Anybody else having issues with ASSIST in eRA commons? Webpage wonβt load since last week.
27.10.2025 14:55 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@monkeypharmphd.bsky.social
Phish enthusiast & behavioral pharmacologist. Allegheny College/NMU/WFU alumn. NIDA F32 Fellow & France Lab postdoc at UT Health San Antonio. science & drug policy advocate. only my opinions (she/her)
Anybody else having issues with ASSIST in eRA commons? Webpage wonβt load since last week.
27.10.2025 14:55 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Anybody have a successful LRP renewal app theyβd be willing to share?
22.10.2025 16:07 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Anybody out there skip the K99/R00 and go straight to submitting an R01?
05.08.2025 12:43 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Also to our surprise, the mAb did NOT produce the same robust effect on fentanyl self-administration that we saw before, in the same NHPs, presumably due to slight differences in study design, the pharmacokinetics of the mAb & mAb:carfent:fent molar ratios.
29.07.2025 18:58 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Our new *short report* that was just published shows that a monoclonal antibody previously shown to attenuate the effects of fentanyl had cross-reactivity for carfentanil in 2 NHPs. This was especially interesting because the mAb had little relative affinity for carfent in vitroβ¦
29.07.2025 18:43 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0a graphic that says Scientists we need you, then an old school rotary phone that has a speech bubble saying "talk with classrooms across the globe" and a bulleted list Volunteer for 1-5 Q&As per semester Get matched with the right teacher for you via email 35+ categories of scientist, from squid to space Itβs free for teachers" and then "sign up at skypeascientist.com"
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Congratulations to Alan Frazer, Ph.D., for being awarded the Julius Axelrod Mentorship Award! #ACNP2024
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The never-ending millennial struggle to refrain from ending a sentence in an email with βlolβ is EXHAUSTING.
06.12.2024 17:04 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Going to #ACNP2024 ? @acnporg.bsky.social
TUESDAY you can see some awesome adolescent work from a great mentor of mine, #twitterless Marisa M. Silveri!
WEDNESDAY you can see me in action talking about sex- and anxiety-specific BNST network responses to cues and images!
Tuesday at #ACNP2024 you have work by @brainsbeesbikes.bsky.social & me (T186), @hmarusak.bsky.social (T187) and @mayoonthebrain.bsky.socialβs lab (T188) all next to each otherβ¦ what more can a #Cannabinerd ask for?
03.12.2024 14:58 β π 15 π 11 π¬ 2 π 2Have never gotten sick as many times as I have the last ~year since moving to TX. Is it stress? Or is it Texas? Strexas???
02.12.2024 23:31 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Flyer that says: "Sober Scientists Meet-n-greet @ ACNP 2024 | PHX, AX A casual meet-up to build a network of sober scientists. Monday Dec 9th | 4:30 pm Outside poster sallon (Grand Canyon) Hosted by Nikki Zabik & Hilary Marusak"
@hmarusak.bsky.social and I will be hosting a #SoberScientist meet-up at #ACNP2024 βΌοΈ
This is a casual meet-up to create a network of sober scientistsβhappening before the 1st poster session.
Open to anyone who is sober for now, sober for life, sober curious, or looking to support a friend π
This!! It took me 3 application cycles to get into a MS program & I applied to 10 PhD programs after, only getting into 2, & despite being told I should take a year off & improve GRE scores. If you have the means to do it, apply anyways!
30.11.2024 19:36 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0For anyone hesitant on submitting grad apps, DO ITβΌοΈ
The worst possible outcome is βapply again next yearβ. But the best is that YOU GET ACCEPTED β¨
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I applied to 4 grad programs and was rejected from all except one. But they still call me Dr. now π
ALL YOU NEED IS ONE ππΎ
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14.03.2024 19:01 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 1I finally made it! For those who I havenβt had the pleasure to meet, Iβm a behavioral pharmacologist currently studying opioids, specialize in working with NHPs, & am deeply passionate about science & drug policy, harm reduction & Phish. π
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