Hannah Shoenhard
@shoenhard-lab.bsky.social
Former Sehgal lab postdoc, now a brand new professor at Bryn Mawr College! Let's learn together, shall we?
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“We are compelled to speak up when our leadership prioritizes political momentum over human safety and faithful stewardship of public resources.”
Bravo to the brave folks at NIH who published the Bethesda Declaration this morning to hold this administration accountable! You can sign a letter…
Bravo to the brave folks at NIH who published the Bethesda Declaration this morning to hold this administration accountable! You can sign a letter…
Bethesda Declaration — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
Support NIH Staff Now!
www.standupforscience.net
June 10, 2025 at 2:02 AM
“We are compelled to speak up when our leadership prioritizes political momentum over human safety and faithful stewardship of public resources.”
Bravo to the brave folks at NIH who published the Bethesda Declaration this morning to hold this administration accountable! You can sign a letter…
Bravo to the brave folks at NIH who published the Bethesda Declaration this morning to hold this administration accountable! You can sign a letter…
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Democrats on a key Senate spending committee today provided a less than warm welcome to the National Institutes of Health director, who was called in to testify about the agency’s 2026 budget proposal.
Senators press NIH director on killed grants and proposal to slash agency’s funding
Bhattacharya says NIH’s final budget will be “a collaboration”
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June 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Democrats on a key Senate spending committee today provided a less than warm welcome to the National Institutes of Health director, who was called in to testify about the agency’s 2026 budget proposal.
@thermofishersci.bsky.social showing some spectacular #sustainability practices shipping EACH INDIVIDUAL FREEZER BOX I ordered in its own cardboard box! Thanks for the incredulous laugh, I guess?
May 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
@thermofishersci.bsky.social showing some spectacular #sustainability practices shipping EACH INDIVIDUAL FREEZER BOX I ordered in its own cardboard box! Thanks for the incredulous laugh, I guess?
Lab milestone! Yesterday my first two students, both sophomores, presented their first poster at the MINS Year of Sleep Symposium! Couldn't be prouder of them :)
May 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Lab milestone! Yesterday my first two students, both sophomores, presented their first poster at the MINS Year of Sleep Symposium! Couldn't be prouder of them :)
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Drosophila neuroscience friends! Please help us to identify deserving Ph.D. students or recent Ph.D. graduates for the Elkins Memorial Lecture competition (CSHL, October 2025).
Details below – send nominations by email to Troy Littleton (troy@mit.edu).
Details below – send nominations by email to Troy Littleton (troy@mit.edu).
April 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Drosophila neuroscience friends! Please help us to identify deserving Ph.D. students or recent Ph.D. graduates for the Elkins Memorial Lecture competition (CSHL, October 2025).
Details below – send nominations by email to Troy Littleton (troy@mit.edu).
Details below – send nominations by email to Troy Littleton (troy@mit.edu).
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This is incredibly cool: if you search for a condition that’s affected your family, the site returns stats on how much NIH has done for that disease, *and* a contact form for reaching out to tell your Members of Congress why you want to see them defend NIH.
Pass it on!
Pass it on!
April 21, 2025 at 1:06 PM
This is incredibly cool: if you search for a condition that’s affected your family, the site returns stats on how much NIH has done for that disease, *and* a contact form for reaching out to tell your Members of Congress why you want to see them defend NIH.
Pass it on!
Pass it on!
Just pointing out that this work was done by the inimitable Jennifer Tudor at St Joe's-- and I spy multiple undergraduates on the author list!
In a new #ScienceSignaling Review, scientists examine an emerging body of research implicating #SleepLoss as a metabolic disorder and discuss its impact on the metabolism of neurons and parallels to neurodegenerative disorders. scim.ag/4i8Ok96
April 12, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Just pointing out that this work was done by the inimitable Jennifer Tudor at St Joe's-- and I spy multiple undergraduates on the author list!
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Dev found my clip! I'm C-span famous! 😜 But seriously - NIH supports the next generation of scientists not only in academia but in pharma, in regulatory affairs, in K-12 education. Cutting NIH training grants will cut deep.
