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Anna Gillespie

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Hippocampal electrophysiologist interested in the neural mechanisms of episodic memory and how they change during aging and Alzheimer's Assistant professor at the University of Washington www.gillespie-lab.com

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Assistant Professor Job Title Assistant Professor Department Biology Department Worker Type Regular Pay Type Salary Salary will be commensurate with the level of the position, education, and experience. Benefit Eligible ...

Miami is hiring a neurobiologist! I am excited to welcome a new colleague to our Neuroscience community! Please share!

miamioh.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/miamio...

01.08.2025 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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πŸ“£ We are expanding! Repost πŸ™πŸ½

- Postdoc (funded by @simonsfoundation.org grant on synchronisation between cognitive representations and stepping)
- Project Associates
- Create your role! (Reach out if you are keen on these topics and these roles do not define you πŸ‘€πŸ€—)

www.neuroact.in

01.08.2025 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Call for 20 Assistant Professor positions Karolinska Institutet is a world-leading medical university with a long and proud history of ground-breaking research. We are now recruiting outstanding early-career researchers with particularly exce...

Wow

Karolinska Institutet is recruiting 20 outstanding early-career researchers for assistant professor positions

ki.se/en/about-ki/...

25.07.2025 22:29 β€” πŸ‘ 248    πŸ” 195    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 15

Amidst everything, the lab's first preprint is out! It's just a methods paper, no scientific results (yet!), but it's still great to see it all pulled together. We hope that these open-source behavioral tools will be useful for others!

25.07.2025 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
My First Substantial Independent Research Award Was Terminated Early. Can My ESI Status Be Reinstated?
June 12, 2025
Investigators lose their Early Stage Investigator (ESI) eligibility when they successfully compete for and receive a substantial independent research award. In the event an investigator’s first substantial independent research award is terminated within the first three years of the project period, and this was not due to scientific misconduct or other disqualifying events, the investigator can request the reinstatement of ESI status, using the ESI Extensions request tool in eRA commons. See Requesting an Extension for instructions.

For more, see the Early Stage Investigators FAQ page.

My First Substantial Independent Research Award Was Terminated Early. Can My ESI Status Be Reinstated? June 12, 2025 Investigators lose their Early Stage Investigator (ESI) eligibility when they successfully compete for and receive a substantial independent research award. In the event an investigator’s first substantial independent research award is terminated within the first three years of the project period, and this was not due to scientific misconduct or other disqualifying events, the investigator can request the reinstatement of ESI status, using the ESI Extensions request tool in eRA commons. See Requesting an Extension for instructions. For more, see the Early Stage Investigators FAQ page.

For ESIs dealing with grants being rescinded: if an investigator’s 1st substantial independent research award is terminated within the first 3 years of the project period (not due to scientific misconduct ) they can request the reinstatement of ESI status

grants.nih.gov/news-events/...

02.07.2025 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

glad to hear this! congrats!!

25.06.2025 04:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🚨 I'm tuning into the most substantial hearing to date of two lawsuits challenging NIH's termination of thousands of grants.

I'll post some of the major updates here, so follow along.

16.06.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 130    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4

βš–οΈ HUGE day today in the NIH terminations cases

There's a trial (of sorts) at 10a ET in Boston today for arguments that NIH unlawfully terminated 100s of grants.

It's a 3 hour hearing and I'll post periodic updates.

Of note: this is the 1st lawsuit filed against the Trump Admin to go to trial.

