Jessica Wojick
@jesswoj.bsky.social
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A new study pinpoints an emotion-to-motivation gateway that converts painful signals into negative feelings, offering a promising target for non-opioid pain relief.
Learn more in this week’s issue of #ScienceAdvances: scim.ag/46jefZE
Learn more in this week’s issue of #ScienceAdvances: scim.ag/46jefZE
July 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
A new study pinpoints an emotion-to-motivation gateway that converts painful signals into negative feelings, offering a promising target for non-opioid pain relief.
Learn more in this week’s issue of #ScienceAdvances: scim.ag/46jefZE
Learn more in this week’s issue of #ScienceAdvances: scim.ag/46jefZE
Very proud that my PhD thesis is now officially published!
A new study pinpoints an emotion-to-motivation gateway that converts painful signals into negative feelings, offering a promising target for non-opioid pain relief.
Learn more in this week’s issue of #ScienceAdvances: scim.ag/46jefZE
Learn more in this week’s issue of #ScienceAdvances: scim.ag/46jefZE
August 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Very proud that my PhD thesis is now officially published!
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So excited to have been part of this work from the Corder lab! Congrats to Jess and the whole team.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A nociceptive amygdala-striatal pathway modulating affective-motivational pain
A nociceptive basolateral amygdala–to–nucleus accumbens shell circuit contributes to pain unpleasantness in chronic pain.
www.science.org
July 24, 2025 at 12:25 AM
So excited to have been part of this work from the Corder lab! Congrats to Jess and the whole team.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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big thanks to all the authors and my co-Senior Collaborator @korblab.bsky.social !!!
... and huge congrats to Jess Wojick who spent 5+ years developing this story (you can keep following her work over at @superkash.bsky.social Lab at UNC)
... and huge congrats to Jess Wojick who spent 5+ years developing this story (you can keep following her work over at @superkash.bsky.social Lab at UNC)
July 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
big thanks to all the authors and my co-Senior Collaborator @korblab.bsky.social !!!
... and huge congrats to Jess Wojick who spent 5+ years developing this story (you can keep following her work over at @superkash.bsky.social Lab at UNC)
... and huge congrats to Jess Wojick who spent 5+ years developing this story (you can keep following her work over at @superkash.bsky.social Lab at UNC)
⚡️🧠A nociceptive amygdala-striatal pathway modulating affective-motivational pain
Now published on the cover of Science Advances @science.org
Check it out 👇
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Now published on the cover of Science Advances @science.org
Check it out 👇
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
July 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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excited to see current Kash Lab postdoc Jess Wojick's paper out from her PhD in @flybottleescape.bsky.social lab !!! congrats Jess and Greg!!!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A nociceptive amygdala-striatal pathway modulating affective-motivational pain
A nociceptive basolateral amygdala–to–nucleus accumbens shell circuit contributes to pain unpleasantness in chronic pain.
www.science.org
July 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
excited to see current Kash Lab postdoc Jess Wojick's paper out from her PhD in @flybottleescape.bsky.social lab !!! congrats Jess and Greg!!!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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McGovern: "You are literally taking food off kids' plates to buy Elon Musk another yacht. I guess he's getting a good return on his campaign donations ... this is not policy. This is theft."
May 21, 2025 at 5:33 AM
McGovern: "You are literally taking food off kids' plates to buy Elon Musk another yacht. I guess he's getting a good return on his campaign donations ... this is not policy. This is theft."
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You do NOT have to accept this! Post on the public comments to pressure them to NOT do this! www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
Regulations.gov
www.regulations.gov
May 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
You do NOT have to accept this! Post on the public comments to pressure them to NOT do this! www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
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If you don’t want to take the booster don’t. But to prevent adults from having the choice is depraved.
BREAKING: FDA says covid boosters now only for those over 65 or with preconditions. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say
The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of serious illness
www.statnews.com
May 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
If you don’t want to take the booster don’t. But to prevent adults from having the choice is depraved.
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I am sad to let you all know that one of our faculty here at BCAS and UNC, Dr. Charlotte Boettiger, has passed away. She was a wonderful scientist and a great person. She will be missed.
