Ricardo Mostany
@mostany.bsky.social
IG Dad. Neuroscientist @ Tulane University
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This is Scotty. He is not chasing his own tail's shadow. If you'll notice, he actually has it cornered. 13/10 (TT: lifewithscotty)
November 18, 2025 at 11:55 PM
This is Scotty. He is not chasing his own tail's shadow. If you'll notice, he actually has it cornered. 13/10 (TT: lifewithscotty)
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Britain's Royal Mint is celebrating Freddie Mercury with a new coin design.
New coin honors Freddie Mercury and his 4-octave range
Britain's Royal Mint is celebrating Freddie Mercury with a new coin design. The coin marks 40 years since his iconic Live Aid performance.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Britain's Royal Mint is celebrating Freddie Mercury with a new coin design.
If you are at #SfN25 and looking for a MS or PhD Program, please visit the Tulane Brain Institute booth at the #GradSchoolFair these days. @sfn.org
November 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
If you are at #SfN25 and looking for a MS or PhD Program, please visit the Tulane Brain Institute booth at the #GradSchoolFair these days. @sfn.org
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NIH grant applicants:
October and November grant application submission *deadlines* will be rescheduled (🤯). Specific dates TBD.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
October and November grant application submission *deadlines* will be rescheduled (🤯). Specific dates TBD.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-26-005: Interim Guidance on Reopening of NIH Extramural Activities
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Interim Guidance on Reopening of NIH Extramural Activities NOT-OD-26-005. NIH
grants.nih.gov
November 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
NIH grant applicants:
October and November grant application submission *deadlines* will be rescheduled (🤯). Specific dates TBD.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
October and November grant application submission *deadlines* will be rescheduled (🤯). Specific dates TBD.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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The link between the gut #microbiome and autism is not backed by science, researchers say.
Read the full opinion piece in @cp-neuron.bsky.social: spkl.io/63322AbxpA
@wiringthebrain.bsky.social, @statsepi.bsky.social, & @deevybee.bsky.social
Read the full opinion piece in @cp-neuron.bsky.social: spkl.io/63322AbxpA
@wiringthebrain.bsky.social, @statsepi.bsky.social, & @deevybee.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The link between the gut #microbiome and autism is not backed by science, researchers say.
Read the full opinion piece in @cp-neuron.bsky.social: spkl.io/63322AbxpA
@wiringthebrain.bsky.social, @statsepi.bsky.social, & @deevybee.bsky.social
Read the full opinion piece in @cp-neuron.bsky.social: spkl.io/63322AbxpA
@wiringthebrain.bsky.social, @statsepi.bsky.social, & @deevybee.bsky.social
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Congratulations to Karel Svoboda and @jshendure.bsky.social on their election to the National Academy of Medicine (@nam.edu)! Election to the Academy is one of the highest honors in health and medicine. #NAMmtg
More on their journeys to this achievement: alleninstitute.org/news/karel-s...
More on their journeys to this achievement: alleninstitute.org/news/karel-s...
Karel Svoboda and Jay Shendure elected to National Academy of Medicine
The honor recognizes leaders who have demonstrated outstanding achievement and made lasting contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences, health care, and public health
alleninstitute.org
October 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Congratulations to Karel Svoboda and @jshendure.bsky.social on their election to the National Academy of Medicine (@nam.edu)! Election to the Academy is one of the highest honors in health and medicine. #NAMmtg
More on their journeys to this achievement: alleninstitute.org/news/karel-s...
More on their journeys to this achievement: alleninstitute.org/news/karel-s...
Latest from the lab. Fantastic work by talented Irene Fernández @irenefu.bsky.social Send us your feedback!
Preserved synaptic architecture but impaired ketamine-induced synaptic plasticity of layer 5 pyramidal neurons in the aged frontal cortex https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.02.673642v1
September 8, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Latest from the lab. Fantastic work by talented Irene Fernández @irenefu.bsky.social Send us your feedback!
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Phil Knight, a co-founder of Nike, and his wife, Penny Knight, will give $2 billion to the cancer research center at Oregon Health & Science University, a gift the institution billed as the largest single donation to a university in the U.S.
