Becca Howell

🚀 NY-CURES Launch — Championing State-Wide Investment in Science! 🚀

Our new coalition advocates for sustained public support of New York’s vibrant biomedical research ecosystem — creating cures, economic gains & strengthening communities.

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Astrocytic FABP5 Mediates Retrograde Endocannabinoid Transport at Central Synapses Endocannabinoids (eCBs) regulate synaptic function via cannabinoid receptors. While eCB signaling is well understood, the mechanisms underlying eCB synaptic transport are poorly characterized. Using 2...

This is a really elegant paper from our incredible postdoc, Saida Oubraim and my mentor, Samir Haj-Dahmane. Another reason we can no longer neglect the participation of astrocytes in synaptic physiology. www.cell.com/iscience/ful...

You look at science (or at least talk of it) as some sort of demoralizing invention of man, something apart from real life, and which must be cautiously guarded and kept separate from everyday existence. But science and everyday life cannot and should not be separated.

Rosalind Franklin (to father)

YouTube video by markpoloncarz Mark Poloncarz Speech at Stand Up for Science Rally in Buffalo, NY

Yesterday hundreds came to Niagara Square in Buffalo to #StandUpForScience and I was honored to join them and speak on why we all must stand up for science and facts over beliefs and misinformation. Our healthcare and democracy is depending on it.

You can watch my speech here: youtu.be/fTxicNyTUag

🚨 Stand Up for Science Buffalo rally update! New confirmed speaker: Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz! He will be taking the "stage" at 2:45PM!

Please RT and tag your favorite local media people to spread the word!

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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.

If you’ve been directly impacted by a pause or cancellation of an NIH study session, we @forbes.com would like to talk to you

Sometimes it feels like the most revolutionary thing you can do is just not drop out.