Amelia Eisch 🧪🧠👩🔬 🐁
@eisch.bsky.social
Philadelphia Neuroscience Professor obsessed w/dentate gyrus, mentoring, unsweet soymilk. Opinions & bad jokes are mine not my employer’s. She/her/cat.
https://sites.google.com/view/eischlab
Pics: 75% my smiling face, desk, laptop, blue sky with clouds
https://sites.google.com/view/eischlab
Pics: 75% my smiling face, desk, laptop, blue sky with clouds
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Great Egret pic from UL's campus swamp.
December 28, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Great Egret pic from UL's campus swamp.
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Please join us in continuing to monitor the institute director searches.
Call your members of congress and demand oversight to ensure these positions are filled with scientific leaders who will prioritize evidence over politics.
Call your members of congress and demand oversight to ensure these positions are filled with scientific leaders who will prioritize evidence over politics.
December 28, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Please join us in continuing to monitor the institute director searches.
Call your members of congress and demand oversight to ensure these positions are filled with scientific leaders who will prioritize evidence over politics.
Call your members of congress and demand oversight to ensure these positions are filled with scientific leaders who will prioritize evidence over politics.
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Thanks for mentioning, Jeremy. We had a story about this go up a little while ago. 👇
www.statnews.com/2025/12/27/n...
www.statnews.com/2025/12/27/n...
Director of NIH neurological disorders institute is ousted, adding to leadership churn
Walter Koroshetz, director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, will soon be leaving his role, STAT has learned. His departure
www.statnews.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Thanks for mentioning, Jeremy. We had a story about this go up a little while ago. 👇
www.statnews.com/2025/12/27/n...
www.statnews.com/2025/12/27/n...
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More news (not good) from NIH
The renewal request from National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke Director Walter Koroshetz has been denied.
I guess the NIH_leadership™ needed another position to fill with their time-tested recruitment process.
The renewal request from National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke Director Walter Koroshetz has been denied.
I guess the NIH_leadership™ needed another position to fill with their time-tested recruitment process.
December 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
More news (not good) from NIH
The renewal request from National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke Director Walter Koroshetz has been denied.
I guess the NIH_leadership™ needed another position to fill with their time-tested recruitment process.
The renewal request from National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke Director Walter Koroshetz has been denied.
I guess the NIH_leadership™ needed another position to fill with their time-tested recruitment process.
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The horse is out of the bag! @fredvanlente.bsky.social and I are writing a new GASTON comic book series, drawn by the brilliant Milena Ciccarello! It's gonna be GREAT, almost certainly the GREATEST COMIC BOOK EVER CREATED! Preorder with your local comic store!
leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/884293...
leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/884293...
December 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The horse is out of the bag! @fredvanlente.bsky.social and I are writing a new GASTON comic book series, drawn by the brilliant Milena Ciccarello! It's gonna be GREAT, almost certainly the GREATEST COMIC BOOK EVER CREATED! Preorder with your local comic store!
leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/884293...
leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/884293...
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TT Job Posting: Sharing for a colleague
Morningside University (Iowa, USA) is hiring an asst. prof. TT position in counseling psychology to start 8/26. Seeking counseling/clinical/social work expertise and ability to teach counseling-related courses
www.morningside.edu/about/employ...
Morningside University (Iowa, USA) is hiring an asst. prof. TT position in counseling psychology to start 8/26. Seeking counseling/clinical/social work expertise and ability to teach counseling-related courses
www.morningside.edu/about/employ...
Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology
The Department of Social Sciences at Morningside University seeks a faculty member for the Psychological Sciences program as a tenure-track Assistant Professor. The position emphasizes developing stud...
www.morningside.edu
December 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
TT Job Posting: Sharing for a colleague
Morningside University (Iowa, USA) is hiring an asst. prof. TT position in counseling psychology to start 8/26. Seeking counseling/clinical/social work expertise and ability to teach counseling-related courses
www.morningside.edu/about/employ...
Morningside University (Iowa, USA) is hiring an asst. prof. TT position in counseling psychology to start 8/26. Seeking counseling/clinical/social work expertise and ability to teach counseling-related courses
www.morningside.edu/about/employ...
