Elle Murata

📣 We’re recruiting 1-2 postdocs to the incredible WBHI team to lead projects mapping brain & behav’l changes across major endocrine transitions—from adolesc to pregnancy to menopause. Expertise in MRI & human subjects necc. Please reach out to info@wbhi.ucsb.edu and learn more at wbhi.ucsb.edu 🌊

Why menstrual cycle irregularities belong in brain research - Nature Medicine The menstrual cycle requires tight orchestration between the brain and body, and irregularities can be both the cause and the consequence of wide-ranging health issues. Embracing this complexity, inst...

We wrote a piece for @naturemedicine.bsky.social 🧠

Menstrual cycle irregularities can be both cause and consequence of wide-ranging health issues.
Embracing this complexity could reveal novel brain–body interactions and advance neuroscience.

Check out our commentary www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Happy Friday, wherever your adventures take you today! PhD student Elle Murata spread the word “Study Women” from White Sands National Park in southern New Mexico.

@ellemurata.bsky.social‬

#BowersWBHI #Neuroscience #WomenInScience #Neuroimaging #Neuroendocrinology #WomensBrainHealth #Menopause

We want to hear *your voice* on taboos in women's and gender diverse health! Your perspective will directly inform priorities in research and a women's health resource platform.
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At #OHBM2025 in Brisbane, Australia?

Join our symposium on "Sex differences and sex specificity in multiscale human brain organization across the lifespan", organised by Bianca Serio, on Friday June 27th.

For more details, see: ww6.aievolution.com/hbm2501/Even...

Excited to be presenting work on endometriosis & birth control @ohbmofficial.bsky.social !!! See you there 🧠

Pregnancy &motherhood transform the brain in ways we're only beginning to understand🧠

Uncovering these changes w/ @susanacarmona.bsky.social @magdamartinezga.bsky.social @emilyjacobs.bsky.social @grotzinger.bsky.social Kaya Jordan & @cziscience.bsky.social's generous support!

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Our lab is hiring a research technician! Please share this wonderful opportunity! 🧠

Hvordan påvirkes bipolar lidelse av menstruasjonssyklusen? Hva hvis menstruasjonssyklusen spiller en større rolle for kvinners psykiske helse enn det vi har vært klar over? Et nytt prosjekt på Oslo universitetssykehus (OUS) ønsker å kartlegge erfaringene til ...

What role does the menstrual cycle play in women with bipolar disorders?
We want to figure that out!

This work is spearheaded by the amazing Sofie Ragnhild Aminoff!

See article in Norwegian!

www.oslo-universitetssykehus.no/om-oss/ekspe...

Advancing the science of women’s health

THRILLED to see this SI now out addressing the power and potential of focusing our lens on women. H/t to Tali for making space for these ideas to flourish and for a dream team of investigators to contribute!!

Advancing the science of women’s health | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

I guess this bears repeating👇🏼

Most of what we know about health and disease centers on the male body. This 2016 NIH policy was a huge win for those of us that want the scientific body of knowledge to serve, well, all bodies.

Advancing Inclusive AI in Women’s Brain Health 🧠✨

We are thrilled to announce a $1.5M award from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to support the Women’s Brain Health Initiative in advancing inclusive AI through multi-modal biomedical datasets.