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Amanda Klein, PhD MS
@amandahklein.bsky.social
Associate Professor @ UB School of Medicine. Scientific interests in pain, opioids, neuropharmacology, chemesthesis, and itch.
The Pharmacology and Toxicology Department at @ubuffalo.bsky.social is searching for a Department Chair. This department has strong neuropharmacology research foci, including pain and addiction. To apply in confidence, please submit a cover letter and CV to: caldwell.thriveapp.ly/job/1256%F0%...
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August 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Please join PRF on Bluesky!
June 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Yesterday, the NIH R35 “Outstanding Investigator” grant to fund scientists in my lab studying antibiotic resistance was terminated for reasons not related to the content of the science, or any actions taken by me or members of my lab
May 13, 2025 at 11:37 PM
University of MN Pain Interest Group has a Zoom seminar on May 20th, 3:30 PM CST. Login details at umnpig[at]gmail[dot]com. Posted with permission by Dr. Ratan Banik, Host. Speakers: @rwcarpenterphd.bsky.social and @goldpainlab.bsky.social #PainResearch med.umn.edu/anesthesiolo...
Pain Interest Group
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May 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
So it begins... Can't wait to go back to COVID-era pricing for basic lab supplies.
April 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
University of MN Pain Interest Group has a Zoom seminar on April 15th, 3:30 PM CST. Login details at umnpig[at]gmail[dot]com. Hosted by Dr. Ratan Banik. Speakers: Dr. Steven Z. George (Duke University) and Dr. Edita Navratilova (University of Arizona). med.umn.edu/anesthesiolo...
#PainResearch
April 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Seminar announcement! March 18th, 3:30pm CDT,
login details available at umnpig[at]gmail[dot]com

3:30 - 4pm: Muhammad A. Farooq Anwar, MD, MBA,
Presentation Title: Interventional management of cancer pain
4- 4:30 pm: Frank Porreca, PhD, Presentation Title: Sexual dimorphism in pain
#PainResearch
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March 17, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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These are extremely challenging times for early-career faculty. Here is my office's small contribution to make their hard and important work a bit easier:

Download our curated and comprehensive database of funding opportunities for early-career faculty.

Here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
March 6, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Hello Buffalo friends! It’s rally for science time! March 7, 2-6PM, Niagara Square! Sign up below and please spread the word!

www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...
Stand Up For Science, Buffalo!
On March 7, 2025, we rally to defend science as a public good and pillar of social, political, and economic progress.
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February 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Are other outlets covering this? It's effectively another freeze on NIH funding. By my count, 3/8 study sections were cancelled today, 4/8 are cancelled tomorrow. Will only get worse as we hit those that were not posted before 1/20

@zey.bsky.social ?

www.thetransmitter.org/funding/fede...
Federal Register hold makes ‘end run’ around court pause on NIH funding freeze
NIH-related updates to the Federal Register, which are required for the scheduling of study sections and advisory councils, are on hold indefinitely, according to an email reviewed by <i>The Transmitt...
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February 19, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Seminar announcement! February 18th, 3:30pm CST, Posted with permission of Dr. Ratan Banik, organizer for the University of Minnesota Pain Interest Group. med.umn.edu/anesthesiolo...
login details available at umnpig[at]gmail[dot]com

#PainResearch
February 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Now Accepting Applications for Gratis Membership. IASP is offering 175 memberships to trainees & pain professionals from LMICs through the Sponsor a Member fund. Don’t miss this opportunity! Apply by 21 Feb & share with those who qualify. bit.ly/4hCFXTT #PainResearch #IASP
February 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Made some slides for scientists to talk about what's been happening & what we should do next. There are probably many people better qualified than me to talk about these issues. If that's you, please, please, please consider holding some virtual advocacy training sessions for researchers this week.
The War on Science (Feb 2025 teach-in draft)
The War on Science What’s happening? What can we do about it? An interactive teach-in for biomedical researchers Please share, modify, and repurpose this template presentation (with credit). Good luck...
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February 10, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Discounted Registration for ASPET2025 ends January 30th! Opportunities for educational and scientific sessions and career development! Schedule is here: events.rdmobile.com/Sessions/Ind...
April 3rd-6th, Portland OR
#ASPET #pharmacology #drugdevelopment #science
January 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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The Neuroscience Scholars Program is more than a program—it's a community dedicated to advancing diverse perspectives in science.

