Jennifer Groh
@jmgrohneuro.bsky.social
I like to think about neural representations. Author: Making Space. Prof: Neuroscience, Duke University. Mom: chickens and humans. Banjo. Opinions my own.
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Apropos of... well...
I'm reviewing applications for a variety of things right now and can tell when letters are written by AI. There aren't many of them but they do exist. They are... not good.
If you're an academic trainee, choose your mentors wisely.
I'm reviewing applications for a variety of things right now and can tell when letters are written by AI. There aren't many of them but they do exist. They are... not good.
If you're an academic trainee, choose your mentors wisely.
November 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Apropos of... well...
I'm reviewing applications for a variety of things right now and can tell when letters are written by AI. There aren't many of them but they do exist. They are... not good.
If you're an academic trainee, choose your mentors wisely.
I'm reviewing applications for a variety of things right now and can tell when letters are written by AI. There aren't many of them but they do exist. They are... not good.
If you're an academic trainee, choose your mentors wisely.
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Come by this morning to see Areti's poster!
Next:
Mon. Nov 17 8am-12pm: 173.10 / S11
Multimodal sensory-motor transformations for speech
@dukeengineering.bsky.social PhD Student Areti Majumdar will be presenting her work on multimodal sensory-motor transformations for speech
Mon. Nov 17 8am-12pm: 173.10 / S11
Multimodal sensory-motor transformations for speech
@dukeengineering.bsky.social PhD Student Areti Majumdar will be presenting her work on multimodal sensory-motor transformations for speech
November 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Come by this morning to see Areti's poster!
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We have two SfN presentations this morning, featuring star grad student 1st authors Grace DiRisio and Sylvia Durian. Cheng Xue is an author on both & not only is he an incredible scientist, he's also an incredible advertiser/communicator; check out his cartoons! x.com/_chengxue/st...
Cheng Xue on X: "#SfN25 How does the primate brain instantly recognize images? Humans can easily remember thousands of images after a single viewing. @GraceDiRisio @marlenecohen and I set out to find the core mechanisms in the visual cortex for this fast, high-capacity coding. https://t.co/hdrmmbvphf" / X
#SfN25 How does the primate brain instantly recognize images? Humans can easily remember thousands of images after a single viewing. @GraceDiRisio @marlenecohen and I set out to find the core mechanisms in the visual cortex for this fast, high-capacity coding. https://t.co/hdrmmbvphf
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November 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
We have two SfN presentations this morning, featuring star grad student 1st authors Grace DiRisio and Sylvia Durian. Cheng Xue is an author on both & not only is he an incredible scientist, he's also an incredible advertiser/communicator; check out his cartoons! x.com/_chengxue/st...
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I am very grateful for Steve's leadership and excited to step into this new role! www.neuro.duke.edu/news/lisberg...
Lisberger to step down as department chair; Bilbo named interim leader
Stephen Lisberger, PhD, George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor for Research in Neurobiology, will step down from his role as
www.neuro.duke.edu
November 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I am very grateful for Steve's leadership and excited to step into this new role! www.neuro.duke.edu/news/lisberg...
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Hearing a rumor that NIH/HHS may now plan to retaliate against other Bethesda Declaration signers.
I am one, but it’s not about me: we have been speaking out because of the ongoing damage to US medical research, cancer and Alzheimer’s research.
As @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social put well: 1/
I am one, but it’s not about me: we have been speaking out because of the ongoing damage to US medical research, cancer and Alzheimer’s research.
As @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social put well: 1/
November 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Hearing a rumor that NIH/HHS may now plan to retaliate against other Bethesda Declaration signers.
I am one, but it’s not about me: we have been speaking out because of the ongoing damage to US medical research, cancer and Alzheimer’s research.
As @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social put well: 1/
I am one, but it’s not about me: we have been speaking out because of the ongoing damage to US medical research, cancer and Alzheimer’s research.