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Links 12/26/25
Links for you. Science: A Fentanyl Vaccine Is About to Get Its First Major Test (a vaccine police unions will actually take...) US FDA launches fresh safety scrutiny of approved RSV therapies for infants 3I/ATLAS Is Carrying Ingredients for Life, NASA Finds More Parents Are Refusing…
Links for you. Science: A Fentanyl Vaccine Is About to Get Its First Major Test (a vaccine police unions will actually take...) US FDA launches fresh safety scrutiny of approved RSV therapies for infants 3I/ATLAS Is Carrying Ingredients for Life, NASA Finds More Parents Are Refusing…
Links 12/26/25
Links for you. Science: A Fentanyl Vaccine Is About to Get Its First Major Test (a vaccine police unions will actually take...) US FDA launches fresh safety scrutiny of approved RSV therapies for infants 3I/ATLAS Is Carrying Ingredients for Life, NASA Finds More Parents Are Refusing Vitamin K for Their Newborns. Here’s Why That’s a Bad Idea To Get a Man’s Attention, Meow Harder…
mikethemadbiologist.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Links 12/26/25
Links for you. Science: A Fentanyl Vaccine Is About to Get Its First Major Test (a vaccine police unions will actually take...) US FDA launches fresh safety scrutiny of approved RSV therapies for infants 3I/ATLAS Is Carrying Ingredients for Life, NASA Finds More Parents Are Refusing…
Links for you. Science: A Fentanyl Vaccine Is About to Get Its First Major Test (a vaccine police unions will actually take...) US FDA launches fresh safety scrutiny of approved RSV therapies for infants 3I/ATLAS Is Carrying Ingredients for Life, NASA Finds More Parents Are Refusing…
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Stanford Data Science Fellow for Graduating PhD students
Deadline: February 16th, 2026
Duration: 1 year (starting September 1st 2026)
Location: Stanford, CA
datascience.stanford.edu/programs/dat...
Deadline: February 16th, 2026
Duration: 1 year (starting September 1st 2026)
Location: Stanford, CA
datascience.stanford.edu/programs/dat...
Data Science Fellows
datascience.stanford.edu
December 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Stanford Data Science Fellow for Graduating PhD students
Deadline: February 16th, 2026
Duration: 1 year (starting September 1st 2026)
Location: Stanford, CA
datascience.stanford.edu/programs/dat...
Deadline: February 16th, 2026
Duration: 1 year (starting September 1st 2026)
Location: Stanford, CA
datascience.stanford.edu/programs/dat...
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The best Christmas present this year was my lab’s first big data paper getting accepted today! A tour-de-force spearheaded by my talented first lab tech, who’s now continuing as a PhD student in my lab-- so proud of our team! 🙌 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
December 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The best Christmas present this year was my lab’s first big data paper getting accepted today! A tour-de-force spearheaded by my talented first lab tech, who’s now continuing as a PhD student in my lab-- so proud of our team! 🙌 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
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en route to Vancouver. thrilled to start my lab @psych.ubc.ca @arts.ubc.ca and join the @dmcbrainhealth.bsky.social - doors open Jan 2026. it's great to be back, 🇨🇦.
December 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
en route to Vancouver. thrilled to start my lab @psych.ubc.ca @arts.ubc.ca and join the @dmcbrainhealth.bsky.social - doors open Jan 2026. it's great to be back, 🇨🇦.
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My first ever paper as a xmas present! 🎄
Check out this amazing pipeline created by @octoscience.bsky.social to track squishy animals 🐙
Very happy I could contribute to this, #OCTRON works great on my gossamer worms!
👇
Check out this amazing pipeline created by @octoscience.bsky.social to track squishy animals 🐙
Very happy I could contribute to this, #OCTRON works great on my gossamer worms!
👇
Do you love quantifying animal behavior as much as we do? We have just the tool for you! Presenting #OCTRON - a pipeline that helps you create rich annotation data and enables training of custom segmentation models. Have a look, particularly if you work with non-model / invertebrate organisms!
December 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
My first ever paper as a xmas present! 🎄
Check out this amazing pipeline created by @octoscience.bsky.social to track squishy animals 🐙
Very happy I could contribute to this, #OCTRON works great on my gossamer worms!
👇
Check out this amazing pipeline created by @octoscience.bsky.social to track squishy animals 🐙
Very happy I could contribute to this, #OCTRON works great on my gossamer worms!
👇
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We are all Steve.
December 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
We are all Steve.
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Oak Lawn Methodist Church Nativity in Dallas, TX
December 21, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Oak Lawn Methodist Church Nativity in Dallas, TX
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Best Philly present so far: A VHS of two hours of a 9th St burn barrel, presumably burning away
December 25, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Best Philly present so far: A VHS of two hours of a 9th St burn barrel, presumably burning away
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Giving what we can has implemented a fun game where you spin a globe to see how your starting point in life would compare if you were reborn today, randomly somewhere on earth.
www.givingwhatwecan.org/birth-lottery
www.givingwhatwecan.org/birth-lottery
Birth Lottery
If you were reborn today, where would you land? And how would that change your life?
www.givingwhatwecan.org
December 25, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Giving what we can has implemented a fun game where you spin a globe to see how your starting point in life would compare if you were reborn today, randomly somewhere on earth.
www.givingwhatwecan.org/birth-lottery
www.givingwhatwecan.org/birth-lottery
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Happy Holidays to all who celebrate. My thoughts are with those for whom this period can be difficult, or has become difficult. Wishing a little joy, especially if it feels dark right now.
