Amelia Eisch 🧪🧠👩🔬 🐁
@eisch.bsky.social
Philadelphia Neuroscience Professor obsessed w/dentate gyrus, mentoring, unsweet soymilk. Opinions & bad jokes are mine not my employer’s. She/her/cat.
https://sites.google.com/view/eischlab
Pics: 75% my smiling face, desk, laptop, blue sky with clouds
https://sites.google.com/view/eischlab
Pics: 75% my smiling face, desk, laptop, blue sky with clouds
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I did my PhD at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, which has more Chinese students than any other US university. I had the privilege of teaching and collaborating with Chinese students there.
This makes me indescribably angry for them and for all of us who benefit from our work together
This makes me indescribably angry for them and for all of us who benefit from our work together
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:10 AM
I did my PhD at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, which has more Chinese students than any other US university. I had the privilege of teaching and collaborating with Chinese students there.
This makes me indescribably angry for them and for all of us who benefit from our work together
This makes me indescribably angry for them and for all of us who benefit from our work together
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New perspective paper out now in @plosbiology.org with a few thoughts on #interoception: What it is (or rather is not), how it can inform therapeutic interventions, and where (we think) the field of brain-body #neuroskyence has yet to find more solid ground to build on.
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Beyond the buzz: Grounding interoceptive interventions in mechanisms of brain–body coupling
The field of interoception research is growing at a rapid pace. This Perspective highlights why establishing both mechanistic insight and construct validity will be critical prerequisites for developi...
doi.org
November 14, 2025 at 7:39 AM
New perspective paper out now in @plosbiology.org with a few thoughts on #interoception: What it is (or rather is not), how it can inform therapeutic interventions, and where (we think) the field of brain-body #neuroskyence has yet to find more solid ground to build on.
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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A preprint‼️that's bound to ruffle some 🪶 "Widespread DNA off-targeting confounds studies of RNA chromatin occupancy" led by our Micah Goldrich and Louis Delhaye from
Pieter Mestdagh in Ghent. TL;DR we show that many of lncRNA chromatin occupancy obtained are flawed www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Pieter Mestdagh in Ghent. TL;DR we show that many of lncRNA chromatin occupancy obtained are flawed www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
November 13, 2025 at 9:26 AM
A preprint‼️that's bound to ruffle some 🪶 "Widespread DNA off-targeting confounds studies of RNA chromatin occupancy" led by our Micah Goldrich and Louis Delhaye from
Pieter Mestdagh in Ghent. TL;DR we show that many of lncRNA chromatin occupancy obtained are flawed www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Pieter Mestdagh in Ghent. TL;DR we show that many of lncRNA chromatin occupancy obtained are flawed www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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You must have been looking forward to... October in preprints!
Check out the latest #preprints on #DevBio, #StemCell biology and related topics with, starting this month, @prelights.bsky.social picks 👇👀
thenode.biologists.com/october-in-p...
Check out the latest #preprints on #DevBio, #StemCell biology and related topics with, starting this month, @prelights.bsky.social picks 👇👀
thenode.biologists.com/october-in-p...
October in preprints - the Node
Welcome to our monthly trawl for developmental and stem cell biology (and related) preprints. The preprints this month are hosted on bioRxiv.
thenode.biologists.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
You must have been looking forward to... October in preprints!
Check out the latest #preprints on #DevBio, #StemCell biology and related topics with, starting this month, @prelights.bsky.social picks 👇👀
thenode.biologists.com/october-in-p...
Check out the latest #preprints on #DevBio, #StemCell biology and related topics with, starting this month, @prelights.bsky.social picks 👇👀
thenode.biologists.com/october-in-p...
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Are you an early-stage graduate student (2nd or 3rd year) or early-stage postdoc based in the US or Canada, working primarily in Drosophila? Would you like to help improve the experience of all trainees working in Drosophila research? If so, read on.
(Please repost to reach a broad audience.)
(Please repost to reach a broad audience.)
November 12, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Are you an early-stage graduate student (2nd or 3rd year) or early-stage postdoc based in the US or Canada, working primarily in Drosophila? Would you like to help improve the experience of all trainees working in Drosophila research? If so, read on.
(Please repost to reach a broad audience.)
(Please repost to reach a broad audience.)
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@plosbiology.org Thanks for the nice highlight of our paper on the website.
November 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
@plosbiology.org Thanks for the nice highlight of our paper on the website.
