Jessica Fiser
@jessica-fiser.bsky.social
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Excited to share our new work demonstrating a role for astrocytic inflammasome signaling in modulating hippocampal plasticity. @cp-immunity.bsky.social
All credit to Kristine Zengeler, who was the brains🧠 and muscle💪 behind this project and is a wonderful collaborator. www.cell.com/immunity/ful...
All credit to Kristine Zengeler, who was the brains🧠 and muscle💪 behind this project and is a wonderful collaborator. www.cell.com/immunity/ful...
Inflammasome signaling in astrocytes modulates hippocampal plasticity
The function of immune pathways in homeostatic neurobiology remains underexplored.
Zengeler et al. find that the inflammasome complex, typically associated with immune
responses, is involved in memory...
www.cell.com
May 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Excited to share our new work demonstrating a role for astrocytic inflammasome signaling in modulating hippocampal plasticity. @cp-immunity.bsky.social
All credit to Kristine Zengeler, who was the brains🧠 and muscle💪 behind this project and is a wonderful collaborator. www.cell.com/immunity/ful...
All credit to Kristine Zengeler, who was the brains🧠 and muscle💪 behind this project and is a wonderful collaborator. www.cell.com/immunity/ful...
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Shane Liddelow @liddelowsa.bsky.social shares how a game-changing cell culture method developed in Ben Barres’ lab transformed astrocyte studies and helped him build a career studying their reactive substates, in our latest “This paper changed my life.
www.thetransmitter.org/this-paper-c...
www.thetransmitter.org/this-paper-c...
This paper changed my life: Shane Liddelow on two papers that upended astrocyte research
A game-changing cell culture method developed in Ben Barres’ lab completely transformed the way we study astrocytes and helped me build a career studying their reactive substates.
www.thetransmitter.org
May 2, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Shane Liddelow @liddelowsa.bsky.social shares how a game-changing cell culture method developed in Ben Barres’ lab transformed astrocyte studies and helped him build a career studying their reactive substates, in our latest “This paper changed my life.
www.thetransmitter.org/this-paper-c...
www.thetransmitter.org/this-paper-c...
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I'm sorry, but rich, privileged women going on a space fieldtrip is not inspiring. The people are who ARE inspiring are the hardworking women working in STEM. You know, the ones who are at risk of losing their jobs and grants. #SaveOurScience
April 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I'm sorry, but rich, privileged women going on a space fieldtrip is not inspiring. The people are who ARE inspiring are the hardworking women working in STEM. You know, the ones who are at risk of losing their jobs and grants. #SaveOurScience
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Me, after repeating a PCR for the fourth time
All of this is so stupid and preventable
April 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Me, after repeating a PCR for the fourth time
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![Have you tried yoga and kale?
[Olympics shooter guy aiming labeled me]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dbzmdmsaz6lkhb4tv3culzme/bafkreihgqvzcw3ynctpyozcgsyv34kxluzfksbkmbijxvj2m74imhea7hq@jpeg)
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Just found out NIH has officially canceled our grant, a longitudinal study of Alzheimer's disease in Black Americans. I cannot even put into words how angry I am. The truth is they are canceling it because it has Black in the title. That's it, there is no other reason to do this.
March 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Just found out NIH has officially canceled our grant, a longitudinal study of Alzheimer's disease in Black Americans. I cannot even put into words how angry I am. The truth is they are canceling it because it has Black in the title. That's it, there is no other reason to do this.
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The first paper out of the Snell lab is live! This review was led by my postdoc Dr. Nichelle Jackson. We dove into the cerebellar contribution to dystonia, specifically focusing on Purkinje cell and cerebellar nuclei dysfunction and calcium handling. www.frontierspartnerships.org/journals/dys...