December 25, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Happy Holidays to all who celebrate. My thoughts are with those for whom this period can be difficult, or has become difficult. Wishing a little joy, especially if it feels dark right now.
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New paper from @ykneurores.bsky.social in our lab 📢
We show body size predicts defensive behavioral strategy; smaller animals adopt active avoidance, larger ones favor freezing, while sex and age don’t drive the effect. A clear demonstration that traits matter.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We show body size predicts defensive behavioral strategy; smaller animals adopt active avoidance, larger ones favor freezing, while sex and age don’t drive the effect. A clear demonstration that traits matter.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Body size predicts the selection of defensive behavioral strategies
Survival depends on the ability to respond appropriately to threats, yet the selection of defensive behaviors varies among individuals with distinct b…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
New paper from @ykneurores.bsky.social in our lab 📢
We show body size predicts defensive behavioral strategy; smaller animals adopt active avoidance, larger ones favor freezing, while sex and age don’t drive the effect. A clear demonstration that traits matter.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We show body size predicts defensive behavioral strategy; smaller animals adopt active avoidance, larger ones favor freezing, while sex and age don’t drive the effect. A clear demonstration that traits matter.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Starting in January, I will be amping up activity at @beyondxandy.bsky.social, including writing articles, recording video explainers, and working on a book about how studying genetics helped me accept that I was trans
Please give it a follow to stay up to date 🏳️⚧️🧬
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It's the scientific community's duty to fight misinformation, bioessentialism, and eugenics
That's why we're launching Beyond X&Y, an educational campaign combating the rise of unscientific political propaganda used to attack trans and intersex people
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That's why we're launching Beyond X&Y, an educational campaign combating the rise of unscientific political propaganda used to attack trans and intersex people
Subscribe to our newsletter at beyondxandy.org
December 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Starting in January, I will be amping up activity at @beyondxandy.bsky.social, including writing articles, recording video explainers, and working on a book about how studying genetics helped me accept that I was trans
Please give it a follow to stay up to date 🏳️⚧️🧬
Please give it a follow to stay up to date 🏳️⚧️🧬
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December 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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This Christmas I am hoping that 3 spirits visit some of my dept colleagues to show them that academic jobs require them to do teaching, admin and research. All 3, all the time.
December 22, 2025 at 9:47 PM
This Christmas I am hoping that 3 spirits visit some of my dept colleagues to show them that academic jobs require them to do teaching, admin and research. All 3, all the time.
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He talks about how concerned about early career scientists while participating in the illegal (as determined by an experienced federal judge and the Supreme Court) termination of grants important to launch their careers (because the programs under which they were funded mentioned "diversity")
12/13
12/13
December 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
He talks about how concerned about early career scientists while participating in the illegal (as determined by an experienced federal judge and the Supreme Court) termination of grants important to launch their careers (because the programs under which they were funded mentioned "diversity")
12/13
12/13
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Toy models, just in time for Christmas!
Excited to share my first article for @thetransmitter.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
Excited to share my first article for @thetransmitter.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
Amid the rise of billion-parameter models, I argue that toy models, with just a few neurons, remain essential—and may be all neuroscience needs, writes @marcusghosh.bsky.social.
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/theoretical-...
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/theoretical-...
Not playing around: Why neuroscience needs toy models
Amid the rise of billion-parameter models, I argue that toy models, with just a few neurons, remain essential—and may be all neuroscience needs.
www.thetransmitter.org
December 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Toy models, just in time for Christmas!
Excited to share my first article for @thetransmitter.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
Excited to share my first article for @thetransmitter.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
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Amid the rise of billion-parameter models, I argue that toy models, with just a few neurons, remain essential—and may be all neuroscience needs, writes @marcusghosh.bsky.social.
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/theoretical-...
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/theoretical-...
Not playing around: Why neuroscience needs toy models
Amid the rise of billion-parameter models, I argue that toy models, with just a few neurons, remain essential—and may be all neuroscience needs.
www.thetransmitter.org
December 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Amid the rise of billion-parameter models, I argue that toy models, with just a few neurons, remain essential—and may be all neuroscience needs, writes @marcusghosh.bsky.social.
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/theoretical-...
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/theoretical-...
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I really liked this paper - data supporting super interesting idea that Alzheimer's disease pathology may have evolved as part of an innate immune defense response to microbial infection.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Phosphorylated tau exhibits antimicrobial activity capable of neutralizing herpes simplex virus 1 infectivity in human neurons - Nature Neuroscience
The authors found that the Alzheimer’s disease-associated protein tau, widely considered pathogenic when hyperphosphorylated, has a natural function as part of the innate immune system in the brain an...
www.nature.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I really liked this paper - data supporting super interesting idea that Alzheimer's disease pathology may have evolved as part of an innate immune defense response to microbial infection.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...