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@sfn.org and neuro peeps! For 10+ years, you have honored us w/your attending our Psychopharmacology Social. #SfN2025 will be the last time I and @jaredwyoung.bsky.social will host this event (Tues, Nov 18, 7-9 pm, Marriott Marquis-Grand Ballroom Salon 5). Drink, groove and mingle one last time-AND-
November 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
@sfn.org and neuro peeps! For 10+ years, you have honored us w/your attending our Psychopharmacology Social. #SfN2025 will be the last time I and @jaredwyoung.bsky.social will host this event (Tues, Nov 18, 7-9 pm, Marriott Marquis-Grand Ballroom Salon 5). Drink, groove and mingle one last time-AND-
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Please share! Going to #SfN and looking for a postdoc in human neuroscience? We're hiring! If you have a background in Psychology, Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, or related areas, come talk to us about joining our lab at Georgia Tech (siplab.gatech.edu). #neuroscience #PsychSciSky
SIPLab
siplab.gatech.edu
November 11, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Please share! Going to #SfN and looking for a postdoc in human neuroscience? We're hiring! If you have a background in Psychology, Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, or related areas, come talk to us about joining our lab at Georgia Tech (siplab.gatech.edu). #neuroscience #PsychSciSky
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Up to 323 cancelled CSR study sections. That's more than the 204 sections cancelled earlier this year. Rescheduling is going to be a hot mess with NIH staff reductions and study section members heading into finals and holidays that limit availability. 🧪
Been a rough year for federally funded scientists, and I hate to add another tab to this spreadsheet. So far, the shutdown has resulted in cancellation of 161 CSR study sections. 🧪https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lLEx14q7HKrlYahQYJaN6aHKpMqSMJwX4aenyL5g_ZU/edit?usp=sharing
2025 Study section tracking
docs.google.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Up to 323 cancelled CSR study sections. That's more than the 204 sections cancelled earlier this year. Rescheduling is going to be a hot mess with NIH staff reductions and study section members heading into finals and holidays that limit availability. 🧪
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Come join us @westernu.ca @schulichmeddent.bsky.social as Canada Research Chair (CRC) Tier 2 in Cancer Biotherapeutics: uwo.ca/facultyrelat... DM me with questions. As a CRC 2 recruit to ACB, I highly recommend it!
uwo.ca
November 11, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Come join us @westernu.ca @schulichmeddent.bsky.social as Canada Research Chair (CRC) Tier 2 in Cancer Biotherapeutics: uwo.ca/facultyrelat... DM me with questions. As a CRC 2 recruit to ACB, I highly recommend it!
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Hi Bluesky community - I'm teaching computational genomics again in the Spring term; always happy to have auditors or folks Zoom in. Just have your students email me for deets.
November 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Hi Bluesky community - I'm teaching computational genomics again in the Spring term; always happy to have auditors or folks Zoom in. Just have your students email me for deets.
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Good news.
Faculty expressing their concerns seems to be having effects.
If you are in academia, make sure your administration knows your views on the compact.
Faculty expressing their concerns seems to be having effects.
If you are in academia, make sure your administration knows your views on the compact.
UNC-Chapel Hill's chancellor says the university will not sign on to a higher education compact from the Trump administration.
www.wunc.org/education/20...
www.wunc.org/education/20...
After faculty raise concerns, UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor says university will not sign Trump's higher ed compact
Lee Roberts called the "preferential treatment" proposal a clear infringement on academic freedom.
www.wunc.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Good news.
Faculty expressing their concerns seems to be having effects.
If you are in academia, make sure your administration knows your views on the compact.
Faculty expressing their concerns seems to be having effects.
If you are in academia, make sure your administration knows your views on the compact.
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Cool paper from Sora Shin’s lab mapping a neural circuit for aggression and self-harm. Awesome to see another group using our pain assessment platform in their studies.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Thalamo-hippocampal pathway determines aggression and self-harm
Thalamo-hippocampal calcium channel hyperactivity drives aggression and self-harm after early adversity.
www.science.org
November 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Cool paper from Sora Shin’s lab mapping a neural circuit for aggression and self-harm. Awesome to see another group using our pain assessment platform in their studies.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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As a neuroscientist, I’d suggest there is a profound disconnect between what *some* computer scientists think is representative of “intelligence”, cognitive ability, or descriptions of consciousness from some in AI work.
LLMs are not how neural systems process information, nor how brains function.
LLMs are not how neural systems process information, nor how brains function.
November 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
As a neuroscientist, I’d suggest there is a profound disconnect between what *some* computer scientists think is representative of “intelligence”, cognitive ability, or descriptions of consciousness from some in AI work.
LLMs are not how neural systems process information, nor how brains function.
