Megan Hagenauer
@mhagenauer.bsky.social
"Ah, I am wandering! Strange how the brain controls the brain!" Neuroscientist at the University of Michigan. Data Sleuth. #ARM. "Confoundoisseur". Unquestionably eccentric. Views are my own.
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Megan Hagenauer
@mhagenauer.bsky.social
· Nov 22
🧠 UM Neurofriends, NGP & MNI folks (@ummni.bsky.social):
I made a University of Michigan Neuroscience starter pack. Let me know who I missed!
go.bsky.app/P2SqN4Z
I made a University of Michigan Neuroscience starter pack. Let me know who I missed!
go.bsky.app/P2SqN4Z
🧠 Did you have an experiment that tanked this year?
Now is your time to shine!
Join us for The Confound Hour!
When: Tuesday 11/18, 7-9 PM at #SfN25 #SfN2025.
Where: The Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina (hotel next to the conference center) in Marriott Grand Ballroom, Salon 9
Please share! 😁
Now is your time to shine!
Join us for The Confound Hour!
When: Tuesday 11/18, 7-9 PM at #SfN25 #SfN2025.
Where: The Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina (hotel next to the conference center) in Marriott Grand Ballroom, Salon 9
Please share! 😁
November 14, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Please repost! Fully funded four-year PhD studentship opportunity on sleep deprivation and neurovascular dysfunction on the BBSRC Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership, including annual stipend, research costs and home tuition fees tinyurl.com/ms7v2pcx
Disrupted Sleep: Mechanisms Linking Sleep Deprivation, Neurovascular Dysfunction, and Metabolic Pathways at Leeds Beckett University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Disrupted Sleep: Mechanisms Linking Sleep Deprivation, Neurovascular Dysfunction, and Metabolic Pathways at Leeds Beckett University, listed on FindAPhD.com
tinyurl.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Please repost! Fully funded four-year PhD studentship opportunity on sleep deprivation and neurovascular dysfunction on the BBSRC Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership, including annual stipend, research costs and home tuition fees tinyurl.com/ms7v2pcx
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Jenna Norton has spoken critically about the Trump administration's funding cuts and mass firings at the National Institutes of Health. At the end of the shutdown, she says she was put on leave. n.pr/4oFYdPL
She criticized President Trump during the shutdown. Now she's been put on leave
Jenna Norton has spoken critically about the Trump administration's funding cuts and mass firings at the National Institutes of Health. At the end of the shutdown, she says she was put on leave.
n.pr
November 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Jenna Norton has spoken critically about the Trump administration's funding cuts and mass firings at the National Institutes of Health. At the end of the shutdown, she says she was put on leave. n.pr/4oFYdPL
Reposted by Megan Hagenauer
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.
Reposted by Megan Hagenauer
Weird thing happening where I + my colleagues, same convo on repeat: can't think about next year, next month, even next week. All I can do is wait for the next days or next hrs, close projects, write more grants that wont save us, sit in misery. This is what the fed govt is doing to science
November 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Weird thing happening where I + my colleagues, same convo on repeat: can't think about next year, next month, even next week. All I can do is wait for the next days or next hrs, close projects, write more grants that wont save us, sit in misery. This is what the fed govt is doing to science
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We are recruiting a fully-funded 3.5yr PhD student to examine the potential genetic relationships between autism and hypermobility. Full details of the project and how to apply here ⬇️
usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...
Deadline Jan 12th! Within the Precision Medicine DTC at Edinburgh.
usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...
Deadline Jan 12th! Within the Precision Medicine DTC at Edinburgh.
Understanding the relationship between autism and hypermobility | Precision Medicine Doctoral Training Programme | Usher Institute
Precision Medicine Project - Understanding the relationship between autism and hypermobility
usher.ed.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We are recruiting a fully-funded 3.5yr PhD student to examine the potential genetic relationships between autism and hypermobility. Full details of the project and how to apply here ⬇️
usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...
