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Chris B. Schaffer
@chris-schaffer.bsky.social
Professor in Biomedical Engineering at Cornell, studying neurodegenerative disease using nonlinear optics.
New preprint from our lab!
Excited to share our latest work is up on bioRxiv! Looking at capillary flow speed changes we show that psilocybin prolongs the neurovascular coupling response to a visual stimulus. 🍄🔬🧠🩸

@chris-schaffer.bsky.social @alexkwan.bsky.social @sn-lab.bsky.social

Preprint:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
August 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I wrote an op-ed on some of our lab’s work and the impact of cuts to federal support for scientific research.
www.jacksonville.com/story/opinio...
Science runs on serendipity, but federal cuts could make our luck run out | Opinion
A professor at Cornell University, a Jacksonville native, describes how luck plays a role in scientific advancement — but so does steady funding.
www.jacksonville.com
July 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Reposted by Chris B. Schaffer
🆕From me in @forbes.com: NSF, NIH Funding Cuts Spur Student-Led Science Communication Campaign

@cornellasap.bsky.social's McClintock letter campaign aims to help federallyfunded students and early career researchers share their work in local media.

www.forbes.com/sites/shalin...

#scipol #scicomm
NSF, NIH Funding Cuts Spur Student-Led Science Communication Campaign
In the wake of funding cuts from the Trump administration, Cornell University students and early career researchers are turning to local media to make their voices heard.
www.forbes.com
May 20, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Scientist colleagues, write to your hometown paper and tell folks about your work, what motivates it, and what impact it could have. Aim for publication June 16.
Federal research cuts impact local economies, and stall progress.

Publish an opinion piece in your hometown paper on June 16th to SPREAD THE WORD about how scientific research contributes to the everyday health and wealth of the general public.

#McClintockLetters

blogs.cornell.edu/asap/events-...
April 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM