Amanda Klein, PhD MS

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This paper is from my departmental colleague, @arbhatta.bsky.social utilizing rodent and human nerves/DRGs. Interesting new strategies to target ion channels 😀

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Yesterday, the NIH R35 “Outstanding Investigator” grant to fund scientists in my lab studying antibiotic resistance was terminated for reasons not related to the content of the science, or any actions taken by me or members of my lab

University of MN Pain Interest Group has a Zoom seminar on May 20th, 3:30 PM CST. Login details at umnpig[at]gmail[dot]com. Posted with permission by Dr. Ratan Banik, Host. Speakers: @rwcarpenterphd.bsky.social and @goldpainlab.bsky.social #PainResearch med.umn.edu/anesthesiolo...

I am so glad to reconnect once again! Thanks for visiting.

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So it begins... Can't wait to go back to COVID-era pricing for basic lab supplies.

University of MN Pain Interest Group has a Zoom seminar on April 15th, 3:30 PM CST. Login details at umnpig[at]gmail[dot]com. Hosted by Dr. Ratan Banik. Speakers: Dr. Steven Z. George (Duke University) and Dr. Edita Navratilova (University of Arizona). med.umn.edu/anesthesiolo...
#PainResearch

This is bringing back awful Lent flashbacks of Tuna Helper and salmon loaf- I would have preferred this tuna noodle casserole over any abomination my parents cooked up.

This seminar series is organized by Dr. Ratan Banik, for the University of Minnesota Pain Interest Group.
More details here:
med.umn.edu/anesthesiolo...

Seminar announcement! March 18th, 3:30pm CDT,
login details available at umnpig[at]gmail[dot]com

3:30 - 4pm: Muhammad A. Farooq Anwar, MD, MBA,
Presentation Title: Interventional management of cancer pain
4- 4:30 pm: Frank Porreca, PhD, Presentation Title: Sexual dimorphism in pain
#PainResearch

The fact that PLoS One has been around for more than 20 years makes me feel old. 🧓

These are extremely challenging times for early-career faculty. Here is my office's small contribution to make their hard and important work a bit easier:

Download our curated and comprehensive database of funding opportunities for early-career faculty.

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Hello Buffalo friends! It’s rally for science time! March 7, 2-6PM, Niagara Square! Sign up below and please spread the word!

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Federal Register hold makes ‘end run’ around court pause on NIH funding freeze NIH-related updates to the Federal Register, which are required for the scheduling of study sections and advisory councils, are on hold indefinitely, according to an email reviewed by <i>The Transmitt...

Are other outlets covering this? It's effectively another freeze on NIH funding. By my count, 3/8 study sections were cancelled today, 4/8 are cancelled tomorrow. Will only get worse as we hit those that were not posted before 1/20

@zey.bsky.social ?

www.thetransmitter.org/funding/fede...

Ugh. NPI was rescheduled too. I only hope they tell me more than a day before my reviews are due next month....assuming the entire HHS doesn't totally implode by then.

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Zoom Seminar: Tuesday, February 18, 2025 Clinical research: Brian Erikson, MD, Pain Medicine, Psychiatry, M Health Fairview Pain Center Presentation Title: Functional Medicine and Pain Basic research: Mary M. Heinricher, PhD, Senior Associate Dean for Research, School of Medicine; Professor and Vice-Chair for Research, Neurological Surgery; Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health & Science University Presentation Title: How the brain controls pain

Seminar announcement! February 18th, 3:30pm CST, Posted with permission of Dr. Ratan Banik, organizer for the University of Minnesota Pain Interest Group. med.umn.edu/anesthesiolo...
login details available at umnpig[at]gmail[dot]com

#PainResearch

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Now Accepting Applications for Gratis Membership. IASP is offering 175 memberships to trainees & pain professionals from LMICs through the Sponsor a Member fund. Don’t miss this opportunity! Apply by 21 Feb & share with those who qualify. bit.ly/4hCFXTT #PainResearch #IASP

The War on Science (Feb 2025 teach-in draft) The War on Science What’s happening? What can we do about it? An interactive teach-in for biomedical researchers Please share, modify, and repurpose this template presentation (with credit). Good luck...

Made some slides for scientists to talk about what's been happening & what we should do next. There are probably many people better qualified than me to talk about these issues. If that's you, please, please, please consider holding some virtual advocacy training sessions for researchers this week.

Thanks @macauleylab.bsky.social 😀!

Discounted Registration for ASPET2025 ends January 30th! Opportunities for educational and scientific sessions and career development! Schedule is here: events.rdmobile.com/Sessions/Ind...
April 3rd-6th, Portland OR
#ASPET #pharmacology #drugdevelopment #science

I can still hear my postdoc mentor saying, "Amanda, I do not believe you, show me zee data..." Now my poor mentees get to hear the same thing (minus the German accent)

The Neuroscience Scholars Program is more than a program—it's a community dedicated to advancing diverse perspectives in science.

Applications are now open for underrepresented graduate students and postdocs in neuroscience.

Learn more. ▶️ bit.ly/4ahB0wW

#NeuroSky

Announcement for 9th International Congress on Neuropathic Pain. September 4-6th 2025 in Berlin Germany. Abstracts due March 3rd, 2025.

Anyone headed to Berlin this September?
The Scientific Program Committee invites you to submit a poster abstract to be considered for presentation at the 9th International Congress on Neuropathic Pain. Abstracts due March 3rd, 2025.
neupsigcongress.org
#PainResearch #NeuPSIG #IASP

https://nidaextshare.nida.nih.gov/NDSNP/SitePages/application.aspx

NIDA is now accepting applications for the 2025 NIDA Diversity Scholars Network (NDSN). Apply now! The application period will close on January 31, 2025 at 11:59pm PT.
nidaextshare.nida.nih.gov/NDSNP/SitePa...
#NIH #NIDA #training #earlycareer #neuroscience

Academic Dress Code - White Tie to Hobo chic

Reminds me of one of my favorite comics from @phdcomics.bsky.social

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Image analysis associate job description Image Analysis Associate Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA Impact the discovery of new disease therapies in the Cimini laboratory at the Imaging Platform Join our vibrant, world-clas...

New Year, new job? Delighted to announce two early-career-level (post-BA/BS or MA) positions in my lab, and an open call for computational postdocs at the Broad!

First, an image analysis associate - work on high content screens for all kinds of cells and dimensionalities! See more at link (1/4)

Seminar announcement via Zoom. December 17th at 3:30pm (CST). Dr. Yawar Qadri and Dr. Rajesh Kahanna. Details available by email: umnpig[at]gmail.com.

Seminar announcement. Posted with permission of Dr. Ratan Banik, organizer for the University of Minnesota Pain Interest Group. med.umn.edu/anesthesiolo...
December 17th, 3:30pm CST, login details available at umnpig[at]gmail[dot]com
Dr. Yawar Qadri and @khannalabuf.bsky.social

#PainResearch

I joined 75+ @nobelprize.bsky.social laureates urging US Senators to oppose RFK Jr.'s confirmation as DHHS Secretary. If you’re in a state with GOP senators, PLEASE reach out to them! I’d deeply appreciate it if you amplified this post! 🙏
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