Applications are now open for underrepresented graduate students and postdocs in neuroscience.

Learn more. ▶️ bit.ly/4ahB0wW

#NeuroSky
January 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Anyone headed to Berlin this September?
The Scientific Program Committee invites you to submit a poster abstract to be considered for presentation at the 9th International Congress on Neuropathic Pain. Abstracts due March 3rd, 2025.
neupsigcongress.org
#PainResearch #NeuPSIG #IASP
January 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM
NIDA is now accepting applications for the 2025 NIDA Diversity Scholars Network (NDSN). Apply now! The application period will close on January 31, 2025 at 11:59pm PT.
nidaextshare.nida.nih.gov/NDSNP/SitePa...
#NIH #NIDA #training #earlycareer #neuroscience
December 17, 2024 at 8:14 PM
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New Year, new job? Delighted to announce two early-career-level (post-BA/BS or MA) positions in my lab, and an open call for computational postdocs at the Broad!

First, an image analysis associate - work on high content screens for all kinds of cells and dimensionalities! See more at link (1/4)
Image analysis associate job description
Image Analysis Associate Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA Impact the discovery of new disease therapies in the Cimini laboratory at the Imaging Platform Join our vibrant, world-clas...
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December 16, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Seminar announcement. Posted with permission of Dr. Ratan Banik, organizer for the University of Minnesota Pain Interest Group. med.umn.edu/anesthesiolo...
December 17th, 3:30pm CST, login details available at umnpig[at]gmail[dot]com
Dr. Yawar Qadri and @khannalabuf.bsky.social

#PainResearch
December 11, 2024 at 3:55 PM
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I joined 75+ @nobelprize.bsky.social laureates urging US Senators to oppose RFK Jr.'s confirmation as DHHS Secretary. If you’re in a state with GOP senators, PLEASE reach out to them! I’d deeply appreciate it if you amplified this post! 🙏
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/h...
December 9, 2024 at 11:19 PM
More Developing HEAL Pain Strategic Research Priorities Working Group recordings are now available!
Non-Addictive Pain Therapeutics Development: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHRE... and Research Workforce and Training www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS2W...

#NIH #NINDS #pain #addiction
HEAL Pain Strategic Research Priorities Working Group
BackgroundThe NIH Helping to End Addiction Long-term® (HEAL) Initiative is an NIH-wide research effort to to speed scientific solutions to the overdose epidemic, including opioid and stimulant use dis...
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December 9, 2024 at 2:10 PM
After an incredible journey with the Babson SUD Sprint Program, I’m thrilled to present at the Virtual Demo Day on December 3rd, 6-8 PM (EST).

Watch live here: web.cvent.com/event/a8e412...

#SubstanceUseDisorders
Summary - SUD Final Demo Day
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December 2, 2024 at 12:01 PM
I participated in the Babson SUD Sprint this year, lead by an amazing cohort of faculty/experts @babsoncollege.bsky.social

www.babson.edu/healthcare-e...

Applications for the 2025 cohort open January 15th!
#NIDA #addiction #pain #entrepreneur
Babson SUD Sprint
Learn about Babson’s SUD Sprint, a workshop to accelerate the commercialization of innovative solutions for substance use disorders.
www.babson.edu
November 25, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Congrats @drannecarpenter.bsky.social ! Your work is super amazing - glad to have reconnected on this platform 😁
Q&A! This whole series is fun: glimpse into dift fields of bio while capturing the human side of science

✅challenges/rewards of interdisciplinary research
✅the moment years of research paid off
✅ why it’s key to find meaning outside your career

#50ScientistsThatInspire
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Computational biologist Anne Carpenter is using AI to uncover hidden information in images of cells
Discussion on the challenges and rewards of establishing an interdisciplinary research program from Dr. Carpenter.
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November 22, 2024 at 6:07 PM
NIDA is now accepting undergraduate summer internship applications for the 2025 NIDA Summer Research Internship Program. **The deadline to apply is January 6, 2025**
nida.nih.gov/about-nida/o...

#NIH #NIDA #mentoring #addiction
NIDA Summer Research Internship Program | National Institute on Drug Abuse
NIDA is now accepting summer internship applications for the 2025 NIDA Summer Research Internship Program. Apply now and reach out to Ms. Julie Huffman if you have any questions. The deadline to apply...
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November 21, 2024 at 3:40 PM