Drew Kiraly, MD, PhD
@drewkiraly.bsky.social
Physician-scientist studying neuroimmune and gut-brain signaling pathways in neuropsychiatric disease. Associate Professor of Translational Neuroscience and Psychiatry at Wake Forest SOM. Co-Director Wake Forest Center for Addiction Research.
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Deaths from heart disease down 75%, that’s NIH.
Deaths from stroke down 75%, that’s NIH.
HIV/AIDS no longer a death sentence, that’s NIH.
99% of FDA approved drugs in the last decade, that’s NIH.
Please show this video to anyone who doesn’t understand why the NIH is so important.
Deaths from stroke down 75%, that’s NIH.
HIV/AIDS no longer a death sentence, that’s NIH.
99% of FDA approved drugs in the last decade, that’s NIH.
Please show this video to anyone who doesn’t understand why the NIH is so important.
April 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Deaths from heart disease down 75%, that’s NIH.
Deaths from stroke down 75%, that’s NIH.
HIV/AIDS no longer a death sentence, that’s NIH.
99% of FDA approved drugs in the last decade, that’s NIH.
Please show this video to anyone who doesn’t understand why the NIH is so important.
Deaths from stroke down 75%, that’s NIH.
HIV/AIDS no longer a death sentence, that’s NIH.
99% of FDA approved drugs in the last decade, that’s NIH.
Please show this video to anyone who doesn’t understand why the NIH is so important.
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‼️BIG news ‼️
#ReThinkNeuroimmunology #RTN registration is open and live! The program is amazing!
Hurry up to register while prices are low!
See you in Boston in October!
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#ReThinkNeuroimmunology #RTN registration is open and live! The program is amazing!
Hurry up to register while prices are low!
See you in Boston in October!
genelayinstitute.org/rtn/
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April 15, 2025 at 10:45 PM
‼️BIG news ‼️
#ReThinkNeuroimmunology #RTN registration is open and live! The program is amazing!
Hurry up to register while prices are low!
See you in Boston in October!
genelayinstitute.org/rtn/
#ReThinkNeuroimmunology #RTN registration is open and live! The program is amazing!
Hurry up to register while prices are low!
See you in Boston in October!
genelayinstitute.org/rtn/
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New publication from our CFAR members!
PET imaging with [11C]MPC-6827 reveals disrupted microtubule integrity in a nonhuman primate model of alcohol use disorder.
Check out the full study: doi.org/10.1016/j.dr...
PET imaging with [11C]MPC-6827 reveals disrupted microtubule integrity in a nonhuman primate model of alcohol use disorder.
Check out the full study: doi.org/10.1016/j.dr...
April 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
New publication from our CFAR members!
PET imaging with [11C]MPC-6827 reveals disrupted microtubule integrity in a nonhuman primate model of alcohol use disorder.
Check out the full study: doi.org/10.1016/j.dr...
PET imaging with [11C]MPC-6827 reveals disrupted microtubule integrity in a nonhuman primate model of alcohol use disorder.
Check out the full study: doi.org/10.1016/j.dr...
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We are delighted to welcome Dr. Jibran Khokhar @drjkhokhar.bsky.social to our Editorial Board!!
Dr. Khokhar's research focuses on the mechanisms underlying co-occurring mental illness & substance use disorders, and assessing how long-term adolescent cannabis use might contribute to disease risk.
Dr. Khokhar's research focuses on the mechanisms underlying co-occurring mental illness & substance use disorders, and assessing how long-term adolescent cannabis use might contribute to disease risk.
April 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
We are delighted to welcome Dr. Jibran Khokhar @drjkhokhar.bsky.social to our Editorial Board!!
Dr. Khokhar's research focuses on the mechanisms underlying co-occurring mental illness & substance use disorders, and assessing how long-term adolescent cannabis use might contribute to disease risk.
Dr. Khokhar's research focuses on the mechanisms underlying co-occurring mental illness & substance use disorders, and assessing how long-term adolescent cannabis use might contribute to disease risk.
Does anyone on here have experience with ELK Biotech products? I want to measure something by ELISA and theirs is significantly cheaper than the few others available, but want to make sure it is quality enough.
March 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Does anyone on here have experience with ELK Biotech products? I want to measure something by ELISA and theirs is significantly cheaper than the few others available, but want to make sure it is quality enough.
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The thing about scientific research is that it’s one of the few national investments that’s a clear public good even if you entirely discount the actual ostensible point of it.
New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
NIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New Report
National Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research.
www.forbes.com
March 13, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The thing about scientific research is that it’s one of the few national investments that’s a clear public good even if you entirely discount the actual ostensible point of it.
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This letter appeared in the Bloomsburg PA Press Enterprise this morning. I am assured the writer is who he purports to be, an Air Force veteran.
March 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
This letter appeared in the Bloomsburg PA Press Enterprise this morning. I am assured the writer is who he purports to be, an Air Force veteran.
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Our next CFAR 2024 Research Round-Up post features work from the Kiraly Lab examining clinical and preclinical evidence for gut microbiome mechanisms in substance use disorders.