Phil Knight, Ex-Nike Chief, and His Wife Pledge $2 Billion to Oregon Cancer Center
Oregon Health & Science University said the couple’s donation would be the largest single gift to a higher-learning institution in the United States.
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August 15, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Phil Knight, a co-founder of Nike, and his wife, Penny Knight, will give $2 billion to the cancer research center at Oregon Health & Science University, a gift the institution billed as the largest single donation to a university in the U.S.
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The updated version of the database of PhD fellowships produced and maintained by my team can be downloaded by anyone here:
research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
For each of the 187 fellowships, you will find a short description, deadline, $ amount, link, etc.
Good luck!
research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
For each of the 187 fellowships, you will find a short description, deadline, $ amount, link, etc.
Good luck!
August 8, 2025 at 10:59 AM
The updated version of the database of PhD fellowships produced and maintained by my team can be downloaded by anyone here:
research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
For each of the 187 fellowships, you will find a short description, deadline, $ amount, link, etc.
Good luck!
research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
For each of the 187 fellowships, you will find a short description, deadline, $ amount, link, etc.
Good luck!
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My team has updated our free database of POSTDOC fellowships.
This database contains 286 entries. For each entry, we provide a link, short description, deadline, amount, and eligibility criteria.
Download this updated and expanded database here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
This database contains 286 entries. For each entry, we provide a link, short description, deadline, amount, and eligibility criteria.
Download this updated and expanded database here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
August 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
My team has updated our free database of POSTDOC fellowships.
This database contains 286 entries. For each entry, we provide a link, short description, deadline, amount, and eligibility criteria.
Download this updated and expanded database here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
This database contains 286 entries. For each entry, we provide a link, short description, deadline, amount, and eligibility criteria.
Download this updated and expanded database here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
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These are the most challenging times for early-career scientists and engineers.
My team is doing its bit to help by maintaining and even expanding our database of funding opportunities for early-career researchers.
We found 437 of them.
Download it freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
My team is doing its bit to help by maintaining and even expanding our database of funding opportunities for early-career researchers.
We found 437 of them.
Download it freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
August 11, 2025 at 11:54 AM
These are the most challenging times for early-career scientists and engineers.
My team is doing its bit to help by maintaining and even expanding our database of funding opportunities for early-career researchers.
We found 437 of them.
Download it freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
My team is doing its bit to help by maintaining and even expanding our database of funding opportunities for early-career researchers.
We found 437 of them.
Download it freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
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Australia Admits All Those Animals Made Up theonion.com/austral...
August 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Australia Admits All Those Animals Made Up theonion.com/austral...
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‘Seek Funding’ Step Added To Scientific Method
‘Seek Funding’ Step Added To Scientific Method
PARIS—In an effort to modernize the principles and empirical procedures of examining phenomena and advancing humanity’s collective knowledge, the International Council for Science announced Thursday t...
theonion.com
August 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
‘Seek Funding’ Step Added To Scientific Method
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Neuroscience research and training has taken a $323 million hit in the form of grants rescinded by the U.S. NIH, according to an analysis by @thetransmitter.bsky.social.
By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/funding/nih-...
By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/funding/nih-...
NIH cuts quash $323 million for neuroscience research and training
“I am frightened for the state of the future of our field if this isn't reversed rapidly,” says Joshua Gordon, professor of psychiatry at Columbia University and former director of the National…
www.thetransmitter.org
June 16, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Neuroscience research and training has taken a $323 million hit in the form of grants rescinded by the U.S. NIH, according to an analysis by @thetransmitter.bsky.social.
By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/funding/nih-...
By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/funding/nih-...
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This is Luna. She didn't realize you were planning on wearing that outside of the house. 13/10
June 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
This is Luna. She didn't realize you were planning on wearing that outside of the house. 13/10
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Happy to share new paper from MSc grads Myrthe and Jenna. We asked the question, when part of the brain dies during stroke, what happens to local and distant cortical neurons that innervate the stroke site (in S1 cortex) or those that receive outputs? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Retrograde and anterograde trans-synaptic viral tracing of neuronal connections reveals local and distant effects of ischemic stroke on dendritic spines - Myrthe Van Sprengel, Jenna Butterworth, Patri...
