Kylie McPherson, PhD
@kyliemcphd.bsky.social
Neuroscientist | Bridging the gap between scientific discovery and patient success.
Former pain scientist. Current Associate Director of Research for the Misophonia Research Fund. #FirstGen #DisabledinSTEM
Former pain scientist. Current Associate Director of Research for the Misophonia Research Fund. #FirstGen #DisabledinSTEM
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BOOM! I think this paper fills a big gap in understanding how motor cortex stim works for pain... like so many things, it all seems to boil down to the ventral-lateral periaqueductal grey (vlPAG) www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
A sensory-motor-sensory circuit underlies antinociception ignited by primary motor cortex in mice
Wang et al. unravel the fundamental reason why activation of the primary motor cortex
produces analgesia in mice from the angle of sensory-motor interaction and elucidate
it from a descending M1-LH in...
www.cell.com
June 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
BOOM! I think this paper fills a big gap in understanding how motor cortex stim works for pain... like so many things, it all seems to boil down to the ventral-lateral periaqueductal grey (vlPAG) www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
One year without my best friend.
Forever spending summers with you in my mind, Dad.
In the sprit of how my Dad lived his life, adventurous and quality time in nature, I got a spring pass and snowboarded a handful of times with my aunt (for the first time since high school).
Forever spending summers with you in my mind, Dad.
In the sprit of how my Dad lived his life, adventurous and quality time in nature, I got a spring pass and snowboarded a handful of times with my aunt (for the first time since high school).
June 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
One year without my best friend.
Forever spending summers with you in my mind, Dad.
In the sprit of how my Dad lived his life, adventurous and quality time in nature, I got a spring pass and snowboarded a handful of times with my aunt (for the first time since high school).
Forever spending summers with you in my mind, Dad.
In the sprit of how my Dad lived his life, adventurous and quality time in nature, I got a spring pass and snowboarded a handful of times with my aunt (for the first time since high school).
It was inspiring to see the breadth of research underway at Duke CMER. The rapid progress in understanding #misophonia and improving patient outcomes is exciting!! Their commitment to incorporating the lived experience perspective into the research reflects their dedication to meaningful impact. 🔬🧠✨
April 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
It was inspiring to see the breadth of research underway at Duke CMER. The rapid progress in understanding #misophonia and improving patient outcomes is exciting!! Their commitment to incorporating the lived experience perspective into the research reflects their dedication to meaningful impact. 🔬🧠✨
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How does the brain integrate information from new experiences while preserving established memories? Have a look at our latest preprint,
"Experience reorganizes content-specific memory traces in macaques" 🧵
🧪🧠🤖👩🔬
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
"Experience reorganizes content-specific memory traces in macaques" 🧵
🧪🧠🤖👩🔬
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Experience reorganizes content-specific memory traces in macaques
Memory formation requires neural activity reorganization during experience that persists in sleep. How these processes promote learning while preserving established memories remains unclear. We record...
www.biorxiv.org
April 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
How does the brain integrate information from new experiences while preserving established memories? Have a look at our latest preprint,
"Experience reorganizes content-specific memory traces in macaques" 🧵
🧪🧠🤖👩🔬
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
"Experience reorganizes content-specific memory traces in macaques" 🧵
🧪🧠🤖👩🔬
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Stellar day touring Duke on our first site visit. It is always energizing to talk to our investigators about their current studies and future goals. Grateful to work with such a great team and dedicated research field!!
April 15, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Stellar day touring Duke on our first site visit. It is always energizing to talk to our investigators about their current studies and future goals. Grateful to work with such a great team and dedicated research field!!
It’s still raining but these previews are making me excited for Portland spring.
March 16, 2025 at 7:09 PM
It’s still raining but these previews are making me excited for Portland spring.
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The thing about scientific research is that it’s one of the few national investments that’s a clear public good even if you entirely discount the actual ostensible point of it.
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 13, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The thing about scientific research is that it’s one of the few national investments that’s a clear public good even if you entirely discount the actual ostensible point of it.
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In leu of NIH cuts at Columbia, many folks are asking why aren't universities using endowment funds to support the research mission of their faculty scientists?