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May 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I am sad to let you all know that one of our faculty here at BCAS and UNC, Dr. Charlotte Boettiger, has passed away. She was a wonderful scientist and a great person. She will be missed.
researchsocietyonalcohol.org/member-resou...
researchsocietyonalcohol.org/member-resou...
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UNC-CH is searching for a new Chair of Psychiatry.
Please share.
www.nejmcareercenter.org/job/863298/c...
Please share.
www.nejmcareercenter.org/job/863298/c...
Chair - Department of Psychiatry - Chapel Hill, North Carolina job with University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 863298
The School of Medicine of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks an accomplished and visionary leader..
www.nejmcareercenter.org
March 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
UNC-CH is searching for a new Chair of Psychiatry.
Please share.
www.nejmcareercenter.org/job/863298/c...
Please share.
www.nejmcareercenter.org/job/863298/c...
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Picture day for Kash Lab. Rain can't stop us.
March 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Picture day for Kash Lab. Rain can't stop us.
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Dear federal scientists: If you have been affected by the probationary firings and would be willing to speak with Science, please reach out to me by email (klangin@aaas.org) or on Signal. We can guarantee annonymity.
February 14, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Dear federal scientists: If you have been affected by the probationary firings and would be willing to speak with Science, please reach out to me by email (klangin@aaas.org) or on Signal. We can guarantee annonymity.
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With the huge challenges facing scientists, I call on peer reviewers to reflect on their role as gatekeepers to trainee career development and scientific progress. You can maintain high standards for rigor while being kind and not demanding an extra year of studies for every paper revision.
February 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
With the huge challenges facing scientists, I call on peer reviewers to reflect on their role as gatekeepers to trainee career development and scientific progress. You can maintain high standards for rigor while being kind and not demanding an extra year of studies for every paper revision.
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Trainees who applied for an NIH diversity fellowship whose applications were withdrawn/not being reviewed, there's a NYTimes reporter who wants to talk, especially interested in applicants with disabilities. DM me & I'll put you in touch, will keep all contact confidential. Please amplify
February 10, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Trainees who applied for an NIH diversity fellowship whose applications were withdrawn/not being reviewed, there's a NYTimes reporter who wants to talk, especially interested in applicants with disabilities. DM me & I'll put you in touch, will keep all contact confidential. Please amplify
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For those who don't know, here are very real research costs that directs cannot cover - all fall within indirects: the buildings we work in (upkeep, maintenance, cleaning, etc), utilities, IT infrastructure, human resources, administrative staff, security, and lots more
The new NIH policy for indirect costs going forward is capped at 15%.
This is forever going to alter the science ecosystem, upending and destroying a number of programs at universities across the country.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
This is forever going to alter the science ecosystem, upending and destroying a number of programs at universities across the country.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
grants.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 12:03 AM
For those who don't know, here are very real research costs that directs cannot cover - all fall within indirects: the buildings we work in (upkeep, maintenance, cleaning, etc), utilities, IT infrastructure, human resources, administrative staff, security, and lots more
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1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
grants.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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Worst week for science EVER.
Sunday: ASM scrubs DEI mentions from website.
Tue: NASA scrubs DEI from website; ICE arrests a student on campus; NSF plans to cut staff; USAID halted.
Wed: HHMI kills diversity program; NIH trashes applications for diversity F grants.
Fri: NIH cuts indirects.
Sunday: ASM scrubs DEI mentions from website.
Tue: NASA scrubs DEI from website; ICE arrests a student on campus; NSF plans to cut staff; USAID halted.
Wed: HHMI kills diversity program; NIH trashes applications for diversity F grants.
Fri: NIH cuts indirects.
February 8, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Worst week for science EVER.
Sunday: ASM scrubs DEI mentions from website.
Tue: NASA scrubs DEI from website; ICE arrests a student on campus; NSF plans to cut staff; USAID halted.
Wed: HHMI kills diversity program; NIH trashes applications for diversity F grants.
Fri: NIH cuts indirects.
Sunday: ASM scrubs DEI mentions from website.
Tue: NASA scrubs DEI from website; ICE arrests a student on campus; NSF plans to cut staff; USAID halted.
Wed: HHMI kills diversity program; NIH trashes applications for diversity F grants.
Fri: NIH cuts indirects.
