Neuroendocrinology and Behavior lab at UCLA
@alwardlab-ucla.bsky.social
Our lab pursues questions on the molecular and neural mechanisms of steroid-modulated social behavior using genetics and neurobiological tools. On this account we share and discuss work from our lab and others. alwardlab.com
Check out Lauren Saenz’s poster on somatostatin and dominance at #sfn #sfn2025 today (Wednesday, 11/19). 8am-12pm, Poster Y4, “Investigating the role of somatostatin in regulating social dominance in a cichlid”. Spoiler alert: she used crispr to make a new mutant! @sbn-bsky.bsky.social @sfn.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Check out Lauren Saenz’s poster on somatostatin and dominance at #sfn #sfn2025 today (Wednesday, 11/19). 8am-12pm, Poster Y4, “Investigating the role of somatostatin in regulating social dominance in a cichlid”. Spoiler alert: she used crispr to make a new mutant! @sbn-bsky.bsky.social @sfn.org
We are looking for a new postdoc to join our team! Details below. Please reach out if interested. share widely—Thanks!
October 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
We are looking for a new postdoc to join our team! Details below. Please reach out if interested. share widely—Thanks!
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Here’s @kareemabduljabaar.bsky.social talking about the importance of UCLA research to human health. Groundbreaking research at UCLA leads to new discoveries and saves lives. Go Bruins! #researchpowersprogress
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August 15, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Here’s @kareemabduljabaar.bsky.social talking about the importance of UCLA research to human health. Groundbreaking research at UCLA leads to new discoveries and saves lives. Go Bruins! #researchpowersprogress
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*Please read and share!* My NIH funds at UCLA were suspended last week.
It's hard to find the words to describe the impact of these grant suspensions. I have felt speechless and heartbroken that people in my lab, my friends, colleagues, researchers, trainees, and undergrads 1/9
It's hard to find the words to describe the impact of these grant suspensions. I have felt speechless and heartbroken that people in my lab, my friends, colleagues, researchers, trainees, and undergrads 1/9
August 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
*Please read and share!* My NIH funds at UCLA were suspended last week.
It's hard to find the words to describe the impact of these grant suspensions. I have felt speechless and heartbroken that people in my lab, my friends, colleagues, researchers, trainees, and undergrads 1/9
It's hard to find the words to describe the impact of these grant suspensions. I have felt speechless and heartbroken that people in my lab, my friends, colleagues, researchers, trainees, and undergrads 1/9
So a $1 billion ransom now? It’s to scare us into submitting; To lose hope. Still not gonna stop us: Even in the face of this my lab remains committed to doing meaningful, impactful science, now more than ever. We won’t stop. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/u...
Trump Wants U.C.L.A. to Pay $1 Billion to Restore Its Research Funding
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August 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
So a $1 billion ransom now? It’s to scare us into submitting; To lose hope. Still not gonna stop us: Even in the face of this my lab remains committed to doing meaningful, impactful science, now more than ever. We won’t stop. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/u...
We’re looking to hire a research tech. Come join our team to sink your teeth into experiments on the hormonal and cellular basis of social behavior. Strong candidates should be proficient in immunohistochemostry/fluorescence, in situ hybridization/HCR/RNAscope, and microscopy. 1/2
May 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
We’re looking to hire a research tech. Come join our team to sink your teeth into experiments on the hormonal and cellular basis of social behavior. Strong candidates should be proficient in immunohistochemostry/fluorescence, in situ hybridization/HCR/RNAscope, and microscopy. 1/2
Thank you to the Allard lab on summarizing the importance of NIH and why this administration’s recent cuts hurt not only biomedical reseadch, but also jobs and the potential for developing cures for human diseases.
1/3 Why does the US lead the world in the number of clinical trials? How come americans are given the unique chance to get the latest treatment and a fighting chance against often incurable diseases?
That's all thanks to research and the support from the NIH!
That's all thanks to research and the support from the NIH!
February 10, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Thank you to the Allard lab on summarizing the importance of NIH and why this administration’s recent cuts hurt not only biomedical reseadch, but also jobs and the potential for developing cures for human diseases.
Lillian Jackson from our lab published two papers recently on sex differences in the molecular and neural basis of aggression in cichlids. Below are links to both papers with short summaries. 1/5
January 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Lillian Jackson from our lab published two papers recently on sex differences in the molecular and neural basis of aggression in cichlids. Below are links to both papers with short summaries. 1/5
Add this to your #SICB2025 itinerary!
I am on my way to #SICB2025 in Atlanta! If you're interested in hearing about how androgens regulate social subordination and seeing some fascinating single-nucleus RNA seq data from CRISPR/Cas9 mutant fish (!!), come to my talk tomorrow morning! 🐟🧠🧬 @alwardlab-ucla.bsky.social @sicb-dab.bsky.social
January 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Add this to your #SICB2025 itinerary!
Interested in pursuing a PhD with a focus on neuroendocrinology? Apply to the UCLA Graduate Program in Bioscience! bioscience.ucla.edu! @sbn-bsky.bsky.social 1/3 (this originally posted this thread on twitter but we are no longer active there)
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November 19, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Interested in pursuing a PhD with a focus on neuroendocrinology? Apply to the UCLA Graduate Program in Bioscience! bioscience.ucla.edu! @sbn-bsky.bsky.social 1/3 (this originally posted this thread on twitter but we are no longer active there)
First post from the lab! Click on the link below for our paper on androgen receptor expression in GnRH neurons published in an issue of Journal of Neuroendocrinology, where we got the cover! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/13652826...
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November 15, 2024 at 12:32 AM
First post from the lab! Click on the link below for our paper on androgen receptor expression in GnRH neurons published in an issue of Journal of Neuroendocrinology, where we got the cover! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/13652826...