Kristen Funk, PhD
@kristenefunk.bsky.social
Neuroimmunologist at University of North Carolina at Charlotte studying post-infectious dysfunction in the aging brain
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Apply by 1/31 for the Neurotech Justice Accelerator 2026 Internship Program.
This paid internship provides structured research training, hands-on mentorship, and professional development opportunities at the intersection of neuroscience and society.
➡️ on.dana.org/4qnwKDa
#neurosociety #neurosky
This paid internship provides structured research training, hands-on mentorship, and professional development opportunities at the intersection of neuroscience and society.
➡️ on.dana.org/4qnwKDa
#neurosociety #neurosky
January 8, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Apply by 1/31 for the Neurotech Justice Accelerator 2026 Internship Program.
This paid internship provides structured research training, hands-on mentorship, and professional development opportunities at the intersection of neuroscience and society.
➡️ on.dana.org/4qnwKDa
#neurosociety #neurosky
This paid internship provides structured research training, hands-on mentorship, and professional development opportunities at the intersection of neuroscience and society.
➡️ on.dana.org/4qnwKDa
#neurosociety #neurosky
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We are hiring new faculty!! Come join our amazing community in the Department of Molecular Microbiology at Washington University School of Medicine! The deadline for applications is 2/21, but applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. facultyopportunities.wustl.edu/Posting/Deta...
Opportunity Details - Faculty Opportunities
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January 8, 2026 at 9:05 PM
We are hiring new faculty!! Come join our amazing community in the Department of Molecular Microbiology at Washington University School of Medicine! The deadline for applications is 2/21, but applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. facultyopportunities.wustl.edu/Posting/Deta...
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We are looking for talented graduate students to join our group for Fall 2026 studying the role and regulation of Hsp70 PTMs! If you are interested please check out www.trumanlab.org
Cancer Research Laboratory | Trumanlab | UNC Charlotte | United States
The Trumanlab at UNC Charlotte incorporates protein biochemistry, molecular biology, proteomics, systems biology, bacterial and yeast genetics as well as cell culture technologies to identify novel an...
www.trumanlab.org
January 3, 2026 at 10:23 PM
We are looking for talented graduate students to join our group for Fall 2026 studying the role and regulation of Hsp70 PTMs! If you are interested please check out www.trumanlab.org
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🚨ATTENTION EARLY CAREER VIROLOGISTS🚨 We have a webinar on how to get a faculty position! Hear from Jean Lim,
@drsprggs.bsky.social and @tylernstarr.bsky.social. Check your email for registration link and form to submit questions in advance.
@drsprggs.bsky.social and @tylernstarr.bsky.social. Check your email for registration link and form to submit questions in advance.
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
🚨ATTENTION EARLY CAREER VIROLOGISTS🚨 We have a webinar on how to get a faculty position! Hear from Jean Lim,
@drsprggs.bsky.social and @tylernstarr.bsky.social. Check your email for registration link and form to submit questions in advance.
@drsprggs.bsky.social and @tylernstarr.bsky.social. Check your email for registration link and form to submit questions in advance.
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#Immunologist interested in Public Policy? #SciencePolicy? Federal Legislative Actions? Advocate for Science Funding?Apply to the @aai.org Public Policy Fellows Program (PPFP). A year long program to learn about Science Policy & advocate for #Science to our lawmakers! Also making life long friends!
December 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
#Immunologist interested in Public Policy? #SciencePolicy? Federal Legislative Actions? Advocate for Science Funding?Apply to the @aai.org Public Policy Fellows Program (PPFP). A year long program to learn about Science Policy & advocate for #Science to our lawmakers! Also making life long friends!
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Applications are open for our Summer Workshop on the Dynamic Brain in the San Juan Islands!
🧠💻 Perfect for PhD students and postdocs interested in developing their computational neuroscience skillsets.
More info: https://alleninstitute.org/events/summer-workshop-on-the-dynamic-brain-2026/
🧠💻 Perfect for PhD students and postdocs interested in developing their computational neuroscience skillsets.
More info: https://alleninstitute.org/events/summer-workshop-on-the-dynamic-brain-2026/
Summer Workshop on the Dynamic Brain 2026
The Summer Workshop on the Dynamic Brain is an intensive, project-based residential course with a focus on the neurobiology of sensory processing, coding, and neural population dynamics.
alleninstitute.org
December 5, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Applications are open for our Summer Workshop on the Dynamic Brain in the San Juan Islands!
🧠💻 Perfect for PhD students and postdocs interested in developing their computational neuroscience skillsets.
More info: https://alleninstitute.org/events/summer-workshop-on-the-dynamic-brain-2026/
🧠💻 Perfect for PhD students and postdocs interested in developing their computational neuroscience skillsets.
