Debi Fadool

Are you a senior #PhD student or early stage #postdoc seeking a long standing training program w exceptional #job placement?! Apply to our spring recruitment event April 20-21, be selected to give a talk, and tour our research specialties & campus - deadline Feb. 1

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Making new enclosures for foxes at the Juniper Wildlife Sauntuary with Florida State University BBB honor #biology students, along with painting, laying brick, and preparing fresh animal feed - nice job everyone @jfadlab.bsky.social

7 basic science discoveries that changed the world Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government.

Really nice piece to explain the power & long-term impact of basic science research to the public and young biology/ medical/engineering students -

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Colocalization of MCs and sTCs with the Kv1.3 and Insr using RNAscope.

Louis Kolling, Debra Fadool @dafadool.bsky.social and colleagues find that the superficial tufted & mitral cell output neurons of the mouse olfactory bulb have dual roles in insulin sensing.
Highlight: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
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Terrific training opportunity - 3 #postdoc openings in NIH Chemosensory #Neuroscience Program in 31st year at FSU! Chose from molecular, physiology, & behavioral neuroscience - 10 expert trainers; bridge to competitive independent scientist - Pls forward! #NIDCD
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BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.

Congrats Kristen!! Jim and I are excited for you - well deserved from all that Jim tells me of your shared experiences over the years.

Kudos to the new Dr. Qi, who successfully defended her dissertation! Talented skills built across two #FSU Chemosensory Laboratories - TY to FSU Arts&Sciences Dean's Chemosensory Scholarship & NIH_NIDCD for support - excited to see next career stage!

Economic loss due to NIH budget cuts by congressional district, scienceimpacts.org/fy26

The #SCIMaP team announces a major update: an analysis of the economic impacts of the White House's NIH FY26 budget.

Bottom-line, we estimate $46B in total economic loss, 202K lost jobs, and impacts in communities nationwide.

Interactive map and shareable report:
scienceimpacts.org/fy26

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The proposed 45% cut to the NIH by the current administration will preclude new awards, and even terminate (more) existing awards.

This means a catastrophic decline in the development of new treatments for cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and infectious diseases

How is that good for the US?

Memorial day fun #Arches, #Canyonlands, & #BLM in southern Utah - 10 hikes in 3 days! w/ @jfadlab.bsky.social

Lovely time with discoveries in the lab and on the hills - sabbatical times w @jfadlab.bsky.social & M Wachowiak University Utah #olfactory

The impact of DOGE’s funding cuts on biomedical research, from the point of view of former NIH director Monica Bertagnolli The NIH faces cuts of 35 percent, requested by billionaire Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Consequently, researchers have had to struggle with getting reimbursed for ...

Really nice synopsis to share with your family or non- science friends so they can understand the state of science in the US.
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FDA and NIH announce innovative joint Nutrition Regulatory Science Program Initiative will provide a better understanding of the root causes to end the diet-related chronic disease crisis.

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Congrats to our Dr Loeven!! #fsustrong FSU Cell & Molecular Biology Program, so lovely to be surrounded by those that helped you in this path, colleagues and family! TY NIH NIDCD for the financial support of science & discoveries

Megapod: The Crisis in American Science Plain English with Derek Thompson · Episode

Interested in learning more about the value of US university-led basic science, the importance of NIH funding, & how American science works and could work better?
Checkout this podcast w/ @dkthomp.bsky.social @holdenthorp.bsky.social, & others.
#research #Innovation
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#fsu neuroscience at @achems.bsky.social - #achems2025 - taking break from the science! If you are seeking mentored postdoctoral training, our collaborative teams are accepting applications (September 2025) - contact me for inquires!

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First post on bluesky from @dfadool Twitter account - chemosensory scientist from #fsu neuroscience interested in ion channel modulation & link of olactory function with obesity and metabolism. @jfadlab.bsky.social & I on sabbatical U Utah, temporarily trading patch clamp 4 calcium imaging!