In celebration of Women’s History Month, RSA proudly recognizes the leadership and contributions of Rajita Sinha, PhD, who served as RSA President from 2024–2025. We are proud to celebrate her impact and contributions to the field and to RSA.
#WomensHistoryMonth #RSACommunity #RSA
UAB is recruiting neuroscience faculty at two different levels - come join our vibrant neuroscience community!
Amazing visit to UCLA to share some new and evolving science. So great to get to catch up and chat with old f ie ds and new ones. Thank you @massalyniko.bsky.social and Catherine cahill for the kind invitation and excellent hosting!
Nice article on how alcohol impacts your body. I spoke to author about alcohol and brain.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/w...
A history of how the #NIH came to be. The purpose of the NIH is to support science innovation. Government support of science grows the economy, brings power and prosperity to the country. This was part of the budget increase after WWI.
It became our backbone.
🧪 theconversation.com/how-the-nih-...
I was just watching this online last night (I was registered online) and it was such a good session. Anyone who hasn't watched it yet and had access to the recordings should make sure they watch it while they still have access (before Feb 16 )
Thanks to the speakers for sharing their experiences
They brought “The Muppets Show” back and it’s a certified HOOT. Sabrina Carpenter is a great first guest.
So grateful that have heard these impactful researchers offer their perspectives at #ACNP2026 . These are some of the unique voices that NIH should be supporting
Diversity supplements weren’t just for folks from underrepresented racial/ethnic backgrounds. Eligibility extended to first gen college students and researchers with disabilities, among others
Cancelling these supplements limits opportunities for the next generation of scientists, as explained here
Ongoing debate about psychological support versus psychotherapy in psychedelic trials often stems from vague definitions. Clarifying these constructs is essential for rigorous study of safety and efficacy.
If you haven't seen the judge's order grants by the release of the 5 yr old and his father that were detained in Minnesota it is WELL worth the read ...
It's only 3 pages (linked and screenshots below) STOP 🧊🧊🧊🧊 storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Sadie Blue hopes all our NC neighbors stay warm ❄️🥶
BARS!!
I guess I just find it so hard to understand all those people who are posting “this is not America” over these last few weeks. This is very much America. It’s the same State violence that killed Elijah and Eric and Breonna and Tamir and then vilified their image so cruelly. It has always been this.
And little Tamir Rice and his beautiful smile used to light up the classroom for both his teachers and his friends. He loved drawing and football and basketball. He was twelve, a child and the State and the media tried to portray him as “violent”. The rage I still feel about this.
I think about Elijah McClain a lot. How he was a sweet, lovely young soul who used to play the violin for stray cats. How brutally his young life ended and how the State sent riot police to interrupt the violin vigil in his name. The cruelty was always the point.
Just spoke to The Hill about how the dismantling of the NIH is impacting science in America. We still face a cliff of unfathomable heights, w easily 1000+ labs poised to close in the next year due to funding ending. A generation of young scientists lost because there is nowhere for them to train.
GenAI could never ever do this. Only community can do this. This is why the oligarchs are trying to drag the soul out of the arts. Art is resistance and it is about community spirit.
Wow! Yay! The Senate just rejected Trump’s proposed science cuts, voting 82–15 to boost funding for NOAA, NASA, and the NSF. The bill already passed the House 397–28. Strong bipartisan support for science still exists.
It was a better time
Exceptional presentation by the experts on the interaction between sex and gender in biology, in our society, and what we all can do in support and to help combat the misinformation flying around. Special thanks to Kale Edmison, PhD putting this resource kit together drive.google.com/drive/folder...
@deffinger.bsky.social at Lived Experience Panel @acnporg.bsky.social #ACNP2026:
We should be going from consultation to co-production in the integration of lived experience in research 🧠🧪
Really impactful panel happening now on the value of individuals with lived experience in psychiatric research #ACNP2026. So glad to see @acnporg.bsky.social bringing attention to this important topic and so grateful to the panelists for sharing their insight and perspectives
“Saruman believes it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love.” - Gandalf (Tolkien)
Again, the poet @nikitagill.bsky.social comes through with the right words for the moment.
Do you have late breaking results you would like to share at #WCBR2026?
Contact Winter Brain at info@winterbrain.org to apply to participate in the Data Blitz session!
Submit by January 9th, 2026. Please repost!
Fun things developing in lab🥚
Happy one year lab anniversary to our amazing postdoc @juliamitchell.bsky.social !!! You can check out what she's been up to if you attend her talk at #WCBR2026
Our first Deep Dive of 2026 covers a Perspective calling for recognizing & removing barriers faced by researchers with lived experience of mental illness or SUDs who work in our field.
By @umarchatterjee.bsky.social @mayaschumer.bsky.social @deffinger.bsky.social & colleagues
youtu.be/y5fymczeNFc