Focal stroke leads to complex neurological disturbances with variable recovery. One explanation for this variability is that stroke disrupts local and remote ne...
journals.sagepub.com
May 27, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Happy to share new paper from MSc grads Myrthe and Jenna. We asked the question, when part of the brain dies during stroke, what happens to local and distant cortical neurons that innervate the stroke site (in S1 cortex) or those that receive outputs? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Check out the latest updates on Zach Plumley's @plumley.bsky.social project and give us feedback before we submit! Kudos to him and the rest of the team, including Irene Fernandez Ugidos @irenefu.bsky.social and Jennifer Calvo-Iglesias.
Estradiol treatment enhances neurovascular coupling independent of metabolic health status in a mouse model of menopause https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.21.655189v1
May 27, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Check out the latest updates on Zach Plumley's @plumley.bsky.social project and give us feedback before we submit! Kudos to him and the rest of the team, including Irene Fernandez Ugidos @irenefu.bsky.social and Jennifer Calvo-Iglesias.
The lab surprised me with a personalized cake for an early celebration. They are awesome!
May 10, 2025 at 5:39 AM
The lab surprised me with a personalized cake for an early celebration. They are awesome!
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A study in Scientific Reports finds that a Californian sea lion trained to move in time with a metronome can keep a beat better than some humans. go.nature.com/4lY7mlU 🧪
May 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
A study in Scientific Reports finds that a Californian sea lion trained to move in time with a metronome can keep a beat better than some humans. go.nature.com/4lY7mlU 🧪
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Speak up! Important to register widespread opposition to transitioning NIH to funding ideologically-motivated science. If you want advancements in knowledge and eventual cures, it is critical that research is steered by knowledgeable scientists, not political appointees
Please consider making a public comment opposing the possibility of making NIH directors, program officers, and other staff (e.g. SRO, GMS) political appointees. This only took me ~90 seconds. Please repost. Thanks 👍
The notice and COMMENT PERIOD OPENED TODAY AND CLOSES MAY 23.
Anyone who would like to register an objection or comment should go to this page and click on the green “public comment” button at the top:
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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Anyone who would like to register an objection or comment should go to this page and click on the green “public comment” button at the top:
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
6/n
April 26, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Speak up! Important to register widespread opposition to transitioning NIH to funding ideologically-motivated science. If you want advancements in knowledge and eventual cures, it is critical that research is steered by knowledgeable scientists, not political appointees
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Kapahi Lab at Buck Institute for Research on Aging is recruiting 2 postdoccs to lead innovative projects exploring how circadian clocks and nutrient-responsive pathways influence eye and neuronal degeneration. For more info and to apply:
buckinstitute.applytojob.com/apply/xz17Kn... #postdocjobs
buckinstitute.applytojob.com/apply/xz17Kn... #postdocjobs
2 Postdoctoral Researcher positions-Kapahi lab - Buck Institute - Career Page
The Kapahi lab seeks 2 postdocs to lead innovative projects exploring how circadian clocks & nutrient-responsive pathways influence eye & neuronal degeneration.
buckinstitute.applytojob.com
April 23, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Kapahi Lab at Buck Institute for Research on Aging is recruiting 2 postdoccs to lead innovative projects exploring how circadian clocks and nutrient-responsive pathways influence eye and neuronal degeneration. For more info and to apply:
buckinstitute.applytojob.com/apply/xz17Kn... #postdocjobs
buckinstitute.applytojob.com/apply/xz17Kn... #postdocjobs
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Arizona dog found a missing 2-year-old on his nightly patrol that a local rescue team spent 16 hours searching for. 15/10
April 17, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Arizona dog found a missing 2-year-old on his nightly patrol that a local rescue team spent 16 hours searching for. 15/10
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
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Harvard University says it won't comply with a list of demands from the Trump administration as a condition for it to receive almost $9 billion in funding.
Harvard defies Trump's demands and risks $9 billion in federal funding
Harvard University says it won't comply with a list of demands from the Trump administration as a condition for it to receive almost $9 billion in funding.
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April 14, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Harvard University says it won't comply with a list of demands from the Trump administration as a condition for it to receive almost $9 billion in funding.