De-Shaine Murray, Ph.D
@shaine.bsky.social
Neuroengineer creating neural implants to monitor the injured 🧠 • President & co-founder @blackinneuro.bsky.social •
Co-editor of The Black PhD Experience
https://a.co/d/e41qwVc •
Partner in crime @clionamurray.com
www.de-shaine.com
Co-editor of The Black PhD Experience
https://a.co/d/e41qwVc •
Partner in crime @clionamurray.com
www.de-shaine.com
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Long overdue an #introduction to the skyline. Hey, I'm De-Shaine a Neuroengineer 🪛 @Yale who makes devices to monitor the injured 🧠 in cases of traumatic brain injury, stroke, epilepsy and brain cancers. I am the incoming President of @blackinneuro.bsky.social #BlackSky #NeuroSkyence
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🧠 Poster abstract submissions are OPEN for #BINW25!
Join us in person to share your science, your story, and your brilliance. ✨
Let’s #PictureABINScientist — and that includes YOU!
🔗 tinyurl.com/poster-binw25
🗓️ Deadline: Aug 8, 2025 at 11:59 PM ET
#BlackInNeuroConference
Join us in person to share your science, your story, and your brilliance. ✨
Let’s #PictureABINScientist — and that includes YOU!
🔗 tinyurl.com/poster-binw25
🗓️ Deadline: Aug 8, 2025 at 11:59 PM ET
#BlackInNeuroConference
July 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
🧠 Poster abstract submissions are OPEN for #BINW25!
Join us in person to share your science, your story, and your brilliance. ✨
Let’s #PictureABINScientist — and that includes YOU!
🔗 tinyurl.com/poster-binw25
🗓️ Deadline: Aug 8, 2025 at 11:59 PM ET
#BlackInNeuroConference
Join us in person to share your science, your story, and your brilliance. ✨
Let’s #PictureABINScientist — and that includes YOU!
🔗 tinyurl.com/poster-binw25
🗓️ Deadline: Aug 8, 2025 at 11:59 PM ET
#BlackInNeuroConference
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We’re celebrating 5 years of building a global movement for Black neuroscientists — and we need your support to keep it going. 🧠💛
Help support #BlackInNeuro as we grow our impact in academia, industry, and public health.
We’re celebrating 5 years of building a global movement for Black neuroscientists — and we need your support to keep it going. 🧠💛
Help support #BlackInNeuro as we grow our impact in academia, industry, and public health.
May 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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We’re celebrating 5 years of building a global movement for Black neuroscientists — and we need your support to keep it going. 🧠💛
Help support #BlackInNeuro as we grow our impact in academia, industry, and public health.
We’re celebrating 5 years of building a global movement for Black neuroscientists — and we need your support to keep it going. 🧠💛
Help support #BlackInNeuro as we grow our impact in academia, industry, and public health.
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Federally funded DEI training programs and funding sources are disappearing. Meet seven neuroscientists who are filling these gaps.
By Paige Miranda
www.thetransmitter.org/qa/we-still-...
By Paige Miranda
www.thetransmitter.org/qa/we-still-...
Neuroscience advocacy groups on navigating DEI funding cuts
Minority trainees are losing pillars of support, but grassroots organizations are stepping in to continue championing these early-career researchers.
www.thetransmitter.org
May 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Federally funded DEI training programs and funding sources are disappearing. Meet seven neuroscientists who are filling these gaps.
By Paige Miranda
www.thetransmitter.org/qa/we-still-...
By Paige Miranda
www.thetransmitter.org/qa/we-still-...
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🎉BIN is turning 5️⃣—and going in-person for Black In Neuro Conference 2025 in Washington, DC 🧠✨
🗓️ It's time to save the date: September 10-12, 2025
Let’s celebrate 5 years of community, connection, and Black excellence in neuroscience!
More details to come soon!! 🤗
🗓️ It's time to save the date: September 10-12, 2025
Let’s celebrate 5 years of community, connection, and Black excellence in neuroscience!
More details to come soon!! 🤗
May 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
🎉BIN is turning 5️⃣—and going in-person for Black In Neuro Conference 2025 in Washington, DC 🧠✨
🗓️ It's time to save the date: September 10-12, 2025
Let’s celebrate 5 years of community, connection, and Black excellence in neuroscience!
More details to come soon!! 🤗
🗓️ It's time to save the date: September 10-12, 2025
Let’s celebrate 5 years of community, connection, and Black excellence in neuroscience!
More details to come soon!! 🤗
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Interrupting your Oscars viewing with an important announcement.
