Kathryn Braden, PhD
@katybraden.bsky.social
Neuroscience Postdoc at WUSTL
Chronic Pain • Opioids • Motivation • Affect
Chronic Pain • Opioids • Motivation • Affect
This last week was a truly unforgettable experience. Thank you @napainschool for the incredible opportunity to make connections with so many inspiring people!
I look forward to seeing you all again, but I am so happy to be home with my own tiny human ❤️
I look forward to seeing you all again, but I am so happy to be home with my own tiny human ❤️
June 29, 2025 at 3:55 AM
This last week was a truly unforgettable experience. Thank you @napainschool for the incredible opportunity to make connections with so many inspiring people!
I look forward to seeing you all again, but I am so happy to be home with my own tiny human ❤️
I look forward to seeing you all again, but I am so happy to be home with my own tiny human ❤️
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say it again:
4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities
ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x
demolishing higher education is economic sabotage
4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities
ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x
demolishing higher education is economic sabotage
There is a false dichotomy drawn between "the ivory tower" and "the real world," and I'm here to report that in a post-industrial society, your real-world economy absolutely hinges on the university.
University towns are factory towns. Universities drive economic activity, not the other way around.
University towns are factory towns. Universities drive economic activity, not the other way around.
A must read
May 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
say it again:
4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities
ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x
demolishing higher education is economic sabotage
4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities
ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x
demolishing higher education is economic sabotage
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With mRNA and CRISPR this country could be entering a scientific heyday and instead we’re torching the institutions that make it all possible.
Baby Is Healed With World’s First Personalized Gene-Editing Treatment
www.nytimes.com
May 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
With mRNA and CRISPR this country could be entering a scientific heyday and instead we’re torching the institutions that make it all possible.
Reposted by Kathryn Braden, PhD
Poll: weekly, more than 90% of ppl use weather forecasts, job market reports, food safety warnings, & other info based on fed sci.
But only *10%* concerned cuts to fed support for science might impact their access to that info.
🛟📈🧪 Policysky sociology
But only *10%* concerned cuts to fed support for science might impact their access to that info.
🛟📈🧪 Policysky sociology
Most Americans use federal science information on a weekly basis, a new poll finds
Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
www.npr.org
May 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Poll: weekly, more than 90% of ppl use weather forecasts, job market reports, food safety warnings, & other info based on fed sci.
But only *10%* concerned cuts to fed support for science might impact their access to that info.
🛟📈🧪 Policysky sociology
But only *10%* concerned cuts to fed support for science might impact their access to that info.
🛟📈🧪 Policysky sociology
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*whispers*
Two $70,000,000 fighter jets fell off a navy ship in the past two weeks.
But 24/7 weather monitoring across the US is considered “wasteful”.
The math ain’t mathin
Two $70,000,000 fighter jets fell off a navy ship in the past two weeks.
But 24/7 weather monitoring across the US is considered “wasteful”.
The math ain’t mathin
🚨URGENT RESPONSE CALL🚨
🌪️23 LIVES WERE LOST OVERNIGHT AS TORNADOS HIT KY.
KY has one of several regions in the US without 24/7 National Weather Service coverage, due to DOGE cuts. W/out overnight monitoring, ppl don't receive weather warnings.
THIS is how science cuts cost lives.
shorturl.at/JgTjU
🌪️23 LIVES WERE LOST OVERNIGHT AS TORNADOS HIT KY.
KY has one of several regions in the US without 24/7 National Weather Service coverage, due to DOGE cuts. W/out overnight monitoring, ppl don't receive weather warnings.
THIS is how science cuts cost lives.
shorturl.at/JgTjU
Multiple deaths reported in Somerset and London due to late night tornadoes UPDATED
The towns of Somerset and London have been hit particularly hard with many homes and buildings damaged in the early morning hours.
www.weku.org
May 18, 2025 at 2:56 AM
*whispers*
Two $70,000,000 fighter jets fell off a navy ship in the past two weeks.
But 24/7 weather monitoring across the US is considered “wasteful”.
The math ain’t mathin
Two $70,000,000 fighter jets fell off a navy ship in the past two weeks.
But 24/7 weather monitoring across the US is considered “wasteful”.
The math ain’t mathin
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This is what we are talking about when we say NIH funding saves lives. Specifically these researchers stepped in created a therapy that may well save this child's life. It is amazing. This is what is at stake. If NIH goes away, we lose all of this, for at least a generation.
A lipid nanoparticle–delivered base-editing therapy was custom designed for an infant with a ureacycle disorder. The affected infant was treated at approximately 7 and 8 months of age. Read the Brief Report: nej.md/42XF03F
#ASGCT2025 #MedSky @asgct.bsky.social
#ASGCT2025 #MedSky @asgct.bsky.social
Patient-Specific In Vivo Gene Editing to Treat a Rare Genetic Disease | NEJM
Base editors can correct disease-causing genetic variants. After a neonate had received
a diagnosis of severe carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase 1 deficiency, a disease with
an estimated 50% mortality ...
nej.md
May 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
This is what we are talking about when we say NIH funding saves lives. Specifically these researchers stepped in created a therapy that may well save this child's life. It is amazing. This is what is at stake. If NIH goes away, we lose all of this, for at least a generation.