LLMs are not how neural systems process information, nor how brains function.
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In Case You Missed It…
...a week of Mad Biologist posts: Without Consent of the Governed, the U.S. Park Police Have Decided to Inflict Their Own Policing Policy on D.C. 45 Percent of Americans Strongly Agree Trump Is a “Potentially Dangerous Dictator” Some Thoughts on Last Night’s Rout The…
...a week of Mad Biologist posts: Without Consent of the Governed, the U.S. Park Police Have Decided to Inflict Their Own Policing Policy on D.C. 45 Percent of Americans Strongly Agree Trump Is a “Potentially Dangerous Dictator” Some Thoughts on Last Night’s Rout The…
In Case You Missed It…
...a week of Mad Biologist posts: Without Consent of the Governed, the U.S. Park Police Have Decided to Inflict Their Own Policing Policy on D.C. 45 Percent of Americans Strongly Agree Trump Is a “Potentially Dangerous Dictator” Some Thoughts on Last Night’s Rout The Conservative Heritage Foundation Has a Nazi Meltdown Who Goes Cuomo?
mikethemadbiologist.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
In Case You Missed It…
...a week of Mad Biologist posts: Without Consent of the Governed, the U.S. Park Police Have Decided to Inflict Their Own Policing Policy on D.C. 45 Percent of Americans Strongly Agree Trump Is a “Potentially Dangerous Dictator” Some Thoughts on Last Night’s Rout The…
...a week of Mad Biologist posts: Without Consent of the Governed, the U.S. Park Police Have Decided to Inflict Their Own Policing Policy on D.C. 45 Percent of Americans Strongly Agree Trump Is a “Potentially Dangerous Dictator” Some Thoughts on Last Night’s Rout The…
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'Tis the season of flooded inboxes & time to reamplify this brilliant tip from @hannahrsnyder.bsky.social.
As semesters start and you find yourself repeatedly answering emails with the same questions from students, this is my annual reminder that you can make all your frequent responses email signatures and just select them from your signature list to respond. You're welcome. #academicsky
November 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
'Tis the season of flooded inboxes & time to reamplify this brilliant tip from @hannahrsnyder.bsky.social.
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How much do y'all pay for syringe filters? I can't really find a supplier selling new sterile PES filters for less than ~$1/filter. Thoughts?
Ideally 33mm, 0.22um, PES hydrophilic
TYIA!!!
Ideally 33mm, 0.22um, PES hydrophilic
TYIA!!!
November 9, 2025 at 3:40 AM
How much do y'all pay for syringe filters? I can't really find a supplier selling new sterile PES filters for less than ~$1/filter. Thoughts?
Ideally 33mm, 0.22um, PES hydrophilic
TYIA!!!
Ideally 33mm, 0.22um, PES hydrophilic
TYIA!!!
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Please help spread the word to all who will be in San Diego on Sunday, Nov. 16th. As part of SFN, SFN's scicomm arm is sponsoring an event.
It's me, Shrek Chalasani (Salk), Kumar Narayanan (UIowa) and the brainfacts.org team. Short talks; trivia; lots of fun. Join us!
It's free. Register here.
It's me, Shrek Chalasani (Salk), Kumar Narayanan (UIowa) and the brainfacts.org team. Short talks; trivia; lots of fun. Join us!
It's free. Register here.
Dive into the depths of the brain with neuroscientists from across the country at Little Bird Brewing on Sunday, November 16th from 6:30pm to 9pm.
BrainFacts LIVE: Decoding Disorders
Eventbrite - BrainFacts LIVE: Decoding Disorders - Sunday, November 16, 2025 at Little Bird Brewing, San Diego, CA. Find event and ticket information.
www.eventbrite.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Please help spread the word to all who will be in San Diego on Sunday, Nov. 16th. As part of SFN, SFN's scicomm arm is sponsoring an event.
It's me, Shrek Chalasani (Salk), Kumar Narayanan (UIowa) and the brainfacts.org team. Short talks; trivia; lots of fun. Join us!
It's free. Register here.
It's me, Shrek Chalasani (Salk), Kumar Narayanan (UIowa) and the brainfacts.org team. Short talks; trivia; lots of fun. Join us!
It's free. Register here.
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We have written two reviews providing a practical guide and fundamentals of cell migration:
(1) How to select an optimal cell migration assay,
(2) How to analyze cell migration data.
We also added a perspective on AI methods of analysis.
Coming out soon in Nature Methods.
(1) How to select an optimal cell migration assay,
(2) How to analyze cell migration data.
We also added a perspective on AI methods of analysis.