More info: https://alleninstitute.org/events/summer-workshop-on-the-dynamic-brain-2026/
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🧪 ✏️Apply for the 2026 Diverse Voices in Science Journalism Internship with
@science.org! 🧪 ✏️
This could be for you if you're a student from a community historically underrepresented in #journalism who's interested in in covering science for general audiences: recruiting.ultipro.com/AME1123ASEM/...
@science.org! 🧪 ✏️
This could be for you if you're a student from a community historically underrepresented in #journalism who's interested in in covering science for general audiences: recruiting.ultipro.com/AME1123ASEM/...
recruiting.ultipro.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM
🧪 ✏️Apply for the 2026 Diverse Voices in Science Journalism Internship with
@science.org! 🧪 ✏️
This could be for you if you're a student from a community historically underrepresented in #journalism who's interested in in covering science for general audiences: recruiting.ultipro.com/AME1123ASEM/...
@science.org! 🧪 ✏️
This could be for you if you're a student from a community historically underrepresented in #journalism who's interested in in covering science for general audiences: recruiting.ultipro.com/AME1123ASEM/...
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Calling all rising juniors & seniors: Interested in biological or biomedical research? Applications for our ’26 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Program are now open! Nine weeks, hands-on research, & mentorship from some of the nation’s top scientists — learn more: bit.ly/CechFellows
Summer Undergraduate Research Experience | HHMI
The Cech Fellows Program is a paid, nine-week summer research experience empowering the next generation of scientific leaders.
bit.ly
November 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Calling all rising juniors & seniors: Interested in biological or biomedical research? Applications for our ’26 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Program are now open! Nine weeks, hands-on research, & mentorship from some of the nation’s top scientists — learn more: bit.ly/CechFellows
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Exciting PhD opportunity in beautiful Edinburgh: discover how ageing and vascular dementia biology maps onto neuroimaging signals. Using cutting-edge spatial transcriptomics + a new TSPO PET ligand, this project probes the immune-vascular mechanisms driving white matter decline.
shorturl.at/8fMmA
shorturl.at/8fMmA
EASTBIO Transcriptomic signatures underlying neuroimaging white matter inflammation and abnormalities in the ageing brain at University of Edinburgh on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - EASTBIO Transcriptomic signatures underlying neuroimaging white matter inflammation and abnormalities in the ageing brain at University of Edinburgh, listed on FindAPhD.com
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November 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Exciting PhD opportunity in beautiful Edinburgh: discover how ageing and vascular dementia biology maps onto neuroimaging signals. Using cutting-edge spatial transcriptomics + a new TSPO PET ligand, this project probes the immune-vascular mechanisms driving white matter decline.
shorturl.at/8fMmA
shorturl.at/8fMmA
Assistant Professor position posted for my Department, Biological Sciences at UNC Charlotte! Current research foci: Immunology, Microbiology, Virology; Biomolecular Function; Proteostasis; Genome Integrity; Epigenome Regulation; Cancer; Environmental Risks. jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141
Assistant Professor
Applicants should possess a Ph.D. in the biological sciences or related fields.Candidates are expected to document expertise in their specialty by a record of postdoctoral training, peer reviewed publ...
jobs.charlotte.edu
November 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Assistant Professor position posted for my Department, Biological Sciences at UNC Charlotte! Current research foci: Immunology, Microbiology, Virology; Biomolecular Function; Proteostasis; Genome Integrity; Epigenome Regulation; Cancer; Environmental Risks. jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141
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🏆 Among 40 talented students from around the world, who will be the next Brain Bee Champion?
The #IBB World Championship 2025 is taking place now between 7 and 12 November with online tests, workshops & a live judging session.
Best of luck to all the contestants!
ibro.org/event/2025-i...
The #IBB World Championship 2025 is taking place now between 7 and 12 November with online tests, workshops & a live judging session.
Best of luck to all the contestants!
ibro.org/event/2025-i...
November 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
🏆 Among 40 talented students from around the world, who will be the next Brain Bee Champion?
The #IBB World Championship 2025 is taking place now between 7 and 12 November with online tests, workshops & a live judging session.
Best of luck to all the contestants!
ibro.org/event/2025-i...
The #IBB World Championship 2025 is taking place now between 7 and 12 November with online tests, workshops & a live judging session.
Best of luck to all the contestants!
ibro.org/event/2025-i...
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The Neuroscience Scholars Program (NSP) has expanded eligibility!
NSP is now open to all trainees meeting the eligibility criteria.
Applications are now open! Join a supportive network dedicated to your success.
Learn more & apply by October 21.
🔗 vist.ly/49kbu
#neurosky
NSP is now open to all trainees meeting the eligibility criteria.
