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Edric Winford, Ph.D
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Postdoc @Columbia | Neuroimmunology, Neuropsychology, Aging & Alzheimer’s disease | BRAINS | #BlackInNeuro AφΑ
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Loved this post from a postdoc who lived through the Bolsonaro years in Brazil:

"The best 'fuck you' to fascists? Thriving. Publish that paper. Build that collaboration. Laugh with labmates. Science outlives dictators—but only if we stay in the fight."

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Text from the post, "To My Fellow Lab Rats: A Letter From a Postdoc Who Survived the Bolsonaro Years"
February 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Happy #BlackHistoryMonth! ✨

They’ll never be able to take away the impact and contributions of Black scientists, no matter how hard they try.

So each week this month, I’ll be highlighting a few #BlackInNeuro scientists for you to learn about, celebrate their work, & follow 👩🏾‍🔬👨🏽‍🔬
A Black history month flyer with a black background and brown fists in the air. Behind the fists are red, yellow, and green stripes with the Black In Neuro logo at the top center.
February 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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The maternal X chromosome impairs cognition and speeds up brain aging. Check out our latest @nature.com @ucsfhealth.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The maternal X chromosome affects cognition and brain ageing in female mice - Nature
The maternal X chromosome in female mice impairs cognition through the silencing of certain genes and accelerates ageing of the hippocampus.
www.nature.com
January 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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A paper in Nature Medicine projects around 1 million adults in the US could develop dementia each year by 2060, compared with around 514,000 in 2020. The authors estimate that the lifetime risk of dementia after age 55 years is approximately 42%. https://go.nature.com/3Py4o8#Medskyky 🧪
This is figure 2, which shows the projected number of incident dementia cases in US adults, 2020–2060, overall and by age, sex and race.
January 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) are invaluable opportunities for undergraduates to gain research experience, career development and mentorship! Join us Friday, Jan 10 at noon ET for an information session with universities on the application process.
Register 👉🏽 tinyurl.com/4mzjyz9 🧪
Twitter, Instagram, Blue Sky and LinkedIn: Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (S.U.R.F.) are invaluable opportunities for undergraduates to gain research experience, career development and mentorship! Join Black in Neuro on Friday, January 10, 2025 at 12 PM ET for an information session with universities on the SURF application process. Register below here: https://tinyurl.com/4mzjyz9 Alt text: Flyer is on a transparent background of a laboratory. At the top right is the Black In Neuro logo. Text at the top aligned in the middle says, A Session on SURF. Under this text says, Interested in a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (S.U.R.F.)? Join us for an info session with programs to learn application tips and more. On the bottom in the middle is a rounded rectangle of icons with calendar, clock, and location symbols on the left side. To the right is a blue bubble that says, January 10 2025. Under this is a blue bubble that says, 12:00-1:30 PM ET. Lastly is a blue bubble under that says Zoom. Black text on a yellow rectangle reads “ What is SURF?” Black text on lab experimental backgrounds reads, “Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) are 8-10 week research programs for students. SURF programs are great for people who want to pursue careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)! Black text on smaller individual yellow rectangles also read “ SURF provides: Career Development, Financial Support, Research Experience, Mentorship, and Networking”. Black In Neuro logo in top left. Black text on a yellow rectangle reads “ What is SURF?” Black text on lab experimental backgrounds reads, “Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) are 8-10 week research programs for students. SURF programs are great for people who want to pursue careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)! Black text on smaller individual yellow rectangles also read “ SURF provides: Career Development, Financial Support, Research Experience, Mentorship, and Networking”. Black In Neuro logo in top left.
December 16, 2024 at 4:35 PM
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it's big, and it's a review of 601 papers on the topic - but here's an update on Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's Disease
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

led by Michael Heneka, published in @natrevimmunol.bsky.social today

(MANY more authors listed and linked below)
Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer disease - Nature Reviews Immunology
This Review provides an in-depth examination of how inflammation contributes to neurodegeneration in Alzheimer disease. The authors explore the impact of extrinsic factors, such as brain trauma, diet ...
www.nature.com
December 10, 2024 at 3:03 AM