Deadline Jan 12th! Within the Precision Medicine DTC at Edinburgh.
usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...
Deadline Jan 12th! Within the Precision Medicine DTC at Edinburgh.
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Bluetorial-Jim Watson
I met Jim Watson a few times but did not know him well. However, I was greatly influenced by his book “The Double Helix”. He was a complicated human being with some very, very bad features, but some good contributions.
What follows is my personal perspective.
1/41
I met Jim Watson a few times but did not know him well. However, I was greatly influenced by his book “The Double Helix”. He was a complicated human being with some very, very bad features, but some good contributions.
What follows is my personal perspective.
1/41
a cartoon says hey everybody an old man 's talking while bart simpson looks on
ALT: a cartoon says hey everybody an old man 's talking while bart simpson looks on
media.tenor.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Bluetorial-Jim Watson
I met Jim Watson a few times but did not know him well. However, I was greatly influenced by his book “The Double Helix”. He was a complicated human being with some very, very bad features, but some good contributions.
What follows is my personal perspective.
1/41
I met Jim Watson a few times but did not know him well. However, I was greatly influenced by his book “The Double Helix”. He was a complicated human being with some very, very bad features, but some good contributions.
What follows is my personal perspective.
1/41
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8 high level positions at NIH posted including 6 institute director positions (NIMH, NIGMS, NICHD, NIDCR, NHGRI, NLM).
Only open for 2 weeks (applications due November 21).
Application materials include a) CV b) vision statement c) a photocopy of doctoral degree.
hr.nih.gov/careers/open...
Only open for 2 weeks (applications due November 21).
Application materials include a) CV b) vision statement c) a photocopy of doctoral degree.
hr.nih.gov/careers/open...
hr.nih.gov
November 7, 2025 at 10:20 PM
8 high level positions at NIH posted including 6 institute director positions (NIMH, NIGMS, NICHD, NIDCR, NHGRI, NLM).
Only open for 2 weeks (applications due November 21).
Application materials include a) CV b) vision statement c) a photocopy of doctoral degree.
hr.nih.gov/careers/open...
Only open for 2 weeks (applications due November 21).
Application materials include a) CV b) vision statement c) a photocopy of doctoral degree.
hr.nih.gov/careers/open...
🧠 Neurofriends:
Who is going to SfN this year?
Would anyone like to help me run The Confound Hour on Tuesday night?
Who is going to SfN this year?
Would anyone like to help me run The Confound Hour on Tuesday night?
a cartoon brain with purple tentacles and the word woo in yellow
ALT: a cartoon brain with purple tentacles and the word woo in yellow
media.tenor.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:35 PM
🧠 Neurofriends:
Who is going to SfN this year?
Would anyone like to help me run The Confound Hour on Tuesday night?
Who is going to SfN this year?
Would anyone like to help me run The Confound Hour on Tuesday night?
Reposted by Megan Hagenauer
Mapping Open Science in Neuroscience - A collaborative initiative with FORRT @forrt.bsky.social
ReproducibiliTea Bordeaux Team invites you to contribute to this project!
More details:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Please share.
ReproducibiliTea Bordeaux Team invites you to contribute to this project!
More details:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Please share.
October 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Mapping Open Science in Neuroscience - A collaborative initiative with FORRT @forrt.bsky.social
ReproducibiliTea Bordeaux Team invites you to contribute to this project!
More details:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Please share.
ReproducibiliTea Bordeaux Team invites you to contribute to this project!
More details:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Please share.
Reposted by Megan Hagenauer
We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
November 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
New profile pic?
October 31, 2025 at 10:49 PM
New profile pic?
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After 13 years in the US, I’ve made the difficult decision to leave. Having packed up everything and rethought about priorities, rather painstakingly, while I’m sad to leave the life I’ve made here, I’m also relieved that I won’t have to plan my life around immigration policies anymore.