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Slightly annoying how many of the comments are like, "This is written so broadly it's going to even affect ME over here in chemistry" or whatever. We need to (always) stand together as scientists whether you're the target or the collateral damage.
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Slightly annoying how many of the comments are like, "This is written so broadly it's going to even affect ME over here in chemistry" or whatever. We need to (always) stand together as scientists whether you're the target or the collateral damage.
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One of the keywords is “female” 🙃🙃🙃
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
One of the keywords is “female” 🙃🙃🙃
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🔔New lab paper🔔
GLP-1 analogs have become a first-line treatment for type II diabetes and weight management. Appetite reduction is mediated through activation of brain GLP-1Rs. In this review, we discuss the role of the Central Amygdala in integrating the actions of GLP-1R agonists.
rb.gy/0t0wig
GLP-1 analogs have become a first-line treatment for type II diabetes and weight management. Appetite reduction is mediated through activation of brain GLP-1Rs. In this review, we discuss the role of the Central Amygdala in integrating the actions of GLP-1R agonists.
rb.gy/0t0wig
Integration of Glucagon-like Peptide 1 Receptor Actions through the Central Amygdala
Abstract. Understanding the detailed mechanism of action of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonists on distinct topographic and genetically-defi
academic.oup.com
February 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
🔔New lab paper🔔
GLP-1 analogs have become a first-line treatment for type II diabetes and weight management. Appetite reduction is mediated through activation of brain GLP-1Rs. In this review, we discuss the role of the Central Amygdala in integrating the actions of GLP-1R agonists.
rb.gy/0t0wig
GLP-1 analogs have become a first-line treatment for type II diabetes and weight management. Appetite reduction is mediated through activation of brain GLP-1Rs. In this review, we discuss the role of the Central Amygdala in integrating the actions of GLP-1R agonists.
rb.gy/0t0wig
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It’s #BlackHistoryMonth so it’s a good time to celebrate the extraordinary mathematician and NASA scientist Katherine Johnson (née Coleman; 1918 – 2020). 🧪🐡👩🏾🔬🧮 #histsci One of the first Black women employed as a NASA scientist (and its predecessor NACA), she was known for her mastery of complex 🧵
February 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
It’s #BlackHistoryMonth so it’s a good time to celebrate the extraordinary mathematician and NASA scientist Katherine Johnson (née Coleman; 1918 – 2020). 🧪🐡👩🏾🔬🧮 #histsci One of the first Black women employed as a NASA scientist (and its predecessor NACA), she was known for her mastery of complex 🧵
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It would be nice if people could stop acting like DEI is an only a moral good.
DEI strengthens organizations. People from diverse backgrounds bring new ways of solving problems and serving people.
DEI isn’t a gift to diverse people. It’s a gift to the orgs that hire us.
DEI strengthens organizations. People from diverse backgrounds bring new ways of solving problems and serving people.
DEI isn’t a gift to diverse people. It’s a gift to the orgs that hire us.
February 3, 2025 at 12:40 PM
It would be nice if people could stop acting like DEI is an only a moral good.
DEI strengthens organizations. People from diverse backgrounds bring new ways of solving problems and serving people.
DEI isn’t a gift to diverse people. It’s a gift to the orgs that hire us.
DEI strengthens organizations. People from diverse backgrounds bring new ways of solving problems and serving people.
DEI isn’t a gift to diverse people. It’s a gift to the orgs that hire us.
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Fuzzbuster wants you to take a moment to take a deep breath.
January 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Fuzzbuster wants you to take a moment to take a deep breath.
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As the White House rescinds its spending-freeze memo, remember:
To assume that Team Trump is impervious to pressure is a mistake. These guys can and will retreat. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
To assume that Team Trump is impervious to pressure is a mistake. These guys can and will retreat. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Trump rescinds funding freeze memo after chaos, confusion
The White House sparked a national controversy when it ordered a freeze to federal grants. Under pressure, Team Trump rescinded its scandalous memo.
www.msnbc.com
January 29, 2025 at 6:13 PM
As the White House rescinds its spending-freeze memo, remember:
To assume that Team Trump is impervious to pressure is a mistake. These guys can and will retreat. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
To assume that Team Trump is impervious to pressure is a mistake. These guys can and will retreat. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...