy work at 12pm PST. Register: my.biophysics.org/Events/Calen...

Today we have @jonesylab.bsky.social taking over our social media and giving us insights into her #PI life! 🤩 Stay tuned! #BIBPSWeek

Black In Biophysics@blackinbiophys.bsky.social · last yr.

Thursday, May 29th: #BIBPSLife Dr. Alisha ‘Jonesy’ Jones, a James Weldon Johnson Assistant Professor of Chemistry at @nyuniversity in the Department of Chemistry, will take over our @blackinbiophys.bsky.social account and share her #PI life #BIBPSWeek #BIBPS25

It’s #BIBPSWeek Day 2! 🙌🏾 Today is #BIBPSTutorial at 12pm PST with Bryan Nicholson-Dews❗️❗️❗️ Don’t forget to register! 🚨 Just follow this link: my.biophysics.org/Events/Calen...

Black In Biophysics@blackinbiophys.bsky.social · last yr.

Tuesday, May 27th: #BIBPSTutorial Join us for "Biophysics 101: Visualizing proteins with ChimeraX" webinar by Bryan Nicholson-Dews, Research Assistant at @MeharryMedical in the lab of Dr. Jamaine Davis (@jscdavis) Register: my.biophysics.org/Events/Calen...