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
Welp, I just rescheduled my UAB seminar visit that was supposed to happen next week
a baby with a sad look on his face
ALT: a baby with a sad look on his face
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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
a woman with gray hair is sitting in front of a sign that says por 10 on it
ALT: a woman with gray hair is sitting in front of a sign that says por 10 on it
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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!
a mascot is wearing a birthday hat and holding balloons and says happy birthday .
ALT: a mascot is wearing a birthday hat and holding balloons and says happy birthday .
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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:
a cartoon character is giving a fist bump in front of a pink house .
ALT: a cartoon character is giving a fist bump in front of a pink house .
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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.
Reposted by Dr. Jessica Barson (Barson Lab)
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
Sign Up
Skype a Scientist gives you the opportunity to connect with students and the public around the world.
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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.
www.trade.gov
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.
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Some journals are claiming that you need to pay big $$ for gold open access to comply with NIH's new public access policy. FYI that is total bs. You can comply by depositing the Accepted Manuscript into PubMed Central on the Date of Publication without embargo. Pass it on.
July 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Some journals are claiming that you need to pay big $$ for gold open access to comply with NIH's new public access policy. FYI that is total bs. You can comply by depositing the Accepted Manuscript into PubMed Central on the Date of Publication without embargo. Pass it on.
I found it. I found the end of the rainbow.
July 18, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I found it. I found the end of the rainbow.
Really pulling for a "Posters in PJs" session if we get to have an #RSA_ISBRA2025 next year. Let's make it happen!
June 25, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Really pulling for a "Posters in PJs" session if we get to have an #RSA_ISBRA2025 next year. Let's make it happen!
Immensely proud of Brody Carpenter for his Gordis talk at #RSA_ISBRA2025
June 22, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Immensely proud of Brody Carpenter for his Gordis talk at #RSA_ISBRA2025
The kid who won the Science Fair this year clearly just fully copied my son's experiment from last year's Science Fair, and I never thought I could be this angry at a 4th grader.
an elderly woman wearing glasses and an apron is sitting in a room .
Alt: Sophia from Golden Girls making a threatening gesture
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May 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The kid who won the Science Fair this year clearly just fully copied my son's experiment from last year's Science Fair, and I never thought I could be this angry at a 4th grader.
Honored to have received the 2025 Faculty Professional Development, Sponsorship and Allyship Award from Drexel University College of Medicine ❤️
May 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Honored to have received the 2025 Faculty Professional Development, Sponsorship and Allyship Award from Drexel University College of Medicine ❤️
Had a great time as an external examiner for the Swarthmore Honors Thesis process. Thank you to (BlueSky-less?!) Dr. Wambura Fobbs for the invitation
May 20, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Had a great time as an external examiner for the Swarthmore Honors Thesis process. Thank you to (BlueSky-less?!) Dr. Wambura Fobbs for the invitation
Brody doesn't quite look like himself here, but I'm still proud of him!
Congratulations to the postdoctoral and student finalists for the RSA Gordis Award!
May 17, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Brody doesn't quite look like himself here, but I'm still proud of him!
Hey reviewers:
If you're going to make multiple, factually incorrect statements about something you're reviewing, can you at least not be mean about it? We're all running a little thin these days...
If you're going to make multiple, factually incorrect statements about something you're reviewing, can you at least not be mean about it? We're all running a little thin these days...
May 16, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Hey reviewers:
If you're going to make multiple, factually incorrect statements about something you're reviewing, can you at least not be mean about it? We're all running a little thin these days...
If you're going to make multiple, factually incorrect statements about something you're reviewing, can you at least not be mean about it? We're all running a little thin these days...
In about the last year, three different women neuroscientists I have known, all at various career stages, have committed suicide. Something is so very, very wrong...
May 12, 2025 at 2:07 PM
In about the last year, three different women neuroscientists I have known, all at various career stages, have committed suicide. Something is so very, very wrong...
We're having our first day of data collection for the 9s' science fair project.
Ended up having to explain what a pilot study is, so I think you can tell how well it's going 🫣
Ended up having to explain what a pilot study is, so I think you can tell how well it's going 🫣
May 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
We're having our first day of data collection for the 9s' science fair project.
Ended up having to explain what a pilot study is, so I think you can tell how well it's going 🫣
Ended up having to explain what a pilot study is, so I think you can tell how well it's going 🫣