Bonus: Annika behind the scenes, bringing MIRA/NIGMS issues to the fore. @annikabarber.bsky.social
Booker Reading from A. Barber / Rutgers 2025 03 31 C SPAN
YouTube video by Dev M
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April 1, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Dev found my clip! I'm C-span famous! 😜 But seriously - NIH supports the next generation of scientists not only in academia but in pharma, in regulatory affairs, in K-12 education. Cutting NIH training grants will cut deep.
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Today was yet another sad day for science. All U-RISE training programs, including the one at SJSU, got stop work orders. We've had a version of this program at SJSU for 30+ yrs. Devastating for the students who got their stipends & tuition pulled w no notice & for the future of science 🧪 1/
March 28, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Today was yet another sad day for science. All U-RISE training programs, including the one at SJSU, got stop work orders. We've had a version of this program at SJSU for 30+ yrs. Devastating for the students who got their stipends & tuition pulled w no notice & for the future of science 🧪 1/
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In this #EditorsChoice article, authors discuss recent the role of glial cells in #circadian or #sleep regulation of synaptic plasticity, brain metabolism, removal of cellular debris, and immune challenges.
academic.oup.com/sleep/articl...
academic.oup.com/sleep/articl...
Glia: the cellular glue that binds circadian rhythms and sleep
Abstract. Glia are increasingly appreciated as serving an important function in the control of sleep and circadian rhythms. Glial cells in Drosophila and m
academic.oup.com
March 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
In this #EditorsChoice article, authors discuss recent the role of glial cells in #circadian or #sleep regulation of synaptic plasticity, brain metabolism, removal of cellular debris, and immune challenges.
academic.oup.com/sleep/articl...
academic.oup.com/sleep/articl...
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WHERE WILL YOU BE ON MARCH 7TH!?
Head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ or the link in our bio to find your closest event—or add one if you're hosting one!
#standupforscience2025
Head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ or the link in our bio to find your closest event—or add one if you're hosting one!
#standupforscience2025
March 2, 2025 at 2:04 AM
WHERE WILL YOU BE ON MARCH 7TH!?
Head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ or the link in our bio to find your closest event—or add one if you're hosting one!
#standupforscience2025
Head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ or the link in our bio to find your closest event—or add one if you're hosting one!
#standupforscience2025
Looks like it's back up :)
Is NIH.gov down for anybody else?
March 2, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Looks like it's back up :)
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"downsizes" is a weak way of saying "forced to cancel dozens of programs, which jeopardizes future STEM careers of talented undergrads" @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
NSF downsizes summer research program for undergraduates
Many participants are from groups underrepresented in science
www.science.org
March 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM
"downsizes" is a weak way of saying "forced to cancel dozens of programs, which jeopardizes future STEM careers of talented undergrads" @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
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No new cancellations today, because there were no CSR sections scheduled for single-day meetings today. So this sheet remains accurate 'til Monday.
Wondering if your study section cancelled? I update this sheet daily. As of today, 56/124 study sections that should have met since Jan 2, 2025 have "not met as scheduled." docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
2025 Study section tracking
docs.google.com
February 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
No new cancellations today, because there were no CSR sections scheduled for single-day meetings today. So this sheet remains accurate 'til Monday.
I'm teaching necessity and sufficiency experiments to my undergrads in Learning and Memory right now, and I'm going to have them read this article for a properly nuanced understanding! Thanks, @neurograce.bsky.social!
The earliest studies on necessary and sufficient neural populations were performed on simple invertebrate circuits. In her latest column, @neurograce.bsky.social asks if this logic still serves us as we tackle more sophisticated outputs.
www.thetransmitter.org/systems-neur...
www.thetransmitter.org/systems-neur...
Claims of necessity, sufficiency don’t work well for studies of complex systems
Early studies on necessary and sufficient neural populations were done on simple invertebrate circuits. Does this logic work for complex outputs?
www.thetransmitter.org
February 9, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I'm teaching necessity and sufficiency experiments to my undergrads in Learning and Memory right now, and I'm going to have them read this article for a properly nuanced understanding! Thanks, @neurograce.bsky.social!
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Do you know Daisy Roulland-Dussoix? She is one of the discoverers of restriction enzymes, who’s findings paved the way for the development of recombinant DNA and cloning technologies. Accordingly, the finding was rewarded with a #NobelPrize. But the prize didn’t go to her.