16.06.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 404    πŸ” 142    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 16
Text reads "Congratulations to the 2025 Leading Edge Fellows" followed by the Leading Edge logo and www.leadingedgesymposium.org. Below are the headshots and names of the 40 new Leading Edge Fellows. They are 
Cel	Welch
Lianna	Wat
Maria	Toro Moreno
Sarah	Talley
Xulu	Sun
Ines	Sturmlechner
Virginia	Savy
Amelie	Raz
Kali	Pruss
Caterina	Profaci
Sarah	Pierce
Melissa 	Pamula
Kehinde	Odufowora
Patricia	Nano
Ariana	Musa de Aquino
Nour El Houda	Mimouni
Kathleen	Martin
Brea	Manuel
Mable	Lam
Miri	Krupkin
Elaine	Kouame
Megan	Kirchgessner
Sumin	Kim
Shubhangini	Kataruka
Geraldine	Jowett
Andrea	Jones
Leanne	Iannucci
Emily	Heckman
Allison	Girasole
Florencia	Fernandez Chiappe
Tonie	Farris
Hannah	Elam
Erin	Doherty
Xiaoyun	Ding
Maria	Bustillo
Julia	Brunner
Debadrita	Bhattacharya
Lorena	Benedetti
Ashley	Anderson
Krisha	Aghi

Text reads "Congratulations to the 2025 Leading Edge Fellows" followed by the Leading Edge logo and www.leadingedgesymposium.org. Below are the headshots and names of the 40 new Leading Edge Fellows. They are Cel Welch Lianna Wat Maria Toro Moreno Sarah Talley Xulu Sun Ines Sturmlechner Virginia Savy Amelie Raz Kali Pruss Caterina Profaci Sarah Pierce Melissa Pamula Kehinde Odufowora Patricia Nano Ariana Musa de Aquino Nour El Houda Mimouni Kathleen Martin Brea Manuel Mable Lam Miri Krupkin Elaine Kouame Megan Kirchgessner Sumin Kim Shubhangini Kataruka Geraldine Jowett Andrea Jones Leanne Iannucci Emily Heckman Allison Girasole Florencia Fernandez Chiappe Tonie Farris Hannah Elam Erin Doherty Xiaoyun Ding Maria Bustillo Julia Brunner Debadrita Bhattacharya Lorena Benedetti Ashley Anderson Krisha Aghi

We are thrilled to announce the 2025 Leading Edge Fellows! 40 outstanding postdoctoral fellows doing pioneering research in a wide range of biological and biomedical disciplines.

Learn more about these exceptional scientists:

www.leadingedgesymposium.org/fellows

27.05.2025 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 162    πŸ” 63    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 40

Channel your science anxiety into action. Comment on or before tomorrow! Keep scientists in roles at NIH and NSF and keep politicians out of them. Tell your non-science friends β€” universally hated idea to put politicians in these roles! πŸ§ͺ

22.05.2025 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

🚨 A new rule would let career scientists like NSF/NIH program officers be replaced by political appointees

Already 14,000+ public comments, deadline is Friday

πŸ“£ Comments can be short. Courts consider themβ€”and scientists with NSF/NIH experience are especially impactful

Speak up! shorturl.at/WKuBj

21.05.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 542    πŸ” 518    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 51
NOT-OD-25-114: Notice of Short-Term Extension to Early-Stage Investigator (ESI) Eligibility Period NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of Short-Term Extension to Early-Stage Investigator (ESI) Eligibility Period NOT-OD-25-114. OD

Notice on extension of ESI status for NIH grant applications. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

21.05.2025 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Simons Foundation Launches Collaboration on Ecological Neuroscience Simons Foundation Launches Collaboration on Ecological Neuroscience on Simons Foundation

We are excited to announce our new Simons Collaboration on Ecological Neuroscience (SCENE)! This program will unite experts in experimental and computational #neuroscience approaches to investigate how the brain represents sensorimotor interactions. www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/04/24/s... #science

24.04.2025 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 80    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 5

So many grim headlines each day but here is one piece of GREAT news!! Mari's lab is going to tackle such critical and underexplored questions and will be an incredible place to train! Can't wait to see what you accomplish, @marisosa.bsky.social 🍻🀩

26.04.2025 00:06 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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ACTION ITEM-----ACTION ITEM

Implementation of Schedule F

This is what a lot of us have been worried about.

This allows for many civil service positions to replaced with political appointees. This could include NIH institute directors and even POs.

BUT THERE IS A COMMENT PERIOD...

1/n

23.04.2025 18:03 β€” πŸ‘ 368    πŸ” 456    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 59
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Shenoy Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Neuroscience (SURFiN) The SURFiN program aims to spark interest in neuroscience among undergraduate students from underrepresented backgrounds and experiences in science.

This is a great opportunity for undergrads to gain PAID research experience during the academic year AND benefit from professional development opportunities. please help us spread the word!

27.03.2025 23:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Shenoy Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Neuroscience (SURFiN) The SURFiN program aims to spark interest in neuroscience among undergraduate students from underrepresented backgrounds and experiences in science.

Applications are open for the Shenoy Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Neuroscience (SURFiN) - there are slots at UW (including in my lab)! Not limited to students at host institutions; undergrads from nearby colleges/universities are welcome to apply too. www.simonsfoundation.org/funding-oppo...

27.03.2025 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Awake replay: off the clock but on the job Hippocampal replay is widely thought to support two key cognitive functions: online decision-making and offline memory consolidation. In this review, we take a closer look at the hypothesized link bet...

New opinion paper in @cp-trendsneuro.bsky.social with Dan Bendor, where we argue that rodent studies provide only marginal support for the idea that replay supports real-time decisions (e.g. planning). Fictive learning and memory tagging are more consistent w/evidence. www.cell.com/trends/neuro...

27.03.2025 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

hell yeah! congrats Amy!

26.03.2025 05:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trainee Interest for Formative and Interactive Review (FAIR) To participate in FAIR, you must be an early career researcher (undergraduate to post-doc) in psychology, neuroscience, or a related field. We offer multiple ways to engage in FAIR, depending on your...

πŸ“š Are you an early career researcher (undergrad to postdoc) in psych, neuro, or a related field?

Are you seeking feedback on an unsubmitted manuscript or a response to reviews?

Our β€œpre-review” program offers feedback from experienced reviewers!

πŸ‘‡ Learn more & apply:

go.iu.edu/rzfair

18.03.2025 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 7
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Are you a scientist or student heading to a @standupforscience.bsky.social ‬rally this Friday?

We want to hear from you. Tell us about yourself and why you’re going, how far you’re traveling, why you’re fired up, and whether there will be car snacks. Call or text us at (646) 767-6532.

04.03.2025 00:22 β€” πŸ‘ 891    πŸ” 328    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 10

great opportunity for someone who loves undergraduate teaching and ephys! Applications due 4/1

04.03.2025 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A+ distraction from all the grim headlines: first batch of lab sweatshirts turned out SO good πŸ€—

26.02.2025 05:30 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

IMPORTANT

Collecting data to understand and strengthen arguments about the impact of the administration's ill-considered actions and the responses of universities...

Please share!

24.02.2025 05:48 β€” πŸ‘ 101    πŸ” 95    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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F99/R00 AND K99/R00 DIVERSITY AWARD APPLICANTS

If you have applied for a F99/R00 or K99/R00 Diversity award and the study section for review is not listed on your eRA Commons page, please reach out to me.

DM me, email berg.grants.2029@gmail.com, Signal jeremymberg.78

THANK YOU

09.02.2025 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 124    πŸ” 143    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

i noticed this last night too.... 😬

07.02.2025 06:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Are you an early-career #scientist who has been affected by the ongoing uncertainties surrounding US federal research funding and hiring? We at @stellatecomms.bsky.social want to help!

We are offering πŸ“ free resume/CV reviews for those whose jobs are at risk: forms.gle/CCbbu2X5GJwH...

06.02.2025 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Awesome! so glad to see this out, congratulations Caitlin!! πŸ₯‚

31.01.2025 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.

I just reached out to my senators about the NIH situation. If you need to find out how much impact NIH has in your state in terms of dollars in and their economic impact here's a link: www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...

22.01.2025 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1063    πŸ” 775    πŸ’¬ 47    πŸ“Œ 94

i love the video but i hate this post 😫 i also just noticed your profile pic 🀩

22.01.2025 05:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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