The Umoya Fellowship is an initiative by @lmaepa.bsky.social to support Blackskyers in attending the ATmosphere Conf in Seattle, WA, on March 22-23, 2025
This fellowship will award two community members /w 💸 to attend the conference
The Umoya Fellowship is an initiative by @lmaepa.bsky.social to support Blackskyers in attending the ATmosphere Conf in Seattle, WA, on March 22-23, 2025
This fellowship will award two community members /w 💸 to attend the conference
Announcing the Umoya Fellowship – Supporting Blackskyers at ATmosphere Conference - Blacksky
Dear Blacksky Community,We are excited to share an incredible opportunity made possible by Linda Maepa (Gogo Pebets...
opencollective.com
March 3, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Interrupting your Oscars viewing with an important announcement.
The Umoya Fellowship is an initiative by @lmaepa.bsky.social to support Blackskyers in attending the ATmosphere Conf in Seattle, WA, on March 22-23, 2025
This fellowship will award two community members /w 💸 to attend the conference
The Umoya Fellowship is an initiative by @lmaepa.bsky.social to support Blackskyers in attending the ATmosphere Conf in Seattle, WA, on March 22-23, 2025
This fellowship will award two community members /w 💸 to attend the conference
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Jheannelle Johnson (jheannellejohnson.bksy.social) is a development director for @blackinneuro.bsky.social and researches cell vulnerability in Alzheimer’s disease.
Read her essay “The sounds of music: Tracing memories and pathways through research and resistance" www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Read her essay “The sounds of music: Tracing memories and pathways through research and resistance" www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
February 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Jheannelle Johnson (jheannellejohnson.bksy.social) is a development director for @blackinneuro.bsky.social and researches cell vulnerability in Alzheimer’s disease.
Read her essay “The sounds of music: Tracing memories and pathways through research and resistance" www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Read her essay “The sounds of music: Tracing memories and pathways through research and resistance" www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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We are proud to announce the winners of the 5th annual Rising Black Scientists Awards! www.cell.com/news-do/risi...
Learn more about each winner and their essays now published in @cp-cell.bsky.social below. 🧵
Sponsored by #CellPress, @cellsignal.bsky.social, and @elsevierconnect.bsky.social
Learn more about each winner and their essays now published in @cp-cell.bsky.social below. 🧵
Sponsored by #CellPress, @cellsignal.bsky.social, and @elsevierconnect.bsky.social
February 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
We are proud to announce the winners of the 5th annual Rising Black Scientists Awards! www.cell.com/news-do/risi...
Learn more about each winner and their essays now published in @cp-cell.bsky.social below. 🧵
Sponsored by #CellPress, @cellsignal.bsky.social, and @elsevierconnect.bsky.social
Learn more about each winner and their essays now published in @cp-cell.bsky.social below. 🧵
Sponsored by #CellPress, @cellsignal.bsky.social, and @elsevierconnect.bsky.social
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I am so honored to be a recipient of the 5th Annual Rising Black Scientists Award! I hope that my story will inspire others to share their journey to neuroscience because our voices are important to shaping the field forward.
We are proud to announce the winners of the 5th annual Rising Black Scientists Awards! www.cell.com/news-do/risi...
Learn more about each winner and their essays now published in @cp-cell.bsky.social below. 🧵
Sponsored by #CellPress, @cellsignal.bsky.social, and @elsevierconnect.bsky.social
Learn more about each winner and their essays now published in @cp-cell.bsky.social below. 🧵
Sponsored by #CellPress, @cellsignal.bsky.social, and @elsevierconnect.bsky.social
February 7, 2025 at 6:32 AM
I am so honored to be a recipient of the 5th Annual Rising Black Scientists Award! I hope that my story will inspire others to share their journey to neuroscience because our voices are important to shaping the field forward.
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Check out this replay of last year’s SURF panel with the Program Directors for the University of Cincinnati and University of Minnesota!
This panel also includes testimonials from students on their SURF experiences! Still time to register for the SURF Info Session! RSVP here: tinyurl.com/4mzjyz9 🧪
This panel also includes testimonials from students on their SURF experiences! Still time to register for the SURF Info Session! RSVP here: tinyurl.com/4mzjyz9 🧪
January 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Check out this replay of last year’s SURF panel with the Program Directors for the University of Cincinnati and University of Minnesota!
This panel also includes testimonials from students on their SURF experiences! Still time to register for the SURF Info Session! RSVP here: tinyurl.com/4mzjyz9 🧪
This panel also includes testimonials from students on their SURF experiences! Still time to register for the SURF Info Session! RSVP here: tinyurl.com/4mzjyz9 🧪
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🧵 Pulse oximeters overestimate arterial oxygen saturation and provide more variable readings in people with darker skin pigmentations.
Despite guidance from the @fda.gov, the reporting of participant skin tones in pulse oximeter testing has been inconsistent.
ja.ma/3DKuKBw
Despite guidance from the @fda.gov, the reporting of participant skin tones in pulse oximeter testing has been inconsistent.
ja.ma/3DKuKBw
December 30, 2024 at 5:42 PM
🧵 Pulse oximeters overestimate arterial oxygen saturation and provide more variable readings in people with darker skin pigmentations.
