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Marcus Weera

@marcusweera.bsky.social

Evans Family Asst Professor at Tufts University | Addiction Neuroscience

79 Followers  |  118 Following  |  3 Posts  |  Joined: 20.10.2023  |  1.4135

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Huge congrats to the @acnporg.bsky.social Athina Markou travel awardees, Isaac Kauvar and Elizabeth Sneddon-Yepez! she was an amazing scientist and person, and so glad to see you carry on her legacy πŸ§ πŸ’—#ACNP2026

12.01.2026 13:42 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Predator odor stress produces sex- and subpopulation-specific increases in alcohol drinking, anxiety-like behavior, and lateral hypothalamic Crh expression Traumatic stress leads to maladaptive avoidance behaviors and alcohol misuse in some people. In rats, predator odor (β€œtraumatic”) stress produces pers…

Amidst all the turbulence around us, I'd like to share a piece of good news. My lab published our first paper this week - kudos to PhD students @sbonauto.bsky.social & @obrunke.bsky.social, co-first authors on this paper & future defenders of our field. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

17.05.2025 04:20 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Siara, this is awful, truly sorry. Please reach out if I can help in any way.

03.04.2025 03:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is the most powerful video showing masked plain clothes agents of our interior ministry putting a student into an unmarked van and driving away.

My heart goes out to the Tufts community tonight. I'm a proud Tufts alum, and will be working tirelessly to shine a light on this profound injustice.

27.03.2025 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 787    πŸ” 277    πŸ’¬ 72    πŸ“Œ 21

Yeah, man. A grad student at Tufts just got kidnapped by the federal govt last night. Crazy times.

27.03.2025 01:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Science Under Threat in the United States: The NIH is a sound investment for the US taxpayer Research funded by the National Institutes of Health is essential for improving the health of Americans and developing new drugs and treatments for a wide range of diseases.

Great explanatory piece on why NIH research is an important investment into the health and lives of Americans. Thanks, Nick! elifesciences.org/articles/106...

25.03.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Charleston Alcohol Research Center has an opening for a #postdoctoral fellowship on the #NIAAA T32 training grant - please spread the word and contact me if interested in working in beautiful Charleston, SC @drjrink.bsky.social

20.03.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Folks at #wcbr- Come check out our symposium on lateral hypothalamus and addiction tomorrow (Wed), 4:30pm in Alpine B. Organised by @marcusweera.bsky.social! I’ll be presenting on #dopamine in lateral hypothalamus and how this changes after methamphetamine self-admin! 🧠 πŸ§ͺ 🧬

29.01.2025 03:30 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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