Dr. Jen Rinker
@drjrink.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at MUSC.
Addiction Neuroscientist.
Dog 🐕 mom.
MI (🥶)•DC (👩🔬👩🎓)•NC (🐏🩵)•SC (🔬🧪)
Addiction Neuroscientist.
Dog 🐕 mom.
MI (🥶)•DC (👩🔬👩🎓)•NC (🐏🩵)•SC (🔬🧪)
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Public comments have been opened back up!
Research with animals is critical for providing evidence-based knowledge in the pursuit of human health. Broadly reducing research projects with animals threatens public health and will greatly stall the development of new therapeutics for diseases!
Research with animals is critical for providing evidence-based knowledge in the pursuit of human health. Broadly reducing research projects with animals threatens public health and will greatly stall the development of new therapeutics for diseases!
FDA-NIH Workshop: Reducing Animal Testing
The FDA is hosting a workshop on reducing animal testing. The workshop is open to current FDA and NIH employees.
www.fda.gov
July 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Public comments have been opened back up!
Research with animals is critical for providing evidence-based knowledge in the pursuit of human health. Broadly reducing research projects with animals threatens public health and will greatly stall the development of new therapeutics for diseases!
Research with animals is critical for providing evidence-based knowledge in the pursuit of human health. Broadly reducing research projects with animals threatens public health and will greatly stall the development of new therapeutics for diseases!
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Check out this NPP Hot Topic by @seemiller.bsky.social "A biological blind spot in addiction research: hormonal contraceptives and adolescent reward seeking".
Read it here: tinyurl.com/3hrbswkr
Read it here: tinyurl.com/3hrbswkr
A biological blind spot in addiction research: hormonal contraceptives and adolescent reward seeking
Neuropsychopharmacology - A biological blind spot in addiction research: hormonal contraceptives and adolescent reward seeking
www.nature.com
July 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Check out this NPP Hot Topic by @seemiller.bsky.social "A biological blind spot in addiction research: hormonal contraceptives and adolescent reward seeking".
Read it here: tinyurl.com/3hrbswkr
Read it here: tinyurl.com/3hrbswkr
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First the #RSA 3-min thesis inaugural winner and now the Gordis Award for @kathylindquist.bsky.social #proud-mentor #rsa2025 #rsa_isbra2025 @drjrink.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 1:41 AM
First the #RSA 3-min thesis inaugural winner and now the Gordis Award for @kathylindquist.bsky.social #proud-mentor #rsa2025 #rsa_isbra2025 @drjrink.bsky.social
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Job is up, consider joining us!
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June 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Job is up, consider joining us!
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Defending soon? Come postdoc with us - MUSC is a great place to prepare you for your next career move, in or outside of academia!
The Charleston Alcohol Research Center has an opening for a #postdoctoral fellowship on the #NIAAA T32 training grant - please spread the word and contact me if interested in working in beautiful Charleston, SC @drjrink.bsky.social
March 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Defending soon? Come postdoc with us - MUSC is a great place to prepare you for your next career move, in or outside of academia!
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Dear science community, an amazing grad student with @drjrink.bsky.social and I lost her belongings in an apartment fire this morning. She and her dog are safe but needs your help. Please consider donating
www.gofundme.com/f/kathy-need...
www.gofundme.com/f/kathy-need...
Donate to Kathy Needs Your Help After Apartment Fire, organized by Patrick Mulholland
A graduate student in the Department of Neuroscience (Kathy L.) at MUSC … Patrick Mulholland needs your support for Kathy Needs Your Help After Apartment Fire
www.gofundme.com
February 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Dear science community, an amazing grad student with @drjrink.bsky.social and I lost her belongings in an apartment fire this morning. She and her dog are safe but needs your help. Please consider donating
www.gofundme.com/f/kathy-need...
www.gofundme.com/f/kathy-need...
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Takes all of 5 seconds!
February 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Takes all of 5 seconds!
Where are the checks and balances - this is the most egregious overreach of presidential power...
NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs.
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
January 28, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Where are the checks and balances - this is the most egregious overreach of presidential power...
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So how’s it going so far?
January 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
So how’s it going so far?
📌 Bookmarking this for myself.