Applications are now open! Join a supportive network dedicated to your success.
Learn more & apply by October 21.
🔗 vist.ly/49kbu
#neurosky
October 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The Neuroscience Scholars Program (NSP) has expanded eligibility!
NSP is now open to all trainees meeting the eligibility criteria.
Applications are now open! Join a supportive network dedicated to your success.
Learn more & apply by October 21.
🔗 vist.ly/49kbu
#neurosky
NSP is now open to all trainees meeting the eligibility criteria.
Applications are now open! Join a supportive network dedicated to your success.
Learn more & apply by October 21.
🔗 vist.ly/49kbu
#neurosky
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The Anne West lab at Duke is hiring a postdoc to work on nuclear cell biology in neurogenesis. Please help me spread the word! Applications to west@neuro.duke.edu.
July 27, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The Anne West lab at Duke is hiring a postdoc to work on nuclear cell biology in neurogenesis. Please help me spread the word! Applications to west@neuro.duke.edu.
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Well, this makes it real: I'm retiring in September and this is the just-posted job listing for my replacement. @Science.org is a fabulous place to work, so @sciencewriters.org, apply here! recruiting.ultipro.com/AME1123ASEM/...
recruiting.ultipro.com
July 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Well, this makes it real: I'm retiring in September and this is the just-posted job listing for my replacement. @Science.org is a fabulous place to work, so @sciencewriters.org, apply here! recruiting.ultipro.com/AME1123ASEM/...
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Come work at Nature Methods! A dream job. I know from experience 😄
Nature Methods is hiring!
We are seeking a new editor with expertise in microscopy, imaging technology, and/or cell biology. The position is available in NYC/Jersey City or Shanghai/Beijing on a hybrid working model.
Apply by August 3!
springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...
We are seeking a new editor with expertise in microscopy, imaging technology, and/or cell biology. The position is available in NYC/Jersey City or Shanghai/Beijing on a hybrid working model.
Apply by August 3!
springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...
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July 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Come work at Nature Methods! A dream job. I know from experience 😄
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#posting this again if any #postdoc candidates are interested in digging deep into #TCR #Crossreactivity #Tcell functional studies in #autoimmunity and #cancer -please contact me!
Anticipating #new #funding -our lab is seeking #postdocs with #expertise in #Tcells #TCRs #crossreactivity #molecularbiology #protein #production Please #email #RT -start date flexible, end of #2025 or beginning of #2026
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June 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
#posting this again if any #postdoc candidates are interested in digging deep into #TCR #Crossreactivity #Tcell functional studies in #autoimmunity and #cancer -please contact me!
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Apply to the Dana Foundation's Professional Development Awards by July 27! Trainees can request up to $5,000 for a conference, workshop, coursework, or other interdisciplinary activity that furthers their training in neuroscience and society.
🔗 on.dana.org/professional...
#neurosociety #neurosky
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#neurosociety #neurosky
June 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Apply to the Dana Foundation's Professional Development Awards by July 27! Trainees can request up to $5,000 for a conference, workshop, coursework, or other interdisciplinary activity that furthers their training in neuroscience and society.
🔗 on.dana.org/professional...
#neurosociety #neurosky
🔗 on.dana.org/professional...
#neurosociety #neurosky
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We are looking for post-docs interested in studying T cell responses to M. tuberculosis infection…especially basic T cell immunologists who are interested in learning to work with BSL3 pathogens. The NIH intramural program is an amazing place to train!
May 30, 2025 at 8:47 PM
We are looking for post-docs interested in studying T cell responses to M. tuberculosis infection…especially basic T cell immunologists who are interested in learning to work with BSL3 pathogens. The NIH intramural program is an amazing place to train!
I have been awarded a pre-tenure teaching release for Fall 2025, and I would love to use the time to visit other faculty! As you prepare your upcoming seminar schedule, if you would like to hear about our work on aging, neuroimmunology, and viral infections, please reach out!
May 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I have been awarded a pre-tenure teaching release for Fall 2025, and I would love to use the time to visit other faculty! As you prepare your upcoming seminar schedule, if you would like to hear about our work on aging, neuroimmunology, and viral infections, please reach out!
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Why do the brain’s professional phagocytes stop clearing amyloid in Alzheimer’s disease? Can we restore microglial superpowers & rescue dying neurons in AD? YES, by stopping DGAT2-mediated lipid droplet formation! Checkout our latest manuscript @cp-immunity.bsky.social 👇🏼
www.cell.com/immunity/abs...
www.cell.com/immunity/abs...