Frontiers Publishing Partnerships | Cerebellar contributions to dystonia: unraveling the role of Purkinje cells and cerebellar nuclei
Dystonias are a group of neurodegenerative disorders that result in altered physiology associated with motor movements. Both the basal ganglia and the cerebe...
www.frontierspartnerships.org
February 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The first paper out of the Snell lab is live! This review was led by my postdoc Dr. Nichelle Jackson. We dove into the cerebellar contribution to dystonia, specifically focusing on Purkinje cell and cerebellar nuclei dysfunction and calcium handling. www.frontierspartnerships.org/journals/dys...
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Brilliant new preprint by @ioansarr.bsky.social @marisepp.bsky.social @tyamadat.bsky.social @steinaerts.bsky.social @kaessmannlab.bsky.social
on the evolution of gene regulation in mammalian #cerebellum development 🧪🧠🧬
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
on the evolution of gene regulation in mammalian #cerebellum development 🧪🧠🧬
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
The evolution of gene regulation in mammalian cerebellum development
Gene regulatory changes are considered major drivers of evolutionary innovations, including the cerebellum's expansion during human evolution, yet they remain largely unexplored. In this study, we com...
www.biorxiv.org
March 16, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Brilliant new preprint by @ioansarr.bsky.social @marisepp.bsky.social @tyamadat.bsky.social @steinaerts.bsky.social @kaessmannlab.bsky.social
on the evolution of gene regulation in mammalian #cerebellum development 🧪🧠🧬
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
on the evolution of gene regulation in mammalian #cerebellum development 🧪🧠🧬
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Walz: "The idea that the secretary of education would not know what IDEA is -- individuals with disability in education act -- that's like your mechanic not knowing how to put air in your tire. And she's in charge of this nation's education progress. It is catastrophic."
March 13, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Walz: "The idea that the secretary of education would not know what IDEA is -- individuals with disability in education act -- that's like your mechanic not knowing how to put air in your tire. And she's in charge of this nation's education progress. It is catastrophic."
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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 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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...
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If you can't judge a book 📕- then don't judge a brain🧠⤵️
Our cells aren't always as they seem.
Watch the full episode w/ @drnathanasmith.bsky.social &
@johnfoxe.bsky.social 👉 urmc.info/1XD
#BrainAwarenessWeek #BrainAwarenessWeek2025 #URochesterResearch
@urochestersmd.bsky.social
Our cells aren't always as they seem.
Watch the full episode w/ @drnathanasmith.bsky.social &
@johnfoxe.bsky.social 👉 urmc.info/1XD
#BrainAwarenessWeek #BrainAwarenessWeek2025 #URochesterResearch
@urochestersmd.bsky.social
March 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
If you can't judge a book 📕- then don't judge a brain🧠⤵️
Our cells aren't always as they seem.
Watch the full episode w/ @drnathanasmith.bsky.social &
@johnfoxe.bsky.social 👉 urmc.info/1XD
#BrainAwarenessWeek #BrainAwarenessWeek2025 #URochesterResearch
@urochestersmd.bsky.social
Our cells aren't always as they seem.
Watch the full episode w/ @drnathanasmith.bsky.social &
@johnfoxe.bsky.social 👉 urmc.info/1XD
#BrainAwarenessWeek #BrainAwarenessWeek2025 #URochesterResearch
@urochestersmd.bsky.social
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I just checked pubmed....there are over 1200 papers about vaccines and autism. There is no link. This is a waste of tax payer money.
March 8, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I just checked pubmed....there are over 1200 papers about vaccines and autism. There is no link. This is a waste of tax payer money.
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This is Courtney. She’s about to graduate with her PhD in neuroscience from the University of Colorado. She made this sign in 2017 for the first science march and has had it in her lab ever since.
“In 2017 we felt science was being attacked. Now it actually is.”
#StandUpForScience Denver
“In 2017 we felt science was being attacked. Now it actually is.”
#StandUpForScience Denver
March 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
This is Courtney. She’s about to graduate with her PhD in neuroscience from the University of Colorado. She made this sign in 2017 for the first science march and has had it in her lab ever since.
