Megan Hagenauer
@mhagenauer.bsky.social
"Ah, I am wandering! Strange how the brain controls the brain!" Neuroscientist at the University of Michigan. Data Sleuth. #ARM. "Confoundoisseur". Unquestionably eccentric. Views are my own.
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Megan Hagenauer
@mhagenauer.bsky.social
· Nov 22
🧠 UM Neurofriends, NGP & MNI folks (@ummni.bsky.social):
I made a University of Michigan Neuroscience starter pack. Let me know who I missed!
go.bsky.app/P2SqN4Z
I made a University of Michigan Neuroscience starter pack. Let me know who I missed!
go.bsky.app/P2SqN4Z
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Bluetorial-Jim Watson
I met Jim Watson a few times but did not know him well. However, I was greatly influenced by his book “The Double Helix”. He was a complicated human being with some very, very bad features, but some good contributions.
What follows is my personal perspective.
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I met Jim Watson a few times but did not know him well. However, I was greatly influenced by his book “The Double Helix”. He was a complicated human being with some very, very bad features, but some good contributions.
What follows is my personal perspective.
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a cartoon says hey everybody an old man 's talking while bart simpson looks on
ALT: a cartoon says hey everybody an old man 's talking while bart simpson looks on
media.tenor.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Bluetorial-Jim Watson
I met Jim Watson a few times but did not know him well. However, I was greatly influenced by his book “The Double Helix”. He was a complicated human being with some very, very bad features, but some good contributions.
What follows is my personal perspective.
1/41
I met Jim Watson a few times but did not know him well. However, I was greatly influenced by his book “The Double Helix”. He was a complicated human being with some very, very bad features, but some good contributions.
What follows is my personal perspective.
1/41
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8 high level positions at NIH posted including 6 institute director positions (NIMH, NIGMS, NICHD, NIDCR, NHGRI, NLM).
Only open for 2 weeks (applications due November 21).
Application materials include a) CV b) vision statement c) a photocopy of doctoral degree.
hr.nih.gov/careers/open...
Only open for 2 weeks (applications due November 21).
Application materials include a) CV b) vision statement c) a photocopy of doctoral degree.
hr.nih.gov/careers/open...
hr.nih.gov
November 7, 2025 at 10:20 PM
8 high level positions at NIH posted including 6 institute director positions (NIMH, NIGMS, NICHD, NIDCR, NHGRI, NLM).
Only open for 2 weeks (applications due November 21).
Application materials include a) CV b) vision statement c) a photocopy of doctoral degree.
hr.nih.gov/careers/open...
Only open for 2 weeks (applications due November 21).
Application materials include a) CV b) vision statement c) a photocopy of doctoral degree.
hr.nih.gov/careers/open...
🧠 Neurofriends:
Who is going to SfN this year?
Would anyone like to help me run The Confound Hour on Tuesday night?
Who is going to SfN this year?
Would anyone like to help me run The Confound Hour on Tuesday night?
a cartoon brain with purple tentacles and the word woo in yellow
ALT: a cartoon brain with purple tentacles and the word woo in yellow
media.tenor.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:35 PM
🧠 Neurofriends:
Who is going to SfN this year?
Would anyone like to help me run The Confound Hour on Tuesday night?
Who is going to SfN this year?
Would anyone like to help me run The Confound Hour on Tuesday night?
Reposted by Megan Hagenauer
Mapping Open Science in Neuroscience - A collaborative initiative with FORRT @forrt.bsky.social
ReproducibiliTea Bordeaux Team invites you to contribute to this project!
More details:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Please share.
ReproducibiliTea Bordeaux Team invites you to contribute to this project!
More details:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Please share.
October 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Mapping Open Science in Neuroscience - A collaborative initiative with FORRT @forrt.bsky.social
ReproducibiliTea Bordeaux Team invites you to contribute to this project!
More details:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Please share.
ReproducibiliTea Bordeaux Team invites you to contribute to this project!
More details:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Please share.
Reposted by Megan Hagenauer
We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
November 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
New profile pic?
October 31, 2025 at 10:49 PM
New profile pic?
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After 13 years in the US, I’ve made the difficult decision to leave. Having packed up everything and rethought about priorities, rather painstakingly, while I’m sad to leave the life I’ve made here, I’m also relieved that I won’t have to plan my life around immigration policies anymore.
October 31, 2025 at 4:08 AM
After 13 years in the US, I’ve made the difficult decision to leave. Having packed up everything and rethought about priorities, rather painstakingly, while I’m sad to leave the life I’ve made here, I’m also relieved that I won’t have to plan my life around immigration policies anymore.
Reposted by Megan Hagenauer
The Long COVID Treatment Trial – Tirzepatide (LoCITT-T) is officially open for enrollment for people with Long COVID in:
Alabama, Alaska, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah
longcovid.scripps.edu/locitt-t/?ut...
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Alabama, Alaska, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah
longcovid.scripps.edu/locitt-t/?ut...
1/16
LoCITT-T - Long COVID Treatment Trial
longcovid.scripps.edu
October 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The Long COVID Treatment Trial – Tirzepatide (LoCITT-T) is officially open for enrollment for people with Long COVID in:
Alabama, Alaska, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah
longcovid.scripps.edu/locitt-t/?ut...
1/16
Alabama, Alaska, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah
longcovid.scripps.edu/locitt-t/?ut...
1/16
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Please be sure to check your kid's candy VERY carefully.
I just found an unbalanced centrifuge in a Snickers bar.
🍬☠️💥
I just found an unbalanced centrifuge in a Snickers bar.
🍬☠️💥
October 31, 2023 at 4:53 PM
Please be sure to check your kid's candy VERY carefully.
I just found an unbalanced centrifuge in a Snickers bar.
🍬☠️💥
I just found an unbalanced centrifuge in a Snickers bar.
🍬☠️💥
Reposted by Megan Hagenauer
The Department of Human Genetics at the University of Michigan is looking for a new faculty colleague at the rank of Assistant Professor. Please share!
careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...
careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...
Asst Professor | U-M Careers
careers.umich.edu
September 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The Department of Human Genetics at the University of Michigan is looking for a new faculty colleague at the rank of Assistant Professor. Please share!
careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...
careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...
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Interested in #graduateprograms in #neuroscience? Come learn about our Neuroscience Graduate Program at the University of Michigan. We are offering virtual and in person opportunities to do so in October and November. #SfN2025 #SACNAS #ABRCMS
See flyer below and #GoBlue! 👇
See flyer below and #GoBlue! 👇
October 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Interested in #graduateprograms in #neuroscience? Come learn about our Neuroscience Graduate Program at the University of Michigan. We are offering virtual and in person opportunities to do so in October and November. #SfN2025 #SACNAS #ABRCMS
See flyer below and #GoBlue! 👇
See flyer below and #GoBlue! 👇
Reposted by Megan Hagenauer
Humanity’s history is a continuous battle between us and the microbes. For most of our history, we were on the losing side. It wasn’t even close. We were losing very decisively.
October 30, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Humanity’s history is a continuous battle between us and the microbes. For most of our history, we were on the losing side. It wasn’t even close. We were losing very decisively.
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Do you have a background in applied #AI and an interest in joining @nature.com's editorial team? If so, consider applying! www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Biological, Clinical, and Social Sciences - New York City, New York (US) job with Springer Nature Ltd | 12848260
Title: Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Biological, Clinical, and Social Sciences Organization: Nature Portfolio Locations: New York, Jersey City...
www.nature.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Do you have a background in applied #AI and an interest in joining @nature.com's editorial team? If so, consider applying! www.nature.com/naturecareer...
🧠🧬 New preprint! Our meta-analysis of the effects of chronic stress on prefrontal cortex gene expression has gone live.😁
Jinglin Xiong is the first author. She completed this work *as an undergraduate researcher* and is currently applying to PhD programs! 🎉
Jinglin Xiong is the first author. She completed this work *as an undergraduate researcher* and is currently applying to PhD programs! 🎉
🧠🧬 I am more than excited to share that my first co-first author publication has been submitted and uploaded to bioRxiv! This meta-analysis study examined how chronic stress alters gene expression in the prefrontal cortex of mice (1/7).
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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October 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
🧠🧬 New preprint! Our meta-analysis of the effects of chronic stress on prefrontal cortex gene expression has gone live.😁
Jinglin Xiong is the first author. She completed this work *as an undergraduate researcher* and is currently applying to PhD programs! 🎉
Jinglin Xiong is the first author. She completed this work *as an undergraduate researcher* and is currently applying to PhD programs! 🎉
Reposted by Megan Hagenauer
Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
October 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
Reposted by Megan Hagenauer
The Python Software Foundation was recommended for a $1.5M grant from the National Science Foundation. The terms of the award said PSF could not work on DEI, whether or not the grant funding was used for it.
PSF therefore declined the funding.
Science suffers, but commitment to core values remains
PSF therefore declined the funding.
Science suffers, but commitment to core values remains
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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The official home of the Python Programming Language
www.python.org
October 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The Python Software Foundation was recommended for a $1.5M grant from the National Science Foundation. The terms of the award said PSF could not work on DEI, whether or not the grant funding was used for it.
PSF therefore declined the funding.
Science suffers, but commitment to core values remains
PSF therefore declined the funding.
Science suffers, but commitment to core values remains
🧠🧬🦠🥼🧪📈🔬
I should add:
If you have other ideas or advice for researchers who are needing to wrap up their projects prematurely, please add them to the comments section of our article.
Tapping the hivemind...
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
I should add:
If you have other ideas or advice for researchers who are needing to wrap up their projects prematurely, please add them to the comments section of our article.
Tapping the hivemind...