Amyloid-β induces lipid droplet-mediated microglial dysfunction via the enzyme DGAT2 in Alzheimer’s disease
Why microglia stop reducing amyloid deposits from Alzheimer’s disease (AD) brains
is unknown. Prakash, Manchanda, et al. show that microglia increase their lipid droplets
and lose their phagocytic cap...
www.cell.com
May 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Why do the brain’s professional phagocytes stop clearing amyloid in Alzheimer’s disease? Can we restore microglial superpowers & rescue dying neurons in AD? YES, by stopping DGAT2-mediated lipid droplet formation! Checkout our latest manuscript @cp-immunity.bsky.social 👇🏼
www.cell.com/immunity/abs...
www.cell.com/immunity/abs...
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Nominate a deserving early-career investigator today for a chance to compete for a $100,000, 2-year grant!
Support the next generation of Alzheimer’s researchers.
Nominate ➡️ airtable.com/appjJE7FUGZY...
#CCAD2026 #AlzheimersResearch #EarlyCareerScientists #ResearchFunding
Support the next generation of Alzheimer’s researchers.
Nominate ➡️ airtable.com/appjJE7FUGZY...
#CCAD2026 #AlzheimersResearch #EarlyCareerScientists #ResearchFunding
May 13, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Nominate a deserving early-career investigator today for a chance to compete for a $100,000, 2-year grant!
Support the next generation of Alzheimer’s researchers.
Nominate ➡️ airtable.com/appjJE7FUGZY...
#CCAD2026 #AlzheimersResearch #EarlyCareerScientists #ResearchFunding
Support the next generation of Alzheimer’s researchers.
Nominate ➡️ airtable.com/appjJE7FUGZY...
#CCAD2026 #AlzheimersResearch #EarlyCareerScientists #ResearchFunding
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Online now: Online now: The kinase RIPK3 promotes neuronal survival by suppressing excitatory neurotransmission during central nervous system viral infection
The kinase RIPK3 promotes neuronal survival by suppressing excitatory neurotransmission during central nervous system viral infection
How innate immune signaling within neurons influences neurotransmission remains poorly understood. Estevez et al. show that the necroptotic kinase RIPK3 promotes neuronal survival during viral infections of the central nervous system by engaging a…
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February 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Online now: Online now: The kinase RIPK3 promotes neuronal survival by suppressing excitatory neurotransmission during central nervous system viral infection
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We're now hiring for a Director of our Center for Data-Driven Discovery. The ideal candidate will spearhead efforts to create new methods for representing, analyzing, and interpreting large-scale biological data.
Learn more and apply: alleninstitute.org/careers/jobs...
#compneuro
Learn more and apply: alleninstitute.org/careers/jobs...
#compneuro
Jobs
We are working to solve the biggest mysteries in bioscience.
alleninstitute.org
February 18, 2025 at 12:42 AM
We're now hiring for a Director of our Center for Data-Driven Discovery. The ideal candidate will spearhead efforts to create new methods for representing, analyzing, and interpreting large-scale biological data.
Learn more and apply: alleninstitute.org/careers/jobs...
#compneuro
Learn more and apply: alleninstitute.org/careers/jobs...
#compneuro
My aunt died today from melanoma that spread to her liver. I could tell you what a wonderful person she was and how much her family will miss her. But i would be remiss to leave out that this is particularly painful in the wake of the devastating attacks on the NIH and biomedical research.
February 15, 2025 at 11:43 PM
My aunt died today from melanoma that spread to her liver. I could tell you what a wonderful person she was and how much her family will miss her. But i would be remiss to leave out that this is particularly painful in the wake of the devastating attacks on the NIH and biomedical research.
Reposted by Kristen Funk, PhD
Less than a week to apply for the Summer Workshop on the Dynamic Brain! 🐋🧠🌊
Apply by Feb. 1 to join us for this intensive, project-based residential course in the beautiful San Juan Islands.
🔗 alleninstitute.org/events/summe...
🧠📈
Apply by Feb. 1 to join us for this intensive, project-based residential course in the beautiful San Juan Islands.
🔗 alleninstitute.org/events/summe...
🧠📈
Summer Workshop on the Dynamic Brain 2025
The Summer Workshop on the Dynamic Brain is an intensive, project-based residential course with a focus on the neurobiology of sensory processing, coding, and neural population dynamics.
alleninstitute.org
January 23, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Less than a week to apply for the Summer Workshop on the Dynamic Brain! 🐋🧠🌊
Apply by Feb. 1 to join us for this intensive, project-based residential course in the beautiful San Juan Islands.
🔗 alleninstitute.org/events/summe...
🧠📈
Apply by Feb. 1 to join us for this intensive, project-based residential course in the beautiful San Juan Islands.
🔗 alleninstitute.org/events/summe...
🧠📈