Because you have nothing else to worry about, remember that, starting May 25, you will have to use SciENcv to generate your biosketch for any NIH application.
LINK here: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sciencv/
LINK here: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sciencv/
SciENcv: Science Experts Network Curriculum VitaeTwitterFacebookLinkedInGitHubNCBI Insights BlogTwitterFacebookYoutube
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
January 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
📌 Bookmarking this for myself.
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Why should the public care about the freeze on the NIH? Aside from the need for scientific pursuits to make our society better…
-For every dollar we invest in NIH research, there is a $2.5 return.
-Research dollars help fund universities that employ non-academics. (1/)
-For every dollar we invest in NIH research, there is a $2.5 return.
-Research dollars help fund universities that employ non-academics. (1/)
January 23, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Why should the public care about the freeze on the NIH? Aside from the need for scientific pursuits to make our society better…
-For every dollar we invest in NIH research, there is a $2.5 return.
-Research dollars help fund universities that employ non-academics. (1/)
-For every dollar we invest in NIH research, there is a $2.5 return.
-Research dollars help fund universities that employ non-academics. (1/)
The perfect emoji to encapsulate how I feel does not exi…
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NIH-funded scientist here, anyone in science knows how hard & stressful this job is competing for grants in administrations that support & believe in science. I am numb knowing what this administration is about to do to our jobs, our progress as a nation in science and medicine. We will not recover.
January 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The perfect emoji to encapsulate how I feel does not exi…
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Want to see the numbers for how NIH funding impacts your state? Remind your Representatives, Senators, and fellow citizens how federally-funded biomedical research advances health, created jobs, and fosters innovation and economic growth.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research
Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org
January 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Want to see the numbers for how NIH funding impacts your state? Remind your Representatives, Senators, and fellow citizens how federally-funded biomedical research advances health, created jobs, and fosters innovation and economic growth.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
"We sure used to be [the greatest country in the world]. We stood up for what was right...made ungodly technological advances, explored the universe, cured diseases...we aspired to intelligence, we didn't belittle it. It didn't make us feel inferior..."
Old but relevant. Deserves a replay.
Old but relevant. Deserves a replay.
HBO's NEWSROOM Opening scene "Why America's Not the Greatest Country"
YouTube video by attnjake
www.youtube.com
January 23, 2025 at 3:03 AM
"We sure used to be [the greatest country in the world]. We stood up for what was right...made ungodly technological advances, explored the universe, cured diseases...we aspired to intelligence, we didn't belittle it. It didn't make us feel inferior..."
Old but relevant. Deserves a replay.
Old but relevant. Deserves a replay.
The Michigan girl in me is at least appreciative of the fact that my pleas of “if it’s gonna be this cold the least we could get is some snow” have been properly answered. Tomorrow I just ask that only the snowbirds take to the roads. Locals please stay home. #lowcountry #snowday #jzi
January 22, 2025 at 5:27 AM
The Michigan girl in me is at least appreciative of the fact that my pleas of “if it’s gonna be this cold the least we could get is some snow” have been properly answered. Tomorrow I just ask that only the snowbirds take to the roads. Locals please stay home. #lowcountry #snowday #jzi
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Cutting it a bit fine, but here’s my review of the year in neuroscience for 2024
The eighth of these, would you believe? We’ve got dark neurons, tiny monkeys, the most complete brain wiring diagram ever constructed, and much more…
Published on The Spike
Enjoy!
medium.com/the-spike/20...
The eighth of these, would you believe? We’ve got dark neurons, tiny monkeys, the most complete brain wiring diagram ever constructed, and much more…
Published on The Spike
Enjoy!
medium.com/the-spike/20...
2024: A Review of the Year in Neuroscience
Feeling a bit wired
medium.com
December 30, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Cutting it a bit fine, but here’s my review of the year in neuroscience for 2024
The eighth of these, would you believe? We’ve got dark neurons, tiny monkeys, the most complete brain wiring diagram ever constructed, and much more…
Published on The Spike
Enjoy!
medium.com/the-spike/20...
The eighth of these, would you believe? We’ve got dark neurons, tiny monkeys, the most complete brain wiring diagram ever constructed, and much more…
Published on The Spike
Enjoy!
medium.com/the-spike/20...