Coming out soon in Nature Methods.
November 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
We have written two reviews providing a practical guide and fundamentals of cell migration:
(1) How to select an optimal cell migration assay,
(2) How to analyze cell migration data.
We also added a perspective on AI methods of analysis.
Coming out soon in Nature Methods.
(1) How to select an optimal cell migration assay,
(2) How to analyze cell migration data.
We also added a perspective on AI methods of analysis.
Coming out soon in Nature Methods.
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Applications are now open for the @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social Alan Kanzer Postdoctoral Fellowship.
Deadline: December 16, 2025
bit.ly/KanzerFellows
Deadline: December 16, 2025
bit.ly/KanzerFellows
Alan Kanzer Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
bit.ly
November 8, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Applications are now open for the @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social Alan Kanzer Postdoctoral Fellowship.
Deadline: December 16, 2025
bit.ly/KanzerFellows
Deadline: December 16, 2025
bit.ly/KanzerFellows
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So happy I have been able to witness the incredible growth and success of (now Dr.) Sozerko Yiandiev, who defended his PhD thesis with brio in Lyon this week! It was a true pleasure to co-mentor Sozerko with @jcourchet.bsky.social during the past 5 years 🍻👨🎓 #Thesis #BrainMetabolism
November 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
So happy I have been able to witness the incredible growth and success of (now Dr.) Sozerko Yiandiev, who defended his PhD thesis with brio in Lyon this week! It was a true pleasure to co-mentor Sozerko with @jcourchet.bsky.social during the past 5 years 🍻👨🎓 #Thesis #BrainMetabolism
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I'm Christmas shopping for my brother.
Do you have any weird hyper local items that you'd like to pitch?
My brother loves the strange, the weird, the esoteric, and the bizarre. One year I got him a single bowling pin. I've got weird, but expanding the catchment area of my weird is always useful.
Do you have any weird hyper local items that you'd like to pitch?
My brother loves the strange, the weird, the esoteric, and the bizarre. One year I got him a single bowling pin. I've got weird, but expanding the catchment area of my weird is always useful.
November 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I'm Christmas shopping for my brother.
Do you have any weird hyper local items that you'd like to pitch?
My brother loves the strange, the weird, the esoteric, and the bizarre. One year I got him a single bowling pin. I've got weird, but expanding the catchment area of my weird is always useful.
Do you have any weird hyper local items that you'd like to pitch?
My brother loves the strange, the weird, the esoteric, and the bizarre. One year I got him a single bowling pin. I've got weird, but expanding the catchment area of my weird is always useful.
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Optogenetic stimulation of the infralimbic cortex prior to fear extinction learning rescues deficits in a preclinical model of comorbid PTSD and AUD
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Optogenetic stimulation of the infralimbic cortex prior to fear extinction learning rescues deficits in a preclinical model of comorbid PTSD and AUD - Psychopharmacology
Rationale Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD) frequently co-occur, leading to significant impairments in learning and memory. Despite the prevalence of these disorders...
link.springer.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Optogenetic stimulation of the infralimbic cortex prior to fear extinction learning rescues deficits in a preclinical model of comorbid PTSD and AUD
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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More on the link brain-heart axis and sensorimotor function, relevant for BCI research 🤖: Different bodily rhythms are coupled with cortical regions at rest. Here we show that motor imagery triggers a decoupling of cardiac dynamics with motor cortex functional connectivity 🧠🫀 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Imagined movement increases the segregation of brain-heart networks
Understanding the mechanisms of motor imagery, the mental simulation of movement without execution, is key for the development of neurotechnologies. For instance, for detecting covert motor intent in ...
doi.org
November 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
More on the link brain-heart axis and sensorimotor function, relevant for BCI research 🤖: Different bodily rhythms are coupled with cortical regions at rest. Here we show that motor imagery triggers a decoupling of cardiac dynamics with motor cortex functional connectivity 🧠🫀 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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The neural circuits and signalling pathways of opioid use disorder — a Review by Victor P. Mathis, Aliza T. Ehrlich & Emmanuel Darcq
#neuroscience #neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#neuroscience #neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The neural circuits and signalling pathways of opioid use disorder - Nature Reviews Neuroscience
In many parts of the world, opioid use disorder presents a growing challenge to public health, reinforcing the need to decipher its underlying mechanisms. Mathis et al. provide an overview of our curr...
www.nature.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The neural circuits and signalling pathways of opioid use disorder — a Review by Victor P. Mathis, Aliza T. Ehrlich & Emmanuel Darcq
#neuroscience #neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#neuroscience #neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...