“In 2017 we felt science was being attacked. Now it actually is.”
#StandUpForScience Denver
“In 2017 we felt science was being attacked. Now it actually is.”
#StandUpForScience Denver
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Puffer coats and fleece aplenty as #standupforscience kicks off in Seattle — med student Anders Ledell recycled a Godzilla Halloween costume to advocate for basic research
March 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Puffer coats and fleece aplenty as #standupforscience kicks off in Seattle — med student Anders Ledell recycled a Godzilla Halloween costume to advocate for basic research
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At @standupforscience.bsky.social and the signs are statistically significantly excellent
March 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
At @standupforscience.bsky.social and the signs are statistically significantly excellent
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All my childhood punishments have become my adult goals: Eating vegetables,
staying home, taking a nap, going to bed early.
staying home, taking a nap, going to bed early.
February 23, 2025 at 1:15 AM
All my childhood punishments have become my adult goals: Eating vegetables,
staying home, taking a nap, going to bed early.
staying home, taking a nap, going to bed early.
One of the many reasons the cerebellum is my favorite 🫶🫶
Many cognitive neuroscientists ignore the cerebellum but it's long past time to pay more attention to it (and fund more cerebellum grants).
Not just for basic science: the cerebellum is commonly affected by pediatric brain tumors, leading to lifelong motor AND cognitive deficits.
Must-read paper 👇🏼
Not just for basic science: the cerebellum is commonly affected by pediatric brain tumors, leading to lifelong motor AND cognitive deficits.
Must-read paper 👇🏼
Ignoring the cerebellum is hindering progress in neuroscience
Traditionally considered a motor structure, the cerebellum has been shown to play a key role in several cognitive functions. However, for decades, the…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 12, 2025 at 9:18 PM
One of the many reasons the cerebellum is my favorite 🫶🫶
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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science!
Its been a privilege to work with these extraordinary scientists in my lab over the years - all making an incredible impact throughout the world 🙌
We must never give up on #equality #diversity & #inclusion 💪
#WomeninScience #GirlsInSTEM 🧪🔬🔭🚀
Its been a privilege to work with these extraordinary scientists in my lab over the years - all making an incredible impact throughout the world 🙌
We must never give up on #equality #diversity & #inclusion 💪
#WomeninScience #GirlsInSTEM 🧪🔬🔭🚀
February 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science!
Its been a privilege to work with these extraordinary scientists in my lab over the years - all making an incredible impact throughout the world 🙌
We must never give up on #equality #diversity & #inclusion 💪
#WomeninScience #GirlsInSTEM 🧪🔬🔭🚀
Its been a privilege to work with these extraordinary scientists in my lab over the years - all making an incredible impact throughout the world 🙌
We must never give up on #equality #diversity & #inclusion 💪
#WomeninScience #GirlsInSTEM 🧪🔬🔭🚀
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To My Fellow Lab Rats: A Letter From a Postdoc Who Survived the Bolsonaro Years
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February 11, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Super Bowl blowouts usually suck but this one is a work of art, just a complete middle finger to everything that’s happening
February 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Super Bowl blowouts usually suck but this one is a work of art, just a complete middle finger to everything that’s happening
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It’s super surreal as an actual biologist to see the dipshit brigade mandate their fevered hallucinations as reality. It’s an abuse of both human rights and of science.
BREAKING: Department of Education employees got a late Friday email telling them the department will end all programs “that fail to affirm the reality of biology sex,” targeting efforts that support transgender students.
www.propublica.org/article/depa...
www.propublica.org/article/depa...
The Department of Education Told Employees to End Support for Transgender Students
The directive, which continues the Trump administration’s efforts to curb transgender rights, could end school-based mental health services and support for homeless students.
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2025 at 1:55 AM
It’s super surreal as an actual biologist to see the dipshit brigade mandate their fevered hallucinations as reality. It’s an abuse of both human rights and of science.