As @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social put well: 1/
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NIH posted 14 executive leadership jobs with only 2-week windows.
SES roles normally stay open 30–45 days for real competition. Two weeks is far below standard practice and often signals a preselected candidate or rushed appointment.
Taxpayers deserve transparency. www.instagram.com/reel/DQ-xWIe...
SES roles normally stay open 30–45 days for real competition. Two weeks is far below standard practice and often signals a preselected candidate or rushed appointment.
Taxpayers deserve transparency. www.instagram.com/reel/DQ-xWIe...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
NIH posted 14 executive leadership jobs with only 2-week windows.
SES roles normally stay open 30–45 days for real competition. Two weeks is far below standard practice and often signals a preselected candidate or rushed appointment.
Taxpayers deserve transparency. www.instagram.com/reel/DQ-xWIe...
SES roles normally stay open 30–45 days for real competition. Two weeks is far below standard practice and often signals a preselected candidate or rushed appointment.
Taxpayers deserve transparency. www.instagram.com/reel/DQ-xWIe...
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In June, after Jenna Norton put her name on public criticism of the NIH's direction under President Trump, Jay Bhattacharya told us: "Respectful dissent in science is productive."
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Now she says she's been placed on leave.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Now she says she's been placed on leave.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
‘We Dissent’: NIH Workers Protest Trump Policies That ‘Harm the Health of Americans’ - KFF Health News
A letter signed by more than 300 National Institutes of Health workers — some still working, others who were fired this year — is an extraordinary public rebuke of actions taken under Director Jay Bha...
kffhealthnews.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:19 PM
In June, after Jenna Norton put her name on public criticism of the NIH's direction under President Trump, Jay Bhattacharya told us: "Respectful dissent in science is productive."
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Now she says she's been placed on leave.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Now she says she's been placed on leave.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
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At a June 10 hearing, @murray.senate.gov said that she expects that none of the Bethesda Declaration signers “face retaliation”.
Bhattacharya didn’t respond to this comment at the hearing but said in a statement the day before that “respectful dissent in science is productive”.
Bhattacharya didn’t respond to this comment at the hearing but said in a statement the day before that “respectful dissent in science is productive”.
NIH chief stands by funding cuts to ‘politicized science’ at tense hearing
Jayanta Bhattacharya says the US biomedical agency can’t continue ‘business as usual’ if it wants to restore its reputation.
www.nature.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:19 PM
At a June 10 hearing, @murray.senate.gov said that she expects that none of the Bethesda Declaration signers “face retaliation”.
Bhattacharya didn’t respond to this comment at the hearing but said in a statement the day before that “respectful dissent in science is productive”.
Bhattacharya didn’t respond to this comment at the hearing but said in a statement the day before that “respectful dissent in science is productive”.
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NIH program officer @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social has been placed on admin leave, sources say.
Norton has been outspoken about the Trump administration's dismantling of science, and she signed the Bethesda Declaration.
Bhattacharya has said that "science is dead without free speech".
Norton has been outspoken about the Trump administration's dismantling of science, and she signed the Bethesda Declaration.
Bhattacharya has said that "science is dead without free speech".
November 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM
NIH program officer @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social has been placed on admin leave, sources say.
Norton has been outspoken about the Trump administration's dismantling of science, and she signed the Bethesda Declaration.
Bhattacharya has said that "science is dead without free speech".
Norton has been outspoken about the Trump administration's dismantling of science, and she signed the Bethesda Declaration.
Bhattacharya has said that "science is dead without free speech".
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While the government was shut down, 379 NIH study section meetings (containing 24,380 grant applications) were postponed. NIH is committed to getting these reviewed, but please be patient and understanding with staff, as this is a complex and heavy lift.
November 13, 2025 at 1:25 PM
While the government was shut down, 379 NIH study section meetings (containing 24,380 grant applications) were postponed. NIH is committed to getting these reviewed, but please be patient and understanding with staff, as this is a complex and heavy lift.
