Brian Trainor

4511 people at Davis No Kings

I loved the clicker method they used

Two guys with clickers counting people in the march in Davis

A sign says “so bad even the introverts are out”

Current vibes in Davis

Persistent open chromatin state in early-life stress-activated cells of the VTA Scientific Reports - Persistent open chromatin state in early-life stress-activated cells of the VTA

Congratulations to Rebekah Rashford and team, it’s finally out! We tagged early life stress-activated neurons in VTA and found that chromatin those cells was much more open, even into adulthood, and that open CREs predicted greater gene expression in response to stress later in life
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Autism and Tylenol: Exploring the Evidence on Acetaminophen in Pregnancy - NAM Margaret McCarthy discusses the genetics of autism, how to interpret associations with Tylenol (acetaminophen) use in health studies, and why medical guidance matters.

Interview with @pegmccarthy.bsky.social on the *evidence* related to Tylenol and pregnancy

nam.edu/news-and-ins...

Or at least make it look that way

Wow that’s a lot 🤞

Federal judge orders 500 health science grants at UCLA restored, rebuffing Trump’s suspensions The ruling follows a string of orders since June that have restored hundreds of other UC research grants from multiple agencies

Woo-hoo!!! A win for the UCLA research community! A win for science! A win for sanity! calmatters.org/education/20...

If you are funded by NIMH and only received 85% of your budget this year (like we did), check era commons to see if you have a new award notice. We just got the remaining 15% today.

If you run a life science lab where research has either significantly slowed or shut down completely due to Trump administration policies, I’d like to hear your story. I'm a biotech and life sciences reporter for @statnews.com, and you can reach me at jonathan.wosen@statnews.com #journorequest

Email from KP describing decision to give boosters based on experts and medical societies

My health provider is giving Covid boosters next week. It was interesting to see that in making decision to give booster they do not mention CDC. Go science 🧪 🧬🔬!

I will work with any Republicans willing to put science and facts over politics and ideology to push out RFK Jr.

That man is a serious threat to public health and American lives.

It's never too late to do the right thing. Join me in calling for RFK Jr. to be fired immediately.

Congratulations Rainbo! such an exciting project!

🧪 And House appropriators say: no cuts to NIH budget!

House subcommittee version just came out (link below). Holds NIH flat at $48 billion.

To be clear: this is far from over. But a good sign that science still matters across both sides of aisle.

YOUR VOICE MATTERS!!

Writing letters is a lot of work, but at a time when I sometimes wonder why I keep doing this, the satisfaction of seeing students be successful after leaving the lab is a big reason to stick with it

If possible I try to mention how candidate's personality contributed to success. The goal is for the reader to feel like they know the candidate at the end

The most fun stories to write about are almost like novels (except they are real!).....sometimes I ask lab members to help me fill in some finer details

Writing out how the candidate works through a problem helps the reader get to know that person in a way that can't be done from reading a CV. Sure the candidate is the third author on a paper, but telling the story about how they made a figure on their own can be a compelling narrative

It's easy to say someone great, but stories help the reader understand why. My favorite is to tell a story about a problem the candidate had to get out of (coming in on a weekend/calling the right person for help/trying a new idea)

When I became a faculty member I had no idea how many letters I would write (grad/med/vet school, promotion etc). I've been told I write strong letters, here are some things I do to write the best letter possible

Thanks for posting that Abby, great news ✨

That looks amazing Keri!

New faculty at SBN Professors Smiley Munley and Cuarenta

The future of @sbn-bsky.bsky.social new faculty @thefortylab.bsky.social @prolactingrl.bsky.social @thefishiedoc.bsky.social

A collaboration with Taconic Biosciences E Jasarevic shows that loss of microbiota (germ free mice) reduces reproductive output across multiple mouse strains, associated with premature ovarian aging #SBN2025

Social instability stress during adolescence increases negative cognitive bias and inflammatory markers in the brain @travisehodges.bsky.social #SBN2025

Microglia can engulf oxytocin and vasopressin fibers within the brain modulating their availability to be released @neurokaty.bsky.social #SBN2025

Early life adversity impairs microglia function and synaptic pruning of corticotropin releasing hormone neurons that promote active coping responses in male but not female mice @jessicalbolton.bsky.social #SBN2025

Dietary fiber reduces inflammatory responses while enhancing microglia function -A. Ciernia #SBN2025

Keep working until they take that pipette out of your cold unfunded hand @pegmccarthy.bsky.social #sbn2025 💪