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@usasp.bsky.social here we are! Excited for the coming days and getting to see everyone in Chicago!! 🤩💃🏻💃🏻🕺🏻🕺🏻 don’t forget to see @katybraden.bsky.social poster tomorrow morning!! It has motivation, CRISPR, opioids, and pain! 😱😱👀👀😳😳🫢
April 29, 2025 at 8:41 PM
@usasp.bsky.social here we are! Excited for the coming days and getting to see everyone in Chicago!! 🤩💃🏻💃🏻🕺🏻🕺🏻 don’t forget to see @katybraden.bsky.social poster tomorrow morning!! It has motivation, CRISPR, opioids, and pain! 😱😱👀👀😳😳🫢
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HAPPY TAX DAY!
How much would you spend on a year of tornado warnings? The average US taxpayer spends only $4 a year to help fund the NWS. It’s a smart investment—every $1 invested in NWS yields approx. $73 in social benefits.
🌪️❄️ Support science. Support the NWS.
Stay tuned for more this #TaxDay
How much would you spend on a year of tornado warnings? The average US taxpayer spends only $4 a year to help fund the NWS. It’s a smart investment—every $1 invested in NWS yields approx. $73 in social benefits.
🌪️❄️ Support science. Support the NWS.
Stay tuned for more this #TaxDay
April 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
HAPPY TAX DAY!
How much would you spend on a year of tornado warnings? The average US taxpayer spends only $4 a year to help fund the NWS. It’s a smart investment—every $1 invested in NWS yields approx. $73 in social benefits.
🌪️❄️ Support science. Support the NWS.
Stay tuned for more this #TaxDay
How much would you spend on a year of tornado warnings? The average US taxpayer spends only $4 a year to help fund the NWS. It’s a smart investment—every $1 invested in NWS yields approx. $73 in social benefits.
🌪️❄️ Support science. Support the NWS.
Stay tuned for more this #TaxDay
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It finally happened, the Castro lab's first paper! Congrats to
@katybraden.bsky.social
!! In this review we examine what we know, and more importantly, what we DON'T know about neuropeptides in the dorsal raphe/ventromedial PAG. Here we go! www.frontiersin.org/journals/beh...
@katybraden.bsky.social
!! In this review we examine what we know, and more importantly, what we DON'T know about neuropeptides in the dorsal raphe/ventromedial PAG. Here we go! www.frontiersin.org/journals/beh...
a drag queen wearing a blue dress with the word iconic on the front
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April 9, 2025 at 12:52 PM
It finally happened, the Castro lab's first paper! Congrats to
@katybraden.bsky.social
!! In this review we examine what we know, and more importantly, what we DON'T know about neuropeptides in the dorsal raphe/ventromedial PAG. Here we go! www.frontiersin.org/journals/beh...
@katybraden.bsky.social
!! In this review we examine what we know, and more importantly, what we DON'T know about neuropeptides in the dorsal raphe/ventromedial PAG. Here we go! www.frontiersin.org/journals/beh...
To cap off an incredible week at #ACNP2024 I woke up to the Notice of Award for my NRSA!!!
I am so grateful for this opportunity to grow and develop more as a scientist. Thank you @flanbrain.bsky.social for your support and incredible mentorship! I’m so excited for this next chapter of my career!
I am so grateful for this opportunity to grow and develop more as a scientist. Thank you @flanbrain.bsky.social for your support and incredible mentorship! I’m so excited for this next chapter of my career!
December 12, 2024 at 6:07 PM
To cap off an incredible week at #ACNP2024 I woke up to the Notice of Award for my NRSA!!!
I am so grateful for this opportunity to grow and develop more as a scientist. Thank you @flanbrain.bsky.social for your support and incredible mentorship! I’m so excited for this next chapter of my career!
I am so grateful for this opportunity to grow and develop more as a scientist. Thank you @flanbrain.bsky.social for your support and incredible mentorship! I’m so excited for this next chapter of my career!
Reposted by Kathryn Braden, PhD
Headed to @acnporg.bsky.social come see our panel on opioids and depression Monday morning, and DEFINITELY stop by our lab’s postdoc @katybraden.bsky.social poster to learn more!! 🤩🤩💃🏻💃🏻👯♂️👯♂️👯♂️
a woman wearing glasses and a black top says you have a lot to learn
ALT: a woman wearing glasses and a black top says you have a lot to learn
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December 7, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Headed to @acnporg.bsky.social come see our panel on opioids and depression Monday morning, and DEFINITELY stop by our lab’s postdoc @katybraden.bsky.social poster to learn more!! 🤩🤩💃🏻💃🏻👯♂️👯♂️👯♂️