October 31, 2025 at 4:08 AM
After 13 years in the US, I’ve made the difficult decision to leave. Having packed up everything and rethought about priorities, rather painstakingly, while I’m sad to leave the life I’ve made here, I’m also relieved that I won’t have to plan my life around immigration policies anymore.
Reposted by Megan Hagenauer
The Long COVID Treatment Trial – Tirzepatide (LoCITT-T) is officially open for enrollment for people with Long COVID in:
Alabama, Alaska, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah
longcovid.scripps.edu/locitt-t/?ut...
1/16
Alabama, Alaska, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah
longcovid.scripps.edu/locitt-t/?ut...
1/16
LoCITT-T - Long COVID Treatment Trial
longcovid.scripps.edu
October 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The Long COVID Treatment Trial – Tirzepatide (LoCITT-T) is officially open for enrollment for people with Long COVID in:
Alabama, Alaska, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah
longcovid.scripps.edu/locitt-t/?ut...
1/16
Alabama, Alaska, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah
longcovid.scripps.edu/locitt-t/?ut...
1/16
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Please be sure to check your kid's candy VERY carefully.
I just found an unbalanced centrifuge in a Snickers bar.
🍬☠️💥
I just found an unbalanced centrifuge in a Snickers bar.
🍬☠️💥
October 31, 2023 at 4:53 PM
Please be sure to check your kid's candy VERY carefully.
I just found an unbalanced centrifuge in a Snickers bar.
🍬☠️💥
I just found an unbalanced centrifuge in a Snickers bar.
🍬☠️💥
Reposted by Megan Hagenauer
The Department of Human Genetics at the University of Michigan is looking for a new faculty colleague at the rank of Assistant Professor. Please share!
careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...
careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...
Asst Professor | U-M Careers
careers.umich.edu
September 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The Department of Human Genetics at the University of Michigan is looking for a new faculty colleague at the rank of Assistant Professor. Please share!
careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...
careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...
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Interested in #graduateprograms in #neuroscience? Come learn about our Neuroscience Graduate Program at the University of Michigan. We are offering virtual and in person opportunities to do so in October and November. #SfN2025 #SACNAS #ABRCMS
See flyer below and #GoBlue! 👇
See flyer below and #GoBlue! 👇
October 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Interested in #graduateprograms in #neuroscience? Come learn about our Neuroscience Graduate Program at the University of Michigan. We are offering virtual and in person opportunities to do so in October and November. #SfN2025 #SACNAS #ABRCMS
See flyer below and #GoBlue! 👇
See flyer below and #GoBlue! 👇
Reposted by Megan Hagenauer
Humanity’s history is a continuous battle between us and the microbes. For most of our history, we were on the losing side. It wasn’t even close. We were losing very decisively.
October 30, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Humanity’s history is a continuous battle between us and the microbes. For most of our history, we were on the losing side. It wasn’t even close. We were losing very decisively.
Reposted by Megan Hagenauer
Do you have a background in applied #AI and an interest in joining @nature.com's editorial team? If so, consider applying! www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Biological, Clinical, and Social Sciences - New York City, New York (US) job with Springer Nature Ltd | 12848260
Title: Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Biological, Clinical, and Social Sciences Organization: Nature Portfolio Locations: New York, Jersey City...
www.nature.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Do you have a background in applied #AI and an interest in joining @nature.com's editorial team? If so, consider applying! www.nature.com/naturecareer...
🧠🧬 New preprint! Our meta-analysis of the effects of chronic stress on prefrontal cortex gene expression has gone live.😁
Jinglin Xiong is the first author. She completed this work *as an undergraduate researcher* and is currently applying to PhD programs! 🎉
Jinglin Xiong is the first author. She completed this work *as an undergraduate researcher* and is currently applying to PhD programs! 🎉
🧠🧬 I am more than excited to share that my first co-first author publication has been submitted and uploaded to bioRxiv! This meta-analysis study examined how chronic stress alters gene expression in the prefrontal cortex of mice (1/7).
