Dr. Jessica Barson (Barson Lab)
@jessicarbarson.bsky.social
Neurobiologist (Associate Prof) studying neuropeptides in motivated and affective behavior. Mom of twins. Opinions are my own. She/her.
Columbia > Princeton > Rockefeller > Drexel
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Barson
Columbia > Princeton > Rockefeller > Drexel
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Barson
Had a wonderful visit at the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Nutrition Obesity Research Center, to give a two-speaker translational seminar with my colleague, Dr. Jennifer Nasser. Here we are in front of Dr. Kathryn Whyte's shiny, new human metabolic chambers. So cool!
February 11, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Had a wonderful visit at the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Nutrition Obesity Research Center, to give a two-speaker translational seminar with my colleague, Dr. Jennifer Nasser. Here we are in front of Dr. Kathryn Whyte's shiny, new human metabolic chambers. So cool!
Watching the big game
February 8, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Watching the big game
Trying this new thing where I *don't* bail my family out of every mess they make for themselves (forcing them to figure it out on their own) and I think this could actually be a good growth opportunity for all of them
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January 16, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Trying this new thing where I *don't* bail my family out of every mess they make for themselves (forcing them to figure it out on their own) and I think this could actually be a good growth opportunity for all of them
We just lost power and it's 26 F outside, so we're off to a strong start in 2026 🫠
January 1, 2026 at 5:49 PM
We just lost power and it's 26 F outside, so we're off to a strong start in 2026 🫠
Wishing everyone a peaceful 2026
January 1, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Wishing everyone a peaceful 2026
A thing I wish more applicants to STEM PhD programs would understand is that, no matter how good your GPA is and how much research experience you have, there is still no such thing as a "safety school".
December 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
A thing I wish more applicants to STEM PhD programs would understand is that, no matter how good your GPA is and how much research experience you have, there is still no such thing as a "safety school".
And he's PHinisheD! Congratulations to the newly-minted Dr. Brody Carpenter! Wishing you all the best in your post-doc.
December 20, 2025 at 11:52 PM
And he's PHinisheD! Congratulations to the newly-minted Dr. Brody Carpenter! Wishing you all the best in your post-doc.
Hold up. "Jessica" is the new "Karen"?! This is very not cool.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Hold up. "Jessica" is the new "Karen"?! This is very not cool.
Probably a niche question:
Can anyone point me to research that shows the benefits of having a research compact for biomedical trainees?
Can anyone point me to research that shows the benefits of having a research compact for biomedical trainees?
December 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Probably a niche question:
Can anyone point me to research that shows the benefits of having a research compact for biomedical trainees?
Can anyone point me to research that shows the benefits of having a research compact for biomedical trainees?
Step 1: Take home your '90s CD tower from your parents' house.
Step 2: Acquire a CD player through your local Buy Nothing group.
Step 3: Joy.
Step 2: Acquire a CD player through your local Buy Nothing group.
Step 3: Joy.
December 9, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Step 1: Take home your '90s CD tower from your parents' house.
Step 2: Acquire a CD player through your local Buy Nothing group.
Step 3: Joy.
Step 2: Acquire a CD player through your local Buy Nothing group.
Step 3: Joy.
People who don't accelerate out of a turn and just ride their brake the whole time: WHY?!
November 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
People who don't accelerate out of a turn and just ride their brake the whole time: WHY?!
Welp, I just rescheduled my UAB seminar visit that was supposed to happen next week
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November 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Welp, I just rescheduled my UAB seminar visit that was supposed to happen next week
When you happily start the day with not a single meeting scheduled but only manage to write one paragraph of your manuscript because of all the little things that came up during the day
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October 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM
When you happily start the day with not a single meeting scheduled but only manage to write one paragraph of your manuscript because of all the little things that came up during the day
Oh, good. Another day of me being super productive in order to avoid doing the one, necessary BIG THING
October 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Oh, good. Another day of me being super productive in order to avoid doing the one, necessary BIG THING
I can't believe I missed their birthday on Wednesday! Happy Birthday, Gritty!
