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Heather Snell

@heatherdsnell.bsky.social

Neuro. Cerebellum. Assistant Professor at Yale School of Medicine, Allen Institute Next Gen Leader, Board Member of The Swaliga Foundation, Lead organizer/matriarch of People of Color Burning Man camp. My words. She/her www.snelllab.org

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Ugh the fact that second year grad student can no longer apply to the nsf-gfrp is so devastating to my students. They purposely didn't apply last year. They could have announced that they would enforce the change next year to allow for some heads up and buffer. Just ridiculous.

26.09.2025 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So Tylenol is going to sue for defamation right?

23.09.2025 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman is saying `` this is the bad place ! '' ALT: a woman is saying `` this is the bad place ! ''

I'm convinced.

23.09.2025 11:38 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Contact | Snell Lab

The Snell lab is seeking a Postbaccalaureate researcher and Postdoctoral associate to join our team. More details here:
www.snelllab.org/contact-2

10.09.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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a young boy in a yellow shirt is standing next to a woman and holding a cup . ALT: a young boy in a yellow shirt is standing next to a woman and holding a cup .

Department of War?!

04.09.2025 23:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our faculty job market series continues tomorrow. In this session, we will discuss Teaching Statement & Other Docs.
Joining us to speak on this topic will be Ben Vincent, PhD (Cal State LA), @heatherdsnell.bsky.social (Yale), @lydiagrmai.bsky.social(Yale) and Duc-Huy Nguyen, PhD (UW-Madison).

26.08.2025 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man with glasses and a mustache is wearing a red and green striped shirt ALT: a man with glasses and a mustache is wearing a red and green striped shirt

Idk the term "deportation depot" just feels so wrong and max IcKKKy.

15.08.2025 12:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Position open for a neuroimaging focused postdoc to come work with us in Sydney

Feel free to get in touch for a chat if you have any questions about it :)

usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/USYD_E...

15.08.2025 01:18 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 50    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What a day that was! I love this picture! Ha we need to get together and take an updated pic!!!

07.08.2025 12:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
a red button inscribed with β€œnever forget 5 aug 2023, montgomery, al” and featuring a folding chair

a red button inscribed with β€œnever forget 5 aug 2023, montgomery, al” and featuring a folding chair

never forget 🫑🫑

05.08.2025 12:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1334    πŸ” 293    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 35
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Today is brought to you by this family of four getting donuts living their best pup lives and enjoying the cooler weather.

03.08.2025 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Well this looks quite useful right about now πŸ‘€πŸ˜‚

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Brightly labelled pyramidal cells in the mouse retrosplenial cortex. Blood vessels are visible of various thicknesses in darker colours.

Brightly labelled pyramidal cells in the mouse retrosplenial cortex. Blood vessels are visible of various thicknesses in darker colours.

#neuroskyence folks: as my postdoc grant is running out soon, I am looking for new opportunities in systems neuroscience!

Keywords: patch clamp ephys, opto, mouse behavior, (in vivo) voltage imaging. Would love to return to the Basal Ganglia.

Sharing appreciated, and happy #FluorescenceFriday !

13.06.2025 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 74    πŸ” 54    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1

We are also raising money to support undergrads at UCSF this summer!

Help me, @neuronush.bsky.social and @quexarce.bsky.social buy ice cream and pizza for our little community of undergraduate researchers!

20% of sales for the rest of the month will go towards our programs!!!

29.05.2025 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 6

Purkinje Cell spike patterns do not correlate with nuclei cell spike patterns in mouse models for cerebellar disease https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.19.654856v1

21.05.2025 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Saw a bumper sticker yesterday that read "Crying but Trying" and I feel like that sums up the past few months. 😭πŸ’ͺ🏾

17.05.2025 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Next Generation Leaders The Next Generation Leaders program at the Allen Institute aims to support emerging and diverse early-career researchers in bioscience who will contribute to cultivating new ideas to make a broad, tra...

"It's been such an honor to interact with the brilliant scientists at the Allen institute and the other NGL members. I've gained so much and will continue to benefit for the rest of my career!" - @heatherdsnell.bsky.social

Apply for our NGL program by 6/3!

More: alleninstitute.org/about/people...

13.05.2025 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sahay lab (www.sahaylab.com) is seeking applications for a 10 week long summer research internship from undergraduates (US Citizen/ F1 Visa holder) for 2 Center for Curiosity funded "Curiosity Scholars in Neuroscience”. 1/n

08.05.2025 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

First American Pope?! 😲

08.05.2025 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Memo outlines Trump administration plans on resettling white South Africans NPR speaks with Katya Schwenk, a reporter at investigative news outlet "The Lever," about a memo outlining the Trump administration's use of a refugee fund to resettle white South Africans in the U.S.

This is WILD!!!
www.npr.org/2025/05/08/n...

08.05.2025 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Professor, Senior Lecturer/Lecturer and Lecturer posts - Glasgow City (GB) job with University of Glasgow | 12838283 University of Glasgow College of Medical, Veterinary and Life SciencesΒ  School of Psychology & Neuroscience Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience/Psy...

Brain/behaviour people - come to beautiful Scotland - we are recruiting in psychology and neuroscience across all grades! Closes May 12. Details below, and please re-post πŸ™

www.nature.com/naturecareer...

More about us here: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/psyc...

#neuroskyence #neurojobs

08.05.2025 07:04 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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My lab at NYU is hiring a postdoc interested in RNA biology and local translation in neurons following axonal injury/neurodegenerative diseases!! Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/165681

30.04.2025 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Random rocks are sending wise messages now!

20.04.2025 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
New York Times article with the headline "Harvard Says It Will Not Comply With Trump Administration’s Demands"

New York Times article with the headline "Harvard Says It Will Not Comply With Trump Administration’s Demands"

OK, Harvard πŸ‘, "No government- regardless of which party is in power-should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,” said Alan Garber, Harvard’s president.Hint at my alma mater @columbiauniversity.bsky.social πŸ‘€

14.04.2025 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 5
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Question for #neuroscience #science do different companies sell the same antibody under different cat# and prices? I ask bc all of these companies use the same pic for their antibody and state that their cat# was used in the pic. They all recognize the same epitope.

02.04.2025 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

(R)esearcher: oh what lab is this going to?

(M)e: My lab

R: yes but whose lab is that?

M: Mine

R: Yes but whose lab is it? *Slow like I'm dumb*

M: It's my lab.

R: But whose the PI?

M: ME I AM THE PI OF THE LAB! It is MY lab.

R: Shock and realization!

Y'all are exhausting!

22.03.2025 00:44 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Idk seems like turning the gov off and on again might help. REBOOT!

Hold your ground dems!

13.03.2025 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm within two years of finishing my PSLF eligibility. It will be CRUSHING if it's cancelled bc of this bs!

10.03.2025 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It was pitch black when I got up this morning like...wtf is this?!?!

10.03.2025 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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