Inspired by @jeremymberg.bsky.social bluetorials here are a few of the reasons that is not a sustainable option
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Inspired by @jeremymberg.bsky.social bluetorials here are a few of the reasons that is not a sustainable option
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March 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
In leu of NIH cuts at Columbia, many folks are asking why aren't universities using endowment funds to support the research mission of their faculty scientists?
Inspired by @jeremymberg.bsky.social bluetorials here are a few of the reasons that is not a sustainable option
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Inspired by @jeremymberg.bsky.social bluetorials here are a few of the reasons that is not a sustainable option
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It is accomplished www.cnn.com/2025/01/30/h...
FDA approves first new type of pain medication in 25 years | CNN
A new pain relief drug, suzetrigine, is a prescription pill that’s taken every 12 hours after a larger starter dose. It will be sold under the brand name Journavx.
www.cnn.com
January 30, 2025 at 11:29 PM
It is accomplished www.cnn.com/2025/01/30/h...
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The NIH overhead cut doesn't just hurt universities.
It's deadly to the US economy.
The US is a world leader in tech due to the ecosystem that NIH and NSF propel. It drives innovation for tech transfer, creates a highly-skilled sci/tech workforce, and fosters academic/industry crossfertilization.
It's deadly to the US economy.
The US is a world leader in tech due to the ecosystem that NIH and NSF propel. It drives innovation for tech transfer, creates a highly-skilled sci/tech workforce, and fosters academic/industry crossfertilization.
2. While NSF and NIH indeed have a mission to fund specific research innovations via grantmaking, they do a lot more than that.
Their principal role is support a scientific ecosystem in the United States, that includes everything from education and training to infrastructure and communication.
Their principal role is support a scientific ecosystem in the United States, that includes everything from education and training to infrastructure and communication.
February 8, 2025 at 2:03 AM
The NIH overhead cut doesn't just hurt universities.
It's deadly to the US economy.
The US is a world leader in tech due to the ecosystem that NIH and NSF propel. It drives innovation for tech transfer, creates a highly-skilled sci/tech workforce, and fosters academic/industry crossfertilization.
It's deadly to the US economy.
The US is a world leader in tech due to the ecosystem that NIH and NSF propel. It drives innovation for tech transfer, creates a highly-skilled sci/tech workforce, and fosters academic/industry crossfertilization.
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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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We are continuously accepting applications for the first Gordon conference on the neurobiology of #psychedelics
We are at 160 people now, so expect to reach full capacity. Apply soon!
#GRCPsychedelics
We are at 160 people now, so expect to reach full capacity. Apply soon!
#GRCPsychedelics
January 30, 2025 at 8:48 PM
We are continuously accepting applications for the first Gordon conference on the neurobiology of #psychedelics
We are at 160 people now, so expect to reach full capacity. Apply soon!
#GRCPsychedelics
We are at 160 people now, so expect to reach full capacity. Apply soon!
#GRCPsychedelics
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I just reached out to my senators about the NIH situation. If you need to find out how much impact NIH has in your state in terms of dollars in and their economic impact here's a link: 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 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I just reached out to my senators about the NIH situation. If you need to find out how much impact NIH has in your state in terms of dollars in and their economic impact here's a link: www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
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NIH and other federal health agencies have been instructed to cease external communications indefinitely. This means that grant programs—the money that funds life-saving university and hospital research—are currently in limbo. This includes VA research on veterans’ health.
January 23, 2025 at 12:03 AM
NIH and other federal health agencies have been instructed to cease external communications indefinitely. This means that grant programs—the money that funds life-saving university and hospital research—are currently in limbo. This includes VA research on veterans’ health.
I am still wrapping my mind around rebuilding my old Twitter community on here. But it is exciting to think of an app that will return me to the fun scientific debates, commiserations, and #firstgen and #lowincome scientist networking that I once enjoyed on Twitter.
January 17, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I am still wrapping my mind around rebuilding my old Twitter community on here. But it is exciting to think of an app that will return me to the fun scientific debates, commiserations, and #firstgen and #lowincome scientist networking that I once enjoyed on Twitter.