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Science projects are designed & funded on the scale of years, so what happens if you need to finish prematurely? @mhagenauer.bsky.social &co discuss solutions for quickly documenting partially finished projects & publishing ‘as you go’ in an uncertain environment @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4ovd1jH
October 23, 2025 at 1:41 PM
🧠🧬🦠🥼🧪📈🔬
I should add:
If you have other ideas or advice for researchers who are needing to wrap up their projects prematurely, please add them to the comments section of our article.
Tapping the hivemind...
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
I should add:
If you have other ideas or advice for researchers who are needing to wrap up their projects prematurely, please add them to the comments section of our article.
Tapping the hivemind...
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
🧠🥼🧬🧪🔬
Last year at @sfn.org I ran a workshop on "Opening the File Drawer" with Ben Kolber, Stacey Winham, Paul Sternberg, & Alex Freeman (@alexandrafreeman.bsky.social).
We've shared the resources that we compiled for that workshop in this new paper. ❤️
@comm4rigor.bsky.social @ummni.bsky.social
Last year at @sfn.org I ran a workshop on "Opening the File Drawer" with Ben Kolber, Stacey Winham, Paul Sternberg, & Alex Freeman (@alexandrafreeman.bsky.social).
We've shared the resources that we compiled for that workshop in this new paper. ❤️
@comm4rigor.bsky.social @ummni.bsky.social
Science projects are designed & funded on the scale of years, so what happens if you need to finish prematurely? @mhagenauer.bsky.social &co discuss solutions for quickly documenting partially finished projects & publishing ‘as you go’ in an uncertain environment @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4ovd1jH
October 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
🧠🥼🧬🧪🔬
Last year at @sfn.org I ran a workshop on "Opening the File Drawer" with Ben Kolber, Stacey Winham, Paul Sternberg, & Alex Freeman (@alexandrafreeman.bsky.social).
We've shared the resources that we compiled for that workshop in this new paper. ❤️
@comm4rigor.bsky.social @ummni.bsky.social
Last year at @sfn.org I ran a workshop on "Opening the File Drawer" with Ben Kolber, Stacey Winham, Paul Sternberg, & Alex Freeman (@alexandrafreeman.bsky.social).
We've shared the resources that we compiled for that workshop in this new paper. ❤️
@comm4rigor.bsky.social @ummni.bsky.social
Reposted by Megan Hagenauer
Become a financial contributor for Data Rescue efforts! opencollective.com/datashelter/... #MDLS25
Data Rescue Project - Open Collective
Preserving public U.S. data
opencollective.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Become a financial contributor for Data Rescue efforts! opencollective.com/datashelter/... #MDLS25
Reposted by Megan Hagenauer
COVID19 mRNA vaccines may improve response to some cancer treatments.
It’s a shame that the Trump administration cut funding for mRNA vaccine research and that RFK Jr. and his minions keep lying about them.
It’s a shame that the Trump administration cut funding for mRNA vaccine research and that RFK Jr. and his minions keep lying about them.
mRNA covid vaccines spark immune response that may aid cancer survival
An analysis of patient records suggests that mRNA covid-19 vaccines boost the immune response to cancerous tumours when given soon after people start a type of immunotherapy, extending their lives
www.newscientist.com
October 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
COVID19 mRNA vaccines may improve response to some cancer treatments.
It’s a shame that the Trump administration cut funding for mRNA vaccine research and that RFK Jr. and his minions keep lying about them.
It’s a shame that the Trump administration cut funding for mRNA vaccine research and that RFK Jr. and his minions keep lying about them.
Reposted by Megan Hagenauer
Dismantling the Institutional Review Board (IRB), that oversees all human subjects research, is bad. Really bad.
The entire HR department at the CDC is gone. Everyone at the IRB, which makes sure studies are conducted ethically and rigorously, and the ethics office, which oversee conflicts of interest for CDC leaders and advisory committee members, were also let go.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Instability and confusion’ as CDC slashes 1,300 jobs before reinstating half
Trump administration says 700 notices were sent in error, while top CDC officer says ‘they didn’t think through what they were doing’
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Dismantling the Institutional Review Board (IRB), that oversees all human subjects research, is bad. Really bad.
Reposted by Megan Hagenauer
GOOD NEWS! For the first time ever, Huntington's disease has been successfully treated. A groundbreaking new miRNA treatment, AMT-130, slowed the progression of the disease by 75%. These results are likely to support the first approval of a genetic treatment for the rare neurodegenerative condition.
October 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! For the first time ever, Huntington's disease has been successfully treated. A groundbreaking new miRNA treatment, AMT-130, slowed the progression of the disease by 75%. These results are likely to support the first approval of a genetic treatment for the rare neurodegenerative condition.
Estimated turn out: 7 million
#NoKingsDay
#NoKingsDay
October 19, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Estimated turn out: 7 million
#NoKingsDay
#NoKingsDay
