Caroline Rickards, PhD

Lower Body Negative Pressure: How Scientists Can Study Blood Loss with Everyday Household Items - I Spy Physiology Blog Have you ever wondered how scientists study the human body’s responses to extreme conditions such as severe blood loss? Science experiments don’t always involve expensive equipment, glass beakers and ...

Congratulations to @vietdinhsci.bsky.social on this excellent contribution to the "I Spy Physiology" series from the American Physiological Society (@apsphysiology.bsky.social)! Viet has been perfecting his scientific communication skills as a PhD student at the UNT Health Science Center.

A big welcome to two summer undergraduate research students who are working in our lab this summer - Katie Vu and Ayrion Moody! Katie and Ayrion are supported by an American Heart Association Institutional Award for Undergraduate Student Training - "HSC Pulse" (PI: Dr. Paula Gregory).

The 14th Cerebrovascular Research Network (CARNet) Annual Meeting will take place on November 12-14, 2025 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA (see flyer attached).

We now invite you to submit your best work for a presentation at our annual meeting! Abstracts are due by July 31, 2025.

I am exceptionally proud of Dr. K. Austin Davis (@austin-phys.bsky.social), a newly minted PhD graduate from our laboratory! Congratulations Austin! Thank you also to @vietdinhsci.bsky.social and Michael Eleruja for your support of Austin (including sitting through the 4 hour commencement ceremony)!

* Viet Dinh & K. Austin Davis also presented their research posters at the poster session on Saturday afternoon.
* We all enjoyed some outstanding scientific sessions and some well-earned social time with old and new friends!

This was an awesome event, with huge kudos to Viet for his exceptional organizational skills!
* K. Austin Davis presented his research at the "EEP Sprints", 2-minute short talks for EEP awardees (I also chaired this session). Congratulations Austin for your excellent presentation!

* Viet Dinh organized and chaired the inaugural "Physiolo-GIST" competition where 10 trainee finalists (out of 70) presented their 3-minute Generalized & Impactful Short Talks. I also presented a short introduction on the importance of developing effective scientific communication skills.

Our Cerebral & Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory had an outstanding American Physiological Society (APS) Summit in Baltimore last week!

Viet Dinh, MS & Michael Eleruja, MS
* Best supporting cast in a documentary series 😊

Congratulations Team!

Austin Davis, PhD
* Dean's Award for Scholarly Achievement in Academics
* Outstanding Student in the Discipline of Integrative Physiology
* Student Award for Outstanding Service

Caroline Rickards, PhD
* Faculty Award for Outstanding Service

Members of our Cerebral & Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory took home some hardware at the recent UNTHSC College of Biomedical & Translational Sciences Awards Banquet:

I am exceptionally proud to announce that Dr. Austin Davis successfully defended his PhD dissertation today! Congratulations Austin!

Congratulations to Austin, Michael, and Viet (L to R) for outstanding presentations at the UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day (RAD) today!

That’s awesome!!

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I look forward to welcoming you to The University of North Texas Health Science Center in November for the 14th Annual Meeting of the Cerebrovascular Research Network (CARNet). This is a time to strengthen our community and share the excitement of new discoveries in cerebral blood flow regulation!

This is excellent.

100%!!

Congratulations Jessica! This is such awesome news! 💕

Congratulations to Austin Davis for receiving the Gatorade Sport Science Institute Predoctoral Research Award from the Environmental & Exercise Physiology section of the American Physiological Society (APS)! Austin will be presenting his work at the 2025 APS Summit in Baltimore this April.

Trump halts medical research funding in apparent violation of judge’s order Health department orders NIH to hold Federal Register submissions – critical step in process for funding studies

Guardian story about Federal Register issue is up.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Look at this ever-growing list of institutions reducing PhD programs, and freezing new faculty hires… Cuts in funding will have a devastating impact on the future of the US biomedical research workforce… Full credit to @cbibberson.bsky.social

Do you have IBS and live in Melbourne? We need you! Help test the effect of fibre-containing drinks in the Body and Brain in IBS study #IBS #fibre

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Women Refusing to Be Erased Join us to inspire, educate, and uplift women/womxn.

A website has been started in response to the orders to take down references to women’s accomplishments in government offices. We are not going to let them erase us this time. womenrefusingtobeerased.org

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ATTENTION (PLEASE SHARE)

If anyone has or knows of any positions that might be appropriate for the NIH staff members who were terminated, please post the information in this thread.

There are lots of talented and accomplished people who may be looking for new opportunities.

One more week left for submissions! Consider checking out this opportunity and this Symposium (chaired by me and Dr. Rickards!) 👇👇👇

APS Physiology Summit Physiolo-GIST Competition Friday, April 25th, 2025 | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM EDT APS Trainee Symposium | Hilton, Key Ballroom 6 Can you present your research in just 3 minutes? Sign up for the APS Physiolo-GIST Competition, where trainees are tasked to present Generalized & Impactful Short Talks that give the "GIST" of their research! 10 selected finalists will get the opportunity to compete in front of an international audience at the 2025 Summit in Baltimore, MD. Scan the QR code for full information and submit by February 21st!

Can you explain the “GIST” of your research in just 3 minutes? Sign up for the chance to compete in the APS Physiolo-GIST Competition at #APS2025 in Baltimore! Trainees at all levels (undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral) are encouraged to apply. Scan the QR code for more information.

It's #MeetTheLabMonday (just don't tell anyone it's Wednesday)! Meet Viet Dinh @vietdinhsci.bsky.social! Viet is in the 3rd year of his PhD. His dissertation project is focused on examining Pulsatile Perfusion Therapy as a novel treatment to improve survival from hemorrhage.

Judges suspend NIH plan to slash payments and order health agencies to restore web pages Lawsuits argued that cutting “indirect cost” rate would have “devastating” impact on research

At least temporarily staving off what many saw as a crushing blow to U.S. biomedical research, a federal judge has suspended a plan by the Trump administration to slash billions of dollars in payments from the NIH that now go to universities to cover the overhead costs of research. scim.ag/40T7g5q