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Susanne Ahmari

@ahmarilab.bsky.social

OCD Researcher. Psychiatrist. Nerdy Mom.

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Monitoring gene expression in the brain with a simple blood test?

In collaboration with @jerzyszablowski.bsky.social & his lab we figured out how to do it nonhuman primates using noninvasive neuroengineering of synthetic serum markers.

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27.02.2026 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
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Happy Groundhog Day!!! Ahmari lab Secret Groundhog festivities postponed due to 6 more weeks of winter πŸ€£β„οΈβ„οΈβ„οΈ

02.02.2026 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🀩Amazing

02.02.2026 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.

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My lab knows I love a good pun! πŸ€“ #MomJokes

23.01.2026 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A foot of snow projected for #Pittsburgh this weekend; all kid’s activities cancelled❄️

But I’ll believe it when I see it πŸ§πŸ€” #SnowSkeptic

23.01.2026 23:21 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Addiction Neuroscience | Dopamine circuitry and heterogeneity in addiction | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier The heterogeneity of midbrain dopamine neurons is coming into focus. Distinct subtypes of dopamine neurons can be identified across the ventral tegmental area (VTA) and substantia nigra pars compacta ...

I edited a special issue of Addiction Neuroscience on dopamine circuitry & heterogeneity in addiction - now complete!🧠πŸ§ͺ

Check out the full issue & my editorial (all open access) here: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

19.01.2026 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

So glad you enjoyed it! πŸ’—

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And last, but never least, the iconic
@jaredwyoung.bsky.social- an inspirational translational researcher, advocate, and karaoke performer. Thank you for all you do for the field πŸ™πŸΌπŸ’—πŸ§ 

And that’s a wrap (or a kilt 😘) on #FashionsOfACNP!!! @acnporg.bsky.social #ACNP2026

18.01.2026 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

These stylish Pitt Crew PIs, Dr Jill Glausier & Dr Marianne Seney, are ready to dive into the mechanisms underlying schizophrenia and depression with high resolution microscopy after they get back from #ACNP2026!πŸ”¬πŸ§  #FashionsOfACNP

18.01.2026 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

From tat to shoes, @mayaschumer.bsky.social is blooming in her new postdoc in the Bipolar Research Program at @mcleanhospital.bsky.social 🌹🌹🌹

Here’s to using your platform(s) πŸ‘‘to make change for researchers w/ lived experience! #ACNP2026 #FashionsOfACNP @acnporg.bsky.social @onemindorg.bsky.social

18.01.2026 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

After a day of matching up circuits in the developing human connectome 🧠, drdamienfair.bsky.social is ready for some beatmatching at #ACNP2026 @acnporg.bsky.social karaoke 🎧🎀 #FashionsOfACNP

18.01.2026 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

No one can ever accuse Dr. Helen Mayberg @sinaibrain.bsky.social of being a chicken πŸ” πŸ“

From her cutting edge work in DBS for anhedonic depression to her bold fashion choices, she is the definition of avant garde #FashionsOfACNP #ACNP2026 @acnporg.bsky.social

18.01.2026 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

@kathaschmack.bsky.social I can’t believe I didn’t get you in the feed this year - you are one of my favorite (and stylish) scientists!!! πŸ§‘β€πŸ”¬πŸ§ πŸ€©πŸ’…

18.01.2026 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Love this!!! πŸ˜ŽπŸ€“ Impossible to choose! 🀩

18.01.2026 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Me scrambling to try to find everyone’s Bluesky handles

18.01.2026 19:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats @sarahstern.bsky.social!!! So glad you’re a member of @acnporg.bsky.social!

18.01.2026 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats Jones!!! πŸŽ‰πŸ₯³πŸŽŠ

18.01.2026 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Even though #ACNP2026 @acnporg.bsky.social is done, #FashionsOfACNP is not! Dr Belinda Wang with exciting new high penetrant #OCD gene variants 🀩 and a fashion-forward outfit to match πŸ’…

😍 the DNA-inspired necklace 😍

18.01.2026 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Finishing off the sessions with Nadja Ging-Jehli discussing computational mechanisms underlying adaptive and strategic avoidance @acnporg.bsky.social #ACNP2026

15.01.2026 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats Luke!!! Sorry I couldn’t find you to tag you!

15.01.2026 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ryan smith leading off Thurs afternoon computational psychiatry session discussing computational processes underlying maladaptive avoidance @acnporg.bsky.social #ACNP2026

15.01.2026 20:11 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Looking forward to contributing to @acnporg.bsky.social panel session: Unlocking Clinical Mechanisms Through Animal Models: A Wellcome Initiative. On now (9AM) in Imperial Ballroom B! Chair Susannah Tye leading off #ACNP2026

15.01.2026 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@tamargurmdphd.bsky.social @madrelabutd.bsky.social @alexkwan.bsky.social @yiplab.bsky.social @mayoonthebrain.bsky.social @caromenard666.bsky.social @drkymyoung.bsky.social #ACNP2026

15.01.2026 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@mjalbrzikowski.bsky.social @ornaissler.bsky.social @vijay-mkn.bsky.social @helmetkarim.bsky.social @jonesparker.bsky.social @shansiddiqi.bsky.social @sarahstern.bsky.social @stanglab.bsky.social

15.01.2026 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Congrats to the new @acnporg.bsky.social Fellows! #ACNP2026

15.01.2026 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Congrats to all of the new @acnporg.bsky.social Members!!!
#ACNP2026

15.01.2026 13:26 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Congrats to all of the new @acnporg.bsky.social Associate Members!!! #ACNP2026

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