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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October 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
🧠🧬 New preprint! Our meta-analysis of the effects of chronic stress on prefrontal cortex gene expression has gone live.😁
Jinglin Xiong is the first author. She completed this work *as an undergraduate researcher* and is currently applying to PhD programs! 🎉
Jinglin Xiong is the first author. She completed this work *as an undergraduate researcher* and is currently applying to PhD programs! 🎉
Reposted by Megan Hagenauer
Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
October 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
Reposted by Megan Hagenauer
The Python Software Foundation was recommended for a $1.5M grant from the National Science Foundation. The terms of the award said PSF could not work on DEI, whether or not the grant funding was used for it.
PSF therefore declined the funding.
Science suffers, but commitment to core values remains
PSF therefore declined the funding.
Science suffers, but commitment to core values remains
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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The official home of the Python Programming Language
www.python.org
October 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The Python Software Foundation was recommended for a $1.5M grant from the National Science Foundation. The terms of the award said PSF could not work on DEI, whether or not the grant funding was used for it.
PSF therefore declined the funding.
Science suffers, but commitment to core values remains
PSF therefore declined the funding.
Science suffers, but commitment to core values remains
🧠🧬🦠🥼🧪📈🔬
I should add:
If you have other ideas or advice for researchers who are needing to wrap up their projects prematurely, please add them to the comments section of our article.
Tapping the hivemind...
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
I should add:
If you have other ideas or advice for researchers who are needing to wrap up their projects prematurely, please add them to the comments section of our article.
Tapping the hivemind...
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Science projects are designed & funded on the scale of years, so what happens if you need to finish prematurely? @mhagenauer.bsky.social &co discuss solutions for quickly documenting partially finished projects & publishing ‘as you go’ in an uncertain environment @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4ovd1jH
October 23, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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I should add:
If you have other ideas or advice for researchers who are needing to wrap up their projects prematurely, please add them to the comments section of our article.
Tapping the hivemind...
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
I should add:
If you have other ideas or advice for researchers who are needing to wrap up their projects prematurely, please add them to the comments section of our article.
Tapping the hivemind...
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
🧠🥼🧬🧪🔬
Last year at @sfn.org I ran a workshop on "Opening the File Drawer" with Ben Kolber, Stacey Winham, Paul Sternberg, & Alex Freeman (@alexandrafreeman.bsky.social).
We've shared the resources that we compiled for that workshop in this new paper. ❤️
@comm4rigor.bsky.social @ummni.bsky.social
Last year at @sfn.org I ran a workshop on "Opening the File Drawer" with Ben Kolber, Stacey Winham, Paul Sternberg, & Alex Freeman (@alexandrafreeman.bsky.social).
We've shared the resources that we compiled for that workshop in this new paper. ❤️
@comm4rigor.bsky.social @ummni.bsky.social
Science projects are designed & funded on the scale of years, so what happens if you need to finish prematurely? @mhagenauer.bsky.social &co discuss solutions for quickly documenting partially finished projects & publishing ‘as you go’ in an uncertain environment @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4ovd1jH
October 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
🧠🥼🧬🧪🔬
Last year at @sfn.org I ran a workshop on "Opening the File Drawer" with Ben Kolber, Stacey Winham, Paul Sternberg, & Alex Freeman (@alexandrafreeman.bsky.social).
We've shared the resources that we compiled for that workshop in this new paper. ❤️
@comm4rigor.bsky.social @ummni.bsky.social
Last year at @sfn.org I ran a workshop on "Opening the File Drawer" with Ben Kolber, Stacey Winham, Paul Sternberg, & Alex Freeman (@alexandrafreeman.bsky.social).
We've shared the resources that we compiled for that workshop in this new paper. ❤️
@comm4rigor.bsky.social @ummni.bsky.social