Rani
@neurani.bsky.social
“If it calls you, embrace it.
If it holds you, erase it.”
3rd year UC Davis Biopsych PhD student studying stress and anxiety in California mice who do backflips 🐭 - calcium imaging, miniscope, cell type specificity 🦠
https://trainorlab.ucdavis.edu/
If it holds you, erase it.”
3rd year UC Davis Biopsych PhD student studying stress and anxiety in California mice who do backflips 🐭 - calcium imaging, miniscope, cell type specificity 🦠
https://trainorlab.ucdavis.edu/
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Rani
@neurani.bsky.social
· Mar 8
March for Science was a successss!!! Be on the lookout for all the interviews we did with amazing scientists and students!
#MarchforScience #MarchforScienceSacramento
#tinymic
#MarchforScience #MarchforScienceSacramento
#tinymic
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We are grieving our friend and brilliant colleague Natalia Duque-Wilckens. A creative scientist, artist, caring mentor, and force for change. Words can’t describe the impact she had on lives at UC Davis, MSU, NC State and beyond. I feel lucky to have known her and wish her time didn’t end so soon
November 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
We are grieving our friend and brilliant colleague Natalia Duque-Wilckens. A creative scientist, artist, caring mentor, and force for change. Words can’t describe the impact she had on lives at UC Davis, MSU, NC State and beyond. I feel lucky to have known her and wish her time didn’t end so soon
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This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.
April 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.
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HANDS OFF ✊🏾🇺🇸✊🏾
April 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
HANDS OFF ✊🏾🇺🇸✊🏾
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The scene at the hands off rally in Sacramento
April 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The scene at the hands off rally in Sacramento
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Haha I love how this turned into me being a lead organizer for the @standupforscience.bsky.social Sacramento Rally 🤣😂🤣
March 31, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Haha I love how this turned into me being a lead organizer for the @standupforscience.bsky.social Sacramento Rally 🤣😂🤣
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Ruining studies and potentially harming research subjects...
Abruptly terminating clinical trials...
Ignorant and evil
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Abruptly terminating clinical trials...
Ignorant and evil
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
The NIH’s Most Reckless Cuts Yet
Ending clinical trials with no warning can put patients at risk.
www.theatlantic.com
March 27, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Ruining studies and potentially harming research subjects...
Abruptly terminating clinical trials...
Ignorant and evil
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Abruptly terminating clinical trials...
Ignorant and evil
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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To terminate grants, administration is using the rationale that the project is not aligned with agency goals - Amanda Miller at the @aaas.org webinar
March 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
To terminate grants, administration is using the rationale that the project is not aligned with agency goals - Amanda Miller at the @aaas.org webinar
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Removed some well known researchers!
March 28, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Removed some well known researchers!
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Tracy Bale is one of the most competent neuroscientists, there is a reason why she is the current President of the International Brain Research Organization. Firing her and other neuroscientists from any NIH board is not only unusual and unprecedented but also very intentional. They want chaos.
March 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Tracy Bale is one of the most competent neuroscientists, there is a reason why she is the current President of the International Brain Research Organization. Firing her and other neuroscientists from any NIH board is not only unusual and unprecedented but also very intentional. They want chaos.
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Welp. It happened. Our NIH training grant was terminated on Friday.
Just highlighting this incredibly derisive language used in our termination notice.
To focus on the positives, see some of the great things our undergraduates have done over the last couple of years: web.uri.edu/esteemed/
Just highlighting this incredibly derisive language used in our termination notice.
To focus on the positives, see some of the great things our undergraduates have done over the last couple of years: web.uri.edu/esteemed/
March 26, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Welp. It happened. Our NIH training grant was terminated on Friday.
Just highlighting this incredibly derisive language used in our termination notice.
To focus on the positives, see some of the great things our undergraduates have done over the last couple of years: web.uri.edu/esteemed/
Just highlighting this incredibly derisive language used in our termination notice.
To focus on the positives, see some of the great things our undergraduates have done over the last couple of years: web.uri.edu/esteemed/
@valentina-cs.bsky.social really solidifies my sorrow that our research can potentially be halted and taken from us 😞😞
We got on @cbsnewssacramento.bsky.social with Hunter Sowards to talk about what’s happening to science funding and why it is important: featuring @valentina-cs.bsky.social and @neurani.bsky.social on the cryostat www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf3Z... #neuroskyence
Federal funding fight could impact critical UC Davis research
YouTube video by CBS News Sacramento
www.youtube.com
March 25, 2025 at 2:46 AM
@valentina-cs.bsky.social really solidifies my sorrow that our research can potentially be halted and taken from us 😞😞
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We got on @cbsnewssacramento.bsky.social with Hunter Sowards to talk about what’s happening to science funding and why it is important: featuring @valentina-cs.bsky.social and @neurani.bsky.social on the cryostat www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf3Z... #neuroskyence
Federal funding fight could impact critical UC Davis research
YouTube video by CBS News Sacramento
www.youtube.com
March 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
We got on @cbsnewssacramento.bsky.social with Hunter Sowards to talk about what’s happening to science funding and why it is important: featuring @valentina-cs.bsky.social and @neurani.bsky.social on the cryostat www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf3Z... #neuroskyence
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i’m creating a starter pack for us early career psych/neuro scientists!