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September 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I can't believe I missed their birthday on Wednesday! Happy Birthday, Gritty!
When you're reading a paper that clearly got ideas directly from your work but doesn't actually cite you at all:
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September 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
When you're reading a paper that clearly got ideas directly from your work but doesn't actually cite you at all:
Moment of appreciation for the reviewers and editors at @psychopharmacology.bsky.social for their extremely kind reviews (!!!). Hoping to have good publication news soon!
September 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Moment of appreciation for the reviewers and editors at @psychopharmacology.bsky.social for their extremely kind reviews (!!!). Hoping to have good publication news soon!
Real academic parent moment:
Getting shamed by my 9 year old for having too many tabs open on my computer 🙄
Getting shamed by my 9 year old for having too many tabs open on my computer 🙄
August 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Real academic parent moment:
Getting shamed by my 9 year old for having too many tabs open on my computer 🙄
Getting shamed by my 9 year old for having too many tabs open on my computer 🙄
I'll be mourning mine for quite a while.
It was with a PO who has managed my funded grants before, and I had never heard them be more excited about likelihood of funding than this one.
It was with a PO who has managed my funded grants before, and I had never heard them be more excited about likelihood of funding than this one.
It is impossible to explain to civilians how it feels to finally, FINALLY, land a clearly within-payline NIH grant score and then have it go unfunded because of all this regime bullshit.
You all have my sympathies. Unfair doesn’t even begin to describe it.
You all have my sympathies. Unfair doesn’t even begin to describe it.
August 18, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I'll be mourning mine for quite a while.
It was with a PO who has managed my funded grants before, and I had never heard them be more excited about likelihood of funding than this one.
It was with a PO who has managed my funded grants before, and I had never heard them be more excited about likelihood of funding than this one.
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Dig yourself into this database, we NEED ya
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We've already gotten more requests for archaeologists than we have archaeologists. We have 38. We need a lot more than 38!
Dig yourself into this database, we NEED ya
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August 13, 2025 at 11:40 PM
This is an official Skype a Scientist HQ Mayday Alert to all Archaeologists.
We've already gotten more requests for archaeologists than we have archaeologists. We have 38. We need a lot more than 38!
Dig yourself into this database, we NEED ya
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
We've already gotten more requests for archaeologists than we have archaeologists. We have 38. We need a lot more than 38!
Dig yourself into this database, we NEED ya
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
As best I can tell, NIAAA in all of 2025 has issued a total of three new R01s and zero new R21s. Do I have that right?
August 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
As best I can tell, NIAAA in all of 2025 has issued a total of three new R01s and zero new R21s. Do I have that right?
Does anyone else close their office door so they can just eat their lunch like a goblin? Is it just me?
August 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Does anyone else close their office door so they can just eat their lunch like a goblin? Is it just me?
I remember one year in the early 90s when every single male member of my extended family at different times slapped me on the butt. I was 12.
Anyone talking about the 90s like it was a feminist haven free of a manosphere has clearly forgotten about what the 90s was actually like or never bothered to study it
August 3, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I remember one year in the early 90s when every single male member of my extended family at different times slapped me on the butt. I was 12.
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Here is the application to for duty-free entry of scientific equipment www.trade.gov/sites/defaul...
If you are buying something this summer or fall, this is a good document to look at regardless, so you know what kind of due diligence is required to request the tariff waiver.
If you are buying something this summer or fall, this is a good document to look at regardless, so you know what kind of due diligence is required to request the tariff waiver.
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July 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Here is the application to for duty-free entry of scientific equipment www.trade.gov/sites/defaul...
If you are buying something this summer or fall, this is a good document to look at regardless, so you know what kind of due diligence is required to request the tariff waiver.
If you are buying something this summer or fall, this is a good document to look at regardless, so you know what kind of due diligence is required to request the tariff waiver.