Cristin Welle
@cgracewh.bsky.social
Neuroscientist and neural engineer at the University of Colorado. Neurotechnology enthusiast and with a passion for ceramics, vintage fashion and pets. And my amazing husband and 3 boys!
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Folks @ #SfN2025 - wondering what to do on this rainy Saturday evening? I've got the solution for you. Come to hear discussions about how we can help advocate for our science and ourselves, meet new & old friends, & enjoy some snacks at the WINE social. 7pm at Deck 655 tonight.
November 15, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Folks @ #SfN2025 - wondering what to do on this rainy Saturday evening? I've got the solution for you. Come to hear discussions about how we can help advocate for our science and ourselves, meet new & old friends, & enjoy some snacks at the WINE social. 7pm at Deck 655 tonight.
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Research on brain disorders may slow as young neuroscientists struggle to find jobs and research grants. n.pr/4pgmAna
As funding falters, young brain scientists rethink careers in research
Research on brain disorders may slow as young neuroscientists struggle to find jobs and research grants.
n.pr
November 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Research on brain disorders may slow as young neuroscientists struggle to find jobs and research grants. n.pr/4pgmAna
Lots to learn from these two brave and inspirational women.
November 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Lots to learn from these two brave and inspirational women.
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It turns out when you fire all the staff who handle travel bookings, visas, and security, the inspectors can't do their job either. These absolute dipshits.
The Food and Drug Administration is scrambling to hire contractors to replace fired employees who helped plan thousands of food and drug safety inspections throughout the world.
FDA hiring contractors to replace fired staff who supported safety inspections
The Food and Drug Administration is scrambling to hire contractors to replace fired employees who helped plan thousands of food and drug safety inspections throughout the world.
bit.ly
April 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
It turns out when you fire all the staff who handle travel bookings, visas, and security, the inspectors can't do their job either. These absolute dipshits.
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The question being asked by the NYT after an election that promoted MANY women to power.
It’s not a question.
It’s a comment.
An attack.
It’s not a question.
It’s a comment.
An attack.
the question nobody with a soul is asking, answered by people nobody wants to hear from
November 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The question being asked by the NYT after an election that promoted MANY women to power.
It’s not a question.
It’s a comment.
An attack.
It’s not a question.
It’s a comment.
An attack.
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Nature suggests you use their "Manuscript Adviser" bot to get advice before submitting
I uploaded the classic Watson & Crick paper about DNA structure, and the Adviser had this to say about one of the greatest paper endings of the century:
I uploaded the classic Watson & Crick paper about DNA structure, and the Adviser had this to say about one of the greatest paper endings of the century:
November 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Nature suggests you use their "Manuscript Adviser" bot to get advice before submitting
I uploaded the classic Watson & Crick paper about DNA structure, and the Adviser had this to say about one of the greatest paper endings of the century:
I uploaded the classic Watson & Crick paper about DNA structure, and the Adviser had this to say about one of the greatest paper endings of the century:
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Many animal studies promise interventions for early brain injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage, but treatments remain elusive. A possible reason? 40% of articles two data sleuths examined had evidence of duplicated/manipulated images. My latest:
www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/i...
www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/i...
Image integrity issues create new headache for subarachnoid hemorrhage research
First-time sleuths found potentially problematic images in hundreds of papers about early brain injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage.
www.thetransmitter.org
October 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Many animal studies promise interventions for early brain injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage, but treatments remain elusive. A possible reason? 40% of articles two data sleuths examined had evidence of duplicated/manipulated images. My latest:
www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/i...
www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/i...
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The NIH institute director firing last Friday is very bad.
I made a video explainer about why.
Stay for last post, w link to @science.org story from @jocelynkaiser.bsky.social
1/4
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I made a video explainer about why.
Stay for last post, w link to @science.org story from @jocelynkaiser.bsky.social
1/4
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October 23, 2025 at 4:02 AM
The NIH institute director firing last Friday is very bad.
I made a video explainer about why.
Stay for last post, w link to @science.org story from @jocelynkaiser.bsky.social
1/4
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I made a video explainer about why.
Stay for last post, w link to @science.org story from @jocelynkaiser.bsky.social
1/4
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“In a very meaningful way, Donald Trump is erasing the work and the space that has been painstakingly carved out for women both at the White House, and throughout this country.”
(continued in Substack 👇)
open.substack.com/pub/mamasiss...
