Natalie DiProspero, PhD
@natdiprospero.bsky.social
Neuroscientist studying Alzheimer's disease in people with Down syndrome 🧠 Postdoc @ UC Irvine 👩🏽🔬 She/her/hers
Please check out this compelling article featuring my dear friend and colleague, @mgchappelfarley.bsky.social!
Over the past few years, I’ve shared my personal journey as a sleep scientist living with sleep apnea with other scientists and students to raise awareness and reduce stigma. I’m excited to reach an even broader audience in my recent interview with Parade 🎉
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I Fell Asleep While Driving, Which Led to This Diagnosis
This health condition is often overlooked in women.
parade.com
May 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Please check out this compelling article featuring my dear friend and colleague, @mgchappelfarley.bsky.social!
Reposted by Natalie DiProspero, PhD
The US government has begun slashing US$400 million in research grants at Columbia University over pro-Palestinian campus protests
https://go.nature.com/4i4Eru3
https://go.nature.com/4i4Eru3
‘My career is over’: Columbia University scientists hit hard by Trump team’s cuts
The US government has begun slashing US$400 million in research grants at Columbia University over pro-Palestinian campus protests.
go.nature.com
March 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The US government has begun slashing US$400 million in research grants at Columbia University over pro-Palestinian campus protests
https://go.nature.com/4i4Eru3
https://go.nature.com/4i4Eru3
Reposted by Natalie DiProspero, PhD
Exclusive: The National Institutes of Health will cancel or cut back dozens of grants for research on why some people are reluctant to be vaccinated and how to increase acceptance of vaccines, according to an internal email obtained by The Washington Post on Monday.
NIH to terminate or limit grants related to vaccine hesitancy and uptake
The order covers more than 40 awards to researchers around the country seeking to understand why vaccine acceptance has declined.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Exclusive: The National Institutes of Health will cancel or cut back dozens of grants for research on why some people are reluctant to be vaccinated and how to increase acceptance of vaccines, according to an internal email obtained by The Washington Post on Monday.
Reposted by Natalie DiProspero, PhD
Pls share AMAZING opportunities! Studying Depression? its biology? UCI’s new Depression Res Ctr is hiring 1) Preclinical Models: systems mechanisms of vulnerability, resilience 2) Child Adolescent, Adult Depression 3) Biomed Engineer Deep Phenotype, Intervention recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09510 508, 507
Open-Rank Faculty Cluster Hire in Depression Research
University of California, Irvine is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ap.uci.edu
March 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Pls share AMAZING opportunities! Studying Depression? its biology? UCI’s new Depression Res Ctr is hiring 1) Preclinical Models: systems mechanisms of vulnerability, resilience 2) Child Adolescent, Adult Depression 3) Biomed Engineer Deep Phenotype, Intervention recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09510 508, 507
Reposted by Natalie DiProspero, PhD
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Brain Awareness Week, a global campaign dedicated to fostering public enthusiasm and support for brain science. Learn about the history of this annual event!
Celebrating 30 Years of Brain Awareness Week
Thirty years ago, Brain Awareness Week was launched to share brain science with the public in a grassroots manner. Since then, it has gone global, bringing awareness to how brain science affects us all.
m.mtrbio.com
March 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Brain Awareness Week, a global campaign dedicated to fostering public enthusiasm and support for brain science. Learn about the history of this annual event!
Reposted by Natalie DiProspero, PhD
Researchers are organizing protests and making their voices heard as Trump officials slash funding and lay off federal scientists
https://go.nature.com/4koFGpq
https://go.nature.com/4koFGpq
US science is under threat ― now scientists are fighting back
Researchers are organizing protests and making their voices heard as Trump officials slash funding and lay off federal scientists.
go.nature.com
March 4, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Researchers are organizing protests and making their voices heard as Trump officials slash funding and lay off federal scientists
https://go.nature.com/4koFGpq
https://go.nature.com/4koFGpq
Reposted by Natalie DiProspero, PhD
Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
February 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Science and research are under attack. Thank you for writing this important piece @mikeyassa.bsky.social
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How to Dismantle the U.S. Research Enterprise in 15 Days
In just 15 days, three powerful strikes have set the United States on the path to destroying its own scientific enterprise. Labs will…
medium.com
February 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Science and research are under attack. Thank you for writing this important piece @mikeyassa.bsky.social
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