February 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Our next CFAR 2024 Research Round-Up post features work from the Kiraly Lab examining clinical and preclinical evidence for gut microbiome mechanisms in substance use disorders.
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Our next CFAR 2024 Research Round-Up post features work from the Egan Lab examining perceptions of disposal options for unused opioid analgesics among individuals prescribed opioids in North Carolina.
February 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Our next CFAR 2024 Research Round-Up post features work from the Egan Lab examining perceptions of disposal options for unused opioid analgesics among individuals prescribed opioids in North Carolina.
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Our next CFAR 2024 Research Round-Up post features work from the Rhodes Lab examining youth and young adult knowledge of and access to opioid harm reduction policies and interventions in North Carolina.
February 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Our next CFAR 2024 Research Round-Up post features work from the Rhodes Lab examining youth and young adult knowledge of and access to opioid harm reduction policies and interventions in North Carolina.
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Our next CFAR 2024 Research Round-Up post features work from the Hurley Lab on the NIH Pain Common Data Elements, highlighting progress, challenges, and future directions for improving pain assessment and data integration.
February 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Our next CFAR 2024 Research Round-Up post features work from the Hurley Lab on the NIH Pain Common Data Elements, highlighting progress, challenges, and future directions for improving pain assessment and data integration.
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Our next CFAR 2024 Research Round-Up post features work from the Nader Lab on behavioral and extracellular vesicle biomarkers linked to nicotine’s enhancement of cocaine reinforcement in male and female monkeys, highlighting sex-specific mechanisms in polysubstance use.
February 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Our next CFAR 2024 Research Round-Up post features work from the Nader Lab on behavioral and extracellular vesicle biomarkers linked to nicotine’s enhancement of cocaine reinforcement in male and female monkeys, highlighting sex-specific mechanisms in polysubstance use.
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Our first CFAR 2024 Research Round-Up post features work from the Nader Lab showing that the D3 receptor partial agonist (±)VK4-40 reduces the reinforcing strength of d-amphetamine but not cocaine in rhesus monkeys, offering insight into potential treatments for stimulant addiction.
January 30, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Our first CFAR 2024 Research Round-Up post features work from the Nader Lab showing that the D3 receptor partial agonist (±)VK4-40 reduces the reinforcing strength of d-amphetamine but not cocaine in rhesus monkeys, offering insight into potential treatments for stimulant addiction.
A great thread highlighting recent work from our Center for Addiction Research. Would encourage anyone interested to follow along.
Welcome to the CFAR 2024 Research Round-Up! Over the next few weeks, we’ll highlight new addiction and neuroscience research from CFAR members. If you’ve published a paper and want it featured, reach out—we’d love to share your work!
January 31, 2025 at 1:43 PM
A great thread highlighting recent work from our Center for Addiction Research. Would encourage anyone interested to follow along.
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Very happy to share new findings by Ezgi Özcan and colleagues showing that differences in fiber content in medical ketogenic diets can influence their anti-seizure effects! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Dietary fiber content in clinical ketogenic diets modifies the gut microbiome and seizure resistance in mice - Nature Communications
Here, the authors show that different formulations of medical ketogenic diets, and dietary fiber content in particular, differentially impact seizure outcome in mice, via modifying the gut microbiome ...
www.nature.com
January 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Very happy to share new findings by Ezgi Özcan and colleagues showing that differences in fiber content in medical ketogenic diets can influence their anti-seizure effects! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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New paper out in Cell Reports! Led by @susieyufeng.bsky.social, we found that chronic epilepsy in mice drives distinct synchronization deficits in hippocampus and MEC, with early changes in HPC and late-onset changes in MEC that align with progressive memory impairment.
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
January 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
New paper out in Cell Reports! Led by @susieyufeng.bsky.social, we found that chronic epilepsy in mice drives distinct synchronization deficits in hippocampus and MEC, with early changes in HPC and late-onset changes in MEC that align with progressive memory impairment.
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
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a short think piece on one of the most mysterious substances in the brain - and one of my favorite topics @thetransmitter.bsky.social
Today on @thetransmitter.bsky.social, @annamolofskylab.bsky.social on the need for a narrative shift when it comes to studying the brain’s extracellular matrix
#neuroskyence #neuroscience 🧪🧠
#neuroskyence #neuroscience 🧪🧠
Despite evidence for a role in plasticity, many neuroscientists still view the extracellular matrix as “brain goop.” @annamolofskylab.bsky.social explains why the field needs a shift in scientific thinking to move beyond this outdated perspective.
www.thetransmitter.org/extracellula...
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/extracellula...
#neuroskyence
January 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
a short think piece on one of the most mysterious substances in the brain - and one of my favorite topics @thetransmitter.bsky.social
First ever post on here to show off an exciting manuscript from the lab that has been a long time coming. Interactions of the microbiome and response to opioids in adolescent and adult mice: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org
January 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
First ever post on here to show off an exciting manuscript from the lab that has been a long time coming. Interactions of the microbiome and response to opioids in adolescent and adult mice: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...