(continued in Substack 👇)
open.substack.com/pub/mamasiss...
The Death Blow to Democracy
The Demolition of the White House East Wing & what it’s taken from this nation
open.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
“In a very meaningful way, Donald Trump is erasing the work and the space that has been painstakingly carved out for women both at the White House, and throughout this country.”
(continued in Substack 👇)
open.substack.com/pub/mamasiss...
(continued in Substack 👇)
open.substack.com/pub/mamasiss...
The CU Department of Neurosurgery is hiring! We are looking for someone whose research centers on human cognition using invasive and/or non-invasive neuromodulation. Join our vibrant and growing faculty invested in neuro stimulation and BCI!
cu.taleo.net/careersectio...
cu.taleo.net/careersectio...
Open Rank, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor
Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
cu.taleo.net
October 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The CU Department of Neurosurgery is hiring! We are looking for someone whose research centers on human cognition using invasive and/or non-invasive neuromodulation. Join our vibrant and growing faculty invested in neuro stimulation and BCI!
cu.taleo.net/careersectio...
cu.taleo.net/careersectio...
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🚨Pre-print alert! 🚨https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.17.683171v1
Our new study tackles the question: do all neurons in motor cortices (MC) encode movement & coordinate as we move? Answering this question will be key for effectively targeting motor representations in BCIs.
Our new study tackles the question: do all neurons in motor cortices (MC) encode movement & coordinate as we move? Answering this question will be key for effectively targeting motor representations in BCIs.
The spatiotemporal structure of neural activity in motor cortex during reaching
Intracortical brain-computer interfaces (BCI) leverage knowledge about neural representations to translate movement-related neural activity into actions. BCI implants have targeted broad cortical regi...
www.biorxiv.org
October 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
🚨Pre-print alert! 🚨https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.17.683171v1
Our new study tackles the question: do all neurons in motor cortices (MC) encode movement & coordinate as we move? Answering this question will be key for effectively targeting motor representations in BCIs.
Our new study tackles the question: do all neurons in motor cortices (MC) encode movement & coordinate as we move? Answering this question will be key for effectively targeting motor representations in BCIs.
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Very proud of Dr Tracy Bale’s @thebalelab.bsky.social induction into the National Academy of Medicine yesterday evening! A brilliant impactful scientist, a champion of women, and a tireless advocate for global neuroscience at @ibroorg.bsky.social! Congratulations!
October 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Very proud of Dr Tracy Bale’s @thebalelab.bsky.social induction into the National Academy of Medicine yesterday evening! A brilliant impactful scientist, a champion of women, and a tireless advocate for global neuroscience at @ibroorg.bsky.social! Congratulations!
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UPDATE‼️The Hill reports at least 4,100 employees fired today as Russell Vought and Trump devastate our government agencies and slash the federal workforce.
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
thehill.com
October 11, 2025 at 3:09 AM
UPDATE‼️The Hill reports at least 4,100 employees fired today as Russell Vought and Trump devastate our government agencies and slash the federal workforce.
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
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Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.
October 7, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.
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@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social “Every awful thing that would happen in a shutdown...is already happening.” This isn’t about partisanship. It’s about stopping the erosion of our public services. It’s time to protect the programs that serve our communities and stand up to authoritarianism. #StopTheScam
Why some federal workers aren't scared by the threat of shutdown layoffs
Some federal workers support the government shutdown, even as President Trump threatens to use this moment to lay off employees and cut funding to programs.
www.npr.org
October 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social “Every awful thing that would happen in a shutdown...is already happening.” This isn’t about partisanship. It’s about stopping the erosion of our public services. It’s time to protect the programs that serve our communities and stand up to authoritarianism. #StopTheScam
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Same judge. While Miller rails about judges.
October 5, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Same judge. While Miller rails about judges.
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the South Shore raid story seems to have broken containment, it can now be found at your local supermarket checkout
people.com/ice-agents-o...
people.com/ice-agents-o...
ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls
Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children — some of them allegedly naked — from ...
people.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
the South Shore raid story seems to have broken containment, it can now be found at your local supermarket checkout
people.com/ice-agents-o...
people.com/ice-agents-o...
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“It’s hard to know if I should close down my existing projects and/or redouble my efforts writing new grant applications,” Joshua Jacobs, associate professor of biomedical engineering at Columbia University, told @thetransmitter.bsky.social.