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Following in your footsteps (which I’m grateful for)! As we know, not so many systems neuro types write books 🙏.
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
Making Space — Harvard University Press
Knowing where things are seems effortless. Yet our brains devote tremendous computational power to figuring out the simplest details about spatial relationships. Going to the grocery store or finding ...
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November 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Following in your footsteps (which I’m grateful for)! As we know, not so many systems neuro types write books 🙏.
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
I really enjoyed having this conversation with Andrew Huberman @hubermanlab.com and I hope y'all find it interesting: youtu.be/tb6ApBIXr1k?...
How Your Thoughts Are Built & How You Can Shape Them | Dr. Jennifer Groh
YouTube video by Andrew Huberman
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November 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I really enjoyed having this conversation with Andrew Huberman @hubermanlab.com and I hope y'all find it interesting: youtu.be/tb6ApBIXr1k?...
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I've been asked about this paper (www.nature.com/articles/s41...) enough times that I finally had to read it.
The basic claim is that mRNA vaccines had huge synergistic benefit with checkpoint blockade against lung cancer melanoma.
tl;dr it's glam-slop & everyone involved should be embarrassed
The basic claim is that mRNA vaccines had huge synergistic benefit with checkpoint blockade against lung cancer melanoma.
tl;dr it's glam-slop & everyone involved should be embarrassed
SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines sensitize tumours to immune checkpoint blockade - Nature
mRNA vaccines targeting SARS-CoV-2 also sensitize tumours to immune checkpoint inhibitors.
www.nature.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I've been asked about this paper (www.nature.com/articles/s41...) enough times that I finally had to read it.
The basic claim is that mRNA vaccines had huge synergistic benefit with checkpoint blockade against lung cancer melanoma.
tl;dr it's glam-slop & everyone involved should be embarrassed
The basic claim is that mRNA vaccines had huge synergistic benefit with checkpoint blockade against lung cancer melanoma.
tl;dr it's glam-slop & everyone involved should be embarrassed
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One of the more in-depth pieces I've seen on how the abrupt switch to multi year funding is harming biomedical research. Luckily, the proposed FY26 Senate appropriations bill has protections against this. Just another reason why we can't have a CR that's a blank check.
How New Trump Multiyear Policy Makes NIH Grants Even Harder To Get
The new Trump administration multiyear funding policy for NIH grants has dropped National Cancer Institute grant funding rates from one in 10 applicants to one in 25.
www.forbes.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:14 AM
One of the more in-depth pieces I've seen on how the abrupt switch to multi year funding is harming biomedical research. Luckily, the proposed FY26 Senate appropriations bill has protections against this. Just another reason why we can't have a CR that's a blank check.
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My department, Cornell BME, is hiring!
This tenure-track faculty position is a great opportunity to join a vibrant community that values research, teaching, and entrepreneurship.
📝 academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30816
This tenure-track faculty position is a great opportunity to join a vibrant community that values research, teaching, and entrepreneurship.
📝 academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30816
October 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
My department, Cornell BME, is hiring!
This tenure-track faculty position is a great opportunity to join a vibrant community that values research, teaching, and entrepreneurship.
📝 academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30816
This tenure-track faculty position is a great opportunity to join a vibrant community that values research, teaching, and entrepreneurship.
📝 academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30816
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Looking for a PhD program where you can study vision from different perspectives (computer vision, visual neuroscience, visual perception, image processing)? Consider applying to NYU!
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[visionlist] Doctoral studies in Visual Sciences at NYU
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October 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Looking for a PhD program where you can study vision from different perspectives (computer vision, visual neuroscience, visual perception, image processing)? Consider applying to NYU!
visionscience.com/pipermail/vi...
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Please repost!!:
We are searching for new AI-Bio faculty at Duke to be part of a new Discovery AI center. Looking for faculty who focus on pushing boundaries in ML model development in a highly interactive environment. DEADLINE for applications- Nov 1st!!
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
We are searching for new AI-Bio faculty at Duke to be part of a new Discovery AI center. Looking for faculty who focus on pushing boundaries in ML model development in a highly interactive environment. DEADLINE for applications- Nov 1st!!
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position –AI/ML for Cell Biology - Durham, North Carolina (US) job with Duke University School of Medicine | 12844591
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position –AI/ML for Cell Biology
www.nature.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Please repost!!:
We are searching for new AI-Bio faculty at Duke to be part of a new Discovery AI center. Looking for faculty who focus on pushing boundaries in ML model development in a highly interactive environment. DEADLINE for applications- Nov 1st!!
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
We are searching for new AI-Bio faculty at Duke to be part of a new Discovery AI center. Looking for faculty who focus on pushing boundaries in ML model development in a highly interactive environment. DEADLINE for applications- Nov 1st!!
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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Looking for a PhD program where you can study computational neuroscience? NYU has a fantastic array of researchers covering the field:
groups.google.com/g/systems-ne...
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Doctoral studies in Computational/Theoretical Neuroscience at NYU
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October 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Looking for a PhD program where you can study computational neuroscience? NYU has a fantastic array of researchers covering the field:
groups.google.com/g/systems-ne...
groups.google.com/g/systems-ne...
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Finally read the paper and it's worth the buzz.
mRNA vaccines saved 20 million lives in a global pandemic and the technology is opening up new avenues for the treatment of deadly cancers. This is really one of the most impactful scientific developments of our time.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
mRNA vaccines saved 20 million lives in a global pandemic and the technology is opening up new avenues for the treatment of deadly cancers. This is really one of the most impactful scientific developments of our time.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines sensitize tumours to immune checkpoint blockade - Nature
mRNA vaccines targeting SARS-CoV-2 also sensitize tumours to immune checkpoint inhibitors.
www.nature.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Finally read the paper and it's worth the buzz.
mRNA vaccines saved 20 million lives in a global pandemic and the technology is opening up new avenues for the treatment of deadly cancers. This is really one of the most impactful scientific developments of our time.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
mRNA vaccines saved 20 million lives in a global pandemic and the technology is opening up new avenues for the treatment of deadly cancers. This is really one of the most impactful scientific developments of our time.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A few thoughts re language learning apps - which ones to use? It took me about 3 years of doing 1-3 lessons a day on @duolingoverde.bsky.social to finish the Italian course. The gamification and wanting to maintain a streak kept me in a groove. I've built up significant vocabulary 1/
October 24, 2025 at 12:17 PM
A few thoughts re language learning apps - which ones to use? It took me about 3 years of doing 1-3 lessons a day on @duolingoverde.bsky.social to finish the Italian course. The gamification and wanting to maintain a streak kept me in a groove. I've built up significant vocabulary 1/
Great opportunity!
The Tschida Lab is recruiting a new PhD student this cycle! We have ongoing projects related to (1) neural circuits that regulate vocal communication across behavioral contexts and/or development and (2) motor control of different vocalization types. Please RT! Strong neuro background a plus.
October 20, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Great opportunity!
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The Tschida Lab is recruiting a new PhD student this cycle! We have ongoing projects related to (1) neural circuits that regulate vocal communication across behavioral contexts and/or development and (2) motor control of different vocalization types. Please RT! Strong neuro background a plus.
October 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The Tschida Lab is recruiting a new PhD student this cycle! We have ongoing projects related to (1) neural circuits that regulate vocal communication across behavioral contexts and/or development and (2) motor control of different vocalization types. Please RT! Strong neuro background a plus.
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One that I include when I lecture on ethics: you are ethically required to publish the results of your research. Preprint if you have to. Post the dataset if that's all you can do. Do not let it molder in the bottom of a drawer and waste the time, energy, and resources it took
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 18, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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