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February 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Do you know Daisy Roulland-Dussoix? She is one of the discoverers of restriction enzymes, who’s findings paved the way for the development of recombinant DNA and cloning technologies. Accordingly, the finding was rewarded with a #NobelPrize. But the prize didn’t go to her.
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Publishing negative results like this is so important-- and this one happens to suggest the existence of an as-yet-undiscovered estrogen receptor pathway with major effects on a foundational form of memory, habituation.
Our latest work is now up on bioRxiv. It describes our attempts to identify the receptor that mediates the effect of estradiol on habituation learning in larval zebrafish.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Estradiol promotes habituation learning via an unidentified target, bypassing the suppressive effects of established Estrogen Receptors
Habituating to the constant stimuli in the environment is a critical learning process conserved across species. We use a larval zebrafish visual response to sudden darkness as a model for studying hab...
doi.org
February 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Publishing negative results like this is so important-- and this one happens to suggest the existence of an as-yet-undiscovered estrogen receptor pathway with major effects on a foundational form of memory, habituation.
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IMO this is one of the biggest science stories in a long, long time. @meteordannyg.bsky.social
Researchers found 14 of the 20 amino acids essential for life on Earth in samples from the ancient asteroid Bennu.
Dr. Danny Glavin and Dr. Dante Lauretta join us to discuss the samples and what they mean for the search for life beyond Earth.
Dr. Danny Glavin and Dr. Dante Lauretta join us to discuss the samples and what they mean for the search for life beyond Earth.
Building Blocks Of Life Found On Asteroid Bennu
Early analysis of asteroid samples from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission show the residue of an icy brine, and a soup of amino acids.
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January 31, 2025 at 8:57 PM
IMO this is one of the biggest science stories in a long, long time. @meteordannyg.bsky.social
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This #BlackHistoryMonth, SfN celebrates African American scientists who've transformed neuroscience. From labs to clinics, Black neuroscientists drive progress while creating paths for future generations, advancing brain research & strengthening the scientific community and workforce.
#Neurosky
#Neurosky
February 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This #BlackHistoryMonth, SfN celebrates African American scientists who've transformed neuroscience. From labs to clinics, Black neuroscientists drive progress while creating paths for future generations, advancing brain research & strengthening the scientific community and workforce.
#Neurosky
#Neurosky
A little balm for your Monday: the charity org Uplifting Athletes is a bunch of D1 sports folks who raise money for rare disease research. On Saturday my partner accepted a grant from them at the Young Investigator Draft, an NFL draft style event celebrating research. So proud of him!
February 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A little balm for your Monday: the charity org Uplifting Athletes is a bunch of D1 sports folks who raise money for rare disease research. On Saturday my partner accepted a grant from them at the Young Investigator Draft, an NFL draft style event celebrating research. So proud of him!
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A long-awaited nonopioid pain drug has won approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat moderate to severe short-term pain.
Nonopioid drug for acute pain wins FDA approval
Ongoing trials will reveal whether suzetrigine is also effective against chronic pain
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January 31, 2025 at 6:21 PM
A long-awaited nonopioid pain drug has won approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat moderate to severe short-term pain.
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A new #ScienceAdvances study in rats reveals neurobiological mechanisms that trigger placebo analgesia—which occurs when a pharmacologically ineffective treatment still produces pain relief. scim.ag/3CtSzxn
Opioidergic activation of the descending pain inhibitory system underlies placebo analgesia
The placebo effect can relieve pain by activating the brain’s pain inhibition system via endogenous opioidergic signals.
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January 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
A new #ScienceAdvances study in rats reveals neurobiological mechanisms that trigger placebo analgesia—which occurs when a pharmacologically ineffective treatment still produces pain relief. scim.ag/3CtSzxn
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Scientists engaged in work to make research fields more inclusive face canceled contracts and expired grants. scim.ag/42xT1W4
Trump executive order puts STEM diversity efforts on hold
Scientists engaged in work to make research fields more inclusive face canceled contracts and expired grants
scim.ag
January 30, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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We'll see how they feel after the quiz, but y'all, I feel really proud of this Neurobiology student poll result:
January 30, 2025 at 1:31 AM
We'll see how they feel after the quiz, but y'all, I feel really proud of this Neurobiology student poll result: