Rachel Ross, MD, PhD
@rossenator.bsky.social
psychiatrist/neuroscientist/activist/karaoke-ist. Autonomic nervous system, feeding behavior, stress and metabolism. Asst Prof @EinsteinMed neuroscience. Founder of Rosslab.einsteinmedneuroscience.org
Dear academic internet friends, I’m working on an R01 on our novel early life model of food insecurity, which the federal govt no longer recognizes (as of ~1 week ago cancelling the annual report). Should I re-write my 3 line public health narrative (bonkers) to de-center that topic?
October 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Dear academic internet friends, I’m working on an R01 on our novel early life model of food insecurity, which the federal govt no longer recognizes (as of ~1 week ago cancelling the annual report). Should I re-write my 3 line public health narrative (bonkers) to de-center that topic?
This. Read the article by @tressiemcphd.bsky.social it is wide angle, big picture, thought-provoking, critical reading for anyone who’s still trying to “understand” what’s happening all around us (in the US). www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
October 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This. Read the article by @tressiemcphd.bsky.social it is wide angle, big picture, thought-provoking, critical reading for anyone who’s still trying to “understand” what’s happening all around us (in the US). www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
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It’s not just that video is too slow. It is that. It’s also not my own understanding happening. I also truly believe that the mind and life I want to have does not happen through watching but does through reading. Wild that this is even a little bit provocative but I suspect that mostly just online
September 30, 2025 at 1:33 PM
It’s not just that video is too slow. It is that. It’s also not my own understanding happening. I also truly believe that the mind and life I want to have does not happen through watching but does through reading. Wild that this is even a little bit provocative but I suspect that mostly just online
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People get so angry about this, I’ve found that interesting. There is definitely some resistance to the idea of reading, not just the act of doing it.
But yeah I am not watching a video, ever, if I can help it.
But yeah I am not watching a video, ever, if I can help it.
I am An Old.
(I read way faster than people speak, so I'm almost always going to prefer text over video. I can also read without disturbing anyone nearby without requiring headphones)
(I read way faster than people speak, so I'm almost always going to prefer text over video. I can also read without disturbing anyone nearby without requiring headphones)
The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video
September 30, 2025 at 1:32 PM
People get so angry about this, I’ve found that interesting. There is definitely some resistance to the idea of reading, not just the act of doing it.
But yeah I am not watching a video, ever, if I can help it.
But yeah I am not watching a video, ever, if I can help it.
This wknd, WSJ reported the Dept of Ag is ending its annual report on household food security. Started in the 1990s to help state and local officials distribute food assistance. Last year’s report found that 18 million U.S. households experienced food insecurity during 2023.
September 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This wknd, WSJ reported the Dept of Ag is ending its annual report on household food security. Started in the 1990s to help state and local officials distribute food assistance. Last year’s report found that 18 million U.S. households experienced food insecurity during 2023.
Humble case report from prior Ross lab member Katie Kuk, who is now a psych intern, on the PREVIOUSLY UNHEARD OF improvement in cognitive function in a patient with a rare developmental disorder after starting a med to treat obesity. www.frontiersin.org/journals/end...
Frontiers | Case Report: Improvement in cognitive functioning following setmelanotide initiation in a patient with Bardet-Biedl syndrome
Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a rare genetic condition that results from mutations in a variety of genes crucial for ciliary transport. Consequently, patien...
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September 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Humble case report from prior Ross lab member Katie Kuk, who is now a psych intern, on the PREVIOUSLY UNHEARD OF improvement in cognitive function in a patient with a rare developmental disorder after starting a med to treat obesity. www.frontiersin.org/journals/end...
Three top CDC officials resigned in protest tonight. Read the powerful resignation letters, including from @DrDemetre.bsky.social, “I am not able to serve in this role any longer because of the ongoing weaponizing of public health.”
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
Breaking News: Read three top CDC officials' resignation emails.
The end of an era.
insidemedicine.substack.com
August 28, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Three top CDC officials resigned in protest tonight. Read the powerful resignation letters, including from @DrDemetre.bsky.social, “I am not able to serve in this role any longer because of the ongoing weaponizing of public health.”
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
To my psychiatry colleagues, here’s a helpful commentary on how to support and protect our trans patients rights and dignity in the face of current admin regime attacks. psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...
Psychiatry Online
PsychiatryOnline.org is the platform for all American Psychiatric Association Publishing journals, DSM, and bestselling textbooks, as well as APA Practice Guidelines, and continuing medical education.
psychiatryonline.org
August 27, 2025 at 9:04 PM
To my psychiatry colleagues, here’s a helpful commentary on how to support and protect our trans patients rights and dignity in the face of current admin regime attacks. psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...
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NIH progress on new R01s in FY 2025 drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2025/08/18/n...
NIH progress on new R01s in FY 2025
I know Doctor Editor Director Professor Berg has more sophisticated analyses going but this simple data set made sense to me once I realized how few new R01 NIAAA has issued so far (5). Since we ar…
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August 19, 2025 at 1:56 AM
NIH progress on new R01s in FY 2025 drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2025/08/18/n...
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Hey everybody! @drjuliawester.bsky.social and I have a new paper!
We surveyed over 800 scientists, science communicators, and science educators who use social media.
Conclusion: Scientists no longer find Twitter useful or pleasant, and many have switched to Bluesky! 🧪🌎🦑
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
We surveyed over 800 scientists, science communicators, and science educators who use social media.
Conclusion: Scientists no longer find Twitter useful or pleasant, and many have switched to Bluesky! 🧪🌎🦑
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
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August 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Hey everybody! @drjuliawester.bsky.social and I have a new paper!
We surveyed over 800 scientists, science communicators, and science educators who use social media.
Conclusion: Scientists no longer find Twitter useful or pleasant, and many have switched to Bluesky! 🧪🌎🦑
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
We surveyed over 800 scientists, science communicators, and science educators who use social media.
Conclusion: Scientists no longer find Twitter useful or pleasant, and many have switched to Bluesky! 🧪🌎🦑
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
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NEW: In an unprecedented move, the NIH will soon disinvite dozens of scientists about to take positions on advisory councils that make final decisions on grant funding.
NIH staff were told to select others aligned with the Trump administration and told to expect placements by political appointees.
NIH staff were told to select others aligned with the Trump administration and told to expect placements by political appointees.
Exclusive: NIH to dismiss dozens of grant reviewers to align with Trump priorities
The move would undo years of work, leaving advisory councils understaffed, and without the full expertise needed for reviews.
www.nature.com
July 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
NEW: In an unprecedented move, the NIH will soon disinvite dozens of scientists about to take positions on advisory councils that make final decisions on grant funding.
NIH staff were told to select others aligned with the Trump administration and told to expect placements by political appointees.
NIH staff were told to select others aligned with the Trump administration and told to expect placements by political appointees.
My favorite talk of #Endo2025 is @liisagalea.bsky.social but also the entire sex differences session full of things we know but for some reason have ignored: females are different than males. Not more complex. Not more dynamic. Different. It’s not sexist to use funds to study this; it’s necessary.
July 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
My favorite talk of #Endo2025 is @liisagalea.bsky.social but also the entire sex differences session full of things we know but for some reason have ignored: females are different than males. Not more complex. Not more dynamic. Different. It’s not sexist to use funds to study this; it’s necessary.
Today (5p EST) is the last day to log a comment about this policy and help NIH continue to support foundation basic science work which is necessary to understand our complex biological systems underlying both health and disease.
www.fda.gov/news-events/...
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July 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Today (5p EST) is the last day to log a comment about this policy and help NIH continue to support foundation basic science work which is necessary to understand our complex biological systems underlying both health and disease.
www.fda.gov/news-events/...
www.fda.gov/news-events/...
Connecting immunology and endocrinology through basic and translational research the Nicholas lab, @quinascience.bsky.social hopes to create a home for the interface at #endo2025
July 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Connecting immunology and endocrinology through basic and translational research the Nicholas lab, @quinascience.bsky.social hopes to create a home for the interface at #endo2025
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hey I am posting this because I didn't know it, and so others might not either: but the BBB has NOT PASSED YET-- it's passed the senate & now it must pass the house.
It's time to call reps RIGHT NOW. Johnson is going to push the vote ASAP before backlash can form so the calls need to start NOW.
It's time to call reps RIGHT NOW. Johnson is going to push the vote ASAP before backlash can form so the calls need to start NOW.
July 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
hey I am posting this because I didn't know it, and so others might not either: but the BBB has NOT PASSED YET-- it's passed the senate & now it must pass the house.
It's time to call reps RIGHT NOW. Johnson is going to push the vote ASAP before backlash can form so the calls need to start NOW.
It's time to call reps RIGHT NOW. Johnson is going to push the vote ASAP before backlash can form so the calls need to start NOW.
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🧪 BOOM: The AAU, ACE, APLU, and 13 universities just filed suit today against NSF for slashing to 15% indirect rates.
Full compliant: www.aau.edu/sites/defaul...
Updates: www.aau.edu/resources-aa...
A similar group of plaintiffs won a *permanent* injunction against a similar change at NIH.
Full compliant: www.aau.edu/sites/defaul...
Updates: www.aau.edu/resources-aa...
