Olivia Leavitt Brown
@omelbrown.bsky.social
PhD candidate @TheCullenLab at JHU. Interested in vestibular processing, multisensory integration, balance responses, and prosthetics!
Outside the lab: musician, photographer, mixologist, and knitter.
Married to the chronically offline Luke
Outside the lab: musician, photographer, mixologist, and knitter.
Married to the chronically offline Luke
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Preprint alert! Mice lacking K+ subunit KV1.8 in vestibular hair cells displayed altered synaptic transmission and impaired vestibulomotor performance, indicating a vital role for these subunits during dynamic, high-frequency movement. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
March 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Preprint alert! Mice lacking K+ subunit KV1.8 in vestibular hair cells displayed altered synaptic transmission and impaired vestibulomotor performance, indicating a vital role for these subunits during dynamic, high-frequency movement. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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We're trying our best to get the word out about Stand Up for Science, happening on March 7th nationwide! If you could help share, we would appreciate it!
February 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
We're trying our best to get the word out about Stand Up for Science, happening on March 7th nationwide! If you could help share, we would appreciate it!
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📣 TWO WEEKS UNTIL WE STAND UP FOR SCIENCE! 📣
On March 7th, we’re Standing Up for Science in DC & ALL 50 STATES to make our voices heard. We hope you’ll join us! ☀️
#sciencenotsilence #scienceforall #standupforscience2025
On March 7th, we’re Standing Up for Science in DC & ALL 50 STATES to make our voices heard. We hope you’ll join us! ☀️
#sciencenotsilence #scienceforall #standupforscience2025
February 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
📣 TWO WEEKS UNTIL WE STAND UP FOR SCIENCE! 📣
On March 7th, we’re Standing Up for Science in DC & ALL 50 STATES to make our voices heard. We hope you’ll join us! ☀️
#sciencenotsilence #scienceforall #standupforscience2025
On March 7th, we’re Standing Up for Science in DC & ALL 50 STATES to make our voices heard. We hope you’ll join us! ☀️
#sciencenotsilence #scienceforall #standupforscience2025
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Just one week left to submit poster abstracts and support applications for #NCMPan25! We can't wait to see everyone in Panama City!
ncm-society.org/2025-meeting/
ncm-society.org/2025-meeting/
February 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Just one week left to submit poster abstracts and support applications for #NCMPan25! We can't wait to see everyone in Panama City!
ncm-society.org/2025-meeting/
ncm-society.org/2025-meeting/
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No no no no, it can't be true. There's no way.
February 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
No no no no, it can't be true. There's no way.
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I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.