Despite guidance from the @fda.gov, the reporting of participant skin tones in pulse oximeter testing has been inconsistent.
ja.ma/3DKuKBw
Despite guidance from the @fda.gov, the reporting of participant skin tones in pulse oximeter testing has been inconsistent.
ja.ma/3DKuKBw
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December 29, 2024 at 8:13 PM
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Affirmation of the week (courtesy of an IG post):
“You’ve been strong all year. So don’t finish strong — finish rested.” ✨
“You’ve been strong all year. So don’t finish strong — finish rested.” ✨
December 23, 2024 at 3:44 PM
Affirmation of the week (courtesy of an IG post):
“You’ve been strong all year. So don’t finish strong — finish rested.” ✨
“You’ve been strong all year. So don’t finish strong — finish rested.” ✨
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na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A... check us out #Blacksky #Blackmedsky @acog-org.bsky.social
December 22, 2024 at 1:29 AM
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Just let me be a scientist:
The experienced, highly qualified postdoc is a valuable resource.
PDF download
www.embopress.org/doi/epdf/10....
The experienced, highly qualified postdoc is a valuable resource.
PDF download
www.embopress.org/doi/epdf/10....
December 19, 2024 at 12:34 AM
Just let me be a scientist:
The experienced, highly qualified postdoc is a valuable resource.
PDF download
www.embopress.org/doi/epdf/10....
The experienced, highly qualified postdoc is a valuable resource.
PDF download
www.embopress.org/doi/epdf/10....
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Thousands of documents obtained from the Yale Police Department show how the campus police closely surveilled pro-Palestine protestors, in collaboration with the FBI and counterterrorism forces. What other campuses followed this playbook?
Inside the Yale Police Department’s War on Student Protesters
Exclusive documents reveal the YPD’s use of counterterrorism tactics in suppressing pro-Palestine activism.
jewishcurrents.org
December 21, 2024 at 2:46 AM
Thousands of documents obtained from the Yale Police Department show how the campus police closely surveilled pro-Palestine protestors, in collaboration with the FBI and counterterrorism forces. What other campuses followed this playbook?
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If you are part of of know of a community group that is for or has Black researchers in biomedical science please wave or DM! You do not need to be formalised, just active. This is for the purpose of being added to a list for small grants funding to the group.
December 17, 2024 at 4:49 PM
If you are part of of know of a community group that is for or has Black researchers in biomedical science please wave or DM! You do not need to be formalised, just active. This is for the purpose of being added to a list for small grants funding to the group.
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The 2024-2025 BME TT Faculty jobs list has 126 positions. #FacultySearch #BME #BMEJobsList
Add a job: forms.gle/HPzAKkS1x44t...
Jobs list: ericaprattlab.com/bme_jobs_list/
Add a job: forms.gle/HPzAKkS1x44t...
Jobs list: ericaprattlab.com/bme_jobs_list/
December 13, 2024 at 5:51 PM
The 2024-2025 BME TT Faculty jobs list has 126 positions. #FacultySearch #BME #BMEJobsList
Add a job: forms.gle/HPzAKkS1x44t...
Jobs list: ericaprattlab.com/bme_jobs_list/
Add a job: forms.gle/HPzAKkS1x44t...
Jobs list: ericaprattlab.com/bme_jobs_list/
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Thank you @jasooooon.bsky.social
This is the most comprehensive coverage Blacksky has received yet
Deeply grateful for @thezodiacheir.bsky.social and @drkalyncoghill.bsky.social for the deep expertise they bring to the #Blacksky team. And thank You if you're locked in with us and helping us build.
This is the most comprehensive coverage Blacksky has received yet
Deeply grateful for @thezodiacheir.bsky.social and @drkalyncoghill.bsky.social for the deep expertise they bring to the #Blacksky team. And thank You if you're locked in with us and helping us build.
Blacksky Is Nothing Like Black Twitter—and It Doesn’t Need to Be
The curated feed, now run by a team of six moderators, is the meeting ground for hundreds of thousands of Black users on Bluesky. Is it ready to meet the moment?
www.wired.com
December 13, 2024 at 12:27 PM
Thank you @jasooooon.bsky.social
This is the most comprehensive coverage Blacksky has received yet
Deeply grateful for @thezodiacheir.bsky.social and @drkalyncoghill.bsky.social for the deep expertise they bring to the #Blacksky team. And thank You if you're locked in with us and helping us build.
This is the most comprehensive coverage Blacksky has received yet
Deeply grateful for @thezodiacheir.bsky.social and @drkalyncoghill.bsky.social for the deep expertise they bring to the #Blacksky team. And thank You if you're locked in with us and helping us build.