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Bioart, courtesy of the NIH. All images are in the public domain and available for download as high-quality SVGs.
bioart.niaid.nih.gov
bioart.niaid.nih.gov
December 17, 2024 at 1:15 AM
Bioart, courtesy of the NIH. All images are in the public domain and available for download as high-quality SVGs.
bioart.niaid.nih.gov
bioart.niaid.nih.gov
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Spike sorting biases and information loss in a detailed cortical model https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.04.626805v1
December 8, 2024 at 1:15 AM
Spike sorting biases and information loss in a detailed cortical model https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.04.626805v1
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I wrote about the National Institutes of Health and the various serious and unserious proposals for NIH reform that have been floating around. It is important to understand how this agency actually functions and point criticism at the right problems. A short 🧵:
Distinguishing real from invented problems with the NIH
How does the NIH work and where does it work well?
open.substack.com
November 24, 2024 at 3:33 PM
I wrote about the National Institutes of Health and the various serious and unserious proposals for NIH reform that have been floating around. It is important to understand how this agency actually functions and point criticism at the right problems. A short 🧵:
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Three must read papers for PhD students. #scisky #PhD #science #research #academicsky
1. The importance of stupidity in scientific research
Open Access
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
1. The importance of stupidity in scientific research
Open Access
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
November 24, 2024 at 1:54 PM
Three must read papers for PhD students. #scisky #PhD #science #research #academicsky
1. The importance of stupidity in scientific research
Open Access
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
1. The importance of stupidity in scientific research
Open Access
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
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🚨 If you haven’t seen it yet…
📢 The NIH BioArt Source provides a library of FREE professionally designed illustrations and icons, available for anyone to use. They can be Downloaded in High Definition.
Check it out at bioart.niaid.nih.gov
📢 The NIH BioArt Source provides a library of FREE professionally designed illustrations and icons, available for anyone to use. They can be Downloaded in High Definition.
Check it out at bioart.niaid.nih.gov
November 23, 2024 at 11:30 PM
🚨 If you haven’t seen it yet…
📢 The NIH BioArt Source provides a library of FREE professionally designed illustrations and icons, available for anyone to use. They can be Downloaded in High Definition.
Check it out at bioart.niaid.nih.gov
📢 The NIH BioArt Source provides a library of FREE professionally designed illustrations and icons, available for anyone to use. They can be Downloaded in High Definition.
Check it out at bioart.niaid.nih.gov
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In the spirit of a fresh start on 🦋, I'm happy to share our lab's first paper, published earlier this year!
The mouse dorsal peduncular cortex encodes fear memory
Campos-Cardoso et al. employ a series of multimodal analyses to demonstrate that the
mouse dorsal peduncular cortex encodes fear but not extinction memory. These findings
redefine the principles of th...
www.cell.com
November 24, 2024 at 8:25 PM
In the spirit of a fresh start on 🦋, I'm happy to share our lab's first paper, published earlier this year!
Okay @bsky.app @jay.bsky.team the great migration is happening & 3 features Twitter had that you should strongly consider.
1. A save post/content button on others posts
2. Follow back button in notifications so you don’t have to go to the profile if you don’t want
3. Save drafts option for posts
1. A save post/content button on others posts
2. Follow back button in notifications so you don’t have to go to the profile if you don’t want
3. Save drafts option for posts
November 23, 2024 at 11:35 AM
Okay @bsky.app @jay.bsky.team the great migration is happening & 3 features Twitter had that you should strongly consider.
1. A save post/content button on others posts
2. Follow back button in notifications so you don’t have to go to the profile if you don’t want
3. Save drafts option for posts
1. A save post/content button on others posts
2. Follow back button in notifications so you don’t have to go to the profile if you don’t want
3. Save drafts option for posts
Great opportunity for senior grad students, check it out 👇
Hey, senior grad student! I see you there, trying to hide. You're probably thinking: "That @CSHL symposium sounds cool, but I'll never be invited because my research is lame" Wrong! Tell your impostor syndrome to take a seat and apply now! Deadline extended to Dec. 15 cshl.edu/research/pos...
November 22, 2024 at 12:05 AM
Great opportunity for senior grad students, check it out 👇