By Natalia Mesa
www.thetransmitter.org/funding/nih-...
By Natalia Mesa
www.thetransmitter.org/funding/nih-...
NIH awarded 37 percent fewer neuroscience-related grants in 2025 than in past years
But the agency has spent nearly its entire budget for this fiscal year, which ends tomorrow.
www.thetransmitter.org
September 29, 2025 at 9:11 PM
“It’s hard to know if I should close down my existing projects and/or redouble my efforts writing new grant applications,” Joshua Jacobs, associate professor of biomedical engineering at Columbia University, told @thetransmitter.bsky.social.
By Natalia Mesa
www.thetransmitter.org/funding/nih-...
By Natalia Mesa
www.thetransmitter.org/funding/nih-...
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Come join our exciting new computational neuroscience groups! Fantastic people, cool mountains, and exciting science!
Interested in doing a Ph.D. to work on building models of the brain/behavior? Consider applying to graduate schools at CU Anschutz:
1. Neuroscience www.cuanschutz.edu/graduate-pro...
2. Bioengineering engineering.ucdenver.edu/bioengineeri...
You could work with several comp neuro PIs, including me.
1. Neuroscience www.cuanschutz.edu/graduate-pro...
2. Bioengineering engineering.ucdenver.edu/bioengineeri...
You could work with several comp neuro PIs, including me.
September 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Come join our exciting new computational neuroscience groups! Fantastic people, cool mountains, and exciting science!
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Interested in doing a Ph.D. to work on building models of the brain/behavior? Consider applying to graduate schools at CU Anschutz:
1. Neuroscience www.cuanschutz.edu/graduate-pro...
2. Bioengineering engineering.ucdenver.edu/bioengineeri...
You could work with several comp neuro PIs, including me.
1. Neuroscience www.cuanschutz.edu/graduate-pro...
2. Bioengineering engineering.ucdenver.edu/bioengineeri...
You could work with several comp neuro PIs, including me.
September 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Interested in doing a Ph.D. to work on building models of the brain/behavior? Consider applying to graduate schools at CU Anschutz:
1. Neuroscience www.cuanschutz.edu/graduate-pro...
2. Bioengineering engineering.ucdenver.edu/bioengineeri...
You could work with several comp neuro PIs, including me.
1. Neuroscience www.cuanschutz.edu/graduate-pro...
2. Bioengineering engineering.ucdenver.edu/bioengineeri...
You could work with several comp neuro PIs, including me.
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I really appreciate how Dr. Glaucomflecken has become all of medicine and public health's emotional support ophthalmologist.
I sat through 16 hours of ACIP meetings last week. If I do not laugh, I will cry.
I sat through 16 hours of ACIP meetings last week. If I do not laugh, I will cry.
The ACIP Panel
YouTube video by Dr. Glaucomflecken
youtu.be
September 27, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I really appreciate how Dr. Glaucomflecken has become all of medicine and public health's emotional support ophthalmologist.
I sat through 16 hours of ACIP meetings last week. If I do not laugh, I will cry.
I sat through 16 hours of ACIP meetings last week. If I do not laugh, I will cry.
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Okay, here is a communication example that we are very excited to showcase 📣: Sat Sept 27 join us at Stanley Marketplace to engage in some brain 🧠 fun and check out the amazing brain sculptures from our summer Brain Camp!
September 23, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Okay, here is a communication example that we are very excited to showcase 📣: Sat Sept 27 join us at Stanley Marketplace to engage in some brain 🧠 fun and check out the amazing brain sculptures from our summer Brain Camp!
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These are visas for skilled workers — doctors, scientists, and engineers.
This move will hurt US innovation and exacerbate an already serious shortage of medical professionals. In what world does this make sense?? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
This move will hurt US innovation and exacerbate an already serious shortage of medical professionals. In what world does this make sense?? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump to Add New $100,000 Fee For H-1B Visas In Latest Crackdown
President Donald Trump is expected to sign a proclamation as soon as Friday that would move to extensively overhaul the H-1B visa program, requiring a $100,000 fee for applications in a bid to curb ov...
www.bloomberg.com
September 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
These are visas for skilled workers — doctors, scientists, and engineers.
This move will hurt US innovation and exacerbate an already serious shortage of medical professionals. In what world does this make sense?? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
This move will hurt US innovation and exacerbate an already serious shortage of medical professionals. In what world does this make sense?? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...