A similar group of plaintiffs won a *permanent* injunction against a similar change at NIH.
two little girls are dancing on a stage and one of them is telling the other to tell her .
Alt: Wwo little girls are dancing on a stage and one of them is telling the other to tell her.
media.tenor.com
May 6, 2025 at 1:28 AM
🧪 BOOM: The AAU, ACE, APLU, and 13 universities just filed suit today against NSF for slashing to 15% indirect rates.
Full compliant: www.aau.edu/sites/defaul...
Updates: www.aau.edu/resources-aa...
A similar group of plaintiffs won a *permanent* injunction against a similar change at NIH.
Full compliant: www.aau.edu/sites/defaul...
Updates: www.aau.edu/resources-aa...
A similar group of plaintiffs won a *permanent* injunction against a similar change at NIH.
Spread the science! Join the movement! linktr.ee/investNscience
April 8, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Spread the science! Join the movement! linktr.ee/investNscience
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FACULTY JOB ALERT! The Albert Einstein Dept of Neuroscience is hiring a new assistant professor in any area of neuroscience! We have funds specifically earmarked for this search. #Neuroscience #AcademicJobs #NeuroSky Job just posted: faculty-einstein.icims.com/jobs/17175/f... Please share widely!!
Albert Einstein College of Medicine | Medical Education | Biomedical Research
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March 26, 2025 at 5:52 PM
FACULTY JOB ALERT! The Albert Einstein Dept of Neuroscience is hiring a new assistant professor in any area of neuroscience! We have funds specifically earmarked for this search. #Neuroscience #AcademicJobs #NeuroSky Job just posted: faculty-einstein.icims.com/jobs/17175/f... Please share widely!!
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Happy #internationalwomensday !!! Don't let the patriarchy get you down. We outchea!
March 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Happy #internationalwomensday !!! Don't let the patriarchy get you down. We outchea!
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Reminder that Europepmc.org exists. In case anyone should need it for any reason.
Europe PMCHome - Europe PMC
Europe PMC is an archive of life sciences journal literature.
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March 2, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Reminder that Europepmc.org exists. In case anyone should need it for any reason.
Brilliance is everywhere but opportunity is not. Keep pushing forward
-Dean Lynne Holden to overpacked lecture hall for inspiration from students’ invited speaker Einstein alum Dr Amanda Brown, PhD in honor of former faculty member Dr Marie Daly, the first Black female to achieve a PhD in chemistry
-Dean Lynne Holden to overpacked lecture hall for inspiration from students’ invited speaker Einstein alum Dr Amanda Brown, PhD in honor of former faculty member Dr Marie Daly, the first Black female to achieve a PhD in chemistry
February 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Brilliance is everywhere but opportunity is not. Keep pushing forward
-Dean Lynne Holden to overpacked lecture hall for inspiration from students’ invited speaker Einstein alum Dr Amanda Brown, PhD in honor of former faculty member Dr Marie Daly, the first Black female to achieve a PhD in chemistry
-Dean Lynne Holden to overpacked lecture hall for inspiration from students’ invited speaker Einstein alum Dr Amanda Brown, PhD in honor of former faculty member Dr Marie Daly, the first Black female to achieve a PhD in chemistry
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Einstein Research led by @rossenator.bsky.social: Investigating Brain Circuits Linking Overeating with Obesity
#neuroscience #obesity #ScienceSky
#neuroscience #obesity #ScienceSky
Investigating Brain Circuits Linking Overeating with Obesity
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February 14, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Einstein Research led by @rossenator.bsky.social: Investigating Brain Circuits Linking Overeating with Obesity
#neuroscience #obesity #ScienceSky
#neuroscience #obesity #ScienceSky
I am not surprised but I am infuriated by this lack of regard for the work that we put into this. @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social do better.
February 19, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I am not surprised but I am infuriated by this lack of regard for the work that we put into this. @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social do better.
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Join 50501 in a National Day of Action on Monday, February 17th. We are reclaiming President's Day - a day that is supposed to be celebrating the Presidency. Unite to limit executive overreach. Find your protest at https://buff.ly/417VjtT, or create one.
February 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Join 50501 in a National Day of Action on Monday, February 17th. We are reclaiming President's Day - a day that is supposed to be celebrating the Presidency. Unite to limit executive overreach. Find your protest at https://buff.ly/417VjtT, or create one.
This move on petition is in support of pushing back against the NIH indirect cap: sign.moveon.org/petitions/sa...
Save University Medical Research and Patient Treatment from Chopping Block
Research universities are leading the way to do important research to improve medical treatments for serious diseases like cancer, Alzheimer's, diabetes, and many other debilitating and life-threateni...
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February 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
This move on petition is in support of pushing back against the NIH indirect cap: sign.moveon.org/petitions/sa...