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Marissa Co
@marissaco.bsky.social
Molecular neuroscientist • Simons Foundation F2F • OHSU/Vollum postdoc • UTSW PhD • she/her
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I'm thrilled and honored to share that I've received a @simonsfoundation.org Fellows-to-Faculty award for my research on autism heterogeneity! Incredibly grateful for the support as I transition to tenure-track professorship 🧠 www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/09/16/s...
Simons Foundation Announces Recipients of 2025 Fellows-to-Faculty Awards
The Simons Foundation is pleased to announce the 2025 class of Fellows-to-Faculty Fellows.
www.simonsfoundation.org
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I'm presenting at #SfN25! Swing by poster A49 next Wednesday 8a-12p to learn how different mutations in the same gene (Tbr1) can have very distinct effects in the developing brain! 🧠 🧬
November 12, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I'm presenting at #SfN25! Swing by poster A49 next Wednesday 8a-12p to learn how different mutations in the same gene (Tbr1) can have very distinct effects in the developing brain! 🧠 🧬
November 12, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Applications for our Fellows-to-Faculty Award are now open! This program supports early career scientists in #autism or #neuroscience research by facilitating their transition into tenure-track faculty positions. Apply by 1/14/2026: www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/10/31/a... #science
Applications for Fellows-to-Faculty Awards Now Open
Applications for Fellows-to-Faculty Awards Now Open on Simons Foundation
www.simonsfoundation.org
October 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Reposted by Marissa Co
Several of our students have run into an issue where their "official transcript" is password protected/encrypted which prevents them from being able to upload. If they un-encrypt the document, it removes the "official transcript" watermark.

Complete Catch-22 here, does anyone have a work around?
Warning. ⚠️ If you are writing an NSF GRFP, new this year, you need official transcripts to apply. Beware. They will not review applications without official transcripts. ‼️
November 6, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.

The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP

jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io
September 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Newest paper from the lab, looking at how somatosensory neuron development and function is altered in a Pten haploinsufficient model of ASD. Work was all done by @alefdzphd.bsky.social, who just started an independent position at UTRGV.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Altered Primary Somatosensory Neuron Development in a Pten Heterozygous Model for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by deficits in social interactions, repetitive behaviors, and hyper- or hyposensitivity to sensory stimuli. The c....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 17, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Reposted by Marissa Co
Announcing our 9 new Fellows-to-Faculty Fellows! These awards help senior postdoctoral researchers with fresh perspectives on autism & neuroscience transition to tenure-track faculty positions: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/simons-foundation-announces-recipients-of-2025-fellows-to-faculty-awards/
Simons Foundation Announces Recipients of 2025 Fellows-to-Faculty Awards
The Simons Foundation is pleased to announce the 2025 class of Fellows-to-Faculty Fellows.
www.simonsfoundation.org
September 16, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I'm thrilled and honored to share that I've received a @simonsfoundation.org Fellows-to-Faculty award for my research on autism heterogeneity! Incredibly grateful for the support as I transition to tenure-track professorship 🧠 www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/09/16/s...
Simons Foundation Announces Recipients of 2025 Fellows-to-Faculty Awards
The Simons Foundation is pleased to announce the 2025 class of Fellows-to-Faculty Fellows.
www.simonsfoundation.org
September 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Reposted by Marissa Co
Looking to build #SciComm skills and networks? @wispdx.bsky.social is offering scholarships to virtually attend SCIENCE TALK ‘25 (@sciencetalkorg.bsky.social) in March!
Applications open to STEM trainees of any marginalized gender in Portland.
Apply by 2/28: https://buff.ly/431miZm
February 20, 2025 at 1:33 AM