comment if you want to be added, as so far i’ve mostly included my colleagues :)
#psychology #neuroscience #cognitivescience
go.bsky.app/3iktmaL
comment if you want to be added, as so far i’ve mostly included my colleagues :)
#psychology #neuroscience #cognitivescience
go.bsky.app/3iktmaL
March 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
i’m creating a starter pack for us early career psych/neuro scientists!
comment if you want to be added, as so far i’ve mostly included my colleagues :)
#psychology #neuroscience #cognitivescience
go.bsky.app/3iktmaL
comment if you want to be added, as so far i’ve mostly included my colleagues :)
#psychology #neuroscience #cognitivescience
go.bsky.app/3iktmaL
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Porsha Ngumezi was killed by Texas’ abortion ban after doctors refused her a D&C to treat the miscarriage she suffered at 11 weeks gestation. She leaves behind a husband and two sons. www.cbsnews.com/news/grievin...
Grieving husband says "reckless" Texas abortion law led to pregnant wife's death
Between 2019 and 2022, the maternal mortality rate in Texas increased 56% after the state outlawed abortions.
www.cbsnews.com
March 21, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Porsha Ngumezi was killed by Texas’ abortion ban after doctors refused her a D&C to treat the miscarriage she suffered at 11 weeks gestation. She leaves behind a husband and two sons. www.cbsnews.com/news/grievin...
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Getting the message out on how science funding benefits our society @abepalmer.bsky.social in the SD Tribune www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/03/09/g...
Guest Commentary: Medical research saves lives and helps our community. It deserves the funding it gets
Abraham Palmer, a La Jolla resident and psychiatry professor at UC San Diego, objects to cuts in funding for work that fights diseases
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
March 21, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Getting the message out on how science funding benefits our society @abepalmer.bsky.social in the SD Tribune www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/03/09/g...
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We have to be exhaustive in leveraging every tool available against this hostile administration & their harmful policies impacting our most vulnerable.
We need to organize, mobilize, and match their energy every step of the way.
www.wgbh.org/news/politic...
We need to organize, mobilize, and match their energy every step of the way.
www.wgbh.org/news/politic...
'Agitate, resist, obstruct': How two Mass. Democrats say they're standing up to Trump
U.S. Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Stephen Lynch shared how they're pushing back.
www.wgbh.org
March 16, 2025 at 10:40 PM
We have to be exhaustive in leveraging every tool available against this hostile administration & their harmful policies impacting our most vulnerable.
We need to organize, mobilize, and match their energy every step of the way.
www.wgbh.org/news/politic...
We need to organize, mobilize, and match their energy every step of the way.
www.wgbh.org/news/politic...
Science forever!! ❤️❤️❤️
We're using a lab TikTok account to try and get the message out about why science is important. The latest post from @neurani.bsky.social and @g-lia-lcells.bsky.social with footage from Hunter Sowards lab visit www.tiktok.com/t/ZP82fpRCA/
lab but aesthetic 🤩 comment how a typical day looks for you #sza #dayinlife #interviews #science #lablife #labtech #behindthescene
TikTok video by trainor lab
www.tiktok.com
March 15, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Science forever!! ❤️❤️❤️
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We're using a lab TikTok account to try and get the message out about why science is important. The latest post from @neurani.bsky.social and @g-lia-lcells.bsky.social with footage from Hunter Sowards lab visit www.tiktok.com/t/ZP82fpRCA/
lab but aesthetic 🤩 comment how a typical day looks for you #sza #dayinlife #interviews #science #lablife #labtech #behindthescene
TikTok video by trainor lab
www.tiktok.com
March 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
We're using a lab TikTok account to try and get the message out about why science is important. The latest post from @neurani.bsky.social and @g-lia-lcells.bsky.social with footage from Hunter Sowards lab visit www.tiktok.com/t/ZP82fpRCA/
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At the Standup for Science, Sacramento, March 7, 2025
March 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
At the Standup for Science, Sacramento, March 7, 2025
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when i first started on tiktok i saw this happen as well!! could not use the terms “research” or “research paper” at all (captions, hashtags, in-video text)!!! i usually found a way around it by now using “researcher” but it’s wild how tiktok censors these topics…
It’s been amazing working with @g-lia-lcells.bsky.social and @neurani.bsky.social with these TikTok videos and seeing how the hashtags used can lead to videos being censored. Comparing the hashtags today vs yesterday, unreal….#gamingthesystem
March 14, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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It’s been amazing working with @g-lia-lcells.bsky.social and @neurani.bsky.social with these TikTok videos and seeing how the hashtags used can lead to videos being censored. Comparing the hashtags today vs yesterday, unreal….#gamingthesystem
March 14, 2025 at 2:24 AM
It’s been amazing working with @g-lia-lcells.bsky.social and @neurani.bsky.social with these TikTok videos and seeing how the hashtags used can lead to videos being censored. Comparing the hashtags today vs yesterday, unreal….#gamingthesystem