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After being on the care team for a patient with tetanus (unvaccinated). No child should have to experience that hell. Sadly, it will take people seeing their own children in tetany (see below) to understand the importance of vaccines.
December 13, 2024 at 2:34 AM
After being on the care team for a patient with tetanus (unvaccinated). No child should have to experience that hell. Sadly, it will take people seeing their own children in tetany (see below) to understand the importance of vaccines.
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Get your holiday orders in the next couple days!!
I hate being late in any context so we close the shop early to prevent the chance of any orders arriving late lol
www.twophotonart.com
I hate being late in any context so we close the shop early to prevent the chance of any orders arriving late lol
www.twophotonart.com
December 12, 2024 at 8:09 PM
Get your holiday orders in the next couple days!!
I hate being late in any context so we close the shop early to prevent the chance of any orders arriving late lol
www.twophotonart.com
I hate being late in any context so we close the shop early to prevent the chance of any orders arriving late lol
www.twophotonart.com
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You’re not properly dressed for your conference without at least one item from @christineliu.art. And if you’ve seen me at a conference over the last years 10 years or so, you’ve seen one of her brain pins on my lapel.
Get your holiday orders in the next couple days!!
I hate being late in any context so we close the shop early to prevent the chance of any orders arriving late lol
www.twophotonart.com
I hate being late in any context so we close the shop early to prevent the chance of any orders arriving late lol
www.twophotonart.com
December 12, 2024 at 8:39 PM
You’re not properly dressed for your conference without at least one item from @christineliu.art. And if you’ve seen me at a conference over the last years 10 years or so, you’ve seen one of her brain pins on my lapel.
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To celebrate the closing of my first year as a PI, I present the drastically miss-sized things I have ordered next to what I was trying to order, a thread.
#sciencesky #neuroskyence #neuroscience
Up first...Rosie the wrench. Silver lining torque is amazing and we now have a lab mascot.
#sciencesky #neuroskyence #neuroscience
Up first...Rosie the wrench. Silver lining torque is amazing and we now have a lab mascot.
December 12, 2024 at 8:37 PM
To celebrate the closing of my first year as a PI, I present the drastically miss-sized things I have ordered next to what I was trying to order, a thread.
#sciencesky #neuroskyence #neuroscience
Up first...Rosie the wrench. Silver lining torque is amazing and we now have a lab mascot.
#sciencesky #neuroskyence #neuroscience
Up first...Rosie the wrench. Silver lining torque is amazing and we now have a lab mascot.
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Don’t forget to register for AfroBiotech 2025! The early bird rates will end today, Wednesday, December 11, 2024. www.aiche.org/sbe/conferen... #blackinSTEM #blackinengineering #blackinBME
5th AfroBioTech Conference
The 2025 AfroBioTech Conference will showcase the innovation, contributions and leadership from diverse disciplines that can advance biotechnology while also inspiring the next generation of diverse p...
www.aiche.org
December 11, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Don’t forget to register for AfroBiotech 2025! The early bird rates will end today, Wednesday, December 11, 2024. www.aiche.org/sbe/conferen... #blackinSTEM #blackinengineering #blackinBME
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Welp, the news is out. It's a gutting day for us at STAT with layoffs of 11 treasured, hardworking colleagues. I can't say this loud enough: Please subscribe/support the journalism you trust. Science writing jobs are going extinct at a time when we're needed most. www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/09/b...
Health and medicine publication STAT News lays off 11 employees - The Boston Globe
The decision to lay off STAT employees comes after years of growth, including a significant expansion during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
www.bostonglobe.com
December 9, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Welp, the news is out. It's a gutting day for us at STAT with layoffs of 11 treasured, hardworking colleagues. I can't say this loud enough: Please subscribe/support the journalism you trust. Science writing jobs are going extinct at a time when we're needed most. www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/09/b...
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As I wrap this year, I have been reflecting on what was accomplished and plans for the year ahead. One thing remains constant is my desire to continue to collaborate on impactful projects to promote health equity in the US and abroad.
🔗 jamaicans.com/yale-assista...
🔗 jamaicans.com/yale-assista...
Yale Assistant Professor of Jamaican Descent Fighting to Narrow Digital Health Divide for People of Color
Terika McCall, Jamaican assistant professor, is focusing attention on one of the most important aspects of mental health care: access to care.
jamaicans.com
December 9, 2024 at 4:49 PM
As I wrap this year, I have been reflecting on what was accomplished and plans for the year ahead. One thing remains constant is my desire to continue to collaborate on impactful projects to promote health equity in the US and abroad.
🔗 jamaicans.com/yale-assista...
🔗 jamaicans.com/yale-assista...